Yankees and Tigers tie

 

The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers played to a 5-5 tie on Tuesday.  The game took place at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched well, his control wasn’t great.  Mike Tauchman and Tyler Wade each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Kluber pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up three hits and one unearned run.  He walked three and struck out four.  Nick Nelson pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts, Luis Garcia pitched a perfect inning and Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Brooks Kriske pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Tarik Skubal started for the Tigers and he pitched four innings giving up five hits and two runs with five walks and three strikeouts.  Jose Cisnero pitched an inning with two walks, Gregory Soto pitched an inning giving up a run and a walk with two strikeouts and Bryan Garcia pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout.  Tyler Alexander pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Drew Carlton pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Tauchman had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Chris Gittens had a hit and an RBI and Luke Voit drew two walks.  Josh Breaux drew a walk, , Derek Dietrich drew three walks and Kyle Higashioka drew a walk.  Wade had two hits and drew a walk, Ryan LaMarre had a hit and drew a walk and Ezequiel Duran had a hit.  Greg Allen had a hit and two RBI, Tauchman, Allen and Gittens each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  LaMarre had a stolen base and Frazier, laMarre and Wade were all caught stealing.  Frazier was picked off. 

Robbie Grossman drew a walk, Victor Reyes had a hit and drew a walk and Nomar Mazara drew a walk.  Daz Cameron had a hit, Willi Castro had two hits and an RBI and Zack Short drew a walk.  Miguel Cabrera drew a walk, Eric Haase had a hit and three RBI and Jonathan Schoop drew a walk.  Harold Castro had a hit and drew a walk, Derek Hill had a hit and W Castro hit a triple and Haase hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  W Castro, Schoop, Mazara and Reyes each had a stolen base.  Skubal had a pickoff and Ramos had a passed ball. 

In the first Tauchman hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Castro hit an RBI single tying the game at one.  In the second Allen hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Schoop grounded into a double play and a run scored to tie the game at two.  In the seventh a wild pitch gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth the Yankees pushed their lead to 4-2 on a Allen solo homerun.  Gittens hit a solo homerun and it was 5-2 Yankees.  In the bottom of the eighth Haase hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at five and that was the final score. 

New York Yankees are shutout by the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-0.  It was the first time the Yankees were shutout in 220 games and second longest streak all-time.  Masahiro Tanaka started and he pitched well, the bullpen did not pitch well and Mike Tauchman led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Tanaka lost his eighth game of the season.  Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched two innings giving up three hits and our runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Tyler Lyons pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Mike Minor won his 12^th game of the season pitching 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning and Emmanuel Clase pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Mike Ford had a hit.  Luke Voit had a hit, Tauchman had two hits and Tyler Wade had a hit.  Sanchez and Voit each hit a double and the Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Voit committed an error and Frazier had an outfield assist. 

Shin-Soo Choo had two hits and an RBI, Elvis Andrus had three hits and Willie Calhoun had a hit.  Nomar Mazara had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Danny Santana had two hits and Rougned Odor drew a walk.  Ronald Guzman had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Delino Deshields had a hit and three RBI and Jose Trevino had a hit and an RBI.  Choo hit a double, Trevino, DeShields and Choo each hit a homerun and the Rangers were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Mazara hit a sac fly to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Trevino hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  In the eighth Guzman hit an RBI single and DeShields hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 6-0.  In the ninth Choo hit a solo homerun to make it 7-0 and that would be the final score. 

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

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 8-2.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  DJ LeMahieu and Mike Tauchman each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Happ pitched five innings giving up four hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Happ took his seventh loss of the season.  Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out two and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Sean Reid-Foley pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  Reid-Foley won his second game of the season.  Tim Mayza pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Justin Shafer pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Buddy Boshers pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  Derek Law pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Brett Gardner had a hit and Gio Urshela drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Tauchman had two hits and an RBI and Mike Ford had a hit and an RBI.  Brayvic Valera drew a walk, Gardner hit a double and LeMahieu hit a double.  Tauchman and Ford each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Bo Bichette drew a walk, Cavan Biggio drew a walk and Vlad Guerrero Jr. drew a walk.  Randal Grichuk had a hit and two RBI, Freddy Galvis had a hit and Teoscar Hernandez had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Brandon Drury had a hit, Derek Fisher drew a walk and Danny Jansen had a hit and three RBI.  Drury and Galvis each hit a double and Grichuk and Jansen each hit a homerun.  Hernandez hit two homeruns and the Blue Jays were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the first Grichuk hit a two-run homerun to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.  In the second Hernandez hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Tauchman hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Jansen hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 6-1.  In the seventh Ford hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the eighth Hernandez hit a two-run homerun to make it an 8-2 game and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles for 7th straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 9-4.  Jonathan Holder served as the opener and pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well.  Austin Romine had three hits, Mike Tauchman and DJ LeMahieu each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Holder pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts.  Stephen Tarpley pitched two innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk, Nestor Cortes Jr. won his fifth game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Adam Ottavino picked up his first save of the season and pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Asher Wojciechowski pitched four innings giving up six hits and five runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his fifth game of the season.  Taylor Scott pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run and he walked two and struck out one, Miguel Castro pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and Richard Bleier pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk.  David Hess pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs. 

LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew three walks and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cameron Maybin had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mike Ford had a hit.  Romine had three hits and three RBI and Tauchman had two hits and two RBI.  Ford and Tauchman each hit a double and Romine hit two doubles.  Tauchman, LeMahieu, Gregorius, Romine, Gardner and Maybin each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Tauchman had a stolen base. 

Jonathan Villar had two hits and an RBI, Trey Mancini had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Santander had two hits and two RBI.  Renato Nunez had a hit, Pedro Severino had two hits and drew a walk and Hanser Alberto had a hit.  Stevie Wilkerson had a hit, Richie Martin had a hit and drew a walk and Mancini hit a double.  Villar hit a triple and Santander hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the third Tauchman hit a solo homerun and LeMahieu hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Gregorius hit a solo homerun and it was 3-0.  In the bottom of the third Villar hit an RBI triple and Mancini hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the fourth Romine hit a two-run double to push the lead to 5-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Santander hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the sixth Romine hit a solo homerun and it was 6-4 Yankees.  In the eighth Tauchman hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 7-4.  In the ninth Gardner hit a solo homerun and Maybin hit a solo homerun to make it a 9-4 game and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees win a slug fest in Baltimore

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 9-6.    Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he did not pitch well.  The Yankees bullpen did a good job and Brett Gardner and Mike Tauchman led the offense with three hits each. 

Tanaka pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Adam Ottavino won his fifth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout and Zack Britton pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman saved his 30^th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Gabriel Ynoa pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with three being earned.  He struck out two.  Branden Kline pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs and struck out two, Mychal Givens pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and Paul Fry pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout and lost his fourth game of the season.  Jimmy Yacabonis pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Mike Ford had a hit and an RBI, Gardner had three hits and an RBI and Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI.  Tauchman had three hits and three RBI and Breyvic Valera had a hit and two RBI.  Judge hit a double, Valera hit a triple and Romine, Gardner each hit a homerun.  Tauchman hit two homeruns and Ford hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Romine and Gregorius each committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Renato Nunez had a hit, Jace Peterson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Hanser Alberto had two hits and drew a walk.  Chance Sisco had a hit, Chris Davis had an RBI and drew a walk and Santander hit two doubles.  Alberto, Villar, Nunez and Sisco each hit a double.  Villar hit a triple and Peterson and Villar each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Peterson was caught stealing and Villar committed an error. 

In the second Romine hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Mancini hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Valera hit a two-run triple to push the Yankees lead to 3-1.  LeMahieu reached on a fielder’s choice to make it a 4-1 game.  In the sixth Gardner hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 5-1 and Tauchman hit a solo homerun making it a 6-1 game.  In the bottom of the sixth Peterson hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  Davis hit a sac fly and Villar hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at six.  In the eighth Ford hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees the lead at 7-6.  Tauchman hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 9-6 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks and earn split of series

The New York Yankees defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched better but he didn’t last long.  The Yankees bullpen pitched pretty well and Mike Tauchman led the offense with two hits and two RBI. 

Tanaka pitched 4+ innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run and a walk, Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Adam Ottavino picked up his fourth win of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Zack Britton pitched a perfect inning, Nestor Cortes Jr. gave up a hit and a run without recording an out and Aroldis Chapman picked up his 27^th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout.

Zack Greinke pitched five innings giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Yoan Lopez pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts, Andrew Chafin pitched giving up a hit and a run without recording an out and Yoshihisa Hirano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs and he took his fifth loss of the season and had his third blown save.  T.J. McFarland pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Aaron Judge had a hit, Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had an RBI and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Gio Urshela had a hit and Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI.  Tauchman had two hits and two RBI, Austin Romine had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Urshela, Tauchman and Torres each hit a double and Tauchman and Romine each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Hicks committed an error and Maybin had an outfield assist. 

