The New York Yankees become very active on a Friday

The New York Yankees had completed a minor trade and made a couple of small signing so far this off-season.  Well with all the fanbase and media kind of waiting and yelling for the Yankees to do something they woke up on a Friday.  The Yankees made a three team trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers to land their shortstop and they also signed the top reliever on the market in Andrew Miller.  David Robertson who is their own closer and the top one on the board no doubt but Miller had a better year last year as a setup man.  The Yankees aren't out on Robertson yet though even though it would seem that way. 

I will start with the three way trade first.  The Yankees acquired Didi Gregorius who is 24 years old and under team control until 2020 and making around 500,000.  They gave up Shane Greene who went to the Detroit Tigers and the Tigers traded a pitcher to the Diamondbacks.  Gregorius is known for his glove which is plus but not so much for his hitting.  He does have some pop and should be able to hit 10+ homeruns with the short porch in Yankee Stadium.  He has a very high hard hit ball rate which would indicate his average last year was some bad luck.  He also may have needed a change of scenery  with the Diamondbacks not playing him every day as they had some other good shortstop prospects.  He may sit against some tough lefties early on but could end up as the full time shortstop very quickly.  Brendan Ryan is the backup and he could see some time against lefties but we will see. 

Andrew Miller has been dominant in the bullpen over the last three years.  He was a big prospect who signed with the Detroit Tigers but was a failed starter.  He is basically the left handed version of Dellin Betances and that is pretty scary stuff.  The Yankees are still talking to their closer David Robertson but if they do lose him they would have Miller and Betances for the last 6-9 outs and they still have Shawn Kelley, Justin Wilson and Adam Warren if he isn't in the rotation.  Jacob Lindgren is a lefty prospect who they also love who could be pitching in the majors this year also.  If the Yankees do sign Robertson though also they will have a super pen with he, Miller and Betances to lock down the final three or four innings.  It appears the Yankees strategy this winter is run prevention and they see that by getting better defensively at short and also by pitching especially in the bullpen.  The Yankees figure that if they are going to get better offensively it will be by the players they signed last year in Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran and also from Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and a full year of Martin Prado.  They also are very high on prospects Jose Pirela and Rob Refsnyer who could be competing for the starting second base job. 

The New York Yankees lost to the Baltimore Orioles and were officially eliminated

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-5.  Shane Greene started and didn't pitch well.  Chase Headley had three hits and Mark Teixeira had three RBI. 

Greene pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs.  He walked three batters and struck out five.  David Huff pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one, Chase Whitley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs and David Phelps pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Bud Norris won his 15th game of the season pitching six innings and giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out nine.  Tommy Hunter pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Brian Matusz pitched a perfect inning and Brad Brach pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk.  T.J. McFarland gave up a hit, Darren O'Day saved his fourth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and striking out one. 

Headley had three hits and an RBI, Teixeira had two hits and three RBI and Francisco Cervelli had a hit and drew a walk.  Stephen Drew had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jose Pirela had a hit and Chris Young had a hit.  Teixeira and Young each hit a double and Drew, Headley and Teixeira each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Nick Markakis had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, David Lough had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Adam Jones had two hits and two RBI and Nelson Cruz had four hits and an RBI.  Steve Clevenger had a hit, Jimmy Paredes had a hit and Kelly Johnson had two hits and drew a walk.  Ryan Flaherty had three hits and two RBI, Flaherty hit a double, Lough a triple and the Orioles were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Teixeira hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Drew hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 and in the third Headley hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Flaherty hit a two run double to cut the lead to 3-2.  Markakis hit an RBI single, Lough hit an RBI triple, Jones had a bunt RBI single and it was 6-3 Orioles.  In the eighth Lough hit a sac fly to make it 7-3 and Jones hit an RBI single to make it 8-3.  Cruz hit an RBI single and it was 9-3.  Teixeira hit a two run homerun to make it 9-5 and that was the final score.  The Yankees were officially eliminated from  postseason contention.  The final game of the series and of Derek Jeters career in the Bronx will be on Thursday night. 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays for third straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Shane Greene started and pitched great and Jacoby Ellsbury and Derek Jeter each had two hits. 

