Yankees 5 Blue Jays 12
What a great game!
Two games in a row where a Yankee catcher’s getting his glove in the way of a swing was a huge moment. I wonder how many times a team has been charged with catcher’s interference two days in a row?
The big inning was the seventh. The Yankees had tied the game in the top of the inning because of two Jays errors. Our defense has been so good it was strange to have two errors in one inning. But then, in the bottom of the inning:
- Myles Straw flied out. That’s ok, he made a nice catch in the bottom of the inning that helped keep the game tied.
- Andrés Giménez, who had homered earlier in the game, off lefty Max Fried, singled.
- Tyler Heineman walked.
- The Yankees brought in Luke Weaver. Pinch-hitter Addison Barger got to a full count and then swung and missed, but he pointed out that the catcher’s glove got into his swing path. The Jays challenged, and it was apparent. Bases loaded.
- Ernie Clement singled off shortstop Anthony Volpe’s glove. 5-4 Jays.
- And then George Springer hit a grand slam home run. 105.4 mph, 405 feet. 9-4 Jays.
- Vlad ground out and Kirk struck out.
We also had a big inning in the fourth. Springer started it with a home run. Two outs later, Davis Schneider singled (he’s had a good couple of days against the Yankees). Straw walked. Then, the most unlikely hero of all, Andrés Giménez, homered off a lefty who had a 1.92 ERA coming into the game.
We got more runs in the eighth. Nathan Lukes walked. Straw struck out. Giménez walked. Tyler Heineman struck out. Addison Barger singled (with two strikes) to load the bases. Springer singled to add two more RBI to his afternoon.
We had nine runs on eight hits. Six walks and three home runs helped it along. Springer had three hits and seven RBI. Giménez had two hits and three RBI.
Coming off a super start, Kevin Gausman was shaky today, especially in the first inning. I was wondering if the long pregame ceremony caused him trouble. He gave up two runs in the first inning on two walks and two singles. After that, he threw four scoreless innings, but he had to fight his way through them. In all, he allowed six hits, two earned, four walks and three strikeouts.
An umpire didn’t help him. The umpire had a very loose idea of the strike zone.
After that, we had a bunch of relievers:
- Nick Sandlin threw one scoreless inning.
- Justin Bruihl got one out in the seventh, but gave up a hit and an intentional walk, Aaron Judge again.
- Braydon Fisher came in and got a ground ball to third base, but it went right through Clement. A run scored.. Then Jasson Dominguez grounded out to Vlad, who had it go off his glove for an error. Vlad looked like he wanted to throw to second and turned his body before he got the ball. Another run scored, and the game was tied. But a fly out (nice catch, Straw) and a strikeout got us out of the inning. Great job, Fisher.
- After we got the five runs in the bottom of the seventh, Chad Green pitched the eighth, giving up just a walk.
- Yariel Rodríguez gave up a run in the ninth on a walk, single and ground out.
Jays of the Day: Giménez (.382 WPA, 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 3 RBI), Springer (.259, 3 hits, 2 homers, 7 RBI, 1 walk) and Barger (.093, 1 for 2, plus catcher interference).
Other Award: Fisher had the number, but that was because of two errors, so I can’t give him one.
Tomorrow Will Warren (5-4, 4.37) vs. Jose Berrios is the pitching match-up. It is an evening game.