J.A. Happ Takes On His Former Team As He Gets The Start For New York Verses Taijuan Walker, Toronto In Buffalo New York
J.A. Happ is a former Toronto pitcher!
On Tuesday night he will take on his former team!
Where?
In Buffalo New York at Toronto’s Triple A Affilate’s field that is home of the Buffalo Bison!
However, there is a possibility that mother nature could get in the way of his start verses his former team!
Why?
Because at first pitch their is a 47% chance of precipitation. “according to https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/buffalo/14202/hourly-weather-forecast/349726
In this game J.A. Happ will have the opportunity to help New York snap their four game losing streak!
Against who?
Taijuan Walker!
New York who is a member of the American League East comes into game two of the three game series with a record of 21-20 and is in third place in the division while Toronto who like New York is a member of the American League East comes into the second game of the three game series with a record of 23-18. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/standings
As stated above,
J.A. Happ will start the game for New York,
The left handed pitcher comes into the game with a record of 1-1 with an earn run average of 4.68.Happ said that he pitched better than the box score indicated after permitting four runs and eight hits to the Mets over five innings on Thursday. In his previous start on Aug. 29, he held the same club to three hits in 7 1/3 scoreless frames. He will oppose Toronto’s Taijuan Walker who unlike him is a right handed pitcher! Taijuan Walker comes into the game with a record of 3-2 with an earn run average of 3.26. Walker has been a great pickup since coming from the Mariners. He will be making his third start for Toronto. This time, it will be against the Yankees. He will face them for the third time in his career. He is 0-2 with a 3.95 ERA against them.”according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/roster/probable-pitchers
As for the opening game between New York and Toronto,
New York suffered yet another loss that extended their losing streak to four games in the opening game of the three game series verses Toronto in Buffalo New York!
Why?
Chad Green and Adam Ottavino combined to record only one out, enduring a nightmarish 10-run sixth inning that saw 13 Blue Jays bat. The 43-minute half-inning featured five hits, four walks and an error by New York first baseman Luke Voit , capped by Danny Jansen’s grand slam in the Yankees’ crushing 12-7 loss on Monday evening at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y “according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com
While Toronto won their second game in a row as well as the opening game of the three game series!
How?
Toronto scored 10 runs in the sixth inning of their 12-7 win by doing a little bit of everything all at once. There were walks to set the table, seeing-eye ground balls, a grand slam from Danny Jansen and even a stolen base by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.”according to an article by Keegan Matheson on mlb.com
First pitch is set for 6:37pm from Sahlen Field!
The game will be televised on Major League Baseball Network, SNET-1 and Yes!