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As New York, Boston Are Playing Finale Of Three Game Series On Sunday Night Baseball On ESPN In Bronx New York Luis Gil, Kutter Crawford Are Starting As New York, Boston Are Looking To Win The Series

As New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Boston are playing finale of three game series on Sunday night in Bronx New York Luis Gil, Kutter Crawford are starting as New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Boston are looking to win the series.

Luis Gil, Kutter Crawford are alike because they’re both right handed starting pitchers!

Luis Gil comes into the finale of three game series with record of 9-4 with an earn run average of 3.41 because on Tuesday July 2, 2024 when opposing Cincinnati, Graham Ashcraft Luis Gil pitched 4.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 4 earned runs , 3 walks while striking out 3 Cincinnati batters.

Kutter Crawford comes into the finale of three game series with record of 4-7 with an earn run average of 3.47 because on Tuesday July 2, 2024 at Miami Kutter Crawford pitched 6.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks while striking out 7 Miami batters.

According to https://www.mlb.com/player/luis-gil-661563

https://www.mlb.com/player/kutter-crawford-676710

There is a small chance of that happening as it’s partly sunny with 13% chance of rain at first pitch before it turns mostly cloudy with 0 % chance of rain an hour following first pitch being thrown at 9:00pm 10:00pm when the game is supposed to be over.

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New York the team that wears the pinstripes is looking to win the series because New York the team that wears the pinstripes comes into the finale of three game series with record of 55-36 is 2.0 games behind Baltimore who is leading the division because following losing Friday Night’s game 5-3 they beat Boston 14-4 on Saturday in Bronx New York evening the series at one game a piece where New York the team that wears the pinstripes rookie first baseman Ben Rice had a big day offensively hitting 3 home runs.

As Ben Rice rookie first baseman for New York the team that wears the pinstripes had big day offensively Saturday as he hit three home runs in the bottom of 1st inning Ben Rice hit home run to right 360 feet giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 1-0 lead. In bottom of 5th inning Ben Rice hit home run to right center 406 feet scoring New York the team that wears the pinstripes catcher Austin Wells New York the team that wears the pinstripes third baseman DJ Lemahieu.

Ben Rice’s reward for having big day offensively Saturday as New York the team that wears the pinstripes went on to beat Boston 14-4? A Curtain Call!

Offensively Ben Rice three home runs in New York the team that wears the pinstripes 14-4 beating of Boston offensively supported Gerrit Cole who started who pitched 4.1 innings surrendering 7 hits, 4 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 8 Boston batters. Tim Hill who relieved Gerrit Cole who pitched 2.2 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 Boston batter. Josh Maciejewski who relieved Tim Hill who pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 1 hit , 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 4 Boston batters.

According to espn app

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes rookie first baseman Ben Rice having a big day offensively Saturday hitting 3 home runs as New York the team that wears the pinstripes went on to beat Boston 14-4 New York the team that wears the pinstripes manager Aaron Boone had this to say!

What a game,”“In the midst of what we’re going through, to set the tone right away in the first inning with a homer and then put together a legendary day, it’s just really big time. But it’s in line with the at-bats he’s been giving.”

You try to stay in the moment with him, because I think the catching part of it is real, too,That’s not the need right now, but he’s getting a ton of opportunities. It’s a great opportunity in front of him. We’re excited about what he’s doing, but I also don’t want to rush him too much.”

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes rookie first baseman Ben Rice having a big day offensively Saturday hitting 3 home runs as New York the team that wears the pinstripes went on to beat Boston 14-4 New York the team that wears the pinstripes New York starting pitcher Gerrit Cole Ben Rice’s teammate had this to say about New York the team that pinstripes rookie first baseman his teammate Ben Rice hitting 3 home runs!

We’re going through it, so we’ll take any kind of success,”

Really, I think it’s a little bit greater than that. It’s a historical day, a magical day. And to be honest, I’m pretty thankful that I get to be on the lineup card because I know he’ll remember it forever.”

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes rookie first baseman Ben Rice having a big day offensively Saturday hitting 3 home runs as New York the team that wears the pinstripes went on to beat Boston 14-4 New York the team that wears the pinstripes third baseman Ben Rice’s teammate Oswaldo Cabrera who is an infielder as well as an outfielder had this to say about his teammate New York the team that wears the pinstripes rookie first baseman his teammate Ben Rice who it 3 home runs!

We heard a lot of good things about that guy, and he showed it today,” said infielder/outfielder Oswaldo Cabrera.

He’s always smiling. He’s enjoying the game all the time.”

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes rookie first baseman Ben Rice having a big day offensively Saturday hitting 3 home runs as New York the team that wears the pinstripes went on to beat Boston 14-4 New York the team that wears the pinstripes first baseman Ben Rice had this to say about how he his approaches offense!

“I have a lot of confidence in my approach,”

Up here is no different. The game hasn’t changed. The bases are all in the same spots.”

According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/ben-rice-has-first-career-multihomer-game-for-yankees

Like New York the team that wears the pinstripes Boston is also going to be looking to win the series because Boston comes into the finale of three game series with record of 48-40 is in third place in the American League East 7.5 games of Baltimore who is leading the American League East because though they lost the second game 14-4 to New York to the team that wears the pinstripes Saturday in Bronx New York Boston won the first game 5-3 Friday in Bronx New York Clay Holmes, Tommy Kahnle surrendered home runs to Designated Hitter Masataka Yoshida Boston Center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela in top of 9th inning top of 10th inning.

Offensively Boston home runs Friday off New York the team that wears the pinstripes closer Clay Holmes reliever Tommy Kahnle offensively supported Tanner Houck who pitched 3.1 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run , 4 walks before the rain delay arrived. Bailey Horn who relieved Tanner Houck who pitched 2.2 innings surrendering 2 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 3 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. Cam Booser who relieved Bailey Horne who pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 1 hit , 0 earned runs, 1 walk while striking out 1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batter. Justin Slaten who relieved Cam Booser who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batter. Kenley Jansen who relieved Justin Slaten who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters.

According to espn app

Following Boston’s 5-3 win over New York the team that wears the pinstripes Boston manager Alex Cora had this to say about Masataka Yoshida hitting home run!

Masa, he’s finding his rhythm,”“We know he's a good hitter. He hasn't hit for power [this season], but the short porch in right, and he got a good pitch to hit and drove it.”

Following Boston’s 5-3 win over New York the team that wears the pinstripes Boston Designated Masataka Yoshida had this to say!

Situation-wise, and the stadium, here at Yankee Stadium, I think that’s one of the biggest highlights of my career with the Red Sox,”

According to Ian Browne MLB article https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/masataka-yoshida-ceddanne-rafaela-rally-red-sox-past-yankees

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

The game is going to be televised on ESPN 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