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Time: 6:07 Central. Vegas Line: -190 NYY / MIN +170
Weather: 59° at first pitch, no rain
Opponent’s excellent SB site: Pinstripe Alley
TV: MLB Network. Radio: Won’t mention Phil Cuzzi once, I’m sure
Rocco Baldelli pre-game quotes (not really):
My name is Rocco, and I’m living the full modern life
First year managing, gonna end Twins’ playoff strife
Yankee Stadium can make some guys intimidated
Well with the Rays and BoSox I have been inoculated
Your young Judge’s fame has certainly been fairly earned
But now the Cruz is here to tell you that “this court’s adjourned”
Maybe lots of Hall-Of-Famers wore a Yankees hat
To us that history is old news just like Pizza Rat
Aaron Boone:
Dude, please, you talk big noise
We’ll play with you like a cat does toys
Ooh, you got a Bomba Squad
Half of them are “strained quad”
And half your baseball titles came from Hrbek’s tag fraud
While you’re busy griping about how playoff losses fester
We’ll be whomping pitchers all the way to Rochester
Yeah, we’re the Yankees, we make no apologies
Doubt our dominance, check the chronology
Don’t think you’ll end that playoff losing streak soon, ‘cause there’s one guy here who’s done it and that’s Aaron (bleeping) Boone
José Berríos’s post-July inconsistency has been well-documented on this site, although his last four starts have a much better 3.08 ERA.
Do-Hyong Park has a look at Yankees starter James Paxton in this FAQ (along with other interesting stuff). Seems that Paxton has a little Brad Radke in him, and wears a first-inning ERA of 8.68 in 2019 (3.82 overall). Aroldis Chapman, Adam Ottavino, and Zack Britton are very difficult guys to score against, so hopefully the Twins can get off to a good start.