The Yankees make three changes to the lineup that mustered just two garbage time runs against the Mariners last night. In 16 appearances (eight starts), Dunning is 6-1 with a 2.78 ERA (153 ERA+), 3.94 FIP, and 39 strikeouts in 64.2 innings. He also doesn’t have a ton of swing and miss in his game, sitting in the bottom ten percent of the league in strikeouts and whiff rates, so combining these two facts I expect the Yankees to be aggressive in trying to lift the ball. He’s taken a big step in his development this year, though is one of the luckiest pitchers at keeping the ball in the park pitching in the spacious confines of Globe Life Field. In 15 starts, Schmidt is 2-6 with a 4.65 ERA (90 ERA+), 4.28 FIP, and 73 strikeouts in 71.2 innings.ĭane Dunning has a track record of success against the Yankees to start his big league career, holding the Bombers to five runs across four appearances totaling 18 innings (2.50 ERA), striking out 15 while walking five. That being said, he still needs to do a better job of putting away batters after pushing the count to two strikes - all those extra hits and free passes yielded from situations that should favor the pitcher have lead to Schmidt fielding the 10th-worst WHIP (1.423) among all pitchers with at least 70 innings pitched. It’s as complete a Rangers outfit as they’ve fielded in the last decade, leading MLB by scoring over six runs per game - a half-run more than the second-place Rays - while also boasting the fifth-stingiest pitching staff, who yields a smidge over four runs per game.Ĭlarke Schmidt has certainly improved over his last six starts (2.56 ERA, 25:8 strikeout to walk ratio in 31.2 innings) relative to an abysmal first month-and-a-half (6.30 ERA, 48:14 strikeout to walk ratio in 40 innings). New York faces a stern test against the team that took three of four during the Bombers’ visit to Arlington, getting outscored 24-8 in the process. ![]() There’s no time to lick their wounds, as the first-place Rangers roll into town to kick off a three-game set. The Yankees may have taken the series over the Mariners, but a lackluster display in the final game soured what could’ve been a much-needed pick-me-up for the team.
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