New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers in extra innings to sweep the series

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Sunday morning.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen had a little bit of trouble.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with one walk and five strikeouts.  Clarke Schmidt pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Miguel Castro pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Wandy Peralta pitched a perfect inning.  Michael King won his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning, striking out the side. 

Rony Garcia started for the Tigers and he pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Alex Lange pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout, Michael Fulmer pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Gregory Soto pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and he took his third loss of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had an RBI and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Kiner-Falefa had two hits.  Matt Carpenter drew a walk, Joey Gallo had a hit and two RBI and Donaldson hit a double.  Gallo hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kiner-Falefa and Rizzo had a stolen base and Gallo had an outfield assist. 

Willi Castro had a hit, Miguel Cabrera had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Javier Baez had two hits and two RBI.  Daz Cameron had two hits and an RBI, Eric Haase drew a walk and Cameron, Baez and Castro each hit a double.  The Tigers were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Schoop and Castro each committed an error and Castro had an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Baez hit an RBI double to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  Cameron hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Gallo hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the seventh LeMahieu drew an RBI walk to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Cabrera hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Baez hit an RBI single to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Torres reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the tenth Donaldson hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 5-4 walk-off win. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series and the six game homestand.  They will have a day off on Monday and head to Minnesota to take on the Twins on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees rout the Anaheim Angels

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and pitched well and Jose Trevino paced the offense with three hits. 

Montgomery pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts and he won his first game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and David McKay pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two. 

Noah Syndergaard started for the Angels and lost his third game of the season.  He pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a walk.  Kenny Rosenberg pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts and Archie Bradley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

DJ LeMahieu had tow hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had an RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had an RBI and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had two hits and an RBI, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Matt Carpenter had a hit and two RBI.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit, Trevino had three hits and two RBI and Joey Gallo had two hits and drew a walk.  Rizzo, Torres, LeMahieu and Gallo each hit a double.  Carpenter and Trevino each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Andujar had a stolen base and Torres was caught stealing.  Trevino had a pickoff. 

Shohei Ohtani had a hit, Matt Duffy had a hit and drew a walk and Luis Rengifo had a hit and an RBI.  Max Stassi drew a walk, Jared Walsh had two hits and Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk.  Andrew Velazquez had a hit, Ohtani and Lagares each hit a double and Rengifo hit a homerun.  The Angels were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Walsh and Velasquez each had a stolen base and Duffy was picked off.  Lagares had an outfield assist. 

In the first Rizzo hit an RBI double, Torres hit an RBI double and Carpenter hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second LeMahieu hit an RBI double to push the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the sixth LeMahieu reached on a fielder’s choice making it 6-0.  Judge hit a sac fly and the lead was extended to 7-0.  In the seventh Rengifo hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-1 and in the bottom of the eighth Trevino hit a two-run homerun making it 9-1 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees win in thrilling extra inning game

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night in extra innings.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-6 in 11 innings.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was good except for Michael King who got hit a little bit.  Jose Trevino led the offense with three hits. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  King pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk, Lucas Luetge pitched to one batter and got him out and Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Wandy Peralta pitched an inning giving up a hit and Clarke Schmidt won his third game of the season pitching two innings and giving up an unearned run and he struck out one.  Schmidt won his third game of the season. 

Bruce Zimmermann started for the Orioles and he pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Logan Gillaspie pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Keegan Akin pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three walks and he struck out six and Dillon Tate pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Bryan Baker pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with one being earned.  He lost his second game of the season and blew his first save. 

Aaron Hicks had two hits, Anthony Rizzo had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Gleyber Torres had two hits and two RBI.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and an RBI, Marwin Gonzalez had a hit and drew a walk and Trevino had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Rizzo and Trevino each hit a homerun and Torres hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Austin Hays had a hit and two RBI, Ryan Mountcastle had two hits and Adley Rutschman had a hit.  Ramon Urias had a hit and drew a walk, Roughned Odor had a hit and four RBI and Jorge Mateo had a hit.  Urias hit a double and Hays and Odor each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 1-9 with runners in scroring position and left four men on base.  Mateo had a stolen base. 

