New York Yankees lose to the Kansas City Royals to even series at one

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Carlos Rodon started and pitched great for the first three innings and then got into trouble in the fourth and didn’t even pitch out of it.  The bullpen was great and the offense struggled again. 

Rodon pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four runs on seven hits and he struck out seven.  Rodon took the loss.  Ian Hamilton pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Jake Cousins pitched 1/3 of an inning with a walk and Tim Hill pitched 2/3 of an inning.  Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two, Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Tim Mayza pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Luke Weaver faced one batter and retired him. 

Cole Ragans started for the Royals and he pitched four innings giving up three hits and a run with four walks and five strikeouts.  Angel Zerpa pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and earned his second win of the postseason.  John Schreiber pitched a perfect inning, Kris Bubic pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out two and Lucas Erceg pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  He picked up his third save of the postseason. 

Gleyber Torres drew two walks, Juan Soto drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk.  Austin Wells had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBIK, Jazz Chisholm had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk.  Alex Verdugo had a hit and Jon Berti had a hit.  Chisholm Jr. hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Volpe had a stolen base and Chisholm Jr. committed an error.  Soto had an outfield assist. 

Maikel Garcia had four hits and an RBI, Salvador Perez had a hit and an RBI and Yuli Gurriel had a hit.  Michael Massey had a hit and drew two walks, Tommy Pham had a hit and an RBI and Garrett Hampson had two hits and an RBI.  Kyle Isbel had a hit, Perez hit a homerun and the Royals were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Pham had a stolen base and Garcia had a stolen base.  Isbel was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the third Stanton hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fourth Perez hit a solo homerun tying the game at one.  Pham hit an RBI single, Hampson hit an RBI single and Garcia hit an RBI single giving the Royals a 4-1 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2 but that would be the final score.  The series is tied 1-1 going to Kansas City for Game 3 on Wednesday night. 

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

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-4.  Gerrit Cole started and pitched well.  The bullpen wasn’t good, Luke Weaver got roughed up and Michael Tonkin pitched poorly also.  Alex Verdugo, Giancarlo Stanton, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Cole pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and ten strikeouts.  Weaver lost his third game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk, Tonkin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Mark Leiter Jr. pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning. 

Cody Bradford started for the Rangers and he pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with seven strikeouts.  He won his fourth game of the season, Jose Leclerc pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Gerson Garabito pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Verdugo had two hits, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Stanton had two hits and two RBI.  Chisholm Jr. had two hits and an RBI and Torres had two hits and an RBI.  Stanton hit a double, Stanton and Chisholm Jr. each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Chisholm Jr. had a stolen base and Volpe committed an error. 

Josh Smith had two hits and an RBI, Corey Seager had two hits and three RBI and Marcus Semien had a hit.  Josh Jung had a hit, Wyatt Langford had two hits and Nathaniel Lowe had two hits.  Adolis Garcia had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Leody Taveras had two hits and two RBI, Carson Kelly had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Taveras hit a double, Seager hit a homerun and the Rangers were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Langford had a stolen base and Semien committed an error. 

In the bottom of the second Torres hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the fourth Garcia hit an RBI single tying the game at one.  In the top of the sixth Kelly had an RBI walk and Smith hit a sac fly giving the Rangers a 3-1 lead.  Seager hit a three-run homerun pushing the lead to 6-1.  In the top of the seventh Taveras hit a two-run double and Kelly hit an RBI single extending the lead to 9-1.  In the bottom of the eight Stanton hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 9-3 and Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homerun making it 9-4 but that was the final score.  The two teams will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees fall to the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-5.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen was good and the offense was led by Anthony Volpe who had three hits. 

Stroman pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Stroman lost his sixth game of the season.  Michael Tonkin pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts, Tim Hill pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Enyel De Los Santos pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Jake Cousins pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Kevin Gausman started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out two.  Genesis Cabrera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Bendon Little pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and won his first game of the season and Zach Pop pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chad Green picked up his eighth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Juan Soto had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Austin Wells had two hits.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Ben Rice drew two walks.  Volpe had three hits and two RBI.  Soto, Volpe and Stanton each hit a double and Judge and Volpe each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runnners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Verdugo and Soto each had an outfield assist. 

