Thursday, May 23, 2013

The New York Mets are swept by the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 7-4 on Wednesday afternoon. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and wasn’t great. Daniel Murphy and Rick Ankiel led the offense with three hits each. 
Harvey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with three walks and six strikeouts. Scott Rice faced two batters and retired them both, Brandon Lyon pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Bobby Parnell lost his fourth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and three runs with two walks.

Murphy had three hits and two RBI, Ankiel had three hits and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit. Ike Davis drew two walks, John Buck had a hit and Ruben Tejada had a hit. Murphy, Tejada and Duda each hit a double and Ankiel hit two doubles. Ankiel hit a triple and the Mets were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Matt Latos pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts. J.J. Hoover faced one batter and retired him, Alfredo Simon won his fourth game of the season pitching an inning and walking one and Aroldis Chapman saved his tenth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit with two strikeouts.

Shin-Soo Choo had a hit, Cozart had four hits and Joey Votto had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks. Brandon Phillips had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Jay Bruce had an RBI and drew a walk and Todd Frazier had a hit and two RBI. Jack Hannahan had a hit, Devin Mesoraco had a hit and drew a walk and Zack Cozart hit two doubles. Choo and Phillips each hit a double and Votto hit a homerun. The Reds were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Cozart committed an error.

Ankiel hit an RBI double in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Votto hit a two run homerun in the third to make it 2-1 Reds. Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-2 in the fifth. In the seventh Phillips hit an RBI single and Bruce hit an RBI groundout to make it 4-2 Reds. Murphy hit an RBI single in the seventh and Ankiel hit an RBI triple to make it a 4-4 game. In the ninth Phillips hit an RBI double and Frazier hit a two run single to make it 7-4 which was the final score.

The Mets record fell to 17-27 and the Reds record improved to 29-18. The Mets were swept in the three game series. The Mets will have off on Thursday and host the Atlanta Braves on Friday night for the first of three games.

The New York Yankees survive a scare with Hiroki Kuroda but lost to the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 6-3 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Hiroki Kuroda started and had his worst start of the year. The Yankees bullpen was good and Curtis Granderson led the offense with three hits. 
Kuroda pitched 2+innings and had to leave after getting hit in the leg by a line drive. He gave up eight hits and five runs with no walks and no strikeouts. Preston Claiborne pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a couple of strikeouts and Adam Warren pitched four shutout innings giving up five hits and striking out two.

Granderson had three hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner drew two walks, David Adams had a hit and an RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Granderson hit a double and a homerun and Adams hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Jason Hammel won his sixth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Brian Matusz pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.

Nate McClouth had a hit, Manny Machado had two hits and Nick Markakis had a hit and an RBI. Adam Jones had two hits, Chris Davis had four hits and two RBI and Matt Wieters had two hits and three RBI. J.J. Hardy had a hit, Alexi Casilla had a hit and Wieters and Jones each hit a double. Markakis, Davis and Weiters each hit a homerun. The Orioles were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. McClouth had a stolen base.

In the first Markakis hit a solo homerun and Davis hit a two run homerun to give the Orioles a 3-0 lead. Cano hit an RBI single in the third to make it a 3-1 game. Wieters hit a three run homerun in the bottom of the third to make it 6-1. Granderson hit a solo homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 6-2 and the Yankees would add a run in the ninth on an Adams solo homerun. The final score was 6-3 Orioles.

The Yankees record fell to 28-18 and the Orioles record improved to 25-21. The Orioles won two out of three in the series. The Yankees have an off day on Thursday and then begin a three game series in Tampa Bay against the Rays on Friday night.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

New York Yankees notes from Baltimore

The New York Yankees lost two out of three in Baltimore. Here are some notes from the last couple of days. Phil Hughes had a dreadful start his last time out, he couldn’t even get out of the first inning. He pitched on Tuesday night though and was a lot better. He gave them a quality start even though he or they didn’t win. Vidal Nuno has pitched well in the limited time he has pitched. He came in though in the game and gave up a walkoff homerun to the only batter that he faced. 
Nuno though to his credit isn’t rattled. He has been a starter and isn’t used to coming into a game in the tenth inning. He hasn’t pitched in a while though since his start was skipped with the rainout and he was available for multiple innings, unfortunately he gave up a homerun and that ended the game.

Hughes did give up a couple of more homeruns, they were both to Chris Dickerson a former teammate. That is Hughes big knock against him, he does give up a lot of homeruns, at least these two were solo homeruns. Preston Claiborne has been a find for the Yankees. He was one of the last guys to be cut in spring training, continued to pitch well in AAA and got his chance in the majors. He has been great and pitched in a tie game in the ninth inning on Tuesday night. He has impressed everyone.

