New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the ALCS

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Carlos Rodon got the start for the Yankees, and he pitched well.  The bullpen did their job, and the offense was led by Juan Soto who had two hits. 

Rodon pitched six innings giving up one run on three hits.  He walked none and struck out nine and earned his first win of the postseason.  Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Tim Hill pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run and Luke Weaver pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out four.  Weaver earned his fourth save of the postseason. 

Alex Cobb started for the Guardians, and he pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Cobb took his second loss of the postseason.  Joey Cantillo pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and three walks with a strikeout, Pedro Avila pitched 2 2/3 innings with a strikeout and Erik Sabrowski pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts.  Andrew Walters pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Soto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Volpe drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and drew a walk.  Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew a walk, Soto and Stanton each hit a homerun, and the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Hill committed an error, and Wells had a passed ball. 

Steven Kwan had a hit and an RBI, David Fry had a hit and Lane Thomas drew a walk.  Jhonkensy Noel had a hit, Andres Gimenez had a hit and Brayan Rocchio had two hits and an RBI.  Rocchio hit a homerun and the Guardians were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the bottom of the third Soto hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Two wild pitches pushed the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Judge hit a sac fly and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the top of the sixth Rocchio hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Stanton hit a solo homerun extending the Yankees lead to 5-1 and in the top of the eighth Kwan hit an RBI single making it a 5-2 game.  5-2 would be the final score and the Yankees have a 1-0 series lead with Game 2 on Tuesday night in the Bronx. 

Yankees slug their way to a shutout victory over the San Diego Padres

 

The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres on Friday night.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 8-0.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen also pitched well and the offense was led by Juan Soto who had two hits and two RBI. 

Rodon pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Rodon picked up his sixth win of the season.  Dennis Santana pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Yoendrys Gomez pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Yu Darvish started for the Padres, and he didn’t pitch well going 5 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs.  He walked one and struck out five and took his second loss of the season.  Stephen Kolek pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout and Jhonny Brito pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Soto had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit and two RBI.  Alex Verdugo had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI.  Austin Wells had two hits, Jon Berti had a hit and Soto hit a double, Volpe hit a triple and Soto, Judge and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Berti had a stolen base. 

Fernando Tatis Jr. drew a walk, Manny Machado had a hit and drew a walk and Jake Cronenworth had a hit and drew a walk.  Jackson Merrill had a hit, and the Padres were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Soto hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  Judge hit a solo homerun and Stanton hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 6-0.  In the fourth Torres hit a solo homerun making it a 7-0 game and in the ninth a wild pitch made it 8-0, which would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

New York Yankees shutout the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 2-0.  Clarke Schmidt started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, and the bullpen also pitched well.  Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo, Jose Trevino and Jon Berti each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Schmidt started and pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out six and earned his fourth win of the season.  Nick Burdi faced one batter and retired him; Luke Weaver pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Clay Holmes earned his 12^th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and two walks but struck out the side. 

Taj Bradley started for the Rays, and he pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Bradley took his first loss of the season.  Kevin Kelly pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Garrett Cleavinger pitched to one batter and struck him out and Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning.  Shawn Armstrong pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Aaron Judge drew two walks and Stanton had two hits.  Rizzo had two hits and two RBI, Trevino had two hits and Berti had two hits.  Rizzo hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Berti had a stolen base and Schmidt had a pickoff. 

Yandy Diaz had two hits and drew a walk; Josh Lowe had a hit and drew a walk and Isaac Paredes drew a walk.  Austin Shenton had a pinch hit, Richie Palacios had a hit and Jose Caballero had a hit and drew a walk.  The Rays were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Caballero and Palacios each had a stolen base.  Caballero and Paredes were caught stealing.  Arozarena was picked off and Lowe committed an error. 

In the fourth Rizzo hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the ninth Rizzo hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 2-0 and that was the final score.  The two teams will meet on Saturday afternoon in game two of three. 

New York Yankees edge the Oakland Athletics

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  The offense only managed five hits and four of them with the four runs were all in the first inning. 

