New York Yankees win second straight over Tampa Bay Rays 6-1

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-1.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen did their job.  Brett Gardner, Chase Headley and Aaron Hicks each had two hits. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts and won his 14^th game of the season.  Chase Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Chad Green pitched to one batter and got him out and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Matt Andriese pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Andriese lost his fifth game of the season.  Xavier Cedeno pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs, Jose Alvarado pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Ryne Stanek pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chase Whitley pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI.  Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI, Headley had two hits and Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk.  Hicks had two hits and two RBI, Gardner hit two doubles and Judge hit a double.  Castro, Bird and Hicks each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Kevin Kiermaier drew a walk, Logan Morrison had a hit and Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and drew a walk.  Adeiny Hechavarria had two hits and an RBI, Brad Miller had a hit and Souza Jr. hit a double and Hechavarria hit a homerun and the Rays were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Longoria committed an error. 

In the fifth Hechavarria hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Judge hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Castro hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 3-1.  Bird hit a solo homerun and Hicks hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will look for the sweep on Thursday night.   

Yankees win third straight over the New York Mets

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Jaime Garcia started for the Yankees and he pitched ok and the bullpen was good.  Aaron Judge, Chase Headley and Ronald Torreyes each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Garcia pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked three and struck out three.  Tommy Khanle won his second game of the season pitching to two batters and retiring them both, Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and David Robertson saved his 14^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Robert Gsellman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out two.  Paul Sewald lost his fifth game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks, Chasen Bradford pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he had a strikeout and Josh Smoker pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Erik Goeddel pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Judge had two hits and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Headley had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Garett Cooper had an RBI, Torreyes had two hits and Headley, Torreyes and Gregorius each hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base. 

Juan Lagares had two hits, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Yoenis Cespedes had an RBI and drew a walk.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Travis d’Arnaud had an RBI and Amed Rosario drew a walk.  Rene Rivera had a hit and an RBI, Gsellman had a hit and drew a walk and Lagares and Conforto each hit a double.  Rivera hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Rivera had a passed ball. 

In the first Cespedes hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Cooper hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Rivera hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Headley hit a sac fly giving the Yankees back the lead at 3-2.  d’Arnaud hit a sac fly in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at three.  In the seventh Gregorius hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead.  The final score was 5-3 as the Yankees have taken the first three games of the four game Subway Series.  The final game will be on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees bullpen holds on to one in Cleveland

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 2-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched very well and the bullpen was also very good.  The offense didn’t do much but Chase Headley had a big homerun. 

Montgomery pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  David Robertson won his fifth game of the season pitching two innings and he gave up two hits with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman saved his 14^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Danny Salazar pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and 12 strikeouts.  Zach McAllister pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season, Tyler Olson retired the only batter that he faced and Nick Goody pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks, Headley had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had two hits and an RBI, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Todd Frazier drew a walk.  Gregorius hit two doubles and Headley hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Francisco Lindor had two hits, Michael Brantley had two hits and Carlos Santana had a hit and an RBI.  Giovanny Urshela had a hit, Lindor hit a double and Santana hit a homerun.  The Indians were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Gregorius hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Santana hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the eighth Headley hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees the 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will be looking for the four game split and the Indians to take three out of four.   

New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he battled and the bullpen was good.  Chase Headley had three hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Severino picked up his eighth win of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Holder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman saved his 13^th game of the season pitching to two batters and retiring them both, one by strikeout. 

Michael Fulmer lost his ninth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and seven runs with six of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Alex Wilson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Warwick Saupold pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Clint Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Gary Sanchez had an RBI.  Matt Holliday drew a walk, Headley had three hits and two RBI and T. Frazier had a hit and two RBI.  Tyler Wade had a hit, Headley hit a double and C. Frazier hit a triple.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and C. Frazier and Torreyes each committed an error.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Ian Kinsler had a hit, Jim Adduci had a hit and an RBI and Justin Upton had a hit.  Miguel Cabrera had a hit and drew two walks, Nick Castellanos had two hits and drew two walks and Mikie Mahtook had a hit and an RBI.  James McCann had two hits and an RBI, McCann hit a double and the Tigers were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Kinsler committed an error. 

In the fourth McCann hit an RBI double to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Headley hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  T. Frazier hit a two-run single and it was 4-1 Yankees.  In the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 5-1.  In the sixth Adduci hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-2.  In the seventh C. Frazier hit an RBI triple to push the lead to 6-2 and Sanchez hit a sac fly to make it a 7-2 game.  In the ninth Mahtook hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 7-3 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees win on a walk-off to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he struggled, the bullpen pitched well.  Chase Headley led the offense with three hits and Brett Gardner hit a walk-off homerun. 

