CINCINNATI -- The Yankees know how to pull an all-nighter and come up aces.
Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday homered, Masahiro Tanaka won his fifth consecutive start and New York shook off a long game and a short night's sleep, beating the Cincinnati Reds 10-4 on Monday night for its sixth victory in a row.
The Yankees have the best record in the majors at 21-9 and are 12 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season.
Better yet, they were awake to enjoy all of it.
"Guys were really fatigued," manager Joe Girardi said. "That shows you something about these guys."
Their biggest challenge was overcoming the strain from an 18-inning, 5-4 win at Wrigley Field early Monday. The Yankees didn't land in the Cincinnati area until 5:08 a.m., and the sun was up when some of them finally fell asleep. Players sipped caffeinated drinks and yawned in the clubhouse pregame.
The best-rested Yankee was Tanaka (5-1), who arrived in Cincinnati on Sunday night and watched that marathon game on television from his hotel room.
Well, most of it.
"I watched all the way until the top of the 18th," Tanaka said through a translator. "I saw my team score that run but in the bottom of the 18th, I fell asleep."
Tanaka gave them what they needed after their all-nighter, going seven innings on 112 pitches to rest the bullpen. He allowed four runs -- Joey Votto drove in three with a single and a homer -- while ending the Reds' five-game winning streak.
"That's a big boost for them," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "They play 18 innings, and then their starter goes seven. That puts them in a lot better shape for tomorrow."
Gary Sanchez got the Yankees going with his bases-loaded single in the first off Rookie Davis (1-2), a former Yankees prospect. Didi Gregorius also drove in a pair off Davis, who went to the Reds in the trade for closer Aroldis Chapman after the 2015 season.
Gardner and Holliday connected in the eighth inning as the Yankees pulled away.
There were some sloppy moments for the AL East leaders. The Yankees committed a pair of errors in the infield and had a runner thrown out at second base while tagging on a flyout.
Girardi gave Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro a day out of the starting lineup, and he'll give a couple more players some rest on Tuesday to help them fully recover from the 6-hour, 5-minute game in Chicago.
NO ROOKIE
Judge was looking forward to facing Davis -- the two became friends in the Yankees' minor league system and text every few days. His day off scuttled the matchup. "Yeah, it would have been fun to face him, but maybe I lucked out not facing him," Judge said before the game.
INTERLEAGUE
The Yankees are 8-2 against the NL this season. The Reds are 1/3 against the AL. The Yankees lead their all-time interleague series with the Reds 9-7.
OUCH!
In the seventh inning, reliever Drew Storen plunked Aaron Hicks, Sanchez and Chase Headley. All three stayed in the game. Storen became the first Reds pitcher to hit three in an inning since Raul Sanchez plunked three Phillies in 1960.
"It's frustrating," Girardi said. "We've been already beat up. We know he's not trying to hit them."
Headley was hit on the right leg below the knee and will likely get the day off on Tuesday.
"He got me pretty good," Headley said. "I don't think it's going to be something extended."
7FOR 7
Cincinnati's Arismendy Alcantara singled as a pinch hitter, giving him hits in seven straight plate appearances. Steve Selsky hit safely in seven straight plate appearances last September.
PEN PAL
The Yankees called up RH Chad Green as insurance for their bullpen. Green's scheduled start at Triple-A was rained out Sunday, so he was available to throw a lot of innings. Right-handers Luis Cessa and Bryan Mitchell haven't spent 10 days in the minors since they were optioned, so they can't be recalled except in case of an injury. Outfielder Rob Refsnyder was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Girardi said Judge has some soreness from diving for balls, but he's expected back in the lineup on Tuesday.
Reds: LH Brandon Finnegan started playing catch over the weekend but isn't yet ready to throw off a mound. He has been on the DL since April 16 with a strained pitching shoulder.
UP NEXT
Yankees: CC Sabathia makes his first start against the Red since 2012. Two of his three career homers have come against Cincinnati: off Elizardo Ramirez at Great American Ball Park in 2005 and off Homer Bailey in 2008 at Miller Park.
Reds: Tim Adleman makes his first career appearance against the Yankees. He gave up two runs in six innings of a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday.
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New York Yankees
Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday homered, Masahiro Tanaka won his fifth consecutive start and New York shook off a long game and a short night's sleep, beating the Cincinnati Reds 10-4 on Monday night for its sixth victory in a row.
The Yankees have the best record in the majors at 21-9 and are 12 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season.
Better yet, they were awake to enjoy all of it.
"Guys were really fatigued," manager Joe Girardi said. "That shows you something about these guys."
Their biggest challenge was overcoming the strain from an 18-inning, 5-4 win at Wrigley Field early Monday. The Yankees didn't land in the Cincinnati area until 5:08 a.m., and the sun was up when some of them finally fell asleep. Players sipped caffeinated drinks and yawned in the clubhouse pregame.
