New York Yankees fail to sweep the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-6.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  Jacoby Ellsbury led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Gray lost his 12^th game of the season pitching 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with five walks and two strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched giving up two hits and two runs without recording an out, Chase Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Ben Heller pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a perfect inning. 

Jake Faria pitched three innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out two.  Chih-Wei Hu pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run, Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Jose Alvarado pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Sergio Romo pitched an inning walking one and striking out one, Dan Jennings pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Chaz Roe pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Starlin Castro had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI, Ellsbury had two hits and Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI, Gardner, Judge, Bird and Hicks each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Sanchez committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Mallex Smith had two hits, Corey Dickerson had two hits and an RBI and Lucas Duda drew three walks.  Trevor Plouffe had a hit and an RBI, Wilson Ramos had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit.  Robertson drew a walk, Cesar Puello had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Peter Bourjos had a hit and two RBI.  Bourjos hit a triple, Dickerson, Ramos and Plouffe each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ramos had a passed ball. 

In the first Dickerson hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Judge hit a solo homerun going back-to-back to make it 2-1.  In the second T. Frazier hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth Bird hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth a wild pitch made it 4-2.  A passed ball cut the lead to 4-3 and Ramos hit a two-run homerun to give the Rays a 5-4 lead.  Puello hit an RBI single to make it a 6-4 game and Bourjos hit a two-run triple to push the lead to 8-4.  In the fifth Castro hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-5.  In the sixth Plouffe hit a solo homerun to push it to 9-5.  In the ninth Hicks hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 9-6 and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees sweep the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-3.  Luis Severino started and he didn’t pitch well, the bullpen did pitch well.  Gary Sanchez, Jacoby Ellsbury and Greg Bird had three hits each to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched three innings giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out three.  Chasen Shreve picked up his fourth win of the season pitching three innings and giving up a walk with three strikeouts, Ben Heller pitched an inning giving up a hit and Domingo German pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out four. 

Bartolo Colon pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Colon took his 14^th loss of the season.  Tyler Duffey pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs and he struck out one, Nik Turley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Michael Tonkin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out three.  Glen Perkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and John Curtiss pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Clint Frazier had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Sanchez had three hits and two RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and three RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Ellsbury had three hits and drew a walk, Todd Frazier drew a walk and Bird had three hits and an RBI.  Ellsbury hit a double and Bird hit two doubles.  Ellsbury and C. Frazier each hit a triple and Judge, Sanchez and Gregorius each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Brian Dozier had a hit and drew a walk, Joe Mauer had a hit and an RBI and Jorge Polanco had a hit and two RBI.  Zack Granite drew a walk, Kennys Vargas had two hits and drew a walk and Jason Castro had a hit.  The Twins were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Dozier was caught stealing. 

In the third Mauer hit an RBI single to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  Polanco hit a two-run single and it was 3-0 Twins.  In the bottom of the third Judge and Sanchez hit back-to-back homeruns to tie the game at three.   In the fourth Bird hit an RBI double, Gardner an RBI single and Sanchez an RBI single to make it a 6-3 game.  Gregorius hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 9-3.  In the fifth a wild pitch and a Judge sac fly pushed the lead to 11-3 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series from the Twins who are the second wild card.  The Yankees increased their lead on the first wild card by seven games essentially sealing that up and will head to Toronto for three on Friday night. 

New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles for third straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  Didi Gregorius and Jacoby Ellsbury each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Ben Heller pitched an inning with two walks and Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with four walks and a strikeout.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Jeremy Hellickson pitched three innings giving up four hits and six runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his tenth game of the season.  Chris Tillman pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with a strikeout, Donnie Hart pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Richard Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Judge drew two walks.  Gregorius had three hits and three RBI, Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI and Todd Frazier had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit and three RBI, Ellsbury hit a double and Gregorius, Bird and T. Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Gregorius committed an error. 

