Saturday, September 12, 2015

The New York Yankees squander an oppurtunity to win and lose in extra innings to the Toronto Blue Jays



The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon in game one of their doubleheader.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-5.  The game was tied for a while in the middle innings and then again late and the Yankees couldn't get a run home in the eighth to take the lead or in the ninth or extras to win it when one run would of won the game for them.  Michael Pineda started and pitched ok but the blew a three run lead in the fifth inning.  Brett Gardner and Chase Headley each had two hits and Brian McCann had three hits. 

Pineda pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Justin Wilson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit, Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Andrew Miller pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts.  Bryan Mitchell took his second loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up three runs and two walks with a strikeout, Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks and a strikeout and Nick Goody pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Marco Estrada pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Mark Lowe pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Aaron Sanchez pitched an inning giving up a run and two walks and Brett Cecil pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Roberto Osuna pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk, Aaron Loup pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out a batter and Liam Hendricks picked up his fifth win of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits.  Ryan Tepera pitched an inning picking up his first save of the season and striking out a batter. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  McCann had three hits and an RBI, Alex Rodriguez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Headley had two hits and an RBI.  Greg Bird had a hit, Stephen Drew had a walk and Bird hit a double.  Gardner, Headley and Rodriguez each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rico Noel had a stolen base. 

Ben Revere had two hits and two RBI, Josh Donaldson had an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Bautista had three hits, three RBI and drew two walks.  Edward Encarnacion had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Cliff Pennington had a hit and Chris Colabello had a hit and drew a walk.  Dioner Navarro had a hit and drew a walk, Ryan Goins had a hit and Russell Martin had an RBI and drew a walk.  Bautista hit two homeruns, Revere and Encarnacion each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Gardner hit a homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Headley hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Bautista hit a solo homerun in the third to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fourth the Yankees answered with a two run homerun from Rodriguez to increase their lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Revere hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-2 and Encarnacion hit a two run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Bautista hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 5-4 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth the Yankees tied it at five with a McCann RBI single but left the bases loaded with one out.  In the 11th the Jays scored four runs to take a 9-5 lead and that would be the final score.  Martin drew an RBI walk, Revere hit an RBI single, Donaldson drew an RBI walk and Bautista drew an RBI walk.  The Blue Jays have taken the first two games of the series and will play game two half an hour after the first game ended and then end the series on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Mets keep rolling with a win in Atlanta



The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 5-1 Mets.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and pitched ok and the bullpen was good.  Yoenis Cespedes led the offense with three hits including a two run homerun. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up a run on six hits.  He walked two and struck out two and earned his third win of the season.  Erik Goeddel pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Matt Wisler lost his seventh game of the season pitching six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Matt Marksberry pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and struck out one, Peter Moylan pitched to one batter and retired him.  Andrew McKirahan pitched to two batters retiring them both, Arodys Vizcaino pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one batter and Brandon Cunniff pitched a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew two walks, Cespedes had three hits and three RBI and Daniel Murphy had two hits.  Lucas Duda had a hit and drew two walks, Michael Conforto had two hits and Michael Cuddyer had a hit.  Ruben Tejada had a hit, Cespedes hit a double and a homerun.  The Mets were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.   Duda committed an error. 

Nick Markakis had two hits, Daniel Castro had two hits and an RBI and Freddie Freeman had a hit and drew a walk.  Adonis Garcia had two hits, Andrelton Simmons had two hits and Michael Bourn drew a walk.  Markakis hit a double and Castro hit a homerun.  The Braves were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Bourn had a stolen base and Bethancourt had a passed ball. 

In the third Cespedes hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth a balk scored the second run to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Castro hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 Mets.  A passed ball in the eighth made it 3-1 and in the ninth Cespedes hit a two run homerun to push the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday night. 

The New York Yankees get crushed at home to the Toronto Blue Jays



The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-5.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and didn't pitch well and the bullpen also struggled.  Didi Gregorius led the offense with a couple of hits and four RBI. 

Severino pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six runs on six hits.  He walked three and struck out four and took his third loss of the season.  Chris Martin who was called up earlier in the day pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs and struck out a batter, Andrew Bailey pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs.  Caleb Cotham pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out two and Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one. 

