The New York Yankees lose a heartbreaker to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees lose a heartbreaker to the Boston Red Sox


The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees on Thursday night. The final score was 9-8 in ten innings and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and wasn’t very good. The Yankees had a big rally in the seventh and then blew it with two outs and two strikes in the ninth.

Nova pitched four innings giving up five hits and three runs. He walked two and struck out three. Preston Claiborne didn’t record an out and gave up four hits and three runs with a walk, Cesar Cabral struck out the only batter that he faced and Adam Warren pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts. David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Mariano Rivera blew his sixth save pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run and Joba Chamberlain took the loss pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. It was Jobas first loss of the season. Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning and intentionally walked a batter.

Brett Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Derek Jeter drew two walks and Robinson Cano had a hit and three RBI. Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had two hits. Lyle Overbay had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit. Cano and Granderson hit a double and Rodriguez hit two doubles. The Yankees were 6-14 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Suzuki, Gardner, Overbay, Rodriguez, Wells and Soriano each stole a base and Soriano was caught stealing. Romine committed an error and Warren had a pickoff.

Jake Peavy started for the Red Sox and pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up hit and two runs with a walk, Junichi Tazawa pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Craig Breslow earned his fifth win of the season. He pitched two innings giving up a walk and striking out two and Koji Uehara earned his 18th save of the season pitching a perfect inning.

Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI, Shane Victorino had two hits and three RBI and Dustin Pedroia had a hit. David Ortiz had two hits and drew two walks, Daniel Nava had a hit and drew two walks and Mike Napoli had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Stephen Drew had a hit and an RBI, Lavernway had two hits and two RBI, Will Middlebrooks had two hits and an RBI and Ellsbury and Nava each hit a double. Middlebrooks and Victorino each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 5-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Berry, Ellsbury and Victorino each stole a base and Ellsbury was picked off.

In the third Ellsbury hit an RBI double, Victorino had an RBI groundout and the Red Sox had a 2-0 lead. The Yankees tied the game in the third on a Cano two run double. The Red Sox took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on a Middlebrooks solo homerun. In the fifth Victorino hit a solo homerun, Napoli hit an RBI single and Lavarnway had an RBI ground out to make it a 6-2 lead. Lavarnway hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 7-2 Red Sox. The Yankees had a six run seventh inning to take an 8-7 lead. Gardner hit an RBI single, Cano grounded into a force out scoring a run, Soriano hit an RBI single and Granderson hit an RBI double. Overbay hit a two run single. The Red Sox were able to tie the game with two outs and two strikes in the ninth. Drew hit an RBI single to tie it at eight and then in the tenth Victorino hit an RBI single to make it 9-8 and that was the game winning hit as the Red Sox held on for the victory.

The two teams will play game two of four on Friday night. The Yankees record fell to 75-65 and the Red Sox record improved to 85-57.

The New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves in matinee

The New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves in matinee


The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday afternoon. The final score was 5-2 and the game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched well. Lucas Duda led the offense with three hits.

Gee pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts. Gee won his 11th game of the season. Vic Black pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. Hawkins saved his seventh game of the season.

Daniel Murphy had two hits and drew a walk, Andrew Brown had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Duda had three hits and an RBI. Justin Turner had two hits, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI. Omar Quintanilla had a hit and drew a walk and Gee had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Duda hit a double, Murphy hit a triple and Brown and Duda each hit a homerun. The Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Young committed an error.

Kameron Loe lost his third game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits and five runs with three walks. Freddy Garcia pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two and Varvaro pitched two innings walking one and striking out one.

B.J. Upton had an RBI and drew a walk, Freddie Freeman had a hit and an

RBI and Evan Gattis had a hit. Johnson had two hits, Dan Uggla had a hit and Janish had two hits. Gattis and Johnson each hit a double and Freeman hit a homerun. The Braves were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. B.J. Upton had a stolen base.

Brown hit a two run homerun in the first inning to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. In the third Duda hit a solo homerun, Lagares hit into a force out scoring a run and Gee hit an RBI single to make it a 5-0 game. B.J. Upton hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-1 Mets. Freeman hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 5-2 and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 63-75 and the Braves record fell to 85-54. The Mets have an off day on Thursday.

The New York Mets lose 3-1 to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets lose 3-1 to the Atlanta Braves


The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets on Tuesday night. The final score was 3-1 and the game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Carlos Torres started for the Mets and pitched well. Eric Young Jr. and Omar Quintanilla each had two hits to lead the offense.

Torres pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out six and lost his third game of the season. Scott Rice faced two batters and retired them both and Vic Black faced one batter and struck him out.

