Game 135: Boston (73-61) vs New York (76-58)

Philip Cashier

Aug 29

1 min read

Yesterday no Es by Lombard and 2 -- count 'em 2-- OF assists, so Lombard bats 6th again.

Rosy > Chisholm

AO Ramos bats cleanup (Automatic Out)

Jones spells Grisham in CF

Double header extra is Beck.

Last night Yanks couldn't hit a guy with a 4.54 ERA -- they'll do better this afternoon against a much better pitcher!

Over / Under: Runs by New York, 3.5

BOSTON

Jones, DH -- .213

Rafaela, CF -- .287

Abreu, RF -- .255

Contreras, 1B -- .278

Durbin, 3B -- .255

Rutschman, C -- .233

Monasterio, SS -- .253

Sogard, 2B -- .257

White, LF -- .238

Bennet, P -- 8-6, 3.49

NEW YORK

Goldschmidt, 1B -- .247 (112)

Rice, DH -- .255 (145)

Rosario, 2B -- .225 (90)

Ramos, RF -- .109 (25)

Bellinger, 1B -- .254 (114)

Lombard, SS -- .257 (96)

Caballero, 3B -- .232 (84)

Jones, CF -- .228 (101)

Sanchez, C -- .254 (72)

Rodon, P -- 4-2, 3.15

Game on YES at 1 pm

NEXT UP: Today, August 29th, at 7 pm, in The Bronx.

69 Comments

Philip Cashier

Aug 29

Chat at y'all this evening.

Philip Cashier

Aug 29

I understand that deciding one run per game is not in the long term a winning strategy. But not scoring any runs is not the direction I would have taken.

Alan B.

Aug 29

Volpe playing 3B today for SWB.

Yankees signed former NYM top prospect Jarred Kelenic and he's in CF today for SWB. Oh, and having him knocked Bolpe out of the leadoff spot.

Philip Cashier

Aug 29

Interesting strategy -- tire out the Red Sox before game 2 by making them run a lot!

Robert Malchman

Aug 29

OK, so here's my prediction because I've seen this episode before. The bullpen gives up an insurance run in the top of the 9th, and the Yankees score two on a home run in the bottom of the inning to lose 3-2.

Robert Malchman

Aug 29

Replying to

Badly. Yarbrough is like the little girl with a curl: When he's good, he's terrific; when he's not, he's awful.

Very kind of Bellinger to try to make Ramos not feel as bad about his fielding.

Let's hope the Yankees are more competitive in the second game.

Start Spreading the News is the place for some of the very best analysis and insight focusing primarily on the New York Yankees.

(Please note that we are not affiliated with the Yankees and that the news, perspectives, and ideas are entirely our own.)

Have a question for the Weekly Mailbag?

Click below or e-mail:

SSTNReaderMail@gmail.com

Mailbag Gmail

SSTN is proudly affiliated with Wilson Sporting Goods! Check out our press release here, and support us by using the affiliate links below:

"Scattering The Ashes has all the feels. Paul Russell Semendinger's debut novel taps into every emotion. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll reexamine those relationships that give your life meaning." — Don Burke, writer at The New York Post

"This charming and meticulously researched book will remind you of baseball’s power to change and enrich lives far beyond the diamond."

—Jonathan Eig, New York Times best-selling author of Luckiest Man, Opening Day, and Ali: A Life

"A young man from Compton rises to the highest levels of baseball greatness.

Considered one of the classiest baseball players ever, this is Roy White's story, but it's also the story of a unique period in baseball history when the Yankees fell from grace and regained glory and the country dealt with societal changes in many ways."

We are excited to announce our new sponsorship with FOCO for all officially licensed goods!

Click the photo above to check out over 250 Yankees items, and more!

FOCO Featured: