Game Thread Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Wednesday August 2nd 7:05PM

[Messiah717]

McClanahan vs Cole

 

[Mattingly23NY]

I'm surprised half of the stadium isn't wearing brown bags, while the other half yells-

"Fire Trashman, fire Boone and SELL the Team!"

 

[Mattingly23NY]

 

[Mattingly23NY]

 

[mrmel29]

Cole gives up. 2 run jr in the first for 2-0 deficit and the way we hit that’s probably the game. The enigma. Named German out the rest of the season in alcohol rehab. The hits just keep on coming and time to move on from german

 

[Mattingly23NY]

.232/.306 B'Avg/OBP%, for LeMahieu and he whiffs at thin air a foot or more outside and low.

Wtf is wrong with DJ?
a prior 2X Batting Avg. Champion (.348/.421-NL and .364/.436-AL)

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Volpe with a RF HR, #14.

 

[mrmel29]

Volpe 2 run blast ties it at 2

 

[mrmel29]

Stanton 3 run blast makes it 5-2 yanks

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Stanton with his 15th HR, a 3 R jack. 56 Strikeouts in 209 AB's.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Cole-train rolling in the 4th, with a 5-2 lead.
Cole strikes out the side, 2 swinging and missing, and one SO called.

Cole should be leading MLB in Wins imo!

 

[Mattingly23NY]

TB, Margot is thrown out at 2nd trying to stretch a LF hit into a DBL, IKF fielded the ball cleanly, throw was on the mark 8 feet ahead of the runner, with a clean tag by Volpe. Volpe's tag stuck to the runner like molasses.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

 

[Mattingly23NY]

With 15 pitches Cole Strikes-out 2, and out #3 pops out.
Cole is on a groove now through the 7th IP.

7 IP
8 K/ 4 H/ 2 BB/ 2 R, one a HR.

Leads all AL pitchers in War for Pitchers, at 4.7, an entire 1.1 points ahead of #2 leader (Eovaldi 3.6) of War for Pitchers.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Slick double steal, by GT and Allen, home and 2nd.

 

[Messiah717]

Cy Young caliber Cole has at least been a bright spot.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

King Cy Cole