Game 128: Blue Jays (63-66) vs Yankees (72-55)
- Philip Cashier
- 2 hours ago
- 1 min read
Once again, Yankees cannot afford to lose any more games started by their Ace!
Schlittler must cut down on the walks. And must pitch better at home.
Lombard's wRC+ has fallen drastically after his 1st game.
How can they bench Garcia? He's only Yankee with HR vs Fluharty!
Rosario gets start at 3B. What happens when Belli returns?
Over / Under: Ks by Schlittler, 8.5
BLUE JAYS
Bateman, CF -- .271
Lukes, RF -- .269
Kirk, C -- .282
Sanchez, DH -- .260
Clement, SS -- .285
Okamoto, 3B -- .230
Valenzuela, 1B -- .229
McAdoo, 2B -- .283
Straw, LF -- .215
Fluharty, P -- 5-1, 3.71
YANKEES
Goldschmidt, 1B -- .247 (112)
Rosario, 3B -- .226 (90)
Ramos, LF -- .109 (26)
Rice, DH -- .251 (143)
Lombard, SS -- .292 (123)
Grisham, CF -- .225 (108)
Jones, RF -- .227 (100)
Caballero, 3B -- .239 (92)
Sanchez, C -- .262 (79)
Schlittler, P -- 10-6, 2.19
Game on YES at 7 pm
NEXT UP: Saturday, August 22nd, at 1:35 pm, on The Bronx
Fluharty is pitching for one inning and maybe a bit. The last time he went even four outs was July 27 (13 games ago). That's why 1-3 are righties. Let's hope opening with Fluharty proves to be foolhardy.
Garcia will come in for Goldschmidt against a righty (unless the Yankees are up by a bunch and Boone wants defense). Jazz will come in for Rosy.
I like the idea of having Caballero and Rosario both play third to start, though I fear it may be a lot of pressure on Goldy and Lombard. But they are both defensive whizzes, so I'm not too worried. 😁
Why is Garcia not in the lineup. with Judge and Bellinger out, dont we need our power bat isn the lineup?
I really like having Spencer & GLJ hitting back to back, and with this 9 in the starting lineup I'd have Goldschmidt hit behind if Jones is the 2nd guy, and Grisham if GLJ is the 2nd guy. Just have veteran behind those 2.