New York Yankees defeat the Anaheim Angels behind a bounce back start from Masahiro Tanaka

The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Monday night.  The game took place at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California and the final score was 5-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well.  Aaron Judge hit a two-run homerun late in the game to give the Yankees the lead and ultimately the victory.  Didi Gregorius had four hits. 

Tanaka pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with only one run being earned.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and he earned his first win of the season and Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts and earned his sixth save of the season. 

Alex Meyer started for the Angels and pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked five and struck out five.  Blake Parker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two, Keynana Middleton pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and Jose Alvarez lost his third game of the season and pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Bud Norris pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Brooks Pounders pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday drew two walks, Starlin Castro had two hits and drew a walk and Gregorius had four hits, two RBI and drew a walk.   Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI, Chris Carter drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Hicks hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Romine and Headley each committed an error. 

Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI, Kole Calhoun had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Albert Pujols drew a walk.  Yunel Escobar had a hit and drew a walk, Andrelton Simmons had a hit and Danny Espinosa had a hit and an RBI.  Escobar and Maybin each hit a double and Calhoun hit a homerun.  The Angels were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base. 

In the first Calhoun hit a solo homerun to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Gregorius hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Headley hit an RBI single to make it a 3-1 game and in the seventh Espinosa hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  Maybin hit an RBI double to tie the game at three.  In the eighth Judge hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees the 5-3 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

Masahiro Tanaka impresses again in New York Yankees blowout win

The  New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 12-5 on Wednesday night.  The game took place in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  Tanaka started and pitched very well, Andrew Bailey had a good debut and Didi Gregorious and Brian McCann led the offense. 

Tanaka pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out three.  Tanaka earned the win, Jose Ramirez pitched an inning giving up three hits and three unearned runs with a strikeout, Jacob Lindgren pitched to one batter and retired him and Bailey pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run.  Danny Burawa pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and James Pazos pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Mason Williams had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jonathan Galvez drew a walk, McCann had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Tyler Austin had an RBI and drew two walks, Garrett Jones had a hit and an RBI and Francisco Arcia had a hit.  Drew had a hit and two RBI, Chris Young had a hit and an RBI and Slade Heathcott drew a walk.  Gregorious had three hits and an RBI, Cole Figueroa had a hit and drew a walk and Jones and Teixeira each hit a double.  Gregorious hit a triple, Drew and McCann each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gregorious had a stolen base, Jones, Refsnyder and Galvez each committed an error. 

In the third Headley hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Drew hit a two run homerun in the fourth and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the fifth McCann hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 5-0 lead.  Young hit an RBI single to make it 6-0 Yankees.  Gregorious hit an RBI triple to push the lead to 7-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Kelly Johnson hit a three run homerun to make it 7-3.  The Yankees scored a couple of runs on a balk and Jones hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 10-3 game.  Alberto Callaspo hit an RBI single to make it a 10-4 game in the sixth.  In the seventh Williams hit an RBI single to increase the Yankees lead to 11-4.  Joey Terdoslavich  hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to cut the lead to 11-5 and in the eighth Figueroa had an RBI walk to make it 12-5 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees will play the Philadelphia Phillies at home in Tampa on Thursday night.