Just as it looked like the Yankees were swooning, they’ve pulled out of it. Five straight wins will do that, with New York now within 1.5 games of Tampa Bay and one off their highwater mark above .500 for the season. It’s times like these that the club’s stellar starting rotation feels so imposing; coming off a quick stretch in which Carlos Rodón, Gerrit Cole, and Cam Schlittler all shoved, the Yankees can casually toss out another player with an ERA that’s threatening to go under 3 in Ryan Weathers tonight. When your starting pitching gives you a great chance to win every night, well, you’re gonna win a lot of games.
It’ll be another long day’s journey into night today, with the Yankees and A’s facing off at 10 pm EST. Before that, Andrew will get you caught up with today’s Rivalry Roundup, and Matt’s profile of Rube Oldring will be the next entry in our Yankee Birthday series. Later, John analyzes the opening salvos in the CBA negotiations from the MLBPA and the league, Josh discusses The Backup Catcher situation, and Kento analyzes Amed Rosario’s quality work at the plate.
Today’s Matchup:
New York Yankees at Athletics
Time: 10:05 p.m. EST
TV: YES Network, NBCSCA
Venue: Sutter Health Park, Sacramento, CA
Questions/Prompts:
1. Have Carlos Rodón’s back-to-back solid starts convinced you that he’s all the way back?
2. The A’s, at 27-30, are just one game back of first in the AL West. Who do you favor in this division of sub.-500 clubs?
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