Stroman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Stroman picked up his second win of the season.  Ron Marinaccio pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Caleb Ferguson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dennis Santana pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Clay Holmes picked up his ninth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Paul Blackburn started for the Athletics, and he pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with five strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  T.J. McFarland pitched a perfect inning and Austin Adams pitched an inning with a walk. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit; Juan Soto had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI; Anthony Rizzo had a hit, and two RBI and Austin Wells drew a walk.  Judge and Stanton each hit doubles and Rizzo hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Esteury Ruiz had a hit, Brent Rooker drew a walk and Seth Brown had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Nevin had two hits, Lawrence Butler had a hit, and an RBI and Shea Langeliers had a hit and an RBI.  Nick Allen had a hit, JJ Bleday drew a walk and Brown hit a double, Langeliers and Butler each hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the top of the first Brown hit an RBI double giving the Athletics a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Stanton hit a two-run double giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Rizzo hit a two-run homerun and the lead was pushed to 4-1.  In the second Langeliers hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2 and in the fourth Butler hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score.  The series is even at one game each with two more to play. 

New York Yankees start out fast and then stop hitting in loss to the Colorado Rockies

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 7-2.  Carlos Rodon started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  Gleyber Torres led the offense with three hits and a couple other players had two hits each. 

Rodon pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Rodon took his second loss of the season.  Michael King pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts and Albert Abreu pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Austin Gomber started for the Rockies and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out two.  Gomber won his eighth game of the season.  Pierce Johnson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Daniel Bard pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Justin Lawrence pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Torres had three hits, Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and two RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Josh Donaldson drew a walk, DJ LeMahieu had two hits and Stanton hit a double and a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Kris Bryant had a hit and two RBI, Elias Diaz drew a walk and CJ Cron had a hit and drew a walk.  Randal Grichuk had two hits and an RBI, Nolan Jones had a hit and an RBI and Ezequiel Tovar had a hit and an RBI.  Brenton Doyle had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, he hit a double and Grichuk, Bryant and Jones each hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Doyle had a stolen base. 

In the top of the first Stanton hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Tovar hit an RBI single, Doyle hit a two-run double and the Rockies had a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Grichuk hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Bryant hit a two-run homerun and the lead increased to 6-2.  In the bottom of the eighth Jones hit a solo homerun and the score was 7-2 which was the final score. 

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

New York Yankees slug the way to victory over the Philadelphia Phillies

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen pitched very well and Gleyber Torres led the offense with a couple of hits and three walks. 

Cortes pitched five innings giving up seven hits and a run with no walks and three strikeouts.  Cortes won his first game of the season.  Ian Hamilton pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out two, Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings and Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Taijuan Walker started for the Phillies and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Walker took his first loss of the season.  Yunior Marte pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with three walks and a strikeout, Andrew Vasquez pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks and Seranthony Dominguez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had an RBI and drew a walk, Torres had two hits, two RBI and drew three walks.  Franchy Cordero had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Jose Trevino had two hits and an RBI.  Anthony Volpe drew two walks.  Cordero hit a double, LeMahieu hit a triple and Torres and Rizzo each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Torres had a stolen base and Cordero had an outfield assist. 

Trea Turner had two hits, JT Realmuto had a hit and Alec Bohm had three hits.  Darick Hall had a hit, Edmundo Sosa had a hit and an RBI and Bryson Stott had a hit.  Brandon Marsh had two hits, Bohm and Marsh each hit a double and the Phillies were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Stanton hit an RBI groundout and Torres hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Torres hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 3-0.  In the top of the fourth Sosa hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Rizzo hit a two-run homerun extending the Yankees lead to 5-1.  Cordero hit a two-run double making it a 7-1 game.  Trevino hit an RBI single and it was 8-1 which would be the final score. 

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

The New York Yankees power their way past the San Francisco Giants to take the series

 The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place

at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-0.  Jhony Brito made his major

league debut and pitched a gem for the Yankees.  Aaron Judge, Giancalo Stanton and Kyle Higashioka

each hit a homerun to power the offense.  

