New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he was great.  Anthony Rizzo, Josh Donaldson and Aaron Hicks each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cole pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three walks and 12 strikeouts.  Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Wandy Peralta picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Ryan Thompson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a unearned run with two strikeouts, Calvin Faucher pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Jason Adam pitched an inning giving up two hits and atwo runs and he took his second loss of the season. 

Aaron Judge drew a walk, Rizzo had two hits and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Donaldson had two hits, Hicks had two hits and an RBI and Jose Trevino had an RBI and drew a walk.  Torres hit a double and Hicks hit a triple.  Rizzo hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Torres and Judge each had a stolen base and LeMahieu committed an error. 

Yandy Diaz had an RBI, Manuel Margot had a hit and an RBI and Ji-Man Choi drew two walks.  Vidal Brujan drew a walk, Brett Phillips drew a walk and Isaac Paredes had a hit.  Josh Lowe drew a walk, Francisco Mejia had a hit and Mejia hit a double.  The Rays were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Choi committed an error. 

In the first Rizzo hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Trevino reached on an error and a run scored pushing the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the eighth Diaz hit an RBI groundout and Margot hit an RBI single tying the game at two.  In the top of the ninth Hicks hit an RBI triple and Trevino hit a sac fly making it 4-2 Yankees and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees blank the Kansas City Royals

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.  The game took place at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 3-0.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen pitched well also.  Gleyber Torres, Aaron Hicks and Joey Gallo each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cole pitched six innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out six.  Cole won his second game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning and picked up his fifth save of the season. 

Carlos Hernandez started for the Royals and he pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs with two being earned.  He walked five and struck out three and took his first loss of the season.  Joey Payamps pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and Ronald Bolanos pitched three innings giving up two hits and three walks with a strikeout. 

Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew two walks, Anthony Rizzo drew two walks and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit.  Torres had two hits and an RBI, Hicks had two hits and drew two walks and Gallo had two hits.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had an RBI and drew a walk, Jose Trevino drew a walk and Donaldson hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Rizzo and Kiner-Falefa were caught stealing and Kiner-Falefa committed an error. 

Whit Merrifield had a hit and drew two walks, Andrew Benintendi drew a walk and Carlos Santana had a hit.  Hunter Dozier had two hits, Bobby Witt Jr. had a hit and Edward Olivares had two hits.  Dozier hit a double and the Royals were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Olivares had a stolen base and Lopez committed an error. 

In the second Kiner-Falefa hit into a double play and a run scored giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 2-0 and in the fourth Kiner-Falefa hit a sac fly making it a 3-0 game which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon with the Yankees looking for the sweep and their ninth straight victory. 

New York Yankees late rally falls short in loss to the Jays

 

The New York Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida and the final score was 7-3.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The Yankees offense was led by Aaron Hicks who had three hits and DJ LeMahieu added two hits. 

Taillon pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Lucas Luetge pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Albert Abreu pitched an inning giving up a run and two walks with a strikeout. 

Hyun Jin Ryu started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and an unearned run.  He walked one and struck out seven and earned his first win of the season.  David Phelps pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Jordan Romano pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Julian Merryweather pitched to one batter and got him out.  Tim Mayza pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Hicks had three hits, Roughned Odor had an RBI and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Jay Bruce had a hit which was a double, Hicks and LeMahieu each hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Urshela committed an error. 

Marcus Semien had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Bo Bichette had two hits and an RBI and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Randal Grichuk had a hit and an RBI, Cavan Biggio had two hits and Rowdy Tellez had a hit and an RBI.  Danny Jansen drew a walk, Josh Palacios had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Bichette and Guerrero Jr. each hit a double and Semien and Tellez each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Biggio committed an error. 

In the second Palacios hit a two-run single giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.  In the third Grichuk hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Semien hit a solo homerun extending the Blue Jays lead to 4-0.  Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI double and it was 5-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Tellez hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 6-0.  In the seventh Odor hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 6-1.  In the eighth Stanton hit a two-run single making it a 6-3 game.  The Yankees had two men on and two outs with Hicks up and ran themselves out of an inning.  In the bottom of the eighth Bichette hit a sac fly making it 7-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Wednesday afternoon.  The Yankees will then have an off day on Thursday before returning home on Friday to begin a three game set with the Tampa Bay Rays. 

New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 7-5.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aroldis Chapman, Justin Wilson, Luis Cessa all had good outings.  DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Hicks led the offense with a couple of hits each. 

