The New York Yankees can't complete the sweep of the Cleveland Indians

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 7-3.  Jameson Taillon started and he pitched well in the beginning but had one bad inning.  The bullpen wasn’t good and the offense only produced six hits, with no one having more than a hit. 

Taillon pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with six strikeouts.  He took his second loss of the season.  Nick Nelson pitched two innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Luis Cessa pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts. 

Triston McKenzie started for the Indians and he pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Sam Hentges pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and he won his first game of the season.  Cal Quantrill pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk, James Karinchak pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Emmanuel Clase pitched a perfect inning. 

Clint Frazier drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Roughned Odor drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI.  Mike Ford had a  hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Mike Tauchman had a hit and drew a walk.  Tauchman hit a double and Urshela and Ford each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Cesar Hernandez had two hits, Jose Ramirez had a hit and an RBI and Eddie Rosario had a hit and an RBI.  Franmil Reyes had three hits and three RBI, Jordan Luplow had a hit and an RBI and Austin Hedges had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Luplow hit a double and F. Reyes hit a triple and a homerun.  The Indians were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  F. Reyes had a stolen base and Naylor committed an error. 

In the fourth Urshela hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Ford hit a solo homerun to go back-to-back and make it 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Rosario hit an RBI single, Reyes hit a three-run homerun and the Indians grabbed a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Ramirez hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the sixth Luplow hit an RBI double and Hedges an RBI single making it a 7-3 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took three of four in the series and will head to Baltimore to begin a four-game series on Monday night. 

New York Yankees earn third straight in Cleveland as Cole outduels Beiber

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 2-1.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  The Yankees offense didn’t do much but they were facing Shane Bieber. 

Cole pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with no walks and 11 strikeouts.  He picked up his third win of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Jonathan Loaisiga picked up his first career save pitching 1 1/3 innings. 

Bieber pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and nine strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Bryan Shaw pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and James Karinchak pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Clint Frazier drew a walk.  Roughned Odor had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Judge hit a double and Hicks and Odor each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Jose Ramirez had a hit, Eddie Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Roberto Perez had a hit and drew a walk.  Perez hit a double, Ramirez hit a triple and the Indians were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base. 

In the bottom of the fourth Rosario hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Hicks hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one and Odor hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  2-1 would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first three games of the series and will look for the four-game sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees win second straight in Cleveland

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 5-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well after a horrible first inning.  The bullpen pitched great and Giancarlo Stanton led the offense with two homeruns. 

Montgomery pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge won his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one, Darren O’Day pitched a perfect inning and Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Aroldis Chapman picked up his fourth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Logan Allen started for the Indians and he pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Allen took his third loss of the season.  Phil Maton pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Trevor Stephan pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Cal Quantrill pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout.  Emmanuel Clase pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Stanton had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Clint Frazier drew two walk, Roughned Odor had a hit and two RBI.  Hicks and Odor each hit a homerun and Stanton hit two homeruns.  The Yankees left four men on base. 

Jordan Luplow had a hit, Cesar Hernandez drew a walk and Jose Ramirez had two hits and drew two walks.  Franmil Reyes had a hit and an RBI, Eddie Rosario had an RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  F. Reyes and Luplow each hit a double and the Indians were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Luplow had an outfield assist. 

In the first Reyes hit an RBI double, Rosario hit an RBI ground out and Rosario hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 3-0 lead.  In the second Hicks hit a solo homerun and Odor hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at three.  In the third Stanton hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead and in the fifth Stanton hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 5-3 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday night. 

New York Yankees are smacked around by the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 19-5.  Chad Green was the opener and got creamed.  The rest of the bullpen wasn’t much better.  Didi Gregorius led the offense with three hits. 

Green pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Green lost his fourth game of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with four strikeouts, Chance Adams pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up 10 hits and five runs with three walks and two strikeouts and Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched to one batter and got him out.  Mike Ford pitched two innings giving up six hits and five runs with a strikeout. 

Adam Plutko pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Plutko earned his fifth win of the season.  Hunter Wood pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with two strikeouts and Phil Maton pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, Gregorius had three hits and an RBI and Gio Urshela had two hits and two RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI.  Gregorius, Sanchez and Torres each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Tauchman had an outfield assist. 

