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Cessna gave up a 3 run HR in the 2nd, all the runs scored in the game.

Yanks fall to 2nd a half game behind the BoSox who beat Aaron's Angels ... again.

 

[Sea Turtle]

Cessna gave up a 3 run HR in the 2nd, all the runs scored in the game.

Yanks fall to 2nd a half game behind the BoSox who beat Aaron's Angels ... again.

Gonna be a battle all summer long for the Al East.

Go Sox! ('Ducks' )

 

[KPENN]

Jesus Sonny gray blows

 

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Most Starts Allowing 1 Run or Less Since 2017

Most Starts Allowing 1 Run or Less Since 2017

Severino 25
Sale 23
Scherzer 22
Verlander 22
deGrom 21
Chacin 21

I knew Severino was having a dominant year so far didn't realize he was #1 over the past two seasons.

Now if Cashman can trade the Yankee farm system to the Mets for deGrom ...

 

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Hicks unloading 3 times vs Boston. Two from the right, once from the left.

Third Yankee to hit 3 HRs in a game vs Boston joining Gehrig and Teixeira.


NY up 10-0 in the bottom of the 8th.

Whoops, 11-0 on a Walker rbi.

 

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Yanks Win Rubber 11-1

Yanks Win Rubber 11-1

Yanks won Friday 8-1, Sox on Saturday 11-0, and NY Sunday 11-1 to retake First Place.

Severino won his 13th dominating again, 6.2 innning of 2 hit ball, no runs, 6 Ks and 3 BBs lowering his ERA to 1.

The Yanks swatted 6 HRs in support including one from light hitting rookie Kyle Higashioka playing in place of injured Romine. NY's first three batters, Hicks, Judge, and Stanton had 8 of the team's 16 hits, including 4 HRs, a 2B, 5 RBI's, and 7 Runs Scored.

 

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Monday

Monday

AWAY	HOME	TIME	AWAY STARTER	                HOME STARTER
Atlanta	Yankees	7:05 pm	Sanchez (3-2) - 2.68 ERA	German (2-4) - 5.32 ERA		
Boston	Washington 7:05 pm  Porcello (9-3) - 3.60 ERA	Scherzer (10-4) - 2.04 ERA

 

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CBSSports puts up a live segment on the net, "Yanks Separating From Boston" just in time for Acuna's 11th inning game winning HR of the glove of a leaping Judge.

With the loss NY falls to 2nd place as Sox won earlier on Porcello's 3 run double of Scherzer.

 

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Yanks hang on to 6-0 lead to win 6-5. NY scores twice on bases loaded walks. Two runs with no hits on 5 walks. Higashioka leading the team in Slugging, .615, based on his 2 HRs ... his only hits.

Sox maintain .004, 1 game, lead beating up the Nats 11-4.


WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2018

AWAY	HOME	TIME	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER	
Boston	Washington 11:05 am	Rodriguez (9-3) - 4.11 ERA	Fedde (1-3) - 6.00 ERA		
Atlanta	Yankees	1:05 pm	Teheran (6-5) - 4.21 ERA	Sabathia (5-3) - 3.02 ERA

 

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Judge hit his 24th, Stanton his 21st, and Higashioka hit his 3rd making him the 9th player whose first 3 hits were all HRs.

CC won his 6th. Torres left the game with a hip strain and was placed on the 10 day DL.

 

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https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2018-mlb-trade-deadline-5-potential-trades-that-make-sense-including-new-homes-for-manny-machado-and-jacob-degrom/

2018 MLB Trade Deadline: 5 potential trades that make sense, including new homes for Manny Machado and Jacob deGrom
Jacob deGrom to the cross-town Yankees? That, plus four trade scenarios heading into the July 31 deadline
Mike Axisa

Jul 3, 2018

Yankees acquire Jacob deGrom (THIS IS A WHAT IF NOT A DONE DEAL)

Let me preface this by saying I'll believe a big Yankees-Mets trade will happen when I see it. The two teams haven't made a notable trade since the Mike Stanton for Felix Heredia lefty reliever swap in December 2004, and they haven't made an in-season trade of any kind since the Mets sent Armando Benitez to the Yankees for three young arms prior to the 2003 trade deadline.

That said, a trade sending deGrom to the Yankees makes sense for both clubs. The Yankees need another starting pitcher -- that is true even after their rotation posted a 3.36 ERA in June -- and not just another depth arm. They have lots of those. They need an impact starter to pair with Luis Severino. Someone who better allows them to go toe-to-toe with Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole in a postseason series, or Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer, or Chris Sale and Rick Porcello.

The Mets ace has been off-the-charts good this season. He leads all qualified starters with a 1.84 ERA and a 206 ERA+, and while I wouldn't expect him to pitch that well following a shift into Yankee Stadium and the AL East, deGrom is clearly a difference-maker. He's excellent, he's familiar with New York, he's under team control through 2020, and he's proven his mettle in the postseason.

As for the Mets, wow are they bad. They're bad and their roster is quite old, which is the worst kind of bad. They started 11-1 and have now slipped to 33-48, and pretty much all their offseason free-agent signings (Jay Bruce, Todd Frazier, Anthony Swarzak, Jason Vargas) look like busts. Furthermore, potential young building blocks like Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario are having trouble finding their footing at the MLB level.

Simply put, the Mets need to add as much young talent as possible, otherwise they run the risk of not being competitive before deGrom can leave as a free agent in two years. The Yankees still have a tremendous farm system and can match or beat pretty much any offer. A crosstown trade would take some real guts at the front office and ownership levels -- imagine if you're the Yankees and deGrom stumbles while the prospects thrive with the Mets, or the Mets if the prospects bust and deGrom leads the Yankees to a championship? Oy vey -- but there's a fit here. The Yankees and Mets match up well.

Proposed trade package: Estevan Florial, Clint Frazier, Sonny Gray, Jonathan Loaisiga, and Justus Sheffield. The Mets would ask for Gleyber Torres and/or Miguel Andujar and the Yankees would say no. The Yankees have enough prospect depth to get a deal done anyway. Sheffield (No. 23), Florial (No. 57), and Loaisiga (No. 70) are all top 100 prospects according to Baseball America's recent midseason update and Frazier would be a top 25-ish prospect had he not exceeded the 130 at-bat rookie limit by 24 at-bats.

It's not just about prospect rankings, however. Frazier, Loaisiga and Sheffield are all big-league ready pieces the Mets could plug into their roster tomorrow. The Mets don't really need more outfielders, but when you're trading a guy like deGrom, you need to get the best talent in return regardless of position, hence Frazier and Florial. As for Gray, he is simply not working out for the Yankees. Including him in the trade offsets salary for the luxury tax cognizant Yankees and represents a buy low opportunity for the Mets, who can flip him for more pieces either before the deadline or (more likely) in the offseason, after he rebuilds some value in a pitcher's park.

 

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NY and Boston both have today off.

 

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https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mets-trade-rumors-jacob-degrom-and-noah-syndergaard-are-reportedly-staying-put-for-now/

Mets trade rumors: Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard are reportedly staying put for now
Maybe the Mets will be hanging on to their tandem aces after all
Dayn Perry 1h ago

Despite the ugly collapse of the Mets' 2018 season, Sandy Alderson was reportedly unwilling to trade his tandem aces, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. Then, however, Alderson unfortunately had to take a leave of absence from his GM duties because of health concerns, and he was replaced by an interim trio -- assistant general manager John Ricco and along with two veteran special assistants.

That new baseball ops group initially signaled a willingness to trade deGrom and Syndergaard, but now it seems the Mets are changing tack yet again. Here's the key takeaway from SNY's Andy Martino ...

A few weeks ago, Mets people expressed an openness to trading deGrom and/or Syndergaard as a way to facilitate a quick rebuild. The vibe has since shifted considerably, and the team expects to hold onto both at least until the end of the season.​

deGrom has been one of the best pitchers in all of baseball this season, and of course he's an established ace. Syndergaard hasn't pitched since late May because of an injured finger ligament, but he's an ace when healthy (in addition to having perhaps the best stuff of any starting pitcher). Each is also under team control for multiple seasons, which of course adds significantly to their already substantial trade value.

Note, however, the "until the end of the season" qualifier. Perhaps the Mets believe they can revisit this matter over the winter -- maybe after a healthy and vintage second half on the part of Syndergaard -- and get more in return at that time. Or perhaps they want to hold on to both in anticipation of better days. Or perhaps this is an effort to ramp up the asking price.

Whatever the case, the Mets right now appear poised to make the the trade deadline a little less interesting. Thanks as usual, Mets.

 

[T-Boone]

DeGrom would be great but with Tanaka coming back they really just need an upgrade of Sonny Gray. I would try to hold on to Loaisaga. I think he is a better prospect than German.

 

[irishtrain]

Really enjoy watching this team-Judge/Gardner/bullpen and these other new young guys are players- but in the playoffs good pitching always trumps good hitting- they need one more starter or one of these new young arms has to step up-my favorite team now that I'm out of the game-really a fan of this franchise and the rebuild.

 

[T-Boone]

Sonny Gray - haha.
Seriously would they be better off starting with the bull pen on Sonny Gray day?

