Chapter 736 – Episode 723. Aftereffects? (1)
-14 consecutive wins ended! Yankees first loss!
… Trout performed well in this game with 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 home runs, 5 RBI, 1 stolen base, and 2 walks, and thanks to Trout’s performance, the Angels struck a blow against the Yankees… Meanwhile, the New York Yankees play a series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays and then head to Texas. …
┗Garout, look at how he messed up againㅡ He made a fuss right away after doing the loosing series haha
┗┗Wow, this is a very nutritious performanceㅡ
┗┗Lee Waejinㅋㅋ
┗Wow, but even the fiercest defender was caught stealing haha
┗┗ㄹㅇ I thought that guy would never get caught, but he got caught in the major leagues haha
┗┗King Ganmi, the fierce god of defense haha
-Haha, sometimes we lose at least one game. So far, our players have worked hard.
┗Still, losing to the Angels is a bit…
┗┗There are days like this!
┗Tsk, Mattingly, this guy hasn’t changed. Is it right to take out all the starting players in front of the home fans just because the game is going down? It was a true trash game, whether it was the players or the coach.
┗┗The baseball culture is sick because of people like you. The season is long.
┗┗Fuck you. We have enough power to win the championship!
┗┗Ugh, I was just an asshole 〈:-I
-Current Major League rankings.
AL East
1. New York Yankees 14 wins, 1 loss, 0.933
2. Tampa Bay Rays 12 wins, 4 losses, 0.750
3. Boston Red Sox 9 wins, 7 losses, 0.563
4. Toronto Blue Jays 6 wins, 11 losses, 0.353
5. Baltimore Orioles 5 wins, 11 losses, 0.313
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“Ji! Please give me an autograph!”
“Yes, yes.”
During training time before the game against Tampa Bay, the fans’ reaction did not seem that bad despite the heavy loss in yesterday’s game. In fact, before I came to the major leagues, I heard that Yankees fans were a bit polarizing, although not as polarizing as the Phillies. Even after the crushing loss, the faces of the fans who came to the home stadium looked bright, and the media’s atmosphere, which was more polarizing than the fans, was not that bad. .
‘Well, we won 14 games in a row and lost once, so it’s funny to get angry.’
I received more DMs on my public Instagram than usual, but it didn’t bother me too much because there are Toto bugs wherever I go.
“Hey, Ji. Cruz has caught up to your batting average, so you need to work hard today.”
“How many are there?”
“40 6p 4 ri. “It was 5 ri higher than you.”
“Well, if that’s the case, today’s the turnaround.”
“Well, if you look at today’s practice, it seems like that. I’ll look forward to it. Ji.”
And similar to the atmosphere of the fans, the atmosphere of the players was good enough to talk about trivial things during training. Even though we are about to face Tampa Bay, the second-place team in the world and currently the team with the most wins in the Major League excluding us.
Of course, it was not leisure without reason. Yesterday’s 1 loss came in a game with 5 starters. Even though Singer, who appeared as a starter yesterday, had been pitching well, wouldn’t it have been a big shock since he was the 5th starter on the team?
Moreover, today’s starter is Gerrit Cole, the team’s unrivaled ace. His form has been good this season, averaging 7 innings in his last 3 games, recording 3 wins and an ERA of 2.14.
Although today’s opposing pitcher, Manuel Gonzalez, has been doing quite well this season with 3 wins and no losses with a 1.69 earned run average in 21.1 innings, he wasn’t much of a concern.
‘Ah, but Cole is in a starting matchup with a 25-year-old, so I’m going to lose.’
… The game started with that thought in mind.
Perfect!
Contrary to my expectations, Cole hit a triple to Hulsizer, the opponent’s number one hitter, and quickly reached third base with no outs. And on the subsequent sacrifice fly, the runs and outs were changed, and 1 point was added to the display. Cole, who came to his senses, walked Diaz, but struck out Ozuna and Paredes, ending the top of the first inning.
“It’s okay, don’t worry. “Because you can get at least 1 point at any time.”
Fortunately, the atmosphere in the dugout was not bad because of the destructive power our batting lineup had shown so far.
‘Well, I just need to make it up to you right away.’
The opposing starter, Manuel González, is a pitcher from Venezuela who throws fastballs averaging 95 to 6 miles per hour (152 to 154 km/h). However, he was not very good at the slider and circle changeup, which are the change pitches he often used, so he was the type to catch strikeouts rather than strike out a lot. Well, this season was a little different, although we had good results in the previous three games.
‘It’s a fastball. Outside.’
‘Okay.’
And the ball he chose was the fastball he was most confident in.
“Ball.”
‘What, this feeling?’
Speed is 95.2 miles (153.2 km/h). Maybe it’s because I saw a ball close to 100 mph a few games ago, but it didn’t feel that intense. And for the second and third balls, the guy chose fastballs and the count became two balls, one strike.
‘It’s a change-up. Outside.’
‘Okay.’
And he chose the circle changeup he had been saving for.
