Washington director of athletic training Paul Lessard said Thursday the injury is not season ending and the ligament Strasburg had repaired with Tommy John surgery in 2011 is unaffected.
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But Austin outdid himself Thursday night, belting a solo HR in the bottom of the ninth to give the Yankees a walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays and earn himself his first career Gatorade bath. he also became the first Yankees rookie to hit a walkoff since Melky Cabrera did it almost 10 years ago. “Obviously these games are extremely important because of the road trip we’re going on”, Girardi said.
Taijuan Walker (5-10) shook off two game-opening walks to finish five innings, giving up three runs and seven hits to win for the first time in six starts.
The next day, Gary Sanchez was promoted, Alex Rodriguez played his last game the following week and since Tanaka’s last loss, the Yankees (75-65) are 22-12 while one game out of the second wild-card spot and four out of first.
“Energy is something you can see and feel”, Mark Teixeira said, who pointed to “just little sayings or little things they do on the field”. It also occurred after 11 different relievers were used for a span of 24 2/3 innings during the previous six games.Tanaka’s most significant trouble occurred when the game was still scoreless. And in the third he allowed three more hits, including a homer and a double (on one of two balls LF Corey Dickerson could have played better) then threw a wild pitch that scored a run.
“That was pretty cool. I think that has a lot to do with it”. “So it was just really, really fun”. “I wish he would have gave up a few runs today, but the rest of the way I hope he does well”.
Tanaka is 12-4 with a 3.11 ERA.
“As far as the eighth inning is concerned, I’m not going to really talk about it other than to say it’s embarrassing”, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. “A good bounce-back win for the guys”.
In Seattle, Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer and Lee Dae-ho added a solo shot as the Mariners handed Texas its fourth loss in five games.
Richard (2-3) was sharp as he scattered six hits, walked two and had eight strikeouts. NY had won his first four starts.
The Rays have dropped five of six since getting the first two from Toronto last weekend and clinched a non-winning season at 59-81. They lost for only the fifth time in 18 games since August 23. I guess the Yankee’s third base coach, who was waving him home enthusiastically, hasn’t gotten the “don’t run on KK” memo.
The Yankees got it back (and then some) in the eighth. After their roll call of Yankees starters, the Bleacher Creatures briefly chanted “USA!” Logan Morrison hit an RBI single, and Betances struck out Souza at 12:11 a.m. for his career-best 10th save.
“It could be my last one”, he said.
A sore right elbow forced Miller to exit Thursday’s contest early, but he’s in the lineup just a day later. He was the DH on Friday and played first base Saturday. Especially if you’re the New York Yankees. Castro pinch-hit for Torreyes in the seventh and reached on a two-out error.
Andriese is 0-7 with a 6.11 ERA (38-ER/56-IP) in his last 15 appearances (eight starts). “I started off in Double-A this year, didn’t give up, kept battling and here we are”.
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The player dubbed a “mega-prospect” by Yankees GM Brian Cashman in 2012 was suddenly persona non grata at the end of 2015, designated for assignment so that the Yankees could clear space on their 40-man roster for three spare parts, one of which was Rico Noel, whose only value to the team was as a pinch runner.
