An out-with-old, in-with-the-new mentality has paid dividends for them since the trade deadline, and there may be even greater rewards if the bats can stay hot.
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The Blue Jays won a game started by Happ for the 12th straight time and he became the third Toronto left-hander to reach 17 wins, joining David Wells and Jimmy Key. Warren would go on to allow four runs before being relieved by Chasen Shreve, who would allow another four runs, transforming what was once a six-run lead to a six-run deficit. Boston is just one game behind the Orioles and Blue Jays, so they still have plenty of time to win the division.
The wins have come as the Yankees have shed veterans Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Beltran, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman.
“I was just coming back to the dugout and I hit my bat against the thing”, Donaldson said.
“There’s a little more energy”, he said. “So, I’ll give you some after the game'”.
The New York Yankees’ Tuesday began with a confirmation of their worst fears, that their rapidly crumbling starting rotation would definitely lose Nathan Eovaldi, not just for the remainder of this season, but probably all of next season, too. He allowed nine hits and walked one.
About five hours and one highly damaging rainstorm later, they suffered another loss, blowing a 6-0 lead because of a bullpen meltdown that occurred after Joe Girardi chose not to send Michael Pineda back out after a 42-minute delay in the middle of the fifth inning.
“We are very excited to have the opportunity to bring together the oldest brand in junior hockey with Canada’s only Major League Baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays, this will be a night to remember for our fans who will have the chance to take home these one-of-a-kind jerseys”.
Sabathia pitched a flawless first inning, but Toronto got to him in the second.
“He was confident. As the game went on, you could see it more and more”, he said. Sometimes you don’t score any runs, it doesn’t mean you’re not good. They weren’t so keen on a 5-10, 190-pound frame sticking at shortstop, and the Oakland brain trust has been using him a bit at second base this season.
“It’s still the same game”, Judge said.
Boone Logan (2-2) struck out Daniel Murphy and Bryce Harper to end the eighth before Scott Oberg allowed a solo home run to Chris Heisey before closing it out for his first save.
Flash forward four nights later and the lightning/rainfall returned to Yankee Stadium during the fourth inning. The Tigers lost slugger Miguel Cabrera after four innings to a strained left biceps.
RAYS: Second baseman Nick Franklin passed a concussion protocol test after he was hit by a teammate’s bat during Wednesday’s game against San Diego. Stan Bahnsen was the first, in 1968. On January 6th against the Calgary Hitmen they will be having Blue Jays night and will sport unique uniforms to honor the occasion. He hopes to be back in the lineup Tuesday night. On the second, a grounder was hit to him for what should’ve been a double play. Tickets start from $17 in the outfield bleachers across the three-game series.
J.A. Happ yielded four earned runs over 7 1/3 innings Wednesday in a win over the Yankees. He hit.391 (9-for-23), with a home run, four runs batted in and five runs in five post-season encounters, helping Vancouver to its first of three straight titles in the short-season, single-A Northwest League.
RANGERS 6, ATHLETICS 2 Yu Darvish struck out nine and host Texas beat Oakland, giving the right-hander his first victory in his last 11 starts against the Athletics.
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Barreto started slowly this year, hitting.236 in the first half, which led to his ranking plummeting in various prospect lists.
