New York Yankees win second straight over the Detroit Tigers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aaron Judge had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense and Gleyber Torres added two hits and three RBI. 

Taillon pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his first game of the season and first game in exactly two years.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout and Chad Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman earned his fifth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts.   

Spencer Turnbull started for the Tigers and he pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs with three walks and a strikeout.  He lost his second game of the season.  Jose Cisnero pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Alex Lange pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Derek Holland pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and three RBI and Roughned Odor drew a walk.  Torres had two hits and three RBI, Mike Ford drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Gary Sanchez drew a walk, Clint Frazier drew a walk and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Judge hit a double and the Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base and Frazier committed an error.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Robbie Grossman drew two walks, Willi Castro drew a walk and Jonathan Schoop had a hit and two RBI.  Jeimer Candelario had three hits and an RBI, Akil Baddoo drew a walk and Niko Goodrum had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jacoby Jones had a hit and drew a walk, Candelario and Goodrum each hit a homerun and the Tigers were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Goodrum and Baddoo each had a stolen base.  Castro and Greiner each committed an error.  In the third Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Candelario hit a solo homerun tying the game at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Judge hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Judge hit a two-run single to push the Yankees lead to 4-1.  Torres hit a two-run single making it 6-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Schoop hit a two-run single to make it a 6-3 game.  Goodrum hit a solo homerun in the eighth and the game ended at 6-4 Yankees. 

The Yankees will go for the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon.