New York Yankees lose a slug fest as they fail to sweep the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 10-6.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  Luke Voit, Aaron Judge and Clint Frazier each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched three innings giving up six hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Michael King took his first loss of the season pitching two innings and giving up two hits and a run with a walk, Lucas Luetge pitched a perfect inning and Wandy Peralta pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk.  Luis Cessa pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout. 

Adam Plutko pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a walk.  Bruce Zimmerman pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts and won his second game of the season.  Tanner Scott pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Paul Fry pitched an inning with a strikeout and Cesar Valdez pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Voit had two hits and Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew two walks, Frazier had two hits and an RBI and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Tyler Wade had a hit, Sanchez, Frazier and Judge each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Cedric Mullins had a hit, Austin Hays had a hit and drew a walk and Trey Mancini had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks.  Ryan Mountcastle had two hits and four RBI, Pedro Severino had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Maikel Franco had three hits and three RBI, Freddy Galvis had a hit and an RBI and Ryan McKenna had a hit.  Mountcastle, Hays, Franco, Mullins and Mancini each hit a double.  Franco hit a homerun and the Orioles were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Mullins had a stolen base. 

In the first Urshela hit into a double play but a run scored to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 3-0 and Frazier hit a solo homerun.  In the bottom of the first Mountcastle hit an RBI double, Severino hit an RBI single and it was a 4-2 game.  In the third Judge hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 5-2.  In the bottom of the third Mountcastle hit a sac fly and Franco hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-4.  Galvis hit an RBI single and the game was tied 5-5.  In the bottom of the fourth Mancini hit an RBI double to make it a 6-5 game.  In the bottom of the seventh Franco hit a two-run homer pushing the Orioles lead to 8-5.  In the bottom of the eighth Mountcastle hit a two-run single making it 10-5.  In the ninth LeMahieu hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 10-6 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will now head to Texas to face the Rangers for a four-game set beginning on Monday night.   

New York Yankees tame the Detroit Tigers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida and the final score was 7-4.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, gave up a couple of homeruns but the wind was blowing out.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched very well and Clint Frazier led the team with three hits. 

Cole won his second game of the spring pitching 3 2/3 innings and giving up three hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out five.  Loaisiga pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two walks and he struck out two, Louis Cessa pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Tyler Lyons pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up an unearned run and he walked one and struck out one. 

Michael Fulmer started for the Tigers and he took his second loss of the spring.  He pitched two innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Derek Holland pitched two perfect innings with five strikeouts, Bryan Garcia pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout and Erasmo Ramirez pitched three innings giving up two walks and two strikeouts.  Drew Hutchison pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.   

Luke Voit had a hit, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Josh Breaux drew two walks.  Frazier had three hits and two RBI, Thairo Estrada had a hit and an RBI and Gio Urshela had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Andrew Velazquez had a hit, Derek Dietrich had an RBI and drew a walk and Mike Tauchman had a hit and two RBI.  Max McDowell drew a walk, Velazquez hit a double and Frazier and Tauchman each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Estrada was caught stealing and picked off.  McDowell committed an error. 

Akil Baddoo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and Renato Nunez had a hit and an RBI.  Derek Hill drew a walk, Jacoby Jones had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Victor Reyes had an RBI.  Grayson Greiner drew a walk, Schoop hit a double and Nunez, Jones and Baddoo each hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Baddoo and Hill each had a stolen base.  Hutchison had a pickoff and Rogers had a passed ball. 

In the first Frazier hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nunez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Jones hit a solo homerun and the Tigers grabbed a 2-1 lead.  In the third Urshela drew an RBI walk tying the game at two.  Dietrich was hit by a pitch and the Yankees had a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Frazier hit a solo homerun and Tauchman hit a two-run homerun extending the Yankees lead to 6-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Baddoo hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-3.  In the ninth Estrada hit an RBI single making it 7-3 and in the bottom of the ninth Reyes hit an RBI ground out cutting the lead to 7-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have won seven games in a row and will play the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees earn sweep over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched ok and the bullpen was very good.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with four hits and Clint Frazier added three hits. 

Tanaka pitched four innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jonathan Loaisiga won his second game of the season pitching two innings and giving up three hits and he struck out three, Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Luis Avilan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Adam Ottavino pitched to one batter and struck him out, Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Zack Britton saved his seventh game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning with a walk. 