George Springer had a hit, Joey Loperfido had two hits and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Spencer Horwitz had two hits and two RBI, Daulton Varsho had a hit and Ernei Clement had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Davis Schneider had a hit, Leo Jimenez drew a walk and Brian Serven had two hits and two RBI.  Clement, Guerrero Jr. and Schneider each hit a double.  Loperfido hit a triple and the Blue Jays were 7-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Varsho committed an error and Loperfido had an outfield assist. 

In the top of the first Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single and Clement hit a two-run double giving the Jays a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the top of the third Horwitz hit an RBI single and Clement hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 5-2.  Serven hit a two-run single extending the lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Volpe hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-4.  Wells hit an RBI single and it was a 7-5 game.  In the top of the sixth Horwitz hit an RBI single making it 8-5 Jays and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

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 are beat up by the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Carlos Rodon started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense only managed three hits. 

Rodon pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and eight runs with seven of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three and took his fourth loss of the season.  Yoendrys Gomez pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three walks with five strikeouts and Phil Bickford pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Chris Sale started for the Braves and he won his 10^th game of the season pitching five innings and giving up a hit and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Daysbel Hernandez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Jesse Chavez pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Dylan Lee pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Grant Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Jahmai Jones had a hit and drew a walk.  DJ LeMahieu had an RBI and drew a walk, Jones hit a triple and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Volpe was caught stealing and Jones committed an error. 

Jarred Kelenic had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Ozzie Albies had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Marcell Ozuna drew a walk.  Matt Olson had two hits and two RBI, Austin Riley had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Sean Murphy had two hits.  Ramon Laureano had three hits and an RBI, Laureano hit three doubles, Albies and Murphy also hit a double.  Albies, Riley and Olson each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

In the top of the first Albies hit a two-run homerun giving the Braves a 2-0 lead.  Riley hit a solo homerun increasing the lead to 3-0.  In the top of the second Kelenic hit an RBI single and the Braves lead pushed to 4-0.  In the bottom of the second LeMahieu hit an RBI groundout cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the top of the third Laureano hit an RBI double and the lead was 5-1 Braves.  In the top of the fourth Olson hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 7-1.  Murphy hit an RBI double and it was 8-1 Braves and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees slug the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 8-1.  Luis Gil started for the Yankees, and he pitched well but not long because of some wildness.  The bullpen pitched well, and Alex Verdugo led the offense with three hits and four RBI in his return to Boston. 

Gil pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with four walks and six strikeouts.  Gil won his ninth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning with two walks and two strikeouts, Caleb Ferguson pitched 1 1/3 innings and striking out four and Victor Gonzalez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Michael Tonkin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Brayan Bello started for the Red Sox, and he pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five and took his fourth loss of the season.  Cam Booser pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Zack Kelly pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.  Chase Anderson pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Juan Soto had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Verdugo had three hits and four RBI, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jose Trevino had a hit and an RBI, Soto, Verdugo and Judge each hit a double and Verdugo and Trevino each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Volpe had two stolen bases. 

Jarren Duran had a hit and drew two walks, Rafael Devers drew two walks and Masataka Yoshida drew a walk.  Connor Wong had a hit and drew a walk, Enmanuel Valdez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jamie Westbrook had a hit.  Ceddanne Rafaela had a hit, Valdez hit a double and the Red Sox were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Bello and O’Neill each committed an error. 

In the first Verdugo hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Cabrera reached on an error and a run scored to make it 3-0 Yankees.  In the bottom of the fourth Valdez hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Verdugo hit an RBI double, Rizzo hit an RBI single and it was 5-1 Yankees.  In the ninth Trevino hit a solo homerun, Judge hit an RBI double and Verdugo hit an RBI single to push the lead to 8-1 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday 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 offense continues to struggle in loss to Orioles

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 4-2.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees, and he pitched ok, Luke Weaver was great in relief.  Juan Soto and Austin Wells led the offense with two hits each.   

