DETROIT -- It was a year ago in August when Gary Sanchez became a sensation, lifting the New York Yankees with his prodigious power.
Now, he's showing that was no fluke.
Sanchez homered and drove in three runs, and Luis Severino pitched impressively into the seventh inning to lead the Yankees to another lopsided win over the Detroit Tigers, 10-2 on Wednesday night. Sanchez has 26 home runs on the season and 10 this month, meaning he could easily surpass his 11-homer output from August of 2016.
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"So far, Augusts have been good months for him -- and Septembers," manager Joe Girardi said even before Wednesday's game.
Didi Gregorius and Chase Headley also homered for the Yankees, who have taken the first two games of this series by a combined score of 23-6. Severino (11-5) allowed a run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out eight .
Jordan Zimmermann (7-11) allowed seven runs for a third straight start. New York broke the game open with five runs off him in the third.
"I wish I understood what is happening right now, because in my last three starts, I haven't done a single thing to help this team win. It is just a matter of command right now. I don't have it, and I don't know why," Zimmermann said. "My slider has been missing for two months, and now my fastball is gone."
Ian Kinsler and Jose Iglesias went deep for Detroit's only runs. The Tigers have lost eight of nine.
Ronald Torreyes tied a career high with four hits for the Yankees. His four plate appearances included a total of only six pitches.
"I want to be aggressive, but at the same time I want to swing at good pitches," Torreyes said through a translator. "The idea is to get on base and try to score some runs."
Sanchez homered twice Tuesday, including one drive that was estimated at 493 feet. He opened the scoring in the first Wednesday with another home run .
The next time he came up, it was with the bases loaded in the third, and his bloop single to shallow left-center field brought home two runs, giving New York a 3-0 lead.
Aaron Judge followed with an RBI double, and Gregorius added a run-scoring single. Headley's sacrifice fly made it 6-0.
Severino has permitted one earned run or fewer in seven of eight starts since the All-Star break. The lone exception came when he allowed eight against Boston on Aug. 12.
He had an extra day of rest before this start because the Yankees had Monday off. Detroit managed only two hits off Severino before Kinsler hit a leadoff homer in the sixth.
Gregorius and Headley hit solo shots in the fifth and seventh. Iglesias homered for the Tigers with two outs in the ninth.
Zimmermann allowed nine hits in five innings, with a walk and no strikeouts.
BLOWOUTS
The Yankees improved to 21-4 in games decided by at least six runs, and they are 11-0 in games decided by at least eight. They are the only team in the major leagues that hasn't lost a game by more than seven.
IN RELIEF
After a short start by Matthew Boyd on Tuesday, the Tigers at least got five innings from Zimmermann. Then Chad Bell gave the rest of the bullpen a break by pitching the final four.
Detroit optioned Bell to Triple-A Toledo after the game and announced that right-hander Zac Reininger will have his contract purchased from Toledo before Thursday's game.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: C John Hicks was hit in the right arm by a pitch in the fifth but was able to remain in the game.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP Jaime Garcia (1-1) takes the mound Thursday, when New York tries for a series sweep.
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer (10-11) starts for Detroit. Fulmer beat out Sanchez for last year's American League Rookie of the Year award.
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Final
Series: Game 2 of 3

Yankees 10

(68-57, 33-35 away)

Tigers 2

(54-71, 30-32 home)




7:10PM,EDT,August 23,2017
Comerica Park, Detroit,Michigan 

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DET 000001001 2 9 1
W: L. Severino (11-5)
L: J. Zimmermann (7-11)\




View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-PitchInning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
New York - Top of 1stSCORE
Jordan Zimmermann pitching for DetroitNYYDET
Gardner lined out to right.00
Hicks grounded out to shortstop.00
Sánchez homered to left (386 feet).10
Judge singled to right.10
Judge caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.10

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Gardner lined out to right.50
Hicks grounded out to shortstop.50

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Judge singled to right.50

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0 Runs, 9 Hits, 0 Errors
Detroit - Bottom of 1stSCORE
Luis Severino pitching for New YorkNYYDET
Kinsler flied out to right.10
Presley struck out swinging.10
Upton struck out swinging.10

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Kinsler flied out to right.50
Presley struck out swinging.50
Upton struck out swinging.50
1 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Top of 2ndSCORE
Jordan Zimmermann pitching for DetroitNYYDET
Gregorius popped out to third.10
Headley grounded out to pitcher.10
T. Frazier grounded out to shortstop.10

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Gregorius popped out to third.50
Headley grounded out to pitcher.50
T. Frazier grounded out to shortstop.50
8 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Detroit - Bottom of 2ndSCORE
Luis Severino pitching for New YorkNYYDET
Cabrera grounded out to second.10
Castellanos lined out to shortstop.10
Martínez singled to right.10
Hicks struck out looking.10

