New York Yankees lose in heartbreaking fashion in Game 6 as Houston Astros clinch the pennant

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Saturday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 5-3.  Chad Green was the opener for the Yankees and didn’t pitch well, most of the bullpen behind him pitched well.   Gio Urshela had three hits and Didi had two hits to lead the offense. 

Green pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  J.A. Happ pitched two innings giving up a walk, Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Adam Ottavino pitched an inning with a strikeout, Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two and Aroldis Chapman took the loss pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Brad Peacock started for the Astros and he pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Josh James pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout, Ryan Pressly pitched to one batter and got him out and Jose Urquidy pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Will Harris pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit, Joe Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit and a strikeout and Roberto Osuna pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts.  Osuna won the game and he also blew the save. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Edwin Encarnacion drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits and Gary Sanchez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Urshela had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Brett Gardner had a hit.  Gregorius hit a double, Urshela and LeMahieu each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

George Springer drew two walks, Jose Altuve had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Michael Brantley had a hit and drew a walk.  Alex Bregman had an RBI and drew a walk, Yuli Gurriel had two hits and three RBI and Carlos Correa drew a walk.  Martin Maldonado had a hit, Altuve hit a double and Gurriel and Altuve each hit a homerun.  The Astros were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Correa had a stolen base and Brantley had an outfield assist. 

In the first Gurriel hit a three-run homerun to give the Astros a 3-0 lead.  In the second Sanchez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth Urshela hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Bregman hit an RBI ground out to push the lead to 4-2.  In the ninth LeMahieu hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the ninth Altuve hit a walk-off two-run homerun to win the game and the series for the Astros.  The final score was 6-4. 

New York Yankees take a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins in Game 2 of the ALDS on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  The Yankees bullpen also did a good job and Aaron Judge, Edwin Encarnacion, Didi Gregorius and Gio Urshela each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up a run on three hits.  He walked one and struck out seven and earned the win.  Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Tyler Lyons pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Randy Dobnak pitched two innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks.  Dobnak took the loss.  Tyler Duffey pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout, Devin Smeltzer pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three walks with four strikeouts and Cody Stashak  pitched 2/3 of an inning  giving up a hit and a walk.  Trevor May pitched to one batter and retired him, Sergio Romo pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Zack Littell pitched to one batter and retired him. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had two hits and drew two walks and Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Encarnacion had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had an RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI.  Gary Sanchez drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk.  Urshela had two hits, LeMahieu hit a double and Gregorius hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

Nelson Cruz had a hit and drew a walk, Eddie Rosario had a hit and Mitch Garver had two hits and an RBI.  Luis Arraez had two hits and an RBI, Arraez hit two doubles and the Twins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Encarnacion hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Stanton hit a sac fly to push the lead to 2-0.  Torres hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit a grand-slam and the lead was up to 7-0.  Gardner hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 8-0.  In the fourth Garver hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 8-1.  In the ninth Arraez hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 8-2 but that would be the final score.  The Yankees took a 2-0 series lead and head to Minnesota for Game 3 on Monday night with a chance to close out the series and move on to the ALCS. 

New York Yankees lose a wild slugfest in Detroit

The New York Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 12-11.  Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  Brett Gardner and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cortes Jr. pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two.  Luis Cessa pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with one being earned, Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks.  Ryan Dull pitched to one batter and got him out, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts and Zack Britton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chance Adams took his first loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Edwin Jackson pitched two innings giving up six hits and six runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Tyler Alexander pitched four innings giving up two hits and two runs with four strikeouts, John Schreiber pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Daniel Stumpf pitched giving up a hit and a run.  Jose Cisnero pitched to one batter and got him out, Buck Farmer pitched an inning giving up a walk and Joe Jimenez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season. 

Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Gardner had two hits and three RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and two RBI, Gregorius had two hits and two RBI and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Mike Ford had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Clint Frazier had a hit and Tyler Wade had a hit and two RBI.  Urshela hit a double, Wade hit a triple and Gardner hit two homeruns.  Res and Encarnacion hit a homerun and Gregorius also hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Estrada had a stolen base, Torres committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Victor Reyes had a hit, Harold Castro had three hits and an RBI and Miguel Cabrera had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Jeimer Candelario had three hits and three RBI, Dawel Lugo drew a walk and Christin Stewart had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Travis Demeritte had a hit and an RBI, Grayson Greiner had three hits and two RBI, Jordy Mercer had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Greiner hit a double and Stewart hit a homerun and the Tigers were 8-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ford hit an RBI single and Wade hit a two-run triple to push the lead to 4-0.  Gardner hit a two-run homerun and it was 6-0.  In the third Cabrera hit an RBI single, Candelario hit an RBI single and Stewart hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 6-3.  Demeritte hit an RBI single, Greiner hit a two-run single and the game was tied at six.  In the fourth Torres hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees back the lead at 7-6.  In the fifth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 8-6.  In the bottom of the fifth Stewart hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 8-7.  In the sixth Cabrera hit a sac fly to tie the game at eight.  Candelario hit a two-run single to give the Tigers a 10-8 lead.  In the seventh Encarnacion hit a two-run homerun tying the game at ten.  Gregorius hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 11-10 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Castro hit an RBI single to tie the game at 11.  In the bottom of the ninth the Tigers walked off on an RBI single by Mercer to win the game 12-11. 

