The New York Yankees use the long ball to take the series from the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday evening.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 13-8 Yankees.  Masahiro Tanaka started and pitched pretty well, the bullpen made it a bit interesting.  The offense hit five homeruns and Stephen Drew had three hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four runs on six hits.  He walked one and struck out five and won his 11th game of the season.  Andrew Bailey pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Justin Wilson pitched to one batter and retired him and Bryan Mitchell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs with a walk.  Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Caleb Cotham gave up two hits and a run without recording an out and Andrew Miller pitched an inning walking one batter and striking out a batter. 

Henry Owens pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up six hits and seven runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Ryan Cook pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and four runs with two walks, Heath Hembree pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts and Craig Breslow pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Alexi Ogando pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Chris Young had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez had a hit and two RBI.  Carlos Beltran had a hit and two RBI, Jose Pirela had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk.  Greg Bird had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, John Ryan Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Drew had three hits and three RBI, Drew hit a double and a homerun.  Gardner hit a double and Bird, Murphy, Beltran and Gregorius each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Mookie Betts had a hit and an RBI, Allen Craig drew two walks and Pablo Sandoval had an RBI.  Xander Bogaerts had three hits and two RBI, David Ortiz had a hit and an RBI and Sandy Leon had a hit.  Travis Shaw had two hits and an RBI, Rusney Castillo had two hits and Blake Swihart had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Betts, Ortiz, Swihart, Leon and Shaw each hit a double.  Bogaerts hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 5-17 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Swihart had a stolen base and Castillo had an outfield assist. 

The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the first on an Ortiz RBI double.  In the second the Yankees answered with eight runs.  Bird hit a two run homerun, Murphy hit a solo homerun which was back-to-back, Young hit an RBI single and Rodriguez hit a two run single.  Beltran hit a two run  homerun and it was 8-1 Yankees.  In the third Drew hit a three run homerun to make it 11-1 and Gregorius hit a solo homerun in the fifth to push the lead to 12-1.  Betts hit a sac fly in the fifth to trim the lead to 12-2 and in the sixth Bogaerts hit a solo homerun to make it a 12-3 game.  In the seventh Sandoval hit a sac fly and Bogaerts hit an RBI single and it was 12-5 Yankees.  In the eighth Pirela hit an RBI single and the lead went up to 13-5.  In the eighth the Red Sox would score a couple of more runs to make it 13-7 and then add one in the ninth to make it 13-8 but that would be the final score.  The Yankees tried to get through it without using their best relievers but couldn't do it.  The Yankees won two out of three in this series and five out of six on the road trip.  They will have an off day on Thursday before opening a ten game homestand on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. 

The New York Yankes hold off the Boston Red Sox as they even their series

The New  York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 3-1 Yankees.  Michael Pineda started and pitched great, the bullpen did their job and the offense got a couple of big hits.  Stephen Drew hit a two run double and Brett Gardner hit a solo homerun. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up one run on four hits.  He walked none and struck out seven and won his tenth game of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out two and Andrew Miller saved his 29th game of the season.  He pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Rick Porcello pitched great going eight innings and giving up five hits and three runs with only one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out 13.  Porcello lost his 12th game of the season, Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him and Noe Ramirez pitched to two batters and struck them both out. 

Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit.  Chase Headley drew a walk, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Drew had a hit and two RBI.  Drew hit a double and Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Mookie Betts had a hit, Pablo Sandoval had a hit and an RBI and Xander Bogaerts ahd two hits.  Brock Holt had a hit, Blake Swihart had a hit and Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits.  Bradley Jr. hit two doubles and the Red Sox were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left sevenmen on base.  Betts was caught stealing and Shaw committed an error. 

In the third Sandoval hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Drew hit a two run double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Gardner hit a solo homerun to make it 3-1 Yankees and that was the final score.  The rubber game of the series will be on Wednesday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees end their five game losing streak with victory in Cleveland

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 8-6.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and pitched ok.  The bullpen was ok also and the offense sprung to life.  Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and Brett Gardner had three hits. 

