“I think that’s a little early to put that type of pressure on him, ” Girardi said. Having setbacks like this (stinks).
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Betances walked Giovanny Urshela to start the eighth.
Severino allowed a home run in the first inning, then he pitched through the sixth without another.
Making his fourth career start, the 21-year-old Severino (1-2) gave up a one-out homer in the first to fellow rookie Francisco Lindor, but he yielded only two singles and four walks in the remainder of his six gritty innings. Ellsbury singled and Gardner homered to right. He entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the fifth and drew an intentional walk against the right-handed Rumbelow.
He is now the only Yankee starting pitcher to have an ERA under 3.00.
Despite the expectations, young Lindor demonstrates his learning with an early first inning home run over the short right field porch. This season Sabathia has struggled overall, going 4-9 with a 5.24 ERA and 1.42 WHIP.
Girardi has often said the worst part of his job is telling a veteran player they’re being cut at the end of spring training or released during the season. “So I always liked to be against everybody”.
“I faced him yesterday and his fastball is great and his slider is very, very good”, Lindor said. Dont worry. And they did.. He was charged with eight hits and five runs – four earned.
Santana hit a two-run homer off Sabathia in the first inning. “I probably should’ve kept quiet and got in a cab”. He eventually settled down giving the Yankees six innings and gave up one run on six hits.
Dickeys catcher was Josh Thole, who was recalled Sunday from Triple-A Buffalo to catch his knuckleball.
Salazar helped New York add on two runs in the second, when he fielded Ellsbury’s comebacker, spun, and made a wild throw to second base.
The Indians take the series over the Yankees three games to one, something that doesn’t happen a lot for the tribe in the house that Ruth built.
We came in here smoking hot.
Cleveland (57-64) is 8-16 overall at the new Yankee Stadium and 15-36 in its last 51 games played in the Bronx.
DETROIT (AP) – Yovani Gallardo took a shutout into the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers spoiled Randy Wolf’s return to the major leagues. He held off the Yankee empire by mixing up his pitches, and he was not afraid to use a walk rather than allow hard contact. “Their a good ballclub”, Scioscia said.
It was the first legitimate rally since starter CC Sabathia left the game with two outs in the third, but it wasn’t enough as the Yankees lost, 4-3, at the Stadium. He said Sabathia, who did not speak to reporters before Monday night’s game against the Houston Astros, would not accompany the team on its upcoming road trip to Atlanta and Boston beginning on Friday.
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“Of course”, Lindor said, flashing a smile, minutes after his solo shot over the right-field fence pushed the Indians to a 4-3 victory against the Yankees.