 

[KPENN]

Sonny Gray - haha.
Seriously would they be better off starting with the bull pen on Sonny Gray day?

At this point they gotta sit him for a start. The Sanchez excuse is gone now. I’d take just decent starts at this point now.

 

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At this point they gotta sit him for a start. The Sanchez excuse is gone now. I’d take just decent starts at this point now.

Boone said he'll pitch against Baltimore.

 

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Boston won last night dropping NY to 2 games behind. The 4 game bulge NY had in the Loss Column 2 weeks ago is gone. They've each got 29. Sox now have a 4 game edge in games won.

 

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https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-could-use-some-rotation-depth-because-sonny-gray-remains-broken/

Yankees could use some rotation depth because Sonny Gray remains broken
Severino, the bullpen and offense can only cover up so much in the playoffs
Matt Snyder 2h ago

The Yankees are awesome. They are 56-29, which is a pace to win 107 games. Their postseason chances are 99.8 percent, per SportsLine.

But ...

Man, that rotation could use an upgrade. Luis Severino leads the AL with a 1.98 ERA, CC Sabathia -- who at age 37 should be like the fourth or fifth starter on a playoff team -- is very good at 3.02. And yet, the Yankees are still middle of the pack with a 3.92 ERA in their rotation.

In most years, a team with an elite ace like Severino, a ridiculous offense and almost equally ridiculous bullpen wouldn't have to worry much about the 3-4 spots in the rotation. This year is different, though. Obviously, just making the playoffs isn't good enough for the Yankees. It's the Yankees; they made the ALCS last year. This year, they have to deal with at least two other juggernauts in the Red Sox and Astros.

Worse yet, what if the Yankees had to burn Severino in a wild-card game? Would you feel comfortable with this rotation versus the Astros or Red Sox if you were Aaron Boone?

• Sabathia
• Masahiro Tanaka
• Severino
• Sonny Gray

The latter is where the biggest problem lies. The Yankees gave up a pretty decent prospect package for Gray last July 31. He was supposed to fit toward the front of the rotation. After all, he's a former All-Star who once finished third in Cy Young voting and went toe to toe with Justin Verlander in a playoff duel for the ages.

Gray is 28 and doesn't appear to be injured. He's just ... bad.

Through 17 starts this season, Gray sports a 5.85 ERA and 1.57 WHIP. His strikeout rate is actually higher than it was when he was good, but he walks a lot more and gets pounded. Friday night against the relatively punch-less Blue Jays, Gray only lasted two innings, allowing five runs on six hits.

Opponents are now slashing .284/.362/.448 against Gray this year. That's not all too different from Christian Yelich's line. Making entire lineups look like Yelich is problematic, no?

While Gray enjoyed a good year in 2017, he was awful in 2016. He's now pitched to a 4.77 ERA (89 ERA+) since the beginning of 2016 in 66 starts. It's fair to say he's broken and needs to be out of the Yankees' rotation come the playoffs.

This is where the Yankees need outside help. Tanaka is coming back, but he was below average before his injury. Domingo German has a 5.37 ERA. Sabathia is 37. Jonathan Loaisiga, the 23-year-old rookie, has been good in four starts, but this team needs someone more reliable when talking playoffs.

It's July 7 and Yankees boss Brian Cashman has time to add to the rotation. Thanks to Gray falling apart, he desperately needs to. Winning 100-plus games in the regular season won't mean much if they are bounced in the ALDS with a sub-par rotation.

 

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Boone said he'll pitch against Baltimore.

Oof. I just don’t know how you can keep trotting him out there. Pretty much every game he pitches he puts the team in a hole in the first couple innings.

 

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Oof. I just don’t know how you can keep trotting him out there. Pretty much every game he pitches he puts the team in a hole in the first couple innings.

Yeah, but ... last time out he loaded the bags in the first and didn't allow a run. He made it all the way to the 2nd inning before the caving. Maybe this time he'll get 2 scoreless innings.

I'd rather see German and/or Loaisiga get his starts.

 

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Higashioka broke his HR streak at 3. He got a single in today's game.

NY leads 7-4 in the mid 8th.

 

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Status Quo

Status Quo

Severino wins 14th but not as dominant. Gives up 3 runs on 2 HRs, first time this season he allowed 2 HRs in a game. He had a 4-0 lead before taking the mound. Gardner hit the first pitch out of the park. Four pitches later Judge hit his 25th. Gardner also had a triple in the game. Yanks had 9 hits and 10 BBs.

Injuries Continue - Hicks left the game with a hamstring strain. Chapman had knee soreness again and was pulled after 6 pitches. Loaisiga had a MRI for a sore shoulder.

