Rougned Odor

New York Yankees Recap: Missing players Yankees step up to get the win over the Rangers

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New York Yankees, DJ LeMahieu

The New York Yankees entered game two of the four-game series against the Texas Rangers, one game behind in the series. The Yankees Jameson Taillon faced the Rangers Mike Foltynewicz. The New York Yankees won the game 7-4.

In the first inning, DJ LeManieu lined out to the right fielder. Brett Gardner starting in the number two spot tonight got a one-out single. Aaron Judge hit into a double play that has been so prevalent this season, ending the first half. At the bottom against Taillon, Willie Calhoun hit a single to center. Nick Solak went down on strikes. Nate Lowe hit the ball but was out. Nate Lowe stuck out to end the inning to end to the inning.

At the top of the second inning, DJ LeMahieu lined out. Rougned Odor against his old team singled to right. Gary Sanchez struck out. Miguel Andujar flew out to center to end the half. Adolis Garcia led off the bottom of the second by grounding out. David Dahl singled up the center. Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit into a double play by Rougned Odor to end the scoreless inning.

Mike Ford led off the third inning by hitting back to the pitcher. Ryan LaMarre chopped to third for the second out. DJ LeMahieu the half ended scoreless.  The bottom of the third was started by Andy Ibanez, who flew out to center. Johan Heim split the center fielders for a double. Willie Calhoun skied to left. Heim was called safe at second. Solak got an RBI single to give the Rangers the early lead. Nate Lowe, who was robbed of an extra-base hit in the first by Gardner, walked. Gallo, after a prep talk by Yankee pitching coach Harkey, Taillon walked to load the bases with two outs. Garcia singled, driving in two Ranger runs. Garcia stole second without a throw. Dahl, with two on strict out, be the Rangers scored three. Texas Rangers 3 New York Yankees 0.

At the top of the fourth, Gardner struck out. Aaron Judge had a one-out single down the middle. Gio Urshela got an RBI double to score Judge popped out to first. Andujar hit a double to center to drive in Urshela. Andujar, this hit a long single to left driving in Sanchez. Mike Ford hit a bullet single to the right-field wall moving Andujar to third. LaMarre walked to load the bases. DJ LeMahieu faced the new Rangers pitcher Kolby Allard and had a right field double driving in two runs. Brett Gardner popped out to third, but the Yankees picked up five runs in the inning to get the lead in the game. New York Yankees 5 the Rangers 3.

At the bottom of the fourth inning, Kiner-Falafa led off against Taillon and flew out. Ibanez ground out. Heim struck out for the first 1-2-3 inning for Taillon.

The top of the fifth was led off by Aaron Judge, who ground out to third base. Gio Urshela went down on strikes. Rougie Odor ripped one to the right-field wall to double. Sanchez flew out to right to end the half. At the bottom, the top of the lineup led off against Taillon on a short leash and popped out to shallow center. Solak had a solo home run to right. Lowe faced the new Yankee pitcher Wandy Peralta, and he walked. Gallo struck out. Garcia ground out to the force. New York Yankees 5 Rangers 4.

Miguel Andujar led off the sixth with a single to left-center. Mike Ford walked for two on and no outs. LaMarre rode on to right, and Andujar went to third. LeMahieu faced the new pitcher Hunter Wood, and he had a very long sac fly scoring Andujar. Gardner went down looking, but the New York Yankees picked up another run. At the bottom, Dahl popped out. Kiner-Falefa faced Jonathan Loaisgia replacing Peralta. Falefa went down looking. Ibanez popped out to Ford to end the inning. Yankees 6 Rangers 4.

Aaron Judge led off the top of the seventh, and he flew out to the warning track in center. Gio Urshela hit back to the pitcher for the second out. Odor struck out. At the bottom, Johan Heim led off, popping out to short. Calhoun lined out, and Solak ground out to Loaisiga for a 1-2-3 inning. Yankees 6 Rangers 4.

Kyle Higashioka led off the eighth inning with a single to left field. Andujar went down on strikes. Mike Ford singled, moving Higgy to third base. Wade was in to pinch runs for Ford. LaMarre ground out with the Yankees at second and third. LeMahieu ground out to center to end the half. At the bottom, Nate Lowe against Chad Green and flew out to left. Gallo hit out sharpy to Odor for the second out. Garcia flew out to Gardner. New York Yankees 6 Rangers 4.

At the top of the ninth, Brett Gardner walked. Gardner advanced on a wild pitch. Aaron Judge singled to left with Gardner going to third. Urshela, with men on the corners, chopped out, but Gardner scored. Odor against Brett Martin struck out for the second out. Higashioka tapped out to second to end the half, but the Yankees picked up another run. At the bottom with five days rest, Yankee closer Aroldis Chapman took to the mound to face David Dahl with last licks on the line for the Rangers, he struck out. Kiner-Falefa struck out. Ibanez doubled to left. Davis pinch hit for Heim and struck out with a 103 mph fastball to end the game.

