Optimistic and upbeat within the face of great adversity, Aaron Boone took the glass-half-full method as unhealthy harm information flowed Wednesday.
“It’s additionally a terrific alternative,” the Yankees supervisor mentioned on the day when Giancarlo Stanton and Jonathan Loaisga had been added to the injured checklist, “for individuals we’re actually enthusiastic about to step up and step into roles.”
For one collection a minimum of, that next-man-up mindset produced outcomes. An evening after Jose Trevino powered the Yankees to a come-from-behind victory, JP Sears and Miguel Andujar had been the heroes in a series-clinching, 2-0 victory over the Orioles in entrance of 39,154 on the Stadium.
Sears, making his first main league begin, tossed 5 shutout innings. Andujar drove in a run and contributed to a different with a stolen base. The injury-ravaged bullpen — with Loaisiga, Chad Inexperienced and Aroldis Chapman all on the IL — delivered 4 sterling innings of labor, led by Ron Marinaccio’s two shutout frames and a scoreless ninth from Clay Holmes, who earned his fifth save of the season and third since Might 18.
“Younger guys stepping up proper now could be superior to see,” mentioned Holmes, who has not allowed a run in his final 21 appearances, spanning 23 innings, the longest stretch in baseball this season. “To have these guys are available in and contribute and be a giant a part of some wins is actually good for us.”
It enabled the best-in-baseball Yankees (23-13) to win their eleventh collection in 14 alternatives regardless of not having the providers of DJ LeMahieu, Josh Donaldson and Stanton.
Wednesday, it was the woeful Orioles, however the schedule stiffens beginning Thursday with a four-game collection in opposition to the rival Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. However the call-ups gave the Yankees and their followers a cause to smile after a stretch of unhealthy luck over the previous few days.
“It’s been a troublesome couple of days for us, simply with some individuals happening and issues,” Boone mentioned. “Actually excited to see these guys step in and play key roles, assist us get one other collection victory. Pleased with their effort.”
Sears, who was optioned again to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after the sport, navigated shaky command and a Gleyber Torres error to show in a robust outing. He stranded six runners altogether, together with two apiece within the first two frames.
That’s when his greatest work got here. He struck out two of the Orioles’ greatest hitters, Anthony Santander and Ryan Mountcastle, within the first inning after the primary two hitters had reached base. Within the second, he had two on with one out, however received out of it, fanning Cedric Mullins to shut the body. Solely one of many last seven Orioles to face Sears reached base, and he left on the best facet of a 2-0 recreation.
The Yankees went forward for good within the fourth, with Aaron Decide beginning the rally by doubling down the left-field line. After a Torres single, Decide scored on Andujar’s single. Torres got here round for the second run when catcher Adley Rutschman threw the ball into heart discipline making an attempt to cease Andujar from stealing second base.
“He received that first hit on the board for him and for us, after which clearly a giant hit there within the inning the place we had been capable of rating,” Boone mentioned of Andujar. “Actually good to see him are available in tonight and contribute in a giant manner. … I really feel like since spring coaching he’s been in a greater place offensively than we’ve seen within the final couple of years. He’ll get some alternatives right here.”
The 2-run fourth inning was sufficient for Sears and firm, which didn’t enable an Orioles runner to advance previous second base till an Aaron Hicks misplay with two outs within the ninth inning and held them with out an extra-base hit. It was just like so many Yankees wins to this point this season — elite pitching and simply sufficient offense — besides with totally different names carrying the load.
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