yeah but the orioles are about the same. Both teams have been a notch below mediocre since mid June. It's actually alarming
I saw they had Weaver warming up too late. If these fools are going to insist on running Holmes out there you have to have another guy ready to go. Ultimately I want Holmes gone but when he does pitch you can tell very early on when he doesn't have it and you need that other guy in there after the 3rd batter.
Yankees finish vs Pittsburgh who will likely have shut Skenes down by that point.
Cashman has a dangerous combination of arrogance and stubborn with forcing Boone to keep running out stiffs like Verdugo and Holmes.
| Pitchers - PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germán | 3.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.84 |
Was watching the Orioles last night, their best pitcher since August 1 has been Albert Suarez, ( 35 year old journeyman who had not made a start in the majors since 2018 or 19. He was pitching in Japan last year; his ERA is something like 1.25 his last 6 starts. In April, he was considered fortunate to make the roster and slated as a middle relief. He starts last night and looked like garbage from the jump, O's were down 5-1 at the end of the 3rd. It was just a disaster. Orioles should have 3-4 pitchers coming back in the next few weeks off the IR as well as Westburg who had been really good at 3rd base but I am just not sure that either of the Yankees or Orioles are really going to make a run in the next 20 games. I also think Rutschman is dealing with some type of injury that they are not making public. Just way to up and down and the pitching just seems suspect at best for both teams
At least Baltimore lost 1 game to the White Sox this week. Yankees go to Chicago Cubs 0.5 games out.
Brutal, just brutal…