Yankees Beat Blue Jays 4-3 as Ryan Weathers Pitches Well

The Yankees beat the Blue Jays 4-3 as Ryan Weathers pitched well again. He has solidified his position in the starting rotation when people come back, though his stuff plays very well in the bullpen. It was wash, rinse, and repeat for the team, as they get as they get great pitching but again do not score many runs.

It is worth noting at the outset that Ryan Weathers pitched well in this game. He has just a .64 earned run average in his last six starts. He has really taken the proverbial bull by the horns and grabbed a spot in the Yankees starting rotation. Do you think he has pitched well enough to stay in the starting rotation when Carlos Rodon, Clarke Schmidt, and Luis Gil return?

Yankees Against Blue Jays Game Summary August 16

The Yankees have been embarrassed so far in Toronto. They have scored just one run in each of the first two games. What is worse is that they scored one yesterday in a bullpen game. Here is how this game played out.

In the third inning, Ben Rice hit a sacrifice fly, and Jose Caballero scored. The score was 1-0 Yankees. Caballero is a pain in the neck. He walked, challenged two pitches in the at-bat, then he advanced to second on a ground ball and stole third base. The team, in their current construction, must manufacture runs, so this was good.

However, the lead was not to stay for the Yankees. In the fifth inning, Daz Coleman doubled, and Kazuma Okamoto scored. The game was tied at 1. However, in the seventh inning, Jose Caballero singled and George Lombard Jr. scored. That made the score 2-1 Yankees. However, he was tagged out before a third run, in the person of Jazz Chisholm Jr., could score.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Enrnie Clement hit a sacrifice fly, and Josh Smith scored. That tied the game at two. There was a huge error by Ben Rice.

In the tenth inning, Ben Rice hit a two-run home run, and Ali Sanchez scored. The score was 4-2. In the bottom of the tenth inning, Andres Jimenez singled, and Kazuma Okamoto scored. That made the score 4-3. That was the final score of the game.

Tommy John Dies at 83

Tommy John died before the game on Sunday. The left-handed pitcher had 288 wins and a reconstructive elbow surgery named after him. He was 83 years old. When people think of him, they often think of the surgery that is named for him; thousands have had it. However, he was a great pitcher.

Among his accomplishments on the field, he was a four-time All-Star. He had the second-most wins of any pitcher in the Modern Era not elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame; he pitched for twenty-six seasons in the Major Leagues. He debuted with Cleveland in 1963 and threw his final pitch for the Yankees in 1989, when he was 46.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Yankees beat the Blue Jays 4-3. The player of the game was Jose Caballero. He made the most of what was just his third start in the last two weeks. The emergence of George Lombard Jr. has limited his playing time. He walked in the third inning, challenged two pitches, stole third base, and scored. Then in the seventh inning, he singled, and that scored a run. This was the last game of a three-game series between the teams. They are both off tomorrow while the Yankees travel to Baltimore to take on the Orioles. The Blue Jays are off tomorrow before a big series with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Conclusion

This was a huge win for the Yankees, on the anniversary of Babe Ruth’s death in 1948. One could say they manufactured both runs they scored. Jose Caballero was at the center of both runs. He walked, challenging two pitches, and stole a base in the third inning. Then, he singled and scored one run in the seventh inning. Not bad for a guy who was only starting his third game in the past two weeks. Now the team gets to enjoy their day off as victors. They really need to figure out how to score runs.