New York Yankees bats are silenced as they drop series to the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-1.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched a couple of solid innings and the offense was led by Ben Rice and Trent Grisham who each had two hits. 

Cortes pitched seven innings giving up five hits and three runs with seven strikeouts.  Cortes lost his sixth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three and Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Max Fried started for the Braves and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with four strikeouts.  Fried picked up his seventh win of the season.  Pierce Johnson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out a batter, Joe Jimenez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Raisel Iglesias pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he earned his 20^th save of the season. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and an RBI, Juan Soto had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Rice had two hits, Grisham had two hits and Volpe hit a double.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Jarred Kelenic had a hit and two RBI, Ozzie Albies had a hit and an RBI and Marcell Ozuna had two hits.  Ramon Laureano had a hit, Orlando Arcia had a hit and it was a double and Kelenic hit a homerun.  The Braves were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the top of the third Kelenic hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fifth Kelenic hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 2-0.  Albies hit an RBI single and it was 3-0 Braves.  In the bottom of the sixth Volpe hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 3-1 but that was the final score.  The Braves took two out of three in the series and the Yankees will be off on Monday.  They will begin a two-game series with the New York Mets on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees sweep the Detroit Tigers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2 in a rain shortened eight innings.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, the bullpen also pitched well, and the offense was led by Aaron Judge and Oswaldo Cabrera who each had two hits. 

Cortes pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Ian Hamilton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Victor Gonzalez pitched to one batter and got him out and Dennis Santana picked up his second save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Tarik Skubal started for the Tigers and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with 12 strikeouts.  Shelby Miller lost his fourth game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout and Andrew Chafin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up tow hits and a walk.  Alex Lange pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Anthony Volpe drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit and three RBI and Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Jon Berti had a hit and drew a walk.  Jose Trevino had a hit, Cabrera had two hits and an RBI and Cabrera, Judge and Soto each hit a double.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Matt Vierling had a hit, Mark Canha had a hit and Riley Greene drew a walk.  Jake Rogers had a hit, Spencer Torkelson had two hits and an RBI and Colt Keith drew a walk.  Javier Baez had an RBI, Torkelson hit two doubles and the Tigers were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Cabrera hit an RBI double pushing the lead to 2-0.  In the top of the seventh Torkelson hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 2-1.  Baez hit into a force out to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the seventh Soto hit a three-run double giving the Yankees a 5-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees swept the three-game series and will have a day off on Monday.  They begin a three-game series at home against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees are shutout by the Arizona Diamondbacks

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and the final score was 7-0.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and had a horrible first inning but then settled down.  The bullpen wasn’t great and the offense did pretty much nothing. 

Cortes took his first loss of the season pitching five innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Victor Gonzalez pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Jake Cousins pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with one being earned and he walked one and struck out four. 

Zac Gallen started for the Diamondbacks, and he earned his second victory of the season.  He pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Scott McGough pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Ryan Thompson pitched a perfect inning and Bryce Jarvis pitched a perfect inning. 

Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Anthony Volpe had a hit, Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and the Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Cabrera committed an error and Soto had an outfield assist.  Gonzalez had a pickoff and Wells had a passed ball. 

Ketel Marte had two hits, Blaze Alexander had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jace Peterson drew a walk.  Christian Walker had two hits and three RBI, Eugenio Suarez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gabriel Moreno had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jake McCarthy had two hits and Geraldo Perdomo had two hits.  Marte hit a double, Walker hit a homerun and the Diamondbacks were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Alexander had a stolen base, McCarthy was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the first Alexander hit an RBI single, Suarez hit an RBI single and Moreno hit an
RBI single to give the Dbacks a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Walker hit a three-run homerun pushing the lead to 6-0 and in the bottom of the eighth a wild pitch made it 7-0 which would be the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees are demolished in Texas

 The New York Yankees were destroyed by the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place

At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas and the final score was 15-2.  Nestor Cortes started for the 

Yankees and he didn’t pitch well, it was a rare occurrence.  The bullpen was equally as bad and the offense

Was carried by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Aaron Hicks who each had two hits.  

Cortes pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and seven runs with four walks and seven strikeouts.  

Albert Abreu pitched an inning giving up two hits and six runs with four walks and a strikeout and Nick

Ramirez pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs and two strikeouts.  

Martin Perez started for the Rangers and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk

And two strikeouts, Ian Kennedy pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Cole Ragans pitched 

An inning with two strikeouts.  Yerry Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two 

Walks and a strikeout.  

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Oswald Peraza had a hit and an RBI and DJ LeMahieu drew a walk.  Gleyber 

Torres had a hit, Oswaldo Cabrera drew a walk and Kiner-Falefa had two hits.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit

An RBI and drew a walk, Hicks had two hits and Volpe hit a double.  They Yankees were 2-7 with runners 

In scoring position and left seven men on base.  Ramirez committed an error.  

