![]() ![]() They then elected to intentionally walk Rizzo to try to get Stanton to hit into a double play, but a wild pitch advanced the runners and made that impossible. The Reds brought in Alexis Díaz, and he did his job at first, striking out Judge swinging with LeMahieu as the automatic runner at second. In a bad stretch of games where plenty of the pitchers haven’t come through when needed, King was up to the task. But King came up big, striking out pinch-hitter Matt Reynolds and getting Farmer to hit into a double play, keeping things tied. Michael King entered in the tenth, and a Stephenson single promptly moved automatic runner Votto to third base. With runners at second and third, Holmes got Pham to fly out and Votto to ground out, keeping the score tied, and when Hunter Strickland kept the Yankees off the bases, the game went to extra innings. Drury then hit a ball to third that Donaldson probably should have converted into an out, but he couldn’t handle it and Drury got an infield single. He walked Fairfield to lead off the frame, but followed it up with a strikeout to India. And while he didn’t give up any runs this time, it was still an inning to raise your blood pressure. Twenty-four hours after his blown save, Clay Holmes trotted right back out to try to keep things tied in the top of the ninth. Donaldson followed with a walk to load the bases, then IKF ripped a double into the gap to clear the bases and give the Yankees the lead. Rizzo advanced but then strayed too far past second base, so he appeared to be caught in a rundown until the Reds didn’t get anyone to cover second base in time, so he was able to get back safely. Stanton flew out for two outs, then Gleyber Torres singled to drive in LeMahieu, making it 4-2. (Home plate umpire Nick Mahrley called a huge strike zone all night, to the ire of both teams.) Anthony Rizzo then hit a ball straight to India that was destined to be an out and maybe even a double play, but he let it get past him to the outfield, plating Gallo. DJ LeMahieu singled, but Aaron Judge then stuck out looking on what was clearly a ball inside. Joey Gallo started the inning with a walk. It was a bad third inning for the Reds, exacerbated by poor defense. The second time through the order, though, the Yankees got to Minor as you’d expect they would. IKF hit a two-out double in the bottom of the second, but Higgy couldn’t drive him in. ![]() The early frustration of the Reds taking the lead was compounded by the Yankees’ inability to get to the struggling Mike Minor for the first two innings. Albert Abreu and Wandy Peralta got the Yankees through the seventh with no further damage. Sears finished with 3.2 innings pitched, two earned runs, one walk, and five strikeouts. ![]() However, he did give up a lead in the fifth (we’ll get back to that lead in a bit), after a Votto RBI double and a Stephenson sac fly made it 6-5, Cincinnati. He stabilized things, pitching a clean third and fourth inning, with three strikeouts. Considering his lengthy injury history, it’s a nail-biting time as we wait for more details. It was later reported that he left with right shoulder stiffness. None of his pitches were working, and his fastball velocity was noticeably down.Īnd so, while throwing his warmup pitches for the third inning, Sevy decided he couldn’t keep going and removed himself from the game. He got the next three outs, but was at 43 pitches through two innings pitched. He and Kyle Higashioka seemed to have a bit of trouble getting on the same page.Įven worse, Kyle Farmer, Mike Moustakas, and Stuart Fairfield hit back-to-back-to-back solo home runs to start the second inning, making it 4-0. Severino also walked Tyler Stephenson before getting out of the inning, so he had to work a lot. After Tommy Pham grounded out and moved the runners up, Joey Votto hit a line drive right to IKF that just hit the dirt before he caught it, allowing India to score. Severino looked shaky out of the gate, walking Jonathan India to lead off the game. The Reds were the last to score last night and the first to score today. But the bullpen calmed the game down, Isiah Kiner-Falefa got a huge hit, and it was the other team that melted down this time to get the Yankees a walk-off win on the tenth after two wild pitches. Luis Severino looked flat-out bad and eventually departed after only two innings and his team down 4-0 with what’s been reported as right shoulder soreness. After three ugly losses, this one looked like it might stretch the losing streak to four games. ![]()
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