 allowed one run, four hits and four walks over six innings on an afternoon of brilliant sunshine. He is 7-0 in nine starts since a July 16 loss at Oakland.''It was a struggle,'' he said. ''Day games are always kind of weird.'' Cody Allen struck out three of four batters for his 22nd save in 25 chances, combining with Tyler Olson and Bryan Shaw for one-hit relief. Slumping Aaron Judge, held out of the starting lineup for a second consecutive game, pinch hit with two outs in the ninth and struck out.Jaime Garcia (1-2) gave up two runs, six hits and three walks in five-plus innings.Rookie Jordan Montgomery (7-6) was to start the second game for the Yankees and Ryan Merritt (1-0) for the Indians. New York dropped 4 1/2 games behind first-place Boston in the AL East.Sanchez's 13th passed ball, second-most in the major leagues, caused an unearned run. Francisco Lindor singled leading off, stole second, went to third on Ramirez's single and came home on the passed ball, which also allowed Ramirez to advance.''That's kind of where I wanted to throw it, but my stuff sometimes moves,'' Garcia said.Yandy Diaz followed with another run-scoring single.Didi Gregorius had an RBI double in the third for the Yankees, who went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position. The game was a makeup of Monday night's rainout.WHIFFINGYankees RHP Chad Green struck out seven in 2 2/3 innings , the most strikeouts in a game in big league history by a pitcher who faced eight or fewer batters.''I absolutely didn't know that when I was pitching today, but I guess it's pretty cool,'' he said.Green has struck out 86 of 209 batters this season.''I'm just trying to attack the zone and when it happens it happens,'' he said.TRAINER'S ROOMIndians: RHP Danny Salazar (right elbow inflammation) is scheduled to throw a simulated game Friday ... LHP Andrew Miller (right knee patella tendinitis) has begun to throw on flat ground. ... 2B Jason Kipnis (right hamstring strain) has started running but is not yet able to sprint. ... OF Lonnie Chisenhall went 2 for 4 with Triple-A Columbus and is expected to be activated Friday. However, his father-in-law died and he could miss weekend games while on the bereavement list.Yankees: LHP Aroldis Chapman underwent an MRI on Sunday to seek the cause of discomfort in his pitching elbow. The Yankees said no issues were found. Chapman, who lost his closer's job in mid-August following poor performances, says he has a little soreness.UP NEXTIndians: After an off day, Cleveland plays another doubleheader Friday at Detroit. RHP Carlos Carrasco (13-6) is scheduled to start the opener and RHP Mike Clevinger (7-5) tentatively is set for the second game.Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (10-5) starts Thursday's opener of a four-game series against Boston, which goes with LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4). Sabathia will be making his 250th start with the Yankees. He has allowed three runs over 13 innings since returning from the DL.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Yankees, Indians set for doubleheader 15h ago• 4 min read NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge is getting a chance to refresh and possibly get out of his extensive slump.Judge sat out Monday's series opener against the Cleveland Indians and was not in the lineup for Tuesday's game before it was rained out approximately three hours before the scheduled first pitch.The All-Star slugger will likely be in the lineup for at least one of the games in Wednesday's doubleheader.Judge is second in the majors with 37 homers but is 1-for-12 on the homestand and has two hits in his last 18 at-bats.The right fielder batted .329 with 30 homers and 66 RBIs in his first 84 games, but since the All-Star break Judge is hitting .179 (26-for-145) with seven homers, 16 RBIs and 65 strikeouts."Sometimes you just hope it refreshes a guy," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "They can sit back and relax and maybe take a little bit off their plate and they can get going again. It's worked a lot for a lot of guys. I can't tell you exactly what's going to happen, but physically I think he's going to feel a lot fresher than he probably did and you hope mentally he does." Judge also has been getting treatment on his shoulder recently but Girardi said he hasn't complained of any injury."I talked to him, he feels fine," Girardi said. "We've seen him hit balls 500 feet, so again I think it's mechanically he's off and we are doing everything we can to get him back on track, so that's what we're doing." Whether Judge starts one game or both, he will be facing a team on a roll of late.The Indians are on a five-game winning streak and 14-4 in their last 18 after opening the series with a 6-2 victory.The Indians will start Trevor Bauer in the opener but instead of pitching scheduled starter Josh Tomlin in the second game, Ryan Merritt will get the nod.Bauer will be looking to extend his career-best winning streak to seven decisions. Last Thursday, he allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings as the Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 13-6.Since his most recent loss on July 16, Bauer is 6-0 with a 2.54 ERA in eight games (seven starts), a stretch in which he has lowered his overall ERA from 5.59 to 4.59.Bauer is 2-4 with a 4.62 ERA in eight career starts against the Yankees. On Aug. 4, he allowed one run in seven innings during a 7-2 win in Cleveland.Tomlin was looking forward to joining in the success of Cleveland's rotation after missing a month with a strained left hamstring but his return will instead occur this weekend in Detroit."They've done an unbelievable job," Tomlin said. "We talked about it last year, when one man goes down, the next man steps up and does their part. I think it kind of speaks to our organization as a whole -- the depth that we have." Merritt is 1-0 with a 1.76 ERA in four appearances (three starts) and was involved in Cleveland's 30-inning scoreless streak by pitching 6 2/3 innings during Friday's 4-0 win over the Kansas City Royals.The left-hander will be starting in a doubleheader for the second time this season. He allowed three runs and seven hits in four innings during the opener of a split doubleheader at Minnesota June 17.Jaime Garcia will start the opener for the Yankees and seeks his first win since being acquired from Minnesota July 30.Garcia is 0-1 with a 5.95 ERA in four starts for the Yankees. He didn't factor into the decision Thursday, when he gave up four runs (two earned) over four innings as New York fell to the Detroit Tigers 10-6.He hasn't won since earning the victory in his lone start with the Twins on July 28, which was also the most recent start in which he completed at least six innings.Garcia lost his only start against the Indians on Aug. 4, when he allowed six runs (five earned) over 4 2/3 innings in his Yankees debut.Jordan Montgomery will make his 24th start for the Yankees, who decided to push CC Sabathia back a day so he can open the four-game series with the Boston Red Sox.Montgomery allowed a run on three hits over five innings during a no-decision in New York's 2-1 win at Cleveland on Aug. 5. He was optioned to the minors after that start but wound up making two starts against the Red Sox.Montgomery last pitched for the Yankees Aug. 18 at Boston, when he allowed three runs and four hits in five innings. He owns a 2.93 ERA in his last three starts after posting a 5.90 mark in six starts last month.The Yankees will be playing their third doubleheader this season. They split doubleheaders against the Houston Astros May 14 and in Boston July 16.The Indians are playing their fourth doubleheader. Cleveland swept Minnesota June 17 before getting splits at Detroit July 1 and Minnesota Aug. 17.Cleveland also is playing a split doubleheader Friday in Detroit.
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