New York Yankees suffer a heartbreaking, gut wrenching ninth inning loss to the Texas Rangers

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas and the final score was 7-4.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he pitched great, the closer Clay Holmes was terrible and blew the save.  Gleyber Torres, Jazz Chisholm and Anthony Volpe each had two hits. 

Rodon pitched six innings giving up one hit and one run with two walks and 11 strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout, Jake Cousins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tim Hill pitched to two batters getting them both out and one a strikeout.  Holmes lost his fifth game of the season and blew his 11^th save of the season.  He pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two this and four runs with two walks. 

Andrew Heaney started for the Rangers and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Jose Leclerc pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Andrew Chafin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Grant Anderson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Gerson Garabito pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Walter Pennington pitched 1/3 of an inning with a  walk and he earned his first win of the season. 

Torres had two hits and drew a walk, Juan Soto drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Chisholm had two hits and Volpe had two hits and two RBI.  Jose Trevino had a hit and an RBI, Alex Verdugo had a hit and an RBI and DJ LeMahieu had a hit.  Torres had a double and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Volpe had a stolen base and Soto was caught stealing.  LeMahieu committed an error. 

Marcus Semien had a hit and drew a walk, Wyatt Langford had a hit and four RBI and Josh Jung had two hits and two RBI.  Adolis Garcia drew a walk, Nathaniel Lowe had an RBI and drew a walk and Ezequiel Duran had a hit.  Carson Kelly had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Smith drew a walk and Jung and Langford each hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Jung and Taveras each had a stolen base. 

In the bottom of the fourth Jung hit a solo homerun giving the Rangers a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the seventh Trevino hit an RBI groundout tying the game at one.  Verdugo hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the top of the eighth Volpe hit a two-run single extending the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the eighth Jung hit an RBI single and Lowe hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the bottom of the ninth after getting the first out on an easy groundout closer Holmes gave up a single, walk, walk and a grand-slam to lose the game 7-4.  The rubber game of the three-game series is on Wednesday night.   

New York Yankees use offensive attack to double up the Texas Rangers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Monday night.  The game took place at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas and the final score was 8-4.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen had some trouble but held the lead.  The offense was led by Gleyber Torres who had three hits and Juan Soto and Jazz Chizholm also contributed two hits each. 

Cole pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts and he picked up his sixth win of the season.  Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Tim Hill pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning with a hit and a walk. 

Jack Leiter started for the Rangers and he took his second loss of the season.  He pitched five innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a couple of strikeouts.  Chase Anderson pitched four innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts. 

Torres had three hits and two RBI, Soto had two hits and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, Chisholm had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and two RBI.  Anthony Volpe had a hit, Alex Verdugo had a hit and Torres, Judge and Rizzo each hit a double.  Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Chisholm had two stolen bases.  

Corey Seager had two hits, Josh Smith had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Nathaniel Lowe had a hit.  Josh Jung had two hits, Wyatt Langford had two hits and two RBI and Josh Heim had an RBI.  Leody Taveras had a hit and drew a walk, Smith and Langford each hit a double and Langford hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the top of the third Torres hit a two-run double giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Smith hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the top of the sixth Judge hit an RBI double, Chisholm hit an RBI single and Rizzo hit a two-run double pushing the Yankees lead to 6-1.  A wild pitch made it 7-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Langford hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the top of the eighth Stanton hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 8-3 and in the bottom of the ninth Heim hit an RBI groundout cutting the lead to 8-4 and that was the final score of the game.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees drop game two of a doubleheader to the Texas Rangers

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-4.  Gerrit Cole started and pitched well.  The bullpen wasn’t good, Luke Weaver got roughed up and Michael Tonkin pitched poorly also.  Alex Verdugo, Giancarlo Stanton, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Cole pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and ten strikeouts.  Weaver lost his third game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk, Tonkin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Mark Leiter Jr. pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning. 

Cody Bradford started for the Rangers and he pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with seven strikeouts.  He won his fourth game of the season, Jose Leclerc pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Gerson Garabito pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Verdugo had two hits, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Stanton had two hits and two RBI.  Chisholm Jr. had two hits and an RBI and Torres had two hits and an RBI.  Stanton hit a double, Stanton and Chisholm Jr. each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Chisholm Jr. had a stolen base and Volpe committed an error. 

