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Post by chiyankee on May 16, 2024 13:52:31 GMT -5
I'm not sure what we have in Schmidt, but, wow! Remember when just getting past the 5th was such an ordeal for Schmidt? |
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 13:53:12 GMT -5
Splitter misses just outside to Verdugo, called strike 1 anyway, 0-1
Splitter bounced, 1-1
Splitter down and in, pulled foul, 1-2
Infield in for the Twins.
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Post by presceo on May 16, 2024 13:54:02 GMT -5
that works
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 13:54:30 GMT -5
Splitter bounced inside, 2-2
FB outside near the top, Verdugo goes after it with a controlled swing, lifts a fliner to medium deep left, Kirilof catches, and Soto scores without a play, 5-0 Yanks! Judge holds 2nd with 2 down.
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 13:55:50 GMT -5
It does. Good afternoon, pres. ...I have this terrible feeling of deja vu... (old Monty Python sketch) Torres falls behind 0-2, then swings over a splitter low for the K. Inning over. |
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 13:56:45 GMT -5
Bottom 7, 5-0 Yanks.
Schmidt will come out to face the Twins 5-6-7 hitters, Castro, Santana, and Kiriloff.
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 13:57:10 GMT -5
Sands came in to pitch the 7th for the Twins, and I missed that. Corrected now.
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 13:58:41 GMT -5
Slider outside to Castro.
Bad slider in the middle above the knees, Castro is early and pulls it hard into the stands off 1st.
Swings under that cutter into the top of the zone. Not sure why, but a lot of hitters swing under that. Must be the spin and carry, I guess.
1-2 cutter about 2 inches above the last one, and again, swings under it for the K. 1 down.
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 14:00:44 GMT -5
Slider just below middle, taken 0-1 on Santana
Curve down and in taken, 1-1
Cutter at the top, missed under again, though Santana fouled it back, 1-2
Curve drops to the knees, Santana taps it in front of the mound. Schmidt comes in, barehands, but throws sidearm and it tails into the runner. Rizzo smartly chooses not to have him arm broken in this situation, and it gets away, hitting Santana who stays at 2st on the E-1.
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 14:01:51 GMT -5
Should've been an easy 2nd out. Ah, well.
Cutter on the backdoor 0-1 to Kiriloff
Slider backs up outside, 1-1
Cutter turns inside, swung over, 1-2
Also swings over the curve on the back leg for the K, 2 down.
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 14:02:57 GMT -5
Blake goes out to give Schmidt a breather before what might well be his last batter.
Gonzalez warming.
Margot up.
Cutter outside, ball 1
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Post by chiyankee on May 16, 2024 14:04:18 GMT -5
Wow, 7 innings of shutout ball Schmidt.
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 14:05:30 GMT -5
Cutter backs up but bends onto the inside corner, 1-1
Cutter outside, waist high, Rizzo goes well back into foul ground, calls for it with Torres racing into the picture right behind him and backhands the catch near the stands to end the inning.
Seven innings for Schmidt, a new career-high! And seven strong shutout innings.
If that was his last pitch today, 15 in the 7th and 92 total.
Top 8, 5-0 Yanks.
Steve Okert, the lefty slider guy, comes in to pitch the 8th for the Twins to face Rizzo, Wells and Berti.
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 14:06:51 GMT -5
Slider on the outside corner, fouled off, 0-1 on Rizzo
Slider a bit lower and an inch or two further inside, popped to Correa, 1 down.
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Post by qwik3457bb on May 16, 2024 14:07:34 GMT -5
Wells...
FB waist high outer 3rd, taken, 0-1
Slider in the same area, but lower, rolled over to Julien for the 2nd out.
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