SNY's The Warm-up: Game 5, tonight — Jets/Giants previews — Knicks at No. 8

Get Today’s New York Sports Here Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. The second best two words in sports: Game 5. --------------------------------------------------------------- This weekend's New York sports schedule... Friday - ALDS Game 5: Yankees vs. Rays, 7:10 p.m. ⚾ Saturday - No New York sporting events. Sunday - Cardinals at Jets, 1 p.m. 🏈 - Giants at Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. 🏈 - Revolution at NYCFC, 4:30 p.m. ⚽ Word count: 793 words (about seven minutes) --------------------------------------------------------------- SNY originals... What are the Odds? - [Can the Giants score over 22 points this weekend against the Cowboys?]( The Tailgate - [Top NFL grudges, Cowboys vs. Giants week, and more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Game 4: Montgomery and Co. save the day, force a Game 5 MLB/Twitter YANKEES 5, Rays 1 -- After allowing 15 runs in Games 2 and 3, the Yankees' pitching staff buckled down when the season was on the line, holding the Rays to one run in last night's Game 4 win. The reward: An epically set up Game 5 tonight with New York's $36 million man on the mound vs. Tampa's Tyler Glasnow, [pitching]( on two days' rest. Last night's pitching collaboration: - Jordan Montgomery: 4 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 4 Ks. - Chad Green: 2 innings, 2 Ks. - Zack Britton: 1.2 innings, 3 Ks. - Aroldis Chapman: 1.1 innings, 2 Ks. GIF'd above: Chapman's 99.7 MPH fastball to end the game. (He [reached 101]( to end the eighth.) - "It was a big-time outing," said Aaron Boone on Montgomery, who started the game. "... Anything he could have given us early we were going to take." Two more things: - Luke Voit broke out of a slump with [his first postseason home run]( in the second. - Kyle Higashioka started again and knocked in an insurance run in the ninth. He'll start again today with Gerrit Cole pitching. On SNY.tv: [Takeaways from the Yankees' 5-1 win]( ​​​​​ [MARTINO: This is the most intense Yankee moment in more than a decade]( [McCARRON: Game 5 of ALDS is exactly why the Yankees got Gerrit Cole​​​​​​​]( --------------------------------------------------------------- DAILY TRIVIA Which three teams did the '99 Knicks beat on their way to the NBA Finals? 2. Day four of the LDS, by the numbers MLB/Twitter 5 home runs Gleyber Torres' [two-run home run]( last night -- which almost cleared the warehouse at Petco Park -- was the fifth of his postseason career, tying Mickey Mantle for most by a Yankee under 25. 4.09 feet Former Met Travis d'Arnaud, the best offensive catcher in the league in 2020, [hit a double]( yesterday on a pitch 4.09 feet off the ground. It was the highest pitch he's ever put in play, [according]( to MLB.com's Sarah Langs, who is a must-follow. D'Arnaud had six hits, two home runs and seven RBI in the Braves' NLDS. Again, how? 7-1 With yesterday's Braves win over the Marlins, Miami lost its first postseason series in franchise history. They had been 7-0. --------------------------------------------------------------- 3. The Jets and Giants look to avoid more unfortunate history Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today The poor start in 2020 for New York City's two NFL teams has sent those inclined thumbing through the virtual pages of Pro Football Reference looking for precedent. For example: - Before 2020, the last time both the Jets and Giants started 0-3 was 1996. - Before 2020, the last time the two both started 0-4 was 1976. But if both teams lose this Sunday, it'll be the first time since the Jets were formed -- in 1960, as the New York Titans -- that both will have started the same season 0-5. Three things on Cardinals at Jets: - The Thursday night [line]( was Cardinals -7. - Arizona (2-2) started off hot but has lost two in a row to the Lions and Panthers. - The Jets have been marred by injuries -- Sam Darnold the latest -- but [it appears]( Le'Veon Bell will be back for the first time since Week 1. Three things on Giants at Cowboys: - The Thursday night [line]( was Cowboys -8. - The Cowboys have 126 points through four games, good for the third in the league. The Giants have 47 points through four games, last in the league. - If the Giants win, they could find themselves a half game out of first place. If they lose, they'll be on pace for the No. 1 overall pick in 2021. Such is the nature of the NFC East. On SNY.tv: [How can the Giants fix their season?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Who might the Knicks be interested in with the No. 8 pick? Jeremy Brevard/USA Today The 2020 NBA Draft is about six weeks away, but it's never too early to ponder what Leon Rose and the Knicks' front office might do with the No. 8 pick. A lot of [recent]( [mock]( [drafts]( have a similar name associated with the Knicks: Killian Hayes. So, a little more on him: - He's 19, was born in 2001 (!) in Florida but grew up in France, and has played professionally since 2017. - He's 6-foot-5, can run an offense and [shot 39 percent]( from deep in his latest season. - He's [friendly with]( current Knick Frank Ntilikina. On SNY.tv: [BEGLEY: Mapping out trade scenarios for CP3]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If the NFL season ended today... This would be the top-12 draft order:* - Jets, 0-4 - Giants, 0-4 - Falcons, 0-4 - Dolphins via HOU, 0-4 - Cowboys, 1-3 - Football Team, 1-3 - Chargers, 1-3 - Dolphins, 1-3 - Lions, 1-3 - Broncos, 1-3 - Jaguars, 1-3 - Vikings, 1-3 Two things: - Obviously, this will look a lot different by the end of the season -- or even by next week. - Should the Jets and Giants not turn things around, an interesting decision on someone like Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence could be on the horizon. * Identical records are broken by tie-breakers at the end of the season. --------------------------------------------------------------- 6. The New York Minute - [READ]( Analyzing what went wrong for the Mets in 2020 and how to fix it: Catcher Edition - [READ:]( The Devils waived Cory Schneider, plan to buy out his contract - [WATCH]( Giants OC Jason Garrett: "You want to do the things you're good at, and we're trying to discover what those things are." --------------------------------------------------------------- Trivia answer: First round, Miami. Second round, Atlanta. Third round, Indiana. That's the buzzer, folks. Stay safe and enjoy your weekend. This email was sent by: SportsNet New York (SNY) 150 Greenwich st 50th floor New York, NY 10007 US [Unsubscribe]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Facebook](