NEW YORK -- This year's Subway Series was a one-way ride.
Gary Sanchez homered and matched a career high with five RBI, Luis Severino got right back on track and the New York Yankees made it a four-game sweep of the crosstown-rival Mets with a 7-5 victory Thursday night.
Four games behind first-place Boston in the AL East, the Yankees begin a three-game series Friday night at Fenway Park. The Red Sox took two of three last weekend when the longtime rivals played at Yankee Stadium.
"These are really important games for us because the clock is ticking," manager Joe Girardi said .
Sanchez hit a three-run homer off struggling starter Steven Matz in the first inning and a two-run single in the fourth. Brett Gardner broke his 3-for-29 slump with a two-run double , and the Yankees won twice at Citi Field just as they did back home in the Bronx earlier this week.
Curtis Granderson hit his seventh career grand slam off Bryan Mitchell in the ninth, pulling the Mets to 7-5. Dellin Betances was summoned immediately and got three quick outs for his eighth save.
"It's not what you really want to do, but we had to win the game so I had to go to him," Girardi said. "I probably won't have him tomorrow."
Betances has pitched four of the past five days.
Since interleague play began in 1997, it was the third time one team swept the season series between these New York counterparts. The Yankees won all six meetings in 2003, and the Mets went 4-0 in 2013.
Severino (10-5) was working on a two-hit shutout with one out in the seventh when Aaron Judge dropped a fly ball in the right-field corner for a two-base error. The All-Star righty never got another out, throwing a wild pitch and giving up two straight singles before he was removed without allowing an earned run. He struck out nine .
In his previous outing Saturday, the 23-year-old Severino had the worst start of his career. He allowed 10 runs, eight earned, and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings during a 10-5 loss to Boston.
Before that, Severino was 4-0 with a 1.36 ERA in a span of six games.
"I would say the difference tonight was his slider and his changeup," Sanchez, the Yankees' catcher, said through a translator.
Matz (2-7) was unable to turn things around, dropping to 0-6 with a 10.19 ERA in his last eight starts. The left-hander hasn't won since June 28 at Miami.
"It's nothing I can put my finger on. I've got to figure out what's causing it," he said.
Matz was his own worst enemy Thursday, throwing away Gardner's easy grounder for a two-base error to begin the game. Aaron Hicks walked and, after Judge struck out for the 34th consecutive game, Sanchez hit his third home run against the Mets (53-66) this week.
"I've seen it in the past, a here-we-go-again kind of attitude," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Certainly tonight, when we threw the ball away right at the start of the game, all of a sudden, boy, the air came out of the dugout, too."
Severino's bunt single in the fourth, his first major league hit , loaded the bases. Gardner doubled to left field off Matz, and Sanchez hit a two-run single on the first pitch from reliever Chasen Bradford.
Matz gave up seven hits in 3 1/3 innings and allowed seven runs for the second time in a month. Six were earned.
"We've absolutely wringed the rag dry with ideas that we've all seen in the past, that we've all used in the past," Collins said. "Back to square one."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: All-Star 2B Starlin Castro (strained right hamstring) begins a rehab assignment Friday at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the same day DH Matt Holliday (back) reports to Class-A Tampa to start playing rehab games. ... Before the game, Girardi said closer Aroldis Chapman (hamstring) probably would be unavailable for the second consecutive night. Afterward, the manager said he hopes Chapman can pitch Friday. ... 1B Garrett Cooper went on the 10-day disabled list with tendinitis in his left hamstring. Tyler Austin was promoted from Triple-A and singled his first two times up. ... 1B-3B Chase Headley was rested.
Mets: The next rehab outing for closer Jeurys Familia will probably be Saturday with Class-A St. Lucie, Collins said. Familia pitched a scoreless inning Wednesday for St. Lucie in his first appearance since surgery for a blood clot in his shoulder. ... SS Jose Reyes was placed on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday, with a sore left ribcage. Fellow infielder Wilmer Flores sat out again with a similar injury.
CITY SLICKERS
The Yankees are 12-4 against the Mets since May 14, 2014.
REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE
The Mets recalled infielders Matt Reynolds and Gavin Cecchini from Triple-A Las Vegas. Reynolds started at third base and had two hits, including an RBI single off Severino in the seventh. RHP Kevin McGowan was optioned to Las Vegas.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Rookie LHP Jordan Montgomery (7-6, 3.94 ERA) pitches Friday against Boston LHP Drew Pomeranz (12-4, 3.39). Montgomery has permitted only one run in three of his past four starts, including a solid effort over 5 1/3 innings Sunday night against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.
