The Cincinnati Reds prevented the New York Yankees from starting 2017 with their best 31-game start since going 23-8 to begin 2003 by slapping around CC Sabathia for five runs in an eventual 5-3 win in front of a crowd of 22,035 at the Great American Ball Park on Tuesday night.
New York drew first blood in the first inning with a Gary Sanchez home run off of a 91.2 mph fastball from Reds’ starter Tim Adleman. It was The Kraken’s second homer of the season and in the top of the second, shortstop Didi Gregorius launched his first of the year and just like that, the Yankees were up 2-0.