Josh Smith had two hits and an RBI, Corey Seager had two hits and three RBI and Marcus Semien had a hit.  Josh Jung had a hit, Wyatt Langford had two hits and Nathaniel Lowe had two hits.  Adolis Garcia had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Leody Taveras had two hits and two RBI, Carson Kelly had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Taveras hit a double, Seager hit a homerun and the Rangers were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Langford had a stolen base and Semien committed an error. 

In the bottom of the second Torres hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fourth Garcia hit an RBI single tying the game at one.  In the top of the sixth Kelly had an RBI walk and Smith hit a sac fly giving the Rangers a 3-1 lead.  Seager hit a three-run homerun pushing the lead to 6-1.  In the top of the seventh Taveras hit a two-run double and Kelly hit an RBI single extending the lead to 9-1.  In the bottom of the eight Stanton hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 9-3 and Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homerun making it 9-4 but that was the final score.  The two teams will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees shutout the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of a doubleheader

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-0.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and had some control issues but pitched well.  The bullpen was good and Aaron Judge led the offense with three hits. 

Rodon pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and five walks and he struck out six.  Rodon won his 13^th game of the season.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Tim Hill pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Nathan Eovaldi started for the Rangers and he pitched three innings giving up six hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out four and lost his sixth game of the season.  Brock Burke pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Grant Anderson pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and three strikeouts. 

Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Judge had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Wells had two hits and four RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ben Rice had a hit, Trent Grisham drew a walk and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Wells, Judge and Cabrera each hit a double and Chisholm Jr. hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Marcus Semien drew a walk, Josh Jung had two hits and Wyatt Langford drew a walk.  Nathaniel Lowe drew a walk, Adolis Garcia had two hits and Robbie Grossman had a hit and drew a walk.  Jonah Heim drew a walk, Garcia hit a double and the Rangers were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Torres hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Wells hit a two-run double extending the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Judge hit an RBI double and it was 4-0 Yankees.  Wells hit a two-run single making it 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Soto hit an RBI groundout pushing the lead to 7-0.  In the bottom of the eight Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homerun and the score was 8-0 which would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two and then finish the series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees even series with the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-3.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched very well and Aaron Judge, Austin Wells and Anthony Volpe each had two hits. 

Rodon pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his 12^th game of the season.  Jake Cousins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out three and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Mark Leiter Jr. pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and Clay Holmes faced one batter and struck him out earning his 23^rd save of the season. 

Jose Berrios started for the Blue Jays and he pitched five innings giving up seven hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six and took his ninth loss of the season.  Erik Swanson pitched a perfect inning, Ryan Burr pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Yerry Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with a strikeout. 

Juan Soto had a hit, Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Wells had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a hit and drew a walk and Volpe had two hits and three RBI.  Trent Grisham had a hit and two RBI, Judge, Grisham and Volpe each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

George Springer drew a walk, Joey Loperfido had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had three hits and an RBI.  Alejandro Kirk had a hit and two RBI, Spencer Horwitz had a hit and drew a walk and Daulton Varsho had a hit.  Leo Jimenez had a hit, Addison Barger drew a walk and Guerrero Jr. hit a double.  Guerrero Jr. hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Horwitz and Jimenez each committed an error. 

In the top of the first Guerrero Jr. hit a solo  homerun giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the second Grisham hit a two-run homerun extending the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Volpe hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 6-1.  In the top of the sixth Kirk hit a two-run single cutting the lead to 6-3.  In the bottom of the seventh Volpe hit an RBI single making it 7-3 and in the bottom of the eighth Wells hit an RBI single making it an 8-3 game and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees fall to the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-5.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen was good and the offense was led by Anthony Volpe who had three hits. 

Stroman pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Stroman lost his sixth game of the season.  Michael Tonkin pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts, Tim Hill pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Enyel De Los Santos pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Jake Cousins pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Kevin Gausman started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out two.  Genesis Cabrera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Bendon Little pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and won his first game of the season and Zach Pop pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chad Green picked up his eighth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Juan Soto had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Austin Wells had two hits.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Ben Rice drew two walks.  Volpe had three hits and two RBI.  Soto, Volpe and Stanton each hit a double and Judge and Volpe each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runnners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Verdugo and Soto each had an outfield assist. 

George Springer had a hit, Joey Loperfido had two hits and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Spencer Horwitz had two hits and two RBI, Daulton Varsho had a hit and Ernei Clement had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Davis Schneider had a hit, Leo Jimenez drew a walk and Brian Serven had two hits and two RBI.  Clement, Guerrero Jr. and Schneider each hit a double.  Loperfido hit a triple and the Blue Jays were 7-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Varsho committed an error and Loperfido had an outfield assist. 