Eovaldi pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Eovaldi won his 12th game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 2/3 of an inning, Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.  Andrew Miller saved his 25th game of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Trevor Bauer pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and a strikeout.  He lost his ninth game of the season.  Ryan Webb pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings, Kyle Crockett pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and Shawn Armstrong pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and two strikeouts.  Austin Adams pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Jeff Manship pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out three. 

Ellsbury had two hits and drew a walk, Gardner had three hits and three RBI and drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez drew a walk.  Carlos Beltran had a hit, McCann had a hit and three RBI and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Drew had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Drew and Gardner each hit a double.  McCann and Drew each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Jose Ramirez had a hit, Francisco Lindor had two hits and drew a walk and Michael Brantley had an RBI.  Carlos Santana had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Yan Gomes had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Abraham Almonte had a hit and an RBI.  Chris Johnson had a hit, Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit and an RBI and Giovanny Urshela had a hit and drew a walk.  Gomes, Almonte and Johnson each hit a double and the Indians were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Santana had a stolen base and Lindor and Urshela each committed an error and Gomes a passed ball. 

In the first McCann hit a three run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the second Drew hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  The Indians got on the board in the third with a Brantley sac fly and Santana RBI single to cut the lead down to 4-2.  In the fourth Drew hit an RBI double to make it 5-2 Yankees and Gardner hit an RBI double that pushed the lead to 6-2.  In the sixth Gardner hit an RBI single to make it 7-2 Yankees.  In the bottom of the sixth Almonte hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 7-3.  Chisenhall hit an RBI single to make it 7-4 Indians.  A wild pitch in the seventh made it 7-5 Yankees.  In the eighth Gardner hit an RBI single to make it an 8-5 game and the Indians scored another run in the ninth to make it 8-6 which was the final score.  The Yankees ended their five game losing streak and salvaged the final game of this three game series.  They will head to Toronto to start a big three game series on Friday night.   

New York Yankees lose a wild game in 16 innings to the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 5-4 in 16 innings.  Luis Severino started and pitched well after a rough start and the bullpen was really good.  The Yankees offense came alive late and then went flat again in extra innings.  Carlos Beltran had a couple of hits and Didi Gregorius had three hits. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up two runs on seven hits.  He walked one and struck out two.  Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts and blew his first save of the season.  Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning, Bryan Mitchell pitched three innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and five strikeouts and Branden Pinder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season. 

Carlos Carrasco pitched eight innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and eight strikeouts.  Cody Allen pitched an inning giving up a walk and struck out one, Bryan Shaw pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Kyle Crockett pitched to one batter and struck  him out.  Zach McAllister pitched an inning giving up a walk and struck out two, Jeff Manship pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Ryan Webb pitched three perfect inning giving up two strikeouts.  Austin Adams pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he won his second game of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk and Brian McCann drew a walk.  Beltran had two hits and an RBI, Gregorius had three hits and Stephen Drew had a hit and an RBI.  Headley had a hit and two RBI.  Gregorius hit a double and Drew and Beltran hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing. 

Jose Ramirez had three hits and an RBI, Francisco Lindor had three hits and Michael Brantley had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Carlos Santana had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Yan Gomes had two hits and an RBI and Abraham Almonte had a hit and drew a walk.  Chris Johnson had three hits, Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit and Brantley had two doubles and the Indians were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 15 men on base.  Almonte had a stolen base. 

In the first Santana hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ramirez hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Indians.  In the sixth Drew hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth Beltran hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the tenth Headley hit a two run single to make it 4-2 Yankees.  In the bottom of the tenth the Indians tied the game at four.  Santana hit a sac fly and Gomes hit an RBI single.  In the 16th inning Brantley hit an RBI single to give the Indians the 5-4 walk-off win.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

The New York Yankees end long road trip with a victory in Chicago

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 12-3.  Ivan Nova started and pitched well and Chase Headley and Didi Gregorius each had two hits and Stephen Drew had three hits. 

