 didn't allow a hit until Jorge Alfaro lined a single to right leading off the sixth. He struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings, throwing 86 pitches in his third start after jumping from Double-A to the majors.The Yankees, who were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, haven't lost four in a row this season and own the best record in baseball (51-25).Making their first appearance at Citizens Bank Park since beating the Phillies in six games in the 2009 World Series, it felt like home for the Yankees. The sellout crowd of 44,136 was filled with fans cheering for the Bronx Bombers.Philadelphia's Vince Velasquez (5-8) allowed two runs and three hits, striking out seven in six innings. He's given up three runs or fewer in 11 of 16 starts.David Robertson struck out Rhys Hoskins and retired Odubel Herrera on a grounder to leave runners at second and third after replacing Loaisiga in the sixth. Hoskins didn't immediately run to first after the ball bounced a few feet away and appeared to exchange words with a fan after walking back out of the dugout.Robertson allowed Scott Kingery's RBI single in the seventh and gave way to Dellin Betances for three outs. Aroldis Chapman got the last four outs for his 23rd save in 24 tries. He entered with two runners on in the eighth and Carlos Santana flied to deep left on Chapman's first pitch. The lefty surrendered a solo homer to Maikel Franco with two outs in the ninth.Betances went to the plate for the first time in his career with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth. Wiggling his bat like Gary Sheffield, Betances took a strike from Yacksel Rios before missing on two mighty swings, drawing chuckles from his teammates in the bullpen.Gleyber Torres had an RBI double in the first. Judge lined one out to left in the fifth to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.Giancarlo Stanton hit a hard bouncer over drawn-in shortstop Kingery's head for a two-run single in the eighth, extending the lead to 4-1.I-95 RIVALRYThe Yankees improved to 14-14 against the Phillies, leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers as the only team they have a losing record (6-7) against in the regular season. New York defeated Philadelphia in the 1950 and 2009 World Series.TRAINER'S ROOMYankees: All-Star C Gary Sanchez was put on the 10-day disabled list because of a Grade 1 right groin strain. Manager Aaron Boone said Sanchez could miss up to four weeks.Phillies: Right-handed reliever Edubray Ramos was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of a right shoulder impingement.UP NEXTRHP Luis Severino (11-2, 2.24 ERA) goes for the Yankees and RHP Jake Arrieta (5-5, 3.42) takes the mound for the Phillies on Tuesday night. Severino has never faced Philadelphia. Arrieta is 3-1, 3.83 in seven career starts vs. New York.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
TICKETSTICKETSYankees stay on road after getting swept to play Phillies 1h ago• 2 min read The New York Yankees are in the midst of their longest losing streak of the season.It's only three losses in a row for the Yankees, but they enter the week with an injured starting catcher and a meeting with a surging opponent.The Philadelphia Phillies have won four consecutive series and will host the Yankees for a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Vince Velasquez of the Phillies will face rookie right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga of the Yankees in the series opener on Monday night.New York was swept in a three-game weekend series on the road by the Tampa Bay Rays. It's the first time in 2018 the Yankees have lost three consecutive games -- something the team had not done since Aug. 28-30, 2017."As far as the losses, I look at it as a bump in the road," Yankees manager Aaron Boone told MLB.com after a 7-6 loss in the series finale. "Unfortunately, it's bound to happen in a long season. You've just got to turn the page." The Yankees lost more than a game on Sunday. Catcher Gary Sanchez hurt his right groin/hip while running to first base in the 10th inning. Sanchez is scheduled to get an MRI on Monday, and Boone told reporters that it's likely the 25-year-old will be placed on the disabled list.Sanchez, in his third major league season, is hitting .190 with a .724 OPS and 14 homers through 63 games this season.Despite being swept, the Yankees (50-25) are still tied with the Boston Red Sox for the American League East lead.The Phillies (41-34) have won nine of their last 13 games and moved within 2 1/2 games of the Atlanta Braves for the top spot in the National League East.Velasquez (5-7, 4.82 ERA) will try to make it five straight wins for the Phillies on Monday night. The right-hander has pitched into the seventh inning in three of his last four starts, including his last outing.Velasquez struck out eight and allowed four runs against the St. Louis Cardinals last Tuesday. He allowed just four hits in the start, but two of them were homers.Velasquez has faced the Yankees twice in his career, and both appearances came during the 2015 season when he was with the Houston Astros. He has a 3.24 ERA and 0.840 WHIP in those games.Loaisiga (1-0, 3.12 ERA) will make just the third start of his major league career.The 23-year-old from Nicaragua was sharp in his debut, throwing five scoreless innings against the Rays on June 15. Loaisiga had a tougher time in his second start. Facing the Seattle Mariners last Wednesday, he allowed three runs and six hits and used 84 pitches to get through 3 2/3 innings.The Yankees and Phillies are meeting for the first time since the 2015 season. Philadelphia took two of three at Yankee Stadium from June 22 to June 24 three years ago.
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