Cortes pitched six innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Cortes took his third loss of the season.  Weaver pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Dean Kremer started for the Orioles and he pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Keegan Akin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jacob Webb pitched 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Soto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Austin Wells had two hits and an RBI and Trent Grisham drew a walk.  Wells and Soto each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Torres committed an error. 

Gunnar Henderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Adley Rutschman had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Santander had a hit and drew a walk.  Jordan Westburg had a hit, Jorge Mateo had a hit and Cedric Mullins had a hit.  James McCann had a hit and an RBI, Colton Cowser had a hit and Santander, Mateo and McCann each hit a double.  The Orioles were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Mullins was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the second Westburg reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored giving the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the third Wells hit a solo homerun tying the game at one.  In the bottom of the fourth McCann hit an RBI double giving the Orioles a 2-1 lead.  Henderson hit an RBI single and the lead was extended to 3-1.  Rutschman hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 4-1.  In the sixth Soto hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2 but that was the closest it would be.  The final score was 4-2 Orioles.  The two teams will play game three of four on Wednesday 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 led by Aaron Judge hold off the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Ontario, Canada and the final score was 7-4.  Jimmy Cordero started as an opener and pitched great and Jhonny Brito pitched well as the bulk guy.  The offense was led by Aaron Judge who hit two homeruns and had three walks. 

Cordero pitched two perfect innings.  Brito won his third game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up six hits and four runs with only one being earned.  He walked none and struck out two, Ian Hamilton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Michael King earned his third save of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Alek Manoah lost his fourth game of the season pitching four innings and giving up six hits and five runs with seven walks and three strikeouts.  Nate Pearson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a run and two walks with a strikeout, Tim Mayza pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jay Jackson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Yimi Garcia pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jake Bauers drew a walk, Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew three walks and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Willie Calhoun had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Volpe had a hit.  Oswaldo Cabrera drew three walks, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk.  Volpe and Rizzo each hit a double and Judge hit two homeruns and Calhoun hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Bauers had a stolen base and Cabrera was picked off.  Torres committed an error. 

George Springer had an RBI, Bo Bichette had two hits and an RBI and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and an RBI.  Matt Chapman had a hit, Whit Merrifield had a hit and an RBI and Brandon Belt had a hit.  Kevin Kiermaier had two hits.  Kiermaier, Chapman and Guerrero Jr. each hit a double and the Blue Jays were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Merrifield committed an error and Manoah had a pickoff. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun and Calhoun hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Higashioka hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 4-0.  Judge drew an RBI walk extending the lead to 5-0.  In the sixth Rizzo hit an RBI double and it was 6-0.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the eighth making it 7-0.  In the bottom of the eighth Merrifield hit an RBI single, Springer had an RBI groundout and Bichette hit an RBI single and it was 7-3 Yankees.  Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 7-4 but that was as close as it would get.  The Yankees took the first game of the series and the two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees rally for a wild win over the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-8.  It was a wild game that saw the Yankees get down 6-0 and then rally back against one of the best pitchers in baseball. 

Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen did a good job and the offense was led by Anthony Rizzo who had three hits. 

Cortes pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jimmy Cordero pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and picked up his third win of the season, Ron Marinaccio pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs and Clay Holmes pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out three.  Wandy Peralta picked up his second save of the season and he pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Ryan Thompson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and five runs with two walks and he took his first loss of the season.  Javy Guerra pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jalen Beeks pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Gleyber Torres drew two walks, Aaron Judge had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk and Rizzo had three hits.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Harrison Bader drew a walk and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and two RBI.  Anthony Volpe had a hit, Jake Bauers had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Rizzo hit a double, Higashioka hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Volpe had two stolen bases. 