The final score was New York Yankees 7 and the Texas Rangers 4. The winner was Wandy Peralta, and the loser was Mike Foltynewicz. The save went to Aroldis Chapman, his 10th of the season.

 

The Yankees update the status of two injured infielders

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New York Yankees, Gio Urshela

The New York Yankees’ series against the Houston Astros last week left a good taste in fans’ mouths, as they took two out of three games against their hated rivals. However, it also left two infielders injured.

One of them was the Yankees’ starting third baseman Gio Urshela, who sustained an injury in his left knee on Thursday while trying to make a play in the field. The team was scared enough to send their player for an MRI, but it ultimately didn’t show anything concerning.

Urshela ended up missing the entire weekend series against the Washington Nationals while recovering from his knee soreness. Fortunately, the Yankees say he is feeling a lot better these days.

In fact, the star third baseman will likely be back in the Yankees’ lineup for Tuesday’s series opener vs. Tampa Bay, according to skipper Aaron Boone.

“That’s the hope. He’s going to go through some baseball activities today (Sunday) to get him going. I know he’s probably started the process. So we’ll see how he responds today — and obviously with the off-day tomorrow — hopefully we’ll see where we’re at then.”

The Yankees say Odor is doing fine but he isn’t close to returning

Another Yankees’ infielder got injured in the Astros series: Rougned Odor. His ailment took place on Wednesday after a play at home plate, in which his left knee bent awkwardly. Thankfully, it was a sprain, which is a much better outcome than other potential knee injuries, like damage to the ligaments or the meniscus.

Boone said that Odor took swings and did infield work prior to Sunday’s game. The infielder is doing well, but he is not yet allowed to ramp up baseball activities. The Yankees want to make sure there are no setbacks with his knee.

With the Yankees getting back Luke Voit this week, DJ LeMahieu will slide back to his natural second base position, leaving Odor without a clear path to playing time. He is a valuable piece to have around, nonetheless.

New York Yankees’ infielder hits the injured list

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During Tuesday’s series opener against the Houston Astros in Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees’ second baseman Rougned Odor scored the last run in a four-run sixth inning, Racing home after an errant throw by third baseman Alex Bregman.

To be able to score, Odor had to squeeze his left leg into a tight space left by opposing catcher Martin Maldonado, resulting in an awkward twist on his left knee. He had some issues walking under his own power initially, and had to be taken out of the game.

The official diagnosis, according to the New York Yankees’ official MLB site, is a sprained left knee, and the team put Odor on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday before the second game of the series which the Bombers also won.

The Yankees dodged a bullet

The second baseman underwent an MRI on Tuesday evening at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and was later examined by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad on Wednesday.

“All things considered, we kind of lucked out,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “You saw my reaction; I jumped out on the field because it looked ugly to me right away, and I was pretty concerned. I think it’s going to be on the shorter side. … I don’t think it’s going to be something that’s too long.”

Indeed, the injury looked worse at first sight. The Yankees recalled pitcher Albert Abreu from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday to take Odor’s spot in the roster.

DJ LeMahieu will slide over to his natural second base and Mike Ford will start at first until Luke oit returns next week. However, Tyler Wade could also be involved.

“That’ll be the day-by-day decision,” Boone said. “I like what Tyler brings in his versatility off the bench. Maybe in the next week, we’ll have Luke in the mix, so that changes the dynamic a little bit. It’ll be day-by-day based on matchup, based on need.”

New York Yankees: 6 Major takeaways from the Yankees series win over the Astros

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New York Yankees, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, Giancarlo Stanton

Last night the New York Yankees rained on the Houston Astros parade; they won the series between the two rivals. It was a game that started with relatively heavy showers that subsided as the game continued, but that didn’t help the Astros as the Yankees took the second game away from the Astros 6-3. The rain also didn’t dampen the Yankee fans’ enthusiasm as they continued to make the Astro uncomfortable with loud boos throughout the game and mostly focused on Jose Altuve.

Stanton carrying the Yankees on his back

Giancarlo Stanton is quickly becoming SuperStanton; he is literally carrying the New York Yankees on his back. In his last twelve games, he has raised his batting average from .158 to .314 and is now performing as he did in his 2017 MVP season. In three games in May alone, he has struck out twice while hitting 8 hits and two home runs. He has now hit safely in 11 games in a row. He also is doing something no other player in baseball is doing; he is hitting the ball harder than hard. He has the highest exit velocity in home runs and line drives that can knock players down or pull the gloves right out of their hands. He officially has the highest exit velocity of any hit in this MLB season.

