The New York Yankees sweep the Philadelphia Phillies

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Yankees walk it off in extra innings

 The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres on Saturday.  The game took place at Yankee

Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2 in ten innings.  Luis Severino started for

The Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen pitched very well and DJ LeMahieu had two hits and two

RBI to lead the offense.  

Severino pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with only one being earned.  He walked 

Three and struck out five.  Michael King pitched an inning giving u a hit and a walk with two strikeouts,

Wandy Peralta pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and Clay Holmes pitched an inning with 

A strikeout earning his third win of the season.  

Michael Wacha started for the Padres and he pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs and 

He had four strikeouts and Nick Martinez pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run which was

Unearned and he walked one and struck out one losing his second game of the season.  

Gleyber Torres had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  LeMahieu had two hits,

Two RBI and drew a walk, Harrison Bader had a hit and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit and an RBI.  

Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit, LeMahieu hit a double and a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with 

Runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Bader was caught stealing.

Torres committed an error and Peralta had a pickoff.  

Fernando Tatis Jr. Had a hit and an RBI, Juan Soto drew two walks and Jake Cronenworth had a hit.  

Nelson Cruz drew a walk, Trent Grisham drew a walk and Ha-Seong Kim had a hit, an RBI and drew

A walk.  Tatis Jr. Hit a homerun and the Padres were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven 

Men on base.  Grisham was caught stealing and picked off.  Soto had an outfield assist.  

In the bottom of the first LeMahieu hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth

Tatis Jr. Hit a homerun tying the game at one.  In the seventh Kim hit an RBI single giving the Padres a 2- 

Lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Lemhaiue hit a solo homerun tying the game at two.  

In the bottom of the tenth Kiner-Falefa hit an RBI walk-off single giving the Yankees a 3-2 victory.  

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

The New York Yankees are quiet in loss to the Minnesota Twins

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 6-1.  Jhonny Brito started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well, the bullpen wasn’t bad and the offense didn’t do much.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Brito pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with three walks and a strikeout and he took his second loss of the season.  Greg Weissert pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Albert Abreu pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with two walks and a strikeout and Wandy Peralta pitched a perfect inning.  Jimmy Cordero pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Sonny Gray won his third game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up three hits and he walked two and struck out eight.  Griffin Jax pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Jovani Moran pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk.  LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Isiah Kiner-Falefa drew a walk and Oswaldo Cabrera had an RBI.  Jose Trevino had a hit, Judge hit a double and the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Volpe committed an error. 

Max Kepler had three hits, Carlos Correa had a hit and an RBI and Jorge Polanco had two hits and three RBI.  Byron Buxton had an RBI, Trevor Larnach had a hit and drew two walks and Juan Miranda drew a walk.  Joey Gallo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Christian Vazquez drew a walk and Michael Taylor had two hits and drew a walk.  Polanco hit a double, Correa hit a triple and Gallo hit a homerun.  The Twins were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Taylor had a stolen base and Kepler was caught stealing.  Miranda committed an error. 

In the bottom of the third Polanco hit a two-run single giving the Twins a 2-0 lead.  Buxton hit an RBI groundout and the lead was pushed to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Gallo hit a solo homerun making it a 4-0 game.  In the bottom of the sixth Polanco hit an RBI double extending the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the eighth Correa hit an RBI triple and it was 6-0.  In the ninth Cabrera had an RBI groundout making it 6-1 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play on Tuesday night in game two of three.   

New York Yankees drop rubber game to the Toronto Blue Jays losing their first series of the year

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Clarke Schmidt started for the Yankees and he was better but still not great.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with three hits. 

Schmidt pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three unearned runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  He took his second loss of the season, Michael King pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Ian Hamilton pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Kevin Gausman started for the Blue Jays and he pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and eleven strikeouts.  Gausman won his second game of the season.  Erik Swanson pitched an inning with a strikeout and Adam Cimber pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and LeMahieu had three hits.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit, LeMahieu hit a double and Rizzo hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Kiner-Falefa had a stolen base and Volpe committed an error. 

Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and two RBI, Daulton Varsho had a hit and an RBI and Matt Chapman had two hits.  Alejandro Kirk drew a walk, Whit Merrifield had a hit and drew a walk and Danny Jansen had a hit and two RBI.  Kevin Kiermaier drew a walk, Chapman, Merrifield and Jansen each hit a double and Guerrero and Varsho each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the sixth Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homerun giving the Jays a 2-0 lead.  Varsho hit a solo homerun and it was 3-0 Jays.  In the seventh Jansen hit an RBI double extending the lead to 4-0.  In the ninth Jansen hit an RBI groundout pushing the lead to 5-0 and in the bottom of the ninth Rizzo hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-1 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost their first series of the year dropping two out of three and will now head to Minnesota to begin a three-game series on Monday night. 