The best-rested Yankee was Tanaka (5-1), who arrived in Cincinnati on Sunday night and watched that marathon game on television from his hotel room.
Well, most of it.
"I watched all the way until the top of the 18th," Tanaka said through a translator. "I saw my team score that run but in the bottom of the 18th, I fell asleep."
Tanaka gave them what they needed after their all-nighter, going seven innings on 112 pitches to rest the bullpen. He allowed four runs -- Joey Votto drove in three with a single and a homer -- while ending the Reds' five-game winning streak.
"That's a big boost for them," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "They play 18 innings, and then their starter goes seven. That puts them in a lot better shape for tomorrow."
Gary Sanchez got the Yankees going with his bases-loaded single in the first off Rookie Davis (1-2), a former Yankees prospect. Didi Gregorius also drove in a pair off Davis, who went to the Reds in the trade for closer Aroldis Chapman after the 2015 season.
Gardner and Holliday connected in the eighth inning as the Yankees pulled away.
There were some sloppy moments for the AL East leaders. The Yankees committed a pair of errors in the infield and had a runner thrown out at second base while tagging on a flyout.
Girardi gave Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro a day out of the starting lineup, and he'll give a couple more players some rest on Tuesday to help them fully recover from the 6-hour, 5-minute game in Chicago.
NO ROOKIE
Judge was looking forward to facing Davis -- the two became friends in the Yankees' minor league system and text every few days. His day off scuttled the matchup. "Yeah, it would have been fun to face him, but maybe I lucked out not facing him," Judge said before the game.
INTERLEAGUE
The Yankees are 8-2 against the NL this season. The Reds are 1/3 against the AL. The Yankees lead their all-time interleague series with the Reds 9-7.
OUCH!
In the seventh inning, reliever Drew Storen plunked Aaron Hicks, Sanchez and Chase Headley. All three stayed in the game. Storen became the first Reds pitcher to hit three in an inning since Raul Sanchez plunked three Phillies in 1960.
"It's frustrating," Girardi said. "We've been already beat up. We know he's not trying to hit them."
Headley was hit on the right leg below the knee and will likely get the day off on Tuesday.
"He got me pretty good," Headley said. "I don't think it's going to be something extended."
7FOR 7
Cincinnati's Arismendy Alcantara singled as a pinch hitter, giving him hits in seven straight plate appearances. Steve Selsky hit safely in seven straight plate appearances last September.
PEN PAL
The Yankees called up RH Chad Green as insurance for their bullpen. Green's scheduled start at Triple-A was rained out Sunday, so he was available to throw a lot of innings. Right-handers Luis Cessa and Bryan Mitchell haven't spent 10 days in the minors since they were optioned, so they can't be recalled except in case of an injury. Outfielder Rob Refsnyder was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Girardi said Judge has some soreness from diving for balls, but he's expected back in the lineup on Tuesday.
Reds: LH Brandon Finnegan started playing catch over the weekend but isn't yet ready to throw off a mound. He has been on the DL since April 16 with a strained pitching shoulder.
UP NEXT
Yankees: CC Sabathia makes his first start against the Red since 2012. Two of his three career homers have come against Cincinnati: off Elizardo Ramirez at Great American Ball Park in 2005 and off Homer Bailey in 2008 at Miller Park.
Reds: Tim Adleman makes his first career appearance against the Yankees. He gave up two runs in six innings of a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | NYY | CIN |
| Gardner safe at first on error by pitcher Davis. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks singled to right, Gardner to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury walked, Gardner to third, Hicks to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez singled to left, Gardner and Hicks scored, Ellsbury to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to right, Ellsbury scored, Sánchez to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Gregorius out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CIN |
| Hamilton singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Cozart singled to right, Hamilton to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Votto singled to shallow right, Hamilton scored, Cozart to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Duvall flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Suárez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Votto out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | NYY | CIN |
| Torreyes singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Tanaka sacrificed to first, Torreyes to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| Hicks singled to center, Torreyes scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Holliday grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CIN |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Peraza flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Barnhart doubled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | NYY | CIN |
| Ellsbury walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Sánchez walked, Ellsbury to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Gregorius flied out to center, Sánchez out at second, Ellsbury to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CIN |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Cozart struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Votto lined out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | NYY | CIN |
| Torreyes struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Tanaka struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CIN |
| Duvall safe at first on error by first baseman Holliday. | 4 | 1 |
| Suárez singled to left, Duvall to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Schebler reached on infield single to second, Duvall to third, Suárez to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Peraza popped out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Barnhart grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Schebler out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | NYY | CIN |
| Hicks grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| Holliday singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Ellsbury singled to center, Holliday to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Brice relieved Davis. | 4 | 1 |
