New York Yankees lose second in a row as they fall to the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-2.  Bryan Mitchell made the start and didn't make it past the third inning.  The Yankees defense was poor and their offense didn't do much. 

Mitchell pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out two.  Mitchell took his first loss of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched to two batters and struck them both out, Richard Bleier pitched four shutout innings giving up a walk and he struck out three and James Pazos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Ben Heller pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Jose De Leon pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He picked up his second win of the season.  Pedro Baez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Grant Dayton pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Joe Blanton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Josh Fields pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI.  Brian McCann drew a walk, Chase Headley drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Castro hit a double and Castro and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Judge and Sanchez each committed an error. 

Chase Utley had a hit, Corey Seager had two hits and an RBI and Justin Turner had a hit and an RBI.  Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI, Yasmani Grandal had a hit and Josh Reddick had a hit.  Howie Kendrick had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Yasiel Puig had a hit and an RBI and Andrew Toles had a hit.  Reddick hit a double and Puig and Turner each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Kendrick and Utley each had a stolen base. 

In the first Gonzalez hit an RBI groundout to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the second Utley reached on a fielding error by Judge and two runs scored making it a 3-0 game.  Seager hit an RBI single still in the second and it was 4-0 Dodgers.  Castro hit a solo homerun in the second to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the third Kendrick hit an RBI single to push the Dodgers lead to 5-1.  A throwing error on Sanchez allowed another run to score and it was 6-1 Dodgers still in the third.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the eighth Puig hit a solo homerun to extend the Dodgers lead to 7-2 and in the ninth Turner hit a solo homerun to make it 8-2 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees have lost two games in a row.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.  The Yankees still remain two games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the second wild card. 

The New York Mets lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers as Jon Niese wife goes into child labor

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-2 Dodgers.  Jon Niese started but didn't pitch very well, he was a little distracted as his wife went into labor and had a baby before he could get to the hospital.  Ruben Tejada had two hits to lead the offense. 

Niese pitched three innings giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and a strikeout.  NIese lost his ninth game of the season, Carlos Torres pitched three innings giving up three hits and he struck out two, Hansel Robles pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Alex Torres pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Ian Thomas pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with five strikeouts.  Thomas won his first game of the season, Joel Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run, Juan Nicasio pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one and Pedro Baez pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout.  Josh Ravin pitched a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Tejada had two hits and Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Michael Conforto had an RBI, Duda hit a double and the Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Joc Pederson had a hit and an RBI, Howie Kendrick ahd a hit and Justin Turner had three hits and two RBI.  Scott Van Slyke had a hit, Yasiel Puig had a hit and two RBI and Enrique Hernandez had two hits.  Jimmy Rollins had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Austin Barnes had a hit and Turner hit two doubles.  Pederson and Barnes each hit a double and Turner, Puig and Rollins each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Turner hit an RBI double to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the second Thomas hit a groundout that scored a run and made it 2-0 Dodgers.  Pederson hit an RBI double to make it 3-0.  Turner hit a solo homerun in the third to push the lead to 4-0 Dodgers.  Puig hit a two run homerun making it 6-0.  In the fifth Conforto hit an RBI groundout to make it 6-1 and it was Conforto first MLB RBI.  In the sixth Murphy hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the eighth Rollins hit a solo homerun to make it 7-2 Dodgers and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday night. 

The New York Mets are shutout by Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0 Dodgers.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched well and the offense managed just three hits. 

Colon pitched eight innings giving up five hits and a run with no walks and four strikeouts.  Colon lost his ninth game of the season.  Sean Gilmartin pitched giving up three hits and two runs without recording an out and Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Clayton Kershaw pitched a complete game giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and 11 strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit.  The Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring positiona nd left two men on base.  Duda was caught stealing.

Joc Pederson had a hit, Justin Turner had a hit and Adrian Gonzalez had three hits.  Alberto Callaspo had an RBI and drew a walk, Yasmani Grandal had a hit and Yasiel Puig had an RBI.  Jimmy Rollins had a hit and an RBI, Kershaw had a hit and Rollins hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Kershaw had a pickoff. 

In the third Rollins hit a solo homerun giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the ninth Callaspo had an RBI walk and Puig hit a sac fly to make it 3-0 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of four on Friday night. 

The New York Mets lose a one run game to the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.  The game took place at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 4-3.  Matt Harvey started and didn't have a great outing, the bullpen was pretty good.  Wilmer Flores had three hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched five innings giving up seven hits and three runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Alex Torres pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk, Carlos Torres pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out a batter and Sean Gilmartin pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Zach Greinke won his seventh game of the season pitching seven innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out four.  Yimi Garcia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Adam Liberatore pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Pedro Baez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  J.P. Howell picked up his first save of the season striking out the only batter that he faced. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI.  Flores had three hits and an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had two hits and Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI.  Plawecki and Duda each hit a double and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cecilliani had a stolen base and Lagares was caught stealing. 

Joc Pederson drew a walk, Howie Kendrick had two hits and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI.  Yasmani Grandal had two hits and drew a walk, Yasiel Puig had a hit and drew a walk and Andre Ethier had a hit and drew two walks.  Alberto Callaspo had two hits and two RBI.  Jimmy Rollins had an RBI and drew a walk, Greinke had a hit and Puig and Grandal each hit a double.  Gonzalez had a homerun and the Dodgers were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Kendrick had a stolen base. 