In the top of the first Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single and Clement hit a two-run double giving the Jays a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the top of the third Horwitz hit an RBI single and Clement hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 5-2.  Serven hit a two-run single extending the lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Volpe hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-4.  Wells hit an RBI single and it was a 7-5 game.  In the top of the sixth Horwitz hit an RBI single making it 8-5 Jays and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees sweep the Philadelphia Phillies

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.  The final score was 6-5 and the game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, the Yankees bullpen held the lead and the offense was led by DJ LeMahieu who had all six RBI. 

Cortes Jr. pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Cortes won his fifth game of the season.  Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Mark Leiter Jr. pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Clay Holmes picked up his 22^nd save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Cristopher Sanchez started for the Phillies, and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs.  He walked one and struck out seven and took his seventh loss of the season.  Jose Ruiz pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Yunior Marte pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Tanner Banks pitched a perfect inning and Carlos Estevez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Juan Soto had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and Jazz Chisholm had a hit.  Anthony Volpe had a hit; Alex Verdugo had a hit and LeMahieu had two hits and six RBI.  Carlos Narvaez had a hit, LeMahieu hit a double and a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Kyle Schwarber had a hit and drew two walks; Austin Hays had a hit and Alec Bohm had two hits and an RBI.  Nick Castellanos had two hits and three RBI, Weston Wilson had a hit and an RBI and Bryson Stott had two hits.  Brandon Marsh drew a walk, Hays and Bohm each hit a double and Bohm hit a triple.  Wilson hit a homerun and the Phillies were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the top of the second LeMahieu hit a grand slam giving the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Bohm hit an RBI groundout cutting the lead to 4-1.  Castellanos hit an RBI single, and it was 4-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Wilson hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the top of the sixth LeMahieu hit a two-run double giving the Yankees a 6-3 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Castellanos hit an RBI groundout and it was 6-4 Yankees.  In the bottom of the eighth Castellanos hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 6-5 but that was the final score.  The Yankees swept the three-game series and will be off on Thursday.  They will begin a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night and the start of a nine game homestand.   

New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in back and forth extra inning clash

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 7-6 in 12 innings.  Will Warren made his first major league start and pitched well, he made one mistake which was a three-run homerun.  The Yankees bullpen pitched great and Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm led the offense with three hits each. 

Warren pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Jake Cousins pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Luke Weaver pitched a perfect inning.  Clay Holmes pitched an inning with three hits and a run and a walk, he blew his eighth save of the season.  Mark Leiter Jr. pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Michael Tonkin earned his fourth win of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Aaron Nola started for the Phillies and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Jose Alvarado faced one batter and got him out, Matt Strahm pitched an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Jose Ruiz pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two.  Carlos Estevez pitched a perfect inning, Jeff Hoffman pitched two innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with a strikeout and Orion Kerkering pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout.  Kerkering took his second loss of the season. 

Alex Verdugo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit and drew two walks and Judge had three hits and drew two walks.  Chisholm had three hits and five RBI, Gleyber Torres had an RBI and Ben Rice had a hit.  Anthony Volpe had two hits, Trent Grisham drew a walk and Verdugo and Volpe each hit a double.  Chisholm Jr. hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Volpe had a stolen base. 

Kyle Schwarber drew two walks, Trea Turner had a hit and Bryce Harper drew a walk.  Alec Bohm had a hit and an RBI, JT Realmuto had three hits and drew a walk and Johan Rojas had a hit.  Bryson Stott had a hit and drew a walk, Austin Hays had two hits and four RBI and Bohm hit a double and Hays hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-18 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Hays had a stolen base and Realmuto committed an error.  Realmuto had a passed ball. 

In the top of the first Chisholm hit an RBI groundout giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Bohm hit an RBI double tying the score at one.  In the bottom of the second Hays hit a three-run homerun to give the Phillies a 4-1 lead.  In the sixth Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the top of the seventh Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 5-4 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth a wild pitch tied the game at five.  In the top of the 11^th Verdugo hit a sac fly giving the Yankees a 6-5 lead.  In the bottom of the 11^th Hays hit an RBI single tying the game at six.  In the top of the 12^th Torres hit a sac fly giving the Yankees a 7-6 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees will try to sweep the three-game series on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees power past the Philadelphia Phillies

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 14-4.  Luis Gil started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, the bullpen closed it out with 3 2/3 of good pitching.  The offense was led by Juan Soto who had three hits and Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Ben Rice and Anthony Volpe each had two hits. 