In the bottom of the first Rizzo hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Trevino hit a solo homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Torres hit a solo homerun and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Odor hit an RBI groundout cutting the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Hays hit a solo homerun and Odor hit a three-run homerun and suddenly the Orioles had a 5-3 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Torres hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-4.  Trevino hit an RBI single and the game was tied at five.  In the 11^th Hays hit an RBI groundout to give the Orioles a 6-5 lead.  In the bottom of the 11^th Kiner-Falefa hit an RBI single to tie the game at six and Trevino hit a walk-off single to give the Yankees a 7-6 victory.   

New York Yankees drop game two of doubleheader to the Texas Rangers

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers in Game two of a doubleheader on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen wasn’t its usual dominant self and the offense only managed three hits. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Michael King picked up his first loss of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Wandy Peralta pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Glenn Otto started for the Rangers and he pitched five innings giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Garrett Richards pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Matt Moore pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two walks and he struck out one and Dennis Santana pitched to one batter and retired him.  Brett Martin pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Joe Barlow pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and he picked up his fourth save of the season. 

Aaron Hicks drew three walks, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI and Josh Donaldson had a hit.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Isiah Kiner-Falefa drew two walks and Jose Trevino had a hit.  Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks had two stolen bases and Estevan Florial had a stolen base.  Montgomery had a pickoff. 

Adolis Garcia had two hits, Jonah Heim had a hit and Kole Calhoun had a hit and drew a walk.  Charlie Culberson had a hit, Brad Miller had a hit and two RBI and Eli White had a hit and an RBI.  Heim hit a double and White and Miller each hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Culberson was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the third Stanton hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth White hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the seventh a wild pitch tied the game at two and Miller hit a two-run homerun to give the Rangers a 4-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the doubleheader and will now play the third and final game of the series on Monday afternoon.   

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 sweep the Miami Marlins

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Loan Depot Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 3-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and pitched well.  The bullpen pitched really well and Aaron Judge had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Clay Holmes pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one.  Joely Rodriguez picked up his second win of the season and first with the Yankees pitching to one batter and getting him out.  Zack Britton pitched an inning with a walk and Aroldis Chapman picked up his 22^nd save of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Sandy Alcantara started for the Marlins and he pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Anthony Bass pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned and he lost his sixth game of the season.  He also struck out a batter, Richard Bleier pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Dylan Floro pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout. 

Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI, Judge had two hits and an RBI and Joey Gallo had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and Tyler Wade drew a walk.  Gallo hit a double and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Wade had a stolen base and Rizzo committed an error. 

Miguel Rojas had a hit and drew a walk, Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a hit and Brian Anderson had an RBI.  Bryan De La Cruz had a hit, Sandy Leon had a hit and drew a walk and Rojas hit a double.  The Marlins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Sierra had a stolen base and Chisholm Jr. was caught stealing.  Anderson committed an error and Chisholm Jr. committed two errors.  Brinson had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Anderson hit an RBI ground out to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Rizzo hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Judge hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the ninth Gardner reached on an error and a run scored pushing the lead to 3-1.  The final score was 3-1 and the Yankees earned the three-game sweep. 

The Yankees will return home to face the Orioles in a three-game series beginning on Monday night.   

New York Yankees bats wake up in Minnesota as they got a much needed victory

 

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 8-4.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense broke out with five guys having two hits and 14 hits overall. 

Montgomery pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs.  He walked none and struck out six.  Jonathan Loaisiga won his fifth game of the season, he pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings.  Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Wandy Peralta pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Michael Pineda started for the Twins and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Jorge Alcala pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout, Alex Colome pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Luke Farrell pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Taylor Rogers pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs and he took his third loss of the season and Griffin Jax pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had two RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had two hits.  Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, Gio Urshela had a hit and Gary Sanchez had two hits and two RBI.  Roughned Odor had a hit, Clint Frazier had a hit and Miguel Andujar had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, LeMahieu and Odor each hit a double and Sanchez and Andujar each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Wade committed an error. 

