Game 140: Yankees (Stroman) at Rangers (Elvodia!) 8:05pm EDT

Yankees have the worst OF luck with other teams OFS.

Chisholm stole 2nd on that 1st splitter.
Fouls off a splitter in the same spot, 0-2
Fb on the knees, inner half, should be strike 3, not called, about the 4th pitch the Yanks have gotten a big break on this inning. 60% on Gameday.
FB outside middle fouled.
Splitter dives down and in, taken, 2-2
FB at the top, hit hard to deep left, but Langford races back, and leaps at the wall to grab it. Not sure it was a HR, but at least a 2 run double if he doesn't get there.
Game over, Yanks lose, 10-6.
Yanks lose their 2nd straight, and 6th in the last 8, dropping back to 20 games over .500 at 80-60.
I gave the updated standings assuming the Yanks lost, and though they made the 9th inning interesting, those standings are what they were.

He's the new Judge. 

OK, Yanks get a day off tomorrow, then go to play a red-hot Cubs team at Wrigley Field this weekend.
All 3 games are at 2:20 pm, and all three are on YES.

Yanks are supposedly activating both Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt to pitch back to back in this series:

1st game: Gil (12-6, 3.39 ERA) vs. Javier Assad (7-4, 3.21 ERA), he's been hit pretty hard by the White Sox and Guardians his last two starts, and he's a righty.

2nd Game: Schmidt (5-3, 2.52 ERA) and hasn't pitched since late May, goes against Jordan Wicks, who was also on the IL for a long time this year, making his 2nd start off the IL. He pitched 5 innings of 1 run ball for win without walking or striking out a batter.

3rd Game: Gerrit Cole (6-3, 3.65 ERA) will face his old Pirate and Yankee running-mate, Jameson Taillon (9-8, 3.66 ERA); he's 3-1 in his last 6 starts with an ERA of 1.85 with 39 K and 11 BB in 34 innings.

Series preview done, I'll make a last check of notifications...

Infuriating if Berti actually does play the OF.