NEW YORK -- Todd Frazier
got a welcoming introduction from the public-address announcer, a
shout-out from the Bleacher Creatures and a warm ovation from his new
fans.
Then, with a bunch of family members and friends packed in the stands, he stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded, hoping to do something really special in his home debut at Yankee Stadium.
Oh, he did.
Frazier had an unforgettable first at-bat wearing the pinstripes, grounding into a rare run-scoring triple play as the New York Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 Tuesday night.
"I might've set a record," Frazier said. "Got to be a record."
"Can laugh about it now. At the time, I was pretty upset," he said. "It was just unbelievable. Hopefully, that doesn't ever happen again."
Rookie Jordan Montgomery took a no-hit try into the sixth inning , and Didi Gregorius hit his third homer in two games to boost the AL East contenders.
Last-place Cincinnati lost for the 10th time in 12 games. Billy Hamilton's bid for a tying extra-base hit in the eighth was thwarted when pinch-hitter Zack Cozart, out of the starting lineup to rest his tender quadriceps, hobbled into third.
Cozart, an All-Star shortstop, was pulled as a precaution.
"I've kind of asked Zack to try and stay away from exacerbating some things," Reds manager Bryan Price said.
Back in the Bronx for the first time since the All-Star break, the Yankees brought along Frazier and relievers David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle, all acquired last week in a trade with the Chicago White Sox.
Frazier made the two-hour drive from his hometown of Toms River near the Jersey shore, and the veteran third baseman had his own personal rooting section in tow.
With three on and none out in the second inning, Frazier hit a hard grounder up the middle that shortstop Jose Peraza gloved. Peraza quickly stepped on second and threw to first.
Gregorius, who had been on second base, held up when the ball was hit, in case it was caught. He was late to advance, and first baseman Joey Votto's throw across the diamond caught him in a rundown. Gregorius was called out for running wide of baseline trying to avoid a tag.
"I just tried to get a double play," Peraza said through a translator.
At least there was some consolation for Frazier -- a run scored, rarely seen on a triple play, because Matt Holliday scampered home before Gregorius was trapped.
It was the Reds' first triple play since 1995, and the first any team has turned against the Yankees since 2011. It was the first time a team scored on a triple play since Seattle against Minnesota in 2006.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi could only hang his head on the dugout railing at the bizarre sequence.
"A strange play," he said.
Peraza started in place of Cozart. Peraza was part of a three-team trade involving Frazier in 2015.
Montgomery (7-5) held the Reds hitless until Scott Schebler broke an 0-for-20 slump with a leadoff double in the sixth. Montgomery gave up two hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Aroldis Chapman closed for his 12th save in 15 chances, giving the Yankees their fourth win in five games.
Rookie Luis Castillo (1-4) gave up three runs in five innings. Despite the loss, he left with a memory, thanks to Frazier's ball.
"I will never forget that. Triple play, bases loaded, that's amazing," he said. "If double plays the best friend of a pitcher, what about a triple play?"
FAN HIT
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge lined a foul ball that hit a fan sitting beyond the first-base dugout in the eighth inning. The ball left Judge's bat at 105 mph, and EMTs attended to the man. After a few minutes, with a bloody bandage around his head, he walked to an exit with help.
TRIPLED UP
Officially, the triple play went Peraza to Votto to third baseman Eugenio Suarez and back to Peraza. This was just the second 6-3-5-6 triple play in major league history, according to the Society for American Baseball Research. The other was on June 6, 1970, when Pittsburgh shortstop Gene Alley, first baseman Al Oliver and third baseman Richie Hebner did it on a ball hit by the Dodgers' Wes Parker. ... There have been 712 triple plays in the majors, 30 by the Reds.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Cozart grounded into a force play as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. He recently came off the disabled list after a strained quadriceps.
Yankees: OF Aaron Hicks (oblique) and 1B Tyler Austin (hamstring) are ready to ramp up their hitting activity. No timetable yet for their return.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (2-4, 8.56 ERA) won his only previous start at Yankee Stadium in 2012.