Gil pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Gil won his 11^th game of the season.  Michael Tonkin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Yoendrys Gomez pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Zack Wheeler started for the Phillies, and he pitched five innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Wheeler took his fifth loss of the season.  Yunior Marte pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout, Gregory Soto pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Garrett Stubbs pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk. 

Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew two walks, Soto had three hits and three RBI and Judge had two hits and three RBI.  Austin Wells had a hit and two RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Chisolm Jr. had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Volpe had two hits and two RBI.  Soto hit a double, Wells hit a triple and Judge hit two homeruns.  Chisolm Jr. hit two homeruns and Rice and Volpe each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Chisolm Jr. was picked off and Torres committed an error. 

Kyle Schwarber drew three walks, Trea Turner had an RBI and drew a walk and Alec Bohm had a hit.  Brandon Marsh had two hits and two RBI, JT Realmuto had a hit and Nick Castellanos had a hit.  Bryson Stott had two hits, Austin Hays had a hit and Marsh hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Wheeler had a pickoff. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 2-0.  Rice hit a solo homerun and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the bottom of the third Turner grounded into a forceout and a run scored cutting the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Marsh hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the top of the fifth Soto hit a two-run double pushing the Yankees lead to 5-2.  Wells hit a two-run triple and it was 7-2 Yankees.  In the bottom of the sixth Marsh hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-3.  In the top of the seventh Judge hit a two-run homerun extending the Yankees lead to 9-3.  In the bottom of the seventh a wild pitch made it 9-4.  In the top of the eighth Volpe hit a two-run homerun making it a 11-4 game.  Soto hit an RBI double and it was 12-4.  In the ninth Chisholm Jr.  hit a two-run homerun making it 14-4 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees rally but fall short in Tampa Bay

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-3.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he had a terrible first inning and then settled down but it was too late.  The bullpen pitched well and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with two hits. 

Rodon pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Rodon lost his seventh game of the season.  Jake Cousins pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out five, Michael Tonkin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tommy Khanle pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Ryan Pepiot started for the Rays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season.  Kevin Kelly pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Colin Poche pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a  walk and a strikeout and Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and picked up his 15^th save of the season. 

Ben Rice had a hit and two RBI, Juan Soto drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit and a walk.  Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Volpe drew a walk.  Trent Grisham had a hit, LeMahieu had two hits and Rice hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Verdugo committed an error. 

Yander Diaz had a hit and drew a walk, Randy Arozarena had a hit and drew a walk and Amed Rosario had two hits.  Isaac Paredes had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Jose Siri had a hit and Jonny DeLuca had a hit and an RBI.  Jose Caballero drew a walk, Arozarena and DeLuca hit a double and Paredes hit a homerun.  The Rays were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Arozarena had a stolen base and Caballero was caught stealing. 

In the top of the first Torres hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Arozarena hit an RBI double and Paredes hit a three-run homerun giving the Rays a 4-1 lead.  In the top of the seventh Rice hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the bottom of the eight DeLuca hit an RBI double giving the Rays a cushion at 5-3 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees pound the Toronto Blue Jays in a offensive explosion

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 16-5.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees and he pitched well but didn’t pitch deep into the game.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense was led by Aaron Judge and Jahmi Jones who each had three hits. 

Stroman pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Michael Tonkin earned his third win of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Tim Hill pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Yusei Kikuchi started for the Blue Jays and he pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Kikuchi took his eight loss of the season.  Nate Pearson pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk, Genesis Cabrera pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Trevor Richards pitched an inning giving up three hits and two unearned runs.  Tim Mayza pitched giving up five hits and five runs without recording an out and Bowden Francis pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs. 

Anthony Volpe had two hits, Juan Soto had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Judge had three hits and two RBI.  J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI, Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had two hits and three RBI.  Alex Verdugo had two hits and two RBI, DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Trevino had a hit and an RBI.  Jones had three hits and an RBI, Davis, Verdugo, LeMahieu, Cabrera and Trevino each hit a double.  Soto and Torres each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 9-12 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Bo Bichette had a hit and drew a walk, Spencer Horwitz had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits and two RBI.  Justin Turner had two hits and drew two walks, George Springer had a hit and two RBI and Danny Jansen had a hit.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and an RBI, Turner hit a double and Kiner-Falefa, Guerrero Jr. each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kiner-Falefa committed an error and Barger had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Springer hit an RBI single giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fourth Davis hit an RBI groundout to tie the score at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Guerrero Jr. hit into a force out and a run scored giving the Jays a 2-1 lead.  Springer was hit by a pitch and it was 3-1 Jays.  In the top of the sixth Soto hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  Davis hit an RBI double, Torres hit a two-run homerun and it was 7-3 Yankees.  In the bottom of the sixth Kiner-Falefa hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-4.  In the bottom of the seventh Guerrero Jr. hit a solo homerun making it a 7-5 game.  In the top of the eighth Verdugo hit an RBI double, LeMahieu hit an RBI double and it was 9-5 Yankees.  In the top of the ninth Judge hit a two-run single pushing the lead to 11-5.  Cabrera hit an RBI double, Torres hit a sac fly and Verdugo hit an RBI single extending the lead to 14-5.  Trevino hit an RBI double and Jones hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 16-5 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday. 

