Longoria’s bases-loaded double, which followed a walk to Kevin Kiermaier, was almost snagged in the right-center gap by 6-foot-7 right fielder Aaron Judge, who in his second big league game tried for what would have been a spectacular, diving backhand catch.
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Two innings later, Gregorius homered into the right field seats and it marked the second time the Yankees hit five home runs this season. Now every game isn’t going to be like Saturdays game, there will be just as many downs as ups. Chase Utley, Josh Reddick, Adrian Gonzalez, Howie Kendrick and Rob Segedin each had two hits.
I have to admit, I was surprised Joe Girardi lifted Masahiro Tanaka after only seven innings and 79 pitches. Forget about back-to-back or first at-bat or anything like that.
Odorizzi has allowed four earned runs in 32 innings since the break and two were Monday in Toronto when he allowed solo home runs to Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion in the first inning during a no-decision. Didi Gregorius. In the seventh against Erasmo Ramirez, Gregorius went yard with a two-run shot to right to finish the scoring. Trea Turner had three hits, including a homer and one of Washington’s three triples. They both had two hits each adding singles to their ledger, and they had good at-bats.
Alex Reyes (1-0) pitched three scoreless innings of relief to get the win.
Ziegler, acquired from the Diamondbacks on July 9 and already 0-3 with his new team, came on after Matt Barnes walked the bases loaded.
Craig Kimbrel, the sixth Boston pitcher, worked a ideal ninth for his 19th save.
PHILLIES 6, ROCKIES 3: Maikel Franco hit a three-run homer, then was in the middle of a testy exchange that led to the benches clearing and a pair of ejections in Philadelphia’s victory over Colorado. Its an exciting time to watch the Yankees and who knows, maybe in a couple of years they will capture that 28th title.
Things were not OK for Severino, who hasn’t been OK in a long time.
He was down 2-1 when he went into the fourth inning and got busted up for six runs. He beat San Diego in his previous start.
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The last time the New York Yankees were four games over.500, they could not sustain it and altered their roster. As of today so far, the Yankees are 3 games behind for the second AL wild card spot, and the AL wild card race is getting tighter, with the Mariners, Tigers, and Astros are also in the mix.
Joey Votto went 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs for the Reds.
Seven innings, five hits, no walks and eight strikeouts.
In Miami, Dioner Navarro scored the go-ahead run on a strikeout, capping a freaky eighth-inning comeback for Chicago.
Rookie Jason Coats started the two-run, eighth-inning rally with a single. With no chance to get Cabrera at first, Realmuto tossed to Barraclough at the plate, but the pitcher could not make the grab and the go-ahead run scored. NY is 60-56 – matching a season-high at four games over.500 – and has won four straight for the second time since the All-Star break to remain on the periphery of the American League wild card race while Tampa Bay (46-69) continues to play out the string with five losses in its last six contests. The lefty stymied a club that’s given him fits in his young career.
In Oakland, Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz both homered.
The highly regarded duo electrified the crowd in the second inning by blasting back-to-back home runs in their first professional at-bats in the majors.
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Receiving their first recognition from the Bleacher Creatures in the game-opening roll call, they joined 23-year-old catcher Gary Sanchez, who entered the game hitting.357 (10 for 28) with three doubles, a home run and four RBIs since he was brought up August 3.