Nova pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out seven and earned his fourth win of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout, Branden Pinder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning. 

Jeff Samardzija lost his sixth game of the season ptiching 4 2/3 innings and giving up eight hits and nine runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Scott Carroll pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out six. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI and Alex Rodriguez drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI, Brian McCann had a hit and Carlos Beltran drew a walk.  Headley had two hits, Gregorius had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Drew had three hits and four RBI.  Drew and Headley each hit a double and Drew hit a triple.  Ellsbury and Teixeira each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 6-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  McCann committed an error and Nova had a pickoff. 

Adam Eaton had two hits and drew a walk, Jose Abreu had a hit and Melky Cabrera had two hits and an RBI.  Avasail Garcia had a hit, Adam LaRoche had a hit and Alexei Ramirez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Geovany Soto had a hit and an RBI, Eaton hit a double and Ramirez and Soto each hit a homerun.  The White Sox were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Eaton had a stolen base and Ramirez was caught stealing.  Sanchez committed an error. 

In the first Ellsbury led off the game with a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gregorius hit a two run single making it a 3-0 game.  Ellsbury hit a sac fly to make it 4-0 and Gardner hti a two run single to make it 6-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Teixeira hit a solo homerun making it 7-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Drew hit a two run double to increase the Yankees lead to 9-0.  The White Sox got on the board in the sixth with an RBI single by Cabrera to cut the lead to 9-1.  Drew hit a two run triple in the seventh to push the lead to 11-1.  Ellsbury hit an RBI ground out to make it 12-1 Yankees.  Ramirez and Soto each hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it 12-3 and that was the final score.  The Yankees will have the day off on Monday before returning home on Tuesday night to begin a series against the Boston Red Sox.  The Yankees finished their ten game road trip with a 6-4 record. 

The New York Yankees even their series with the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  CC Sabathia started and pitched pretty well, the bullpen was good although Andrew Miller was rusty.  Mark Teixeira had two homeruns to lead the offense and he added great defense. 

Sabathia pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout.  He won his fourth game of the season.  Bryan Mitchell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Justin Wilson pitched a perfect inning and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Andrew Miller saved his 18th game of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Scott Kazmir pitched three innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Kazmir left the game with an injury, Evan Scribner pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts and he lost his second game of the season, Eric O'Flaherty pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he walked one and Edward Mujica pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk.  Fernando Abad pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks and Teixeira had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Young drew a walk, John Ryan Murphy had two hits and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Jose Pirela had a hit and an RBI, Stephen Drew had a pinch hit and an RBI and Gregorius hit a double.  Teixeira hit two homeruns and Drew hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Young hada stolen base, Gregorio Petit committed an error. 

Billy Burns had two hits, Ben Zobrist drew a walk and Billy Butler had a hit.  Brett Lawrie had a hit, Jake Smolinski had a hit and drew a walk and Josh Phegley had a hit and an RBI.  Mark Canha had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Marcus Semien had a hit and two RBI and Butler hit a double.  Semien hit a homerun and the Athletics were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Lawrie committed an error and Smolinski had an outfield assist. 

In the second Phegley hit an RBI single to give the A's a 1-0 lead.  Canha hit an RBI single to make it 2-0.  In the bottom of the second Gregorius hit an RBI double to cut the lead in half to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  Pirela hit a sac fly and made it 3-2 Yankees.  In the bottom of the sixth Teixeira hit his second solo homerun of the game and pushed the lead to 4-2.  Drew hit a solo homerun in the eighth inning to make it 5-2.  In the ninth Semien hit a two run homerun and cut the lead to 5-4 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Wednesday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees aren't able to sweep the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 12-4.  Masahiro Tanaka started and pitched poorly.  Danny Burawa in his major league debut didn't pitch well either and Jose De Paula pitched well.  Stephen Drew hit two homeruns. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up ten hits and seven runs with five of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out six and suffered his third loss of the season.  Burawa pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout and De Paula pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with four walks and two strikeouts. 

