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Yankees Go Two-For-Two on West Coast Trip

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The boys from the Bronx had a very successful trip to the West Coast as they won both their series with the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

Despite new injuries, questionable calls and individual struggling performances the team managed to pull through when it mattered.  

Seattle Series

After coming off a home series win against the San Diego Padres, the Yankees were looking to continue the success as they headed to the West Coast. The Yanks were going to have to figure out offensive and defensive production without first baseman Anthony Rizzo, after he suffered a neck injury in the series finale with the Padres.

Game 1

Domingo Germán (2-1) took the mound for the Yankees for the first game of the series against the Mariners Bryce Miller (2-1). The first inning was quiet on the offensive side for the Yankees with only one hit. On the defensive side, Germán had a nice first inning going 1-2-3. 

The scoring didn’t start till the top of the second inning when Jake Bauers hit a nice ball to right field for an RBI double. However, the lead was short lived as the Mariners responded in the bottom of the second with a score of their own thanks to a groundout by Teoscar Hernández. 

The Mariners' response didn’t mean much as the Yankees were just getting the scoring started. Aaron Judge went yard in the top of the third for his 16th home run of the season. Judge’s home run gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead heading into the fourth.  

Unfortunately for the Yankees, Harison Bader left the game with an apartment leg injury trying to beat out an infield single before the inning was over. He was replaced by Greg Allen at first base after successfully beating out the throw. 

On the positive side, German did his job in holding the Mariners to no scores in the bottom of the third. Allowing the Yankees offensive momentum to keep rolling with a Jake Bauers home run to make the lead 4-1 in the top of the fourth.

The Mariners quickly responded with a home run of their own in the bottom of the fourth, courtesy of Julio Rodriguez. The lead was now cut to two runs, but the Yankees offense clearly wasn’t rattled as they were saving their best offensive production for the top of the fifth. 

A Willie Calhoun RBI double to right field allowed Judge and Gleyber Torres to score. The lead was increased to 6-4 and the Yankees offense did not look like it was cooling off anytime soon. 

And it wasn’t. Still in the top of the fifth, with the bases loaded Isiah Kiner-Falefa sent a great ground ball to left field. Calhoun and Allen both scored and the Yankees led going into the bottom of the fifth 8-2. 

The back and forth scoring between the two teams continued into the bottom of the fifth as Julio Rodriguez hit a two run single to cut the Yankees lead to 8-4. 

Judge must have had his Wheaties for breakfast as he hit another home run in the top of the sixth (his 17th of the year), giving the Yankees a 9-4 lead heading into the seventh. 

On the defensive side for the Yanks, Germán’s day was done in the seventh inning with runners on first and second with one out. He had a decent day going 6.1 innings with seven hits, four earned runs, three walks and four strikeouts.

Ron Marinaccio replaced Germán and stranded both the runners, after they had advanced to second and third. Marinaccio denied the Mariners the opportunity to capitalize with runners on base. 

The seventh inning was silent on both sides, along with the eighth. Except for the incredible catch made by Judge to rob Hernández of a home run.

The Yankees offensive scoring ended in the top of the ninth after Kyle Higashioka looped an RBI base hit to left field. DJ Lemahieu scored and the Yanks lead was up to 10-4. Albert Abreu finished off the Mariners in the bottom of the ninth with no scores. The Yankees finished the night with a 10-4 feel good win.

Game 2

Nestor Cortes (3-1) took the mound for the Yankees for the second game of the series against Mariners Logan Gilbert (2-2). Catcher Jose Trevino made his return to the Yankees after being on the IL with a hamstring injury.

The Yankees got the ball rolling with a two run single by Isiah Kiner-Falefa which gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Bauers continued the scoring with a sac fly to the warning track, boosting the Yankees lead to 3-0.

The Yanks didn't stop the scoring there, as they picked right back where they left off in the top of the third thanks to a three run homer by rookie Anthony Volpe. The Yankees' lead was up to 6-0 heading into the fourth. 

The home runs kept flying for the Yankees as Greg Allen went yard in the top of the fourth to push the lead up to 7-0. 

It wasn’t until the bottom of the fifth that the Mariners finally got on the board, thanks to an RBI double by Ty France and Hernández. The Yankees lead was cut to 7-2. 

Cortes' night was done after he finished the fifth inning, stranding runners on first and second. Cortes had a good day until he struggled at the end, going five innings with five hits, two earned runs, three walks and six strikeouts.

The sixth inning was quiet for both teams, but the Yanks picked up the scoring again in the top of the seventh thanks to none other than Judge. He went yard for his 18th home run of the season, which gave the Yanks an 8-2 lead. 

The bottom of the seventh and the entire eighth inning was quiet, but the Yankees offense was not finished. In the top of the ninth Kiner-Falefa hit a two run single to center field, boosting the Yanks lead to 10-2. 

The Yanks finished the night with a 10-2 victory, their third straight 10 run game.

Game 3

Clarke Schmidt (2-2) took the mound for the Yankees for the third and final game of the series against Mariners George Kirby (2-2). The Yankees offense was quiet to start the first, but the defense was rolling with Schmidt going 1-2-3. 

The offensive performance was quiet for both teams with neither scoring through nine innings. Schmidt was relieved in the bottom of the sixth after going 5.2 innings with three hits, zero earned runs, one walk and seven strikeouts. Without a doubt Schmidt’s best performance this year. 

In the top of the seventh, Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez made an excellent play. Jumping up onto the fence to rob a potential home run from Kiner-Falefa, leaving the game scoreless.

