Yankees Highlights: James Paxton, bullpen shut out the Padres

The Yankees entered today’s game in danger of dropping their first series of the month. Never fear though, they finished up the series against the Padres with a victory. This is their eighth straight series win. That is impressive. We’ll have a full recap up shortly, but check out these highlights in the meantime:

Winner(s) of the Game

James Paxton was activated from the injured list today, and shuffled right back into the rotation without missing a beat. Despite being shelved for a month, he looked fantastic today. The southpaw was on a pitch count around 70, but made it through four innings with two walks, racked up seven strikeouts, and didn’t give up a hit. In fact, the Yankees carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning.

The Bombers jumped all over Chris Paddack today. The rookie surrendered back-to-back homers to DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit to start off the game. Gio Urshela also clubbed one in the second inning.

Honorable Mention: Chad Green, Adam Ottavino, Jonathan Holder, Gleyber Torres

Loser of the Game

Almost Nestor Cortes Jr., but he worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth without giving up a run.

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Source: FanGraphs