Sabathia pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs and a walk and three strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts, Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two.  Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts and earned his third win of the season. 

Chris Archer six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and ten strikeouts.  Adam Kolarek pitched to one batter and retired him, Sergio Romo pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Dan Jennings pitched giving up two hits and a run.  Brad Boxberger pitched an inning giving up a hit, Alex Colome pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Andrew Kittredge pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season. 

Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, C. Frazier had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Gary Sanchez had two hits and two RBI, Didi Gregorius had two hits and Headley had three hits and drew a walk.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Matt Holliday had an RBI and T. Frazier had two hits and an RBI.  Ellsbury hit a double and Gardner hit a triple.  Sanchez and Gardner each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Brad Miller had a hit and two RBI and Evan Longoria had two hits and an RBI.  Corey Dickerson had two hits and an RBI, Tim Beckham had two hits and Adeiny Hechavarria had two hits.  Peter Bourjos had a hit and an RBI, Hechavarria, Bourjos and Miller each hit a double.  Longoria and Dickerson each hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the second Ellsbury hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  T. Frazier hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Sanchez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Longoria hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Bourjos hit an RBI double to cut it to 3-2 and Miller hit a two-run double to give the Rays the 4-3 lead.  In the sixth Dickerson hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 5-3.  In the eighth Holliday hit into an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the ninth Sanchez hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the 11^th Gardner hit a solo homerun to walk it off and give the Yankees a 6-5 victory. 

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

New York Yankees finish long road trip with a victory in Seattle

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 6-4.  Caleb Smith started for the Yankees in his major league starting debut and didn’t pitch very well.  The Yankees bullpen was great and Brett Gardner, Didi Gregorius and Chase Headley each had two hits. 

Smith pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out two.  Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 perfect inning with three strikeouts and earned his first win of the season, Delllin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and David Robertson pitched an inning with a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and earned his 11^th save of the season.   

Yovani Gallardo pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  James Pazos pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks, Tony Zych pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Emilio Pagan pitched three innings giving up two hits and a walk with four strikeouts. 

Gardner had two hits and two RBI, C. Frazier had a hit and two RBI and Aaron Judge drew two walks.  Matt Holliday drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits and two RBI and Chase Headley had two hits and drew two walks.  T. Frazier had a hit and drew a walk, Tyler Wade had a hit and drew a walk and Ronald Torreyes had a hit.  Wade, C. Frazier each hit a double and Headley hit two doubles.  Gardner hti a homerun and Gregorius hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball and Chapman had a pickoff. 

Danny Valencia had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit and Nelson Cruz had a hit and drew a walk.  Kyle Seager had two hits, Ben Gamel had a hit and two RBI and Guillermo Heredia had a hit and two RBI.  Seager hit two doubles and Heredia hit a double.  The Mariners were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Motter was caught stealing and Ruiz had a passed ball.  Haniger had an outfield assist. 

In the first Gardner led off the game with a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gregorius hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Gamel hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 3-2 and Heredia hit a two-run double to give Seattle a 4-3 lead.  In the sixth Gardner hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  Frazier hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three and finished their road trip 6-5 and will have Monday off.  They will begin a brief two game series with the Cincinnatti Reds at home on Tuesday night in the Bronx. 

New York Yankees win second in a row in Seattle

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.  The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 5-1.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen was really good and Didi Gregorius had three hits and Chase Headley two with four RBI from Aaron Judge to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  Sabathia won his ninth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with a strikeout, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two.  Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Andrew Moore pitched six innings giving up nine hits and five runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Moore lost his second game of the season.  Emilio Pagan pitched three innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk and Judge had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday had a hit, Starlin Castro had a hit and Gregorius had three hits.  Headley had two hits, C. Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Headley and C. Frazier each hit a double.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk, Nelson Cruz had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Seager had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mitch Haniger had two hits, Ben Gamel had two hits and Gamel and Cano each hit a double.  The Mariners were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Seager hit an RBI single to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead.  In the third C. Frazier hit an RBI double, Judge hit a sac fly and it was 2-1 Yankees.  In the fifth Judge hit a three-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first two games of the series and will play game three on

New York Yankees defeat King Felix and the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.  The game took place at

Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 4-1.  Luis Severino started for the

Yankees and he pitched great.  Didi Gregorius and Chase Headley each had two hits to lead the

offense. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out six and won his sixth game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Felix Hernandez lost his fourth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up three hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out nine.  James Pazos pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run, Tony Zych pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Max Povse pitched an inning giving up two hits and two unearned runs. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gregorius had two hits and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and Headley had two hits.  Gregorius hit a double and Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Severino committed an error. 

