Max Fried Struggles As New York Yankees Lose 8-4

Max Fried got the start for the Yankees. He faced Chris Bassitt, who was the starter for the Blue Jays. Max Fried struggled, and the Yankees lost 8-4. The Yankees made three errors.

The Yankees needed Max Fried to pitch well, like an ace. The Yankees still have a losing record against all but one team in the American League East. They are 11-17 in the division. The Tampa Rays are the only team in the American League East that New York has a winning record over. Do you think it will be hard for the Yankees to win the division because of this?

Lineups As Max Fried Faces Bassitt

The Blue Jays were facing Max Fried, with Davis Schneider as the leftfielder, batting leadoff. Will Wagner pinch-hit for him in the sixth inning. George Springer was the designated hitter, batting second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was the first baseman, batting third. Bo Bichette was the shortstop, batting fourth. Alejandro Kirk was the catcher and batted fifth. Addison Barger was the right fielder and batted sixth. Ernie Clement played third baseman and batted seventh. Myles Straw was the center fielder and batted eighth. Leo Jiménez was the second baseman and batted ninth. Nathan Lukes pinch-hit for him in the sixth inning.

For the Yankees, Trent Grisham batted first and was the center fielder. Cody Bellinger was the right fielder and batted second. Aaron Judge was the designated hitter who batted third. Ben Rice was the first baseman who batted fourth. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was the second baseman who batted fifth.

Jasson Dominguez was the left fielder, batting sixth. Anthony Volpe was the shortstop and batted seventh. JC Escarra was the catcher and batted eighth. Oswald Peraza was the third baseman, batting ninth. Jorbit Vivas pinch-hit for him in the eighth inning. He stayed in to play third base.

News and Notes

The Rice home run in the ninth inning last night was likely the Yankees’ most important hit of the season. It was not, however, the first ninth inning home run he has hit. He hit one last season. He has been in a bit of a slump, and the Yankees hope that big hit gets him going.

This was an important divisional game. If the Yankees won, they would have cut the divisional lead of the Blue Jays to just two games. With a Toronto win, the divisional lead of the Blue Jays is a season-high four games. When you play an inter-divisional game, the game counts twice. Luis Gil threw 67 pitches in his third rehabilitation start today.

Game Reaction

The Yankees needed to score off the Blue Jays to support Max Fried. They did in the second inning with Dominguez’s long solo home run. The middle of the fifth inning came quickly. The game was well-pitched by both Max Fried and Bassitt. As soon as that was written, there was sloppiness, reviews, errors, and stolen bases. The game started to move more slowly.

The Yankees, with their two errors in the fifth inning, have committed 10 errors against Toronto. That is unacceptable. The Yankees continued to make errors and misplay. How long is this going to continue?

Scoring Summary

In the second inning, Dominguez hit a long solo home run. The Yankees led 1-0. In the fourth inning, Guerrero Jr. doubled and Springer scored. That tied the game at 1. Later in the fourth inning, Clement singled and Kirk scored. It was 2-1, Blue Jays. In the fifth inning, Volpe hit a solo home run. The Yankees tied the game at 2. That was a big hit.

Toronto scored two runs in the fifth inning and two runs scored. Guerrero Jr. hit a soft ground ball with a runner on third. Escarra was handcuffed by the Fried throw. Schneider scored as did Springer. It was 4-2 Blue Jays. There were two errors made in the inning.

In the sixth inning, Judge hit a two-run home run. Grisham scored. The Yankees tied the game at 4. In the sixth inning, Straw doubled and Clement scored. Clement was on third base after hitting a fly ball to right field that Bellinger lost. The Blue Jays took a 5-4 lead. In the sixth inning, the Yankees’ Rice made an error, and Wagner reached first. Straw scored. It was 6-4, Toronto. In the seventh inning, Bichette hit a two-run home run, and Guerrero Jr. also scored. Toronto led 8-4.

Final Thoughts

The Yankees needed Max Fried to outpitch Bassitt. Both had good statistics coming into the game, and they are, respectively, the aces of their staffs. The Yankees benefit from being off tomorrow. The off-day will provide some much-needed rest for the Yankee bullpen. This was a waste of a Max Fried start.