| Sánchez singled to left, Holliday to third, Ellsbury to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Gregorius hit sacrifice fly to left, Holliday scored, Ellsbury to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Headley lined out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CIN |
| Alcántara hit for Brice. | 5 | 1 |
| Alcántara singled to right. | 5 | 1 |
| Hamilton flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Cozart grounded into fielder's choice to third, Alcántara out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| Votto safe at first on error by third baseman Headley, Cozart to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Duvall singled to left, Cozart scored, Votto to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Suárez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Duvall out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | NYY | CIN |
| Wood relieved Brice. | 5 | 2 |
| Torreyes flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| Tanaka struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CIN |
| Schebler grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Peraza grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Barnhart struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | NYY | CIN |
| Storen relieved Wood. | 5 | 2 |
| Hicks hit by pitch. | 5 | 2 |
| Holliday walked, Hicks to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Ellsbury lined out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Sánchez hit by pitch, Hicks to third, Holliday to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Gregorius lined out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Headley hit by pitch, Hicks scored, Holliday to third, Sánchez to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Torreyes singled to center, Holliday scored, Sánchez thrown out at home, Headley to second. | 7 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | CIN |
| Mesoraco hit for Storen. | 7 | 2 |
| Mesoraco singled to left center. | 7 | 2 |
| Hamilton grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Mesoraco out at second. | 7 | 2 |
| Cozart walked. | 7 | 2 |
| Votto homered to center (415 feet), Cozart scored. | 7 | 4 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Barrett Astin pitching for Cincinnati | NYY | CIN |
| Astin relieved Storen. | 7 | 4 |
| Castro hit for Tanaka. | 7 | 4 |
| Castro singled to left. | 7 | 4 |
| Gardner homered to right (413 feet), Castro scored. | 9 | 4 |
| Hicks grounded out to first. | 9 | 4 |
| Holliday homered to center (420 feet). | 10 | 4 |
| Ellsbury walked. | 10 | 4 |
| Sánchez reached on infield single to third, Ellsbury to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Gregorius grounded out to third, Ellsbury to third, Sánchez to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Carter hit for Headley. | 10 | 4 |
| Carter walked. | 10 | 4 |
| Torreyes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Carter out at second. | 10 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | NYY | CIN |
| Clippard relieved Tanaka. | 10 | 4 |
| Carter at first base. | 10 | 4 |
| Torreyes at third base. | 10 | 4 |
| Castro at second base. | 10 | 4 |
| Suárez fouled out to first. | 10 | 4 |
| Schebler lined out to right. | 10 | 4 |
| Peraza lined out to center. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | NYY | CIN |
| Peralta relieved Astin. | 10 | 4 |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 4 |
| Gardner walked. | 10 | 4 |
| Hicks grounded out to pitcher, Gardner to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Romine hit for Clippard. | 10 | 4 |
| Romine flied out to center. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Layne pitching for New York | NYY | CIN |
| Romine at first base. | 10 | 4 |
| Layne relieved Clippard. | 10 | 4 |
| Barnhart reached on infield single to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Kivlehan hit for Peralta. | 10 | 4 |
| Kivlehan grounded into fielder's choice to third, Barnhart out at second. | 10 | 4 |
| Hamilton grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Kivlehan out at second. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner LF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .260 | .358 | .481 |
| Hicks RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .342 | .462 | .644 |
| Holliday 1B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .287 | .400 | .552 |
Clippard P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Romine PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .310 | .400 |
| Ellsbury CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | .290 | .377 | .441 |
| Sánchez C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .281 | .410 | .375 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .273 | .298 | .318 |
| Headley 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .270 | .362 | .432 |
a-Carter PH-1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .204 | .279 | .315 |
Layne P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Torreyes 2B-3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .316 | .325 | .418 |
| Tanaka P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Castro PH-2B
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .358 | .397 | .545 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 193 | |||
| a-walked for C Headley in the 8th b-singled to left for M Tanaka in the 8th c-flied out to center for T Clippard in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Gardner (6, 8th inning off Astin 1 on, 0 Out); Holliday (6, 8th inning off Astin 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Sánchez 2 (5), Gregorius 2 (7), Hicks (16), Headley (12), Torreyes (14), Gardner 2 (12), Holliday (19) S: Tanaka SF: Gregorius 2-out RBI: Hicks, Headley, Torreyes GIDP: Headley Yankees RISP: 5-16 (Sánchez 2-2, Headley 0-3, Holliday 0-1, Gregorius 1-4, Torreyes 1-2, Hicks 1-1, Romine 0-1, Ellsbury 0-1, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Holliday (1, catch); Headley (7, ground ball) DP: 4 (Headley-Torreyes-Holliday, Gregorius-Holliday, Holliday-Gregorius, Gregorius-Romine). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 25,960 (61.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:28 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - John Tumpane, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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