New York Yankees bats are silenced as they drop series to the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-1.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched a couple of solid innings and the offense was led by Ben Rice and Trent Grisham who each had two hits. 

Cortes pitched seven innings giving up five hits and three runs with seven strikeouts.  Cortes lost his sixth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three and Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Max Fried started for the Braves and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with four strikeouts.  Fried picked up his seventh win of the season.  Pierce Johnson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out a batter, Joe Jimenez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Raisel Iglesias pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he earned his 20^th save of the season. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and an RBI, Juan Soto had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Rice had two hits, Grisham had two hits and Volpe hit a double.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Jarred Kelenic had a hit and two RBI, Ozzie Albies had a hit and an RBI and Marcell Ozuna had two hits.  Ramon Laureano had a hit, Orlando Arcia had a hit and it was a double and Kelenic hit a homerun.  The Braves were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the top of the third Kelenic hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fifth Kelenic hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 2-0.  Albies hit an RBI single and it was 3-0 Braves.  In the bottom of the sixth Volpe hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 3-1 but that was the final score.  The Braves took two out of three in the series and the Yankees will be off on Monday.  They will begin a two-game series with the New York Mets on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees bounce back to even series with the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-3.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, the bullpen did a good job and Oswaldo Cabrera lead the team with two hits and two RBI. 

Stroman pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Stroman won his seventh game of the season.  Michael Tonkin pitched to one batter and struck him out, Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Phil Bickford pitched a perfect inning. 

Charlie Morton started for the Braves, and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  Morton lost his fourth game of the season.  Aaron Bummer pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and Jesse Chavez pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit and drew three walks and Aaron Judge had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Verdugo drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Trent Grisham had a hit and an RBI.  Ben Rice had a hit and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Austin Wells drew a walk.  Cabrera had two hits and two RBI, Stanton, Torres and Volpe each hit a double and Judge and Grisham each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Soto committed an error. 

Jarred Kelenic had a hit and drew a walk, Marcell Ozuna had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Austin Riley had a hit.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and two RBI and Kelenic hit a double.  Ozuna and d’Arnaud each hit a homerun and the Braves were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the top of the first Ozuna hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the third Judge grounded into a double play and a run scored making it 3-1 Yankees.  In the bottom of the fourth Torres hit an RBI double pushing the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Cabrera hit a two-run single making it 6-1.  Judge drew an RBI walk and the lead was 7-1.  In the top of the seventh d’Arnaud hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the bottom of the seventh Grisham hit a solo homerun making it 8-3 and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees are beat up by the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Carlos Rodon started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense only managed three hits. 

Rodon pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and eight runs with seven of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three and took his fourth loss of the season.  Yoendrys Gomez pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three walks with five strikeouts and Phil Bickford pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Chris Sale started for the Braves and he won his 10^th game of the season pitching five innings and giving up a hit and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Daysbel Hernandez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Jesse Chavez pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Dylan Lee pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Grant Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Jahmai Jones had a hit and drew a walk.  DJ LeMahieu had an RBI and drew a walk, Jones hit a triple and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Volpe was caught stealing and Jones committed an error. 

Jarred Kelenic had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Ozzie Albies had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Marcell Ozuna drew a walk.  Matt Olson had two hits and two RBI, Austin Riley had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Sean Murphy had two hits.  Ramon Laureano had three hits and an RBI, Laureano hit three doubles, Albies and Murphy also hit a double.  Albies, Riley and Olson each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

In the top of the first Albies hit a two-run homerun giving the Braves a 2-0 lead.  Riley hit a solo homerun increasing the lead to 3-0.  In the top of the second Kelenic hit an RBI single and the Braves lead pushed to 4-0.  In the bottom of the second LeMahieu hit an RBI groundout cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the top of the third Laureano hit an RBI double and the lead was 5-1 Braves.  In the top of the fourth Olson hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 7-1.  Murphy hit an RBI double and it was 8-1 Braves and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees drop rubber game to the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 9-3.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched ok.  The bullpen didn’t do so well, and the offense managed six hits but no one had more than a hit. 