Huascar Ynoa started for the Braves and he pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs with three walks.  Tyler Matzek lost his first game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Josh Tomlin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Darren O’Day pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Will Smith pitched a perfect inning, A.J. Minter pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Shane Greene pitched an inning with a walk. 

LeMahieu had four hits and an RBI, Luke Voit had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI with two walks.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Frazier had three hits and an RBI, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Voit, Hicks and Frazier each hit a double.  LeMahieu hit a triple and Sanchez and Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base. 

Dansby Swanson had three hits, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and an RBI and Freddie Freeman drew two walks.  Marcell Ozuna drew a walk, Adam Duvall had a hit and Nick Markakis had two hits.  Johan Camargo had two hits and two RBI, Austin Riley had a hit and Ender Inciarte had a hit.  Markakis and Swanson each hit a double and Camargo hit a homerun.  The Braves were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Inciarte committed an error and d’Arnaud had a passed ball. 

In the second Camargo hit a two-run homerun giving the Braves a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Sanchez and Frazier hit back-to-back homeruns to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Hicks hit an RBI double and Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth LeMahieu hit an RBI single and Voit hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-2.  In the ninth d’Arnaud hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-3 but that would be the final score.  The Yankees swept the brief two-game series and will be off on Thursday.  They will begin a four-game series with their rival Boston Red Sox on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.   

New York Yankees blow lead and lose to the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.  The game took place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 5-4.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he started out great but then fell apart in one bad fifth inning.  The Yankees bullpen was ok and Clint Frazier led the offense with three hits. 

Happ pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He walked four and struck out two.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two, Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and he lost his second game of the season and Jonathan Holder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Ivan Nova pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Josh Osich pitched to one batter and got him out, Evan Marshall pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and won his second game of the season and Kelvin Herrera pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three.  Aaron Bummer pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and picked up his first save of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits and Torres had two hits and drew a walk.  Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI, Frazier had three hits an RBI and Mike Tauchman had a hit.  Frazier hit a double, Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Frazier was caught stealing. 

Leury Garcia had two hits and two RBI, Tim Anderson had two hits and three RBI and Jose Abreu had two hits.  James McCann drew a walk, Eloy Jimenez drew two walks and Yonder Alonso drew a walk.  Jose Rondon drew a walk, Yolmer Sanchez drew two walks and Ryan Cordell had a hit.  Garcia and Abreu each hit a double and Anderson and Garcia each hit a homerun.  The White Sox were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Anderson committed an error. 

In the second a wild pitch scored a run and Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Gardner hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Garcia hit an RBI double and Anderson hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the seventh Garcia hit a solo homerun to give the White Sox a 5-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will meet in 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 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 fail to sweep the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-5.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Luis Cessa out of the pen didn’t pitch well and Gleyber Torres and Clint Frazier led the offense with two hits each. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with eight strikeouts.  Sabathia lost his second game of the season.  Cessa pitched an inning giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and David Hale pitched two innings giving up a hit. 

David Price won his third game of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out six.  Heath Hembree pitched 2/3 of an inning and struck out one, Matt Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout and Brandon Workman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his second game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew two walks.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI, Torres had two hits and an RBI and Gio Urshela had an RBI.  Frazier had two hits, Voit hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.   Hicks was caught stealing and Frazier committed an error and had an outfield assist. 

Andrew Benintendi had two hits and an RBI, J.D. Martinez had two hits and an RBI and Xander Bogaerts had two hits and an RBI.  Rafael Devers had a hit and an RBI, Christian Vasquez had a hit and drew a walk and Michael Chavis had two hits and an RBI.  Eduardo Nunez had two hits and an RBI and Brock Holt had a hit and an RBI.  Bogaerts hit a double and Chavis hit a triple.  Martinez and Bogaerts each hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Benintendi was caught stealing and Bogaerts committed an error. 

In the first Martinez hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nunez hit an RBI single to push their lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Bogaerts hit a solo homerun making it a 3-0 game.  In the bottom of the fourth Voit hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 and Urshela hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the seventh Nunez hit an RBI single, Holt hit an RBI single and Benintendi hit an RBI single to extend their lead to 6-2.  In the eighth Devers hit an RBI single and Chavis hit an RBI triple to make it 8-2.  In the bottom of the eighth a balk made it 8-3, Hicks hit an RBI ground out and Torres hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 8-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees won two out of three in the series and will be off on Monday before heading to Toronto for a three-game series to begin on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees defeat the San Diego Padres

The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Chad Green was the opener and he pitched one great inning and the bullpen was excellent in this game.  Clint Frazier had two hits to lead the offense. 

