The New York Yankees drop rubber game to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 9-5.  Jaime Garcia started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good other than Bryan Mitchell who had a rough outing.  Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro each had two hits. 

Garcia pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs.  He walked three and struck out four and lost his 10^th game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Mitchell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and Ben Heller pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Marcus Stroman pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  He won his 13^th game of the season.  Matt Dermody pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Ryan Tepera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Aaron Loup pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Tom Koehler pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Castro had two hits, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Todd Frazier drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Austin Romine had a hit and Romine, Ellsbury and Bird each hit a double.  Judge hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  T. Frazier committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Teoscar Hernandez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI and Justin Smoak had a hit and drew a walk.  Jose Bautista had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Kendrys Morales had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Kevin Pillar had a hit.  Russell Martin had two hits and three RBI, Darwin Barney had an RBI and Ryan Goins had two hits and drew a walk.  Pillar and Smoak each hit a double and Martin hit two doubles.  Hernandez hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Pillar had a stolen base. 

In the first Hernandez hit a solo homerun giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Barney hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the third Martin hit a three-run double to push the lead to 5-0 Blue Jays.  In the fourth Gregorius hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Donaldson hti an RBI single to make it a 6-1 game.  Bautista hit an RBI single, Morales hit a two-run single and the lead was pushed to 9-1.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the sixth and Bird hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 9-3.  In the seventh Judge hit a two-run homerun and the lead was cut to 9-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees clinched a wild card spot but lost two out of three in the series.  They will now return home to play a make-up game with the Kansas City Royals on Monday afternoon and then a three game series with the Tampa Bay Rays after that and finish with three game against the Toronto Blue Jays.   

The New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well after a rough start.  Brett Gardner had three hits and Starlin Castro had three hits. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Sabathia won his 12^th game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one, David Robertson pitched an inning with three strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman saved his 20^th game of the season pitching an inning with a hit and he struck out one. 

Jose Berrios pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  Berrios lost his eighth game of the season.   Alan Busenitz pitched to two batters and retired them both, Dillon Gee pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run and he walked one and Buddy Boshers pitched to one batter and retired him.  Ryan Pressly pitched an innin giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Nik Turley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and John Curtiss pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  Gabriel Moya pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.

Gardner had three hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk, Castro had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier drew a walk, Greg Bird drew two walks and Gardner, Gregorius and Ellsbury hit a double.  The Yankees were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

Brian Dozier had a hit and drew a walk, Joe Mauer had two hits and Jorge Polanco had two hits.  Byron Buxton drew a walk, Chris Gimenez had two hits and Max Kepler had a hit and an RBI.  Gimenez hit a double and Kepler hit a homerun.  The Twins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Mauer committed an error. 

In the first Escobar hit an RBI ground out to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gardner hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the third Kepler hit a solo homerun to give the Twins back the lead at 2-1.  In the fourth Gardner hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Judge hit a sac fly to give the Yankees the 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Bird reached on a fielding error and it was 4-2 Yankees.  In the sixth Castro hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees won their sixth straight series and will look for the three game sweep on Wednesday afternoon.   

Yankees take Labor Day Matinee in Baltimore

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 7-4.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched ok and the bullpen pitched well.  Starlin Castro had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out four.  Chad Green won his third game of the season pitching 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts, David Robertson pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

Dylan Bundy lost his ninth game of the season pitching four innings giving up five hits and five runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Miguel Castro pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two runs and three walks and Donnie Hart pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a batter.  Richard Rodriguez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a walk with a strikeout and Gabriel Ynoa pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Brett Gardner had an RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Castro had three hits and three RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew four walks and Todd Frazier had a hit and drew two walks.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Austin Romine drew a walk and T. Frazier hit a double and Gregorius and Castro each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gregorius committed an error. 

