New York Looks To Bounce Back In The Finale Against Baltimore As J.A. Happ Makes First Start Of The Season
On Sunday New York will not only look to bounce back from their first setback of the season but they will also look to the win series as J.A. Happ makes his first start of the regular season while Baltimore will also look to win the series as Dylan Bundy makes his first start of the regular season.
New York comes into the game with a record of 1-1 and is in first place in the American League East while Baltimore also comes into the game with a record of 1-1 and is in second place in the American League East. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/standings
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J.A. Happ who is a left-hander will make his first start of the season for New York. Happ returns for his first full year in pinstripes, having gone 7-0 with a 2.69 ERA in 11 regular-season starts after being acquired from Toronto in July. Happ set career highs in K's (193), K/9.0 IP ratio (9.78) and strikeout rate (26.3%) in 2018 “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/roster/probable-pitchers He will oppose Baltimore right -hander Dylan Bundy. Bundy is looking to bounce back after posting career lows in almost every statistical category last season. He went 8-16 with a 5.45 ERA and allowed 41 homers, but did strike out more than a batter per inning. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/roster/probable-pitchers
As for New York and Baltimore’s previous game, Baltimore evened up the series as James Paxton who pitched for Seattle last season made his New York debut.
- James Paxton was solid in his pinstriped debut, striking out five and pitching into the sixth inning, but Jesus Sucre's three-RBI performance helped hand the Yankees a 5-3 defeat on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, New York's first of the new season. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/james-paxton-solid-in-yankees-debut
The left-handed Paxton was dominant early, facing one batter over the minimum through five frames. Baltimore chipped away in the sixth, capitalizing on a pair of inning-opening hits as Dwight Smith Jr. connected for an RBI single and catcher Gary Sanchez threw a ball into center field on a stolen-base attempt for a run-scoring error. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/james-paxton-solid-in-yankees-debut
Paxton received a warm ovation as he exited with two outs in the sixth, having scattered four hits and a walk in an 82-pitch effort. The 30-year-old was acquired from the Mariners last November in exchange for three players, including top-rated pitching prospect Justus Sheffield. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/james-paxton-solid-in-yankees-debut
Sucre drove in three runs as part of a three-hit afternoon, knocking a seventh-inning single off reliever Chad Green and a two-run double off Jonathan Holder in the ninth. The victory was credited to Jimmy Yacabonis, who worked three innings of one-run ball following a two-inning "opener" start by Nate Karns.”according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/james-paxton-solid-in-yankees-debut
First pitch is set for 1:05pm. The game will be televised on MASN 2 , Yes and Major League Baseball Network.