Travis Hafner has returned from injury and gone 4-9 in the past couple of games. He had two RBI last night. The game on Tuesday night was the first time this season the Yankees lost after scoring first in a game. It was the longest such stretch all-time for an American League team according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Joba Chamberlain was supposed to make an appearance today in a rehab game in Tampa. Joe Girardi said he wants him to have a couple of those before he is activated. He will most likely rejoin the team next week. Kevin Youkilis and Mark Teixeira are playing in simulated games now which is a good sign. Ivan Nova is feeling good but no one is saying right now what is next for him. Andy Pettitte may just pitch in a simulated game, no rehab game.

Hiroki Kuroda left the game on Wednesday after getting hit in the foot due to not being able to push off of it. He is scheduled to make his next start though and said he could of pushed through the start but they took him out as a precaution. Kuroda had allowed two homeruns three homeruns this season and then allowed two in the first inning in this game. He had a very rare off night even before being injured. He allowed a season high in hits and runs in this game. Eight and five were the numbers and he pitched in just two plus innings.

Claiborne hadn’t allowed a run this year until rushing into the game to replace Kuroda and giving up a three run homerun. Claiborne to his credit said he was fine, just didn’t execute the pitch. Adam Warren was impressive pitching four shutout innings, he allowed five singles and no walks. He induced two double plays and has a 1.14 ERA this season. Curtis Granderson had his best night since coming off the dl. He was 3-3 with a double and a homerun. He appears to be getting his timing back and he should be a big help to the team and offense.

David Adams has been impressive in the field at third and with the bat. He hit his second homerun in three days on Wednesday night. The Yankees are off on Thursday and then will play a three game weekend series in Tampa Bay. They will see some of their teammates down there who are rehabbing. They will then come back to New York to play the Mets two games at Citi Field and then two home games against them before playing the Red Sox at home.

The New York Mets are shutout by the Cincinatti Reds

The New York Mets were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 4-0 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jon Niese started and pitched well for the Mets. The Mets bullpen wasn’t bad either but their offense didn’t do much. 
Niese pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with none of them being earned runs. He walked three and struck out seven and suffered his fifth loss of the season. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Scott Rice pitched an inning striking out two and Collin McHugh pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.

Daniel Murphy had a hit, Mike Baxter drew a walk and Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk. John Buck had a hit, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and Buck and Duda each hit a double. The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Wright committed an error.

Mike Leake picked up his fourth win of the season pitching seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Sam LeCure pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Logan Ondrusek pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Zack Cozart had a hit, Joey Votto had a hit and drew a walk and Brandon Phillips had a hit. Jay Bruce drew a walk, Todd Frazier had two hits and Donald Lutz had a hit. Devin Mesoraco had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Frazier hit a double and Mesoraco hit a homerun. The Reds were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Frazier reached on an error by Wright and two runs scored, Mesoraco had an RBI walk and it was 3-0 Reds. The Reds tacked on another run in the ninth on a Mesoraco solo homerun.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The New York Yankees suffer their first loss of the season when scoring the games first run

The New York Yankees suffer their first loss of the season when scoring the games first run

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Phil Hughes made the start and didn’t pitch bad and the bullpen was good. Vidal Nuno gave up a walk off homerun in the tenth inning. The Yankees offense didn’t do much.

Hughes pitched six innings giving up two runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out five. Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Shawn Kelley faced one batter and got him out and David Robertson struck out the side in his one inning of work. Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Nuno gave up a hit and a run to the only batter that he faced which ended the game.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Vernon Wells had a hit and Travis Hafner had two hits and two RBI. David Adams had a hit, Gardner and Wells each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.

Miguel Gonzalez pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with five strikeouts. Tommy Hunter pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Jim Johnson picked up his second win of the season pitching a perfect inning.

McClouth had two hits and an RBI, Manny Machado had a hit and Nick Markakis had a hit. Chris Davis drew a walk, Chris Dickerson had three hits and two RBI and Navarro had a hit and drew a walk. Dickerson hit two homeruns and McClouth hit a homerun. The Orioles were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Hafner hit an RBI single in the first inning giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the third inning Dickerson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one. Hafner hit an RBI single in the fourth giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead. Dickerson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two in the fifth inning. McClouth hit a walk off homerun in the tenth inning to give the Orioles a 3-2 win.