Tim Beckham had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Manny Machado had a hit and drew two walks and Trey Mancini had a hit.  Mark Trumbo had a hit, Chris Davis had a hit and two RBI and Welington Castillo had a hit and an RBI.  Beckham, Davis and Castillo each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Beckham hit a solo homerun giving the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the second Davis hit a two-run homerun to increase the lead to 3­-0.  In the fourth Gregorius hit a two-run homerun to trim the lead to 3-2.  Ellsbury hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  In the fifth Castro hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 5-3 lead.  In the sixth Gardner hit an RBI ground out to increase the lead to 6-3.  Castro hit an RBI single and it was 7-3 Yankees.  In the ninth Castillo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 7-4 but that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees take rubber game in blowout win over the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched very well and Starlin Castro had four hits and Ronald Torreyes three to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Tanaka won his tenth game of the season.  Caleb Smith pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Andrew Albers pitched five innings giving up 11 hits and eight runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out four and lost his first game of the season.  Dan Altavilla pitched three innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, Castro had four hits and an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and two RBI.  Gary Sanchez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Chase Headley had two RBI, Todd Frazier drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI.  Torreyes had three hits and an RBI and Castro, Ellsbury and Judge each hit a double.  The Yankees were 6-22 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Hicks and T. Frazier each committed an error. 

Jean Segura had a hit, Yonder Alonso had a hit and Robinson Cano had a hit.  Nelson Cruz had a hit and an RBI, Kyle Seager drew a walk and Mike Zunino had a hit.  Guillermo Heredia had a hit, Cruz hit a double and the Mariners were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gamel and Seager each committed an error and Segura committed three errors and Heredia had an outfield assist. 

In the first Cruz hit an RBI double to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Sanchez hit an RBI single, Headley reached on a force attempt error and a run scored and Ellsbury hit a three-run double to make it 5-1.  Torreyes hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-1.  In the third Castro hit an RBI single to make it 7-1.  In the sixth Headley hit a sac fly to make it 8-1 and in the seventh Bird hit a two-run single making it a 10-1 game which was the final. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will now take on the Cleveland Indians for a three game set at home. 

New York Yankees lose rubber game in Minnesota

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 6-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well although it was just one bad inning.  Brett Gardner, Starlin Castro and Clint Frazier each had two hits to lead the inning. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Montgomery lost his fifth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out two and Tommy Kahnle pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jose Berrios started for the Twins and he pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  Berrios won his ninth game of the season.  Tyler Duffey pitched to one batter and struck him out, Taylor Rogers pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Trevor Hildenberger pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  

Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Castro had two hits and Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk.  C. Frazier had two hits, Austin Romine drew a walk and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing. 

Brian Dozier had a hit and drew two walks, Eduardo Escobar had a hit and an RBI and Miguel Sano had a hit and three RBI.  Chris Gimenez had a hit, Ehire Adrianza had two hits and Zack Granite had a hit and two RBI.  Dozier, Adrianza each hit a double and Sano hit a homerun.  The Twins were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Grossman committed an error. 

In the second Granite hit a two-run single, Escobar hit an RBI single and Sano hit a three-run homerun to take a 6-0 lead.  In the seventh Gardner hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three to the Twins and will head to Seattle for a four game series. 

New York Yankees blow lead to A's and lose fourth straight game

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  The game took place at Oakland County Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 7-6.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and had a bad second inning but otherwise he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen once again wasn’t very good and the offense got two hits from Aaron Judge, Starlin Castro and Ronald Torreyes. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up four hits and four runs with four walks and six strikeouts.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and he took his first loss of the season and blew his second save of the season. 

Sean Manaea pitched six innings giving up eight hits and five runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Josh Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Daniel Coulombe pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout and he earned his first win of the season and Santiago Casilla pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out the side and earned his 11^th save of the season. 

Rob Refsnyder had a hit, Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks and Matt Holliday drew two walks.  Castro had two hits and an RBI, Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit.  Torreyes had two hits, Mason Williams had a hit and an RBI and Torreyes hit a double and Judge hit a triple and a homerun.  Carter also hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-8 with seven runners left on base. 

