The Yankees won the longest nine-inning game of the young season last night, a three-hour, 49-minute slugfest that put them up two games to none in this weekend series against the Marlins. Should fatigue be setting in, the club has the right starter on the mound to go for the sweep, with Max Fried toeing the slab in the boogie down Bronx.
What more needs to be said about Fried? He has yet to let a man cross home plate after two starts to open the year, and while his strikeout totals won’t raise many
eyebrows, the results have so far spoken for themselves. A .147 BABIP against probably won’t last all season, no matter how many groundballs are hit to Ryan McMahon, but if Fried wants to smother his opponent again today, I’m sure no nerds will be too worked up about it — signed, one of said nerds.
Chris Paddack will counter for the Marlins, a guy who six years ago I thought would take baseball by storm. He hasn’t exactly done that, signed by Miami to balance some veteran depth in a rotation that had some upside, but after getting knocked around by the White Sox in his first outing of the year maybe it’s time to wonder whether that depth will be all that helpful. This will be his fifth career start against the Yankees and he has not fooled them, with an ERA over eight and an OPS allowed above .900 so far. If the Yankees can jump on a pitcher they’ve beaten up before, we could have a quick one on our hands.
Trent Grisham brings his .406 OBP — and I gotta say, I’m impressed even in a limited sample that he’s been able to set the table that well — into his customary leadoff spot, and indeed the lineup is starting to look pretty consistent. As long as the club keeps winning, expect the lineup to run the course.
Be warned that the tarp is already on the field as of the time we’re writing this, so we’re in for a delay.
As far as viewing the game goes, it’s as easy as can be, with both audio and television broadcasts just the same as they were yesterday. Go Yankees, go baseball.
How to watch
Location: Yankee Stadium — New York, NY
First pitch: 1:35pm EDT (delayed)
TV broadcast: YES, Marlins.TV/CBS Miami
Radio broadcast: 560 WQAM, WAQI 710 (MIA), WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY)
Online stream: MLB.tv (out-of-market only), Gotham Sports App
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