Gerrit Cole Dominates As The Offense Roughs Up Shane Bieber As New York Beats Cleveland In Game One Of The Wild Card Series
In game one of the Wild Card Series between New York and Cleveland Gerrit Cole dominated while the New York offense roughed up Cleveland’s starting pitcher Shane Bieber!
Where?
Cleveland Ohio!
When?
Tuesday night!
How?
Gerrit Cole struck out thirteen batters during the seven innings he pitched while scattering four hits while giving up a run batted in double by Jose Ramirez double and Josh Naylor’s homer! “according to an article on mlb.com by Bryan Hoch
As for New York’s offense,
They roughed up Cleveland starter Shane Bieber!
How?
Aaron Judge cracked Bieber’s fourth pitch for a two-run homer, staking Cole to a near-instant lead with the first of four Yankees home runs. Luke Voit ripped a run-scoring double in the third inning. Brett Gardner and DJ LeMahieu collected fourth-inning RBIs. Gleyber Torres chased Bieber when his two-run homer clanged into the left-field bleachers in the fifth, part of a four-hit, three-RBI performance “according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com
Because of that they won the game 12-4 and in the process took a 1-0 lead in the Wild Card Series!
While Cleveland lost game one of the Wild Card Series!
Why?
Shane Bieber allowed seven earned runs on nine hits, including two homers, in 4 2/3 innings. “according to an article by Mandy Bell on mlb.com
New York and Cleveland are supposed to play game two of the Wild Card Series on Wednesday night when Japanese right hander Masahiro Tanaka is supposed to take the mound and start for New York. Verses who? Carlos Carrasco who like Masahiro Tanaka is a right handed pitcher! Masahiro Tanaka comes into the game with a record of 0-0 with an earn run average of 0.00. Tanaka has been stellar over his Yankees playoff career, pitching to a 1.76 ERA with 37 strikeouts in eight starts dating back to 2015. He has limited playoff opponents to a .157 average, and was 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts last year. Carlos Carrasco like Masahiro Tanaka comes into the game with a record of 0-0 with an earn run average of 0.00. Carrasco is set to pitch in his third career postseason game. He made a start in the 2017 and '18 ALDS, owning a 1.64 ERA (two earned runs in 11 frames) with 10 strikeouts across those two outings. “according to https://www.mlb.com/probable-pitchers
However,
There is a possibility that mother nature could get in the way of game two of the Wild Card Series in Cleveland Ohio!
Why?
Because there is a 21% chance of precipitation at first pitch! “according to https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/cleveland/44113/hourly-weather-forecast/350127