CLEVELAND -- Their offense sputtering for nearly a week, the Yankees needed a break.
A fly ball, the sun and Abraham Almonte combined to give them one.
Almonte misplayed Jacoby Ellsbury's shot to right field in the sixth inning into a three-run triple, Luis Severino overpowered Cleveland's lineup into the seventh inning and Aaron Judge hammered a three-run homer as New York rolled to a 8-1 win over the Indians on Sunday.
With the score tied 1-1 in the sixth, Ellsbury sent a deep drive off Carlos Carrasco (10-5) that Almonte seemed to track while fighting a tough sky. But as he neared the wall, Almonte, who returned from the minors on Saturday, didn't extend his glove and braced for impact well shy of the wall as the ball bounced off its base, allowing three runs to score.
Ball game.
"You hope it goes over the wall," said Ellsbury. "But I'll take a triple any day, especially with three runners on. I'm happy it found some turf."
Almonte didn't make any excuses and accepted blame for not making the play.
"It's a ball that should have been caught," said Almonte, who sat at his locker and reviewed the play on a tablet with Indians bench coach Brad Mills following the game. "It was not an easy fly ball, but it should have been caught."
The Yankees wound up scoring five runs in the sixth -- matching their total in the past four games -- and bounced back from two sloppy losses to split the series with the defending AL champions.
Severino (9-4) gave up Michael Brantley's homer in the first and then toyed with the Indians, striking out nine and allowing just three runners to reach. He didn't give up his second hit until there were two outs in the seventh and was pulled by manager Joe Girardi before getting a roaring ovation from several thousand New York fans.
The All-Star right-hander is 4-0 with a 0.71 ERA in his last four starts.
"He has continued to improve all year long," Yankees manager Joe Girardi. "I'm seeing him do things now that he didn't do early on."
Other than allowing Brantley's homer, Severino was rarely in any trouble. He put himself in a bind in the fourth with a leadoff walk and wild pitch, but locked down and retired Cleveland's 3-4-5 hitters to keep it 1-0.
Brantley touched Severino for a homer in the first, but the Indians didn't make much hard contact off the 23-year-old.
"That's as impressive of stuff as you're going to see," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "The fastball, everybody sees that, but he's gaining confidence in an off-speed. That's a tough guy to face."
JUDGE NOT
Judge connected in the seventh for his 35th homer -- only No. 5 since the All-Star break -- to give New York an 8-1 lead. Judge's screaming liner to center had an exit velocity of 113 mph, and the Yankees can only hope it hurries him out of an extended slump.
Judge struck out in his first two at-bats and was walked in the sixth before hitting his league-leading homer.
"I swung at some pitches out of the zone before that," he said. "In that at-bat, I was able to stick to my approach and drive it to right-center. The past couple of weeks I've been getting off my approach. When you get out of your approach in the major leagues, people will expose you. "
Judge is hitting .182 (14 for 77) with 35 strikeouts since July 14.
KIPNIS BACK
Indians second baseman went 0 for 4 and struck out three times in his first game since July 8. He was activated from the disabled list Sunday after being sidelined with a strained right hamstring.
CATCHING UP
Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, who has had major defensive issues this season, sat for the second straight game.
Sanchez leads the majors with 12 passed balls and Girardi has stressed to the 24-year-old that he has to get better at blocking pitches or his playing time will be affected.
"The message came from us verbally," said Girardi, who caught for 15 seasons in the majors. "Your defense needs to improve. You need to get better at it. You need to work at it.' He's worked at it, but we've expressed how important it is."
Sanchez was surprised to not be in the lineup again, but understands he has to work harder.
"I'm not perfect," he said. "The bottom line is I have to improve."
YANKEES ROTATION
The Yankees sent rookie left-hander Jordan Montgomery to Triple-A after the game. The 24-year-old is 7-6 with a 4.05 ERA in 21 starts. The Yankees acquired starters Sonny Gray and Jaime Garcia at the recent trade deadline, and will use them with Severino, Masahiro Tanaka and CC Sabathia in the rotation.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Following an off day in Toronto, Sabathia starts the opener of a three-game series with the Blue Jays.
