Monday, September 12, 2016

The New York Yankees seven game win streak comes to an end



The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Luis Cessa pitched ok and the bullpen was good.  Brett Gardner had three hits to lead the offense. 

Cessa pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Luis Severino pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts, Tommy Layne gave up two hits and Blake Parker pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Matt Andriese pitched five innings giving up six hits and a run with no walks and two strikeouts.  He won his seventh game of the season.  Chase Whitley pitched two innings giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He walked one and struck out two, Brad Boxberger pitched an inning with a strikeout and Alex Colome pitched an inning with two strikeouts and he earned his 32nd save of the season. 

Gardner had three hits and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Brian McCann had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Gardner hit a double.  Headley hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Torreyes was caught stealing.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Logan Forsythe had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brad Miller had a hit and an RBI and Nick Franklin had three hits.  Corey Dickerson had three hits and two RBI, Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and Dickerson hit a double.  Dickerson, Forsythe and Miller each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Souza Jr. had a stolen base and Longoria committed an error. 

In the second Dickerson hit a two run homerun to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Headley hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  Forsythe hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Rays a 3-1 lead.  Miller hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1 still in the sixth.  In the seventh Gardner hit an RBI single to make it 4-2.  4-2 would be the final score. 

The Yankees seven game win streak came to an end and they will remain at home to take on the Dodgers beginning on Monday night.   

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