Mets: Giancarlo Stanton brings his home run show to the Big Apple when Miami visits Friday night. Stanton leads the majors with 44 homers. "He's hurt us enough in the past to know that he can be so dangerous," Collins said. "We're going to try to be very, very careful with him."
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Gary Sanchez homered and matched a career high with five RBI, Luis Severino got right back on track and the New York Yankees made it a four-game sweep of the crosstown-rival Mets with a 7-5 victory Thursday night.
Four games behind first-place Boston in the AL East, the Yankees begin a three-game series Friday night at Fenway Park. The Red Sox took two of three last weekend when the longtime rivals played at Yankee Stadium.
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Sanchez hit a three-run homer off struggling starter Steven Matz in the first inning and a two-run single in the fourth. Brett Gardner broke his 3-for-29 slump with a two-run double , and the Yankees won twice at Citi Field just as they did back home in the Bronx earlier this week.
Curtis Granderson hit his seventh career grand slam off Bryan Mitchell in the ninth, pulling the Mets to 7-5. Dellin Betances was summoned immediately and got three quick outs for his eighth save.
"It's not what you really want to do, but we had to win the game so I had to go to him," Girardi said. "I probably won't have him tomorrow."
Betances has pitched four of the past five days.
Since interleague play began in 1997, it was the third time one team swept the season series between these New York counterparts. The Yankees won all six meetings in 2003, and the Mets went 4-0 in 2013.
Severino (10-5) was working on a two-hit shutout with one out in the seventh when Aaron Judge dropped a fly ball in the right-field corner for a two-base error. The All-Star righty never got another out, throwing a wild pitch and giving up two straight singles before he was removed without allowing an earned run. He struck out nine .
In his previous outing Saturday, the 23-year-old Severino had the worst start of his career. He allowed 10 runs, eight earned, and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings during a 10-5 loss to Boston.
Before that, Severino was 4-0 with a 1.36 ERA in a span of six games.
"I would say the difference tonight was his slider and his changeup," Sanchez, the Yankees' catcher, said through a translator.
Matz (2-7) was unable to turn things around, dropping to 0-6 with a 10.19 ERA in his last eight starts. The left-hander hasn't won since June 28 at Miami.
"It's nothing I can put my finger on. I've got to figure out what's causing it," he said.
Matz was his own worst enemy Thursday, throwing away Gardner's easy grounder for a two-base error to begin the game. Aaron Hicks walked and, after Judge struck out for the 34th consecutive game, Sanchez hit his third home run against the Mets (53-66) this week.
"I've seen it in the past, a here-we-go-again kind of attitude," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Certainly tonight, when we threw the ball away right at the start of the game, all of a sudden, boy, the air came out of the dugout, too."
Severino's bunt single in the fourth, his first major league hit , loaded the bases. Gardner doubled to left field off Matz, and Sanchez hit a two-run single on the first pitch from reliever Chasen Bradford.
Matz gave up seven hits in 3 1/3 innings and allowed seven runs for the second time in a month. Six were earned.
"We've absolutely wringed the rag dry with ideas that we've all seen in the past, that we've all used in the past," Collins said. "Back to square one."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: All-Star 2B Starlin Castro (strained right hamstring) begins a rehab assignment Friday at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the same day DH Matt Holliday (back) reports to Class-A Tampa to start playing rehab games. ... Before the game, Girardi said closer Aroldis Chapman (hamstring) probably would be unavailable for the second consecutive night. Afterward, the manager said he hopes Chapman can pitch Friday. ... 1B Garrett Cooper went on the 10-day disabled list with tendinitis in his left hamstring. Tyler Austin was promoted from Triple-A and singled his first two times up. ... 1B-3B Chase Headley was rested.
Mets: The next rehab outing for closer Jeurys Familia will probably be Saturday with Class-A St. Lucie, Collins said. Familia pitched a scoreless inning Wednesday for St. Lucie in his first appearance since surgery for a blood clot in his shoulder. ... SS Jose Reyes was placed on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday, with a sore left ribcage. Fellow infielder Wilmer Flores sat out again with a similar injury.
CITY SLICKERS
The Yankees are 12-4 against the Mets since May 14, 2014.
REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE
The Mets recalled infielders Matt Reynolds and Gavin Cecchini from Triple-A Las Vegas. Reynolds started at third base and had two hits, including an RBI single off Severino in the seventh. RHP Kevin McGowan was optioned to Las Vegas.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Rookie LHP Jordan Montgomery (7-6, 3.94 ERA) pitches Friday against Boston LHP Drew Pomeranz (12-4, 3.39). Montgomery has permitted only one run in three of his past four starts, including a solid effort over 5 1/3 innings Sunday night against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.