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

New York Yankees are smacked around by the Cleveland Indians

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The New York Yankees sweep the Boston Red Sox in London

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday morning/afternoon.  The game took place in London, England and the final score was 12-8.  Stephen Tarpley started for the Yankees as the opener and he didn’t pitch well.  Luis Cessa out of the bullpen pitched great.  DJ LeMahieu had three hits to lead the offense, Aaron Hicks, Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner each had two hits. 

Tarpley pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs.  Cessa pitched four innings giving up four  hits and he struck out two, Adam Ottavino won his third game pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chance Adams pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hit snad four runs, Zach Britton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out the side. 

Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Colten Brewer pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two, Marcus Walden pitched giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and he lost his first game of the season.  Matt Barnes pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout, Josh Taylor pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one being earned.  Taylor gave up two walks, Ryan Brasier pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Steven Wright pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had three hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew three walks and Hicks had two hits and two RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Edwin Encarnacion drew two walks and Gregorius had two hits and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew two walks, Gio Urshela had a hit and three RBI and Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  LeMahiue had two doubles and Hicks had a double.  Gregorius hit a homerun to make it at least one homerun in 31 straight games for the Yankees.  The Yankees were 6-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Torres and Sanchez each committed an error. 

Mookie Betts had a hit and drew a walk, Rafael Devers had a hit and Xander Bogaerts had a hit and two RBI.  Marco Hernandez had two hits, J.D. Martinez had three hits and an RBI and Christian Vasquez had two hits and three RBI.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and an RBI and Sam Travis had two hits and an RBI.  Martinez, Nunez and Hernandez each hit a double.  Bogaerts, Martinez and Vasquez each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left 7 men on base.  Chavis committed two errors. 

In the first Bogaerts hit a two-run homerun, Martiez hit a solo homerun and Vasquez hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 4-0 lead.  IN the second Urshela hit an RBI ground out and Gardner hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Hicks hit an RBI double, Sanchez hit a two-run single and urshela hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 7-4 lead.  The inning continued and LeMahieu hit a two-run double, Hicks hit a sac fly and Sanchez reached on a fielding error to allow a run to score and make it a 11-4 game.  The Yankees plated nine runs in the inning to take the lead.  In the eighth Gregorius hit a solo homerun and it was 12-4 Yankees.  In the bottom of the eighth Vazquez hit a two-run single, Nunez hit an RBI double and Travis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 12-8 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the two-game London Series and will return to New York to take on the Mets on Tuesday night.  The game will take place at Citi Field. 

New York Yankees win a wild one to cap off a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-7.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched horrible.  The Yankees bullpen did a good job and Aaron Judge, Didi Gregorius and Gleyber Torres each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  David Hale pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three and Stephen Tarpley pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Zach Britton pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he won his third game of the season. 

Trent Thornton pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Sam Gaviglio pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Joe Biagini pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run and Tim Mayza pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Daniel Hudson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Nick Kingham pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk.  Kingham lost his second game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and two RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Luke Voit had two hits and an RBI, Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and Gregorius had three hits and an RBI.  Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew two walks, Torres had three hits and an RBI and Brett Gardner had a hit.  Voit and Encarnacion each hit a double and Gregorius and LeMahieu each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Voit and Torres each committed an error.  Hale had a pickoff and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Cavan Biggio had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Vlad Guerrero Jr. drew a walk and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits and four RBI.  Randal Grichuk had a hit and drew a walk, Rowdy Tellez had a hit and Freddy Galvis had a hit.  Brandon Drury had a hit, Danny Jansen had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Gurriel Jr. hit a double.  Gurriel Jr. hit two homeruns and Jansen hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Grichuk was picked off. 

