over the weekend contributed to Miguel Andujar being the designated hitter the last two games.There’s no issue with the 23-year-old’s bat http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-mike-scott-jersey , though.Andujar homered and singled in the go-ahead run in the 13th inning, Sonny Gray won in his first relief outing since 2013 and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night.Andujar had three hits, and Giancarlo Stanton added a two-run shot as New York won its second straight following a five-game skid that included four losses at AL East-leading Boston.Whether it’s third base or DH, Andujar said it doesn’t matter as long as he’s in the lineup.“I’m going to play whatever position the manager decides to put me in,” he said through a translator.Gray (9-8) pitched three scoreless innings in his first appearance since losing his spot in the starting rotation. He allowed a hit and a walk while striking out four. Gray hadn’t come out of the bullpen since his rookie season with Oakland.“It’s been a tough couple of days for me, but everyone in this clubhouse has had my back,” he said. “It was nice to come in in a situation and pitch well enough to get a win there.”After Stanton’s homer made it 3-1 in the 10th, Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer against Zach Britton in the bottom of the inning.Didi Gregorius started the 13th-inning rally with a one-out walk against Luis Avilan (2-1). After Gleyber Torres struck out, Luke Voit singled to put runners on first and second. Andujar then singled to left, scoring Gregorius.Abreu’s homer was his 20th this season, making him the 18th player with least 20 homers in each of his first five seasons.Yankees starter CC Sabathia struck out 12 and allowed a run over 5 2/3 innings. The left-hander became the first player 38 or older with that many strikeouts in a game since Randy Johnson on Aug. 22, 2008, according to ESPN Stats & Info.White Sox starter Reynaldo Lopez took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and allowed one run and four hits in seven innings.“His velocity was up and he was attacking the zone,” manager Rick Renteria said of Lopez. “He got into a little traffic and could have fallen apart, and he worked right through it.”Chicago took a 1-0 lead in the third on a sacrifice fly by Abreu.Aaron Hicks broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff double in the sixth.Andujar’s homer leading off the seventh tied it at 1.“He’s just been such a good player for us,” manager Aaron Boone said. “He’s so good in the box. The ability to make adjustments that he’s shown throughout the year has been impressive and it’s just another good night for him.”ROBBED … AGAINWith one out in the fifth Alex Bregman Jersey , Lopez appeared to lose the no-hitter and shutout on the same pitch. Kyle Higashioka hit a drive to center that looked destined for the bleachers, but center fielder Adam Engel ran back and reached well over the wall to bring it back.It was the second straight night Engel has taken away an apparent home run. On Monday, he robbed Greg Bird of a potential three-run shot when he made a leaping catch in the fourth inning.TRAINER’S ROOMYankees: OF Jacoby Ellsbury is out for the season after having surgery on his left hip. The team said Ellsbury had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum. The surgery was performed Monday by Dr. Bryan Kelly at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. The expected recovery time is about six months.UP NEXTDespite being tied for most wins in the AL, Yankees RHP Luis Severino (14-5, 3.08) enters the finale of the three-game series Wednesday night looking to snap a three-start losing streak. Severino has allowed 16 runs in 15 innings during that stretch, an ERA of 9.60. RHP Lucas Giolito (7-8, 5.97) starts for the White Sox. MIAMI (AP) — Even Matt Carpenter has been surprised by the run he has been on.Carpenter, who has won two of the last three NL Player of the Week awards, hit his 30th home run, a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Tuesday night.“I couldn’t imagine the stretch I’m putting together,” Carpenter said. “I would have never guessed that. It’s uncharted territory for me. But at the same time, in May, when I was struggling, I knew I was close. I knew I was going to turn it around to the extend that it has I couldn’t have guessed that. But it’s been fun.”Carpenter sent a shot off Elieser Hernandez (2-6) into the Cardinals bullpen in right field homering for the fourth time in five games and increased his career high for home runs. Several St. Louis relievers celebrated with their arms in the air.“We talked about sample size when you have a guy that’s been in the league for a period of time and been in MVP conversation before, you can’t be surprised,” Cardinals interim manager Mike Shildt said. “I’m not. We’re not. Rough start Carlos Beltran Jersey , but body of work speaks for the fact that he is going to come back and do what he’s doing now.”The home run almost did not happen. Carpenter looked at a pitch thinking it was ball four, but it was called a strike setting up a 3-2 offering.“It turned out better,” Carpenter said. “I just wanted to get on base and a chance to score. I thought it was up, but it worked out OK.”Carpenter also extended his streak of reaching base safely to 26 games, tying a career high and is the longest active string in the majors.“Obviously he’s a tough guy because he kind of crowds you at the plate and he’s not really a chaser so he makes you throw the ball over,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “There’s places to get him, but you’ve got to make pitches and even the last one is not terrible, but he gets it outer-third probably and we want to try to get the ball up right there. If he gets the ball up, he probably beats him or at least can’t turn it over right there, but I think that’s the challenge with him. He’s a guy that knows the strike zone, you know exactly what type of hitter he is and basically what he’s trying to do, but you’ve got to make pitches.”Paul DeJong hit a tying, two-run homer in the seventh for the Cardinals, who have won eight of 12.“Success breeds energy and excitement,” Carpenter said. “We’re certainly playing well and that’s exciting. We’re starting to get in a little roll.”Marcell Ozuna had a pair of hits and is 5 for 8 in his first two games at Marlins Park since being traded by Miami to St. Louis in the offseason.Miles Mikolas (12-3) pitched seven innings, allowing two runs and five hits.“He pitched great http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-brian-mccann-jersey ,” Shildt said. “Ahead of the count, had pitches working. Long first inning but he settled down, used his defense, keeps guys engaged which typically helps the defense.”Dakota Hudson pitched the eighth for St. Louis and was aided by an impressive defensive play when center fielder Harrison Bader charged in and made a diving catch to take a hit away from Martin Prado. Bud Norris worked around a walk and a wild pitch in the ninth for his 22nd save in 25 chances.Pablo Lopez pitched seven innings and issued a walk before DeJong’s homer.“I think I let the game speed up on me a little bit,” Lopez said. “It was late in the game and my pitch count was high so I didn’t have my best execution.”Derek Dietrich had three hits for the Marlins, who have lost seven of eight.Justin Bour hit an RBI single in the Miami first after Dietrich led off with a hit. JT Riddle tripled to begin the fifth and scored on a single by Miguel Rojas.QUICK GAMEMikolas wanted to make it a point to work quick in the two-hour, 34-minute contest because of his 1-year old daughter.“It was my daughter’s first baseball game so I knew her bed time is early so I wanted to made sure she caught as much of the game as possible before she had to go to bed,” Mikolas said.BARRACLOUGH NO LONGER THE CLOSERAfter being removed in the ninth of Monday’s win, Mattingly announced before the game that struggling reliever Kyle Barraclough will no longer be the team’s closer. Barraclough has blown his last three save opportunities and has a 23.14 ERA in his previous six outings.TRAINER’S ROOMCardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (elbow) threw a bullpen session of about 40 pitches. “Positive, I got just initial feedback that his bullpen went well today,” interim manager Mike Shildt said. “He’s going up to the complex in Jupiter and getting some more work and see where it goes, but he’s very optimistic and is taking steps in the right direction.”UP NEXTCardinals: RHP John Gant (3-4, 4.12 ERA) is slated to start Wednesday’s series finale and will be looking to bounce back after allowing six runs in four innings at Pittsburgh in his last start.Marlins: RHP Trevor Richards (3-6, 3.92) is 1-1 with a 0.76 ERA in his last four starts.
