New York Yankees drop fifth straight game in loss to the Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Luis Gil started for the Yankees and he struggled with his command, the bullpen did a pretty good job.  The only offense was Brett Gardner hitting a three-run homerun. 

Gil pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with seven walks and six strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout, Joely Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Clay Holmes took his third loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and an unearned run.  Holmes struck out one batter.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Aroldis Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Wandy Peralta pitched to one batter and got him out. 

Alek Manoah started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Trevor Richards pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and earned his sixth win of the season, Adam Cimber pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out three and Jordan Romano pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Romano earned his 16^th save of the season. 

Gardner had a hit and three RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and Joey Gallo had a hit and drew two walks.  Roughned Odor drew a walk, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Velasquez committed an error and Gallo had an outfield assist. 

Randall Grichuk had a hit, Marcus Semien had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Bo Bichette drew a walk, Teoscar Hernandez had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Jarrod Dyson drew a walk and Jake Lamb had an RBI and drew a walk.  Danny Jansen drew two walks, Gurriel Jr. hit a triple and Guerrero Jr. hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Hernandez had a stolen base. 

In the fourth a wild pitch gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  Semien hit a two-run single and the lead was pushed to 3-0.  In the fifth Gardner hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at three.  In the seventh Hernandez hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 4-3 lead.  In the eighth Lamb hit a sac fly making it a 5-3 game and in the ninth Guerrero Jr. added an insurance run with a solo homerun making it 6-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have lost five games in a row and will try and salvage the fourth and final game of the series on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees shutout the Philadelphia Phillies

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 4-0.  Jordan Montgomery started and pitched well for the Yankees.  Brett Gardner hit a grand-slam and Giancarlo Stanton hit two doubles to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched three innings giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Montgomery earned his second win of the spring.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out two, Lucas Luetge pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Nick Goody pitched an inning with a walk.  Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Brooks Kriske pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Stanton had two hits and Luke Voit drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Andrew Velazquez had a hit, Gardner had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk and Stanton hit two doubles.  Gardner hit a homerun which was a grand-slam and the Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Andujar had a stolen base. 

The Yankees will have their first off day of the spring on Monday and return to action on Tuesday when they take on the Detroit Tigers from Lakeland, Florida. 

New York Yankees pound the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 13-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he didn’t have his best stuff but grinded out for a good outing.  DJ LeMahieu had four hits and Brett Gardner had three hits and five RBI to lead the offense. 

Paxton won his 14^th game of the season pitching five innings and giving up three hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Ryan Dull pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Jacob Waguespack pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts and he lost his fifth game of the season.  Brock Stewart pitched two innings giving up five hits and six runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Jason Adam pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up a walk and Elvis Luciano pitched an inning giving up two hits.  Jordan Romano pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a  hit and Justin Shafer pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs. 

LeMahieu had four hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and two RBI, Tyler Wade had an RBI and Luke Voit had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks.  Mike Ford had a hit and two RBI, Gio Urshela had two hits and Gardner had three hits and five RBI.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and drew a walk, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and Thairo Estrada had two hits and an RBI.  Gardner, Voit, Higashioka and Frazier each hit a double.  Gardner hit two homeruns and Torres, Voit and Ford each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Judge was caught stealing and Torres committed an error. 

Bo Bichette had an RBI and drew a walk, Richard Urena had a hit and two RBI and Randal Grichuk had a hit.  Anthony Alford had a hit, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two hits and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit.  Teoscar Hernandez had a hit, Brandon Drury had two hits and Danny Jansen drew a walk.  Jonathan Davis drew a walk, Gurriel Jr. and Urena each hit a double.  The Blue Jays were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Guerrero Jr. committed an error and Alford had an outfield assist. 

In the second Gardner hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Voit hit an RBI double to push their lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Gardner hit a solo homerun making it 3-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Gardner hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Bichette hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 6-1.  In the sixth Torres hit a two-run homerun followed immediately by a Voit solo homerun pushing the lead to 9-1.  In the ninth Estrada hit an RBI single, Wade hit an RBI ground out and Ford hit a two-run homerun to make it 13-1.  In the bottom of the ninth Urena hit a two-run double to make it 13-3. 

