Sonny Gray To Start For New York Against Washington After Completion Of Suspended Game
New York will return to Washington DC to take on Washington on Monday.
Mother nature wasn't so kind back when New York visited Washington the last time so they're returning to Washington to finish the suspended game and play the finale.
New York who is a member of the American League East comes into the games against Washington with a record of 46-21 and is coming off a loss to Tampa Bay in the finale Sunday.
Sonny Gray will get the start for New York in the finale. The right -hander comes into the game against Washington with a record of 4-4 with a 4.98 earn run average. "according to http://m.mlb.com/player/543243/sonny-gray Gray will start the makeup of a May 16 rainout 30 minutes after the Yankees and Nationals conclude their suspended game on Monday evening. Gray has made three career starts vs. Washington, posting a 4.74 ERA without recording a decision. "according to http://mlb.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=nyy He will oppose Washington right -hander Erick Fedde who comes into the game with a record of 0-1 with a 5.91 earn run average. "according to http://m.mlb.com/player/607200/erick-fedde
As for New York's previous game, As stated above they lost the finale of a four -game series to Tampa Bay.
It seemed like the moment the Yankees had been waiting for all afternoon. They'd trailed for almost the entirety of a close game and Didi Gregorius opened the bottom of the eighth against the Rays with an infield hit and then reached second on a throwing error by pitcher Diego Castillo on a pickoff attempt. The middle of the order on the top offensive team in baseball was due up. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
The moment, however, never arrived as Castillo did a number on the heart of the Yankees' lineup. He struck out Giancarlo Stanton on a full-count breaking ball, got Greg Bird to ground out and fanned Gary Sanchez on three pitches. His escape helped the Rays secure a 3-1 Father's Day victory before a sellout crowd of 46,400 at Yankee Stadium. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
It snapped a three-game winning streak for the Yanks, who have still won 13 of their last 17. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
The absence of offense -- the Yankees were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position -- made a loser out of starter CC Sabathia on a day where he pitched well enough to win. The left-hander went a season-high 7 2/3 innings and allowed three runs. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
"The offense wasn't able to put it together and get something going for him. It's a tough one," Aaron Judge said. "When the offense doesn't get going and CC [is] busting his butt like that, it is pretty frustrating." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sa
Manager Aaron Boone was asked if he expected that the three runs wouldn't be enough against his lineup. He replied, "Always." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
"And that's no disrespect ever to the opponent, it's just I always know that we're some traffic away from popping one," he added. "We had a little traffic and threw some hits out there, but we just couldn't get over the hump. They held us down and kept us at bay today." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
The Rays were going with one of their bullpen games, where relievers pitch all nine innings. Five pitchers, beginning with Wilmer Font, held the Yanks to seven hits and one run -- on Aaron Hicks' eighth homer of the season in the fifth. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
Sabathia allowed traffic on the bases throughout -- he gave up 10 hits and a walk -- but made most of the pitches when he needed to. He struck out 10, his 38th career game with 10 or more and first since striking out 12 Blue Jays on Aug. 17, 2016, in the Bronx. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
For all the baserunners, the Rays only made him pay for it in the second when they scored three runs for a 3-0 lead."according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
Willy Adames and Adeiny Hechavarria singled to put runners at the corners and Carlos Gomez doubled in a run. Sabathia got Rob Refsnyder to pop out and whiffed Johnny Field, but Matt Duffy singled to right to score two more runs."according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
"Early, his stuff was almost too good and he didn't have great command the first few innings. It was coming out crispy, but I don't think he had the command that he normally does," Boone said. "In the middle innings, he settled in and found it. He got better as the day went on." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
"Sometimes when I am feeling good I overthrow and the pitches don't make the action they are supposed to," Sabathia said. "I gave up the hit to Duffy with two out and two strikes, and I probably could have made a better pitch." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
In the fifth, the Rays called on Jose Alvarado to relieve Font and he immediately got into hot water. With his first 10 pitches, the left-hander walked Judge and Gregorius to bring up Stanton. Alvarado got him to swing at a breaking pitch for strike three to end the inning. On the season, Stanton is 5-for-27 (.185) with two outs and runners in scoring position. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
SOUND SMART
This was Sabathia's first loss at Yankee Stadium since Aug. 1, 2017. It ended a run of 12 regular-season home starts without a defeat."according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
HE SAID IT
"He's still working to be 'on-time' and get started to his rhythm of hitting. ... That's what he's struggled with: consistently being on-time. That's when you have a tendency to expand or be behind on the fastball or behind on the breaking ball. That's something as a hitter you have to feel and keep working on and trust it will come. He's got to feel that. Once he does he can go on a run like an MVP."
