CLEVELAND -- The New York Yankees rolled into the All-Star break on a high note.
Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer and the Yankees overcame a shaky outing by Masahiro Tanaka to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Sunday, moving to .500 (44-44) going into the break.
"It's a positive thing for us. We beat a good team three out of four," manager Joe Girardi said. "Hopefully we can carry the momentum into the second half."
New York scored four runs in the second and six in the fifth, but Sunday's win was anything but easy.
Tanaka took an 11-1 lead into the fifth, but was charged with seven runs (three earned) and fell one out short of qualifying for his seventh win. The right-hander was pulled after Tyler Naquin's two-run homer capped a six-run rally.
Tanaka couldn't pinpoint why he didn't hold the lead that cost him what appeared to be a certain win.
"If I knew the reason I'd fix that and go out and do it," he said through a translator. "Bottom line, I have to go out there and shut them down."
Nathan Eovaldi (7-6), demoted to the bullpen last week, allowed one hit over the final 4 1/3 innings for his first career win in relief. Dellin Betances warmed up in the ninth while Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman were unavailable after Saturday's 7-6 win in 11 innings.
"It feels a little different to come into a game with a four-run lead," Eovaldi said. "I was glad to get in there and help Tanaka out."
The fifth inning featured 12 runs and 11 hits, lasting 46 minutes.
Carlos Carrasco (5-3) allowed five runs -- one earned -- in 3 2/3 innings. Cleveland, which is 3-6 since a franchise-record, 14-game winning streak, committed three errors, leading to eight unearned runs.
"It didn't help," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "Shoot, it seemed like the ball was going every different direction today."
Ellsbury, who angrily objected to a strike call by plate umpire Ramon DeJesus on the previous pitch, homered to right-center in the second to start New York's big offensive day.
Errors by first baseman Carlos Santana and third baseman Jose Ramirez made four of the runs Carrasco gave up unearned. Right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall failed to come up with a catchable fly ball in New York's big inning and All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor committed a throwing error in the fifth.
Starlin Castro started the second with a double. With one out, Santana failed to catch Lindor's throw on a grounder hit by Rob Refsnyder. The ball rolled to the stands, scoring Castro.
Chisenhall got a glove on Austin Romine's fly ball to the warning track, but couldn't hold on. Romine was given a double, putting runners at second and third.
Ellsbury headed to first on a 3-1 pitch, which DeJesus called a strike. Ellsbury argued the call to the point where Girardi came out of the dugout before his center fielder calmed down.
"It ended up working out," said Ellsbury, who homered on the next pitch. "I guess I'm happy he made that call."
TOUGH STRETCH AHEAD
The Yankees finished their road trip 5-5, but Girardi knows there's work to do. New York plays Boston, Baltimore and San Francisco on a 10-game homestand.
"It's tough to go into the break under .500, but we still have to make up ground, starting Friday, after the break," he said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: 1B Mark Teixeira (sore right knee) returned to the lineup after not playing Saturday. He will receive an injection in the knee and rest during the All-Star break.
Indians: OF Michael Brantley, who has missed of the season with a sore right shoulder, will begin a minor league rehab assignment Monday.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda will start against Boston in the first game following the break Friday.
Indians: Carrasco will start the first game after the break in Minnesota on Friday.
New York Yankees
Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer and the Yankees overcame a shaky outing by Masahiro Tanaka to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Sunday, moving to .500 (44-44) going into the break.
"It's a positive thing for us. We beat a good team three out of four," manager Joe Girardi said. "Hopefully we can carry the momentum into the second half."
New York scored four runs in the second and six in the fifth, but Sunday's win was anything but easy.
Tanaka took an 11-1 lead into the fifth, but was charged with seven runs (three earned) and fell one out short of qualifying for his seventh win. The right-hander was pulled after Tyler Naquin's two-run homer capped a six-run rally.
Tanaka couldn't pinpoint why he didn't hold the lead that cost him what appeared to be a certain win.
"If I knew the reason I'd fix that and go out and do it," he said through a translator. "Bottom line, I have to go out there and shut them down."