Francisco Lindor had two hits and an RBI, Greg Allen had four hits and four RBI and Carlos Santana had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Yasiel Puig had two hits and two RBI, Oscar Mercado had a hit and Jose Ramirez had two hits, six RBI and drew two walks.  Jason Kipnis had two hits and an RBI, Franmil Reyes had two hits and Tyler Naquin had three hits.  Roberto Perez had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Allen, Kipnis, Santana and Naquin each hit a double.  Ramirez hit two homeruns and Kipnis, Perez, and Allen each hit a homerun.  Santana also hit two homeruns for the Indians.  The Indians were 8-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kipnis committed an error. 

The Indians scored seven runs in the first inning to take a 7-0 lead.  The Yankees got one back in the bottom of the first but in the second the Indians quickly took a 9-1 lead.  In the fourth Santana hit a two-run homerun and it was 11-1 Indians.  The Indians added on in the fifth and the Yankees answered back with a run making it a 12-2 game.  In the sixth Sanchez hit a solo homerun.  In the seventh Puig made it a 14-3 game and Urshela hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh cutting it to 14-4.  In the eighth Lindor hit an RBI single and Allen hit a three-run homerun to make it 18-4.  Santanta hit a solo homerun to make it 19-4 and Torres hit a solo homerun in the eighth cutting it to 19-5 which was the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Friday night.   

New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians to salvage series

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 7-6.  Chad Green served as the opener and pitched well and the bullpen mostly did a good job with a couple of guys not doing their job.  DJ LeMahieu, Luke Voit, Clint Frazier and Cameron Maybin each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.  Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched three perfect innings with two strikeouts, Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout and Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a walk, Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and a strikeout and he picked up his first win of the season after blowing his second save of the season.  Stephen Tarpley picked up his first save of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Shane Bieber pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  A.J. Cole pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three walks, Nick Goody pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts and Tyler Clippard pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Tyler Olson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and two strikeouts, Adam Cimber pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Oliver Perez lost his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Voit had two hits and two RBI and drew a walk and Gray Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Frazier had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI.  Gio Urshela drew four walks, Maybin had two hits and Hicks, Sanchez, Frazier, Maybin and Voit each hit a double.  Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Frazier was caught stealing and Gregorius and Chapman each committed an error. 

Oscar Mercado had a hit, Carlos Santana had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mike Freeman had a hit and two RBI.  Jose Ramirez had two hits, Roberto Perez drew two walks and Jake Bauers had a hit and an RBI.  Leonys Martin had a hit and an RBI including a homerun, Freeman and Bauers each hit a homerun and the Indians were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ramirez had a stolen base. 

In the second Gardner hit a two-run homerun and LeMahieu hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  Voit hit a two-run double and it was 5-0.  In the sixth Martin hit a solo homerun, Santana hit an RBI single and Freeman hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh Bauers hit a solo homerun to tie the game at five.  In the ninth Frazier hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 6-5 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Lindor reached on an error and a run scored to tie the game at six.  In the tenth Hicks hit an RBI double to give the Yankees back the lead at 7-6 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees salvaged one game and ended a rough road trip at 2-4.  They will return home for a brief two game series with the New York Mets. 

New York Yankees suffer another defeat in Cleveland

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 8-4.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he was ok.  The Yankees bullpen wasn’t good and DJ LeMahieu and Didi Gregorius led the offense with two hits each. 

Sabathia pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Sabathia lost his third game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts and Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Adam Plutko pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with four strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Oliver Perez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs, Adam Cimber pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Nick Wittgren pitched an inning with a walk.  Brad Hand pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Gregorius had two hits and two RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Clint Frazier had a hit and drew a walk and Gio Urhsela had an RBI.  Frazier hit a double, Torres hit a double and Gregorius hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Francisco Lindor had two hits, Oscar Mercado had two hits and two RBI and Carlos Santana had a hit.  Jordan Luplow had two hits and drew a walk, Jose Ramirez had an RBI and drew a walk and Roberto Perez had two hits and three RBI.  Jason Kipnis had two hits, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and two RBI and Mercado, Luplow, Lindor and Perez each hit a double.  Mercado, Plawecki and Perez each hit a homerun.  The Indians were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Perez committed an error. 

