The New York Yankees are one loss away from heading home for the winter. Saturday night, the Yankees suffered a 6-5 walk-off loss to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of his ALDS, and he took a 5-3 lead in the ninth inning. Cleveland leads the best-of-five series, 2-1. One more win for him and the Guardians will face the Houston Astros in his ALCS.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said when asked how he would handle a loss like Game 3.we have to turn the page…we got gerrit [Cole] to go [Sunday]I hope to come here and win.”
The Yankees can certainly bounce back from a 2-1 deficit — six years ago they wiped out a 2-0 ALDS deficit against Cleveland, but it’s not easy and there are a few things to fall into. is required. where it becomes a reality. Here are his five things the Yankees need to start his ALDS comeback.
1. Get a head start on the call
This almost goes without saying. Gerrit Cole starts Game 4. Thanks to his unusual ALDS schedule, he will have his usual rest after playing Game 1 last Tuesday. Cole was very good in Game 1, but Game 4 will require repeat performances. The Yankees need a call to hold off the Guardian and end the inning. At least Clay Holmes will be available in Game 4.
2. Judges Build Game 3
Aaron Judge looked as bad as a hitter in games 1 and 2. He went 8-0 with walks and seven strikeouts in two games.
The judges hit another ball on the caution track later in the game. Needless to say, the Yankees need to keep playing baseball and supporting the team as Judge did during his season as a regular in his MVP caliber. With New York’s lineup so dwindled by injuries over the summer, Judge was the number one force dragging the team to victory.
The Yankees also need to wake up Giancarlo Stanton (9-1 in the ALDS), Gleyber Torres (12-2), and a few others at the plate. Rookie Oswaldo Cabrera hit a two-run homer in Game 3 after he went 0-for-8 with five strikeouts in Games 1 and 2.
3. Someone else picks up the Big Out in relief
The Yankees have used right-hander Jonathan Rousiga and left-hander Wandy Peralta in all three games of the series, with Peralta going into overtime with seven batters in Game 3. 4, however, they both pitch three days in a row, so that could be a compromise.
In that case the Yankees need someone else — hopefully who Otherwise, get out of the bullpen and get some important outs at some point. The offense helps by giving the pitching staff a breather, but don’t expect an avalanche of runs in the postseason. Here is his ALDS bullpen in New York.
Castro, German and Luetge have yet to pitch in the series, and Castro and Luetge haven’t even warmed up. And Taillon in Game 2 he faced only three hitters. He was on the Circle of Trust™, but he allowed two runs in that inning, so the Yankees may not want to throw him into the fire if they can.
The point is, Roysiga and Peralta can’t do all the heavy lifting out of the bullpen for the rest of the series. Whether Boone likes it or not, at some point he has to ask someone else to make a fortune. It could be Taiyon, it could be Castro, it could be a completely different person. But it has to happen. If the Yankees are going to win this series, they need to cover at least 18 innings.
4. Clean up your defense
The Yankees saved 129 defensive runs during the regular season, leading all teams. The Dodgers had 84 and he was second. 720’s defensive efficiency was his second best behind the Dodgers’ . I don’t know if I can trust those exact numbers, but I do believe that the Yankees are one of the best defensive teams in baseball during the regular season. They revamped their roster with that goal in mind.
That top-notch defense has never been evident in ALDS to date. Josh Donaldson, in his decisive 10th inning of Game 2, José Ramirez’s bloop he doubled and made a costly throw on his error, and Isaiah his Kinner Whalefa made his two shortstops in Game 3. I have eliminated the player. Extras His out is always bad news, but it’s especially costly in the playoffs.
Cleveland are aggressive on the ball, so having a healthy defense is essential. They’re trying to test you, and if you don’t make a play, they’re trying to take extra bases and force problems. You have to stop giving.
5. Get lucky
Better to be lucky than good, but better to be lucky When good. A little bit of luck — good calls, lucky bounces, etc. — can’t hurt the Yankees at this point. They can use a break (or two or three) to turn the tide and start rolling the series back in their favor.
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