The New York Yankees sweep a doubleheader from the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays be the score of 4-2 in game one on Wednesday afternoon and 2-1 on Wednesday night. The games were played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. In the first game Andy Pettitte started and pitched well in his return from the disabled list. Dave Robertson struggled and Rafael Soriano picked up a four out save. Ichiro Suzuki had three hits in the game to lead the offense. In the nightcap David Phelps was great and the bullpen did it’s job. Suzuki had four more hits and stole four bases to lead their offense once again. Henderson Alvarez started the day game for the Blue Jays and started off horribly but settled down. Rickey Romero pitched very well in the night cap and their bullpen gave up a late run. The Jays offense was led by Omar Vizquel, Adam Lind and Hechavarria in the day game. Toronto only managed three hits in the night cap. 
Pettitte pitched five shutout innings giving up four hits. He walked two and struck out three and won his fourth game of the season. Clay Rapada gave up a hit to his only batter, Derek Lowe pitched a perfect inning and Joba Chamberlain pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. Boone Logan retired the only batter that he faced, Robertson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Soriano saved his 41^st game pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two. Alvarez lost his 13^th game of the season pitching seven innings giving up five hits and three runs and striking out seven. Darren Oliver pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.

In the second game Phelps pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and six strikeouts. Logan pitched an inning striking out two, Cody Eppley pitched to one batter and picked up his first win with a strikeout. Soriano picked up his 42^nd save pitching a 1-2-3 inning. Romero pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with five walks and five strikeouts. Steve Delabar lost his third game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a run and a walk and two strikeouts, Aaron Loup pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Brandon Lyon pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two walks and a strikeout.

In the first game Suzuki had three hits, Nick Swisher had two hits and an RBI and Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI. Alex Rodriguez had an RBI, Curtis Granderson had an RBI and Cano and Suzuki each hit a double. The Yankees were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Swisher committed two errors. In the second game Suzuki had four hits and four stolen bases with an RBI. Derek Jeter had a hit and drew a walk, Swisher had a hit and drew two walks and Cano had a hit. Granderson drew a walk, Jayson Nix drew a walk and McGehee drew a walk. Chris Stewart had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Stewart and Suzuki each hit a double and the Yankees were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. Nix had a stolen base, Suzuki had four stolen bases, Granderson and Stewart each had a stolen base. Jeter committed an error.

In the first game Rajai Davis had a hit, Colby Rasmus drew a walk and Brett Lawrie had a hit. Lind had two hits, Kelly Johnson had a hit and an RBI and Moises Sierra had a hit and drew a walk. Omar Vizquel had two hits and an RBI and Hechavarria had two hits and Anthony Gose drew a walk. Hechavarria, Lawrie and Vizquel each hit a double. The Jays were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.

In the second game Davis, Gomes and Hechavarria each had a hit. Hechavarria had the only RBI and J.P. Arencebia drew a walk and so did Johnson. The Jays were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Davis was caught stealing and Rasmus had an outfield assist.

In the first game the Yankees jumped out to a 3-0 lead. They gave up two runs in the eighth inning but then scored a run in the bottom of the eighth and held on for a 4-2 win. In the night cap they were down 1-0 in the second but tied the game at one in the second and it stayed that way until Suzuki had an RBI single in the eighth and the Yankees won the game 2-1.

The Yankees swept the doubleheader and will look for the sweep of the series on Thursday night. The Yankees are a full game up on the Baltimore Orioles and it could be 1 ½ if they lose their game on Wednesday night. The Yankees have won six out of their last seven games overall.

Regular Season Game 12-Rangers at Yankees

The New York Yankees will go for the sweep this afternoon at the Stadium. The game is at 1:05PM on the yes network. The weather looks beautiful out although it is a little chillly. The Yankees have won their first 4 series for the first time since 1926 so they are off to one of their best starts ever. Here are the lineups and some notes. Andy Pettitte will take on Rich Harden in the pitching matchup. Mark Teixeira who is 4-40 on the season is hoping that that broken bat rbi single in yesterdays game will get him going. Today marks the 87th anniversary of the original opening of the Old Yankee Stadium. April 18, 1923. Rangers Lineup: Andrus(SS) Young(3B) Hamilton(CF) Guerrero(DH) Cruz(RF) Garko(1B) Murphy(LF) Treanor(C) Blanco(2B) Yankees Lineup: Gardner(LF) Johnson(DH) Tex(1B) A-rod(3B) Cano(2B) Posada(C) Granderson(CF) Swisher(RF) Pena(SS) Alex Rodriguez moved into sole possesion of 8th place on the all time homerun list ahead of Mark McGwire. Jorge Posada recorded his 1500th hit of his career. He is the 19th Yankee to do it and 4th whose primary position was catcher. The Yankees are tied for third in the AL with 11 stolen bases. They have become more of a running team and manufacturing runs although they still hit for power.

