As for Austin Hicks (.198, 5 HR, 22 RBI) while he can not yet come close to lacing up Carlos Beltran’s cleats at the plate (.304, 22 HR, 64 RBI in 99 Games with the NY Yankees) he is still an upgrade defensively. “It’s definitely different. It’s a different group of guys”. “We both want to be successful in this game and it’s hard when you’re worry about other people to like, “Do bad” or something like that, so I’m definitely pulling for him, 100% excited for him”. But it’s just different.
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A little more than a year after the Nationals acquired him from the Philadelphia Phillies to replace Drew Storen as their closer, Papelbon became a free agent.
So far, that energy has translated into runs – 69 in the 14 games played in August, a healthy 4.9 runs per game – and wins.
The Tigers also remained 1 1/2 games out of the second American League wild-card spot behind Boston and put the brakes on a six-game skid against Texas dating back to last season.
Right-hander Zack Greinke (11-3, 3.67) goes for the Diamondbacks.
Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge wasted no time in making an impact on the New York Yankees, becoming the first teammates to hit home runs in the first at-bats of their major league debuts in the same game. The two also became the fourth and fifth players in Yankees history to debut with home runs in their first career at-bats.
That win came a day after Aroldis Chapman was traded to the Chicago Cubs for three prospects and Adam Warren, and what followed were four straight losses which led to the Yankees dealing Andrew Miller, Carlos Beltran and Ivan Nova for seven more prospects.
It was Green who made the biggest impression of the night.
The youngsters will continue seeing playing time for the Yankees, as even more veterans are on the way out. Judge and Austin powered their way to a team win on Saturday afternoon, and for the first time, it seemed the team is emerging as a contender.
However, with both Severino and Eovaldi now out of the equation, the Yankees’ starting rotation is comprised of just Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and C.C. Sabathia.
Odorizzi (7-5) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings with six strikeouts and one walk.
NEW YORK (AP) – If only Evan Longoria got to play every game at Yankee Stadium.
After Judge opened the third with a home run into the right-center field seats, the Rays broke it open with one out in the fourth by sending 10 men to the plate and getting five straight hits before the second out was recorded.
But that is where Green did his best work of the night, getting Justin Smoak to chase a slider for strike three and winning a nine-pitch duel with Melvin Upton Jr.by blowing a 94 miles per hour fastball by him. We’ve seen them adapt and adjust.
Luis Cessa was used in relief after Severino, so the Yankees might call up Chad Green to start Monday’s series opener against Toronto. Girardi the manager? The fans may have turned on him. “That’s all I can really say”. “We think they can come here and we think they can help”. “Being confident with it is huge”.
We have gotten a glimpse already of one of their young studs, as Gary Sanchez got his first hits and home run of his Major League Baseball career this week, and looks ready to contribute on a full-time basis. “Every time I run out there, it’s nearly like a tryout”.
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The Rays took a 3-2 lead in the 4th, but Starlin Castro hit a home run, his 14th of the season, to tie it back up.
