The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 9-3 on Sunday afternoon. CC Sabathia made the start and pitched very well. Rafael Soriano gave up a run but was able to shut it down from there even with the tying run at the plate at that point. Cory Wade closed out the game easily. The offense was led by Derek Jeter who tied a career high with five RBI, Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher hit homeruns as well as Jeter. Jesus Montero playing in his third game had two hits. Montero looks to be more comfortable after recording his first major league hit on Saturday.
Sabathia pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up two runs on six hits. He walked one and struck out ten. Sabathia picked up his 19th win of the season and is 19-7 with a 2.97 ERA on the season. Soriano pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and one run and Wade pitched one inning giving up one walk and striking out two.
Jeter led the offense with two hits and five RBI, Brett Gardner had three walks and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and Swisher had a hit and two RBI. Russell Martin had a walk, Montero had two singles and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Montero after starting his career 0-6 is now 3-10. Jeter, Rodriguez and Swisher all hit homeruns for the Yankees. The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Gardner had a stolen base and an error.game and that was how it would end. Swisher hit a two run homerun and Jeter had a two run single.
The Yankees swept the three game series from the Blue Jays. The Yankees are now 10-5 against them on the season. The Yankees extended their AL East lead to 1 ½ games over the Boston Red Sox who lost to the Texas Rangers. The Yankees moved to a season best 32 games over 500 at 85-53. The Yankees have won seven of their last eight games and appear to be peaking at the right time. Sabathia was taken out before facing Bautista who is 0-18 against him in his career. Sabathia became the first american league pitcher with 19 or more wins in three straight seasons since Dave Stewart did it with Oakland from 1987-1990. The Yankees after the game announced that they will remain with a six man rotation for now. Sabathia doesn’t know when his next start will come but he will go out and do what he can whenever that start is. He said he would prefer a five man rotation but he isn’t going to complain and after throwing a lot of pitches once again a little extra rest isn’t going to hurt him. The Yankees will now open up a three game series against Baltimore at home before going to Baltimore for a makeup game and then to the West Coast to take on the Angels and Mariners.
The Yankees opened up the scoring with a first inning run. Teixeira had an RBI single. In the third inning the Yankees took a 4-0 lead on a Jeter three run homerun. In the fourth the Jays broke through with an RBI double by Mark Teahen and an RBI groundout by Jose Molina. The Yankees now had a 4-2 lead. In the sixth inning Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to make it 5-2 and then after a Jose Bautista monster homerun into the left field bleachers to make it 5-3 the Yankees broke the game open. The Yankees scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning making it a 9-3
Sunday, September 4, 2011
The Mets win the rubber game to take the series in Washington
The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 6-3 on Sunday afternoon. Mike Pelfrey made the start and pitched ok. Pelfrey couldn’t make it out of the fifth inning. The Mets bullpen did an outstanding job, four pitches combined to go 4 1/3 scoreless innings. The offense was led by David Wright who had a couple of hits. The rest of the offense was spread around with several players getting a hit.
Pelfrey pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs. He walked five and struck out three. Ryota Igarashi pitched to one batter and got him out also earning the victory. Igarashi is 3-1 on the season. Drew Stinson pitched two innings giving up one hit and walking one, Jason Isringhausen pitched one inning giving up one hit and Bobby Parnell picked up his fifth save pitching an inning and walking one batter.
Ruben Tejada had a hit and two RBI, Justin Turner had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit, RBI and a walk. Wright had two hits, Angel Pagan had a hit and Jason Bay had a hit. Josh Satin had a hit, Willie Harris had a hit and two RBI and Mike Nickeas had a hit and an RBI. Pelfrey had a hit. Duda had a homerun, the Mets were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base.
The Mets took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a Tejada two run single. In the fourth the Nationals took a 3-2 lead. Danny Espinosa hit an RBI double, Chris Marrero hit an RBI groundout and Wilson Ramos had an RBI double. In the sixth inning Duda hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three and Harris had a two run single to give the Mets the 5-3 lead. Nickeas had a sac bunt to score a run making it 6-3 and that would be all the scoring in the game.
The Mets record is 68-70 and although they are out of contention they are still fighting. Terry Collins has a tough job trying to win games and develop the young players at the same time. He has done a great job tough and so has the team for all they have endured this year and are still hanging in there. The Mets won two out of three in this series and now head to Florida to take on the Marlins for three games. The Mets will then come home for a nine game homestand with a doubleheader against the Braves opening it up on Thursday.
