Sizzling Mets Tee Off on Cole, Yankees in Subway Showdown

The powers of Grimace were too much for the Yankees last night.

The sizzling New York Mets pounded a total of four home runs off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in a 9-7 victory out at Citi Field, Tuesday night.

Mark Vientos Plays the Star!

Mark Vientos proved to be the star of the show for the Amazins cracking a pair of homers off Cole, who was making only his second start of the year at the Major League level since coming back from an extensive rehab in the minors.

Vientos first homer of the night came on the first pitch he saw in the second inning, as the third baseman sent the ball into the left-field stands. Two innings later, Vientos crushed a Cole pitch, pulling the ball to the deepest part of the ballpark in right-center to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.

Gerrit Cole struggles

Gerrit Cole just didn't have it on Tuesday. The ace was noticeably frustrated with himself all night. He couldn't get his pitches over consistently enough and found himself struggling to get his velocity into the upper 90s after the first inning.

Aside from Vientos, Cole gave up a mammoth home run to ex-Yankee Harrison Bader, and a two-run blast to Brandon Nimmo, as the Mets built up a 6-0 lead through four innings.

"I didn’t really give us a good chance to win tonight,” Cole said.

Aaron Judge Keeps Yanks Afloat

If there was one player who was not going to let the Yankees get run out of Citi Field it was Aaron Judge. The Yankees MVP was amazing on Tuesday. He made a terrific diving catch on a fly ball off the bat of Francisco Alvarez that saved a run in the sixth inning.

Later He cracked a grand slam in the eighth inning that brought the Yankees to within a pair, 9-7. Judge finished the night with a pair of hits and five RBI.

The Yankees and Mets continue their series tonight from Citi Field. Sean Manaea will go for the Amazins against Luis Gil for the Yankees.

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Up until this point in the year there have been a few early round fantasy baseball players that have struggled. Here we are going to look at the six best buy low options as we approach the midway point of the season.

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Julio was widely taken as a top 3 selection in fantasy drafts, but has completely underperformed up to this point. Rodriguez did something similar last year after a slow start and really excelled towards the end of the year. Expecting that again, Julio could certainly be the most valuable fantasy piece in the trade market over the course of the summer if you’re able to get him for a good price. Julio offers power and speed upside hitting all five categories and if you’re able to get him before he goes on his hot streak, you can reap all of Julio’s benefits without paying his hefty first round price tag.

Lopez was drafted as a top 10-20 pitcher in drafts this past spring and has been abysmal through the first 2 months. Lopez has pitched to a 5.63 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP through 80 innings so far but taking a risk on him to turn it around may be worth it. Trading for Lopez may cost you a mid-level hitter but if you can get him for a player like Nico Hoerner, or Jurickson Profar it may be worth it. Guys get off to slow starts, but if you’re smart about your moves you can take advantage of players’ slowly starts and turn them into great value for your team.

Arozarena has been brutal through the first half of the season but has been an extremely consistent fantasy player over recent years. Arozarena has hit to a .191 average with 10 home runs and 26 RBIs through almost the midway point of the season with only 10 steals. Arozarena was likely taken in the fourth round of fantasy drafts this past spring and has certainly not returned that value up until this point. If you are looking for steals and average for the rest of the year, Arozarena may be able to return to form considering he’s a career .255 hitter and figures to end the year close to that number. That means that he will be returning great value in average the rest of the way. He’s already starting to turn his season around as he is hitting .275 in the month of June and has dropped his strikeout rate to 13 percent after it was 28 percent or more through the first 2 months of the year. If you take the chance and buy low in Arozarena it may just pay off over the final 3 months of the year.

Springer is on the list because he will probably be the cheapest player to get out of the 5 players listed. Springer, if healthy, is usually a fantasy stalwart but has been borderline droppable through the first 2 and a half months of the season. Springer has accumulated 5 homers, 15 RBIs, and a .194 average through the early portion of the year but could be in for a monster second half, giving the buy low buyer the potential for really great value. Age for Springer, unlike Machado, plays a much bigger role in his potential decline but trading for Springer would cost much less than it would if you traded for Machado.