The Yankees ended their three game winning streak and dropped their record to 28-17. The Orioles record improved to 24-21. The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees rally to tie in the ninth and win in the tenth against the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 6-4 on Monday night. The game took place at Camden Yards on Baltimore, Maryland. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and wasn’t great but he battled. The Yankees bullpen was very good and the offense had four solo homeruns, Travis Hafner had the tying hits for the Yankees. 
Sabathia pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits and four runs with no walks and two strikeouts. Shawn Kelley struck out the sides in his one inning of work, he walked one batter, Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Hafner had two hits and an RBI. Lyle Overbay had two hits and an RBI, David Adams had two hits and an RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Vernon Wells had a hit and an RBI. Suzuki and Wells each hit a double and Cano, Adams, Overbay and Hafner each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

Freddy Garcia pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Troy Patton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Darren O’Day pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jim Johnson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. Pedro Strop continued his struggles against the Yankees pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk.

Nick Markakis had two hits and two RBI, J.J. Hardy had two hits and an RBI and Adam Jones had a hit. Chris Davis had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Matt Wieters had a hit, Danny Valencia had a hit and Steve Pearce had two hits. Chris Dickerson had a hit, Alexi Casilla had a hit, Wieters, Pearce and Markakis each hit a double and Hardy hit two doubles. Davis hit a homerun and the Orioles were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Jones had a stolen base.

Cano hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the second Adams hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the second Davis hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 Yankees. The Orioles tied the game in the fifth on a Markakis RBI single. Overbay hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it a 3-2 game in favor of the Yankees. The Orioles tied the game and took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh. Markakis hit an RBI double and Hardy hit an RBI double. In the ninth Hafner hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four. In the tenth Wells hit an RBI double to make it 5-4 and Hafner hit an RBI single to make it 6-4 which was the final score.

The Yankees record is now 19-0 this season when scoring first in the game. The Yankees overall record improved to 28-16 and the Orioles record fell to 23-21. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

Monday, May 20, 2013

The New York Mets are not able to overcome a rough start in Cincinnati

The New York Mets were defeated 4-3 by the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio. Shaun Marcum started for the Mets and pitched ok especially after a very rough start to the game. The Mets bullpen was very good and Lucas Duda and Marlon Byrd led the offense. 
Marcum is now 0-5 on the season, he pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs. Marcum walked one and struck out seven. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning walking two and striking out one, Brandon Lyon pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Sean Burke pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Rick Ankiel had a hit and drew a walk, David Wright drew a walk and Duda had two hits. Byrd had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, John Buck drew a walk and Justin Turner had a hit. Byrd hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Davis committed an error.

Johnny Cueto pitched five innings giving up three hits and three runs with four walks and eight strikeouts. Cueto improved to 2-0 on the year. Logan Ondrusek pitched a perfect inning striking out two, J.J. Hoover pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Sean Marshall pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one. Jonathan Broxton pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Aroldis Chapman picked up his ninth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Shin-Soo Choo drew two walks, Joey Votto had two hits and drew a walk and Brandon Phillips had a hit and two RBI. Jay Bruce had two hits and two RBI, Xavier Paul had a hit and Ryan Hanigan had a hit. Cueto had a hit, Bruce hit a double and hit a homerun. The Reds were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

The Reds took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Phillips hit a two run single and Bruce hit an RBI double. Byrd hit a three run homerun in the third inning to tie the game at three. Bruce hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Reds a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.

The Mets record fell to 17-25 and the Reds record improved to 27-18. The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

The New York Yankees win their second straight over the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 7-2 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. David Phelps started and pitched well. Robinson Cano hit two, two run homerun to lead the offense. 
Phelps pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run. He walked three and struck out eight and picked up his second win of the season. David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and had a strikeout and Boone Logan pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had two hits and four RBI and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner had a hit and two RBI, Lyle Overbay had a hit and Jayson Nix had a hit. Austin Romine had a hit, Cano hit two homerun and Hafner hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Phelps had a pickoff.

Brandon Morrow took the loss, his third of the season. He pitched five innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a strikeout. Brett Cecil pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Steve Delabar pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Darren Oliver pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned. He struck out two batters.

Melky Cabrera had a hit, Jose Bautista drew two walks and Edward Encarnacion had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. J.P. Arencibia had a hit, Adam Lind had two hits and Colby Rasmus had a hit and an RBI. Maizur Izturis had a hit, Emilio Bonifacio had a hit. Lind hit two doubles and Cabrera hit a double. Encarnacion hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Bautista was picked off and Izturis and Lind each committed an error.

In the third Gardner hit an RBI single and Cano hit a two run homerun to make it 3-0 Yankees. Rasmus hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it a 3-1 game. Cano hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend the lead to 5-1. Encarnacion cut the lead to 5-2 with a solo homerun in the eighth inning but Hafner hit a two run homerun in the eighth to make it a 7-2 game and that would be the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 27-16 and the Blue Jays record fell to 17-26. The two teams will play game three of three on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees will be looking for the sweep and are already 8-1 against the Blue Jays this season.
 

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