In the first Gregorius hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Ramirez hit a sac fly and Luplow hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Mercado hit a two-run homerun to give the Indians a 4-2 lead.  In the sixth Perez hit a two-run homerun pushing the Indians lead to 6-2.  Plawecki hit a solo homerun and the lead was 7-2.  In the seventh Torres hit an RBI double and Urshela hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 7-4.  In the eighth Plawecki hit a sac fly to make it 8-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have lost four out of their last five and will try and avoid a three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees lose to the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 5-2.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he was just ok.  Didi Gregorius and Clint Frazier each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

German pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  German lost his second game of the season.  David Hale pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Zach Plesac pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Plesac won his first game of the season.  Nick Wittgren pitched a perfect inning and Brad Hand recorded his 19^th save of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Gregorius had two hits.  Kendrys Morales drew a walk, Frazier had two hits and an RBI and Frazier hit a double.  Hicks hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Francisco Lindor had a hit, Oscar Mercado had two hits and Carlos Santana had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Jason Kipnis had two hits and two RBI, Tyler Naquin had a hit and an RBI.  Lindor hit a triple and Naquin and Santana each hit a homerun.  The Indians were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Kipnis was caught stealing and Naquin had an outfield assist. 

In the second Frazier hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Hicks hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Kipnis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Naquin hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Santana hit a two-run homerun to give the Indians a 4-2 lead.  In the eighth Kipnis hit a sac fly to make it 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Yankees fight back but fall just short in loss at Cleveland

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 6-5.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  Greg Bird and Tyler Wade each had two hits. 

German pitched four innings giving up five hits and six runs with four walks and six strikeouts.  German lost his fifth game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Chasen Shreve pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Shane Bieber won his fifth game of the season pitching seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out six.  Oliver Perez got out the only batter that he faced, Neil Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Cody Allen saved his 19^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a walk. 

Brett Gardner had two RBI, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI.  Bird had two hits, Miguel Andujar had a hit and drew a walk and Neil Walker had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Wade had two hits, Bird, Walker and Wade each hit a double and Stanton hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Judge was caught stealing. 

Francisco Lindor had a hit and drew two walks, Michael Brantley had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Jose Ramirez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion drew two walks, Yonder Alonso had a hit and an RBI and Tyler Naquin had a hit.  Yan Gomes had a hit and an RBI, Gomes, Brantley and Lindor each hit a double.  Ramirez hit a triple and the Indians were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Lindor had a stolen base and Gomes had a passed ball. 

In the first Ramirez hit an RBI ground out to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gomes hit an RBI double, Brantley hit a two-run double and it was 4-0 Indians.  In the fifth Walker hit an RBI double, a wild pitch and Gardner hit a sac fly to make it 4-3.  In the fifth Ramirez hit an RBI triple and Alonso hit an RBI single to make it 6-3.  In the eighth Gardner hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 6-4 and in the ninth Stanton hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-5 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two of four games and will play game three on Saturday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians in battle of aces that doesn't live up to it

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 7-4.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he wasn’t at his best.  The bullpen was great and Brett Gardner and Miguel Andujar each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up nine this and four runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, David Robertson won his sixth game of the season pitching a perfect inning and Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a strikeout and he saved his 25^th game of the season.

Corey Kluber pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Kluber lost his fifth game of the season.  Oliver Perez pitched to one batter and got him out, Neil Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Tyler Olson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Zach McAllister pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Gardner had two hits and three RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and two RBI.  Andujar had two hits and drew a walk, Andujar, Bird, Judge and Hicks each hit a double and Gardner hit two homeruns and Gregorius hit a homerun.    The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base and Walker committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Francisco Lindor had two hits, Michael Brantley had a hit and Jose Ramirez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Yonder Alonso had two hits and an RBI, Yan Gomes had a hit and Lindor hit a double.  Encarnacion and Ramirez each hit a homerun and the Indians were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Brantley had a stolen base and Ramirez was caught stealing.  Gomes committed an error. 

