New York Yankees shutout the Texas Rangers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched great as well as the bullpen.  Billy McKinney hit a homerun as the only run of the game. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up five hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Severino earned his first win of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning, Wandy Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  Ron Marinaccio pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and he earned his second save of the season. 

Jon Gray started for the Rangers and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Gray lost his third game of the season.  Grant Anderson pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out four and J. Barlow pitched a perfect inning. 

Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Harrison Bader had a hit and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, McKinney had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Volpe drew a walk.  McKinney hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Bauers had an outfield assist. 

Marcus Semien had three hits, Corey Seager had a hit and Nathaniel Lowe drew a walk.  Adolis Garcia had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Jung had a hit and Jonah Heim had two hits.  Mitch Garver drew a walk, Heim hit a double and the Rangers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the bottom of the fourth McKinney hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead and that would be the only run scored in the game.  The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees complete the sweep of the Cincinnati Reds

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday morning.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 4-1.  Luis Severino returning from injury made his season debut for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen was great and the offense did just enough with homeruns by Gleyber Torres and Harrison Bader. 

Severino pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Albert Abreu picked up his second win of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout, Jimmy Cordero pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Wandy Peralta pitched a perfect inning.  Clay Holmes earned his fifth save of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Hunter Greene started for the Reds and he pitched seven innings giving up four hits and four runs with three walks and ten strikeouts.  Greene took his fourth loss of the season, Kevin Herget pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Torres had a hit and an RBI, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Willie Calhoun had a hit and drew a walk.  Bader had a hit and two RBI, Jake Bauers drew a walk and Greg Allen had a hit.  Anthony Volpe had a hit and an RBI, Isiah Kiner-Falefa drew a walk and Volpe hit a double.  Allen hit a triple and Bader and Torres each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Allen had a stolen base and Kiner-Falefa was caught stealing.  Severio had a pickoff. 

Jonathan India drew a walk, Jake Fraley had a hit and Spencer Steer had two hits and an RBI.  Stuart Fairchild had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Newman had a hit and Luke Maile had a hit.  Steer hit a double and the Reds were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Maile had a stolen base and Fairchild had a pickoff. 

In the bottom of the first Steer hit an RBI double giving the Reds a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fifth Bader hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the top of the sixth Torres hit a solo homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 3-1.  In the top of the seventh Volpe hit an RBI double making it a 4-1 game and that was the final score.  The Yankees secured the series sweep and will be off on Monday.  They will begin a three-game series at home with the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. 

Yankees lose a tight one in Game 2 of the ALCS

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the ALCS on Thursday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 3-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense didn’t produce much. 

Severino pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Severino took his first loss of the postseason.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits. 

Franmer Valdez won his first game of the postseason pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and two unearned runs.  He walked none and struck out nine.  Bryan Abreu pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Ryan Pressly saved his third game of the postseason pitching an inning and giving up a walk and three strikeouts. 

Harrison Bader had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Anthony Rizzo had an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew a walk and Donaldson hit a double and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Peralta had a pickoff. 

Jeremy Pena had a hit, Yordan Alvarez had a hit and Alex Bregman had two hits and three RBI.  Kyle Tucker had a hit and drew a walk, Yuli Gurriel had two hits and Martin Maldonado had a hit and drew a walk.  Bregman hit a homerun and the Astros were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Alvarez was picked off first base and Valdez committed two errors. 

In the bottom of the third Bregman hit a three-run homerun giving the Astros a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Rizzo hit an RBI groundout and Torres hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 3-2.  3-2 would be the final score of the game.  The two teams will have a travel day on Friday and then resume the series at Yankee Stadium on Saturday evening. 

New York Yankees are walked off by the Toronto Blue Jays in ten innings

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 3-2 in ten innings.  Luis Severino made the start for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was good.  Anthony Rizzo had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched four innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Lou Trivino pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Scott Effross pitched a perfect inning and Ron Marinaccio pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning and Clarke Schmidt took his fifth loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Kevin Gausman started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hit and two runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Adam Cimber got both batters out that he faced, Yimi Garcia pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Jordan Romano pitched a perfect inning striking out the side.  Anthony Bass pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Tim Mayza won his eighth game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning with a walk. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks, Rizzo had two hits and Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI.  Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Rizzo hit a double.  Kiner-Falefa hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cabrera had a stolen base and Rizzo was caught stealing. 

