The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 5-4 on Monday afternoon. The game was played at Citi Field in Flushing,NY. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched well. Jon Rauch didn’t pitch well in relief and then was placed on the DL after the game. Scott Hairston had a couple of RBI to lead the offense. Kyle Lohse started for the Cardinals and pitched well, their bullpen struggled a little bit. Allen Craig led the Cardinals offense.
Gee pitched seven innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked two and struck out eight. Rauch took the loss pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. Rauch is now 3-5 on the season, Tim Byrdak pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning. Lohse pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run and struck out three. Mark Rzepczynski won the game his first of the season. He pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. Eduardo Sanchez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Motte got his ninth save of the season. He pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings and he struck out two.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit, Andres Torres had an RBI and David Wright had a hit. Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Hairston had a hit and two RBI and Quintanilla had a hit. Josh Thole had a hit, Quintanilla and Nieuwenhuis each had a double. Duda and Hairston each had a homerun. The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Gee committed a throwing error.
Rafael Furcal had a hit and an RBI, Matt Holliday had two hits and Craig had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk. David Freese had two hits, Daniel Descalso drew a walk and Adron Chambers had a hit and drew a walk. Holliday had a double and Craig had a homerun. The Cardinals were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Descalso and Furcal each had a stolen base.
Craig hit an RBI single in the fourth to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Duda hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at one. In the seventh Descalso reached on a force attempt and on the error a run scored making it 2-1 Cardinals. Furcal grounded out and a run scored making it 3-1. Hairston hit a two run homerun in the seventh to tie the game at three. Craig hit a two run homerun in the eighth to make it 5-3 Cardinals. Torres hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning to make it a 5-4 game. 5-4 was the final score. The Mets record dropped to 31-24 and the Cardinals improved their record to 28-27. The Mets won three out of four games in the series. The Mets will head to the nations capital to take on the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. It will be the start of a three game series before returning to New York and facing the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Monday, June 4, 2012
The Mets continue to be hot as they win their third straight over the St. Louis Cardinals
The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 6-1 on Sunday night. The game was played at Citi Field in Flushing,NY. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well. Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Andres Torres led the Mets offense. Jake Westbrook started for the Cardinals and got roughed up a bit. The bullpen used four pitchers and they pitched pretty well. Yadier Molina and Chambers led the offense for the Cardinals.
Niese pitched six innings giving up six hits and no runs with one walk and ten strikeouts. He earned his fourth win of the season. Bobby Parnell pitched an inning walking two and striking out one, Elvin Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out one and Tim Byrdak got the one batter out that he faced. Frank Francisco pitched a perfect inning striking out two batters. Westbrook lost his fifth game of the season. He pitched five innings giving up nine hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts. The Cardinals bullpen used four relievers to pitch three innings giving up two hits and a run. They walked one and struck out two.
Nieuwenhuis had three hits and three RBI, Torres had three hits and two RBI and David Wright drew a walk. Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Omar Quintanilla drew a walk. Josh Thole had a hit and drew a walk and Niese had two hits. Torres had a double and a triple. Nieuwenhuis had a homerun. The Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Davis and Wright each made an error. Torres had an outfield assist.
Allen Craig had a hit, Matt Holliday had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit. David Freese had a hit, Molina had two hits and drew a walk and Adron Chambers had two hits and an RBI. Daniel Descalso drew a walk, Craig had a double and the team was 2-12 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base. Molina had a stolen base.
Duda had an RBI single in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Nieuwenhuis hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 3-0 lead. Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single in the sixth and Torres hit a two run triple to make it 6-0 Mets. Chambers hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 6-1 and that would be the final score.
The Mets have won the first three games of this four game series. The Mets improved their record to 31-23 and the Cardinals dropped their record to 27-27. The Mets are in a three way first place tie, they have exceeded expectations to this point. They have had a string of great starting pitching which is carrying them. The Mets and Cardinals will play a Monday afternoon game to complete their series.
Niese pitched six innings giving up six hits and no runs with one walk and ten strikeouts. He earned his fourth win of the season. Bobby Parnell pitched an inning walking two and striking out one, Elvin Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out one and Tim Byrdak got the one batter out that he faced. Frank Francisco pitched a perfect inning striking out two batters. Westbrook lost his fifth game of the season. He pitched five innings giving up nine hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts. The Cardinals bullpen used four relievers to pitch three innings giving up two hits and a run. They walked one and struck out two.
Nieuwenhuis had three hits and three RBI, Torres had three hits and two RBI and David Wright drew a walk. Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Omar Quintanilla drew a walk. Josh Thole had a hit and drew a walk and Niese had two hits. Torres had a double and a triple. Nieuwenhuis had a homerun. The Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Davis and Wright each made an error. Torres had an outfield assist.
Allen Craig had a hit, Matt Holliday had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit. David Freese had a hit, Molina had two hits and drew a walk and Adron Chambers had two hits and an RBI. Daniel Descalso drew a walk, Craig had a double and the team was 2-12 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base. Molina had a stolen base.
