Friday, July 28: Yankees come to town for the last time

[SteveA]

Bobby Witt walk off salami.  Royals beat Twins 8-5 in 10 innings.

[Greg Pappas]

That felt good.  Great game by Grayson and great DP to end the threat.  Let's get this win!

[Winter]

Just now, SteveA said:

Bobby Witt walk off salami.  Royals beat Twins 8-5 in 10 innings.

he's coming around 

[Chavez Ravine]

2 minutes ago, baltfan said:

See this is why he needs clean innings. The guy is used to starting. Hyde needs to know this. 

But he sucked as a starter and began to find his grove as a reliever. So maybe he needs to be in extreme high leverage situations to focus? Maybe Hyde knows that?

[Bemorewins]

I hope that we can scratch one across as Cole fatigues because this is not the team that you want to get into a bullpen game against.. We have 2 guys they have a slew of guys.

[Roy Firestone]

WORK THE COUNT HERE!!

[Hank Scorpio]

Someone work a walk

[baltfan]

1 minute ago, Malike said:

Look, he gave up 0 runs to an awful offense, his defense made big plays behind him and he walked 2 and struck out 4. I'm sure his game score isn't the best we've seen from an Oriole pitcher this season.

The offense is different with Judge.  It’s not all about game scores. The Yankeees had good at-bats tonight.  It’s also really tough facing the best pitcher in the AL.  But agree not the most dominant game of the season. 

[justD]

3 minutes ago, Mooreisbetter27 said:

Gunnar so smooth

That play was like butter. 

[Moose Milligan]

Oh God, Cano 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, spiritof66 said:

As good as GRod looked tonight, he'll look even better when he's allowed to wear a real Orioles uniform.

That rain delay was a lucky break for the O's tonight. Who decided in late July that wearing all black uniforms was a good idea? This is the hottest day of the year so far.

I know a guy who might be able to help with the uniforms:

 

[Alasdaire]

1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

Not every reliever gets that luxury. That’s not living in reality. 
 

Pretty sure he just worked out of it. 

Relievers obviously need to be ready and able to perform in sticky situations. But that doesn't mean you can't try to avoid them. That's my gripe with Hyde, he is constantly putting relievers in more difficult situations than is necessary. Like here, if you're going to yank Grayson if he does anything short of a 1-2-3 inning, just let him go out on a high note after the sixth and give the reliever control over the inning. 

[baltfan]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

WORK THE COUNT HERE!!

It’s not like their bullpen is weak.  I will take a run instead.  Do what it takes. 

[Hank Scorpio]

That cutter was the one

[Malike]

Just now, baltfan said:

The offense is different with Judge.  It’s not all about game scores. The Yankeees had good at-bats tonight.  It’s also really tough facing the best pitcher in the AL.  But agree not the most dominant game of the season. 

Judge hasn't played in forever and his just being in the lineup doesn't magically make all of these old and washed-up players great again. I'm very happy with his performance, we couldn't have asked for more, except to win this now.