Pelfrey pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs. He walked five and struck out three. Ryota Igarashi pitched to one batter and got him out also earning the victory. Igarashi is 3-1 on the season. Drew Stinson pitched two innings giving up one hit and walking one, Jason Isringhausen pitched one inning giving up one hit and Bobby Parnell picked up his fifth save pitching an inning and walking one batter.
Ruben Tejada had a hit and two RBI, Justin Turner had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit, RBI and a walk. Wright had two hits, Angel Pagan had a hit and Jason Bay had a hit. Josh Satin had a hit, Willie Harris had a hit and two RBI and Mike Nickeas had a hit and an RBI. Pelfrey had a hit. Duda had a homerun, the Mets were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base.
The Mets took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a Tejada two run single. In the fourth the Nationals took a 3-2 lead. Danny Espinosa hit an RBI double, Chris Marrero hit an RBI groundout and Wilson Ramos had an RBI double. In the sixth inning Duda hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three and Harris had a two run single to give the Mets the 5-3 lead. Nickeas had a sac bunt to score a run making it 6-3 and that would be all the scoring in the game.
The Mets record is 68-70 and although they are out of contention they are still fighting. Terry Collins has a tough job trying to win games and develop the young players at the same time. He has done a great job tough and so has the team for all they have endured this year and are still hanging in there. The Mets won two out of three in this series and now head to Florida to take on the Marlins for three games. The Mets will then come home for a nine game homestand with a doubleheader against the Braves opening it up on Thursday.
Mets lose on a walk-off as Parnell blows the save
The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals on Saturday night by a score of 8-7. Dillon Gee made the start and did not have a very good outing. The bullpen did a good job with three scoreless innings and getting the ball to Parnell but then he blew the save. Parnell is being groomed as the closer and it is a learning experience for him right now. The offense was good led by Angel Pagan and Justin Turner.
Gee pitched five innings giving up six runs on eight hits. He walked one and struck out six. Pedro Beato pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Daniel Herrera pitched to two batters and retired them both and Manny Acosta pitched two scoreless innings walking one and striking out five. Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks, it was his third blown save of the season and his record is 3-5 on the season.
Jose Reyes had a hit, Turner had two hits and Lucas Duda had an RBI. David Wright had a hit and a walk, Pagan had two hits and two RBI and Jason Bay had a hit and two RBI. Nick Evans had a hit and two RBI, Ronny Paulino had a hit and Willie Harris had a walk. Wright had a double, Evans and Bay each had a homerun. The Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Pagan had a stolen base and Paulino made a throwing error.
Ian Desmond hit a solo homerun in the first inning to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. In the second inning the Nationals took a 5-0 lead. Jesus Flores hit an RBI double and Tom Milone hit a three run homerun. In the fourth inning Pagan had a two run single to cut the lead to 5-2. Evans hit a two run homerun and the game was a one run game at 5-4 Nationals. In the fifth inning Roger Bernadina hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 6-4 lead. Bay hit a two run homerun in the sixth and the Mets had tied the game at six. In the seventh inning the Mets took a 7-6 lead on a Duda sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the ninth inning the Nationals won the game on a walk-off two run single by Ryan Zimmerman.
The Mets have lost the first two games of the series in Washington. They will attempt to avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. Bay had been 0-35 on the road before his homerun. The previous record for a Mets position player was 0-32 by Cleon Jones. Al Leiter was 0-70 on the road but he was a pitcher. The Mets are now three games under 500. It is amazing some of the losses they have had this year but they continue to play hard and fight to the finish which is a good sign for them. The Mets have gone through a lot this year with the change in manager and GM, the owners financial mess and now the latest minority owner having his deal fall through. The Mets have played well for most of the year considering the circumstances. They have to continue to fight and set 500 as a goal for the season. If they can do that they should feel good about coming into spring training next year and making progress.
Gee pitched five innings giving up six runs on eight hits. He walked one and struck out six. Pedro Beato pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Daniel Herrera pitched to two batters and retired them both and Manny Acosta pitched two scoreless innings walking one and striking out five. Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks, it was his third blown save of the season and his record is 3-5 on the season.
Jose Reyes had a hit, Turner had two hits and Lucas Duda had an RBI. David Wright had a hit and a walk, Pagan had two hits and two RBI and Jason Bay had a hit and two RBI. Nick Evans had a hit and two RBI, Ronny Paulino had a hit and Willie Harris had a walk. Wright had a double, Evans and Bay each had a homerun. The Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Pagan had a stolen base and Paulino made a throwing error.