New York Yankees win on a walk-off over the Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was good and Gleyber Torres led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Cole pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio pitched an inning with a walk, Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and tow runs with a walk.  Jimmy Cordero earned his first win of the season pitching to two batters and retiring them both. 

Alek Manoah started for the Blue Jays and he pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Yimi Garcia pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Jordan Romano pitched giving up three hits and a run with a walk and he didn’t record an out.  Romano lost his first game of the season. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and two RBI, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Torres had two hits.  Willie Calhoun drew a walk, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Oswald Peraza had a hit and drew a walk, Cabrera and Rizzo each hit a double and Volpe hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cabrera and Peraza each had a stolen base. 

George Springer had a hit and a walk, Bo Bichette had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and drew a walk.  Daulton Varsho had a hit, Alejandro Kirk had a hit and drew two walks and Danny Jansen had a hit and two RBI.  Whit Merrifield had a hit, Guerrero Jr., Kirk and Bichette each hit a double and Jansen hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Varsho had a stolen base and Springer was caught stealing.  Kirk committed an error. 

In the bottom of the eighth Volpe hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the top of the ninth Jansen hit a two-run homerun to tie the game.  In the bottom of the ninth LeMahieu hit a pinch hit walk-off RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-2 victory. 

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

New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins with some good offense

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 10-4.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well, the bullpen was great.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with three hits and three other players had two hits. 

Taillon pitched four innings giving up nine hits and four runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge picked up his second win of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up a hit, Wandy Peralta pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Ron Marinaccio pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Cole Sands started for the Twins and he pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Sands also lost his second game of the season.  Juan Minaya pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks and three strikeouts, Yennier Cano pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two walks and he struck out one and Tyler Duffey pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Trevor Megill pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had three hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and three RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had two hits and drew two walks and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit.  Jose Trevino had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Joey Gallo had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Judge, Stanton and Rizzo each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Rizzo, Donaldson and Luetge each committed an error. 

Luis Arraez had two hits, Byron Buxton had a hit and Jorge Polanco had four hits and two RBI.  Max Kepler had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Gio Urshela had two hits and Gilberto Celestino had a hit.  Jermaine Palacios  had a hit and an RBI, Buxton and Polanco each hit a double and Polanco hit a homerun.  The Twins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Stanton hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the first Kepler hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the third Polanco hit an RBI double making it 3-2.  In the fourth Judge hit an RBI single pushing the Yankees lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the fourth Palacios hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the fifth LeMahieu drew an RBI walk making it a 5-3 game.  In the bottom of the fifth Polanco hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh Rizzo hit a three-run homerun extending the Yankees lead to 8-4.  In the eighth Trevino hit an RBI single and Gallo hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 10-4 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees pound the Atlanta Braves in blowout victory

 The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves in a rain shortened six inning game on Saturday.  

The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 

10-0.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and had his best start of the spring.  DJ LeMahieu led

the offense with three hits.  

Severino picked up the win pitching four innings and giving up a hit and no runs with no walks and 

three strikeouts.  Nestor Cortes pitched two innings giving up a hit and no runs with three strikeouts.  

Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had 

two hits and an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks, LeMahieu had three hits and an RBI and 

Joey Gallo drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had two hits and two RBI, Kyle Higashioka had two hits and 

three RBI.  Hicks hit a double, Judge and Rizzo each hit a homerun and Higashioka hit two homeruns.  

In the bottom of the first Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the 

second Donaldson hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 2-0, Rizzo hit a solo homerun in the third to

extend the lead to 3-0.  Hicks hit a two-run double and Higashioka hit a two-run homerun pushing the 

lead to 7-0.  In the fourth a wild pitch made it 8-0 and LeMahieu hit an RBI single to make it a 9-0 game.

Higashioka hit a solo homerun in the fifth for his second of the game and to finish the scoring at 10-0.  

The Yankees will play at Dunedin against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.  

New York Yankees erupt late to bury the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-3.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with three hits and four RBI. 

