New York Yankees comeback falls just short to the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-6.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched awful.  The Yankees bullpen was good and Chase Headley had three hits and Aaron Judge had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched four innings giving up six hits and seven runs.  He walked one and struck out four and lost his fourth game of the season.  Tyler Webb pitched an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one, Chad Green pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Nick Martinez pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Martinez won his third game of the season.  Ernesto Frieri pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Jose Leclerc pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and Alex Claudio pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Keone Kela pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Matt Bush saved his ninth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Gary Sanchez had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI, Headley had three hits and Tyler Austin had a hit.  Mason Williams had a hit, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI and Headley hit a double and Sanchez and Torreyes each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Headley was caught stealing. 

Delino DeShields had a hit and drew a walk, Shin-Soo Choo had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Elvis Andrus had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Adrian Beltre had a hit and two RBI, Roughned Odor had a hit and Jonathan Lucroy had a hit.  Drew Robinson had two hits and an RBI, DeShields and Robinson each hit a double and Beltre, Choo and Robinson each hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Odor had a stolen base and Choo had an outfield assist. 

In the first Andrus hit an RBI single to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead.  Beltre hit a two-run homerun to make it 3-0.  In the second Choo hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 6-0.  In the fourth Robinson hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 7-0.  In the fifth Judge hit an RBI single, Sanchez hit a three-run homerun and the lead was cut to 7-4.  In the seventh Torreyes hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 7-5 and Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it 7-6.  That was as close as the Yankees got as their comeback fell just short and they lost two out of three in the series. 

They will head to Chicago to begin a four game set on Monday night.   

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-3.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he struggled early but battled through it.  The Yankees bullpen blew another game especially Tyler Clippard.  The Yankees offense only had four hits. 

Pineda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and struck him out, Clippard lost his fourth game of the season and pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs and Jonathan Holder pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two strikeouts. 

Parker Bridwell pitched five innings giving up two hits and wo runs with five walks and three strikeouts.  Blake Parker pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he won his third game of the season.  Cam Bedrosian pitched pitched an inning witih two strikeouts, Keynan Middleton pitched an inning with a hit and had two strikeouts and David Hernandez pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Aaron Hicks drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI, Matt Holliday had a hit and drew a walk and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Chase Headley had an RBI and drew a walk and Holliday hit a double.  Judge and Sanchez each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Carter committed an error. 

Cameron Maybin had three hits and two RBI, Kole Calhoun had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Albert Pujols had two hits and an RBI.  Yunel Escobar had two hits and an RBI, Luis Valbuena had two hits and two RBI, Martin Maldonado had two hits and Danny Espinosa had a hit and an RBI.  Maybin, Espinosa, Calhoun and Maldonado each hit a double.  Escobar hit a triple and Maybin and Valbuena each hit a homerun.  The Angels were 6-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Pujols hit an RBI single to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.  In the second Espinosa hit an RBI double to increase the lead to 2-0.  Calhoun hit an RBI single and it was 3-0 Angels.  In the fourth Headley hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2 and in the sixth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  In the seventh Maybin hit a solo homerun to give the Angels a 4-3 lead and Escobar hit an RBI triple to push the lead to 5-3.  Valbuena hit an RBI single and the lead was increased to 6-3.  In the eighth Maybin hit an RBI single to make it 7-3 and in the ninth Valbuena hit a solo homerun to make it 8-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees win rubber game over the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Aaron Judge had three hits and four players had two hits including Gary Sanchez who also had five RBI. 

Pineda pitched seven innings giving up four hits and one unearned run.  He walked two and struck out eight and earned his seventh win of the season.  Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Giovanny Gallegos pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

David Price lost his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and six runs.  He walked four and struck out four.  Fernando Abad pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Brandon Workman pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Judge had three hits and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday drew three walks, Starlin Castro had two hits and two RBI and Sanchez had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius had two hits, Chase Headley had a hit and Sanchez hit two homeruns.  Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Headley committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Mookie Betts had a hit, Xander Bogaerts had a hit and Mitch Moreland had a hit and drew a walk.  Hanley Ramirez had a hit and drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk and Jeff Rutledge drew a walk.  The Red Sox were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Betts was caught stealing. 

In the second Gardner hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Sanchez hit a three-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the fourth a passed ball cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Sanchez hit his second homerun which was a two-run homerun extending the lead to 6-1.  In the sixth Castro hit an RBI single and the lead was 7-1.  In the eighth Gardner hit a solo homerun and Castro hit an RBI ground out to make it 9-1.  The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will now play the Orioles three games beginning on Friday night in the Bronx. 