Besides Stanton’s first year with the Yankees, Stanton has been dogged with several injuries keeping him from being the player that all of baseball knows he can be. In the first month-plus of this season, he is healthy and showing the world he can still be that player that excels and sparks the rest of the team. While he has been on his hitting streak, the Yankees have climbed out of the hole they got themselves into, going 8-3. Stanton now leads the team in home runs and RBI’s.

Montgomery keeps them in the game

Jordan Montgomery didn’t have his best outing last night, but he pitched well enough to keep the New York Yankees in the game. Monty faced 23 Astro batters across six full innings of work. He gave up 3 earned runs, allowing 8 hits while striking out 4 Astros. Again, in what is almost expected, the Yankee bullpen came to the rescue, Luis Cessa, Wandy Peralta, and Jonathan Loaisiga combined for two innings of work, not allowing a run while striking out two. Loaisiga has been truly amazing this season with his .098 ERA. Also, as expected, Aroldis Chapman closed out the game for the Yankees striking out two and earning his seventh save of the season.

Other Yankees stuff

Rougned Odor that has been a spark for the New York Yankee lineup, certainly created his own spark running for home plate Tuesday night; he crashed into Maldonado, the Astros catcher, with such velocity that the two had to be helped off the field. The good news is that he was sent to the hospital for an MRI and has been diagnosed with a sprained left knee and put on the IL for a period the Yankees hope will not be too long. Manager Aaron Boone had this to say:

“All things considered, we kind of lucked out. You saw my reaction; I jumped out on the field because it looked ugly to me right away, and I was pretty concerned. I think it’s going to be on the shorter side. … I don’t think it’s going to be something that’s too long.”

Masahiro Tanaka still follows the Yankees

Masahiro Tanaka was one of the New York Yankee pitchers involved in the 2017 season when the Houston Astros may have stolen the World Series from the Yankees when it was discovered that the Astros cheated in the 2017 season and including the playoffs. In the 2017 ALCS, Tanaka was 1-1 with a 1.38 ERA. He pitched again in the 2019 ALCS and again went 1-1. Apparently, Tanaka has been taking a keen interest in how the Yankees are doing now that they have gotten to meet up with the Astros for the first time since MLB confirmed the cheating. Tanaka tweeted this on his Twitter account:

“I like the place where different fans give beer quickly to the fans who picked up the trash can,” Tanaka wrote. We don’t know what that means, but we love it! And we love that place too!

Astros complain to MBL about being taunted

Believe it or not, the Houston Astros have complained to MBL about being booed and taunted this season, although not specifically at Yankee Stadium. This writer says, “too bad Astros, you deserve it and more.”

The Yankees have made every effort to assure the safety of Astros players, including confiscating an inflatable trash can, and guards said that David Taub went too far after spending $85 on an Oscar the Grouch costume.  When he arrived at the Stadium, his costume said:  “YOU AIN’T STEALING THIS COSTUME TRASHTROS.” The guards wouldn’t have it and informed him the Yankees had tightened their policies. Taub, however, got the last word. He climbed a hill, balled up the costume, and put it under some rocks with a sign saying, “MY FRIEND HAD A SIGN LIKE THIS, BUT THE TRASHTROS STOLE IT.” Keep the faith David Taub; there have been plenty of hand-painted signs at the Stadium trashing the Astros.

Astros series end with Gerrit Cole on the mound

Today in a matinee game at Yankee Stadium it will be the final game of a 3 game series with the Astros that the Yankees have already won, by winning the first two games. Today they will go for the sweep of their cheating rivals. They will try to do that with Yankee ace Gerrit Cole on the mound for the Yankees. The Astros will challenge Cole with Lance McCullers Jr. who is coming off this best start of the season against the Rays he struck out 9 over seven scoreless innings. Cole who has the superior ERA has had 62 strikeouts, in April, the most in any calendar month since Ron Guidry did it in June of 1978.

This will be a don’t miss game. It will be televised on the YES Network, ATT SportsNet SW, and the MLBN out of market only.

 

 

New York Yankees Recap: Astros punished by the Yankees for cheating

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New York Yankees, Giancarlo Santon

The New York Yankees met up tonight with its most hated rival, the Houston Astros, at Yankee Stadium for the first time since they were charged with sign stealing in the 2017 season. The Yankees lost out on a possible World Series appearance and a Rookie of the year award from slugger Aaron Judge in his rookie year. The tension between the two clubs was obvious, although several Astros players said it would be no different from the boos they have been getting since the MLB decision was reached. Tonight the Yankees Domingo German faced the Astros Zack Greinke.

