New York Yankees lose the rubber game in Baltimore

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 10-4.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched poorly.  Starlin Castro, Aaron Judge and Rob Refsnyder each had two hits. 

Tanaka pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs.  He walked two and struck out four and took his fifth loss of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him, Giovanny Gallegos pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts and Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits. 

Kevin Gausman started for the Orioles and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked five and struck out four and won his third game of the season.  Mychal Givens pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and striking out two, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Mike Wright pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Castro had two hits, Judge had two hits and drew a walk and Chase Headley drew two walks.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Austin Romine had a hit and Refsnyder had two hits.  Hicks, Refsnyder and Judge each hit a double and the Yankees were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Seth Smith had three hits and drew a walk, Adam Jones had three hits and five RBI and Mark Trumbo had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Davis had two hits and three RBI, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and Caleb Joseph had a hit.  J.J. Hardy had two hits, Jones, Hardy, Schoop and Joseph each hit a double and Trumbo hit two doubles.  Jones and Davis each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Schoop committed an error. 

In the third Jones hit an RBI double giving the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  Trumbo hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 3-0.  Davis hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Torreyes hit into an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Jones hit a three-run homerun to make it 7-1 Baltimore.  In the fifth Hicks hit an RBI double and Holliday hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the seventh Davis hit a two-run homerun to make it 9-3.  In the eighth Gardner hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 9-4.  Jones hit an RBI single in the eighth to increase the lead to 10-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three in the series and will head to Toronto for four beginning on Thursday night.   

New York Yankees win their sixth straight game

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched pretty well but was pulled early in the game.  The Yankees bullpen for the most part did a good job.  Rob Refsnyder, Gary Sanchez and Mark Teixeira each had two hits. 

Pineda pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and he struck out two, Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and earned his fifth win of the season and Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning with a walk, Dellin Betances saved his 10th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Ian Snell pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts and he lost his eighth game of the season.  Ryan Garton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Kevin Jepsen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and Justin Marks pitched three innings walking five and striking out two.  Steve Geltz pitched an inning walking two batters.

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk, Refsnyder had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Sanchez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit and drew two walks, Teixeira had two hits, four RbI and drew two walks and Chase Headley had a hit.  Tyler Austin drew two walks, Aaron Judge drew two walks and Refsnyder and Teixeira each hit a double.  Sanchez and Teixeira each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Sanchez had a pickoff at second base. 

Logan Forsythe had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Kiermaier had two hits and drew a walk and Evan Longoria had a hit.  Logan Morrison had three hits and two RBI, Steven Souza Jr. had two hits and two RBI and drew a walk and Corey Dickerson had two hits.  Bobby Wilson had a hit and an RBI, Dickerson and Morrison each hit a double and Morrison and Souza Jr. each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Dickerson was picked off and Kiermaier had two outfield assists. 

In the first Refsnyder hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Sanchez hit a solo homerun and it was 2-0 Yankees.  A wild pitch made it 3-0 Yankees still in the third.  In the fourth Morrison hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  Souza Jr. h it a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the fourth Teixeria hit a grand-slam to make it 7-2 Yankees.  In the sixth Souza Jr. hit an RBI single to make it 7-3 Yankees.  Wilson hit an RBI single in the sixth to cut the lead to 7-4.  In the ninth Morrison hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have won six straight and will go for their seventh straight on Saturday evening.   

New York Yankees beat the New York Mets in a very spirited game

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-5.  Chad Green started and he didn't pitch very well for the Yankees but Luis Severino was great in relief.  Mark Teixeira had a homerun and was involved in a couple of other heated plays such as getting plunked and the benches clearing and then Hansel Robles thinking he was stealing signs.  Rob Refsnyder had two hits and Gary Sanchez his first major league hit.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and didn't pitch very well. 

Green pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  Severino pitched 4 1/3 innings and earned his first victory of the season.  He gave up a hit and an unearned run and walked one and struck out five.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Matz lost his eighth game of the season pitching six innings giving up six hits and six runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout, Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and walked him and Erik Goeddel pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and he struck out a batter. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Refsnyder had two hits and an RBI and Teixeira had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks.  Chase Headley had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Sanchez had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Headley, Gregorius and Hicks each hit a double.  Teixeira hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury and Headley each committed an error. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit an RBI and drew three walks, Neil Walker had four hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit.  Jay Bruce drew a walk, James Loney had two hits and two RBI and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had a hit, Rene Rivera had a hit and an RBI, Johnson hit a double.  Granderson and Walker each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Flores committed an error. 

