As New York, Washington Are Continuing Three Game Series Saturday Afternoon In Washington DC Cam Schlittler, Miles Mikolas Are Starting
New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Washington are continuing three game series Saturday afternoon in Washington DC.
As they’re Cam Schlittler , Miles Mikolas who are alike because they’re both right handed starting pitchers are starting.
Where?
On the mound!
Cam Schlittler comes into the game with Washington with record of 9-5 with an earn run average of 2.01 because on Monday July 6, 2026 Cam Schlittler got the win at Tampa Bay where he pitched 8.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 1 earned run.
To who?
Richie Palacios who is second baseman who singled to left scoring Chandler Simpson who is left fielder at the time trimming New York the team that wears the lead Tampa Bay’ s deficit to 3-1 in bottom of 5th inning while striking out 8 Tampa Bay batters.
Miles Mikolas comes into the game with New York the team that wears the pinstripes with record of 3-7 with an earn run average of 3.78 because on the same date Cam Schlittler got the win at Tampa Bay Miles Mikolas got the win when opposing Houston in Washington DC where he pitched surrendering 9 hits, 7 earned runs in 12-11 win.
To who?
Christian Walker who is first baseman who doubled to center scoring Issac Paredes who is third baseman giving Houston 1-0 lead Jose Altuve who second baseman hit 2 run home run to left scoring Braden Shewmake, Brice Matthews who is center fielder at the time extending Houston’s lead 4-1 over Washington before Yainer Diaz who is catcher hit home to left 389 feet in top of 3rd at the time extending lead over Washington yet again this time 6-1 before Braden Shewmake grounded into double play to CJ Abrams scoring Cam Smith cutting Houston’s deficit Washingtons lead to 12-7.
According to ESPN App
Though,
Could mother nature get in the way of New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Washington continuing their series on schedule from Cam Schlittler, Miles Mikolas from starting on schedule?
There is a possibility of that happening because at first pitch it’s mostly cloudy with 39 % chance of rain before it turns cloudy with 49 % chance of rain an hour following first pitch before thunderstorms arrive at 6:00pm chances of rain increase to 61% before the chances of thunderstorms stay the same when the game is supposed to be over.
According to Accuweather on ESPN App
New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of the American League East is going to be looking to win series because New York the team that wears the pinstripes comes into game two of three game series with Washington with record of 52-42 because they won the first game of three game series Friday night 5-3 following rain delay!
Though,
Tim Hill coming on in relief of Fernando Cruz resulted in him surrendering back to back home runs to James Wood who is right fielder Keibert Ruiz who is catcher.
The back to back home runs off New York the team that wears the pinstripes reliever Tim Hill came in bottom of 7th inning evening the score at 2-2 before Washington would take 3-2 lead.
Though, Washington’s lead wouldn’t last as New York the team that wears the pinstripes second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. would hit 2-run home run to right 374 feet scoring Jasson Dominguez who is right fielder who was taking the place of captain, right fielder Aaron Judge who has fracture in right ribs is going to be re imaged during the All-Star Break to take 4-3 lead before Austin Wells who is catcher would hit home run to right center 387 feet in top of 9th inning making final score 5-3. Before Tim Hill would surrender back to back home runs Jazz Chisholm Jr. , Austin Wells would hit home run to make final score 5-3 . Ben Rice who who was designated hitter who is first baseman would start cooking hitting home run to center 387 feet putting New York the team that wears the pinstripes ahead of Washington 1-0 before Dylan Cruz who is right fielder would even score for Washington 1-1 grounding into double play Jose Caballero to Jazz Chisholm Jr. Paul Goldschmidt in bottom of 3rd inning before Jasson Dominguez would giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes 2-1 lead.
Though,
That lead would be brief!
Following Tim Hill surrendering back to back home runs to Keibert Ruiz, James Wood following Jazz Chisholm Jr. , Austin Wells hitting home runs New York the team that wears the pinstripes edging Washington 5-3 Friday Night in Washington DC manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts on Jazz Chisholm Jr. by saying "He's such a dynamic player, and I feel like he got off to a tough start in April,”Since then, [he's] been fine. But Jazz shouldn't be [just] fine. He's better than that.
“So, hopefully he's setting himself up for a really good second half, because when he gets it going, he's one of those guys that changes the game in a lot of ways and even can carry teams at certain stretches. Good to see a big swing in a big spot."
Though, Jazz Chisholm Jr. wasn’t the only player Aaron Boone shared his thoughts as he also shared his thoughts on Jasson Dominguez who gave his team 2-1 kead in top of 4th inning by hitting home run by sayingHe's hitting balls right on the screws right at people,” “He did it a couple of times in the Tampa [Bay] series. Hopefully, he's starting to consistently square things up and when he's doing that he can do some special things out there with his speed and his power to all fields."