Matt Joyce had two hits and drew a walk, Chad Pinder had a hit and two RBI and Khris Davis drew a walk.  Yonder Alonso drew two walks, Ryan Healy had a hit and Steven Vogt had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Matt Chapman had a hit and three RBI, Jaycob Brugman had a hit and an RBI and Rajai Davis drew a walk.  Vogt and Healy each hit a double and the A’s were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Vogt had a passed ball. 

In the second Vogt hit an RBI double to give the A’s a 1-0 lead.  Chapman hit an RBI ground out to extend the lead to 2-0.  Brugman hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 and Pinder hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  In the third Judge hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the fifth Williams hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  In the sixth Carter hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead and in the seventh increased it to 6-4 on a Castro RBI single.  In the seventh Pinder hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 6-5.  In the eighth Chapman hit a two-run single to give Oakland a 7-6 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees drop a back and forth affair in Oakland

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.  The game took place at Oakland County Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 8-7 in ten innings.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen wasn’t very good.  Starlin Castro and Gary Sanchez had three hits each to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out five.  Chad Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Tyler Clippard pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Dellin Betances pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he took his first loss of the season and first blown save of the season. 

Sonny Gray started for the A’s and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Ryan Madson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and John Axford pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Daniel Coulombe pitched to two batters and retired them both, Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Liam Hendricks pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a  walk and two strikeouts and he won his third game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk.  Castro had three hits and an RBI, Sanchez had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Chase Headley had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks, Chris Carter had two hits and two RBI and Austin Romine had a hit.  Gardner, Sanchez and Castro each hit a double and Carter hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-16 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Castro, Sanchez and Refsndyer each had a stolen base. 

Rajai Davis had a hit, Chad Pinder had three hits and an RBI and Jed Lowrie had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Khris Davis had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Yonder Alonso had two hits and an RBI and Ryan Healy had a hit.  Matt Chapman drew two walks, Josh Phegley had a hit and Steven Vogt drew a walk.  Adam Rosales had a hit and two RBI, Matt Joyce had a hit and an RBI and Phegley, Rosales and Pinder each hit a double.  Lowries hit a triple and a homerun and Alonso also hit a homerun.  The A’s were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

In the first Lowrie hit a solo homerun to give the A’s a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosales hit a two-run double to push the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Headley hit a two-run single cutting the lead to 3-2.  Carter hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the sixth Alonso hit a solo homerun to give the A’s a 4-3 lead.  In the seventh Sanchez hit an RBI double to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the seventh Pinder hit an RBI single to give Oakland back the lead at 5-4, in the eighth Carter hit a solo homerun to tie the game at five and in the bottom of the eighth Joyce grounded into a force out to give Oakland back the lead at 6-5.  In the ninth Sanchez hit an RBI single to tie the game at six and in the tenth Castro hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 7-6 lead.  In the bottom of the tenth Davis hit a two-run walk-off single to give Oakland a 8-7 victory. 

The Yankees have lost three games in a row and will play game two of the four game set with Oakland on Friday night. 

New York Yankees come back falls short in Toronto

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 7-5.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen wasn’t very good either.  The Yankees offense saw Aaron Hicks get two hits and Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro each hit a two-run homerun. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up ten hits and five runs. He walked three and struck out one and lost his third game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Francisco Liriano started for the Jays and he pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out five and won his third game of the season.  Danny Barnes pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Aaron Loup pitched to one batter and struck him out and Ryan Tepera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Joe Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 12^th save of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Judge had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Matt Holliday had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Castro had a hit and two RBI and Hicks had two hits.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Chris Carter had a hit and Hicks, Carter and Holliday each hit a double and Judge and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Sanchez and Carter each committed an error. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit, Josh Donaldson had two hits and two RBI and Jose Bautista had a hit and drew a walk.  Kendrys Morales had a hit and drew a walk, Justin Smoak had two hits and three RBI and Troy Tulowitzki had two hits.  Devon Travis had a hit and an RBI, Ezequiel Carrera had a hit and drew a walk and Luke Maile had a hit.  Tulowitzki hit a double and Donaldson hit two homeruns and Smoak hit a homerun.  The Jays were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Carrera committed an error. 

