NY is also 5-1 in Tanaka’s last six starts with four days’ rest, and 4-1 in Tanaka’s last five starts in game three of a series.
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The Yankees closed within three games of AL East-leading Boston, their closest to the lead since mid-April. “We’re hungry right now”. In 18-games since being acquired at the deadline, Clippard has posted a 0.53 ERA and allowed only three runs.
The pesky Rays erased three Yankees leads in the first six innings behind two homers each from Kevin Kiermaier and Steven Souza. The catcher also picked off a runner at second base from his knees.
“Just play for each other right now”.
Sanchez had never tried that, but this wasn’t the first time he’d thought about it.
Manager Joe Girardi looks at matchups and checks on Teixeira’s health before deciding who starts.
“It’s there for the taking”, Girardi said before the game. Against the Blue Jays his last time out, Archer went 6.1 innings with five hits and two earned for a no-decision. “We’ve been in some insane games”, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
“These young guys, man”, said Dellin Betances, who at 28 is decidedly among the middle-aged on this team. Brian McCann homered twice off Alex Cobb in consecutive at-bats for his 14th multi-home run game.
“I knew they were going to walk me”, Sanchez said through a translator.
MISCELLANY: The game was delayed 21 minutes in the fourth inning, 22 in the sixth and again in the ninth due to rain.
The New York Yankees have won a season high-tying six in a row to make matters interesting in the playoff picture while the Tampa Bay Rays have dropped five of six to add more misery to a forgettable season.
Catcher Bobby Wilson moved wide as reliever Enny Romero lobbed in his first pitch at 52 miles per hour, but the ball drifted close to the plate.
“I’m not dumb enough to claim that”, Mottola said.
In San Diego, Ryan Schimpf slugged a three-run homer and tied a career-high with four RBIs and Clayton Richard pitched seven scoreless innings for San Diego.
Austin homered off Erasmo Ramirez (7-11) on a 3-2 pitch for his third homer since being called up August 13. After grazing Forsythe with a pitch, Adam Warren hit Nick Franklin on the foot but ended the eighth by getting Longoria to bounce into a double play.Shortly after Refsnyder’s defensive play, the Yankees went ahead against Chris Archer.
New hitting coach Chad Mottola joined the Rays after being promoted from minor league hitting co-ordinator when Tampa Bay fired Derek Shelton on Tuesday. Teixeira wants his finale to be in the postseason.
Brewers right-hander Junior Guerra (8-3) needed 74 pitches to get through five innings in his second start back from the disabled list.
“I’m emptying the tank, ” he said. “At the same time, I wanted to be ready”.
The Yankees drew 30,194 after 27,532 on Tuesday and 27,631 on Thursday.
If this was Mark Teixeira’s last home run, he certainly made it count. “Early in the year, maybe you do it a little bit different”.
“It’s not something pitchers are always doing a lot and comfortable”, Girardi said. “Some of these kids will build a reputation where people are going to get really excited”.
The rookies did their part, too. I mean, that happens. Over 29 starts and an 8-17 record, Archer holds a 4.06 ERA with a 1.25 WHIP in 175.1 innings.
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In Pittsburgh, starter Ivan Nova remained unbeaten with the Pirates and Kang Jung-ho hit a two-run double to key a three-run first inning.