-- Boone, on Stanton's inconsistency "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-unable-to-back-cc-sabathia-vs-rays/c-281678086
Like New York, Washington is also coming off a loss as they lost at Toronto.
Ever since the Nationals acquired right-hander Ryan Madson in a trade last summer, he had not surrendered a home run in 42 1/3 innings. He acknowledged that streak had been on his mind lately, leading up to a sudden barrage Sunday afternoon in the eighth inning of a tie game at Rogers Centre, when Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte swatted back-to-back home runs off Madson to lead the Blue Jays to an 8-6 victory. "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
These were the first home runs Madson has allowed in more than a year, when he gave up a home run to Ryan Zimmerman on June 4, 2017, while pitching for Oakland. "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
"No command, really," Madson said. "Stuff was good, but no command of it. I think that was the major issue there with the fastball. Probably the wrong pitch and the wrong location." "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
That unlikely result from Madson spoiled what had been a bounce-back performance for the Nationals and their struggling offense, which had been shut out in three of the past five games. But Washington collected 13 hits on Sunday and scored six runs, coming from behind to tie the game in the sixth and eighth innings. "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
However, it was still not enough, as the Nationals were swept during this three-game series in Toronto, and they have now dropped five of their past six games. "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
You never want to get swept, but I'm glad we swung the bats today," manager Dave Martinez said. "We haven't been swinging very well…. I'll take our chances every time we score six runs, I really will. I'm proud of them, they didn't give up, they fought the whole game." "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
There were encouraging signs from a few hitters. Anthony Rendon Brian Goodman and Wilmer Difo each collected a pair of hits. Daniel Murphy looked healthier at the plate. And Michael A Taylor provided a spark by collecting three hits and matching a team record with four stolen bases. The swipes moved him into the Major League lead with 21 on the season, and they helped generate a pair of runs for the Nats."according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
"Just the situation," Taylor said. "You know a lot of times when you get on base, you might want to steal, but the game doesn't dictate or allow it." "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
The Nats endured an abbreviated outing from normally steady right-hander Tanner Roark He had tossed at least six innings in all but one of his 13 starts, but he did not have his best stuff from the outset of this game. He lasted just four innings and gave up four runs on eight hits and a pair of walks in his shortest start of the season. "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
"I stunk today," Roark said. "Didn't really have much working for me."
MOMENT THAT MATTERED
If ever there were an opportune time for Bryce Harper to break out of his slump, it would have been with two outs and the bases loaded in the eighth inning. Harper had a chance to give the Nationals the lead against right-hander Ryan Tepera but he was retired on a weak fly ball that was chased down by Kevin Pillar in center field. Harper went 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts on Sunday, lowering his batting average to .217 and his OPS to .834."according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
HE SAID IT
"It's part of the season you're going to go through. I don't even think it's that bad. Our personalities are good, our attitudes are good. We just want to play a game tomorrow." -- Madson, on moving on from getting swept "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
"Stay the same. Don't show any emotion out there on the mound. You have to be an actor at times when you don't have your 'A' game and you have your 'D' game. You have to be an actor. Sometimes you have to fake it." -- Roark, on pitching without his best stuff "according to https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nats-cant-hold-lead-drop-finale-to-blue-jays/c-281681946
The supended game will resume at 5:05pm and the finale will follow. Both games will be televised on Major League Baseball Network and Yes. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/schedule/2018-06