New York Yankees rally but fall short in Tampa Bay

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-3.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he had a terrible first inning and then settled down but it was too late.  The bullpen pitched well and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with two hits. 

Rodon pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Rodon lost his seventh game of the season.  Jake Cousins pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out five, Michael Tonkin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tommy Khanle pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Ryan Pepiot started for the Rays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season.  Kevin Kelly pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Colin Poche pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a  walk and a strikeout and Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and picked up his 15^th save of the season. 

Ben Rice had a hit and two RBI, Juan Soto drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit and a walk.  Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Volpe drew a walk.  Trent Grisham had a hit, LeMahieu had two hits and Rice hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Verdugo committed an error. 

Yander Diaz had a hit and drew a walk, Randy Arozarena had a hit and drew a walk and Amed Rosario had two hits.  Isaac Paredes had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Jose Siri had a hit and Jonny DeLuca had a hit and an RBI.  Jose Caballero drew a walk, Arozarena and DeLuca hit a double and Paredes hit a homerun.  The Rays were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Arozarena had a stolen base and Caballero was caught stealing. 

In the top of the first Torres hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Arozarena hit an RBI double and Paredes hit a three-run homerun giving the Rays a 4-1 lead.  In the top of the seventh Rice hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the bottom of the eight DeLuca hit an RBI double giving the Rays a cushion at 5-3 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees pound the Toronto Blue Jays in a offensive explosion

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 16-5.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees and he pitched well but didn’t pitch deep into the game.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense was led by Aaron Judge and Jahmi Jones who each had three hits. 

Stroman pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Michael Tonkin earned his third win of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Tim Hill pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Yusei Kikuchi started for the Blue Jays and he pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Kikuchi took his eight loss of the season.  Nate Pearson pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk, Genesis Cabrera pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Trevor Richards pitched an inning giving up three hits and two unearned runs.  Tim Mayza pitched giving up five hits and five runs without recording an out and Bowden Francis pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs. 

Anthony Volpe had two hits, Juan Soto had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Judge had three hits and two RBI.  J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI, Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had two hits and three RBI.  Alex Verdugo had two hits and two RBI, DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Trevino had a hit and an RBI.  Jones had three hits and an RBI, Davis, Verdugo, LeMahieu, Cabrera and Trevino each hit a double.  Soto and Torres each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 9-12 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Bo Bichette had a hit and drew a walk, Spencer Horwitz had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits and two RBI.  Justin Turner had two hits and drew two walks, George Springer had a hit and two RBI and Danny Jansen had a hit.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and an RBI, Turner hit a double and Kiner-Falefa, Guerrero Jr. each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kiner-Falefa committed an error and Barger had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Springer hit an RBI single giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fourth Davis hit an RBI groundout to tie the score at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Guerrero Jr. hit into a force out and a run scored giving the Jays a 2-1 lead.  Springer was hit by a pitch and it was 3-1 Jays.  In the top of the sixth Soto hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  Davis hit an RBI double, Torres hit a two-run homerun and it was 7-3 Yankees.  In the bottom of the sixth Kiner-Falefa hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-4.  In the bottom of the seventh Guerrero Jr. hit a solo homerun making it a 7-5 game.  In the top of the eighth Verdugo hit an RBI double, LeMahieu hit an RBI double and it was 9-5 Yankees.  In the top of the ninth Judge hit a two-run single pushing the lead to 11-5.  Cabrera hit an RBI double, Torres hit a sac fly and Verdugo hit an RBI single extending the lead to 14-5.  Trevino hit an RBI double and Jones hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 16-5 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday. 

New York Yankees bats are silenced as they drop series to the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-1.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched a couple of solid innings and the offense was led by Ben Rice and Trent Grisham who each had two hits. 

Cortes pitched seven innings giving up five hits and three runs with seven strikeouts.  Cortes lost his sixth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three and Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Max Fried started for the Braves and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with four strikeouts.  Fried picked up his seventh win of the season.  Pierce Johnson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out a batter, Joe Jimenez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Raisel Iglesias pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he earned his 20^th save of the season. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and an RBI, Juan Soto had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Rice had two hits, Grisham had two hits and Volpe hit a double.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Jarred Kelenic had a hit and two RBI, Ozzie Albies had a hit and an RBI and Marcell Ozuna had two hits.  Ramon Laureano had a hit, Orlando Arcia had a hit and it was a double and Kelenic hit a homerun.  The Braves were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the top of the third Kelenic hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fifth Kelenic hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 2-0.  Albies hit an RBI single and it was 3-0 Braves.  In the bottom of the sixth Volpe hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 3-1 but that was the final score.  The Braves took two out of three in the series and the Yankees will be off on Monday.  They will begin a two-game series with the New York Mets on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees bounce back to even series with the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-3.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, the bullpen did a good job and Oswaldo Cabrera lead the team with two hits and two RBI. 

Stroman pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Stroman won his seventh game of the season.  Michael Tonkin pitched to one batter and struck him out, Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Phil Bickford pitched a perfect inning. 

Charlie Morton started for the Braves, and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  Morton lost his fourth game of the season.  Aaron Bummer pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and Jesse Chavez pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit and drew three walks and Aaron Judge had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Verdugo drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Trent Grisham had a hit and an RBI.  Ben Rice had a hit and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Austin Wells drew a walk.  Cabrera had two hits and two RBI, Stanton, Torres and Volpe each hit a double and Judge and Grisham each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Soto committed an error. 

Jarred Kelenic had a hit and drew a walk, Marcell Ozuna had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Austin Riley had a hit.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and two RBI and Kelenic hit a double.  Ozuna and d’Arnaud each hit a homerun and the Braves were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the top of the first Ozuna hit a solo homerun giving the Braves 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 third Judge grounded into a double play and a run scored making it 3-1 Yankees.  In the bottom of the fourth Torres hit an RBI double pushing the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Cabrera hit a two-run single making it 6-1.  Judge drew an RBI walk and the lead was 7-1.  In the top of the seventh d’Arnaud hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the bottom of the seventh Grisham hit a solo homerun making it 8-3 and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees are beat up by the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Carlos Rodon started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense only managed three hits. 

Rodon pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and eight runs with seven of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three and took his fourth loss of the season.  Yoendrys Gomez pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three walks with five strikeouts and Phil Bickford pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Chris Sale started for the Braves and he won his 10^th game of the season pitching five innings and giving up a hit and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Daysbel Hernandez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Jesse Chavez pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Dylan Lee pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Grant Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Jahmai Jones had a hit and drew a walk.  DJ LeMahieu had an RBI and drew a walk, Jones hit a triple and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Volpe was caught stealing and Jones committed an error. 

Jarred Kelenic had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Ozzie Albies had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Marcell Ozuna drew a walk.  Matt Olson had two hits and two RBI, Austin Riley had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Sean Murphy had two hits.  Ramon Laureano had three hits and an RBI, Laureano hit three doubles, Albies and Murphy also hit a double.  Albies, Riley and Olson each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

In the top of the first Albies hit a two-run homerun giving the Braves a 2-0 lead.  Riley hit a solo homerun increasing the lead to 3-0.  In the top of the second Kelenic hit an RBI single and the Braves lead pushed to 4-0.  In the bottom of the second LeMahieu hit an RBI groundout cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the top of the third Laureano hit an RBI double and the lead was 5-1 Braves.  In the top of the fourth Olson hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 7-1.  Murphy hit an RBI double and it was 8-1 Braves and that would be the final score.