Kluber pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out two and earned his first victory of the spring.  Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts and Wilson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Cessa earned his first save of the spring pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and three RBI, Socrates Brito had a hit and an RBI and Hicks had two hits and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and Ryan LaMarre had a hit and two RBI.  Hicks hit a double, LeMahieu, LaMarre and Brito each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Duran was caught stealing and Peraza committed an error. 

In the first Hicks hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second LeMahieu hit a three-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the third Troy Stokes hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  Erik Gonzalez hit an RBI ground out in the fourth cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Bryan Reynolds hit a solo homerun making it a 4-3 game.  In the seventh LaMarre hit a two-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 6-3.  In the eighth Rodolfo Castro hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-5.  In the eighth Brito hit a solo homerun making it a 7-5 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will head to Dunedin, Florida to take on the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees win Game 5 to survive and head to Houston

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros in Game 5 on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  The Yankees offense struck all in the first inning led by Aaron Hicks three-run homerun. 

Paxton pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with four walks and nine strikeouts.  Paxton earned the win.  Tommy Khanle pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Zack Britton pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman earned his first save of the season pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

Justin Verlander pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with no walks and nine strikeouts.  Verlander took the loss and Brad Peacock pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Hicks had a hit and three RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Torres hit a double.  LeMahieu and Hicks each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

George Springer had two hits, Jose Altuve drew two walks and Michael Brantley drew a walk.  Alex Bregman had a hit, Carlos Correa had a hit and drew two walks and Jake Marisnick had a hit.  The Astros were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first a wild pitch gave the Astros a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to tie the game and Hicks hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 4-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game six on Saturday night in Houston.   

New York Yankees lose a close back and forth game to the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aroldis Chapman blew the save and DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Hicks and Edwin Encarnacion each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and Chapman blew his fourth save of the season and lost his second game of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts. 

Blake Snell pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Diego Castillo pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two, Emilio Pagan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Andrew Kittredge pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and he won his first game of the season.  Oliver Drake pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out the only batter he faced.  Drake picked up his first save of the season. 

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew two walks and Hicks had two hits.  Encarnacion had two hits and three RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and an RBI.  Brett Gardner drew a walk, Encarnacion hit two homeruns and Urshela hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Judge had an outfield assist and Sanchez had a pickoff. 

Travis d’Arnaud had three hits and five RBI and drew two walks, Tommy Pham had a hit and Yandy Diaz had a hit.  Avisail Garcia had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Kiermaier had two hits and Guillermo Heredia had a hit.  Willy Adames had two hits, d’Arnaud hit three homeruns and the Rays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Pham and Adames each had a stolen base and Adames was picked off. 

In the first d’Arnaud hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the third d’Arnaud hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  IN the fourth Encarnacion hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the seventh Urshela hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the eighth Encarnacion hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  In the ninth d’Arnaud hit his third homerun of the game a three-run shot to give the Rays a 5-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees sweep the Boston Red Sox in London

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday morning/afternoon.  The game took place in London, England and the final score was 12-8.  Stephen Tarpley started for the Yankees as the opener and he didn’t pitch well.  Luis Cessa out of the bullpen pitched great.  DJ LeMahieu had three hits to lead the offense, Aaron Hicks, Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner each had two hits. 

Tarpley pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs.  Cessa pitched four innings giving up four  hits and he struck out two, Adam Ottavino won his third game pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chance Adams pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hit snad four runs, Zach Britton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out the side. 

Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Colten Brewer pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two, Marcus Walden pitched giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and he lost his first game of the season.  Matt Barnes pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout, Josh Taylor pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one being earned.  Taylor gave up two walks, Ryan Brasier pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Steven Wright pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had three hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew three walks and Hicks had two hits and two RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Edwin Encarnacion drew two walks and Gregorius had two hits and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew two walks, Gio Urshela had a hit and three RBI and Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  LeMahiue had two doubles and Hicks had a double.  Gregorius hit a homerun to make it at least one homerun in 31 straight games for the Yankees.  The Yankees were 6-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Torres and Sanchez each committed an error. 

Mookie Betts had a hit and drew a walk, Rafael Devers had a hit and Xander Bogaerts had a hit and two RBI.  Marco Hernandez had two hits, J.D. Martinez had three hits and an RBI and Christian Vasquez had two hits and three RBI.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and an RBI and Sam Travis had two hits and an RBI.  Martinez, Nunez and Hernandez each hit a double.  Bogaerts, Martinez and Vasquez each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left 7 men on base.  Chavis committed two errors. 

