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# "Prepair, Compete, Win", was exactly what the Yankees did to beat Pittsburgh
- URL: https://mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io/prepair-compete-win-was-exactly-what/
- Published: 2025-04-05T04:21:52.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-05T04:21:52.000Z
- Author: Matthew Nethercott
- Tags: #Migrated-1785938824366, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-05 10:07

## Takeaways from Today's game against the Pirates

Pittsburg, PA — The Yankees headed to Pittsburgh looking to beat up on the struggling Pirates.

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⚾️ Final Score: 9-4 NYY

WP: Max Fried (1-0) 2.61

LP: Keller (1-1) 7.45

📰 The bottom of the lineup was productive in driving in runs, aided by a strong outing by Max Fried. Oh, and Judge homered again because of course he did.

📊 Record: 5-2

📈 Streak: W2

🗓️ : Saturday at PIT (Stroman vs. Falter)

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Max Fried delt against the Pirates, only giving up 1

![](https://mnethercott816-oqdzm.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/01cdec98-a20e-4ff7-ae33-486f7613baec_1080x1080.png)

The Yankee lineup took it from there, with the bottom of the lineup performing especially.

Fried also had this great Pickoff:

![](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ad2cf0b4-ac5b-4b9a-a09b-c672a06a8122_1250x646.png)

I also noticed that there were a lot of runs scored with 2 outs today, which was cool to see. Jasson Dominguez had a 2 hit game and Oswaldo Cabrera and Anthony Volpe both had 3-hit games.

As I mentioned above, Judge homered, again. His 321st career HR in his 1,000th game played. No matter how many times I watch him, he STILL continues to impress me. Aaron Boone in his post game was asked if he believes Judge will be a Hall of Famer, and he said:

> “No Brainer”

When Judge was asked about his performance through his 1,000 career games , he said:

> “ It's great praise, but I live in the present. You know, we've got things to do. We've got a lot of work to do, so we'll talk about that in a couple of years.”

The Yankee Bullpen continues to have holes, as Fernando Cruz gave up a 3-run HR to Ke’Bryan Hays to make things a little closer, but Boone went to his best in the 9th inning and he showed up.

![Image](https://mnethercott816-oqdzm.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/b5735796-f0af-47a1-bcb4-4e0c9dd55ce1_1180x1086.jpeg)

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I will close by mentioning that the Yankees have not had an Error since their 5-error game on Saturday.

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