Tim Beckham drew two walks, Chance Sisco drew two walks and Jonathan Schoop had a hit and drew a walk.  Ryan Flaherty drew a walk, Trey Mancini had a hit and J.J. Hardy had two hits and drew a walk.  Austin Hays had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Hays hit a homerun and the Orioles were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Rickard had a stolen base. 

In the third Gregorius hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Bird hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In the fifth Ellsbury hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 7-0.  In the seventh T. Frazier hit a two-run homerun to make it a 9-0 lead.  In the ninth Hays hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 9-2 and a balk scored a run making it 9-3 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees will try and sweep the four game series on Sunday afternoon. 

Yankees lose a tough one in Baltimore on a walk-off homerun

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 7-6.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  The Yankees bullpen did a pretty good job and the offense was led by Starlin Castro and Jacoby Ellsbury who each had two hits. 

Sabathia pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, David Robertson pitched an inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Delllin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his sixth game of the season.  He also blew his third save of the season. 

Jeremy Hellickson pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and five runs with three of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out one.  Richard Bleier pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run, Jimmy Yacabonis pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he walked one and Ubaldo Jimenez pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Darren O’Day pitched an inning with a couple of strikeouts, Brad Brach pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Zach Britton pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he won his second game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Castro had two hits.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, two runs and drew a walk, Matt Holliday drew two walks and Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI.  Todd Frazier had an RBI, Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI and drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Tim Beckham drew a walk, Manny Machado had two hits and three RBI and Jonathan Schoop had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Adam Jones had a hit, Trey Mancini had two hits and an RBI and Mark Trumbo had a hit and two RBI.  Welington Castillo had a hit, Joey Rickard had a hit and drew a walk and Machado hit two homeruns and Schoop and Trumbo each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Jones committed an error. 

In the first Mancini hit an RBI single to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Bird hit a sac fly, Frazier hit an RBI ground out and Ellsbury hit a two-run single to extend the lead to 6-1.  In the bottom of the third Machado hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the fifth Schoop hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  In the sixth Trumbo hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 6-5 and in the ninth Machado hit a two-run walk-off homerun to give the Orioles a 7-6 victory. 

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

New York Yankees survive and hold off the New York Mets for the win

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was good except for Aroldis Chapman who almost blew another save.  Didi Gregorius, Gary Sanchez and Ronald Torreyes each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gray won his seventh game of the season pitching six innings and giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Chapman earned his 16^th save pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Jacob deGrom pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Chasen Bradford pitched to one batter and got him out. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Gregorius had two hits.  Sanchez had two hits and two RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and two RBI.  Torreyes had two hits, Torreyes and Judge each hit a double and Ellsbury and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk and Wilmer Flores drew a walk.  Dominic Smith had a hit and two RBI, Jose Reyes had a hit and Amed Rosario had a hit and two RBI.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Smith and Rosario each hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the third Hicks hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Ellsbury hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  In the seventh Smith hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the eighth Sanchez hit a sac fly to make it 5-2.  In the ninth Rosario hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first two games of the series and they will now head to Citi Field for the next two nights. 

New York Yankees offense erupts as they defeat the Cleveland Indians

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Yankees lost a tough, close one to the Tampa Bay RaysNew

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-4.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well but the bullpen didn’t.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Matt Holliday and Starlin Castro each had two hits to pace the offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run.  He walked three and struck out seven.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Adam Warren pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Tyler Clippard lost his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with two walks and three strikeouts. 

Erasmo Ramirez started for the Rays and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Diego Moreno pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with a strikeout, Jose Alvarado pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk and Ryne Stanek pitched giving up two hits and a run without recording an out.  Danny Farquhar pitched to two batters and retired them both and earned his second win of the season and Alex Colome pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 11^th save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks, Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI and Holliday and two hits and two RBI.  Castro had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Holliday and Ellsbury each hit a double and Holliday hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Corey Dickerson had two hits, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and drew a walk and Evan Longoria had four hits and an RBI.  Logan Morrison had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Steven Souza Jr. drew two walks and Rickie Weeks Jr. had a hit and two RBI.  Tim Beckham had a hit, Daniel Robertson had a hit and Derek Nnorris drew a walk.  Morrison, Longoria, Robertson and Weeks Jr. each hit a double.  The Rays were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Longoria had a stolen base and commited an error. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI ground out to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Morrison hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the third Ellsbury hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Morrison hit a sac fly to tie the game at two.  Weeks Jr. hit a two-run double to give the Rays a 4-2 lead.  In the eighth Holliday hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the eighth Longoria hit an RBI single giving the Rays a 5-4 lead and that is how the game would end. 

