Yankees rough up Samardzija, beat White Sox 12-3
Jacoby Ellsbury and Mark Teixeira homered against Jeff Samardzija, and the New York Yankees pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Yankees
12
Chicago White Sox
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-4 | MLB |
| 10/5/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 2-5 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 0-1 | MLB |
| 9/30/26 | vs Boston Red Sox | W 9-2 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | vs Boston Red Sox | W 9-0 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Soto homered to left center (370 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
Ramírez homered to left (376 feet).
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Foul Ball 12-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Out 12-1
Pitch 3: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-1
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Play Result 12-1
Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop, Drew scored.
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Advancing On Play 12-1
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-1
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Play Result 11-1
Drew tripled to right, Headley and Gregorius scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-1
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Advancing On Force 10-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
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Play Result 9-1
Cabrera singled to right, Eaton scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-1
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Foul Out 9-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
Drew doubled to center, Headley and Gregorius scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-0
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Advancing On Play 8-0
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
Teixeira homered to right (413 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Gardner singled to right, Gregorius and Drew scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-0
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Ellsbury hit sacrifice fly to center, Headley scored, Gregorius to third, Drew to second.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Gregorius singled to shallow left center, McCann and Beltrán scored, Headley to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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End Inning 12-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Sánchez grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 12-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3
Sánchez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Ramírez lined out to left.
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Line Out 12-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3
Ramírez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Beckham flied out to center.
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Fly Out 12-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3
Beckham batting
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Play Result 12-3
Beckham hit for LaRoche.
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Play Result 12-3
Miller relieved Pinder.
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Play Result 12-3
Murphy catching.
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Play Result 12-3
McCann at first base.
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Play Result 12-3
Ryan at third base.
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Start Inning 12-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 12-3
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Lineup Change 12-3
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Lineup Change 12-3
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Lineup Change 12-3
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Lineup Change 12-3
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Lineup Change 12-3
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Lineup Change 12-3
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End Inning 12-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Drew struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 12-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 12-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 12-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 12-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3
Drew batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Gregorius grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 12-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
Adam EatonCF9
Tyler Saladino3B13
Jose AbreuDH79
Melky CabreraLF53
Avisail GarciaRF24
Adam LaRoche1B25
Alexei RamirezSS24
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
Geovany SotoC18
Substitutes
Gordon BeckhamPH29
NYY
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Brett GardnerLF11
Alex RodriguezDH13
Mark Teixeira1B25
Brian McCann1B16
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Chase Headley3B12
Didi GregoriusSS18
Stephen Drew2B10
Substitutes
Dustin AckleyDH4
Brendan Ryan3B23
Chris YoungRF24
John Ryan MurphyC18
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