In the first Gurriel Jr. hit a three-run homerun to give the Jays a 3-0 lead.  In the second Jansen hit a two-run homerun and it was 5-0 Jays.  In the bottom of the second Gregorius hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  Judge hit a two-run single and it was 5-3.  In the fourth LeMahieu hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at five.  In the fifth Gurriel Jr. hit a solo homerun to give the Jays back the lead at 6-5.  In the bottom of the fifth Hicks hit a sac fly to tie the game at six.  In the sixth Voit hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 7-6 lead.  In the ninth Biggio hit an RBI single to tie the game at seven.  In the ninth Torres hit an RBI single to walk-off the Yankees with a 8-7 win.  The Yankees earned the three-game sweep and they will be off four a couple of days as they head to London, England to take on the Boston Red Sox in a two-game weekend series.   

New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros 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 pitched well although his control wasn’t great.  The Yankees bullpen was good and Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Paxton won his fifth game of the season.  Adam Ottavino pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two, Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up two walks.  Aroldis Chapman saved his 21^st game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out two. 

Brad Peacock lost his fifth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out 11.  Hector Rondon pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Chris Devenski pitched an inning and struck out one. 

Sanchez had two hits and two RBI, Gregorius had two hits and Brett Gardner had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and two RBI, Gio Urshela had a hit and Cameron Maybin had a hit.  Sanchez and Gardner each hit a double and Sanchez and Torres each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Jose Altuve had three hits and drew a walk, Yordan Alvarez drew a walk and Yuli Gurriel had a hit and drew a walk.  Robinson Chirinos drew a walk, Tyler White had a hit and drew two walks and Jake Marisnick had a hit and an RBI.  Myles Straw had a hit and drew a walk, Straw hit a double and White, Marisnick and Gurriel each hit a double.  The Astros were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Bregman committed an error. 

In the third Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Marisnick hi an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the seventh Torres hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first two games of their series and will try to make it three in a row in the series and eight in a row on Saturday night.   

New York Yankees end three game losing streak with win over the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.  The game took place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois.  Chad Green started as the opener and pitched great, Nestor Cortes Jr. also gave them five strong innings.  DJ LeMahieu, Didi Gregorius and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out six.  Cortes Jr. pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs, with no walks and seven strikeouts and picked up his first win, Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Reynaldo Lopez pitched six innings giving up six hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts and he lost his seventh game of the season.  Juan Minaya pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Josh Osich pitched to one batter and got him out and Thyago Vieira pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Manny Banuelos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Luke Voit had a hit and Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks, Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Torres had two hits and three RBI.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI, Brett Gardner drew three walks and LeMahieu and Sanchez each hit a double.  Maybin and Torres each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base and committed an error. 

Leury Garcia had a hit, Tim Anderson had a hit and Jose Abreu had two hits.  James McCann had a hit and three RBI, Eloy Jimenez had two hits and Jose Rondon had a hit.  Yolmer Sanchez had a hit, Ryan Cordell had a hit and McCann hit a homerun.  The white Sox were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the fourth Sanchez hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Torres hit a two-run homerun to push their lead to 4-0.  In the sixth Torres hit a sac fly to make it a 5-0 game.  In the seventh Maybin hit a solo homerun to extend their lead to 6-0.  Sanchez hit an RBI ground out making it 7-0.  In the eighth Abreu hit an RBI single and McCann hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to a 7-4 lead.  In the ninth Gregorius drew an RBI walk to make it 8-4 and that would be the final score of the game.  The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will try and even the series before returning home to face the Rays on Monday night. 

New York Yankees suffer another defeat in Cleveland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Yankees lose to the Cleveland Indians

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Yankees end five game losing streak with win in Chicago

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.  The game took place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 7-0.  Lance Lynn started for the Yankees and pitched great and Didi Gregorius, Aaron Hicks, Gleyber Torres and Neil Walker each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lynn won his eighth game of the season pitching 7 1/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out nine.  A.J. Cole pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and drew a walk and struck out two. 

Dylan Covey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Covey lost his eighth game of the season.  Luis Avilan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk, Thyago Vieira pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and Matt Davidson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks and Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Hicks had two hits and an RBI, Torres had two hits and two RBI and Miguel Andujar drew a walk.  Walker had two hits and two RBI and Kyle Higashioka had a hit.  Gregorius hit a double and Torres and Walker each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Yolmer Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Palka had a hit and Nicky Delmonico had a hit.  Kevan Smith drew a walk, Sanchez hit a double and the White Sox were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the fourth Hicks hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Torres hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth a wild pitch extended the Yankees lead to 3-0, Gregorius hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the eighth Torres hit a solo homerun making it 5-0 and Walker hit a two-run homerun to make it 7-0 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees double up the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday 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 well and Didi Gregorius had two hits and Miguel Andujar hit a three-run homerun to lead the offense. 

