Yankees overcome Scherzer, rally past Nats in 10th
Gleyber Torres’ tying single in the ninth inning and a winning infield single in the 11th helped the New York Yankees overcame Max Scherzer’s commanding 14-strikeout performance to beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 Saturday.
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NEW YORK The smallest of hits decided a huge pitching matchup.
Max Scherzer overwhelmed batters to dominate a Cy Young Award-winning duel with Corey Kluber, reaching double-digit strikeouts for the 100th time.
After striking out three times against Scherzer, Gleyber Torres blooped a tying single in the ninth inning and won the game with a 50-foot single into a five-man infield that gave the New York Yankees a thrilling 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
By The Associated Press - Associated Press - Friday, May 7, 2021
NEW YORK Washington burst ahead in a six-run eighth inning that included three errors and Josh Harrison’s three-run homer, and the Nationals stopped a three-game skid by beating the New York Yankees 11-4.
With the score tied at 3 on a chilly night, Yadiel Hernández lined a single against Jonathan Loaisiga (3-2) that right fielder Aaron Judge allowed to bounced off his glove for his first error since Sept. 30, 2018. Third baseman DJ LeMahieu made a throwing error on Victor Robles’ sacrifice, Trea Turner hit a go-ahead single and Harrison homered for a 7-3 lead.
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New York Yankees DJ LeMahieu hits a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, May 7, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP
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The Yankees are going to want to forget this faster than an awkward first date.
A gross, no good, ugly eighth inning led to a 11-4 loss to the Nationals in the series opener at Yankee Stadium on Friday night before 10,010 chilly fans.
With the score tied at 3-all, the Yankees put on a clinic of what not to do with the glove. They committed three errors that allowed Washington to score six runs, flushing two homers from DJ LeMahieu, one from Gary Sanchez and Jameson Taillon’s good enough start.