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.