Juan Soto and the New York Yankees will aim to outdo Steven Kwan and the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, August 20 at 7:05 PM ET (on BSGL).
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Yankees vs. Guardians Game and Ticket Info
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- Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Time: 7:05 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSGL
- Location: The Bronx, New York
- Venue: Yankee Stadium
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Starting Pitcher Matchup
Yankees Starter: Luis Gil
- Luis Gil makes the start for the Yankees, his 24th of the season. He is 12-6 with a 3.25 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 121 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, the right-hander went four innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- In 23 games this season, the 26-year-old has a 3.25 ERA and 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .183 to his opponents.
- Gil is trying to record his 10th quality start of the season in this game.
- Gil enters the matchup with 17 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
- In six of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
Guardians Starter: TBD
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Yankees Top Hitters
- Aaron Judge's batting average this year is .332, and he has an OPS of 1.165 (.466 on-base, .699 slugging). He has 42 homers and 107 RBI, plus 93 runs scored and six stolen bases on six attempts. His strikeout rate is 24.2%, and his walk rate is 18.9%.
- In 2024, Soto's batting average is .306, to go along with a .434 on-base percentage and a .608 slugging percentage. He has 33 homers and 86 RBI, plus 100 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 15.2%, and his walk rate is 18.4%.
- Jazz Chisholm is batting .257, with 20 home runs and 61 RBI, plus 59 runs scored and 27 steals on 35 attempts. He has a .328 on-base percentage and a .445 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 25.1%, and his walk rate is 8.8%.
- Also for the Yankees, Anthony Volpe's batting average is .249, with a .301 on-base percentage and a .388 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 22.3%, and his walk rate is 6.1%. He has 11 homers and 46 RBI, plus 74 runs scored and 20 stolen bases on 25 attempts.
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Guardians Top Hitters
- Jose Ramirez is hitting .282/.334/.545 this season with a walk rate of 7.3% and a K rate of 12.5%. Additionally, he's pounded 31 homers while driving in 97 runs and scoring 89 times. Plus, he's stolen 26 bases on 29 attempts.
- In 468 plate appearances, Josh Naylor is hitting .247/.328/.479 this season with a walk rate of 9.6% and a K rate of 17.3%. Additionally, he's popped 26 home runs while knocking in 87 runs and scoring 67 times.
- This season, Kwan has produced a batting average of .323 with an OPS of .862 (.382 OBP; .480 SLG), while blasting 13 dingers with 69 runs and 36 RBI. He's walking at an 8% clip and striking out 8.7% of the time. On the bases, he's pilfered nine bags on 13 tries.
- At the plate, Andres Gimenez has put up a batting average of .254 with an OPS of .636 (.302 OBP; .333 SLG) this season, while crushing five homers with 50 runs and 47 RBI. He's drawing free passes at a 4.3% clip and striking out 14% of the time. On the basepaths, he's stolen 19 bags on 22 tries.
Yankees vs. Guardians Recent Performance
- The Yankees have racked up 17 home runs over the past 10 games.
- Over the past 10 games, New York has 32 extra-base hits (3.2 per game) while slugging .468.
- Over the last 10 contests the Yankees are batting .277 and averaging 9.6 hits per game.
- The Guardians have hit 14 home runs over the last 10 games.
- Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .389 over its last 10 games, fueled by 24 extra-base hits.
- Over the last 10 games, the Guardians are batting .230 as a team with 7.8 hits per contest.
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