NEW YORK -- Ivan Nova went to bed about 10 p.m. He couldn't sleep.
When he returned to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday for his first major league appearance in 14 months, he left the Philadelphia Phillies' lumber in a slumber.
Nova stifled the Phillies on three hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings in his comeback from Tommy John surgery, leading the New York Yankees to a 10-2 win over Philadelphia and Cole Hamels.
"I almost cried when I was walking by the tunnel," Nova said. "When I first walked onto the mound, I didn't believe it."
The 28-year-old right-hander had not pitched in the majors since April 19, 2014, when he gave up a career-high four homers in a loss at Tampa Bay. He had Tommy John surgery 10 days later and the Yankees, seeking to stabilize an erratic rotation, activated him after three minor league rehab outings.
With a fastball that reached 95 mph, Nova walked two and struck out one. He threw 51 of 92 pitches for strikes and retired 11 batters on flyouts, including eight to center fielder Brett Gardner.
"Exactly what we needed," Mark Teixeira said. "It looked like he didn't miss any time, didn't skip a beat."
Nova (1-0) waved his cap and pointed it toward fans as he walked off to a standing ovation from the crowd of 45,877 on a sunny afternoon.
"Before the game, you could just tell he was a little amped up, rightfully so," catcher John Ryan Murphy said.
Nova followed poor outings by Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and CC Sabathia, who all failed to reach the sixth inning during defeats. Nova's return could mean Adam Warren will eventually be dropped from the rotation, which began the day 23rd among the 30 teams in ERA.
"I thought his sinker was really good, his curveball was really good, his command of the strike zone ... everything -- his pace," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
A focus of constant trade speculation, Hamels (5-6) allowed five runs in five innings, partly because of poor defense. He started to get in trouble in the second when Chris Young singled and Murphy walked. Didi Gregorius bunted a chopper off the plate, and catcher Carlos Ruiz, after waiting for the ball to drop, threw it late to first as Gregorius reached on an infield hit that loaded the bases.
With the infield in, Jose Pirela hit a two-hopper to third baseman Andres Blanco, who grabbed the ball with his bare hand and then bounced a one-hop throw off Ruiz's mitt as two runs scored, one on the error.
New York made it 5-0 in the fourth after shortstop Freddy Galvis allowed Gregorius' popup to drop for a double. Pirela walked, Gardner singled in a run and Chase Headley's grounder over third base went off Galvis' glove and down the left-field line for an RBI double.
Back in the lineup after missing two games with neck stiffness that required a cortisone injection, Teixeira followed with a run-scoring single, the second of his three hits.
Alex Rodriguez added a two-run single in the seventh off Justin De Fratus, moving past Al Kaline for sole possession of 27th place with his 3,008th hit
Nova and the rest of the Yankees headed off for a trip to Houston and the Los Angeles Angels. Nova anticipated having trouble sleeping on the flight.
"Somebody told me that I'd sleep well before," he said. "I'm telling you he's a liar. I didn't sleep very well."
SCORING SPLURGE
New York had played four consecutive games in which teams combined for 16 runs or more for the first time since five straight in May 1936, according to STATS.
NEIGHBORHOOD
Mel Stottlemyre's plaque was affixed next to Joe Torre's in Monument Park. The former Yankees pitcher and coach, surprised by the honor last weekend, had asked that it be placed there. Stottlemyre served as Yankees pitching coach while Torre was the team's manager.
BYE, BYE
Girardi was ejected from the dugout by first base umpire Alan Porter following Maikel Franco's checked swing in the third on an 0-2 pitch with two on and two outs. "I told him he swung. He said something, and I said he swung, and he said knock it off, and I said I'd knock it off if you got the call right. And he threw me," Girardi said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: LHP Andrew Miller, sidelined since June 9 because of a strained forearm, threw 25 times from 60 feet on flat ground, his first action since the injury.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Pushed back a day to make room for Nova, Warren (5-4) starts at AL West-leading Houston against LHP Dallas Keuchel (8-3) on Thursday.
When he returned to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday for his first major league appearance in 14 months, he left the Philadelphia Phillies' lumber in a slumber.
Nova stifled the Phillies on three hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings in his comeback from Tommy John surgery, leading the New York Yankees to a 10-2 win over Philadelphia and Cole Hamels.
