When & Where To Watch

Tonight: Coverage on YES & the YES App begins at 9:00 p.m. with the Pregame Show

Tomorrow: Coverage on YES & the YES App begins at 8:30 p.m. with Yankees Batting Practice Today

Wednesday: Coverage on YES & the YES App begins at 2:30 p.m. with Yankees Batting Practice Today

Juan Soto’s Instant Impact

What an opening series for Juan Soto. In helping the Yankees sweep their first four games over the Astros, Soto left his mark all over the action, going 9-for-17 at the plate and making a couple of great defensive plays, including his game-saving throw on Opening Day in the bottom of the ninth. Soto also delivered game-winning hits on Saturday, with his first home run of the year in the seventh inning, and more ninth-inning heroics on Sunday with an RBI single. All of the 25-year-old’s sublime talents were on display in Houston…don’t miss what’s coming next in Arizona!

How ‘Bout That

Soto’s offensive work in Houston gave him an OPS of 1.365, the highest in Yankees history among players through their first four games with the team who had at least 20 plate appearances. The previous record stood for more than a century: a mark of 1.250 set by Patsy Dougherty in 1904, long before OPS was part of our lexicon and back in the days when the Yankees franchise was known as the Highlanders! Soto is also the fourth Yankee since 1981 to have nine hits over the first four games of a season, joining Hall of Famer Wade Boggs in 1994, plus two players who accomplished the feat in 2003, franchise legend Bernie Williams and seven-time All-Star Alfonso Soriano.

Pinstriped Pulse

Oswaldo Cabrera has said he’s been learning from his new teammate Soto, and the lessons certainly paid off against the Astros! Cabrera went 7-for-13 over the first three games of the series including his first career four-hit game and a pair of game-tying home runs. Anthony Volpe also had an impressive series, going 4-for-10 with a home run and drawing four walks. The bullpen was terrific in Houston, throwing 15.1 scoreless innings that make the Yankees the only team in MLB to have not had its relievers give up a run yet. Part of that was due to great defensive plays made at the end of Sunday’s game by the debuting Jon Berti at third base and by Alex Verdugo in left field. Their plays helped preserve Clay Holmes’ third save of the young season. Marcus Stroman also had an impressive Yankees debut Saturday, earning the win by working six innings without giving up any earned runs.

Know The Foe

The reigning National League Champion Diamondbacks won their first series, taking three out of four games against Colorado. Arizona features 23-year-old Corbin Carroll, who was unanimously voted NL Rookie of the Year last season and finished fifth in MVP voting. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 8-for-17 in Arizona’s series against the Rockies with a home run in each of the first three games. Yankees fans may remember him as a divisional foe earlier in his career when he spent five seasons with the Blue Jays. Eugenio Suarez, Ketel Marte and Christian Walker also fared well versus the Rockies, combining to bat .362 with three homers and 10 RBI.

Probable Pitchers

Luis Gil will make his first MLB appearance in almost two years when he starts tonight’s series opener. Having recovered from Tommy John surgery, Gil is going to fill the rotation spot opened by Gerrit Cole’s injury when he works opposite Ryne Nelson. Nestor Cortes gets the call tomorrow against the ace of the Diamondbacks, Zac Gallen, who finished third in NL Cy Young voting last year. Carlos Rodón and Merrill Kelly are lined up for Wednesday’s finale.