Young had two hits and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk. Juan Lagares had a hit, Matthew den Dekker had a hit and Quintanilla had two hits. Duda and Murphy each hit a double, Young hit a triple and The Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Young had a stolen base.

Kris Medlen pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and a run. He walked none and struck out nine and won his 12th game of the season. Scott Downs pitched 1/3 of an inning walking a batter, Luis Ayala pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Craig Kimbrel saved his 44th game of the season. Kimbrel pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

B.J. Upton had two hits, Freddie Freeman had a hit and Evan Gattis had three hits and an RBI. Dan Uggla drew a walk, Andrelton Simmons had a hit and two RBI and Gattis and Simmons each hit a homerun. The Braves were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Murphy hit an RBI double in the sixth to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the seventh Gattis hit a solo homerun and Simmons hit a two run homerun to give the Braves a 3-1 lead and that would be the final score.

The Mets record fell to 62-75 and the Braves record improved to 85-53. The two teams will play the final game of the series on Wednesday afternoon.

The New York Yankees hang on to sweep the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees hang on to sweep the Chicago White Sox


The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. The final score was 6-5 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. CC Sabathia started and pitched well. Robinson Cano led the offense with three hits.

Sabathia pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up three runs on five hits. He walked four and struck out four and won his 13th game of the season. David Robertson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a walk. He gave up two runs and Mariano Rivera saved his 41st game of the season. Rivera pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one; it was his first four out save in two years.

Brett Gardner had two hits and two RBI, Derek Jeter drew a walk and Cano had three hits and two RBI. Alfonso Soriano had an RBI and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Granderson and Overbay each hit a double, Gardner hit a triple and Cano hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Jeter committed an error.

Erik Johnson pitched six innings giving up seven hits and five runs with three of them being earned. He walked three and struck out one and lost his first game of the season. It was Johnson major league debut. Daniel Webb pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and David Purcey pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Gordon Beckham had two hits and drew a walk, Paul Konerko had a hit and drew two walks and Avisail Garcia had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Dayan Viciedo drew a walk, Josh Phegley had a hit and two RBI and Marcus Semien had two hits and an RBI.

Garcia hit a double and the White Sox were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Johnson committed an error.

In the first Garcia hit an RBI double to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead. The Yankees came right back with a run on a Cano solo homerun to tie the game at one. In the fourth Overbay hit an RBI double, Gardner hit a two run triple and Cano hit an RBI single to make it a 5-1 lead for the Yankees. Soriano hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to push the lead to 6-1. The White sox had a rally in the eighth inning to cut the lead to 6-5 and that was the final score. Garcia hit an RBI single, Phegley hit a two run single and Semien hit an RBI single.

The Yankees record improved to 75-64 and the White Sox record fell to 56-81. The Yankees swept the three game series and will begin a four game series with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.

The New York Yankees rally to beat the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees rally to beat the Chicago White Sox


The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. The final score was 6-4 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched well. Derek Jeter and Eduardo Nunez each had two hits.

Kuroda pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out seven. Preston Claiborne pitched to two batters and retired them both, Boone Logan won his fifth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout and Mariano Rivera saved his 40th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Jeter had two hits, Robinson Cano had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had a hit and two RBI. /Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk, Vernon Wells had a hit and Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI. Nunez had two hits and two RBI, Nunez hit two doubles and Cano hit a double. The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Wells and Nunez each had a stolen base and Nunez committed an error.

Chris Sale started for the White Sox and pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked one and struck out six. Nate Jones lost his fifth game of the season giving up two hits and two runs without recording an out. Donnie Veal pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Matt Lindstrom pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Alejandro De Aza had three hits and an RBI, Gordon Beckham had two hits and drew a walk and Alexei Ramirez had a hit and two RBI. Adam Dunn had a hit and an RBI, Paul Konerko drew a walk and Beckham hit a double. Ramirez hit a triple, De Aza hit a homerun and the White Sox were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. De Aza had a stolen base; Beckham and Gillaspie each committed an error.

Dunn hit an RBI single in the first giving the White Sox a 1-0 lead. In the second Wells stole home to tie the game at one. Ramirez hit a two run triple in the fifth to give the White Sox a 3-1 lead. In the seventh De Aza hit a solo homerun to extend the White Sox lead to 4-1. In the eighth the Yankees came back and scored five runs to make it 6-4. Soriano hit a two run single, Granderson hit an RBI single and Nunez hit a two run double. 6-4 would be the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 74-64 and the White Sox record fell to 56-81. The two teams will play the series finale on Wednesday night with the Yankees looking for a three game sweep.