Jarrod Dyson had a hit, Adam Jones drew a walk and Wilmer Flores had two hits.  Eduardo Escobar had an RBI, David Peralta had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Christian Walker drew three walks.  Jake Lamb had an RBI, Alex Avila had a hit and drew a walk and Tim Locastro had two hits and an RBI.  Locastro and Peralta each hit a double and Locastro hit a homerun.  The Diamondbacks were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

In the second Tauchman hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Escobar lined into a force out and a run scored cutting the lead to 2-1.  Lamb hit a sac fly and another run scored on an error to give the Diamondbacks a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh Romine hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees back the lead at 4-3.  In the eighth Gregorius hit an RBI ground out to make it a 5-3 game, Torres hit an RBI double and Maybin hit an RBI single to push the lead to 7-3.  In the ninth Locastro hit a solo homerun and Peralta hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 7-5 but that would be the final score.  The two teams split the brief two-game series and the Yankees will have the day off and then begin a four-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. 

New York Yankees get beat up by the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 10-5.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched poorly.  The Yankees pen didn’t pitch bad and Mike Tauchman and Austin Romine each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton lost his sixth game of the season pitching four innings and giving up nine hits and seven runs.  He walked none and struck out nine.  David Hale pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs, Adam Ottavino pitched to one batter and struck him out and Zack Britton pitched a perfect inning with a  strikeout. 

Andrew Cashner pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up 10 hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Cashner won his 10^th game of the season.  Marcus Walden pitched to one batter and struck him out, Josh Taylor pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Heath Hembree pitched giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked a batter.  Brandon Workman pitched a perfect inning. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Edwin Encarnacion had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI, Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Gleber Torres had a hit.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and drew a walk, Tauchman had three hits and Romine had three hits and two RBI.  Tauchman, Judge and Romine each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  LeMahieu was caught stealing. 

Mookie Betts had four hits and five RBI, Rafael Devers had three hits and an RBI and Xander Bogaerts had a hit.  J.D. Martinez had two hits and three RBI, Andrew Benintendi had a hit and Sam Travis had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Chavis had a hit, Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and Bogaerts, Betts, Benintendi and Travis each hit a double.  Devers hit two doubles and Martinez hit a triple.  Betts hit three homeruns and Martinez also hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Bogaets committed an error and Benintendi had an outfield assist. 

In the first Betts hit a solo homerun and Martinez hit a two-run homerun to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.  In the third Betts hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  Martinez hit an RBI triple to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the fourth Betts hit a two-run homerun and it was 7-0 Red Sox.  In the sixth Voit hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Betts hit an RBI double and Devers hit an RBI double to push the lead to 9-1.  In the seventh Romine hit an RBI single and LeMahieu grounded into a double play to score a run and make it 9-3.  In the bottom of the seventh Travis hit an RBI double and in the ninth Romine hit an RBI double and Gregorius hit a sac fly to make it 10-5 which was the final score. 

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

New York Yankees roll over the Colorado Rockies

The New York Yankees defeated the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-2.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well.  Mike Tauchman had three hits to lead the offense. 

Happ pitched five innings giving up eight hits and two runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his eighth game of the season.  Adam Ottavino pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Stephen Tarpley pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out six. 

Kyle Freeland pitched four innings giving up six hits and five runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Freeland lost his seventh game of the season.  Yency Almonte pitched two innings giving up four hits and three runs, Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jairo Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and four RBI, Aaron Hicks had two hits and Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had two hits and Tauchman had three hits.  Tauchman hit a double and Encarnacion and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Tauchman had a stolen base and Torres and Sanchez each committed an error.  Tauchman and Judge each had an outfield assist. 

Trevor Story had a hit, Nolan Arenado had a hit and drew and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Ian Desmond had two hits, Ryan McMahon had a hit and an RBI and Chris Iannetta had two hits.  Garrett Hampson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Hampson, Iannetta and Desmond each hit a double.  McMahon hit a homerun and the Rockies were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Iannetta committed an error.

In the second McMahon hit a solo homerun, Hampson hit an RBI double and it was 2-0 Rockies.  In the third Encarnacion hit a grand slam to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  In the fourth LeMahieu hit an RBI single to push the Yankees lead to 5-2.  In the sixth LeMahieu reached on a fielder’s choice and it was 6-2 Yankees.  Judge hit a two-run homerun and the scoring ended at 8-2.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Yankees take series from the Tampa Bay Rays

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 7-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  DJ LeMahieu, Austin Romine and Mike Tauchman each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with seven strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two and Chad Green pitched a perfect inning by striking out the side. 