Duda had an RBI single in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Nieuwenhuis hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 3-0 lead. Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single in the sixth and Torres hit a two run triple to make it 6-0 Mets. Chambers hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 6-1 and that would be the final score.
The Mets have won the first three games of this four game series. The Mets improved their record to 31-23 and the Cardinals dropped their record to 27-27. The Mets are in a three way first place tie, they have exceeded expectations to this point. They have had a string of great starting pitching which is carrying them. The Mets and Cardinals will play a Monday afternoon game to complete their series.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Phil Hughes dominant start earns the Yankees a series victory in Detroit
The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers in Detroit by the score of 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched great. He pitched the first nine inning complete game of his career. Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Eric Chavez each had a couple of hits. Justin Verlander started for the Tigers and for the first time lost three consecutive games. Jhonny Peralta was the only tiger with a multi hit game.
Hughes pitched nine innings giving up one run on four hits. He walked three and struck out eight. He is now 5-5 on the season. Hughes had a rough start last time out but has pitched well in five of his last six starts. Verlander pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs with three of them earned. He walked four batters and struck out four. He is now 5-4 on the season and has really struggled in his last three starts. Duane Below pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings and Villarreal pitched one inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.
Jeter had two hits and an RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Rodriguez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had an RBI and Nick Swisher had a hit and drew a walk. Chavez had two hits and Russell Martin had a hit and drew a walk. Granderson and Martin each had a double. Cano had a triple, Jeter and Rodriguez each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Martin had a passed ball.
Prince Fielder had a hit and an RBI, Delmon Young had a hit and Peralta had two hits. Danny Worth, Miguel Cabrera and Don Kelly each drew a walk. Fielder hit a homerun and the Tigers were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Worth had an error and Santos had a passed ball.
Jeter hit a homerun on the first pitch of the game to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Yankees. In the third Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to make it 3-0. Fielder hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it a 3-1 game. In the fifth Cano hit an RBI triple and scored on a throwing error to make it 5-1 Yankees. 5-1 was the final score of the game.
The Yankees won two out of three in the series. The Yankees will have off on Monday and start a three game series at home against Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. The Yankees record improved to 29-24 and the Tigers record dropped to 25-29.
Hughes pitched nine innings giving up one run on four hits. He walked three and struck out eight. He is now 5-5 on the season. Hughes had a rough start last time out but has pitched well in five of his last six starts. Verlander pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs with three of them earned. He walked four batters and struck out four. He is now 5-4 on the season and has really struggled in his last three starts. Duane Below pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings and Villarreal pitched one inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.
Jeter had two hits and an RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Rodriguez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had an RBI and Nick Swisher had a hit and drew a walk. Chavez had two hits and Russell Martin had a hit and drew a walk. Granderson and Martin each had a double. Cano had a triple, Jeter and Rodriguez each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Martin had a passed ball.
Prince Fielder had a hit and an RBI, Delmon Young had a hit and Peralta had two hits. Danny Worth, Miguel Cabrera and Don Kelly each drew a walk. Fielder hit a homerun and the Tigers were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Worth had an error and Santos had a passed ball.
Jeter hit a homerun on the first pitch of the game to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Yankees. In the third Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to make it 3-0. Fielder hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it a 3-1 game. In the fifth Cano hit an RBI triple and scored on a throwing error to make it 5-1 Yankees. 5-1 was the final score of the game.
The Yankees won two out of three in the series. The Yankees will have off on Monday and start a three game series at home against Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. The Yankees record improved to 29-24 and the Tigers record dropped to 25-29.
The New York Yankees suffer a tough loss in Detroit
The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 4-3. The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. The Yankees twice came back to tie the game but couldn’t hold it either time. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched well. Rick Porcella started for the Tigers and pitched well. The Yankees as has been the case all year long couldn’t get a big hit with runners in scoring position. Joe Girardi and Kevin Long were ejected from the game which became a big story also.
Kuroda pitched seven innings giving up two runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four. Kuroda got a no decision. Cory Wade pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run, David Phelps took the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. Phelps is now 1-2 on the season and Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk. Porcello pitched six innings giving up six hits and one run with a walk and three strikeouts. Phil Coke gave up two hits without getting an out, Jaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Octavio Dotel pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Jose Valverde blew his third save of the season but picked up his third win of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a run with two walks.
Derek Jeter drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit. Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk, Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Raul Ibanez had an RBI. Nick Swisher had a hit and an RBI, Eric Chavez had two hits and Andruw Jones had a hit. Russell Martin had a hit. Chavez had a double and the Yankees were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base. Granderson, Swisher and Jeter each had a stolen base and Wise had two.
Quintin Berry had a hit, RBI and drew a walk, Miguel Cabrera had three hits and two RBI and Prince Fielder had a hit. Delmon Young had a hit, Brandon Boesch had a hit and Jhonny Peralta had a hit. Don Kelly had a hit, Ramon Santiago drew a walk and Omir Santos had a hit and an RBI. Fielder and Cabrera each had a double. Cabrera hit two homeruns. The Tigers were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Berry had a stolen base and was picked off and Santos committed two errors.