In the first Ramirez hit an RBI single, Encarnacion hit a solo homerun and it was 2-0 Indians.  In the third Gardner hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the third Alonso hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 3-2 lead.  In the fourth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  Bird hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  In the fifth Ramirez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Hicks hit an RBI double and Bird hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead.  In the ninth Gardner hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 7-4 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Friday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians and complete three-game sweep

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-4.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and pitched great in his first start.  Dellin Betances had a rough outing and Aaron Hicks had two hits and Gleyber Torres a walk-off homerun to lead the offense. 

German pitched six innings giving up no hits or runs and walked two and struck out nine.  Betances pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts, Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run and Chasen Shreve won his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Mike Clevinger pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with four walks and ten strikeouts.  Cody Allen lost his first game of the season and blew his first save of the season.  Allen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and Dan Otero pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Hicks had two hits, Neil Walker had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Tyler Austin drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Torres had a hit and three RBI.  Judge, Hicks and Walker each hit a double and Torres hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Judge was picked off and Sanchez had a passed ball.  Francisco Lindor had a hit and an RBI, Jason Kipnis had an RBI and Jose Ramirez drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion drew a walk, Yonder Alonso had a hit and Yan Gomes had a hit.  Tyler Naquin had a hit and an RBI, Lindor hit a double and the Indians were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Davis had a stolen base, Alonso committed an error and Clevinger had a pickoff. 

In the eighth Naquin hit an RBI single, Lindor hit an RBI double, a passed ball scored a run and Kipnis hit a sac fly to make it 4-0 Indians.  In the bottom of the eighth Gardner hit an RBI single and Judge hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the ninth Walker hit an RBI double to tie the game at four and Torres hit a walk-off three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 7-4 win. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series and will have a day off on Monday.  They will begin a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees win fifth straight with victory over the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen was great.  Brett Gardner led the offense with two RBI. 

Gray pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out seven and won his second game of the season.  Chad Green pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts and David Robertson picked up his first save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Trevor Bauer lost his third game of the season pitching six innings and giving up two hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out eight.  Ben Taylor pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. 

Gardner had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Neil Walker drew a walk.  Miguel Andujar drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Austin Romine had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ronald Torreyes had an RBI, Romine hit a double and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Francisco Lindor had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jose Ramirez had a hit and Michael Brantley drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and an RBI, Tyler Naquin had a hit and Bradley Zimmer had a hit.  Zimmer, Ramirez and Encarnacion each hit a double.  Lindor hit a homerun and the Indians were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Lindor committed an error. 

In the fifth Lindor hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Romine drew an RBI walk to tie the game at one.  Torreyes reached on a fielder’s choice error and two runs scored to make it 3-1.  Gardner hit a sac fly to make it a 4-1 game.   In the sixth Encarnacion hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Gardner hit an RBI single to make it a 5-2 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have now won five in a row and 14 out of their last 15 games.  They will go for the sweep of the series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians for fourth straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-6.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did not pitch well.  Aaron Judge, Neil Walker, Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out seven.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Chasen Shreve pitched giving up three hits and four runs and a walk without recording an out and David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Aroldis Chapman won his first game of the season after blowing his first save of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts. 

Josh Tomlin pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out four.  Alexi Ogando lost his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and a strikeout and Cody Allen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Walker had two hits and drew two walks and Andujar had two hits and an RBI.  Torres had two hits and three RBI, Judge, Stanton each hit a double and Torres, Judge and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Francisco Lindor had two hits, Jose Ramirez had three hits and two RBI and Tyler Naquin had a hit.  Yonder Alonso had a hit, Yan Gomes had a hit and drew a walk and Rajai Davis had a hit and Bradley Zimmer had a hit and three RBI.  Ramirez and Lindor each hit a double and Zimmer and Ramirez each hit a homerun.  The Indians were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ramirez was caught stealing and Gomes and Lindor each committed an error. 

In the fourth Torres hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  Judge hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the eighth Zimmer hit a three-run homerun cutting the lead to 5-3.  Ramirez hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at five.  In the eighth Judge had an RBI walk to make it 6-5.  In the ninth the Indians scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at six.  IN the bottom of the ninth Andujar hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a walk-off 7-6 victory. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  

New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians to advance to the ALCS

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 5-2.  CC Sabathia pitched very well and the bullpen was great.  Brett Gardner and Didi Gregorius each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with no walks and nine strikeouts.  David Robertson pitched 2 2/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts and earned the win and Aroldis Chapman earned the save pitching two innings and giving up a walk and he struck out four. 

