The official word from the New York Yankees was that he injured his knee, but there were unsourced and unconfirmed non-rumors that it was due to him taking off a mask that was sustaining his breathing.
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While the Yankees are extremely popular in Puerto Rico, Lindor actually grew up a Red Sox fan.
“You’re digging the fact that you’re right there”, Maddon said.
Lindor became the first left-handed batter to homer off Betances (6-3), who had faced 302 left-handed hitters without allowing a homer.
“For the first time I feel like I belong”, Severino said. The dark forces had not taken back the game, but they had made it seem as if it were only a matter of time. He has a 6.55 ERA (60 ERA+) and a 4.94 FIP in 33 total innings with New York this year, and was designated for assignment over the weekend. “It’s just frustrating that I can’t do it every time”. Despite such threats, Carlos Santana hits a first inning 2-run home run off him and later walks. He threw nine pitches before walking Drew, putting his pitch count at 103. “That swing is in there and we just haven’t seen it very much”. Pretty usual. This way he’ll get two days.
Sabathia allowed four hits and walked a season high four batters.
He struck out Yan Gomes with a 91 miles per hour fastball for the second out of the third.
New York Yankees trainer Steve Donohue, left, talks to New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia on the mound in the third inning before New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi removed Sabathia from the baseball game against… Gardners stolen base was the 200th of his career, making him the sixth Yankee to reach the milestone, joining Derek Jeter, Rickey Henderson, Willie Randolph, Hal Chase and Roy White. Prior to the game, the Yankees retired Pettittes No. 46 and unveiled a plaque in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium one day after doing the same for Jorge Posada and his No. 20.
-RHP Cody Allen converted his 26th save and second four-out save of the series.
Indians: All-Star 2B Jason Kipnis was held out of the starting lineup to get some rest. In July, he had it drained to cope with fluid in the surgically repaired knee and after his last start Sabathia had a cortisone shot.
“On the heels of kind of what’s happened the last couple of weeks, he kept them off the scoreboard”, Francona said.
“It’s tough especially when you’re trying to help this team win”, Sabathia said Sunday. Having setbacks like this (stinks). “The stitches come out of my nose tomorrow, and it should be fine”.
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“I sat there and looked around and said, ‘Wow, this is absolutely awesome.’ Looking back on that day, I could never have imagined, 20 years later, the most storied franchise in sports history would be honoring me in such a way”. Bryan Mitchell (concussion and nasal fracture) was scheduled to throw a bullpen session….