Ian Desmond hit a solo homerun in the first inning to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. In the second inning the Nationals took a 5-0 lead. Jesus Flores hit an RBI double and Tom Milone hit a three run homerun. In the fourth inning Pagan had a two run single to cut the lead to 5-2. Evans hit a two run homerun and the game was a one run game at 5-4 Nationals. In the fifth inning Roger Bernadina hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 6-4 lead. Bay hit a two run homerun in the sixth and the Mets had tied the game at six. In the seventh inning the Mets took a 7-6 lead on a Duda sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the ninth inning the Nationals won the game on a walk-off two run single by Ryan Zimmerman.
The Mets have lost the first two games of the series in Washington. They will attempt to avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. Bay had been 0-35 on the road before his homerun. The previous record for a Mets position player was 0-32 by Cleon Jones. Al Leiter was 0-70 on the road but he was a pitcher. The Mets are now three games under 500. It is amazing some of the losses they have had this year but they continue to play hard and fight to the finish which is a good sign for them. The Mets have gone through a lot this year with the change in manager and GM, the owners financial mess and now the latest minority owner having his deal fall through. The Mets have played well for most of the year considering the circumstances. They have to continue to fight and set 500 as a goal for the season. If they can do that they should feel good about coming into spring training next year and making progress.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Yankees win as Jesus Montero records his first major league hit
Here is my game recap from this afternoons victory over the Blue Jays.
The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon by the score of 6-4. Bartolo Colon made the start and pitched pretty well but not great. He got a no decision in this game. The bullpen was outstanding as usual and they were shorthanded with Rafael Soriano and Mariano Rivera not being available due to being used a lot lately. The offense saw Montero pick up his first major league hit and Robinson Cano deliver the big blow in the game.
Colon pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out seven. Boone Logan picked up his fifth win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and striking out one. Dave Robertson picked up his first save of the season pitching two scoreless innings. He gave up a hit and struck out three.
Brett Gardner had two hits and a walk, Derek Jeter had the day off and Mark Teixeira was still out of the lineup with a sore knee. Alex Rodriguez was back and had a hit and a walk, Cano had a hit and two RBI and Nick Swisher had a hit, RBI and a walk. Andruw Jones had a hit, Montero had his first major league hit and Eduardo Nunez had a hit, RBI and a walk. Francisco Cervelli had two hits and two RBI, Jones and Cano had a double each. Cervelli hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position. The Yankees left six men on base. Gardner had two stolen bases and Cervelli was caught stealing and picked off.
In the second inning the Blue Jays took a 2-0 lead on a Adam Lind solo homerun and a J.P. Arencibia sacrifice fly. The Yankees came right back in the bottom of the second with three runs to take the lead. Nunez had an RBI single and Cervelli hit a two run homerun. In the third inning the Blue Jays tied the game at three on a Jose Bautista RBI single. In the fifth inning Dewayne Wise who had a great game hit a solo homerun, his first of the season to give the Jays a 4-3 lead. Cano had the big blow in the game, a two run double in the seventh to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead. Swisher added an RBI single in the seventh to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead which wouldn’t change.
The Yankees will be going for the three game sweep on Sunday afternoon. CC Sabathia will be on the mound. The Yankees remained ½ a game ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. The Red Sox also won on Saturday evening to keep pace. The Yankees are hoping that Teixiera will return to the lineup on Sunday and Jeter will be back in there after the day off on Saturday. The Yankees will be looking for Sabathia to pitch deep into the game to give their bullpen a break. Robertson won’t be available on Sunday but Soriano and Rivera should be. Montero should be making his second straight start at DH, after getting his first hit out of the way he will probably relax more now and his natural instincts should take over. It is amazing to watch Posada being fazed out and if Montero hits he will be on the postseason roster and make the team next year if everything goes right. The Yankees of course are trying to win a division title and that is the most important thing to them right now but the future is also important and they have seen a lot out of the so called young guns this season. Nova has a chance at rookie of the year, Nunez has done a lot of good things especially offensively and now Montero is getting his chance. Hector Noesi has also done a nice job this season in long relief.
The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon by the score of 6-4. Bartolo Colon made the start and pitched pretty well but not great. He got a no decision in this game. The bullpen was outstanding as usual and they were shorthanded with Rafael Soriano and Mariano Rivera not being available due to being used a lot lately. The offense saw Montero pick up his first major league hit and Robinson Cano deliver the big blow in the game.
Colon pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out seven. Boone Logan picked up his fifth win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and striking out one. Dave Robertson picked up his first save of the season pitching two scoreless innings. He gave up a hit and struck out three.
