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NEW YORK – Camilo Doval entered Saturday’s game when the Yankees still had a chance.
The right-hander exited four runs later, along with most of an annoyed and overheated Fourth of July crowd at Yankee Stadium.
This latest pinstriped loss wasn’t all Doval’s doing, as the Yankees fell behind by six runs against the Minnesota Twins.
All four of Doval’s runs were unearned, due to second baseman Jazz Chisholm’s error to open the eighth inning.
But Doval couldn’t pick up his team, and a three-run deficit quickly became an 11-4 Yankees loss – their eighth in the last nine games and threatening to fall five games behind the Tampa Bay Rays.
On Monday, the Yanks head to Tampa Bay for a thoroughly interesting four-game set, but their next hurdle is trying to win a series against the Twins, with Joe Ryan opposing Ryan Weathers.
And this is a Yankee team still adrift, with more uncertainty about their pitching, more questions about their infield alignment and more curious roster decisions.
After the Chisholm error, Doval gave up a single to lefty-hitting Trevor Larnach, a sac fly to Byron Buxton, an RBI ground single by lefty hitting Kody Clemens, and a two-run homer to switch-hitting Josh Bell, his second of the day, from both sides.
“Lefties continue to be an issue’’ for Doval, said manager Aaron Boone. “Execution against lefties is critical (and) he’s capable of that when he’s right.
“The stuff is there,’’ but Doval’s pitching angle and three-quarter delivery gives “lefties have a better look at it.’’
Lefties were already batting .355 this year against Doval with a .951 OPS entering Saturday, as opposed to .141/.460 versus right-handed hitters.
Chisholm’s misplay on Luke Keashcall’s grounder is a play “we’ve got to make…simple as that,’’ said Boone. “Tough play because you’ve got to be efficient (and) quick, but we’ve got to make that play.’’
Another arm will be in the Bronx on Sunday, after Brendan Beck – subbing for the injured Carlos Rodon (elbow inflammation) started Saturday and gave up three homers in two innings.
But the relievers Yovanny Cruz and Yerry de los Santos were recently optioned and can’t be summoned this soon without a corresponding injury list move.
Cruz’s three scoreless big-league relief appearances have been impressive, though Boone spoke recently of the organization wanting the right-hander to refine his splitter.
Meanwhile, Boone likely won’t have one of his better relievers, Brent Headrick, available for Sunday’s game. Headrick had to pitch Saturday’s ninth inning after Beck’s short start and a trio of relievers leading into Doval’s mess.
Still, the Yanks had a shot Saturday, with Jasson Dominguez (double, homer) swinging well and super sub Max Schuemann starting in center field and clubbing a long, two-run homer in a three-run fourth inning- cutting the lead to 6-4.
“My role is to try to come in and make a spark,’’ said Schuemann, but the Yanks’ 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position helped dim any comeback hopes.
The Twins clubbed six home runs Saturday, and Beck gave up one more run in 3.2 innings (5) than he had in his last six Triple-A starts combined.
“Making the defense stand out there for a long time, taking the crowd out of it,’’ Beck said of his laments. “I had a good game plan, just have to get ahead and make better pitches.’’
Elmer Rodriguez might slot into Rodon’s rotation spot for however long the lefty is out. Maybe that’s around the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline, when the Yanks – as you knew – will be fishing for relief help.
Adding to the starting rotation suddenly doesn’t feel like such a reach, and the Yankees’ front office will know what the price point is on Tarik Skubal and any other potential impact arms.
Max Fried (elbow bone bruise) could start a minor league rehab assignment around the All-Star break, but that probably puts his Yankee rotation return by early August.
Meanwhile the Carlos Lagrange experiment, moving from starter to potential second-half impact reliever is on hold indefinitely.
Diagnosed this week with a capsular spring of his right shoulder, the super hard-throwing Lagrange won’t pick up a baseball for approximately six weeks.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Camilo Doval dilemma part of Yankees' overall pitching concerns
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The right-hander exited four runs later, along with most of an annoyed and overheated Fourth of July crowd at Yankee Stadium.
