Monday, August 14, 2017

The New York Yankees blew a game to the Boston Red Sox


The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2 in ten innings.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen pitched well also until Aroldis Chapman blew the save.  The Yankees offense didn’t produce much. 

Montgomery pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  David Robertson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Chapman blew his fourth save of the season and lost his second game of the season.  Chapman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Chris Sale pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and 12 strikeouts.  Matt Barnes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Robby Scott pitched to one batter and struck him out and Addison Reed pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Craig Kimbrel won his fourth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings striking out two. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier had an RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Ronald Torreyes drew a walk.  Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI, Romine hit a triple and the Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Judge and Hicks each had a stolen base. 

Eduardo Nunez drew a walk, Mookie Betts drew a walk and Andrew Benintendi had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Hanley Ramirez drew a walk, Rafael Devers had a hit and an RBI and Xander Bogaerts drew a walk.  Brock Holt had a hit and drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and an RBI and Devers hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the fifth Bradley hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Romine hit an RBI triple to tie the game at one.  T. Frazier hit a sac fly in the eighth to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the ninth Devers hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the tenth Benintendi hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three in the series and are now 51/2 games back in the AL East but still in the first wild card spot.   

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