The New York Yankees scratched out a run in the seventh inning off Toronto reliever Brett Cecil and it held up as the difference in a 3-2 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
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But when Yankees manager Joe Girardi summoned right-hander Johnny Barbato to follow Masahiro Tanaka in the sixth inning Tuesday night, the home dugout was confused.
A Yankees spokesman said the team is confident that McCann doesn’t need any more tests. “He’s pretty sore. He won’t be a player for us (Wednesday)”. Romine will start Wednesday against Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ.
Chase Headley led off lining a first pitch single the other way to left, Starlin Castro walked on four pitches, Didi Gregorius bunted the runners over on the second pitch he saw and then Jacoby Ellsbury, looking like Roger Federer, lobbed a ball into left/no-man’s land scoring Headley.
Sanchez spun and his throw went into centre with McCann advancing to third and Headley to second. The last time he had consecutive starts without going six innings was June 21-27, 2015.
Sanchez had only his own self to blame for the first run. Brian McCann’s second homer of the season, a shot off Aaron Sanchez, had tied the score in the sixth. Apparently he is a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays because he made an appearance at the game between Toronto and the New York Yankees.
The Yankees were still in the game in the eighth after Mark Teixeira brought them within a run with his third home run of the season. Bautista drove in both runs with a double in the third inning. Pineda allowed five hits and three walks – his first three-walk game in 42 starts with the Yankees – while striking out six.
The Yankees and Blue Jays play game 2 of a 3 game series tonight at Rogers Centre Yankees will send out Michael Pineda and he will face the Blue Jays JA Happ first pitch will be at 7:07pm on the Yes Network.
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The Blue Jays agreed to a two-year extension of their affiliation with Triple-A Buffalo. In his first start last week in Florida against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sanchez was impressive, allowing just one run over seven innings in a loss that was also on the bullpen. He went 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA in three against the Blue Jays last season, with AL MVP Josh Donaldson going 0 for 10. The deal, which began in 2012, now runs through the 2018 season. “For him to get us through five was big”. Right-hander Jesse Chavez retired Alex Rodriguez on a grounder to end the inning. Donaldson has hit safely in all eight games.3. “That’s what we’re spending a lot of time on early in the season, (Marcus) Stroman is using his changeup more, Sanchez is using his changeup more, Marco (Estrada), he’s unbelievable, so it’s a pitch that’s critical, especially against left-handed hitters”. McCann said he had to come out because the injury would make it hard for him to throw out runners.