Sox blew KC away 15-4 to maintain 2 game lead.

 

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German pitched well but left after 6 with a 1-1 tie. He allowed the run on a HR. One of 4 hits he gave up while fanning 5. Yanks got the win in the 10th playing small ball. Bird opened the inning getting hit with a pitch. Wade ran for Bird. Romine laid down the sacrifice advancing Wade. Gardner plated Wade with a single to left.

With Chapman injured, Robertson relieved Green in the bottom of the 10th and put the Jays down in order. Green got the win, 5-1, and Robertson Save #2.

Boston leads KC 4-3 in the 6th.

 

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In the opener last night Sabathia took a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the 6th. He had thrown 85 pitches allowing 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 BB, and 4 Ks. Then came the 6th, walked the first batter on 7 pitches (92 thrown in the game), gave up a double to the next better on a 2-1 count, then a 3 run game winning HR on a 1-1 count. He was relieved throwing his 2nd HR on his 91st pitch.

An inning too far.

And the offense didn't score for the last 3 innings after falling a run behind. With a man on third with two outs in the bottom of the 9th Gardner grounded out to end the game.



In the 2nd game Cessa shutout the O's allowing 3 hits, 3 BBs, through 6 and got win #1. Meanwhile Yanks built a 4-0 lead then put the game away with 4 in the 8th and 2 in the 9th. Gardner was 4-6. He's hitting 10-29, .345 over the past 7 games.

 

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Yankees reportedly in the mix for Manny Machado

Yankees reportedly in the mix for Manny Machado

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-yankees-reportedly-in-the-mix-for-manny-machado/

MLB trade deadline rumors: Yankees reportedly in the mix for Manny Machado
The Yankees don't have an obvious need at shortstop or third base, however
Mike Axisa Jul 10, 2018

It was only a matter of time until one of the AL East powerhouses jumped into the Manny Machado mix.

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the New York Yankees are showing interest in Machado, though it's unclear whether the Baltimore Orioles are willing to trade him to a division rival. From Rosenthal:

No deal appears close, and both Brian Cashman, the Yankees' general manager, and Dan Duquette, the Orioles' executive vice-president of baseball operations, declined comment. The Orioles' preference probably is to send Machado to the NL, and the team likely would ask the Yankees for a steeper package than they would accept from other clubs. Still, the Orioles might be more open to a blockbuster with the Yankees than they were when owner Peter Angelos was more active in the operation of the club.​

The Yankees appear set at shortstop (Didi Gregorius) and third base (Miguel Andujar), though Machado would be an upgrade over both. Rosenthal says it's unlikely the Yankees would include Andujar in a trade, and since Gregorius is the superior defender, it's likely Machado would have to accept a move back to third base for a trade to go down. Andujar would go to Triple-A in that case.

As the Giancarlo Stanton trade showed, the Yankees look to add elite talent whenever possible, regardless of position. The Yankees already had a franchise right fielder (Aaron Judge) when they acquired Stanton, but they've made it work with the DH spot and by giving Stanton time in left field. The Yankees are a "get the best players and figure it out later" organization.

There are three possible explanations for this Yankees-Machado rumor.

1. The Yankees have genuine interest in Machado. Always a possibility.
2. The Orioles are using the Yankees to drive up the price for other teams. It happens.
3. The Yankees are feigning interest to drive up the price for other contenders. That happens too.

The Yankees have a deep farm system, deep enough to make a strong offer even with Andujar and Gleyber Torres being off-limits. Would they trade some of those prospects to a division rival when they could potentially come back to haunt them for years? Possibly! All would be forgotten if Machado helps them win the World Series.

For now, starting pitching remains the top priority for the Yankees. The pitching market isn't great at the moment, and if the Yankees decide they can't land an impact pitcher, they could shift gears and look to improve their team in other ways. Adding Machado would certainly qualify.

 

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Rumor or not Machado has the Yankees attention tonight.

4-3, 2HRs, 3 RBIs in 5-5 game at the end of 8.

 

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Betances pitched the 9th and put himself in a hole. On a 3-2 count to the first batter, Betances hit him. He got the next batter out before giving up a double. IBB to Machado followed by out #2 before giving up a single driving in the hit batsman with the winning run.

Sox win 8th in a row to open 3.5 game lead over NY. NY is 9-9 last 18 games.


Orioles are 37.5 games out of first and have 26 wins. 5 of those 26 wins are against the Yankees who are ... 3.5 out. Break up the O's.

 

[Irish#1]

Orioles have always been a thorn for the pinstripes. Reassign the entire franchise from the majors to AAA.