NEW YORK- After a high energized series against the Los Angeles Dodgers where the Yankees lost 2/3 and the offense was very flawed, they welcome in the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Pirates will be sending out one of their All-Stars on the hill tonight in Braxton Ashcraft who is 9-3 with a 3.49 ERA, with a highly efficient WHIP 1.11. With a 3.29 ERA the second time through the order. May potentially be something to keep an eye on.
Pirates 7-3 in their last 10, recently taking 2/3 in Cleveland against the Guardians. Where they outscored the Guardians 17-7.
Yankees need to situationally hit and create runs using their advantage of speed, contact, and power. Unexplainable performance with RISP in that Dodgers series in every aspect, and something this team definitely wants to look beyond that.
The Yankees will be sending out Ryan Weathers making his first start of the second half. Weathers with a 5.35 ERA in his last seven games. Been a struggle for awhile now, and mainly because of the home-run ball. With the Pirates being a very aggressive team, it could be a very good matchup for Weathers in maybe using that sinker to fill up the strike zone consistently. Smart baseball while creating runs wins you baseball games.