Game 5. Judge & Cole lead Yanks to 7-2 win; Yanks deal for Odor.

Gerrit Cole was dominant, pitching seven shutout innings and striking out 13, and Aaron Judge homered and drove in four runs as the Yankees (3-2) beat Baltimore 7-2 Tuesday night.

The Yanks also made a deal earlier in the day, getting Rougned Odor from Texas. More on that in a bit. First to the game.

The game started off disappointing. Cole got out of a jam in the first, but got out of it. Then in the bottom of the first, the Yanks loaded the bases with no one out. But Stanton, Torres and Frazier all struck out. You just wanted to scream,

Jay Bruce homered (1) in the bottom of the second to put the Yanks up 1-0.

In the fourth, the Yanks loaded the bases with no one out again, as Bruce, Gio Urshela and Kyle Higashioka all walked. D.J. LeMahieu GIDP, with a run scoring to make it 2-0, and Judge singled to make it 3-0.

In the seventh, a walk to Brett Gardner, followed by a double by Giancarlo Stanton, made it 4-0.

Judge hit a 3-run HR in the bottom of the eighth to put the Yanks up 7-0.

They should have had a shutout, but with two outs in the ninth, Lucas Luetge gave up a two-run HR after SS Gleyber Torres nonchalanted a ball into a single when it should have been the final out of the game.

Judge 3 hits, 3-run HR (2), 4 RBI
Stanton 2 hits, RBI
Bruce solo HR (1)

Cole (W, 1-0) 7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 0 W, 13 K. 1.46 Just what you want from your ace.
Green 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 0.00
Luetge 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 W, 1 K. 13.50 Gave up a 2-run HR.

The Yanks made moves. Mike King went to the alternate site after his brilliant six inning relief job on Sunday. Thairo Estrada was DFA’d to make room on the 40 man roster for Odor.

The Yanks traded two minor leaguers (Antonio Cabello and Josh Stowers) to Texas for Rougned Odor. I don’t like this. I don’t know where Odor fits. He has only played 2B in the majors, although Texas did work him out at 3B this spring. The Yanks are set at 2B with LeMahieu, have a 2B playing SS in Torres, are set at 3B with Urshela. They have Andujar (on the DL) who can’t crack the team. Wade doesn’t hit, but plays more positions than Odor, and is their only backup SS. After Wade, your other backup SS right now is Urshela, and you just DFA’d Estrada, who was as versatile as Wade.

Odor, 27, a lefty bat, has topped 30 HR in three different seasons. But in two of those seasons, he hit .205 and .204. His walk to whiff ratio isn’t good, and he led the league in striking out in 2019. All or nothing hitter. He is a .237 hitter with an OPS+ of just 88. A lefty hitter, and the power translates well to Yankee Stadium, but low average, high strikeout, low walks.

Odor has a hefty contract, but most of it will be paid for by Texas.

Odor’s 162 game average is .237-28-86, 12 SB, OPS+ 88. 36 walks, 151 strikeouts. In eight postseason games, Odor is 7 for 28, 2 HR, 4 RBI.

And oh yeah, he throws a mean right hand. Just ask Jose Bautista.

WS Game 2. Washington going home with 2-0 Series lead. Cubs choose Ross as mgr.

The Washington Nationals, the biggest WS underdog since the 2007 Colorado Rockies (who got swept by Boston) are heading home after whipping Houston 12-3 in Game 2 last night.

In winning both games at Houston, Washington beat Gerrit Cole AND Justin Verlander. Verlander has now started six WS games in his career, and is 0-5.

Stephen Strasburg gave up a 2-run HR to Alex Bregman in the first inning, but nothing after that as he pitched six innings for the win.

Five different Nationals had two hits, as they banged out 14, including 3 HR.

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The Cubs apparently have chosen ESPN broadcaster David Ross as their new manager, replacing Joe Maddon who has moved on to the Angels. Remember the surprise when the Yankees chose Aaron Boone two years ago? And Eduardo Perez (Tony’s son), an ESPN broadcaster, is still in the mix for some open managerial jobs, too.

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The Arizona Fall League ends tomorrow, Friday. The Surprise Saguaros, which has some Yankees’ prospects, are 16-11, have clinched their division and will be playing in the Championship game on Saturday.  Stats for those prospects.