According to Byron Kerr MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/jazz-chisholm-jr-hr-9th-inning-yankees-nationals
While New York the team that wears the pinstripes is going to be looking to win the series Washington meanwhile comes into game two of three games with record of 48-47 is looking even up the series because they lost 5-3 Friday night in spite of James Wood who is right fielder Keibert Ruiz who is catcher.
The back to back home runs off New York the team that wears the pinstripes reliever Tim Hill came in bottom of 7th inning evening the score at 2-2 before Washington would take 3-2 lead.Though, Washington’s lead wouldn’t last as New York the team that wears the pinstripes second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. would hit 2-run home run to right 374 feet scoring Jasson Dominguez who is right fielder who was taking the place of captain, right fielder Aaron Judge who has fracture in right ribs is going to be re imaged during the All-Star Break to take 4-3 lead before Austin Wells who is catcher would hit home run to right center 387 feet in top of 9th inning making final score 5-3.
Off who?
Matt Krook who came on in relief of Clayton Beeter. Justin Lawrence who came on in relief of Matt Krook.
Following Washington’s 5-3 loss to New York the team that wears the pinstripes Friday night in Washington DC manager Blake Butera shared his thoughts why he called Matt Krook in top of 9th inning “The main reason is just because of what was coming up,”Especially with Domínguez and Chisholm much better against right-handers.” “Historically, [Chisholm] is a lot better against righties than he is lefties, and then he hits a home run against us and you’re sitting here wondering if that was the right thing to do,Krook was slightly better against Domínguez,”He’s slightly better against righties than PJ is. So that was the thought, just with Domínguez there in the middle of those three.”
According to Harvey Valentine MLB article https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/nationals-fall-to-yankees-on-9th-inning-home-runs
First pitch is set for 4:05pm Eastern Time from Nationals Park!
The game is going to be televised on Yes, Nationals .TV!
On Yes Michael Kay or Ryan Ruocco alongside rotating analysts David Cone, Paul O Neill, Joe Girardi, Meredith Marakovits or Justin Shackil are going to be commentating! Michael Kay is the Emmy Award-winning Yankees play-by-play announcer for the YES Network who also hosts the network’s CenterStage series and its various programming specials. The 2025 season will be his 34th year broadcasting Yankees baseball: the first 10 years on radio, the latter 24 on YES.
Kay was a part of YES’ Yankees team that won a 2024 New York Emmy Award for its season-long coverage, a 2023 Emmy Award for its pre-game shows and a 2022 Emmy Award for Single Game Coverage.
Kay’s Centerstage show won a 2020 New York Emmy for best Interview/Discussion show. He also won a 2015 New York Emmy Award for his play-by-play work on YES’ Yankees telecasts, and a 2017 New York Emmy for his CenterStage hosting duties. In total, Kay has earned 19 Emmy wins while at YES. He also won CableFAX Program Awards in 2011 and 2013 for his CenterStage hosting duties.
From February 2014 to December 2024, Kay co-hosted The Michael Kay Show, a sports talk show heard weekdays from 3 to 6:30 pm ET on ESPN Radio in New York, which was simulcast live on YES. On January 6, 2025, Kay began solo hosting his new eponymous show on the same station from 1-3 pm ET weekdays.
During the 2022 and 2023 MLB seasons, Kay co-hosted, with former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, special “KayRod Casts,” alternate broadcasts on ESPN2 that aired alongside ESPN’s traditional Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts.
In November 2016, Kay was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in October 2018. The following month, he was awarded the Lou Gehrig Sports Award by the Greater New York Chapter of the A.L.S. Association.
Kay received the Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio in November 2018; WFUV is the radio station for Fordham University, Kay’s alma mater. Previous recipients of the Vin Scully Award include Dick Enberg, Ernie Harwell, Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Verne Lundquist, Pat Summerall and Mike “Doc” Emrick.
He was inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame class of the prestigious Bronx High School of Science in February 2018. Kay was awarded the Italian American Baseball Federation Media Award in December 2022. In 2005, Kay was honored in his home borough of the Bronx with an honorary street sign erected on the Grand Concourse in his name. In December 2023, Kay was honored as a National Honoree by the Stamford (Ct.) Old Timers Athletic Association.
