Good old fashioned double header Sweep for the 34-17 Yankees over the 17-34 KC Royals. The Yankees are now 11-1 in their last 12, and have won 7 in a row. They are in first place by 3 games over Tampa; 7.5 over Boston.
First Game — NY 7 KC 3
J.A. Happ was looking great thru 4 innings of shutout ball, and the Yankee offense — Clint Frazier with a 2-RBI double — had given him a 3-0 lead. Happ was shutting up the naysayers on Yankee Twitter who had been on his case for recent poor pitching.
Starting this day of baseball with a lead. pic.twitter.com/FuYWGabhVF
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 25, 2019
And then Happ allowed a 3-run homer in the 5th to tie the score.
The Yankees jumped right back with a 2-run homer by Luke Voit in the top of the 7th to take the lead — and hand Happ the win.
Voit’s homer was a MASSIVE 470-foot shot.
Luke flexing for his home state. pic.twitter.com/GOGeVRDXDl
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 25, 2019
Thairo Estrada doubled in 2 runs (Brett Gardner and Clint Frazier) in the 8th to provide insurance and the Yankee ballpen of Adam Ottavino and Luis Cessa pitched 3 shutout innings to give the Yanks the win.
The Boxscore
https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=401075504
Second Game — NY 6 KC 5
In the second game, Chad Green “Opened” with a run on 3 hits allowed in the first. But Chance Adams came in to pitch what looked like a start — 4 innings, 3 runs — but was actually a long relief appearance.
And the Yankee replacement hitters exploded for 5 runs in the 2nd — Austin Romine doubling in Clint Frazier and Kendrys Morales; Cameron Maybin doubling in Romine and Gio Urshela; DJ LeMahieu singling in Maybin.
Get on, get in. pic.twitter.com/UsMA3kJKG4
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 26, 2019
Typical Yankee Ballpen Appearance: 4 Innings of Shutout Ball
Chance Adams got credit for the win and the Yankee ballpen came in and did its thing — 4 innings of shutout ball by Jonathan Holder, Tommy Kahnle, Zack Britton, and Aroldis Chapman.
Ballgame.
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