Nathan Eovaldi (7-6), demoted to the bullpen last week, allowed one hit over the final 4 1/3 innings for his first career win in relief. Dellin Betances warmed up in the ninth while Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman were unavailable after Saturday's 7-6 win in 11 innings.
"It feels a little different to come into a game with a four-run lead," Eovaldi said. "I was glad to get in there and help Tanaka out."
The fifth inning featured 12 runs and 11 hits, lasting 46 minutes.
Carlos Carrasco (5-3) allowed five runs -- one earned -- in 3 2/3 innings. Cleveland, which is 3-6 since a franchise-record, 14-game winning streak, committed three errors, leading to eight unearned runs.
"It didn't help," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "Shoot, it seemed like the ball was going every different direction today."
Ellsbury, who angrily objected to a strike call by plate umpire Ramon DeJesus on the previous pitch, homered to right-center in the second to start New York's big offensive day.
Errors by first baseman Carlos Santana and third baseman Jose Ramirez made four of the runs Carrasco gave up unearned. Right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall failed to come up with a catchable fly ball in New York's big inning and All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor committed a throwing error in the fifth.
Starlin Castro started the second with a double. With one out, Santana failed to catch Lindor's throw on a grounder hit by Rob Refsnyder. The ball rolled to the stands, scoring Castro.
Chisenhall got a glove on Austin Romine's fly ball to the warning track, but couldn't hold on. Romine was given a double, putting runners at second and third.
Ellsbury headed to first on a 3-1 pitch, which DeJesus called a strike. Ellsbury argued the call to the point where Girardi came out of the dugout before his center fielder calmed down.
"It ended up working out," said Ellsbury, who homered on the next pitch. "I guess I'm happy he made that call."
TOUGH STRETCH AHEAD
The Yankees finished their road trip 5-5, but Girardi knows there's work to do. New York plays Boston, Baltimore and San Francisco on a 10-game homestand.
"It's tough to go into the break under .500, but we still have to make up ground, starting Friday, after the break," he said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: 1B Mark Teixeira (sore right knee) returned to the lineup after not playing Saturday. He will receive an injection in the knee and rest during the All-Star break.
Indians: OF Michael Brantley, who has missed of the season with a sore right shoulder, will begin a minor league rehab assignment Monday.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda will start against Boston in the first game following the break Friday.
Indians: Carrasco will start the first game after the break in Minnesota on Friday.
1:10PM,EDT,July 10,2016
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gardner out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán singled to left, Ellsbury to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Santana reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kipnis lined into double play, third to first, Santana doubled off first. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Castro doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Refsnyder safe at second on error by first baseman Santana, Castro scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Romine doubled to deep right, Refsnyder to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Ellsbury homered to right center (405 feet), Refsnyder and Romine scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Napoli walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Chisenhall singled to right, Napoli to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Davis singled to left, Napoli scored, Chisenhall to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Naquin popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Davis stole second. | 4 | 1 |
| Gomes walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Santana grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Teixeira lined out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Gregorius lined out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Castro grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Kipnis singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Lindor singled to center, Kipnis to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Napoli struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Ramírez grounded out to pitcher, Kipnis to third, Lindor to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Chisenhall lined out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Headley doubled to deep right. | 4 | 1 |
| Refsnyder safe at first on error by third baseman Ramírez. | 4 | 1 |
| Romine grounded into fielder's choice to third, Refsnyder out at second, Headley to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to second, Headley scored, Romine out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| Ellsbury walked, Gardner to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Adams relieved Carrasco. | 5 | 1 |
| Beltrán grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Davis popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Naquin struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Gomes struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Austin Adams pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Teixeira singled to right. | 5 | 1 |
