New York Yankees defeat the Miami Marlins

The New York Yankees defeated the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 8-5.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Brett Gardner, Didi Gregorius and Neil Walker each had two hits to pace the offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up seven hits and three runs with no walks and seven strikeouts.  Severino picked up the win.  Jonathan Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and he struck out five, Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a batter and Wade LeBlanc pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. 

Gardner had two hits, Greg Bird had a hit and two RBI and Chris Gittens drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI, Gregorius had two hits and Walker had two hits and two RBI.  Jace Peterson drew a walk, Brandon Drury had a hit and two RBI and Angel Aguilar had one hit.  Walker and Gregorius each hit a double and Bird and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner and Aguilar each had a stolen base. 

In the first Bird hit a two-run homerun and Walker hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  In the third Sanchez hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-0.  In the fourth Brian Anderson hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth Lewis Brinson hit a sac fly and Anderson hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the sixth Drury hit a two-run single and it was 7-3 Yankees.  In the seventh J.B. Shuck hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-4.  Stanton hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to push the lead back up to 8-4.  Joe Dunand hit a solo homerun in the eighth to cut the lead to 8-5 and that would be the final score.