Kay handled play-by-play duties for ESPN’s coverage of the Astros-Tigers and the Blue Jays-Twins American League Wild Card Series in 2024 and 2023, respectively. He also did play-by-play on the ESPN Radio Network for the 2016 Blue Jays-Rangers American League Division Series, the 2013 Tigers-Athletics American League Division Series and the 2008 Phillies-Brewers National League Division Series. He also was a frequent contributor to ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning Sports Reporters television show.
Before joining the YES Network in 2002, Kay worked at the MSG Network since 1989 as a Yankees reporter. In 1992, he added Knicks locker room reporter to his responsibilities and continued in that role until the 1998-99 season.
Kay was awarded the Dick Young Award for Excellence in Sports Media by the New York Pro Baseball Scouts in 1995. In 1998, he was on the MSG Network team that won a New York Emmy for “Outstanding Live Sports Coverage – Series.” In 1996 and 1997, he was a member of the MSG Network team that won New York Emmys for “Outstanding Live Sports Coverage - Single Program” for Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter and “The Battle for New York: Yankees vs. Mets.” He was also part of the Yankees/MSG Network production team nominated for New York Emmy Awards for six consecutive years.
In addition to his television work, the Bronx, NY, native worked as a Yankees analyst on WABC Radio from 1992 through the 2001 season, which concluded with the classic Yankees-Diamondbacks World Series. Kay was a winner of “Best Sports Reporter” honors at the 2000 New York Metro Achievement in Radio Awards. In 1998, Kay also began co-hosting Sports Talk with John Sterling and Michael Kay, a nightly sports radio call-in show which aired on WABC Radio during the winter months.
Shortly after graduating from Fordham University in 1982 with a B.A. in Communications, Kay worked at SportsPhone and as the public address announcer for the New York Pro Summer Basketball League.
In 1982, Kay landed the job as general assignment writer for the New York Post. Two years later, he began covering college basketball (1984-85) and then spent two years as the writer covering the New Jersey Nets. In 1987, he moved to baseball at the Post, serving as the Yankees beat reporter. While he was in that position, he got his first television job with MSG Network as host of the Hot Stove League segment of MSG’s SportsNight.
In 1989, Kay moved to the New York Daily News, where he was the Yankees beat reporter before taking the job as a Yankees broadcaster on WABC Radio in 1992. With that jump, Kay became the first newspaper reporter in any sport to make the move into the broadcast booth full-time, performing both play-by-play and analysis.
Kay stayed on the radio for 10 years, broadcasting the Yankees’ four World Series championships during that time, before moving to the television side to become the lead play-by-play man for YES in 2002.
Kay has been involved in the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.), a charitable organization whose mission is to assist baseball community members. He co-hosted the 2013 B.A.T. fundraising dinner in New York. Kay also was master of ceremonies at the 2013 Thurman Munson Awards fundraising dinner in New York.
Kay is active with the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of his mother, Rose, who passed away from the disease in 2006. He also teamed up with former Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Girardi’s Catch 25 Foundation to organize annual charity dinners to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.
Kay and his wife Jodi Applegate have a daughter, Caledonia Rose Kay, born in January 2013, and a son, Charles Applegate Kay, born in November 2014.
Ryan Ruocco, who joined YES in 2007 as a statistician for the network’s New York Yankees telecasts, holds down various roles within the network’s Yankees coverage. He backs up YES’ play-by-play man Michael Kay, fills in hosting YES’ Yankees Pre- and Post-Game Shows and periodically handles clubhouse reporting duties. Ruocco also shares play-by-play duties with veteran Ian Eagle on YES’ Brooklyn Nets telecasts.
Ruocco has won six Emmy Awards while at YES. He was a part of the YES team which won a 2024 Emmy in the Live Sporting Event/Season category and was a member of the YES team which won a 2022 Emmy in the Live Sporting Event/Game category. Ruocco also earned individual New York Emmy nominations in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 for his work at the network.
In addition to his YES work, Ruocco is one of the primary NBA play-by-play voices on ESPN, is the lead play-by-play announcer for the network’s women’s college basketball package and is the lead play-by-play announcer for the WNBA on ESPN. Ruocco is also executive producer of the 2024 documentary Sue Bird: In the Clutch.
He also handled periodic NFL play-by-play on ESPN Radio, college football and college basketball play- by-play on ESPN’s television networks, and he co-hosted ESPN Radio New York’s mid-day show.
Ruocco also co-hosted the popular R2C2 podcast with former Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia from 2017 to 2023.
Prior to joining YES, Ruocco handled basketball and football play-by-play at WFUV, Fordham University’s radio station while he was a student there. He also hosted WFUV’s One on One, New York’s longest-running sports call-in show. In 2008, he received Fordham’s prestigious Marty Glickman Award, named for the legendary play-by-play announcer.
