MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/02/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 671 - THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (6-2) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
New York Yankees (5-2) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 X 6 10 2
Hot Start Continues for Yankees
New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-1. Tanaka got the win, improving to 2-0. He allowed 4 hits and walked 2 over 7.1 innings. Tanaka allowed 1 run. At 5-2, the Yankees have played well so far.

Gio Urshela had a critical at-bat with two out in the bottom of the sixth for New York. He came through with a 3-run home run to put New York in front, 6-1.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Tanaka said after the game.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bichette SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .368 3 11
R. Tellez DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 2 4
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .394 2 7
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .394 3 10
T. Shaw 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .161 1 2
R. Grichuk CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .417 4 10
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .167 1 1
T. Hernandez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .192 1 4
R. McGuire C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .385 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1 2 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Gurriel Jr. (1, 8th Inning off J. Holder, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. McGuire (1, 3rd Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Gurriel Jr. 2 , C. Biggio , R. Tellez , R. McGuire 4 , T. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gurriel Jr. , C. Biggio 2 , R. Tellez , T. Shaw
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Waguespack (1)
OF assists: 1 (Gurriel Jr. (Higashioka at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gardner CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 2 3
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .300 1 6
G. Torres SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222 1 4
G. Sanchez C 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .333 3 4
L. Voit 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .346 1 5
M. Tauchman LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .231 0 3
G. Urshela 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 5 .346 3 7
C. Frazier RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .269 2 6
K. Higashioka DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6 2 13 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Voit (5, 4th Inning off J. Merryweather, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Sanchez (3, 2nd Inning off W. Font, 0 on, 0 outs) D. LeMahieu (1, 6th Inning off J. Nicasio, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Urshela (3, 6th Inning off J. Waguespack, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Voit 3 , M. Tauchman 2 , G. Torres , G. Sanchez 6 , D. LeMahieu 4 , G. Urshela 4
2-out RBI: G. Urshela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Frazier , K. Higashioka , G. Urshela
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Tauchman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Frazier (2) , G. Urshela (2)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Font L (0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 51 33 4.50   
J. Merryweather 2.0 2 1 1 0 4 0 37 26 1.13   
J. Nicasio 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 29 17 40.50   
J. Waguespack 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 29 19 4.26   
R. Borucki 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 7 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Font 54
Batters Faced: W. Font 11, J. Merryweather 8, J. Nicasio 5, J. Waguespack 7, R. Borucki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Font 2-2, J. Merryweather 2-0, J. Nicasio 0-1, J. Waguespack 0-1, R. Borucki 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Font 51-33, J. Merryweather 37-26, J. Nicasio 29-17, J. Waguespack 29-19, R. Borucki 20-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Waguespack 2-2 , R. Borucki 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka W (2-0) 7.1 4 1 0 2 7 0 104 67 0.55   
J. Holder 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 15 0.00   
A. Chapman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 73
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 29, J. Holder 6, A. Chapman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 6-9, J. Holder 1-1, A. Chapman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 104-67, J. Holder 20-15, A. Chapman 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Chapman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Masahiro Tanaka
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 52131
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