On Friday night, the New York Yankees will open up a series with the Washington Nationals (at Nationals Park).
They are coming off a series where they split four games with the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today wrote (on Thursday): “The Yankees, who had failed to score more than 5 runs in 20 consecutive games, tying a franchise record, explode for 12 runs today in their 12-4 victory over Tampa Bay. They scored more runs today than they had in their past 40 innings.”
UPDATE: The Yankees won 5-3.
Yankees Announce Injury Update
On Thursday, the Yankees also announced the latest update on Clarke Schmidt.
He has yet to appear in a game this year.
MLB.com wrote (on July 9): “Continuing to log bullpen sessions. Expected to begin facing hitters in July. Could return as a starter or reliever, Brian Cashman said.”
According to the site, he could still return as soon as next month.
Schmidt was picked in the 1st round of the 2017 MLB Draft.
He has spent all six years of his MLB career with the Yankees.
The 30-year-old has gone 23-24 with a 3.82 ERA in 97 career games (67 starts).
Yankees Right Now
The Yankees come into their series with the Nationals as the second-place team in the American League East with a 51-42 record in 93 games.
They have gone 3-7 over their last ten games (and are 28-22 in 50 games on the road).
Nationals Right Now
On the other side of Friday’s series, the Nationals come into play as the fourth-place team in the National League East with a 48-46 record in 94 games.
Over their last ten games, they have gone 6-4 (and they are 20-28 in 48 games at home).
New York Yankees Announce Injury Update On 6-Year Player Before Nationals Series