The Yankees clubbed three home runs on a sometimes-sunny, sometimes-overcast day in the Bronx and picked up an encouraging opening-series win over the Astros with an 8-5 rubber game victory. Starlin Castro picked right up where he left off on Wednesday night with a 2-for-4 day at the dish, and blasted a two-out homer in the fourth off […]
Day: April 7, 2016
Starlin Castro hits another home run, continues positively torrid start
Starlin Blastro. Darlin’ Castro. Gnarlin’ Nastro. Whatever you want to call this guy, he’s absolutely on fire. Castro left the yard for the second time this season in the fourth inning of Thursday’s game to help the Yankees draw within one run of the Astros at the time. He went after an 86 mph cutter from Mike Fiers on 3-1, […]
Pregame Notes: April 7 vs. Houston
This week’s streak of miserable weather in the Bronx will continue this afternoon as rain showers are expected off and on well past the 4:05 scheduled start time of today’s contest against the Astros. There is some hope, however, as the drizzle is supposed to let up by around 6:00. It’s expected that the teams […]
Previewing the 2016 Trenton Thunder
The Double-A Trenton Thunder are set to kick-off their 2016 season against the Erie SeaWolves (the Tigers’ affiliate) on Thursday. The club released an initial seventeen-man roster on April 4, and several more players have been added to it since; as such, the roster currently sits at 25 players. With the Yankees showing more and more […]
Carlos Correa’s interference, and why baseball needs to make a change
It was the turning point of Tuesday’s game. In the eighth inning, Astros shortstop Carlos Correa hit a dribbler on the first base side of the mound. Dellin Betances had to scramble down to get the ball. When he turned to throw it to first base, he chucked it over everyone and into right field. […]