"I almost cried when I was walking by the tunnel," Nova said. "When I first walked onto the mound, I didn't believe it."
The 28-year-old right-hander had not pitched in the majors since April 19, 2014, when he gave up a career-high four homers in a loss at Tampa Bay. He had Tommy John surgery 10 days later and the Yankees, seeking to stabilize an erratic rotation, activated him after three minor league rehab outings.
With a fastball that reached 95 mph, Nova walked two and struck out one. He threw 51 of 92 pitches for strikes and retired 11 batters on flyouts, including eight to center fielder Brett Gardner.
"Exactly what we needed," Mark Teixeira said. "It looked like he didn't miss any time, didn't skip a beat."
Nova (1-0) waved his cap and pointed it toward fans as he walked off to a standing ovation from the crowd of 45,877 on a sunny afternoon.
"Before the game, you could just tell he was a little amped up, rightfully so," catcher John Ryan Murphy said.
Nova followed poor outings by Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and CC Sabathia, who all failed to reach the sixth inning during defeats. Nova's return could mean Adam Warren will eventually be dropped from the rotation, which began the day 23rd among the 30 teams in ERA.
"I thought his sinker was really good, his curveball was really good, his command of the strike zone ... everything -- his pace," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
A focus of constant trade speculation, Hamels (5-6) allowed five runs in five innings, partly because of poor defense. He started to get in trouble in the second when Chris Young singled and Murphy walked. Didi Gregorius bunted a chopper off the plate, and catcher Carlos Ruiz, after waiting for the ball to drop, threw it late to first as Gregorius reached on an infield hit that loaded the bases.
With the infield in, Jose Pirela hit a two-hopper to third baseman Andres Blanco, who grabbed the ball with his bare hand and then bounced a one-hop throw off Ruiz's mitt as two runs scored, one on the error.
New York made it 5-0 in the fourth after shortstop Freddy Galvis allowed Gregorius' popup to drop for a double. Pirela walked, Gardner singled in a run and Chase Headley's grounder over third base went off Galvis' glove and down the left-field line for an RBI double.
Back in the lineup after missing two games with neck stiffness that required a cortisone injection, Teixeira followed with a run-scoring single, the second of his three hits.
Alex Rodriguez added a two-run single in the seventh off Justin De Fratus, moving past Al Kaline for sole possession of 27th place with his 3,008th hit
Nova and the rest of the Yankees headed off for a trip to Houston and the Los Angeles Angels. Nova anticipated having trouble sleeping on the flight.
"Somebody told me that I'd sleep well before," he said. "I'm telling you he's a liar. I didn't sleep very well."
SCORING SPLURGE
New York had played four consecutive games in which teams combined for 16 runs or more for the first time since five straight in May 1936, according to STATS.
NEIGHBORHOOD
Mel Stottlemyre's plaque was affixed next to Joe Torre's in Monument Park. The former Yankees pitcher and coach, surprised by the honor last weekend, had asked that it be placed there. Stottlemyre served as Yankees pitching coach while Torre was the team's manager.
BYE, BYE
Girardi was ejected from the dugout by first base umpire Alan Porter following Maikel Franco's checked swing in the third on an 0-2 pitch with two on and two outs. "I told him he swung. He said something, and I said he swung, and he said knock it off, and I said I'd knock it off if you got the call right. And he threw me," Girardi said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: LHP Andrew Miller, sidelined since June 9 because of a strained forearm, threw 25 times from 60 feet on flat ground, his first action since the injury.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Pushed back a day to make room for Nova, Warren (5-4) starts at AL West-leading Houston against LHP Dallas Keuchel (8-3) on Thursday.