Jean Segura had a hit, Ben Gamel had a hit and Robinson Cano had three hits and an RBI.  Nelson Cruz had a hit, Kyle Seager had a hit and Danny Valencia had two hits.  Mitch Haniger had a hit, Mike Zunino drew two walks and Gamel, Seager and Cano each hit a double.  The Mariners were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Segura and Cano each committed an error. 

In the sixth Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Judge hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the ninth Headley reached on a throwing error and two runs scored to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the ninth Cano hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-1 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees drop another series, this time to the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and wasn’t very good, the bullpen was great.  Chase Headley had two hits to lead the offense and Clint Frazier hit a homerun. 

Tanaka pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and five strikeouts and lost his eighth game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched giving up a hit and not recording an out, Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Tyler Webb pitched to one batter and retired him.  Chad Green pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Jimmy Nelson pitched five innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out six and won his eighth game of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, Oliver Drake pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jared Hughes pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two.  Corey Knebel pitched 1 1/3 innings with two walks and three strikeouts and earned his 14^th save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk, Headley had two hits and an RBI and Frazier had a hit and two RBI.  Ji-Man Choi drew a walk, Tyler Wade had a hit and Wade hit a double and Frazier hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-16 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Gardner had two stolen bases.  Chapman had a pickoff. 

Jonathan Villar had three hits, Eric Thames had two hits and Domingo Santana had a hit and drew a walk.  Travis Shaw had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk, Stephen Vogt had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Shaw and Vogt each hit a homerun.  The Brewers were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Broxton had a stolen base and Villar was caught stealing. 

In the first Shaw hit a three-run homerun to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead.  In the second Vogt hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Headley hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  Frazier hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-3.  In the fifth Shaw hit an RBI single to make it 5-3 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees had their chances but couldn’t capitalize and also got unlucky.  They had Headley miss a three-run homerun by inches that was originally ruled a homer but overturned on replay and then the right fielder made a great catch on Sanchez which probably would of tied the game.  The Yankees are limping into the break but need it bad.  They expect to have both Matt Holliday and Starlin Castro back for the series in Boston that will begin on Friday night.  It is a very important four game set as the Yankees are in second place by 3 ½ games behind the Red Sox and in the first wild card spot.   

New York Yankees hold off Chicago White Sox for the win

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.  The game took place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 6-5.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the Yankee bullpen almost blew the lead.  Chase Headley had three hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out eight and won his sixth game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs.  Aroldis Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and he saved his eighth game of the season. 

David Holmberg pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and six runs with only two of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out two and lost his second game of the season.  Juan Minaya pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one and Michael Ynoa pitched two innings giving up a hit and he walked two with two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew three walks and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Tyler Austin had a hit and two RBI, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Headley had three hits and an RBI.  Austin Romine had an RBI and drew two walks, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI and Headley hit a double.  Austin hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Montgomery committed an error. 

In the second Frazier hit a solo homerun to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Austin hit a sac fly to tie the game at one, Headley hit an RBI single and Torreyes hit a sac fly to make it Juan Minaya pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one and Michael Ynoa pitched two innings giving up a hit and he walked two with two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew three walks and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Tyler Austin had a hit and two RBI, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Headley had three hits and an RBI.  Austin Romine had an RBI and drew two walks, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI and Headley hit a double.  Austin hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Montgomery committed an error. 

In the second Frazier hit a solo homerun to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Austin hit a sac fly to tie the game at one, Headley hit an RBI single and Torreyes hit a sac fly to make it 3-1 Yankees.  Austin hit a solo homerun in the sixth to extend the lead to 4-1.  Romine hit a sac fly and Torreyes reached on an error to push the lead to 6-1.  In the ninth Anderson hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 6-4 and Abreu hit an RBI double to make it 6-5 which was the final score. 

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

New York Yankees get back to their winning ways

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Chase Headley, Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks and Starlin Castro each hit a homerun to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Bryan Mitchell pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings and Tommy Layne pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one. 