Mets: Giancarlo Stanton brings his home run show to the Big Apple when Miami visits Friday night. Stanton leads the majors with 44 homers. "He's hurt us enough in the past to know that he can be so dangerous," Collins said. "We're going to try to be very, very careful with him."
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7:10PM,EDT,August 17,2017
Citi Field, New York,New York
Citi Field, New York,New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Gardner safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Matz. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez homered to center (385 feet), Gardner and Hicks scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius walked. | 3 | 0 |
| T. Frazier fouled out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Austin singled to center, Gregorius to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Torreyes struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Granderson flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep right. | 3 | 0 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Severino grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner lined out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Hicks grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Rosario grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| d'Arnaud singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Sánchez flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to right center. | 3 | 0 |
| T. Frazier struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Matz struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Granderson walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Conforto grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Granderson out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Steven Matz pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Austin singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Torreyes singled to left, Austin to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Severino reached on bunt single to pitcher, Austin to third, Torreyes to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner doubled to left, Austin and Torreyes scored, Severino to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Hicks grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Judge hit by pitch. | 5 | 0 |
| Bradford relieved Matz. | 5 | 0 |
| Sánchez singled to left, Severino and Gardner scored, Judge to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Gregorius grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Sánchez out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Céspedes grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| Smith lined out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Bradford pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| T. Frazier struck out looking. | 7 | 0 |
| Austin flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| Torreyes grounded out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| Bradford struck out looking. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Bradford pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Severino grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| Gardner lined out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| Hicks lined out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Granderson walked. | 7 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| Conforto walked, Granderson to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Céspedes grounded into fielder's choice to third, Conforto out at second, Granderson to third. | 7 | 0 |
| Smith flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Conforto in left field. | 7 | 0 |
| Nimmo in center field. | 7 | 0 |
| Robles relieved Bradford. | 7 | 0 |
| Judge lined out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| Sánchez flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to right. | 7 | 0 |
| T. Frazier fouled out to first. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Rosario grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| d'Arnaud safe at second on error by right fielder Judge. | 7 | 0 |
| d'Arnaud to third on wild pitch by Severino. | 7 | 0 |
| Reynolds singled to center, d'Arnaud scored. | 7 | 1 |
| Nimmo singled to center, Reynolds to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Shreve relieved Severino. | 7 | 1 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Cabrera walked, Reynolds to third, Nimmo to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Austin struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Torreyes lined out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| Shreve struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Cecchini hit for Robles. | 7 | 1 |
| Cecchini popped out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 7 | 1 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| AJ Ramos pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Ramos relieved Robles. | 7 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Hicks grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Mitchell pitching for New York | NYY | NYM |
| Mitchell relieved Shreve. | 7 | 1 |
| d'Arnaud doubled to left. | 7 | 1 |
| Reynolds singled to right, d'Arnaud to third. | 7 | 1 |
| Nimmo walked, Reynolds to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Granderson homered to right (403 feet), d'Arnaud, Reynolds and Nimmo scored. | 7 | 5 |
| Betances relieved Mitchell. | 7 | 5 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Conforto flied out to left. | 7 | 5 |
| Lagares hit for Ramos. | 7 | 5 |
| Lagares grounded out to first. | 7 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner LF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .248 | .341 | .430 |
| Hicks CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .275 | .381 | .498 |
| Judge RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .288 | .418 | .608 |
| Sánchez C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .277 | .352 | .526 |
| Gregorius SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .311 | .338 | .503 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .207 | .326 | .406 |
| Austin 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .235 | .263 | .412 |
| Torreyes 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .292 | .313 | .377 |
| Severino P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Shreve P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Mitchell P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Betances P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 143 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Gardner (19, Matz) HR: Sánchez (22, 1st inning off Matz 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Sánchez 5 (64), Gardner 2 (51) GIDP: Gregorius Yankees RISP: 4-8 (Sánchez 2-2, Gregorius 0-1, Torreyes 0-1, Severino 1-1, Hicks 0-1, Judge 0-1, Gardner 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Judge (4, fly ball) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Citi Field, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 42,549 (101.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:55 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Todd Tichenor, Second Base - Adam Hamari, Third Base - Chad Whitson |
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