Micheal King

New York Yankees Recap: Yankees take the loss in the finale against the Twins

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New York Yankees, Aroldis Chapman

Last night the New York Yankees went for the sweep of the Minnesota Twin after winning the first two games 8-4 and 9-6. The Yankees had Micheal King starting for the Twins had ex-Yankee J.A. Happ on the mound. Last night they won the game by power-hitting 4 home runs in the game. It was a hot night for baseball in Minnesota, with a game-time temperature of 95 degrees. Aroldis Chapman failed in the ninth inning and the Twins got the 7-5 win over the Yankees.

In the first inning, DJ LeMahieu faced J.A. Happ and flew out to right field. Aaron Judge got a base hit to center. Gleyber Torres singled, moving Judge to second base. Giancarlo Stanton got a three-run homer to center. Gio Urshela tripled to right off the wall. Gary Sanchez struck out. Miguel Andujar at the plate Urshela took off for home at a wild pitch and was out when Happ blocked the plate. The Yankees went ahead by 3 runs. At the bottom, Jorge Polanco led off by grounding out to catcher Sanchez. Josh Donaldson walked. Alex Kirilloff singled for runners on the corners and one out. Nelson Cruz had a sac fly to Andujar with a diving catch. Trevor Larnach walked. Miguel Sano struck out. New York Yankees 3 Twins 1.

Miguel Andujar led off the second and walked. Chris Gittens searching for his first big league hit, flew out to right. Clint Frazier hit into a double play to end the half. Ben Rortvedt went down swinging. Simmons flew out to Judge in center. Celestino also flew out to Judge to end the scoreless inning. Yankees 3 Twins 1.

LeMahieu led off the third by flying out to right field. Judge hit it hard but right to the left fielder. Then, Torres hit a bullet single to center. Stanton, with two outs and one on, chased and went down on strikes. At the bottom, Polanco flew out to left field. Donaldson struck out swinging. Nice Gordon got a base hit to center. Cruz walked. Larnach flew out to Andujar to end the inning. Yankees 3 Twins 1.

Gio Urshela led off the fourth inning by smashing a huge (408″) homer off the second deck of left field. Sanchez popped out. Andujar singled to left. Gittens hit a homer, but on review, it was a foul to right. He ended up tapping to Happ for the second out. Andujar advanced to second. Frazier flew out to second, but the Yankees added another run. Miguel Sano led off the bottom, and he singled up the center. Rortvedt bounced back to King, with Sano advancing to second. Simmons doubled driving in Sano. Celestino ground out, and that was the end of the night for King. King was replaced by Lucas Luetge, who faced Polanco. He advanced on a hit by pitch. Donaldson struck out on a back door cutter. Yankees 4 Twins 2.

The top of the sixth saw LeMahieu get his first hit of the night. Judge flew out. Torres singled, moving LeMahieu to second. Stanton flew out to right. Urshela, after a triple and homer against Happ, and lined to right to end the half. At the bottom, Gordon popped out to second. Cruz reached on catcher interference. Larnach singled to left on a ball just before Andujar’s reach. Sano faced the new pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga, and he flew out to Andujar. Rortvedt ground out to short. Yankees 4 Twins 2.

At the top of the sixth, Tyler Duffey took over for Happ and faced Gary Sanchez singled to left field. Andujar singled on a slow roller to third. Gittens ground into a force out. Frazier lined out to right. Lemahieu singled up the center, and Andujar scored. Judge ground out to end the half. Simmons took to the plate at the bottom and popped out to first. Celestino ground out to Urshela. Polanco flew out to Garnder in center for a 1-2-3 inning for Loaisiga. Yankees 5 Twin 2.

Torres faced the new Twins pitcher Jorge Alcala at the top of the seventh and singled to center. Stanton chased for the fist out. Urshela flew out to center field. Sanchez popped out for the third out. The bottom was led off by Donaldson facing Wandy Peralta, and he ground out. Gordon singled but advanced on a wild pitch. Cruz doubled driving in Gordon. Larnach ground out to Urshela. Chat Green came in to face Sano, who struck out. New York Yankees 5 Minnesota 2.

