Bellinger's slam cannon and Fried suppressed the show base iron battle ended strongly

About two weeks ago, Cody Bellinger stared at the data analysis screen and threw the coaching staff a straight question: "Why do I keep chasing bad balls?" "

This technical call for help gave birth to a metamorphosis. The coaching staff put forward a clear adjustment plan: revise the balance mechanism, improve the accuracy of ball selection, and firmly implement the strategy. The fine-tuning effect was immediate, activating the longest fiery state of Bellinger's career.

At Yankee Stadium on Sunday, Bellinger hit a two-point second base hit in the first inning, and hit the ninth slam of his career in eight innings, and a six-point offensive in a single inning helped the Yankees beat the Mets 8-2 and win the Bronx Metro Battle tiebreaker. After this game, Bellinger extended his consecutive hits to 13 games.

"The results are gratifying, but it's all about the process," Bellinger said, "and those conversations are important — 'What's the problem?'" How to adjust? Pitchers are paid a lot of money to settle the hitters, which is a tough business. "

Recently, it has been easy for the Yankees. The team has won 8 of its last 11 games and won four series in a row.

The deadly eight-inning run began with a low-key lay-up: Jorbit Vivas struck the ball after an 11-ball dogfight, and Pete Alonso's home run error allowed Jasson Domínguez to slide to score. Alonso blamed himself for a "terrible" pass, and Paul Goldschmidt added a band to hit a net. Two dozen later, Bellinger blasted Génesis Cabrera's 97.1-mile speedball into the right field stand to set off a night at the Bronx.

"His batting strategy has improved significantly," said Aaron Judge, who has been batting 0.377/0.450/0.679 (53 hits and 20 batters) since May 3, "and now he knows what he wants, and he won't let it go until he waits." "

The focus of the series was supposed to be the barrage of boos Juan Soto was upon his return to Yankee Stadium. Soto, who moved to the Mets with a 15-year, $765 million contract, had two hits in the finale on Sunday and 1 hit in the series with 10 hits, and left the game in a hurry without an interview after the game.

If Soto stays, Bellinger and Goldschmidt may not be able to wear striped shirts, and Max Fried is even less likely to join. As Fried slowly walked to the cowpen to warm up, the season's highest audience of 48,028 was entering. The scene is reminiscent of the sentiment of the team's executives during spring training: "If Soto stays, there will be no Fried." The Yankees' budget could not accommodate Soto's eight-year, $218 million contract with Fried at the same time, making Soto's choice a crossroads for New York.

Fried once again showed his trump card nature, with 6 rounds of 8K without blame, and the self-blame score rate rose slightly from 1.11 to 1.29 to still lead the MLB. It's worth noting that this was a relatively weak game in the first 10 starts since he joined the Yankees - despite the mediocre speedball form, the Mets still only hit 3 hits.

"It's a playoff game that's exciting," Fried said, "especially in the early stages of the season, to gain experience for key battles." "

Fried has the second-highest ERA in Yankee history in his first 10 games, behind Phil Niekro's 1.20 in 1984. Head coach Aaron Boone praised his art of speed control: "He's like a sports car on the track, he shifts his speed and moves the ball to the player's attention. "

Soto's "revisit" was nothing to say about it, despite receiving a 2024 American League championship ring. There was no tribute video, no stadium ceremony, just Boone delivering the ring in a blue shopping bag to the away team's dressing room. Before the game, he and Judge hugged and greeted each other in the outfield for 15 seconds, which became the only warm moment of the series.

"Just saying hello and wishing him all the best," Judge said, "We know how dangerous he is, and luckily he managed to take it down this time." "