Another late night out in Los Angeles tonight for both the
New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as these two teams
continue with their three game set. The first set had the Yankees throwing
their ace Masahiro Tanaka to the mound and tonight they send out another
exciting arm in Luis Cessa. I’m excited to see what the kid can do when he is
given more than a one or two week audition in the show. Sent to the mound
opposing Cessa will be newly acquired right-handed starting pitcher for the
Angels Ricky Nolasco.
Cessa makes his first MLB start tonight for the Yankees
after spending time in the Triple-A rotation and the big league bullpen in
2016. Cessa’s ERA in the Major Leagues has not been impressive, it’s 5.30 this
season, but again this has come in one or two week intervals and usually his
appearances came as needed because of a short bullpen. Cessa can and will be
better and he will look to prove that to everyone tonight in Anaheim.
Nolasco has not recorded a victory since being traded from
the Minnesota Twins to the Angels, a streak that has spanned three starts,
although his first win could come against the Yankees. Nolasco pitched them
tough last time he saw them in June allowing just two runs to the Bronx
Bombers.
The game will be played at 9:35 pm ET inside Angels Stadium
of Anaheim and can be seen live on WPIX Channel 11, MLB Network and of course
MLB TV. The future is now so why not throw guys like Chad Green and Luis Cessa
out there, right? I mean I know Brian Cashman’s options are limited at this
point, especially with the struggles of Luis Severino that have been well
documented here and everywhere else on the web, but I’m glad to see him
sticking to his guns rather than pulling off a dumpster dive move for a veteran.
You know. Kind of like the Angels did in a losing season for Ricky Nolasco. Too
soon? Here, apply this directly to the burn. Go Yankees!
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)