The New York Yankees defeated the
Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon. The
game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score
was 2-1. The Yankees won their second
straight in walk off fashion. Michael
Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched great and so did the big three
out of the bullpen. Alex Rodriguez had
two hits and Didi Gregorius hit a homerun.
Pineda pitched six innings giving
up one run on two hits. He walked three
and struck out 12. Dellin Betances
pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Andrew Miller pitched
a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman picked up his second win
of th eseason pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one.
A.J. Griffing pitched five innings
giving up two hits and a run with two walks and eight strikeouts. Shane Tolleson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving
up three hits and he struck out one, Jake Diekman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving
up two walks and Tony Barnette lost his third game of the season pitching 2/3
of an inning and giving up an unearned run and two walks.
Jacoby Ellsbury drew two walks,
Rodriguez had two hits and Brian McCann had a hit. Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk,
Gregorius had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Hicks drew two walks. Carlos Beltran drew a pinch hit walk and
Gregorius hit a homerun. The Yankees
were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Rodriguez had a stolen base and Hicks was
caught stealing.
Shin-Soo Choo had a hit and an RBI,
Nomar Mazara had a hit and Adrian Beltre had a hit and drew a walk. Prince Fielder drew a walk, Jurickson Profar
drew a walk and Mitch Moreland had a hit.
Choo hit a homerun and the Rangers were 0-2 with runners in scoring
position and left six men on base.
Chirinos had a passed ball.
In the first Choo hit a solo
homerun to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead.
In the fifth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one. In the ninth a passed ball allowed the Yankees
to score the winning run and walk off again for the second straight day. The final score was 2-1 as the teams split
the four game series and the Yankees ended their homestand. They will head out west to take on the San
Diego Padres in a three game series that begins on Friday night.
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