NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees hardly hit a ball square against Carlos Martinez and the St. Louis Cardinals.
The way he was pitching, they didn't need to.
Looking like both an All-Star ace and a wayward journeyman, Martinez put on a historically uneven performance, walking a career-high eight while striking out 11 and handing CC Sabathia and the Yankees a 3-2 win Saturday.
"I don't think I've ever seen anything like that," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi agreed.
"One of the stranger lines that I've seen," he said.
The Yankees won their sixth straight despite tying a team record by fanning 17 times. They got plenty of help from sloppy St. Louis, which at 3-8 is off to its worst start in 20 years and has the poorest record in the NL.
Martinez's misadventures on the mound also included airmailing a tapper to the backstop and throwing a wild pitch. He became the first Cardinals pitcher with eight walks and 11 Ks in a game since the aptly named Wild Bill Hallahan in 1930.
"I wasn't really able to execute the pitches the way I wanted to," Martinez said through a translator.
His troubles stood in sharp contrast to Sabathia (2-0), who took a shutout into the eighth. Jedd Gyorko and Stephen Piscotty homered late for St. Louis.
Martinez (0-2) couldn't be touched at the start, and not always to his benefit. Of the first 12 batters, none put the ball in play.
The Cardinals' opening-day starter became the first pitcher in 60 years with at least six strikeouts and six walks through two innings, the Elias Sports Bureau said.
Not until Jacoby Ellsbury hit a leadoff single in the third, on Martinez's 62nd pitch, did the Yankees give the Cardinals defense a chance. Often twisting and contorting when he missed the strike zone, Martinez was pulled after 5 1/3 innings.
"I thought we did a great job of just laying off some tough pitches," said Chase Headley, who walked twice. "He's got great stuff, and he was having a little bit of trouble getting into the zone."
Martinez was the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 1993 with at least eight walks and 11 strikeouts in a game. Three St. Louis relievers finished, and by the end, every New York batter had fanned.
Asked why Martinez was so erratic, a dour Matheny could only offer: "It's a hard game. It's a hard game."
It was hardly the kind of pitching that gave the Cardinals their last win in the Bronx. That came in Game 5 of the 1964 World Series, when Bob Gibson threw all 10 innings and struck out 13. St. Louis is 0-5 in interleague play at the Yankees since.
New York got help in scoring twice in the sixth for a 3-0 lead. Ronald Torreyes led off with a routine fly that dropped for a double when the Cardinals lost it in the sun. Martinez later barehanded a comebacker and overthrow catcher Yadier Molina, trying to get Torreyes at the plate.
Gyorko homered with one out in the St. Louis eighth and finished Sabathia, who gave up three hits. The big lefty exited to loud ovation, exiting with a 1.47 ERA after three starts.
Sabathia earned his 225th victory, moving past Hall of Famers Catfish Hunter and Jim Bunning for 66th on the career list. Tyler Clippard got his first save despite Piscotty's home run, striking out Randal Grichuk with two on to end it.
MCCARVER'S MOMENT
Cardinals announcer Tim McCarver clearly recalls the last time St. Louis won in the Bronx -- it was his three-run homer in the 10th inning that produced a 5-2 victory on Oct. 12, 1964. McCarver's shot sailed over hobbling right fielder Mickey Mantle.
"I remember watching Mantle limping toward the fence as I was running. It might've been a catchable ball if he was OK. But boy, I was 22 and what a thrill that was," McCarver said in the broadcast booth.
NUMBERS
St. Louis fielders had only one assist, the first time that's happened for the Cardinals in a game since 1969. ... The Yankees are 5-0 at home for the first time since 2000. ... The Yankees are 1 for 30 with runners in scoring position over their last three games, all wins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: DH Matt Holliday was scratched from the starting lineup against his former team because of lower back stiffness.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (0-2, 7.00 ERA) pitches vs. the Yankees for the first time in the Sunday night game. Has 134 career wins, tied with Dizzy Dean for sixth on the all-time Cardinals list.
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (1-1, 3.97) took a perfect game into the seventh inning in his last start vs. Tampa Bay. He has never faced the Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals
The way he was pitching, they didn't need to.
Looking like both an All-Star ace and a wayward journeyman, Martinez put on a historically uneven performance, walking a career-high eight while striking out 11 and handing CC Sabathia and the Yankees a 3-2 win Saturday.
"I don't think I've ever seen anything like that," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi agreed.
"One of the stranger lines that I've seen," he said.
The Yankees won their sixth straight despite tying a team record by fanning 17 times. They got plenty of help from sloppy St. Louis, which at 3-8 is off to its worst start in 20 years and has the poorest record in the NL.
Martinez's misadventures on the mound also included airmailing a tapper to the backstop and throwing a wild pitch. He became the first Cardinals pitcher with eight walks and 11 Ks in a game since the aptly named Wild Bill Hallahan in 1930.
"I wasn't really able to execute the pitches the way I wanted to," Martinez said through a translator.
His troubles stood in sharp contrast to Sabathia (2-0), who took a shutout into the eighth. Jedd Gyorko and Stephen Piscotty homered late for St. Louis.
Martinez (0-2) couldn't be touched at the start, and not always to his benefit. Of the first 12 batters, none put the ball in play.
The Cardinals' opening-day starter became the first pitcher in 60 years with at least six strikeouts and six walks through two innings, the Elias Sports Bureau said.
Not until Jacoby Ellsbury hit a leadoff single in the third, on Martinez's 62nd pitch, did the Yankees give the Cardinals defense a chance. Often twisting and contorting when he missed the strike zone, Martinez was pulled after 5 1/3 innings.
"I thought we did a great job of just laying off some tough pitches," said Chase Headley, who walked twice. "He's got great stuff, and he was having a little bit of trouble getting into the zone."