Brito pitched five shutout innings giving up two hits and a walk and he struck out six batters.  Brito picked

up his first win of the season and career.  Jimmy Cordero pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and 

he struck out two, Ron Marinaccio pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts and Colten Brewer

pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out one.  

Ross Stripling started for the Giants and he pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with two

walks and three strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season, Sean Hjelle pitched two innings giving up

two runs and three walks with three strikeouts and Scott Alexander pitched an inning giving up a hit.  

Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit, an 

RBI and drew a walk.  Stanton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson drew a walk and 

Oswaldo Cabrera had two hits.  Higashioka had a hit and an RBI, Anthony Volpe drew a walk.  

Judge, Stanton and Higashioka each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring

position and left six men on base.  Volpe and Torres each had a stolen base and Rizzo was caught 

stealing.  Rizzo committed an error.  

Michael Conforto drew a walk, J.D. Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Mike Yastrzemski had a hit.  

Thairo Estrada had a hit and the Giants were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the bottom of the third Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Stanton hit a two-run

homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Higashioka hit a solo homerun 

extending the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the seventh Rizzo hit a sacrifice fly making it 5-0.  

a wild pitch pushed the lead to 6-0 and that would be the final score.  

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will remain home to begin a three-game series 

with the defending National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.  

New York Yankees fail to deliver in the clutch as they fall to the San Francisco Giants

 The New York Yankees lost to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at 

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Clarke Schmidt started for the 

Yankees and he didn't pitch well, the bullpen also had their struggles.  Aaron Judge led the offense with 

three hits.  

Schmidt started for the Yankees pitching 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk 

and five strikeouts.  Wandy Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Michael King

pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and he took his first

loss of the season.  Albert Abreu pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Clay 

Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Jimmy Cordero pitched to one 

batter and got him out.  

Alex Cobb started for the Giants and he pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with one

being earned, he walked one and struck out six.  Jakob Junis pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three 

hits and a run with two strikeouts and he won his first game of the season.  John Brebbia pitched 

a perfect inning, Taylor Rogers pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Camilo Doval pitched 

an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a stirkeout, he earned his first save of the

season.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit, 

an RBI and drew two walks.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and an 

RBI and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Anthony Volpe had two hits, the first two of his major league 

career.  LeMahieu and Rizzo each hit a double and Stanton and Donaldson each hit a homerun.  

The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Volpe had a stolen

base.  

LaMonte Wade Jr. had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Thairo Estrada had a hit and an RBI and Joc 

Pederson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Yastrzemski had two hits and an RBI, David 

Villar had two hits and Brandon Crawford had three hits and three RBI.  Blake Sabol had a hit, 

Yastrzemski hit two doubles and Crawford hit a double.  Pederson and Crawford each hit a homerun.

The Giants were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Wade Jr. had a 

stolen base and Crawford had a stolen base.  Cobb committed an error.  

In the bottom of the first Stanton reached on a fielder's choice error and a run scored giving the Yankees

a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Stanton hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  

In the top of the fourth Pederson hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  Crawford hit a two-run

homerun giving the Giants a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Rizzo hit an RBI double to tie the game

at three.  In the sixth Wade Jr. hit an RBI single giving the Giants back the lead at 4-3.  Estrada hit 

an RBI single pushing the Giants lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Donaldson hit a solo homerun

cutting the lead to 5-4.  In the top of the ninth Yastrzemski hit an RBI double and Crawford hit an 

RBI single extending the Giants lead to 7-4.  In the bottom of the ninth Judge hit an RBI single cutting

the lead to 7-5 but that was as close as the Yankees would come as Stanton grounded into a double

play with the bases loaded to end the game.  

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series, the rubber game 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 walk-off the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and battled.  The offense was led by Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton who each had two hits and three RBI. 

