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Posted on 8/2/18 at 6:21 pm
Posted by 5 Deep
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 6:21 pm
Been a little while since we’ve had a weekly thread. Some solid matchups though with NYY starting a 4 game series at Boston tonight

Milwaukee/LA another great matchup tonight and a World Series rematch in LA this weekend, although that has the potential to get ugly with a lot of the Stros offense being out

Rockies/Brewers also facing off this weekend which is huge in the crowded NL playoff race
Posted by 5 Deep
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 6:22 pm to
And as I was typing that Didi hits a 3 run homer in top of the 1st to put the Yankees on top early
Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 6:29 pm to
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The Yankees are a mediocre 31-18 against teams with losing records. The Orioles, who have just 33 wins all season, are an even 6-6 against the Yankees.

Meanwhile, New York is 30-17 against teams that entered play Wednesday with winning records. Their .638 win percentage in such games is the best in the bigs
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 6:41 pm to
Hicks with a home run Yankees lead 4-0
Posted by McCaigBro69
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 6:42 pm to
Odor GOAT
Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:01 pm to
CC walks Betts with bases loaded to bring in a run, 4-1 Yankees


Also, Yankees announced Sonny Gray will head to the bullpen and Lance Lynn will take his spot
Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:03 pm to
Damn CC is struggling tonight....

54 pitches and the second inning just ended, CC is sweating like a greased pig


Still, he has only 1 run allowed, but he isn't going 5 at this pace
This post was edited on 8/2/18 at 7:05 pm
Posted by GynoSandberg
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:04 pm to
Posted by SeeeeK
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:07 pm to
yikes

I was looking at Bostons starting pitching. After Sale, you have 2 starters who are decent, but neither great. They better hit the waiver wire for help.

Houston staff is so much better than anyone else who will be in the playoffs in the AL. Lunow did great work. Yankees load up with bats, and Houston rounded out their staff last year for another couple runs.

Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:10 pm to
I'm prepared to watch Lynn get lit up like Gray, Yankees have Cessa up as well to start in place of Happ and said they will make a decision on the rotation after this weekend.
This post was edited on 8/2/18 at 7:15 pm
Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:18 pm to
Pearce with a home run over the Green Monster 4-2 Yankees
Posted by 5 Deep
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:21 pm to
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Houston staff is so much better than anyone else who will be in the playoffs in the AL. Lunow did great work. Yankees load up with bats, and Houston rounded out their staff last year for another couple runs.



This prob sounds ridiculous, but I’m a little concerned about how healthy Houston’s staff has been. Nobody in our opening day rotation has missed a start, so I’m worried about work load for each of the starters. Verlander obviously seems to thrive on that, but even with his age I wouldn’t be opposed to him missing a few starts to ensure he’s not worn out come October

Most concerning is McCullers and Morton who have major injury history. Crappy thing is we don’t have a huge lead in the division and with how sporadic our offense can be we need our best starters out there

I guess best case scenario would be Oakland cools off and Seattle continues to fade and by the end of August we would have a comfy lead in the division. That way we could maybe use some September call ups to start a few games and give our regular guys some rest
Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:24 pm to
With Gray only going 2.2 yesterday and CC struggling today (68 pitches in 2.1 innings) the bullpen will be taxed
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:28 pm to
CC not helping his cause in the 3rd with an error... Now at 77 pitches after 3 innings
Posted by Zappas Stache
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:37 pm to
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with a lot of the Stros offense being out



A lot of the Dodgers offense has been out all year and their bullpen is more like bullsh*t.
Posted by 5 Deep
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:44 pm to
Yeah but y’all have replaced Seager and Turner for Machado and Dozier
Posted by Zappas Stache
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:50 pm to
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Machado


Let me tell you something about Manny......
Posted by T Rich3
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:53 pm to
Steve Pearce 3 run bomb, second of the night. Great pickup by Dombrowski.
Posted by 5 Deep
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:54 pm to
Damn. Getting to that yankee pen early tonight bodes well for 4 game series
Posted by T Rich3
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Posted on 8/2/18 at 7:56 pm to
For sure. I’m hoping to see some Sonny Gray relief action at some point.
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