{"id":44720,"date":"2025-04-28T08:05:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44720"},"modified":"2025-04-28T08:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:05:41","slug":"jc-escarra-breakout-chris-bassitt-choke-highlight-yankees-doubleheader-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44720","title":{"rendered":"JC Escarra breakout, Chris Bassitt choke highlight Yankees&#8217; doubleheader sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">What a day!<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_81,w_5214,h_2932\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/43\/01jswvxsmfzctnhrd7f5.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees\" width=\"5214\" height=\"2932\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees | Elsa\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The New York Yankees swept the Toronto Blue Jays in Sunday&#8217;s doubleheader and took the weekend series. They outscored their division rivals 16-3 in the two games and handled two of their best pitchers in Kevin Gausman and Chris Bassitt.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Gausman crashed out of the first game when he melted down\u00a0in the third inning, got ejected, and fell down the dugout steps. In the second game, Bassitt, who hadn&#8217;t surrendered a home run all year, gave up a leadoff bomb to Trent Grisham.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The right-hander would end his day allowing four earned runs on six hits and a walk across 5 2\/3 innings. He surrendered the game-deciding home run to Aaron Judge in the sixth (a mammoth oppo blast into the bleachers), which was the slugger&#8217;s first since April 16. Bassitt then gave up an RBI double to Jasson Dominguez before being removed from the game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">JC Escarra added an RBI single after Blue Jays manager John Schneider called on the bullpen, which put the Bombers up 4-1. That wasn&#8217;t all from the rookie catcher, though, who belted his first career home run in the eighth inning off former Yankee Chad Green. The 415-foot blast was a no-doubter and\u00a0his postgame interview was an absolute joy.\u00a0That put an exclamation point\u00a0on the 5-1 victory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"min-h-[550px]\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1916641411895550156&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fyanksgoyard.com%2Fjc-escarra-breakout-chris-bassitt-choke-highlight-yankees-doubleheader-sweep&amp;sessionId=a67217d3b715be09b580e4e11c5b9584a9aee614&amp;siteScreenName=YanksGoYardFS&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1916641411895550156\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Yankees sweep Blue Jays doubleheader, take series after Sunday domination<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Believe it or not, coming into this game, Bassitt was 3-0 with a 0.82 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in five starts against the Yankees. He led the league in FIP with a 1.50 mark before the Bombers handled him on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">As for Escarra, that was his first career multi-hit game as well. He hadn&#8217;t been overly impressive this season due to his limited action and the fact he was debuting as a 30-year-old at a completely foreign position (he&#8217;s mostly played first base), so it was lovely for him to get his moment in his ninth game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Surprisingly, the Yankees were able to power through Friday&#8217;s blown game at the hands of Devin Williams,\u00a0who was removed from the closer role on Sunday\u00a0and didn&#8217;t appear in either game. Luke Weaver shut the door in the second game, as he handled George Springer, Andres Gimenez and Will Wagner in a 1-2-3 inning.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With the win, the Yankees improve to 17-11, only behind the 18-10 Detroit Tigers in the American League. The Bombers will travel to Baltimore on Monday for a three-game set against the Orioles, who just got swept in Detroit and are currently reeling with a struggling pitching staff.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Yankees getting back on track after the Williams drama is a good sign for what&#8217;s to come, and it&#8217;s a positive change of pace from their previous unwillingness to make decisions with intent and properly respond to adversity on the field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a day! 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