Indians: Cleveland also gets a break before opening a two-game interleague series against Colorado with ace Corey Kluber on the mound. Kluber upstaged Gray's New York debut and three-hit the Yankees on Thursday.
A fly ball, the sun and Abraham Almonte combined to give them one.
Almonte misplayed Jacoby Ellsbury's shot to right field in the sixth inning into a three-run triple, Luis Severino overpowered Cleveland's lineup into the seventh inning and Aaron Judge hammered a three-run homer as New York rolled to a 8-1 win over the Indians on Sunday.
With the score tied 1-1 in the sixth, Ellsbury sent a deep drive off Carlos Carrasco (10-5) that Almonte seemed to track while fighting a tough sky. But as he neared the wall, Almonte, who returned from the minors on Saturday, didn't extend his glove and braced for impact well shy of the wall as the ball bounced off its base, allowing three runs to score.
Ball game.
"You hope it goes over the wall," said Ellsbury. "But I'll take a triple any day, especially with three runners on. I'm happy it found some turf."
Almonte didn't make any excuses and accepted blame for not making the play.
"It's a ball that should have been caught," said Almonte, who sat at his locker and reviewed the play on a tablet with Indians bench coach Brad Mills following the game. "It was not an easy fly ball, but it should have been caught."
The Yankees wound up scoring five runs in the sixth -- matching their total in the past four games -- and bounced back from two sloppy losses to split the series with the defending AL champions.
Severino (9-4) gave up Michael Brantley's homer in the first and then toyed with the Indians, striking out nine and allowing just three runners to reach. He didn't give up his second hit until there were two outs in the seventh and was pulled by manager Joe Girardi before getting a roaring ovation from several thousand New York fans.
The All-Star right-hander is 4-0 with a 0.71 ERA in his last four starts.
"He has continued to improve all year long," Yankees manager Joe Girardi. "I'm seeing him do things now that he didn't do early on."
Other than allowing Brantley's homer, Severino was rarely in any trouble. He put himself in a bind in the fourth with a leadoff walk and wild pitch, but locked down and retired Cleveland's 3-4-5 hitters to keep it 1-0.
Brantley touched Severino for a homer in the first, but the Indians didn't make much hard contact off the 23-year-old.
"That's as impressive of stuff as you're going to see," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "The fastball, everybody sees that, but he's gaining confidence in an off-speed. That's a tough guy to face."
JUDGE NOT
Judge connected in the seventh for his 35th homer -- only No. 5 since the All-Star break -- to give New York an 8-1 lead. Judge's screaming liner to center had an exit velocity of 113 mph, and the Yankees can only hope it hurries him out of an extended slump.
Judge struck out in his first two at-bats and was walked in the sixth before hitting his league-leading homer.
"I swung at some pitches out of the zone before that," he said. "In that at-bat, I was able to stick to my approach and drive it to right-center. The past couple of weeks I've been getting off my approach. When you get out of your approach in the major leagues, people will expose you. "
Judge is hitting .182 (14 for 77) with 35 strikeouts since July 14.
KIPNIS BACK
Indians second baseman went 0 for 4 and struck out three times in his first game since July 8. He was activated from the disabled list Sunday after being sidelined with a strained right hamstring.
CATCHING UP
Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, who has had major defensive issues this season, sat for the second straight game.
Sanchez leads the majors with 12 passed balls and Girardi has stressed to the 24-year-old that he has to get better at blocking pitches or his playing time will be affected.
"The message came from us verbally," said Girardi, who caught for 15 seasons in the majors. "Your defense needs to improve. You need to get better at it. You need to work at it.' He's worked at it, but we've expressed how important it is."
Sanchez was surprised to not be in the lineup again, but understands he has to work harder.
"I'm not perfect," he said. "The bottom line is I have to improve."