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

New York Yankees fail to sweep the Kansas City Royals

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 5-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, really making one big mistake.  Chad Green was great out of the bullpen and Aaron Judge and Jacoby Ellsbury each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched five innings giving up four hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  He lost his third game of the season and Chad Green pitched three shutout innings giving up a hit and striking out six. 

Danny Duffy won his third game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out ten.  Mike Minor pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Kelvin Herrera pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Ellsbury had two hits, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Matt Holliday drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Judge had two hits and Didi Gregorius had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ellsbury and Castro each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Alcides Escobar drew a walk, Mike Moustakas had a hit and three RBI and Eric Hosmer drew a walk.  Jorge Bonifacio had a hit and drew a walk, Whit Merrifield had two hits and an RBI and Drew Butera had a hit and an RBI.  Moustakas hit a homerun and the Royals were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Moustakas and Cain each committed an error. 

In the second Merrifield hit an RBI single to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  Butera hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Moustakas hit a three-run homerun to give the Royals a 5-0 lead.  In the ninth Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it 5-1 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees failed to sweep the series and will head to Tampa for a three game series beginning on Friday night. 

New York Yankees lose to the Houston Astros as tying run gets thrown out at plate to end game

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees only had seven hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Pineda pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Pineda lost his second game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks, Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Dallas Keuchel won his sixth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up five hits and an unearned run.  He walked one and struck out nine.  Chris Devenski pitched two innings giving up two walks and four strikeouts and Ken Giles saved his tenth game of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Chase Headley had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Aaron Hicks drew three walks and Chris Carter had a hit.   The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Hicks, Judge and Ellsbury each had a stolen base. 

George Springer had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Reddick had a hit and Jose Altuve had a hit.  Carlos Correa had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Brian McCann drew a walk and Alex Bregman had two hits.  Norichika Aoki had a hit, Jake Marisnick had a hit and Reddick, Bregman, Altuve and Aoki each hit a double.  Correa hit a homerun and the Astros were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Aoki and Marisnick each had a stolen base.  Gurriel and McCann each committed an error and Marisnick had an outfield assist. 

Correa hit a two-run homerun in the first to give the Astros a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Springer hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Ellsbury reached on a catcher interference and a run scored to make it a 3-1 game.  In the ninth Sanchez hit an RBI single to make it 3-2 and Ellsbury got thrown out at the plate to end the game.  3-2 was the final score and the two teams will play game two of four on Friday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles in a wild comeback victory