In the first Bogaerts hit a two-run homerun, Martiez hit a solo homerun and Vasquez hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 4-0 lead.  IN the second Urshela hit an RBI ground out and Gardner hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Hicks hit an RBI double, Sanchez hit a two-run single and urshela hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 7-4 lead.  The inning continued and LeMahieu hit a two-run double, Hicks hit a sac fly and Sanchez reached on a fielding error to allow a run to score and make it a 11-4 game.  The Yankees plated nine runs in the inning to take the lead.  In the eighth Gregorius hit a solo homerun and it was 12-4 Yankees.  In the bottom of the eighth Vazquez hit a two-run single, Nunez hit an RBI double and Travis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 12-8 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the two-game London Series and will return to New York to take on the Mets on Tuesday night.  The game will take place at Citi Field. 

New York Yankees lose to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 4-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he had one bad inning.  Luke Voit and Aaron Hicks each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out two and lost his fifth game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Clayton Richard pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Thomas Pannone pitched 1/3 of an inning with two walks and he won his second game of the season, Daniel Hudson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Joe Biagini pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Ken Giles pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts.  Giles saved his 11^th game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Voit had two hits and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk.  Hicks had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Clint Frazier had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela had a hit, Cameron Maybin drew a walk and Kendrys Morales drew a walk.  Hicks, LeMahieu and Sanchez each hit a double and Hicks and Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.   

Eric Sogard had three hits, Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and an RBI and Justin Smoak had a hit and drew a walk.  Rowdy Tellez had a hit, Randal Grichuk had a hit and an RBI and Cavin Biggio drew a walk.  Freddy Galvis had a hit and two RBI, Sogard hit a double and Galvis and Grichuk each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Biggio had a stolen base. 

In the fourth Frazier hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Grichuk hit a solo homerun and Galvis hit a two-run homerun to give the Jays a 3-2 lead.  Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 4-2.  In the eighth Hicks hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees power their way to fourth straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the Yankees hit five homeruns including two by Neil Walker. 

Happ pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and nine strikeouts and earned his 12^th game of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Ariel Jurado pitched five innings giving up seven hits and six runs with three walks and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season.  Matt Moore pitched three innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Greg Bird drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had two hits and two RBI.  Walker had two hits and two RBI and Hicks, Andujar and Stanton each hit a homerun.  Walker hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Shin-Soo Choo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Roughned Odor had a hit and Jurickson Profar had two hits and an RBI.  Robinson Chirinos drew two walks, Willie Calhoun had a hit and drew a walk and Choo and Odor each hit a double.  Profar hit a homerun and the Rangers were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Odor committed an error and Gallo had an outfield assist. 

In the first Hicks hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Profar hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Andujar hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-1.  Walker hit a solo homerun to make it 5-1 going back-to-back.  In the fifth Choo hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the fifth Stanton hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 6-3.  In the sixth Walker hit his second homerun of the game to extend the lead to 7-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play their second game of four on Friday night. 

New York Yankees end five game losing streak with win in Chicago

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.  The game took place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 7-0.  Lance Lynn started for the Yankees and pitched great and Didi Gregorius, Aaron Hicks, Gleyber Torres and Neil Walker each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lynn won his eighth game of the season pitching 7 1/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out nine.  A.J. Cole pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and drew a walk and struck out two. 

Dylan Covey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Covey lost his eighth game of the season.  Luis Avilan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk, Thyago Vieira pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and Matt Davidson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks and Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Hicks had two hits and an RBI, Torres had two hits and two RBI and Miguel Andujar drew a walk.  Walker had two hits and two RBI and Kyle Higashioka had a hit.  Gregorius hit a double and Torres and Walker each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Yolmer Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Palka had a hit and Nicky Delmonico had a hit.  Kevan Smith drew a walk, Sanchez hit a double and the White Sox were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the fourth Hicks hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Torres hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth a wild pitch extended the Yankees lead to 3-0, Gregorius hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the eighth Torres hit a solo homerun making it 5-0 and Walker hit a two-run homerun to make it 7-0 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees defeat Kansas City Royals and take the series

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  J.A. Happ made his Yankees debut and pitched well and Aaron Hicks led the offense with three hits. 

Happ pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Happ earned his 11^th win of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman earned his 28^th save of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side. 