In the first Granderson hit a solo homerun and Loney hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Headley hit a two run double and Gregorius hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  Rivera hit an RBI single in the second to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the second Teixeira hit a three run homerun that gave the Yankees a 6-3 lead.  Loney hit an RBI groundout in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-4.  Refsnyder hit a sac fly to make it 7-4 in the bottom of the seventh.  Castro hit an RBI single int he seventh to push the lead to 8-4 and Gregorius had an RBI walk to make it 9-4.  Walker hit a solo homerun in the ninth to cut the lead to 9-5 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play their final game of the four in a row on Thursday night.  The Yankees have won two of the three games in this series. 

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. 

New York Yankees winning streak ends in loss to the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched ok but he gave up two homeruns that cost him.  The Yankees offense couldn't get much going against Justin Verlander but Rob Refsnyder did have two hits. 

Tanaka pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Kirby Yates pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out the side and Richard Bleier pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Verlander won his sixth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Shane Greene pitched 2/3 of an inning with two strikeouts, Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning and Alex Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two walks.  Francisco Rodriguez pitched 1/3 of an inning and earned his 18th save of the season. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Brett Gardner had a hit and Brian McCann drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk and Chase Headley had a hit.  Refsnyder had two hits and an RBI, Gregorius hit a double and Headley hit a triple.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Ian Kinsler had two hits and five RBI, Victor Martinez drew a walk and J.D. Martinez had two hits.  Nick Castellanos had a hit and an RBI, Justin Upton had a hit and James McCann had two hits.  Jose Iglesias had two hits, Kinsler hit a double and Castellanos and Kinsler each hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Upton had a stolen base and Iglesias committed an error. 

In the second Castellanos hit a solo homerun to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  The Yankees would tie the game at one in the third on a Refsnyder RBI single.  In the fifth Kinsler hit a three run homerun to give the Tigers back the lead at 4-1.  Kinsler hit a two run double in the sixth to extend the Tigers lead to 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two games and the rubber game will be played on Sunday.  The Yankees will try to finish the home stand on a high note going 6-1 before they head to Colorado and Minnesota next week.   

Luis Severino is strong in Yankees victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Florida and the final score was 7-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched ok, not great though in his two innings.  Luis Severino pitched great out of the bullpen and Starlin Castro and Rob Refsnyder each hit a homerun. 

Tanaka pitched two innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and a strikeout.  Johnny Barbato pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Severino pitched four innings giving up two hits and no runs and he struck out five and Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Tyler Olson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Castro had a hit and an RBI, Pete Kozma had a hit and Carlos Beltran drew a walk.  Cesar Puello had a hit, Brian McCann had a hit and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Dustin Ackley had two hits, Refsnyder had a hit and three RBI and Ronald Torreyes had a hit.  Chris Denorfia had a hit, Ben Gamel drew a walk and Mark Payton drew a walk.  Ackley and McCann each hit a double and Castro and Refsnyder each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Andrew McCutchen hit a solo homerun giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the second Refsnyder hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the second John Jaso hit an RBI single to give the Pirates a 2-1 lead.  Refsnyder hit a two run homerun in the fourth  to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Castro hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-2.  Headley hit a sac fly making it 5-2 Yankees.  In the seventh Austin Romine reached on an error and a run scored giving the Yankees a 6-2 lead.  Jonathan Diaz grounded into a double play and the score was 7-2 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees improved their spring record to 6-8 with a couple of ties and they will take on the Baltimore Orioles at home in Tampa on Friday night.   

New York Yankees pitching was really good again in 1-0 loss to the Miami Marlins

The New York Yankees defeated the Miami Marlins on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place in Jupiter, Florida and the final score was 1-0 Marlins.  CC Sabathia made his first start of the spring and pitched very well, the bullpen also did well.  Aaron Hicks led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Sabathia pitched two scoreless innings giving up one walk and he struck out two batters.  Luis Cessa pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout, Tyler Olson pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Kirby Yates pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning, striking out a batter. 