Bo Bichette had two hits, Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits and an RBI and Alejandro Kirk drew two walks.  Matt Chapman had a hit, Teoscar Hernandez had a hit and two RBI and Danny Jansen had a hit and drew a walk.  Whit Merrifield had a hit, Hernandez hit a double and the Blue Jays were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Torres hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Kiner-Falefa hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Hernandez hit a two-run double and the game was tied at two.  In the bottom of the tenth Guerrero Jr. hit a walk-off single to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 win. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.  The Yankees will be looking to clinch the AL East Title with a victory. 

New York Yankees shutout the Detroit Tigers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched brilliantly.  The offense only managed four hits but that would be good enough. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up one hit and no runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Severino earned his fourth win of the season.  Michael King pitched an inning with a strikeout and Clay Holmes pitched an inning with a strikeout and picked up his eighth save of the season. 

Beau Brieske started for the Tigers and he pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  He took his fifth loss of the season.  Jason Foley pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Joe Jimenez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks.  Andrew Chafin pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Stanton hit a double and Judge and Rizzo each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Miguel Cabrera had a hit, Derek Hill drew a walk and the Tigers left one man on base. 

In the bottom of the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Rizzo hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 2-0 and in the bottom of the eighth Donaldson hit a sac fly to make it 3-0 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday morning.   

New York Yankees fall to Tampa Bay to split four game series

 

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

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The offense was led by Gleyber Torres who had three hits. 

Severino pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one and Clarke Schmidt pitched a perfect inning. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season, Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Colin Poche pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and J.P. Feyereisen pitched a perfect inning.  Feyereisen saved his first game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Torres had three hits and an RBI.  Miguel Andujar had two hits, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit and Torres and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torres had a stolen base. 

Wander Franco drew a walk, Ji Man-Choi had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Taylor Walls had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Harold Ramirez had an RBI and drew a walk, Mike Zunino had an RBI and Choi and Walls each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Diaz committed an error. 

In the second Torres hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Choi hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Walls hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Ramirez had an RBI walk pushing the lead to 3-1 and Zunino was hit by a pitch and a run scored making it 4-1.  In the eighth Judge hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the four game series and the Yankees will have an off day on Monday and head home to begin a three-game series with the Anaheim Angels on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 6-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Josh Donaldson led the offense with three hits. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts and he picked up his third win of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

Kyle Bradish started for the Orioles and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Keegan Akin pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Felix Bautista pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Donaldson had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had two hits and drew two walks, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Trevino had two hits and three RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Stanton hit a double and Trevino, Donaldson and Rizzo each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gallo committed an error. 

Trey Mancini drew a walk, Anthony Santander had two hits and two RBI and Ramon Urias drew a walk.  Roughned Odor had a hit, Santander hit two homeruns and the Orioles were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  McKenna had an outfield assist. 

In the third Stanton hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Trevino hit a three-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Santander hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the ninth Donaldson hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 5-1 and Rizzo hit a solo homerun making it 6-1.  In the bottom of the ninth Santander hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-2 and that would be the final score. 

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

New YOrk Yankees outslug the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 12-8.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen wasn’t great.  Anthony Rizzo led the offense with three hits which were all homeruns and six RBI. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up three hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Severino won his second game of the season.  Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Lucas Luetge pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Jordan Lyles pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Lyles lost his second game of the season.  Bryan Baker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Paul Fry pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and strikeout.  Alexander Wells pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with three strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Rizzo had three hits and six RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and an RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit and three RBI.  Joey Gallo had a hit and an RBI, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit, Kyle Higashioka drew a walk and Donaldson hit a double.  Torres hit a triple and Rizzo hit three homeruns.  Gallo and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Cedric Mullins had a hit, Anthony Santander had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Trey Mancini had a hit and an RBI.  Roughned Odor had a hit, Hays had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Urias had a hit and an RBI.  Chirinos drew a walk, Jorge Mateo had a hit and Odor hit a double.  Santander and Hays each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 4-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Odor committed an error. 