Yanks at Orioles(Yanks go for 2nd straight sweep)

The New York Yankees will take on the Baltimore Orioles tonight in game 3 of the 3 game series. The Yankees are going for their 10th straight victory over the Baltimore Orioles. They are 5 1/2 games ahead of the Angels for homefield advantage and 6 1/2 ahead of the Red Sox in the AL East. Here are the pregame notes and lineup as always via the Lohud Yankees Blog. CC Sabathia is 5-0 with a 2.64 era in his last 6 starts. He is 2-1 with a 3.10 era against the O's this season. Robinson Cano is 25 of 52 with 13 xbh, 7 homeruns and 17 rbi's against the O's this season. Cano has 7 xbh and 12 rbi's in his last 8 games overall. Alex Rodriguez has 71 rbi's this season. 35 of them have either tied the score or given the Yankees the lead. Derek Jeter is 2 stolen bases away from 300 for his career. Hideki Matsui is 3 for his last 19 with only 1 rbi. Nick Swisher is 26 of 85 at Camden Yards in his career with 13 homeruns adn 29 rbi's over 26 games. The average is 306 for those who don't have a calculator. The Yankee relievers have allowed one run on 8 hits over the last 16 1/3 innings. Derek Jeter needs 10 more hits to pass Lou Gehrig for most hits in franchise history. The Yankees are 71-33 since A-rod came off of the DL. Damaso Marte has thrown 3 1/3 scoreless innings since coming off of the DL. Yankees Lineup: Jeter(SS) Damon(LF) Swisher(1B) A-rod(3B) Matsui(DH) Cano(2B) Cabrera(CF) Hinske(RF) Molina(C)

Yankees at Mariners(Going for the sweep)

The New York Yankees take on the Seattle Mariners at 4:10 today on the YES network. Joba Chamberlain makes the start. The Yankees will try and win their 7th game in a row. Here are the pregame notes and lineup via Peter Abraham. The Yankees are 36 and 11 in their last 47 games. This is an amazing run, not much to complain about. The Yankees are 5-1 against Seattle this year and have outscored them 20-5 in this series. Derek Jeter needs one hit to tie for the record for most hits ever by a SS. He will be tied with Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio. The Yankees bullpen has been unbelievable giving up 0 runs in their last 12 2/3 innings, 1 in their last 19 2/3 and 3 in their last 30 1/3. They have also struck out 31 in their last 30 1/3 and given up 22 hits. Jerry Hairston Jr. is 9 of 26 with 3 xbh and 6 rbi's as a Yankee. Robinson Cano has a 13 game hitting streak going 24 of 57 with 9 xbh. He has 51 multiple hit games this season only trailing Ichiro who has 56. Robinson Cano has had a great season other then not being great with runners in scoring position although he seems to be getting better with that lately. He may even win a gold glove this year. Melky Cabrera has played every inning in CF since Brett Gardner went down, he may need a rest. He is 6 of his last 48. Joba after being almost unhittable in his first 3 starts after the break has struggled in his last 2. He has allowed 8 runs on 11 hits and 9 walks over 11 innings. Derek Jeter has 4 homeruns in his last 8 games. The Yankees are 33-26 away from Yankee stadium. Hideki Matsui has fluid on his left knee and is day to day. Mo may not be available today. Yankees Lineup: Jeter(SS) Damon(LF) Tex(DH) A-rod(3B) Posada(C) Swisher(1B) Hinske(RF) Hairston(CF) Pena(2B)