In the first inning, Domingo German faced the most hated Astro in Jose Altuve, and he struck out. Michael Brantley ground out. Alex Bregman homered to left for the lead in the game. Yordan Alverez struck out, but the Astros picked up a run. At the bottom, DJ Lemahieu singled. Giancarlo Stanton hit a monster two-run home run to left. Aaron Judge walked. Gio Urshela singled, moving Judge to second base. Gleyber Torres, still with no outs, walked to load the bases. Clint Frazier hit into a double play. Aaron Hicks ground out, but the Yankees brought three runners home. New York Yankees 3 Astros 1.

Yuli Gurril stuck out at the top of the second. Gorrea ground out. Kyle Tucker struck out for a 1-2-3 inning for German. At the bottom, Kyle Higashioka led off for the Yankees by grounding out. Rougie Odor stuck out. LeMahieu walked. Stanton ground out for a scoreless inning for both teams.

Myles staw led off the third inning by grounding out to short. Martin Maldonado ground out to Odor. Altuve, still being loudly booed, struck out again. Aaron Judge led off the bottom and struck out against Greinke. Ursheal flew out. Torres ground out. Yankees 3 Astros 1.

Michael Brantley led off the fourth inning by hitting a blast into the upper stands of right field. Bregman struck out for German’s fourth strikeout of the game. Alverez singled to center. Gurril doubled, tieing the game at 3. Gorrea ground out, Gurril moved to third base. Tucker struck out for German’s sixth strikeout. Both teams tied at 3. Clint Frazier, at the bottom, went down looking. Hicks struck out. Higahisoka walked with two outs. Odor stuck out to end the inning. New York Yankees 3 Houston  Astros 3.

Myles Staw walked on four pitches to start the fifth inning. Staw was called out on review with a failed stolen base attempt. Maldonado flew out to Judge in right field. Altuve ground out to end the half. Top of the lineup for the Yankees at the bottom. LeMahieu faced Brandon Bielack and struck out. Stanton had standup double. Judge ground out to third. Urshela gave it a ride to the centerfield wall, but it was caught to end the scoreless inning. Yankees 3 Astros 3.

Domingo German out of the game, Lucas Luetge faced Brantley, who ground out to Urshela. Bregman singled to left. Alverez hit into a beautiful 6-5-3 double play turned by Odor to end the half. At the bottom of the sixth, Torres walked on four pitches. Frazier popped out behind first. Hicks singled to left, moving Torres to second base. Higashioka reached on a force out of Hicks. Odor faced the new pitcher Bryan Abreu and walked to load the bases with Yankees. LeMahieu doubled three runs in, but both Odor and the catcher Maldonado were hurt in the play at home. Odor had to be helped off the field. Maldonado finally left the field on his own power. Both were taken out of the game. Castro was the new catcher for the Astros. Stanton singled driving in LeMahieu. Judge went down on strikes to finally end the inning. New York Yankees 6 Houston Astros 3.

Gurril led off the seventh inning, singling off new pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga. Gorrea stuck out. Tucker hit into a double play ending the half. At the bottom, Urshela faced Andre Scrubb and flew out to center. Torres walked. Brett Gardner in for Frazier flew out to right for the second out. Torres stole second. Torres took third on a wild pitch. Hicks walked. Higashioka, with men on the corners and two outs, struck out, but the Yankees picked up another run. Yankees 7 Astro 3.

Wandy Peralta on the mound for the Yankees faced the Astro’s Staw, who struck out. Castro in for Maldonado singled to left. Altuve, still being booed, had a line drive directly to Tyler Wade at second. Brantley ground out to Wade to end the half. At the bottom, Tyler Wade in for Odor faced Joe Smith, ground out. Stanton got his fourth hit of the night. Judge singled, moving Stanton to third base Urshela walked, loading the bases. Torres ground out, leaving the bases loaded with Yankees. Yankees 7 Astros 3.

With last licks on the line for the Astros, Chad Green took to the mound to close it out for the New York Yankees. Alex Bregman struck out for the first out. Alverez singled over Urshela’s head. Gurril struck out swinging. And down to their last out, Gorrea flew out to Brett Gardner in left for the final out of the game.

The final score was the New York Yankees 7 and the Houston Astros 3. The winning pitcher was Lucas Luetge, and the loser was Brandon Bielak. The Yankees are now over .500.

 

New York Yankees: Is Rougned Odor the next diamond in the rough?

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When the New York Yankees traded for second baseman Rougned Odor three weeks ago the expectations were remarkably low. So low, in fact, that many fans of the Bronx Bombers questioned why the trade even happened. But here we are 12 games into the Odor-Yankees era, and, well, the low expectations have been blown out of the water. It appears he is the most recent diamond in the rough to be found by Yankees GM Brian Cashman. Here’s a look at how his production has increased drastically since arriving in New York:

Is Rougned Odor the next diamond in the rough for the Yankees?