In the third Rizzo hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Gallo hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Rizzo hit a two-run homerun extending the lead to 6-0.  In the sixth Santander hit a three-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-3.  In the seventh Urias hit an RBI single making it 6-4.  In the bottom of the seventh Stanton hit an RBI single and Torres hit a three-run triple making it a 10-4 game. In the eighth Mancini hit an RBI single and Hays hit a three-run homerun cutting the lead to 10-8.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the eighth making it 11-4 and Rizzo hit a homerun to make it 12-8 and that was the final. 

New York Yankees win second straight over Red Sox

 The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday evening.  The game took place in the 

Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and looked good, he 

just didn’t pitch long.  The bullpen was great and the offense hit two two-run homeruns.

Severino pitched three innings giving up five hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Ron

Marinaccio made his major league debut pitching an inning, walking one and striking out two.  Miguel

Castro pitched an inning with a walk, Lucas Luetge picked up his first win of the season pitching an 

inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Clay 

Holmes pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a

strikeout and earned his first save of the season.  

Nick Pivetta started for the Red Sox and took his first loss of the season.  He pitched 5 2/3 innings giving

up four hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Austin Davis pitched to one batter and got 

him out, Hirokazu Sawamura pitched a perfect inning and Phillips Valdez pitched a perfect inning with

a strikeout.

Josh Donaldson had a hit, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and two RBI.  Giancarlo

Stanton had a hit and two RBI, DJ LeMahieu drew a walk and Joey Gallo had a hit and drew a walk.  

Rizzo and Stanton each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and

left two men on base.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa committed an error.

Rafael Devers had a hit, Xander Bogaerts drew a walk and J.D. Martinez had a hit.  Alex Verdugo had two

hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Trevor Story had a hit and drew a walk, Bobby Dalbec drew a walk and

Story and Devers each hit a double.  Verdugo hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 0-10 with runners in

scoring position and left eight men on base.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had an outfield assist.  

In the second Verdugo hit a two-run homerun giving the Red Sox a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth

Rizzo hit a two-run homer to tie the game at two and in the bottom of the sixth Stanton hit a two-run 

homer to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead which would be the final score.  The two teams will play the third 

and final game of the series on Sunday night.  The Yankees will be looking for the sweep.

New York Yankees pound the Atlanta Braves in blowout victory

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

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

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

the offense with three hits.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Yankees complete ALDS Sweep of the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins in Game 3 of the ALDS.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 5-1.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen pitched well and Gleyber Torres had three hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched four innings giving up four hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Adam Ottavino gave up a walk to the only batter he faced and Chad Green earned the victory pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Zack Britton pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run and Aroldis Chapman earned the saved pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Jake Odorizzi lost the game pitching five innings and giving up two runs and he struck out five.  Taylor Rogers pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Sergio Romo pitched 1 1/3 inings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Trevor May pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI.  Torres had three hits and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had two hits and two RBI.  Gio Urshela had a hit which was a double and Torres hit two doubles.  Torres and Maybin each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Torres had a stolen base. 

Max Kepler drew a walk, Jorge Polanco had a hit and Nelson Cruz drew a walk.  Eddie Rosario had three hits and an RBI, Mitch Garver drew a walk and Luis Arraez had two hits.  Marwin Gonzalez had a hit, Jake Cave had a hit and C.J. Cron had a hit and drew a walk.  Rosario and Arraez each hit a double and Rosario hit a homerun.  The Twins were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Garver committed an error. 

In the second Torres hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gardner hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Gregorius hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  Rosario hit a solo homerun in the eighth to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the ninth Maybin hit a solo homerun and Gregorius hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the ALDS best of five series with three straight victories and they move on to the ALCS.  They will await their opponent as the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays continue to battle.  The series will begin Saturday. 

The New York Yankees fall to the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Saturday.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he just had a three inning tune up where he pitched ok and the bullpen used a lot of guys and was up and down.  No player had more then a hit for the offense.

Severino pitched three innings giving up a hit and two runs with four walks and four strikeouts and lost his first game of the season.  David Hale, pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Tyler Lyons pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Luis Cessa pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and four runs with four walks and a strikeout.  Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs, Ben Heller pitched an inning with a  strikeout and Cory Gearrin pitched an inning with a  walk and a strikeout. 