Martinez was the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 1993 with at least eight walks and 11 strikeouts in a game. Three St. Louis relievers finished, and by the end, every New York batter had fanned.
Asked why Martinez was so erratic, a dour Matheny could only offer: "It's a hard game. It's a hard game."
It was hardly the kind of pitching that gave the Cardinals their last win in the Bronx. That came in Game 5 of the 1964 World Series, when Bob Gibson threw all 10 innings and struck out 13. St. Louis is 0-5 in interleague play at the Yankees since.
New York got help in scoring twice in the sixth for a 3-0 lead. Ronald Torreyes led off with a routine fly that dropped for a double when the Cardinals lost it in the sun. Martinez later barehanded a comebacker and overthrow catcher Yadier Molina, trying to get Torreyes at the plate.
Gyorko homered with one out in the St. Louis eighth and finished Sabathia, who gave up three hits. The big lefty exited to loud ovation, exiting with a 1.47 ERA after three starts.
Sabathia earned his 225th victory, moving past Hall of Famers Catfish Hunter and Jim Bunning for 66th on the career list. Tyler Clippard got his first save despite Piscotty's home run, striking out Randal Grichuk with two on to end it.
MCCARVER'S MOMENT
Cardinals announcer Tim McCarver clearly recalls the last time St. Louis won in the Bronx -- it was his three-run homer in the 10th inning that produced a 5-2 victory on Oct. 12, 1964. McCarver's shot sailed over hobbling right fielder Mickey Mantle.
"I remember watching Mantle limping toward the fence as I was running. It might've been a catchable ball if he was OK. But boy, I was 22 and what a thrill that was," McCarver said in the broadcast booth.
NUMBERS
St. Louis fielders had only one assist, the first time that's happened for the Cardinals in a game since 1969. ... The Yankees are 5-0 at home for the first time since 2000. ... The Yankees are 1 for 30 with runners in scoring position over their last three games, all wins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: DH Matt Holliday was scratched from the starting lineup against his former team because of lower back stiffness.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (0-2, 7.00 ERA) pitches vs. the Yankees for the first time in the Sunday night game. Has 134 career wins, tied with Dizzy Dean for sixth on the all-time Cardinals list.
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (1-1, 3.97) took a perfect game into the seventh inning in his last start vs. Tampa Bay. He has never faced the Cardinals.
1:05PM,EDT,April 15,2017
Yankee Stadium, New York,New York
Yankee Stadium, New York,New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks walked, Gardner to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner to third, Hicks to second on passed ball by Molina. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner scored, Hicks to third on wild pitch by C. Martínez. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley walked, Castro to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bird struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Piscotty flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Molina popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| J. Martínez singled to shallow right. | 0 | 1 |
| Peralta walked, J. Martínez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Grichuk lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Higashioka struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Torreyes struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks walked, Gardner to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Gyorko grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Fowler grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Díaz struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Ellsbury singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Ellsbury stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley safe at first on error by first baseman J. Martínez, Ellsbury to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bird struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Higashioka popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Carpenter singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Piscotty lined out to pitcher, Carpenter to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| J. Martínez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Torreyes flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Peralta grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Grichuk lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Gyorko lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Carter struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Ellsbury singled to shallow right. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley walked, Ellsbury to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bird walked, Ellsbury to third, Headley to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Higashioka lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Fowler flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Díaz popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Martinez pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Torreyes doubled to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded out to first, Torreyes to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Torreyes scored, Hicks safe at second on throwing error by pitcher C. Martínez. | 0 | 2 |
| Carter singled to left, Hicks scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Cecil relieved C. Martínez. | 0 | 3 |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Piscotty hit by pitch. | 0 | 3 |
| Molina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Piscotty out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| J. Martínez flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Socolovich pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Socolovich relieved Cecil. | 0 | 3 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Bird grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Higashioka struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Gyorko homered to center (363 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| Warren relieved Sabathia. | 1 | 3 |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Díaz lined out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for St. Louis | STL | NYY |
| Broxton relieved Socolovich. | 1 | 3 |
| Torreyes lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Gardner singled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Gardner to second on wild pitch by Broxton. | 1 | 3 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Carter struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | STL | NYY |
| Clippard relieved Warren. | 1 | 3 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Piscotty homered to right (376 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Molina struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Adams hit for J. Martínez. | 2 | 3 |
| Adams reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Wong ran for Adams. | 2 | 3 |
| Garcia hit for Peralta. | 2 | 3 |
| Garcia walked, Wong to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .136 | .224 | .159 |
| Díaz SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
| Carpenter DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .212 | .349 | .303 |
| Piscotty RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .250 | .382 | .500 |
| Molina C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .219 | .308 | .250 |
| J. Martínez 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .500 | .571 | .667 |
a-Adams PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .211 | .318 | .211 |
Wong PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .258 | .222 |
| Peralta 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .120 | .185 | .120 |
b-Garcia PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .538 | .250 |
| Grichuk LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .200 | .238 | .400 |
| Gyorko 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .240 | .296 | .520 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 133 | |||
| a-reached on infield single to shortstop for J Martinez in the 9th b-walked for J Peralta in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Gyorko (2, 8th inning off Sabathia 0 on, 1 Out); Piscotty (2, 9th inning off Clippard 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Gyorko (4), Piscotty (8) Cardinals RISP: 0-4 (J. Martínez 0-1, Grichuk 0-2, Molina 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J. Martínez (1, ground ball); C. Martínez (1, throw) PB: Molina. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 43,031 (86.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:05 |
| Weather | 58 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Will Little, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - James Hoye |
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