The two teams will play the third and final game on Sunday afternoon.  It will also be the rubber game as each team has won a game so far.   

New York Yankees lose a wild slugfest in Detroit

The New York Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 12-11.  Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  Brett Gardner and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cortes Jr. pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two.  Luis Cessa pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with one being earned, Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks.  Ryan Dull pitched to one batter and got him out, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts and Zack Britton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chance Adams took his first loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Edwin Jackson pitched two innings giving up six hits and six runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Tyler Alexander pitched four innings giving up two hits and two runs with four strikeouts, John Schreiber pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Daniel Stumpf pitched giving up a hit and a run.  Jose Cisnero pitched to one batter and got him out, Buck Farmer pitched an inning giving up a walk and Joe Jimenez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season. 

Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Gardner had two hits and three RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and two RBI, Gregorius had two hits and two RBI and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Mike Ford had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Clint Frazier had a hit and Tyler Wade had a hit and two RBI.  Urshela hit a double, Wade hit a triple and Gardner hit two homeruns.  Res and Encarnacion hit a homerun and Gregorius also hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Estrada had a stolen base, Torres committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Victor Reyes had a hit, Harold Castro had three hits and an RBI and Miguel Cabrera had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Jeimer Candelario had three hits and three RBI, Dawel Lugo drew a walk and Christin Stewart had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Travis Demeritte had a hit and an RBI, Grayson Greiner had three hits and two RBI, Jordy Mercer had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Greiner hit a double and Stewart hit a homerun and the Tigers were 8-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ford hit an RBI single and Wade hit a two-run triple to push the lead to 4-0.  Gardner hit a two-run homerun and it was 6-0.  In the third Cabrera hit an RBI single, Candelario hit an RBI single and Stewart hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 6-3.  Demeritte hit an RBI single, Greiner hit a two-run single and the game was tied at six.  In the fourth Torres hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees back the lead at 7-6.  In the fifth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 8-6.  In the bottom of the fifth Stewart hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 8-7.  In the sixth Cabrera hit a sac fly to tie the game at eight.  Candelario hit a two-run single to give the Tigers a 10-8 lead.  In the seventh Encarnacion hit a two-run homerun tying the game at ten.  Gregorius hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 11-10 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Castro hit an RBI single to tie the game at 11.  In the bottom of the ninth the Tigers walked off on an RBI single by Mercer to win the game 12-11. 

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

New York Yankees win a slug fest in Baltimore

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 9-6.    Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he did not pitch well.  The Yankees bullpen did a good job and Brett Gardner and Mike Tauchman led the offense with three hits each. 

Tanaka pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Adam Ottavino won his fifth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout and Zack Britton pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman saved his 30^th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Gabriel Ynoa pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with three being earned.  He struck out two.  Branden Kline pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs and struck out two, Mychal Givens pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and Paul Fry pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout and lost his fourth game of the season.  Jimmy Yacabonis pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Mike Ford had a hit and an RBI, Gardner had three hits and an RBI and Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI.  Tauchman had three hits and three RBI and Breyvic Valera had a hit and two RBI.  Judge hit a double, Valera hit a triple and Romine, Gardner each hit a homerun.  Tauchman hit two homeruns and Ford hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Romine and Gregorius each committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Renato Nunez had a hit, Jace Peterson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Hanser Alberto had two hits and drew a walk.  Chance Sisco had a hit, Chris Davis had an RBI and drew a walk and Santander hit two doubles.  Alberto, Villar, Nunez and Sisco each hit a double.  Villar hit a triple and Peterson and Villar each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Peterson was caught stealing and Villar committed an error. 

In the second Romine hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Mancini hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Valera hit a two-run triple to push the Yankees lead to 3-1.  LeMahieu reached on a fielder’s choice to make it a 4-1 game.  In the sixth Gardner hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 5-1 and Tauchman hit a solo homerun making it a 6-1 game.  In the bottom of the sixth Peterson hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  Davis hit a sac fly and Villar hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at six.  In the eighth Ford hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees the lead at 7-6.  Tauchman hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 9-6 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three 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 pound the Chicago White Sox to split the series

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 10-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did a good job and DJ LeMahieu, Brett Gardner, Gio Urshela, Austin Romine and Cameron Maybin each had two hits. 

