The Yankees' first effort to develop a No. 4 starter for the 2020 season fell flat today, as the Tampa Bay Rays spoiled the return of Jordan Montgomery from Tommy John surgery.
The little-known Rays unleashed a blitzkrieg of base hits and stolen bases, running rings around Monty, and routing the Yanks by a final score of 14-2. The big blow was a monstrous, grand-slam home run from rookie J.E.E. "Tank" Rommel, to the farthest part of the ballpark. The ball was not retrieved, as no one was sitting there and none of the eight Tampa fans in attendance bothered to chase after it.
"We still have some work to do, but I was encouraged," said Montgomery, never a hard thrower, whose fastball topped out today at 45. "Sure, I have a small ache in my shoulder, and my elbow is kinda sore, but just gimme a few minutes in the whirlpool."
Several reporters asked Manager Ma Boone if his team had not been distracted by the search for Giancarlo Stanton, who checked out of his Baltimore hotel last night, but did not make the team flight to Florida.
"Who's that now?" asked Boone, who looked befuddle. "Oh, right, that guy. Is he still on the roster? I mean, I'm sure he'd be ready to go, if we could find him."
Both Yankee runs were driven in by D.J. LeMahieu, on a hard roundball and a sacrifice fly. He also made an outstanding play in the field.
This game was pure #RISPFail. They'll get crushed in October (if they even make it to the PS)
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But overall we are lucky.
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Doug K.
Winnie,
ReplyDeleteI'm adding a, "very much", to Doug K's thank you.
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