Luke Farrell pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run, Jonathan Hernandez pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Brett Martin pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Emmanuel Clase pitched two innings giving up two hits and a strikeout, Rafael Montero pitched an inning with three strikeouts and Jose Leclerc pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.   

Aaron Judge had a hit, Clint Frazier drew a walk and Brett Gardner had an RBI.  Tyler Wade had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit and three RBI.  Gio Urshela had a hit, Austin Romine had a hit and Mike Ford had a hit and drew a walk.  Gregorius hit a double and Judge hit a triple and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Severino and Romine each committed an error and Judge had an outfield assist.  Cessa had a pickoff. 

Shin-Soo Choo had a hit and drew a walk, Elvis Andrus drew two walks and Willie Calhoun had an RBI and drew a walk.  Danny Santana drew two walks, Roughned Odor had two hits, six RBI and drew a walk and Scott Heineman had two hits and drew three walks.  Ronald Guzman had a hit and drew a walk, Jose Trevino had a hit and an RBI and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two hits and an RBI.  Odor, Heineman and Trevino each hit a double.  Odor hit a homerun and the Rangers were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Choo had a stolen base, Santana had two stolen bases and Odor and Heineman each had a stolen base.  Odor was caught stealing and picked off. 

In the first Gardner hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Odor hit a two-run double to give them a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Trevino hit an RBI double to push the lead to 3-1.  In the sixth Calhoun drew an RBI walk and Odor hit a grand slam to extend the lead to 8-1.  Kiner-Falefa hit an RBI single and it was 9-1.  In the ninth Gregorius hit a three-run double and the lead was cut to 9-4 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series and final game of the regular season for the Yankees on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees win to take series over the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino won his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out nine.  Stephen Tarpley pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk and he struck out three, Tyler Lyons pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Wilmer Font pitched an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout and he lost his fifth game of the season.  Trent Thornton pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs with three strikeouts, Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Buddy Boshers pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and two RBI, Judge had two hits and an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton had an RBI and drew a walk.  Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brett Gardner had a hit and three RBI and Austin Romine had a hit.  Judge, Gardner and LeMahieu each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base. 

Billy McKinney had two hits and three RBI, Cavan Biggio had a hit and Randall Grichuk had two hits.  Jonathan Davis had a hit, Reese McGuire had a hit and Rowdy Tellez drew a walk.  Richard Urena had a hit and drew a walk, Brandon Drury had a hit and it was a double and McKinney hit two homeruns.  The Blue Jays were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun and Gardner hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  In the second LeMahieu hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In the fifth Stanton hit a sac fly and it was 7-0.  Voit hit an RBI single to make it a 8-0 game.  In the seventh McKinney hit a two-run homerun and in the ninth McKinney hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 8-3 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees won two out of three to take the series and finish not losing a series at home since April.  They lost their first three home series of the season and then didn’t lose another one all year.  They will head to Tampa for two games on Tuesday and Wednesday and finish the regular season in Texas over the weekend. 

New York Yankees shutout 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 8-0.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched well in his season debut and the bullpen pitched well.  DJ LeMahieu, Gleyber Torres, Gio Urshela and Cameron Maybin each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched four innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Jonathan Loaisiga won his second game of the season pitching two innings and giving up a walk and he struck out three, Stephen Tarpley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out four and Cory Gearrin pitched 2/3 of an inning.  Chance Adams pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out two. 

Noe Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Ramirez lost his fourth game of the season.  Jose Suarez pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts, Jose Rodriguez pitched three innings giving up a hit and three walks with two strikeouts.  Trevor Cahill pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had a hit and two RBI.  Torres had two hits and three RBI, Luke Voit drew two walks and Brett Gardner had a hit.  Urshela had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Maybin had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Maybin and Gregorius each hit a double.  Torres hit a homerun and the Yankees were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Brian Goodwin drew a walk, David Fletcher had two hits and Kole Calhoun had two hits.  Andrelton Simmons had a hit, Jared Walsh drew a walk and Matt Thaiss had a hit.  Michael Hermosillo drew two walks and the Angels were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the second Urshela hit an RBI single, Maybin hit an RBI double and the Yankees had a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth LeMahieu hit an RBI single, Gregorius hit a two-run double and Torres hit a three-run homerun to push their lead to 8-0 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night and the Yankees can clinch the division with a win.  CC Sabathia will be making his final regular season start at Yankee Stadium. 

