New York Yankees get swept in Tampa Bay after trading their closer

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-3.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch that well, Luis Severino pitched well out of relief once again.  Brett Gardner and Carlos Beltran each had two hits. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up six hits and five runs with four walks and eight strikeouts.  He took his tenth loss of the season.  Severino pitched two hitless and scoreless innings.  He walked a batter and struck out two. 

Blake Snell pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and nine strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Xavier Cedeno pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk, Brad Boxberger pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two and Erasmo Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Alex Colome pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and saved his 25th game of the season. 

Gardner had two hits and drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk and Beltran had two hits and two RBI.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Brian McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk.  Rob Refsnyder had a hit, Beltran hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Brad Miller had a hit and an RBI, Corey Dickerson had two hits and drew a walk and Steven Souza Jr. had two hits.  Kevin Kiermaier had an RBI and drew two walks, Tim Beckham had an RBI and drew two walks and Nick Franklin drew two walks.  Luke Maile had a hit and two RBI, Dickerson hit a double and Souza Jr. hit two doubles.  Miller hit a homerun and the Rays were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Kiermaier had a stolen base, Longoria committed an error. 

In the fourth Kiermaier hit an RBI groundout to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  Beckham hit an RBI groundout and it was 2-0 Rays.  Miller hit a solo homerun in the fifth to extend the lead to 3-0.  Beltran hit a two run homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2 Rays.  Maile hit a two run single in the sixth to push the lead to 5-2 Rays.  McCann hit an RBI single in the eighth to cut the lead to 5-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have now lost four in a row and were swept in this three game series.  They will head home but play at Citi Field for two games against the Mets beginning on Monday night and then two games at Yankee Stadium against the Mets on Wednesday and Thursday.   

New York Yankees begin road trip with a win in Houston

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Monday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 2-1.  The day started with the Yankees trading away their closer Aroldis Chapman for four players and ended with new closer or old closer depending on how you look at it closing it out.  Michael Pineda started and pitched really well and the bullpen closed it out.  Carlos Beltran, Chase Headley and Austin Romine each had two hits. 

Pineda pitched seven innings giving up a run on five hits.  He walked two and struck out eight and won his fifth game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his eighth game of the season. 

Dallas Keuchel pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his 10th game of the season.  Luke Gregerson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit. 

Beltran had two hits, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Headley had two hits and an RBI.  Romine had two hits and an RBI, Gregorius, Beltran and Romine each hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Torreyes had a stolen base and Castro committed an error. 

George Springer had a hit and an RBI, Jose Altuve had a hit and Carlos Correa drew a walk.  Luis Valbuena had three hits and drew a walk, Carlos Gomez had a hit and Springer hit a homerun.  The Astros were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Valbuena and a Gomez had a stolen base. 

In the first Springer hit a solo homerun to give the Astros a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Headley hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the eighth Romine hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees win the rubber game over the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen did a pretty good job.  Carlos Beltran had two hits to lead the offense. 

Eovaldi pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his ninth game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and walked him and Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out one. 

Jeff Samardzija pitched 5 2/3 innings and giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season and George Kontos pitched 2 1/3 perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Beltran had two hits and an RBI and Brian McCann had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Gregorius hit a double and Beltran and Teixeira each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring positon and left two men on base. 

Angel Pagan had three hits, Brandon Belt drew two walks and Buster Posey had two hits and two RBI.  Brandon Crawford had a hit, Conor Gillaspie had a hit and drew a walk and Mac Williamson had two hits.  Ramiro Pena had a hit, Pagan hti a double and a triple.  The Giants were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the first Beltran hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Teixeira hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Ellsbury hit into a double play but a run scored to make it 3-0 Yankees.  In the sixth Castro hit an RBI single and Gregorius an RBI double to push the Yankees lead to 5-0.  In the seventh Posey hit a two run single to make it a 5-2 game and that would be the final score.   

The New York Yankees win their second game in a row

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched six strong inning and the big three in the bullpen closed it out.  Carlos Beltran led the offense with three hits and Alex Rodriguez hit his first homerun in a month and his 696th of his career. 

Nova pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts and he earned his 7th win of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and Aroldis Chapman earned his 19th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a walk. 

Kevin Gausman pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He lost his seventh game of the season.  Donnie Hart pitched an inning giving up a hit and  a walk and Chaz Roe pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Beltran had three hits and Brian McCann had an RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Rodriguez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Starlin Castro had a hit and Rob Refsnyder had a hit.  Beltran hit a double, Castro hit a double and Rodriguez hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Refsnyder was caught stealing and McCann committed an error. 