Didi Gregorius had a hit, Hicks had two hits and Chase Headley had a hit.  Rob Refsnyder had a hit and drew a walk and Chris Parmelee drew two walks.  Hicks and Refsnyder hit a double and the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the bottom of the seventh Chris Johnson hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead and that would hold as no other runs were scored in the game.  The Yankees are now 2-5 in the grapefruit league and will head to Port St. Lucie to take on the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon.   

New York Yankees full squad reports

It has been pretty quiet in Yankees camp so far.  Aroldis Chapman did miss one day of practice already but the Yankees said it was a scheduled day off and they were fine with it.  He is also missing today, the first full squad workout day which the Yankees said was also known about a long time ago and it is an excused absence.  The possible suspension is also looming with him.  I guess you can say he has been the big story so far. 

Alex Rodriguez will have a press conference this afternoon for his first official day in camp.  He is always a big story but it is a lot different than at this time last year.  The Yankees announced today that Brett Gardner is suffering from a bone bruise in his wrist, he hurt it during the wild card game in October and complained about a week later.  They said it is no big deal, just being cautious because they can be and he will be fine for Opening Day in six weeks.  Brian Cashman the general manager even said he could be ready for exhibition games which start next week.  Mason Williams will be on the DL to start the season as he is still recovering from shoulder surgery.  He feels much better though. 

Rob Refsnyder who has become a bit of a fan favorite has also become a big story which is kind of funny.  We all assumed he might get traded or just be stuck in AAA when the Yankees traded for Starlin Castro to be their everyday second baseman.  That may not be the case, it still could be but it looks like the Yankees may be trying to fit him in on the bench and make him more versatile.  He started as an OF and has improved at 2B, now they are going to try him out as the backup 3B for Chase Headley, they also said they will try Castro out in that position but if that is the case Refsnyder can also play 2B if Castro is playing 3B.  It will be interesting to see exactly what they do with Refsnyder who can hit but his defense has always been a question and who the fans have fallen in love with. 

Masahiro Tanaka already threw a side session today and once again no bad reports so he is moving along.  Hideki Matsui arrived in camp today as a special guest instructor, always good to see him around.  Jacoby Ellsbury was benched the last time we saw him which was that wild card game loss to the Houston Astros in October.  He said there is nothing to discuss and that he feels 100 percent.  He said that is all behind them, that he spoke with Joe Girardi that day and it was left at that.  Ellsbury said that he felt he was getting better during the season but it wasn't until after the season that he realized maybe he wasn't 100 percent, he said you don't have time for that during the season and now he feels fine and ready to go. 

Mark Teixeira said yesterday that he wants to play another five years until he is 40.  I would doubt it would be with the Yankees but if he has another good year this year and stays healthy would the Yankees bring him back for a year or two??  It is interested to think about especially with Greg Bird the heir apparent being out for the season.  Girardi has talked about resting these guys more during the season to keep them fresh and I think that is a good idea and they have better backups now to make that happen. 

The New York Yankees lose both games of a doubleheader in Baltimore

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.  The game one score was 9-2 and game two was 4-3 Baltimore with both games taking place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.  In game one Ivan Nova started and didn't pitch very well and the Yankees stranded too many runners in game two Luis Severino pitched well, Dellin Betances gave up a soft run in the eighth and the offense didn't get a big hit when they needed it.  The Yankees could have clinched home field advantage for the wild card game with just one win and now they need to play tomorrow because it will matter  unless Houston loses but as of this writing they are winning. 

Ivan Nova pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts and he took his 11th loss of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Chris Martin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

In game two Severino pitched seven innings giving up three runs on five hits.  He walked none and struck out six and Betances pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts and took his fourth loss of the season. 

Wei-Yin Chen started game one for the Orioles and pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts and picked up his 11th win of the season.  Brad Brach pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Mychal Givens pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two batters and Oliver Drake pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

In game two Ubaldo Jimenez started and pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  T.J. McFarland won his second game of the season pitching two perfect innings with a strikeout and Zach Britton saved his 36th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit. 