Green pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts, David Hale picked up his first win of the season pitching four innings and giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Zack Britton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman picked up his 15^th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Matt Strahm pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and ten strikeouts.  Strahm  lost his fourth game of the season.  Trey Wingenter pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two, Craig Stammen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with one being earned and Phil Maton pitched to two batters and got them both out. 

DJ LeMahieu had ah it, Luke Voit drew two walks and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Frazier had two hits and an RBI and Cameron Maybin had a hit.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI and Frazier and Torres each hit a double.  Sanchez, Frazier and Gardner each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Franmil Reyes had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Eric Hosmer had a hit.  Hunter Renfroe had a hit, Wil Myers drew a walk and Josh Naylor had a hit and an RBI.  Austin Hedges had a hit and an RBI, Naylor, Hedges and Machado each hit a double and the Padres were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Reyes and Wingenter each committed an error. 

In the second Naylor hit an RBI double and Hedges hit an RBI double to give the Padres a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Frazier hit a solo homerun and Gardner hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Sanchez hit a solo homerun and Maybin hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees fail to sweep the road trip with extra innings loss in Kansas City

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 8-7 in 10 innings.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he was roughed up.  Nestor Cortes Jr. ate up some innings out of the bullpen and Clint Frazier had three hits to lead the offense. 

German pitched five innings giving up nine hits and seven runs with six strikeouts.  Cortes Jr. pitched four innings giving up four hits and he walked two with four strikeouts and Jonathan Holder took his second loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Danny Duffy pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with one being earned.  He walked one and struck out four.  Wily Peralta pitched an inning giving up two hits, Jake Diekman pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Ian Kennedy pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Kevin McCarthy pitched an inning and he gave up a walk and won his first game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Luke Voit drew two walks and Aaron Hicks had a hit and two RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, Gleyber Torres had two hits and three RBI, Kendrys Morales drew two walks and Frazier had three hits and an RBI.  Gio Urshela had two hits, Cameron Maybin had a hit and Maybin hit a double.  Torres hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Frazier committed an error. 

Nicky Lopez drew a walk, Whit Merrifield had a hit and an RBI and Adalberto Mondesi had a hit.  Alex Gordon had a hit, Huner Dozier had four hits and two RBI and Jorge Soler had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ryan O’Hearn had two hits and an RBI, Martin Maldonado had two hits and three RBI and Billy Hamilton had a hit and drew a walk.  Mondesi hit a double and Soler, O’Hearn, Dozier and Maldonado each hit a homerun.  The Royals were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Hamilton had a stolen base and Mondesi committed an error. 

In the second Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Maldonado hit a three-run homerun giving the Royals a 3-1 lead.  In the fourth O’Hearn hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Dozier hit a two-run homerun to increase the lead to 6-1.  Soler hit a solo homerun and it was 7-1 Royals.  In the sixth Torres hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 7-4.  In the ninth LeMahieu hit an RBI single and Hicks hit a two-run single to tie the game at seven.  In the bottom of the tenth Merrifield hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Royals the 8-7 victory. 

The Yankees had won their first six games of this seven-game road trip and they won the first two games of this three game series.  The Yankees will return home on Monday after a 6-1 road trip to take on the San Diego Padres.   

New York Yankees blow lead and then win it on a walk-off in tenth

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-6.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Chad Green and Adam Ottavino had trouble out of the bullpen and Brett Gardner and Austin Romine led the team with three hits each. 

Paxton pitched six plus innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out 12.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Green pitched giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and didn’t record an out and Ottavino pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and he won his first game of the season.

Jorge Lopez pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out six.  Wily Peralta pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Scott Barlow pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jake Diiekman pitched giving up a run and two walks and took his first loss of the season.  Ian Kennedy pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Luke Voit had a hit and Gardner had three hits.  Clint Frazier had a hit and three RBI and Mike Tauchman had two hits and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Mike Ford got his first major league hit and Romine had three hits and three RBI.  Tyler Wade drew a walk and Ford, LeMahieu and Tauchman each hit a double.  Frazier hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Britton had a pickoff. 

