The first baseman destroyed it into the left field seats to give NY a 5-0 lead.
The overwhelmingly powerful Boston closer notched his 17 save in 18 tries in last night's game, a four-out appearance that began with a runner on third and two down in the eighth.
This offense is legit, too. He struck out big-hitting rookie Aaron Judge on a 158 kph fastball to finish it.
So, this team is set, right? New York Yankees' CC Sabathia throws during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in New York.
We're here to figure out which of those prospects could be used as trade bait come July 31.
Give Joe Girardi and Larry Rothschild this, they really are trying to solve this head scratcher. Wednesday's matchup features reigning AL Cy Young victor Rick Porcello against veteran Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia. Girardi asked. "The only way that I ever felt like I could just go out and play is if I felt like I was prepared and did all the work that I could possibly do before a game, and that's what he'll do".
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Drew Pomeranz (6-3) made those homers stand by allowing two runs and six hits in a laborious five innings.
In a rematch of last year's NL Division Series, won by Los Angeles in five games, the NL-leading Nationals took two of three from the Dodgers. "I think people are recognizing what he's doing", Girardi said.
The big left-hander was absolutely brilliant in eight shutout innings against the Red Sox.
Reds 6, Cardinals 4: St. Louis kept Scooter Gennett in check a day after his four-homer game, but Patrick Kivlehan had a pinch three-run shot that sparked Cincinnati.
The Boston outfielder fended off a fan to make a leaping catch to rob Chris Carter of a sixth-inning home run at the right-field wall at Yankee Stadium.
"Wherever I hit, second, ninth, anywhere, wherever they want me to hit I'll be ready to hit, " Sanchez said. The last couple of years the long-time rivalry has been diminished to the point where many baseball fans and players alike call it non-existent. Johnson slipped and injured his left hamstring while pitching for the PawSox on Saturday but threw a successful bullpen Tuesday and passed agility tests Wednesday. Sabathia (6-2, 4.12 ERA) has captured his last four starts, throwing to a 1.48 ERA with 26 strikeouts over a stretch of 24 1/3 innings. 1B Greg Bird, who hasn't appeared for the Yankees since May 1 because of a bruised right ankle, is to play for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Valley on Friday night. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (knee) remains on a rest-and-rehab program. The reigning AL Cy Young Award victor has thrown at least six innings in each of his last 18 road starts, the longest active streak in the majors.
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