Stomp The Yard!

The Yankees came into Dodgers territory and really owned the Dodgers last night, huh?  Gotta love the way this New York Yankees team is playing this season. My goodness it is amazing.  And once again, it doesn’t matter who… every single night, someone new is contributing.  Last night in that hideous Black uniform, it was Didi Gregorius with a grand slam.  Love it!

The Los Angeles Times writes:

“No conversation was necessary. His head lowered in defeat, Hyun-Jin Ryu started to descend the mound before manager Dave Roberts reached him. 

The journey to the bench was unlike any Ryu had made at Dodger Stadium this season, with the packed house shocked into silence.”

On paper, James Paxton should have lost that game. But not last night… last night the Yankees picked up Paxton.

More from the Times:

“The “savages,” as Yankees manager Aaron Boone refers to his hitters, can conquer their opposition a variety of ways. Ryu hadn’t given up more than a single home run in any of his home starts. The Yankees blasted two in the third inning. 

Aaron Judge was the first to punish him, depositing one of his trademark changeups into the left-field pavilion. Two batters later, Gary Sanchez sent a cutter over the same wall to double the Yankees’ lead to 2-0. 

Between the two home runs, Gleyber Torres worked a nine-pitch at-bat that ended in a strikeout. Torres’ approach was part of a concerted effort to fatigue Ryu. The left-hander’s pitch count was at 58 through three innings and 77 through four. That set the stage for Ryu’s fifth-inning collapse.

With the Yankees holding on to a 2-1 advantage, DJ LeMahieu and Judge started the inning with consecutive singles. Torres grounded out to short on a slow roller that permitted Judge and LeMahieu to advance to second and third base, respectively. 

Ryu intentionally walked Sanchez to load the bases, but the plan backfired spectacularly when Didi Gregorius redirected a down-the-middle fastball into the right-field stands. 

Game over.”

Damn straight!