Whit Merrifield had two hits, Adalberto Mondesi had two hits and two RBI and Alex Gordon had two hits and three RBI.  Hunter Dozier had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Chris Owings drew a walk and Martin Maldonado had a hit.  Billy Hamilton had a hit and drew a walk, Gordon and Mondesi each hit a double.  Gordon and Dozier each hit a homerun and the Royals were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Mondesi had a stolen base and Hamilton had two stolen bases and Gore was caught stealing.  Maldonado had a passed ball. 

In the first a passed ball gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Romine hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Frazier hit a three-run homerun to extend the Yankees lead to 5-0.  In the eighth Mondesi hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 5-2, Gordon hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at five and one batter later Dozier hit a solo homerun giving the Royals a 6-5 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Romine hit an RBI single to tie the game at six.  In the tenth Romine hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Yankees the 7-6 victory. 

The Yankees took three out of four in the series and will now embark on a three team, nine game road trip to the west coast.   

New York Yankees win second in a row over the Kansas City Royals

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched very well.  Clint Frazier led the offense with three hits. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Heath Fillmyer pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Fillmyer lost his first game of the season.  Glenn Sparkman pitched three innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Jake Newberry pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Luke Voit had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Frazier had three hits and two RBI and Mike Ford drew two walks.  Gio Urshela had three hits, Austin Romine had two hits and an RBI and Mike Tauchman had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Romine, Frazier and Urshela each hit a double and LeMahieu, Tauchman and Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Whit Merrifield had a hit and an RBI, Adalberto Mondesi drew a walk and Hunter Dozier had a hit and drew two walks.  Chris Owings had a hit and an RBI,Jorge Soler drew a walk and Lucas Duda had two hits.  Billy Hamilton had a hit, Dozier hit a double and Hamilton hit a triple.  Owings, Merrifield each hit a homerun.  The Royals were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Frazier hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Tauchman hit a three-run homerun to make it a 5-0 game.  LeMahieu hit a homerun making it a 6-0 game.  In the sixth Merrifield hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Torres and Frazier each hit an RBI single to extend the Yankees lead to 8-1.  In the seventh Romine hit an RBI single and it was 9-1 Yankees.  In the ninth Owings hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 9-2 and that would be the final score. 

The teams will play the fourth and final game on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees have won two out of three so far and four of their last five games. 

New York Yankees sweep the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched well and Clint Frazier led the offense with three hits. 

Happ pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle picked up his first victory of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and striking out one, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a strikeout and picked up his third save of the season. 

Nathan Eovaldi pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run which was unearned.  He walked one and struck out six.  Brandon Workman picked up his first loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout, Ryan Brasier pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Heath Hembree pitched a perfect inning with a  strike out. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and four RBI, Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk and Frazier had three hits and an RBI.  Mike Tauchman drew a walk, Austin Romine drew a walk and Frazier and Voit each hit a double.  Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.   

Xander Bogaerts had a hit, J.D. Martinez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Steve Pearce had a hit.  Mitch Moreland had a hit and drew a walk, Rafael Devers had two hits and Christian Vasquez had a hit and two RBI.  Martinez and Vasquez each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Devers had a stolen base and Nunez committed an error. 

In the first Martinez hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the second Vazquez hit a two-run homerun to push the Red Sox lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Frazier hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Gardner hit a grand-slam to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead and that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees swept the brief two-game series and will remain at home to take on the Kansas City Royals in the start of a four-game series beginning on Thursday night. 

The New York Yankees lose a tough one in Houston

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Monday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 4-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen didn’t pitch well.  Aaron Judge and Clint Frazier led the offense with two hits each. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Zack Britton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Adam Ottavino lost his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts. 

Justin Verlander pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Will Harris pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Ryan Pressly pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and won his first game of the season and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning and picked up his third save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Luke Voit had a hit and an RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and Frazier had two hits and an RBI.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, LeMahieu hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

George Springer drew a walk, Jose Altuve had a hit and an RBI and Alex Bregman had a hit and drew two walks.  Michael Brantley had a hit, Carlos Correa had two hits and an RBI and Tyler White drew a walk.  Robinson Chirinos had two hits and two RBI including two doubles.  Altuve hit a homerun and the Astros were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the third Voit hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Altuve hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Frazier hit an RBI single and it was 3-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Chirinos hit a two-run double to tie the score at three.  In the eighth Correa hit an RBI infield single to give the Astros a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of their three-game series on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles behind the long ball

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles in Saturday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 6-4.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, Jonathan Holder struggled but the rest of the pen was good.  Aaron Judge hit two homeruns and DJ LeMahieu had three hits to lead the offense. 

