The Indians shut out the Cubs in great 1-0 game three victory

The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 1-0.  Josh Tomlin started for the Indians and pitched well and their bullpen pitched great.  Kyle Hendricks started for the Cubs and he also pitched well and their bullpen was mostly good.  Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez led the Indians attack with two hits each and Jorge Soler led the Cubs with two hits. 

Tomlin pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Andrew Miller won the game pitching 1 1/3 perfect inning and struck out three, Bryan Shaw pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and Cody Allen earned the save pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Hendricks pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and no runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Justin Grimm pitched 2/3 of an inning, Carl Edwards Jr. pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he lost the game and Mike Montgomery pitched to two batters retiring them both.  Pedro Strop pitched to two batters retiring them both and one by strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning striking out two. 

Carlos Santana drew two walks, Coco Crisp had a hit and an RBI and Jason Kipnis had a hit.  Lindor had two hits, Ramirez had two hits and Roberto Perez had a hit.  Tyler Naquin had a hit, Rajai Davis drew a walk and the Indians were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Lindor was picked off and Napoli committed an error. 

Dexter Fowler had a hit, Kris Bryant drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Ben Zobrist had a hit, Soler had two hits including a triple and the Cubs were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Heyward had a stolen base and Hendricks had a pickoff. 

In the seventh Crisp hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 1-0 lead and that lead would hold up.  The Indians lead the series 2-1 and they will play game four on Saturday night. 

The Yankees lose on a walkoff in Oakland and get swept

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics by the score of 5-4 on Sunday afternoon. The game wasn’t just a loss it was an extra inning loss. The game took place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. CC Sabathia started and pitched ok but not great. The Yankees bullpen did blow the game. Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira led the Yankees offense. Bartolo Colon started for the A’s and wasn’t great but he wasn’t terrible. The A’s bullpen was very good and their offense was led by Coco Crisp and Seth Smith. 
Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up three runs on six hits. He walked one and struck out six. Dave Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Rafael Soriano blew the save pitching an inning and giving up a run on two hits and he struck out two. David Phelps pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings and struck out three, Clay Rapada faced two batters retiring them both, one on a strikeout and Cody Eppley took the loss his second of the season. Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. Colon pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four runs on eight hits. He walked one and struck out five. Jordan Noberto pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and striking out three, Grant Balfour pitched one inning giving up two hits and striking out two and Jerry Blevins won his third game of the season. Blevins pitched two innings walking one and striking out two batters.

Granderson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Teixeira had two hits and an RBI and Cano had two hits. Alex Rodriguez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Raul Ibanez had a hit and Eric Chavez had a hit and drew a walk. DeWayne Wise and Chris Stewart each had a hit and Rodriguez hit a double. Granderson hit a homerun, the Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and they left 11 men on base. Nix Committed an error and Sabathia had a pickoff.

Jonny Gomes had a hit, Crisp had two hits and an RBI and Josh Reddick had a hit and drew a walk. Chris Carter had a hit, Brandon Inge had a hit and two RBI and Smith had two hits and an RBI. Eric Sogard had a hit, Kurt Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Derek Norris had a hit. Reddick hit a double, Inge, Suzuki and Smith each hit a homerun. The Athletics were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Crisp had a stolen base and Inge was caught stealing. Reddick committed an error.

In the third Teixeira had an RBI single and Rodriguez hit a two run double to make it 3-0 Yankees. In the fourth Granderson hit a solo homerun to make it a 4-0 Yankees lead. Inge and Suzuki each had a solo homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-2. In the sixth Inge grounded out and a run scored to make it a 4-3 game. In the ninth Smith hit a homerun to tie the game at four. In the 12^th inning Crisp had an RBI single which made it 5-4 Oakland and gave them the win.

The Yankees lost all four games in Oakland to get swept. The loss gave the Yankees a record of 57-38 and the Athletics record improved to 51-44. The Yankees will head to Seattle to begin a three game series on Monday night.

Yankees lose second straight to Oakland

The New York Yankees lost to the Oakland Athletics by the score of 6-4 on Wednesday night. CC Sabathia made the start and got a no decision, he pitched well but may have been left in the game one batter too long. He had a lead and gave up a game tying double to a batter who was already 2-2 off of him. The bullpen other then Mariano Rivera had a rough night tonight. Rafael Soriano took the loss giving up a three run homerun, he hasn’t pitched in six days so maybe he was rusty, but he shouldn’t give up a bomb to Coco Crisp. The offense was ok but they aren’t hitting on all cylinders right now.
Sabathia pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out seven. Dave Robertson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Rivera pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Soriano pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout. Soriano saw his record drop to 2-2 on the season.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Derek Jeter had two hits and an RBI and Curtis Granderson had a walk. Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and Nick Swisher had two hits, two RBI and a walk. Jorge Posada had a hit, Eduardo Nunez had two hits and Francisco Cervelli had a hit. Cano and Nunez each had a double. Swisher hit two homeruns and Teixeira had one. The Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Gardner had a stolen base and Granderson had an outfield assist.

In the first inning Crisp hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 1-0 lead. In the third inning Jeter had an RBI single to tie the game at one. In the sixth Swisher hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. The Athletics tied the game up in the eighth and took the lead. Scott Sizemore hit an RBI double and Crisp had an RBI single to give them a 3-2 lead. The Yankees tied the game in the eighth on a solo homerun by Teixeira. The Athletics took the lead for good in the tenth inning on a three run homerun by Crisp. The Yankees got a run closer in the tenth on a Swisher solo homerun. The final score was 6-4 Athletics.

It was the second night in a row where the Yankees fought back but lost the game anyway. This one stings extra hard because of Crisp being the hero for the Athletics, he is a good veteran player but not known for homeruns and he hit two with five RBI. The Yankees have lost the first two games of this quick three game set. The Yankees will be heading out on the road for five games in Baltimore. There is a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday because of an earlier rain out. There is a bad forecast for a hurricane coming up the coast so who knows how the weather will affect this series on Saturday and Sunday. The Yankees are now one game behind the Red Sox. They have the same amount of losses but have two fewer wins. Jeter moved ahead of Rickey Henderson for 21st place on the all-time hits list. The Yankees will try and salvage the final game of the series on Thursday afternoon. They expect to have Alex Rodriguez back in the lineup for the matinee game.