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A New York Yankees Diary – Day Eight – September 9th, 2026

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Having taken a 1 game to zip lead in this series against the Colorado Rockies, the Yankees were hoping that Will Warren would help them secure a 2-0 lead as tonight’s game started at 7.09pm.

Jake McCarthy who had a decidedly mixed time of it in the first game, opened this game by lining out to Spencer Jones in centerfield. This was followed by Cole Carrigg stepping up to the plate. A long at bat resulted in a called third strike which Carrigg challenged but the call on the field was confirmed.

TJ Rumfield was gifted a soft walk, but clean-up man Hunter Goodman hit a ground ball back to Warren who threw it over to Luis Garcia Jr to end the top of the first.

36 year old, Tomoyuki Sugano was on the mound tonight for the Rockies. Prior to this game, he was 12-8 on the season. He showed great acomplished pitching as he got all three Yankees’ batters to strike out swinging – Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger & Aaron Judge. This was Judge’s 4th strikeout since his return from the Injured List (IL).

However, that feat of striking out three consecutive batters swinging was matched by Warren as he took down Mickey Moniak, Kyle Karros and Brett Sullivan in similar fashion. This was evidently going to be another tight dual of the starting pitchers.

But Colorado, the weakest team in the Major Leagues right now, know better to count their chickens before they are hatched (or the additional games going into the Win column).

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A New York Yankees Diary – Day Seven – September 8th, 2026

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Well, having arrived earlier in the preceding week to prepare for my personal residency at Yankee Stadium, I now took up my seat. I have decided to alternate between a seat in the 320 section and the 120 section both of which overlook homeplate. I tend to sit in these areas anyway but this year it is of particular interest to me, so that I can study this ABS (Automatic Ball & Strike system) which I have to admit to being somewhat prejudiced against as it seems to detract from the naturalness of the game and the autonomy of the umpires, but I shall do my best to keep an open mind over the next 13 home games.

An evening game against the weak pitching, weak fielding Colorado Rockies. Their hitting is good but is obviously boosted by the favourable conditions in Colorado. It would seem to me that in this game which began at 7.08pm New York time, a win is likely – and maybe even a sweep over the 3 games.

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New York Yankees in very early September (2026)

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As is my way, I flew into New York on September for a month of close-up baseball observation. As I mentioned in my August articles, the New York Yankees are struggling to gather runs but also not conceding many. Their hitting is weak, but their piching is close to being immaculate.

In the six game West Coast roadtrip that began August 31 and covered Los Angeles (facing the Angels) and San Diego, they won three and lost three. They scored 24 runs (averaging 4 per game), and gave up 24 (obviously also averaging 4 a game. Two of these games went to 10 innings – they won one of these and lost one. They lost one game 1-10. This was the game that Elmer Rodriguez started and was covered in our previous pitching article.

Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon were the starting pitchers in their two most convincing wins (on the 1st and 5th). However, Cole took the loss in a close one on the 6th when he gave up three homers in the first inning, from which the Yankees never really recovered.

David Bednar took the win in a close one on the 2nd and continues to show great form. However, Paul Blackburn had something of an abberation in the game on the 4th, coming in the beginning of the 10th with a 2-1 lead to protect. He gave up a two-run home run to Luis Campusano for the walk off.

During the last days of the road trip, the best batting average was shared by Trent Grisham and Ben Rice. Both had hit .500. Grisham had an OPS of 1.167 whilst Rice had an OPS of 1.267 , but this is skewed by the fact that Grisham only played two games in this period before once again landing on the injured list.

Cody Bellinger hit a soild .278 and Spencer Jones .267. George Lombard Jr. (.100), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (.111) and Heliot Ramos (.125) were amongst those who struggled most with the bat. The figures in bracket indicate the batting average during the last 7 days of the roadtrip – including days off.

Once more we must note that the bats must come back to life as they return to New York, especially for the all important series against Tampa Bay later in the month.

The New York Yankees in August – Part One – The Batters (2026)

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The New York Yankees in August were indifferent – neither good, nor bad, just lukewarm. They started the month at 62-48 and two games behind the Tampa Bay Rays, in 2nd place in the American League East. They finished August at 78-60 and still two games behind. Their monthly record 16-12. Lukewarm.

Aaron Judge still out injured. Clay Bellinger also on the injjured list for the majority of the month.

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