Yankees Lose 6-4 Behind Barrage Of Home Runs By The Athletics
The Yankees lost to the Athletics 6-4 on Saturday. The game started at 10:10 pm Eastern Daylight Time, which was insane for a Saturday night. Games do not need to start that late, especially on Saturdays. There was no Television imperative driving the game time. At any rate, Ryan Weathers gave up 3 costly home runs for the Bombers. They again did not score enough runs for him.
The Yankees outclassed the Kansas City Royals, but the Athletics are more difficult. Despite the loss, they have come a long way from just last week, when they lost four games in a row, some of them disastrously. The ever-changing fortunes of the Yankees show how fickle baseball can be. Do the wide variations in the fortunes of the Yankees give you pause about their long-term fortunes?
Yankees and Athletics Game Summary May 30
The Yankees faced the starting pitcher for the Athletics, JT Ginn. Just two starts ago, Ginn had a no-hitter through eight innings. He ended up throwing eight innings and allowing only two hits. In his most recent start, he pitched just two and a third innings. It just goes to show, further, how fickle baseball is.
In the first inning of the game, the Athletics got off to a good start. Shea Langoliers hit a two-run home run. Nick Kurtz scored as well. In the fourth inning, there was a Little League play. Jazz Chisholm Jr. stole second base, and the second baseman made an error. Cody Bellinger, who was on third base, scored. That made the score 2-1.
In the sixth inning, Tyler Sodestrom hit a solo home run. That made the score 3-1. In the seventh inning, Nick Kurtz hit a two-run home run, and Colby Thomas scored. That was the third home run of the game given up by Ryan Weathers, and the score was 5-1.
In the eighth inning, Zack Gelof singled and Brent Rooker scored. The Yankees scored three runs in the ninth inning. However, that was not enough. Ben Rice, Aaron Judge, and Cody Bellinger all walked with the bases loaded. Ryan McMahon, JC Escarra, and Trent Grisham all scored. The final score of the game was 6-4.
Who and Where You Play
The Yankees lost this game but are on a roll, though another power outage is right around the corner. In the meantime, the team has been beating the teams it is supposed to beat and winning the games it is supposed to win, but the peripherals of their record suggest a couple of problems for their playoff future. The Yanks are 18-9 at home, but just 18-14 on the road.
What is even worse is that they are just 5-10 against teams that are over .500. They have not had many opportunities against good teams, and have had more success at home than on the road. They are built for Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they will have to face good teams on the road. So watch this, they need to shape up.
The Yankee Stadium Effect
So, why are the Yankees better at home than on the road? They have a lot of left-handed power, which makes their lineup somewhat constrained, but because of the relatively short right field fence at Yankee Stadium, the left-handed hitters of the New York Yankees can hit a lot of home runs. It is for this reason that Babe Ruth, maybe the greatest left-handed hitter of all time, is said to have built the stadium. That is why the Yankees have a team with a lot of good left-handed hitters. It is also why they tend to struggle on the road, and why they can be neutralized by a good team’s pitching.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Yankees lost this game 6-4. The player of this game was Nick Kurtz, who was three for four with a home run, two runs batted in, and two runs scored. The two teams play each other on Sunday at 4:05. A much more reasonable time of day.
Conclusion
After the game tomorrow, the Yankees come home to face the Cleveland Guardians and the Boston Red Sox. The Guardians are a good team; the Red Sox are not. So, the Yankees have a chance against a good team in the Guardians, but they should beat the Red Sox. Gerrit Cole is supposed to start on Wednesday against Cleveland.