His career in Texas

Prior to joining the Yankees via trade on April 6, Odor had been a staple of the Texas Rangers since 2014. Over the course of his seven seasons in Arlington, he appeared in 858 games, including all 162 in 2017. He bashed more than 30 home runs three times and brought a consistent bat to the lineup.

His fallout with the team began in 2019 when he struck out 178 times, the most in the MLB. He followed up that poor-showing with minimal improvement in 2020, posting a career-worst .167 batting average. The Rangers gave him one more chance during spring training of 2021 and Odor couldn’t get it done. After failing to make the opening day roster, his baseball future looked dim.

Luckily for the 27-year-old, his fortunes changed on April 6 when the Yankees and Rangers struck a deal to send Odor to the Bronx in exchange for prospects Antonio Cabello and Josh Stowers. It was just what “Rougie” needed.

His Yankees career

Those aforementioned low expectations of Odor were quickly put to rest when he appeared in his first game against the Rays on April 11. With the game on the line in a tie-game in the top of the tenth, Odor came through and gave the Yankees the lead. On day one he had already proven the trade was worth the low-risk. He has been so much more than just a one-hit-wonder though.

Since that first game, Odor has provided a consistent presence in the lineup and at second. He has reached based in all but three of the 12 games he has appeared in and has muscled three home runs. He also has a positive WAR for the first time since 2018. And, perhaps best of all, his K-rate is the lowest it has ever been.

He has been the most recent beneficiary of the “diamond in the rough” trading method for the Yankees – a method that has been extraordinarily successful over recent years.

Past diamonds in the rough

Arguably no other team has found more for less over the last five years than the Yankees. It feels like almost every single year they find a guy who everyone else in the league had given up on and somehow turn them into a legitimate threat. Take Luke Voit and Gio Urshela for example.

Voit went from struggling to keep his name on a major league roster in St. Louis to leading the MLB in home runs in 2020. Urshela went from a stud-defensive player with an underwhelming bat to a near-.300 hitter and one of the best third basemen in the league. How? No one knows. But it’s clear there’s something going on in the batting cages at Yankee Stadium.

Does that mean Rougned Odor is going to bat .300 and lead the league in home runs? Not a chance. However, there’s a good chance the Yankees have reignited Odor’s potential and that’s all they could’ve asked for.

New York Yankees: Can the Yankees sweep the Cleveland Indians?

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New York Yankees, Aaron Boone, jameson taillon

Today at 1:10 pm, the New York Yankees will meet the Cleveland Indians in the finale of a four-game set that has seen the Yankees come alive and win the first three games outscoring the Indians 13-7. Last night the Yankees won an epic battle between the Yankees’ ace Gerrit Cole and the Indians ace Shane Bieber. It was surely a  pitching duel as advertised, but the Yankees were victorious, winning 2-1.

Now the question is can the Yankees sweep the Indians? In today’s matinee, Yankee pitcher Jameston Taillon will try to make that a reality when he faces the Indians’ Triston McKenzie. The Yankees have lost two of Taillon’s three starts, and he has averaged only 4.2 innings per outing. McKenzie suffers similar stats, the Indians have lost all of his starts, and he has only averaged 4 innings per game. If the New York Yankees can pull out a win today, it will be their 6th straight win over Cleveland. The Yankees swept the Indians in last season’s Wild Card matchup. If Taillon doesn’t go deep today, Chad Green and Aroldis Chapman will both be available.

Game One:

Yankee starter Domingo German had a bad first inning in game one but pitched four more scoreless innings, keeping the Yankees in the game. Other than that first inning, German impressed the Yankee management. The Yankee bullpen took over and did not allow another run. Yankee closer Aroldis Chapman was lights out, closing the game.

Gleyber Torres played in game one with new aggressiveness and energy, getting three hits in five at-bats; he also had his first two-hit game of the season. Rougned Odor was again a Yankee hero breaking the game tie wide open with his two-run single. The Yankees had more hits in that game than the last two series with 8 hits. Kyle Higashioka continued to assert his value to the team in game one, becoming the actual home run leader based on the number of games played. (3 in only ten games).

Game Two:

In game two in Cleveland, Ohio, the New York Yankees hit four homers in one game for the first time this season for a team with mostly silent bats since the beginning of the season. The Yankees won the game 5-3 to string two wins in a row together. In game two, slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit two monster home runs (4). Other players hitting home runs in the game were Aaron Hicks (2) and Rougie Odor (2).

