New York Yankees get blown out by the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Luis Cessa started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, Tyler Clippard had another rough outing out of the bullpen.  The Yankees offense only managed five hits. 

Cessa took his second loss of the season pitching five innings and giving up three hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Jonathan Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Tyler Webb pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout and Clippard pitched an inning giving up three hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout. 

Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Alex Claudio pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Keone Kela pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Mason Williams had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Austin Romine had a hit and Judge hit a homerun.   The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Williams had two stolen bases. 

Delino DeShields had a hit and drew a walk, Shin-Soo Choo had a hit and two RBI and Elvis Andrus had two hits and two RBI.  Adrian Beltre had two hits and drew a walk, Carlos Gomez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Robinson Chirinos had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Beltre, Choo and Andrus each hit a double and Gomez and Chirinos each hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  DeShields and Gomez each had a stolen base. 

In the first Andrus hit an RBI single to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gomez hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-1.  Chirinos hit a solo homerun in the seventh to push the lead to 4-1.  In the ninth a wild pitch made it 5-1 and Choo hit a two-run double and Andrus an RBI double to give the Rangers a 8-1 lead which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. 

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. 

The New York Mets lose rubber game to the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 4-3 Marlins.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched pretty good.  Tyler Clippard didn't pitch so good out of the bullpen.  Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto each had a couple of hits. 

Matz pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out one and Clippard blew his fifth save of the season and lost his fourth game of the season.  He pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Jarred Cosart pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Chris Narveson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Kyle Barraclough pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Mike Dunn pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two.  A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two and won his second game of the season. 

Granderson drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and an RBI and Conforto had two hits.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and two RBI, Kelly Johnson drew a walk and Juan Uribe had a hit and drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew two walks.  Kevin Plawecki had a hit, Conforto hit two doubles and uribe hit a double.  Cespedes and Flores each hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Granderson was caught stealing. 

Dee Gordon had three hits and drew a walk, Christian Yelich had a hit and drew a walk and Martin Prado had a hit and an RBI.  Marcell Ozuna had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Justin Bour had a hit and an RBI and Jeff Mathis had a hit and an RBI.  Ozuna hit a double and Mathis and Bour each hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base. 

In the first Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Ozuna hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Mathis hit a solo homerun giving the Marlins a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Flores hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Bour hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the ninth the Marlins walked off with a sac fly by Prado to give them a 4-3 victory.  The Mets lost two out of three in this series and will begin a three game series with the Washington Nationals in Washington on Monday afternoon. 

The New York Mets continue their slide

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals by the score of 4-3 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Chris Young started for the Mets and pitched pretty well but not good enough. Miguel Batista did not pitch well out of the bullpen, David Wright led the Mets offense. Jordan Zimmerman pitched well for the Nationals and Tyler Clippard struggled to close out the game but he did eventually close it out. Bryce Harper led the Nationals offense. 
Young pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out two. Young lost his fourth game of the season. Batista pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout, Josh Edgin faced one batter and retired him and Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Zimmerman improved his record to 7-6 on the season pitching six shutout innings. He gave up four hits and struck out four. Tom Gorzelanny pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Sean Burnett pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Clippard saved his 15^th game of the season. He gave up a couple of runs and two hits in one inning. He did strike out the side.

Wright had three hits and an RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and Jason Bay had two hits and an RBI. Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI, Young had a hit and Scott Hairston had a hit. Wright, Young, Duda and Hairston each had a double. Wright and Bay each hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Torres had an outfield assist.

Steve Lombardozzi had a hit and two RBI, Harper had two hits and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit. Adam LaRoche had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Michael Morse had a hit and Danny Espinosa had a hit. Jesus Flores and Roger Bernadina each had a hit. Zimmerman and Lombardozzi each had a double. LaRoche hit a homerun and the Nationals were 1-3 with five men left on base. Espinosa was caught stealing. Morse had an outfield assist.

LaRoche hit a two run homerun in the sixth to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead. Torres hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it a 2-1 game. Lombardozzi hit a two run double in the eighth to make it 4-1 Nationals. The Mets would try to fight back in the ninth inning. Wright and Bay each hit a solo homerun and the final would be 4-3.

The Mets have now lost six straight games. The Mets record dropped to 46-45 on the season. The Nationals improved their record to 53-36. The Mets will try to avoid the sweep on Thursday afternoon.