As New York, Kansas City Are Playing Finale Of Four Game Series Thursday Afternoon In Kansas City Missouri Nestor Cortes, Alec Marsh Are Starting
As New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Kansas City are playing finale of four game series this afternoon in Kansas City Missouri Nestor Cortes, Alec Marsh are starting.
Where?
On the mound!
Nestor Cortes, Alec Marsh are different because Nestor Cortes is a left handed starting pitcher! Alec Marsh is a right handed starting pitcher!
Nestor Cortes comes into the finale of four game series with record of 3-5 with an earn run average of 3.68 because on Saturday June 8, 2024 verses Los Angeles Dodgers in Bronx New York Nestor Cortes pitched 5.1 innings surrendering 7 hits, 4 earned runs, 1 walk while striking out 4 Los Angeles Dodgers batters.
Alec Marsh comes into the finale of four game series with record of 5-3 with an earn run average of 4.05 because on Saturday June 8, 2024 verses Seattle in Kansas City Missouri Alec Marsh pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 7 hits, 4 earned runs, walked 0 Seattle batters struck out 8 Seattle batters.
According to https://www.mlb.com/player/alec-marsh-679525
Though,
Could mother nature prevent Nestor Cortes, Alec Marsh from making their starts as scheduled? There is a possibility of that happening as it’s partly sunny with 51% chance of thunderstorms before intermittent clouds arrive and chances go down to 47% at 3:00pm, 32% at 4:00pm 10% when the game is supposed to be over.
In the finale New York the team that wears the pinstripes who is a member of American League East is going for the sweep of Kansas City because they come into the finale with a record of 49-21 because won the first three games of four game series including Wednesday’s 11-5 where the offense included three home runs as Jose Trevino homered to left 409 feet scoring Alex Verdugo, Gleyber Torres in top of 1st inning extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead to 6-0. In the top of 5th inning Giancarlo Stanton homered to left 409 feet scoring Juan Soto extending New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead to 8-0. In the top of 7th inning Gleyber Torres homered to left 415 feet scoring Juan Soto, Alex Verdugo.
According to espn app
Offensively Jose Trevino, Gleyber Torres, Giancarlo Stanton home runs offensively supported Cody Poteet who started who pitched 5.1 innings surrendering 4 hits, 2 earned runs , 3 walks while striking out 2 Kansas City batters. Ian Hamilton who relieved Cody Poteet who pitched 1.1 innings surrendering 3 hits , 3 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 2 Kansas City batters. Tommy Kahnle who relieved Ian Hamilton who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 0 Kansas City batters. Luke Weaver who relieved Tommy Kahnle who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 0 Kansas City batters. Caleb Ferguson who relieved Luke Weaver who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking 1 Kansas City batter.
According to espn app
Ahead of New York the team that wears the pinstripes 11-5 win over Kansas City Wednesday New York the team that wears the pinstripes manager Aaron Boone had this to say about how his team is performing offensively!
Anytime you score runs, however you do it early, I think it does give a little shot of energy and help be one of the factors that helps set the tone for a game,
Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes 11-5 win over Kansas City Wednesday New York the team that wears the pinstripes designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton had this to say!
It’s always ideal, but I think it’s really emphasized this year, just any little bit of information that we may not have covered or looks different -- of if [the pitcher] has made an adjustment from the way he’s attacking us compared to what we prepared for
So far, it’s a strategy that has worked to perfection.
Stanton’s ability to deepen the lineup has been the catalyst for the major part of the winning script this season: starting pitching.
“I think [the first-inning runs are] huge for anybody, any team. You want to be the ones, especially being the visitors, you want to punch first,” Trevino said. “That way, your pitcher gets in there, gets comfortable and attacks the zone freely.”
It’s all an evolving work in progress to figure out the algorithm.”
Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes 11-5 win over Kansas City Wednesday New York the team that wears the pinstripes New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher Cody Poteet who pitched 5.1 innings surrendering 4 hits, 2 earned runs , 3 walks while striking out 2 Kansas City batters.
Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes 11-5 win over Kansas City Wednesday New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting catcher Jose Trevino had this to say!
think [the first-inning runs are] huge for anybody, any team. You want to be the ones, especially being the visitors, you want to punch first,”
“That way, your pitcher gets in there, gets comfortable and attacks the zone freely.”
According to Jackson Stone article MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-hit-3-home-runs-win-third-straight-from-royals
Kansas unlike New York is a member of American League Central is going to be looking to avoid being swept because they lost the first three games of the series including Wednesday’s game 11-5 as Bobby Whitt Jr singled to center scoring Kyle Isbel trimming into New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead 11-3 before Vinnie Pasquantino singled to right scoring Maikel Garcia advancing Bobby Whitt Jr. to third base trimming New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead to 11-4 in bottom of 7th inning before Salvador Perez walked Bobby Whitt Jr. scored on New York the team that wears the pinstripes reliever Tommy Kahnle wild pitch.
In Kansas City 11-5 loss Bobby Whitt Jr singled to center scoring Kyle Isbel trimming into New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead 11-3 before Vinnie Pasquantino singled to right scoring Maikel Garcia advancing Bobby Whitt Jr. to third base trimming New York the team that wears the pinstripes lead to 11-4 in bottom of 7th inning before Salvador Perez walked Bobby Whitt Jr. scored on New York the team that wears the pinstripes reliever Tommy Kahnle wild pitch offensively supporting Dan Altavilla who started who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 3 hits, 5 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters Daniel Lynch IV who relieved Dan Altavilla who pitched 6.2 innings surrendering 7 hits, 6 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 3 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. Angel Zerpa who relieved Daniel Lynch IV who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 1 hit , 0 earned runs, 0 walks while striking out 0 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters. John Schreiber who relieved Angel Zerpa who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters.
Following Kansas City 11-5 loss to New York the team that wears the pinstripes Kansas City Kansas City starting pitcher Dan Altavilla who pitched 6.2 innings surrendering 7 hits, 6 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 3 New York the team that wears the pinstripes batters had this to say about how New York the team that wears the pinstripes performed offensively!
They’ve got a good lineup, “Just didn’t have a good day. … You have to execute pitches, just like any other lineup. If you don’t get ahead, they’ll hurt you. I think we were really close to getting out of that inning. Just a bad hop and we didn’t get it.”
According to Anne Rogers article https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/royals-allow-6-runs-in-first-to-yankees-lose-fourth-straight
Following Kansas City 11-5 loss to New York the team that wears the pinstripes Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro had this to say “A couple of runs is one thing. Big innings are tough to come back from regardless. We’ve done it. … We clearly don’t want to be down at all, but six is really tough to chase, especially against a team like that.”
Following Kansas City 11-5 loss to New York the team that wears the pinstripes Kansas City shortstop Bobby Whitt Jr. had this to say!
It’s fun to play these guys. It’s fun to get teams that you want to play against,”“These are the guys we want to match up against. So you just got to keep learning and keep getting better. Because we got to get better, obviously, and then just take things one day at a time and learn from what we’re doing.”