The New York Mets get blown out by the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets get blown out by the Atlanta Braves


The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets on Monday afternoon. The final score was 13-5 and the game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Daisuke Matsuzaka started for the Mets and was bad, the bullpen had mixed results. Josh Satin and Juan Lagares each had two hits.

Matsuzaka pitched three innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts. He lost his third game of the season, Tim Byrdak pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one, Gonzalez Germen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Pedro Feliciano pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs with a walk. Vic Black faced one batter and retired him, David Aardsma pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked three and struck out one and LaTroy Hawkins pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Satin had two hits. Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Lagares had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Wilmer Flores drew a walk. Anthony Recker had a hit and drew a walk, Matsuzaka had a hit and an RBI and Zach Lutz had a hit and an RBI. Satin hit two doubles and Lutz hit a double. The Mets were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Satin committed an error.

Paul Maholm started for the Braves and pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs. He walked three and struck out four. Maholm won his 10th game of the season, Luis Ayala pitched a perfect inning, Scott Downs pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout and David Carpenter pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out a batter. Luis Avilan pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Jordan Schafer had four hits and an RBI, Justin Upton had two hits and drew two walks and Freddie Freeman had two hits and five RBI. Brian McCann had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Cody Johnson had two hits and drew a walk and B.J. Upton had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Dan Uggla had a hit and drew a walk, Andrelton Simmons had two hits and three RBI and Joey Terdoslavich had an RBI. Freeman, Simmons and J. Upton each hit a double and B.J. Upton hit two doubles. Freeman hit a homerun and the Braves were 8-20 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Schafer had three stolen bases, Elliott Johnson had one and Schafer committed an error.

In the first Freeman hit a two run double to give the Braves a 2-0 lead. Matsuzaka hit an RBI single in the second to cut the lead to 2-1. Schafer hit an RBI single in the second, Freeman hit a three run homerun and the score was 6-1 Atlanta. Lutz hit an RBI double in the fourth and Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 6-3. Simmons hit a two run double in the fifth to make it an 8-3 game. In the sixth McCann hit an RBI single, B.J. Upton hit an RBI double and the Braves were leading 10-3. Duda hit an RBI single and Lagares hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 10-5 Braves. In the eighth Simmons reached on a fielding error and two runs scored and Terdoslavich hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 13-5 score which was the final score.

The Braves record improved to 84-53 and the Mets record fell to 62-74. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

The New York Yankees breeze past the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees breeze past the Chicago White Sox


The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Monday afternoon. The final score was 9-1 and the game was played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started but after a two-hour rain delay he didn’t come back out. David Huff pitched very well in relief. Derek Jeter had a couple of hits and RBI and Brett Gardner had two hits.

Hughes pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and no runs. Huff pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with three strikeouts. Huff earned his second win of the season. Cesar Cabral made his major league debut pitching an inning and giving up a hit with two strikeouts and Adam Warren pitched an inning walking a batter.

Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Jeter had two hits and two RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit. J.R. Murphy made his major league debut and picked up a hit, Alfonso Soriano had a hit and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk. Vernon Wells had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI. Austin Romine had a hit and two RBI, Gardner hit two doubles, Rodriguez and Soriano each hit a double. The Yankees were 7-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Jose Quintana started and took the loss only pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. Quintana lost his fifth game and couldn’t come back after the long rain delay. Dylan Axelrod pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and eight runs with six of them being earned. He walked two and struck out one, Jake Petricka pitched 2 2/3 innings striking out two and David Purcey pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.

Alejandro De Aza had a hit, Adam Dunn had a hit and Paul Konerko had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Avisail Garcia had a hit, Conor Gillaspie had a hit and Jordan Danks had a hit. Josh Phegley had a hit, Danks hit a double and Konerko hit a homerun. The White Sox were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. De Aza, Phegley and Dunn each committed an error.

In the first Jeter hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fourth the Yankees scored eight runs to break the game open and take a 9-0 lead. Reynolds hit an RBI single, Romine hit a two run single, Gardner hit an RBI double and Jeter hit an RBI single. Soriano hit an RBI double, Wells reached on a fielder’s choice and error allowing two runs to score. Konerko hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it 9-1 and that would be the final score.

The Yankees improved their record to 73-64 and the White Sox record dropped to 56-80. The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.

The New York Yankees fail to sweep the Baltimore Orioles as the bullpen implodes

The New York Yankees fail to sweep the Baltimore Orioles as bullpen implodes


The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 7-3 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started and pitched well. The bullpen was bad and the Yankees offense didn’t do that much damage after a good start.

