As a reminder, today’s game is on AppleTV.
Yesterday afternoon was disappointing, but taking three of four from the Red Sox still counts as a statement by a team that’s playing surprisingly well since the deadline.
The Yankees will test whether this run can amount to anything. The Jays draw Gerrit Cole today, Cam Schlittler tomorrow, and Ryan Weathers on Sunday. That’s about as tough of a pitching series matchup as it gets. But hey, we have Paul Sewald now, so there.
We got little bits of news today. Anthony Santander is apparently hitting off a tee. That’s good for him, but I’m operating under the assumption that he’s effectively medically retired until we get proof otherwise.
As mentioned, Paul Sewald is active tonight. He’s posted a really good K:BB ratio this year (44:9 in 39 innings), but 12 home runs have blown up his ERA. Hopefully either luck or a new coaching staff gets him past that issue. Lazaro Estrada goes down for the corresponding move. Due to a new rule this year, because he’s been optioned five times now this season he’d have to be DFA’d if he’s brought back and sent down again. It’s not a big thing, as he hasn’t been good this year, but it just adds one more wrinkle to an already complicated Jays pitching situation.
Today’s Lineups
| YANKEES | BLUE JAYS |
|---|---|
| Trent Grisham – CF | Brett Bateman – CF |
| Ben Rice – DH | Nathan Lukes – RF |
| Spencer Jones – RF | Vladimir Guerrero – 1B |
| Luis Garcia – 1B | George Springer – DH |
| Jazz Chisholm – 2B | Alejandro Kirk – C |
| Heliot Ramos – LF | Andres Gimenez – SS |
| Ryan McMahon – 3B | Kazuma Okamoto – 3B |
| Austin Wells – C | Jesus Sanchez – LF |
| George Lombard – SS | Ernie Clement – 2B |
| Gerrit Cole – RHP | Shane Bieber – RHP |
Go Jays Go!
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