It would take me too many hours to go through so many AB's the way I like to as there were so many times where the pitcher didn't execute, but also where the batter fouled off good pitches until he got a mistake. Neither team missed many mistakes and the result was an absurd game that saw both teams score 6 runs in the 1st inning and neither starter making it out of the 1st inning.
You have to give credit to Boston, 9 games back and they were down 6-0 n the 1st inning and they answered with their own 6 run inning. The Yankees tacked on 2 in the 3rd on a Gardner 2 run HR and then added another 6 spot in the 4th and another 3 in the 5th to take a 17-6 lead! Boston did not roll over as they put up a run in the 6th and then another 6 in the 7th inning. At 17-13 Boston loaded the bases off of Ottavino and Britton before Britton got out of it. In the 9th, Boston got a single but Didi made a very good stop on a bullet and then backhanded the throw to Torres who caught it barehanded and turned a DP to end the game. Didi's defense is better than Torres' at SS
Tanaka allowed 6 runs in 2/3 of an inning and saw his ERA jump to 3.74 from 3.21. His splitter was not good and was not controlled well so it was easy to lay off. His slider was inconsistent in break and control as well. It was an awful performance.
Green allowed 4 hits in 2 innings but got out of his jams not allowing a run. Hale pitched an inning with only a hit and looked pretty good. With 1 man on and 2 outs in the 4th inning (14-6 Yanks) Boone took Hale out for the lefty matchup and brought in Cortes Jr. With so many innings to go, I would have left Hale out there for another few outs at least, but Cortes did the job. Cortes also had a perfect 5th inning and then allowed a solo HR in the 6th inning. In the 7th (17-7 Yanks), Cortes got the first two outs (the 2nd on a very nice backhand diving catch by Tauchman - who rolled on his glove side wrist making the catch). Then the wheels came off as Cortes allowed 2 singles and a HR with 2 outs, he then allowed a single before being pulled (Boone handled that correctly). Kahnle was awful. He walks Betts on 4 pitches (the walks drive me crazy), he then threw a wild pitch, allowed a single and then another walk before being pulled. Ottavino allowed a double to make it 17-13 before getting the final out of the inning. Britton came on in the 8th with 2 guys on and 1 out and got Bradley to hit into a FC and just missed a DP. After walking Betts to load the bases and put the tying run at the plate, Britton got Marco Hernandez to ground weakly to Urshela to end the threat.
Some notes:
- The Yankees used all of their best relievers but all should be available this game.
- Boston did not use their 2 best arms in the 1st game
- Voit left with what looked like a leg issue, but they said, he had pain in his lower abdomen. Luke was 4-4 before he left.
- The Yankees extended their MLB record to 30 straight games with a HR (56 during the 30 games)
- The Yankees are 5-1 against the Red Sox
- This was the 2nd most runs scored in our rivalry (31 were scored in a 2009 20-11 Yanks win)
- Romine helped allow Kahnle have two wild pitches because he had his right leg straight when lining up for the pitch. While it can help you give a lower target, it does limit your ability to move to your right to block balls and both times that is exactly what happened (they both could/should have been caught if Romine was balanced behind the plate). With guys on base this is not a good strategy IMO.
- EE started expanding his strike zone for the first time. He is pressing a little more because everyone else has been hitting well. He needs to relax and win his AB's but do not expand his strike zone as he might have swung at more bad pitches in this game than all of his previous AB's with the Yanks. I am not sure if this is a fact, but he swung at about 10 pitches out of the strike zone in this one game.
- There were no errors in the game; pretty shocking in a 30 run game.
- THE GAME IS AT 10 AM THIS MORNING!
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