by Paul Semendinger
April 20, 2023
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So, let's recap...shall we?
San Francisco Giants - Yanks took 2 of 3
Philadelphia Phillies - Yanks took 2 of 3
Baltimore Orioles - Yanks took 2 of 3
Cleveland Guardians - Yanks took 2 of 3
Minnesota Twins - Yankees and Twins split the four games
Los Angeles Angels - Yanks took 2 of 3
The Yankees are 11-7 on the season.
The Yankees won today... without hitting any home runs.
Nifty Nestor gave up four hits (three runs) in six innings. The bullpen closed it out.
A win is a win is a win is a win. And this was a good win.
The Blue Jays come to town tomorrow night.
Derek McAdam will have the full game summary tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m.
A friend wrote around 1pm with an extra ticket, so we went to the game, which was great. IKF made two outstanding plays in CF, and had a bases-loaded, 2-out, 2-RBI hit to put the game out of reach. Nestor didn't give up his first hit until the 5th, when he had his only hiccup (a leadoff walk in the 6th also scored courtesy of a Marinaccio double to the No. 8 hitter). Ohtani (0-for-3, BB) was again neutralized. There was still a disturbing caesura of the offense (one hit from 2nd through 6th), But overall it was a very satisfying win -- and a beautiful day at the ballpark.
Judge has put to rest claims that the Yankees did not enter this season with a quality CFer to back up Bader.
and, in an almost comedic manner, IKF is supplying evidence that the Yankees have a backup to the back up CFer,