New York Yankees complete the sweep of the Cincinnati Reds

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday morning.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 4-1.  Luis Severino returning from injury made his season debut for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen was great and the offense did just enough with homeruns by Gleyber Torres and Harrison Bader. 

Severino pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Albert Abreu picked up his second win of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout, Jimmy Cordero pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Wandy Peralta pitched a perfect inning.  Clay Holmes earned his fifth save of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Hunter Greene started for the Reds and he pitched seven innings giving up four hits and four runs with three walks and ten strikeouts.  Greene took his fourth loss of the season, Kevin Herget pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Torres had a hit and an RBI, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Willie Calhoun had a hit and drew a walk.  Bader had a hit and two RBI, Jake Bauers drew a walk and Greg Allen had a hit.  Anthony Volpe had a hit and an RBI, Isiah Kiner-Falefa drew a walk and Volpe hit a double.  Allen hit a triple and Bader and Torres each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Allen had a stolen base and Kiner-Falefa was caught stealing.  Severio had a pickoff. 

Jonathan India drew a walk, Jake Fraley had a hit and Spencer Steer had two hits and an RBI.  Stuart Fairchild had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Newman had a hit and Luke Maile had a hit.  Steer hit a double and the Reds were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Maile had a stolen base and Fairchild had a pickoff. 

In the bottom of the first Steer hit an RBI double giving the Reds a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fifth Bader hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the top of the sixth Torres hit a solo homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 3-1.  In the top of the seventh Volpe hit an RBI double making it a 4-1 game and that was the final score.  The Yankees secured the series sweep and will be off on Monday.  They will begin a three-game series at home with the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees rally and win in extra innings over the Cincinnati Reds

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 7-4 in ten innings.  Jhony Brito started for the Yankees and he wasn’t very good, he didn’t have his control.  The bullpen pitched great and Aaron Judge led the offense with four hits. 

Brito pitched four innings giving up four hits and four runs with four walks and six strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Michael King pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Clay Holmes won his second game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Ryan Weber pitched an inning with a strikeout and earned his first save of the season. 

Luke Weaver started for the Reds and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with four strikeouts.  Alex Young pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Buck Farmer pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and Lucas Sims pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts.  Alexis Diaz pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Ian Gibaut pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two being earned.  He lost his first game of the season. 

Gleyber Torres had two hits, Judge had four hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had two hits and three RBI.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Harrison Bader had a hit and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit and an RBI.  Ben Rortvedt had two hits including a double and Judge also hit a double.  Kiner-Falefa and Rizzo each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Bader had a stolen base and Brito had a pickoff. 

Jonathan India had a hit and drew a walk, Matt McLain drew two walks and Jake Fraley had a hit, an RBI an drew a walk.  Spencer Steer had a hit and an RBI, Tyler Stephenson drew a walk and Jose Barrero had a hit.  Luke Maile had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  India hit a double and Maile hit a homerun, the Reds were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Fraley was caught stealing and was picked off.  Myers had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Fraley hit an RBI single giving the Reds a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the third Judge hit an RBI single tying the game at one.  In the bottom of the third Steer hit an RBI single giving the Reds a 2-1 lead and in the bottom of the fourth that increased to 4-1 on a Maile two-run homerun.  In the top of the fifth Kiner-Falefa hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2 and Judge hit an RBI double making it 4-3.  Rizzo hit an RBI single and the game was tied at four.  In the top of the tenth Judge hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 5-4 lead and Rizzo hit a two-run homerun making it 7-4 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees will look for the sweep tomorrow morning.   

New York Yankees defeat the Cincinnati Reds

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 6-2 Yankees.  Clarke Schmidt started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was great.  Anthony Rizzo led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Schmidt pitched five innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Jimmy Cordero pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Albert Abreu pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Wandy Peralta pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Nick Ramirez pitched an inning with a walk. 