Tanaka won his ninth game of the season pitching six shutout innings.  He gave up three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.  A.J. Cole pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two being earned.  He walked one and struck out two, Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Aroldis Chapman saved his 29^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side. 

Yefry Ramirez pitched five innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Ramirez lost his fourth game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched an inning with a walk, Jhan Marinez pitched an inning with a walk and Tanner Scott pitched an inning with three stirkeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew two walks.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Greg Bird had an RBI and Andujar had a hit and three RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and drew a walk, Andujar hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Andujar committed an error.  Higashioka had a passed ball. 

Tim Beckham drew two walks, Jace Peterson had a hit and two RBI and Adam Jones had a hit and drew a walk.  Mark Trumbo had a hit, Nunez had a hit and Austin Wynns had two hits.  Wynss and Peterson each hit a double.  The Orioles were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Beckham committed an error. 

In the first Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Bird hit a sac fly to increase the Yankees lead to 3-0 and Andujar hit a three-run homerun to make it 6-0.  In the eighth Peterson hit a two-run double and a passed ball made it 6-3 but that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees double up the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday 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 pitched very well and Didi Gregorius had two hits and Miguel Andujar hit a three-run homerun to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out eight and won his ninth game of the season.  A.J. Cole pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two, Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Aroldis Chapman earned his 29^th save of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side. 

Yefry Ramirez pitched five innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  He lost his fourth game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched an inning with a walk, Jhan Marinez pitched an inning with a walk and Tanner Scott pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew two walks.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Greg Bird had an RBI and Miguel Andujar had a hit and three RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and drew a walk, Andujar hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Andujar committed an error and Higashioka had a passed ball. 

Tim Beckham drew two walks, Jace Peterson had a hit and two RBI and Adam Jones had a hit and drew a walk.  Mark Trumbo had a hit, Renato Nunez had a hit and Austin Wynns had two hits.  Wynns hit a double and Peterson hit a double.  The Orioles were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Beckham committed an error. 

In the first Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Bird hit a sac fly and the lead increased to 3-0.  Andujar hit a three-run homerun and it was 6-0.  In the eighth Peterson hit a two-run double and a passed ball made it 6-3 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees lose a tough one in Baltimore

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 6-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched just ok in his first start back from injury.  Didi Gregorius had three hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched to two batters and retired them both, Chad Green pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and David Robertson pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his third game of the season. 

Andrew Cashner pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Miguel Castro pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one, Mychal Givens pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Zach Britton won his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Aaron Judge had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Gregorius had three hits.  Miguel Andujar had a hit and drew a walk, Greg Bird had a hit and four RBI and Austin Romine drew a walk.  Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI, Gregorius hit a double and Bird hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Andujar committed an error. 

Tim Beckham had a hit and drew a walk, Adam Jones had two hits and Manny Machado had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Jonathan Schoop had two hits and an RBI, Chris Davis had a hit and Trey Mancini drew a walk.  Joey Rickard had a hit and two RBI, Schoop Rickard and Jones each hit a double.  Machado hit two homeruns and the Orioles were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the fourth Rickard hit a two-run double to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Bird hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Machado hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  In the seventh Bird hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  Walker hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the seventh Machado hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at five and then in the ninth Schoop hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Orioles the 6-5 victory. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Wednesday night.  The Yankees will try and split the series and then head to Cleveland for four games. 

New York Yankees power their way to series win over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well and so did the bullpen.  Didi Gregorius had two hits and Giancarlo Stanton had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts and he won his sixth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up two hits, Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Julio Teheran pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with four walks and ten strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Luiz Gohara pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts and Arodys Vizcaino pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Hicks drew two walks.  Stanton had a hit and three RBI, Gregorius had two hits and Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk and Gregorius hit a double and Stanton hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base. 

Ender Inciarte had two hits and drew a walk, Ozzie Albies had three hits and Danny Santana had an RBI.  Kurt Suzuki drew a walk, Johan Camargo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Charlie Culberson had two hits.  Dansby Swanson had a hit, Culberson hit two doubles and Camargo hit a homerun.  The Braves were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Inciarte and Albies each had a stolen base. 

In the second Bird hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Stanton hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Higashioka hit a solo homerun and it was 5-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Santana had an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the sixth Camargo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-2.  In the seventh Judge hit a solo homerun making it 6-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will have the day off on Thursday before starting a three game series in Toronto on Friday night. 

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.   

New York Yankees shutout the Washington Nationals

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-0.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched great, the bullpen also was great.  Didi Gregorius led the offense with two hits which were both homeruns. 