Ruocco, who grew up in Fishkill, N.Y., graduated on the Dean’s List from Fordham in 2008 with a B.S. in Communications.
David Cone, the strikeout artist who endeared himself to New York Yankees fans for his numerous clutch performances and for hurling a perfect game in 1999, initially joined YES as a Yankees analyst in 2002. After pitching for the Mets in 2003 and then retiring from baseball, he re-joined YES as an analyst for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. After a year away from the mic, he came back again to YES in 2011 and has been with the network ever since. Cone has won five New York Emmy Awards while at YES.
Since 2022, Cone has been a game analyst on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecasts in addition to his YES duties. In 2019, he collaborated on a book with YES colleague Jack Curry called Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher, which was a New York Times best-seller.
Cone compiled a 194-126 record, 3.46 ERA and 2,688 strikeouts in his 17-year Major League career. He captured the American League Cy Young Award in 1994 and was a five-time All-Star (1988, 1992, 1994, 1997 and 1999). The Kansas City, Mo. native, known for coming up big in critical games, posted an 8-3 postseason record and played on five world championship teams: the 1992 Blue Jays and the 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 Yankees.
The flame-throwing right-hander was drafted by his hometown Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 1981 amateur draft and made his Major League debut with the Royals in 1986. He played the next five and a half seasons with the Mets; in 1988, he ran up a 20-3 record, 2.22 ERA and 213 strikeouts, and on October 6, 1991, he struck out 19 Phillies in a game.
After short stints with the Blue Jays and the Royals (again), he joined the Yankees in 1995. His finest season in pinstripes was 1998, when he was 20-7 with a 3.55 ERA and 209 strikeouts. A year later, on July 18, 1999, he hurled a perfect game against the Montreal Expos, only the second inter-league perfect game in Major League history. Fellow Yankee Don Larsen’s World Series gem in 1956 was the first.
While with the Yankees from 1995-2000, Cone was 64-40 with a 3.91 ERA and 888 strikeouts. He pitched for Boston in 2001, sat out the 2002 season, and pitched briefly for the Mets in 2003 before retiring.
Paul O’Neill is in his 24th season as a New York Yankees analyst for the YES Network. He has earned five New York Emmy Awards for his work at YES.
O’Neill played Major League Baseball for 17 seasons, from 1985 to 2001. He appeared in six World Series and earned five World Series rings, one with the Cincinnati Reds and four with the New York Yankees. He also played in five All-Star games.
The Yankees honored him on August 21, 2022, by permanently retiring his No. 21 during “Paul O’Neill Day” at Yankee Stadium.
O’Neill began his MLB career in 1985 with the Reds. After eight seasons with Cincinnati, O’Neill joined the Yankees in 1993, with whom he won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average. From July 23, 1995, until May 7, 1997, O’Neill played 235 games in right field without making an error. In 1997, he led the American League in hitting with men on base with a .429 average. On Aug. 25, 2001, O’Neill became the oldest Major Leaguer to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in November 2017. In 2008, O’Neill was named “Father of the Year” by The National Father’s Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year awards dinner in New York.
Former New York Yankees catcher Joe Girardi, who helped lead the Yankees to three World Championships in the 1990s as a player and later guided the team to the 2009 World Championship as a manager, re-joined the YES Network as a Yankees analyst in advance of the 2024 season. He previously had been a Yankees analyst for YES in 2004 and 2007.
In addition to managing the Yankees from 2008 to 2017, Girardi managed the Philadelphia Phillies from the 2020 season until June of 2022, and he also held that role with the Florida Marlins in 2006, with whom Girardi earned the National League Manager of the Year Award. Girardi also was the Yankees’ bench coach under manager Joe Torre during the 2005 season.
From 2022-24, Girardi served as a Chicago Cubs analyst on the Marquee Sports Network. Previously, he was an analyst with the MLB Network in 2018 and 2019. In addition, he was an analyst during the 2003 National League Division Series for ESPN Radio and provided the 2007 World Series pre-game analysis for FOX Sports.
In addition to his analyst work during his previous stints at YES, he won a New York Emmy Award for his hosting efforts on the network’s Kids on Deck series and was the star of The Joe Girardi Show.
A Peoria, Ill. Native, Girardi graduated from Spalding (Ill.) Institute in 1982 after earning All-State honors in baseball. He then played at Northwestern University, where he was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and three-time Academic All-American. He received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Northwestern in 1986.
