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Domínguez for Ramos, Volpe for Lombard, Chivilli for a fresh arm

From my YES Network compadre Jack Curry: George Lombard Jr. is coming to the big leagues

3rd game in Yankees history with both teams hitting 5+ HR 5/22/1930 at PHA (both 5 in a 20-13 win, Gehrig 3) 6/23/1950 at DET (NYY 6 & DET 5, Tigers won 10-9 on a Hoot Evers walk-off inside-the-park 2RHR) 1st MLB game since Padres (6) & Giants (5) on 4/29/2023 (16-11 SD in Mexico City)

Angel Chivilli gives up a 3-run homer to Nathan Church to hand the lead right back to the Cards, 9-7 His first earned run allowed since a Trout HR in his April 16 Yankees debut (15.0 innings in 13 games in between)

Luis García JOONYAH First home run in Yankees debut since Jasson Domínguez's 1st MLB PA on 9/1/2023 at HOU The previous was an in-season pickup and a game-winner in the 6th inning: Anthony Rizzo on 7/30/2021 at MIA

"STL is last in MLB in R/G, AVG/OBP/SLG & HR since July 5" he said ... well they hung 4 runs on the best pitcher in the American League Cam Schlittler as 9 of 17 batters reached in 3 innings

Yankees pitching to start the Cardinals series Schlittler looks to keep the rotation rolling, they've had 6 straight starts of 5+ IP and no more than 1 run allowed, tying a franchise record High-leverage guys have been busy with all the low-scoring games:

Yankees/Cardinals Lineups! NL slugging percentage leader Luis Garcia Jr. makes his Yankees debut. Cards on an 8-18 slide. Wetherholt & Walker a fun 1-2 in their lineup, but STL is last in MLB in R/G, AVG/OBP/SLG & HR since July 5 Game at 7 on YES, Trade Deadline special at 5, BP/Pregame at 6/6:30

The Yankees can have all the good parts of these platoon splits García vs RHP .295 AVG .593 SLG (.918 OPS 148 OPS+) Goldschmidt vs LHP .307 AVG .589 SLG (.987 OPS 176 OPS+) and skip these parts García vs LHP .218 AVG .382 SLG (.627 OPS 75 OPS+) Goldy vs RHP .201 AVG .349 SLG (.581 OPS 59 OPS+)

Luis García Jr. 26 years old (born in NYC, moved to D.R. when he was 3) 7th season, was longest-tenured National .560 SLG leads NL, 23 HR (T-8th), 76 RBIs (4th) Big splits: .295 AVG .918 OPS vs RHP .218 AVG .627 OPS vs LHP -17 DRS at 2B last year, now -1 at 1B Free agent after next season

Passan: "The New York Yankees are acquiring infielder Luis García Jr. from the Washington Nationals, sources tell ESPN. Garcia, 26, leads the National League in slugging percentage and is hitting .283/.313/.560 with 23 home runs. He’s under club control through end of 2027."

Now it'll be a 9-game Cardinals/Mariners/Braves homestand starting tomorrow, to begin a stretch of 19 out of 25 in the Bronx Pitching Matchups for Cardinals Series Mon 7:05  Schlittler / RHP Michael McGreevy (YES) Tue 7:05   Weathers / TBD (YES) Wed 7:05  Warren / TBD (Prime)

David Bednar nails down a 4-out save to finish a nail-biting 2-1 win at Wrigley. Yankees go 6-4 on their season-long 10-game road trip (2-1 at Phillies, 2-2 at White Sox, 2-1 at Cubs).

Gerrit Cole 1 run in 5.2 IP, now a 2.43 ERA in 18 career starts against the Cubs 2.01 ERA in 10 career starts at Wrigley Field, and his 62.2 innings without allowing a home run there are the 3rd-most all-time (Al Schulz 70.2 from 1914-16 and Jim Brillheart 64.2 in 1927)

Big escape for Brent Headrick. 2-1 Yankees with the bases loaded and 2 outs in the bottom of the 6th. He comes in for Gerrit Cole, falls behind Nico Hoerner 3-0, gets lucky when Hoerner doesn't challenge what would've been ball 4, then the 3-1 pitch is a flyout to center.

Gary Gill Hill - great name and a Walden, NY native who went to Kennedy Catholic in Somers

Yankees pitching to finish the road trip Gerrit Cole 2.97 ERA over last 5 starts, 6 shutout innings to beat the White Sox on Tuesday. Great in his career against the Cubs (2.47 ERA, 16 of 17 Quality Starts), especially at Wrigley (2.05 ERA, 0 HR in 57.0 IP).

Yankees/Cubs Lineups! Yanks go for a winning road trip in today's rubber game (5-4 so far, all against winning teams). Spencer Jones 3 HR in last 4 games, but he's pretty much the only guy hitting on this trip. Game at 2 on YES, Pregame at 1:30

Before October 2024, the Dodgers were a punchline for always coming up short in October, save for a dismissed-by-many 2020 title. An inch this way or that way last year and they don’t even repeat as champions. Now they’ve supposedly ruined baseball. Dreading The Discourse.

Viola: 1989 Mets were 7 GB & missed the playoffs Cone: big down the stretch, 1995 Yankees needed every game to get in Sabathia: one of the most legendary runs ever & 2008 Brewers ended a 28-year playoff drought by 1 game Lee: great, 2009 Phillies lost in WS Verlander: very good, Astros lost ALCS