Victory in Series For Yanks as They Win Game 3
Victory for the Yankees as they jumped on Oakland starting pitcher Luis Severino for five runs in the second inning, en route to a 10-2 victory. The series victory for the Yankees is important as they travel to Seattle after this game to take on a good Mariners team. The weather in Sacramento was perfect for the Yankees in this series victory. It is a good thing the Yankees are in Sacramento now before it gets too hot. The Yankees are lucky the Athletics travel to them in June. How many games do you think the Yankees will win in Seattle?
Lineups
The Oakland Athletics had Jacob Wilson as the shortstop and batting leadoff. Brent Rooker batted second and was the designated hitter. Tyler Soderstrom was the left fielder and batted third. Seth Brown replaced him in the eighth inning. Shea Langeliers was the catcher and batted fourth. Miguel Andujar was the right fielder and was batting fifth. Nick Kurtz was the first baseman and batted sixth. Jhonny Pereda pinch-hit for him in the ninth inning. Luis UrÃas was the second baseman and batted seventh. J.J. Bleday was the center fielder and batted eighth. Former Yankee Gio Urshela was the third baseman and batted ninth.
For the Yankees, Ben Rice batted first and was the designated hitter, though he did move to catcher in the ninth inning. Aaron Judge was the right fielder and batted second. Pablo Reyes replaced him in the eighth inning. Cody Bellinger batted third and was the center fielder. Paul Golschmidt was the first baseman and batted fourth. Oswald Peraza batted for him in the eighth inning and stayed in to play shortstop.
Jasson Dominguez was the left fielder and batted fifth. Anthony Volpe was the shortstop and batted sixth. JC Escarra hit for him and played first base. Austin Wells was the catcher and batted seventh. Orlando Cabrera was the third baseman batting eighth. Jorbit Vivas played second base and batted ninth.
Scoring Summary: Series Victory for Yanks
The Yankees had a big second inning in the victory against the A’s in the series’ third game. It all started when Volpe singled and Goldschmidt scored. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead. Then, Cabrera walked with the bases loaded, and Dominguez scored. It was 2-0 Yankees. The hits just kept on coming. Jorbit Vivas grounded out, scoring Volpe. Finally, that man again, Judge, singled and scored both Austin Wells and Cabrera. The inning ended with the Yankees leading 5-0.
The Yankees took a 6-0 lead in the fourth inning on an Cabrera double Dominguez scored.
The A’s scored a run in the fourth inning. Former Yankee Andujar singled, and Brett Rooker scored. That made the score 6-1 Yankees.
In the fifth inning, Ben Rice hit a grand slam. Volpe, AustinWells, and Orlando Cabrara all scored. That shot gave the Yankees a 10-1 lead. Then Goldschmidt hit a double and Judge scored. The Yankees took an 11-1 lead.
In the fifth inning, Bleday hit a solo home run. It was 11-2 Yankees.
In the seventh inning, Goldschmidt hit a ground-rule double, and Rice scored. The Yankees extended their lead to ten, 12-2.
Game Notes
The weather was hot for this game. At game time, it was 75 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny. There was no chance of rain, but it was windy. The wind was blowing out to center field at 19 miles per hour.
Ryan Yarborough was the opener for this game for the Yankees. He usually works out of the bullpen. It seemed like this would not be a victory for the Yankees.
The Yankees are 16-6 against the Athletics since 2022. The Athletics will come to New York in June.
All the players wore pink for Mother’s Day. They also used pink bats. They make pink torpedo bats.
The Athletics will play in Sacramento for the next three years while their stadium gets built in Las Vegas.
DJ Lemehieau is likely to play for the Yankees in Seattle. The Yankees will have to make a roster move to accommodate him. However, if he is healthy, he makes the Yankees a better team.
Luis Severino threw 97 pitches and was removed by the Athletics in the fifth inning. The Yankees got into the Oakland Bullpen. They brought in former Yankee minor leaguer Mitch Spence.
On June 6th, the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Yankees are giving away a Yogi Berra bobblehead doll, commemorating Berra’s military service.
This was the second game of this series in which Rice played catcher for the Yankees.
Conclusion
This series victory for the Yankees was important. Not only did they win two of three games in Sacramento, but they stayed in first place and traveled to Seattle on a winning note. Baseball teams need to travel happily. The Oakland Athletics are good, so this was an important series victory for the Yankees. They are now 23-17.