Paxton won his fourth game of the season and pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Adam Ottavino pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, David Hale pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Zach Britton pitched a perfect inning. 

Odrisamer Despaigne pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Jose Ruiz pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Aaron Bummer pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Thyago Vieira pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk.  Alex Colome pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Luke Voit had a hit and drew two walks and Gleyber Torres drew three walks.  Clint Frazier had a hit, Gardner had two hits and four RBI and Urshela had two hits and an RBI.  Mike Tauchman drew a walk, Romine had two hits and four RBI and Maybin had two hits and an RBI.  Romine and Urshela each hit a double and Maybin hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Maybin was caught stealing. 

Leury Garcia had a hit, Tim Anderson had a hit and Jose Abreu had three hits and an RBI.  James McCann had two hits and two RBI, Juan Moncada drew a walk and Jose Rondon drew a walk.  Welington Castillo had a hit, Yonder Alonso had a hit and Abreu and McCann each hit a homerun.  The White Sox were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Abreu hit a solo homerun to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gardner hit a two-run single to give the Yankee a 2-1 lead.  Urshela hit an RBI single and Romine hit a two-run single making it a 5-1 game.  In the fifth Romine hit a two-run double to push the Yankees lead to 7-1.  In the bottom of the fifth McCann hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the sixth Gardner hit into an RBI ground out to make it a 8-2 game.  In the seventh Maybin hit a solo homerun making it 9-2.  In the eighth Gardner hit an RBI single and it was 10-2.  In the bottom of the eighth McCann hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 10-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees ended up with a four-game split and will return home to take on the Tampa Bay Rays for a three-game series beginning on Monday night

New York Yankees drop game two to the New York Mets

The New York Yankees were defeated by the New York Mets on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-4.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he was terrible.  Chance Adams gave them some innings but wasn’t great and DJ LeMahieu, Gary Sanchez, Gleyber Torres and Brett Gardner each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Paxton lost his third game of the season.  Adams pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two being earned.  He walked three and struck out three, Luis Cessa pitched a perfect inning and Stephen Tarpley pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

Jason Vargas won his third game of the season pitching six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Seth Lugo pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Drew Gagnon pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk and Sanchez had two hits.  Torres had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Clint Frazier had an RBI and Gio Urshela had an RBI.  Austin Romine drew a walk, Gardner had two hits and an RBI and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Urshela committed an error. 

Jeff McNeil had two hits, J.D. Davis had two hits and two RBI and Pete Alonso had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks.  Todd Frazier drew two walks, Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI.  Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI, Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Gomez had two hits and an RBI.  Rosario and McNeil each hit a double and Alonso, Gomez and Davis each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 6-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Alonso hit a three-run homerun to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 4-0.  Ramos hit an RBI single, Hechavarria hit an RBI single and it was 6-0.  In the third Torres hit an RBI single, Frazier hit an RBI ground out and Urshela hit into a force out to cut the lead to 6-3.  In the fourth Davis hit a two-run homerun pushing the Mets lead to 8-3.  In the fifth Gomez hit a solo homerun and the Mets lead was extended to 9-3.  In the ninth Rosario hit an RBI double to make it 10-3 and in the bottom of the ninth Gardner hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 10-4 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the double header and the brief two-game series and will both be off on Wednesday.  The Yankees will head to Chicago to take on the White Sox in a four-game series beginning on Thursday night.  The Mets will be at home to begin a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals.   

New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in rubber game to take over first place

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 13-5.  Chad Green started as the opener for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch great, Nestor Cortes Jr. started out bad but kept the Yankees in the game and Chance Adams pitched well out of the pen.  Brett Gardner had three hits and three RBI and DJ LeMahieu, Gary Sanchez and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Green pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Cortes Jr. pitched four innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts and Adam Ottavino won his second game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Adams earned his first career save pitching three innings and giving up a hit and a walk with four strikeouts. 

