New York Yankees shutdown by the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch that well.  The Yankees offense was non-existent after the second batter of the game. 

Gray pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Gray took his ninth loss of the season.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out the side and Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Doug Fister won his fourth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning and Craig Kimbrel pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he earned his 32^nd save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Greg Bird drew a walk.  Chase Headley had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Gardner and Judge each hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Eduardo Nunez had a hit and two RBI, Andrew Benintendi had two hits and an RBI and Mookie Betts had a hit.  Dustin Pedroia had a hit, Rafael Devers had a hit and Hanley Ramirez had a hit and an RBI.  Brock Holt drew a walk, Nunez, Benintendi and Ramirez each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Betts had a stolen base. 

In the first Judge hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Nunez hit a two-run homerun giving the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Benintendi hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1 and in the seventh Ramirez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Mets drop their second straight 1-0 game 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 1-0.  Dillon Gee started and pitched pretty well but he was wild with too many walks.  Juan Lagares had two of the teams five hits. 

Gee pitched five innings giving up six hits and a run with five walks and five strikeouts.  Gee took his second loss of the season, this one was a tough luck loss.  Alex Torres pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts, Erik Goeddel pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Sean Gilmartin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk.  Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Doug Fister started for the Nationals and pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Fister won his second game of the season, Tanner Roark pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a strikeout, Matt Thornton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one and Aaron Barrett pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Drew Storen saved his seventh game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Lagares had two hits and drew a walk and Kevin Plawecki had a hit.  Gee had a hit, John Mayberry Jr. drew a walk and Plawecki hit a double.  The Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Denard Span had a hit and drew a walk, Yunel Escobar had a hit and Jayson Werth drew a walk.  Bryce Harper had a hit, Ryan Zimmerman had a hit and an RBI and Ian Desmond had two hits and drew a walk.  Danny Espinosa had a hit, Jose Lobaton drew two walks and Tyler Moore drew a walk.  Desmond had two doubles, Span and Espinosa each hit a double.  The Nationals were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

In the first Zimmerman hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  The one run would hold up the whole game as the Mets couldn't get much of anything going all day.  The Mets will have the day off on Monday before taking on the Baltimore Orioles at home on Tuesday night.  They will begin a three game series with the Orioles. 

San Francisco Giants take Game 2 of the World Series and lead 2-0

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 2-0 on Thursday night in the World Series. The game took place at AT+T Park in San Francisco, California. It was game two of the 2012 World Series. The Giants won and took a commanding 2-0 lead in the best of seven series. The next three games will be played in Detroit. Madison Bumgarner started for the Giants and was great and Doug Fister was also very good for the Tigers. The offense for the Giants had a sacrifice fly and a groundout, they didn’t exactly kill the ball. Blanco led the offense with a couple of hits and Hunter Pence had the only RBI of the game. The Tigers only managed two hits, the bullpens of each team were also good. 
Bumgarner earned the win in this game pitching seven innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and eight strikeouts. Santiago Casilla pitched one perfect inning and Sergio Romo earned the save with a perfect inning. Fister suffered the loss pitching six innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. Drew Smyly pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three walks and two strikeouts, Octavio Dotel pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one and Phil Coke struck out the only batter that he faced.

Angel Pagan drew a walk and more importantly a stolen base which secured a free taco for all of America. Tuesday October 30^th between 2-6PM you can stop in any Taco Bell store and get your free Doritos Locos Taco. Pablo Sandoval had a hit and drew a walk, Buster Posey had a hit and drew a walk and Pence had a hit and an RBI. Brandon Belt drew a walk, Blanco had two hits and Crawford drew a walk. The Giants were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Blanco had an outfield assist and Bumgarner had a pickoff.

Austin Jackson drew a walk, Omar Infante had a hit and Miguel Cabrera drew a walk. Delmon Young had a hit, Young hit a double and the Tigers were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and they left two men on base. Infante was caught stealing.

In the seventh the Giants took a 1-0 lead on a groundout. It was bases loaded no outs and they took a double play instead of playing the infield in, it was a controversial move to say the least. In the eighth Pence hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Giants and that would be the final score.

The Giants took the first two games of the series at home. The two teams had the day off on Friday and will resume on Saturday night in Detroit. They will play the next two there and then if there is a game five it will also be in Detroit before shifting back to San Francisco if need be.