Good thing he's a Padre or Higy might be out for revenge!!!
When he returns, putting DJ in leadoff would be close to baseball malpractice.
Best part of the Soto trade could well be that the Yankees have Gil in the starting rotation.
YANKEES
Volpe, SS -- .282 (129)
Soto, RF -- .309 (178)
Judge, CF -- .280 (191)
Verdugo, LF -- .261 (113)
Stanton, DH -- .240 (126)
Rizzo, 1B -- .250 (104)
Torres, 2B -- .222 (81)
Trevino, C -- .284 (122)
Cabrera, 3B -- .252 (89)
Schmidt, P -- 5-2, 2.59
PADRES
Arraez, 1B -- .333
Tatis, RF -- .244
Profar, LF -- .328
Cronenworth, 2B -- .265
Machado, 3B -- .234
Peralta, DH -- .273
Merrill, CF -- .276
Kim, SS -- .209
Higashioka, C -- .140
Musgrove, P -- 3-4, 6.14
Game on YES at 4:00 pm
NEXT UP: Tuseday, May 28th, at 9:30 pm vs LA Angels
That's right, the Yankees do NOT play on Memorial Day.
Cabrera can certainly play some fine 3B.
A game like this illustrates why pitcher Wins and Losses should be redefined as an Official Scorer's discretionary selection of the pitcher who did the most to help his team win or cause his team to lose. Here, Gonzalez deserves the L on his record. Conversely, if the Yankees were to mount a massive comeback next inning, Schmidt should get the W, not Tonkin or whoever gets the last out of the 7th.
To paraphrase Edward Rutledge in 1776, "Hail Gonzalez. Hail Ferguson. Which lefty stinketh the moooooooooooost?"
turn out the lights. the party is over
Well, you can't win them all, especially when the offense scores 1 run, but the error by Torres and the first-batter walk by Gonzalez are galling. I really feel bad for Schmidt, who does not deserve to lose this game.