Wrobleski’s 11-K gem keeps him in Cy Young hunt
Yankees lefty shuts down Oakland with career-high strikeouts, bolstering MVP case and rotation depth.
45 while improving to 10-2. He allowed just three hits and one walk over seven innings, retiring nine of the final 10 hitters he faced. The performance marked Wrobleski’s third double-digit strikeout game this season and his first since a 12-strikeout outing against Boston in May.
2 mph and touched 98 mph, while his slider generated 10 whiffs, per Statcast. The win pushed the Yankees to 68-42 and kept them three games back of Cleveland in the AL East. 1).
1 innings trail only Gerrit Cole (152) for the league lead. The Yankees face the Rays next in a four-game set at Tropicana Field, with Wrobleski slated to start Wednesday’s finale. The 11-strikeout performance also underscores Wrobleski’s evolution this season.
