“That’s all I can really say”.
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Called up before the game as part of a youth movement that led to Alex Rodriguez’s release, Austin batted seventh and sliced a 2-2 fastball from Matt Andriese (6-4) to the opposite field. He wound up hitting the longest home run by a Yankee at Yankee Stadium since Alex Rodriguez in 2011.
Among the newcomers are Austin and Judge, who became the first set of teammates to homer in their first career at-bats during the second inning Saturday. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy.
No, this was not an everyday kind of afternoon.
Again, adjustments were made in 2016 as he returned to his regular output of 148. Baseball America mentions that after struggling to control his large strike zone in 2015, Judge lowered his hands this season to be able to get to some of those higher-velocity pitches. Clearly, his focus was elsewhere.
“I think it’s good for them to be here today to see that these guys were young, these guys performed at a high level and they had a long run”. Aaron Judge or Tyler Austin? Batting right after him, Judge did the same. It’s been a familiar theme from the farm system this year. “We’ve talked about some of these players before”. They are our guys who our favorite teams develop. “And this is a group that doesn’t take it for granted”.
“I asked him how he was doing”, Cash said. It was not a good day for Matty Ace.
Joe Girardi has noticed the excitement that Judge generates in the stands when he steps to the plate and, especially, when he hits the ball in the air.
The two Baby Bombers were slated to make the Yankees team sometime this season, but thanks to A-Rod’s sudden release and a day-to-day Brett Gardner injury, Austin and Judge debuted together with smashing success by making history. Now they’ll come back and try to do the same thing tomorrow, because that’s what you’re supposed to do. I used to think Dave Winfield was huge, but he was drafted in two other sports; football and basketball.
“I figured Judge, being his first call-up, he’s not going to sleep anyway”, Cashman said. Other than the home runs, Odorizzi made few mistakes in the 95-degree heat. The two home run pitches were pretty much Tanaka’s only mistakes on the afternoon.
BLUE JAYS 4, ASTROS 2: Russell Martin hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning, Aaron Sanchez pitched seven innings to help Toronto end Houston’s winning streak at four.
Castro quickly tied the game by hitting a pitch over the center field fence to the left side of Monument Park with one out in the fourth and Hicks homered into the second deck in right field for a 6-3 lead. For an offense that has had trouble scoring runs all year 8 runs is equivalent to an offensive outburst. Just missing some spots here and there, giving up easy hits.
PHILADELPHIA – Maikel Franco hit a three-run homer and Jerad Eickhoff won his second straight start as Philadelphia beat Colorado.
Tampa Bay Rays’ Evan Longoria hits an RBI double during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on Sunday, Aug.14, 2016, at Yankee Stadium in New York. He belted 19 home runs in 93 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before his promotion, and in his last five minor-league games, Judge homered three times.
Hicks has a.901 OPS in the month of August. “Tough to grip the ball, but I don’t like to make excuses like that”. That means he’s off the 40-man roster. NY also optioned RHP Ben Heller to Triple-A and moved RHP Conor Mullee to the 60-day disabled list.
Relievers Tyler Clippard and Tommy Layne retired each of the six batters they faced today (Anthony Swarzak allowed a hit to the only batter he faced).
Neil Walker scored on a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the 11th inning as the New York Mets enjoyed a walk-off win over the San Diego Padres.
The six-time All-Star had a tumultuous tenure in Washington that included him grabbing National League MVP Bryce Harper by the throat during a dugout altercation in September. He had a double and a home run.
“You don’t see that very often”, Girardi said.
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It feels as if they trade just one more star or have another teary-eyed press conference to announce a veteran’s departure, they will clinch a postseason berth.
