New York Yankees drop game one of double header at Baltimore

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Monday evening.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 5-4.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he wasn’t very good.  Giancarlo Stanton led the offense with two hits. 

Sabathia lost his fourth game of the season pitching five innings and giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked three and struck out four.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and AJ Cole pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out three. 

Jimmy Yacabonis pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Mike Wright Jr. won his second game of the season pitching two innings giving up two hits and a run with four strikeouts, Mychal Givens pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Zach Britton saved his second game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit,Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Stanton had two hits and an RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and drew a walk,Tyler Wade had a hit and Higashioka hit a double and Stanton hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Tim Beckham had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Mark Trumbo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Jonathan Schoop had three hits, Danny Valencia had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Joey Rickard had two hits.  Trey Mancini drew a walk, Caleb Joseph had a hit and drew a walk and Joseph, Machado each hit a double and Schoop hit two doubles.  Trumbo and Valencia each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Rickard had a stolen base. 

In the second Stanton hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Judge hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0 and Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it 3-0.  In the fourth Trumbo hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Walker hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the sixth Valencia hit a two-run homerun to give the Orioles a 5-4 lead and that would be the final score.