Yankees Pitcher Bryan Mitchell Hit in Face With Line Drive

Valencia has a hit in 9 of 10 games since being claimed off waivers Aug. 3.

In the end, the home team had a little more firepower – and tighter defense – at the back end of the game.

Perkins also gave up doubles to Greg Bird and Brian McCann, although the latter could have been caught by left fielder Eddie Rosario. “That’s a tough one”.

And in the final inning, with the scored knotted at 7-all, Nunez was playing in – with the Twins using a rare five-man infield – with the bases loaded. Nunez shifted over from shortstop to up the middle.

Mitchell was just in the second inning of his outing, when Eduardo Nunez, a former Yankee hit the line drive that returned to the mound hitting him in the face.

Diamondbacks 4, Pirates 1 – Jeremy Hellickson won on the road for the first time in 2½ months and Jake Lamb homered to lead Arizona over Pittsburgh, which had its lead in the wild-card race cut to two games. “Just trying to stay consistent with my approach”, McCann said. I no complete the play. The Toronto Blue Jays only sit a half game back and the Orioles, winners of three straight, are only four games behind the Bronx Bombers. “I knew he was going to come after me especially leading off the inning and he doesn’t want to put a guy on”, Bird said. “Yes, absolutely”.

“But that’s not an excuse anyway”.

Cole Hamels came away with his second no-decision to go with one loss in his three Texas starts since being acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on July 31. Tonight is the beginning of a 10 game homestand for the Yankees. The Twins were unable to win for the fifth time in seven games despite having 16 hits and getting solo home runs from designated hitter Miguel Sano, center fielder Aaron Hicks and third baseman Trevor Plouffe. Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller both worked stellar baseball over 3.1 combined innings.

“I don’t make too much of minor-league starts for big-league players”, Girardi said. “But we haven’t had a chance to decide on what’s best for him individually”. Jepsen, three days in a row.