Yanks sweep sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox tonight sweeping the 4 game series and putting themselves 6 1/2 ahead of the Sox. The Red Sox are now tied with Texas for the wild card lead and only 2 games ahead of Tampa Bay. Andy Pettitte started and was great going 7 shutout innings. The top 3 yankees starters went 7 2/3, 7 1/3 and 7 in the last 3 games without giving up a run. Phil Coke came on in the 8th and got Ellsbury but then he stayed in which I don't get at all since Phil Hughes only pitched to 1 hitter the last 2 days. Phil Coke gave up a 2 run homerun to Victor Martinez. The Yankees hitters didn't do much other then a A-rod homerun in the 7th but then after Josh Bard got 2 easy outs Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira went back to back for the 6th time this year to set a team record. They weren't done as A-rod walked, Posada doubled and Nick Swisher singled them both in. Mariano Rivera came on in the 9th for the save. The Yankees are in great shape but you don't want to let down now, Toronto comes in for 3 and it would be natural to let down but hopefully they wont. Sergio Mitre pitches tomorrow night against Mark Rzepczynski. The Yankees have now won 7 in a row and have won 13 of their last 14 at home. I have to say also that there is something about this team, they are looking like a special group. They were down 2-1 in the 8th with 2 outs and no one on when they went back to back and then scored 2 more runs and basically end the game with Mo coming in.

Yanks sweep away another opponent

The New York Yankees won their 6th in a row today and completed their second consecutive sweep. A.J. Burnett got the win going 7 innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Phil Hughes came on in the 8th and did his job giving up a single but erasing that on a double play. Brian Bruney came on in the ninth with a 6-2 lead but after striking out 2 guys he gave up solo homeruns to Adam Jones and Nick Markakis and Mo came in to get the last out and the save. Joe Girardi said after the game that it was the best stuff Brian Bruney has had in a while but he still gave up 2 runs and needs to get better. Mo said he isn't worried and that Bruney is fine. The offense came out firing with 4 runs in the first inning on a rbi single by A-rod, a rbi infield single by Robinson Cano and a 2 run single by Nick Swisher. Jorge Posada had a solo homerun later and the Yankees added another run in the 8th. A-rod had 2 hits and Posada had 2 hits and 2 rbi's. Robinson Cano also had 2 hits, Damon, Jeter, Tex, Swisher and Gardner all had a hit each. The Yankees are now 1 1/2 up on the Red Sox. If the Sox win tonight it will be a game and if they lose it will extend to 2 games. The Yankees open up a 4 game series with Oakland starting tomorrow night in a makeup game from April with CC Sabathia on the mound.

Game 94: Orioles at Yankees

Here are the pregame notes and lineup via Peter Abrahams Lohud Yankees Blog. It is a day game and I didn't get a chance to type anything out. A.J. Burnett will try and continue his hot pitching and the Yankees will try to win their 6th in a row and 2nd straight sweep and stay in first place. Game 94: Orioles at Yankees Posted using ShareThis

Mets on a rollid

The New York Mets won their 6th in a row today by the score of 10-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. They moved into first place in the NL East. The mets are playing well and want to continue it but I wonder if the starting pitching can continue the way they are. The Mets problem is really never April through August it is September but hopefully this year will be different and maybe they will run away with the division. Carlos Beltran is just tearing the cover off of the baseball and David Wright is starting to play really well. Jose Reyes is struggling a bit but Luis Castill has been better and Ryan Church and Daniel Murphy have been good offensively. The bullpen for the Mets for the most part has been great, K-rod gets the fans nervous but has been perfect so far in save chances. The Mets will go for the sweep tomorrow afternoon.

Yanks can't avoid Sweep

The Yankees had a terrible weekend in Boston getting swept by the hated Red Sox. The Yankees had a 4-2 lead in the ninth with two outs on Friday when MO blew the save giving up a 2 run homer to Jason Bay to tie the game and it just seemed to snowball from there. Yesterday the Yankees had a 6-0 lead and A.J. Burnett just could not hold it and the pen got roughed up and tonight the Yankees couldn't get anything going and lost 4-1. The Yankees are a mess right now but they were playing good before this weekend other then the games Chien-Ming Wang pitched. The starters need to start getting more consistent and then the bullpen will be in better shape and can be in more defined roles. The offense is the same old thing, yeah they can score runs but they don't do the little things, they strand too many runners and right now third base and CF are automatic outs and Big Tex isn't playing the way he eventually will. The Yankees just need to go out to Detroit have a good series and get back on track, they will get A-rod back in a couple of weeks and that will help as they do need him. The bright side of tonights game was Mark Melancon who pitched two shutout innings, he was very impressive in the seventh getting them out 1-2-3 on I belive 5 pitches. His second inning was shaky as he loaded the bases with no outs but showed a lot of poise by getting a groundout to third which got the force at home then a strikeout and groundout to get out of trouble. I believe him and Dave Robertson will evolve into late inning guys they can trust and the more experience the better for them.