Ben Lively started for the Reds and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Lively lost his second game of the season.  Ian Gibaut pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Alex Young pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Silvino Bracho pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with three walks.  Alan Busenitz pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Harrison Bader had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Rizzo had two hits and two RBI.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Anthony Volpe had a hit and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and two RBI.  DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Higashioka hit a double and Judge and Rizzo each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Jonathan India had a hit and drew a walk, Matt McLain had two hits and Jake Fraley had a hit and two RBI.  Spencer Steer had a hit and drew a walk, Henry Ramos drew two walks and Wil Myers had a hit and drew a walk.  McLain and Fraley each hit a double and the Reds were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Fraley had a stolen base and Ramos was caught stealing.  Gibaut committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Rizzo hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Fraley hit a two-run double cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the ninth Higashioka hit a two-run double increasing the lead to 5-2 and Bader hit an RBI single making it a 6-2 game which was the final score. 

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

New York Yankees led by Aaron Judge hold off the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Ontario, Canada and the final score was 7-4.  Jimmy Cordero started as an opener and pitched great and Jhonny Brito pitched well as the bulk guy.  The offense was led by Aaron Judge who hit two homeruns and had three walks. 

Cordero pitched two perfect innings.  Brito won his third game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up six hits and four runs with only one being earned.  He walked none and struck out two, Ian Hamilton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Michael King earned his third save of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Alek Manoah lost his fourth game of the season pitching four innings and giving up six hits and five runs with seven walks and three strikeouts.  Nate Pearson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a run and two walks with a strikeout, Tim Mayza pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jay Jackson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Yimi Garcia pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jake Bauers drew a walk, Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew three walks and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Willie Calhoun had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Volpe had a hit.  Oswaldo Cabrera drew three walks, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk.  Volpe and Rizzo each hit a double and Judge hit two homeruns and Calhoun hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Bauers had a stolen base and Cabrera was picked off.  Torres committed an error. 

George Springer had an RBI, Bo Bichette had two hits and an RBI and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and an RBI.  Matt Chapman had a hit, Whit Merrifield had a hit and an RBI and Brandon Belt had a hit.  Kevin Kiermaier had two hits.  Kiermaier, Chapman and Guerrero Jr. each hit a double and the Blue Jays were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Merrifield committed an error and Manoah had a pickoff. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun and Calhoun hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Higashioka hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 4-0.  Judge drew an RBI walk extending the lead to 5-0.  In the sixth Rizzo hit an RBI double and it was 6-0.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the eighth making it 7-0.  In the bottom of the eighth Merrifield hit an RBI single, Springer had an RBI groundout and Bichette hit an RBI single and it was 7-3 Yankees.  Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 7-4 but that was as close as it would get.  The Yankees took the first game of the series and the two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees rally for a wild win over the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-8.  It was a wild game that saw the Yankees get down 6-0 and then rally back against one of the best pitchers in baseball. 

Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen did a good job and the offense was led by Anthony Rizzo who had three hits. 

Cortes pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jimmy Cordero pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and picked up his third win of the season, Ron Marinaccio pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs and Clay Holmes pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out three.  Wandy Peralta picked up his second save of the season and he pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Ryan Thompson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and five runs with two walks and he took his first loss of the season.  Javy Guerra pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jalen Beeks pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Gleyber Torres drew two walks, Aaron Judge had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk and Rizzo had three hits.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Harrison Bader drew a walk and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and two RBI.  Anthony Volpe had a hit, Jake Bauers had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Rizzo hit a double, Higashioka hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Volpe had two stolen bases. 

Yandy Diaz had two hits and four RBI, Wander Franco had a hit and Randy Arozarena had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Isaac Paredes had a hit, Brandon Lowe had a hit and Taylor Walls had a hit and an RBI.  Manuel Margot drew a walk, Luke Raley had a hit and Jose Siri drew a walk.  Francisco Mejia had two hits, Franco hit a double and Diaz hit a homerun.  The Rays were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the second Walls hit an RBI single to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Diaz hit a grand-slam pushing the lead to 5-0 and Arozarena hit an RBI single making it 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Higashioka hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-2.  Judge hit a two-run homerun and it was 6-4 Rays.  In the bottom of the sixth a wild pitch made it 6-5 and a Judge homerun gave the Yankees the lead at 7-6.  Cabrera hit a two-run single increasing the lead to 9-6.  In the seventh Arozarena hit a two-run single cutting the lead to 9-8 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.