Game 159: O's(Burnes) at Yankees(Cole) 2024 AL EAST CHAMPS!!

Torres...
Cutter near the corner away, fouled off. 0-1
Slider on the corner away, below the waist, also fouled, 0-2 quickly.
Slider low and outside, 1-2
Takes a slider well low, 2-2
Misses a cutter going low and away, K.

Burnes looked tough in the first.

well well

OK, I'm back, at least for now.
I missed Judge whiffing a 3-2 cutter, Burnes struck out the side in the 1st.
The O's went 1-2-3 in the 2nd on 11 pitches.
Wells grounded out to 1st.
Stanton hit a fly to deep left that just got into the 1st row to give the Yanks a 1-0 lead.

Stanton's 27th HR: 102.0 mph, 377 feet, 30° launch angle, a HR in 23 of 30 MLB parks.
Chisholm singled, but stayed at 1st as both Dominguez and Rizzo struck out.

In the 3rd for the O's, Urias worked the count to 3-2 then grounded out to Volpe.
Mullins K'd.
McCann walked.
Hendeerson popped to left.

It was 3-0 Yanks going bottom 3, and Cole is at 46 pitches through 3 innings.

Volpe led off the Yanks' 3rd by flying to Santander in right.
Torres has a 1-2 count after fouling off a cutter near middle
And now, I'm finally up to date.

Soto takes a curve almost down the middle, 0-1
Takes a curve outside, 1-1
Swings over a change dropping below the knees, 1-2
Change well low, outside middle, taken, 2-2
Curve drops onto the inside corner, fouled off his foot.
Change tails low and maybe a bit outside, takes it, 3-2
Cutter above the zone and again, Soto chases high, and he's been doing that too much in the 2nd half, swings under it for the K. That cutter was 4-6 inches above the zone.

Another 1-2-3 for Burnes with 2 K's. 13 pitches and 39 through 3.
2-3-4 for the O's in the 4th: Westburg, Santander and Cowser.

Santander...
Slider misses 3 inches outside at the knees, 1-0
FB at the knees near middle, foul tipped, 1-1
Bounces a slider down and in, he doesn't chase, 2-1
FB on the high inside corner at 96, taken, 2-2
FB tails well outside, he chases and spoils off the end of the bat.
Change too low for a change, outside corner, 3-2
7th pitch of the at bat coming.
Takes his timeout
Cutter above the top, outside middle, Santander tries to Porch it, misses under, flies to Soto in shortish right, 2 down.

Judge...
Takes a slider low and outside, ball 1
Takes a sinker running inside and down, 2-0
Cutter below and outside middle, a bit late and under, fouls it off. That was hittable, sorta.
Cutter misses low and outside, lays off, 3-1
Humps up to 98, sinker down the middle, Judge takes it, 3-2
Slider well low and away, ball 4. Leadoff walk for Judge.