Sunday, May 17, 2015

The New York Yankees losing streak hits four as they are blown out in Kansas City



The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 12-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and battled for a while but then a bad sixth inning really opend up the game.  The Yankees bullpen wasn't good and they didn't generate much offense. 

Pineda pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and five runs with a strikeout, he took his first loss of the season.  David Carpenter gave up a run without recording an out, Justin Wilson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs iwth a walk and Jose Ramirez pitched an inning giving up three hits nad four runs with two walks.  Brandon Pinder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Chris Young pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Young won his third game of the season.  Franklin Morales pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and Aaron Brooks pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew two walks, Brett Gardner had a hit and Alex rodriguez had a hit.  Mark Teixeira had two hits, Brian McCann had an RBI and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Rodriguez and Beltran each hit a double and Gradner hti a triple.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and drew committed an error. 

Alcides Escobar drew a walk, Mike Moustakas had four hits and an RBI and Lorenzo Cain had three hits nad five RBI.  Eric Hosmer had a hit and drew two walks, Kendrys Morales had two hits and three RBI and Alex Gordon had two hits and an RBI.  Salvador Perez had a hit, Omar Infante had three hits and an RBI and Paulo Orlando had a hit and an RBI.  Moustakas hit two doubles, Cain, Gordon and Morales each hita  double.  Moustakas hit a triple and Infante hit a triple.  The Royals were 8-16 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew two walks, Brett Gradner had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit.  Mark Teixeira had wo hits, Brian McCann had an RBI and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Rodriguez and Beltran hti a double and Gardner hit a triple.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Drew committed an error. 

In the first Cain hit an RBI double to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  In the third Cain hit a sac fly to make it 2-0 Royals.  In the fourth McCann hit a sac fly to make it a 2-1 game.  In the sixth Infante hit an RBI triple to make it 3-1 Kansas City.  Orlando hit an RBI single, Cain hit an RBI single, Morales hit an RBI single and Gordon hit an RBI single.  The score was 8-1 Kansas City as they added in the seventh with a Moustakas hit an RBI double and Cain hit an RBI single.  Morales hit a two run double and it was 12-1 Kansas City.  The two teams will play on Saturday night as the Yankees look to even up the series.   

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