1B Brandon Wagner .212-2-21  19 games
C Donny Sands .188-1-7  14 games
CF Josh Stowers .121-1-3   19 games.
P Aaron McGarity 1-0, 0.87 9 games, 10 1/3 IP  14 K
P Glenn Otto  2-1, 1.35  5 starts, 20 IP,  20 K
P Daniel Bies 0-1, 4.50 10 IP, 14 K

 

 

Minor League Report.

AAA: SWB rained out

AA: Trenton rained out.

High A: Tampa (63-71) split a DH.

Reg. sched. game: Lost 4-0, getting just 2 hits. SS Diego Castillo’s 3 errors led to 3 unearned runs.

Makeup of 8/27 rainout: Won 5-3. Castillo 2 hits, RBI. 1B Steven Sensley 2 hits, 2 RBI.

Low A: Charleston (69-66) lost 8-5. LF Canaan Smith 2 hits, .306. RF Josh Stowers 2 RBI. C Eduardo Navas 3 hits, 2 RBI. 2 solo HR.

 

Prospects heading for the Arizona Fall League.

From MLB.com

Yankees (Surprise): Daniel Bies, RHP; Glenn Otto, RHP; Donny Sands, C; Josh Stowers, OF; Brandon Wagner, 1B

Acquired from the Mariners in an offshoot of the Sonny Gray trade in January, Stowers has a chance to have four average or better tools, with his arm the lone exception. Otto has had difficulty staying healthy but can reach 97 mph and devastate hitters with his curveball when he’s at 100 percent.

Minor League Report. Voit HRs on rehab. AAA, AA win by shutouts.

AAA: SWB (72-62) won 4-0 to take a one-game lead over Syracuse in the IL North. The season ends next Monday, Labor Day. One game up, six to go.

1B Luke Voit continued his rehab with three hits, which were two doubles and a 2-run HR.

LF Clint Frazier 2 hits. CF Trey Amburgey 2 hits. Michael King, who was great in the minors last year, and who missed most of this year with injury, pitched great.

King (W, 2-1, 3.38) 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 W, 6 K.
Loaisiga (H, 1) 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K.  6.32
Feyereisen 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K.  2.58

AA:  Trenton (74-59) won 2-0. C Kellin Deglan 2 hits, 2 RBI.

Schmidt (W, 2-0, 2.37; AA numbers) 7 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 W, 5 K.
Reeves (H, 1) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K.  1.82
D. Alvarez (S, 20) 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K.   2.35

Schmidt, 23, RHP. Combined 2019 minor league record: 6-5, 3.47. 19 games, 18 starts. Yankees’ 1st round pick in 2017 draft.

High A: Tampa rained out.

Low A: Charleston (69-65) won 11-5. C Josh Breaux 3 hits, 4 RBI, inc. a solo HR. RF Josh Stowers 2 hits,  RBI. 3B Welfrin Mateo 2 hits, RBI. 2B Eduardo Torrealba 2 hits, RBI.

 

 

Minor League Report. Jordan Montgomery has a rehab start. Voit continues his rehab with 3 hits.

AAA: SWB (70-62) lost to Lehigh Valley 6-2. 1B Luke Voit, on rehab, 3 hits, RBI. DH Ryan McBroom (.318) 2 hits. 3B Mandy Alvarez 2 hits, RBI. The loss dropped their lead in the International League North down to 1/2 a game.

AA: Trenton (72-59) won 5-4. LF Ben Ruta 2 hits, RBI. C Kellin Deglan 3 hits, RBI. CF Rashad Crawford 2 hits, RBI.

Starter Rony Garcia (W, 4-11, 4.40) 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 9 K.

Trenton won the first-half title, so they already have a postseason berth.

High A: Tampa (61-70) lost both games of a DH. They have been eliminated from postseason consideration.

Game 1: A 5-1 loss, and they only got four hits. All the runs they gave up were unearned. 1B Mickey Gasper 2 hits, RBI.

Jordan Montgomery 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K.

Game 2: Makeup of 8/1 ppd.: Lost 9-5. CF Pablo Olivares 2 hits, RBI. C Gasper 2-run HR.

Low A: Charleston (67-65) lost 5-2. CF Brandon Lockridge 3 hits, RBI. DH Josh Stowers 2 hits.

 

 

 

Minor League Report. Voit HR in rehab game.

AAA: SWB (70-61) lost to Lehigh Valley 7-3. Luke Voit on rehab DH 2 for 4, solo HR, walk. SS Breyvic Valera 2 hits, RBI. 1B Ryan McBroom (.317-22-58) solo HR. 3B Gosuke Katoh 2 hits.

