New York Yankees bust out of their slump with victory over the Chicago White Sox

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 7-1.  Clarke Schmidt started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen was great, mainly Michael King.  The offense broke out of their slump with Harrison Bader leading the way with three hits. 

Schmidt pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Schmidt won his eighth game of the season.  King pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out five and Jonathan Loaisiga made his first appearance since April and he pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Touki Toussaint started for the White Sox and he pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with five walks and nine strikeouts.  Toussaint lost his fifth game of the season.  Declan Cronin pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts and Tanner Banks pitched two innings giving up five hits and three runs with three strikeouts. 

Jake Bauers had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Billy McKinney had two hits and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and two RBI.  Bader had three hits and an RBI, Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk and Ben Rortvedt drew a walk.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and two RBI.  Kiner Falefa hit a double and Higashioka and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Bader had a stolen base and Bauers and Volpe were each caught stealing.   

Andrew Benintendi had a hit, Luis Robert Jr. had a hit and an RBI and Eloy Jimenez had two hits.  Yoan Moncada had a hit and drew a walk, Zach Remillard had a hit and Benintendi hit a double.  Robert Jr. hit a homerun and the White Sox were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Toussaint had a pickoff. 

In the top of the fourth Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run double giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Bader hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 3-0 and Bauers hit a sac fly making it 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Robert Jr. hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the eighth Higashioka hit a two-run pinch hit homerun making it 6-1 and Judge hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 7-1 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees leave a village on the bases as they fall to the Chicago White Sox

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.  The game took place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 5-1.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well although his final line didn’t indicate it.  Aaron Judge led the offense with two hits. 

Cole pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Cole took his third loss of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with two strikeouts. 

Dylan Cease started for the White Sox and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up a hit and no runs.  He walked seven and struck out six.  Cease picked up his fifth win of the season.  Brent Honeywell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Lane Ramsey pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Bryan Shaw pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out four.  Shaw picked up his first save of the season. 

Judge had two hits and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.  Billy McKinney had an RBI and drew two walks, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk and Harrison Bader had a hit and drew a walk.  Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Judge hit a double and the Yankees were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Kahnle committed an error. 

Andrew Benintendi had an RBI, Luis Robert Jr. had a hit and two RBI and Eloy Jimenez had a hit.  Yoan Moncada drew a walk, Andrew Vaughn had two hits and two RBI and Yasmani Grandal drew a walk.  Gavin Sheets had a hit, Elvis Andrus had a hit and Robert Jr. hit a double.  Vaughn hit a homerun and the White Sox were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the bottom of the second Vaughn hit a two-run homerun to give the White Sox a 2-0 lead.  IN the seventh McKinney hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the eighth Benintendi hit a sac fly to push the lead to 3-1.  Robert Jr. hit a two-run double and it was 5-1 White Sox which would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees are downed by the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday by the score of 5-1.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.  Jhonny Brito started for the Yankees and he wasn’t good.  Domingo German came in out of the bullpen and was very good.  The Yankees offense only managed three hits. 

Brito pitched four innings giving up six hits and five runs with four strikeouts.  Brito took his fifth loss of the season.  German pitched five innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts. 

Tyler Glasnow started for the Rays and he pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Glasnow won his fifth game of the season.  Robert Stephenson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out two. 

Aaron Judge drew three walks, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Jake Bauers had a hit and an RBI.  Anthony Volpe had a hit, Bauers hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Yandy Diaz had two hits, Wander Franco had a hit and an RBI and Brandon Lowe had a hit and two RBI.  Luke Raley had a hit and drew a walk, Isaac Paredes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Josh Lowe had a hit and an RBI.  Paredes and Raley each hit a double and Lowe, Franco, Paredes and J. Lowe each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Raley had a stolen base and Siri was caught stealing. 

In the first B. Lowe hit a two-run homerun giving the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Bauers hti a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the third Franco hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth Paredes hit a solo homerun making it 4-1 and J. Lowe hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 5-1 which was the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees are swept in Anaheim by the Angels

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Anaheim Angels on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California and the final score was 7-3.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he wasn’t good.  The bullpen did a good job and Franchy Cordero led the offense with three hits. 

Rodon pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and six runs with five walks and three strikeouts.  He took his third loss of the season.  Ian Hamilton pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and three walks with three strikeouts, Wandy Peralta pitched to one batter and got him out and Ron Marinaccio pitched an inning with a walk.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks. 

Chase Silseth started for the Angels and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and ten strikeouts.  Silseth won his second game of the season.  Jose Soriano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Jacob Webb pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Matt Moore pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts.  Aaron Loup pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Oswaldo Peraza drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Cordero had three hits and an RBI and Kyle Higashioka had two hits and an RBI.  Oswaldo Cabrera drew a walk, Cordero hit a double and Stanton and Cordero each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Volpe committed an error and Higashioka had a passed ball. 

Zach Neto had two hits, Shohei Ohtani drew four walks, Taylor Ward had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Mickey Moniak had a hit and an RBI.  Eduardo Escobar had an RBI and drew a walk, Hunter Renfroe drew two walks and Luis Rengifo had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Chad Wallach drew a walk.  Ward hit a double and a homerun and Rengifo hit a homerun.  The Angels were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

IN the bottom of the first Ward hit a two-run homerun giving the Angels a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Rengifo hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the third Moniak hit an RBI single extending the lead to 5-0.  Escobar hit into a forceout and a run scored making it 6-0.  In the top of the sixth Stanton hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-1.  Higashioka hit an RBI single making it 6-2.  In the top of the eighth Cordero hit a solo homerun making it 6-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Ward hit an RBI double and it was 7-3 which was the final score. 

The Yankees got swept in the three-game series and will be off on Thursday before beginning a three-game series at home with the Kansas City Royals on Friday. 

New York Yankees offense struggles in loss to the Anaheim Angels

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Anaheim Angels on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California and the final score was 5-1.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The Yankees offense managed only two hits. 

German pitched six innings giving up four hits and five runs with three walks and nine strikeouts.  German lost his sixth game of the season.  Albert Abreu pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out four. 

Patrick Sandoval started for the Angels and he pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Sandoval won his fifth game of the season.  Jacob Webb pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Carlos Estevez pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Gleyber Torres had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Harrison Bader drew a walk and Isiah Kiner-Falefa drew a walk.  Anthony Volpe had a hit, Torres hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Zach Neto had a hit and drew a walk, Shohei Ohtani had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mickey Moniak had three hits and three RBI.  Michael Stefanic drew a walk and Ohtani hit a triple.  Moniak hit a homerun and the Angels were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Moniak had a stolen base.  Neto committed an error. 

In the bottom of the first Moniak hit a two-run homerun giving the Angels a 2-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the third a wild pitch made it 3-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Ohtani hit an RBI triple pushing the lead to 4-1.  Moniak hit an RBI single and it was 5-1 Angels which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Wednesday night.