The Good Phight · Aug 4, 2020
About what we expected: Yankees 6, Phillies 3
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images DJ LeMahieu got the Yankees offense off to a good startIf the Phillies could have drawn up an ideal return to action after a week-long vacation, they probably wouldn’t have chosen the red hot New York Yankees as their opponent. They also likely wouldn’t have selected Gerrit Cole to be the first pitcher they’d face. Cole would be going up against Jake Arrieta, and judging by Twitter, there wasn’t a lot of optimism regarding this matchup.
Thinking about Jake Arrieta facing the Yankees lineup and hey maybe they should postpone tonight's game too just to be extra careful