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and was a wild and crazy game.  The Yankees came back from down 9-1 and 11-4 to win on a walk-off in extra innings.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched bad and Bryan Mitchell was bad out of the pen also.  Matt Holliday had three hits and three RBI, Jacoby Ellsbury had five RBI, Starlin Castro had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Mitchell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout, Jonathan Holder pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with a strikeout and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning.  Aroldis Chapman picked up his first win of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Kevin Gausman pitched six innings giving up eight hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Vidal Nuno pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk, Mychal Givens pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Darren O’Day pitched an inning with a strikeout.  Brad Brach pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout and Jayson Aquino pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  He took his first loss of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Kyle Higashioka drew a walk and Chase Headley had a hit and drew two walks.  Holliday had three hits and three RBI and drew a walk, Ellsbury had a hit and five RBI and Castro had three hits and two RBI.  Didi Gregorius in his return from the DL had two hits and an RBI.  Aaron Judge had two hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Greg Bird drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Gregorius, Holliday and Headley each hit a double.  Judge hit two homeruns, Ellsbury, Castro and Holliday each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Joey Rickard had two hits and drew a walk, Adam Jones had two hits and drew a walk and Manny Machado had three hits and three RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Trumbo had three hits and four RBI, Wilken Castillo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Trey Mancini had a hit.  Jonathan Schoop had a hit and two RBI, J.J. Hardy had two hits and Machado, Mancini each hit a double and Castillo, Machado and Trumbo each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the third Machado hit a two-run double to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Castillo hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Machado hit a blast over the CF restaurant to make it a 5-0 game.   Judge hit a homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-1 and in the sixth Trumbo hit a grand slam to make it a 9-1 game.  In the bottom of the sixth Gregorius hit an RBI ground out to make it 9-2 and Judge hit his second homerun a two-run shot to cut the lead to 9-4.  In the seventh Schoop hit a two-run single to increase the lead to 11-4.  Ellsbury hit a grand-slam in the seventh to cut the lead to 11-8.  In the ninth Ellsbury hit into a force out and a run scored cutting the lead to 11-9 and Castro hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at 11.  In the tenth Holliday hit a walk-off three-run homerun to give the Yankees the 14-11 victory.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  Michael Pineda starts for the Yankees and Ubaldo Jiminez for the Orioles. 

New York Yankees fall short in Pittsburgh

The New York Yankees lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 2-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well and Jacoby Ellsbury led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Montgomery lost his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Bryan Mitchell pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts. 

Ivan Nova pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Nova picked up his second win of the season.  Daniel Hudson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Tony Watson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Watson picked up his sixth save of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Starlin Castro had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI.  Aaron Judge had a hit, Matt Holliday drew a walk and Ronald Torreyes had a hit.  Montgomery drew a walk, Chris Carter had a hit and Ellsbury hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Jordy Mercer drew a walk, Josh Harrison had two hits and Andrew McCutchen had a hit and drew a walk.  Gregory Polanco had two hits and an RBI, David Freese had an RBI and Phil Gosselin had a hit.  John Jaso drew a walk, Chris Stewart had two hits and Josh Bell drew a walk.  Polanco hit a double, Stewart hit a triple and the Pirates were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Harrison committed an error. 

In the first Freese hit a sacrifice fly to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the third Polanco hit an RBI double to push the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees had their chances in the last couple of innings but couldn’t get the job done.  They will now head to Boston to start a three game series on Tuesday night.    

New York Yankees lose a sloppy game in PittsburghNe

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.  The game took place at PNC Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 6-3.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch very well, he didn’t have any of his pitches but he grinded it out.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and Starlin Castro two to lead the offense. 

Sabathia lost his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out three.  Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two unearned runs and he walked one with three strikeouts, Tommy Layne gave up a walk and Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up a hit and struck out one.  Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Tyler Glasnow pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five.  Juan Nicasio won his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings and striking out two, Felipe Rivero pitched a perfect inning and Daniel Hudson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Tony Watson picked up his fifth save of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Castro had two hits.  Ellsbury had three hits and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Austin Romine had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Headley hit a double.  The Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Ellsbury had two stolen bases and Hicks had a stolen base.  Castro committed an error. 

Jordy Mercer had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Harrison had two hits and Andrew McCutchen had a hit.  Gregory Polanco drew two walks, David Freese had two hits and two RBI and Jose Osuna had a hit and drew a walk.  Josh Bell had a hit and two RBI, Osuna hit a triple and Mercer and Bell each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Osuna, Harrison and Freese each committed an error. 

In the first Mercer hit a solo homerun and Freese hit an RBI single to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead.  In the second Bell hit a two-run homerun to push the Pirates lead to 4-0.  Headley hit an RBI double in the third aided by an error to make it 4-1.  In the fifth Bird reached on a fielding error and two runs scored to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the seventh McCutchen reached on a fielding error and a run scored to make it 5-3 and then Freese had an RBI single to make it 6-3 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon and then finish their series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in an odd game

The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched great, the offense was led by Jacoby Ellsbury who had two hits. 