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Cabrera grounded out to second.50
Castellanos lined out to shortstop.50
Martínez singled to right.50
Hicks struck out looking.50
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Top of 3rdSCORE
Jordan Zimmermann pitching for DetroitNYYDET
Ellsbury singled to center.10
Torreyes singled to left, Ellsbury to second.10
Gardner flied out to center, Ellsbury to third, Torreyes to second.10
Hicks walked.10
Sánchez singled to center, Ellsbury and Torreyes scored, Hicks to second.30
Judge doubled to deep center, Hicks scored, Sánchez to third.40
Gregorius singled to center, Sánchez scored, Judge to third.50
Headley hit sacrifice fly to center, Judge scored.60
T. Frazier fouled out to catcher.60
Ellsbury singled to center.60
Hicks walked.60

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T. Frazier fouled out to catcher.60
Headley singled to center.20
Torreyes walked.20

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Gregorius fouled out to catcher.20
Judge singled to center.50
T. Frazier walked.50

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Sánchez fouled out to catcher.50
Ellsbury singled to center.50
Hicks walked.50

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T. Frazier fouled out to catcher.50
-5 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Detroit - Bottom of 3rdSCORE
Luis Severino pitching for New YorkNYYDET
Romine grounded out to first.60
Iglesias grounded out to shortstop.60
Kinsler lined out to center.60
Romine grounded out to first.60
Iglesias grounded out to shortstop.60
Kinsler lined out to center.60
Romine grounded out to first.20
Iglesias grounded out to shortstop.20
Kinsler lined out to center.20
Romine grounded out to first.50
Iglesias grounded out to shortstop.50
Kinsler lined out to center.50
Romine grounded out to first.50
Iglesias grounded out to shortstop.50
Kinsler lined out to center.50
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Top of 4thSCORE
Jordan Zimmermann pitching for DetroitNYYDET
Ellsbury popped out to shortstop.60
Torreyes doubled to left.60
Gardner lined out to center.60
Hicks flied out to center.60
Ellsbury popped out to shortstop.60
Torreyes doubled to left.60
Gardner lined out to center.60
Hicks flied out to center.60
Headley popped out to shortstop.20
T. Frazier doubled to left.20
Ellsbury lined out to center.20
Torreyes flied out to center.20
Judge popped out to shortstop.50
Gregorius doubled to left.50
Headley lined out to center.50
T. Frazier flied out to center.50
Ellsbury popped out to shortstop.50
Torreyes doubled to left.50
Gardner lined out to center.50
Hicks flied out to center.50
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Detroit - Bottom of 4thSCORE
Luis Severino pitching for New YorkNYYDET
Presley lined out to first.60
Upton struck out swinging.60
Cabrera struck out swinging.60
Presley lined out to first.60
Upton struck out swinging.60
Cabrera struck out swinging.60
Presley lined out to first.20
Upton struck out swinging.20
Cabrera struck out swinging.20
Presley lined out to first.50
Upton struck out swinging.50
Cabrera struck out swinging.50
Presley lined out to first.50
Upton struck out swinging.50
Cabrera struck out swinging.50
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Top of 5thSCORE
Jordan Zimmermann pitching for DetroitNYYDET
Sánchez grounded out to shortstop.60
Judge grounded out to first.60
Gregorius homered to right (402 feet).70
Headley lined out to center.70
Sánchez grounded out to shortstop.70
Judge grounded out to first.70

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Headley lined out to center.70
Gardner grounded out to shortstop.20
Hicks grounded out to first.20

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Judge lined out to center.20
Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop.50
Torreyes grounded out to first.50

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Hicks lined out to center.50
Sánchez grounded out to shortstop.50
Judge grounded out to first.50