Blake Snell pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and 12 strikeouts.  Snell lost his fourth game of the season.  Chaz Roe pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts, Ryne Stanek pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Austin Pruitt pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, Luke Voit drew three walks and Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI.  Clint Frazier drew a walk, Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI and Cameron Maybin drew a walk.  Thairo Estrada had a hit and an RBI, Romine had two hits and Tauchman had two hits and an RBI.  Romine, Tauchman and Urshela each hit a double.  Estrada hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Austin Meadows had two hits and an RBI, Tommy Pham had a hit and Ji-Man Choi had two hits.  Yandy Diaz had a hit, Avisail Garcia had a hit and Meadows hit a homerun.  The Rays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the fifth Tauchman hit an RBI double and Lemhaieu hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Meadows hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth a wild pitch made it 3-1.  Estrada hit a solo homerun in the ninth, Urshela hit a two-run double and Gardner hit a sac fly to make it 7-1 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees won two out of three and will head home to take on the Baltimore Orioles in a three-game series.  They will play on Monday night. 

New York Yankees get beat up by the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-1.  Jonathan Loaisiga started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well, the bullpen gave up a bunch of runs late also.  DJ LeMahieu and Mike Tauchman each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Loaisiga pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts and lost his first game of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with five strikeouts and Jake Barrett pitched two innings giving up five hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts. 

Yusei Kikuchi pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Kikuchi won his second game of the season.  Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Connor Sadzeck pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Luke Voit had an RBI and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Mike Tauchman had two hits including a double and the Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gio Urshela committed an error. 

Dee Gordon had two hits and an RBI, Mitch Haniger had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Daniel Vogelbach drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Domingo Santana had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Omar Narvaez had two hits and two RBI.  Ryon Healy had four hits and two RBI, Dylan Moore had a hit and an RBI.  Santana and Moore each hit a double and Healy hit three doubles.  Encarnacion, Haniger and Healy each hit a homerun.  The Mariners were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Haniger had a stolen base and Moore was caught stealing. 

In the first Encarnacion hit a sac fly to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead.  In the third Haniger hit a solo homerun to make it a 2-0 game.  In the fourth Moore hit an RBI double, Gordon hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 4-0.  In the fifth Encarnacion hit a solo homerun to give the Mariners a 5-0 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Voit hit a sac fly and the lead was cut to 5-1.  In the eighth Healy hit a two-run homerun to make it 7-1 and in the ninth Santana hit an RBI double and Narvaez hit a two-run single and it was 10-1 which would be the final score of the game. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Thursday night.  The Yankees have won two out of the first three games. 

New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins to take series

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Sunday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1 in 7 1/2 rain shortened innings. Domingo German started for the Yankees and pitched great and the bullpen did their job.  Mike Tauchman hit a two-run homerun to lead the offense. 

German pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  German won his sixth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched to one batter and struck him out, Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched to one batter and struck him out and saved his seventh game of the season. 

Michael Pineda pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with three being earned.  He walked three and struck out eight.  Pineda lost his third game of the season.  Trevor May pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout, Matt Magill pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Fernando Romero pitched to one batter and walked him. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and drew a walk.  Cameron Maybin drew a walk, Tauchman had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Tauchman hti a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Max Kepler drew a walk,Nelson Cruz drew a walk and Eddie Rosario had a hit.  CJ Cron drew a walk, Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI and Byron Buxton had a hit and drew a walk.   The Twins were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Polanco committed an error and Castro had a passed ball. 

In the second LeMahieu hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fourth Tauchman hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 4-1 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees won the series and will now take on the Seattle Mariners at home for a

New York Yankees blow out the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-0.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched great.   Aaron Judge and Mike Tauchman each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched eight scoreless innings giving up two hits and a walk and he struck out 12.  Paxton won his second game of the season.  Joe Harvey pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Chris Sale took his fourth loss of the season and he pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Erasmo Ramirez pitched three innings giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout.   

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Judge had two hits and drew a walk and Luke Voit had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Clint Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk,Austin Romine had a hit and Tauchman had two hits and four RBI.  Tauchman, Urshela and Gardner each hit a double and Tauchman Frazier and Torres each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Judge had a stolen base. 

Mookie Betts drew a walk, Xander Bogaerts had a hit and J.D. Martinez had a hit.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit, Bradley and Bogaerts each hit a double and the Red Sox were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Leon committed an error. 

In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI single and Voit hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Yankees.  In the fourth Frazier hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 3-0.  Tauchman hit an RBI double and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the sixth Tauchman hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 7-0.  In the seventh Torres hit a solo homerun to make it a 8-0 game and that would be the final score. 

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