Josh Landry shut down the Brewster Whitecaps on Thursday, helping the Y-D Red Sox to a 9-3 victory.
"Brady Hamilton took the mound at Stony Brook Field and pitched five innings, allowing only three runs. He didn’t issue any free passes and struck out three batters during his outing. The fifth inning proved to be his toughest, requiring 22 pitches to escape a jam—ultimately sealing his fate and preventing him from going deeper into the game.
Scott Pickler turned to Josh Landry in relief of Hamilton, bringing the left-hander into the game in the sixth inning. At 6'6", Landry is the second-tallest player on the team. He doesn’t rely on overpowering velocity but instead disrupts hitters’ timing by varying speeds from the arms they've previously faced.
Landry’s pitch mix makes him one of the more intriguing options in Pickler’s bullpen. His fastball typically sits between 81–83 mph—roughly 10 mph slower than Hamilton’s. He complements it with a 72 mph changeup and a 67 mph curveball to round out his arsenal.
“The curveball is our work in progress this summer. Being able to have a good effectiveness with it made me super comfortable. My changeup is my bread and butter, so having that three-pitch mix is awesome,” Landry said. “If we miss with the first one, we've got two more in that bag that we could play with. We had a couple of off days, which allowed me to get the body right and be ready.”
Entering with a 5–3 lead, Landry had one job: keep the Whitecaps from chipping away at the two-run cushion. He started his outing by striking out the side in the sixth, followed by a four-run inning from the Y-D offense. The southpaw retired the first nine batters he faced, striking out five along the way.
With a comfortable six-run lead, Pickler opted to leave Landry in to finish the game. Carson Tinney (Texas) led off the ninth with a weak ground-ball single to third base—the first and only baserunner to reach against Landry. Tinney was the tenth batter the lefty faced.
Landry is no stranger to success, having posted a 2.51 ERA over 82.1 innings at Hope International in 2025. With the Cape League season nearing its end, many pitchers are approaching their innings limits and will soon be shut down. Because of these typical summer ball restrictions, Landry is poised to become a key piece of the Y-D pitching staff as the regular season winds down.
