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Yankees game 144: Chris Young starts and ends the night

Tampa Bay Rays 4 — New York Yankees 5

After fearing a no-hitter, the Yankees celebrate a walk-off win.

Michael Pineda got the start for the Yankees tonight and he was bailed out despite three hits in the first two innings. After a clean third inning, the fourth inning appeared to be going well. Pineda would get the first two outs before Wil Myers and Matt Joyce reached on a pair of singles. Yunel Escobar would hit a high three-run home run into the first row in left field.

The two-out home run put the Yankees behind and Alex Cobb was in control.

For the Rays, Alex Cobb did not allow a hit through the first two innings. In the third inning, Stephen Drew started the inning with a fly ball to left center field where Kevin Kiermaier got under the ball but the ball would hit his glove and drop for an error. Cobb would get the next three to follow and the next ten in a row. Through the first six innings, the only Yankees baserunner came on the error by Kiermaier.

In the sixth inning, Michael Pineda gave up a pair of singles. The second single came with two outs and the runner tried to score on Ichiro Suzuki. The Yankees right fielder would throw a laser home to easily get the out at home and keep the run off the board.

After Yunel Escobar hit his second home run of the night against Pineda in the seventh inning, Cobb would walk Brian McCann and Mark Teixeira in a row but a strikeout and a pop out would end the bid for a hit. Through seven innings, the Yankees had three baserunners but no hits.

With no hits and one out in the eighth inning, Chris Young would snap Alex Cobb’s bid at history with a double into right center field. After missing the past three games with an ailing hamstring, Martin Prado came in as a pinch-hitter for Brendan Ryan against reliever Brad Boxberger. Normally lights out, Boxberger would give up a two-run home run to Prado and the Yankees were down by just two runs.After 7.1 innings by Michael Pineda, who allowed four runs on 10 hits while walking none and striking out two, the bullpen provided 1.2 innings of scoreless baseball. Alex Cobb allowed just one run on one hit in 7.1 innings. The run scored after he exited the game.

In the eighth inning, Derek Jeter would be hit on the elbow by a fastball but he stayed in the game. Then in the ninth inning, against closer Jake McGee, Chase Headley would open the inning by taking a fastball off the chin. After being down for a moment, he would exit the game. Ichiro Suzuki revived the somber Stadium with a double into the left center gap and the Yankees were rallying. After a strikeout of pinch-hitter Zelous Wheeler, Chris Young would play the savior.

On an 0-1 pitch, Chris Young got all of a 97 mph fastball and put a walk-off three-run home run into left field. After ending the no-hitter in the eighth inning, Chris Young ended the night too.

Oh, what a game.In the three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays, Chris Young hit 6-for-11 (.545) with two doubles, two home runs and seven runs batted in. Thank you, Mets.

 

Win – Shawn Kelley (3-5)

Loss – Jake McGee (4-2)

 

Notables

Rays

*Yunel Escobar – 3 for 3, 2 R, BB, 2 HR (6; 3-Run & Solo) in the 4th & 7th, 4 RBI (37)

*Wil Myers – 2 for 3, R, BB

Yankees

*Chris Young – 2 for 4, 2 R, 2B, 3-Run Home Run (10) in the 9th, 3 RBI (35)

*Martin Prado – 1 for 1, R, 2-Run Home Run (11) in he 8th, 2 RBI (57)

 

Current Yankees Record: 75-69