Series Alert: Yankees set to host Guardians, Rockies
When & Where |A|
To Watch Tonight vs |B|
Guardians: Coverage on YES |C|
& the YES App |D|
begins at 6:00 with |E|
Yankees Batting Practice Today |F|
Thursday |M| vs Guardians: Coverage on |O| YES & the YES |P| App begins at 12:30 |Q| p.m. with the Pregame |R| Show
Friday vs Rockies: |S| Coverage on YES & |U| the YES App begins |V| at 6:00 p.m. with |Y| Yankees Batting Practice Today
|Z| dir="ltr">Saturday vs. Rockies: Coverage |A| on YES & the |B| YES App begins at |C| 11:30 a.m. with a |D| Yankees Old-Timers Day special
|E| dir="ltr">Sunday vs. Rockies: Coverage |F| on YES & the |G| YES App begins at |H| 12:30 p.m. with Yankees |J| Batting Practice Today
Pinstriped |K| Pulse
Entering a six-game |L| homestand, the 73-52 Yankees |M| have the best record |O| in the American League |P| and lead Baltimore by |Q| a half-game for first |R| place in the AL |S| East. Juan Sotos three-homer |U| game last Tuesday at |V| the White Sox was |Y| the first of his |Z| career, and it was |A| his 23rd multi-homer game, |B| moving him to within |C| one of the all-time |D| MLB record for a |E| player age 25 or |F| younger held by Hall |G| of Famer Mel Ott. |H| Austin Wells is batting |J| .338 since July 22. |K| Jose Trevino has made |L| two starts since returning |M| from a quad injury |O| that cost him a |P| little more than a |Q| month.
Marcus Stroman has |R| allowed just one run |S| in 11 innings over |U| his last two starts, |V| the second of which |Y| was in Sundays Little |Z| League Classic against the |A| Tigers in Williamsport, PA. |B| Oswald Peraza homered Friday |C| at Detroit in his |D| season debut. The following |E| day, Tim Mayza worked |F| a clean inning out |G| of the bullpen in |H| his Yankees debut, a |J| return to the Majors |K| for the veteran lefty. |L| He signed with the |M| Yanks just before the |O| All-Star break shortly after |P| he was designated for |Q| assignment and released by |R| Toronto.
How Bout |S| That
Aaron Judge continues |U| to amaze. Last Wednesday, |V| he became the fastest |Y| player in MLB history |Z| by games to reach |A| 300 career homers, and |B| he is six away |C| from becoming the fifth |D| player ever to have |E| three 50-homer seasons. A |F| chance at the AL |G| triple crown may be |H| a bit of a |J| longshot since he is |K| 18 points behind Kansas |L| Citys Bobby Witt Jr. |M| for the lead in |O| batting average, but with |P| a mark of .331 |Q| to go along with |R| MLB-high totals of 44 |S| homers, 111 RBI and |U| a 1.166 OPS, he |V| could very well end |Y| up a unanimous MVP |Z| Award winner, something that |A| didnt even happen in |B| his legendary and record-breaking |C| 62-homer season when he |D| received 28 of 30 |E| first-place votes.
Know The |F| Foes
At 72-52, Cleveland |G| is a half-game behind |H| the Yankees for best |J| record in the AL, |K| and the Central-leading Guardians |L| are 2.5 games up |M| on Minnesota and the |O| Royals. Jose Ramirez has |P| 32 homers and 100 |Q| RBI, hitting those marks |R| in the same season |S| for the third time |U| in his career, although |V| the .277 hitter enters |Y| the Bronx in a |Z| 2-for-16 skid. Steven Kwan |A| is batting .316, fourth-best |B| in the AL behind |C| Judge, Witt and Vladimir |D| Guerrero Jr. (.317). Josh |E| Naylor ranks second on |F| the team in homers |G| behind Ramirez with 27 |H| – no one else |J| on the team has |K| more than 13.
With |L| 110 stolen bases, Cleveland |M| ranks third in the |O| AL behind Tampa Bay |P| (149) and Boston (119). |Q| Closer Emmanuel Clase has |R| only allowed four earned |S| runs this year, giving |U| him an ERA of |V| 0.69 over 57.1 innings, |Y| but he did blow |Z| a save against the |A| Yankees way back on |B| April 14. The 46-79 |C| Rockies are tied with |D| Miami for the worst |E| record in the National |F| League.
Colorado recently placed |G| Kris Bryant on the |H| injured list with a |J| back strain, marking the |K| fourth time that specific |L| issue has forced him |M| onto the IL and |O| his eighth overall stint |P| on the IL since |Q| he signed with Colorado |R| prior to the 2022 |S| season. The 2016 NL |U| MVP and a four-time |V| All-Star from 2015-21, Bryant |Y| has appeared in just |Z| 35.4 percent of the |A| Rockies games since he |B| joined them, playing in |C| 159 out of a |D| possible 449, and hes |E| batting just .229 with |F| 12 homers since the |G| start of last year.
|H| dir="ltr">Probable Starters
Luis Gil |J| gets the call for |K| the Yankees tonight against |L| Matthew Boyd, who pitched |M| well against the Cubs |O| last Tuesday in his |P| Guardians debut and first |Q| game back following Tommy |R| John surgery. Cleveland has |S| not announced who will |U| oppose Nestor Cortes tomorrow |V| – trade deadline acquisition |Y| Alex Cobb was placed |Z| on the injured list |A| yesterday with a fractured |B| fingernail on his right |C| hand. Gerrit Cole and |D| Gavin Williams are lined |E| up for Thursdays series |F| finale. Starters for Yankees-Rockies |G| series have not yet |H| been locked in.
Bronx |J| Buds
YES first-ever animated |K| series premiered exclusively on |L| the YES App over |M| the weekend: HexClad presents |O| Bronx Buds, powered by |P| Bical Auto Mall! Join |Q| young ballplayers Riv, Bash, |R| Oscar and their teammates |S| on a baseball adventure |U| throughout New York City. |V| The next episode will |Y| drop at 9 a.m. |Z| this Saturday.
Old-Timers Day
|A| dir="ltr">Legends will be back |B| in the Bronx on |C| Saturday when the Yankees |D| hold their 76th Old-Timers |E| Day celebration, which will |F| commemorate the 15th anniversary |G| of the 2009 World |H| Championship team. Presented by |J| FreshDirect, the festivities are |K| going to include nine |L| Monument Park inductees including |M| Hall of Famers Derek |O| Jeter and Mariano Rivera. |P| YES coverage will begin |Q| at 11:30 a.m., and |R| fans with tickets are |S| asked to be in |U| their seats by 12 |V| p.m. for introductions, which |Y| will be read by |Z| Michael Kay, followed by |A| a live Q&A session |B| with the players led |C| by Suzyn Waldman and |D| the man who managed |E| that 09 team, Joe |F| Girardi.
