New York Yankees bats wake up in Minnesota as they got a much needed victory

 

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 8-4.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense broke out with five guys having two hits and 14 hits overall. 

Montgomery pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs.  He walked none and struck out six.  Jonathan Loaisiga won his fifth game of the season, he pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings.  Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Wandy Peralta pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Michael Pineda started for the Twins and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Jorge Alcala pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout, Alex Colome pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Luke Farrell pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Taylor Rogers pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs and he took his third loss of the season and Griffin Jax pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had two RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had two hits.  Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, Gio Urshela had a hit and Gary Sanchez had two hits and two RBI.  Roughned Odor had a hit, Clint Frazier had a hit and Miguel Andujar had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, LeMahieu and Odor each hit a double and Sanchez and Andujar each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Wade committed an error. 

Josh Donaldson had a hit, Miguel Sano had a hit and Ryan Jeffers had two hits and two RBI.  Trevor Larnach had two hits, Rob Refsnyder had two hits and an RBI and Alex Kirilloff had a hit.  Andrelton Simmons had a hit, Jeffers and Refsnyder each hit a double and the Twins were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Pineda, Astudillo, Polanco and Simmons each committed an error. 

In the bottom of the first Jeffers hit a two-run double giving the Twins a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Judge drew an RBI walk and a wild pitch scored the second run to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Gardner hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Refsnyder hit an RBI double tying the game at three.  In the eighth LeMahieu reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  Another fielder’s choice produced another run pushing the lead to 5-3.  In the ninth Sanchez hit a two-run homerun and Andujar hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 8-3.  In the bottom of the ninth Astudillo grounded into a force out and a run scored to make it 8-4 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees drop second straight to the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, Chad Green was terrible in relief.  Gio Urshela had two hits and Gleyber Torres had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Taillon pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a walk with a strikeout, Green lost his fourth game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout.  Wandy Peralta pitched to one batter and got him out and Brooks Kriske pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 5 1/3 innings for the Red Sox and he gave up five hits and three runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Garrett Whitlock pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Adam Ottavino pitched a perfect inning and Brandon Workman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one.  Matt Barnes pitched to one batter and struck him out earning his 14^th save of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Urshela had two hits.  Torres had a hit and three RBI, Chris Gittens drew a walk and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, Clint Frazier had a hit and Urshela hit a double.  Torres hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Andujar had an outfield assist. 

Danny Santana had a hit, Alex Verdugo ahd two hits and drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had a hit.  Rafael Devers had two hits and two RBI.  Hunter Renfroe had two hits, Marwin Gonzalez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Kiki Hernandez had a hit and an RBI.  Christian Vasquez had two hits and an RBI, Bobby Dalbec had a hit and two RBI and Verdugo, Bogaerts, Gonzalez, Hernandez and Vasquez each hit a double.  Dalbec hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  In the fourth Torres hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Devers hit a two-run single to tie the game at two.  Gonzalez hit an RBI double and it was 3-2 Red Sox.  In the bottom of the sixth Torres hit a sac fly to tie the game at three.  In the eighth Hernandez hit an RBI double, Vazquez hit an RBI double and Dalbec hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 7-3 which would be the final score. 

New York Yankees are defeated by the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees were defeated on Friday night by the Boston Red Sox.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Michael King started for the Yankees and he wasn’t great.  DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

King pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked none and struck out five and took his third loss of the season.  Lucas Luetge pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Nestor Cortes pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out four. 

Nathan Eovaldi started for the Red Sox and he pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with only one of them being earned.  He won his seventh game of the season and he struck out seven without allowing a walk.  Hirokazu Sawamura pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out five and Matt Barnes pitched an inning with three strikeouts.  He earned his 13^th save of the season. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew a walk and Judge had two hits and an RBI.  Gio Urshela had a hit, Torres had two hits and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Alex Verdugo had a hit, J.D. Martinez had a hit and Xander Bogaerts had two hits.  Rafael Devers had a hit and three RBI, Hunter Renfroe had a hit and Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and two RBI.  Christian Arroyo had a hit, Martinez hit a double and Gonzalez hit two doubles.  Devers hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gonzalez committed two errors. 

In the first Devers hit a three-run homerun to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth Gonzalez hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Judge hit a solo homerun and an error brought home another run cutting the lead to 5-2.  That would be the final score. 

New York Mets lose in extras to the Arizona Diamondbacks

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and the final score was 6-5 in 11 innings.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Dom Smith led the offense with three RBI. 

Stroman pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with six strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Aaron Loup pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout.  He blew his first save of the season.  Trevor May lost his second game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and two runs with one being earned.  He walked one and struck out none. 

Caleb Smith started for the Diamonbacks and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Joe Mantiply pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks, Taylor Clarke pitched to one batter and got him out and Joakim Soria pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Stefan Crichton pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Alex Young won his second game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Francisco Lindor had a hit and an RBI and Pete Alonso had a hit and drew a walk.  Smith had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Billy McKinney had a hit and Mason Williams drew a walk.  James McCann had a hit and an RBI, McKinney and McCann hit a double and Lindor hit a triple.  Smith hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Smith had a stolen base and Villar was caught stealing.  Villar and McKinney each committed an error. 

Josh Rojas had a hit and an RBI, Ketel Marte had three hits and drew a walk and Eduardo Escobar had two hits.  Pavin Smith had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Josh Reddick had two hits and two RBI and Stephen Vogt had a hit.  Nick Ahmed had a hit, Marte and Reddick each hit a double and Smith hit a homerun.  The Diamondbacks were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Smith had a pickoff. 

In the fourth Smith hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Lindor hit an RBI triple to push the lead to 3-0 and Smith hit a sac fly making it 4-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Smith hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the bottom of the ninth Rojas hit an RBI single and the game was tied at four.  In the tenth McCann hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 5-4 lead and in the bottom of the tenth Reddick hit a two-run double to give the Diamondbacks a 6-5 victory. 

New York Yankees hold on to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did their job and Gio Urshela and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with only one being earned.  He walked two and struck out six.  Montgomery won his third game of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Chad Green pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman earned his 12^th save of the season pitching an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  McClanahan lost his first game of the season.  Ryan Thompson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Colin McHugh pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts and Jeffrey Springs pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew a walk and Urshela had two hits and two RBI.  Torres had two hits and drew a walk, Roughned Odor had a hit, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Clint Frazier had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Sanchez, Torres and Urshela each hit a double.  Urshela hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Torres was picked off and Odor and Montgomery each committed an error.  Montgomery had a pick off. 

Randy Arozarena drew a walk, Yandy Diaz had an RBI, Ji-Man Choi had a hit and an RBI.  Austin Meadows had a hit, Mike Brosseau had two hits and Manuel Margot had an RBI and drew a walk.  Francisco Mejia had a hit, Taylor Walls had a hit and drew two walks and Mike Zunino drew a walk.  Brosseau hti a double and the Rays were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Wendle and Walls each had a stolen base.  Arozarena was caught stealing.  Springs had a pickoff. 

In the first Urshela hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Margot reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Frazier hit a two-run single to push the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Diaz hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Choi hit an RBI single making it a 4-3 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Thursday afternoon.