Marcus Semien drew a walk, Robbie Grossman had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Nathaniel

Lowe had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Adonis Garcia had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh 

Jung had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk and Jonah Heim had three hits and three RBI.  Sandy Leon 

Had a hit and an RBI, Duran had a hit and two RBI and Leody Taveras drew a walk.  Heim hit two 

Doubles, Jung and Leon also hit a Odubel.  Jung, Lowe, Garcia and Heim each hit a homerun.

The Rangers were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left fie men on base.  Semien had a stolen

Base and Garcia had an outfield assist.  

In the bottom of the first Jung hit a grand slam giving the Rangers a 4-0 lead.  In the top of the third

Peraza hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Lowe hit a two-run homerun 

To push the lead to 6-1.  Garcia hit a solo homerun and it was 7-1 Rangers.  Heim hit a solo homerun to 

Extend the lead to 8-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Grossman hit an RBI single, Jung drew an RBI walk and

Heim hit an RBI double and the score was 12-1.  Duran hit a two-run single and it was 14-1.  In the 

Bottom of the eighth Leon hit an RBI double making it 15-1 and in the top of the ninth

Higashioka drew an RBI walk cutting the lead to 15-2 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees

Lost three out of four in the series and will limp home to fac the Guardians for three beginning Monday 

Night.  

New York Yankees defeat Guardians in Game 5 to take ALDS

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night in Game 5 of the ALDS.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and was good, the bullpen was also very good.  Aaron Judge had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cortes pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Cortes picked up the win.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up three hits and he struck out two, Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Wandy Peralta pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Aaron Civale started for the Guardians and he pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Civale took the loss, Sam Hentges pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Trevor Stephan pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a run and a walk with four strikeouts and James Karinchak pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out three.  Emmanuel Clase pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Gleyber Torres drew two walks, Judge had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and three RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Harrison Bader drew two walks.  Jose Trevino had a hit, Stanton and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Torres had a stolen base. 

Steven Kwan had two hits, Amed Rosario had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Ramirez had a hit and an RBI.  Gabriel Arias had a hit, Austin Hedges had a hit and Owen Miller had a hit.  Luke Maile had a hit and the Guardians were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Stanton hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Judge hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the third Ramirez hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Rizzo hit an RBI single making it a 5-1 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees move on and the Guardians season ends.  The Yankees will begin the ALCS in Houston on Wednesday and Thursday nights.  They will have off on Friday before returning home for the weekend. 

New York Yankees shutout the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-0.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Anthony Rizzo, Gleyber Torres, Josh Donaldson, Giancarlo Stanton and Harrison Bader each had two hits each and Kyle Higashioka had three hits. 

Cortes pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a hit and no runs.  He walked two and struck out 12.  Cortes picked up his 12^th win of the season.  Jacob Barnes pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two. 

Austin Voth started for the Orioles and he pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Voth lost his fourth game of the season.  Spenser Watkins pitched three innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Aaron Judge drew two walks, Rizzo had two hits and Torres had two hits and two RBI.  Donaldson had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Stanton had two hits and an RBI and Bader had two hits and an RBI.  Higashioka had three hits and an RBI and Oswald Peraza had a hit.  Torres, Donaldson and Bader each hit a double.  Stanton and Higashioka each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Bader was caught stealing. 

Ryan Mountcastle had a hit and drew a walk, Adley Rutschman had a hit and Jorge Mateo had a hit and drew a walk.  Rutschman hit a double and the Orioles were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Mullins had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Torres hit an RBI double, Donaldson hit a sac fly and Stanton hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Higashioka hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the seventh Torres hit an RBI single, Donaldson hit a two-run single and it was 7-0 Yankees.  Bader hit an RBI double to make it 8-0 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.  It will also be the regular season final home game for the Yankees as they will head to Texas after to begin a four game series on Monday night.   

Yankees have unbelievable ninth inning rally to steal win over the Pittsburgh Pirates as Aaron Judge hits 60th homer

 

The New York Yankees rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-8.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen didn’t do so well.  Gleyber Torres, Josh Donaldson, Harrison Bader and Jose Trevino each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense.  Aaron Judge hit homerun number 60. 

Cortes pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Lou Trivino pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with two being earned.  He walked two and struck out one, Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman picked up his third win of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Luis Ortiz started for the Pirates and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five, Duane Underwood Jr. pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Robert Stephenson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Yohan Ramirez pitched a perfect inning.  Wil Crowe pitched giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and he didn’t record an out. 

Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Torres had two hits and drew a walk.  Donaldson had two hits, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk and Oswaldo Cabrera drew a walk.  Bader had two hits, three RBI, Trevino had two hits and an RBI and Rizzo hit a double.  Judge and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rizzo committed an error. 

