ARLINGTON, Texas -- Aroldis Chapman entered in the ninth inning of a save situation for the first time since he was removed as the New York Yankees' closer last month.
The hard-throwing left-hander made it look as easy as 1-2-3.
Chapman struck out two in a perfect ninth to finish a one-hitter in the Yankees' 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
Tyler Austin hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning for the wild card-leading Yankees.
"I feel good about him out there," manager Joe Girardi said. "This is a guy that's been too good for too long, for me, to lose it. It's good to get him back out there. He threw well."
Before the game, Girardi said he would prefer to settle on a closer over the committee approach he has employed since demoting Chapman after he gave up two runs in a non-save situation in a 9-6 loss at Boston on Aug. 18.
Chapman had his fifth scoreless outing in six appearances since, capping it with a swinging strikeout of pinch-hitter Mike Napoli on a 102 mph fastball for his team-leading 17th save in 21 chances.
"Really nice," said starter Luis Severino, who struck out 10 in seven innings in his first no-decision since July 15 at Boston. "I know he can throw a strike. I know he can get that role, that save."
The only hit off Severino was Brett Nicholas' run-scoring double with two outs in the fifth. Will Middlebrooks, the lone runner past second against Severino, scored from first.
David Robertson (7-2) pitched a perfect eighth.
Chase Headley drove in two runs without a hit -- a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth and a bases-loaded walk for a 3-1 lead in the ninth.
Texas starter Andrew Cashner had a shutout while pitching into the eighth inning for just the second time this season, but left after hitting Todd Frazier with the first pitch of the eighth.
Alex Claudio gave up a single to pinch-hitter Matt Holliday, putting Frazier at third with no outs and setting up Headley's sacrifice fly an out later.
"I felt like I could have kept going, but I thought Frazier was going to come out swinging," Cashner said. "I wasn't trying to throw a strike and it just sailed on me."
Claudio (4-2) allowed four singles among eight batters he faced. Frazier was hit by a pitch again in the ninth by Ricky Rodriguez, who allowed Austin's go-ahead hit and Headley's walk.
SOLID SEVE
Severino struck out 10 or more for the fifth time this season, the first since July 8 against Milwaukee. The 23-year-old right-hander is the first Yankees pitcher to allow one or no hits in at least seven innings since Michael Pineda against Baltimore on Sept. 22, 2014. "He was really good today," Girardi said. "It looked like he had great command of his fastball."
ANOTHER GOMEZ INJURY
Texas center fielder Carlos Gomez left after rolling his right ankle on a swing in the second inning. He didn't even make it halfway to first on the groundout and needed help getting off the field. He was on crutches with a walking boot after the game. Gomez missed a month in May and June with a hamstring strain and was on the 10-day disabled list last month to have a cyst removed behind his right shoulder.
SHORT HOPS
It was the fewest hits for the Rangers since opening day last season, when they beat Seattle 3-2 despite getting just one hit. ... Aaron Judge walked in the second inning to tie the major league rookie record of 106 by Cleveland's Les Fleming in 1942. ... Cashner's no-decision was the sixth time this season a Texas starter went at least seven innings allowing one or no runs without getting a win. ... The Yankees won for the eighth time this year when trailing after seven innings.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Rookie LHP Jordan Montgomery (7-7, 4.14 ERA) will make his 26th start on an extra day of rest. He hasn't won since July 25 against Cincinnati, a span of six starts.
Rangers: RHP A.J. Griffin (6-5, 5.09) pitches on seven days' rest. He is 3-0 in five starts against the Yankees.
The hard-throwing left-hander made it look as easy as 1-2-3.
Chapman struck out two in a perfect ninth to finish a one-hitter in the Yankees' 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
Tyler Austin hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning for the wild card-leading Yankees.
"I feel good about him out there," manager Joe Girardi said. "This is a guy that's been too good for too long, for me, to lose it. It's good to get him back out there. He threw well."
Before the game, Girardi said he would prefer to settle on a closer over the committee approach he has employed since demoting Chapman after he gave up two runs in a non-save situation in a 9-6 loss at Boston on Aug. 18.
Chapman had his fifth scoreless outing in six appearances since, capping it with a swinging strikeout of pinch-hitter Mike Napoli on a 102 mph fastball for his team-leading 17th save in 21 chances.
"Really nice," said starter Luis Severino, who struck out 10 in seven innings in his first no-decision since July 15 at Boston. "I know he can throw a strike. I know he can get that role, that save."
The only hit off Severino was Brett Nicholas' run-scoring double with two outs in the fifth. Will Middlebrooks, the lone runner past second against Severino, scored from first.
David Robertson (7-2) pitched a perfect eighth.
Chase Headley drove in two runs without a hit -- a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth and a bases-loaded walk for a 3-1 lead in the ninth.
Texas starter Andrew Cashner had a shutout while pitching into the eighth inning for just the second time this season, but left after hitting Todd Frazier with the first pitch of the eighth.
Alex Claudio gave up a single to pinch-hitter Matt Holliday, putting Frazier at third with no outs and setting up Headley's sacrifice fly an out later.
"I felt like I could have kept going, but I thought Frazier was going to come out swinging," Cashner said. "I wasn't trying to throw a strike and it just sailed on me."
