Yanks Get Pitching, Defense, & a 3-Run HR. NY 3 Tampa 0

May 3, 2025 paperbacklou 2025 0

Max Fried pitched 7 innings of 1-hit, shutout baseball, the Yank bullpen of Devin Williams and Luke Weaver was lights out, Oswaldo Cabrera made some nifty plays at 3rd base, and Paul Goldschmidt hit a 3-run Homer as the Yanks beat Tampa 3-0 on a beautiful, warm Friday night at Yankee Stadium.

Pitching, Defense, and a 3-run homer — former Oriole manager Earl Weaver‘s recipe for success.

“Just more of what always impresses me, and that’s just the different ways he can beat you,” said manager Aaron Boone afterwards about Fried. “There’s a couple of innings where he’s reigning in his command a little bit; some of the innings he’s ripping off some good breaking balls; the other he’s adding and subtracting on his heater; you saw the last inning he really started to take a lot off on some pitches. He’s just so versatile for us out there and continues to show up for us — 7 strong tonite.”

NY improves to 19-13; Tampa drop to 14-18.

1. Fried Dominant, Again

What a free agent signing Max Fried has been. He was dominant again — throwing a 1-hit shutout through 7 innings and doing it with ease. He had a no hitter going into the 5th when Caballero singled with 1 out.

He changed speeds on his 4-seam fastball — 91 to 97 MPH, and confused batters with his 72-MPH curve, 84-MPH changeup, 78-MPH sweeper, 94-MPH sinker, and 83-MPH cutter. He was unpredictable in what pitches he would throw to a batter.

For example, Fried:

  • Struck out a batter on a 95-MPH four-seam fastball, sinker, sweeper, 94-MPH four-seam fastball, 95-MPH four seam fastball;
  • Struck out another on a sinker and 2 sweepers;
  • Struck out another with a cutter, sinker, cutter, sinker, sweeper, sweeper;
  • Struck out the next guy with a changeup, changeup, curve, sinker, changeup.

He struck out 6, walked 2, and allowed 1 hit. If someone got on base — like Jose Caballero did in the 2nd on a walk — Fried used the best pickoff since Andy Pettitte to pick him off.

The other batter Fried walked — Danny Jansen in the 3rd — was erased on a double play. He gets those too.

When Junior Caminero got on due to a fielding error by Anthony Volpe leading off the 7th, Fried simply reared back and struck out the next 2 batters and got Caballero to ground out to end the inning.

Neat. Sweet. Petite.

Fried’s record is now 6-0 1.01.

2. Oswaldo D at 3rd

Fried was helped by some nice pickups by Oswaldo Cabrera at 3rd base, like this pick to start the 4th, getting Yandy Diaz:

And this play to nab Curtis Mead, ending the 5th:

3. Goldschmidt 3-Run Homer

Meanwhile Ryan Pepiot was rope-a-doping the Yankee lineup, getting in and out of trouble.

He pitched a shutout into the 5th, working around:

  • A 2-out double to Ben Rice in the 1st,
  • A 2-out walk to Austin Wells in the 2nd,
  • A 2-out triple to Aaron Judge in the 3rd — Judge with a missile over the centerfielder’s head, one bounce off the centerfield wall, and
  • 2 singles in the 4th — by Paul Goldschmidt and Anthony Volpe — but got 2 groundouts to end the inning.

Finally in the bottom of the 5th the Yanks got him out of the game.

  • Jorbit Vivas — who replaced Jazz Chisholm Jr at 2nd as Jazz went on the IL with a pulled Loin muscle — led off with a walk.
  • Aaron Judge hit a 1-out double down the 3rd base line putting runners on 2nd and 3rd.

The Rays brought in lefty reliever Mason Montgomery, and he struck out lefty Ben Rice for the 2nd out. But relievers have to face 3 batters in today’s MLB, and Montgomery had to face righty Paul Goldschmidt — and Goldy hit a Clutch, 2-out, 350-foot homer to opposite-field right for a 3-0 Yankee lead.

More precisely — The 3-run Homer.

4. Volpe Speed Creates Threat

And that was it for the Yankee scoring.

NY threatened in the 6th when Anthony Volpe led off with a walk, stole 2nd, and went to 3rd on the overthrow.

But Austin Wells lined out to 2nd and Oswaldo Cabrera struck out. Jorbit Vivas walked, but Trent Grisham grounded out to end the threat. After that the Yanks were retired in order in the 7th and 8th.

5. Devin Great

But the 3-run homer was all they needed. Devin Williams looked Great again in the 8th — a 1-2-3 inning (groundout, line out to Volpe, strike out). He got first-pitch strikes to the first 2 batters; his fastball was crackling; his off speed was bending air.

6. Weaver the 1-2-3 Save

And Luke Weaver came in for the save and pitched another agita-less 1-2-3 inning — lineout, strikeout of Yandy Diaz looking, and strikeout of Junior Caminero swinging for the old ballgame.

The Boxscore

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401695385

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