Happ pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Adam Ottavino pitched 1 2/3 innings with a walk and a strike out and he won his first game of the season and Chad Green pitched to one batter and got him out.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and picked up his second save of the season.

Dylan Bundy pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  John Means pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Nate Karns pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and Paul Fry pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and striking out one.  Miguel Castro pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and he took his first loss of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Judge had two hits and three RBI and Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew two walks and LeMahieu had three hits.  Mike Tauchman had a hit, Clint Frazier had a hit and three RBI and Tauchman and Gardner each hit a double.  Frazier hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez was picked off and LeMahieu and Happ each committed an error. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit, Joey Rickard drew a walk and Chris Davis had an RBI.  Trey Mancini had two hits and an RBI, Renato Nunez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Rio Ruiz had an RBI.  Jesus Sucre had a hit, Dwight Smith Jr. had a hit and Hanser Alberto had a hit and drew a walk.  Cedric Mullins had a hit, Alberto hit a double and Mancini hit a double.  Mancini hit a homerun and the Orioles were 1-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Villar had a stolen base and Smith Jr. had an outfield assist. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Mancini hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Nunez hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the seventh Davis reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored to tie the game at three.  Ruiz hit a sac fly and the Orioles grabbed a 4-3 lead.  In the eighth Frazier hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees win final Florida spring game

The New York Yankees defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.  The game took place at CenturyLink Sports Complex in Fort Myers, Florida and the final score was 5-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Clint Frazier had three RBI and Diego Castillo had two hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Luis Cessa pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, J.P. Feyereisen pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Daniel Alvarez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Tyler Wade had a hit, Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk and Greg Bird had an RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Romine drew a walk, Frazier had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Matt Lipka had a hit.  Brandon Wagner drew a walk, Castillo had two hits and an RBI and Castillo and Frazier each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Lipka had a stolen base and Frazier and Voit each were caught stealing.  Castillo committed an error. 

In the fourth Tyler Austin hit an RBI double to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Bird hit an RBI ground out and Frazier hit a three-run double to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  In the sixth Ronald Torreyes hit an RBI double to cut the Yankees lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Castillo hit an RBI double to push the Yankees lead to 5-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Mitch Garver hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 5-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees completed the Florida portion of their spring schedule and will head to Washington D.C. to take on the Nationals on Monday evening.  They will then be off on Tuesday and Wednesday before Opening Day on Thursday afternoon in the Bronx. 

New York Yankees complete the sweep of the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he didn’t have his best stuff but he hung in there and got the win.  The bullpen was great and Clint Frazier, Didi Gregorius and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Severino pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Severino earned his 11^th win of the season.  David Robertson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman earned his 22^nd save of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

James Paxton pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with three walks and nine strikeouts and he lost his second game of the season.  Chasen Bradford pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Nick Rumbelow pitched a perfect inning. 

Frazier had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Gregorius had two hits.  Torres had two hits, Miguel Andujar had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Greg Bird drew a walk.  Neil Walker drew a walk, Torres hit a double and Judge and Andujar each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, Nelson Cruz had two hits and drew a walk and Kyle Seager had two hits and two RBI.  Ryan Healy had a hit and drew a walk, Ben Gamel had a hit and an RBI and Mike Zunino had a hit and drew a walk.  Andrew Romine had a hit, Cruz and Zunino each hit a double and Seager hit a homerun.  The Mariners were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Andujar hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-0.  In the second Seager hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Gamel hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees were able to complete the three-game sweep and will now head to Tampa to take on the Rays in a three-game weekend series.   

