As New York, Kansas City Are Continuing Three Game Series Tuesday Night In Bronx New York On Jackie Robinson Day Max Fried, Michael Wacha Are Starting
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Baseball’s color barrier when he made his historic MLB debut. Every year on April 15, Baseball honors Jackie’s legacy by celebrating his life, values and accomplishments. The extensive and unified League-wide show of support has included retiring Jackie’s number throughout the Majors in 1997; dedicating April 15 as Jackie Robinson Day each year since 2004; and requesting that every player and all on-field personnel wear his No. 42 during games scheduled on Jackie Robinson Day since 2009.
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As New York , Kansas City are continuing three game series Tuesday night in Bronx New York On Jackie Robinson Day Max Fried, Michael Wacha are starting.
Where?
On the mound!
Max Fried, Michael Wacha are different because Max Fried is a left handed starting pitcher while Michael Wacha is a right handed starting pitcher!
Max Fried, Michael Wacha seasons on the mound so far are going in opposite directions because Max Fried has a record of 2-0 with an earn run average of 1.56 because he’s won every start he has pitched so far this season including his start on Wednesday April 9, 2025 at Detroit pitching 7.0 innings surrendering 5 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 11 Detroit batters because Michael Wacha has a record of 0-2 because he’s lost every he has pitched including his start at Baltimore on Saturday April 5, 2025 when he pitched 5.2 innings surrendering 6 hits, 4 earned runs, 1 walk while striking out 5 Baltimore batters.
According to https://www.mlb.com/player/max-fried-608331
https://www.mlb.com/player/michael-wacha-608379
Though,
Could mother nature prevent New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Kansas City from continuing their series from Max Fried, Michael Wacha making their starts as scheduled?
There is a possibility of that happening because at first pitch it’s partly cloudy with thunderstorms with 51% chance before it becomes mostly clear with 10 % chance an hour following first pitch being thrown before it goes down to 7% chance 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 a member of the American League East comes into the second game of three game series with record of 9-7 is going to be looking to win the series because they won the first game of the series Monday night in Bronx New York 4-1 by hitting 4 home runs.
Off who?
Kansas City starting pitcher Seth Lugo who pitched 6.2 innings surrendering 7 hits, 4 earned runs, 2 walks while striking out 4 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. The first home run that Seth Lugo surrendered was to third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr who homered to center 411 feet in bottom of 4th inning evening the game at 1 run a piece. In the bottom of 5th inning New York the team that wears the pinstripes hit three home runs. The first home run came off the bat of center fielder Trent Grisham who hit home run right center 384 feet giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 2-1 lead. The third home run came off the bat of first baseman who was designated hitter Ben Rice who hit home run to right 381 feet extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead 3-1 before the final home run came off the bat of catcher Austin Wells who hit home run to right 361 feet.
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Offensively the home runs supported Carlos Carrasco who started who pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 1 earned run , 2 walks while striking out 4 Kansas City batters. Fernando Cruz who relieved Carlos Carrasco who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 3 Kansas City batters. Tim Hill who relieved Fernando Cruz who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 1 Kansas City batter. Luke Weaver who relieved Tim Hill who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 0 Kansas City batters. Devin Williams who relieved Luke Weaver who pitched 1.0 innings s surrendering 1 hit , 0 earned runs , 1 walk wile striking out 0 Kansas City batters
Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes hitting four home runs off Kansas City starting pitcher Seth Lugo New York the team that wears the pinstripes manager Aaron Boone had this to say!
It’s a handful of good swings from our lefties, and we were able to jump them and be the difference tonight,”
“Hitting is hard, and everyone is going to have their little lulls and whatnot.”
Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes hitting four home runs off Kansas City starting pitcher Seth Lugo New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco who pitched 5.0 innings surrendering , 1 hit, 1 earned run , 2 walks while striking out 4 Kansas City batters had this to say!
Eerything we did before the game was working,”“In the first inning, we got those two walks and I was able to hold it right there. … I just went one pitch at a time and was able to get out of the inning.”
According to Bryan Hoch MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/carlos-carrasco-four-solo-hrs-lift-yankees-over-royals
Kansas City is a member of the American League Central comes into the game with record of 8-9 is going to be looking to even up the series at 1 game a piece because they lost 4-1 Monday night in Bronx New York because offensively they only produced 1 run. The run? A home run off the bat of shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. who hit home run to left center 388 feet in top of 3rd inning off New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco.
Following Kansas City’s 4-1 loss to New York the team that wears the pinstripes Bobby Witt Jr. who produced Kansas City’s only run of the game had this to say!
There were a lot of what ifs. We had a lot of motivation knowing we could have beaten them and could have done more,”
“You try to give yourself a reset and try to get back to work.”
Following Kansas City’s 4-1 loss to New York the team that wears the pinstripes Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro had this to say!
We had a couple of walks in the first inning and we were not able to capitalize on them. It’s not going to be 10, 12 runs every night. But we need to do a better job stringing some bigger innings together.”
According to Bill Ladson MLB article https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/bobby-witt-jr-homers-in-royals-loss-to-yankees
First pitch is set for 7:05pm Eastern Time 6:05pm Central Time from Yankee Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on Yes, FanDuel Sports Kansas City