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Yankees game 151: Yankees score enough to win

New York Yankees 3 — Tampa Bay Rays 2

Brandon McCarthy looked to continue his great tenure with the Yankees by snapping the losing streak.

Through the first three innings, Brandon McCarthy allowed one hit but kept the Rays off the scoreboard. With two outs in the fourth inning, Evan Longoria would strike and he would hit a deep home run into center field to put the Rays ahead. The Yankees would rally back against Alex Cobb and the Rays though.

Through the first four innings, the Yankees managed just one hit, which is an improvement from the eight no-hit innings in the Bronx.

In the fifth inning, Alex Cobb started the inning by hitting Chris Young with a breaking ball. No intent behind this pitch. One out later and Chase Headley would make Cobb pay with a double into the left center gap, scoring Young from first base. Then, with two outs Brendan Ryan would go the opposite way and the ground-rule double that brought home Headley and put the Yankees ahead.

In the sixth inning, Alex Cobb would have a heavy workload inning.

After a single by Derek Jeter snapped his 0-for-28 skid, Brian McCann and Mark Teixeira walked to load the bases with no outs. After working back from 0-2 to a full count, Chris Young would pop out for the first out. On a 3-0 pitch, Brett Gardner got the green light and put a drive into the ball. Going deep to right field, Wil Myers would make a leaping grab at the wall, robbing Gardner of extra bases and possibly three runs on the hit. Brett Gardner would have to settle for a sacrifice fly that put the Yankees’ third run on the board.

A second Rays run would come on a ground out by Evan Longoria in the sixth inning but Brandon McCarthy kept the Yankees lead.

Brandon McCarthy would finish his start in as strong a way as a pitcher can. In the seventh inning, Wil Myers, Nick Franklin and Matt Joyce would go down in order, all on strikeouts and all with three pitches. The immaculate inning would finish his seven innings very strong.

In seven innings, Brandon McCarthy allowed two runs on four hits while walking one and striking out four. He generated 12 ground outs without a fly out.

Dellin Betances would come in for the eighth inning and it would be a historic night for the reliever. With one on and one out, Betances would strikeout Kevin Kiermaier on a breaking ball and that would set a record. The 131st strikeout breaks a tie with Mariano Rivera in 1996 for the franchise record strikeouts by a reliever. The potential tying run reached third base but a strikeout of David DeJesus would add to the record but more importantly, kept the lead.

David Robertson looked to bounce back from his bad appearance against the Baltimore Orioles. After getting the first two outs, Wil Myers hit a single to right field. Robertson would not lose his composure and got Nick Franklin to strikeout to end the game and snap the three-game losing streak.

Tonight’s win is the 10th win for Brandon McCarthy, a career-high for wins in a season.

 

Win – Brandon McCarthy (10-14)

Loss – Alex Cobb (9-8)

Save – David Robertson (37)

 

Notables

Yankees

*Chase Headley – 1 for 3, R, BB, 2B, RBI (46)

*Brendan Ryan – 1 for 3, 2B, RBI (7)

Rays

*Evan Longoria – 1 for 4, R, Solo Home Run (22) in the 4th, 2 RBI (90)

*David DeJesus – 1 for 4, R, 3B

 

Current Yankees Record: 77-74