Taillon pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out ten.  Jonathan Loaisiga won his eighth game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Albert Abreu pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Matt Harvey started for the Orioles and he pitched four innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Cesar Valdez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Cole Sulser pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season.  Paul Fry pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Dillon Tate pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Dusten Knight pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had three hits and four RBI, Anthony Rizzo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Joey Gallo drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had two hits and two RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and drew a walk, Jonathan Davis had a hit and Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk.  Higashioka, Stanton, Torres and LeMahieu each hit a double.  Rizzo hit a homerun and the Yankees were 6-14 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gallo committed an error and Judge had an outfield assist. 

Cedric Mullins had two hits, Ramon Urias had a hit and Ryan Mountcastle had a hit and two RBI.  Austin Hays had a hit and an RBI, DJ Stewart drew a walk and Pedro Severino had a hit.  Mountcastle hit a homerun and the Orioles were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Hays had a stolen base. 

In the first Mountcatle hit a sac fly to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  Hays hit an RBI single making it 2-0.  In the fourth Mountcastle hit a solo homerun pushing the Orioles lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Rizzo hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-1.  Torres hit an RBI single and it was a 3-2 game.  In the bottom of the fifth LeMahieu hit an RBI single tying the game at three.  In the bottom of the seventh LeMahieu hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  Stanton hit a three-run double and it was 7-3.  Torres hit an RBI double and the lead was pushed to 8-3.  In the bottom of the eighth LeMahieu hit a two-run double extending the lead to 10-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will now remain at home to begin a four-game series with the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.   

New York Yankees shutout the Houston Astros

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Friday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 4-0.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did a great job and DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Gio Urshela each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cortes pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge won his third game of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout, Chad Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jake Odorizzi started for the Astros and he pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out four and lost his fourth game of the season.  Bryan Abreu pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Brandon Bielak pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out two. 

LeMahieu had two hits and two RBI, Judge had two hits and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Torres had two hits, Roughned Odor had a hit and Urshela had two hits.  Brett Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Tyler Wade had a hit and Gardner, Wade, LeMahieu and Judge each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base. 

Yordan Alvarez had a hit, Kyle Tucker had two hits and Robel Garcia drew two walks.  Tucker hit a double and the Astros were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Toro committed an error. 

In the fourth Gardner hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the seventh LeMahieu hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 4-0 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

New York Yankees romp the Seattle Mariners

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.  The game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 12-1.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  Luke Voit had five hits to pace the offense and DJ LeMahieu added three hits. 

Taillon pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Taillon earned his fourth win of the season.  Wandy Peralta pitched an inning with a walk and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts. 

Justus Sheffield started for the Mariners and he pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and six runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Sheffield took his eighth loss of the season.  Hector Santiago pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Will Vest pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Rafael Montero pitched two innings giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had three hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Gary Sanchez drew two walks.  Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Voit had five hits and three RBI and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Roughned Odor had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Miguel Andujar had two hits and Tim Locastro had a hit and drew a walk.  Judge and Voit each hit a double and Stanton and Odor each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Judge had a stolen base. 

J.P. Crawford drew a walk, Mitch Haniger had a hit and Kyle Seager had a hit.  Ty France had two hits and an RBI, Luis Torrens drew a walk and Dylan Moore drew a walk.  Shed Long Jr. had a hit and drew a walk.  The Mariners were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Stanton hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the second Sanchez drew an RBI walk to extend the lead to 4-0.  Voit hit a two-run single and it was 6-0.  In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI single to push the lead to 7-0.  Judge hit an RBI double and it was 8-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Voit hit an RBI single extending the lead to 9-0.  In the bottom of the sixth the Mariners finally got on the board with a France RBI single.  In the eighth Odor hit a three-run homerun pushing the lead to 12-1.  12-1 would be the final score.  The Yankees have now won two in a row and will play game two of the three game series on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees are shutout by the Philadelphia Phillies

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took

place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 7-0.  Domingo German

hits to lead the offense.  

German pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and seven runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  He lost 

his fourth game of the season.  Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Lucas Luetge

pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched a perfect inning

with a strikeout.  

Aaron Nola started for the Phillies and he pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He

walked one and struck out nine and won his fifth game of the season.  Connor Brogdon pitched to one

batter and got him out and Enyel De Los Santos pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out

two.  

LeMahieu had two hits, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Roughned Odor had a hit.  Clint Frazier drew a

walk, Odor and Torres each hit a double and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and 

left four men on base.  LeMahieu committed an error.  

