The New York Yankees offense erupts in Chicago for big victory

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 13-6.  Nathan Eovaldi started and pitched pretty well.  Mark Teixeira led the offense with three hits and six RBI but a lot of guys had multi hit games. 

Eovaldi pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked three and struck out five and earned his 11th win of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs and he struck out four and Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Carlos Rodon lost his fourth game of the season pitching three innings and giving up eight hits and eight runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  Matt Albers pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout, Dan Jennings pitched two innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Daniel Webb pitched two innings giving up two hits and two walks with a strikeout.  Adam LaRoche pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Chris Young had two hits and drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez had two hits, an RBI and drew three walks.  Teixeira had three hits, six RBI and drew two walks, Carlos Beltran had three hits and an RBI.  Chase Headley had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, John Ryan Murphy had two hits and drew a walk and Brendan Ryan had three hits and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had an RBI, Rodriguez, Young, Teixeira each hit a double and Beltran hit two doubles.  Ryan and Murphy also each hit a double and Teixeira hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 6-18 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. 

Adam Eaton had two hits and drew a walk, Saladino had a hit and Jose Abreu had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Gordon Beckham had a hit, Melky Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Shuck had a hit and an RBI.  LaRoche had four hits and an RBI, Alexei Ramirez had a hit and Soto drew a walk.  Sanchez had a hit, Eaton, LaRoche, Sanchez and Beckham each hit a double.  Shuck hit a triple and Abreu hit a homerun and the White Sox were 4-16 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Eaton had a stolen base. 

In the first Beltran hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rodriguez hit an RBI single to make it 2-0.  Teixeira hit a grand slam and it was 6-0 Yankees.  In the third Abreu hit a two run homerun to make it a 6-2 game.  In the fourth a wild pitch made it 7-2.  Teixeira hit a two run homerun to make it 9-2, Ryan hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit a sac fly to make it a 11-2 game.  In the fifth Headley hit an RBI single to make it 12-2 Yankees.  In the fifth Cabrera hit an RBI single to make it a 12-3 game.  In the sixth Ellsbury hit an RBI single to push the lead to 13-3.  Shuck hit an RBI triple in the seventh to make it 13-4.  A wild pitch made it 13-5 and in the ninth LaRoche hit an RBI single to make it 13-6 which was the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night.