The Yankees took an early lead and cruised to a 7-3 home win over the Mariners on Monday.
New York jumped in front in the first inning when DJ LeMahieu doubled and Luke Voit followed with a two-run homer off of Seattle starter Felix Hernandez. It was his 10th home run of the season.
Luke Voit is a threat every time he comes to the plate.
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) May 6, 2019
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The Yankees then tacked on four more runs in the second inning and another one in the third to pull away.
Carlos Santana and Dee Gordon homered for Seattle in the fourth and fifth, respectively, but it was too little too late.
Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner and third baseman Gio Urshela combined for four hits, three runs scored and two RBIs in the win. Shortstop Thairo Estrada also drove in two runs.
Thairo Estrada blasted his first career HR & received the mandatory silent treatment from his teammates 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/FlLrjPVxrM
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) May 7, 2019
CC Sabathia picked up the win after allowing five hits and three runs in five innings of work. Hernandez was charged with the loss.
The Yankees improved to 20-14 with the victory while the Mariners dropped to 19-18.
Studs of the night
Eddie Rosario and Jason Castro combined for six RBIs in the Twins’ 8-0 win over the Blue Jays.
Reds outfielder Nick Senzel hit two home runs in the Reds’ 12-4 win over the Giants.
So, this leading off thing seems to suit @LilSenzii:
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 6, 2019
1st inning: HR
2nd inning: HR
3 homers in 4 #MLB games for #Reds top prospect (#MLB No. 5) Nick Senzel -- all to right field.
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Duds of the night
Trevor Bauer surrendered 10 hits and seven earned runs in five innings of work against the White Sox. Cleveland fell 9-1.
Diamondbacks infielder Nick Ahmed went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts in his team’s 12-1 loss to the Rays.
Highlights
George Springer with the blast.
Leadoff #SpringerDinger... sounds familiar. #TakeItBack pic.twitter.com/55KitWMAgE
— Houston Astros (@astros) May 7, 2019
Tommy Pham clears the bases.
Pham slam. 🔥
— MLB (@MLB) May 6, 2019
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What’s next
Red Sox (17-19) at Orioles (13-22) — Boston’s three-game winning streak was snapped with a loss to the Orioles in Baltimore on Monday. They’ll look to bounce back in the middle game of the series. The Red Sox will send Hector Velazquez (0-2, 3.72 ERA) to the mound while Baltimore will counter with David Hess (1-4, 5.34 ERA).