Anibel Sanchez pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Sanchez earned his sixth win of the season.  Blaine Hardy pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Joakim Soria pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Didi Gregorius had a hit, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI, Chris Young had a hit and Drew had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Brendan Ryan had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, McCann hit a homerun and Drew hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Young had a stolen base, Gregorius committed an error. 

Rajai Davis had a hit and drew a walk, Ian Kinsler drew a walk and Miguel Cabrera had two hits and drew two walks.  Victor Martinez had three hits and four RBI, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and and an RBI and J.D. Martinez had three hits and six RBI.  Bryan Holaday had two hits, Andrew Romine had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Iglesias had a hit and drew two walks.  V. Martinez hit a homerun and J.D. Martinez hit three homeruns.  Romine also hit a homerun and the Tigers were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the first V. Martinez hit a two run homerun and J.D. Martinez hit a two run homerun to give the Tigers a 4-0 lead.  In the second V. Martinez hit a two run single to push the lead to 6-0.  McCann hit a solo homerun in the second to cut the lead to 6-1 and Ryan hit an RBI single to make it a 6-2 game.  In the fifth J.D. Martinez hit a solo homerun to give the Tigers a 7-2 lead.  Cespedes hit an RBI single to make it 8-2 in the sixth.  J.D. Martinez hit a three run homerun to push the lead to 11-2 in the sixth.  Romine hit a solo homerun to add one more run in the sixth and make it 12-2.  Drew hit a solo homerun in the seventh and in the ninth to make it a 12-4 game which was the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will remain at home to take on the Philadelphia Phillies starting on Monday night.  The Yankees sent both Burawa and De Paula back to AAA after the game and are expected to call up Diego Moreno and Nick Rumbelow from AAA. 

The New York Yankees win seventh straight behind their ace

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-1 Yankees.  Masahiro Tanaka started and pitched great once again.  Ramon Flores and Brian McCann each had three hits and Stephen Drew hit two homeruns. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up a run on five hits with no walks and six strikeouts.  Tanaka won his fourth game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Andrew Miller retired the only batter that he faced. 

Max Scherzer lost his fifth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Taylor Hill pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk.  McCann had three hits and two RBI, Carlos Beltran had two hits and an RBI and Drew had two hits and two RBI.  Flores had three hits, McCann and Teixeira each hit a double and Drew hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Yunel Escobar had two hits, Bryce Harper had two hits and an RBI and Clint Robinson had a hit and drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos had a hit, Escobar and Harper each hit a double and Harper hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Desmond committed an error and Taylor had an outfield assist. 

In the third Drew hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Harper hit a solo homerun in the fourth to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Alex Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored.  McCann hit a two run single and Beltran hit an RBI single and it was 5-1 Yankees.  Drew hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 6-1 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees have won seven in a row and all four games on the homestand.  They will play Washington on Wednesday afternoon in the final game of a five game homestand.  They will be off on Thursday and begin a three game series in Baltimore on Friday night.   

New York Yankees bounce back with win in Detroit

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 5-2.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and pitched great.  Chris Young led the offense with three hits. 

Eovaldi pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Chris Martin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Andrew Miller picked up his fifth save of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two walks with a strikeout. 

Kyle Lobstein pitched six innings givign up three hits and a run with four walks and three strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Ian Krol pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs, Tom Gorzelanny pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Al Alburquerque gave up two walks without recording an out.  Blaine Hardy pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Brett Gardner had two hits and drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez drew two walks.  Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks.  Young had three hits and an RBI, Chase Headley drew a walk and Stephen Drew had two hits and an RBI.  Teixeira and Young each hit a double and Young and Drew each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Gardner had a stolen base. 

Anthony Gose had two hits, Miguel Cabrera had a hit and Victor Martinez drew a walk.  J.D. Martinez had three hits, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI and Nick Castellanos had a hit and drew a walk.  Alex Avila had two hits, Rajai Davis had an RBI and drew a walk and Avila, Cespedes and J.D. Martinez each hit a double.  The Tigers were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Castellanos committed an error. 

In the first Teixeira hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Young and Drew each hit a solo homerun to increase the lead to 3-0.  Gardner stole second base and a wild pitch allowed him to go to third and a run to score to make it 4-0 in the seventh.  Cespdes hit a sac fly in the bottom of the seventh to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the ninth McCann reached on a fielding error and a run scored to make it a 5-1 game.  In the bottom of the ninth the Tigers threatened but only scored one run.  A Davis walk made it a 5-2 game and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Wednesday night.  it will be David Price matching up against Adam Warren. 

The New York Yankees win a tight game in Tampa Bay behind Alex Rodriguez

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-4.  Adam Warren started and didn't pitch that well.  The bullpen was great and Rodriguez led the offense with a couple of homeruns and four RBI. 

Warren pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Esmil Rogers pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and struck out two, Justin Wilson pitched to one batter and struck out one and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Betances won his second game of the season.  Andrew Miller picked up his third game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a  hit and striking out three. 

Nathan Karns pitched five innings giving up two hits and two runs with four walks and seven strikeouts.  Ernesto Frieri pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, C.J. Riefenhauser pitched an innin ggiving up a walk and Kevin Jepsen picked up his first loss of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Steve Geltz pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Brian McCann drew a walk, Rodriguez had three hits and four RBI and Stephen Drew had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Young drew a walk and Rodriguez and Drew each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

Steven Souza Jr. had two hits, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Evan Longoria had a hit and drew a walk.  Desmond Jennings drew a walk, Allan Dykstra had a hit and three RBI and Logan Forsythe had three hits and an RBI.  Bobby Wilson drew a walk, Dykstra hit a homerun and Forsythe hit a homerun and the Rays were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Souza Jr. had a stolen base. 

In the second Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead and in the fourth Drew made it 2-0 with a solo homerun.  In the bottom of the fourth the Rays scored all four of their runs.  Dykstra hit a three run homerun and then Forsythe hit a solo homerun as they went back-to-back.  The Rays had a 4-2 lead before Rodriguez hit his second homerun of the game in the sixth to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Rodriguez gave the Yankees a 5-4 lead with an RBI single and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday night.  Masahiro Tanaka will go up against Jake Odorizzi.   

The New York Yankees get a nice comeback win in Baltimore

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 6-5.  Michael Pineda started and pitched pretty well, he made one bad pitch that cost him.  Andrew Miller picked up a five out save and Stephen Drew had a pinch hit grand slam. 

Pineda pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five runs on nine hits.   He walked none and struck out nine.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up two hits and two walks with a strikeout and Miller pitched 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts.  Miller picked up his second save of the season. 

Wei-Yin Chen pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out four.  Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk, Darren O'Day pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings striking out two and Brian Matusz pitched two two batters and struck out one. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, Drew had a hit and four RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Young had two hits and an RBI, John Ryan Murphy had a hit and drew a walk and Young, Teixeira and Drew each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Alejandro De Aza had two hits and an RBI, Steve Pearce drew a walk and Adam Jones had three hits and two RBI.  Travis Snider drew a walk, Manny Machado had two hits and an RBI and Jonathan Schoop had a hit and an RBI.  Everth Cabrera had a hit, Caleb Joseph had two hits and Machado, Schoop and De Aza each hit a double.  Jones hit a homerun and the Orioles were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  De Aza had a stolen base and was caught stealing.  Jones was caught stealing. 

In the second Young hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Machado hit an RBI double in the second to tie the game at one.  Schoop hit an RBI double to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead in the second.  In the fourth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Jones hit a two run homerun to give the Orioles a 4-2 lead.  Drew came up to pinch hit for Gardner in the seventh and hit a grand slam to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead.  In the seventh De Aza grounded into a force out and a run scored to make it 6-5 Yankees.  6-5 was the final score.  The Yankees have now won two in a row after losing three in a row.  The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.  CC Sabathia will go up against Miguel Gonzalez. 