David Price won his 15th game of the season pitching five innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  LaTroy Hawkins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned, Brett Cecil pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Mark Lowe pitched a perfect inning.  Aaron Loup pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit, Greg Bird had a hit and Gregorius had two hits and four RBI.  Brendan Ryan had a hit, Ryan hit a double and Gregorius hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Ben Revere had two hits and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had two hits and two RBI and Jose Bautista had two hits.  Edward Encarnacion had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Troy Tulowitzki had two hits and an RBI and Justin Smoak had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Russell Martin had three hits and four RBI, Anthony Goins had a hit and Revere and Encarnacion each hit a double.  Donaldson, Smoak, Encarnacion each hit a homerun and Martin hit two homeruns.  The Jays were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Revere had a stolen base and Smoak committed an error. 

In the first Donaldson hit a two run homerun giving the Jays a 2-0 lead.  Tulowitzki hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 and Smoak hit a two run homerun to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the third Martin hit an RBI single to make it 6-0.   Gardner hit a sac fly in the third to cut the lead to 6-1 Jays.  In the fourth Encarnacion hit a two run homerun to push the lead to 8-1 Jays.  In the fourth Gregorius hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-2 and in the fifth Martin hit a solo homerun to make it 9-2.  Gregorius hit a three run homerun in the sixth to make it 9-5 but that was as close as it would get.  The Jays got two more on a Martin two run homerun in the seventh and it was 11-5 Jays which would be the final score.  The two teams will play a single admission doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.  The first game is at 1:00PM with the second game starting about half an hour after the conclusion of the first game.  The series will be completed on Sunday afternoon. 

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

The New York Mets complete the sweep of the Washington Nationals



The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 5-3 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started and pitched well for the Mets and Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and nine strikeouts and won his 13th game of the season.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and 13 strikeouts.  Strasburg lost his seventh game of the season.  Drew Storen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.   

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit.  d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI and Duda hit a double and d'Arnaud, Kelly Johnson and Cespedes each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Jayson Werth drew a walk, Bryce Harper had three hits and two RBI and Anthony Rendon had a hit.  Clint Robinson had a hit and an RBI, Ian Desmond had a hit and Matt den Dekker had a hit.  Harper hit a double and den Dekker hit a double.  Harper hit two homeruns and the Nationals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Harper hit a solo homerun giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the second d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Robinson hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Johnson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two and Cespedes hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Harper hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 Nationals.  In the ninth Conforto hit an RBI single and it was 5-3 Mets and that would be the final score.  The Mets swept the three game series and now hold a seven game lead in the NL East. 

The New York Mets rally to defeat the Washington Nationals



The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 8-7 Mets.  Matt Harvey started and he didn't pitch well at all, the bullpen was good.  David Wright had two hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Erik Goeddel pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and struck out two, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out two and won his third game of the season and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and saved his 38th game of the season. 

Jordan Zimmerman pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Matt Thornton pitched to one batter and retired him, Blake Treinen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and Felipe Rivero pitched giving up two runs and two walks.  Drew Storen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up  a hit and a run with three walks and Jonathan Papelbon pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and lost his second game of the season. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and three RBI and Daniel Murphy drew a walk.  Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Lucas Duda had an RBI and drew a walk and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit.  Michael Conforto drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI and Juan Uribe drew a walk.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and an RBI, Cespedes hti a double and Granderson hit a triple.  Wright and Nieuwenhuis hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Cespedes committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Jayson Werth had two hits, Anthony Rendon had two hits and an RBI and Bryce Harper drew a walk.  Yunel Escobar had three hits, Clint Robinson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Ian Desmond had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Taylor had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Werth hit a double and the Nationals were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Robinson hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  Desmond hit an RBI single and the lead grew to 2-0 Nationals.  In the second Wright hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 Nationals.  In the second Rendon hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1 and in the sixth Taylor hit an RBI single and an error turned it into three runs and gave the Nationals a 7-1 lead.  In the seventh Flores hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-2 and Granderson drew an RBI walk to make it 7-3.  Cespedes hit a three run double and the lead was down to 7-6 Nationals.  Duda drew an RBI walk to tie the game at seven.  In the eighth Nieuwenhuis hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 8-7 lead and that would be the final score.  The Mets have taken the first two games of the three game series.   

The New York Yankees lose another close one to the Baltimore Orioles



The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3 Orioles.  CC Sabathia started and pitched ok, the bullpen was pretty good but sloppy defense by Stephen Drew hurt the Yankees.  The Yankees offense also was invisible except for Carlos Beltran who had all three RBI. 

