Zebby Matthews of the Minnesota Twins and one of the Yankee youngsters, Will Warren, were both excellent in a 6-2 win for the Yankees. Will Warren threw enough strikes to match Zebby Matthews, but he did give up a couple of solo home runs. Zebby Matthews stifled the Yankees with nine strikeouts in six innings…
Zebby Matthews, a Western Carolina graduate and former standout, is pitching tonight for the Minnesota Twins against Will Warren and the New York Yankees. Zebby Matthews is a strikeout pitcher, and this is a problem for the free-swinging Yankees. Though Zebby Matthews has a high earned run average, it is wise to expect him to…
Max Fried was not able to pitch better than journeyman Jason Alexander. Max Fried only pitched five innings in this 7-1 loss. This was disappointing. Max Fried is not pitching like he did at the beginning of the season. He has become a poor pitcher. Meanwhile, the Yankees made Alexander look like Cy Young. This…
The Yankees could win the rubber game against the Houston Astros behind ace Max Fried. Max Fried needs to pitch better than he has in his last six starts if the Yankees are to win the rubber game. Max Fried has a favorable pitching match-up against journeyman Jason Alexander. Hopefully, the Yankees can use the…
Luis Gil needed to have a much better start for the Yankees, following the poor season debut from the reigning American League Rookie of the Year. Thankfully, Luis Gil did pitch better, which portends good things for him and for the Yankees. The Yankees won this game, 5-4. They were also lucky that Giancarlo Stanton,…
Old Timers Day will kick off today at noon at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees will celebrate the 2000 World Series victory over the Mets. Maybe Mariano Rivera can talk some sense into Devin Williams. Rivera was the greatest pitcher ever, and he will be at Yankee Stadium for Old Timers Day today. In other news,…
Cam Schlittler was making the fourth start of his career, and he went from the frying pan into the fire. Cam Schlitter has been good, but the Yankees scored few runs off Houston Starting Pitcher Hunter Brown. After the fifth inning, both Cam Schlittler and Brown were out of the game. Cam Shlittler pitched well…
Hunter Brown has become a good pitcher, and the Yankees are bullish that Cam Schlittler, who has pitched well in three career starts, will become one. Hunter Brown poses a difficult challenge for the Yankees in the first game of this three-game series. The Yankees could get swept in Yankee Stadium in this series. Hunter…
5 Things to watch for are presented as the Yankees prepare to host the Astros. The Astros are a good baseball team and present a challenge for the Yankees. These 5 things mostly present a set of challenges for the reeling Yankees, who won the last game of a six-game road trip but struggled even…
Baseball, more than any other sport. Players rely on their teammates in baseball. Line drives get caught, and pop flies fall in in baseball. You must be ready for your opportunity in baseball, like life. You can learn lessons when you fail, which is often, from baseball. This list was inspired by the Yankees’ losing…