New York Suffers Their First Loss Of The Season At Home Against Baltimore

After winning their season opener New York was topped by Baltimore in game two of their three game series in the Bronx.

- James Paxton was solid in his pinstriped debut, striking out five and pitching into the sixth inning, but Jesus Sucre's three-RBI performance helped hand the Yankees a 5-3 defeat on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, New York's first of the new season. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/james-paxton-solid-in-yankees-debut

The left-handed Paxton was dominant early, facing one batter over the minimum through five frames. Baltimore chipped away in the sixth, capitalizing on a pair of inning-opening hits as Dwight Smith Jr. connected for an RBI single and catcher Gary Sanchez threw a ball into center field on a stolen-base attempt for a run-scoring error. “according https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/james-paxton-solid-in-yankees-debut

Paxton received a warm ovation as he exited with two outs in the sixth, having scattered four hits and a walk in an 82-pitch effort. The 30-year-old was acquired from the Mariners last November in exchange for three players, including top-rated pitching prospect Justus Sheffield. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/james-paxton-solid-in-yankees-debut

Sucre drove in three runs as part of a three-hit afternoon, knocking a seventh-inning single off reliever Chad Green and a two-run double off Jonathan Holder in the ninth. The victory was credited to Jimmy Yacabonis, who worked three innings of one-run ball following a two-inning "opener" start by Nate Karns. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/james-paxton-solid-in-yankees-debut

New York and Baltimore will conclude their three game series with Baltimore on Sunday.