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Headley lined out to center.50
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Detroit - Bottom of 5thSCORE
Luis Severino pitching for New YorkNYYDET
Castellanos grounded out to shortstop.70
Martínez grounded out to first.70
Hicks hit by pitch.70
Romine singled to right, Hicks to second.70
Iglesias grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Romine out at second.70
Castellanos grounded out to shortstop.70
Martínez grounded out to first.70
Hicks hit by pitch.70
Iglesias grounded into fielder's choice to, Romine out at , Romine out at .70
Castellanos grounded out to shortstop.20
Martínez grounded out to first.20
Hicks hit by pitch.20
Iglesias grounded into fielder's choice to, Romine out at , Romine out at , Romine out at .20
Castellanos grounded out to shortstop.50
Martínez grounded out to first.50
Hicks hit by pitch.50
Iglesias grounded into fielder's choice to, Romine out at , Romine out at , Romine out at , Romine out at .50
Castellanos grounded out to shortstop.50
Martínez grounded out to first.50
Hicks hit by pitch.50
Iglesias grounded into fielder's choice to, Romine out at , Romine out at .50
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Top of 6thSCORE
Chad Bell pitching for DetroitNYYDET
T. Frazier walked.20
Bell relieved Zimmermann.50
T. Frazier walked.50
Ellsbury walked, T. Frazier to second.70
Torreyes singled to left, T. Frazier scored, Ellsbury to second.80
Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to first, Torreyes out at second, Ellsbury to third.80
Hicks struck out swinging.80
Sánchez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gardner out at second.80
Bell relieved Zimmermann.80
T. Frazier walked.80
Hicks struck out swinging.80
Sánchez grounded into fielder's choice to, Gardner out at , Gardner out at .80
5 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Detroit - Bottom of 6thSCORE
Luis Severino pitching for New YorkNYYDET
Kinsler homered to left (389 feet).81
Presley singled to right.81
Upton singled to left, Presley to second.81
Cabrera flied out to right.81
Castellanos struck out swinging.81
Martínez flied out to left.81

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Presley singled to right.81
Cabrera flied out to right.81
Castellanos struck out swinging.81
Martínez struck out swinging.81
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Top of 7thSCORE
Chad Bell pitching for DetroitNYYDET
Gregorius lined out to shortstop.81
Headley homered to left (423 feet).91
T. Frazier struck out swinging.31
-5 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Detroit - Bottom of 7thSCORE
Luis Severino pitching for New YorkNYYDET
Hicks struck out swinging.31
Romine walked.31
Iglesias singled to center, Romine to second.31
Kinsler struck out swinging.31
Green relieved Severino.31
Presley struck out swinging.31
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Top of 8thSCORE
Chad Bell pitching for DetroitNYYDET
Ellsbury flied out to left.31
Torreyes reached on infield single to second.31
Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to second, Torreyes out at second, Gardner to second on throwing error by second baseman Kinsler.31
Hicks singles on a ground ball to left field. Gardner scores.101
Sánchez flied out to center.41
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
Detroit - Bottom of 8thSCORE
Chad Green pitching for New YorkNYYDET
Wade at second base.41
Austin at first base.41
Torreyes at shortstop.41
Upton doubled to deep left.41
Jones hit for Cabrera.101
Jones struck out swinging.101
Castellanos struck out swinging.101
McCann hit for Martínez.101
Upton to third on wild pitch by Green.101
McCann struck out swinging.101
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Top of 9thSCORE
Chad Bell pitching for DetroitNYYDET
Machado at second base.101
Mahtook in left field.101
Jones in center field.101
Romine at first base.101
Romine hit for Judge.101
Romine singled to left.101
Wade struck out looking.101
Austin struck out swinging.101
T. Frazier struck out swinging.101
6 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Detroit - Bottom of 9thSCORE
Tommy Kahnle pitching for New YorkNYYDET
Kahnle relieved Green.101
Hicks flied out to right.101
Romine struck out swinging.101
Iglesias homered to left (396 feet).102
Machado doubled to left.102
Presley grounded out to first.102
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors





New York Yankees
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
Gardner LF51000014.252.341.434
Hicks RF41111121.267.375.486
Sánchez C52230017.276.349.543
Judge DH41210119.286.418.595
a-Romine PH-DH
1010001.224.282.306
Gregorius SS41220011.312.340.506
Wade 2B
1000013.135.211.212
Headley 1B31120016.274.354.410
Austin 1B
1000017.250.281.500
T. Frazier 3B41001223.214.335.424
Ellsbury CF31101014.239.318.367
Torreyes 2B-SS4141006.299.316.381
Totals3910141036152   
a-singled to left for A Judge in the 9th
BATTING
2B: Judge (16, Zimmermann); Torreyes (12, Zimmermann)
HR: Sánchez (26, 1st inning off Zimmermann 0 on, 2 Out); Gregorius (19, 5th inning off Zimmermann 0 on, 2 Out); Headley (8, 7th inning off Bell 0 on, 2 Out)
RBI: Sánchez 3 (72), Judge (82), Gregorius 2 (60), Headley 2 (48), Torreyes (35), Hicks (46)
SF: Headley
2-out RBI: Sánchez, Gregorius, Headley, Hicks
Yankees RISP: 5-11 (Sánchez 1-2, Gregorius 1-1, Torreyes 1-1, Hicks 1-3, Judge 1-1, Gardner 0-3)
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
CS: Judge (4, 2nd base by Zimmermann/Hicks)

Game Information

StadiumComerica Park, Detroit, MI
Attendance29,695 (71.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time2:55
Weather73 degrees, cloudy
Wind9 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Ben May, First Base - Carlos Torres, Second Base - Dana DeMuth, Third Base - Paul Nauert