Charlie Morton pitched four innings giving up four hits and five runs with three of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out six.  Diego Castillo lost his third game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with three walks, Ryne Stanek pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and Casey Sadler pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with three strikeouts. 

LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Luke Voit had an RBI and drew two walks.  Sanchez had two hits and drew a walk, Kendrys Morales had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Torres had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Thairo Estrada had a hit and three RBI and Gardner had three hits and three RBI.  Clint Frazier drew a walk, Estrada and Gardner each hit a double.  Sanchez hit his first career triple and Hicks, LeMahieu and Gardner each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

Austin Meadows drew two walks, Tommy Pham had a hit and drew a walk and Yandy Diaz had a hit.  Brandon Lowe had a hit and three RBI, Travis d’Arnaud drew a walk and Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and an RBI.  Willy Adames had two hits and an RBI, Daniel Robertson had a hit and drew a walk and Pham and Diaz each hit a double.  Adames, Lowe and Kiermaier each hit a homerun and the Rays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Meadows was caught stealing and Diaz and Heredia each committed an error. 

In the first Morales hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  IN the second Kiermaier hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Adames hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the second Gardner hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the third Lowe hit a three-run homerun giving the Rays back the lead at 5-3.  In the fourth Hicks hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at five.  In the sixth Voit drew an RBI walk, Morales drew an RBI walk and Torres hit an RBI single to make it 8-5.  Estrada hit a three-run double, Gardner hit an RBI double and it was 12-5 Yankees.  In the seventh LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 13-5 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series to move into first place in the AL East and they will head to Baltimore for a four-game series beginning on Monday night.   

New York Yankees defeat the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  DJ LeMahieu, Brett Gardner and Gio Urshela each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia won his second game of the season and he pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout, Zack Britton pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout and Luis Cessa pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Felix Hernandez lost his third game of the season pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and seven runs with six being earned.  He walked one and struck out two.  Connor Sadzeck pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Chasen Bradford pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, Luke Voit had a hit and two RBI and Gardner had two hits and an RBI.  Urshela had two hits and an RBI, Thairo Estrada had a hit and two RBI and Mike Tauchman had a hit and drew a walk.  LeMahieu and Tauchman each hit a double and Gardner hit a triple.  Estrada, Voit and Gardner each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-3 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base. 

Tim Beckham had a hit, Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and drew a walk and Domingo Santana had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Ryon Healy had a hit and drew a walk, Omar Narvaez drew a walk and Dee Gordon had three hits and an RBI.  Santana and Gordon each hit a homerun and the Mariners were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Healy committed an error. 

In the first Voit hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Gardner hit a solo homerun, Estrada hit a two-run homerun the first of his career and LeMahieu hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-0.  In the third Urshela hit an RBI single to make it 7-0.  Santana hit a two-run homerun in the fourth to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the fifth Gordon hit a solo homerun to make it a 7-3 game.  7-3 would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees blow lead and then win it on a walk-off in tenth

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 7-6.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Chad Green and Adam Ottavino had trouble out of the bullpen and Brett Gardner and Austin Romine led the team with three hits each. 

Paxton pitched six plus innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out 12.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Green pitched giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and didn’t record an out and Ottavino pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and he won his first game of the season.

Jorge Lopez pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out six.  Wily Peralta pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Scott Barlow pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jake Diiekman pitched giving up a run and two walks and took his first loss of the season.  Ian Kennedy pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Luke Voit had a hit and Gardner had three hits.  Clint Frazier had a hit and three RBI and Mike Tauchman had two hits and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Mike Ford got his first major league hit and Romine had three hits and three RBI.  Tyler Wade drew a walk and Ford, LeMahieu and Tauchman each hit a double.  Frazier hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Britton had a pickoff. 

Whit Merrifield had two hits, Adalberto Mondesi had two hits and two RBI and Alex Gordon had two hits and three RBI.  Hunter Dozier had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Chris Owings drew a walk and Martin Maldonado had a hit.  Billy Hamilton had a hit and drew a walk, Gordon and Mondesi each hit a double.  Gordon and Dozier each hit a homerun and the Royals were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Mondesi had a stolen base and Hamilton had two stolen bases and Gore was caught stealing.  Maldonado had a passed ball. 