Burch Smith pitched four innings giving up five hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Smith lost his second game of the season.  Tim Hill pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Jason Adam pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Brandon Maurer pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Wily Peralta pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Hicks had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI.  Miguel Andujar had a hit and an RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Hicks and Romine each hit a double and Hicks hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Hicks was caught stealing. 

Rosell Herrera had two hits and an RBI, Salvador Perez had two hits and an RBI and Hunter Dozier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Gordon had a hit, Gordon hit a double and Perez, Dozier and Herrera each hit a homerun.  The Royals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Dozier committed an error. 

In the first Hicks hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Andujar hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Torres grounded out and a run scored to make it 4-0.  Bird hit an RBI single and lead increased to 5-0.  In the sixth Perez hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Stanton hit a sac fly to push the lead to 6-1.  In the seventh Dozier hit a solo homerun and in the eighth Herrera hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees won three out of four in the series and will take on the Baltimore Orioles for a brief two game set beginning on Monday night. 

The New York Yankees lose in extra innings to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3 in 11 innings.  Jonathan Loaisiga started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  Gleyber Torres had three hits and Aaron Hicks had two hits. 

Loaisiga started for the Yankees and pitched four innings giving up five hits and three runs with three strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one, Chad Green pitched two innings with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning and struck out the side.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one of them earned and he struck out one and lost his third game of the season. 

Anibel Sanchez pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Sam Freeman pitched an inning with two walks, Dan Winkler pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Jesse Biddle pitched two innings giving up three hits and a walk with four strikeouts and he won his second game of the season.  A.J. Minter pitched an inning giving up a walk and struck out two and saved his fourth game of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Hicks had two hits and Miguel Andujar had a hit and drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit and drew a walk, Torres had three hits and drew a walk and Torres hit a double and Hicks hit two doubles.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Torres committed an error. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Ozzie Albies drew a walk and Nick Markakis had two hits.  Kurt Suzuki had two hits and an RBI, Ronald Acuna Jr. had two hits and three RBI and Johan Camargo had two hits and an RBI.  Markakis, Suzuki and Acuna Jr. each hit a double and Camargo and Acuna Jr. each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Acuna Jr. committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Camargo hit a solo homerun in the third to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the third a wild pitch gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Suzuki hit an RBI double to tie the game at two and Acuna Jr. hit an RBI double to give them a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Gregorius hit a sac fly to tie the game at three.  In the 11^th Acuna Jr. hit a two-run homerun that just tipped off the top of Judge glove to give the Braves a 5-3 lead which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-1.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  Aaron Hicks and Aaron Judge each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out six and won his 13^th game of the season.  David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

David Price lost his sixth game of the season pitching 3 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and eight runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Justin Haley pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks, Brandon Workman pitched a perfect inning and Hector Velazquez pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk. 

Hicks had three hits, four RBI and drew a walk, Judge had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had two hits.  Brandon Drury had a hit, Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI and Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Miguel Andujar had two hits and Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI.  Brett Gardner had a hit, Gregorius and Stanton each hit a double and Judge, Torres and Higashioka each hit a homerun and Hicks hit three homeruns.  The Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Mookie Betts drew a walk, Andrew Benintendi had a hit and J.D. Martinez drew a walk.  Mitch Moreland had a hit, Sandy Leon had a hit and Blake Swihart had a hit.  Rafael Devers had an RBI, Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk and Leon hit a double.  The Red Sox were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Benintendi had a stolen base. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun, Torres hit a three-run homerun and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the second Hicks hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In te fourth Higashioka had his first major league hit and it was a homerun to extend the lead to 7-0.  Hicks hit a solo homerun for his second of the game to make it 8-0 and Gregorius hit a sac fly making it 9-0.  In the eighth Hicks hit his third home run of the game making it 10-0.  Walker hit an RBI single and it was 11-0 and in the ninth Devers hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 11-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three and will now play a three-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves. 

New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies for second straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 6-0.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched great and Aaron Hicks, Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton each had two hits. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up six hits and no runs with no walks and nine strikeouts.  Severino earned his 12^th win of the season.  Adam Warren pitched an inning with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning with a walk. 

