Yankees Take 2 of 3 From Guardians To Open July
Game 1 would be lost to a late inning collapse, where the combination of Loaisiga, Holmes, and Wandy Peralta, allowed the Guardians to put 3 runs in both the 7th and 8th innings, leading to a 8-5 Guardians victory. Jose Ramirez would do most of the damage, with 3 hits and 4 RBI’s.
In Game 2, we responded with a dominant 7-0 win, propelled by a Blake Snell gem as he tossed 8 innings of shutout ball. Jose Ramirez had a day off.
In game 3, the series would conclude with an 11 inning thriller where Cleveland once again struck back late to tie it 3-3 going into the 9th. Judge and Donaldson would break the tie in the 11th, each of them hitting a solo HR. In the bottom half, with Luetge, Green, Chapman, Loaisiga, and Holmes, already deployed, Miguel Castro would save the day locking down the save. Yankees Win 5-3.
Yankees News:
Report: Yankees Scouts Watching Cubs Willson Contreras
The Yankees have already been quite active this season as the trade market heats up, most recently in smaller ways out of necessity, and word is they don’t intend to move any more key prospects this season, but they aren’t necessarily done yet, and rumors say they continue to monitor the catching market.
Contreras is in the middle of a career worst season, limping to an ugly 190\254\312 line with a 566 OPS, tanking his value. He’s also set for FA at the end of the season. Despite his disastrous season, New York just might take a shot on him if the chance is there to buy low.
Next Up:
The 60-26 Yankees head off to beautiful PNC Park to take on the 33-52 Pirates in a quick 2 game mini series.
MLB News:
Rays Acquire DH Nelson Cruz From Nationals
To the surprise of many, the ageless slugger is headed back to Tampa Bay for a second run with the Rays. Cruz adds a boost to the middle of their lineup as they look to hold on to the top WC spot, and work on closing the 12 game gap between themselves and the East leading Yankees.
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