Sabathia pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with only one of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Adam Warren took his sixth loss of the season pitching 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Nick Rumbelow pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk with a strikeout and James Pazos got the one batter out that he faced.  Bryan Mitchell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Ubaldo Jimenez won his 11th game of the season pitching seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with no walks and eight strikeouts.  Darren O'Day pitched a perfect inning and Zach Britton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and saved his 32nd save of the season. 

Beltran had two hits and three RBI, Dustin Ackley had a hit and Stephen Drew had a hit.  Ackley hit a double and Beltran hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Drew committed an error. 

Nolan Reimold had a hit and drew two walks, Gerardo Parra had a hit and Manny Machado had a hit and drew a walk.  Chris Davis had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and Steve Pearce had a hit and an RBI.  Dariel Alvarez drew a walk, Machado and Davis each hit a double and Pearce hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Joseph committed an error. 

In the first Davis hit an RBI single to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  Beltran hit a solo homerun in the first to tie the game at one.  In the third Beltran hit a two run single to make it 3-1 Yankees.  In the fifth the Orioles tied the game at three on an error by Drew.  In the eighth Pearce hit a solo homerun to make it 4-3 Orioles and they added another run in the ninth to make it 5-3 which was the final score.  The Yankees lost two out of three in the series and will begin a four game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night which will be for first place in the AL East.   

The New York Yankees lose a tight one to the Baltimore Orioles



The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1 Orioles.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched great.  Alex Rodriguez had two hits including a homerun which was their only offense. 

Tanaka pitched eight innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season. 

Kevin Gausman pitched five innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  T.J. McFarland pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one, Darren O'Day pitched to two batters and retired them both and picked up his sixth win of the season, Zach Britton saved his 31st game of the season and pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Brian McCann had a hit and drew a walk.  Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI, Chris Young drew a walk and Brendan Ryan had a hit.  Rodriguez hti a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Gerardo Parra had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Chris Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jimmy Paredes had two hits, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and Matt Wieters had two hits.  Ryan Flaherty had a hit and an RBI.  Wieters hit a double and Flaherty and Davis each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Paredes was caught stealing and Wieters committed an error. 

In the sixth Flaherty hit a homerun to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the ninth Davis hit a solo homerun to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams have split the first two games of the series and will play the rubber game of the series on Wednesday night.   

Monday, September 7, 2015

The New York Mets get a big win against the Washington Nationals



The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 8-5.  Jon Niese started for the Mets and he pitched poorly.  The Mets bullpen was very good and Yoenis Cespedes had three hits to lead the offense. 

Niese pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Carlos Torres pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout, Erik Goeddel pitched a perfect inning and Dario Alvarez earned his first win of the season pitching to one batter and striking him out.  Hansel Robles pitched two innings striking out four and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out three. 

Max Scherzer pitched six innings giving up seven hits and five runs with six strikeouts.  Blake Treinen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and he lost his third game of the season, Felipe Rivero pitched giving up a run and a walk without recording an out and Casey Janssen pitched giving up a hit and a run.  Matt Thornton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Rafael Martin pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with four strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, DAvid Wright had a hit and an RBI and Daniel Murphy had an RBI.  Cespedes had three hits and two RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI and Travis d'Arnaud had an RBI.  Kelly Johnson had a hit and an RBI, Wilmer Flores had two hits and Ruben Tejada had a hit.  Granderson hit two doubles, Tejada hit a double and Cespedes hit two doubles.  Conforto, Johnson and Cespedes each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the second Conforto hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Johnson hit a solo homerun and it was 2-0 Mets.  In the fourth Cespedes hit a solo homerun and the Mets had a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Ramos hit a grand slam and the Nationals took a 4-3 lead.  Werth hit an RBI double and it was 5-3 Nationals.  In the fifth Granderson hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-4 Nationals.  In the sixth d'Arnaud hit a sac fly to tie the game at five.  In the seventh Wright hit an RBI single and the Mets had a 6-5 lead.  Murphy hit a sac fly and it was 7-5 Mets.  Cespedes hit an RBI double and it was 8-5 Mets in the seventh which would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.   

The New York Yankees rally to beat the Baltimore Orioles



The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-5.  Michael Pineda started and he had one bad inning early and then settled down.  Alex Rodriguez, John Ryan Murphy and Greg Bird each hit a homerun. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out five.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he picked up the victory.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning walking three and striking out three and Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Miller picked up his 32nd save of the season. 