Jake Arrieta lost his sixth game of the season pitching five innings and giving up nine hits and six runs with three being earned.  He walked one and struck out five.  Zac Curtis pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Victor Arano pitched a perfect inning and Hector Neris pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

 Hicks had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Stanton had two hits, Torres had two hits and two RBI and Greg Bird had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Romine had a hit, Romine and Torres each hit a double and Hicks and Gregorius each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Cesar Hernandez had two hits, Carlos Santana drew a walk and Scott Kingery had two hits.  Andrew Knapp had a hit, Maikel Franco had a hit and Franco hit a double.  The Phillies were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Hernandez committed an error and Nick Williams had an outfield assist. 

In the first Hicks hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit a two-run single to push the lead to 3-0.  Bird hit an RBI single and it was 4-0.  In the fourth Hicks hit a sac fly to make it 5-0 and in the fifth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 6-0 which was the final score. 

The Yankees will go for the three-game sweep on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees pound the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-2.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aaron Hicks had three hits and Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar each had two hits to lead the offense. 

German won his second game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out nine.  A.J. Cole pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts. 

Marco Gonzales pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and five strikeouts and lost his fourth game of the season.  Nick Rumbelow pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts. 

Hicks had three hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Torres had two hits and an RBI and Andujar had two hits and two RBI.  Clint Frazier had a hit, Stanton, Andujar, Hicks and Torres each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gregorius committed an error. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, Mitch Haniger had an RBI and Nelson Cruz had a hit and an RBI.  Gordon hit a double and Cruz hit a homerun and the Mariners were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left one on base.  Haniger had a stolen base. 

In the first Haniger lined into a force out and a run scored to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Stanton hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Andujar hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  Hicks hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Cruz hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-2 and in the bottom of the seventh Judge hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 6-2 and in the eighth Torres hit a solo homerun to make it 7-2 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Wednesday night.   

New York Yankees pound the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 8-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  Aaron Hicks led the offense with three hits and Brett Gardner, Giancarlo Stanton, Didi Gregorius and Miguel Andujar each had two hits. 

Tanaka pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  He earned his seventh win of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Chad Green pitched an inning with a walk and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a couple of strikeouts. 

Kevin Gausman lost his fifth game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out nine.  Miguel Castro pitched 1 2/3 innings with a walk and a strikeout, Mychal Givens pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a couple of strikeouts and Pedro Araujo pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Gardner had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and Greg Bird had a hit.  Stanton had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits and an RBI and Hicks had three hits and two RBI.  Andujar had two hits and three RBI, Gardner hit two doubles and Judge, Andujar and Bird each hit a double.  Andujar and Stanton each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-18 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks, Torres and Gregorius each had a stolen base. 

Joey Rickard had a hit and an RBI, Adam Jones had three hits and two RBI and Manny Machado had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jonathan Schoop had two hits, Trey Mancini drew a walk and Chris Davis had a hit.  Danny Valencia had two hits and an RBI and Chance Sisco had a hit.  Schoop hit a double and Valencia hit two doubles.  Jones, Rickard and Machado each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Schoop committed an error and Jones committed two errors. 

In the first Jones hit a solo homerun to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the second Andujar hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the third Stanton hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the third Rickard hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it a 5-2 game.  Hicks hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 6-2.  In the sixth Machado hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  Valencia hit an RBI double and it was 6-4.  In the eighth Hicks hit an RBI single to extend to 7-4 and Andujar hit an RBI double to push the lead to 8-4.  In the ninth Jones hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-5 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of three on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 4-1.  Sonny Gray pitched very well and the bullpen finished it off.  Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks, Austin Romine and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gray pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and six strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman saved his 13^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Andrew Cashner lost his seventh game of the season pitching six innings giving up nine hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Tanner Scott pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Richard Bleier pitched an inning giving up two hits and Mike Wright Jr. pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Hicks had two hits and Neil Walker had a hit.  Romine had two hits, an RBI an drew a walk, Torres had two hits and an RBI and Hicks hit two doubles.  Torres and Romine each hit a double and Bird hit a triple.  Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-16 with runners in scoring position with eight men left on base.  Gardner and Gregorius each had a stolen base. 

Adam Jones drew a walk, Manny Machado had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Trumbo had a hit.  Jonathan Schoop had a hit, Trey Mancini had a hit and Chance Sisco drew a walk.  Schoop and Mancini each hit a double and Machado hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Mancini had an outfield assist. 

In the first Machado hit a solo homerun to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Bird hit an RBI triple to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Romine hti an RBI double to push the lead to 3-1 and in the seventh Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  The final score was 4-1. 

The two teams will try and play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  The first game of the series was rained out and there is rain in the forecast for the next two days as well.   