Stroman pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Stroman took his third loss of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Caleb Ferguson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and Luke Weaver pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Ian Hamilton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Michael Tonkin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Kutter Crawford started for the Red Sox, and he pitched six innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Crawford won his third game of the season.  Brennan Bernardino pitched and gave up two hits without recording an out, Zack Kelly pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Greg Weissert pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit; Juan Soto drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit and an
RBI.  Alex Verdugo had a hit; Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Jose Trevino had a hit, and an RBI and DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Judge and Trevino each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Trevino committed an error and Soto had an outfield assist. 

Jarren Duran had two hits and drew a walk, David Hamilton had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Rob Refsnyder had two hits and drew two walks.  Rafael Devers had a hit and two RBI, Connor Wong had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Enmanuel Valdez had a hit and drew a walk.  Dominic Smith had a hit, Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits and two RBI and Wong hit a triple.  The Red Sox were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Duran had two stolen bases, Smith and Rafaela each had one and Hamilton had four stolen bases.  Smith committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Rafaela hit a two-run single giving the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the third Devers grounded into a double play and a run scored pushing the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Devers hit a sac fly and the lead was 4-1 Boston.  In the top of the sixth Trevino hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  A wild pitch made it 4-3 and in the bottom of the seventh Devers hit an RBI single, Wong hit a two-run triple and it was 7-3 Red Sox.  In the bottom of the eighth Hamilton hit an RBI single and Wong hit an RBI single making it 9-3 and that was the final score.  The Yankees lost two out of three and will have a day off on Monday.  They will begin a three-game series at home with the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees are doubled up by the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 8-4.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well, he found it after the first couple of innings but it was too late.  Giancarlo Stanton led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Rodon pitched five innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked three and struck out seven and took his third loss of the season.  Ron Marinaccio pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Victor Gonzalez pitched an inning and gave up two hits and two runs with only one being earned.  He walked one and struck out one. 

Cooper Criswell started for the Red Sox and he pitched four innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Justin Slaten pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season.  Brennan Bernardino pitched to one batter and got him out, Greg Weissert pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Kenley Jansen pitched 1 1/3 innings and earning his 11^th save of the season. 

Juan Soto had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Stanton had two hits.  Anthony Rizzo drew two walks, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Austin Wells had a hit.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit and three RBI, Soto hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Trevino committed an error. 

Jarren Duran had two hits and an RBI, Rob Refsnyder drew two walks and Tyler O’Neill had two hits and an RBI.  Rafael Devers had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Connor Wong had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Masataka Yoshida had a hit and Jamie Westbrook had a hit and an RBI.  Enmanuel Valdez had a hit and an RBI, Bobby Dalbec drew a walk and Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits.  Duran, O’Neill, Westbrook, Devers, Yoshida and Rafaela each hit a double.  The Red Sox were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Valdez had a stolen base and Rafaela committed an error. 

In the bottom of the first O’Neill hit an RBI double, Wong hit an RBI single and Westbrook hit an RBI double giving the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.  In the top of the second LeMahieu hit a two-run single cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the second Devers hit a two-run double to extend the Red Sox lead to 5-2.  In the seventh Soto hit a homerun to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the seventh Valdez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-3.  In the top of the eighth LeMahieu grounded into a force out and a run scored cutting the lead to 6-4.  In the bottom of the eighth Durran hit an RBI single making it 7-4 and a throwing error made it 8-4 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Sunday night.   

New York Yankees slug the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 8-1.  Luis Gil started for the Yankees, and he pitched well but not long because of some wildness.  The bullpen pitched well, and Alex Verdugo led the offense with three hits and four RBI in his return to Boston. 

Gil pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with four walks and six strikeouts.  Gil won his ninth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning with two walks and two strikeouts, Caleb Ferguson pitched 1 1/3 innings and striking out four and Victor Gonzalez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Michael Tonkin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Brayan Bello started for the Red Sox, and he pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five and took his fourth loss of the season.  Cam Booser pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Zack Kelly pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.  Chase Anderson pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Juan Soto had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Verdugo had three hits and four RBI, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jose Trevino had a hit and an RBI, Soto, Verdugo and Judge each hit a double and Verdugo and Trevino each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Volpe had two stolen bases. 