Greene pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two earned.  He didn't walk anyone and struck out seven and won his 11th game of the season.  Josh Outman gave up one hit to the only batter that he faced, Esmil Rogers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walked a batter and Adam Warren saved his third game of the season and pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts. 

Mark Buehrle pitched six innings giving up eight hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Buehrle lost his tenth game of the season.  Redmond pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Aaron Loup pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two. 

Ellsbury had two hits and three RBI, Jeter had two hits and Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, Stephen Drew had a hit and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk and Ellsbury hit a double and a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  McCann committed an error. 

Jose Reyes had three hits, Jose Bautista had an RBI and drew a walk and Edward Encarnacion had a hit and two RBI.  Adam Lind had two hits, Munenori Kawasaki had a hit and Dalton Pompey had a hit.  Anthony Gose had a hit, Reyes hit two doubles and Encarnacion hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base and committed an error. 

In the first Encarnacion hit a two run homerun to give the Jays a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first McCann hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Ellsbury hit a two run homerun to make it 3-2 Yankees.   In the fourth Ellsbury had a two run groundout to make it 5-2 Yankees.  In the fifth Bautista grounded out to cut the Yankees lead to 5-3.  5-3 was the final score as the Yankees won their third straight and the two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.    

The New York Yankees walk-off with a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Shane Greene started and pitched great, Shawn Kelley gave up the lead and the Yankees walked off with a win in the ninth. 

Greene pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up no runs on three hits.  He walked two and struck out six.  Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning, Shawn Kelley pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and David Robertson picked up his third win of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

R.A. Dickey pitched  six innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out three.  Brett Cecil pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Brandon Morrow pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aaron Sanchez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run and he took his second loss of the season. 

Derek Jeter had two hits and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had a hit and Chris Young had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk, Stephen Drew had two hits and an RBI and Francisco Cervelli had a hit.  Drew hit a double and Jeter hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Richardson had a stolen base and Jeter was caught stealing. 

Jose Reyes had two hits, Jose Bautista had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Edward Encarnacion drew a walk.  Munenori Kawasaki had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Bautista hit a homerun.  The Jays were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Lind committed an error. 

In the fifth Drew hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Jeter hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 Yankees.  Bautista hit a two run homerun to tie the game in the eighth.  In the ninth Headley walked off with a fielding error on the first baseman which scored the winning run.  The Yankees won 3-2 and now have won two straight games.  The two teams will play game two of four on Friday night. 

The New York Yankees bounce back from a tough day with a win

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 3-2.  Shane Greene started and pitched well and the bullpen held on for the win.  The offense had one big inning, Brian McCann homered and Chris Young stole home. 

Greene pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out nine and earned his fifth win of the season.  Esmil Rogers pitched an inning walking one and striking out one, Josh Outman retired the only two batters that he faced and Shawn Kelley pitched an inning giving up a hit.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and earning his 36th save of the season. 

Miguel Gonzalez pitched six innings giving up three hits and three runs with three walks and a strikeout.  He lost his eighth game of the season.  Ryan Webb pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, T.J. McFarland pitched an inning giving up a hit and drawing a walk and Evan Meek pitched an inning walking one batter. 

Derek Jeter drew a walk, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Martin Prado had a hit.  McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Mark Teixeira drew two walks and Young had a hit.  Antoan Richardson had a hit and an RBI, Young hit a double and McCann hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Young and Richardson each had a stolen base. 

Nick Markakis had two hits, Adam Jones had two hits and Nelson Cruz had a hit and an RBI.  Steve Pearce had two hits and an RBI, Jimmy Paredes had two hits and Ryan Flaherty drew two walks.  Jones, Paredes and Pearce each hit a double and Pearce hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base and Paredes had a stolen base. 

