The Yankees got a day to collect themselves after another disappointing series north of the border, punctuated by an amateurish affair in the finale. Tonight they'll return home for a three-game set against another tough opponent, the NL East-leading Phillies.
Around this time last year, the Yankees came into Citizens Bank Park and swept the Phillies in a rousing trio of games which helped spark a broader turnaround from a very similar funk to the one the Yankees find themselves in this season. The
biggest star in that series was recent trade deadline acquisition Jazz Chisholm Jr., who posted back-to-back multi-homer games at the Bank.
Chisholm was playing third base in that series, but that position was totally new to him when he arrived from Miami. One year later the Yankees have traded for a true third baseman in time to take on the Fightins—for two of three games, at least. Ryan McMahon has been acquired from the Rockies in exchange for pitchers Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz.
The Rockies just flew into Baltimore, so it shouldn't take too long for McMahon to join his new team. Maybe if the trade was announced a few hours earlier he'd be able to make his Yankee debut tonight, but as it stands we'll have to wait until tomorrow. Still, it injects a bit of excitement into a Yankees team which has been waiting to break out of a familiar midseason malaise.
Will Warren pitched in Philadelphia last year and held his own over 5.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits with six strikeouts. He's coming off a rough outing in Atlanta, in particular an exasperating fourth inning which the Yankees were nevertheless able to overcome for a crazy 12-9 win.
Warren battled his emotions and two-strike execution in that start against the Braves—we'll see if he can command his pitches and himself better in this start. For better or worse, the Yankees will continue to rely on the rookie—even if they continue their deadline shopping by adding a starting pitcher.
Since signing a four-year, $72-million deal to come to the Phillies ahead of the 2023 season, Taijuan Walker has stumbled to a 4.97 ERA over the first two and a half years of that contract. In 2025, he's split time between the rotation and the bullpen and put up roughly identical high-3 ERAs in both roles. This will be Walker's third straight start since returning to the rotation ahead of the All-Star Break. In both previous starts he has only managed to complete four innings. The 32-year old righty has been known for being vulnerable to the home run ball, so the Yankees lineup will look to bring the fireworks back home tonight.
The first eight spots of that Yankee lineup alternate between lefty and righty hitters. Oswald Peraza, guaranteed one last start at the hot corner tonight, brings up the rear—look, I hope he enjoys it. Being a Yankee is hard, especially so when you struggle to the degree Peraza has. Upgrading at third base was necessary, but I appreciate all the effort Oswald has put in behind the scenes to get better. It just hasn't been in the cards for him here.
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First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. EDT
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