Wells, Wells, Wells

There are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and another week of baseball—unless there’s a lockout next year. Anyway, let’s jump into it.

5/12: The Yankees took on the Orioles in a 6–2 win. Paul Goldschmidt hit his 4th homer of the year, putting the Yanks up 1–0 in the first. In the top of the 3rd, Cody Bellinger grounded out, but that allowed Austin Wells to score. Amed Rosario singled, allowing Aaron Judge to score later in the inning. Trent Grisham hit his 6th home run of the year, bringing in Bellinger and Rosario, and the Yanks went up 6–0 in the top of the 3rd. Baltimore would score 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th, but the final score remained 6–2. Warren took the mound and finished with a line of 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, and a 3.42 ERA.

5/13: It was an abysmal game against the Orioles, and I won’t spend much time on it. The offense managed just one hit, from Jazz Chisholm Jr., and the pitching staff struggled. Fried had a rough outing: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3.21 ERA. Blackburn followed with 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 4.08 ERA. Yarbrough closed it out with 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 3.45 ERA.

5/15: After a day off, the Yankees bounced back in the first game of the Subway Series against the New York Mets, earning a 5–2 win. The scoring started with a Bellinger double that brought home Rice in the top of the 3rd. Chisholm followed with his 8th double of the year, driving in Judge and Bellinger. Spencer Jones singled later in the inning, allowing Chisholm to score in the 5th. Rice added his 14th homer of the year in the top of the 9th to make it 5–1. Unfortunately, Clay Holmes suffered a broken leg after being hit by a 111 mph line drive off the bat of Spencer Jones. It has been reported he will be out “for a long time.” Get well soon, Clay.

5/16: The second game of the Subway Series didn’t go our way, as we fell 6–3 to the Mets. We struck first when Grisham singled, allowing Chisholm to score in the top of the 2nd. A wild pitch by Rodón gave the Mets the lead, and we never recovered. Goldschmidt singled in the 5th, bringing home Rice, and Bellinger reached on a fielding error in the 7th, allowing Judge to score and cut it to 5–3. Rodón had a rough outing: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 5.63 ERA.

5/17: We didn’t fare much better in the final game of the Subway Series, falling 7–6 in heartbreaking fashion. The Yankees held the lead until the 9th inning, when the Mets tied it, and eventually walked it off in the 10th. Rice hit his 15th home run of the year in the top of the 3rd. Volpe singled, bringing home Bellinger and Chisholm in the 6th to make it 3–1. Rosario later scored on a sacrifice fly, and Grisham reached on a fielding error that allowed Volpe to score. In the 7th, Volpe walked and Bellinger scored. Things fell apart in the 9th when Tyrone Taylor homered to tie it 6–6. In the 10th, Benge reached on a fielder’s choice and Semien scored the winning run.

5/18: The Yankees bounced back with a wild 7–6 win over the Blue Jays in a back-and-forth game. Goldschmidt hit his 5th homer of the year to give the Yankees the early lead. The Jays responded, taking a 3–1 lead in the 4th inning. Escarra grounded out on a sacrifice fly, allowing Volpe to score and make it 3–2. Goldschmidt stayed hot with a double—his 5th of the year—bringing home Schuemann to tie it 3–3. The Jays retook the lead at 4–3 in the 5th and extended it to 5–3 in the 6th. In the bottom of the 7th, Bellinger hit his 6th homer of the year, bringing in Judge to tie it 5–5. Chisholm then hit his 5th homer of the year, with Grisham scoring as well to make it 7–5 Yankees. Weathers got the start and finished with a line of 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 3.58 ERA.

Around the league / news: The media is calling for Austin Wells’ head after a rough start to the season. He’s currently batting .173 with 19 hits, 3 home runs, and a .556 OPS. Interestingly, Anthony Volpe—who was heavily criticized last year—has been productive since being called back up. He had a strong game on 5/18, including a heads-up slide home to avoid the tag, and has now recorded back-to-back multi-hit games. Meanwhile, Bednar has been a concern out of the bullpen. He closed out last night’s game, but is currently carrying a 5.14 ERA, and I find myself extremely nervous whenever he comes in to finish a game.

Player spotlight of the week: Trent Grisham. The 29-year-old from Burleson, Texas, is currently the Yankees’ center fielder. He made his MLB debut on August 1, 2019, at age 22. He is signed through 2026 on a 1-year, $22.03M deal (2026) and will be a free agent after the 2027 season. Grisham was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round (15th overall) of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Richland High School (North Richland Hills, TX). His 2025 stats: .235 AVG, .348 OBP, .464 SLG, .811 OPS. He is also a two-time Gold Glove winner (2020, 2022).

That’s all for now—I'll see you… on the field.