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Though, Gleyber Torres Hit Home Run Though, Alex Verdugo Doubled To Center Scoring Anthony Volpe New York Yankees Lost First Game Of Subway Series 3-2 To New York Mets Tuesday In Bronx New York

The Subway is the preferred method of transportation in New York!

New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres hit home run to right center 365 feet in bottom of 2nd inning.

New York Yankees left fielder Alex Verdugo doubled to center scoring shortstop Anthony Volpe in bottom of 6th inning trimming New York Yankees deficit to 3-2. Though, it wasn’t enough as New York Yankees lost first of two game Subway Series to New York Mets 3-2 Tuesday in Bronx New York Jahmai Jones who was New York Yankees designated hitter was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. New York Yankees Trent Grisham was 0-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Juan Soto was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Aaron Judge was 0-1 contributing 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in because New York Mets intentionally walked him instead of letting him hit because they know what he is capable of doing offensively. JD Davis was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Ben Rice was 0-2 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Anthony Volpe was 2-4 contributing offensively 1 run. . Alex Verdugo was 1-2 contributing offensively 1 run batted in. Though, it wasn’t enough offensively support Luis Gil who started who pitched 5.1 innings surrendering 4 hits, 1 earned run , 1 walk while striking out 6 New York Mets batters. Michael Tonkin who pitched 1.1 innings surrendering 2 hits, 2 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 2 New York Mets batters. Caleb Ferguson who relieved Michael Tonkin who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 New York Mets batters. Luke Weaver who relieved Caleb Ferguson who pitched 2 hits, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 2 New York Mets batters. Clay Holmes who relieved Luke Weaver who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 New York Mets batter.

According to espn app

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Gleyber Torres hit home run though Alex Verdugo doubled to center scoring Anthony Volpe New York Yankees lost first game of two game Subway Series 3-2 to New York Mets Tuesday in Bronx New York.

Following Gleyber Torres hitting home run following Alex Verdugo double to center scoring Anthony Volpe following New York Yankees losing first game of Subway Series 3-2 in Bronx New York New York the team that wears the pinstripes manager Aaron Boone had this to say about the starting lineup he created for the game that included Jahmai Jones, Trent Grisham, Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, JD Davis , Ben Rice, Anthony Volpe , Gleyber Torres , Alex Verdugo, Carlos Narvaez about New York Mets starting Jose Quintana!

to “give some of our lefties a day” and stack the lineup with right-handed bats against Mets southpaw Jose Quintana, adding that Davis would bat fourth because “it’s the reason we brought him here”

Quintana did a good job of slowing him down, speeding him up,”

“I thought Quintana was on his game tonight.”

Following Gleyber Torres hitting home run following Alex Verdugo double to center scoring Anthony Volpe following New York Yankees losing first game of Subway Series 3-2 in Bronx New York New York the team that wears the pinstripes captain, center fielder Aaron Judge who was 0-1 contributing 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in had this to say!

Today we didn’t get the win, but we’ve got to move on,”We’ve got another big one tomorrow.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article!https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/aaron-judge-walks-four-times-in-yankees-loss-to-mets

New York Yankees are now going to prepare for the finale of two game Subway Series where Gerrit Cole, Sean Manaea are starting.

Gerrit Cole, Sean Manaea are different because Gerrit Cole is a right handed starting pitcher!

Sean Manaea is a left handed starting pitcher!

Gerrit Cole comes into the finale of the Subway Series with record of 3-1 with an earn run average of 4.60 because on Friday July 19, 2024 verses Tampa Bay Gerrit Cole pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 6 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk while striking out 8 Tampa Bay batters.

Sean Manaea comes into the finale of the Subway Series with a record of 6-4 with an earn run average of 3.73 because on Friday July 19, 2024 at Miami Sean Manaea pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 8 hits, 5 earned runs, 1 walk while striking out 1 Miami batter.

According to https://www.mlb.com/player/gerrit-cole-543037

https://www.mlb.com/player/sean-manaea-640455

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Could mother nature prevent Gerrit Cole, Sean Manaea from making their starts in Subway Series as scheduled?

There is a possibility of that happening because at first pitch it’s cloudy with 43% chance of rain before thunderstorms arrive with 51% chance of rain at 8:00pm before it turns cloudy, windy with 47% chance of rain at 9:00pm before it turns cloudy with 38% chance when the game is supposed to be over.

