In Between the Pinstripes #39

In between the Pinstripes_39: Keuchel’d
There is not much you can do when you get completely dominated by Keuchel like that. Keuchel went 7 easy innings and stroke out 10 Yankees. The one thing that I can say is; LAYOFF THE BREAKING BALL IN THE DIRT. There is nothing you can do against Keuchel after that—if you catch a guy like Keuchel on a good day, you can only hope the bullpen gets in as soon as possible.

The bullpen came in in the 8th in the form of Houston Astros closer Ken Giles who pitched 1.2 innings after Chris Devenski who came in the beginning of the 8th to get Todd Frazier and walk Brett Gardner. Giles threw 37 pitches [a season high] and gave up a solo homer off the right field foul pole to bomber first baseman Greg Bird.

One of the only positives that comes out of this game is that the Yanks worked the count against Ken Giles who will be running on fumes for Game 2. Another is that the Yankees have seen the breaking ball in the dirt enough times, that hopefully they can collectively lay off the pitch for the rest of the series.


Hopefully the Yankees can beat Verlander to split the opening of the series and go home with C.C. on the mound to try and give the bombers the lead in the ALCS. Severino is a great stopper and will give the Yankees the best chance to beat Verlander again. The only way is up from here when you get completely dominated by a Cy Young winner. Let’s hope for the best against Verlander tomorrow.  

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