The New York Yankees lose to the Atlanta Braves in very sloppy game

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 10-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he wasn’t very good but the defense also didn’t help him.  Austin Romine and Jorge Mateo lead the offense by each hitting a homerun. 

Sabathia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up six hits and six runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out one and took the loss.  Ben Heller pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit, Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a walk and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit.   Daniel Camarena pitched two innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with a strikeout, Domingo German pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Yefry Ramirez pitched an inning giving up three hits and three unearned runs with a strikeout. 

Starlin Castro had a hit, Greg Bird drew a walk and Romine had a hit and an RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Mateo had a hit and an RBI.  Higashioka hit a double and Romine and Mateo each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Castro and Andujar each committed an error and Torreyes committed three errors. 

In the first Nick Markakis hit an RBI single to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  Matt Kemp hit an RBI single to to extend the lead to 2-0.  Kurt Suzuki hit a two-run double, Balbino Fuenmayor hit a sac fly and Sean Kazmar hit an RBI double to make it 6-0 all in the first inning.  In the fifth Romine hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  In the sixth Colin Walsh hit a sac fly and the score was 7-1 Braves.  In the sixth Mateo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the ninth Kazmar reached on a throwing error and a run scored to make it 8-2.  Ronald Acuna hit a two run triple to push the lead to 10-2 and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 as Alex Rodriguez, Aaron Judge and Jorge Mateo shine

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.  The final score was 6-4 and the game took place in Tampa, Florida.  The Yankees used nine pitchers and most of the pitching was good.  Rodriguez led the offense with a couple of hits but Judge and Mateo each hit a homerun. 

Tyler Cloyd started for the Yankees and pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Tyler Olson pitched a perfect inning, Johnny Barbato pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Richard Bleier pitched an inning striking out a batter.  Kyle Haynes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with one of them being unearned.  He struck out two batters and Nick Goody pitched a perfect inning. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI and Judge had a hit and three RBI.  Rodriguez had two hits and drew a walk, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Jonathan Diaz drew a walk, Ben Gamel had a hit and Rob Refsnyder had a hit.  Mateo had a hit and an RBI and Ronald Torreyes had a hit.  Ellsbury hit a triple and Mateo and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Refsnyder and Torreyes each had a stolen base and Rodriguez had a passed ball. 

In the first Brock Holt hit an RBI single giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the third Mateo hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Teixeira hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Beltran hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the seventh Judge hit a three run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 6-1.  Brennan Boesch hit a solo homerun in the eighth to cut the lead to 6-2 and Ryan LaMarre hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 6-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees spring record improved to 2-2 and they will travel to Clearwater, Florida on Sunday afternoon to take on the Philadelphia Phillies.   

New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers in a wild game

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 10-9 in a wild first exhibition game of the season.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and did not have a good outing.  He retired the first four batters and then it just fell completely apart.  The Yankees offense was led by Starlin Castro and Austin Romine who each had a couple of hits and an RBI. 

Severino pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and vie runs with two walks and a couple of strikeouts.  Nick Rumbelow pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with two strikeouts, Tyler Cloyd pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Mark Montgomery pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Olson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout, Johnny Barbato pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs. 

Didi Gregorius had an RBI, Jorge Mateo had a hit and Castro had two hits and an RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit, Romine had two hits and an RBI and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Chris Parmelee had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Dustin Fowler had a hit and an RBI.  Dustin Ackley had a hit and two RBI, Ben Gamel drew a walk and Lane Adams had a hit and an RBI.  Donovan Solano had a hit, Deibinson Romero had a hit and an RBI and McCann, Ackley, Solano, Castro, Adams and Romine each hit a double.  Mateo hit a triple and the Yankees were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gamel had an outfield assist. 

In the second inning Mike Aviles had an RBI walk giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the second Bryan Holaday hit a grand slam to give Detroit a 5-0 lead.  In the third inning Detroit extended their lead to 6-0 on a Miguel Gonzalez RBI single.  Ian Kinsler hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it 7-0 Detroit and then the Yankees started making their comeback.  In the bottom of the fourth Hicks hit an RBI single and Ackley hit a two run double to cut the lead to 7-3.  In the fifth Gregorius had an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 7-4 and Castro hit an RBI double to make it a 7-5 game.  In the sixth Adams hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 7-6 and then the game was tied on a Romero RBI single.  In the seventh Fowler hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees their first lead at 8-7.  In the ninth Steven Moya hit a two run homerun to make it 9-8.  In the bottom of the ninth Romine hit an RBI single to tie the game at nine and then Fowler reached on a fielding error and a run scored to give the Yankees a 10-9 win.