The Yankee beat: winning streaks, the Rocket, and
promotion

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Santana and Mets shut out Orioles 5-0 again
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NEW YORK (AP) No matter who goes first, Johan Santana and R.A. Dickey in succession has turned into a nasty combination for the New York Mets.

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Verlander, Tigers hold off Cardinals 6-3 (Yahoo!
Sports)

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DETROIT (AP) Justin Verlander had struck out only two hitters all night, but with the tying run suddenly on base after another Detroit miscue in the field, the right-hander let loose a bit.

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Phillies 7, Rockies 2: Cole Hamels Outduels Josh
Outman, Bullpen

post from Purple Row on 19 June 2012 11:02:56 PM. © Purple Row

"Time to hit the showers." "But I haven't even sweated yet!" "I know...I know."

Those holding out hope that this afternoon's news was a twitter hoax or Jim Tracy ruse got their final dose of acceptance tonight. The Rockies announced today a dastardly plan to set the MLB record for fewest staff quality starts in a season by going to a 4-man rotation, capping each starter with a pitch count of 75 to account for one fewer day of rest.

Colorado's rotation entered the night with just 26% of their games featuring a quality start from their starting pitcher, last in the NL. The team with the 2nd fewest is Atlanta...at 42%.

Josh Outman started decently, working two shutout innings while using 28 pitches. He allowed three runs over the next two innings due to a double and 2-run home run, but the Rockies were very much in the game still with a 3-1 score. After punching out Cole Hamels to start the 5th inning, Outman allowed a single and a walk, and his night was done. 72 pitches, 4.1 IP, and a 3-1 game as he departed. It's real.

The benefits of this unconventional maneuver, if there are any, and if they could be seen even if they do exist, would not surface in one night. Neither would the weaknesses in the plan. Yet the plan relies heavily on the bullpen, which has been great so far. Guillermo Moscoso, confused at the gymnastics his organization is doing to keep him out of the rotation, lowered his ERA in relief this season to 3.38 with 1.2 solid innings of work.

Adam Ottavino, however, was not so fortunate. Entering with a 2.08 ERA for the season, the former Cardinal served up a 3-run home run to Carlos Ruiz, which represented Ruiz' ninth home run, a career high.

25 - 41

Games Back: 16.5

Streak: Lost 3

Games Left: 96

Pace: 61-101

Pyth W-L: 28-38

2011: 31-35

Offensively, the Rockies didn't get much going against Cole Hamels, but the offense wasn't completely absent. Dexter Fowler, who owns the team's best wRC+ this season, was on the bench tonight after an off-day. Yet the odd lineup choice by Jim Tracy gave the Rockies the lead in the first inning. Eric Young Jr. beat out a grounder to short, stole second and scored on a single by Tyler Colvin.

With the loss, the Rockies are now 1-11 in their last twelve and back on pace to lose more than 100 games for the first time in franchise history. They fall to 16 games under .500, the lowest point of the season, tied for the furthest below .500 they have been since July 17, 2008. Only one date since 2008 has matched 16 games below .500 - the final day of the 2011 season.

Source: FanGraphs

WPA Heroes

Tyler Colvin (+.040): 1-for-4, RBI, K.
Todd Helton (+.015): 0-for-2, 2 BB, R
Matt Reynolds (+.001): 1.0 IP, H, K.

WPA Zeroes

Josh Outman (-.230): 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 2 BB, 1 HR. (+.007): 0-for-1, BB.
Adam Ottavino (-.084): 1.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR.
Marco Scutaro (-.068): 1-for-4, 2B, K.

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Astros Fail To Get Anything Going Against Royals
Fall 2-0

post from The Crawfish Boxes on 19 June 2012 11:02:55 PM. © The Crawfish Boxes

I don't know why, but this shot makes me giggle. Maybe it's because, it looks like Bogusevic is about to kick the ball.

The one positive about this game is that it was complete in less than three hours, which is always good. But especially good for someone watching the Astros and College World Series the past few days. I've been lacking in the sleep department so this will be quick and tidy.

Pitching

Another hard luck loss for Wandy Rodriguez who went seven good innings, allowing only two earned runs on six hits and two walks, he also struck out three Royals. Brandon Lyon followed with a perfect eighth inning. He then started the ninth but allowed two hits. Luckily Jason Catro bailed out Lyon throwing out the first base runner Lyon allowed.

Hitting

What hitting? The Astros were no-hit for 5.1 innings. The Astros had opportunities later in the game, but I want you to keep your keyboard intact.

Defense

Couple good defensive plays by Jose Altuve and Justin Maxwell. Gifs after the jump. Jason Castro threw out a runner as mentioned above.

Wednesday

1:05 PM CT Bruce Chen vs Jordan Lyles. It's worth noting that Chen is going to be pitching on three days rest.

Good night Houston!

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Braves hold on, end Yankees 10-game win streak
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NEW YORK (AP) Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves eventually caught the ball, and the New York Yankees.

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Cabreras 2-run HR in 10th lifts Indians past Reds
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CLEVELAND (AP) Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning off hard-throwing Aroldis Chapman to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.

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Hamels, Ruiz lead Phils over Rockies 7-2 (Yahoo!
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Strong pitching. Clutch hitting. Solid defense.

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Game 68: Braves 4, Yankees 3

Source: FanGraphs Game MVP: Jason Heyward, .233 Least Valuable Brave: Dan Uggla, -.176 Most Valuable Yankee: Horoki Kuroda Least Valuable Yankee: Mark Teixeira, -.176 Big plays: 2nd – (NYY) Raul Ibanez doubled to put two in scoring position with no outs, .100 2nd – (NYY) Nick Swisher RBI double for 2-0 Yankees lead, .093 4th [...]

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