New York Yankees shutout the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-0.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Anthony Rizzo, Gleyber Torres, Josh Donaldson, Giancarlo Stanton and Harrison Bader each had two hits each and Kyle Higashioka had three hits. 

Cortes pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a hit and no runs.  He walked two and struck out 12.  Cortes picked up his 12^th win of the season.  Jacob Barnes pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two. 

Austin Voth started for the Orioles and he pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Voth lost his fourth game of the season.  Spenser Watkins pitched three innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Aaron Judge drew two walks, Rizzo had two hits and Torres had two hits and two RBI.  Donaldson had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Stanton had two hits and an RBI and Bader had two hits and an RBI.  Higashioka had three hits and an RBI and Oswald Peraza had a hit.  Torres, Donaldson and Bader each hit a double.  Stanton and Higashioka each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Bader was caught stealing. 

Ryan Mountcastle had a hit and drew a walk, Adley Rutschman had a hit and Jorge Mateo had a hit and drew a walk.  Rutschman hit a double and the Orioles were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Mullins had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Torres hit an RBI double, Donaldson hit a sac fly and Stanton hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Higashioka hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the seventh Torres hit an RBI single, Donaldson hit a two-run single and it was 7-0 Yankees.  Bader hit an RBI double to make it 8-0 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.  It will also be the regular season final home game for the Yankees as they will head to Texas after to begin a four game series on Monday night.   

New York Yankees lose to the Baltimore Orioles as they still await 62 from Aaron Judge

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  Oswaldo Cabrera led the offense with two hits, the team only had four.  Aaron Judge had a hit and walked twice. 

German pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  German lost his fourth game of the season.  Zack Britton pitched to one batter and walked him, he then uncorked a wild pitch and left the game with an injury.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and striking out three, Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and Scott Effross pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Jordan Lyles started for the Orioles and he pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Lyles won his 12^th game of the season.  Felix Bautista pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and DL Hall pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Judge had a hit and two walks, Cabrera had two hits and an RBI and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit.  Cabrera hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Kiner-Falefa had a stolen base, Trevino committed an error and Chapman had a pickoff. 

Cedric Mullins drew two walks, Adley Rutschman drew a walk and Anthony Santander drew a walk.  Ryan Mountcastle had a hit and an RBI, Gunnar Henderson had a hit and drew a walk and Roughned Odor had a hit.  Austin Hays had a hit and drew a walk, Kyle Stowers drew a walk and Jorge Mateo had a hit.  Hays hit a double and the Orioles were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Mullins had two stolen bases and Odor was picked off. 

In the first Mountcastle hit an RBI single giving the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Cabrera tied the game with a solo homerun.  In the six a wild pitch allowed a run to score and give the Orioles a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees clinch AL East with win over the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  The game took place in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 5-2.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Aaron Judge in his quest for 61 walked four times, Gleyber Torres and Kyle Higashioka each had three hits. 

Taillon pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs.  He didn’t walk a batter and struck out six.  Taillon picked up his 14^th win of the season.  Lou Trivino picked up his 11^th save of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Jose Berrios started for the Blue Jays and he lost his seventh game of the season.  He pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Zach Pop pitched 2/3 of an inning givin gup a hit and he walked one, David Phelps pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.  Anthony Bass pitched 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts. 

Judge drew four walks, Anthony Rizzo had two hits and an RBI and Torres had three hits and three RBI.  Oswaldo Cabrera had two hits, Higashioka had three hits and Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI.  Higashioka and Hicks each hit a double and the Yankees were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Judge and Hicks each had an outfield assist. 

George Springer had two hits and an RBI, Bo Bichette had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and an RBI.  Alejandro Kirk had a hit, Raimel Tapia had a hit and Whit Merrifield had a hit.  Cavan Biggio had a hit, Bichette hit a double and Springer hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Bichette committed an error and Tapia had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Springer hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the third Rizzo hit an RBI single to tie the score at one.  Torres hit an RBI single to make it 2-1 Yankees.  In the fifth Torres hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 3-1 for the Yankees.  In the sixth Hicks hit an RBI double and it was 4-1 Yankees.  Torres hit an RBI single and the lead was extended to 5-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 5-2 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees with the win clinched the AL East.  It was their first division title since 2019 and 20^th overall.  The Yankees will now play out the string and try to get Aaron Judge to break the AL record for homeruns which is 61.   

New York Yankees are walked off by the Toronto Blue Jays in ten innings

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 3-2 in ten innings.  Luis Severino made the start for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was good.  Anthony Rizzo had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched four innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Lou Trivino pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Scott Effross pitched a perfect inning and Ron Marinaccio pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning and Clarke Schmidt took his fifth loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Kevin Gausman started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hit and two runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Adam Cimber got both batters out that he faced, Yimi Garcia pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Jordan Romano pitched a perfect inning striking out the side.  Anthony Bass pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Tim Mayza won his eighth game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning with a walk. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks, Rizzo had two hits and Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI.  Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Rizzo hit a double.  Kiner-Falefa hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cabrera had a stolen base and Rizzo was caught stealing. 

Bo Bichette had two hits, Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits and an RBI and Alejandro Kirk drew two walks.  Matt Chapman had a hit, Teoscar Hernandez had a hit and two RBI and Danny Jansen had a hit and drew a walk.  Whit Merrifield had a hit, Hernandez hit a double and the Blue Jays were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Torres hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Kiner-Falefa hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Hernandez hit a two-run double and the game was tied at two.  In the bottom of the tenth Guerrero Jr. hit a walk-off single to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 win. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.  The Yankees will be looking to clinch the AL East Title with a victory. 

Yankees have unbelievable ninth inning rally to steal win over the Pittsburgh Pirates as Aaron Judge hits 60th homer

 

The New York Yankees rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-8.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen didn’t do so well.  Gleyber Torres, Josh Donaldson, Harrison Bader and Jose Trevino each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense.  Aaron Judge hit homerun number 60. 

Cortes pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Lou Trivino pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with two being earned.  He walked two and struck out one, Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman picked up his third win of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Luis Ortiz started for the Pirates and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five, Duane Underwood Jr. pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Robert Stephenson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Yohan Ramirez pitched a perfect inning.  Wil Crowe pitched giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and he didn’t record an out. 

Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Torres had two hits and drew a walk.  Donaldson had two hits, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk and Oswaldo Cabrera drew a walk.  Bader had two hits, three RBI, Trevino had two hits and an RBI and Rizzo hit a double.  Judge and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rizzo committed an error. 

Bryan Reynolds had four hits and two RBI, Rodolfo Castro had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Diego Castillo had a hit.  Jack Suwinski had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Newman had two hits and O’Neil Cruz drew three walks.  Greg Allen had an RBI, Jason Delay had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Delay hit a double, Reynolds and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Newman had a stolen base and Reynolds and Cruz each committed an error. 

In the fourth Allen hit a sac fly to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Bader hit an RBI single tying the game at one.  Trevino hit an RBI single and it was 2-1 Yankees.  In the sixth Delay hit a two-run double giving the Pirates a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Bader hit a two-run single giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  In the seventh Reynolds hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Reynolds hit an RBI single giving the Pirates a 5-4 lead, Castro hit a three-run homerun and it was 8-4 Pirates.  In the bottom of the ninth Judge led off hitting his 60^th homerun and cutting the lead to 8-5.  After a double, walk and a single Stanton stepped up to the plate and hit a walk-off Grand Slam to give the Yankees the 9-8 victory.  The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday night.