Former Yankee JP Sears Pitches 5 Strong Innings, Athletics Hang On To Beat New York

Sears, the former Yankee, was outstanding as the Oakland Athletics beat the Yankees 11-6. His old bug-a-boo, home runs hurt Carlos Rodon, as he gave up 2 and struck out 10. J. P. Seares gave up a home run, too, to Aaron Judge. So, the Athletics tied the series at one game each, with the rubber game to be played tomorrow. With an eighth-inning lead, the Athletics brought in closer Mason Miller. Does anyone pitch harder than Mason Miller?

Lineups

The Oakland Athletics had Jacob Wilson as the shortstop and batting leadoff. Brent Rooker batted second and was the right fielder. Tyler Soderstrom was the left fielder and batted third.  Shea Langeliers was the designated hitter and batted fourth. Miguel Andujar was the third and was batting fifth. Lawrence Butler was the center fielder and batted sixth. Luis Urías was the second baseman and batted seventh. Jhonny Pereda was the catcher and batted ninth. 

For the Yankees, Paul Goldschmidt batted first and was the first baseman. Trent Grisham was the center fielder and batted second. Aaron Judge batted third and was the designated hitter. Cody Bellinger was the right fielder and batted fourth. Anthony Volpe was the shortstop and batted fifth. Austin Wells was the catcher, batting sixth. Jasson Dominguez was the left fielder and batted seventh.

Pablo Reyes was the second baseman batting eighth. Oswaldo Cabrera pinch-hit for him in the sixth.  He stayed in the game to play third base. Orlando Peraza was the third baseman, batting ninth. He moved to second base in the sixth inning. Ben Rice pintch hit for him in the eighth inning. Jorbit Vivas then came in to play second base.

Scoring Summary: Sears Great

Luis Uras hit a 94-mile-per-hour solo home run in the second inning. That gave the Athletics a 1-0 Lead.

In the third inning, Brent Rooker hit a three-run home run. Jhonny Pereda and Jacob Wilson scored. The Atheletcs led 4-0.

Also in the third inning, Aaron Judge hit a solo home run. That home run gave him the major league baseball lead with 13. The Yankees trailed 4-1.

This was right after the A’s took J. P. Sears is out of the game. In the sixth inning, Aaron Judge hit a mammoth home run off the batter’s eye in center field. His 14th home run drew the Yankees to within two runs at 4-2. A sacrifice fly from Austin Wells drove in Cody Bellinger. That cut the Yankees’ lead to 4-3. Oswaldo Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Anthony Volpe, that tied the game at 4. Oswald Peraza hit a two-run home run. That made it 6-4 Yankees.

The Yankees bullpen blew up. In the seventh inning Shea Langoliers hit a three run home run scoring Brett Rooker and Tyler Soderstrom. The Athletics retook the lead 7-6.

In the eighth inning, Tyler Soderstrom singled and Nick Kurtz and Jhonny Perada Scored. Then Shea Langoliers hit a two-run double. Both Jacob Wilson and Tyler Soderstrom scored. That made the score 11-6 Athletics.

Trent Grisham svored in the ninth inning on an Aaron Judge groundout. That cut the Athetics lead to 11-7. That is how it ended.

Game Notes

• The weather was hot for this game. At game time, it was 88 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny. There was no chance of rain.
• The Oakland Athletics have won the last 4 starts by J.P. Sears. 
• Lemehieau may now play in Seattle, where the Yankees play next. His return and the corresponding roster move are imminent.
• This was not the marquis pitching matchup expected, as Carlos Rodon was a bit of a letdown against J.P. Sears.
• Carlos Rodon did have 10 strikeouts as he regained the American League lead in strikeouts with 67. He is second to MacKensie Gore who has 68.
• Aaron Judge treated J.P. Sears and his family to dinner when Sears broke into the major leagues. Judge wore pink cleats and batting gloves today for Mother’s Day. That is odd because Aaron Judge is adopted.
• This is the second series this season that the Yankees have played in a minor league stdium. The other was at the Tampa Bay Rays, in the Yankees’ spring traing home.
• The fact that the New York Yankees came all the way back to take the lead in the sixth inning meant J. P. Sears was not going to get his first-ever win agaist the Yankees today.

Conclusion

This was a bit of a dissapointment for the Yankees coming off their big 10-2 win last night. The Yankees put up a five spot in the sixth inning, that was a continuation of last night’s good vibes, but the Yankees bullpen gave away the game. Yankee starting pitcher Carlos Rodon was outdueled by Oakland starter J.P. Sears, who pitched five innings allowing only one run.