In the second Rollins hit an RBI groundout to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Gonzalez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  Callaspo hit an RBI single and it was 3-0 Dodgers.  In the seventh Callaspo hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  In the eighth Duda hit an RBI double, Flores hit an RBI single and in the ninth Lagares hit a sac fly to make it 4-3 but that would be the final score. 

The New York Mets lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Jake deGrom started for the Mets and pitched pretty well, Juan Lagares, David Wright and Wilmer Flores each had three hits. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs.  He walked three walks and struck out four and lost his second game of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Scott Rice faced one batter and retired him.  Jennry Mejia pitched a perfect inning. 

Hyun-Jin Ryu won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up nine hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Brandon League pitched an inning giving up two hits, Brian Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and Kenley Jansen saved his 13th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a run and struck out one. 

Lagares had three hits, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Wright had three hits.  Chris Young drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Eric Campbell had a hit and two RBI.  Flores had three hits, deGrom had a hit and Wright hit a double.  Lagares hit a triple and Campbell hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Yasiel Puig had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Hanley Ramirez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI.  Matt Kemp had a hit, A.J. Ellis drew two walks and Chone Figgins had a hit.  Kemp and Figgins each hit a double and Ramirez, Puig and Gonzalez each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Ramirez was caught stealing.

In the second Gonzalez hit a solo homerun to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Puig and Ramirez hit back-to-back solo homeruns to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth Campbell hit a two run homerun to make it a 3-2 game.  In the eighth Ramirez grounded into a force out and a run scored to give the Dodgers a 4-2 lead.  In the ninth Murphy hit an RBI groundout to bring the Mets to 4-3 but that would be the final score.  The Mets will try and avoid the sweep on Thursday night. 

The New York Mets are blown out by the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-4.  Rafael Montero started and wasn't very good, the bullpen was pretty good and Curtis Granderson had three hits. 

Montero pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked four and struck out four and lost his second game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts and Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk.  Scott Rice walked the only guy that he faced, Jose Valverde pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Josh Beckett won his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out six, J.P. Howell pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out three, Chris Withrow pitched 2/3 of an inning and Brian Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Kenley Jansen pitched an inning striking out two. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and Granderson had three hits and an RBI.  Chris Young had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Centeno had a hit, Eric Campbell had a hit and Bobby Abreu had a hit.  Granderson and C. Young each hit a double.  Granderson and Duda each hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base, Centeno committed an error and Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Yasiel Puig had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Hanley Ramirez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Adrian Gonzalez had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Kemp had two hits, Carl Crawford had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Juan Uribe had two hits and an RBI.  A.J. Ellis drew a walk, Beckett had a hit and an RBI and Andre Ethier had an RBI.  Gonzalez, Kemp, Puig and Uribe each hit a double.  Gonzalez hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 7-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Crawford had two stolen bases. 

In the second Beckett hit an RBI single giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  The Mets tied the game in the bottom of the second on a Flores RBI single.  In the fifth Gonzalez hit a two run homerun, Crawford hit an RBI single and Uribe hit an RBI single to give the Dodgers a 5-1 lead.  Ramirez hit an RBI single in the sixth to increase the lead to 6-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Granderson hit a solo homerun and Duda hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 6-4.  In the ninth Ethier reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored, Gordon hit an RBI single and Puig hit an RBI single to give the Dodgers a 9-4 lead.  The final score of the game was 9-4.  The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Wednesday night. 

The New York Yankees split a doubleheader with the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers played two games on Wednesday. They played at 1:00PM and 7:00PM. Hiroki Kuroda started the first game and pitched really well and Phil Hughes pitched the second game and didn’t pitch so well. The games were played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.

Kuroda pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Kuroda earned his seventh victory of the season, Kelley pitched to one batter and struck him out, Preston Claiborne pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and David Robertson pitched 2/3 of an inning walking two batters. Mariano Rivera picked up his 25th save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

In the nightcap Phil Hughes pitched six innings giving up ten hits and five runs with three strikeouts and Adam Warren pitched three innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.

Jayson Nix, Lyle Overbay and Robinson Cano each had a hit in the nightcap. The Yankees were 0-3 and left three men on base. Brett Gardner, Nix and Cano each had a hit in the day game. Cano drew a walk, Thomas Neal had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki had three hits and three RBI. Overbay had a hit and two RBI, Chris Stewart drew a walk and Overbay hit a double. Suzuki hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Gardner had an outfield assist.

In the day game Overbay hit a two run double in the second inning to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Suzuki hit a solo homerun in the sixth to extend the lead to 3-0. In the seventh A.J. Ellis hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 3-1 and Jerry Hairston Jr. hit an RBI single to make it a 3-2 game. In the seventh Wells reached on a throwing error, which scored a run. Suzuki hit a two run single and it was a 6-2 game. Hanley Ramirez hit a two run homerun in the eighth to make it a 6-4 game and that was the final score.

In the nightcap Adrian Gonzalez hit an RBI single and Ramirez hit an RBI single in the first to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Andre Ethier hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 3-0 in the third. Ramirez hit an RBI single and Hairston hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to make it a 5-0 game. Puig hit a solo homerun in the seventh to complete the scoring. The final score was 6-0 Dodgers.

The two teams split the two game series and the Yankees will remain at home to begin a four game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. The Yankees record is now 39-32 and the Dodgers record is 30-40.