AA: Trenton (71-59) lost 1-0. The only run given up was unearned.

High A: Tampa (61-68) won 6-5.  2B Oswaldo Cabrera 2 HR, 4 RBI.

Low A: Charleston (67-64) lost 2-1. RF Josh Stowers, 2 hits, solo HR.

Starter and loser Jhony Brito (L, 6-4, 3.29) 8 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 7 K.

Minor League Report. Voit on Rehab, SWB at Lehigh Valley.

AAA: SWB (70-60) won 11-4 at Lehigh Valley. 1B Luke Voit started rehab games, 0 for 3 with a walk, scored a run. 2B Wendell Rijo 2 hits, RBI. SS Breyvic Valera (.319) 2 hits, 3 RBI, 3-run HR.  RF Trey Amburgey 2 hits. 2 hits, RBI 2B/1B Gosuke Katoh. 3B Mandy Alvarez 2 hits, 3 RBI.

Adonis Rosa (6-0, 3.51) 5 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 0 W, 5 K. Gave up 2 HR, all runs in first inning.

Recent signings David Hernandez and Ryan Dull each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, Hernandez striking out the side.

AA: Trenton (71-58) won 4-2. CF Rashad Crawford 2 hits, RBI. Trenton pitchers combined to strike out 14.

Abreu 3 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 2 W, 3 K.  4.07
Reeves 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 W, 5 K.  1.86
Lane (W, 4-2, 2.13) 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W 3 K.
Bristo (S, 1) 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K.  3.38

High A: Tampa (60-68) lost both games of a doubleheader.

Regularly scheduled game: Lost 7-1, getting just 3 hits, 2 by 3B Oswaldo Cabrera.

Makeup of 8/1 postponement: Lost 6-1. Cabrera, 3B, 2 more hits.

Low A: Charleston (67-63) lost 4-2. RF Josh Stowers 4 for 4, 2 RBI.

These regular seasons will be coming to an end very soon.

Minor League Report.

AAA: SWB (66-59) won 9-3. LF Clint Frazier 2 hits. 3B Francisco Arcia 2 hits. C Kyle Higashioka 2 hits, 2 RBI, solo HR. SS Gosuke Katoh 3 for 3, 2 walks. 2B Mandy Alvarez 3 hits, 5 RBI, a 2-run HR. 2 hits, 2 RBI CF Billy Burns.

Adonis Rosa (W, 5-0, 3.33) 7 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 0 W, 4 K.

AA:  Trenton (68-56) won 12-6 over Reading. SS Kyle Holder 2 hits, 2 RBI, a 2-run HR. 3B Brandon Wagner 3 hits, 4 RBI, Grand Slam. CF Rashad Crawford 2-run HR. DH Angel Aguilar 2-run HR.

High A: Tampa (57-66) split a DH.

Reg. Scheduled Game: Won 5-4 in 8 innings (DHs in minors are 7 inning games). CF Estevan Florial 2 hits, 2 RBI. DH Alexander Palma PH 3-run HR with two out in the top of the seventh.

Makeup of 6/19 postponement: Lost 10-2. 2B Diego Castillo 2 hits, RBI. RF Steven Sensley 2 hits.

Low A: Charleston (65-61) won 9-5. LF Canaan Smith 3 hits, 4 RBI (.313). CF Josh Stowers 3 hits, 2 RBI. C Ryan Lidge 2 hits, RBI.

Minor League Report.

See the report of last night’s major league game for a couple moves done by the Yanks in releasing a couple of SWB players.

AAA: SWB (65-55) got blown out, 15-1. They only got four hits, two by LF Clint Frazier. 1B Ryan McBroom solo HR (.324-20-50).

AA: Trenton (64-55) lost 8-1, getting just five hits and making three errors. SS Kyle Holder 2 hits, solo HR.

High A: Tampa (54-64) won 4-2. 2B Oswaldo Cabrera 2 hits, RBI. DH Alexander Palma 3 for 3, 2 RBI, 2-run HR.

Junk (W, 4-6, 5.19) 6 1/3 IP, 2 R, 8 H, 2 W, 2 K.
Bies (S, 1) 2 2/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 6 K   6.75

Low A: Charleston scored in the bottom of the ninth to win 1-0. DH Josh Stowers 3 hits, inc. bunt single to get on base in the bottom of the ninth. 1B Eric Wagaman GW RBI double.

Luis Medina 7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 10 K.  6.00
D. Ramos (W, 1-0, 0.00) 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 0 K.