Josh Donaldson had a hit, Miguel Sano had a hit and Ryan Jeffers had two hits and two RBI.  Trevor Larnach had two hits, Rob Refsnyder had two hits and an RBI and Alex Kirilloff had a hit.  Andrelton Simmons had a hit, Jeffers and Refsnyder each hit a double and the Twins were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Pineda, Astudillo, Polanco and Simmons each committed an error. 

In the bottom of the first Jeffers hit a two-run double giving the Twins a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Judge drew an RBI walk and a wild pitch scored the second run to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Gardner hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Refsnyder hit an RBI double tying the game at three.  In the eighth LeMahieu reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  Another fielder’s choice produced another run pushing the lead to 5-3.  In the ninth Sanchez hit a two-run homerun and Andujar hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 8-3.  In the bottom of the ninth Astudillo grounded into a force out and a run scored to make it 8-4 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees walk-off against the Chicago White Sox

 The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at 

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the 

Yankees and he pitched great.  Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar each had two hits to 

lead the offense.

Montgomery pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and 11 strikeouts. 

Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Aroldis Chapman picked 

up his third victory of the season pitching an inning and giving up a walk.  

Carlos Rodon started for the White Sox and he pitched six innings giving up two hits and no runs with

no walks and 13 strikeouts.  Michael Kopech pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two 

strikeouts and Evan Marshall pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run and he took his second

loss of the season.  

Judge had two hits, Gio Urshela had a hit and Torres had two hits and two RBI.  Andujar had two hits, 

Gardner had a hit and Torres hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and 

left six men on base.  Wade had a stolen base, Andujar and Chapman each committed an error and Judge

had an outfield assist.  

Nick Madrigal had a hit and an RBI, Yoan Moncada had two hits and Yermin Mercedes had two hits and

drew a walk.  Adam Eaton drew a walk, Moncada hit a double and the White Sox were 1-5 with 

runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Madrigal committed two errors.  

In the seventh Torres hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Madrigal hit an 

RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the ninth Torres hit an RBI walk-off single to give

the Yankees the 2-1 victory.  

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Yankees lose fourth straight in loss to the Tampa Bay Rays

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.  The game took place at 

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for 

the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The Yankees offense didn't do much.  

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up two hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out seven

and took his first loss of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run.  

He walked none and struck out three and Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  

He struck out two.  

Tyler Glasnow earned his second win of the season starting for the Rays and pitching five innings 

giving up two hits and a run.  He walked four and struck out seven.  Jeffrey Springs pitched 1 1/3 

innings giving up a hit and a run and he struck out two, Colin McHugh pitched 1/3 of an inning 

giving up two hits and a run and Ryan Thompson pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout.  Diego 

Castillo pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts to earned his fourth save of the season.  

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Hicks

had a hit.  Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela each drew a walk.  Roughned Odor had a 

hit and an RBI, Judge hit a double and Odor hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in 

scoring position and left seven men on base.  Higashioka had a passed ball.  

Yandy Diaz had a hit, Austin Meadows drew a walk and Mike Brosseau had a hit and drew a walk. 

Manuel Margot had a hit and two RBI, Francisco Mejia had two hits and two RBI and Joey Wendle had 

a hit and two RBI.  Mejia hit a double and a homerun.  Margot and Wendle each hit a homerun and the 

Rays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Margot had a stolen base and 

Wendle committed an error.  

In the second Mejia hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second 

LeMahieu hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Margot hit a two-run homerun in the fourth to 

give the Rays a 3-1 lead.  In the seventh Wendle hit a two-run homerun pushing the Rays lead to 5-1.  

In the bottom of the seventh Odor hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-2.  Judge hit an RBI double

and the lead was cut to 5-3.  In the ninth Mejia hit an RBI double to make it 6-3 and that would be the 

final score.  

The Yankees have lost two straight in the series and will try and avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon.  