In the second McCann hit a solo homerun and Richardson hit an RBI single and Young stole home to make it 3-0 Yankees.  Cruz hit an RBI single in the third to cut the lead to 3-1.  The Orioles made it 3-2 in the sixth on a Pearce solo homerun.  3-2 was the final score and the rubber game will be played on Sunday night.   

The New York Yankees are shutout again by the Kansas City Royals

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-0.  Shane Greene struggled but hung in there and pitched pretty well.  The Yankees offense did nothing one again as they were shutout for the second time in three days. 

Greene pitched five innings giving up five hits and two unearned runs.  He walked three and struck out four and lost his third game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts, Shawn Kelley pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Josh Outman pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Esmil Rogers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Yordana Ventura pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked four and struck out two to earn his 12th win of the season.  Aaron Crow pitched an inning with a strikeout, Kelvin Herrera pitched a perfect inning and Wade Davis earned his second save pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Derek Jeter had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew two walks.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, Stephen Drew drew a walk and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Greene and Beltran each committed an error  and Beltran had an outfield assist. 

Nori Aoki had a hit and drew a walk, Omar Infante had a hit and Alex Gordon drew a walk.  Eric Hosmer had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Willingham had a hit and Mike Moustakas had a hit.  Alcides Escobar had two hits and Jarrod Dyson drew a walk.  The Royals were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gordon, Escobar and Infante each had a stolen base and Escobar was caught stealing.  Infante committed an error. 

In the second Aoki hit an RBI single to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  In the third Hosmer had an RBI single and it was 2-0 Royals which was the final score.  The Yankees lost two out of three in the series and will be off on Monday.  They begin a three game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at home on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees put up a stinker in loss to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-4.  Shane Greene started and was bad, the bullpen was ok and the offense hit a couple of homeruns. 

Greene pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Greene lost his second game of the season.  Esmil Rogers pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Rich Hill pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit with two strikeouts and Adam Warren pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.  David Huff pitched an inning with a strikeout and Chaz Roe pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out two. 

Joe Kelly won his third game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked four and struck out six.  Tommy Layne pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and Koji Uehara pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI, Mark Teixeira drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI, Martin Prado had two hits and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit and drew two walks.  Francisco Cervelli had an RBI and drew a walk, Prado and McCann each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cervelli had a passed ball. 

Mookie Betts had three hits and an RBI, David Ortiz drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had three hits and an RBI.  Mike Napoli had two RBI and drew two walks, Daniel Nava had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had four hits and two RBI.  David Ross drew two walks, Cespedes and Bogaerts each hit a double, Cespedes hit a triple and Nava, Bogaerts and Betts each hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Middlebrooks committed an error and Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

The Red Sox jumped right out to the lead in the first inning.  Cespedes had an RBI double and Napoli hit a sacrifice fly.  In the third Nava hit a three run homerun to make it 5-0 and Bogaerts hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In the third Prado hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  Betts hit a solo homerun in the fourth to push the lead to 7-1.  In the fifth Cervelli had an RBI walk and Jeter had an RBI single.  Gardner with the bases loaded and two outs struck out and then was thrown out after arguing balls and strikes.  That was a huge moment in the game as it should of been a ball and a 3-2 count but it wasn't.  Napoli hit a sacrifice fly and Bogaerts hit an RBI single in the ninth and it was 9-3.  The Yankees added a run on a McCann solo homerun in the ninth to make it 9-4 and that was the final score.  The Yankees have now lost three games in a row.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

The New York Yankees win on a walk-off single over the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Shane Greene started and had a rough start but then settled down.  The bullpen was great and Martin Prado led the offense with two hits and three RBI including the game winning hit. 