New York Yankees come back falls short in Toronto

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 7-5.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen wasn’t very good either.  The Yankees offense saw Aaron Hicks get two hits and Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro each hit a two-run homerun. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up ten hits and five runs. He walked three and struck out one and lost his third game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Francisco Liriano started for the Jays and he pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out five and won his third game of the season.  Danny Barnes pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Aaron Loup pitched to one batter and struck him out and Ryan Tepera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Joe Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 12^th save of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Judge had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Matt Holliday had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Castro had a hit and two RBI and Hicks had two hits.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Chris Carter had a hit and Hicks, Carter and Holliday each hit a double and Judge and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Sanchez and Carter each committed an error. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit, Josh Donaldson had two hits and two RBI and Jose Bautista had a hit and drew a walk.  Kendrys Morales had a hit and drew a walk, Justin Smoak had two hits and three RBI and Troy Tulowitzki had two hits.  Devon Travis had a hit and an RBI, Ezequiel Carrera had a hit and drew a walk and Luke Maile had a hit.  Tulowitzki hit a double and Donaldson hit two homeruns and Smoak hit a homerun.  The Jays were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Carrera committed an error. 

In the first Donaldson hit a solo homerun giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  Smoak hit a two-run homerun and it was 3-0.  In the third Smoak hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 4-0.   In the fourth a wild pitch made it 5-0 Jays.  In the sixth Judge hit a two-run homerun and Castro hit a two-run homerun and it was 5-4 Jays.  In the sixth Donaldson hit a solo homerun to make it 6-4.  In the seventh Holliday hit an RBI double to make it a 6-5 game and in the bottom of the inning Travis hit a sac fly to make it 7-5 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.  The series is even at one game each. 

New York Yankees take rubber game against the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-5.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees offense got two hits from Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge and Ronald Torreyes to lead the way. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked three and struck out five and won his sixth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts, Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him and Adam Warren picked up his first save of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Andrew Triggs pitched six innings giving up six hits and six runs with only one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out three and lost his fourth game of the season.  Josh Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and John Axford pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI, Sanchez had two hits and an RBI and Matt Holliday drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Judge had two hits and four RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Chris Carter had an RBI and drew a walk and Torreyes had two hits and drew a walk.  Sanchez and Gardner each hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base and he was caught stealing.  Pineda committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Jed Lowrie drew two walks, Khris Davis had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Yonder Alonso had a hit.  Ryon Healy had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Matt Joyce had a hit and drew a walk and Alonso hit a double and Davis hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Joyce and Phegley each committed an error. 

In the second Healy hit a two-run single to give the Athletics a 2-0 lead.  Hicks hit a sac fly in the bottom of the second to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Judge hit a grand slam to give the Yankees a 5-2 lead.  In the fourth Carter hit a sac fly and it was 6-2 Yankees.  The A’s cut the lead in the sixth on a fielding error and the score was 6-3.  In the seventh Sanchez hit an RBI double to push the lead to 7-3.  Davis hit a two-run homerun in the eighth to cut the lead to 7-5 and in the bottom of the eighth Gardner hit a two-run double to make it 9-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will head to Baltimore to begin a three game series on Monday afternoon. 

Yankees win second in a row in Kansas City

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium and the final score was 11-7.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well for the most part.  Starlin Castro had three hits and five other players had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and won his fourth game of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him, Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one and Giovanny Gallegos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Dellin Betances earned his first save of the season pitching to one batter and retiring him. 

Jason Vargas pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Vargas lost his second game of the season.  Peter Moylan pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with two walks, Seth Maness pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Travis Wood pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Al Alburquerque pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had two hits and two RBI, Gary Sanchez had two hits and drew a walk and Matt Holliday had two hits.  Castro had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks and Chase Headley had a hit and two RBI.  Didi Gregorius had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI.  Castro hit two doubles and Gardner hit a triple.  Hicks hit a homerun and the Yankees were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Headley committed two errors. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit and an RBI, Mike Moustakas had two hits and an RBI and Lorenzo Cain had a hit.  Cheslor Cuthbert had a hit and two RBI, Eric Hosmer had a hit and drew a walk and Salvador Perez had a hit and two RBI.  Jorge Soler had a hit, Brandon Moss had a hit and Whit Merrifield had a hit and an RBI.  Alex Gordon had a hit and drew a walk, Perez and Merrifield each hit a homerun.  The Royals were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cain had a stolen base and Gordon had an outfield assist. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gregorius hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 2-0 and Hicks hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 5-0.  Gardner hit an RBI triple to make it 6-0.  In the fourth Perez hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the fifth Headley hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it an 8-2 lead.  Carter hit an RBI ground out to push the lead to 9-2 and Gardner hit a sac fly to make it 10-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Merrifield hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 10-3.  In the seventh Escobar hit a sac fly making it a 10-4 game.  In the eighth Headley hit into an RBI ground out to make it 11-4 and in the bottom of the ninth Moustakas hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 11-5 and that would be the final score. 