New York Yankees rally to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in extra innings

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 8-4 in ten innings.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he wasn’t great but he grinded it out into the sixth inning and gave them a chance.  The bullpen pitched great and the offense was led by Gio Urshela who had four hits. 

Montgomery pitched five+ innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and striking out three, Darren O’Day pitched 2/3 of an inning and struck out a batter and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side.  Chapman picked up his first win of the season.  Albert Abreu pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Brent Honeywell Jr. pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts.  Michael Wacha pitched four innings giving up three hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Cody Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Ryan Thompson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and Diego Castillo pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk.  Colin McHugh lost his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and four runs with three being earned.  He struck out one. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Aaron Judge drew two walks and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Roughned Odor had a hit and an RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Urshela had four hits and three RBI and Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks.  LeMahieu and Urshela each hit a double and Urshela hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Torres had a stolen base.

Yandy Diaz had a hit and drew a walk, Randy Arozarena had a hit and two RBI and Manuel Margot had a hit.  Mike Brosseau had a hit and drew a walk, Mike Zunino had two hits and two RBI and Margot and Zunino each hit a double.  Zunino and Arozarena each hit a homerun and the Rays were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Padlo and Margot each committed an error. 

In the second Zunino hit a two-run homerun to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the third Urshela hit a two-run homerun tying the game at two.  Hicks grounded into a double play and the Yankees had a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the third Arozarena hit a two-run homerun giving the Rays back the lead at 4-3.  In the eighth Torres hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  In the tenth Odor hit an RBI single, Sanchez hit an RBI single and Urshela hit an RBI single and a two base error scored a couple more runs and gave the Yankees an 8-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees avoided the sweep and will head to Dunedin Florida to take on the Jays for three beginning on Monday night.   

New York Yankees offense awakens in rout of the Baltimore Orioles

 The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee

Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-0.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees

and he pitched great.  The offense got a homer each from Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and seven strikeouts. 

Montgomery earned his first victory of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched two hitless and scoreless innings.  

He walked one and struck out three and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a walk and he 

struck out the side.  

Jorge Lopez started for the Orioles and he pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with 

three walks and five strikeouts.  Lopez lost his first game of the season.  Shawn Armstrong pitched

1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Paul Fry pitched 1/3 of an 

inning giving up three hits and a run with a walk and Mac Sceroler pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up 

two walks and he struck out four.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and 

Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew a walk.  Stanton had a hit and four RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit 

and Jay Bruce drew two walks.  Gio Urshela had a hit, Clint Frazier had a hit and drew a walk and 

Judge and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left

seven men on base.  Sanchez committed an error.  

Cedric Mullins had a hit, Pedro Severino had a hit and drew a walk and Freddy Galvis had a hit.  Ramon

Urias had a hit, Ryan McKenna drew a walk and the Orioles were 0-2 with runners in scoring position

and left six men on base.  Galvis had a stolen base.  

In the fourth Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Hicks

drew an RBI walk and Stanton hit a grand-slam to push their lead to 6-0.  In the bottom of the sixth

LeMahieu hit an RBI single to make it 7-0 and that would be the final score.  

The Yankees are now 2-2 and will play game two of their three game series with Baltimore on Tueseday

night.  Gerrit Cole will get the start for the Yankees.  

New York Yankees shutout the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida and the final score was 1-0.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton each had two hits and a walk to lead the offense. 

Montgomery earned his third win of the spring pitching five innings and giving up a walk and four strikeouts.  Jhoulys Chacin pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts and Lucas Luetge pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two.  Luetge earned his first save of the spring. 

Thomas Hatch pitched two innings giving up two hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Ty Tice pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Tommy Milone pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and an unearned run with two walks and two strikeouts and he took his first loss of the spring.  Francisco Liriano pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits, A.J. Cole pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Anthony Castro pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Judge had two hits and drew a walk and Stanton had two hits and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had an RBI, Chris Gittens drew a walk and Clint Frazier drew two walks.  Derek Dietrich had a hit and the Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base and committed an error, Gittens had a stolen base and Brito had an outfield assist.  McDowell had a pickoff and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Otto Lopez had a hit, Bo Bichette had a hit and Richard Urena had a hit.  Teoscar Hernandez drew a walk, Austin Martin drew a walk and Gabriel Moreno had a hit.  The Blue Jays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Biggio had a stolen base and Lopez was caught stealing and picked off.  Biggio committed an error. 