Jarren Duran had a hit and drew two walks, Rafael Devers drew two walks and Masataka Yoshida drew a walk.  Connor Wong had a hit and drew a walk, Enmanuel Valdez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jamie Westbrook had a hit.  Ceddanne Rafaela had a hit, Valdez hit a double and the Red Sox were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Bello and O’Neill each committed an error. 

In the first Verdugo hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Cabrera reached on an error and a run scored to make it 3-0 Yankees.  In the bottom of the fourth Valdez hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Verdugo hit an RBI double, Rizzo hit an RBI single and it was 5-1 Yankees.  In the ninth Trevino hit a solo homerun, Judge hit an RBI double and Verdugo hit an RBI single to push the lead to 8-1 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

New York Yankees double up the Kansas City Royals

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 4-2.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees, and he pitched well and Alex Verdugo and Jose Trevino led the offense with a couple of hits each. 

Rodon pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with three strikeouts.  Rodon picked up his ninth win of the season.  Ian Hamilton pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts, Michael Tonkin pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Seth Lugo started for the Royals, and he pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Lugo lost his second game of the season.  Dan Altavilla pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Sam Long pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Juan Soto had a hit and drew a walk; Gleyber Torres had a hit and Verdugo had two hits and an RBI.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI; Jahmai Jones had a hit and Trevino had two hits and two RBI.  Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.   The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Jones was caught stealing. 

Bobby Witt Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Salvador Perez had a hit and Nelson Velazquez had a hit.  Nick Loftin had two hits and drew a walk, Freddy Fermin had a hit and an RBI and Dairon Blanco had a hit.  Witt Jr. hit a double and the Royals were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Blanco had a stolen base. 

In the first Verdugo hit an RBI single and LeMahieu had a sac bunt scoring a run and giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Trevino hit a two-run single pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the seventh Fermin hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the eighth Witt Jr. hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 4-2 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees lose a tough fought extra inning game to the Los Angeles Dodgers

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1 in 11 innings.  Cody Poteet started, and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched well also.  Aaron Judge led the offense with two hits. 

Poteet pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out one.  Victor Gonzalez pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, Michael Tonkin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Caleb Ferguson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Clay Holmes pitched perfect innings; Ian Hamilton took the loss his first of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and two runs with one being earned.  He walked two and struck out one.  Dennis Santana pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Yoshinobu Yamamoto started for the Dodgers, and he pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Anthony Banda pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two, Blake Treinen pitched 1/3 of an inning with a walk and Daniel Hudson pitched an inning with a strikeout.  Michael Grove pitched a perfect inning and earned his fourth win of the season and Yohan Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with two strikeouts and picked up his first save of the season. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Alex Verdugo had a hit and Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Trent Grisham had a hit and Judge hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Torres committed an error and Poteet had a pickoff. 

Mookie Betts had a hit and drew two walks, Freddie Freeman drew two walks and Teoscar Hernandez had two hits and two RBI.  Andy Pages drew a walk, Enrique Hernandez had a hit and drew a walk.  K. Hernandez hit a double and T. Hernandez also hit a double.  The Dodgers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

There was no scoring in the game until the 11^th innings.  In the top of the inning T. Hernandez hit a two-run double giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the 11^th Judge hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 2-1.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Luis Gil started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen used three relievers and they also pitched well.  Aaron Judge led the offense with two hits and two RBI. 

Gil pitched six innings giving up a hit and no runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Gil won his eighth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Ian Hamiliton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Luke Weaver pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Bailey Ober started for the Twins and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and three runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  Ober lost his fourth game of the season.  Cole Sands pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Caleb Thielbar pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Juan Soto drew two walks and Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Jose Trevino had a hit.  DJ LeMahieu drew a walk.  Judge hit a double, Torres and Stanton each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Royce Lewis had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Willi Castro drew a walk and Christian Vazquez had a hit.  Vazquez hit a double and Lewis hit a homerun.  The Twins were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the bottom of the second Torres hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Judge hit a two-run double extending the lead to 3-0.  In the seventh Lewis hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the eighth Stanton hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees take down the San Francisco Giants behind Aaron Judge Power

 

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.  The game took place at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 6-2.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched well and Luke Weaver finished the game strong.  Aaron Judge led the offense with a couple of hits and four RBI and Anthony Rizzo added a couple of hits. 