Nick Reimold had two hits and drew a walk in game one.  Gerardo Parra had four  hits and three RBI, Manny Machado had two hits and three RBI and Chris Davis had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Wieters had a hit and drew four walks, Steve Clevenger had a hit, J.J. Hardy had three hits and Davis hit a double and Parra hit two doubles.  Machado hit a homerun and the Orioles were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Parra had a stolen base and Chen committed an error, Pearce had an outfield assist.

In game two Reimold had a hit and an RBI, Parra had two hits and Machado had a hit and an RBI.  Davis drew a walk, Pearce had a hit and an RBI and Paul Janish had two hits.   Pearce and Janish each hit a double and Reimold and Machado each hit a homerun.  the Orioles were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Parra had a stolen base and was caught stealing.  Britton had a pick off. 

In the first game the Orioles scored single runs in the first, third and fifth and then scored four in the sixth before the Yankees scored their only two runs in the seventh.  The Orioles answered right back in the seventh with two and that was the game.  In game two Baltimore jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first and the Yankees answerd back with one in the second and the Orioles one in the third.  It was 3-1 Orioles and the Yankees tied it with two in the fifth before the Orioles got one in the eighth to go ahead and hold on to the 4-3 victory.  The Yankees now have one game left in the regular season needing a win if Houston wins tonight to secure home field advantage for the wild card game to take place on Tuesday night.  Michael Pineda will start and I would guess and hope that the Yankees will play their regular lineup trying to lock up home field. 

The New York Yankees squeak by the Chicago White Sox with a well pitched game

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Adam Warren started for the Yankees and pitched well and the big three in the bullpen close it out.  Rob Refsnyder and Jacoby Ellsbury each had two hits. 

Warren pitched six innings giving up one run on three hits.  He walked three and struck out four.  Warren won his seventh game of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning and Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and he saved his 36th game of the season. 

John Danks pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Danks lost his 14th game of the season.  Dan Jennings pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Jake Petricka pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one and Zach Duke pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one. 

Ellsbury had two hits, Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Carlos Beltran drew a walk, Chris Young drew two walks and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Refsnyder had two hits and Headley and Rodriguez each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Adam Eaton had a hit and drew a walk, Jose Abreu had a hit and an RBI and Trayce Thompson had a hit.  Mike Olt drew a walk, Carlos Sanchez drew a walk and the White Sox were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Eaton had a stolen base. 

In the first the White Sox got on the board with a Abreu RBI single.  The Yankees came back with two in the sixth.  Headley hit an RBI double to tie the game at one and Rodriguez hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and that would hold up as the final score.  The Yankees and White Sox will play the rubber game of the four game series on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees win in Boston as Rob Refsnyder has a big day

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 8-6 Yankees.  Nathan Eovaldi started and after a rough third inning settled down and pitched ok.  Rob Refsnyder the rookie who just came up on Saturday had a big day with his first major league hit and also his first major league homerun. 

Eovaldi pitched five innings giving up seven hits and three runs with four strikeouts.  Eovaldi won his ninth game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Justin Wilson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two and Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up two unearned runs and a walk with a strikeout. 

Wade Miley pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with no walks and two strikeouts.  Miley lost his eighth game of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up three hits, Alexi Ogando pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Craig Breslow pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Chris Young had a hit and an RBI, Brian McCann had two hits and two RBI and Chase Headley had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Refsnyder had two hits and two RBI, McCann, Rodriguez, Young and Headley each hit a double and McCann and Refsnyder each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  McCann and Refsnyder each committed an error.  Refsnyder error was more of a miscommunication and part of the learning curve. 

Mookie Betts had a hit, Brock Holt had a hit and drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had two hits and an RBI.  Pablo Sandoval had a hit and an RBI and Hanley Ramirez had two hits and an RBI.  Alejandro De Aza had two hits and an RBI, Shane Victorino had a hit and an RBI and Mike Napoli had a hit.  Ryan Hanigan had a hit and drew a walk.  Ramirez hit a double and the Red Sox were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Victorino had two stolen bases and Napoli had a stolen base.  Hanigan had a passed ball. 

