New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians Match Player Stats On Aug 06, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Aug 6, 2017

CLEVELAND -- Jacoby Ellsbury's two-out, three-run triple capped a five-run sixth inning, Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer in the seventh, and four New York pitchers combined on a two-hitter as the Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1 on Sunday at Progressive Field.

Luis Severino (9-4) held Cleveland to one run on two hits, with nine strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings to get the win.

Carlos Carrasco (10-5) gave up five runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings to take the loss.

Carrasco took a 1-0 lead into the top of the sixth inning, which began with a single by Brett Gardner. Clint Frazier pulled a double down the left-field line, moving Gardner to third. Didi Gregorius popped out for the first out, and the Indians intentionally walked Judge to load the bases.

A sacrifice fly by Chase Headley drove in Gardner with the tying run, and Todd Frazier drew a walk, which re-loaded the bases.

Ellsbury hit a fly ball onto the warning track in right field. Right fielder Abraham Almonte went back on the ball, but misjudged it. The ball landed on the track, bounced off the wall, allowing all three runners to score, with Ellsbury racing to third on what was ruled a triple, giving the Yankees a 4-1 lead.

Bryan Shaw relieved Carrasco and Ronald Torreyes greeted Shaw with a single to left, scoring Ellsbury to make it 5-1.

In the Yankees' seventh, Clint Frazier walked, Gregorius singled, and both rode home on a line drive home run over the center field wall by Judge, his American League-leading 35th, off a 1-2 pitch from reliever Mike Clevinger.

Both starting pitchers dominated in the early innings of the game. Carrasco retired the first 11 batters he faced before Gregorius singled with two out in the fourth.

Severino struck out six of the first eight batters he faced, but a first inning solo home run by Michael Brantley gave Cleveland an early 1-0 lead. Following Brantley's homer, Severino retired 18 of the next 19 batters he faced, before being removed from the game with two outs in the seventh.

Cleveland's only hits were Brantley's homer and a seventh inning single by Edwin Encarnacion.

NOTES: The Indians activated 2B Jason Kipnis (hamstring) off the disabled list and optioned INF Erik Gonzalez to Triple-A Columbus. ... Two of the four games in the series were sellouts. The Indians have had seven sellouts this year, their most since they had 11 in 2007. ... The Yankees placed DH Matt Holliday (back) on the 10-day disabled list and recalled 1B Garrett Cooper from Triple-A Columbus. ... Yankees C Gary Sanchez did not catch either of the last two games of the series. He was replaced by Austin Romine. Manager Joe Girardi said Sanchez needs to work on improving his defense. Sanchez has been charged with 12 passed balls this season, the most of any American League catcher.