MLB News & Moments: Aaron Judge vs. Mike Trout in Wild Night in the Bronx

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There are a lot of benefits about the digital age. Like not forgetting or losing tickets to the game.But one big drawback is collecting tickets to games that end up having some personal meaning to you. Whether it is a no-hitter or four-homer game or maybe a first date or the first game for your kid. But the digital age has pretty much taken that all away. While you can’t exactly frame your phone and hang it on the wall with all your other collectables, some fans are fighting back against this ticketless era we live in. Check out this article in The Athletic about that battle.

Today’s Headlines

Start Spreading The News: Yankees Win A (Wild) Game

The sky was falling after the New York Yankees (and the New York Mets) lost their fifth game in a row Sunday. But the Yankees are the only team in the world that matters. Ever. In the history of ever. (Please note the sarcasm if you haven’t already.) So it was going to take a superhuman effort to break the streak. Aaron Judge hit a pair of homers, Trent Grisham’s second blast of the night tied it in the bottom of the ninth and Jose Cabellero scampered home on a wild pitch with none out in the ninth to give the Yankees an 11-10 comeback victory. Superstar Mike Trout hit a pair of clutch homers for the Angels. The Yankees blew an early 4-0 lead after two innings and a 7-4 edge in the fifth following Grisham’s three-run pinch-hit homer. But Trout tied the game with a three-run homer in the top of the sixth, only to see Judge’s solo blast put the Yankees back on top 8-7 in the bottom of the sixth. It was Judge’s 47th multihomer game, passing Mickey Mantle for second in team history. The legendary Babe Ruth had 68. Trout’s second homer of the game and fourth of the season was a two-run shot in the eighth that put the Angels up 10-8. Jazz Chisholm Jr. led off the ninth with a single, then Grisham joined the two-homer club by driving a 3-1 pitch from right-hander Jordan Romano over the right-field fence. Caballero then doubled and stole third. After a walk, Romano threw a wild pitch on a full-count slider, the ninth pitch of the plate appearance, that skipped past Logan O’Hoppe, allowing Caballero to score.

After Manager Hit, Orioles Erase 6-Run Deficit To Win

First-year manager Craig Albernaz took one for the team in the series opener vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks. His Baltimore Orioles made sure to pay off their skipper’s sacrifice. An inning after being smoked in the right cheek by a Jeremiah Jackson foul ball into the dugout, Albernaz saw Jackson crush a grand slam and add a solo shot as the Orioles erased a 7-1 deficit to beat the D’backs 9-7. Jackson’s slam pulled the O’s within 7-6 in the sixth, then Pete Alonso drilled a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh and Jackson tacked on in the eighth. Albernaz returned to the dugout after getting initially checked on and was getting more extensive medical testing done after the game.

Big Bats Back Skenes’ 1-Hit Effort

When you toss six innings of one-hit ball, that will draw a lot of headlines. But when you are Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes, that is almost expected. Even after doing that vs. the Washington Nationals, Skenes will give up the headlines if he gets the type of support he did on this night. Skenes struck out six and gave up just a first-inning homer in six innings, Brandon Lowe went 3-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs and Bryan Reynolds also had three hits and drove in four runs as the Pirates used a 10-run sixth inning to put away the Nationals 16-5. Spencer Horwitz hit the only other homer for the Bucs. Reynolds had a three-run triple and Lowe his three-run homer in the 10-run sixth.

Twins Needle Crochet For 11 Runs, Win 5th Straight

Some things you just can’t describe. That is baseball, for ya. The surprising Minnesota Twins, with the best record in the AL at this early stage, pounded Boston Red Sox ace left-hander Garrett Crochet for 11 runs in less than two innings en route to a 13-6 triumph. The Twins won their fifth straight and for the seventh time in eight games after getting nine hits and drawing three walks to score those 11 runs against Crochet, who only got five outs. Victor Caratini and Ryan Kreidler homered off Crochet, while Byron Buxton and Ryan Jeffers also went deep. For Buxton, it was his 85th at home, the most since Target Field opened in 2010.