In the second McCann hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the third Bogaerts hit an RBI single, Sandoval hit an RBI single and Ramirez hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth a balk allowed the Yankees to score a run and tie the game at three.  In the sixth Rodriguez hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  In the sixth Young hit an RBI double to make it 5-3 Yankees and Headley doubled to push the score to 6-3 Yankees.  In the bottom of the sixth Victorino hit an RBI single to cut the score to 6-4.  In the ninth Refsnyder hit a two run homerun to push the lead to 8-4.  In the bottom of the ninth the Red Sox scored twice to make it 8-6 but that would be the final score.  Ramirez reached on a force attempt error and De Aza hit a sac fly.  The Yankees won two out of three in the series and will now head to the All Star Break in first place and have a four game lead on the Baltimore Orioles and 3 1/2 on the Tampa Bay Rays but five in the loss column.  They will restart their season on Friday night at home against the Seattle Mariners.   

Rob Refsnyder makes his major league debut in New York Yankees loss to Boston

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 5-3 Boston.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched pretty good.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and Chris Young had two hits to lead the offense. 

Nova pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs.  He walked none and struck out three and took his third loss of the season.  Adam Warren didn't record an out and he gave up two hits and a run with a walk, Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Bryan Mitchell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season, Junichi Tazawa pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Koji Uehara pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two  and picked up his 22nd save of the season. 

Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Young had two hits and Chase Headley had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Gardner and Young each hit a double and Rodriguez and Ellsbury each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Young and Ellsbury were each caught stealing.  John Ryan Murphy committed an error. 

Mookie Betts had two hits and an RBI, Brock Holt had a hit and drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had a  hit and an RBI.  David Ortiz had two hits and drew a walk, Hanley Ramirez had two hits and two RBI and Pablo Sandoval had a hit and Alejandro De Aza had two hits.  Ryan Hanigan had an RBI, Ortiz and Betts each hit a double and Betts hit a triple.  Ramirez hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  De Aza had a stolen base and Rodriguez had a pick off. 

In the first Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Hanigan had an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Ramirez hit a two run homerun to give the Red Sox a 3-1 lead.  Ellsbury hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the seventh Betts hit an RBI triple and Bogaerts hit an RBI single to make it 5-2.  Gardner hit an RBI double in the eighth to cut the lead to 5-3 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon, it will also be the rubber game as each team has won one game so far. 

New York Yankees roll past the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 11-2 on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.  Adam Warren made the start and pitched well, Chase Whitley also pitched well out of the bullpen.  Alex Rodriguez and Rob Refsnyder each hit a homerun. 

Warren pitched five innings giving up one run on four hits.  He didn't walk a batter and he struck out three batters.  Warren earned his second win of the spring.  Chris Martin pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Whitley pitched three innings giving up three hits and earned a save. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Slade Heathcott had a hit and Brendan Ryan had a hit and an RBI.  Nick Noonan had an RBI, Brian McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI, E. Rodriguez drew a walk, Garrett Jones had a hit.  Francisco Arcia  had a hit, Jose Pirela had a hit and two RBI and Jonathan Galvez had a hit and two RBI.  Refsnyder had a hit and two RBI, Ryan and Pirela each hit a double.  Gardner, Galvez and Heathcott each hit a triple and A. Rodriguez and Refsnyder each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-8 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Galvez committed an error. 

In the first Ryan hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  McCann hit an RBI single to make it 2-0, Pirela hit a two run double to extend the lead to 4-0 and Refsnyder hit a two run homerun to make it 6-0.  In the fifth A. Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to make it a 7-0 game.  In the bottom of the fifth Yoenis Cespedes hit a solo homerun to make it a 7-1 game.  In the sixth Ian Kinsler hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the eighth Galvez hit a two run triple to push the lead to 9-2.  Cole Figueroa reached on an error scoring another run to make it 10-2.  The Yankees added another run on a Nick Noonan sacrifice fly and the final score was 11-2. 

The Yankees will take on the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon in Tampa, Florida.  Michael Pineda will make the start looking to keep his impressive spring going.   

New York Yankees rally to win at Houston

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 9-4 on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place in Kissimmee, Florida.  Scott Baker started the game and was roughed up and only lasted one inning.  The bullpen guys did a pretty good job.  The Yankees offense was led once again by the young guys.  Greg Bird, Ramon Flores and Jake Cave each hit a homerun, Jose Pirela had an RBI triple and Rob Refsnyder had a couple of RBI. 