Yankees: RHP Luis Severino (6-4, 3.21) has permitted one run in 14 innings over two starts since making the All-Star team.
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Then, with a bunch of family members and friends packed in the stands, he stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded, hoping to do something really special in his home debut at Yankee Stadium.
Oh, he did.
Frazier had an unforgettable first at-bat wearing the pinstripes, grounding into a rare run-scoring triple play as the New York Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 Tuesday night.
"I might've set a record," Frazier said. "Got to be a record."
"Can laugh about it now. At the time, I was pretty upset," he said. "It was just unbelievable. Hopefully, that doesn't ever happen again."
Rookie Jordan Montgomery took a no-hit try into the sixth inning , and Didi Gregorius hit his third homer in two games to boost the AL East contenders.
Last-place Cincinnati lost for the 10th time in 12 games. Billy Hamilton's bid for a tying extra-base hit in the eighth was thwarted when pinch-hitter Zack Cozart, out of the starting lineup to rest his tender quadriceps, hobbled into third.
Cozart, an All-Star shortstop, was pulled as a precaution.
"I've kind of asked Zack to try and stay away from exacerbating some things," Reds manager Bryan Price said.
Back in the Bronx for the first time since the All-Star break, the Yankees brought along Frazier and relievers David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle, all acquired last week in a trade with the Chicago White Sox.
Frazier made the two-hour drive from his hometown of Toms River near the Jersey shore, and the veteran third baseman had his own personal rooting section in tow.
With three on and none out in the second inning, Frazier hit a hard grounder up the middle that shortstop Jose Peraza gloved. Peraza quickly stepped on second and threw to first.
Gregorius, who had been on second base, held up when the ball was hit, in case it was caught. He was late to advance, and first baseman Joey Votto's throw across the diamond caught him in a rundown. Gregorius was called out for running wide of baseline trying to avoid a tag.
"I just tried to get a double play," Peraza said through a translator.
At least there was some consolation for Frazier -- a run scored, rarely seen on a triple play, because Matt Holliday scampered home before Gregorius was trapped.
It was the Reds' first triple play since 1995, and the first any team has turned against the Yankees since 2011. It was the first time a team scored on a triple play since Seattle against Minnesota in 2006.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi could only hang his head on the dugout railing at the bizarre sequence.
"A strange play," he said.
Peraza started in place of Cozart. Peraza was part of a three-team trade involving Frazier in 2015.
Montgomery (7-5) held the Reds hitless until Scott Schebler broke an 0-for-20 slump with a leadoff double in the sixth. Montgomery gave up two hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Aroldis Chapman closed for his 12th save in 15 chances, giving the Yankees their fourth win in five games.
Rookie Luis Castillo (1-4) gave up three runs in five innings. Despite the loss, he left with a memory, thanks to Frazier's ball.
"I will never forget that. Triple play, bases loaded, that's amazing," he said. "If double plays the best friend of a pitcher, what about a triple play?"
FAN HIT
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge lined a foul ball that hit a fan sitting beyond the first-base dugout in the eighth inning. The ball left Judge's bat at 105 mph, and EMTs attended to the man. After a few minutes, with a bloody bandage around his head, he walked to an exit with help.
TRIPLED UP
Officially, the triple play went Peraza to Votto to third baseman Eugenio Suarez and back to Peraza. This was just the second 6-3-5-6 triple play in major league history, according to the Society for American Baseball Research. The other was on June 6, 1970, when Pittsburgh shortstop Gene Alley, first baseman Al Oliver and third baseman Richie Hebner did it on a ball hit by the Dodgers' Wes Parker. ... There have been 712 triple plays in the majors, 30 by the Reds.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: Cozart grounded into a force play as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. He recently came off the disabled list after a strained quadriceps.
Yankees: OF Aaron Hicks (oblique) and 1B Tyler Austin (hamstring) are ready to ramp up their hitting activity. No timetable yet for their return.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Homer Bailey (2-4, 8.56 ERA) won his only previous start at Yankee Stadium in 2012.
