Drew Cavanaugh reaches four times versus Mariners

Warren was on point here in his return to the rotation after a brief hiatus as a reliever last weekend. His eight strikeouts were his most in a single start since June 20th and he forced 12 total swings-and-misses with all six of his pitches accounting for at least one. A key development for Warren, his changeup was a weapon against the Rockies left-handed batters. He spiked a few, but commanded most well off the low and outside corner as his key put-away pitch against them. Finding more consistency with that pitch has held him back as a starter, so this is an encouraging development late in the season. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Twins and Diamondbacks both on the road unless the Yankees alter his role again.

Lombard delivered the big blow in this game with a grand slam off Rockies’ starter Tomoyuki Sugano in the third inning. Apart from being the first grand slam of Lombard’s young career, it was the Yankees’ first grand slam this season. It was his third total home run, but his first since his fourth game as his bat has gone cold lately. Hopefully this can help to get him going before the playoffs.

Norby’s solo home run accounted for the Rockies’ lone run in this contest and his double was their only other extra-base hit. A bright spot lately, Norby has a .280/.372/.463 slash line with three home runs and two stolen bases in 26 games since being acquired at the trade deadline.

There’s a lot that Sugano did well in this start. Firstly, his splitter was on fire forcing seven swings-and-misses working as his primary pitch. He also forced at least one whiff with six different pitches and his 15 total were just two shy of his career-high. Yet, George Lombard Jr. smacked a hanging slider for a grand slam in the third inning which spoiled Sugano’s outing. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Padres and Mariners with both in Coors Field.

The unexpected move to put Beavers in the leadoff spot tonight worked out great. His big hit was just a little 150-foot fly to the left side, but it dropped in over a drawn-in infield and played a big role in the Orioles’ eight-run third inning. He knocked in three for the second time this season.

Tanner Bibee, the qualified starter with the second worst run support in the league, couldn’t deal with a big early lead against the Orioles on Tuesday and was left with a no-decision. Baz, the qualified starter with the worst run support in the league, also had some issues tonight, but he managed to hang on after being backed by an eight-run third inning. The win makes him 6-15 with a 4.05 ERA. He’ll likely face the Mets on Tuesday.

With the score 9-5, there was no save situation to start the ninth, which probably played a role in Garcia getting to stay in and make his longest appearance since July 3. He’s allowed one run in 12 2/3 innings over his last 14 outings.

Griffin retired six of seven batters through two scoreless innings, only to give up seven hits, a walk and a HBP in a disastrous third inning. Remarkably, only one of the seven knocks came on a hard-hit ball. On the other hand, his one out in the inning was a 361-foot sac fly from Rece Hinds that would have been a homer in 16 ballparks. Griffin dropped to 15-5 with a 3.65 ERA. He’s still probably worth using at home against the White Sox next week.

Ramírez dropped a routine foul popup from Coby Mayo for the error. Mayo then hit the next pitch 407 feet for a solo homer. The hitless game leaves Ramírez 5-for-36 with no extra-base hits this month. He’s hit .227/.304/.287 with one home run in 40 games since returning from a broken hamate bone, an injury that has a history of sapping power from hitters.

Neto took Red Sox lefty starter Jake Bennett deep a couple pitches after having a called third strike overturned on a challenge in the third inning. It was his 25th round-tripper of the season. The 25-year-old shortstop has looked like a completely different player since the Angels opted not to move him at last month’s trade deadline, hitting .301 (37-for-123) with six homers, 25 RBI and five steals over his last 30 games.