New York Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves with good pitching and some power

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 5-1.  Luis Severino was supposed to start for the Yankees but was shutdown with rotator cuff tendinitis and will be out for approximately 2 weeks putting his opening day start in jeopardy.  Steven Tarpley started and pitched well for an inning and Chad Green as well.  J.A. Happ pitched well as did Tommy Khanle and Dellin Betances.  Aaron Judge had two hits to lead the offense including a long homerun. 

Tarpley pitched a perfect inning, Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Happ pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with three strikeouts.  Khanle pitched an inning with a strikeout, Betances pitched a perfect inning and Nestor Cortes pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Troy Tulowitzki had an RBI, Judge had two hits and three RBI and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit.  Luke Voit had a hit, Miguel Andujar had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, D.J. LeMahieu had a hit and Estevan Florial had a hit and drew a walk.  Judge hit a double and a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Florial had a stolen base and Stanton had an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Johan Camargo hit an RBI single to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Tulowitzki hit a sac fly and Judge hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  In the seventh a wild pitch made it 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees record on the spring is now 5-4 and they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday afternoon at home in Tampa. 

The New York Yankees lose a rain shortened game to the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon in a rain shortened game.  The game took place at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida and the final score was 10-4 in seven innings.  Chance Adams started for the Yankees and he was bad.  Domingo Acevedo was also bad out of the bullpen.  The Yankees offense only managed four hits. 

Adams pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and five runs and he waked one.  Brady Lail pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one, Albert Abreu pitched an inning giving up a hit and Acevedo pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and five runs with two walks.  Drew Hutchison pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Rex Brothers pitched an inning with a walk and Joe Harvey pitched an inning with a walk. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, Luke Voit drew a walk and Gleyber Torers had a hit.  Kyle Holder had a hit, Greg Bird had a hit and had three RBI, Hicks hit a double and Bird hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position. 

In the first Andujar hit into a force out and a run scored giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead, Bird hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 4-0.  In the bottom of the first Nicholas Castellanos hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 4-2 and Miguel Cabrera hit an RBI double to make it a 4-3 game.  Jeimer Candelario hit an RBI triple and the game was tied at four.  Grayson Greiner hit an RBI single to give the Tigers a 5-4 lead.  In the bottom of the third Josh Harrison drew an RBI walk and Christin Stewart hit a grand slam to make it a 10-4 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon in a rain shortened game.  The game took place at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida and the final score was 10-4 in seven innings.  Chance Adams started for the Yankees and he was bad.  Domingo Acevedo was also bad out of the bullpen.  The Yankees offense only managed four hits. 

Adams pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and five runs and he waked one.  Brady Lail pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one, Albert Abreu pitched an inning giving up a hit and Acevedo pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and five runs with two walks.  Drew Hutchison pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Rex Brothers pitched an inning with a walk and Joe Harvey pitched an inning with a walk. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, Luke Voit drew a walk and Gleyber Torers had a hit.  Kyle Holder had a hit, Greg Bird had a hit and had three RBI, Hicks hit a double and Bird hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position. 

In the first Andujar hit into a force out and a run scored giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead, Bird hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 4-0.  In the bottom of the first Nicholas Castellanos hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 4-2 and Miguel Cabrera hit an RBI double to make it a 4-3 game.  Jeimer Candelario hit an RBI triple and the game was tied at four.  Grayson Greiner hit an RBI single to give the Tigers a 5-4 lead.  In the bottom of the third Josh Harrison drew an RBI walk and Christin Stewart hit a grand slam to make it a 10-4 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon. 

New York Yankees defeat the Toronton Blue Jays in first home spring game

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 3-0.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched a couple of good innings.  Domingo German and Luis Cessa also pitched a couple of good innings.  Chad Green and Jonathan Holder also pitched a good inning each.  Troy Tulowitzki made his first appearance of the spring and hit a homerun in his first at bat.  Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres each had a hit and Kyle Higashioka hit a homerun. 

Paxton pitched two scoreless and hitless innings giving up two walks and striking out two.  German pitched two scoreless innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Cessa pitched two innings with two strikeouts.  Green pitched a perfect inning, Phillip Diehl pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Holder pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Tulowitzki had a hit and an RBI, Diego Castillo had a hit and Judge had a hit.  Isiah Gilliam had a hit and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk and Torres had a hit.  Kyle Holder had a hit, Greg Bird had a hit and three RBI.  Hicks hit a double and Bird hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position. 

In the first Tulowitzki hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Higashioka hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Jorge Saez hit an RBI ground out and made it a 3-0 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will take on the Phillies on Tuesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees get first win of the spring

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday February 27, 2019.  The game took place at Charlotte Sports Park in Charlotte, Florida and the final score was 8-5.  Jonathan Loaisiga started for the Yankees and pitched a couple of good innings.  David Hale also pitched a couple of good innings.  Tyler Wade had three hits and Luke Voit had four RBI to lead the offense. 

Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up no hits or runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Hale pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Trevor Stephan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a strikeout and Brady Lail pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and tow runs.  Daniel Alvarez pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Stephen Tarpley pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

D.J. LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, L.J. Mazzilli had a hit and Wade had three hits and an RBI.  Matt Lipka had a hit and two RBI, Voit had two hits and four RBI and Jorge Saez drew a walk.  Ryan Lavarnway drew a walk, Estevan Florial had a hit and Trey Amburgey drew a walk.  Zach Zehner drew a walk, Thairo Estrada had a hit and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk.  Kyle Holder had a hit, Wade hit two doubles, Estrada hit a triple and Lipka and Voit each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Florial had two stolen bases and Zehner had an outfield assist. 

Voit hit an RBI single in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second a wild pitch made it 2-0 and Wade hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Voit hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Willy Adames hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  Mike Zunino hit a solo homerun making it 6-2 and Austin Meadows hit a solo homerun to cut the lead in half at 6-3.  In the sixth Lipka hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 8-3.  In the bottom of the sixth Jason Coats hit a two-run homerun making it 8-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will play the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday afternoon in their first home game of the spring.