In the fifth Torres hit an RBI groundout giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will be off on Thursday.  They have won eight games in a row. 

New York Yankees shutout the Philadelphia Phillies

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 4-0.  Jordan Montgomery started and pitched well for the Yankees.  Brett Gardner hit a grand-slam and Giancarlo Stanton hit two doubles to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched three innings giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Montgomery earned his second win of the spring.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out two, Lucas Luetge pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Nick Goody pitched an inning with a walk.  Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Brooks Kriske pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Stanton had two hits and Luke Voit drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Andrew Velazquez had a hit, Gardner had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk and Stanton hit two doubles.  Gardner hit a homerun which was a grand-slam and the Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Andujar had a stolen base. 

The Yankees will have their first off day of the spring on Monday and return to action on Tuesday when they take on the Detroit Tigers from Lakeland, Florida. 

New York Yankees shutout the New York Mets

The New York Yankees played the New York Mets on Sunday July 20, 2020.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-0 Yankees.  This was the second exhibition game and second of three for the Yankees.  It really wasn’t the second but second of Summer Camp leading up to the regular season beginning on Thursday night. 

Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Montgomery earned the win pitching five shutout innings giving up two hits.  He walked one and struck out six.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jonathan Holder pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Corey Oswalt started for the Mets and he pitched three innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Oswalt took the loss, Hunter Strickland pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Drew Smith pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Seth Lugo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Thairo Estrada had a hit, Aaron Judge had two hits and three RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Brett Gardner had two hits and drew a walk and Gardner hit a double, Judge hit two homeruns and Sanchez, Voit and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Matt Duffy committed an error and Montgomery had a pickoff. 

Robinson Cano had a hit, Michael Conforto drew a walk and Amed Rosario had two hits.  Rosario hit a double and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Conforto was picked off and Cano committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Voit hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  Judge hit a two-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 5-0 and in the seventh Stanton hit a solo homerun making it 6-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will play their final exhibition game on Monday night against the Phillies at Yankee Stadium.  They will then workout for a couple more days before beginning the season on Thursday night in Washington against the Nationals. 

New York Yankees lose to the Toronto Blue Jays and lose series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 6-4.  Chad Green served as the opener and pitched well and was followed by Jordan Montgomery who wasn’t great.  Montgomery was making his first appearance since May 1, 2018 after Tommy John surgery.  The Yankees offense only had six hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Montgomery pitched two innings giving up four hits and three runs with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances made his first appearance of the season pitching to two batters and striking them both out.  Nestor Cortes Jr. lost his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts, Ben Heller pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three and Tyler Lyons pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Wilmer Font pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, T.J. Zeuch pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five, Derek Law pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a strikeout, Sam Gaviglio pitched an inning giving up a walk and struck out two and Ken Giles pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks,Mike Ford drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Tyler Wade had a hit, LeMahieu and Romine each hit a double.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base.  

Bo Bichette had two hits, Cavan Biggio drew a walk and Randall Grichuk had two hits and four RBI.  Teoscar Hernandez drew a walk, Reese McGuire had a hit and Brandon Drury had a hit.  Billy McKinney had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Richard Urena had a hit and an RBI.  Bichette, Drury and Urena each hit a double.  Grichuk hit two homeruns.  The Blue Jays were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Urena committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second McKinney hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Urena hit an RBI double to give the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead.  In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI double and Gregorius hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the third Grichuk hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  In the fifth Grichuk hit a three-run homerun to give the Blue Jays a 6-3 lead.  In the seventh LeMahieu reached on a throwing error and a run scored to cut the lead to 6-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three in the series but finished a long road trip at 6-4.  They will be off on Monday and will begin a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros with some late thunder

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 4-0.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he only lasted an inning and came out with an injury.  The bullpen pitched well and Didi Gregorius and Gary Sanchez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched a perfect inning.  Domingo German pitched four innings giving up four hits and a walk and he struck out four.  Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out the side and David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and picked up his second win of the season.  Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Justin Verlander pitched eight innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and 14 strikeouts.  Ken Giles took the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout and Will Harris pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters that he faced. 