Severino pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Miguel Castro pitched 1 1/3 innings with four strikeouts, Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Wandy Peralta won his first game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Yusei Kikuchi started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Yimi Garcia gave up a hit and a run, David Phelps pitched 2/3 of an inning and Adam Cimber pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Tim Mayza pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Trevor Richards pitched 1/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Jordan Romano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Romano blew his second save of the season and lost his second game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had two hits and three RBI and Anthony Rizzo drew a walk.  Stanton had two hits and three RBI, Josh Donaldson drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew two walks.  Joey Gallo drew a walk, Jose Trevino drew a walk and LeMahieu hit a double.  Stanton and Judge each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

George Springer had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Bo Bichette had ah it and drew a walk and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and drew a walk.  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Alejandro Kirk had a hit and an RBI and Matt Chapman drew a walk.  Santiago Espinal had a hit and two RBI, Espinal hit a double and Gurriel Jr. hit a double and Springer hit a homerun.  The Jays were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gurriel Jr. had a stolen base. 

In the first Springer hit a solo homerun giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Espinal hit a two-run double pushing their lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Stanton hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at three.  In the eighth Gurriel Jr. hit an RBI double giving the Jays a 4-3 lead.  Kirk hit a sac fly and it was 5-3 Jays.  In the bottom of the ninth Judge hit a three-run walk-off homerun giving the Yankees a 6-5 victory.  The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees walk-off the Texas Rangers in Game One of a doubleheader

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon in Game one of a doubleheader.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen was great.  Gleyber Torres led the offense with a couple of hits including a walk-off homerun. 

Cole pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and Clay Holmes won his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Dane Dunning started for the Rangers and he pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  Matt Bush pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Dennis Santana pitched to one batter and got him out and John King pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had an RBI and drew a walk.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Torres had two hits and an RBI and one was a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Marcus Semien had two hits, Adolis Garcia had a hit and Mitch Garver had two hits.  Kole Calhoun had a hit and an RBI, Garver hit two doubles and Calhoun hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ibanez committed two errors and Miller committed an error. 

In the sixth Stanton hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Calhoun hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the ninth Torres hit a solo homerun to walk-off the game and give the Yankees the 2-1 victory. 

New York Yankees win fifth straight game with win over 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 5-2.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen was great and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Michael King won his second game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out two and Clay Holmes pitched an inning with two strikeouts and he saved his second game of the season. 

Tyler Wells started for the Orioles and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with four strikeouts.  Joey Krehbiel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season.  Felix Bautista pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and struck out one, Dillon Tate pitched an inning striking out one and Travis Lakins Sr. pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Judge had two hits and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Stanton had two hits and three RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew a walk and Joey Gallo had a hit and an RBI.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit, Stanton and Gallo each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Cedric Mullins had a hit, Trey Mancini drew a walk and Anthony Santander had a hit and two RBI.  Ramon Urias had two hits, Jorge Mateo had a hit which was a double and Santander hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Mateo was caught stealing and picked off. 

In the bottom of the first Stanton hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Santander hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the sixth Stanton hit a sac fly giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Gallo hit a solo homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 4-2.  A wild pitch made it a 5-2 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Thursday afternoon. 

New York Yankees sweep the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 6-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched well and Giancarlo Stanton and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with two hits each. 

Montgomery pitched five innings giving up seven hits and a run.  He walked none and struck out four.  Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts, Joely Rodriguez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one being earned and Chad Green earned his 10^th win of the season.  Green pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Chapman earned his 30^th save of the season. 

Eduardo Rodriguez started for the Red Sox and he pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Garrett Richards pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout and Adam Ottavino pitched giving up two hits and two runs without recording an out.  Ryan Brasier pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit. 

LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit and two RBI.  Stanton had two hits and two RBI, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Brett Gardner had a hit, Gio Urshela had a hit and drew a walk and Tyler Wade had a hit.  Rizzo and Judge each hit a double, Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Wade was caught stealing twice and LeMahieu and Gallo each committed an error.  Gallo had an outfield assist. 

