Yankees Lose to the Cubs 5-2 At Wrigley Field
The Yankees had Max Fried going for them in the second game of a three-game series. However, he was wild in a taxing first inning. He threw 25 pitches in that inning, and that high pitch count set him off on the wrong track. In the first inning, he walked a batter and threw two wild pitches.
The Cubs are a good team, but the Yankees match up with them well. The Cubbies are strong offensively, but generally good pitching beats strong hitting. That is good, because it was the case that in this game, with the team resting Ben Rice, the Yankees’ lineup was very weak. There was a lot of discussion about the team making some trades to fill the holes in their batting order. Do you think the Bombers will make more trades?
Yankees and Cubs Game Summary August 1
The Yankees were hoping to leverage the start of Max Fried to win the second game of this series. The team got great pitching yesterday from Will Warren, and they were hoping to get the same from Max Fried in this game. However, he gave up a run in the first inning and threw a lot of pitches. He is still on a pitch count, so that inning hurt. Here is how the game played out.
In the first inning, Pete Crow-Armstrong walked. Then he advanced a base on each of two wild pitches, scoring on the second one. The Cubs led 1-0. In the fifth inning of the quick-moving game, Spencer Jones scored on a single by Jose Caballero. That run tied the game up at one.
In the seventh inning, Spencer Jones hit a low line-drive home run. The Yankees led 2-1. However, that did not last long, because in the bottom of the seventh inning, Nico Hoerner hit a solo home run. That tied the game at 2. Then Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled, and Pedro Ramirez scored. The score was 3-2 Cubs. Then, Seiya Suzuki doubled, and Pete Crow-Armstrong scored. It was 4-2 Cubs.
In the eighth inning, Michael Busch singled and Alex Bregman scored. It was 5-2 Cubs. That was the final score of the game.
The Wind Blowing In
The wind was blowing in at Wrigley Field, and that affected strategy between the Yankees and the Cubs. With the wind blowing in, it was very hard to hit home runs, which is the way the Bombers score almost half of their runs. The first two runs of the game were manufactured. The Cubs scored on a wild pitch, and the Yanks used an error to score their game-tying run.
A Trade
The Yankees made a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. They got rid of a headache and acquired two prospects in exchange. The team traded former All-Star relief pitcher Camilo Doval. He throws hard, very hard, but he struggled with the Bombers with control and was hit hard.
In exchange, the team got two minor league prospects. That was probably the best the team could do for Doval. In exchange, the Bombers got Minor League catcher Omar Alfonzo, the number 17 prospect in the Pirates organization, and outfielder Luis Cruz.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Yankees got great pitching in this game, but lost 5-2. Max Fried, the starting pitcher for the team, is coming back from an elbow injury. He was masterful in this game, like he was in the last, pitching five innings and a third innings. He allowed one run and only two hits. He walked one batter and gave up one run. He struck out seven batters. After a rough first inning, he settled down. These two teams conclude their three-game series tomorrow afternoon at 2:20.
Conclusion
The Yankees continue to get wins even though there are 1,077 home runs on the injured list, including Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, and Cody Bellinger. In this game, they even sat Ben Rice. Their batting order did not look like that of a $300 million team. The team needs to make some big trades to bring in a few big bats. Fans are waiting to see what moves the team will make. No doubt they were happy that they traded Doval.
