Alex Rodriguez coming to the plate.
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“A home run feels great”, Rodriguez said.
We tend to remember the stuff that happens late in games, but early events can be just as important, and there might not have been a more significant hit than McCann’s 3-run home run in the 1 inning off Gibson.
“That was scary”, said New York first baseman Mark Teixeira, who exited in the sixth with a bruised right lower leg. “You count your blessing that it wasn’t worse”. “Hopefully, he’s okay and will get better soon”. Not only was it a grand slam for A-Rod, but he also became MLB’s grand slam leader with 25.
The Yankees, leaders of the American League East, added three insurance runs off Graham in the eighth. Those tests also came back negative and Girardi did not believe a trip to the disabled list was warranted. Brian McCann rushed to him after he fell down and asked him “if he was alright?”
“Everyone knew we were going to count on some less experienced people to try to close the game out”, Molitor said.
Sabathia was charged with four runs on five hits and three walks, striking out five in the no-decision.
Andrew Miller went 1 1-3 innings for his 27th save.
You need entire adjustment as weight is being put on while pitching. The Yankees were able to load the bases in the seventh when Ellsbury and Gardner singled and Bird walked, but McCann popped up and Beltran struck out to leave the game tied heading into the eighth. Headley (rest) was held out of the lineup, but entered the game as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and finished the game at third base. “He got a good pitch to hit”, New York left-hander CC Sabathia said after allowing four runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings. Minnesota would regain the lead in the fifth inning as Trevor Plouffe hit a solo homer to right, making it a 6-5 game.
DH – Miguel Sano, Twins: Sano had cooled off a bit after a hot start, but is back in a groove again. The run scored, the game was over, the Yankees won, but it turned out to be an anti-climactic victory after Nunez did some weird Nunez things. Rumbelow struck out the next batter, but the damage had already been down as the Twins lead 4-1. They were of the opinion that the player should be monitored for concussion symptoms.
Ryan O’Rourke, who relieved Pelfrey in the sixth, loaded the bases with one out in the seventh, bringing righthander J.R. Graham in from the bullpen.
After a first pitch ball, Rodriguez connected on a 95 miles per hour fastball, snapping an 0-for-18 slump and earning a curtain call from the crowd of 38,007.
Cole’s four starts without a win matches the longest drought of his three-year career, from April 15-May 2, 2014.
“I certainly have felt a lot more comfortable in those situations, especially this year”, Rodriguez said. Obviously I never saw it. As soon as it hit me, I knew that I had just gotten hit but my eyes were OK and my jaw was OK.
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The grand slam was the first for Rodriguez since September 20, 2013. He’s the third player in the history of new Yankee Stadium to homer in his first two games in the park.