Sabathia pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a run on three hits.  He walked one and struck out six and earned his second win of the season.  Adam Warren pitched to two batters and struck out one and Tyler Clippard earned his first save of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman were both not available in this game. 

Carlos Martinez lost his second game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked eight and struck out 11.  Brett Cecil pitched to two batters and struck them both out, Miguel Socolovich pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jonathan Broxton pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks, Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew two walks and Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI.  Ellsbury had two hits, Starlin Castro drew a walk and Chase Headley drew two walks.  Greg Bird drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and it was a double.  The Yankees were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Ellsbury and Headley each had a stolen base. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit, Stephen Piscotty had a hit and an RBI and Jose Martinez had a hit.  Matt Adams had a hit, Jhonny Peralta drew a walk and Greg Garcia drew a walk.  Jedd Gyorko had a hit and an RBI, Gyorko hit a homerun and Piscotty hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  J. Martinez and C. Martinez each committed an error and Molina had a passed ball. 

In the first a wild pitch made it 1-0 Yankees.  In the sixth Hicks reached on a fielder’s choice and it was 2-0 Yankees.  Carter hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  In the eighth Gyorko hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 and Piscotty hit a solo homerun in the ninth to cut the lead to 3-2. 

The Yankees have taken the first two games of the series and will look for the sweep on Sunday night.  Michael Pineda will make the start against Adam Wainwright. 

New York Yankees lose rubber game to the Tampa Bay Rays in Opening series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and was shaky.  The bullpen pitched great and the offense couldn’t get much going. 

Pineda pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  Pineda took his first loss of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up a walk, Adam Warren pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning walking one. 

Alex Cobb picked up his first win of the season for the Rays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Xavier Cedeno pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Jumbo Diaz struck out the only batter that he faced and Erasmo Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out one.  Alex Colome pitched an inning giving up two hits and he earned his second save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Gary Sanchez got his first hit of the young season and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI, Chase Headley had two hits and drew a walk and Headley hit a double and Ellsbury hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Corey Dickerson had two hits and two RBI, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and Evan Longoria drew a walk.  Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Logan Morrison had two hits and Mallex Smith had a hit.  Derek Norris had a hit and two RBI.  Dickerson hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Smith and Norris each had a stolen base and Kiermaier was caught stealing.  Norris had a passed ball. 

In the first Dickerson hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the second Norris hit a two-run single to give the Rays a 3-1 lead and Dickerson hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-1 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three and will be off on Thursday.  They will open up a three game set in Baltimore on Friday night.  Luis Severino will make his first start of the season. 

New York Yankees even their series with the Tampa Bay Rays with a shutout

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-0.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched five strong innings.  He was helped by some really good defense.  The bullpen also pitched well.  Jacoby Ellsbury and Chase Headley led the offense with a couple of hits each. 

Sabathia pitched five shutout innings giving up three hits.  He walked two and struck out two and won his first game of the season.  Bryan Mitchell pitched a perfect inning, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jake Odorizzi started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Odorizzi took his first loss of the season, Jumbo Diaz pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Austin Pruitt pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up a walk. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Greg Bird had a hit and drew a walk and Matt Holliday had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ellsbury had two hits, Headley had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit and two RBI, Gardner, Holliday, Bird and Ellsbury each hit a double.  Torreyes and Headley each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Headley had a stolen base. 

Steven Souza Jr. had two hits, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and Evan Longoria had a hit and drew two walks.  Tim Beckham had a hit, Peter Bourjos drew a walk and the Rays were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the third Torreyes hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Holliday hit an RBI double and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the sixth Headley hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0 and in the eighth Headley hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-0 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Wednesday night.  Michael Pineda will go for the Yankees and Alex Cobb will go for the Rays.  The Yankees will have an off day on Thursday and then play a three game weekend series beginning Friday night in Baltimore. 

