New York Yankees drop game two of a doubleheader to the Texas Rangers

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-4.  Gerrit Cole started and pitched well.  The bullpen wasn’t good, Luke Weaver got roughed up and Michael Tonkin pitched poorly also.  Alex Verdugo, Giancarlo Stanton, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Cole pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and ten strikeouts.  Weaver lost his third game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk, Tonkin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Mark Leiter Jr. pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning. 

Cody Bradford started for the Rangers and he pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with seven strikeouts.  He won his fourth game of the season, Jose Leclerc pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Gerson Garabito pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Verdugo had two hits, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Stanton had two hits and two RBI.  Chisholm Jr. had two hits and an RBI and Torres had two hits and an RBI.  Stanton hit a double, Stanton and Chisholm Jr. each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Chisholm Jr. had a stolen base and Volpe committed an error. 

Josh Smith had two hits and an RBI, Corey Seager had two hits and three RBI and Marcus Semien had a hit.  Josh Jung had a hit, Wyatt Langford had two hits and Nathaniel Lowe had two hits.  Adolis Garcia had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Leody Taveras had two hits and two RBI, Carson Kelly had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Taveras hit a double, Seager hit a homerun and the Rangers were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Langford had a stolen base and Semien committed an error. 

In the bottom of the second Torres hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fourth Garcia hit an RBI single tying the game at one.  In the top of the sixth Kelly had an RBI walk and Smith hit a sac fly giving the Rangers a 3-1 lead.  Seager hit a three-run homerun pushing the lead to 6-1.  In the top of the seventh Taveras hit a two-run double and Kelly hit an RBI single extending the lead to 9-1.  In the bottom of the eight Stanton hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 9-3 and Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homerun making it 9-4 but that was the final score.  The two teams will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees shutout the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of a doubleheader

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-0.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and had some control issues but pitched well.  The bullpen was good and Aaron Judge led the offense with three hits. 

Rodon pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and five walks and he struck out six.  Rodon won his 13^th game of the season.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Tim Hill pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Nathan Eovaldi started for the Rangers and he pitched three innings giving up six hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out four and lost his sixth game of the season.  Brock Burke pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Grant Anderson pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and three strikeouts. 

Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Judge had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Wells had two hits and four RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ben Rice had a hit, Trent Grisham drew a walk and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Wells, Judge and Cabrera each hit a double and Chisholm Jr. hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Marcus Semien drew a walk, Josh Jung had two hits and Wyatt Langford drew a walk.  Nathaniel Lowe drew a walk, Adolis Garcia had two hits and Robbie Grossman had a hit and drew a walk.  Jonah Heim drew a walk, Garcia hit a double and the Rangers were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Torres hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Wells hit a two-run double extending the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Judge hit an RBI double and it was 4-0 Yankees.  Wells hit a two-run single making it 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Soto hit an RBI groundout pushing the lead to 7-0.  In the bottom of the eight Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homerun and the score was 8-0 which would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two and then finish the series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees even series with the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-3.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched very well and Aaron Judge, Austin Wells and Anthony Volpe each had two hits. 

Rodon pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his 12^th game of the season.  Jake Cousins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out three and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Mark Leiter Jr. pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and Clay Holmes faced one batter and struck him out earning his 23^rd save of the season. 

Jose Berrios started for the Blue Jays and he pitched five innings giving up seven hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six and took his ninth loss of the season.  Erik Swanson pitched a perfect inning, Ryan Burr pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Yerry Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with a strikeout. 

Juan Soto had a hit, Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Wells had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a hit and drew a walk and Volpe had two hits and three RBI.  Trent Grisham had a hit and two RBI, Judge, Grisham and Volpe each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

George Springer drew a walk, Joey Loperfido had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had three hits and an RBI.  Alejandro Kirk had a hit and two RBI, Spencer Horwitz had a hit and drew a walk and Daulton Varsho had a hit.  Leo Jimenez had a hit, Addison Barger drew a walk and Guerrero Jr. hit a double.  Guerrero Jr. hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Horwitz and Jimenez each committed an error. 

In the top of the first Guerrero Jr. hit a solo  homerun giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the second Grisham hit a two-run homerun extending the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Volpe hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 6-1.  In the top of the sixth Kirk hit a two-run single cutting the lead to 6-3.  In the bottom of the seventh Volpe hit an RBI single making it 7-3 and in the bottom of the eighth Wells hit an RBI single making it an 8-3 game and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees fall to the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-5.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen was good and the offense was led by Anthony Volpe who had three hits. 

Stroman pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Stroman lost his sixth game of the season.  Michael Tonkin pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts, Tim Hill pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Enyel De Los Santos pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Jake Cousins pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Kevin Gausman started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out two.  Genesis Cabrera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Bendon Little pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and won his first game of the season and Zach Pop pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chad Green picked up his eighth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Juan Soto had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Austin Wells had two hits.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Ben Rice drew two walks.  Volpe had three hits and two RBI.  Soto, Volpe and Stanton each hit a double and Judge and Volpe each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runnners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Verdugo and Soto each had an outfield assist. 

George Springer had a hit, Joey Loperfido had two hits and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Spencer Horwitz had two hits and two RBI, Daulton Varsho had a hit and Ernei Clement had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Davis Schneider had a hit, Leo Jimenez drew a walk and Brian Serven had two hits and two RBI.  Clement, Guerrero Jr. and Schneider each hit a double.  Loperfido hit a triple and the Blue Jays were 7-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Varsho committed an error and Loperfido had an outfield assist. 

In the top of the first Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single and Clement hit a two-run double giving the Jays a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the top of the third Horwitz hit an RBI single and Clement hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 5-2.  Serven hit a two-run single extending the lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Volpe hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-4.  Wells hit an RBI single and it was a 7-5 game.  In the top of the sixth Horwitz hit an RBI single making it 8-5 Jays and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees sweep the Philadelphia Phillies

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.  The final score was 6-5 and the game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, the Yankees bullpen held the lead and the offense was led by DJ LeMahieu who had all six RBI. 

Cortes Jr. pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Cortes won his fifth game of the season.  Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Mark Leiter Jr. pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Clay Holmes picked up his 22^nd save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Cristopher Sanchez started for the Phillies, and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs.  He walked one and struck out seven and took his seventh loss of the season.  Jose Ruiz pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Yunior Marte pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Tanner Banks pitched a perfect inning and Carlos Estevez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Juan Soto had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and Jazz Chisholm had a hit.  Anthony Volpe had a hit; Alex Verdugo had a hit and LeMahieu had two hits and six RBI.  Carlos Narvaez had a hit, LeMahieu hit a double and a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Kyle Schwarber had a hit and drew two walks; Austin Hays had a hit and Alec Bohm had two hits and an RBI.  Nick Castellanos had two hits and three RBI, Weston Wilson had a hit and an RBI and Bryson Stott had two hits.  Brandon Marsh drew a walk, Hays and Bohm each hit a double and Bohm hit a triple.  Wilson hit a homerun and the Phillies were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the top of the second LeMahieu hit a grand slam giving the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Bohm hit an RBI groundout cutting the lead to 4-1.  Castellanos hit an RBI single, and it was 4-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Wilson hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the top of the sixth LeMahieu hit a two-run double giving the Yankees a 6-3 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Castellanos hit an RBI groundout and it was 6-4 Yankees.  In the bottom of the eighth Castellanos hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 6-5 but that was the final score.  The Yankees swept the three-game series and will be off on Thursday.  They will begin a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night and the start of a nine game homestand.