New York Yankees are defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays in a slug fest

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-5.  Sonny Gray started and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen wasn’t great either.  Aaron Hicks and Tyler Austin each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gray pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with four walks.  Domingo German lost his first game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with four walks and three strikeouts, Adam Warren pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout. 

Marco Estrada won his second game of the season pitching five innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked one and struck out four.  Seung Hwan Oh pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Danny Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Ryan Tepera pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Roberto Osuna pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his sixth game of the season. 

Aaron Judge had a hit, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI.  Hicks had two hits and drew a walk, Austin had two hits and two RBI and Miguel Andujar had a hit and an RBI.  Ronald Torreyes had three hits including a double, Austin, Stanton and Andujar each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Curtis Granderson drew three walks, Teoscar Hernandez had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks and Justin Smoak had a hit.  Yangervis Solarte had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Russell Martin had a hit and drew a walk and Kendrys Morales had two hits and an RBI.  Kevin Pillar had a hit and drew a walk, Aledmys Diaz drew a walk and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two hits and three RBI.  Martin and Morales each hit a double.  Hernandez and Solarte each hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the second Austin hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  IN the third Hernandez hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the third Stanton hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  In the fourth Morales hit an RBI double and Gurriel Jr. hit a two-run single to give the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Andujar hit a solo homerun to tie the game at five.  In the fifth Gurriel Jr. hit an RBI single, Hernandez drew an RBI walk and it was 7-5 Jays.  In the sixth Solarte hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 8-5 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two games and will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.   

New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 8-6.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and pitched well.  The bullpen was good except for Dellin Betances who didn’t pitch well.  Ronald Torreyes had three hits, Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks and Miguel Andujar each had two hits for the offense. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with four strikeouts and earned his first win of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and three runs with two strikeouts and Chad Green struck out the only guy he faced.  Aroldis Chapman saved his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side. 

Mike Fiers pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out four and lost his first game of the season.  Buck Farmer pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with four strikeouts, Alex Wilson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Drew VerHagen pitched 2/3 of an inning and Shane Greene pitched a perfect inning. 

Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had an RBI and drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, Hicks had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks and Andujar had two hits.  Torreyes had three hits and an RBI.  Sanchez, Andujar and Gardner each hit a double, Andujar hit a triple and Hicks hit two homeruns, one was a inside-the-park homerun.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Judge had a stolen base and Gardner committed an error.  

Jeimer Candelario had a hit and an RBI, Miguel Cabrera had two hits and Nick Castellanos had two hits.  Victor Martinez had two hits and an RBI, James McCann had two hits and three RBI and Jose Iglesias had two hits and an RBI.  Dixon Machado had a hit, Martinez hit two doubles and Iglesias hit a double.  McCann and Candelario each hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Machado committed an error. 

In the second Hicks hit an inside-the-park homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Gardner hit an RBI double, Judge hit an RBI single and Gregorius reached on a throwing error and a run scored to make it 5-0.  In the fifth McCann hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the sixth Hicks hit a solo homerun to increase the lead to 6-1.  In the seventh Martinez hit an RBI double, McCann hit a sac fly and the lead was cut to 6-3.  In the eighth Torreyes hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit a sac fly and the lead was 8-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Candelario hit a solo homerun, McCann hit an RBI single and Iglesias hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-6 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon weather permitting.   

New York Yankees give up lead and lose to the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 7-6.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well in his first grapefruit league game action.  Brandon Drury had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and an unearned run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Justus Sheffield pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout and Wade LeBlanc pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with a couple of strikeouts and he took the loss.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with a couple of strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew two walks, Greg Bird drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Austin Romine had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit and two RBI.  Drury had two hits, Eric Kratz had a hit and an RBI and Tyler Wade had a hit.  Drury hit a double, Gregorius hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Avelino had a stolen base and Wade was caught stealing.  Drury committed an error. 

In the fourth Ryan Flaherty hit an RBI single to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Gregorius hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and Kratz hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the fith Stanton hit a two-run single to push the lead to 5-1 and Sanchez hit an RBI single making it a 6-1 game.  In the sixth Aaron Altherr hit an RBI double and Flaherty hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 6-3.  Mitch Walding hit a two-run double and the lead was cut to one at 6-5.  In the eighth Danny Ortiz hit an RBI double to tie the game at six and Pedro Florimon hit an RBI single to make it 7-6 Phillies and that would be the final score.