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New York Yankees lose to the Houston Astros as tying run gets thrown out at plate to end game

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees only had seven hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Pineda pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Pineda lost his second game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks, Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Dallas Keuchel won his sixth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up five hits and an unearned run.  He walked one and struck out nine.  Chris Devenski pitched two innings giving up two walks and four strikeouts and Ken Giles saved his tenth game of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Chase Headley had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Aaron Hicks drew three walks and Chris Carter had a hit.   The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Hicks, Judge and Ellsbury each had a stolen base. 

George Springer had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Reddick had a hit and Jose Altuve had a hit.  Carlos Correa had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Brian McCann drew a walk and Alex Bregman had two hits.  Norichika Aoki had a hit, Jake Marisnick had a hit and Reddick, Bregman, Altuve and Aoki each hit a double.  Correa hit a homerun and the Astros were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Aoki and Marisnick each had a stolen base.  Gurriel and McCann each committed an error and Marisnick had an outfield assist. 

Correa hit a two-run homerun in the first to give the Astros a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Springer hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Ellsbury reached on a catcher interference and a run scored to make it a 3-1 game.  In the ninth Sanchez hit an RBI single to make it 3-2 and Ellsbury got thrown out at the plate to end the game.  3-2 was the final score and the two teams will play game two of four on Friday night. 

New York Yankees rally in ninth to defeat the Chicago Cubs

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 3-2.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen was good.  The Yankees offense threatened all day but couldn’t get anything going until the ninth inning.  Aaron Judge had two hits and Aaron Hicks had three hits. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Jonathan Holder earned his first win of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he had a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman earned his seventh save of the season pitching an inning and striking out two. 

Kyle Hendricks started for the Cubs and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out five.  Brian Duensing pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Pedro Strop pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Hector Rondon pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Rondon blew his first save of the season and took his first loss of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Hicks had three hits and Starlin Castro had two hits.  Judge had two hits, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Chase Headley had a hit.  Chris Carter drew a walk, Pineda had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury drew a pinch-hit walk.  Hicks and Judge each hit a double and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.   Hicks had a stolen base and Judge and Headley each committed an error.  Pineda had a pickoff. 

Kyle Schwarber had a hit and an RBI, Kris Bryant had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Ben Zobrist had a hit, Matt Szczur drew a walk and Bryant and Schwarber each hit a homerun.  The Cubs were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Heyward had two outfield assists. 

In the first Bryant hit a solo homerun giving the Cubs a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Schwarber hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the ninth Gardner hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 12-4.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched well just didn’t go deep into the game.  Adam Warren also pitched well out of the bullpen and Brett Gardner hit two homeruns and Aaron Judge hit a homerun to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with none of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out eight.  Pineda won his third game of the season.  Warren pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and no runs with a walk and a strikeout and Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Ubaldo Jimenez lost his first game of the season pitching 3 1/3 innings and giving up five hits and seven runs with six of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out four.  Vidal Nuno pitched two innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts, Jayson Aquino pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Donnie Hart pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Gardner had two hits and four RBI, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Didi Gregorius had two hits and an RBI and Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks.  Greg Bird drew three walks, Austin Romine had two hits and five RBI and Gregorius hit a double and Gardner hit two homeruns.  Judge also hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Judge had a stolen base and Headley committed an error. 

Craig Gentry had a hit, Adam Jones had two hits and Manny Machado had a hit and drew a walk.  Mark Trumbo drew a walk, Hyun Soo Kim had a hit and drew a walk and Jonathan Schoop had a hit.  Ryan Flaherty had a hit, Caleb Joseph had two hits and two RBI and Machado hit a double and Joseph a homerun.  The Orioles were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Joseph committed an error. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Romine hit a sac fly and it was 2-0 Yankees.  Gardner hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the fourth Romine hit a two-run single to push the lead to 7-0.  In the sixth Trumbo reached on an error and a wild pitch scored a run to make it 7-2 Yankees.  Romine hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the sixth to extend the lead to 9-2.  In the seventh Gregorius hit an RBI double to push the lead to 10-2 and Judge hit a two-run homerun to make it a 12-2 game.  In the ninth Joseph hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 12-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will go for the three game sweep on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates with a late onslaught

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 11-5.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen was pretty much outstanding.  Ronald Torreyes led the offense with four hits but Starlin Castro and Chris Carter each hit huge homeruns. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Tyler Clippard pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Dellin Betances picked up his second win of the season pitching to two batters and retired them both.  Bryan Mitchell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out one. 