Wei-Yin Chen pitched five innings giving up nine hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out five.  Jorge Rondon lost his first game of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Brian Matusz pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Zach Britton pitched an inning striking out two. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Chase Headley had a hit and Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI.  Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk, Chris Young had three hits and two RBI and Bird had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Murphy had two hits and two RBI, Didi Gregorius had  a hit and Jose Pirela had a hit.   Young hit a double and Rodriguez, Murphy and Bird each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Manny Machado had two hits and two RBI, Gerardo Parra had a hit and Steve Pearce drew a walk.  Chris Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Jimmy Paredes had a hit and drew a walk and Jonathan Schoop had a hit and three RBI.  Nolan Reimold had a hit and drew a walk, Ryan Flaherty had a hit and drew a walk and Parra hit a double.  Schoop and Machado each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Flaherty committed an error. 
In the first Young hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Schoop hit a three run

homerun to give the Orioles a 3-1 lead.  Machado hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Orioles.  In the third Young

hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the fifth Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to cut the lead down to 4-3

and then Murphy hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead.  In the seventh Machado hit a solo

homerun to tie the game at five.  Bird hit a three run homerun in the bottom of the seventh to give the

Yankees an 8-5 lead.  In the ninth Davis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-6 but that would be the final

score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

Sunday, September 6, 2015

The New York Mets lose rubber game to the Miami Marlins



The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 4-3 Marlins.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched pretty good.  Tyler Clippard didn't pitch so good out of the bullpen.  Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto each had a couple of hits. 

Matz pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out one and Clippard blew his fifth save of the season and lost his fourth game of the season.  He pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Jarred Cosart pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Chris Narveson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Kyle Barraclough pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Mike Dunn pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two.  A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two and won his second game of the season. 

Granderson drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and an RBI and Conforto had two hits.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and two RBI, Kelly Johnson drew a walk and Juan Uribe had a hit and drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew two walks.  Kevin Plawecki had a hit, Conforto hit two doubles and uribe hit a double.  Cespedes and Flores each hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Granderson was caught stealing. 

Dee Gordon had three hits and drew a walk, Christian Yelich had a hit and drew a walk and Martin Prado had a hit and an RBI.  Marcell Ozuna had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Justin Bour had a hit and an RBI and Jeff Mathis had a hit and an RBI.  Ozuna hit a double and Mathis and Bour each hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base. 

In the first Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Ozuna hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Mathis hit a solo homerun giving the Marlins a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Flores hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Bour hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the ninth the Marlins walked off with a sac fly by Prado to give them a 4-3 victory.  The Mets lost two out of three in this series and will begin a three game series with the Washington Nationals in Washington on Monday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees have a big comeback win over the Tampa Bay Rays



The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched pretty good, the bullpen was ok.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Alex Rodriguez and Didi Gregorius each had two hits. 

Nova pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Nova won his sixth game of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Andrew Miller saved his 31st game of the season.  Miller pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two. 

Chris Archer pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five and lost his 11th game of the season.  Enny Romero pitched to two batters and retired them both, Steve Geltz pitched giving up a hit and a run with two walks and he didn't record an out and C.J. Riefenhauser pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Ellsbury had two hits and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran drew a walk and Brian McCann had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI, Greg Bird had a hit and drew a walk and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Gregorius had two hits and an RBI, Bird hit a double and McCann and Rodriguez each hit a homerun and they were back-to-back.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Drew committed an error. 

John Jaso had a hit, Daniel Nava had a hit and drew a walk and Mikie Mahtook had a hit.  Evan Longoria had a hit and drew a walk, Grady Sizemore had a hit and Logan Forsythe had a hit and an RBI.  Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and an RBI, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and two RBI and Jaso hit a double.  Nava hit a double and Kiermaier and Cabrera each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Nava and Cabrera each had a stolen base and Forsythe committed an error. 

In the second Kiermaier hit a two run  homerun and the Rays had a 2-0 lead.  In the third Forsythe hit an RBI single and it was 3-0 Rays.  In the sixth McCann hit a three run homerun to tie the game at three and one batter later Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  In the seventh Gardner hit into a force out and gave the Yankees a 5-3 lead.  In the eighth Cabrera hit a solo homerun to cut the Yankees lead to 5-4.  Gregorius hit an RBI single in the eighth to push the lead to 6-4 and that was the final score.  The Yankees took two out of three in this series.  The Yankees will begin a three game series on Monday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles. 
 

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