In the first Donaldson hit a solo homerun giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  Smoak hit a two-run homerun and it was 3-0.  In the third Smoak hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 4-0.   In the fourth a wild pitch made it 5-0 Jays.  In the sixth Judge hit a two-run homerun and Castro hit a two-run homerun and it was 5-4 Jays.  In the sixth Donaldson hit a solo homerun to make it 6-4.  In the seventh Holliday hit an RBI double to make it a 6-5 game and in the bottom of the inning Travis hit a sac fly to make it 7-5 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.  The series is even at one game each. 

New York Yankees lose the rubber game in Baltimore

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 10-4.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched poorly.  Starlin Castro, Aaron Judge and Rob Refsnyder each had two hits. 

Tanaka pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs.  He walked two and struck out four and took his fifth loss of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him, Giovanny Gallegos pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts and Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits. 

Kevin Gausman started for the Orioles and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked five and struck out four and won his third game of the season.  Mychal Givens pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and striking out two, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Mike Wright pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Castro had two hits, Judge had two hits and drew a walk and Chase Headley drew two walks.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Austin Romine had a hit and Refsnyder had two hits.  Hicks, Refsnyder and Judge each hit a double and the Yankees were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Seth Smith had three hits and drew a walk, Adam Jones had three hits and five RBI and Mark Trumbo had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Davis had two hits and three RBI, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and Caleb Joseph had a hit.  J.J. Hardy had two hits, Jones, Hardy, Schoop and Joseph each hit a double and Trumbo hit two doubles.  Jones and Davis each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Schoop committed an error. 

In the third Jones hit an RBI double giving the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  Trumbo hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 3-0.  Davis hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Torreyes hit into an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Jones hit a three-run homerun to make it 7-1 Baltimore.  In the fifth Hicks hit an RBI double and Holliday hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the seventh Davis hit a two-run homerun to make it 9-3.  In the eighth Gardner hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 9-4.  Jones hit an RBI single in the eighth to increase the lead to 10-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three in the series and will head to Toronto for four beginning on Thursday night.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yankees win second in a row in Kansas City

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium and the final score was 11-7.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well for the most part.  Starlin Castro had three hits and five other players had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and won his fourth game of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him, Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one and Giovanny Gallegos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Dellin Betances earned his first save of the season pitching to one batter and retiring him. 

Jason Vargas pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Vargas lost his second game of the season.  Peter Moylan pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with two walks, Seth Maness pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Travis Wood pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Al Alburquerque pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had two hits and two RBI, Gary Sanchez had two hits and drew a walk and Matt Holliday had two hits.  Castro had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks and Chase Headley had a hit and two RBI.  Didi Gregorius had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI.  Castro hit two doubles and Gardner hit a triple.  Hicks hit a homerun and the Yankees were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Headley committed two errors. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit and an RBI, Mike Moustakas had two hits and an RBI and Lorenzo Cain had a hit.  Cheslor Cuthbert had a hit and two RBI, Eric Hosmer had a hit and drew a walk and Salvador Perez had a hit and two RBI.  Jorge Soler had a hit, Brandon Moss had a hit and Whit Merrifield had a hit and an RBI.  Alex Gordon had a hit and drew a walk, Perez and Merrifield each hit a homerun.  The Royals were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cain had a stolen base and Gordon had an outfield assist. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gregorius hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 2-0 and Hicks hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 5-0.  Gardner hit an RBI triple to make it 6-0.  In the fourth Perez hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the fifth Headley hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it an 8-2 lead.  Carter hit an RBI ground out to push the lead to 9-2 and Gardner hit a sac fly to make it 10-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Merrifield hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 10-3.  In the seventh Escobar hit a sac fly making it a 10-4 game.  In the eighth Headley hit into an RBI ground out to make it 11-4 and in the bottom of the ninth Moustakas hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 11-5 and that would be the final score. 

