Friday, September 29, 2017

The New York Mets lose a close one to the Washington Nationals


The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Jose Reyes, Amed Rosario and Juan Lagares each had two hits. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out 11.  deGrom lost his 10th game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out one and Paul Sewald pitched a perfect inning. 

Max Scherzer won his 16th game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and a run with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Joe Blanton pitched an inning with a walk, Ryan Madson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Sammy Solis pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Brandon Kintzler pitched an inning giving up two hits and he saved his 29th game of the season. 

Nori Aoki had a hit, Reyes had two hits and an RBI and Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Travis d’Arnaud drew a walk, Phillip Evans drew a walk and Rosario had two hits.  Lagares had two hits, Rosario hit a double and Nimmo hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Reyes had two stolen bases and d’Arnaud committed an error. 

Trea Turner had a hit and two RBI, Alejandro De Aza drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Michael Taylor had a hit, Jose Lobaton had two hits and an RBI and Murphy hit a triple.  Turner hit a homerun and the Nationals were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Taylor had a stolen base and Robles had an outfield assist. 

In the first Nimmo hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Turner hit a two-run homerun to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Lobaton hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Nationals.  In the eighth Reyes hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2 but that would be the final score. 

Thursday, September 28, 2017

New York Yankees defeat Kansas City Royals in makeup game


The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-3.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Gary Sanchez, Didi Gregorius and Ronald Torreyes each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up three runs on six hits.  He walked one and struck out four and won his 13th game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Jakob Junis pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Junis lost his third game of the season.  Ryan Buchter pitched to one batter and struck him out, Trevor Cahill pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and Scott Alexander pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up a walk.  Mike Morin pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Sanchez had three hits and an RBI.  Gregorius had three hits and two RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Torreyes had three hits and Sanchez, Holliday and Gardner each hit a double and Torreyes hit two doubles.  Judge hit two homeruns and Bird and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Lorenzo Cain had a hit and drew a walk, Melky Cabrera had a hit and Eric Hosmer had a hit.  Salvador Perez had a hit and two RBI, Mike Moustakas had a hit and an RBI and Jorge Bonifacio had a hit and drew two walks.  Cain hit a double and Perez and Moustakas each hit a homerun.  The Royals were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Bonifacio was caught stealing and Bonifacio committed an error. 

In the first Gregorius hit an RBI ground out giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Judge hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Holliday hit an RBI double, Bird hit a two-run homerun and the lead was pushed to 6-0.  In the seventh Perez hit a two-run homerun and Moustakas hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  In the bottom of the seventh Judge hit a solo homerun and Sanchez hit a solo homerun which was back-to-back to make it an 8-3 game.  In the eighth Gardner hit an RBI double, Gregorius hit an RBI single and Holliday hit a sac fly to make it a 11-3 game which would be the final.   

The New York Yankees drop rubber game to the Toronto Blue Jays


The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 9-5.  Jaime Garcia started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good other than Bryan Mitchell who had a rough outing.  Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro each had two hits. 

Garcia pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs.  He walked three and struck out four and lost his 10th game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Mitchell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and Ben Heller pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Marcus Stroman pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  He won his 13th game of the season.  Matt Dermody pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Ryan Tepera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Aaron Loup pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Tom Koehler pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Castro had two hits, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Todd Frazier drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Austin Romine had a hit and Romine, Ellsbury and Bird each hit a double.  Judge hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  T. Frazier committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Teoscar Hernandez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI and Justin Smoak had a hit and drew a walk.  Jose Bautista had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Kendrys Morales had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Kevin Pillar had a hit.  Russell Martin had two hits and three RBI, Darwin Barney had an RBI and Ryan Goins had two hits and drew a walk.  Pillar and Smoak each hit a double and Martin hit two doubles.  Hernandez hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Pillar had a stolen base. 

In the first Hernandez hit a solo homerun giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Barney hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the third Martin hit a three-run double to push the lead to 5-0 Blue Jays.  In the fourth Gregorius hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Donaldson hti an RBI single to make it a 6-1 game.  Bautista hit an RBI single, Morales hit a two-run single and the lead was pushed to 9-1.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the sixth and Bird hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 9-3.  In the seventh Judge hit a two-run homerun and the lead was cut to 9-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees clinched a wild card spot but lost two out of three in the series.  They will now return home to play a make-up game with the Kansas City Royals on Monday afternoon and then a three game series with the Tampa Bay Rays after that and finish with three game against the Toronto Blue Jays.   