Kike Hernandez had two hits and drew a a walk, Hunter Renfroe had a hit and Rafael Devers had two hits.  Xander Bogaerts had a hit, J.D. Martinez had a hit and an RBI and Christian Arroyo had a hit.  Jose Iglesias had a hit, Alex Verdugo had two hits and Christian Vasquez had an RBI.  Devers hit a double and the Red Sox were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Devers had a stolen base. 

In the bottom of the fourth Martinez hit a sac fly to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Urshela hit into a double play and a run scored to tie the game at one.  LeMahieu hit an RBI single and gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Vazquez hit a sac fly tying the score at two.  Schwarber reached on a fielding error by Gallo and the Red Sox took a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Judge hit a two-run double and Stanton hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 6-3 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees swept the three-game series and now have a one game lead over the Red Sox and two over the Blue Jays for the top wild card spot.  They will be off on Monday and start a three-game series in Toronto on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees take second straight in Boston

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 5-3.  Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched very well and Giancarlo Stanton led the offense with two hits and four RBI. 

Cortes pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with four strikeouts.  Michael King pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two, Lucas Luetge pitched to one batter and got him out and Luis Severino earned his first win of the season.  Severino pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out four.  Aroldis Chapman earned his 29^th save of the season, he pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Nick Pivetta started for the Red Sox and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with seven strikeouts.  Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning, Tanner Houck pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two runs and four walks with three strikeouts.  Houck lost his fifth game of the season.  Darwinzon Hernandez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a strikeout and Ryan Brasier pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Stanton had two hits, four RBI an drew a walk.  Joey Gallo drew a walk, Gio Urshela had a hit and Gardner hit a double.  Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

Hunter Renfroe had a hit, Rafael Devers had a hit and Kyle Schwarber had a hit.  Bobby Dalbec had a hit and an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jose Iglesias had a hit, Plawecki hit a homerun and Dalbec hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the third Plawecki hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth a wild pitch made the score 2-0.  In the top of the sixth a wild pitch cut the lead to 2-1 and in the eighth Stanton hit a grand-slam to give the Yankees a 5-2 lead.  In the ninth Dalbec hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-3 but that would be the final score.  The Yankees will look for the three-game sweep on Sunday night.  The two teams are now tied for the top wild card spot. 

New York Yankees slug the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 8-3.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen pitched well and Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Cole pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  He won his 16^th game of the season.  Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Wandy Peralta pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one and Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Nathan Eovaldi started for the Red Sox and he pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with two walks and he took his ninth loss of the season.  Hirokazu Sawamura pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a walk and he struck out two, Matt Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Martin Perez pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with three strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had two hits and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Stanton had three hits and four RBI, Joey Gallo had a hit and Torres had three hits and two RBI.  Gio Urshela had a hit, Brett Gardner had two hits and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI.  Judge, Gardner and Stanton each hit a double.  Stanton and Torres each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Torres was caught stealing. 

Kike Hernandez had two hits and drew two walks, Kyle Schwarber had a hit and Rafael Devers had a hit and three RBI.  J.D. Martinez had a hit and drew two walks, Hunter Renfroe had a hit and Christian Vasquez drew a walk.  Jose Iglesias had a hit, Martinez hit a double and Devers hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Judge hit an RBI double, Stanton hit an RBI ground out and Torres had an RBI single giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the third Stanton hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 6-0.  Higashioka hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 7-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Devers hit a three-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the seventh Torres hit a solo homerun making it a 8-3 game and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Yankees lose a close and wild one late to the New York Mets

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the New York Mets on Sunday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-6.  Clarke Schmidt started for the Yankees and he pitched well, he didn’t get any help from his defense though.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with three hits and Giancarlo Stanton added a couple of hits and three RBI. 

