But a cataclysmic unraveling by the NY relievers overshadowed Sanchez’s standout performance.
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The only other Toronto pitchers in franchise history to go 10-0 over an 11-game span are Roy Halladay in 2003 and Roger Clemens in 1997.
Early on, this looked like an easy Yankee win. He had given up four hits, walked none and struck out two.
Gary Sanchez launched a pair of home runs before the Blue Jays’ offensive onslaught. One out later, Tulowitzki singled and Martin, the former Yankee, gave the Blue Jays the lead with his 12th home run.
On Tuesday night, though, Warren resorted back to his old ways. “I would’ve used [Betances] for four outs maybe tonight, but we never got there”.
The late rally made a victor out of reliever Scott Feldman who came into the game after a 40-minute rain delay forced starter Marco Estrada out of the game after four innings. While Pineda has an ugly 4.89 ERA on the season, he’s been very good for the last two and a half months, holding opponents to a.284 on base percentage since the start of June. It’s safe to say he had plenty left in the tank before the Yankees had to pull him following the delay that lasted a little over 40 minutes. Hours after the rains cleared, Toronto’s thunder didn’t stop.
Didi Gregorius also homered for the Yankees, who squandered a chance to move within 4 1/2 games of first place.
Despite turning to his cutter the third-most of any pitch on Monday (14.42%), this was the lowest total on the season, except for Green’s first start in which he didn’t throw the pitch at all (he only threw fastballs, sinkers, and sliders).
It all started in the sixth inning with a double off the bat of Devon Travis. Edwin Encarnacion hit his 34th home run of the season, a two-run shot that tied it. It continued with Adam Warren in the eighth.
The Jays would strike again in the eighth, but not before some wonderful relief work by Scott Feldman who tossed 57 pitches and struck out five batters including the last four he faced. After the action resumed, however, the Blue Jays scored 12 unanswered runs to put this one out of reach.
Green left the game after 6 innings because of a high pitch count (104 pitches), but finished with a line of 2 hits, no walks and 11 strikeouts. Before the rain delay, the Yankees owned a 6 – 0 lead.
Yankees rookie Gary Sanchez got things started, belting a solo shot in the second inning for his third homer in the major leagues.
And Sabathia said he thinks his new teammates may be able to get the Yankees to where they want to go. Young slugger Aaron Judge, becoming a fast fan favourite, then slugged a double to the wall in right-centre, scoring the game’s first run. EE would ground into a fielders choice, but it would be for his 100th RBI on the season, and we’re only halfway through August.
Travis then singled to bring home a run, and Shreve walked Donaldson to plate another. That’s one heck of a comeback when you consider it stood at.569 back on May 9.
BRONX, NY- The last time that lightning flashed above, and rain fell inside Yankee Stadium, Alex Rodriguez and his family were heading for cover last Friday at home against the Tampa Bay Rays during a pre-game ceremony.
Josh Donaldson, owner of the fifth-best wOBA this season (.405), did not look the part on Monday, striking out twice against against Green with a groundout. It’s a small sample size, but 15 earned runs over such a small amount of innings pitched is not great, Bob. Tickets start from $17 in the outfield bleachers across the three-game series. “He understands their repertoire; he sees pitches and gives you tough at-bats”.
The late rally made a victor out of reliever Scott Feldman who came into the game after a 40-minute rain delay forced starter Marco Estrada out of the game after four innings.
Happ regrouped, getting the unsafe Evan Longoria to ground out to second, which advanced both base runners 90 feet.
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Anthony Swarzak, who followed Pineda to the mound in the sixth inning following the delay, allowed the first four runs, including back-to-back homers by Troy Tulowitzki and Russell Martin.
