Both teams brought their bats; outs were at a premium.
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The rebuilding Yankees host the American League Central-leading Indians in the second game of a three-game series Saturday afternoon.
Miller closed for the Yankees until Aroldis Chapman returned in early May from a 30-game suspension and then for a short period after Chapman was dealt on July 25. With Corey Kluber set to oppose CC Sabathia in the pitching matchup, the over/under now sits at 8 runs. There’s only one team that can call themselves world champions every season. Brian McCann plated Ellsbury with an RBI groundout to put the Yanks up, 1-0.
Washington jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Jeff Samardzija (9-8), and Gonzalez made it stand up.
The Yankees continued to punish Tomlin in the bottom of the third.
Because of all that he accomplished on the field, Teixeira should always have some kind of resonance with kids, who eventually will be too young to have seen him play, but will be able to quickly find out about his career and the impressive details of it. One part of the legacy feeds the other, and that more important part does not have to end just because a career is. In the third, McCann hit a RBI double and Starlin Castro hit a grand slam. After a 13-7 victory over the Indians, it was Sanchez’s performance (1-for-4, double, 2 RBI, 1 BB, two runners caught stealing) that had the Yankees clubhouse beaming, including Teixeira. Ramirez managed three hits and a run on Friday.
Tomlin settled down in the fourth before unraveling again in the fifth inning. Center fielder Tyler Naquin was playing in shallow left-center and had no chance of making the play.
Ellsbury finished the night 4-for-5, while Castro had two hits and three runs scored. “That guy did a great job behind the plate”. He kept the Indians off of the board until the fifth inning.
Now he just wants to play out the season, end his career in a Yankees uniform, go home to his family – and stay there a while.
Pineda recovered with a strong sixth, retiring the side in order. “We could have a run where we score some runs and have some good games”.
Pineda had a shaky outing, yielding four runs on six hits in six-plus innings.
Sometimes it’s tough to understand how Mike Trout can be the best player in baseball.
Following the starters’ departures, the game became a battle of the bullpens. I’ll take the Indians here.
Teixeira had one of those walks and two of the 16 Yankees hits, continuing a month in which he has reached base 12 times in 17 plate appearances.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Eddie Rosario had a pinch-hit two-run homer in the seventh inning, Miguel Sano homered and had three hits and Minnesota beat Tampa Bay. That’s Anyway, Gardner tripled earlier in the inning to set that up.
Teixeira views that 2009 world championship differently now since it was the only one he has won as a Yankee. Johnny Barbato took the mound in the eighth, marking his return from Triple-A. Since the All-Star break, San Francisco is 5-14 and has allowed 32 home runs. Even with a significant lead, that’s not a good sign.
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Reliever Nick Goody worked in and out of trouble in the ninth to close out the game.