Dylan Covey lost his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up ten hits and eight runs.  He walked two and struck out one.  Zach Putnam pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Tommy Kahnle pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Michael Ynoa pitched giving up a hit and a run with a walk and didn’t record an out.  Dan Jennings pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Headley had a hit and two RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit and drew a walk.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Castro had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Hicks had a hit and an RBI.  Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Greg Bird had a hit and Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI and Gardner and Bird each hit a double.  The Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Tim Anderson had a hit, Melky Cabrera had a hit and Jose Abreu had three hits and an RBI.  Avisail Garcia drew two walks, Yolmer Sanchez had a hit and Abreu hit two doubles.  Anderson and Sanchez also each hit a double.  The White Sox were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Garcia committed an error. 

In the first Headley hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Romine hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  Torreyes hit an RBI ground out to make it a 4-0 game.  In the fourth Abreu hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Castro hit a three-run homerun to make it a 7-1 game and Judge hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 8-1.  In the eighth Hicks hit a solo homerun and the score was 9-1 which was the final score. 

The Yankees finished their home stand at 8-1 and will have off on Thursday.  They will begin a three game set in Pittsburgh on Friday  night. 

Michael Pineda stars as the New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in home openerNew

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and retired the first 20 batters that he faced.  Matt Holliday, Chase Headley and Aaron Judge each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with no walks and 11 strikeouts.  Pineda won his first game of the season and first since August of 2016.  Tyler Clippard pitched to one batter and retired him and Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Alex Cobb pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Cobb lost his first game of the season and Austin Pruitt pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI and Holliday had two hits and an RBI.  Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI, Starlin Castro had a hit and two RBI and Headley had two hits, one RBI and drew a walk.  Judge had two hits and an RBI, Ronald Torreyes hit an RBI and Ellsbury and Holliday each hit a double.  Carter hit a triple and Judge, Headley and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner had two stolen bases. 

Evan Longoria had a hit, Logan Morrison had a hit and an RBI and Longoria hit a double.  Morrison hit a homerun and the Rays were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base.  Miller and Pruitt each committed an error. 

In the third Ellsbury hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Headley hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the eighth Morrison hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-1 game.  In the bottom of the eighth Holliday hit an RBI double and Carter hit an RBI triple to make it 5-1.  Castro hit a two-run homerun and Torreyes hit an RBI ground out still in the eighth to make it 8-1 which was the final score. 

The Yankees and Rays will be off on Tuesday and then continue their series on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees lose rubber game to the Tampa Bay Rays in Opening series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and was shaky.  The bullpen pitched great and the offense couldn’t get much going. 

Pineda pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  Pineda took his first loss of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up a walk, Adam Warren pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning walking one. 

Alex Cobb picked up his first win of the season for the Rays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Xavier Cedeno pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Jumbo Diaz struck out the only batter that he faced and Erasmo Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out one.  Alex Colome pitched an inning giving up two hits and he earned his second save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Gary Sanchez got his first hit of the young season and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI, Chase Headley had two hits and drew a walk and Headley hit a double and Ellsbury hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Corey Dickerson had two hits and two RBI, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and Evan Longoria drew a walk.  Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Logan Morrison had two hits and Mallex Smith had a hit.  Derek Norris had a hit and two RBI.  Dickerson hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Smith and Norris each had a stolen base and Kiermaier was caught stealing.  Norris had a passed ball. 

In the first Dickerson hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the second Norris hit a two-run single to give the Rays a 3-1 lead and Dickerson hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-1 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three and will be off on Thursday.  They will open up a three game set in Baltimore on Friday night.  Luis Severino will make his first start of the season. 

New York Yankees even their series with the Tampa Bay Rays with a shutout

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-0.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched five strong innings.  He was helped by some really good defense.  The bullpen also pitched well.  Jacoby Ellsbury and Chase Headley led the offense with a couple of hits each. 

Sabathia pitched five shutout innings giving up three hits.  He walked two and struck out two and won his first game of the season.  Bryan Mitchell pitched a perfect inning, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jake Odorizzi started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Odorizzi took his first loss of the season, Jumbo Diaz pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Austin Pruitt pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up a walk. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Greg Bird had a hit and drew a walk and Matt Holliday had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ellsbury had two hits, Headley had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit and two RBI, Gardner, Holliday, Bird and Ellsbury each hit a double.  Torreyes and Headley each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Headley had a stolen base. 

Steven Souza Jr. had two hits, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and Evan Longoria had a hit and drew two walks.  Tim Beckham had a hit, Peter Bourjos drew a walk and the Rays were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the third Torreyes hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Holliday hit an RBI double and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the sixth Headley hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0 and in the eighth Headley hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-0 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Wednesday night.  Michael Pineda will go for the Yankees and Alex Cobb will go for the Rays.  The Yankees will have an off day on Thursday and then play a three game weekend series beginning Friday night in Baltimore. 

