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About Last Night: Yanks Win By Inches

By Paul Semendinger

May 2, 2024

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About Last Night: Last night the Yankees, the first place Yankees, defeated the Orioles 2-0 on a great pitching performance by Luis Gil and a homerun that just made it by Oswaldo Cabrera.

 

Quick Stats:

  • WP - Luis Gil

  • S - Clay Holmes

  • LP - Corbin Burnes

  • HR - Oswaldo Cabrera

 

Big Story - The Yankees have not been scoring many runs. After scoring 15 runs on Saturday and 15 more on Sunday, the Yankees scored no runs on Monday, two on Tuesday, and two last night. They lost on Monday. They lost on Tuesday. They won last night.

 

Player(s) of the Game - Luis Gil. The difference in this game was Luis Gil. This was his best performance of the year as far as I am concerned. He pitched into the seventh inning. He allowed only two hits. Better yet, he walked only one. Even better yet, he allowed no runs. Since the Yankees didn't score, except on an Oswaldo Cabrera homer, one that just snuck into the foul pole net, Gil had to be just about perfect... and he was. He also struck out five.

 

Notable Performances:

  • Oswaldo Cabrera had two hits

  • Juan Soto had a hit and a walk

  • Clay holmes pitched 1.2 innings, allowed one hit, and striking out three to earn the save

 

Better to Forget:

  • Remember when everyone said, "Judge is back!" He's gone 1 for 11 this series. His average is back down to .200

  • Anthony Volpe struck out three times in going 0-for-4

  • Giancarlo Stanton went 0-for-4

  • Anthony Rizzo went 0-for-3

  • Gleyber Torres went 0-for-3

  • Ian Hamilton didn't pitch well, facing three batters, getting one out, hitting one batter, and walking one batter

 

My Takes:

  • I was at the game with my cousin and his family. I LOVE Camden Yards. It is such a delightful place to watch a baseball game.

  • Over the last few years, I have been to PNC Park, CitiField, Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Camden Yards. Of those five stadiums, the one that is the least fan friendly, the least enjoyable, the least fun, the loudest, the most expensive, and the one with the least amount of character is Yankee Stadium. I hate saying that, but it's true. I love Yankee Stadium. I love going to Yankee games, but Yankee Stadium just isn't as nice a place to watch a game as those other parks.

  • I'll explore this further in a "Perspectives" article tomorrow or Saturday, but, before we announce that a player is "BACK!" let's see him produce for more than a game or two. We're now in May. Aaron Judge is hitting .200. How can that not be concerning?

  • Giancarlo Stanton is batting .223. How is that not concerning?

  • Gleyber Torres is batting .215.

  • One can say, "It's early..." but... it's not so early


 Next Up - The Yankees and the Orioles close out the series this afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Carlos Rodon takes the mound for the Yankees who will try to split the four game series.

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jjw49
02 may

Burnes was burned by one pitch however Gil pitched better last night, he appears to be gaining more confidence with every outing. Nice win against a very, very good team. Volpe should probably be moved out of the lead off spot.... maybe try Cabrera there.

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fantasyfb3313
02 may
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volpe should absolutely be moved, but absolutely NOT if Cabrera is the choice. that would just be idiotic. it has to be Verdugo or Judge

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Alan B.
Alan B.
02 may

Mentally, Volpe is not ready to be the leadoff hitter. The numbers do not lie.

Gil, in my opinion, because of coming back from TJS, is and always was going to be the one pulled from the rotation with no injuries, when Cole comes back.

Boy, did Cabrera did that!

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Andy Singer
Andy Singer
02 may

The umpire had a wide strike zone (for both pitchers, I should add). Against a pitcher as nasty as Corbin Burnes, that makes him nearly unhittable. I was frustrated by the Yankees' inability to make more of the runners they got on-base in the two previous game, but against an ace of Burnes' caliber, you can't expect to score a lot of runs.


I am worried about Judge and Torres to varying degrees, though I'm far more concerned by Torres. Judge still hit multiple balls hard, and looked far from lost at the plate, just not quite on it. Torres, on the other hand, has looked lost since last September, and it's not really getting any better.


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jeff
03 may
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Volpe and Wells may be ready for another Chicken Parmesan dinner at the Volpe household in New Jersey to sort out their hitting issues and improve one another.

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