New York Avoids Getting Swept By Tampa Bay
During the weekend New York opened a three -game series with Tampa Bay which won two before veteran left -hander CC Sabathia took the mound Sunday.
It was left -fielder Brett Gardner and 6"7 282 pounds of twenty - five-year-old rookie Aaron Judge that did the damage at the plate for New York to avoid the sweep by Tampa Bay.
Brett Gardner hit a two-run homer and Aaron Judge preserved the lead with a sensational diving catch as the Yankees withstood Chris Archer's season-high 12 strikeouts, snapping their three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Rays on Sunday at Tropicana Field. "according to tohttp://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/231541394/gardner-judge-lead-yankees-win-over-rays/
Brett Gardner's second-inning blast was his eighth homer in the past 20 games, exceeding his total for all of 2016. Didi Gregorius had four hits, including a run-scoring single off Archer, who permitted six hits and two walks over 6 1/3 innings while accepting his second straight loss." according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/231541394/gardner-judge-lead-yankees-win-over-rays/
Brett Gardner had this to say about Chris Archer "He's got dominant stuff. He's an ace," Gardner said of Archer. "He obviously had the loss today, and that's just because of the play that Judge made and the way [the Yankees] pitched. I don't know how many strikeouts he had -- 14, 16, 20, it seemed like -- but we got the win, which is all that matters." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/231541394/gardner-judge-lead-yankees-win-over-rays/
New York improves to 25-16 while Tampa Bay drops to 23-23 on the season. New York returns to Yankee Stadium Monday to start a four -game series with Kansas City. New York right -hander Michael Pineda who has a record of 4-2 with a 3.42 earn run average is coming off a win in his last start against Kansas City where he permitted four runs three of them were earned and six hits in an 11-7 win. Although he served up homers to Salvador Perez and Whit Merrifield. He will go up against Kansas City left -hander Jason Vargus who has a record of 5-2 with a 2.03 earn run average. Jason Vargus is still seeking his first career win against New York. In last weeks start he allowed six runs which were the most runs he'd given up in a game this season. "according to https://www.mlb.com/gameday/royals-vs-yankees/2017/05/22/490767#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=490767
Tampa Bay meanwhile returns to Tropicana Field to take on Mike Trout and Los Angeles.