Claudio (4-2) allowed four singles among eight batters he faced. Frazier was hit by a pitch again in the ninth by Ricky Rodriguez, who allowed Austin's go-ahead hit and Headley's walk.
SOLID SEVE
Severino struck out 10 or more for the fifth time this season, the first since July 8 against Milwaukee. The 23-year-old right-hander is the first Yankees pitcher to allow one or no hits in at least seven innings since Michael Pineda against Baltimore on Sept. 22, 2014. "He was really good today," Girardi said. "It looked like he had great command of his fastball."
ANOTHER GOMEZ INJURY
Texas center fielder Carlos Gomez left after rolling his right ankle on a swing in the second inning. He didn't even make it halfway to first on the groundout and needed help getting off the field. He was on crutches with a walking boot after the game. Gomez missed a month in May and June with a hamstring strain and was on the 10-day disabled list last month to have a cyst removed behind his right shoulder.
SHORT HOPS
It was the fewest hits for the Rangers since opening day last season, when they beat Seattle 3-2 despite getting just one hit. ... Aaron Judge walked in the second inning to tie the major league rookie record of 106 by Cleveland's Les Fleming in 1942. ... Cashner's no-decision was the sixth time this season a Texas starter went at least seven innings allowing one or no runs without getting a win. ... The Yankees won for the eighth time this year when trailing after seven innings.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Rookie LHP Jordan Montgomery (7-7, 4.14 ERA) will make his 26th start on an extra day of rest. He hasn't won since July 25 against Cincinnati, a span of six starts.
Rangers: RHP A.J. Griffin (6-5, 5.09) pitches on seven days' rest. He is 3-0 in five starts against the Yankees.
1:05PM,EDT,September 9,2017
Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington,Texas
Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington,Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Texas | NYY | TEX |
| Gardner singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley lined into double play, center to first, Gardner doubled off first. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | TEX |
| DeShields popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Choo flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Andrus lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Texas | NYY | TEX |
| Gregorius popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | TEX |
| Mazara struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gómez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gallo grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Texas | NYY | TEX |
| DeShields in center field. | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson in left field. | 0 | 0 |
| T. Frazier grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Bird struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley singled to right, Gardner to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | TEX |
| Middlebrooks grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Odor walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| DeShields safe at first on error by second baseman Castro, Odor to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Choo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Texas | NYY | TEX |
| Gregorius grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | TEX |
| Andrus grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Mazara struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Texas | NYY | TEX |
| Ellsbury lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| T. Frazier flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bird singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | TEX |
| Gallo walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Middlebrooks grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gallo out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Odor struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas doubled to right, Middlebrooks scored. | 0 | 1 |
| DeShields struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Texas | NYY | TEX |
| Headley fouled out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Sánchez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | TEX |
| Choo popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Andrus flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Mazara walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Robinson struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Texas | NYY | TEX |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | TEX |
| Gallo struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Odor fouled out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for Texas | NYY | TEX |
| T. Frazier hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Claudio relieved Cashner. | 0 | 1 |
| Holliday hit for Bird. | 0 | 1 |
| Holliday singled to right, T. Frazier to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Wade ran for Holliday. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley hit sacrifice fly to center, T. Frazier scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Sánchez singled to left, Wade to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | TEX |
| Austin at first base. | 1 | 1 |
| Robertson relieved Severino. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| DeShields grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Choo grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Claudio pitching for Texas | NYY | TEX |
| Castro singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Judge grounded into fielder's choice to third, Castro out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Ellsbury singled to right, Judge to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Rodriguez relieved Claudio. | 1 | 1 |
| T. Frazier hit by pitch, Ellsbury to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Austin singled to left, Judge scored, Ellsbury to third, T. Frazier to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Gardner popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Headley walked, Ellsbury scored, T. Frazier to third, Austin to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Gardewine relieved Rodriguez. | 3 | 1 |
| Sánchez grounded into fielder's choice to third, Headley out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | NYY | TEX |
| Chapman relieved Robertson. | 3 | 1 |
| Andrus grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Mazara struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Napoli hit for Robinson. | 3 | 1 |
| Napoli struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .257 | .347 | .423 |
| Headley DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .279 | .360 | .430 |
| Sánchez C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .275 | .344 | .521 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .289 | .323 | .478 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .309 | .346 | .476 |
| Judge RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .274 | .409 | .568 |
| Ellsbury CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .258 | .336 | .393 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .210 | .338 | .417 |
| Bird 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .155 | .265 | .278 |
a-Holliday PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .232 | .324 | .440 |
Wade PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .211 | .212 |
Austin 1B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .297 | .469 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 145 | |||
| a-singled to right for G Bird in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: Headley 2 (58), Austin (8) SF: Headley 2-out RBI: Headley Yankees RISP: 1-6 (Sánchez 0-2, Gregorius 0-1, Austin 1-1, Gardner 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Castro (9, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| CF GÓMEZ (INJURED ANKLE) LEFT GAME TOP 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 38,135 (79.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Manny Gonzalez, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - CB Bucknor |
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