Stroman pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Stroman earned his fifth win of the season and Weaver pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Jordan Hicks started for the Giants, and he took his second loss of the season.  He pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with four being earned.  He struck out four.  Taylor Rogers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout, Luke Jackson pitched a perfect inning and Sean Hjelle pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Juan Soto had a hit and Judge had two hits and four RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Rizzo had two hits and Austin Wells had a hit.  Wells and Rizzo each hit a double and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Grisham had an outfield assist. 

Mike Yastrzemski had a hit and an RBI, Thairo Estrada had two hits and Matt Chapman had a hit.  Patrick Bailey had two hits and drew a walk, Jorge Soler had an RBI and Trenton Brooks had a hit and drew a walk.  Yastrzemski hit a double and the Giants were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Estrada was caught stealing and Wisely committed an error.  Bailey had a passed ball. 

In the bottom of the second Soler hit a sac fly to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the third Judge hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the sixth Judge hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-1.   A passed ball scored two runs and the Yankees lead was extended to 6-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Yastrzemski hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 6-2 but that was as close as they would get.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

New York Yankees lose a close one to the Angels

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Anaheim Angels on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California and the final score was 4-3.  Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees, and he pitched well and the bullpen pitched well, Luke Weaver had a little hiccup.  The offense was led by Anthony Volpe and Juan Soto who each had two hits. 

Cortes Jr. pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched to two batters and retired them both, Weaver pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with three strikeouts and he took his first loss of the season.  Clay Holmes blew his third save of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits. 

Griffin Canning started for the Angels, and he pitched five innings giving up nine this and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Hunter Strickland pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Luis Garcia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Matt Moore pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his first win of the season.  Carlos Estevez pitched a perfect inning and earned his eighth save of the season. 

Volpe had two hits, Soto had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Alex Verdugo had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk.  Austin Wells had a hit and an RBI, DJ LeMahieu drew a walk.  Wells hit a double and Soto hit a homerun, the Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Cortes had a pickoff. 

Luis Rengifo had three hits, Taylor Ward had a hit and two RBI and Kevin Pillar had three hits and two RBI.  Zach Neto had a hit, Willie Calhoun had a hit and Ward hit a double and Pillar hit a homerun.  The Angels were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Neto was picked off and Adell had an outfield assist. 

In the first Soto hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Pillar hit a two-run homerun giving the Angels a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Soto hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Wells hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Ward hit a two-run double giving the Angels a 4-3 lead and they would keep that lead and win the game.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees win second straight in San Diego

 

The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 4-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched well and the offense was led by Anthony Volpe, Aaron Judge and Alex Verdugo each had two hits. 

Stroman won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Luke Weaver pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he earned his 15^th save of the season. 

Dylan Cease started for the Padres and he pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and nine strikeouts.  Cease lost his fourth game of the season.  Yuki Matsui pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts and Enyel De Los Santos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Volpe had two hits, Judge had two hits and two RBI and Verdugo had two hits.  Anthony Rizzo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Judge hit a double and a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Luis Arraez had a hit, Fernando Tatis Jr. had a hit and an RBI and Jurikson Profar drew a walk.  Jake Cronenworth had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Luis Campusano drew two walks.  Cronenworth hit a triple and Tatis Jr. hit a homerun and the Padres were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Rizzo hit an RBI single extending the lead to 3-0 and Torres hit a sac fly making it 4-0.  In the bottom of the eight Tatis Jr. hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1 and that was the final score.  The Yankees will look for the three game sweep on Sunday afternoon.   

Yankees slug their way to a shutout victory over the San Diego Padres

 

The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres on Friday night.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 8-0.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen also pitched well and the offense was led by Juan Soto who had two hits and two RBI. 

Rodon pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Rodon picked up his sixth win of the season.  Dennis Santana pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Yoendrys Gomez pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Yu Darvish started for the Padres, and he didn’t pitch well going 5 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs.  He walked one and struck out five and took his second loss of the season.  Stephen Kolek pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout and Jhonny Brito pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Soto had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit and two RBI.  Alex Verdugo had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI.  Austin Wells had two hits, Jon Berti had a hit and Soto hit a double, Volpe hit a triple and Soto, Judge and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Berti had a stolen base. 

Fernando Tatis Jr. drew a walk, Manny Machado had a hit and drew a walk and Jake Cronenworth had a hit and drew a walk.  Jackson Merrill had a hit, and the Padres were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Soto hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  Judge hit a solo homerun and Stanton hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 6-0.  In the fourth Torres hit a solo homerun making it a 7-0 game and in the ninth a wild pitch made it 8-0, which would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night.