In the first a passed ball gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Romine hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Frazier hit a three-run homerun to extend the Yankees lead to 5-0.  In the eighth Mondesi hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 5-2, Gordon hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at five and one batter later Dozier hit a solo homerun giving the Royals a 6-5 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Romine hit an RBI single to tie the game at six.  In the tenth Romine hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Yankees the 7-6 victory. 

The Yankees took three out of four in the series and will now embark on a three team, nine game road trip to the west coast.   

New York Yankees defeat the Kansas City Royals

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen did their job and Tyler Wade had two hits and Brett Gardner had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched five innings giving up three hits and an unearned run.  He walked four and struck out five and won his first game of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Tommy Kahnle pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Zack Britton pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Jakob Junis pitched 5 1/3 in3nings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  walked two and struck out two and lost his second game of the season.  Jake Diekman pitched 2/3 of an inning, Brad Boxberger pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with three walks and Jake Newberry pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Luke Voit had a hit and drew two walks.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, DJ LeMahieu had an RBI and Clint Frazier drew a walk.  Mike Tauchman had a hit and an RBI, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and Wade had two hits.  Higashioka and Judge each hit a double and Tauchman and Gardner each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Sabathia, Torres and Voit each committed an error.  Frazier had an outfield assist. 

Billy Hamilton drew two walks, Adalberto Mondesi had a hit and an RBI and Hunter had a hit and drew a walk.  Alex Gordon had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jorge Soler had a hit and Martin Maldonado drew a walk.  Terrance Gore had a hit and drew a walk.  Gordon and Dozier each hit a double and the Royals were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Mondesi had a stolen base and Hamilton had two stolen bases and was caught stealing once.  Merrifield and Dozier each committed an error and Maldonado had a passed ball. 

In the third Mondesi hit an RBI single to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gardner hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Tauchman hit a solo homerun to push their lead to 3-1.   In the sixth Gordon hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-2 and in the bottom of the sixth LeMahieu hit a sac fly to extend the Yankees lead to 4-2.  Frazier had an RBI walk and it was 5-2 Yankees.  In the seventh Wade hit an RBI bunt single and it was 6-2 Yankees and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees sweep the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched well and Clint Frazier led the offense with three hits. 

Happ pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle picked up his first victory of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and striking out one, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a strikeout and picked up his third save of the season. 

Nathan Eovaldi pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run which was unearned.  He walked one and struck out six.  Brandon Workman picked up his first loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout, Ryan Brasier pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Heath Hembree pitched a perfect inning with a  strike out. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and four RBI, Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk and Frazier had three hits and an RBI.  Mike Tauchman drew a walk, Austin Romine drew a walk and Frazier and Voit each hit a double.  Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.   

Xander Bogaerts had a hit, J.D. Martinez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Steve Pearce had a hit.  Mitch Moreland had a hit and drew a walk, Rafael Devers had two hits and Christian Vasquez had a hit and two RBI.  Martinez and Vasquez each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Devers had a stolen base and Nunez committed an error. 

In the first Martinez hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the second Vazquez hit a two-run homerun to push the Red Sox lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Frazier hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Gardner hit a grand-slam to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead and that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees swept the brief two-game series and will remain at home to take on the Kansas City Royals in the start of a four-game series beginning on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies tie

The New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies played to a 5-5 10 innings tie on Wednesday night.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  Giancarlo Stanton and Gio Urshela each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Tanaka pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with six strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with a walk and a strikeout and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Drew Hutchison pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three.  Phillip Diehl pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and a RBI, Kyle Holder drew a walk and Stanton had two hits and an RBI. co Matt Lipka drew a walk, Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and L.J. Mazzilli drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk, Greg Bird had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Urshela had two hits.  Tyler Wade had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Wade was caught stealing. 