Odubel Herrera had two hits and an RBI, Jean Segura had three hits and two RBI and JT Realmuto 

had two hits and two RBI.  Bryce Harper had a hit, Andrew McCutchen had two hits and two RBI and

Alec Bohm had a hit.  Nola had a hit and drew a walk, McCutchen hit two doubles and Herrera hit a 

Segura hit a triple and the Phillies were 6-13 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the first Realmuto hit an RBI single to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the second Herrera hit an 

RBI double pushing the lead to 2-0.  Segura hit a two-run single and it was 4-0 Phillies.  In the fifth

Realmuto hit an RBI single and McCutchen hit a two-run double extending the lead to 7-0.  That would

be the final score as the Yankees were swept in Philly and have now lost three straight games.  

They will head to Buffalo for a three game series with the Toronto Blue Jays beginning on Tuesday 

night.  

Yankees rally only to fall in extra innings to the Philadelphia Phillies

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon.  The game took

place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 8-7 in ten innings.  

Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he was terrible only recording one out in the game.  The 

bullpen pitched well and DJ LeMahieu, Gary Sanchez and Roughned Odor each had two hits to lead the

offense.  

Taillon pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up five hits and four runs with a walk.  Nestor Cortes pitched 3 2/3

innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Luis Cessa pitched an inning giving

up three hits and two runs with a walk, Wandy Peralta pitched an inning with a walk and Zack Britton 

pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chad Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk

with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman lost his second game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning

and giving up a hit and an unearned run.  

Vince Velasquez started for the Phillies and he pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs

with a walk and five strikeouts.  Sam Coonrod pitched two innings and he gave up a hit and a run with a

walk and two strikeouts, Ranger Suarez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Hector Neris

pitched an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Archie Bradley

pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he earned his second win of the season.  

LeMahieu had two hits and three RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Sanchez had two hits and two RBI.  

Odor had two hits and an RBI, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and 

drew two walks.  Chris Gittens drew a walk, Tyler Wade drew a walk and LeMahieu hit a double.  

Gardner hit a triple and Sanchez, Odor and LeMahieu each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-12 with

runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Chapman committed an error.  

Odubel Herrera had two hits, Jean Segura had three hits and two RBI and JT Realmuto had a hit and 

drew a walk.  Bryce Harper had three hits and two RBI, Rhys Hoskins drew three walks and Andrew

McCutchen had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Alec Bohm had two hits and two RBI, Ronald Torreyes

had two hits and an RBI and Herrera, Torreyes and Harper each hit a double.  The Phillies were 

8-19 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  

In the first Harper hit a two-run single, McCutchen hit a sac fly and Bohm hit an RBI single to give

the Phillies a 4-0 lead.  In the second Sanchez hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  Gardner hit

a triple to make it a 4-2 game.  In the bottom of the fourth Segura hit an RBI single pushing the lead

to 5-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Bohm hit an RBI single and Torreyes hit an RBI double pushing the 

lead to 7-2.  In the sixth Odor hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the eighth Sanchez hit an 

RBI single making it 7-4.  In the ninth inning LeMahieu hit a three-run homerun tying the game at

seven.  In the bottom of the tenth Segura hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Phillies an 8-7 victory.  

The two teams will play game two of two on Sunday afternoon.  

New York Yankees are defeated by the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees were defeated on Friday night by the Boston Red Sox.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Michael King started for the Yankees and he wasn’t great.  DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

King pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked none and struck out five and took his third loss of the season.  Lucas Luetge pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Nestor Cortes pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out four. 

Nathan Eovaldi started for the Red Sox and he pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with only one of them being earned.  He won his seventh game of the season and he struck out seven without allowing a walk.  Hirokazu Sawamura pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out five and Matt Barnes pitched an inning with three strikeouts.  He earned his 13^th save of the season. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew a walk and Judge had two hits and an RBI.  Gio Urshela had a hit, Torres had two hits and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Alex Verdugo had a hit, J.D. Martinez had a hit and Xander Bogaerts had two hits.  Rafael Devers had a hit and three RBI, Hunter Renfroe had a hit and Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and two RBI.  Christian Arroyo had a hit, Martinez hit a double and Gonzalez hit two doubles.  Devers hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gonzalez committed two errors. 

In the first Devers hit a three-run homerun to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth Gonzalez hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Judge hit a solo homerun and an error brought home another run cutting the lead to 5-2.  That would be the final score. 

New York Yankees late rally falls short in loss to the Jays

 

The New York Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida and the final score was 7-3.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The Yankees offense was led by Aaron Hicks who had three hits and DJ LeMahieu added two hits. 