Miguel Andujar led off the eighth by grounding out to Donaldson. Gittens who almost homered in the fifth ground out to third. Brett Gardner, in his first at-bat, walked. LeMahieu was robbed of a hit to far right. At the bottom, Jeffers struck out Simmon’s ground out. Celestino did the same. At the bottom of the ninth inning, the usually dependable Aroldis Chapman gave up four earned runs for the Twins win. After the game was tied Josh Donaldson got a three-run homer.

The final score was the Minnesota Twins 7 and the New York Yankees 5. The winning pitcher was Hansel Robles and the loser Aroldis Chapman.

 

New York Yankees Previews: With momentum the Yankees hope to capture a series win today

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New York Yankees, Michael King

The New York Yankees after a win last night will hope to win two from the New York Mets today, in a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. Last night, the Yankees broke a seven-game losing streak, powered by a homer from Luke Voit and the perfect pitching performance of J.A. Happ, who pitched 7.1 scoreless innings for the Yankees 2-1 win. With that momentum, the Yankees now hope to sweep a doubleheader in the Bronx.

With Gerrit Cole, Masahiro Tanaka, Jordan Montgomery, and J.A. Happ unavailable due to recent pitching, and the injury to James Paxton, the Yankees have no one in the regular rotation to start either of today’s games.  Manager Aaron Boone and pitching coach Matt Blake will have to be creative in trying to get wins today.  It is assumed that Jonathan Loaisiga having pitched in one of the doubleheader games on Friday most likely can’t be used either.  We may see the likes of Michael King, Deivi Garcia, and Clarke Schmidt make appearances in one game or the other.

Gerrit Cole, Masahiro Tanaka, and Jordan Montgomery are the scheduled starting pitchers for the New York Yankees games upcoming at the Stadium starting on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Today will be wonderful weather for both games at the Stadium.  The horrid humidity that was suffered last night, is gone.  Game one temperature will be in the mid-’70s under partly cloudy skies that will turn totally sunny.  Game one will be at 1:05 pm and although the game two time has not been released, the ESPN schedule shows it at 4:05 pm.   The first game will be televised on SNY, YES, and TBS. Both the ESPN and TBS broadcast will be out of market only.

In game one today, the New York Mets will send out the once ace of the Red Sox, Rick Porcello.  Porcello has pitched quite poorly for the Mets this season.  He is 1-4 with an ERA of 6.43.  Porcello will try to right his season’s pitching, after losing three straight decisions.  Porcello’s problem appears to be the poor changeup that he depends on to get ground outs.

The New York Yankees may have a tougher time with the game two starting pitcher, Seth Lugo.  Lugo is 1-2 with a very low ERA of 2.03, and sixteen strikeouts in ten games. Lugo is not a starting pitcher.  The Mets did use him as a starter in his last outing, and he was dominant in his three innings pitched against the Miami Marlins. The only problem the Mets might experience with Lugo is that he is not stretched out. His longest outing of the season was the 39 pitches he used against the Marlins, he did record five strikeouts in the game.

The Yankees without much pitching, really need to win both of these games so that they can turn their fortunes around, as they attempt to regain the lead in the AL East. The Yankees have a better chance of getting more hits with the return last night of injured second baseman DJ LeMahieu.  Although he was not instrumental in the win last night, he did record a long triple in the game. It is also possible that Zack Britton may return to the bullpen today as well.

The Yankees will be playing today without slugger Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Gleyber Torres, all of which are on the IL.  They will have to rely on the power of Luke Voit who has slammed seven home runs in his last ten games.  Voit presently leads the Yankees in home runs (12). Voit has a .308 batting average and an unbelievable OPS of 1.102. If Voit continues his present play he will most likely be the teams 2020 MVP.