Yankees: RHP Luis Severino (6-4, 3.21) has permitted one run in 14 innings over two starts since making the All-Star team.
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7:05PM,EDT,July 25,2017
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 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | CIN | NYY |
| Hamilton grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Suárez popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | NYY |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C. Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | CIN | NYY |
| Duvall walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. Mesoraco grounded into double play | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | NYY |
| Holliday singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to right, Holliday to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley singled to left, Holliday to third, Gregorius to second. | 0 | 0 |
| T. Frazier grounded into triple play, shortstop to first to third to shortstop, Holliday scored, Headley out at second, Gregorius out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | CIN | NYY |
| Schebler popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Peraza flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Alcántara lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | NYY |
| Wade grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Romine grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 1 |
| C. Frazier grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | CIN | NYY |
| Hamilton flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Votto flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | NYY |
| Judge singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Holliday grounded out to shortstop, Judge to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge to third on balk by Castillo. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius hit sacrifice fly to right, Judge scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | CIN | NYY |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Kivlehan grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Mesoraco grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Castillo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | NYY |
| T. Frazier singled to shallow left. | 0 | 2 |
| Wade grounded into fielder's choice to second, T. Frazier out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Romine doubled to right, Wade scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Gardner reached on infield single to shortstop, Romine to third. | 0 | 3 |
| C. Frazier grounded into fielder's choice to third, Romine out at home, Gardner to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Judge walked, Gardner to third, C. Frazier to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Holliday grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | CIN | NYY |
| Schebler doubled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Peraza flied out to center, Schebler to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Alcántara grounded out to shortstop, Schebler scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | NYY |
| Gregorius grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| T. Frazier walked. | 1 | 3 |
| T. Frazier to second on passed ball by Mesoraco. | 1 | 3 |
| Wade grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | CIN | NYY |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Votto struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Duvall singled to shallow center. | 1 | 3 |
| Gennett hit for Kivlehan. | 1 | 3 |
| Gennett flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | NYY |
| Romine struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| C. Frazier lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | CIN | NYY |
| Mesoraco walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Peraza walked, Mesoraco to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Cozart hit for Alcántara. | 1 | 3 |
| Cozart grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Peraza out at second, Mesoraco to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Hamilton doubled to deep right, Mesoraco scored, Cozart to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Warren relieved Betances. | 2 | 3 |
| Stephenson ran for Cozart. | 2 | 3 |
| Suárez struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Lorenzen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | NYY |
| Judge struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Holliday lined out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Gregorius homered to right center (386 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | CIN | NYY |
| Votto flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Duvall grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Gennett flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .258 | .305 | .340 |
| Suárez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .256 | .354 | .456 |
| Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .295 | .415 | .575 |
| Duvall DH-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .269 | .320 | .519 |
| Kivlehan LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .208 | .288 | .396 |
a-Gennett PH-2B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .310 | .360 | .597 |
| Mesoraco C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .226 | .331 | .427 |
| Schebler RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .237 | .316 | .486 |
| Peraza SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .249 | .275 | .323 |
| Alcántara 2B-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .191 | .200 | .277 |
b-Cozart PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .317 | .402 | .568 |
Stephenson PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Lorenzen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .500 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 136 | |||
| a-flied out to center for P Kivlehan in the 7th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for A Alcantara in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Schebler (16, Montgomery); Hamilton (12, Betances) RBI: Alcántara (7), Hamilton (26) 2-out RBI: Hamilton GIDP: Mesoraco Reds RISP: 1-5 (Alcántara 0-1, Hamilton 1-1, Cozart 0-1, Suárez 0-1, Peraza 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING TP: (Peraza-Votto-Suárez-Kivlehan-Alcántara). PB: Mesoraco. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 44,268 (89.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:38 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ryan Blakney, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Mike Winters |
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