Adam Jones had a hit, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and an RBI and Manny Machado had a hit.  Mark Trumbo had a hit and drew a walk, J. J. Hardy drew a walk and Nolan Reimold drew two walks.  Ryan Flaherty had a hit and drew a walk.  Schoop hit a homerun and the Orioles were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Flaherty had a stolen base. 

In the second Rodriguez hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Schoop hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third McCann hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and that score would hold up. 

The Yankees have won two games in a row to get back to 500 and they will play three more games in this series. 

The New York Yankees finish off an impressive series with a win in Cleveland

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 11-7.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch very well but Nathan Eovaldi did in relief.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran, Mark Teixeira, Starlin Castro and Austin Romine each had two hits. 

Tanaka pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and seven runs with only three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five.  Eovaldi earned his seventh win of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and three walks with three strikeouts. 

Carlos Carrasco pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out four and lost his third game of the season.  Austin Adams pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs, Jeff Manship pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three unearned runs with a walk and TJ House pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run.  Joseph Colon pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Dan Otero pitched an inning giving up a hit and Bryan Shaw pitched an inning striking out one. 

Brett Gardner had two RBI and drew a walk, Ellsbury had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Beltran had two hits and an RBI.  Teixeira had two hits and an RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Castro had two hits and drew a walk.  Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and  Romine had two hits and an RBI.  Castro, Romine, Headley and Gregorius each hit a double.  Ellsbury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gregorius committed an error. 

Carlos Santana had two hits, Jeff Kipnis had two hits and Francisco Lindor had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Napoli had a hit and drew two walks, Jose Ramirez had a hit and an RBI and Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit.  Rajai Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Tyler Naquin had a hit and two RBI and Yan Gomes drew a walk.  Santana and Lindor each hit a double and Naquin hit a homerun.  The Indians were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Davis had a stolen base and Santana, Ramirez and Lindor each committed an error. 

In the second Refsnyder reached on an error and a run scored to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ellsbury hit a three run homerun to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the second Davis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fourth Gardner hit into a force out and a run scored making it a 5-1 game.  Headley reached on a force attempt error and two runs scored to make it 7-1.  Romine hit a sac fly to make it 8-1 still in the fifth inning.  Gardner hit a sac fly, Beltran hit an RBI single and Teixeira hit an RBI single making it an 11-1 game.  The Indians would answer back with six runs of their own in the fifth.  Lindor hit an RBI double, Ramirez hit an RBI single and Davis reached on an error to make it an 11-5 game.  Naquin hit a two run homerun and it was 11-7 Yankees, that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees took three of four in this series and ended their road trip at 5-5.  They are at the 500 mark at the All Star Break and will begin the second half with a ten game homestand. 

New York Yankees win in extra innings in Cleveland

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 7-6.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch that well and the bullpen was good.  Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Andrew Miller pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman won his third game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out four. 

Danny Salazar pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Dan Otero pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, TJ House pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Jeff Manship pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out two.  Bryan Shaw pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Cody Allen pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Hunter lost his second game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk and Beltran had three hits and an RBI.  McCann had three hits and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Chase Headley had two hits and Rob Refsnyder had a hit.  Alex Rodriguez drew a walk, Austin Romine drew a walk and Gardner, Headley and McCann each hit a double.  Gardner hit a triple and Gregorius hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Chapman had a pickoff. 

Jeff Kipnis had a hit and drew two walks, Francisco Lindor had three hits and Mike Napoli had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks.  Carlos Santana had two hits and two RBI, Jose Ramirez had three hits and three RBI and Abraham Almonte had a hit.  Santana, Lindor, Kipnis and Almonte each hit a double.  The Indians were 6-21 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Davis had a stolen base and Kipnis was caught stealing.  Lindor and Salazar each committed an error. 

In the first Santana hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the third Beltran hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the third Gregorius hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the bottom of the third Napoli hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  Santana hit an RBI double and the game was tied at three.  Ramirez hit an RBI single and the Indians grabbed a 4-3 lead still in the third inning.  In the fifth Ramirez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-3.  In the sixth Gardner hit a three run triple to give the Yankees back the lead at 6-5.  In the seventh Ramirez hit an RBI single to tie the game at six.  The Yankees took the lead back in the 11th and would hold it.  McCann hit an RBI double to make it 7-6 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken two of the first three games in this series and will finish the series on Sunday afternoon.  It will then be the All Star Break for four days before the Yankees open up a ten game homestand. 