New York Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves with good pitching and some power

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 5-1.  Luis Severino was supposed to start for the Yankees but was shutdown with rotator cuff tendinitis and will be out for approximately 2 weeks putting his opening day start in jeopardy.  Steven Tarpley started and pitched well for an inning and Chad Green as well.  J.A. Happ pitched well as did Tommy Khanle and Dellin Betances.  Aaron Judge had two hits to lead the offense including a long homerun. 

Tarpley pitched a perfect inning, Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Happ pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with three strikeouts.  Khanle pitched an inning with a strikeout, Betances pitched a perfect inning and Nestor Cortes pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Troy Tulowitzki had an RBI, Judge had two hits and three RBI and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit.  Luke Voit had a hit, Miguel Andujar had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, D.J. LeMahieu had a hit and Estevan Florial had a hit and drew a walk.  Judge hit a double and a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Florial had a stolen base and Stanton had an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Johan Camargo hit an RBI single to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Tulowitzki hit a sac fly and Judge hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  In the seventh a wild pitch made it 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees record on the spring is now 5-4 and they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday afternoon at home in Tampa. 

New York Yankees win second straight over the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-6.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Miguel Andujar led the offense with three hits and three RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Severino earned his 16^th win of the season pitching five innings and giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out one, Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Zach Britton pitched one inning giving up a hit.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and A.J. Cole pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Sean Reid-Foley pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and eight runs with six of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six.  Jake Petricka pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts, Jaime Garcia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Luis Santos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Ryan Tepera pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Stanton had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew two walks.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and three RBI, Andujar had three hits and three RBI and Torres had two hits.  Greg Bird had a hit and two RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk and Austin Romine had an RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit, Andujar hit a double and Gregorius, Stanton, Andujar and Bird each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and committed an error and Walker also committed an error.  Walker had an outfield assist and Severino had a pickoff. 

Billy McKinney had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had two hits and drew a walk and Kendrys Morales had a hit.  Justin Smoak had two hits and an RBI, Kevin Pillar had a hit and an RBI, Teoscar Hernandez had a hit and drew a walk, Danny Jansen had two hits and an RBI and Aledmys Diaz had a hit.  Richard Urena had a hit and drew a walk, Jansen, Granderson and Pillar each hit a double and the Blue Jays were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  McKinney was picked off and Jansen and Travis each committed an error. 

In the first Gregorius hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Romine hit a sac fly to push the lead to 3-0.  In the third Andujar hit a two-run double to push the Yankees lead to 5-0.  Bird hit an RBI ground out and it was 6-0.  In the fourth Stanton hit a solo homerun and in the fifth Andujar hit a solo homerun to make it 8-0.  In the sixth Smoak hit an RBI single and Jansen hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-2.  McKinney hit an RBI single and three runs scored after an error by Walker to cut the lead to 8-5.  In the bottom of the eighth Bird hit a solo homerun, Hicks drew an RBI walk and Gregorius hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 11-5.  In the ninth Pillar hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 11-6 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians in battle of aces that doesn't live up to it

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 7-4.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he wasn’t at his best.  The bullpen was great and Brett Gardner and Miguel Andujar each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up nine this and four runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, David Robertson won his sixth game of the season pitching a perfect inning and Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a strikeout and he saved his 25^th game of the season.

Corey Kluber pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Kluber lost his fifth game of the season.  Oliver Perez pitched to one batter and got him out, Neil Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Tyler Olson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Zach McAllister pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Gardner had two hits and three RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and two RBI.  Andujar had two hits and drew a walk, Andujar, Bird, Judge and Hicks each hit a double and Gardner hit two homeruns and Gregorius hit a homerun.    The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base and Walker committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Francisco Lindor had two hits, Michael Brantley had a hit and Jose Ramirez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Yonder Alonso had two hits and an RBI, Yan Gomes had a hit and Lindor hit a double.  Encarnacion and Ramirez each hit a homerun and the Indians were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Brantley had a stolen base and Ramirez was caught stealing.  Gomes committed an error. 

