Twins’ strategy solid, fielding isn’t, lose to Yanks in 10th

Mitchell was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, and the Yankees said he had a “small nasal fracture”.

“It seems like your heart just drops into your stomach and you’re scared for the kid and you see blood coming out”, Girardi said. “But he’s in the clubhouse and that’s good to see”.

Mitchell is now the fourth Major League Baseball pitcher who has been hit in the head by a line drive this season. It also was his first home run since July 27, when he turned 40 and third go-ahead home run in the seventh inning or later.

The White Sox only managed a single run off Andrew Heaney after an attempted double-play was thwarted by an errant throw to first base.

Bryan was lucky enough that it did not get any worse for him.

With the Twins’ bullpen depleted by a 10-inning loss in the series opener, it was left to rookie right-hander J.R. Graham to face Rodriguez with the bases loaded, a 4-1 lead and one out in the seventh. Ryan was brought in to run for Bird, and he scored on the grounder to Nunez. “Especially to do it late and to help us win a game”.

The Twins, contending for a wild card, lost to begin a 10-game trip that also will take them to Baltimore and Tampa Bay. Bryan Mitchell was making his third career start, but was forced to leave the game after he was hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of Nunez. He was taken to a hospital and later released. Marchand says they are monitoring him for any concussion symptoms.

“I’ve been stinking up the joint here for about three weeks now, and that one felt good, ” he said. “I think when you hit a lot of home runs, they come in bunches”. You didn’t even need to see the ball soar into the Bronx night to know that it was going far; the sound told you that.

Rookie Miguel Sano homered for the second consecutive game, a two-run shot off CC Sabathia, and Shane Robinson had an RBI single against Nick Rumbelow (1-0) in the seventh to give Minnesota a 4-1 lead.

Rested after not being in the starting lineup, Headley added a two-run double in a three-run eighth. He pitched well, going 7.0 innings, allowing one run, striking out four and walking one in an 11-1 victory over the Rangers. With one out, Carlos Beltran hit a ground-rule double to left.

Yankees: After initial X-rays were negative, first baseman Mark Teixeira (right shin) had further testing after he fouled a ball of off his leg on Monday. And the wonder is how we escaped another of our games without tragedy. “It got just too much of the plate, and he put a good swing on it”. With Michael Pineda on the DL, it’s unclear who will fill the spot in the rotation. Girardi said he’s not sure yet on Pineda’s next step.

The Reidsville native has closed once for the Yankees this year and now has an ERA of 3.86. Astros starter Scott Kazmir (6-8) tied season highs by allowing nine hits and six runs in 5⅓ innings. He’s appeared in 10 games this year for New York. Four months shy of what would have been the 100th birthday for Ol’ Blue Eyes, fans were given free downloads of his music.