Rangers Beat Yankees
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NEW YORK — Designated hitter Prince Fielder homered twice, including a three-run homer in the top of the third inning, as the Texas Rangers held on for a 10-9 victory on Friday night over the New York Yankees.
Fielder had his 26th career multi-homer game and second straight against the Yankees. His last one was April 5, 2013, for Detroit against the Yankees.
First baseman Mitch Moreland homered and right fielder Shin-Soo Choo had an RBI single for the Rangers, who improved to 9-3 in their last 12 road games and equaled a season high with their seven-run third against New York right-hander Michael Pineda (5-2).
Second baseman Thomas Field added a two-run double as Texas reached double digits in runs for the third time this season. Those runs proved crucial when Texas staggered to the finish.
The Rangers also scored three unearned runs in the third, capitalizing on miscues by Pineda and shortstop Didi Gregorius.
Catcher Brian McCann had an RBI double and Gregorius hit a three-run homer in the fourth for the Yankees.
Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez had an RBI single that gave
him 1,992 for his career, tying him with Hall of Famer Babe Ruth for fourth all time.
Pinch-hitter Garrett Jones inched the Yankees closer with a three-run homer in the eighth.
Rangers right-hander Colby Lewis (4-2) was credited with the win despite allowing five runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Sam Freeman retired Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira for the final out of the seventh and Texas added two runs in the eighth that proved to be important when Freeman put two on with nobody out for Tanner Scheppers, who served up a three-run shot to Jones.
Scheppers faced the tying run but retired right fielder Carlos Beltran. Ross Ohlendorf gave up a solo home run to Teixeira but managed to post his first career save by getting shortstop Stephen Drew on a ground ball that deflected off him to second base.
Pitching on six days rest, Pineda allowed seven runs (four earned) and eight hits in six innings.
Pineda issued his first walk in 82 batters when he gave up a free pass to catcher Robinson Chirinos, putting runners at first and second with nobody out in the third.
Pineda was charged with a throwing error on Field’s sacrifice attempt and Texas took a 2-0 lead when left fielder Delino DeShields hit a ground ball that took a high hop and went off Gregorius’ glove into left field.
Texas extended the lead on a base hit to left by Choo. One pitch later, Fielder crushed a first-pitch slider into the second deck in right field for a three-run homer and a 6-0 edge.
Moreland then increased the lead to 7-0 by turning on a 1-1 fastball and hitting it into the second deck, a few rows past Fielder’s shot.
The home runs marked the second time Texas hit back-to-back homers this month. The Rangers also did it May 15.
The Yankees scored their first run with one out in the fourth when McCann’s double to right went past Choo, who lost his footing on the play. New York was within 7-4 when Gregorius hit his first home run of the season on a 1-0 pitch.
