New York Yankees 4 — Chicago White Sox 3 (10 innings)
With three outs to go, the Yankees staged the rally of their eventual win in today’s game.
Vidal Nuno started today’s game for the Yankees and the first inning was the bad inning. Adam Eaton and Gordon Beckham opened the game with a pair of singles. Dayan Viciedo hit a double to left and the Yankees were down by one right away. A sacrifice fly by Adam Dunn and a ground out by Alexei Ramirez put the Yankees behind by three after one inning.
While Nuno struggled through his first inning, White Sox starter John Danks cruised through his entire start. The first baserunner reached on a hit turned error in the third inning. The first official hit by the Yankees came in the fourth inning when Mark Teixeira hit a ground-rule double to left center field. After the two-out double by Teixeira in the fourth inning, Danks would retire the next 12 he faced.
Over eight innings, John Danks allowed just three hits while striking out four and walking none.
After Nuno’s rough first inning, he shut down the White Sox. He never put more than one baserunner on in an inning. Nuno would exit the game after giving up a single to leadoff the eighth inning. Vidal Nuno went a career-high seven innings and allowed three runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out five. Overall, not a bad start.
Closer Ronald Belisario would come in for the save with a three-run lead. Jacoby Ellsbury would get on base with one out and take second on defensive indifference. With two outs, after Teixeira struck out, Alfonso Soriano would hit a double down the right field line due to fan interference and the Yankees were on the board. Yangervis Solarte would hit a single to left field that plates Soriano and Ichiro Suzuki would be walked to put the potential tying run at second base. Pinch-hitter Brian McCann would come in but the White Sox chose to stay with Belisario instead of bringing in the lefty Scott Downs, who was ready in the bullpen.
McCann would swing at the first pitch he saw and hit a bloop single to shallow left center to bring home the tying run. In eight innings, the Yankees totaled four baserunners and three hits. With two outs, the Yankees had four baserunners and scored three runs.
Free baseball would ensue.
With two outs in the 10th inning, Jacoby Ellsbury would hit his second hit of the game, a solo home run for his second of the season and the go-ahead home run to give the Yankees their first lead of the day. A much needed hit for both the Yankees and Jacoby Ellsbury.
In yesterday’s comeback, the loss went to closer David Robertson, who allowed the walk-off home run to Adam Dunn. The criteria of a good closer is the ability to bounce back and forget the bad game. Robertson would do just that. The Yankees closer would drop a curveball that got pinch hitter Alejandro De Aza swinging. He would strike out Leury Garcia looking at a fastball for the second out. A single would fall in to center field but Robertson did not show weakness, striking out Gordon Beckham to end the game with three strikeouts. A great bounce back by David Robertson after he made a mistake that he knew right away.
The Yankees pulled out victory from what looked like sure defeat. Maybe this win could put everything back in order.
Win – Dellin Betances (3-0)
Loss – Zach Putnam (2-1)
Save – David Robertson (10)
Notables
Yankees
*Jacoby Ellsbury – 2 for 5, 2 R, Solo Home Run (2) in the 10th, RBI (16)
*Brian McCann – 1 for 1, RBI (22)
White Sox
*Dayan Viciedo – 1 for 4, R, 2B, RBI (17)
*Adam Eaton – 3 for 5, R
Current Yankees Record: 25-23