The New York Yankees win their second in a row over the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Clint Frazier had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched eight innings giving up two hits and a run with no walks and 14 strikeouts.  Tanaka won his eighth game of the season.  David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Austin Pruitt pitched five innings giving up four hits and five runs with two walks and seven strikeouts and lost his second game of the season.  Chase Whitley pitched two innings with two strikeouts and Adam Kolarek pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, C. Frazier had a hit and three RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk, Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI, Todd Frazier drew a walk and Gardner, Judge and C. Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and Duda hit a homerun.  The Rays left one man on base and Ramos had a passed ball.  Dickerson had an outfield assist. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Judge hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth C. Frazier hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 5-0.  In the seventh Duda hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1 and in the eighth Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first two of the series and will play game three on Saturday afternoon

New York Yankees earn the two game sweep with win over the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-5.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Brett Gardner, Clint Frazier, Todd Frazier and Ronald Torreyes each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up three hits and two unearned runs.  He walked two and struck out nine and won his seventh game of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched an inning giving up a hit and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Homer Bailey started for the Reds and he pitched six innings giving up ten hits and seven runs with five of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out none and lost his fifth game of the season.  Tony Cingrani pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Asher Wojciechowski pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Raisel Iglesias pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Gardner had two hits and drew a walk, C. Fraizer had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Matt Holliday had a hit and an RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and two RBI and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  T. Fraizer had two hits and an RBI, Torreyes had two hits and an RBI and Sanchez hit a double.  Gregorius and T. Frazier each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Gregorius committed an error. 

Joey Votto had two hits and drew two walks, Adam Duvall had a hit and three RBI and Eugenio Suarez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Tucker Barnhart had an RBI, Suarez hit a double and Duvall hit a homerun.  The Reds were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Peraza and Votto each committed an error. 

In the third C. Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth C. Frazier hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Headley hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0.  Torreyes hit an RBI ground out and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the seventh Suarez hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-1.  Barnhart hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Sanchez hit an RBI double to make it a 5-2 game.  Holliday hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 8-2.  T. Frazier hit a solo homerun and it was 9-2 Yankees.  In the eighth Duvall hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 9-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the brief two game series and will begin a four game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.   

The New York Yankee lose to the Mariners in extra innings

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.  The game took place in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 6-5 in ten innings.   Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  Clint Frazier had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with six strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched a perfect inning, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning striking out the side.  Adam Warren pitched giving up two hits and a run without recording an out. 

Ariel Miranda pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Steve Cishek pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, David Phelps pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts and Mark Rzepczynski pitched giving up a hit and a run.  Nick Vincent pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tony Zych pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, C. Frazier had two hits and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk.  Garrett Cooper had a hit, Ronald Torreyes had a hti and two RBI and Sanchez, Holliday and C. Frazier each hit a double.  Cooper hit a triple and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a stolen base. 

Ben Gamel had two hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Nelson Cruz had two hits and an RBI.  Danny Valencia had a hit and an RBI, Mitch Haniger had two hits and an RBI and Mike Zunino had a hit and an RBI.  Gamel hit a double and Zunino, Gamel and Cano each hit a homerun.  The Mariners were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gamel had an outfield assist. 

In the second T. Fraizer hit into a double play and a run scored to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Zunino hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Gamel hit a solo homerun to give Seattle a 2-1 lead.  Valencia hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 3-1.  Haniger hit an RBI single and the lead was extended to 4-1.  In the fifth Torreyes hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Judge hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the eighth Holliday hit a sac fly to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the eighth Cano hit a solo homerun to give the Mariners a 5-4 lead.  In the ninth Torreyes hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the tenth Cruz hit an RBI single to give Seattle the 6-5 walk-off win. 

New York Yankees lose rubber game in Minnesota

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 6-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well although it was just one bad inning.  Brett Gardner, Starlin Castro and Clint Frazier each had two hits to lead the inning. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Montgomery lost his fifth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out two and Tommy Kahnle pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jose Berrios started for the Twins and he pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  Berrios won his ninth game of the season.  Tyler Duffey pitched to one batter and struck him out, Taylor Rogers pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Trevor Hildenberger pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  

Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Castro had two hits and Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk.  C. Frazier had two hits, Austin Romine drew a walk and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing. 

Brian Dozier had a hit and drew two walks, Eduardo Escobar had a hit and an RBI and Miguel Sano had a hit and three RBI.  Chris Gimenez had a hit, Ehire Adrianza had two hits and Zack Granite had a hit and two RBI.  Dozier, Adrianza each hit a double and Sano hit a homerun.  The Twins were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Grossman committed an error. 

In the second Granite hit a two-run single, Escobar hit an RBI single and Sano hit a three-run homerun to take a 6-0 lead.  In the seventh Gardner hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three to the Twins and will head to Seattle for a four game series.