Just as in game one, starter Jordan Montgomery got in trouble in the first inning, giving up three runs. But he settled down and pitched scoreless into the fifth inning. The Yankee bullpen continued to shine, not giving up a run for the remainder of the game. Aroldis Chapman rose to new heights in the game. In seven games (seven innings), Chapman has yet to give up a home run. He has struck out 17 of 21 batters faced. That’s 22.5 strikeouts per nine innings. In this first seven games of the season, his ERA is 0.00.

Game Three:

The New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, in a big epic game 3 against the Cleveland Indians 2020 Cy Young Award winner, Shane Bieber, Cole was nothing less than dominant. With 111 pitches, he threw 75 strikes, striking out 11 Indians in 7 innings of work without allowing a walk. He allowed one run and lowered his ERA to 1.71. With Cole going deep into the game, it allowed minimal use of the bullpen. Justin Wilson pitched two-thirds of the eighth inning scoreless. After using Chapman two games in a row, manager Boone showed his confidence in Yankee reliever Jonathan Loaisiga by allowing him to get the last four outs of the game. It was Loaisiga’s first-ever save.

In game three, Rougie Odor continued to impress, hitting another home run. Even though his batting average stinks, he is turning out to be one of the best situational hitters. He has 3 home runs on the season, only playing in 10 games. But in the Yankees’ last 7 wins, he has had the deciding run in three of them.

Will the New York Yankees sweep the Indians?

That’s either a fool’s question or only a fool would answer it. The Yankees have some pretty impressive sweeps. In 1961 the Yankees swept 18 series. In 1997 they swept 10 two-game sweeps. In 1961 and again in 1985, they had five each sweeps in 4 game series and a record 5 game sweep in 2006.  A sweep of the Indians will energize the team as they start a 3 game set with the Baltimore Orioles tomorrow at Camden Yards.

 

New York Yankees: Cole wins epic aces duel against Cy Young Award winner

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New York Yankees, Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole masterful in the Indians win

The New York Yankees‘ Gerrit Cole, in a big epic game against the Cleveland Indians 2020 Cy Young Award winner, Shane Bieber, Cole was nothing less than dominant. With 111 pitches, he threw 75 strikes, striking out 11 Indians in 7 innings of work without allowing a walk. He allowed one run and lowered his ERA to 1.71.

There is not much more to say. This is the kind of game the New York Yankees hired him to win, and he did it with style. He looked totally confident and showed it in the results, getting the Yankees the win in a one-run game.

Rougie Odor, the New York Yankees’ catalyst

Ever since the New York Yankees acquired Rougie Odor from the Texas Rangers, the Yankees seem to be different. It’s hard to explain because his batting average stinks. But that being said, he is turning out to best one of the best situational hitters. He has 3 home runs on the season, only playing in 10 games. But in the Yankees’ last 7 wins, he has had the deciding run in three of them.

Ex-Yankees Erik Kratz, who was a veteran catcher that certainly understands the game and the Yankees, had this to say on his Twitter account:

Are the

@Yankees

too professional? Maybe

@RougnedOdor

gives them the swag they need outwardly. He brings a dynamic that combined with the other talent already on the roster could make them lethal, even if statistically he doesn’t play well.

Last night he hit his third home run and made some excellent plays on the field, and showed his leadership with two visits to the mound to discuss plays.

Yankees bullpen gets the job done

Gerrit cole last night went 7 innings saving the bullpen much stress trying to cover many innings as they have had to do in many games this season. Last night the bullpen was again excellent. The Yankees rested the rest of the bullpen using just Justin Wilson and Jonathan Loaisiga. Wilson pitched 2/3rd of an inning got two Indians out, and then walked a player, bringing in Loaisga to get the last out of the eighth inning. Loaisiga closed out the game for the Yankees in the ninth inning.

Jonathan Loaisgia gets his first save

Jonathan Loaisgia had been with the New York Yankees for three major league seasons, this being his fourth. During that time, he has opened games and been a dependable reliever. This year he seems to be coming into his own. He was the best Yankee pitcher in spring training, and so far in the regular season, he has been plain masterful. With that comes the respect and confidence that the club can put him anywhere in a game.

Last night with Chad Green and closer Aroldis Chapman unavailable, manager Aaron Boone showed his confidence in Loaisiga by assigning him to close the 1 run game for the New York Yankees. In his career, he earned his first save last night, putting down four straight Cleveland Indian batters and lowering his ERA to 1.35 on the season.

New York Yankees Recap: In monumental match up of aces, the Yankees win third game over the Indians

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Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees

Tonight the New York Yankees met up with the Cleveland Indians for game three of a four-game set. The Yankees won the first two games, 6-3 and 5-3. Tonight they looked for their third win with a  historic pitching match; the Yankees ace Gerrit Cole and the Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber. It was a somewhat warming night at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The game-time temperature was in the high fifties with showers in the area. It should have been an epic game, and it didn’t disappoint. The Yankees won the game 2-1 against the Indian and their ace Shane Bieber. Roughie Odor was the deciding run for the third time this season.