New York Yankees rally to win final exhibition game

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.  Nathan Eovaldi started and pitched well after a rough start.  Chris Young and Stephen Drew each hit a homerun to lead the offense. 

Eovaldi pitched five innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Chris Martin pitched a perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts, Justin Wilson faced two batters and retired them both and David Carpenter pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  He picked up the win.  Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.  Betances picked up his first save of the spring. 

Young had a hit and two RBI, Brett Gardner had two hits and Brian McCann had a hit.  Drew had a hit and two RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and McCann and Gregorius each hit a double.  Drew and Young each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the first Ryan Zimmerman hit a sacrifice fly to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  Wilson Ramos hit a two run single to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead in the first.  In the fifth Drew hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 3-2 Nationals.  In the eighth Young hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead and that was the final score.  The Yankees are now headed home to New York.  They will work out on Sunday and have the season opener on Monday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays.  They finished their spring with a 17-16-1 record. 

Masahiro Tanaka will start the opener on Monday and the final roster decisions were made with John Ryan Murphy being the backup catcher and Austin Romine being designated for assignment.  The last two spots in the bullpen went to Chris Martin and Chasen Shreve the other day and the utility infielder to fill in for Brendan Ryan is Gregorio Petit.  The Yankees will open the season at home with three against the Blue Jays and then three against the Boston Red Sox before hitting the road.   

The New York Yankees wipe out the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 10-0 on Friday afternoon.  The game took place in Clearwater, Florida.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched very well.  The game only lasted six innings because of rain.  Brendan Ryan had a couple of hits and Stephen Drew had three hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He didn't walk a batter and he struck out five.  He recorded his second win of the spring. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit, Carlos Beltran had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI, Brian McCann had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk.  Eddy Rodriguez had a hit, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and Drew had three hits and two RBI.  Rob Refsnyder drew a walk, Chris Young had a hit and two RBI and Tyler Austin had a hit and three RBI.  Ryan had two hits, Drew, Young and Austin each hit a double and Ryan hit two doubles.  The Yankees were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the fifth a passed ball gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Beltran hit an RBI single, Teixeira hit an RBI single and Drew hit a two run single and it was 5-0 Yankees.  Young hit a two run double to make it 7-0 with all the runs coming in the fifth inning.  In the sixth Austin hit a three run double to make it 10-0 and then the game ended with rain. 

The Yankees will take on the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon from George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  CC Sabathia was going to start but he will pitch in a minor league game and Scott Baker will be making the start.   

New York Yankees lose under the lights to the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.  The final score was 7-3 and the game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  Esmil Rogers started and wasn't very good, Chase Headley hit a homerun and Stephen Drew had an RBI double to lead the offense. 

Rogers pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  David Carpenter pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and striking out a batter, Tyler Webb pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts and Nick Goody took the loss pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and a run, he struck out two.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He struck out two batters. 

Didi Gregorius had a hit, Drew had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI.  Headley had a hit and an RBI, Drew hit a double and Headley hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Pirela committed an error. 

In the first Ryan Howard hit an RBI single giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the second Cody Asche hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0 Phillies.  In the bottom of the second Headley hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Carlos Ruiz hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1 Phillies.  In the bottom of the third Drew hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth the Yankees tied the game on a Beltran RBI single.  In the eighth inning Darin Ruf hit a solo homerun giving the Phillies a 4-3 lead and they wouldn't relinquish it.  Jordan Danks hit an RBI double and Andres Blanco reached on a fielding error to score a run and then Chris Nelson hit an RBI single to make it 7-3 all in the ninth inning.  7-3 was the final score. 

The Yankees will travel to Lakeland, Florida to take on the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon. 