Yandy Diaz had two hits and four RBI, Wander Franco had a hit and Randy Arozarena had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Isaac Paredes had a hit, Brandon Lowe had a hit and Taylor Walls had a hit and an RBI.  Manuel Margot drew a walk, Luke Raley had a hit and Jose Siri drew a walk.  Francisco Mejia had two hits, Franco hit a double and Diaz hit a homerun.  The Rays were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the second Walls hit an RBI single to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Diaz hit a grand-slam pushing the lead to 5-0 and Arozarena hit an RBI single making it 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Higashioka hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-2.  Judge hit a two-run homerun and it was 6-4 Rays.  In the bottom of the sixth a wild pitch made it 6-5 and a Judge homerun gave the Yankees the lead at 7-6.  Cabrera hit a two-run single increasing the lead to 9-6.  In the seventh Arozarena hit a two-run single cutting the lead to 9-8 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees slam their way to victory over the Oakland Athletics

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-2.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen pitched well also and Gleyber Torres and Anthony Rizzo led the team with two hits each. 

Cortes pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio won his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and he walked two and struck out one, Ian Hamilton pitched a perfect inning with a  couple of strikeouts and Nick Ramirez pitched two innings giving up two hits and he walked one and struck out one. 

J.P. Sears started for Oakland and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Sears lost his third game of the season, Austin Pruitt pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Sam Long pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Torres had two hits and an RBI, Rizzo had two hits and drew a walk and DJ LeMahieu had a hit and two RBI.  Harrison Bader had a hit and drew a walk, Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and two RBI and Jose Trevino had a hit.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and two RBI, Torres hit a double and Bader hit a triple.  Cabrera, Torres, LeMahieu and Hicks each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Esteury Ruiz had two hits, Carlos Perez had a hit and drew a walk and Brent Rooker had a hit and drew two walks.  Jesus Aguilar had a hit and drew a walk, JJ Bleday had a hit and Jordan Diaz had a hit.  Tony Kemp had a hit and an RBI, Jace Peterson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Nick Allen had a hit.  Ruiz hit a double and the Athletics were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Ruiz had a stolen base. 

In the bottom of the fifth Cabrera hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Kemp hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 2-1.  Peterson had an RBI walk and the game was tied at two.  In the bottom of the sixth Torres hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  LeMahieu hit a two-run homerun and the lead was extended to 5-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Hicks hit a two-run homerun and the lead was pushed to 7-2 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees fail to deliver in the clutch as they fall to the San Francisco Giants

 The New York Yankees lost to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at 

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Clarke Schmidt started for the 

Yankees and he didn't pitch well, the bullpen also had their struggles.  Aaron Judge led the offense with 

three hits.  

Schmidt started for the Yankees pitching 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk 

and five strikeouts.  Wandy Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Michael King

pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and he took his first

loss of the season.  Albert Abreu pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Clay 

Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Jimmy Cordero pitched to one 

batter and got him out.  

Alex Cobb started for the Giants and he pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with one

being earned, he walked one and struck out six.  Jakob Junis pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three 

hits and a run with two strikeouts and he won his first game of the season.  John Brebbia pitched 

a perfect inning, Taylor Rogers pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Camilo Doval pitched 

an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a stirkeout, he earned his first save of the

season.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit, 

an RBI and drew two walks.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and an 

RBI and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Anthony Volpe had two hits, the first two of his major league 

career.  LeMahieu and Rizzo each hit a double and Stanton and Donaldson each hit a homerun.  

The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Volpe had a stolen

base.  

LaMonte Wade Jr. had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Thairo Estrada had a hit and an RBI and Joc 

Pederson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Yastrzemski had two hits and an RBI, David 

Villar had two hits and Brandon Crawford had three hits and three RBI.  Blake Sabol had a hit, 

Yastrzemski hit two doubles and Crawford hit a double.  Pederson and Crawford each hit a homerun.

The Giants were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Wade Jr. had a 

stolen base and Crawford had a stolen base.  Cobb committed an error.  