New York Yankees win a close one with the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched very well and the bullpen dominated once again as the big three were used for their third straight day.  Brett Gardner had three hits to lead the offense and Carlos Beltran had two . 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and earned his fifth win of the season and Aroldis Chapman earned his 15th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Ervin Santana pitched five innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Taylor Rogers pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out two and Ryan Pressly pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and he lost his fourth game of the season. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk, Gardner had three hits and Beltran had two hits and an RBI.  Alex Rodriguez had a hit, Brian McCann had two hits and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had an RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and the Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

Joe Mauer had a hit, Brian Dozier had a hit and an RBI and Max Kepler drew a walk.  Kurt Suzuki had a hit, Dozier hit a homerun and the Twins left three men on base.  Escobar committed an error  and Grossman had an outfield assist. 

In the second Dozier hit a solo homerun giving the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Beltran hit an RBI single to tie the game at one and in the eighth Castro reached on a force attempt and got an RBI to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will go for the three game sweep on Sunday afternoon.  They will then remain at home to close out the home stand with the Texas Rangers for three. 

The New York Yankees win a wild one over the Colorado Rockies

The New York Yankees defeated the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-8.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch well.  Starlin Castro had three hits and Carlos Beltran and Chase Headley each hit a homerun. 

Sabathia pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three.  Anthony Swarzak pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts,  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman won his first game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jon Gray pitched four innings giving up three hits and four runs with five walks and three strikeouts.  Jordan Lyles pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned and he struck out two, Boone Logan didn't record an out and gave up a hit and a run and Miguel Castro pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout.  Gonzalez Germen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jason Motte pitched without recording an out.  He lost his first game of the season giving up a hit and a run. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks and Beltran had a hit, three RBI an drew a walk.  Alex Rodriguez had a hit, Brian McCann had a hit and drew a walk and Castro had three hits and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk and Rob Refsnyder drew a walk.  McCann and Ellsbury each hit a double and Headley, Beltran and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Sabathia committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Charlie Blackmon had two hits and two RBI, Nolan Arenado had a hit and drew a walk and Trevor Story had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ryan Raburn had a hit and two RBI, Mark Reynolds had a hit and Nick Hundley had two hits and three RBI.  Brandon Barnes had a hit, Story hit a double and Hundley and Raburn each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Hundley committed an error. 

In the second Headley hit a grand slam to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  In the third Blackmon hit a two run single to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the fourth Hundley hit a three run homerun to give the Rockies a 5-4 lead.  Story hit an RBI double in the fifth and it was 6-4 Rockies.  Raburn hit a two run homerun still  in the fifth and the lead was 8-4 Rockies.  In the seventh Beltran hit a three run homerun to cut the lead to 8-7.  Gregorius hit an RBI single in the seventh to tie the game at eight.  In the ninth Castro hit a walk off solo homerun to give the Yankees a 9-8 victory. 

The two teams split the brief two game series.  The Yankees will be off on Thursday and begin a three game set with the Minnesota Twins at home on Friday night. 

The New York Yankees lose 8-4 to the Colorado Rockies

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-4.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched poorly.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good and the offense had two hits each from Brett Gardner, Carlos Beltran, Didi Gregorius and Rob Refsnyder. 

Nova pitched four innings giving up eight hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  he walked two and struck out one and took his fifth loss of the season.  Nick Goody pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with four strikeouts, Richard Bleier pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two and Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out three.  Anthony Swarzak pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Chad Bettis won his sixth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out eight.  Gonzalez Germen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Boone Logan pitched to one batter striking him out and Jason Motte pitched an inning striking out two.  Carlos Estevez pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Gardner had two hits and drew two walks, Beltran had two hits and Alex Rodriguez had an RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit, Starlin Castro had a hit and Gregorius had two hits and an RBI.  Refsnyder had two hits, Gregorius and Refsnyder each hit a double and Gregorius hit a triple.  The Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Beltran and Refsnyder each committed an error. 