He was drafted by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 1986 amateur draft. He broke into the majors in 1989 with the Cubs and later played three seasons for the Colorado Rockies (1993-1995). Girardi was acquired by the Yankees prior to the 1996 season and played key roles as New York won the World Series in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
One month after departing the Yankees as a free agent in November 1999, Girardi signed with the Cubs and played three additional seasons for Chicago, making the National League All-Star team in 2000.
He played one season for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003 before signing with the Yankees as a free agent in February 2004. Girardi retired at the end of spring training, then joined YES.
Emmy Award-winning Meredith Marakovits was named the YES Network’s New York Yankees clubhouse reporter in March 2012. She reports on the team within the network’s Yankees game telecasts, pre- and post-game shows, Yankees Batting Practice Today and Yankees Hot Stove. She also periodically hosts the network’s Brooklyn Nets pre- and post-game shows.
Justin Shackil begins his sixth season covering the Yankees for YES Network, serving in a variety of roles, including clubhouse reporting and studio hosting. In addition to his baseball duties at YES Network, Shackil has called play-by-play for Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and college basketball broadcasts.
On radio, Shackil worked on the WFAN Yankees Radio Network for three seasons as a fill-in play-by-play announcer and postgame host. Shackil has also worked for the New York Yankees since 2015, hosting the team’s in-stadium pre-game shows and working with its in-house production team. In addition, he has co-hosted the Toeing The Slab pitching podcast with David Cone and YES researcher James Smyth. Shackil currently serves as a host and blow-by-blow announcer for Matchroom Boxing on DAZN.
His additional work credits include hosting for NBA Entertainment, SiriusXM Sports, Westwood One and radio play-by-play for the Double-A baseball teams: Mobile BayBears, Tennessee Smokies and Trenton Thunder. Shackil graduated from Fordham University in 2009.
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On Nationals. TV Dan Kolko, Kevin Frandsen are commentating!
Now in his 15th season covering the Nationals, Dan Kolko enters his first season as the Club’s full-time television play-by-play voice.
A D.C.-area native, Kolko has been a constant fixture on Nationals broadcasts for the last decade and a half, building relationships with players, coaches and fans with his engaging personality. Over the previous five seasons, he earned play-by-play experience while also serving as host of the Nationals' pre- and postgame shows, providing in-game reporting, and occasionally filling in as analyst on game broadcasts. Kolko has also been a contributor to MLB Network and host on MLB Network Radio; calls college basketball play-by-play for FOX Sports and ESPN; and served as co-host of "The 11th Inning Podcast" alongside Nationals legend Ryan Zimmerman.
Kolko covered the Nationals' World Series championship season in 2019 as the host of the "Nats Xtra" pre- and postgame shows. His first full-time television role with the Nationals was as an on-field reporter from 2014-18, where he formed bonds with franchise staples like Zimmerman, Jayson Werth and Max Scherzer, which followed three seasons from 2012-14 in which Kolko provided coverage as a beat writer.
Kolko also covered the Baltimore Ravens for MASN from 2008-11, writing for the network's website and providing on-air analysis. Prior to joining MASN, Kolko worked with Comcast SportsNet in a production role. Born in Silver Spring, Md., Kolko earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from the University of Delaware. He resides in the D.C. area year-round with his wife, Aly, and their dog, Pablo.A member of Washington’s 2014 National League East Division championship team, Kevin Frandsen joined the Nationals television booth in 2022 after four seasons as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies radio broadcast team. He was hired by Philadelphia in 2018 and worked select road games on the Phillies Radio Network before his role expanded in 2019 to include the majority of the road schedule along with several home broadcasts. Since 2019, Frandsen has also hosted shows on MLB Network Radio, and from 2016-19, worked on AM radio in the San Francisco Bay area. He co-hosted “KNBR Tonight” on KNBR 680 AM and, prior to that, spent one year as co-host for KNBR 1050 AM’s morning drive show, “The Audible.” Frandsen played nine Major League seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2006-09, 2015), Los Angeles Angels (2010), Philadelphia Phillies (2012-13) and Washington Nationals (2014). A versatile defender and utility player, he saw action at second base, third base, first base, outfield, shortstop and designated hitter during his Major League career. Frandsen is a native of San Jose, Calif., and was selected in the 12th round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of San Jose State University, where he set the program record for career hits (246). Following the passing of his brother, DJ, in 2004, the Frandsen family started the 19 For Life Foundation, created to celebrate the gift that DJ Frandsen was to his family, friends and community. The 19 For Life Foundation is a lasting legacy to DJ’s beliefs in giving back, making a difference, being a man for others and never giving up. Kevin and his wife, Amanda, live in Haddon Heights, N.J., with their daughter, Tenley and son, Daylen (“DJ”).
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