Rests galore! Kind of surprised Judge is sitting one out.
Even Soto takes 1/2 day off.
Shouldn't Grisham be on the bench getting ready for the playoffs? Cabrera at 1B -- is he only Yankee who can back-up Rizzo at 1B?
Can Rodon end the season with an ERA under 4?
PIRATES
Gonzales, SS -- .271
Reynolds, LF -- .275
Bart, C -- .261
McCutcheon, DH -- .234
De La Cruz, RF -- .234
Kiner-Falefa, 3B -- .274
Joe, 1B -- .228
Yorke, 2B -- .259
Cooke, CF -- .211
Jones, P -- 6-8, 4.14
YANKEES
Torres, 2B -- .255 (102)
Soto, DH -- .288 (180)
Chisholm, 3B -- .262 (122)
Dominquez, LF -- .191 (85)
Verdugo, RF -- .234 (85)
Volpe, SS -- .246 (87)
Grisham, CF -- .187 (89)
Trevino, C -- .217 (84)
Cabrera, 1B -- .247 (88)
Rodon, P -- 16-9, 3.98
Game on YES and MLBN (oom) at 7 pm
NEXT UP: Saturday, September 27th, 1 pm, vs Pirates
I would have Berti hit for Grisham and Judge hit for Cabrera. Let's see what Boone does.
Astros 1-hitting the Guardians, 5-0, after 6.
Remarkably good inning by Holmes, with a nice bailout by Grisham on the line drive. Could they have actually fixed him?
Is there a statistic called Blown Wins?
I am going to develop this thought further in an article on Monday, but here is very clear, crystal clear, no one can rationally argue differently, so so so clear, and a perfect example of how the Yankees' organization is not run well.
On the TV broadcast, they just stated that the Yankees have started to think about (think about, they do not have a plan yet) how they are going to handle the week off next week.
"They might have some activities on Wednesday. They don't what that looks like yet... etc..."
One key to success is planning. The Yankees had to know that it was a strong possibility that they'd win the division for weeks now. IThey shou…