In the first Ramirez hit an RBI single, Encarnacion hit a solo homerun and it was 2-0 Indians.  In the third Gardner hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the third Alonso hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 3-2 lead.  In the fourth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  Bird hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  In the fifth Ramirez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Hicks hit an RBI double and Bird hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead.  In the ninth Gardner hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 7-4 and that would be the final score. 

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

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-1.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  Aaron Hicks and Aaron Judge each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out six and won his 13^th game of the season.  David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

David Price lost his sixth game of the season pitching 3 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and eight runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Justin Haley pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks, Brandon Workman pitched a perfect inning and Hector Velazquez pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk. 

Hicks had three hits, four RBI and drew a walk, Judge had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had two hits.  Brandon Drury had a hit, Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI and Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Miguel Andujar had two hits and Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI.  Brett Gardner had a hit, Gregorius and Stanton each hit a double and Judge, Torres and Higashioka each hit a homerun and Hicks hit three homeruns.  The Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Mookie Betts drew a walk, Andrew Benintendi had a hit and J.D. Martinez drew a walk.  Mitch Moreland had a hit, Sandy Leon had a hit and Blake Swihart had a hit.  Rafael Devers had an RBI, Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk and Leon hit a double.  The Red Sox were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Benintendi had a stolen base. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun, Torres hit a three-run homerun and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the second Hicks hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In te fourth Higashioka had his first major league hit and it was a homerun to extend the lead to 7-0.  Hicks hit a solo homerun for his second of the game to make it 8-0 and Gregorius hit a sac fly making it 9-0.  In the eighth Hicks hit his third home run of the game making it 10-0.  Walker hit an RBI single and it was 11-0 and in the ninth Devers hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 11-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three and will now play a three-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves. 

New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies for second straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 6-0.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched great and Aaron Hicks, Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton each had two hits. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up six hits and no runs with no walks and nine strikeouts.  Severino earned his 12^th win of the season.  Adam Warren pitched an inning with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning with a walk. 

Jake Arrieta lost his sixth game of the season pitching five innings and giving up nine hits and six runs with three being earned.  He walked one and struck out five.  Zac Curtis pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Victor Arano pitched a perfect inning and Hector Neris pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

 Hicks had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Stanton had two hits, Torres had two hits and two RBI and Greg Bird had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Romine had a hit, Romine and Torres each hit a double and Hicks and Gregorius each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Cesar Hernandez had two hits, Carlos Santana drew a walk and Scott Kingery had two hits.  Andrew Knapp had a hit, Maikel Franco had a hit and Franco hit a double.  The Phillies were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Hernandez committed an error and Nick Williams had an outfield assist. 

In the first Hicks hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit a two-run single to push the lead to 3-0.  Bird hit an RBI single and it was 4-0.  In the fourth Hicks hit a sac fly to make it 5-0 and in the fifth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 6-0 which was the final score. 

The Yankees will go for the three-game sweep on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees complete the sweep of the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he didn’t have his best stuff but he hung in there and got the win.  The bullpen was great and Clint Frazier, Didi Gregorius and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Severino pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Severino earned his 11^th win of the season.  David Robertson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman earned his 22^nd save of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

James Paxton pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with three walks and nine strikeouts and he lost his second game of the season.  Chasen Bradford pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Nick Rumbelow pitched a perfect inning. 

Frazier had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Gregorius had two hits.  Torres had two hits, Miguel Andujar had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Greg Bird drew a walk.  Neil Walker drew a walk, Torres hit a double and Judge and Andujar each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, Nelson Cruz had two hits and drew a walk and Kyle Seager had two hits and two RBI.  Ryan Healy had a hit and drew a walk, Ben Gamel had a hit and an RBI and Mike Zunino had a hit and drew a walk.  Andrew Romine had a hit, Cruz and Zunino each hit a double and Seager hit a homerun.  The Mariners were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Andujar hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-0.  In the second Seager hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Gamel hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees were able to complete the three-game sweep and will now head to Tampa to take on the Rays in a three-game weekend series.