Brett Gardner had two hits and a walk, Derek Jeter had the day off and Mark Teixeira was still out of the lineup with a sore knee. Alex Rodriguez was back and had a hit and a walk, Cano had a hit and two RBI and Nick Swisher had a hit, RBI and a walk. Andruw Jones had a hit, Montero had his first major league hit and Eduardo Nunez had a hit, RBI and a walk. Francisco Cervelli had two hits and two RBI, Jones and Cano had a double each. Cervelli hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position. The Yankees left six men on base. Gardner had two stolen bases and Cervelli was caught stealing and picked off.
In the second inning the Blue Jays took a 2-0 lead on a Adam Lind solo homerun and a J.P. Arencibia sacrifice fly. The Yankees came right back in the bottom of the second with three runs to take the lead. Nunez had an RBI single and Cervelli hit a two run homerun. In the third inning the Blue Jays tied the game at three on a Jose Bautista RBI single. In the fifth inning Dewayne Wise who had a great game hit a solo homerun, his first of the season to give the Jays a 4-3 lead. Cano had the big blow in the game, a two run double in the seventh to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead. Swisher added an RBI single in the seventh to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead which wouldn’t change.
The Yankees will be going for the three game sweep on Sunday afternoon. CC Sabathia will be on the mound. The Yankees remained ½ a game ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. The Red Sox also won on Saturday evening to keep pace. The Yankees are hoping that Teixiera will return to the lineup on Sunday and Jeter will be back in there after the day off on Saturday. The Yankees will be looking for Sabathia to pitch deep into the game to give their bullpen a break. Robertson won’t be available on Sunday but Soriano and Rivera should be. Montero should be making his second straight start at DH, after getting his first hit out of the way he will probably relax more now and his natural instincts should take over. It is amazing to watch Posada being fazed out and if Montero hits he will be on the postseason roster and make the team next year if everything goes right. The Yankees of course are trying to win a division title and that is the most important thing to them right now but the future is also important and they have seen a lot out of the so called young guns this season. Nova has a chance at rookie of the year, Nunez has done a lot of good things especially offensively and now Montero is getting his chance. Hector Noesi has also done a nice job this season in long relief.
Yankees Post Game Notes after another victory
Here are some of today's postgame notes after the Yankees won their third straight game and second straight against the Blue Jays.
Girardi talking about Colon: “(Colon) was able to give us some distance. They got some runs off him. He got the unfortunate break of the ball hitting the bag, the third run he gave up. I thought he used his fastball pretty well today and I thought he had pretty good movement. He got some groundballs.” I personally thought he was pretty good but he wasn't great. The Yankees offense is good enough though that you don't have to be great and they have a strong bullpen.
“The real rough inning was the one when he gave up the two runs. They hit him pretty good that inning, but he seemed to settle down.”
“I knew that I didn’t have Soriano or Mo, either, today. I didn’t even ask. I wasn’t going to pitch them no matter what. I was going to (Robertson) even if was still 4-3 and we were losing. Where they were in the order, I was going to try and keep it close. My thought was, ‘I’ll worry about the ninth when we get there. Let’s just try and control the eighth.’ Then he had a pretty quick eighth inning which allowed us to send him out in the ninth.” I don't think he had much of a choice really but the pitch count started climbing in the second inning for Robertson. “He probably had one more hitter after the final out. Our thought was somewhere between 35 and 40 pitches that we would let him go. But that was going to be it.”
Girardi was asked about Arod and he said he took a deep breath when A-Rod dove for the ball in the second. Said he didn’t hear anything negative from Rodriguez about how the thump survived the game.
Cano “just never chased. He made Janssen throw strikes. And Robbie’s dangerous at any point in the count, whether he’s down or not. Throw him a strike and he can get the head to it. And we got to see Alex run, so that was good too. Then you get a big hit by Swish. “But to see Robbie Cano drive in the go-ahead run yesterday and then the go-ahea run today, it’s big for us.” Cano may be the face of the franchise moving forward so it is important for him to do things like that. He is the best pure hitter on the team.
“We saw him really step up last year. I thought that was really kind of his breakout year. Which I thought he had as good a chance as anybody to win the MVP because of what he does offensively and defensively. The expectation is he’s going to do that every year. He had to slide into the fourth hole a number of times last year and was very successful. I don’t think it matters where you hit Robbie. He’s going to hit. And he’s not going to mind the stage. This kid loves the stage. Loves the pressure moments. It’s one of the reasons why he’s so successful.”