His deciding pitch was a slider against left-handed batters and a circle change-up against right-handed batters. At first glance, it looked like a ball he was saving to throw after getting two strikes, but he seemed to feel that I would not swing and miss at most pitches. 〈 Br〉
‘Well, I have a good feeling. Let’s take a look at the trajectory first.’
His changeup was a changeup with lateral movement, so I waited for the pitch with the intention of seeing the trajectory,
“Ball.”
The ball was declared a ball as it tried to go inside but went outside. If I hadn’t known it was a changeup that flows outwards, I would have 100% swung the bat…
‘Well, there’s a reason why I’m getting good grades these days.’
‘It’s a fastball. ‘Body side.’
‘Okay.’
Since I saw all the balls, I decided to put out the bat. Although it was a three-ball, it was easier to hit a home run in times like this because the opponent had no choice but to put it in the zone.
‘… ‘Two, three!’
Ta-ah!
-Wow!!!
The bat fired a ball like a laser and the crowd cheered loudly, but the result was a foul.
‘Oh, I got hit a little further in front.’
This was a full count, but I wasn’t particularly worried. Because there were only fastballs and changeups anyway.
Of course, even so, I had to expand the zone settings a bit,
Perfect!
“Foul!”
… He was throwing the ball towards me in an attempt to deceive me as much as possible, so it didn’t really matter to him.
Perfect!
“Foul!”
Perfect!
“Foul!”
Perfect!
“Foul!”
So I made three foul balls and hit the 10th ball.
‘Fastball, outside.’
‘Okay.’
Perfect!
I was able to push his outside fastball and make a hit that went over the height of the second baseman.
‘Ah, it’s a bit of a waste. I should have made a home run with that from a three ball… Well, 1 point is the same anyway.’
‘Are you going to run right away?’
‘Yes. I have to run.’
‘Hehe, I thought you’d be scared.’
‘Hey, with that one stolen base.’
‘… It’s a change-up.’
And taking advantage of his third pitch, he stole second base.
“Base on balls.”
The guy who was shaken by my stolen base gave Judge a walk and first base was filled. Now the situation is 1st and 2nd base with no outs. And Soto also picks the ball and the bases are loaded with no outs.
“Base on balls!”
And today, even Vientos, who played as the 4th hitter, walked, easily tying the game.
‘Baby, you’re so scared.’
After that, he made one walk and a sacrifice fly, and was able to immediately turn the score around to 3:1.
“Let’s go for 14 consecutive wins again!”
“Let’s avenge last fall!”
Since the game came back right after the scoring inning ended, it was natural for the dugout to get excited. The players raised their voices as if they had immediately forgotten that they had lost yesterday’s game, and Cole ended the inning with a scoreless score, as if responding to the dugout atmosphere.
“Strike! Out!”
“Strike! Out!”
However, the opposing pitcher also came to his senses and threw the ball like a baseball pitcher in the bottom of the first inning. The guy continued to count out and ended the inning. And my second at-bat came in the bottom of the second inning.
Perfect!
‘Ah…’
This time, I touched his fastball and sent the ball close to the fence, but it was caught by the left fielder, ending the bottom of the second inning.
‘Well, it’s a little hard to suddenly come to my senses, but today’s starter is called…’
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[Gerrit Call neatly organizes the top of the third inning! … A runner gets on base due to an error, but Gonzalez strikes out! The bottom of the third inning ends with no runs! … Gerrit Cole ends the top of the 4th inning with a three-way strike! … With one out, Ji walks and gets on base. Ji steals second base! Successfully steals his 16th base of the season!]
[Hey, it looks like you have resentment for failing to steal yesterday? I run with my mind set today.]
[… Judge gets on base due to a walk. One out, 1st and 2nd base. … Soto’s hit! Third baseman! Grab it! Second base! First base! Double play leading to 5-4-3! The inning ends. The score difference is still 3:1. … Top of the 5th inning…, At the end of the 5th episode…]
He started the season without any injuries, and although he and Gerrit Cole had trouble controlling their pitches in the bottom of the first inning from the beginning of the season, thanks to the performance of Manuel Gonzalez, who came to his senses, the first match of the season between the Yankees and Tampa Bay was progressing as a pitcher’s battle. 〈 Br〉
And in the bottom of the 6th inning,
[With 1 out and 2nd and 3rd bases, Ji comes to bat. Ah! Are you skipping Ji here? Why? The next at-bat is Judge…]
[I think I felt like I didn’t have the ball to throw against Ji today. Well, I see him making an intentional throw with the jersey in front of him. Of course, it’s easy to make a double play when the bases are loaded and the infield is grounded, but… How this choice will end…]
[… Judge’s batted ball must fly high in the infield! Two out! … Soto’s hit goes to the pitcher! Gonzales throws to first base! Out! Gonzales prevents the crisis with bases loaded with one out! Gonzalez roars!]
[Okay, the strategy finally works. Gonzales, is this player really a thing? This is his third full-time player, and Tampa Bay has succeeded in developing another good left-handed pitcher. McClanahan can be seen in Gonzalez.]
[The score remains at 3:1 and the game heads into the top of the 7th inning.]
… The opportunity to score an additional point was lost, and the atmosphere of the game began to become strange.