25-year-old Luis Gil achieved a new career milestone by striking out nine batters, a personal best, in Sunday's game against the Rays. In his performance, Gil pitched 5.2 innings, allowing just two hits and one run, which was unearned, alongside three walks. He threw a total of 97 pitches, 64 of which were strikes. This performance contributed significantly to the Yankees' narrow 5-4 victory over the Rays, marking Gil's first win since 2021. The game also featured a four-run fifth inning by the Yankees, which was crucial for their win.
Yankees’ Luis Gil shows his promise with career-best strikeout performance against Rays https://t.co/MD2WxzA1UH https://t.co/me8GCSSIMn
Luis Gil pitched into the sixth inning and the #Yankees got timely hits during a four-run fifth in a 5-4 win over the Rays on Sunday. https://t.co/5UHDd4hVS8 #RepBX
Luis Gil earns first win since '21 as Yanks hold off Rays https://t.co/QAO0EZpzSD https://t.co/2cj6yTQGWL
While Luis Gil walked three more batters against the Rays, the 25-year-old set a new career-high with nine strikeouts in a 5-4 Yankees win. @GaryHPhillips https://t.co/jK8Q17T2BX
Yankees hold on to beat Rays after strong start from Luis Gil | @eboland11 https://t.co/rtNcj9Ximv
Luis Gil walks off to a nice ovation acknowledging this start, including a career-high 9 strikeouts: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 9 K 97 pitches, 64 strikes
Luis Gil done after 5.2 innings of one-run ball. Struck out career-high nine. #yankees
Luis Gil with a career-high nine strikeouts! https://t.co/aKQ6m4OiMq
That's a career-high nine strikeouts for Luis Gil.
Big strikeout for Gil! https://t.co/XKMCzmqXuS