YANKEES ROTATION
The Yankees sent rookie left-hander Jordan Montgomery to Triple-A after the game. The 24-year-old is 7-6 with a 4.05 ERA in 21 starts. The Yankees acquired starters Sonny Gray and Jaime Garcia at the recent trade deadline, and will use them with Severino, Masahiro Tanaka and CC Sabathia in the rotation.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Following an off day in Toronto, Sabathia starts the opener of a three-game series with the Blue Jays.
Indians: Cleveland also gets a break before opening a two-game interleague series against Colorado with ace Corey Kluber on the mound. Kluber upstaged Gray's New York debut and three-hit the Yankees on Thursday.
1:10PM,EDT,August 6,2017
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Gardner popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C. Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley homered to center (388 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Encarnación struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Zimmer flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Ellsbury flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Torreyes grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Romine grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Almonte struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Pérez flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Gardner flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| C. Frazier grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Lindor walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Lindor to second on wild pitch by Severino. | 0 | 1 |
| Brantley grounded out to shortstop, Lindor to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Ramírez fouled out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Encarnación lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| T. Frazier singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Ellsbury singled to right, T. Frazier to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Torreyes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ellsbury out at second, T. Frazier to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Santana grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Zimmer struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Almonte grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Gardner singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| C. Frazier doubled to left, Gardner to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley hit sacrifice fly to center, Gardner scored. | 1 | 1 |
| T. Frazier walked, C. Frazier to third, Judge to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Ellsbury tripled to deep right, C. Frazier, Judge and T. Frazier scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Shaw relieved Carrasco. | 4 | 1 |
| Torreyes singled to left, Ellsbury scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Romine struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Pérez flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Kipnis grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Lindor lined out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Clevinger pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Clevinger relieved Shaw. | 5 | 1 |
| Gardner lined out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| C. Frazier walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to center, C. Frazier to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Judge homered to right center (394 feet), C. Frazier and Gregorius scored. | 8 | 1 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 8 | 1 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Brantley popped out to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Encarnación singled to center. | 8 | 1 |
| Kahnle relieved Severino. | 8 | 1 |
| Santana flied out to center. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Urshela at shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| Guyer in left field. | 8 | 1 |
| Allen relieved Clevinger. | 8 | 1 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to third. | 8 | 1 |
| Torreyes singled to right center. | 8 | 1 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Warren relieved Kahnle. | 8 | 1 |
| Zimmer flied out to right. | 8 | 1 |
| Almonte lined out to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Pérez flied out to center. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dan Otero pitching for Cleveland | NYY | CLE |
| Otero relieved Allen. | 8 | 1 |
| C. Frazier grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to center. | 8 | 1 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Headley singled to center, Gregorius to third. | 8 | 1 |
| T. Frazier grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Headley out at second. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | NYY | CLE |
| Shreve relieved Warren. | 8 | 1 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Urshela lined out to right. | 8 | 1 |
| Guyer grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .261 | .354 | .454 |
| C. Frazier LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .243 | .274 | .486 |
| Gregorius SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .308 | .333 | .504 |
| Judge RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .299 | .424 | .627 |
| Headley 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .271 | .350 | .399 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .206 | .329 | .412 |
| Ellsbury CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .245 | .325 | .359 |
| Torreyes 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .288 | .306 | .372 |
| Romine C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .221 | .283 | .297 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 157 | |||
| BATTING 2B: C. Frazier (8, Carrasco) 3B: Ellsbury (2, Carrasco) HR: Judge (35, 7th inning off Clevinger 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Headley (44), Ellsbury 3 (21), Torreyes (28), Judge 3 (78) SF: Headley 2-out RBI: Ellsbury 3, Torreyes Yankees RISP: 3-7 (Torreyes 1-2, Gregorius 0-1, T. Frazier 0-1, Romine 0-1, Ellsbury 1-1, Judge 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 33,044 (89.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Tumpane, First Base - Sean Barber, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |
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