Charlie Blackmon had two hits and two RBI, D.J. LeMahieu had three hits and Nolan Arenado had three hits and three RBI.  Carlos Gonzalez had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Trevor Story had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Descalso had a hit.  Mark Reynolds had a hit and two RBI, Ryan Raburn had a hit and Gonzalez, Reynolds and Story each hit a double.  Blackmon hit two homeruns and the Rockies were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  LeMahieu, Story and Gonzalez each had a stolen base and Bettis and LeMahieu each committed an error.  Raburn had an outfield assist. 

In the first Blackmon hit a solo homerun to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead.  In the first Gonzalez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  Reynolds grounded into a force out to give the Rockies a 3-0 lead.  Rodriguez grounded into a double play in the bottom of the first to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the second Arenado hit a sac fly to make it 4-1 Rockies.  Hicks reached on an error in the second to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the fourth Blackmon hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-2.  In the fifth Reynolds hit an RBI double to make it 6-2.  Rodriguez hit a sac fly to make it 6-3 Rockies.  In the sixth Arenado hit a two run homerun and it made it an 8-3 game.  Gregorius hit an RBI triple in the sixth to cut the lead to 8-4 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday afternoon.  The Rockies have taken three straight this year, the first two in Colorado and they will play the fourth and final game of the season on Wednesday. 

Yankees rally for third straight win in Minnesota

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 7-6.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched just ok.  Aroldis Chapman struggled to close out the game.  Carlos Beltran and Didi Gregorius each had three hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Pineda pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out nine.  Anthony Swarzak pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out two, Andrew Miller earned his fourth win of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out two and Chapman saved his 13th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts. 

Ricky Nolasco started for the Twins and he pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Buddy Boshers pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Kevin Jepsen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Fernando Abad pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and he took his first loss of the season.  Ryan Pressly pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI and Beltran had three hits and two RBI.  Alex Rodriguez had a hit and two RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Gregorius had three hits.  Rob Refsnyder had a hit and drew a walk, Rodriguez hit a homerun and Beltran hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Pineda committed an error and Ellsbury had an outfield assist. 

Eduardo Nunez had two hits, Brian Dozier had two hits and Max Kepler had a hit.  Byung Ho Park had a hit and three RBI, Eduardo Escobar had two hits and two RBI and Kurt Suzuki had a hit and an RBI.  Kepler hit a double and Dozier hit a triple.  Park, Escobar and Suzuki each hit a homerun and the Twins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Nunez and Dozier each had a stolen base.  Centeno had a passed ball. 

In the second Escobar hit an RBI single to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Park hit a two run homerun to increase the lead to 3-0.  Park hit a sac fly in the sixth and it was 4-0 Twins.  Rodriguez hit a two run homerun in the seventh to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the eighth Beltran hit a two run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the ninth Ellsbury hit a two run single giving the Yankees a 6-4 lead.  Gardner hit a sac fly to push it to a 7-4 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Escobar hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to to 7-5 and Suzuki hit a solo homerun to make it 7-6 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first three games of the four game series and the teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees win their fifth straight in victory over the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-0.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched great.  Carlos Beltran and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead their offense. 

Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Sabathia earned his fourth win of the year.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Anthony Swarzak pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Mike Pelfrey started for the Tigers and pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked five and struck out two and lost his sixth game of the season.  Blaine Hardy pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk and Beltran had two hits and an RBI.  Alex Rodriguez drew a walk, Brian McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Gregorius had two hits and two RBI, Chase Headley drew a walk and Gregorius hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Sabathia committed an error. 

Ian Kinsler had a hit, Cameron Maybin had a hit and Victor Martinez had a hit.  J.D. Martinez had two hits and drew a walk, Justin Upton drew a walk and Jose Iglesias had a hit.  The Tigers were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  McCann committed an error and Upton had an outfield assist. 

In the first B. McCann had an RBI walk and Gregorius hit a two run double to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the third Beltran hit an RBI single to extend the Yankees lead to 4-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have won five straight games and will look for their sixth straight on Saturday night and to take the series against Detroit.  They will finish the series and homestand with Old Timers Day on Sunday afternoon.   

The New York Yankees double up the Anaheim Angels in offensive explosion

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 12-6.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and didn't pitch well and the bullpen was pretty good.  Brett Gardner, Carlos Beltran and Chris Parmelee each had three hits. 