In the bottom of the first Stanton reached on a fielder's choice error and a run scored giving the Yankees

a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Stanton hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  

In the top of the fourth Pederson hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  Crawford hit a two-run

homerun giving the Giants a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Rizzo hit an RBI double to tie the game

at three.  In the sixth Wade Jr. hit an RBI single giving the Giants back the lead at 4-3.  Estrada hit 

an RBI single pushing the Giants lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Donaldson hit a solo homerun

cutting the lead to 5-4.  In the top of the ninth Yastrzemski hit an RBI double and Crawford hit an 

RBI single extending the Giants lead to 7-4.  In the bottom of the ninth Judge hit an RBI single cutting

the lead to 7-5 but that was as close as the Yankees would come as Stanton grounded into a double

play with the bases loaded to end the game.  

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series, the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.  

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 defeat the Minnesota Twins with some good offense

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 10-4.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well, the bullpen was great.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with three hits and three other players had two hits. 

Taillon pitched four innings giving up nine hits and four runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge picked up his second win of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up a hit, Wandy Peralta pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Ron Marinaccio pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Cole Sands started for the Twins and he pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Sands also lost his second game of the season.  Juan Minaya pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks and three strikeouts, Yennier Cano pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two walks and he struck out one and Tyler Duffey pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Trevor Megill pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had three hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and three RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had two hits and drew two walks and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit.  Jose Trevino had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Joey Gallo had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Judge, Stanton and Rizzo each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Rizzo, Donaldson and Luetge each committed an error. 

Luis Arraez had two hits, Byron Buxton had a hit and Jorge Polanco had four hits and two RBI.  Max Kepler had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Gio Urshela had two hits and Gilberto Celestino had a hit.  Jermaine Palacios  had a hit and an RBI, Buxton and Polanco each hit a double and Polanco hit a homerun.  The Twins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Stanton hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the first Kepler hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the third Polanco hit an RBI double making it 3-2.  In the fourth Judge hit an RBI single pushing the Yankees lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the fourth Palacios hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the fifth LeMahieu drew an RBI walk making it a 5-3 game.  In the bottom of the fifth Polanco hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh Rizzo hit a three-run homerun extending the Yankees lead to 8-4.  In the eighth Trevino hit an RBI single and Gallo hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 10-4 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees win fifth straight game with win over the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen was great and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Michael King won his second game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out two and Clay Holmes pitched an inning with two strikeouts and he saved his second game of the season. 

Tyler Wells started for the Orioles and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with four strikeouts.  Joey Krehbiel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season.  Felix Bautista pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and struck out one, Dillon Tate pitched an inning striking out one and Travis Lakins Sr. pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Judge had two hits and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Stanton had two hits and three RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew a walk and Joey Gallo had a hit and an RBI.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit, Stanton and Gallo each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Cedric Mullins had a hit, Trey Mancini drew a walk and Anthony Santander had a hit and two RBI.  Ramon Urias had two hits, Jorge Mateo had a hit which was a double and Santander hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Mateo was caught stealing and picked off. 

In the bottom of the first Stanton hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Santander hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the sixth Stanton hit a sac fly giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Gallo hit a solo homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 4-2.  A wild pitch made it a 5-2 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Thursday afternoon. 

New York Yankees win second straight over Red Sox

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

strikeout and earned his first save of the season.  

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

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

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

a strikeout.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers

 The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at 

Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida and the final score was 6-2.  Gerrit Cole made his final

spring tuneup before Opening Day on Thursday and he pitched well.  The bullpen also pitched well and 

Anthony Rizzo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Kyle Higashioka each had two hits to lead the offense.  

Cole pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out five.  Ron 

Marinaccio pitched a perfect inning, Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts

and Chad Green picked up the win pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a walk.  

Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out one and Albert

Abreu pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts.  

Rizzo had two hits and two RBI, Carlos Narvaez had a hit and two RBI and Gleyber Torres drew a walk.  

Kiner-Falefa had two hits, Higashioka had two hits and two RBI and Ender Inciarte drew two walks.  

Eduardo Torrealba had a hit, Narvaez hit a double and Higashioka hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 

3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Torres was caught stealing and Green had

a pickoff.  

