NFT: Game Thread: Yankees/Jays Matinee

Yanks leave’em loaded in the first.

after Stroman gives one up to Varsho.

Except worse cause Judge has never before looked so bad.

with a great play at third. Hopefully the bats wake up now.

In comment 16472534 HBart said:

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Except worse cause Judge has never before looked so bad.

I didn’t realize it’s a day game and I have watched the last inning on my phone. Just came here to say that these last three games have looked like 2023.

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the yankees offense that point to the hot start as somewhat of a fluke.

Yankees "O"

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Not sure how long till he gets right.

was, because this is the worst he's looked since his rookie years.

before Judge strikes out - again - to end the inning. He’s 0-11 in the series.

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But Boone needs to drop Judge to 6 or 7. If anyone else was hitting behind Soto they win 2 of the last 3. He looks like he's been lobotomized. In fact he looks like Donaldson last season.

looks worse and worse. It's ok to acknowledge slip-ups rather than making comments like Boone's.

of another sloppy defensive play. Right side of the infield has been shaky.

I really believe it’s the Soto pressure on him.
Always was big fish and now another bigger fish is swimming in the pond

too bad we blew that Cleveland game. Sometimes a loss like that sets you into a tailspin.

If Cole comes back healthy and if Rodon pitches like a real number 2, I guess we have a very good staff. But the hitting and bullpen just strike me as "above average."

It's early and I still think this is a playoff team. But what are other teams scared of? Just Soto and Judge? Cole every 5th start? Not getting us a World Series.

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set up.

and now we're seriously threatening a comeback. The lesson, as always, is to be pessimistic.

Now Trevino has to come through - he’s been swinging the bat better lately.

Tie game.

really shit the bed there.

6-4.

Let's go!

Yes.

He (and the yankees) needed that!

this ump is awful. We need reviews so badly.

At least 10 balls to Soto and Judge and only 7 of them called. Thankfully didn't impact ability to take the lead

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Needed that win.

Now we have a seven-game homestand against the Rays and A’s - good time to start stacking wins again.

Trevor Richards and that changeup is the best thing Toronto has in the pen. When they used him up in the sixth inning, I thought "Great, he's done."

Can enjoy the off day now.

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Cudos to Soto and Judge with huge ab's despite getting screwed totally on huge pitches during them.

In comment 16472791 Mike from SI said:

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this ump is awful. We need reviews so badly.

The funniest thing was the pitch the TOR manager complained about and got tossed over was closer to a strike than any of the nonsense the ump was calling against the Yankees.

Great job by Judge and Soto shaking off terrible strike calls in the 9th inning.

Bringing in the lefty to face Wells was dumb. Trevino was definitely coming in (unless Boone was brain damaged.)

...great play by Volpe to end it!

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In 15 minutes between Judge finally getting off the shneid when it mattered most and Volpe winning it with the kind of D we weren't getting and the Jays were killing us with.

Like the heinous Cleveland loss led to a hangover, hopefully the great W and day off gets them rolling again.

In comment 16472649 Greg from LI said:

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was, because this is the worst he's looked since his rookie years.

He didn't look bad in his rookie year.

Shhhhhhhh!

You’re in last place.

2016, when he struck out a million times and hit .190ish in a September call up

I'm confident he'll break out soon. Great game from Soto all day too

And that play by Volpe to end it, wow. I'll love Jeter for all eternity, but I don't think he would ever get to a ball like that his whole career

They looked dead in the water, 4-1 into the 8th inning.
Then that man Soto got the comeback started, the guy kinda looks like a baseball savant with a bat in his hands, amazing.
As someone just mentioned, Judge needs to get going, so a big hit for him. Hopefully he can get going on the homestand.
Another good effort from Stroman, Ferguson needs to get it together in the bullpen, was it that about 3 gopher balls already, and Torres, why not sit him for a game Boone?
They have this guy Jones on the bench, who never plays, why is he even here then is my question, he is collecting woodchips
sitting on the bench. Let him play a bit, showed he was athletic in ST, looks better defensively than Torres too.

In comment 16473064 bwitz said:

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Shhhhhhhh! You’re in last place.

That dude is one of what I call, 'look at me' type of player,
plenty of those in sports. They want that attention.
I don't care for him. Why does he also do that Shhh thing when he is rounding third on a HR, at home games, kinda dumb, no?
Luckily for him, he can hit.

In comment 16473293 mfsd said:

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And that play by Volpe to end it, wow. I'll love Jeter for all eternity, but I don't think he would ever get to a ball like that his whole career

late to the party here, I know - just caught the replay of Volpe's play now - Holy Cow! as Rizzuto would have said. That was a beautiful play at a key moment.

In comment 16473319 Carson53 said:

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and Torres, why not sit him for a game Boone? They have this guy Jones on the bench, who never plays, why is he even here then is my question, he is collecting woodchips sitting on the bench. Let him play a bit, showed he was athletic in ST, looks better defensively than Torres too.

If Torres doesn't get the base hit in the ninth yesterday, Yanks probably lose. He was also on base in all three innings in which the Yanks scored the previous game.

So there's that.

In 85 MLB at bats, Jahmai Jones has a slash line of
.176/.231/.224.

There's that too.

Baseball is a game of percentages. You never know which at bat is going to be the one that turns the game. If you don't play the percentages in your favor, you deserve to lose.