Starlin Castro hit a third-inning grand slam off Josh Tomlin that gave the Yankees a six-run lead, while Mark Teixeira had two hits after tearfully announcing his retirement as NY defeated Cleveland 13-7 on Friday night. They added runs in the fourth and fifth when Gregorius homered into the lower rows of the right-field seats and Teixeira doubled over Davis’ head in left field. The team was outscored 50-32 overall in losing four of its previous five games.
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“Every kid playing whiffle ball in the backyard or playing Little League, you dream of being a Major League Baseball player”, said Teixeira.
Shawn Morimando, a 23-year-old left-hander recalled before the game, made his second big league appearance and gave up four runs while getting three outs as the Yankees stretched their lead to 11-4.
The Indians have a two-game lead over Detroit with 53 games left.
An irate Napoli, who jawed extensively with Barrett after strike two as well, screamed and pointed in the umpires face and might have nicked him with the bill of his helmet.
“We’re a confident group”, Indians first baseman Mike Napoli said.
The Yankees took a 1-0 lead two batters in when Brett Gardner tripled and scored on Ellsbury’s sacrifice fly.
He doubled in the first inning after warm ovation, then legged out a single in the third and took third on Brian McCann’s double. He swatted his 400th career home run on July 3 this year, a towering two-run shot off righty Carlos Villanueva against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. He gave up a walk and a hit, but managed to limit the damage to one run, due in part to a great defensive play from Mark Teixeira to retire the speedy Francisco Lindor.
Reds starter Dan Straily (7-6) needed just 41 pitches to remain flawless through four innings before giving up a homer to Matt Joyce in the fifth.
Kipnis connected leading off the fourth for Cleveland’s first hit, his fourth homer against the Yankees this year.
ROYALS 7, BLUE JAYS 1 Yordano Ventura pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Kendrys Morales hit a grand slam, and host Kansas City beat Toronto. Tanaka, hit hard Tuesday by the Mets, is 0-2 with a 5.71 ERA in three career starts against Cleveland. Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez, who won the 2010 AL Cy Young, earned the win Friday when he faced Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim RHP Tim Lincecum, a two-time NL Cy Young victor for the San Francisco Giants in 2008 and 2009.
Kluber (11-8) struck out eight in eight innings of five-hit ball, beating CC Sabathia (6-9) in a matchup of pitchers who won the AL Cy Young Award with Cleveland. Teixeira played in Atlanta until the 2008 trade deadline when the Braves shipped him out to the Angels for Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Stephen Marek.
Lester (12-4) had eight strikeouts and allowed two runs and nine hits.
Machado is also the first Orioles player to hit a trio of homers in a game since Chris Davis in 2014.
PITTSBURGH – Billy Hamilton had three hits, scored three runs, stole four bases and made a leaping, backhand catch in center field to help Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh. Bryant’s home run was his 27th this season, one more than the two-time All-Star had in 2015 when he was the NL’s rookie of the year.
METS 3, TIGERS 1 Neil Walker hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the top of the ninth, and visiting NY beat Detroit to avoided a series sweep.
Here are three takeaways from what was an emotional press conference for the Yankees first baseman.
Rosario’s seventh homer put the Twins up 3-2 after Erasmo Ramirez (7-9) walked Eduardo Escobar.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Miguel Sano belted two home runs to lift Minnesota to a series victory over Tampa Bay.