DJ LeMahie led off the first by grounded out to first. Giancarlo Stanton flew to the outfield for a single. Aaron Judge walked. Gleyber Torres struck out. Gio Urshela, with sprinkles on his helmet, struck out with a ball down the middle to end the half and get Bieber out of trouble. At the bottom, Amed Rosario led off against Gerrit Cole; he grounded out to second. Cesar Hernandez struck out for Cole’s first strikeout of the game. Jose Ramirez struck out to end the half. No score.

At the top of the second, Aaron Hicks led off for the Yankees. Hicks struck out for this third strikeout in as many Yankee hitters. Clint Frazier down on Bieber’s curveball. Kyle Higashioka had a line drive out to end the half. At the bottom, Eddie Rosario against Cole struck out for Cole’s third strikeout. Franmil Reyes struck out for the fourth strikeout in a row. Josh Naylor flew out to Roughie Odo for the final out. No score.

Rougie Odo led off the third inning against Bieber; he had a long fly ball out to left. DJ LeMahieu ground out to short Giancarlo Stanton popped out to short. Jake Bauer led off the bottom against Cole and struck out for Cole’s fifth strikeout. Roberto Perez doubled for the first baserunner for the Indians. Andres Gimenez struck out. A Rosario ground out to second to end the innings. No score.

The top of the fourth had Aaron Judge at the plate; he struck out against Bieber. Gleyber Torres ground out to first. Gio Urshela struck out for eleven down in a row in what turned out to be an epic pitching duel. At the bottom, Hernandez led off against Cole; he flew out to Frazier in left field. Ramirez tripled on a ball just away from Judge at the wall. Upon review, it was a triple, not a home run. E. Rosario got a base hit to left, scoring Ramirez for the Indian’s early lead. Franmil Reyes struck out, but Rosario stole second base. Josh Naylor struck out, but the Indians took the lead. Indians 1 Yankees 0.

Aaron Hicks led off the fifth inning against Bieber and hit the Yankee’s first home run of the game, homering to far centerfield to tie the game at one. Clint Frazier struck out. Kyle Higashioka struck out. Rougie Odor homered over the bullpen for the New York Yankee lead in the game. DJ LeMahieu ground to end the half, but the Yankees took the lead. At the bottom, Bauers ground out. Perez also ground out. Gimenez struck out for Cole’s ninth strikeout on the game to end the inning. Yankees 2 Indians 1.

The top of the sixth saw Bieber back on the mound facing Giancarlo Stanton that ground out to second base. Aaron judge flew out to center field. Gleyber Torres beat out a single on a grounder to third. Gio Urshela, with 91 pitches from Bieber, flew out to left-center at the warning track to end the half. At the bottom, it was back to the top of the lineup with A. Rosario leading off against Cole with 86 pitches hit sharply to shallow center but caught by Odor. Hernandez flew out to Hicks. Ramirez got the prize for Cole’s ground out to end the inning. Yankees 2 Indians 1.

The top of the seventh saw Hicks facing Bieber. Hicks struck out. Clint Frazier walked. Kyle Higashioka ground out to third, with Tauchman pinch-running moved to second. Rougie Odor walked. DJ LeMahieu, with 117 pitches from Bieber, ground out to short and let Bieber out of the inning with his career-high 119 pitches. At the bottom, Eddie Rosario faced Cole in his seventh inning of work, and 97 pitches struck out for Cole’s 10th strikeout of the game. Reyes flew out to the well caught by LeMahieu for the second out. Naylor makes Cole’s 11th strikeout of the game ending the inning. Yankees 2 Indians 1.

Aaron Judge led off the eighth against the new pitcher Bryan Shaw, and he doubled off of him. Gleyber Torres ground out to first base. Gio Urshela walked, bringing up Aaron Hicks with two out and two on. Hicks popped out to foul territory in right to end the half. At the bottom against Yu Chang for Bauer faced Justin Wilson, hit a line drive directly to Torres for the first out in the inning. Perez walked on four pitches. Gimenez got a passed ball, moving Perez to scoring position. Luplow pinch-hitting for Gimenez popped up to Torres. Jonathan Loaisiga came in against Rosario, who popped out to Torres to end the scoreless inning for the New York Yankee bullpen. Yankees 2 Indians 1.

The new pitcher in the ninth was James Karinchak against Mike Tauchman, who stuck out. Kyle Higashioka also stuck out against Karinchak. Rougie Odor struck out for a strikeout of the side for Karinchak. With last licks for the Indians, Jonathan took the mound against Hernandez, who ground out. Ramirez lined out to first. E. Rosario flew out to Tauchman to end the game, with the Yankees winning the game 2-1 against the Indians for their third win in a row for the first time this season.