Sabathia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out three and earned his fourth win of the season.  Chad Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman earned his 18^th save of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Tanner Roark pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his seventh game of the season.  Matt Grace pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Wander Suero pitched a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Gregorius had two hits and two RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Neil Walker had a hit and Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Gregorius hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Adam Eaton had a hit, Trea Turner had a hit and Bryce Harper drew two walks.  Michael Taylor had a hit and drew a walk, Pedro Severino had a hit and Wilmer Difo had a hit.  The Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Taylor was caught stealing. 

In the second Gregorius hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Romine hit a sac fly to push the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Gregorius hit another solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-0 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees pound the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 8-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  Aaron Hicks led the offense with three hits and Brett Gardner, Giancarlo Stanton, Didi Gregorius and Miguel Andujar each had two hits. 

Tanaka pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  He earned his seventh win of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Chad Green pitched an inning with a walk and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a couple of strikeouts. 

Kevin Gausman lost his fifth game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out nine.  Miguel Castro pitched 1 2/3 innings with a walk and a strikeout, Mychal Givens pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a couple of strikeouts and Pedro Araujo pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Gardner had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and Greg Bird had a hit.  Stanton had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits and an RBI and Hicks had three hits and two RBI.  Andujar had two hits and three RBI, Gardner hit two doubles and Judge, Andujar and Bird each hit a double.  Andujar and Stanton each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-18 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks, Torres and Gregorius each had a stolen base. 

Joey Rickard had a hit and an RBI, Adam Jones had three hits and two RBI and Manny Machado had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jonathan Schoop had two hits, Trey Mancini drew a walk and Chris Davis had a hit.  Danny Valencia had two hits and an RBI and Chance Sisco had a hit.  Schoop hit a double and Valencia hit two doubles.  Jones, Rickard and Machado each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Schoop committed an error and Jones committed two errors. 

In the first Jones hit a solo homerun to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the second Andujar hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the third Stanton hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the third Rickard hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it a 5-2 game.  Hicks hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 6-2.  In the sixth Machado hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  Valencia hit an RBI double and it was 6-4.  In the eighth Hicks hit an RBI single to extend to 7-4 and Andujar hit an RBI double to push the lead to 8-4.  In the ninth Jones hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-5 but that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees get shutdown by the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch great but he did battle and the pen was good.  Greg Bird and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

German lost his third game of the season pitching 5 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out seven.  A.J. Cole pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Justin Verlander won his seventh game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and a run with five strikeouts.  Will Harris pitched to one batter and struck him out, Chris Devenski pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Ken Giles pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Bird had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Gregorius had two hits.  Miguel Andujar had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and Bird hit a homerun.   The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gregorius had a stolen base and Torres was picked off.  Torres committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Jose Altuve had a hit and an RBI, Yuri Gurriel had two hits and Marwin Gonzalez had two hits.  Evan Gattis had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, J.D. Davis had a hit and three RBI and Gonzalez hit a double and Davis and Altuve each hit a homerun.  The Astros were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Verlander had a pickoff. 

In the second Davis hit a three-run homerun to give the Astros a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Gattis hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  In the seventh Bird hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the eighth Altuve hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros and win the series

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 6-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched well, Chad Green out of the bullpen struggled a little bit.  Didi Gregorius and Miguel Andujar led the offense with two hits each. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He struck out one batter, Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning and retired both batters and picked up the win.  Aroldis Chapman saved his seventh game of the season pitching an inning and striking out the side, he did give up a hit. 

Lance McCullers Jr. pitched seven innings giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked three and struck out five.  Chris Devenski pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts, Will Harris took his second loss of the season giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and didn’t record an out and Brad Peacock pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Aaron Judge had an RBI, Gregorius had two hits and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez drew two walks, Neil Walker had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Andujar had two hits.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit and three RBI.  Gregorius hit a double and the Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

George Springer had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Correa had a hit and an RBI and Yuri Gurriel had a hit.  Josh Reddick had a hit, Alex Bregman had a hit and Marwin Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI.  Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI, Jake Marisnick had a hit and Correa hit a homerun.  The Astros were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

IN the second Torreyes hit an RBI single, Torres hit a sac fly and it was 2-0 Yankees.  In the third Walker hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the seventh Gonzalez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1.  McCann hit an RBI single to make it a 3-2 game and a passed ball tied the game at three.  Springer hit an RBI ground out to give Houston a 4-3 lead.  In the eighth Correa hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-3.  In the ninth Torres hit a two-run single to tie the game at five.  Judge hit an RBI ground out and the Yankees took a 6-5 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees won three out of four in the series and will now head home to start a three-game series with the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.