1:05PM,EDT,June 24,2015
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 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | PHI | NYY |
| Revere flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Franco popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | NYY |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira singled to left, Rodriguez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | PHI | NYY |
| Howard doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Brown grounded out to first, Howard to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Blanco grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Asche fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | NYY |
| Young singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Murphy walked, Young to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius reached on bunt single to catcher, Young to third, Murphy to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pirela grounded into fielder's choice to third, Young and Murphy scored, Gregorius safe at third, Pirela safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Blanco. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Headley grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gregorius out at home, Pirela to third. Headley to 2nd on the throw. | 0 | 2 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Teixeira grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rodriguez out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | PHI | NYY |
| Ruiz flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Galvis flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Revere singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Hernández walked, Revere to second. | 0 | 2 |
| NY Yankees's Manager J Girardi ejected by A Porter in the 3rd. | 0 | 2 |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | NYY |
| Beltrán lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Young flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Murphy struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | PHI | NYY |
| Howard grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Brown lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Blanco flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | NYY |
| Gregorius doubled to shallow left center. | 0 | 2 |
| Pirela walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner singled to center, Gregorius scored, Pirela to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Headley doubled to shallow left, Pirela scored, Gardner to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Teixeira singled to right, Gardner scored, Headley to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Beltrán popped out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Young grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Teixeira out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | PHI | NYY |
| Asche grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Ruiz grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Galvis walked. | 0 | 5 |
| Revere flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | NYY |
| Murphy singled to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Gregorius grounded into fielder's choice to second, Murphy out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| Pirela flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | PHI | NYY |
| Hernández flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Franco flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Howard flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Diekman pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | NYY |
| Diekman relieved Hamels. | 0 | 5 |
| Headley singled to shallow left. | 0 | 5 |
| Rodriguez singled to left, Headley to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Teixeira popped out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| Beltrán flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Young singled to right, Headley scored, Rodriguez to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | PHI | NYY |
| Brown safe at first on error by pitcher Nova. | 0 | 6 |
| Blanco fouled out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Asche reached on infield single to third, Brown to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Ruiz flied out to right, Brown to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Mitchell relieved Nova. | 0 | 6 |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin De Fratus pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | NYY |
| De Fratus relieved Diekman. | 0 | 6 |
| Gregorius walked. | 0 | 6 |
| Pirela doubled to deep center, Gregorius scored. | 0 | 7 |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Headley walked, Pirela to third, Gardner to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Rodriguez singled to left, Pirela and Gardner scored, Headley to second. | 0 | 9 |
| Headley to third, Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by De Fratus. | 0 | 9 |
| Teixeira singled to center, Headley scored, Rodriguez to third. | 0 | 10 |
| Beltrán struck out looking. | 0 | 10 |
| Young popped out to second. | 0 | 10 |
| Murphy struck out swinging. | 0 | 10 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Mitchell pitching for New York | PHI | NYY |
| Revere grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 10 |
| Hernández grounded out to second. | 0 | 10 |
| Franco grounded out to second. | 0 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin De Fratus pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | NYY |
| Ruf at first base. | 0 | 10 |
| Herrera in center field. | 0 | 10 |
| Gregorius flied out to right. | 0 | 10 |
| Pirela singled to shallow left. | 0 | 10 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 10 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 0 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Diego Moreno pitching for New York | PHI | NYY |
| Jones at first base. | 0 | 10 |
| Moreno relieved Mitchell. | 0 | 10 |
| Howard doubled to right. | 0 | 10 |
| Brown singled to center, Howard scored. | 1 | 10 |
| Blanco doubled to deep right, Brown to third. | 1 | 10 |
| Asche grounded out to third, Brown scored. | 2 | 10 |
| Ruiz grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 10 |
| Galvis walked. | 2 | 10 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Revere CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .292 | .329 | .372 |
Herrera CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .248 | .280 | .360 |
| Hernández 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .242 | .344 | .333 |
| Franco 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .311 | .358 | .588 |
Ruf 1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .279 | .382 |
| Howard DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .231 | .271 | .462 |
| Brown RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .171 | .310 | .229 |
| Blanco 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .279 | .343 | .541 |
| Asche LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .235 | .269 | .337 |
| Ruiz C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .222 | .290 | .257 |
| Galvis SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .257 | .303 | .310 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 141 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Howard 2 (17, Nova, Moreno); Blanco (8, Moreno) RBI: Brown (2), Asche (9) Phillies RISP: 1-10 (Blanco 0-1, Herrera 0-1, Franco 0-1, Brown 1-2, Asche 0-2, Ruiz 0-2, Galvis 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Blanco (3, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR GIRARDI EJECTED TOP 3 (ARGUING CHECK SWING CALL) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 45,877 (92.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian O'Nora, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Mark Ripperger, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
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