Masahiro Tanaka impresses again in New York Yankees blowout win

The  New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 12-5 on Wednesday night.  The game took place in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  Tanaka started and pitched very well, Andrew Bailey had a good debut and Didi Gregorious and Brian McCann led the offense. 

Tanaka pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out three.  Tanaka earned the win, Jose Ramirez pitched an inning giving up three hits and three unearned runs with a strikeout, Jacob Lindgren pitched to one batter and retired him and Bailey pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run.  Danny Burawa pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and James Pazos pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Mason Williams had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jonathan Galvez drew a walk, McCann had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Tyler Austin had an RBI and drew two walks, Garrett Jones had a hit and an RBI and Francisco Arcia had a hit.  Drew had a hit and two RBI, Chris Young had a hit and an RBI and Slade Heathcott drew a walk.  Gregorious had three hits and an RBI, Cole Figueroa had a hit and drew a walk and Jones and Teixeira each hit a double.  Gregorious hit a triple, Drew and McCann each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gregorious had a stolen base, Jones, Refsnyder and Galvez each committed an error. 

In the third Headley hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Drew hit a two run homerun in the fourth and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the fifth McCann hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 5-0 lead.  Young hit an RBI single to make it 6-0 Yankees.  Gregorious hit an RBI triple to push the lead to 7-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Kelly Johnson hit a three run homerun to make it 7-3.  The Yankees scored a couple of runs on a balk and Jones hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 10-3 game.  Alberto Callaspo hit an RBI single to make it a 10-4 game in the sixth.  In the seventh Williams hit an RBI single to increase the Yankees lead to 11-4.  Joey Terdoslavich  hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to cut the lead to 11-5 and in the eighth Figueroa had an RBI walk to make it 12-5 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees will play the Philadelphia Phillies at home in Tampa on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees notes

The Yankees plan on playing Carlos Beltran on Friday in right field which will be his spring debut.  Alex Rodriguez will take the day off tomorrow, he will get his work in back in Tampa and then play again on Friday in another home game.  He said he was surprised he got a hit in his first at bat, that he was nervous but it was good to be back out there and hear some cheers. 

Brendan Ryan had the day off.  He felt a little sore after the workout yesterday but said he felt good during it.  He is optimistic that he will be on the field soon.  He doesn't expect to play before next week.  Masahiro Tanaka threw a bullpen today and came through it fine.  He will make his first start sometime next week but will have a simulated game before that. 

Scott Baker will start on Saturday for the Yankees.  Girardi said he doesn't have a pitcher to announce after Saturday.  Esmil Rogers starts tomorrow and Chris Capuano and Bryan Mitchell will each pitch on Friday in the split squad game. 

Stephen Drew made an error today but he said he is still learning second base and he is happy to just get in a groove again and have a normal spring training.  He said he considers himself a second baseman and doesn't want any reps at shortstop.  it seems that he will be the starter with Gregorius at short and Ryan as the backup for now.  It is looking more and more like Rob Refsnyder and Jose Pirela will be back in AAA but that could change. 

Nathan Eovaldi impressed the Yankees today and even some scouts according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News.  He said he felt good and used some splitters that he has been working on.  He also is trying to pitch up in the zone more even if it is just to change the eye level of the batter. 

Rodriguez said he could play the field whenever Joe Girardi wants.  He said he had some good work in the back fields today and that he is ready whenever Girardi is ready for him to take the field.   

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 take a wild rubber game in Boston

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 8-7.  David Phelps started and was bad and then left with an injury.  Esmil Rogers pitched great in relief in his Yankees debut and Brett Gardner had three hits and three RBI and Stephen Drew had two hits and four RBI.

Phelps pitched two innings giving up six hits and five runs.  He walked two and struck out none.  Chase Whitley pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Rogers won his first game of the season pitching three scoreless innings with a walk and three strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  David Robertson earned his 29th save of the season pitching an inning and walking a batter. 