Corey Kluber lost the game pitching 3 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Andrew Miller pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out five, Brian Shaw pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Cody Allen pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two and Joe Smith retired the only batter that he faced. 

Gardner had three hits and an RBI, Gregorius had three hits and three RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk and Todd Frazier drew a walk.  Gregorius hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing. 

Francisco Lindor had a hit, Jose Ramirez drew a walk and Austin Jackson had a hit.  Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk, Roberto Perez had a hit and an RBI and Giovanny Urshela had a hit and an RBI.  The Indians were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Perez, Jackson and Bruce each committed an error. 

In the first Gregorius hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Perez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 and Urshela hit an RBI single to cut it to 3-2.  In the ninth Gardner hit an RBI single and a run scored on an error pushing the lead to 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees won the ALDS 3 games to two and advanced to the ALCS to take on the Houston Astros.  It is the first time in five years the Yankees will be in the ALCS.  The series begins on Friday night in Houston. 

New York Yankees force a Game 5 with a convincing victory

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians in Game 4 of the ALDS on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Brett Gardner had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Severino picked up the win, Dellin Betances walked the two batters he faced and Tommy Khanle pitched two perfect innings with five strikeouts and picked up the save. 

Trevor Bauer lost the game pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up four hits and four unearned runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Joe Smith pitched to one batter and retired him, Mike Clevinger pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with two walks and a strikeout and Danny Salazar pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up an unearned run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Tyler Olson pitched to one batter and retired him, Brian Shaw pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Cody Allen pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Josh Tomlin pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and two RBI and Didi Gregorius drew three walks.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI, Greg Bird had a hit and drew a walk and Starlin Castro had a hit and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and T. Frazier, Judge and Castro each hit a double.  Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

Francisco Lindor drew a walk, Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Santana had a hit and two RBI.  Michael Brantley had a hit, Roberto Perez had a hit and an RBI and Yan Gomes drew a walk.  Santana and Perez each hit a homerun and the Indians were 0-3 with four men left on base.  Urshela committed two errors, Salazar and Santana each committed an error.  Perez had a passed ball. 

In the second T. Frazier hit an RBI double and Hicks hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Yankees.  Judge hit a two-run double and the lead was increased to 4-0.  In the third Gardner reached on a throwing error and the lead was pushed to 5-0.  In the fourth Santana hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-2.  IN the fifth Perez hit a solo homerun and the lead was cut to 5-3.  In the fifth Gardner hit a sac fly to push the lead to 6-3.  In the sixth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 7-3 and that would be the final score. 

There will be a game five in Cleveland on Wednesday night.  It is a winner take all with the winner facing Houston in the ALCS. 

The New York Yankees shutout the Cleveland Indians and stay alive

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 1-0.  It was a great game that kept the Yankees alive and headed to game four in NY on Monday night.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Greg Bird was the only offense for either team with a homerun. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out seven and earned the win.  David Robertson pitched 1/3 of an inning walking a batter and Aroldis Chapman picked up the save pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and four strikeouts. 

Carlos Carrasco pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out seven.  Andrew Miller took the loss pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Tyler Olson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Joe Smith pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Didi Gregorious had a hit and drew two walks, Bird had a hit and an RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Gardner hit a double and Bird hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Jason Kipnis had two hits, Jose Ramirez had a hit and Carlos Santana had a hit and drew a walk.  Michael Brantley drew a walk, Roberto Perez had a hit and Kipnis hit a triple and the Indians were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the seventh Bird hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead and that would be the only run of the game.  The Yankees stayed alive and force game four on Monday night in New York.  The Yankees will look to force a fifth and decisive game and if not the Indians will advance to the ALCS.   

New York Yankees with a terrible extra inning loss in Cleveland

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Friday evening.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 9-8 in 13 innings.  It was game 2 of the ALDS and there was controversy.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well after a shaky start.  Todd Frazier had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Chad Green pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs, David Robertson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Aroldis Chapman pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances took the loss and pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Corey Kluber pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs.  He walked one and struck out four.  Tyler Olson pitched a perfect inning, Mike Clevinger pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Bryan Shaw pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Andrew Miller pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit, Joe Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Cody Allen pitched two innings giving up a hit and he walked two and struck out one.  Josh Tomlin picked up the win pitching two perfect innings with three strikeouts. 

