Wednesday, March 20, 2019

New York Yankees lose a close one to the Houston Astros


The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida and the final score was 2-1.  Jonathan Holder started for the Yankees as the opener and pitched well.  Luke Voit had two hits to lead the offense. 

Holder pitched two innings giving up no hits or runs with a walk.  Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched three innings giving up four hits and an unearned run with three strikeouts, Joe Harvey pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts and Rex Brothers pitched an inning with three walks and two strikeouts. 

Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew two walks, Voit had two hits and Greg Bird drew a walk.  Zack Zehner drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI and Thairo Estrada drew a walk.  Sanchez hit a double and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Voit had a stolen base.  Clint Frazier and Miguel Andujar each committed an error. 

In the first Sanchez hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Springer lined out and a run scored on a throwing error by Andujar to tie the game at one.  IN the sixth Carlos Correa hit a solo homerun giving the Astros a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter, Florida on Thursday afternoon. 

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