Articles by paperbacklou

Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a 2-run homer to tie the game in the 5th — his first homer of the season — then bunted in the winning run in the top of the 9th (to have […]

Clay Holmes blew another save, allowing consecutive walks and then a single to JD Martinez with 1 out in the 9th inning, and Lou Trivino allowed the inherited runner to score in the 10th with […]

Albert Abreu relieved Nestor Cortes in the bottom of the 7th, the Yankees leading 3-2, and coughed up a 2-run homer to Carlos Santana for the 4-3 Seattle victory. Cortes and Robbie Ray had been […]

Gerrit Cole pitched like an ace — 7 shutout innings — in his pitchers’ duel with Luis Castillo — who pitched 8 shutout innings — and the Yankee bullpen was phenomenal. But Yankee baserunning blunders […]

And on the 7th day, the Yankees got good enough starting pitching, good enough relief pitching and a lot of runs to win the game — beating Seattle in Seattle on a Monday night. The […]

Frankie Montas stunk up the joint in his debut for the Yankees, allowing 6 runs in the first 2 innings to blow a 4-1 lead he had been given. The Yankees came back to tie […]

Jordan Montgomery pitched 5 shutout innings, allowing only 2 hits — in leading the Cardinals to the 1-0 victory over the Yankees. Montgomery through his performance told Brian Cashman to “Go Fuck Yourself” after the […]

With 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th and the Yankees up 3-2, Clay Holmes walked a batter to put 1st and 2nd, and then allowed a bases-clearing double down the right field line […]

In a featured pitchers’ duel, Gerrit Cole faced just-traded-to-Seattle ace Luis Castillo on a hot summer Wednesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. 1pm start. By 1:20pm it looked like this for Cole in the top of […]