Aaron Judge drew three walks, Gary Sanchez had two hits and two RBI and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Starllin Castro had two hits and an RBI, Greg Bird had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had two hits and three RBI.  T. Frazier had three hits, Castro hit a double and Sanchez, Hicks and Bird each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  T. Frazier was caught stealing and Torreyes was picked off and T. Frazier committed two errors and Chapman committed an error. 

Francisco Lindor had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk, Jason Kipnis had two hits and an RBI and Jose Ramirez drew a walk.  Carlos Santana had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI and Austin Jackson had two hits and drew a walk.  Yan Gomes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Gomes hit a double and Lindor and Bruce each hit a homerun and the Indians were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Jackson hit a stolen base, Ramirez and Gonzalez each committed an error.  Gomes was picked off. 

In the first Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Santana hit a two-run single to tie the game at two.  In the second Kipnis hit an RBI single to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead.  In the third Castro hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Hicks hit a three-run homerun and the Yankees took a 6-3 lead.  In the fifth Bird hit a two-run homerun extending the Yankees lead to 8-3.  In the sixth Lindor hit a grand-slam to cut the lead to 8-7.  In the eighth Bruce hit a solo homerun tying the game at eight.  In the 13^th inning Gomes hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Indians the 9-8 victory. 

This game had controversy.  In the sixth before Lindor hit his grand-slam there was a hit-by-pitch that actually hit the knob of the bat and was caught by Sanchez for what would have been strike three but Joe Girardi did not challenge and instead it was ruled a hit by pitch and set up the bases loaded for the grand slam to happen.  If it was challenged it would have been 8-3 Yankees in the seventh inning.  Instead the Yankees are down 0-2 headed to NY to try and avoid the sweep.   

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Friday evening.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 9-8 in 13 innings.  It was game 2 of the ALDS and there was controversy.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well after a shaky start.  Todd Frazier had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Chad Green pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs, David Robertson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Aroldis Chapman pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances took the loss and pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Corey Kluber pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs.  He walked one and struck out four.  Tyler Olson pitched a perfect inning, Mike Clevinger pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Bryan Shaw pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Andrew Miller pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit, Joe Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Cody Allen pitched two innings giving up a hit and he walked two and struck out one.  Josh Tomlin picked up the win pitching two perfect innings with three strikeouts. 

Aaron Judge drew three walks, Gary Sanchez had two hits and two RBI and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Starllin Castro had two hits and an RBI, Greg Bird had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had two hits and three RBI.  T. Frazier had three hits, Castro hit a double and Sanchez, Hicks and Bird each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  T. Frazier was caught stealing and Torreyes was picked off and T. Frazier committed two errors and Chapman committed an error. 

Francisco Lindor had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk, Jason Kipnis had two hits and an RBI and Jose Ramirez drew a walk.  Carlos Santana had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI and Austin Jackson had two hits and drew a walk.  Yan Gomes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Gomes hit a double and Lindor and Bruce each hit a homerun and the Indians were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Jackson hit a stolen base, Ramirez and Gonzalez each committed an error.  Gomes was picked off. 

In the first Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Santana hit a two-run single to tie the game at two.  In the second Kipnis hit an RBI single to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead.  In the third Castro hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Hicks hit a three-run homerun and the Yankees took a 6-3 lead.  In the fifth Bird hit a two-run homerun extending the Yankees lead to 8-3.  In the sixth Lindor hit a grand-slam to cut the lead to 8-7.  In the eighth Bruce hit a solo homerun tying the game at eight.  In the 13^th inning Gomes hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Indians the 9-8 victory. 

This game had controversy.  In the sixth before Lindor hit his grand-slam there was a hit-by-pitch that actually hit the knob of the bat and was caught by Sanchez for what would have been strike three but Joe Girardi did not challenge and instead it was ruled a hit by pitch and set up the bases loaded for the grand slam to happen.  If it was challenged it would have been 8-3 Yankees in the seventh inning.  Instead the Yankees are down 0-2 headed to NY to try and avoid the sweep.   

