Donaldson's three-run homer in the fifth gives Blue Jays 4-2 win
We’re now eight games into the season and it’s abundantly
clear that the Yankees will live and die with their boom-or-bust offense, so to
speak. The Yanks were only able to scrape up three hits against Blue Jays ace
Marcus Stroman, while he limited New York to just two runs over eight innings.
Through the first three innings of the game, both Nathan
Eovaldi and Marcus Stroman we’re cruising along. Once the fourth inning came
along, the wheels didn’t completely fall off, but they definitely loosened for
Marcus Stroman of the Jays.
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Revert back to that final line and note that I said “seemed
like enough.” Well, I was wrong, because up came Josh Donaldson with two men on
in the fifth inning and the 2015 MVP launched a ball that was headed straight
for the moon. That gave the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead and Marcus Stroman never
looked back.
The slumping Troy Tulowitzki gave Stroman all the insurance
he needed in the sixth inning when he hit a solo shot to extend the lead to two
runs. Stroman threw eight strong innings in which he only allowed two earned
runs on three hits while striking out three. He also induced the Yanks lineup
to groundout 17 times. Yes, 17. Your eyes did not deceive you.
On a positive note for Yankees pitching: we had a starter
record an out in the seventh inning! I was beginning to worry whether or not
we’d go 162 straight games of the rotation giving us no more than six innings!
Two mistakes cost Eovaldi a potentially great start. He had filthy stuff from
the first pitch, quite possibly the best stuff he’s had as a Yankee.
In all four of the Yankees losses this year, they’ve failed
to score north of three runs. Right now if they don’t score, their pitching
staff isn’t able to limit opposing lineups enough to get by. Earth to those
making millions of dollars: do your jobs!
Article by: James Grande (@the_real_grande)
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