Schmidt pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs but only two were earned.  He walked three and struck out two.  Andrew Heaney pitched to two batters and retired them both, Wandy Peralta pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and two strikeouts and Chad Green took the loss which was his seventh of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Carlos Carrasco started for the Mets and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks, Miguel Castro pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Brad Hand pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Seth Lugo picked up his fourth win of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Edwin Diaz picked up his 29^th save of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

LeMahieu had three hits and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo drew three walks and Stanton had two hits and three RBI.  Joey Gallo had an RBI and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and two RBI and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Gio Urshela had a hit, Schmidt drew a walk and Stanton hit a double.  Torres and Stanton each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torres and Urshela each committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Francisco Lindor had three hits, five RBI and drew a walk and Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso drew a walk, Javier Baez had two hits and Jeff McNeil had two hits.  James McCann had an RBI and drew two walks, McNeil hit a double and Lindor hit three homeruns.  The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Villar had a stolen base and McNeil committed an error.  McCann had a passed ball. 

In the first Stanton hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  They increased their lead to 2-0 on a Gallo sac fly.  In the bottom of the first Conforto hit an RBI single and the lead was cut to 2-1.  In the bottom of the second Lindor hit a three-run homerun to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth McCann hit a sac fly pushing their lead to 5-2.  In the sixth inning Torres hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 5-4.  In the bottom of the sixth Lindor hit a solo homerun making it a 6-4 game.  In the seventh Stanton hit a two-run homerun tying the game at six.  In the eighth Lindor hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 7-6 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Mets took two out of three from the Yankees in the series.  The Yankees will return home for a Monday afternoon makeup gave against the Minnesota Twins. 

New York Yankees win a thrilling game over the New York Mets

 

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch great.  Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Kluber pitched four innings and gave up five hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout.  Holmes earned his seventh win of the season.  Albert Abreu pitched an inning giving up two walks and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a strikeout. 

Taijuan Walker started for the Mets pitched six innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning with a strikeout, Trevor May pitched giving up three hits and three runs with two being earned and not recording an out.  May took his third loss of the season, Aaron Loup pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Brad Hand pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Gardner had two hits and two RBI and Judge had two hits and three RBI.  Stanton had two hits, Torres had two hits and Kyle Higashioka had a hit and two RBI.  Higashioka and Gardner each hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Francisco Lindor drew a walk, Michael Conforto had two hits and drew a walk and Javier Baez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jeff McNeil had a hit and drew a walk, J.D. Davis had a hit and Kevin Pillar had two hits and two RBI.  James McCann had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Walker had a hit and an RBI and Dom Smith drew a walk.  Pillar and Davis each hit a double, McCann hit a triple and Baez and McCann each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Baez had a stolen base and committed an error. 

In the second Higashioka hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Gardner hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  Judge hit a solo homerun which was back-to-back pushing the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the second Pillar hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 5-1.  McCann hit an RBI triple making it a 5-2 game and Walker hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the third Baez hit a solo homerun trimming the lead to 5-4.  In the bottom of the sixth McCann hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 6-5 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Pillar hit an RBI single pushing the Mets lead to 7-5.  In the eighth inning Judge hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at seven.  Voit grounded into a forceout giving the Yankees an 8-7 lead and that would be the final score of the game.  The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday night.  It is the rubber game as each team has won one game so far. 

New York Yankees even up series with Baltimore Orioles in convincing fashion

 

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 13-1.  Luis Gil started for the Yankees and pitched great in his major league debut.  There were six players that had two hits and Giancarlo Stanton had four RBI to lead the offense. 

Gil pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He earned his first win of the season and his career.  Stephen Ridings also made his major league debut and pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side and Brody Koerner making his major league debut pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk. 

Alexander Wells started for the Orioles and he pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a couple of strikeouts.  Wells took his second loss of the season.  Adam Plutko pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a couple of strikeouts, Keegan Akin pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Shaun Anderson pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, Tyler Wade had a hit and two RBI and Anthony Rizzo had two hits and an RBI.  Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI, Stanton had two hits and four RBI and Gary Sanchez had two hits and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had two hits and two RBI, Roughned Odor had a hit and Greg Allen had a hit.  Torres, Sanchez and Wade each hit a double and LeMahieu hit two doubles.  Stanton and Judge each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Cedric Mullins had a hit, Ramon Urias had a hit and Ryan Mountcastle had two hits and an RBI.  Anthony Santander had a hit and drew a walk, Ryan McKenna drew a walk and Austin Hays had a hit.  Maikel Franco had a hit which was a double and Mountcastle hit a double.  The Orioles were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Mullins committed an error. 