Eovaldi pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and five runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Anthony Swarzak won his first game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Jered Weaver lost his fifth game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Jose Alvarez pitched without getting an out, he gave up two htis and two runs, Cam Bedrosian pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Greg Mahle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  Deolis Guerra pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out the side. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Gardner had three hits and two RBI and Beltran had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI, Brian McCann had a hit and two RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Didi Gregorius  had two hits, Parmelee had three hits and three RBI and Ellsbury, Gardner, Parmelee, Beltran and Gregorius each hit a double.  Ellsbury and Beltran each hit a homerun and Parmelee hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Yunel Escobar had two hits, Kole Calhoun had a hit and drew a walk and Mike Trout had three hits and two RBI.  Albert Pujols had a hit and an RBI, Jefry Marte had two hits and an RBI and Rafael Ortega had two hits.  Carlos Perez had a hit, Gregorio Petit had two hits and two RBI and Calhoun, Ortega, Trout and Pujols each hit a double and Petit, Marte and Trout each hit a homerun.  The Angels were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Perez and Escobar each committed an error. 

In the first Trout hit an RBI single to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Gardner hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Rodriguez hit an RBI single in the first to make it a 2-1 game.  In the second Petit hit a two run homerun to give the Angels a 3-2 lead and Marte hit a solo homerun in the third to push the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the third Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 and in the fourth Gardner hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  In the fifth Pujols hit an RBI double to give the Angels a 5-4 lead.  In the sixth Parmelee hit a solo homerun to tie the game at five.  In the sixth Beltran hit an RBI double to give them a 6-5 lead and McCann hit a two run single pushing the lead to 8-5.  In the seventh Parmelee hit a two run homerun to double up the Angels at 10-5.  Beltran hit a two run homerun still in the seventh making it 12-5.  In the ninth Trout hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 12-6 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first three of the series and will look for the four game sweep on Thursday night.   

The New York Yankees come up big in the late innings to defeat the Anaheim Angels

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was really good.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and Carlos Beltran had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Andrew Miller won his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side and Aroldis Chapman saved his 10th game of the season.  He pitched an inning striking out one. 

Matt Shoemaker pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  He lost his seventh game of the season and Jose Alvarez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Ellsbury had three hits, Brett Gardner had a hit and Beltran had two hits and three RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI, Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI and Ellsbury hit a double.  McCann, Castro and Beltran each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Ellsbury was caught stealing. 

Yunel Escobar had a hit, Kole Calhoun had an RBI and Mike Trout drew a walk.  Albert Pujols had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, C.J. Cron had a hit and Gregorio Petit had two hits.  Petit hit a double and the Angels were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Trout had a stolen base and Ortega had an outfield assist. 

In the first Pujols hit an RBI single to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.  In the third Calhoun hit a sac fly to make it 2-0 Angels.  In the seventh McCann hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  Castro hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two and in the eighth Beltran hit a three run homerun to give the Yankees a 5-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees are shutout and swept in Toronto

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 7-0.  Masahiro Tanaka started and pitched very well and the bullpen wasn't very good.  Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran each had two hits. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with only one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two and he lost his first game of the season.  Kirby Yates pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two walks, Nick Goody pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Richard Bleier pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Aaron Sanchez pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and no runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season.  Jason Grilli pitched to one batter and retired him and Aaron Loup pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Ryan Tepera pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had two hits, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Beltran had two hits.  Brian McCann drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Rodriguez hit a double and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base, Tanaka and Ellsbury each committed an error and Beltran had an outfield assist. 

Jose Bautista had a hit, Josh Donaldson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and two RBI.  Michael Saunders had two hits and an RBI, Justin Smoak had a hit and two RBI and Devon Travis had a hit and drew a walk.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, Drew Barney had three hits and drew a walk.  Saunders hit two doubles and the Blue Jays were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Piillar had a stolen base and Grilli committed an error. 

In the fifth Donaldson hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Martin hit into a double play and a run scored to make it a 2-0 game.  In the seventh Encarnacion hit a two run single to double the lead to 4-0, Saunders hit an RBI double making it 5-0 and Smoak hit a two run single to make it 7-0 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees were swept in the three game series and they scored three runs in the three games.  The Yankees offense has really struggled this year and that definitely was the case in this series.  The Yankees will play a makeup game on Thursday night in Detroit against the Tigers.   

New York Yankees complete four game sweep of the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 5-4.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched pretty well.  Carlos Beltran and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Pineda won his second game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up an unearned run and he struck out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he picked up his sixth save of the season. 