New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida and the final score was 6-4.  Adam Warren started for the Yankees and pitched well, Luis Severino did not out of the bullpen.  Clint Frazier and Chase Headley each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Warren pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Ben Heller pitched to one batter and retired him, Severino pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Giovanny Gallegos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he won the game.  Jason Gurka pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and picked up his second save of the spring. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Frazier had two hits and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Ji-Man Choi drew a walk, Matt Holliday drew a walk and Rob Refsnyder had a hit and drew a walk.  Headley had two hits and two RBI, Donovan Solano drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Billy McKinney drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit, Headley hit a double and the Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Headley, Torreyes, Frazier and Solano each had a stolen base. 

Castillo and Frazier each committed an error and Judge and Hicks each had an outfield assist. 

In the first Headley hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Colin Moran hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the sixth Headley stole home to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Yulieski Gurriel hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2 and Moran hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the eighth J.D. Davis hit a sac fly to give the Astros a 4-3 lead.  In the ninth a wild pitch scored two runs and gave the Yankees a 5-4 lead.  A stolen base and throwing error led to another run in the ninth to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

Yankees hold on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays in thrilling fashion

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-6.  Luis Cessa started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was up and down but held on to get the win.  Chase Headley and Tyler Austin each had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Cessa pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  James Pazos gave up a hit to the only batter that he faced, Adam Warren pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Tommy Layne gave up a run and a walk without recording an out.  Ben Heller gave up a hit and a walk, Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and struck him out and Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Blake Parker earned his first save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Aaron Sanchez pitched seven innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Jason Grilli pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout and he lost his fifth game of the season.  Bo Schultz pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew two walks, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI, , Brian McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Headley had a hit and two RBI.  Aaron Judge had a hit, Austin had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Gregorius hit a triple.  Mccann, Austin and Headley each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Jose Bautista had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Josh Donaldson drew a walk and Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and two RBI.  Russell Martin had a hit and drew a walk, Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and Dioner Navarro drew a walk.  Michael Saunders had a hit, Melvin Upton Jr. had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Kevin Pillar had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Justin Smoak drew a walk, Devin ravis had a hit and Pillar hit a double.  Encarnacion hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Travis committed an error and Bautista had an outfield assist. 

In the first Encarnacion hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth McCann hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the first Bautista hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 2-1 lead.  Austin hit a two run homerun in the seventh and the Yankees had a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Pillar hit a two run double to give the Blue Jays back the lead at 4-3.  Gregorius hit an RBI triple in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at four.  Castro hit a sac fly and Headley hit a two run homerun and it was 7-4 Yankees still in the eighth.  In the ninth the Blue Jays cut the score to 7-6 but that was how the game ended.  Encarnacion hit an RBI single and Upton Jr. hit an RBI single. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Wednesday night with the Yankees looking to sweep.   

New York Yankees lose in Boston as tempers flare

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 5-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch very well but the bullpen did.  Brett Gardner had three hits and Chase Headley had two hits. 

Severino pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He didn't walk a batter and he struck out three and lost his seventh game of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Anthony Swarzak pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Rick Porcello won his 15th game of the season pitching eight innings and he gave up seven hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out six.  Craig Kimbrel pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run and four walks with a strikeout and Matt Barnes pitched 1/3 of an inning and struck out a batter. 

Gardner had three hits and drew a walk, Jacboy Ellsbury had an RBI and drew two walks and Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Headley had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew a walk.  Castro hit a double and Headley and Gardner hit two doubles each.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Mookie Betts had a hit, Dustin Pedroia had two hits and three RBI and David Ortiz had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit, Sandy Leon had a hit and Andrew Benintendi had three hits and an RBI.  Betts, and Benintendi each hit a double and Pedroia hit two doubles.  Leon hit a triple and the Red Sox were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Shaw committed an error and Leon had a passed ball.  Bradley Jr. had an outfield assist. 

In the second Headley hit an RBI double, in the third McCann hit an RBI single and it was 2-0 Yankees.  Pedroia hit a two run double in the bottom of the third to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the fifth Benintendi hit an RBI double to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead.  Pedroia hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-2.  In the fifth Ortiz hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-2.  In the ninth Ellsbury had an RBI walk to cut the lead to 5-3 and that would be the final score. 

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