Official Game Thread - 4/5 - Pirates vs Yanks

[Possum]

Yanks

1 1B P. Goldschmidt R
2 DH Ben Rice L
3 RF Aaron Judge R
4 2B J. Chisholm L
5 SS A. Volpe R
6 C Austin Wells L
7 LF J. Dominguez S
8 3B O. Peraza R
9 CF T. Grisham L
SP Marcus Stroman R

Bucs

1 2B Adam Frazier L
2 DH B. Reynolds S
3 CF Oneil Cruz L
4 3B K. Hayes R
5 LF J. Suwinski L
6 RF A. Canario R
7 1B E. Valdez L
8 C E. Rodriguez S
9 SS I. Kiner-Falefa R
SP Bailey Falter L

Shelty playing a midget at 1B. This organization is so screwed up. It's no fun for a day to bring his kid to a Buc game and get some popcorn and peanuts.

[Bobster]

When they exchange lineups I hope Aaron Boone can keep from laughing.

[Doc]

Shelton’s choices to bat clean-up are laughable until one realizes there is no one who can bat clean-up. Why is that after all the work that was done during the offseason according to Nutting?

[Possum]

Falter makes it through 1 inning. Hope the Bucs brought some bats.

[Possum]

Hayes wastes a double by Cruz. Good by.

[Bobster]

Ballplayers today don't care much about tradition. The 2 starting pitchers are wearing numbers 0 and 6.

[Doc]

Bucs go through the line-up the first time and manage one hit. The consistency is no longer surprising. Yankees lead 2-0 after three.

[Doc]

Good fourth inning by Falter keeps the deficit to two. The Bucs will be sending up the two, three, and four hitters in the 4th, the tofu of the order.

[Bobster]

4-run rally. Bucs lead 4-2. Doubles by Hayes and Valdez. On both of them, Rabelo held a runner at 3B instead of automatically sending them for easy outs at home.

[Bobster]

That didn't last long. 5-4 Yankees.