The Yankees came into the opener, of their Seven game homestand on high spirits.
With their sweep the Baltimore Orioles over the Weekend, the Yankees were 8-1, in their last nine games, and 15-5 in their last 20, entering this homestead.
But unfortunately for the Yankees, that run came to an ends the Yankees dropped the opener of their three-game set against the Chicago WhiteSox, 6-2. The Yankees had a great start to the game, as Tanaka was dealing, and they had the lead, but some mistakes, came back to haunt Tanaka, and eventually deflate the Yanks.
I expected this game to be a pitchers duel, and it was, as we had the White sox ace, Carlos Rodon,and the Yankees ( number 2 sharp starter ) Masahiro Tanaka.
as you Gus know, one run in a pitchers duel, can feel like 100,and the Yankees got two runs ,with one swing of the bat,as Gleyber Torres mashed a 444 Ft 2 run HR to Monument park, in center field, as the two run shot gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead in the 4th!
Through the first five innings, the game was going in the Yankees way, as Masahiro Tanaka, was shutting out the Whitesox! But however, things unraveled for Tanaka in the 6th, as a 1 out single, a walk , and then another single loaded the bases with only one out.
At this point in the game, you still feel confident about Tanaka, because earlier in the game , he gout out of a bases loaded 0 outs jam, without letting up a run.
Bt this time, it wasn't meant to be, as a 2 run double, by Yoan Moncada, tied the game at 2.
Things only got worse for Tanaka, as he let up a sac fly for a 3-2 Chicago lead.
In the 7th, Tanaka allowed another run, on an RBI double by Tim Anderson, t give the CHIsox a 4-2 lead. Meanwhile,as for Rodon, he was amazing, despite letting the HR up to Torres,and showed why, that he is the white sox ace in the bottom of the 7th, as he kept the ball on the ground ( just as he was doing all night), to get out of a 1st and 2nd 0 outs jam, without letting up a run.
That seemed to deflate the Yankees ,as they would allow, 2 more runs to score on an error, and a sloppy wild pitch, to put the White Sox up 6-2,and that would be your final score.
HERO: CARLOS RODON, ZERO: MASAHIRO TANAKA UNSUNG HERO: YOAN MONCADA
RODON ONLY HAD TWO STRIKEOUTS THROUGH 7 ININGS OF WORK.
THE YANKEES HAD 3 ERRORS IN THIS GAME
RODON ONLY THROUGH 18 PITCHES IN THE 7TH, WITH ONLY FIVE OF THEM BEING STRIKES.
THE WHITE SOX HAVE NOW WON FOUR STRAIGHT
Chicago vs NY week:
While The Yankees kicked off their series with the Chicago White Sox On Monday, the Mets kicked off a three game series against the Chicago Cubs , officially making It Chicago vs NY week! The Cubs beat the Mets 7-4 on Monday night , coupled with a White Sox win gives Chicago a 2-0 lead after Day 1,
Triple a news:
The Yankees sighned 16 year old Quinn Berry , to a minor league deal on Monday .
UP NEXT:
THE YANKEES WILL LOOK TO EVEN THIS SERIES ON TUESDAY NIGHT ( 8/28) WHEN LANCE LYNN GETS THE BALL FOR THE YANKEES, WHILE JAMES SHIELDS WILL GO FOR THE WHITE SOX.
GAME TIME : 7:05 PM
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