Greene pitched 5+ innings giving up three runs on nine hits.  He walked two and struck out seven.  Shawn Kelley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two, Dellin Betances pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two and David Robertson won his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

John  Danks pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Ronald Belisario pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one, Zach Putnam pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and Daniel Webb lost his fourth game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with two walks. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira drew two walks, Prado had two hits and three RBI and Brian McCann had a hit.  Chase Headley drew two walks, Zelous Wheeler had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Ellsbury hit a double and Prado hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gardner had an outfield assist and a stolen base. 

Alejandro De Aza had two hits, Sanchez had three hits and Jose Abreu had two hits and three RBI.  Adam Dunn drew a walk, Conor Gillaspie drew a walk and Alexei Ramriez had two hits.  Jd Danks had a hit, Tyler Flowers had a hit and Abreu hit a homerun.  The White Sox were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Abreu hit a three run homerun to give the White Sox a 3-0 lead.  Prado hit a two run homerun in the third inning to cut the lead to 3-2.  The Yankees tied the game in the fifth on an Ellsbury RBI double.  The Yankees won the game in the ninth on a Prado RBI single after they loaded the bases on a base hit and two walks.  The Yankees have won two in a row and will play game two of the three game series on Saturday afternoon.  It will also be Joe Torre Day as he will have his number retired and be in Monument Park for all of time. 

The New York Yankees end their five game skid with a win in Tampa Bay

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 3-2.  Shane Greene started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  Martin Prado hit a homerun and Derek Jeter had an RBI single. 

Greene pitched six innings giving up two runs on seven hits.  He walked one and struck out ten.  Shawn Kelley pitched an inning with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up his fifth win of the season and David Robertson picked up his 32nd save of the season.  Robertson pitched a perfect inning. 

Drew Smyly pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out four.  Brad Boxberger pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts.  McGee lost his first game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit,  Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Mark Teixeira had two hits.  Chase Headley drew a walk, Prado had a hit and two RBI and Francisco Cervelli had a hit.  Brendan Ryan had a hit, Cervelli hit a double and Prado hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Headley had a stolen base and Ryan was caught stealing. 

Desmond Jennings had a hit, Ben Zobrist had a hit and an RBI and Matt Joyce had a hit.  Evan Longoria had a hit, Yunel Escobar had a hit and an RBI and Vince Belnome drew a walk.  Curt Casali had a hit, Kevin Kiermier had a hit and Jennings hit a double.  The Rays were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Logan Forsythe committed an error.  Smyly had a pickoff. 

In the second Prado hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  The Rays would get on the board in the sixth on an Escobar RBI single.  Zobrist had an RBI groundout in the seventh to tie the game at two.  In the ninth Jeter hit an RBI single to make it 3-2 Yankees and that would be the final score.  The two teams have split the first two games of the series and the rubber game will be on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees win the rubber game over the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Shane Greene started and pitched great and Stephen Drew knocked in the only run of the game. 

Greene pitched 8+ innings giving up no runs and five hits.  He walked three and struck out five.  Greene picked up his third win of the season and David Robertson picked up his 31st save of the season.  Robertson pitched an inning giving up a walk. 

Rick Porcello was the hard luck loser pitching seven innings and giving up nine hits and a run with five strikeouts.  Porcello lost his sixth game of the season.  Phil Coke pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two. 

Brett Gardner, Martin Prado and Jacoby Ellsbury each had a hit.  Carlos Beltran had a hit, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Drew had a hit and an RBI.  Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Drew hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Ezequiel Carrera had a hit, Ian Kinsler had two hits and Victor Martinez had a hit and drew a walk.  J.D. Martinez drew a walk, Don Kelly had a hit and Nick Castellanos drew a walk.  Alex Avila drew a walk and the Tigers were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

The only run of the game was scored in the fourth inning on a Drew RBI double.  It could of been two runs but the ball bounced in the stands for a ground rule double and only allowed the one run to score which was enough for Greene.  The Yankees took three of four in the series and will now begin a three game series with the Cleveland Indians at home on Friday night. 