“I wouldn’t write him off in that MVP race, that’s what I wouldn’t do. Because we know what he’s capable of doing, and carrying a club, and putting up a big month. God knows where his numbers might end up at the end of the year. So, Robbie Cano is a staple of our lineup. It’s a pleasure to pencil his name in there every day. It’s real easy. The hard part is when to pick a day to give him a day off. That’s the hardest part of my job when it comes to Robbie Cano.”
Girardi said he’s leaning toward giving Robertson a day off Sunday. “He was upset that we shut him down (Friday). He said it was normal soreness you have after you pitch.”
“I told him, i said, ‘Robbie (Robertson) I could use you anywhere from the eighth to the ninth inning. Just be prepared.”
“We have 82 RBI from out catchers this year. That’s pretty good.” Cervelli has improved offensively and done a pretty good job back there. His defense has declined but it has been better then earlier in the year. The Yankees will go for the sweep of the Blue Jays tomorrow afternoon with their ace on the mound. Teixeira should be back tomorrow. It was a big day for Jesus Montero who recorded his first major league hit. He said he was really excited and the ball will be going to his father who is in Minnesota but he was watching. Montero will probably get another start tomorrow and mostly all against the lefties especially if he keeps producing.
Girardi talking about Colon: “(Colon) was able to give us some distance. They got some runs off him. He got the unfortunate break of the ball hitting the bag, the third run he gave up. I thought he used his fastball pretty well today and I thought he had pretty good movement. He got some groundballs.” I personally thought he was pretty good but he wasn't great. The Yankees offense is good enough though that you don't have to be great and they have a strong bullpen.
“The real rough inning was the one when he gave up the two runs. They hit him pretty good that inning, but he seemed to settle down.”
“I knew that I didn’t have Soriano or Mo, either, today. I didn’t even ask. I wasn’t going to pitch them no matter what. I was going to (Robertson) even if was still 4-3 and we were losing. Where they were in the order, I was going to try and keep it close. My thought was, ‘I’ll worry about the ninth when we get there. Let’s just try and control the eighth.’ Then he had a pretty quick eighth inning which allowed us to send him out in the ninth.” I don't think he had much of a choice really but the pitch count started climbing in the second inning for Robertson. “He probably had one more hitter after the final out. Our thought was somewhere between 35 and 40 pitches that we would let him go. But that was going to be it.”
Girardi was asked about Arod and he said he took a deep breath when A-Rod dove for the ball in the second. Said he didn’t hear anything negative from Rodriguez about how the thump survived the game.
Cano “just never chased. He made Janssen throw strikes. And Robbie’s dangerous at any point in the count, whether he’s down or not. Throw him a strike and he can get the head to it. And we got to see Alex run, so that was good too. Then you get a big hit by Swish. “But to see Robbie Cano drive in the go-ahead run yesterday and then the go-ahea run today, it’s big for us.” Cano may be the face of the franchise moving forward so it is important for him to do things like that. He is the best pure hitter on the team.
“We saw him really step up last year. I thought that was really kind of his breakout year. Which I thought he had as good a chance as anybody to win the MVP because of what he does offensively and defensively. The expectation is he’s going to do that every year. He had to slide into the fourth hole a number of times last year and was very successful. I don’t think it matters where you hit Robbie. He’s going to hit. And he’s not going to mind the stage. This kid loves the stage. Loves the pressure moments. It’s one of the reasons why he’s so successful.”
“I wouldn’t write him off in that MVP race, that’s what I wouldn’t do. Because we know what he’s capable of doing, and carrying a club, and putting up a big month. God knows where his numbers might end up at the end of the year. So, Robbie Cano is a staple of our lineup. It’s a pleasure to pencil his name in there every day. It’s real easy. The hard part is when to pick a day to give him a day off. That’s the hardest part of my job when it comes to Robbie Cano.”
Girardi said he’s leaning toward giving Robertson a day off Sunday. “He was upset that we shut him down (Friday). He said it was normal soreness you have after you pitch.”
“I told him, i said, ‘Robbie (Robertson) I could use you anywhere from the eighth to the ninth inning. Just be prepared.”
“We have 82 RBI from out catchers this year. That’s pretty good.” Cervelli has improved offensively and done a pretty good job back there. His defense has declined but it has been better then earlier in the year. The Yankees will go for the sweep of the Blue Jays tomorrow afternoon with their ace on the mound. Teixeira should be back tomorrow. It was a big day for Jesus Montero who recorded his first major league hit. He said he was really excited and the ball will be going to his father who is in Minnesota but he was watching. Montero will probably get another start tomorrow and mostly all against the lefties especially if he keeps producing.
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