The final score was 2-1 New York Yankee. The winning pitcher was Gerrit Cole (3-1),  the loser was Indian ace Shane Bieber, and the save went to Jonathan Loaisiga for his first save of his career. Rougie Odor and Aaron Hicks homered in the game.

New York Yankees Recap: Giancarlo Stanton hits two home runs in win over the Indians

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New York Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton

Tonight was game two of a four-game set between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees won the first game 6-3. On the mound, tonight for the Yankees was Jordan Montgomery and for the Indians Logan Allen. It was another cold and breezy right for baseball in Cleveland.

Leading off in the first against Allen was DJ LeMahieu led off singling. Giancarlo Stanton flew out for far center. Aaron Judge struck out, and Gleyber Torres flew out to center to end the half. At the bottom facing Montgomery was Jordan Luplow, who flew out to Aaron Judge. Cesar Hernandez walked. Jose Ramirez walked. With two on and one out, Reyes got an RBI double driving in Hernandez, with Ramirez moving to third. Eddie Rosario singled, driving in another Indian’s run. Amed Rosario singled, driving in another run. Roberto Perez ground out, but Monty used 37 pitches and gave up three runs. Indians 3 Yankees 0.

Gio Urshela led off the top of the second inning even though it seemed like the fourth. He ground out off the leg of Allen. Aaron Hicks followed with a home run. Gary Sanchez singled up the middle. Clint Frazier flew out to the center-field wall. Rougie Odor hit a homer well into the right-field stands to tie up the game at 3 and driving in Sanchez. LeMahieu ground out to short, but the Yankees tied up the game. Yu Chang led off the bottom by striking out. Gimenez lined out to Odor, who made a beautiful spinning play for first. Luplow flew out for a 1-2-3 inning for Monty. Yankees 3 Indians 3.

At the top of the third, Giancarlo Stanton led off by hitting a missile line drive into the left-field stands. Aaron Judge waked. Gleyber Torres hit a bullet directly to the third baseman. A pitching change bought Phil Maton to the mound. Gio Urshela hit into a double play to end the half. At the bottom, Hernandez ground out to Urshela. Ramirez walked. Reyes popped back to Monty for the final out. New York Yankees 4 Indians 3.

Aaron Hicks led off the fourth by striking out on the left side. Gary Sanchez strikeout swinging and hit catcher Perez off the back of the head. Clint Frazier walked to bring up Rougie Odor, who struck out. At the bottom, Amed Rosario struck out. Roberto Perez ground out to Torres for the second out. Chang flew out to second for the second 1-2-3 inning for Monty. Yankees 4 Indians 3

DJ led off the fifth by popping out to foul territory in right, off the New pitcher Trevor Stephan. Stanton followed with his second home run of the game. Judge struck out. Torres flew out to shallow center. The bottom of the inning was led off by Gimenez, who struck out Luplow doubled past Urshela. Hernandez went down on strikes. Ramirez reached on a bobbled play by Odor. Luplow went to third base. That was it for Montgomery. Luetge came in to face Reyes struck out, leaving two Indians on base. Yankees 5 Indians 3.

Gio Urshela led off the sixth inning by walking. Aaron Hicks flew out to left. Gary Sanchez lined out to left field. Frazier popped out to second base.  At the bottom, E. Rosario ground out to Torres. A Rosario walked. Perez flew out to Judge in right. Chang ground out for a fast inning for both teams. Yankees 5 Indians 3.

Cal Quantrill pitched the seventh for the Indians against Rougie Odor, who flew out to center field. LeMahieu grounded to short. Giancarlo Stanton, who hit two home runs in the game, struck out swinging. Darren O’Day on the mound, Gimenez led off by flying out to Judge. Luplow popped out to the infield. Hernandez ground out to end the inning. Yankees 5 Indians 3.

Judge led off the eight by flying out to center. Torres lined to second for the second out. Urshela also lined, driven to second to end the half. Ramirez led off the bottom against Chad Green, hit a base hit up the middle. Reyes hit into a double play. E. Rosario ground out to Torres to end the inning. Yankees 5 Indians 3.

Aaron Hicks led off the top of the ninth striking out. Gary Sanchez ground out to first for the second out. Frazier walked for the second time in the game; he was pinch-run by Mike Tauchman. Rougie Odor lined back to the pitcher. Aroldis Chapman was out in the bottom to close it out for the Yankees. A. Rosario ground out to second. Perez struck out, and Chang popped out to the catcher Sanchez.

The final score was 5-3. The winning pitcher was Lucas Luetge and the loser was Logan Allen.  Chapman got the save. The New York Yankees hit four home runs in the game.