Jameson Taillon pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out four.  Juan Nicasio pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Wade LeBlanc pitched to one batter and retired him and Felipe Rivero took his first loss of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and four unearned runs with a strikeout.  Antonio Bastardo pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew two walks and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Castro had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Austin Romine had two hits.  Torreyes had four hits and two RBI, Carter had a hit and three RBI and Judge, Torreyes, Hicks and Headley each hit a double.  Castro, Carter and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base. 

Adam Frazier had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Bell had a hit and drew a walk and Andrew McCutchen had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  David Freese had a hit and an RBI, Francisco Cervelli had a hit and Jordy Mercer had a hit and an RBI.  Taillon had a hit, Cervelli hit a double and McCutchen and Freese each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  McCutchen had a stolen base, Frazier and McCutchen each committed an error. 

McCutchen hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Freese hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth McCutchen hit a sac fly and it was 3-0 Pirates.  Castro hit a three-run homerun in the sixth to tie the game at three.  Torreyes hit a two-run double and the Yankees had a 5-3 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Mercer hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-4.  Frazier hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the eighth Carter hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees an 8-5 lead, a wild pitch made it 9-5 and Headley hit an RBI double to make it a 10-5 game.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the ninth to make it an 11-5 game and that would be the final score.   

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will have off on Monday and then head to Boston for a three game series beginning on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to sweep the series

The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-3.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Greg Bird led the offense with three hits. 

Pineda pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Pineda won his second game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Bryan Mitchell pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Adam Wainright started for the Cardinals and pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out four and lost his third game of the season.  Matt Bowman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one, Kevin Siegrist pitched an inning walking two and Miguel Socolovich pitched giving up three hits and five runs with two walks.  Brett Cecil pitched a perfect inning. 

Aaron Hicks had two hits, two RBI and a walk, Starlin Castro had two hits and Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk.  Chase Headley had two hits and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Bird had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Romine had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and two RBI and Bird, Romine and Torreyes each hit a double and Judge hit a triple.  Bird and Hicks each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Hicks and Ellsbury were caught stealing and Ellsbury was picked off.  Torreyes committed an error. 

Dexter Fowler had a hit, Matt Carpenter had a hit and drew a walk and Stephen Piscotty had a hit and drew a walk.  Yadier Molina had a hit and an RBI, Eric Fryer had a hit and Jedd Gyorko had a hit and drew a walk.  Randal Grichuk had a hit and drew a walk, Greg Garcia had two hits and an RBI and Fryer hit a double and Molina hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Molina had a passed ball.  Siegrist had a pickoff. 

In the second Garcia hit an RBI single to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Judge hit an RBI triple to tie the game at one.  Bird hit a two-run homerun in the second to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Hicks hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-1.  In the seventh Molina hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the eighth Romine hit a two-run double to make it 6-2.  Torryeyes hit a two-run double and Hicks hit a sac fly and it was 9-2 Yankees.  In the ninth Grichuk reached on a force attempt and an error to cut the lead to 9-3 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three game series for the second straight series.  They have won seven straight games and the first six home games of the season. 

Michael Pineda stars as the New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in home openerNew

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and retired the first 20 batters that he faced.  Matt Holliday, Chase Headley and Aaron Judge each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with no walks and 11 strikeouts.  Pineda won his first game of the season and first since August of 2016.  Tyler Clippard pitched to one batter and retired him and Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Alex Cobb pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Cobb lost his first game of the season and Austin Pruitt pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI and Holliday had two hits and an RBI.  Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI, Starlin Castro had a hit and two RBI and Headley had two hits, one RBI and drew a walk.  Judge had two hits and an RBI, Ronald Torreyes hit an RBI and Ellsbury and Holliday each hit a double.  Carter hit a triple and Judge, Headley and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner had two stolen bases. 

Evan Longoria had a hit, Logan Morrison had a hit and an RBI and Longoria hit a double.  Morrison hit a homerun and the Rays were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base.  Miller and Pruitt each committed an error. 