Taillon pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Lucas Luetge pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Albert Abreu pitched an inning giving up a run and two walks with a strikeout. 

Hyun Jin Ryu started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and an unearned run.  He walked one and struck out seven and earned his first win of the season.  David Phelps pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Jordan Romano pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Julian Merryweather pitched to one batter and got him out.  Tim Mayza pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Hicks had three hits, Roughned Odor had an RBI and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Jay Bruce had a hit which was a double, Hicks and LeMahieu each hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Urshela committed an error. 

Marcus Semien had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Bo Bichette had two hits and an RBI and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Randal Grichuk had a hit and an RBI, Cavan Biggio had two hits and Rowdy Tellez had a hit and an RBI.  Danny Jansen drew a walk, Josh Palacios had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Bichette and Guerrero Jr. each hit a double and Semien and Tellez each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Biggio committed an error. 

In the second Palacios hit a two-run single giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.  In the third Grichuk hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Semien hit a solo homerun extending the Blue Jays lead to 4-0.  Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI double and it was 5-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Tellez hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 6-0.  In the seventh Odor hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 6-1.  In the eighth Stanton hit a two-run single making it a 6-3 game.  The Yankees had two men on and two outs with Hicks up and ran themselves out of an inning.  In the bottom of the eighth Bichette hit a sac fly making it 7-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Wednesday afternoon.  The Yankees will then have an off day on Thursday before returning home on Friday to begin a three game set with the Tampa Bay Rays. 

New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 7-5.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aroldis Chapman, Justin Wilson, Luis Cessa all had good outings.  DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Hicks led the offense with a couple of hits each. 

Kluber pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out two and earned his first victory of the spring.  Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts and Wilson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Cessa earned his first save of the spring pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and three RBI, Socrates Brito had a hit and an RBI and Hicks had two hits and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and Ryan LaMarre had a hit and two RBI.  Hicks hit a double, LeMahieu, LaMarre and Brito each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Duran was caught stealing and Peraza committed an error. 

In the first Hicks hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second LeMahieu hit a three-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the third Troy Stokes hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  Erik Gonzalez hit an RBI ground out in the fourth cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Bryan Reynolds hit a solo homerun making it a 4-3 game.  In the seventh LaMarre hit a two-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 6-3.  In the eighth Rodolfo Castro hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-5.  In the eighth Brito hit a solo homerun making it a 7-5 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will head to Dunedin, Florida to take on the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon. 

 

The New York Yankees drop game to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  This was the first game of the grapefruit league season for both teams.  The final score was 6-4 Toronto.  Michael King started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well, the bullpen was pretty good and the hitting was a mixed bag.  They did hit two homeruns but early on weren’t even able to produce a hit. 

King started and he ended up pitching two innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  He took the loss, Asher Wojciechowski pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts, Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Lucas Luetge pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Anthony Kay started for the Blue Jays and he pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.  T.J. Zeuch pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run and he picked up the win, Jacob Waguespack pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs and Anthony Castro pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  Joey Murray pitched an inning with a strikeout and Bryan Baker pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Luke Voit had an RBI.  Miguel Andujar had a hit, Rob Brantly had a hit and two RBI and Mike Tauchman had a hit and an RBI.  Torres hit a double, Brantly and Tauchman each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

Cavan Biggio had a hit and an RBI, Marcus Semien had a hit and drew a walk and Bo Bichette drew two walks.  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Forrest Wall had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit.  Rowdy Tellez had two hits and two RBI, Logan Warmoth had two hits and an RBI and Jonathan Davis had a hit and an RBI.  Tellez, Biggio and Warmoth each hit a double, Warmoth hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Davis Lopez and Wall each had a stolen base.  Lopez committed an error. 

In the first Tellez hit a two-run double to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.  In the second Biggio hit an RBI double making it 3-0.  In the third Davis hit an RBI single to extend the Blue Jay lead to 4-0 and Gurriel Jr. hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Voit reached on a fielding error and a run scored cutting the lead to 5-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Brantly hit a two-run homerun followed by a Tauchman solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh Warmoth hit a solo homerun making it 6-4 and that was the final in seven innings.  Yes in spring training this year and right now they are able to play 5 or 7 inning games if they don’t want to play nine then in a couple weeks they will all be eighter seven or nine innings. 

The Yankees will remain at home and take on the Detroit Tigers tomorrow.  Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon will get their first action of the spring in the game. 

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 rough up the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.  The game took place

at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 9-3.  Gerrit Cole started for the

Yankees and he pitched very well.  The bullpen was good and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with four

hits. 

