As New York, Toronto Who Are Both Members Of The American League East Are Starting Their Two Game Series In Bronx New York Tonight Luis Severino, Yusei Kikuchi Are Starting
As New York, Toronto who are both members of the American League East are starting their two game series in Bronx New York tonight Luis Severino, Yusei Kikuchi are starting.
Luis Severino is a right handed starting pitcher for New York for the team that wears the pinstripes!
Yusei Kikuchi is a left handed starting pitcher for Toronto!
Luis Severino comes into the game with a record of 2-0 with an earn run average of 3.75!
Yusei Kikuchi comes into the game with a record of 1-1 with an earn run average of 4.35.
“according to espn.com”
New York comes into the inaugural game of the two games series with a record of 20-8 and is leading the American League East though they played Texas Monday who unlike them is a member of the American League West.
As New York, won the finale over Texas Monday in Bronx New York 1-0 Nestor Cortes was phenomenal!
How phenomenal?
Nestor Cortes pitched 7.1 innings gave up 1 hit, walked 4 batters and struck out 11 batters and was headed for a no hit bid until Eli White who was Texas no 9 hit broke it up with a single.
Nestor Cortes was supported offensively by Anthony Rizzo who doubled in the 8th inning scoring Aaron Judge.
Manager Aaron Boone had this to say about Nestor Cortes start!
I was getting kind of in that nervous zone, but I was going to let him go until he totally gave it up,”
Nestor Cortes had this to say about his start against Texas!
I felt like early on, I was attacking the zone real well,” “You never know how long you can go without giving up a hit. After the fifth inning, it felt kind of special. I was just trying to maintain it.”
Nestor Cortes teammate first baseman Anthony Rizzo had this to say about Nestor Cortes start against Texas.
It’s just who he is. He’s been throwing like that since I got here,”
“according to Bryan Hoch’s article on mlb.com”
While New York was playing a game on Monday against Texas Torontowho comes into the game with a record of 17-13 and is third in the American League East 4.0 games back of New York in the division was not playing a game against an opponent because they had the day, night off because their previous game was on Sunday against Cleveland who unlike them, New York is a member of the American League Central.
In that game Toronto lost to Cleveland 3-4 despite taking a 3-2 lead in the 8th inning because Own Miller’s one out homer off Tim Mayza tied it at 2-2 as the baseball went to left field bleachers . Then Adam Cimber relieved with two outs and allowed Franmil Reyes single and Andre Gimenez’s walk Oscar Mercado who was hit on the left hand by a pitch in the third inning lined a 2-2 offering to center and the 6 foot 5, 265 pound Franmil Reyes slid home ahead of the throw that was cut off. .
Oscar Mercado had this to say about his hit!
I just stuck with the fastball and he threw it in a spot where I able to get a barrel on it .
Own Miller had this to say about his homer!
I always know that that wall’s pretty big in left but I defiantly knew I hit that one pretty well. I guess you never know . But yeah , being able to get it up there a little bit, I could feel that one was gone.
“according to an article by the Associated Press on espn.com”
First pitch is set for 7:05pm from Yankee Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on SNET-1, Yes!