Jesse Hahn started for the Athletics pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season, John Axford pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Sean Doolittle pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Daniel Coulombe pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and Carlos Beltran had two hits and an RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI.  Gregorius had two hits and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Beltran hit a double, McCann and Ellsbury each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury was caught stealing and Gregorius and Castro each committed an error. 

Coco Crisp had a hit, Billy Burns had two hits and Steven Vogt had a hit and three RBI.  Billy Butler had an RBI, Marcus Semien had a hit and Max Muncy drew a walk.  Jake Smolinski had a hit, Semien, Crisp and Vogt each hit a double.  The A's were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Burns had two stolen bases and Butler committed an error.  Coulombe had a pickoff. 

In the first Vogt hit an RBI groundout to give the A's a 1-0 lead.  In the second McCann hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Vogt hit a two run double in the fifth and it was 3-2 A's.  In the sixth Teixeira picked up an RBI single to tie the game at three, Castro hit an RBI single and it was 4-3 Yankees.  In the seventh Beltran hit an RBI double to make it 5-3 Yankees.  Oakland would score an unearned run in the eighth on an RBI groundout by Butler and it was 5-4 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the four game series and will have a day off on Monday.  They will begin a three game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees win their third straight game in Oakland

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 5-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well.  Starlin Castro had three hits and Carlos Beltran had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Tanaka won his second game of the season.  Nick Goody pitched two innings giving up a hit. 

Sean Manaea started for the A's and pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  He took his second loss of the season.  John Axford pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Marc Rzepczynski pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Sean Doolittle pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Castro had three hits and an RBI and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Beltran had two hits and an RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and Aaron Hicks had an RBI.  Rob Refsnyder made his first start of the season and had a hit and two RBI, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and drew a walk and Refsnyder and Castro each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Coco Crisp had a hit, Billy Burns had a hit and drew a walk and Danny Valencia had an RBI.  Yonder Alonso had a hit, Marcus Semien had a hit and Matt McBride drew a walk.  Max Muncy had two hits and the Athletics were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Muncy committed an error and McBride had a passed ball. 

In the fourth Beltran hit an RBI single giving them a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Hicks hit a sac fly and the lead increased to 2-0 Yankees.  Refsnyder hit a two run double for the big hit and it became 4-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Valencia hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Castro hit an RBI double to push the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first three of four and will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon.  They have won four games overall and have a 4-2 record on their current seven game road trip. 

The New York Yankees win second straight in Oakland

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  The game took place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 8-3.  CC Sabathia made the start returning from the 15 day DL and pitched well.  Didi Gregorius and Carlos Beltran each had three hits. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Kirby Yates pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Sonny Gray pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three and took his fifth loss of the season.  Ryan Dull pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Andrew Triggs pitched three innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI with a walk, Bret Gardner had a hit and drew a walk and Beltran had three hits and three RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew two walks and Gregorius had three hits.  Ronald Torreyes had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Beltran hit a double and Torreyes and Ellsbury each hit a triple.  The Yankees were 4-16 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Torreyes committed an error. 

Coco Crisp had a hit and an RBI, Danny Valencia had a hit and Khris Davis had a hit.  Billy Butler drew a walk, Billy Burns had a hit and Jake Smolinski had an RBI.  Matt McBride had a hit and an RBI, Tyler Ladendorf had a hit and Crisp hit a double.  Burns hit a triple and the A's were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Vogt, Semien and Butler each committed an error. 

In the second McBride hit an RBI single giving the A's a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Torreyes hit a two run triple giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  A wild pitch pushed the lead to 3-1 and a Beltran two run double made it a 5-1 game.  In the sixth Beltran hit another RBI double to increase the Yankees lead to 6-1.  Crisp hit an RBI double in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-2 and in the ninth Ellsbury hit a two run triple to make it 8-2.  In the bottom of the ninth the A's cut it to 8-3 on a Smolinski RBI groundout and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first two of the four game series.  The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees close out good home stand with another win

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he struggled.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good again and they hit a couple of homeruns. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up eight hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out seven.  Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Betances earned his first win of the season, Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning earning his third save of the season. 

Miguel Gonzalez pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with five walks and a strikeout.  Dan Jennings pitched an inning giving up an unearned run, Zach Duke pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Matt Albers pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk.  Nate Jones pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Brett Gardner had three hits and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk, Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI.  Dustin Ackley had an RBI and drew two walks, Didi Gregorius drew a walk and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Mark Teixeira and Chase Headley each hit a double.  Beltran and McCann each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Gardner had two stolen bases. 