New York Yankees shutout by Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of ALDS

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 4-0.  It was game 1 of the ALDS and the Yankees were completely shut down by Trevor Bauer.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and struggled with his command, the bullpen was good. The Yankees offense only managed three hits and two of them were by Starlin Castro. 

Gray pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  Gray took the loss.  Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Jamie Garcia pitched 2 2/3 innings with two walks and three strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Bauer picked up the win pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk.  He struck out eight.  Andrwe Miller pitched an inning with two walks and three strikeouts and Cody Allen picked up the save pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Castro had two hits and Greg Bird drew a walk.  Chase Headley drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Hicks hit a double and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Francisco Lindor drew two walks, Jose Ramirez had a hit and Edwin Encarnacion drew a walk.  Jay Bruce had two hits and three RBI, Carlos Santana had a hit and drew a walk and Roberto Perez drew two walks.  Giovanny Urshela had a hit, Bruce hit a double and he hit a homerun and the Indians were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the second Perez grounded into a double play and a run scored giving the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Bruce hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Bruce hit a sac fly to make it 4-0 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of the series on Friday evening. 

New York Yankees are defeated by Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The Yankees offense only managed three hits. 

Severino pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out nine and lost his sixth game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Corey Kluber pitched eight innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Kluber won his 13^th game of the season and Cody Allen pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit.  Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Ellsbury hit a double and Headley hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Castro committed an error. 

Austin Jackson had a hit and an RBI, Jose Ramirez had two hits and two RBI and drew a walk and Edwin Encarnacion drew a walk.  Jay Bruce drew a walk, Carlos Santana had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Bradley Zimmer had two hits and an RBI.  Zimmer hit a double and Ramirez hit two homeruns.  Santana and Jackson each hit a homerun and the Indians were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Ramirez and Zimmer each had a stolen base and Urshela committed an error. 

In the first Ramirez hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the third Headley hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Ramirez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Santana hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 3-2 lead, a wild pitch made it 4-2.  In the eighth Jackson hit a solo homerun to make it 5-2 and in the ninth Zimmer hit an RBI double to push the lead to 6-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees offense erupts as they defeat the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 8-1.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Didi Gregorius had three hits but Jacoby Ellsbury had a huge three-run triple and Aaron Judge a three-run homerun. 

Severino pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Severino won his ninth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched to one batter and retired him, Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning and Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Carlos Carrasco pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs.  He walked two and struck out six and lost his fifth game of the season.  Bryan Shaw pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up a hit and he struck out one, Mike Clevinger pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and Cody Allen pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Dan Otero pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Clint Frazier had a hit and drew a walk and Gregorius had three hits.  Judge had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI and Todd Frazier had a hit and drew a walk.  Ellsbury had two hits and three RBI, Ronald Torreyes had two hits and an RBI and C. frazier hit a double, Ellsbury hit a triple and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Francisco Lindor drew a walk, Michael Brantley had a hit and an RBI and Edwin Encarnacion had a hit.  Brantley hit a homerun and the Indians were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the first Brantley hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Headley hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  Ellsbury hit a three-run triple to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead and Torreyes hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Judge hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 8-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the four-game series and the Yankees have won two in a row after losing the first two of the series.  The Yankees will be off on Monday before beginning a three game set in Toronto on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees bullpen holds on to one in Cleveland

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 2-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched very well and the bullpen was also very good.  The offense didn’t do much but Chase Headley had a big homerun. 

Montgomery pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  David Robertson won his fifth game of the season pitching two innings and he gave up two hits with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman saved his 14^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Danny Salazar pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and 12 strikeouts.  Zach McAllister pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season, Tyler Olson retired the only batter that he faced and Nick Goody pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks, Headley had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had two hits and an RBI, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Todd Frazier drew a walk.  Gregorius hit two doubles and Headley hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Francisco Lindor had two hits, Michael Brantley had two hits and Carlos Santana had a hit and an RBI.  Giovanny Urshela had a hit, Lindor hit a double and Santana hit a homerun.  The Indians were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Gregorius hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Santana hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the eighth Headley hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees the 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will be looking for the four game split and the Indians to take three out of four.