Pettitte pitched 6+ innings giving up seven hits and two runs with three strikeouts. Shawn Kelley gave up two hits and two runs without recording an out and suffered his second loss of the season. Boone Logan gave up a hit and two runs with a walk, Joba Chamberlain pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and David Huff pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters. Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had an RBI and Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Alex Rodriguez drew a walk, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Mark Reynolds drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit, Eduardo Nunez had two hits and Chris Stewart drew a walk. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Gardner hit two doubles and Nunez hit a double. The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.

Wei-Yin Chen pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs. He walked five and struck out five. Kevin Gausman won his second game of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit. He walked one and struck out three, Francisco Rodriguez pitched an inning striking out two, Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Darren O’Day pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Nick Markakis drew a walk, Manny Machado had a hit and Adam Jones had two hits and three RBI. Michael Morse had two hits, Danny Valencia had two hits and Matt Wieters had a hit and an RBI. J.J. Hardy had two hits and three RBI and Brian Roberts had two hits. Hardy and Jones each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base.

In the third Soriano hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Gardner had an RBI walk and Jeter hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0 Yankees. The Orioles scored seven runs in the seventh inning to take a 7-3 lead. Wieters hit an RBI single, Hardy hit a three run homerun and Jones hit a three run homerun. The final score was 7-3 Orioles.

The Yankees failed to sweep the three game series and their record dropped to 72-64. The Orioles record improved to 72-63. The Yankees will begin a three game series against the Chicago White Sox on Monday afternoon.

The New York Mets win second straight over the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets win second straight over Washington Nationals


The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. The final score was 11-3 and the game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and pitched well. The Mets bullpen was pretty good and the offense was really good.

Wheeler pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out three and won his seventh game of the season. Pedro Feliciano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, David Aardsma pitched an inning giving up two hits and Scott Atchison pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run.

Eric Young Jr. had three hits and two RBI, Daniel Murphy had three hits and two RBI and Josh Satin had three hits and drew a walk. Ike Davis had an RBI, Travis d’Arnaud had two hits and drew a walk and Juan Lagares had three hits and two RBI. Matthew Den Dekker had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Omar Quintanilla had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Wheeler had an RBI and drew a walk. Quintanilla, Satin and Murphy each hit a double. The Mets were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Young and den Dekker each had a stolen base and Lagares had an outfield assist.

Dan Haren lost his 12th game of the season pitching 2 2/3 innings and giving up nine hits and seven runs. He walked none and struck out three. Tanner Roark pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts, Fernando Abad pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Ryan Mattheus pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk. Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Denard Span had three hits and an RBI, Chad Tracy had a hit and Bryce Harper had a hit and drew a walk. Jayson Werth had an RBI, Ian Desmond had two hits and an RBI and Solano had a hit. Steve Lombardozzi had a hit, Roark had a hit and Anthony Rendon had a hit. Harper and Desmond each hit a double and the Nationals were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Werth and Harper each had an outfield assist.

In the second Quintanilla hit a two run double to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. In the third Murphy hit an RBI single, Davis hit a sacrifice fly, den Dekker hit an RBI single, Wheeler had an RBI walk and Young hit a two run single to give the Mets a 8-0 lead. In the sixth Werth hit a sacrifice fly and Desmond hit an RBI single to make it an 8-2 game. In the eighth Murphy hit an RBI double to make it 9-2 Mets and Lagares hit a two run single making it 11-2. The Nationals would score the final run of the game in the ninth on a Span ground out. The final score was 11-3 and the Mets will look for the three game sweep on Sunday night. The Mets record improved to 62-72 and the Nationals record fell to 68-67.

The New York Yankees move ahead of the Baltimore Orioles with victory

The New York Yankees move ahead of the Baltimore Orioles with victory


The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 2-0 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova started and pitched great. Robinson Cano supplied the offense for the Yankees.

Nova pitched a complete game shutout. He gave up three hits, one walk and struck out five. Nova won his eighth game of the season.

Brett Gardner had two hits, Cano had two hits and two RBI and Curtis Granderson had a hit. Mark Reynolds drew a walk, Lyle Overbay had two hits and Gardner, Cano and Granderson each hit a double. Cano hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Scott Feldman lost his 10th game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up six hits. He gave up a run and a walk with five strikeouts. Troy Patton gave up a hit and a run without recording an out and Kevin Gausman pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Nate McClouth had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Matt Wieters had a hit. J.J. Hardy drew a walk and the Orioles were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Machado committed an error.

Cano hit an RBI double in the first giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Cano hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead and that would be the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 72-63 and the Orioles record dropped to 71-63. The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.