Adam Eaton had a hit and two RBI, Austin Jackson had a hit and an RBI and Jose Abreu had a hit.  Todd Frazier had two hits and drew a walk, Melky Cabrera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Brett Lawrie drew a walk.  Avisail Garcia had three hits and an RBI, Tyler Saladino had two hits and Cabrera hit two doubles and Garcia hit a double.  Eaton hit a homerun and the White Sox were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Garcia had a stolen base and Saladino was caught stealing.  Lawrie and Avila each committed an error. 

In the first Beltran hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Garcia hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the third Eaton hit a solo homerun to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead.  In the third Castro hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Ackley had an RBI walk and it was 3-2 Yankees.  In the fourth Eaton hit a sac bunt and the game was tied at three.  Jackson hit an RBI single to make it 4-3 White Sox.  In the sixth Beltran hit a two run homerun giving the Yankees back the lead at 5-4.  The White Sox tied the game at five in the seventh on a Cabrera RBI double.  In the seventh Headley hit an RBI double to break the tie and give the Yankees a 6-5 lead.  McCann hit a solo homerun in the eighth to extend the Yankees lead to 7-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three in this series and seven out of ten on the home stand.  They will now head to Arizona for a three game series that begins on Monday night.    

New York Yankees lose to the Kansas City Royals

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  Michael Pineda started and was terrible in the first but then settled down and struggled in the end also.  Carlos Beltran had two hits and Aaron Hicks had three hits. 

Pineda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with four walks and seven strikeouts.  He lost his fourth game of the season.  Nick Goody gave up a hit and didn't record an out and Phil Coke pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks. 

Yordano Ventura pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Ventura won his third game of the season.  Danny Duffy pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Kelvin Herrera pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Wade Davis pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Starlin Castro had a hit and Brian McCann had an RBI.  Beltran had two hits and an RBI, Hicks had three hits and Chase headley had a hit and an RBI.  Castro and Beltran each hit a double and Beltran hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit, Lorenzo Cain had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Eric Hosmer had two hits.  Kendrys Morales had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Alex Gordon had an RBI and drew a walk and Salvador Perez had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Cheslor Cuthbert had a hit, Christian Colon had a hit and drew a walk and Jarrod Dyson had a hit.  Perez and Morales each hit a homerun and the Royals were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Escobar was caught stealing. 

In the first Gordon hit a sac fly, Perez hit a three run homerun and it was 4-0 Royals.  IN the second Beltran hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the second Headley  hit an RBI single to make it a 4-2 game.  McCann hit an RBI groundout in the fifth and it was 4-3 Royals.  In the sixth Cain hit a two run single and in the seventh Morales  hit a solo homerun and it was 7-3 Royals which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Thursday night.  The Yankees will then close out their ten game homestand with a three game set against the Chicago White Sox.   

New York Yankees lose a close one to Seattle as they strand a ton of runners once again

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched ok and the bullpen was great.  Carlos Beltran led the offense with four hits. 

Sabathia pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Sabathia took his first loss of the season.  Johnny Barbato pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings striking out two, Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up two hits and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side.  Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Felix Hernandez picked up his first win of the season pitching five innings and giving up five hits and a run with six walks and four strikeouts.  Vidal Nuno pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Nick Vincent pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning.  Steve Cishek pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and earned his first save of the season. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew two walks, Brett Gardner had two hits and Mark Teixeira drew two walks.  Beltran had four hits and two RBI, Starlin Castro had three hits and Chase Headley drew two walks.  Austin Romine had a hit, Beltran hit two doubles and Romine hit a double.  Beltran hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Castro had two stolen bases and Headley had a stolen base.  Headley also committed an error. 

Nori Aoki had a hit, Kyle Marte had two hits and Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Nelson Cruz had two hits and an RBI, Dae-Ho Lee had a hit and Adam Lind had a hit.  Leonys Martin had a hit and an RBI, Luis Sardinas had a hit and Cruz hit two doubles.  Lind hit a double and Martin hit a homerun and the Mariners were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Sardinas had a stolen base.  Lind committed an error. 

In the third Beltran hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Martin hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Cano hit an RBI single to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead in the fifth.  Cruz hit an RBI double and it was 3-1 Mariners still in the fifth.  In the seventh Beltran hit a solo homerun to make it 3-2 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees have lost four games in a row.  The Yankees will try and salvage the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.