Bryan Reynolds had four hits and two RBI, Rodolfo Castro had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Diego Castillo had a hit.  Jack Suwinski had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Newman had two hits and O’Neil Cruz drew three walks.  Greg Allen had an RBI, Jason Delay had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Delay hit a double, Reynolds and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Newman had a stolen base and Reynolds and Cruz each committed an error. 

In the fourth Allen hit a sac fly to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Bader hit an RBI single tying the game at one.  Trevino hit an RBI single and it was 2-1 Yankees.  In the sixth Delay hit a two-run double giving the Pirates a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Bader hit a two-run single giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  In the seventh Reynolds hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Reynolds hit an RBI single giving the Pirates a 5-4 lead, Castro hit a three-run homerun and it was 8-4 Pirates.  In the bottom of the ninth Judge led off hitting his 60^th homerun and cutting the lead to 8-5.  After a double, walk and a single Stanton stepped up to the plate and hit a walk-off Grand Slam to give the Yankees the 9-8 victory.  The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees squeak out a win with some dominant pitching

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched great and Clay Holmes and Aroldis Chapman got the last five outs.  The offense only managed five hits in this one and no one had more then a hit. 

Cortes took a no-hitter into the eighth inning.  He pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he walked four with 11 strikeouts.  Holmes won his fourth game of the season pitching to two batters and retiring them both and Chapman picked up his seventh save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Jon Gray started for the Rangers and left with an injury.  He pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Brock Burke pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with five strikeouts and Brett Martin pitched an inning with two hits and a run and he lost his third game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI.  Josh Donaldson had a hit, Joey Gallo had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Trevino had a hit.  Rizzo hit a double and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Corey Seager drew a walk, Jonah Heim had a hit and drew a walk and Nick Solak drew a walk.  Eli White had a hit and drew a walk and the Rangers were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Miller had a stolen base and Solak had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the eighth Rizzo hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will now start a two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  They will remain at Yankee Stadium. 

New York Yankees walk-off against the Cleveland Guardians

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well and Isiah Kiner-Falefa led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Cortes pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning, Chad Green pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Miguel Castro pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his first victory of the season. 

Cal Quantrill started for the Guardians and he pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Enyel De Los Santos pitched to two batters and struck them both out, Bryan Shaw pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Nick Sandlin pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Emmanuel Clase pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and he walked one and struck out one and lost his second game of the season and also got his first blown save of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Joey Gallo had a hit and drew a walk and Kiner-Falefa had two hits and two RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Kiner-Falefa hit a double.  Donaldson hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Myles Straw had a hit, Josh Naylor had two hits and two RBI and Austin Hedges had a hit and two RBI.  Naylor and Hedges each hit a homerun and the Guardians left one man on base.  Straw had an outfield assist. 

In the fifth Naylor hit a two-run homerun giving the Guardians a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Kiner-Falefa hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 2-1.  Higashioka hit into a double play but it was a sac fly tying the game at two.  In the bottom of the seventh Donaldson hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Hedges hit a two-run homerun giving the Guardians back the lead at 4-3.  In the bottom of the ninth Kiner-Falefa hit an RBI double to tie the score with two outs and Torres hit an RBI single to win the game.  It was a pinch hit and a walk-off for Torres. 

The Yankees will look for the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees pick up first spring win over the Philadelphia Phillies

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 5-2.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and pitched well.  No player had more then a hit. 

Taillon pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Nestor Cortes pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts, Michael King pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Reggie McClain pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with one being earned and he walked a batter and struck out a batter.  Greg Weissert pitched two innings giving up two walks and he struck out one. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Joey Gallo drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Max McDowell drew a walk.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit, Andres Chaparro had a hit and drew a walk and Phillip Evans had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Hardman drew a walk, LeMahieu, Stanton, Hicks, Evans and Chaparro each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Chaparro had a stolen base.  Torrealba committed an error. 

In the bottom of the first Stanton hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Hicks hit an RBI double and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the bottom of the fourth Evans hit an RBI double to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Evans reached on an error and the score was 5-0.  In the top of the seventh Didi Gregorius hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-1.  Adam Haseley hit an RBI single making it 5-2.  5-2 would be the final score. 

The Yankees picked up their first spring victory of the season and they will play the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees shutout the Houston Astros

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Friday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 4-0.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did a great job and DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Gio Urshela each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cortes pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge won his third game of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout, Chad Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jake Odorizzi started for the Astros and he pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out four and lost his fourth game of the season.  Bryan Abreu pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Brandon Bielak pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out two. 

LeMahieu had two hits and two RBI, Judge had two hits and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Torres had two hits, Roughned Odor had a hit and Urshela had two hits.  Brett Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Tyler Wade had a hit and Gardner, Wade, LeMahieu and Judge each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base. 

Yordan Alvarez had a hit, Kyle Tucker had two hits and Robel Garcia drew two walks.  Tucker hit a double and the Astros were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Toro committed an error. 

In the fourth Gardner hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the seventh LeMahieu hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 4-0 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night.