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New York Yankees defeat the Chicago Cubs in a long 18 inning marathon

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 5-4.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched great and the offense was led by Jacoby Ellsbury, Matt Holliday and Brett Gardner who each had two hits. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Aroldis Chapman blew his first save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts.  Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up a hit and he walked two with two strikeouts, Jonathan Holder pitched three innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Chasen Shreve picked up his first win of the season pitching three innings and giving up a hit and three walks and striking out five. 

Jon Lester started for the Cubs and he pitched seven innings and gave up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out nine.  Justin Grimm pitched two innings and gave up three hits and two runs with a strikeout, Wade Davis pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Carl Edwards Jr. pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts.  Koji Uehara pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Mike Montomery pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Brian Duensing pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts.  Pedro Strop took his second loss of the season pitching two innings and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew two walks and Holliday had two hits.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Starlin Castro had two RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew two walks, Gardner had two hits and Judge hit a triple and Ellsbury hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Hicks, Holliday, Gregorius each had a stolen base and Ellsbury was picked off. 

Kyle Schwarber had two hits and drew two walks, Kris Bryant had a hit and drew two walks and Anthony Rizzo had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks.  Ben Zobrist had a hit, Addison Russell drew two walks and John Jay had a hit and drew a walk.  Willson Contreras had a hit, Albert Almora Jr. had two hits and an RBI and Javier Baez had two hits and two RBI.  Schwarber and Rizzo each hit a double and Baez hit a homerun.  The Cubs were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left 18 men on base.  Baez had a stolen base and Bryant and Contreras each committed an error.  Contreras had a pickoff. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI ground out to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Baez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Judge hit an RBI triple to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Ellsbury hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the ninth Almora Jr. hit an RBI single to make it 4-2, Baez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3 and Rizzo was hit by a pitch to tie the game at four.  In the 18^th inning Castro reached on a fielder’s choice and had an RBI to make it 5-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three game series and will head to Cincinnati for a two game series beginning on Monday night. 

New York Yankees offense jumps on Chicago Cubs for victory

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 11-6.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees offense was led by Aaron Hicks who had four hits and Starlin Castro had three hits. 

Montgomery pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three.  Montgomery picked up his second career victory and second of the season.  Tyler Clippard pitched to one batter and retired him, Tommy Layne pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out three. 

Brett Anderson started for the Cubs and he pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up six hits and five runs.  He struck out one and took his second loss of the season.  Felix Pena pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out three.  Rob Zastryzny pitched four innings and gave up three hits and three runs with four walks and a strikeout.  Miguel Montero the catcher pitched a scoreless inning with a couple of walks. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Hicks had four hits and three RBI and Castro had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius had two hits and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and two RBI and Chris Carter drew a walk.  Montgomery drew a walk, Rob Refsnyder drew a walk and Gardner, Castro, Headley and Hicks each hit a double.  Castro and Hicks each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base and Gregorius committed an error.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Ben Zobrist had a hit and an RBI, Kris Bryant drew a walk and Addison Russell had a hit.  Willson Contreras drew a walk, Albert Almora Jr.  had a hit and drew a walk and Javier Baez had two hits and an RBI.  Pena drew a walk, Montero had a hit and two RBI and John Jay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Baez and Jay each hit a double and Zobrist and Russell each hit a triple.  The Cubs were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Anderson committed an error and Bryant also committed an error. 

In the first Hicks hit an RBI single, Castro hit an RBI double, Sanchez hit an RBI single and Headley hit a two-run double to make it 5-0 Yankees.  In the third Carter reached on a force attempt error and pushed the score to 6-0.   In the fourth Castro hit a two-run homerun and extended the Yankees lead to 8-0.  In the fifth Jay hit an RBI ground out to get the Cubs on the board at 8-1.  Zobrist reached on a throwing error and the score was 8-2.  In the seventh Zobrist hit an RBI triple to cut the lead to 8-3.  Hicks hit a three-run homerun in the eighth to extend the Yankees lead to 11-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Baez hit an RBI single to make it 11-4 and Montero hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 11-6 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 going for the sweep. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Yankees lose a sloppy game in PittsburghNe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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