Los The New York Yankees They were defeated in a first and important match against the Orioles de Baltimorewho are now closer than yesterday in the American League East standings.
In the middle of this match in which the Orioles de Baltimore They were down 3-1, there was a crucial moment that probably brought down the Yankees’ morale. Did Aaron Boone have anything to do with that?
Probably yes. What do you think about this?
Pitcher Clarke Schmidt, who missed more than two months with a shoulder injury and was making his fourth start since returning from the disabled list, had thrown more than 90 pitches by the sixth inning, when he had allowed two runs and multiple hits.
But even though he was carrying that many pitches and had the Baltimore Orioles’ top three left-handed hitters in Adley Rutschman, Anthony Santander and Colton Cowser awaiting him in the top of the sixth inning, Yankees manager Aaron Boone took the risk, letting Schmidt remain on the mound.
Although his gamble started well by retiring Adley Rutschman, Venezuelan Anthony Santander made him pay by connecting his 44th home run of the season with no runners on base in that inning and increasing the team’s lead to 3-1.
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Ramon Urias adds a solo shot for the O’s! pic.twitter.com/dknu9zDrDe
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) September 25, 2024
But that was not all, Aaron Boone was forced to use one of his few left-handed relievers, in this case Tim Mayza, who managed to finish the inning without causing any more damage.
However, Mayza did not have the same luck in the following inning when he had to face right-hander Ramón Urías, who hit another solo home run, this time to increase the lead for the Orioles de Baltimore at 4 runs to 1.
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Ramon Urias adds a solo shot for the O’s! pic.twitter.com/dknu9zDrDe
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) September 25, 2024
Using a right-hander against lefties was definitely not a good idea for Aaron Boone, much less using left-hander Tim Hill against right-handed hitters…
The result of this was two home runs and two extra runs for the rival, which although the The New York Yankees They scored two more runs in the seventh inning, but were unable to tie the score.
Finally, the The New York Yankees They were defeated 5 runs to 3, allowing the Baltimore Orioles to get within five games of their lead, with the same number of games remaining to be played.
2024-09-25 21:11:09