Clay Buchholz pitched five innings giving up  eight hits and seven runs with five walks and five strikeouts.  Craig Breslow lost his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run, Junichi Tazawa pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Edward Mujica pitched a perfect inning.  Koji Uehard pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Gardner had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Carlos Beltran had two hits, Brian McCann had a hit and drew two walks and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Drew had two hits and four RBI, Martin Prado drew a walk and Gardner, McCann, Drew, Beltran and Headley each hit a double.  Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Brock Holt had a hit, Dustin Pedroia had two hits and two RBI and David Ortiz had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk, Mike Napoli had a hit and Daniel Nava had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Christian Vasquez had two hits and drew two walks, Pedroia and Ortiz each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly and Nava hit a two run single to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.  In the second Drew grounded into a force out and Gardner hit a two run double to tie the game at three.  Pedroia hit a two run homerun in the second to extend the lead to 5-3.  Drew hit an RBI double in the fourth to make it a 5-4 game.  In the fourth Ortiz hit a two run homerun to make it a 7-4 game.  In the fifth Headley hit an RBI double and Drew hit a two run single to tie the game at seven.  Gardner hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Yankees an 8-7 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will head home to face the Detroit Tigers on Monday night. 

New York Mets weekend notes

The big news of the weekend would have to be that Jon Niese left Sunday's start with left elbow

discomfort.  He had been bothered by shoulder soreness earlier in the spring.  He is heading back to

NY for an MRI.  This is what he said though "It's the back of the elbow, which is good.  I'm almost

100 percent sure it's nothing serious like Tommy John or anything.  It's just a little discomfort .  I

wanted to go back out there.  It's something that I could definitely pitch through." 

The Mets are considering putting Rafael Montero in their bullpen and having him break camp with the team.  He is not being considered to replace Niese.  Jennry Mejia and John Lannan are considered the front runners to take Niese spot in the rotation if need be.  Mejia, Lannan and Matsuzaka are competing for the fifth spot in the rotation. 

Ike Davis and Lucas Duda got at-bats in a minor league intrasquad game on Saturday.  It was at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie.  The Mets are hoping to have Duda in a major league game by Monday or Tuesday.  Stephen Drew is still out there and Boras says that he and the Mets have talked but he is still looking for a multi-year deal and the Mets are only looking at one year.  I think the Mets should just sign him for two or three years.  They can say it will be less then what he would get for one year.  What do they have to lose, it will look good for them and bolster their shortstop position. 

New York Mets spring training notes

New York Mets spring training notes


The Mets as always are getting criticism right now. They signed Chris Young to a one year 7.5 million deal in November. Nelson Cruz just signed with Baltimore for one year and eight million. There were a lot of Mets fans that wanted him and I can see their frustration. They didn’t know in November though that Cruz would come down, he was looking for a five-year deal at the time.

Terry Collins the manager said on Saturday that he liked Ike Davis swing. He believes it is more quite and flat, which creates better backspin on the ball. He said this “I’m really impressed with what I’ve seen.” He went on to say that his swing is completely different then last year. Ike Davis had a tough year and then went through a winter of being in constant trade rumors. He is still a Met and maybe that is a good thing. If he just focuses on baseball and gets it back he will be a valuable asset to the Mets. If he does well they may be able to trade Lucas Duda and Davis can be the first baseman for a long time and help anchor the infield.

Matt Harvey tossed a baseball for the first time since his surgery on Saturday. It doesn’t mean much as there is no way he will be playing this year but good to see for them. He made about 20 throws to the bullpen catcher. He was roughly standing 60 feet away and was being watched by many fans, media and cameras. Harvey told reporters “It was awesome. Everything felt amazing; I’ve got a lot of work to do. It’s going to be a tough process with how things felt today. But I’ve got to stick with it and move forward.”

The Mets catchers have been told to not block home plate regardless of the new rules or not. The Mets offered Stephen Drew a one year 9.5 million dollar deal but he is still looking for more. Maybe they can agree to that with an option, I don’t know what other options he really has at this point.