New York Yankees lose to the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 4-2.  Deivi Garcia made his first start of the year for the Yankees and he pitched well just didn’t get deep into the game.  Gio Urshela had two hits to lead the offense but they only managed four hits total. 

Garcia pitched four innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Garcia took his first loss of the season.  Lucas Luetge pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Matt Harvey started for the Orioles and he pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  Harvey won his second game of the season.  Travis Lakins Sr. pitched an inning with a walk, Tanner Scott pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run and three walks with a strikeout and Cesar Valdez earned his fifth save of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Urshela had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres drew two walks and Clint Frazier drew two walks.  Stanton and Judge each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Cedric Mullins had three hits and two RBI, Trey Mancini drew a walk and Maikel Franco had a hit.  Pedro Severino had two hits and drew a walk, Ryan Mountcastle had a hit and Freddy Galvis had a hit and an RBI.  Rio Ruiz drew a walk, Galvis, Mountcastle, Mullins and Franco each hit a double.  Mullins hit two homeruns and the Orioles were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hays had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Mullins hit a solo homerun giving the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Galvis hit an RBI double pushing the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Judge hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the sixth a balk made it 3-1 and in the seventh Mullins hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 4-1.  In the eighth Urshela hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2 but that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees rally for victory over the Toronto Blue Jays

 New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.  The game took place at Dunedin, Florida 

and the final score was 5-1.  The Yankees had a furious ninth inning rally to win the game.  Deivi Garcia 

started the game for the Yankees and he pitched well.  There was no real offensive star for the Yankees.  

Garcia pitched three innings giving up one hit and one unearned run.  He walked two and struck out two.  

Lucas Luetge pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Asher Wojciechowski pitched two innnings 

giving up a walk and Nick Nelson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Nick 

Goody picked up the win, his first of the spring pitching 2/3 of an inning and walking two and striking out

one.  Glenn Otto pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two.  

Mike Tauchman had a hit, Estevan Florial had a hit and Luke Voit drew a walk.  Anthony Seigler had a

hit, Chris Gittens drew a walk and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Thomas Milone had an RBI and drew a walk,

Hoy Jun Park had an RBI and drew a walk and Max McDowell had a hit and three RBI.  Tyler Wade 

had a hit, Armando Alvarez drew a walk and Wade and McDowell each hit a double.  The Yankees were

2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Wade and Florial each had a stolen

base and Greg Allen committed an error.  

In the second Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit an RBI double to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the ninth Milone

drew an RBI walk, Park drew an RBI walk and McDowell hit a three-run double to give the Yankees a

5-1 lead and that would be the final score.  

The Yankees have won five straight spring games and will take on the Philadelphia Phillies from

George M. Steinbrenner Field on Monday afternoon.  

New York Yankees blow late lead and lose to the Detroit Tigers

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida and the final score was 6-5.   Deivi Garcia started for the Yankees and he looked good.  Luis Cessa and Luis Garcia had rough outings.  Jay Bruce and Gary Sanchez each continued their hot springs with a homerun. 

D Garcia started for the Yankees and he pitched three innings giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Cessa pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout, Nick Nelson pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Nestor Cortes pitched a perfect inning.  L. Garcia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and he took his first loss of the season.  Tyler Lyons pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Trey Amburgey drew two walks and Aaron Hicks had an RBI.  Greg Allen drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and Andrew Velazquez drew a walk.  Bruce had a hit and two RBI, Sanchez had a hit and an RBI and Kyle Higashioka had a hit and drew a walk.  Ryan LaMarre drew a walk, Mike Tauchman drew a walk and Bruce and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Allen was caught stealing. 

In the second Bruce hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Willi Castro hit a three-run homerun to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  Hicks hit an RBI ground out and the Yankees had a 4-3 lead.  In the eighth a wild pitch made it 5-3 Yankees.  In the bottom of the eighth Riley Greene hit an RBI double and Derek Hill hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  A wild pitch made it 6-5 Tigers and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will be at home in Tampa to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.