Today, we begin a 4-game series with the New York Yankees at home. With a record of 43 wins and 24 losses, the Yankees have a winning percentage of .642. They are in 2nd place in the East Division, 0.0 games behind the leader. Their number of runs scored of 370 ranks 1st in the American League, and their .252 batting average ranks 5th. On the other side of the diamond, they have given up 272 runs (tied for 2nd) with their starters compiling an ERA of 3.51, which ranks 1st. Their bullpen sports an ERA of 4.16, ranking 12th.
Here are the projected pitching matchups:
RHP S. Lugo (2-5, 4.79 ERA) vs RHP M. Stroman (7-2, 2.78 ERA)
RHP C. Hernandez (2-3, 5.54 ERA) vs RHP L. Gil (4-2, 4.28 ERA)
RHP M. Wacha (2-6, 4.45 ERA) vs LHP C. Rodón (3-3, 4.76 ERA)
RHP B. Singer (3-5, 4.68 ERA) vs LHP N. Cortes (8-3, 2.99 ERA)
The top 5 players on their team are:
1. RF Aaron Judge (Age: 32, Overall: 80, Potential: 80)
2. RF Juan Soto (25, 80, 80)
3. CL Clay Holmes (31, 60, 60)
4. SP Marcus Stroman (33, 60, 60)
5. 2B Gleyber Torres (27, 55, 55)
Game Summary – June 10th – Royals Yankees First Game Rainout
Rescheduled for June 11th
June 11th
We received the diagnosis on Cole Ragans this morning. He will be out for approximately three months due to shoulder inflammation. I hope Kyle Turner can get him healthy sooner, but I won’t hold my breath. So, he goes on the 60-day IL, and I’ll bring up Kris Bubic from Omaha to take his place. It’s certainly not ideal, but Bubic is a lefty, and I want to have at least one in the rotation. Lugo gets the first start tonight, then Bubic will follow as the second starter. This might be a good time to think about an opener-follower setup using Bernadino and Hernandez for the third game. It’s been a while since I’ve run a rotation like that, but I think I could make it work.
Game#1 Summary – June 11th – Royals Lose at Home, 4-3, to New York
The New York Yankees took Kansas City pitcher Seth Lugo's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Kauffman Stadium. The final score had New York getting past the Royals, 4-3. Lugo went 6 innings and allowed 1 run, striking out 4. Marcus Stroman got the win, improving to 8-2. He worked 7.2 innings, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 3. Clay Holmes notched his 25th save in 29 chances. New York used the timely hitting of Trent Grisham to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Yankees on top, 3-1. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.
"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Grisham, "one at-bat at a time." The win elevated the Yankees to 44-24.
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Code:
Player Rslt (W-L) IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
S. Lugo 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 1 93 4.37
C. Stratton L(4-5)1.0 2 2 0 0 1 0 22 3.16
S. Long 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 29 0.67
A. Claudio 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.38
Batters Faced: S. Lugo 24, C. Stratton 6, S. Long 7, A. Claudio 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lugo 3-10, C. Stratton 0-2, S. Long 1-4, A. Claudio 1 0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lugo 93-63, C. Stratton 22-16, S. Long 29-18, A. Claudio 5-2
WP: C. Stratton
Hit Batsmen: S. Lugo
Balk: C. Stratton
We nearly notched a win towards the end of this one, but it was a good battle with a good team. Looking forward to this next one.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Seth Lugo
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from the center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 23296
Game#2 Summary – June 11th – Yankees Edge Royals, 7-6
New York second baseman Gleyber Torres contributed significantly to his team's 7-6 win over the Kansas City Royals. Torres, who is tied for 6th in the AL in runs scored with 45, went 3 for 3 with 1 run scored to lead the offensive attack for the Yankees. New York pitcher Victor Gonzalez got the win. He's now 7-1. Will Smith was tagged with the loss. New York raised its record to 45- 24 with the win. Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for J.T. Realmuto? The New York catcher had a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Yankees on top, 6-5. For the game, Realmuto had 1 double and 2 singles in 4 at-bats.
"We got the victory," said Realmuto. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
Another close game with this team. That tells me something; I just wish I knew exactly what it is. We led a couple of times but couldn’t hang on to it, and we ran through our bullpen too deep for a 4-game series. We might have to call up a couple of fresh relievers just to get through the series at least slightly rested. Doesn’t help that I wanted to keep Bernadino well rested for his opener tomorrow night. We’ll see how the guys are tomorrow.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gleyber Torres
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 24016