Saturdays doubleheader boxscores will expose the Yankees and Rays divided a set of seven-inning games given that the Yankees copped the opener and the Rays won the nightcap.
Giancarlo StantonGetty ImagesFollowing the top of the 5th, Boone and striking coach Marcus Thames were ejected by plate umpire Vic Carapazza. The Yankees dugout was chirping at Rays pitchers for throwing hard up and in.
I believed the fastball location was enhanced. Obviously the pitch count got up there and wasnt able to complete the outing the way we wanted to, “Cole stated.
” A couple of mistakes at the end that cost him to make it through [five] I though the other side at least made it difficult on him when I thought he was pretty sharp,” said Boone, who used Adam Ottavino for the seventh to seal a win that halted a two-game losing streak.
The split left the Yankees with a 10-5 record. They have lost three of four and will attempt to leave Florida on Sunday having taken two of 4 from the Rays. The having a hard time James Paxton (0-1, 13.50 ERA) deals with Charlie Morton.
” It was when he moved up on the wild pitch [in the fourth inning] That is where it tightened up on him. We are going to get an MRI, but it does appear like it is an IL situation,” manager Aaron Boone stated.
In truth, the Yankees may have been losers, because when they left of Tropicana Field, they didnt know how long they would be without Giancarlo Stanton.
When the hosts didnt score, Boone lauded the Rays hitters for making Cole sweat even throughout the opening 4 frames.
After the Yankees won the very first game, 8-4, behind Gerrit Coles abbreviated however good start and house runs by Mike Ford, Aaron Judge and Stanton, they watched their designated hitter depart the second tilt– a 5-3 loss– with a tight left hamstring.
” I got beneath it a little bit. I understood when I hit it, it wasnt going to make it,” stated Judge, who was challenged with fastballs by Nick Anderson. “Just below it a bit. He has a good fastball that really highlights in the zone and I wasnt able to get on top of it.”.
An RBI double by Ji-Man Choi in the fifth was followed by Martinezs two-run homer, and unexpectedly a 5-0 lead was minimized to a two-run cushion and caused Boone calling for Chad Green.
Tracking 5-1 heading into the seventh of the 2nd game the Yankees rallied for two runs on DJ LeMahieus two-out single. It may have supplied an instant of hope in the Yankees dugout, but Judge knew it was brief.
” Credit to them, they made him work undoubtedly and actually drove his count up, “Boone said.” They were able to get a person on base it appeared like every inning. I believed he was pretty sharp overall for not being able to make it through 5.”.
One out away from qualifying for what would have been his 20th straight win, Cole was eliminated by Boone after quiting a two-run homer to Jose Martinez that cut the Yankees cause 5-3 in the 5th. Cole needed a season-high 107 pitches to go 4 ²/ ₃ innings in which he quit three runs, 6 hits and set out 10. The Yankees are 4-0 in Coles 4 starts.
Stanton, who was restricted to 18 regular-season games in 2015 due to injuries, began the day in a 2-for-21 (.095) funk but went 2-for-3 with a homer in the opener and strolled two times in 2 plate looks in the 2nd game.
The split left the Yankees with a 10-5 record. One out away from certifying for what would have been his 20th straight win, Cole was removed by Boone after offering up a two-run homer to Jose Martinez that cut the Yankees lead to 5-3 in the fifth. The Yankees are 4-0 in Coles four starts.
Miguel Andujar, recently sent out to the alternate site, is a possible replacement for Stanton.
Trailing 5-1 heading into the seventh of the second video game the Yankees rallied for two runs on DJ LeMahieus two-out single. It might have supplied an instant of hope in the Yankees dugout, but Judge knew it was brief.