In the first Voit hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gardner hit a sac fly to extend the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the fourth J.T. Realmuto hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 and Scott Kingery hit a two-run homerun to give the Phillies a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Aaron Altherr hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the sixth Stanton hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  Bird hit an RBI single to tie the game at four and Wade had an RBI walk to make it 5-4 Yankees.  In the ninth a wild pitch tied the game at five and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees came back to defeat the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 8-7.  Jonathan Loaisiga started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  Zack Britton, Aroldis Chapman and Chad Green all pitched well for the Yankees.  Miguel Andujar had three hits and Brett Gardner had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up five hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three.  Britton pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Chapman pitched an inning walking one and striking out one and Green pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Stephen Tarpley pitched two innings giving up a hit. 

Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Estevan Florial had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit and two RBI.  Trey Amburgey had an RBI and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Clint Frazier had an RBI.  Luke Voit had a hit, Andujar had three hits and Tyler Wade had a hit.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI.  Jorge Saez had a hit, Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and Higashioka, Judge and Gardner each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Wade was caught stealing and picked off and Sanchez committed an error. 

In the first Cedric Mullins stole third base and scored on a throwing error to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the second Eric Young Jr. hit an RBI single, Austin Hays hit a three-run double and Chris Davis hit an RBI single to push the Orioles lead to 6-2.  In the bottom of the fourth Gardner hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 6-4.  In the fifth Bird hit an RBI single and it became a 6-5 game.  In the seventh Hays hit a solo homerun to give them a 7-5 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Higashioka hit a solo homerun, Amburgey had an RBI walk and Frazier had a sac fly to give the Yankees a 8-7 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees record improved to 9-6 and they will take on the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees lose in extra innings after blowing game in ninth

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 5-4 in ten innings.  Masahiro Tanaka Aaron Hicks started for the Yankees and he pitched well and so did the bullpen until Aroldis Chapman blew the save in the ninth.  Giancarlo Stanton and Brett Gardner each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  David Robertson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Zach Britton pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Dellin Betances pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Chapman blew his second save of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two of them being earned and he walked three and struck out three.  Jonathan Holder lost his third game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

David Price pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Heath Hembree pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two unearned runs with a walk and a strikeout, Ryan Brasier pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Tyler Thornburg pitched an inning walking two batters.  Matt Barnes won his fourth game of the season pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew a walk, Stanton had two hits and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had an RBI and drew two walks.  Miguel Andujar had a hit, Luke Voit drew a walk and Gardner had two hits.  Austin Romine had a hit and drew a walk, Shane Robinson drew a walk and the Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Andujar committed two errors and Romine had a passed ball. 

Mookie Betts had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Andrew Benintendi had three hits and an RBI and Steve Pearce drew a walk.  J.D. Martinez had a hit and two RBI, Xander Bogaerts had a hit and drew a walk and Eduardo Nunez had two hits.  Sandy Leon had a hit and drew two walks, Benintendi hit a double and Betts hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Bogaerts was caught stealing and committed an error. 

In the fifth Betts hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Hicks reached on a force attempt error and two runs scored, Stanton hit an RBI single and Torres hit a sac fly to make it 4-1 Yankees.  In the bottom of the ninth Martinez hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 4-3 and Bogaerts reached on a fielding error to tie the game at four.  In the tenth Benintendi hit an RBI single to win the game 5-4 for the Red Sox. 

New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians in battle of aces that doesn't live up to it

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 7-4.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he wasn’t at his best.  The bullpen was great and Brett Gardner and Miguel Andujar each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up nine this and four runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, David Robertson won his sixth game of the season pitching a perfect inning and Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a strikeout and he saved his 25^th game of the season.

Corey Kluber pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Kluber lost his fifth game of the season.  Oliver Perez pitched to one batter and got him out, Neil Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Tyler Olson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Zach McAllister pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Gardner had two hits and three RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and two RBI.  Andujar had two hits and drew a walk, Andujar, Bird, Judge and Hicks each hit a double and Gardner hit two homeruns and Gregorius hit a homerun.    The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base and Walker committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Francisco Lindor had two hits, Michael Brantley had a hit and Jose Ramirez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Yonder Alonso had two hits and an RBI, Yan Gomes had a hit and Lindor hit a double.  Encarnacion and Ramirez each hit a homerun and the Indians were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Brantley had a stolen base and Ramirez was caught stealing.  Gomes committed an error. 