New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays tie

The New York Yankees tied with the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida and the final score was 5-5 in nine innings.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and pitched well and Jacoby Ellsbury, Aaron Judge and Ronald Torreyes each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with no walks and eight strikeouts.  J.R. Graham pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout, Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and J.P. Feyereisen pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Colten Brewer pitched an inning giving up a walk and Jason Gurka pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had two hits, Dustin Fowler drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Clint Frazier had an RBI, Greg Bird had a hit and Ji-Man Choi drew a walk.  Chris Carter had a hit, Judge had two hits and an RBI and Torreyes had two hits and an RBI.  Pete Kozma drew a walk, Bird, Ellsbury, Hicks and Judge each hit a double.  Torreyes hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Fowler had two stolen bases and Wade had a stolen base.  Ellsbury and Torreyes were each caught stealing. 

In the second Jesus Sucre hit a sac fly to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Tim Beckham hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  Jake Bauers hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 4-0 and Patrick Leonard hit an RBI single to make it a 5-0 game.  In the sixth Hicks hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-1.  Judge hit an RBI double to make it a 5-2 game.  Torreyes hit a solo homerun to cut it to 5-3 in the seventh.  Frazier hit a sac fly still in the seventh and it was a 5-4 game.  The Yankees would tie the game in the ninth on a steal and throwing error.  The game would end in a 5-5 tie.   

New York Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Champion Stadium in Orlando, Florida and the final score was 8-7.  Michael Pineda started and after a rough start pitched well.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and two steals to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched three innings giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Ben Heller pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Chasen Shreve picked up the win pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and three runs with two walks.  Joe Mantiply pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jason Gurka earned the save pitching an inning and giving up a hit and two runs with a walk. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Dustin Fowler had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Ellsbury had three hits.  Francisco Diaz had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Clint Frazier had an RBI.  Wilken Castillo drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Ji-Man Choi  had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI, Kyle Higashioka drew a walk and Pete Kozma drew a walk.  Tyler Wade had two hits, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Ruben Tejada had two hits and an RBI.  Torres hit a double, Hicks and Fowler hit a triple and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-18 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Ellsbury had two stolen bases. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Johan Camargo hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Matt Kemp hit an RBI double to give the Braves a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Romine hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Tejada hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and Fowler drew an RBI walk to extend the lead to 4-2.  Diaz hit a two run single still in the sixth to push the lead to 6-2.  Frazier hit an RBI ground out and it was 7-2 still in the sixth.  In the bottom of the sixth Matt Tuiasosopo hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 7-5.  In the seventh Torres hit an RBI double and it was 8-5 Yankees.  In the ninth Tuiasosopo hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 8-7 but that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees get trounced by the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at LeCom Park in Bradenton, Florida and the final score was 13-1.  Bryan Mitchell made the start for the Yankees and didn’t pitch too well.  The Yankees offense only managed five hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Mitchell pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with no walks and two strikeouts.  He took the loss.  J.P. Feyereisen pitched 2/3 of an inning walking two and striking out one, Jordan Montgomery pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Jon Niese pitched a perfect inning.  Evan Rutckyj pitched without recording an out and he gave up three hits and six runs with four of them being earned and he walked two.  J.R. Graham pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts and Joe Mantiply pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI, Tyler Wade had a hit and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Aaron Judge had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Hicks hit a double and the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Andujar committed two errors. 

In the second Austin Meadows hit a two-run double to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead.  Barrett Barnes hit an RBI ground out and it was now 3-0 Pirates.  In the third Ellsbury reached on an error and a run scored to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the third Jordy Mercer hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Erich Weiss hit an RBI double, Elias Diaz hit an RBI double and it was 6-1 Pirates.  In the seventh Eury Perez reached on a force attempt error and a run scored to make it a 7-1 game.  Kevin Newman drew an RBI walk, Casey Hughston hit a three-run double and Joey Terdoslavich hit an RBI double and it was 12-1 Pirates.  Weiss hit an RBI single to finish the scoring at 13-1.