Aaron Judge had a hit, Gregorius had two hits and Sanchez had two hits and three RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Gregorius hit a double and Sanchez hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base. 

George Springer had a hit, Jose Altuve had a hit and Carlos Correa drew a walk.  Yuri Gurriel had two hits, Marwin Gonzalez had a hit and Jake Marisnick had a hit.  Marisnick hit a double and the Astros were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the ninth Sanchez broke up a scoreless game with a three-run homerun and a wild pitch scored a fourth run to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees sweep the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he battled, the bullpen pitched well.  Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and Gary Sanchez hit the walk-off homerun to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Domingo German pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Kyle Gibson pitched six innings giving up one hit and no runs with three walks and ten strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Zach Duke pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Fernando Rodney blew his third save and took his second loss.  He didn’t record an out and gave up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew two walks and Stanton had two hits.  Sanchez had a hit and three RBI, Aaron Hicks had an RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Stanton hit a double and Sanchez hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gardner was picked off and Sanchez and Hicks each committed an error. 

Brian Dozier drew a walk, Joe Mauer had a hit and Miguel Sano had a hit and drew a walk.  Eduardo Escobar had a hit and two RBI, Mitch Garver had a hit and Robbie Grossman had three hits and an RBI.  Ehire Adrianza had a hit and drew a walk and Ryan LaMarre drew a walk.  Grossman hit a double and Escobar and Grossman each hit a homerun.  The Twins were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Dozier and Sano each committed an error and Gibson had a pickoff. 

In the third Escobar hit a two-run homerun to give the Twins a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Grossman hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the seventh Hicks hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-1 and in the ninth Sanchez hit a walk-off three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-3 victory. 

The Yankees swept the four-game series and went 8-2 on the homestand.  They have now won six games in a row and will head to Anaheim to begin a three-game series on Friday night.

New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 8-6.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and pitched well.  The bullpen was good except for Dellin Betances who didn’t pitch well.  Ronald Torreyes had three hits, Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks and Miguel Andujar each had two hits for the offense. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with four strikeouts and earned his first win of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and three runs with two strikeouts and Chad Green struck out the only guy he faced.  Aroldis Chapman saved his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side. 

Mike Fiers pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out four and lost his first game of the season.  Buck Farmer pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with four strikeouts, Alex Wilson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Drew VerHagen pitched 2/3 of an inning and Shane Greene pitched a perfect inning. 

Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had an RBI and drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, Hicks had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks and Andujar had two hits.  Torreyes had three hits and an RBI.  Sanchez, Andujar and Gardner each hit a double, Andujar hit a triple and Hicks hit two homeruns, one was a inside-the-park homerun.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Judge had a stolen base and Gardner committed an error.  

Jeimer Candelario had a hit and an RBI, Miguel Cabrera had two hits and Nick Castellanos had two hits.  Victor Martinez had two hits and an RBI, James McCann had two hits and three RBI and Jose Iglesias had two hits and an RBI.  Dixon Machado had a hit, Martinez hit two doubles and Iglesias hit a double.  McCann and Candelario each hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Machado committed an error. 

In the second Hicks hit an inside-the-park homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Gardner hit an RBI double, Judge hit an RBI single and Gregorius reached on a throwing error and a run scored to make it 5-0.  In the fifth McCann hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the sixth Hicks hit a solo homerun to increase the lead to 6-1.  In the seventh Martinez hit an RBI double, McCann hit a sac fly and the lead was cut to 6-3.  In the eighth Torreyes hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit a sac fly and the lead was 8-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Candelario hit a solo homerun, McCann hit an RBI single and Iglesias hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-6 and that would be the final score. 

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