This latest pinstriped loss wasn’t all Doval’s doing, as the Yankees fell behind by six runs against the Minnesota Twins.
All four of Doval’s runs were unearned, due to second baseman Jazz Chisholm’s error to open the eighth inning.
But Doval couldn’t pick up his team, and a three-run deficit quickly became an 11-4 Yankees loss – their eighth in the last nine games and threatening to fall five games behind the Tampa Bay Rays.
On Monday, the Yanks head to Tampa Bay for a thoroughly interesting four-game set, but their next hurdle is trying to win a series against the Twins, with Joe Ryan opposing Ryan Weathers.
And this is a Yankee team still adrift, with more uncertainty about their pitching, more questions about their infield alignment and more curious roster decisions.
The Camilo Doval dilemma
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After the Chisholm error, Doval gave up a single to lefty-hitting Trevor Larnach, a sac fly to Byron Buxton, an RBI ground single by lefty hitting Kody Clemens, and a two-run homer to switch-hitting Josh Bell, his second of the day, from both sides.
“Lefties continue to be an issue’’ for Doval, said manager Aaron Boone. “Execution against lefties is critical (and) he’s capable of that when he’s right.
“The stuff is there,’’ but Doval’s pitching angle and three-quarter delivery gives “lefties have a better look at it.’’
Lefties were already batting .355 this year against Doval with a .951 OPS entering Saturday, as opposed to .141/.460 versus right-handed hitters.
Chisholm’s misplay on Luke Keashcall’s grounder is a play “we’ve got to make…simple as that,’’ said Boone. “Tough play because you’ve got to be efficient (and) quick, but we’ve got to make that play.’’
Another arm will be in the Bronx on Sunday, after Brendan Beck – subbing for the injured Carlos Rodon (elbow inflammation) started Saturday and gave up three homers in two innings.
But the relievers Yovanny Cruz and Yerry de los Santos were recently optioned and can’t be summoned this soon without a corresponding injury list move.
Cruz’s three scoreless big-league relief appearances have been impressive, though Boone spoke recently of the organization wanting the right-hander to refine his splitter.
Meanwhile, Boone likely won’t have one of his better relievers, Brent Headrick, available for Sunday’s game. Headrick had to pitch Saturday’s ninth inning after Beck’s short start and a trio of relievers leading into Doval’s mess.
Still, the Yanks had a shot Saturday, with Jasson Dominguez (double, homer) swinging well and super sub Max Schuemann starting in center field and clubbing a long, two-run homer in a three-run fourth inning- cutting the lead to 6-4.
“My role is to try to come in and make a spark,’’ said Schuemann, but the Yanks’ 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position helped dim any comeback hopes.
Deadline to find pitching reinforcements
The Twins clubbed six home runs Saturday, and Beck gave up one more run in 3.2 innings (5) than he had in his last six Triple-A starts combined.
“Making the defense stand out there for a long time, taking the crowd out of it,’’ Beck said of his laments. “I had a good game plan, just have to get ahead and make better pitches.’’
Elmer Rodriguez might slot into Rodon’s rotation spot for however long the lefty is out. Maybe that’s around the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline, when the Yanks – as you knew – will be fishing for relief help.
Adding to the starting rotation suddenly doesn’t feel like such a reach, and the Yankees’ front office will know what the price point is on Tarik Skubal and any other potential impact arms.
Max Fried (elbow bone bruise) could start a minor league rehab assignment around the All-Star break, but that probably puts his Yankee rotation return by early August.
Meanwhile the Carlos Lagrange experiment, moving from starter to potential second-half impact reliever is on hold indefinitely.
Diagnosed this week with a capsular spring of his right shoulder, the super hard-throwing Lagrange won’t pick up a baseball for approximately six weeks.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Camilo Doval dilemma part of Yankees' overall pitching concerns
Continue reading...