According to Accuweather on ESPN App

First pitch is set for 7:05pm from Yankee Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with with David Cone, Jessica Mendoza, Eduardo Perez, Karl Ravech commentating!

David Cone is a former MLB Baseball Pitcher who pitched, started in the Major Leagues for 5 Major League Baseball teams two of those teams being New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Boston. David Cone pitched 6 seasons for New York the team that wears the pinstripes 1995-2000) where finished with a record of 64-40 that included a perfect game on July 18, 1999 when he opposed the Montreal Expos. In 2001 he pitched 1 season for Boston where he finished with a record of 9-7.

According to https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coneda01.shtml

According to book Take Me Out To The Ballpark

An Illustrated Tour Of Baseball Parks Past and Present by Josh Leventhal

Jessica Mendoza Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist and trailblazer Jessica Mendoza joined ESPN in 2007 and in 2015, became the first woman to serve as an analyst for nationally-televised MLB games. She has since become one of the leading voices in ESPN’s Major League Baseball coverage.

She appears regularly on ESPN studio shows including Baseball Tonight, SportsCenter, Get Up and First Take. Mendoza in 2020 became the first woman to serve as a World Series game analyst on national radio as she joined the MLB on ESPN Radio team for the World Series.

She has continuously made history as a Major League Baseball analyst, becoming the first female ESPN MLB game analyst on television during the August 24, 2015 edition of Monday Night Baseball. A few months later, Mendoza became the first female analyst for a nationally televised MLB Postseason game, calling the American League Wild Card Game on ESPN. That year, she also became the first female analyst for a Men’s College World Series telecast.

Mendoza appeared on several Sunday Night Baseball telecasts during the stretch run of the 2015 season and in 2016, ESPN officially named her to the Sunday Night Baseball team. She is the second-longest tenured Sunday Night Baseball analyst in the history of ESPN’s marquee MLB telecast.

In the 2020 MLB season, she became the first woman to serve as a solo analyst for a national package of MLB game telecasts including weeknight games and holiday baseball. She also served as an analyst in ESPN’s exclusive English-language KBO League coverage for the 2020 regular season.

One of the most notable softball players of the 2000’s, Mendoza’s on-field experience seamlessly translated to television. Her ESPN career began in 2007 with her serving as a softball analyst and college football sideline reporter. In addition to her current MLB contributions, Mendoza has also provided analysis on ESPN and ABC Little League World Series coverage since 2016. She has served as an analyst and reporter for the Men’s College World Series and since 2007 has been the lead analyst for ESPN’s coverage of the Women’s College World Series. Mendoza also contributes content to espnW.

Prior to her work with ESPN, Mendoza was a field reporter for Yahoo! Sports at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and also served as the lead college softball analyst on FOX Sports.

Mendoza is a two-time Olympian and was a member of the U.S. Women’s National team from 2001-10. Her team took home the Gold Medal in Athens, Greece (2004) and the Silver Medal in Beijing, China (2008). She is both a three-time World Champion (2002, 2006, 2010) and World Cup Champion (2006, 2007, 2010), in addition to being a two-time Pan American Gold Medalist (2003, 2007). In 2006, she was named the USA Softball Athlete of the Year and was also recognized in 2008 as the Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year. In 2019, Mendoza was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame.

Mendoza was a four-time first team All-American while playing outfield at Stanford University. She led the team to their first ever Women’s College World Series appearance and finished her college career with school records that are still held today in: batting average (.416), hits (327), runs scored (230) and career home runs (50). She was a three-time Stanford Female Athlete of the Year and a First Team Academic All-American in 2002.

Eduardo Perez played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball!

Though, non for New York the team that wears the pinstripes or Boston instead he played 4 seasons for St. Louis, 3 seasons for Cincinnati, 3 for California (Angels), Cleveland, Seattle. Eduardo Perez played for California (Angels) from 1993-1995, Cincinnati from 1995-1998 St. Louis from 199-2003 Cleveland in 2006 before finishing up his Major League Baseball playing career with Seattle in 2006. While playing in Major League Baseball had 1800 at bats contributing offensively 79 home runs, 238 runs, 294 runs batted in, 19 stolen bases.

According to https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/perezed01.shtml