In the third Ellsbury hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Headley hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the eighth Morrison hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-1 game.  In the bottom of the eighth Holliday hit an RBI double and Carter hit an RBI triple to make it 5-1.  Castro hit a two-run homerun and Torreyes hit an RBI ground out still in the eighth to make it 8-1 which was the final score. 

The Yankees and Rays will be off on Tuesday and then continue their series on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees lose rubber game to the Tampa Bay Rays in Opening series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and was shaky.  The bullpen pitched great and the offense couldn’t get much going. 

Pineda pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  Pineda took his first loss of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up a walk, Adam Warren pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning walking one. 

Alex Cobb picked up his first win of the season for the Rays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Xavier Cedeno pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Jumbo Diaz struck out the only batter that he faced and Erasmo Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out one.  Alex Colome pitched an inning giving up two hits and he earned his second save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Gary Sanchez got his first hit of the young season and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI, Chase Headley had two hits and drew a walk and Headley hit a double and Ellsbury hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Corey Dickerson had two hits and two RBI, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and Evan Longoria drew a walk.  Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Logan Morrison had two hits and Mallex Smith had a hit.  Derek Norris had a hit and two RBI.  Dickerson hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Smith and Norris each had a stolen base and Kiermaier was caught stealing.  Norris had a passed ball. 

In the first Dickerson hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the second Norris hit a two-run single to give the Rays a 3-1 lead and Dickerson hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-1 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three and will be off on Thursday.  They will open up a three game set in Baltimore on Friday night.  Luis Severino will make his first start of the season. 

New York Yankees defeat the Washington Nationals

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida and the final score was 9-3.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he wasn’t great.  Chad Green pitched well for the Yankees.  Greg Bird and Billy McKinney each had two hits and Matt Holliday had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Pineda picked up his third win of the spring.  J.R. Graham pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a walk, Green pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Ben Heller pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk.  Jonathan Holder pitched two perfect innings. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI, Dustin Fowler had an RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Bird had two hits, Donovan Solano had a hit and Holliday had a hit and two RBI.  Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and McKinney had two hits.  Austin Romine had a hit, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and an RBI and Ruben Tejada had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and two RBI and Refsnyder, Bird and Torres each hit a double.  Holliday hit a homerun and the Yankees were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner and Frazier each had a stolen base. 

In the second Refsnyder hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second still Torreyes hit an RBI single, Gardner hit a two-run single and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the bottom of the second Adam Eaton hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1 and Adam Lind hit a two-run double to cut it to 4-3.  In the fifth Holliday hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 6-3.  In the eighth Torres hit a two-run double making it 8-3 and Fowler hit a sac fly to complete the scoring at 9-3. 

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 3-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he was perfect.  Aroldis Chapman and Chad Green also pitched well.  Gary Sanchez and Greg Bird each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched five perfect innings to pick up his second win of the spring.  He also struck out eight batters.  Chapman pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Green pitched three innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts to pick up the save. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Rob Refsnyder drew a walk and Dustin Fowler had an RBI.  Sanchez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Bird had two hits and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit.  Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit which was a double and Bird hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Headley had a stolen base. 

In the second Bird hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Sanchez hit an RBI single to extend the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Maikel Franco hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Fowler hit a sac fly to make it a 3-1 game and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Champion Stadium in Orlando, Florida and the final score was 8-7.  Michael Pineda started and after a rough start pitched well.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and two steals to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched three innings giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Ben Heller pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Chasen Shreve picked up the win pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and three runs with two walks.  Joe Mantiply pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jason Gurka earned the save pitching an inning and giving up a hit and two runs with a walk. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Dustin Fowler had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Ellsbury had three hits.  Francisco Diaz had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Clint Frazier had an RBI.  Wilken Castillo drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Ji-Man Choi  had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI, Kyle Higashioka drew a walk and Pete Kozma drew a walk.  Tyler Wade had two hits, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Ruben Tejada had two hits and an RBI.  Torres hit a double, Hicks and Fowler hit a triple and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-18 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Ellsbury had two stolen bases. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Johan Camargo hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Matt Kemp hit an RBI double to give the Braves a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Romine hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Tejada hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and Fowler drew an RBI walk to extend the lead to 4-2.  Diaz hit a two run single still in the sixth to push the lead to 6-2.  Frazier hit an RBI ground out and it was 7-2 still in the sixth.  In the bottom of the sixth Matt Tuiasosopo hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 7-5.  In the seventh Torres hit an RBI double and it was 8-5 Yankees.  In the ninth Tuiasosopo hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 8-7 but that would be the final score.