Clay Holmes looked solid in the bottom of the ninth. His performance was good enough to leave the game scoreless and send it to extra innings. In the top of the tenth the Yankees had the bases loaded but were unable to execute, leaving the game tied going into the bottom of the tenth.  

Marinaccio headed to the mound to pitch for the bottom of the tenth and the Mariners ended up winning 1-0 off an RBI single by Cal Raleigh. 

The Yankees win the series but can not complete the sweep. 

Dodgers Series

Despite coming up just short of the series sweep the Yankees had a lot to be excited about going into their next series with the Dodgers. They had three stars returning from the IL in Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson and Tommy Kahnle. Huge additions to a team that is finally finding its grove. 

Unfortunately with the return of these stars, Oswaldo Caberera had to be optioned down to Triple A to make room. With Harrison Bader getting hurt in the first game of the Seattle series they had no choice but to put him on the IL to save a roster spot. 

Game 1

Luis Severino (0-0) took the mound for the Yankees for the first game of the series against Dodgers Clayton Kershaw (6-4). The top of the first inning was quiet for the Yankees with no runs scored, but the bottom of the first was complete chaos defensively. 

Severino had the worst inning of his entire career allowing six runs to score. This inning for the Dodgers was highlighted by two home runs (Mookie Betts and Max Muncy), RBI single for James Outman and Mookie Betts, along with a sac fly by Miguel Rojas.

Eventually Severino was able to end the inning but not before catastrophic damage was already done. Thankfully, the Yankees get on the board with a welcome back bomb from Josh Donaldson and the lead is cut to 6-1.

Severino bounced back in the bottom of the second with a 1-2-3 inning. Although good news never lasts long as the Yankees offense went quiet in the top of the third. Severino let up another home run by J.D Martinez in the bottom of the third, increasing the Dodgers lead to 7-1.

Giancarlo Stanton responded in the top of the fourth with a welcome back bomb to cut the Dodgers lead to 7-2.

Severino’s night was done after the completion of the fourth inning, allowing nine hits, seven earned runs, one walk and one strikeout. 

Tommy Kahnle made his debut this season in the fifth inning. Allowing one hit, one walk but striking out one. No runs were scored despite the hit.

The Dodgers striked again after being silent in the fourth and fifth inning, thanks to another home run by Mookie Betts. The Dodgers lead increased to 8-2.

The Yankees went silent until the top of the ninth when Donaldson went yard again for two runs. The Dodgers lead was cut back to four.

Unfortunately the Yankees couldn’t overcome the damage done during the bottom of the first inning and they dropped game one 8-4. 

Game 2

Gerrit Cole (6-0) took the mound for the Yankees for the second game of the series against Dodgers Michael Grove (0-1). Oswaldo Cabrera and Nick Ramirez were called back up after Ryan Weber and Greg Allen (10 day) were placed on the IL. 

The first inning was quiet on both sides as no one managed to get any runs. The Yankees were the first to strike thanks to a Jake Bauers two run home run in the top of the second. 

The Dodgers responded in the bottom of the second thanks to a miscommunication in left field between three Yankees, a hard watch for any fan. The Dodgers cut the Yankees lead to 2-1.

The third inning was also quiet from both sides, but the Yankees got to scoring again in the top of the fourth thanks to ANOTHER Bauers two run home run. The Yankees boosted their lead up to 4-1.

No action happened in the bottom of the fourth or during the entire fifth inning. However, the scoreless drought was finally broken by none other than Judge, who sent his 19th home run of the season in fashionable style with a bullet over the fence. His solo home run increased the Yankees lead to 5-1. 

Gerrit Cole’s night was done after six innings, allowing four hits, one earned run, two walks and five strikeouts. Cole only threw 80 pitches, which is severely low compared to other starts. 

The Dodgers finally responded in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI triple, courtesy of Miguel Vargas. Then Miguel Rojas recorded an RBI single, cutting the Yankees lead to 5-3.

Both teams yet again went scoreless in the eighth inning, thanks to an amazing grab by Judge in left field. A play that could have easily been a potential double and run scored if the catch wasn’t made.

The Yankees got the last laugh, as Oswaldo Cabrera went yard in the top of the ninth to boost the Yankees lead to three.

The Yankees ended up finishing the night with a 6-3 victory to tie the series 1-1. A much needed win against a good team. 

Game 3

Domingo Germán (2-3) took the mound for the Yankees for the third and final game of the series against Dodgers Bobby Miller (2-0). The Yankees were missing Aaron Judge out of the lineup with a toe injury that occurred when he collided into the wall.

The Yankees started off the top of the first inning very promising with two players on base, but they were unable to capitalize. Fortunately, Germán had a very strong 1-2-3 eight pitch inning to end the first.

In the top of the sixth, the umpires missed a pretty obvious check swing call on a 3-2 count by James Outman. Aaron Boone was clearly outraged as the umpiring all weekend was a little wonky.

The game remained scoreless till the seventh inning till the Yankees got on the board first. Kyle Higashioka grounded out, allowing Bauers to score. The Yankees had the first lead of the game with a score of 1-0. 

That lead was short lived as JD Martinez went yard in the bottom of the seventh to even the score at 1-1.Germán finished his night after pitching for 6.2 innings and allowing four hits, one earned run, one walk and six strikeouts. 

The Yankees grabbed the lead again in the top of the eighth thanks to an ugly Oswaldo Cabrera groundout. Rizzo scored, giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.

The Dodgers went quiet in the bottom of the eighth, but the Yankees offense was not done yet. Anthony Volpe sent a two run bomb over the fence to give the Yankees a three run lead.

The Yankees finished the game strong and claimed the series with a 4-1 victory. Two series wins on the West Coast means a happy flight back to the Bronx.

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