Source: FanGraphs
Come for Yankee baseball, stay just for young hitter dingers. Luis Severino got torched by the Rays today and Luis Cessa didn’t do too well either. However, those who paid their money to see the Yanks got to see Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez hit home runs to drive in their only runs of the day. It’s the weekend so let’s do it bullet point style.
- The Runs (Allowed): Evan Longoria continued to kill the Yankees this series (or, as he’s always done in his career). He drove in the first run of the game for Rays in the first with an RBI double with Logan Forsythe on second. Longoria went 3-for-4 today with 4 RBI’s, doing his part in the 12-run barrage. Guys like Forsythe, Corey Dickerson and Nick Franklin also added in home runs. It was basically a field day. Each one of the Rays starters recorded at least a hit, which should just about tell you how bad the Yankee pitching was.
- Baby (HR) Bombers: With team trailing 2-0 in the bottom of third, Judge hit a laser just above the short porch for a solo HR. Judge is here to kill baseballs. That ball didn’t seem like it wasn’t particularly hit that hard off the bat but it somehow sailed over the fence. Maybe it’s the easiness of how Judge swings the bat but man, that was something. Save a spot in your bank account for another Yankee jersey – you might want to get a #99 in an imminent future. An inning later, Sanchez got a fastball to drive into the left field seats. This one was a no-doubter.
- Bad Command Sevvy: We all know the story with Severino. His electric fastball and slider allowed him to strike out seven in 3.2 IP, but he was touched for 7 hits and 2 HR’s in that span, giving up 7 earned runs. The Yankees sent him down to Triple-A right after the game and I hope he gets to maintain rhythm and work on stuff down there. I think he’ll figure something out but it doesn’t mean he’ll be a long-term SP in the majors.
- Leftovers: After Sevvy departed, Cessa came in to relief. His line doesn’t look as bad as Severino’s but that’s not saying much. He allowed five earned runs in three innings pitched and a dinger to Nick Franklin. Blake Parker made his second Yankee appearance and tossed 1.1 scoreless IP with two strikeouts.
Here’s today’s box score, highlights, WPA and updated standings. The Yankees welcome the Blue Jays to Bronx tomorrow for a three-game series. Chad Green and R.A Dickey are starting Monday. This could be fun or disastrous.
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