Game 158: Tampa Bay (96-61) vs New York (90-67)

Philip Cashier

Sep 23

1 min read

Cole's final warm up for post season -- Game Three vs Red Sox? (if needed)

Yankees do not need more practice playing without Judge.

Lombard moves to 2nd in batting order!

Still no Volpe at 3B -- but Boone said "likely" he'll play there soon.

Bellinger gets benched for Caby!

Sanchez > Wells!

Over / Under: Out by Cole, 15.5

TAMPA BAY

Mesa, LF -- .252

Aranda, DH -- .277

Caminero, 3B -- .275

Hicks, C -- .286

DeLuca, RF -- .257

Palacios, 2B -- .232

Vilade, 1B -- .252

Mullins, CF -- .202

Mateo, SS -- .205

Englert, P -- 0-3, 4.54

NEW YORK

Rice, DH -- .260 (146)

Lombard, SS -- .237 (87)

Garcia, 1B -- .263 (103)

Ramos, RF -- .168 (85)

Jones, CF -- .246 (110)

Chisholm, 2B -- .233 (100)

Caballero, LF --.236 (86)

McMahon, 3B -- .206 (73)

Sanchez, C -- .241 (58)

Cole, P -- 9-9, 3.63

Game on Amazon Prime Video at 7 pm

NEXT UP: Thursday, September 24th, at 7 pm, vs Tampa Bay, in The Bronx

26 Comments

Robert Malchman

Sep 24

This would be so exciting if this game meant anything.

Edwin Ng

Sep 24

Replying to

This is why you pad up your stats in a meaningless game.

Edited

Alan B.

Sep 24

Just saw on GameDay the Jones K. How many of these overturned balls to strikes are like that one, just barely grazing the zone? Way too many. It seems like it's a very high percentage. It's not like they're overturning an Etic Gregg strike zone.

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Robert Malchman

Sep 24

Replying to

"Until they can get rid of umpires for how they don't do their jobs"

So, never.

The best you can do is take as many decisions as possible out of the umpires' hands.

Robert Malchman

Sep 23

It's outrageous how much pressure they are putting on Lombard by batting him second.

Edited

fuster

Sep 24

Replying to

Lombard has only 6 HRs.

while Garcia has one more in only few more at-bats

fuster

Sep 23

lead off the inning with an XBH and you have a fair chance of scoring

especially if it's a four-bagger

Robert Malchman

Sep 23

Replying to

RE, runner on 2nd, no outs: 1.12

RE, lead-off HR, no outs: 1.48

Robert Malchman

Sep 23

Hey, YES reports Judge will be back vs. Red Sox. With his .513 September OPS, how can we lose now?

No, seriously, how many ways does this add to how we could lose?

Edited

fuster

Sep 24

Replying to

I'm relieved that you passed on the opportunity to challenge the point

that Judge had a very limited number of games played in September.

as for the short series ahead with the team from Boston coming to town.............

it may be that if eighty per cent of Judge just shows up, it'll have a warming effect

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