Yankees at Rays: Max Fried vs Nick Martinez
The Yankees turn to their ace to stop a three-game losing streak.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 05: Max Fried #54 of the New York Yankees pitches during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Yankee Stadium on April 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) | Getty Images Suddenly, the Yankees have dropped three-straight contests after losing two games at home against the Athletics then going down to defeat last night in St. Pete for the series opener.
The good news is New York sends its ace to the mound tonight. The bad news is said ace cannot hit. * The worse news is neither can the rest of team, with a couple of exceptions.
*Well, he did win the last NL Silver Slugger for a pitcher, but the Yankees will stick with a DH. This will be Max Fried’s fourth start of the season. The southpaw is coming off his worst outing thus far, one that was still perfectly cromulent, as Fried allowed three runs over 6.
2 innings against Miami in an eventual 7-6 loss. Through 20 innings, Fried is varying his pitches with the effect of minimizing hard contact. He’s thrown each of his four-seamer, sinker, cutter, curve, change, and sweeper between 10 percent and 23 percent of the time.