New York Yankees battle back to take rubber game in Washington

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took

place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 3-2.  Jonathan Loaisiga started

for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen also pitched well and Gleyber Torres

led the offense with three hits and two RBI. 

Loaisiga pitched three innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

David Hale pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving

up a hit and Chad Green picked up the win pitching two innings and giving up a walk and two

strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and

Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and picked up his first save of the season.

Patrick Corbin pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with eight strikeouts.  Will Harris

pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Sean Doolittle pitched

2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tanner Rainey pitched

1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one.  Daniel Hudson pitched an inning with a

strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Torres had three hits and two RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk. 

Luke Voit had a hit and an RBI, Gio Urshela drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew a walk. 

Torres and Voit each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left

five men on base.  Torres committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Trea Turner had two hits and an RBI, Adam Eaton had two hits and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Howie

Kendrick drew two walks, Eric Thames had a hit and an RBI and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit. 

Victor Robles drew two walks, Castro and Eaton each hit a double and Turner hit a homerun. 

The Nationals were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Robles and

Bonifacio each were caught stealing. 

In the third Turner hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Thames hit an

RBI single to push the Nationals lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Torres hit a solo homerun cutting the

lead to 2-1.  Voit hit a solo homerun and the game was tied at two.  In the eighth Torres hit an RBI

single and the Yankees grabbed a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees are now 2-1 and will head to Philadelphia for a two-game series beginning on

Monday night. 

James Paxton puts Yankees in a hole they can't get out of

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. 

The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 9-2. 

James Paxton started for the Yankees and he wasn't good at all.  Giancarlo Stanton hit another

homerun and had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Paxton took the loss pitching an inning and giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and a

strikeout.  Michael King pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with two strikeouts.

Jonathan Holder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one, David Hale pitched

1/3 of an inning and Ben Heller pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Luis Avilan pitched

an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Erick Fedde pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs with one being earned. 

He walked one and struck out three.  Tanner Rainey picked up the win pitching an inning with a

walk.  Ryne Harper pitched two innings giving up a hit and struck out four, James Bourque pitched

an inning giving up a hit and Kyle Finnegan pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Thairo Estrada had a hit and Mike Ford had a hit.  Giancarlo

Stanton had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Gio Urshela had a hit. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Urshela and Stanton each hit a double and Stanton hit a homerun.  The

Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  King and Torres each

committed an error. 

Adam Eaton had a hit, Starlin Castro had a hit and Howie Kendrick had a hit and an RBI. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and two RBI, Kurt Suzuki had two hits and Carter Kieboom had a

hit.  Victor Robles had three hits and four RBI.  Michael Taylor had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk,

Robles, Kendrick and Cabrera each hit a double and Castro hit a triple.  Robles, Cabrera and Taylor

each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on

base.  Kendrick, Castro and Finnegan each committed an error.  Turner committed two errors. 

In the second Robles hit a two-run double to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead.  Turner hit into a double

play but a run scored pushing the lead to 3-0.  In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI single to make it 3-1.

In the fourth Stanton hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the fourth Robles hit

a two-run homerun pushing the Nationals lead to 5-2.  In the fifth Kendrick hit an RBI double and it

was 6-2.  Cabrera hit an RBI double to extend the Nationals lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the seventh

Cabrera hit a solo homerun and in the eighth Taylor  hit a solo homerun to make it 9-2 and that was

the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees take rain shortened Opener in Washington

The New York Yankees began the 2020 season with a victory in Washington over the Nationals.  The

game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. on Thursday night.  The Yankees won the rain

shortened contest by the score of 4-1.  The game was stopped in the sixth inning and never resumed

after bad thunderstorms came roaring through.

Gerrit Cole made his Yankees debut and pitched well even though he didn't have his best stuff.  He

pitched five innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Cole did pick up the

win.

Max Scherzer started for the Nationals and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs

with four walks and 11 strikeouts.  Scherzer took the loss.

Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had two

hits and three RBI.  Luke Voit drew a walk, Gio Urshela had a hit and drew a walk and Tyler Wade

had a hit and drew a walk.  Judge hit a double, Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with

runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Adam Eaton had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Eaton hit a homerun.  The

Nationals left two men on base.

In the first Stanton hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first

Eaton hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Judge hit an RBI double to extend the

Yankees lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Stanton hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Yankees.  The game would

be stopped in the sixth and never completed so the final score was 4-1 Yankees.

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

New York Yankees finish exhibition games with a tie against the Phillies

The New York Yankees played the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium and the final score was 2-2.  This was the final exhibition game before the regular season begins on Thursday night. 

Deivi Garcia started for the Yankees and he struggled a bit.  He pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out one.  David Hale pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three walks with a strikeout, Nick Nelson pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts and Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Brooks Kriske pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Tony Zych pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Vince Velasquez pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Blake Parker pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout, Robert Stock pitched an inning with a walk and Ramon Rosso pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Mauricio Llovera pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI, Clint Frazier drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Aaron Hicks drew two walks, Mike Tauchman had a hit and Mike Ford had a hit and an RBI.  Miguel Andujar drew a walk, Luke Voit had a hit and Erik Kratz had a hit.  Brett Gardner drew a walk, Gio Urshela had a hit and Voit hit a double.  Judge and Ford each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Tauchman was caught stealing and Andujar was picked off.  Garcia committed an error. 

Roman Quinn had a hit and an RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and JT Realmuto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Rhys Hoskins drew two walks, Phil Gosselin had a hit and Scott Kingery drew two walks.  Nick Williams had two hits, Alec Bohm had a hit and Gregorius, Realmuto and Gosselin each hit a double.  The Phillies were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Haseley had an outfield assist and Velasquez had a pickoff. 

In the first Realmuto hit an RBI double giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the second Quinn hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the ninth Ford hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two and that would be how it ended as they decided not to play extra innings. 

The Yankees will have a couple of workout days and then start the regular season Thursday night in Washington. 

New York Yankees shutout the New York Mets

The New York Yankees played the New York Mets on Sunday July 20, 2020.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-0 Yankees.  This was the second exhibition game and second of three for the Yankees.  It really wasn’t the second but second of Summer Camp leading up to the regular season beginning on Thursday night. 

Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Montgomery earned the win pitching five shutout innings giving up two hits.  He walked one and struck out six.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jonathan Holder pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Corey Oswalt started for the Mets and he pitched three innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Oswalt took the loss, Hunter Strickland pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Drew Smith pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Seth Lugo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Thairo Estrada had a hit, Aaron Judge had two hits and three RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Brett Gardner had two hits and drew a walk and Gardner hit a double, Judge hit two homeruns and Sanchez, Voit and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Matt Duffy committed an error and Montgomery had a pickoff. 

Robinson Cano had a hit, Michael Conforto drew a walk and Amed Rosario had two hits.  Rosario hit a double and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Conforto was picked off and Cano committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Voit hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  Judge hit a two-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 5-0 and in the seventh Stanton hit a solo homerun making it 6-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will play their final exhibition game on Monday night against the Phillies at Yankee Stadium.  They will then workout for a couple more days before beginning the season on Thursday night in Washington against the Nationals.