In the first Ramirez hit an RBI single, Encarnacion hit a solo homerun and it was 2-0 Indians.  In the third Gardner hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the third Alonso hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 3-2 lead.  In the fourth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  Bird hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  In the fifth Ramirez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Hicks hit an RBI double and Bird hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead.  In the ninth Gardner hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 7-4 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees win game 2 of doubleheader to earn split in Baltimore

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles in Game two of a doubleheader on Monday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 10-2.  Luis Cessa started for the Yankees and pitched very well.  Brett Gardner had four hits to lead the offense. 

Cessa won his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched three innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks. 

Yefry Ramirez lost his third game of the season pitching four innings giving up nine hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out four.  Ryan Meisinger pitched three perfect innings with three strikeouts, Brad Brach pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with three being earned and he struck out one and Tanner Scott pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Paul Fry pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Gardner had four hits and three RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, Greg Bird had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Clint Frazier had a hit and drew a walk, Austin Romine had two hits and three RBI and Neil Walker had two hits and drew a walk.  Gregorius, Stanton, Frazier, Walker, Gardner, Andujar and Romine each hit a double.  Gardner and Romine each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gregorius was caught stealing. 

Tim Beckham had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and Manny Machado drew a walk.  Mark Trumbo had a hit, Chris Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Jace Peterson drew a walk.  Joey Rickard had a hit and drew a walk, Davis hit a double and Beckham hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Peterson was caught stealing and Schoop committed an error and Valencia had an outfield assist. 

In the first Gregorius hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gardner hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Bird hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the eighth Romine hit a two-run homerun to make it 6-0 and Gardner hit an RBI double making it 7-0.  An error pushed the lead to 8-0.  In the bottom of the eighth Becham hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 8-2.  In the ninth Romine hit an RBI double and Judge hit an RBI single making it 10-2 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees lose as they can't overcome a bad Gray outing

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 6-2.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well, David Hale out of the bullpen was great.  Brett Gardner had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gray lost his seventh game of the season pitching two innings and giving up six hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Hale pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Sam Gaviglio pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned and he walked three and struck out six.  Joe Biagini pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one and he won his first game of the season, Aaron Loup p itched 1/3 of an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Seunghwan Oh pitched 2/3 of an inning and struck out one.  John Axford pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning. 

Gardner had two hits, Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk[GM1] .  Miguel Andujar had a hit, Greg Bird drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit and drew a walk.  Neil Walker drew a walk, Hicks hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Andujar committed an error. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Teoscar Hernandez had a hit and an RBI and Yangervis Solarte had three hits and drew a walk.  Justin Smoak had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Kevin Pillar had a hit and Randul Grichuk had a hit.  Aledmys Diaz had a hit, Devon Travis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Grichuk, Diaz and Hernandez each hit a double and Smoak hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 6-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Pillar had a stolen base and Solarte committed an error.

In the first Travis and Granderson each hit an RBI single to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.  In the second Smoak hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 5-0.  In the third Hicks hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth Hicks drew an RBI walk to cut the lead to 5-2.  In the eighth Hernandez hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 6-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday. 

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New York Yankees defeat the New York Mets in round 1 of the Subway Series

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched very well but had to leave after five innings with sore hamstrings.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he also pitched well.  Brett Gardner had two hits and two RBI to lead the Yankees offense and the Mets offense only managed four hits. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched a perfect inning, Chad Green won his fourth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and he struck out two and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman saved his 16^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit.   

deGrom pitched eight innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned and he walked two and struck out eight.  deGrom lost his first game of the season.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Gardner had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had an RBI and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had two hits, Gardner and Stanton each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Todd Frazier had a hit.  Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk, Nimmo hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Adrian Gonzalez committed an error. 

In the first Nimmo hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Judge hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  In the eighth Gardner hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  Stanton hit a solo homerun in the ninth to push the lead to 4-1 and that would be the final score. 

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