3 Game Sweep for Brilliant Yanks Over Texas
3 game sweep for Blistering hot Yankees over Texas Rangers. They won 1-0 and had to face the ageless and tough Nathan Evoldi. He had the second-lowest batting average against in the American League. Now the Yankees fly to Colorado to play the Rockies, who may be the worst baseball team ever. They could earn a 3-game sweep in that series as well. This 3 game sweep is the fifth series the Yankees have won in a row. Do you think the Yankees will sweep the awful Rockies in Colorado?
Lineups 3 Game Sweep
The Texas Rangers were trying to avoid the 3 game sweep. They had Sam Haggerty in center field batting leadoff. Wyatt Langford was the left fielder batting second. Josh Jung was the third baseman batting third. Jake Burger was the first baseman batting fourth. Marcus Semien was the second baseman batting fifth. Jonah Heim was the designated hitter and batted sixth. Adolis Garcia was the right fielder and batted seventh. Kyle Higashioka was the catcher and batted eighth. Joc Pederson pinch-hit for him in the seventh inning. Ezequiel Duran was the shortstop and batted ninth. Josh Smith pinch-hit for him in the seventh inning and stayed in to play shortstop.
Trent Grisham batted first for the Yankees, who were going for the 3 game sweep and were the center fielder. Aaron Judge was the designated hitter and batted second. Cody Bellinger batted third and was the right fielder. Paul Goldschmidt was the first baseman and batted fourth. Jasson Dominguez was the left fielder and batted fifth. Anthony Volpe was the shortstop and batted sixth. JC Escarra was the catcher and batted seventh. Jorbit Vivas played second base and batted eighth. DJ LeMahieu pinch-hit for him in the seventh inning and stayed in to play second base. Oswald Peraza was the third baseman, batting ninth.Â
Scoring SummaryÂ
In the fifth inning of a pitcher’s duel, Jorbit Vivas hit a solo home run. That made it 1-0 Yankees. Since the Rangers do not hit, that made it much more likely the Yankees would complete the 3 game sweep.
Game NotesÂ
The weather for this game was awful. It was 51 degrees Fahrenheit, with rain and wind.Jasson Dominguiez hit a walk-off home run for the Yankees yesterday. It was their first walk-off home run in 974 days. It was a big moment for him. He is the fourth youngest player in Yankee history to hit a walk-off home run. Fernando Cruz was placed on the 15-day injured list before the game. The Yankees called up Brent Hendrick was called up to replace him on the roster.
Cody Bellinger has a 15-game hitting streak, which is the longest of his career. He had two hits last night, including a long home run that turned the tide for the Yankees. In the game, opponents were only batting .167 against the Yankee starting pitcher Carlos Rondon. That was first in the American League. His opponent, Nathan Evoldi, was second. Rodon pitched great in this game. 6 shutout innings and eight strikeouts, which gives him 80 for the year.
He lowered his earned run average to below 3.00 runs per game. Yankees starting pitchers are pitching to a 2.42 earned run average in the last 14 games. The Yankees have won 10 of those games. It was Texas’s shortstop Ezequiel Duran’s 26th birthday. He is a former Yankee minor leaguer who was in the trade for Joey Gallo. Texas starting pitcher Nathan Evoldi, who played for the New York Yankees for two seasons, grunted every pitch he delivered. On this date in 1962, Roger Maris was intentionally walked four times.
Conclusion
It is odd, but Yankee’s starting pitcher, Carlos Rondon, seems to lose his composure at the first sign of trouble. That happened in the third inning when he gave up a double. He walked the next batter, but he got out of the inning. He pitched very well in this game, which is good for the Yankees. With him and Max Fried, the Yankees have two aces. Plus, they will get Luis Gil back in a few weeks. This was an essential 3 game sweep for the Yankees, who are headed to Denver to take on an awful Colorado Rockies team. They could get another 3 game sweep in that series.