| Gregorius doubled to center, Teixeira to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Manship relieved Adams. | 5 | 1 |
| Castro walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Headley grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Teixeira and Gregorius scored on throwing error by shortstop Lindor, Castro safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Lindor. | 7 | 1 |
| Refsnyder singled to left center, Castro to third, Headley to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Romine hit sacrifice fly to center, Castro scored, Headley to third. | 8 | 1 |
| House relieved Manship. | 8 | 1 |
| Gardner hit sacrifice fly to right, Headley scored. | 9 | 1 |
| Ellsbury singled to center, Refsnyder to third. | 9 | 1 |
| Beltrán singled to right, Refsnyder scored, Ellsbury to second. | 10 | 1 |
| Teixeira singled to center, Ellsbury scored, Beltrán to second. | 11 | 1 |
| Gregorius hit by pitch, Beltrán to third, Teixeira to second. | 11 | 1 |
| Colon relieved House. | 11 | 1 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 11 | 1 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Santana doubled to deep center. | 11 | 1 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 11 | 1 |
| Lindor doubled to deep right, Santana scored. | 11 | 2 |
| Napoli singled to left, Lindor to third. | 11 | 2 |
| Ramírez singled to left, Lindor scored, Napoli to second. | 11 | 3 |
| Chisenhall grounded out to first, Napoli to third, Ramírez to second. | 11 | 3 |
| Davis safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Gregorius, Napoli and Ramírez scored. | 11 | 5 |
| Naquin homered to right (429 feet), Davis scored. | 11 | 7 |
| Eovaldi relieved Tanaka. | 11 | 7 |
| Gomes lined out to shortstop. | 11 | 7 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Colon pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 11 | 7 |
| Refsnyder flied out to center. | 11 | 7 |
| Romine singled to left. | 11 | 7 |
| Gardner flied out to left. | 11 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Santana lined out to left. | 11 | 7 |
| Kipnis flied out to right. | 11 | 7 |
| Lindor struck out swinging. | 11 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Colon pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Ellsbury lined out to center. | 11 | 7 |
| Beltrán lined out to left. | 11 | 7 |
| Teixeira struck out looking. | 11 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Napoli walked. | 11 | 7 |
| Ramírez flied out to left. | 11 | 7 |
| Chisenhall grounded into fielder's choice to first, Napoli out at second. | 11 | 7 |
| Chisenhall to second on wild pitch by Eovaldi. | 11 | 7 |
| Davis walked. | 11 | 7 |
| Naquin grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Otero pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Otero relieved Colon. | 11 | 7 |
| Gregorius lined out to center. | 11 | 7 |
| Castro singled to right center. | 11 | 7 |
| Headley lined out to left. | 11 | 7 |
| Refsnyder grounded out to second. | 11 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Hicks in right field. | 11 | 7 |
| Gomes flied out to center. | 11 | 7 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 11 | 7 |
| Kipnis singled to left. | 11 | 7 |
| Lindor walked, Kipnis to second. | 11 | 7 |
| Napoli flied out to left. | 11 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Shaw relieved Otero. | 11 | 7 |
| Romine grounded out to second. | 11 | 7 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 11 | 7 |
| Ellsbury flied out to center. | 11 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 11 | 7 |
| Chisenhall flied out to left. | 11 | 7 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 11 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 | .257 | .353 | .355 |
| Ellsbury CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .279 | .347 | .398 |
| Beltrán DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .299 | .338 | .550 |
| Teixeira 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .193 | .272 | .317 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .298 | .328 | .468 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .256 | .293 | .395 |
| Headley 3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .255 | .329 | .378 |
| Refsnyder RF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .276 | .337 | .368 |
Hicks RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .261 | .301 |
| Romine C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .265 | .278 | .441 |
| Totals | 41 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 182 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Castro (14, Carrasco); Romine (9, Carrasco); Headley (10, Carrasco); Gregorius (16, Adams) HR: Ellsbury (4, 2nd inning off Carrasco 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Ellsbury 3 (29), Gardner 2 (22), Headley (27), Romine (16), Beltrán (56), Teixeira (20) SF: Romine, Gardner 2-out RBI: Ellsbury 3, Beltrán, Teixeira Yankees RISP: 5-16 (Headley 0-2, Refsnyder 1-3, Gregorius 0-1, Romine 1-2, Beltrán 1-2, Ellsbury 1-1, Castro 0-1, Teixeira 1-2, Gardner 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gregorius (12, throw) DP: 1 (Headley-Teixeira). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 29,089 (78.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:35 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ramon DeJesus, First Base - Dan Bellino, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
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