Luis Severino Starts As New York Takes On Toronto
The right -hander Luis Severino who is from the Dominican Republic and who has struggled lately will get the start for New York as they will look to win their second straight game against Toronto while Toronto meanwhile will look to even up the series on Saturday.
New York comes into the game with a record of 76-46 and is second in the American League East while Toronto comes into the game with a record of 55-67 and is in fourth place in the division. "according to http://www.espn.com/mlb/standings
As stated above Luis Severino will start for New York. The right -hander comes into the game with a record of 15-6 with a 3.27 earn run average. "according to http://m.mlb.com/player/622663/luis-severino Severino’s second half struggles continued last time out vs. the Mets, as he recorded his shortest start of the season. Through four innings, Severino allowed four runs on seven hits, including two home runs. "according to http://mlb.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=nyy He will oppose Toronto right -hander Sean Reid -Foley who comes into the game with a record of 0-1 with a 5.40 earn run average. "according to http://m.mlb.com/player/656887/sean-reid-foley Reid-Foley made his debut Monday vs. the Royals and limited the damage in a five-inning stint that resulted in a 3-1 loss. He had the bases loaded with nobody out in the fourth. After walking in a run, he induced a popup and a DP to escape the jam "according to http://mlb.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=nyy
As for the opener between New York and Toronto, New York edged Toronto.
Giancarlo Stanton brought the figurative thunder at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Then actual rain followed. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
Showers began pouring down a batter after Stanton's 435-foot blast in the seventh inning, halting play that would never resume. After waiting 85 minutes for the weather to subside, the Yankees were awarded a rain-shorted 7-5 win over the Blue Jays. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
"We got a heads-up from the umpires right before it was coming that it was going to get real windy and nasty," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "It finally started to blow in, you could see it coming, obviously. The original thought was the delay would be about an hour and a half, but there was some uncertainty there, so we just didn't really know." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
Once the decision to end the game was made, the Yankees had completed an impressive comeback win, snapped a two-game losing streak and regained their footing in the American League Wild Card race. New York maintained its three-game lead on Oakland for the top spot, with the A's walking off against the Astros in 10 innings on Friday night. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
Down, 4-0, after a rough top of the first from Lance Lynn, the Yankees cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the inning on RBI hits from Didi Gregorius and Miguel Andujar. Lynn then settled down long enough for Neil Walker to put New York ahead, 5-4, with a three-run homer off Marcus Stroman in the fourth. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
Lynn bent again in the fifth, allowing a game-tying RBI single to Devon Travis, but Gleyber Torres' RBI forceout in the bottom of the inning put the Yankees on top for good, thanks to scoreless relief from Chad Green and David Robertson. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
"Not an ideal start, but to fight back and get this win was really huge for us," said Stanton. "A good test for us. Get punched, and punch right back."according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
The Yankees' offense has sputtered at times this month without injured sluggers Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez, particularly with runners in scoring position. That's what made Andujar's double in the first and Walker's homer in the fourth such welcomed sights -- together, those hits exceeded the team's combined total with runners in scoring position from the last two games. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
Those struggles, though, have largely eluded Stanton, who continues to rake in Judge's absence. In 21 games since Judge went on the disabled list, Stanton is hitting .289/.351/.663 with eight home runs and 17 RBIs. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
"I'm having much better at-bats overall, and being on time and having a good approach," Stanton said. "That's all I can do." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
Though the Yankees outlasted it, the five-run, four-plus-inning outing marked Lynn's least effective in pinstripes. He'd allowed just one run over his first three appearances (two starts) since being acquired from the Twins. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
"That first was ugly, and I have to make sure it doesn't happen again," said Lynn. "The offense came back and bailed me out. I knew that was a possibility." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Walker goes wild: Though it was Walker who put the Yankees ahead for the first time, the seeds for his three-run, fourth-inning shot were planted a batter before, when Greg Bird taxed Stroman to the tune of a 10-pitch walk. Bird fought back from a 1-2 hole, fouling off six pitches before two impressive takes rewarded him with first base, putting runners on first and second for Walker. Stroman wasn't sharp afterward, laying an 0-1 cutter center-cut to Walker, who deposited it into the right-field seats for his seventh home run of the year. Four of those have come this month. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
"I thought our at-bats all night, up and down, were really strong. We made Stroman work really hard," Boone said. "Stroman came in throwing the ball well, and we made it difficult on him with our up-and-down at-bat quality. It was good to see us throw a big number up there." "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
SOUND SMART
The Yankees have long loved seeing Stroman toe the rubber in the Bronx, where they've feasted on the righty over the course of his career. The five tallies New York scored off the righty gave it 31 runs (29 earned) across 41 innings in Stroman's nine career starts at Yankee Stadium. That translates into a 6.37 ERA for the Long Island native. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
HE SAID IT
"You're going to ask him about his popup to right?" -- Lynn, joking to reporters as he motioned to Stanton in the clubhouse "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/giancarlo-stanton-homers-in-yankees-rainy-win/c-290749638
First pitch is set for 1:05pm from Yankee Stadium. The game will be televised on Major League Baseball Network and Yes. "according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/schedule/2018-08