Wrobleski Keeps Mets’ Bats Quiet

We all know what a Maddux is. Shutout and less than 100 pitches. Should we create a category called a Wrobleski? Eh, probably not. Especially since it happened against the New York Mets in their current state. Left-hander Justin Wrobleski pitched eight shutout innings, allowing just two hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers bounced the Mets 4-0. Wrobleski threw 90 pitches and left-handed reliever Tanner Scott eight to get the final three outs, giving the the Dodgers a team Maddux. Andy Pages hit a three-run homer in the third inning, his fifth homer of the season. The Mets have lost six straight.

By The Numbers

799 Atlanta first baseman Matt Olson played in his 799th consecutive game, passing Nellie Fox (1955-60) for the 11th-longest streak in MLB history. Cal Ripken Jr. holds the record with 2,632.

6 The Philadelphia Phillies scored in six of the first seven innings of a 13-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The Phillies had scored in just six of their previous 62 innings. Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of homers for the Phillies.

.102 Josh Naylor of the Seattle Mariners had no extra-base hits and was in a severe season-opening slump, with his batting average and slugging percentage at .102 (6-for-59). Naylor hit his first two homers of the season as the Mariners swept the Houston Astros in a four-game series with a 6-2 win.

9 Nine players had multihomer games Monday, one short of the MLB record. Two games featured six of those performances — Angels-Yankees and Orioles-Diamondbacks (three in each).

Best Moments From Yesterday

Welcome Back?

D’backs star Ketel Marte decided to deliver his welcome-back gift to Orioles right-handed starter Dean Kremer himself. Kremer was called up to make his season debut vs. the D’backs. Marte crushed Kremer’s very first pitch deep to right field and onto Eutaw Street. Marte went deep off Kremer in his second at-bat, falling just shy of Eutaw Street.

Awkward Timeout

Have you ever seen a catcher rush at a pitcher just before he delivers? That is what Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez did after calling time before reliever Craig Kimbrel threw a pitch to Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.

For Mom And Dad

Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas‘ father passed away last week while the team was in Toronto, where he etched his name into baseball history with a game-tying ninth-inning homer in Game 7 of the World Series. While he has been mourning the passing of Miguel Rojas Sr. ever since, he honored his late mother and father with custom cleats Monday.

Injuries and Other Moves

⚾ Astros right-handed starter Tatsuya Imai and shortstop Jeremy Peña were placed on the injured list. Imai, one of the Astros’ biggest offseason pickups, went on the 15-day IL with right arm fatigue, while Pena went on the 10-day IL with a Grade 1 strain of his right hamstring. Right-hander Jayden Murray was optioned to Triple-A, while right-hander J.P. France, left-hander Colton Gordon and infielder Shay Whitcomb were called up.

⚾ Outfielder Tommy Pham was called up from Low A by the Mets and third baseman Ronny Mauricio was optioned to Triple-A.

⚾ Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle went on the 60-day IL with a broken bone in his left foot. Infielder-outfielder Weston Wilson was called up from Triple-A. The Orioles also acquired first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand from the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations. Encarnacion-Strand had been designated for assignment.

⚾ Tommy John surgery has been recommended for Nationals left-handed starter Ken Waldichuk , who is going to have a second opinion. Waldichuk and right-handed reliever Cole Henry (strained right rotator cuff) went on the 15-day IL. Right-handers Orlando Ribalta and Jackson Rutledge were called up from Triple-A.

⚾ The Toronto Blue Jays acquired second baseman Lenyn Sosa from the Chicago White Sox for minor-league outfielder Jordan Rich and a player to be named later or cash.

Articles You Should Read

Why do projection models miss on the Brewers? Murphy goes down rabbit hole — Adam McCalvy, MLB.com

A comedy of errors: Act I — Lindsay Dial, Baseball Prospectus

When will Lee break through? Giants keep the faith in outfielder — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle

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