New York Yankees win final exhibitioin game

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.  The game took place at Suntrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 5-1.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was great.  Didi Gregorius and Giancarlo Stanton each hit homeruns for the Yankees. 

Gray pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  Gray earned the win.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning striking out the side, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning and Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Ben Heller pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched to two batters and struck them both out. 

Brandon McCarthy started for the Braves and he pitched three innings giving up two hits and four runs with three walks and a strikeout.  He took the loss in the game.  Jose Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a hit, Arodys Vizcaino pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out two and A.J. Minter pitched an inning and struck out two.  Sam Freeman pitched an inning giving up a hit, Peter Moylan pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run and he struck out two and Rex Brothers pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk, Stanton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Gregorius had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Shane Robinson had a hit and an RBI and Brandon Drury had a hit.  Tyler Wade had a hit, Judge and Robinson each hit a double and Gregorius and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Isranel Wilson drew a walk and Ozzie Albies had a hit.  Tyler Flowers had an RBI, Nick Markakis had a hit and Cleuluis Rondon had a hit.  Albies hit a double and the Braves were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Freeman and Kazmar Jr. each committed an error.  In the first Gregorius hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the third Stanton hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Flowers hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the eighth Robinson hit an RBI double to extend the Yankees lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees completed their exhibition schedule at 18-13 and will have a couple of days off before the season begins Thursday afternoon in Toronto.  It will be Luis Severino making the start against J.A. Happ.