Friday, March 9, 2018

New York Yankees lose second straight


The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Disney Wide World Of Sports in Orlando, Florida and the final score was 3-1.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and pitched well.  Gary Sanchez had two hits to lead the Yankees offense which didn’t do that much. 

Gray pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and David Hale pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with one of them being earned and he walked one and struck out two and took the loss.  Jonathan Holder pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Sanchez had two hits and an RBI and Gleyber Torres drew a walk.  Jace Peterson drew a walk, Billy McKinney drew a walk and Jake Cave drew a walk.  Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  McKinney committed two errors. 

In the fifth Preston Tucker hit an RBI double to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Carlos Franco hit a two-run double to give the Braves a 3-1 lead which would be the final score. 

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