Cole pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out seven

and won his second game of the season.  Luis Avilan pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a guy,

Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Brooks Kriske pitched an

inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Asher Wojciechowski pitched five innings giving up four hits and five runs with four earned. 

He walked two and struck out seven and took his first loss of the season.  Evan Phillips pitched

an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts, Shawn Armstrong

pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Cody Carroll pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up

two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Paul Fry pitched 2/3 of an inning and had a

strikeout. 

LeMahieu had four hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits and two RBI and Gleyber Torres

drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI

and drew a walk and Mike Ford had an RBI and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, LeMahieu

hit a double and had a homerun.  Judge and Hicks each hit a homerun and the Yankees were

3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Austin Hays drew a walk, Jose Iglesias had a hit and an RBI and Pat Valaika had a hit.  Renato Nunez

had a hit and drew a walk, Dwight Smith Jr. had a hit and two RBI and Pedro Severino had a hit. 

DJ Stewart drew two walks, Iglesias, Nunez and Severino each hit a double and Smith Jr. hit a

homerun.  The Orioles were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Severino

committed two errors and Hays had an outfield assist. 

In the first LeMahieu hit a solo homerun and Ford hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the

bottom of the first Iglesias hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Judge hit a solo

homerun to push the lead to 3-1.  Hicks hit a two-run homerun to make it a 5-1 game.  In the sixth

LeMahieu hit an RBI single and Judge hit an RBI single extending the lead to 7-1.  In the bottom of

the seventh Smith Jr. hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the ninth Stanton hit an RBI

single and a wild pitch scored a run to make it 9-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will complete their brief two-game series on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees win Game 5 to survive and head to Houston

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros in Game 5 on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  The Yankees offense struck all in the first inning led by Aaron Hicks three-run homerun. 

Paxton pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with four walks and nine strikeouts.  Paxton earned the win.  Tommy Khanle pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Zack Britton pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman earned his first save of the season pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

Justin Verlander pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with no walks and nine strikeouts.  Verlander took the loss and Brad Peacock pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Hicks had a hit and three RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Torres hit a double.  LeMahieu and Hicks each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

George Springer had two hits, Jose Altuve drew two walks and Michael Brantley drew a walk.  Alex Bregman had a hit, Carlos Correa had a hit and drew two walks and Jake Marisnick had a hit.  The Astros were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first a wild pitch gave the Astros a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to tie the game and Hicks hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 4-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game six on Saturday night in Houston.   

New York Yankees take Game 1 of ALDS

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of the ALDS on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-4.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did their job and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with three hits and four RBI. 

Paxton pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Adam Ottavino pitched to one batter and walked him, Tommy Khanle earned the win pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Chad Green pitched 2/3 of an inning.  Zack Britton pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, J.A. Happ pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Jose Berrios pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs with one being earned.  He walked three and struck out six.  Zack Littell pitched giving up two runs and a walk, Tyler Duffey pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Cody Stashak pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs.  Kyle Gibson pitched an inning giving up a hit and three runs with three walks and a strikeout and Brusdar Graterol pitched an inning striking out two. 

LeMahieu had three hits and four RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks and Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI.  Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and an RBI, Giancarlo Stanton drew three walks and Gleyber Torres had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez drew a walk, Didi Gregorius drew a walk and Encarnacion hit two doubles and Torres and LeMahieu each hit a double.  LeMahieu and Gardner each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Maybin had two stolen bases and Torres had a stolen base.  LeMahieu committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Jorge Polanco had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks, Nelson Cruz had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Miguel Sano had a hit and an RBI.  Max Kepler drew two walks, Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and Luis Arraez had a hit.  Gonzalez and Arraez each hit a double.  Polanco, Cruz and Sano each hit a homerun and the Twins were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Polanco had a stolen base and Cron committed an error. 

In the first Polanco hit a solo homerun to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the third Cruz hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Encarnacion hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  Torres grounded into a forceout but an error allowed two runs to score and give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Polanco hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the fifth Torres hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead.  In the sixth Sano hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-4.  In the bottom of the sixth LeMahieu hit a solo homerun and Gardner hit a solo homerun extending the Yankees lead to 7-4.  In the bottom of the seventh LeMahieu hit a three-run double and it was 10-4 Yankees which would be the final score.  The Yankees take a 1-0 series lead and Game 2 will be played on Saturday evening at Yankee Stadium before switching to Minnesota for the next couple of games beginning on Monday night.