The New York Yankees even their series with the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 6-4.  Shane Greene started for the Yankees and was ok, the bullpen was pretty good.  Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Carlos Beltran each had two hits. 

Green pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Shawn Kelley won his second game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings striking out three, Adam Warren pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Dellin Betances pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out a batter.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and he earned his 28th save of the season. 

Allen Webster lost his first game of the season pitching 2 2/3 innings and giving up two hits and four runs.  He walked six and struck out one.  Burke Badenhop pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit, Craig Breslow pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Adam Wilson pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout.  Layne pitched an inning striking out one and Edward Mujica pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and striking out one. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Derek Jeter had two hits and two RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI.  Teixeira had two hits and an RBI, Beltran had two hits and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk.  Stephen Drew had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Martin Prado had a hit and drew a walk and Francisco Cervelli had a hit and drew a walk.  Jeter, Beltran and Drew each hit a double and Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Drew was picked off. 

Brock Holt had two hits and drew a walk, Dustin Pedroia had two hits and David Ortiz had a hit and an RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Mike Napoli had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Daniel Nava drew a walk and Christian Vasquez had a hit and an RBI.  Napoli hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Holt committed an error Bradley Jr. had an outfield assist and Vasquez had a pickoff. 

In the second Napoli hit a two run homerun and Vasquez hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.  The Yankees came back and took the lead in the third with four runs.  Jeter hit a two run double, Ellsbury hit an RBI groundout and Beltran hit an RBI single.  The Yankees had a 4-3 lead which increased to 5-3 on a Teixeira solo homerun in the fifth.  In the seventh Drew hit an RBI double to make it a 6-3 game.  The Red Sox drew closer with a run in the seventh on an Ortiz sacrifice fly.  It was 6-4 and that would be the final score.  The series is even at one game each and the rubber game will be on Sunday night. 

The New York Yankees lose second straight to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Shane Greene started and was ok, the bullpen wasn't great.  The Yankees offense had seven hits but no one had more than one. 

Greene pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out two.  David Huff pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Dellin Betances pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up an unearned run, two walks and he struck out one and Adam Warren struck out the only batter that he faced.  David Robertson lost his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run.  He walked none and struck out none. 

J.A. Happ pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Brett Cecil pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Aaron Sanchez pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run.  Sanchez won his first game of the season, Casey Janssen pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 16th save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Derek Jeter had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk.  Carlos Beltran had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Francisco Cervelli had a hit and an RBI, Zelous Wheeler had a hit and Headley and Cervelli each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Betances committed an error, Wheeler had an outfield assist. 

Jose Reyes had two hits, Melky Cabrera had two hits and Jose Bautista had an RBI and drew a walk.  Dioner Navarro had a hit and an RBI, Dan Johnson had a hit and drew a walk and Colby Rasmus had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Munenori Kawasaki had two hits and an RBI, Juan Francisco had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Gose had a hit.  Tolleson had a hit, Cabrera and Rasmus each hit a double.  Francisco hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gose and Bautista each had a stolen base. 

In the first Bautista had an RBI groundout to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Francisco hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 2-0 lead.  The Yankees came back in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game on back-to-back homeruns.  Headley and Cervelli hit the homeruns.  Rasmus hit an RBI double in the sixth to give the Jays back the lead at 3-2.  McCann hit an RBI single in the sixth to even the score at three.  Kawasaki hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to give the Jays a 4-3 lead.  Beltran hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game at four.  In the ninth Navarro hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 5-4 lead which would be the final score.  The Blue Jays after losing 17 straight at Yankee Stadium took the final two games of the series.  The Yankees finished their homestand 7-3 and will head to Texas to begin a three game series on Monday night. 

The New York Yankees lose an ugly game to the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Shane Greene started and pitched well but he didn't field very well with three errors.  The offense didn't do much of anything. 