In the bottom of the third Javier Baez reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored giving the Tigers a 1-0

lead.  In the top of the fifth Higashioka hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the 

sixth Miguel Cabrera hit a solo homerun to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.  In the top of the seventh 

Higashioka hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Rizzo hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a

4-2 lead and Narvaez hit a two-run double pushing the lead to 6-2.  6-2 would be the final score.  

The Yankees will take on the Atlanta Braves at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on 

Saturday.  

New York Yankees sweep the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 6-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched well and Giancarlo Stanton and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with two hits each. 

Montgomery pitched five innings giving up seven hits and a run.  He walked none and struck out four.  Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts, Joely Rodriguez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one being earned and Chad Green earned his 10^th win of the season.  Green pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Chapman earned his 30^th save of the season. 

Eduardo Rodriguez started for the Red Sox and he pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Garrett Richards pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout and Adam Ottavino pitched giving up two hits and two runs without recording an out.  Ryan Brasier pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit. 

LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit and two RBI.  Stanton had two hits and two RBI, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Brett Gardner had a hit, Gio Urshela had a hit and drew a walk and Tyler Wade had a hit.  Rizzo and Judge each hit a double, Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Wade was caught stealing twice and LeMahieu and Gallo each committed an error.  Gallo had an outfield assist. 

Kike Hernandez had two hits and drew a a walk, Hunter Renfroe had a hit and Rafael Devers had two hits.  Xander Bogaerts had a hit, J.D. Martinez had a hit and an RBI and Christian Arroyo had a hit.  Jose Iglesias had a hit, Alex Verdugo had two hits and Christian Vasquez had an RBI.  Devers hit a double and the Red Sox were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Devers had a stolen base. 

In the bottom of the fourth Martinez hit a sac fly to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Urshela hit into a double play and a run scored to tie the game at one.  LeMahieu hit an RBI single and gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Vazquez hit a sac fly tying the score at two.  Schwarber reached on a fielding error by Gallo and the Red Sox took a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Judge hit a two-run double and Stanton hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 6-3 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees swept the three-game series and now have a one game lead over the Red Sox and two over the Blue Jays for the top wild card spot.  They will be off on Monday and start a three-game series in Toronto on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees rally late to defeat the Minnesota Twins

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5 in ten innings.  Luis Gil started for the Yankees and got off to a bad start but then battled it out for six innings.  The bullpen was good and Joey Gallo led the offense with two hits. 

Gil pitched six innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Andrew Heaney pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out two batters, Albert Abreu pitched to one batter and retired him and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he earned his eighth win of the season.

John Gant started for the Twins and he only pitched 2/3 of an inning walking a batter.  He left with an injury.  Luke Farrell pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two, Caleb Thielbar pitched an inning giving up a hit and Kyle Barraclough pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk.  Tyler Duffey pitched two innings giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout, Alex Colome pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with four strikeouts and Ralph Garza Jr. pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He took his third loss of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Gallo had two hits and an RBI, Luke Voit drew a walk and Tyler Wade drew a walk.  Anthony Rizzo drew a walk, Sanchez had a hit and an RBI and Gardner hit a double.  Gallo and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Wade had a stolen base. 

Luis Arraez had two hits, Byron Buxton had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jorge Polanco had a hit and two RBI.  Josh Donaldson drew a walk, Max Kepler had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Sano had three hits and two RBI.  Arraez hit a double and Polanco, Sano and Buxton each hit a homerun.  The Twins were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Polanco hit a two-run homerun and Sano hit a two-run homerun giving the Twins a 4-0 lead.  In the third Buxton hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the sixth LeMahieu hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Gallo hit a solo homerun making it a 5-2 game.  In the bottom of the eight Judge hit the big blow which was a three-run homerun tying the game at five.  In the tenth Sanchez hit a walk-off RBI single to give the Yankees a 6-5 victory.  The Yankees will now head to Baltimore to take on the Orioles for three games beginning Tuesday night.