Baker pitched an inning giving up three runs on six hits.  He walked none and struck out two.  Danny Burawa pitched one inning walking two and striking out one, Jose De Paula pitched two innings giving up one hit and striking out one and Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Tyler Webb pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two, Kyle Davies pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Caleb Cotham pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one, he earned the win.  Zach Nuding pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Nick Noonan had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Pirela had a hit and an RBI.  Stephen Drew worked a walk, Refsnyder had a hit and two RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Bird had a hit an two RBI, Austin Romine drew a walk and John Ryan Murphy had a hit.  Kyle Roller drew a walk, Tyler Wade had a hit and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Flores had a hit and an RBI, Jonathan Galvez had a hit and Cave had two hits and an RBI.  Noonan hit a double, Pirela hit a triple and Flores, Cave and Bird each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  The Yankees next game will be on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field against the Washington Nationals. 

In the first the Astros took a 3-0 lead.  Chris Carter had a two run double and Luis Valbuena hit an RBI single.  In the sixth Flores hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 Astros.  In the bottom of the sixth the Astros got the run right back on a Jason Castro RBI double.  The Yankees scored in the eighth on a Cave solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-2 and then Pirela hit an RBI triple to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the ninth the Yankees scored six times to take a 9-4 lead and that was the final score.  Noonan had an RBI walk, Refsnyder had a two run single, a balk scored another run and Bird hit a two run homerun to finish the scoring. 

New York Yankees release their non roster spring training invite list

The New York Yankees announced on Thursday afternoon their non roster spring training invite list.  It is headlined by top prospects Luis Severino, Aaron Judge, Greg Bird, Jacob Lindgren and Rob Refsnyder.  The Yankees also announced six minor league signings and then the 20 other players that were the invites to go with everyone on the 40 man roster. 

The six minor league contract guys with invites to spring training are Scott Baker a right handed pitcher, infielder Cole Figueroa, infielder Jonathan Galvez, catcher Juan Graterol, infielder Nick Noonan and catcher Eddy Rodriguez.  Baker is a guy who has had a decent career as a starting pitcher mainly with the Minnesota Twins.  He will be insurance in case someone gets hurt in spring training and he has an out clause but we don't know when that is.  I am sure if he doesn't make the team he won't want to go to AAA.  The infielders are guys who could also potentially make the team but I would list that as very unlikely unless major injuries happen.  The Yankees are probably going to have Stephen Drew at second and Didi Gregorius at short with Rob Refsnyder in AAA ready to take over at second sometime this year or next year.  The utility guy is probably going to be Jose Pirela. 

The bright up and comers that headline the prospects that will be in camp are Severino and Judge.  Severino is a dynamite starter who led all Yankees farmhands last season with 127 strikeouts.  He should start the year in AA Trenton and is rated as baseballs 23rd best prospect.  He will have a chance to make a good first impression and could even reach AAA at some point this year and be knocking on the door to the big leagues.  Judge is a power hitting right fielder who should also start out at AA Trenton.  He led the prospects in RBI last year with 78 and was rated as 68 prospect in baseball.  The Yankees have 14 guys in camp who were originally drafted by the Yankees.  Lindgren is included in this list as he was the second round pick in last year draft.  He is a left handed reliever and considered the Yankees ninth best prospect.  He could appear in the majors this season after advancing to AA last year and posting a 2.16 ERA.  Right handed reliever Nick Rumbelow, left handed reliever Tyler Webb and catcher Trent Garrison are also products of the 2014 draft.  Infielder Rob Refsnyder who is the Yankees number 6 prospect, right hander Nick Goody, left hander James Pazos were drafted in 2012 and infielder Greg Bird who is the Yankees number 11 prospect and Jack Cave the number 8 prospect were drafted in 2011.  The Yankees draft selections are rounded out by Cito Culver and Slade Heathcott who were first round selections.  Kyle Roller who is a 1B and catcher Kyle Higashioka.  In addition catcher Francisco Arcia, right hander Vincente Campos, right hander Diego Moreno and right hander Wilking Rodriguez have been invited to camp.  Andrew Bailey was also included in the list, he is a former big league closer who had been rehabbing with the Yankees last year.  He is 30 years old and owns 89 saves over 206 career appearances with the Athletics and Red Sox. 

The total number of players expected to report to camp is 66 with pitchers and catchers reporting on Friday February 20, 2015 and position players reporting a few days later with the first full squad workout scheduled for February 26, 2015.