One of the best things about having a blood rival upon whom you wish all the horrors of the world is that you still have something to root for when your team gets knocked out — or in this case, something to root against.
The Yankees lost their second game to the Blue Jays up in Toronto, and were embarrassed in their second game up in Toronto. Feels good, don’t it?
22-year-old Trey Yesavage no-hit the Yanks through 5.1 innings of work, dominating them with his splitter before handing the ball over to the bullpen to finish the job. And after losing 13-7 (yeah… the bullpen didn’t quite do it’s job…) the Yankees are on the brink of joining the Red Sox for a winter sad nap.
Out on the West Coast, Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez combined for two 8th inning doubles to win a tense, low-scoring game for the Mariners 3-2. They’ve evened up the series against the Tigers, who head back to Detroit having not won a game in front of the hometown fans since September 6.
Tonight, it’s back to the National League. Dodgers-Phillies will occupy the dinner time slot, with Blake Snell and Jesus Luzardo facing off. Then it’s Cubs-Brewers for dessert.
Talk about what you want and be good to one another.
