By Paul Semendinger
May 2, 2024
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About Last Night: Last night the Yankees, the first place Yankees, defeated the Orioles 2-0 on a great pitching performance by Luis Gil and a homerun that just made it by Oswaldo Cabrera.
Quick Stats:
WP - Luis Gil
S - Clay Holmes
LP - Corbin Burnes
HR - Oswaldo Cabrera
Big Story - The Yankees have not been scoring many runs. After scoring 15 runs on Saturday and 15 more on Sunday, the Yankees scored no runs on Monday, two on Tuesday, and two last night. They lost on Monday. They lost on Tuesday. They won last night.
Player(s) of the Game - Luis Gil. The difference in this game was Luis Gil. This was his best performance of the year as far as I am concerned. He pitched into the seventh inning. He allowed only two hits. Better yet, he walked only one. Even better yet, he allowed no runs. Since the Yankees didn't score, except on an Oswaldo Cabrera homer, one that just snuck into the foul pole net, Gil had to be just about perfect... and he was. He also struck out five.
Notable Performances:
Oswaldo Cabrera had two hits
Juan Soto had a hit and a walk
Clay holmes pitched 1.2 innings, allowed one hit, and striking out three to earn the save
Better to Forget:
Remember when everyone said, "Judge is back!" He's gone 1 for 11 this series. His average is back down to .200
Anthony Volpe struck out three times in going 0-for-4
Giancarlo Stanton went 0-for-4
Anthony Rizzo went 0-for-3
Gleyber Torres went 0-for-3
Ian Hamilton didn't pitch well, facing three batters, getting one out, hitting one batter, and walking one batter
My Takes:
I was at the game with my cousin and his family. I LOVE Camden Yards. It is such a delightful place to watch a baseball game.
Over the last few years, I have been to PNC Park, CitiField, Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Camden Yards. Of those five stadiums, the one that is the least fan friendly, the least enjoyable, the least fun, the loudest, the most expensive, and the one with the least amount of character is Yankee Stadium. I hate saying that, but it's true. I love Yankee Stadium. I love going to Yankee games, but Yankee Stadium just isn't as nice a place to watch a game as those other parks.
I'll explore this further in a "Perspectives" article tomorrow or Saturday, but, before we announce that a player is "BACK!" let's see him produce for more than a game or two. We're now in May. Aaron Judge is hitting .200. How can that not be concerning?
Giancarlo Stanton is batting .223. How is that not concerning?
Gleyber Torres is batting .215.
One can say, "It's early..." but... it's not so early
Next Up - The Yankees and the Orioles close out the series this afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Carlos Rodon takes the mound for the Yankees who will try to split the four game series.