Greene pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Matt Thornton gave up two hits without recording an out, Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two and David Huff pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Miles Mikolas pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  he won his first game of the season, Neal Cotts pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Joakim Soria saved his 17th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Derek Jeter drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI.  Carlos Beltran had an RBI, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Francisco Cervelli had a hit.  Zelous Wheeler had a hit, Ellsbury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Greene committed three errors, Roberts and Jeter each had one. 

Shin-Soo Choo had two hits and an RBI, Elvis Andrus had a hit and Adrian Beltre had a hit and an RBI.  Jake Smolinski had two hits, Gimenez drew a walk and Jim Adduci drew a walk.  Geovany Soto had two hits and an RBI, Rougned Odor had two hits and an RBI and Choo hit a double.  The Rangers were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Andrus was caught stealing. 

In the first the Yankees took a 1-0 lead on a Beltran sacrifice fly.  In the third a force attempt error allowed a run to score and tie the game at one.  In the fourth Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Soto hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Odor hit an RBI single and Choo hit an RBI single to give the Rangers a 4-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees even their series with the Baltimore Orioles behind a dominant Shane Greene

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 3-0.  Shane Greene started for the Yankees and pitched great.  The bullpen shut the door with David Robertson picking up his 23rd save in 25 chances this season.  Derek Jeter and Jacoby Ellsbury had big RBI hits in the seventh to give a little bit of a cushion. 

Greene pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings giving up four hits.  He walked two and struck out nine and won his second game of the season and his career.  David Huff gave up a hit to the only batter that he faced, Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Robertson pitched a perfect inning for his 23rd save.  He struck out two batters. 

Chris Tillman lost his fifth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked three and struck out four.  T.J. McFarland pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and walking one and Ryan Webb pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Jeter had two hits and an RBI, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  McCann had three hits, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Francisco Cervelli had a hit.  Teixeira and Ellsbury each hit a double and the Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Nick Markakis had two hits, Steve Pearce had a hit and drew a walk and Manny Machado had a hit and drew a walk.  Flaherty had a hit and the Orioles were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Flaherty had a stolen base and Markakis and Jones each had an outfield assist. 

In the third Teixeira hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Jeter had an RBI single and Ellsbury had an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams have split the first two games and the rubber game is on Sunday night.   

Shane Greene earns his first major league win as the New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 5-3.  Greene made his major league debut and pitched well for the Yankees.  Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Ichiro Suzuki each had three hits. 

Greene pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out two to earn his first win of the season.  David Huff pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Dellin Betances pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Justin Masterson lost his sixth game of the season pitching two innings and giving up six hits and five runs.  He walked three and struck out one.  Kyle Crockett pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Carlos Carrasco pitched three innings giving up three hits and striking out three and Marc Rzepczynski pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Vinnie Pestano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and John Axford pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had three hits and an RBI, Derek Jeter had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  McCann had three hits, Brian Roberts had two hits and an RBI and Suzuki had three hits and an RBI.  Kelly Johnson drew a walk, Francisco Cervelli had an RBI and McCann and Roberts each hit a double.  The Yankees were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing and Roberts committed an error. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI, Michael Brantley had two hits and Nick Swisher had a hit and an RBI.  Yan Gomes had a hit and an RBI, Chris Dickerson had a hit and Swisher and Gomes each hit a homerun.  The Indians were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Cabrera was caught stealing and Dickerson had an outfield assist. 

In the second inning Roberts hit an RBI double, Gardner hit an RBI single and Jeter had an RBI walk to make it 3-0 Yankees.  In the third Suzuki had an RBI single and Cervelli grounded into a forceout for another run to make it 5-0.  Swisher hit a solo homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-1 and that was the Indians first hit.  Cabrera hit an RBI single in the sixth to get the Indians closer at 5-2.  Gomes hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 5-3 and that was the final run of the game. 

The Yankees have now won four of their first five games on this long 11 game road trip before the All Star Break.  The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night.