Kevin Cash will not let history hinder his team’s strategy.
When the Rays were ready to close out this weekend’s series against the Yankees at Tropicana Field, their manager validated the feelings of the Yankees that led to two outings on Saturday, but promised no changes.
“The only thing we remember is that we are trying to compete and go out and win. I think it’s the best thing there is, “Cash said Sunday morning.” Everything we do, we try to get a really good lineup. I can respect their thoughts and I think it’s normal, we have to keep playing and manners. find to win. “
In the fifth inning of the Yankees’ 5-3 loss to the Rays on Saturday, in the second game of a doubleheader, Yankees manager Aaron Boone and striking coach Marcus Thames drew broadcasts from home teammate Umpire Vic Carapazza moments after DJ LeMahieu hit a comebacker to pitcher Andrew Kittredge to finish the top of the frame. Kittredge had the Yankees furious by throwing in and going to LeMahieu, the third such high and close pitch of the day for the visitors, and after the game, Aaron Judge said the tension “was more just about the story. ” During a game in September 2018, Kittredge threw back popular Yankee Andrew Romine, and Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia recovered by drilling Jesus Sucre.
“Not getting too many details, I don’t know what their perspective was,” Cash said. “I know what we are: We try our best to win the game. And that’s what I’ll be talking about. ‘
Yankees reliever Chad Green said on Sunday that he had no transfer in this final of the series. Yet he made clear how unhappy the Yankees felt about Saturday’s developments.
“As a pitcher, you know where the ball goes most of the time,” Green said. “I think it can slip at any time, but if it happens again and again, I think the meetings will be an exception. We would not be at this level unless we knew where the ball was going. So if it happens again and again, yes, raise your eyebrow and ask yourself what’s going on.
‘That I think our boys had the right to say something and we did. It just happened to get some outings. ”
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