The start of New York Yankees in the 2024 season Major League Baseball (MLB) It was idyllic. With sweep before Houston Astros in it Minute Maid Park and victory over Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenixthere were already five wins in the same number of matches that made the fans dream of returning to their glorious times.
With another good performance from Juan Sotorecently appointed Most Valuable Player of the Week (MVP) in the American Leaguethose led by Aaron Boone they won the first game of the series against the current champion of the National, DBacks.
But Arizona He didn’t want to lose at home again and went out with his mind set on taking the undefeated record from Yankees and achieve a victory to hunt down Los Angeles Dodgers in the Western Division.
New York Yankees could not decipher Zac Gallen’s shipments
On the mound for New York the Cuban positioned himself Nestor Cortes Jr.who made his second start of the campaign after playing in the Opening Day. While for Arizona Diamondbackslooked Zac Gallen.
The home team quickly took advantage. Already in the first episode she scored three points thanks to the singles of Blaze Alexander and the Venezuelans Eugenio Suarez y Gabriel Moreno.
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Diamondbacks he failed to score more runs, because Cortés He managed to tie up the rival batters in the following innings. For this reason, his performance lasted five innings, in which he allowed eight hits, three runs, negotiated two walks and struck out the same number.
However, the one who took all the spotlight for his dominance was Gallen. In six complete innings he only gave up three hits, walked the same number of times and struck out six opponents. His work was key to maintaining Arizona’s advantage.
This gap was stretched in the seventh chapter, when Christian Walker he hit a 424-foot home run to Jake Cousinwhich served to Marte y Alexander they will score, thus making the marker 0x6.
But this was not definitive, since there was still one more race to go that came at the feet of Geraldo Perdomowho went through the register after a wild pitch of Cousins in the eighth. It was a resounding 0x7 that ended the team’s undefeated New York Yankees.
In addition to Gallenin the offensive he highlighted the work of Walker. In addition to the home run, he added another hit to go 2-for-4, with three RBIs and a couple of runs scored. The Cuban guy Lourdes Gurriel Jr.MVP of the National League in the last week, did not have his best night and failed in his five at-bats.
Juan Soto He was one of the few players on the New York team who scored undisputed, although he finished 1-for-4 and lowered his average to a still notable .417. Both novenas will be measured again this Wednesday, April 3 in Phoenix, Arizona at 3:40 PM.
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2024-04-03 09:14:02
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