Monday, August 3, 2020

Series Preview - Phillies at Yankees: August 3rd to August 4th

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Monday 7:05 and Tuesday 6:05
Yankee Stadium - New York, NY

At the Ballpark:  Let's try this thing again.  The Phillies paused their season following last Sunday's game against the Marlins amid news of a COVID-19 outbreak among most of the Marlins' players and their staff.  The entire four-game home and away Yankees series, originally scheduled for last week, was postponed and the entire weekend series against the Blue Jays was postponed as well.  That's seven games that will need to somehow be made up or just erased from the already shortened 60-game schedule.

The Phillies were supposed to be in Miami for a three-game series beginning Tuesday night, but instead they'll kick off their postponed away and home series against the Yankees.

A moot point now, the Blue Jays were scheduled to be the home team for their postponed series as Canada would not permit the club to play in Toronto this season due to ongoing pandemic concerns.  Honestly, just typing up this stuff is surreal.  My mindset at this point is to enjoy these games while they last as it's hard to imagine the season playing out uninterrupted to its conclusion all the way to October.

Phillies 1-2
Tied for 3rd Place in the N.L. East, 2 1/2 games behind the Braves

Phillies Probables
Jake Arrieta (0-0, 0.00)
Aaron Nola (0-1, 6.75)

Phillies Leaders
Average:  Didi Gregorius - .364
Runs:  Phil Gosselin and Did Gregorius - 3
Home Runs:  Phil Gosselin and Did Gregorius - 2
RBIs:  Three tied with - 3
Stolen Bases:  N/A

Wins:  Zack Wheeler - 1
ERA:  Zack Wheeler - 1.29
Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 7
Saves:  N/A
Yankees 7-1
1st Place in the A.L. East, 2 games ahead of the Orioles


Yankees Probables
Gerrit Cole (2-0, 3.09)
J.A. Happ (0-0, 9.00)

Yankees Leaders
Average:  DJ LeMahiru - .400
Runs:  Aaron Judge - 10
Home Runs:  Aaron Judge - 6
RBIs:  Aaron Judge - 14
Stolen Bases:  Mike Tauchman - 3

Wins:  Gerrit Cole - 2
ERA:  Gerrit Cole - 3.09
Strikeouts:  Gerrit Cole - 12
Saves:  Zack Britton - 3

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