In the bottom of the second Torres hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third LeMahieu hit an RBI double, Rizzo hit an RBI single and Stanton hit a two-run single giving the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  Sanchez hit an RBI double and Torres hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 6-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Stanton hit a three-run homerun extending the lead to 9-0.  In the eighth inning Mountcastle hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 9-1.  In the bottom of the eighth Wade hit a two-run double pushing the lead to 11-1, Rizzo hit an RBI groundout and Judge hit a solo homerun making it a 13-1 game which would be the final score.  

The two teams have split the first two games of the series and will play the rubber game on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins as bats stay on fire

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 9-6.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and pitched well and the offense continued to roll.  Giancarlo Stanton led the offense with three hits and five RBI and Brett Gardner also had three hits. 

Cole pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out nine.  He won his seventh game of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up two hits and no runs and he struck out one and Brooks Kriske pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs. 

Randy Dobnak started for the Twins and he pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and eight runs with three walks.  Griffin Jax pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts and Alex Colome pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two batters. 

Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres drew two walks and Stanton had three hits and five RBI.  Gio Urshela had two hits and drew a walk, Roughned Odor had a hit and Miguel Andujar had two hits and two RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had two hits and Gardner had three hits and an RBI.  Stanton, Judge and Odor each hit a double and Gardner hit two doubles.  Judge and Andujar each hit a homerun and Stanton hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Wade committed an error.

Jorge Polanco had two hits and three RBI, Trevor Larnach had a hit and Nelson Cruz had a hit.  Alex Kirilloff had two hits, Miguel Sano had three hits and two RBI and Andrelton Simmons had a hit.  Gilberto Celestino had a hit, Kirilloff hit a triple and Polanco hit two homeruns.  Sano also hit a homerun and the Twins were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Colome committed an error and Kirilloff had an outfield assist. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gardner hit an RBI double making it 2-0.  In the third Stanton hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the third Polanco hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth Stanton hit a two-run homerun making it a 7-1 game.  Andujar hit a solo homerun and it was 8-1 Yankees.  In the bottom of the fifth Sano hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 8-2.  Andujar hit a sac fly in the seventh pushing the lead to 9-2.  In the ninth Sano hit an RBI single, a wild pitch then a Polanco two-run homerun cut the lead to 9-6 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will look for the three-game sweep on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees rout the Detroit Tigers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-0.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well.  Giancarlo Stanton had three hits and Aaron Judge had five RBI to lead the offense. 

Cole won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and 12 strikeouts.  Luis Cessa pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Wandy Peralta pitched an inning with a strikeout and Lucas Luetge pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Tarik Skubal started for the Tigers and he pitched three innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Skubal lost his fourth game of the season.  Buck Farmer pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk, Bryan Garcia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Tyler Alexander pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with three strikeouts.  Daniel Norris pitched an inning giving up two hits. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and Stanton had three hits.  Judge had two hits and five RBI, Gio Urshela had two hits and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk.  Tyler Wade had a hit, Aaron Hicks had two hits and two RBI and Clint Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Kyle Higashioka drew two walks and Roughned Odor had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Stanton and Hicks each hit a double and Frazier, Hicks and Odor each hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Robbie Grossman had a hit, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and drew a walk and Jeimer Candelario had a hit.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and the Tigers were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Urshela hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Frazier hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 2-0 and in the third Hicks hit a two-run homerun extending the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Judge hit a grand slam and the score was 8-0 Yankees.  Hicks hit an RBI double making it 9-0 and in the fifth Odor hit a solo homerun to end the scoring at 10-0.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.