

When he struck out Carpenter again, swinging this time, to complete six innings, Verlander bounced off the mound and pumped his right fist. That was the beginning of a stretch in which Verlander struck out six straight Yankees. But third baseman Josh Donaldson and designated hitter Matt Carpenter each struck out - Carpenter looking at a called strike he disagreed with - to end the threat. After first baseman Anthony Rizzo walked and left fielder Giancarlo Stanton doubled in the third inning, the Yankees had a fruitful chance with one out. They also failed to capitalize when they had him cornered. That was all the Yankees could muster off Verlander, whose command improved to the point that he was hitting the edges of the strike zone with ease in the later innings. But in six games in pinstripes this postseason, Bader has mashed four home runs, his latest coming off Verlander in the second inning. Louis Cardinals, Bader didn’t made his Yankees debut until late September because of a foot injury. 2 trading deadline in a surprise swap with the St. A surging Yankees hero, center fielder Harrison Bader, gave his team an early lead against Verlander.Īcquired just before the Aug. He needed 55 pitches to complete the first two innings. To start, Verlander combated some wayward command and tough plate appearances. 4, and he allowed just one run over four and one-third innings.īut Taillon and the Yankees couldn’t outlast Verlander and the Astros. In the Yankees’ 4-2 loss in extra innings in Game 2 against Cleveland, he pitched the 10th inning in relief and coughed up two runs on three hits. His only appearance in the previous round - his first ever postseason outing and also his first career relief appearance - was disastrous. On Wednesday, Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon did his best to neutralize the Astros. The Yankees will counter with the right-hander Luis Severino, who allowed three runs over five and two-thirds innings in his lone start of the previous playoff round against the Cleveland Guardians. over 201 ⅓ innings in the regular season, in Game 2 on Thursday. So after the challenge of Verlander in Game 1, the Yankees get the left-handed Valdez, who went 17-6 with a 2.82 E.R.A. “And thankfully our boys came through with some big hits and the bullpen did their job like they usually do. “I felt like they had the momentum early as an offense against me, but I felt like I was able to kind of bring it back on my side and just kind of keep the pressure on them once that happened,” Verlander said.
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An inning later, the Astros rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña cracked a solo shot off the right-hander Frankie Montas, who was making his first appearance after returning from a shoulder injury that popped up last month. In the bottom half of the sixth inning, though, Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel and center fielder Chas McCormick each slammed solo home runs off the Yankees right-handed reliever Clarke Schmidt. Verlander started off slowly, but when he departed the game, the score was tied, 1-1.
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When he’s down and out and it looks like you got him in trouble, this guy, he can dial it up.” “He’s not only physically strong, which you can see, but he’s mentally strong,” said Astros Manager Dusty Baker, who added that Verlander was better from pitches No. He allowed one run and struck out 11 over six innings, paving the way for the Astros’ bats to explode in a 4-2 win.

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In their first crack at Verlander, the Yankees held their own but couldn’t quite topple him. Sure, the Yankees could lose both games started by Verlander and still win the series, but that significantly narrows their margin for error in this showdown between the A.L.’s top two seeds.
