New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies Game Player Stats and Box Scores for August 24

The New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies met on Saturday afternoon for the second game of their three-game series. New York took the first game 3-0, so Colorado was looking to even the score.

Bradley Blalock got the start for the Rocks, and he was fantastic. He went 5.1 strong innings, giving up two runs on five hits while striking out five batters. His biggest mistake was giving up a solo shot off the bat of Alex Verdugo in the fourth inning.

The Yanks could only deliver five hits in the ballgame. Aaron Judge, Austin Wells, Anthony Volpe, Ben Rice, and Trent Grisham all failed to get a hit.

Colorado hitters were able to get to NY's starter Will Warren quickly. he lasted three innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and a walk. The bullpen did not fare much better, giving up a combined three runs.

Colorado outhit New York 13-5, and they were able to cruise to an easy Saturday victory. They won the game 9-2, improving their record to 48-82 while the Bronx Bombers fell to 76-54.

New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies Game Player Stats

New York Yankees Game Player Stats

	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
G. Torres	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.238	.317	.349	.665
O. Cabrera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.296	.372	.667
J. Soto	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.297	.427	.600	1.027
A. Judge	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.332	.464	.725	1.189
A. Wells	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.252	.341	.414	.754
J. Chisholm	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	.260	.329	.447	.777
A. Volpe	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.249	.301	.386	.687
A. Verdugo	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	.227	.290	.358	.648
B. Rice	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.178	.273	.363	.636
T. Grisham	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.185	.295	.364	.659

Colorado Rockies Game Player Stats

	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
C. Blackmon	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	.248	.318	.384	.703
E. Tovar	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	.271	.297	.457	.754
B. Doyle	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	.269	.328	.469	.797
R. McMahon	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.244	.333	.403	.736
B. Rodgers	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	.275	.320	.411	.730
M. Toglia	3	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	.225	.311	.498	.809
J. Cave	5	2	4	3	1	0	1	0	.262	.303	.418	.721
N. Jones	4	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	.203	.300	.313	.613
D. Romo	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	.133	.188	.200	.388

Jake Cave, Michael Toglia, and Alex Verdugo Home Runs Tonight

The Rockies hit the ground running on Saturday. Michael Toglia took Mark Leiter Jr. deep in the fifth inning for a solo shot. Jake Cave also joined the party with a two-run shot in the seventh inning off of Michael Tonkin.

Alex Verdugo was the only Yankees hitter to put one over the fence. He hit his 11th home run of the year in the fourth inning, but it was not enough. Even another Aaron Judge home run would not have been enough to get the win on Saturday.