Monday, September 25, 2017

New York Mets lose in extra innings to the Washington Nationals


The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3 in ten innings.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and only pitched an inning coming back from injury.  Matt Harvey came in relief of him and wasn’t great but wasn’t terrible.  Nori Aoki had two hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched an inning giving up a hit, Harvey pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a couple of strikeouts, Chasen Bradford pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning with a walk.  Jamie Callahan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jacob Rhame pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and he lost his first game of the season.  Kevin McGowan pitched to two batters and retired them both. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched five innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Matt Albers pitched a perfect inning, Brandon Kintzler pitched an inning giving up a hit and Ryan Madson pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts.  Sammy Solis pitched an inning with a couple of strikeouts and Sean Doolitle saved his 23rd game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Aoki had two hits, Jose Reyes had a hit and Asdrubal Cabrera drew two walks.  Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and two RBI and Dominic Smith had a hit.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Phillip Evans had a hit, Reyes and Nimmo each hit a double and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Trea Turner had a hit, Jayson Werth had a hit and Daniel Murphy had two hits and an RBI.  Anthony Rendon drew three walks, Adam Lind had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Howie Kendrick had a hit.  Michael Taylor had a hit and drew a walk, Andrew Stevenson drew a walk and Matt Wieters had a hit and an RBI.  Wilmer Difo had a hit, Murphy and Turner each hit a double and Lind, Wieters and Murphy each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the third Nimmo hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Plawecki hit a two-run single to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Lind hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the fifth Wieters hit a solo homerun to tie the game a three.  In the tenth Murphy hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees defeat the Toronto Blue Jays and cllinch postseason berth


The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 5-1.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen was good.  Greg Bird and Todd Frazier each hit a homerun. 

Gray won his 10th game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched an inning with two strikeouts, David Robertson pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning. 

Joe Biagini pitched five innings giving up three hits and three runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Biagini lost his 12th game of the season.  Danny Barnes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Aaron Loup pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Tim Mayza pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Luis Santos pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Aaron Judge had a hit, Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk and Chase Headley had a hit and drew two walks.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Starlin Castro had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Bird had a hit and three RBI.  T. Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Judge and Sanchez each hit a double and Bird and T. Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Headley had a stolen base and Ellsbury was caught stealing. 

Teoscar Hernandez had a hit and an RBI, Josh Donaldson drew a walk and Justin Smoak had two hits and drew a walk.  Kendrys Morales drew a walk, Raffy Lopez had a hit and Hernandez hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the third Hernandez hit a solo homerun giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Bird hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the eighth T. Frazier hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-1.  In the ninth Castro hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees clinched a postseason berth and will complete their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.  They will also complete the road portion of their 2017 regular season. 


New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals


The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-6.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch very well.  The Mets bullpen did pitch well and Nori Aoki had three hits and Travis d’Arnaud had four RBI to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched five innings giving up four hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out four.  Chasen Bradford won his second game of the season and pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Paul Sewald pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one and Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him.  AJ Ramos pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one, Josh Smoker pitched to one batter and retired him and Jeurys Familia pitched to one batter and struck him out and saved his fourth game of the season. 

Edwin Jackson pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Oliver Perez pitched to one batter and retired him, Joe Blanton lost his fourth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Enny Romero pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Shawn Kelley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Matt Albers pitched to two batters and retired them both. 

Aoki had three hits and two RBI, Jose Reyes had a hit and Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  d’Arnaud had two hits and four RBI, Dominic Smith had a hit and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Juan Lagares had two hits, Lagares hit a double and Aoki hit a double.  d’Arnaud hit two homeruns and the Mets were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Aoki, Lagares each had a stolen base and Rosario was caught stealing.  Rosario and Sewald each committed an error. 

Wilmer Difo had a hit and drew a walk, Alejandro De Aza each had a hit and Howie Kendrick had two hits and an RBI.  Adam Lind had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks, Victor Robles had a hit and two RBI and Rafael Bautista drew a walk.  Kendrick hti a double and DeAza and Robles each hit a triple and Lind hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  De Aza had two outfields. 

d’Arnaud hit a solo homerun to make it 1-0 Mets.  In the third Lind hit a three-run homerun to give the Nationals a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Kendrick hit an RBI double to make it a 4-1 lead.  Robles hit a two-run triple to extend the lead to 6-1.  In the fifth Aoki hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-2.  Cabrera hit an RBI single to make it 6-3 and d’Arnaud hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at six.  In the bottom of the sixth Aoki hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 7-6 lead and that would be the final score. 
 

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