Cabrera hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it 1-0 Tigers. Berry hit an RBI single in the fifth to make it 2-0 Tigers. In the sixth Ibanez grounded out to score a run and make it a 2-1 game. Swisher hit an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game at two. In the bottom of the eighth Cabrera hit a solo homerun to make it 3-2 Tigers. In the ninth Teixeira walked to drive in a run and tie the game at three. The Tigers would win the game in the bottom of the inning on a Santos walk-off sacrifice fly.
The Yankees record dropped to 28-24 and the Tigers improved their record to 25-28. The two teams will complete their three game series on Sunday afternoon. The first two games were split so the final game will be the rubber game. The Yankees are trying to make a good road trip very good.
Kuroda pitched seven innings giving up two runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four. Kuroda got a no decision. Cory Wade pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run, David Phelps took the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. Phelps is now 1-2 on the season and Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk. Porcello pitched six innings giving up six hits and one run with a walk and three strikeouts. Phil Coke gave up two hits without getting an out, Jaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Octavio Dotel pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Jose Valverde blew his third save of the season but picked up his third win of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a run with two walks.
Derek Jeter drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit. Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk, Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Raul Ibanez had an RBI. Nick Swisher had a hit and an RBI, Eric Chavez had two hits and Andruw Jones had a hit. Russell Martin had a hit. Chavez had a double and the Yankees were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base. Granderson, Swisher and Jeter each had a stolen base and Wise had two.
Quintin Berry had a hit, RBI and drew a walk, Miguel Cabrera had three hits and two RBI and Prince Fielder had a hit. Delmon Young had a hit, Brandon Boesch had a hit and Jhonny Peralta had a hit. Don Kelly had a hit, Ramon Santiago drew a walk and Omir Santos had a hit and an RBI. Fielder and Cabrera each had a double. Cabrera hit two homeruns. The Tigers were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Berry had a stolen base and was picked off and Santos committed two errors.
Cabrera hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it 1-0 Tigers. Berry hit an RBI single in the fifth to make it 2-0 Tigers. In the sixth Ibanez grounded out to score a run and make it a 2-1 game. Swisher hit an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game at two. In the bottom of the eighth Cabrera hit a solo homerun to make it 3-2 Tigers. In the ninth Teixeira walked to drive in a run and tie the game at three. The Tigers would win the game in the bottom of the inning on a Santos walk-off sacrifice fly.
The Yankees record dropped to 28-24 and the Tigers improved their record to 25-28. The two teams will complete their three game series on Sunday afternoon. The first two games were split so the final game will be the rubber game. The Yankees are trying to make a good road trip very good.
The New York Mets get another complete game shutout as they win again
The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 5-0 on Saturday afternoon. R.A. Dickey started for the Mets and pitched brilliantly. The Mets offense had good days by David Wright, Daniel Murphy and Josh Thole. Lance Lynn started for the Cardinals and struggled. The Cardinals offense had a couple of players with two hits each.
Dickey pitched a complete game shutout giving up seven hits. He walked none and struck out nine. Dickey improved to 8-1 on the season. Lynn suffered his second loss of the season. He pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked four and struck out three. The bullpen pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs. They walked one and struck out four.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis had an RBI, Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI and Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, Murphy had two hits and Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk. Quintanilla drew two walks, Josh Thole had two hits and Dickey had an RBI. Wright and Murphy each had a double. Wright hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
Rafael Furcal had a hit, Daniel Descalso had two hits and Carlos Beltran had a hit. Yadier Molina had a hit and Shane Robinson had two hits. Beltran and Robinson each had a double. The Cardinals were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Adams and Holliday each committed an error.
Dickey reached on an error and a run scored in the second inning. Nieuwenhuis grounded out scoring another run and Torres grounded out to score a third run. The Mets had a 3-0 lead at the end of the second inning. In the seventh a wild pitch scored a run to make it 4-0 Mets. Wright hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 5-0. That was the final score of the game as the Cardinals were held scoreless once again.
The Mets improved their record to 30-23 and the Cardinals record fell to 27-26. The two teams will play game three of their four game series on Sunday night. They will conclude their series on Monday afternoon. The Mets have won the first two games of the series and have yet to allow a run to the Cardinals.
Dickey pitched a complete game shutout giving up seven hits. He walked none and struck out nine. Dickey improved to 8-1 on the season. Lynn suffered his second loss of the season. He pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked four and struck out three. The bullpen pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs. They walked one and struck out four.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis had an RBI, Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI and Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, Murphy had two hits and Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk. Quintanilla drew two walks, Josh Thole had two hits and Dickey had an RBI. Wright and Murphy each had a double. Wright hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
Rafael Furcal had a hit, Daniel Descalso had two hits and Carlos Beltran had a hit. Yadier Molina had a hit and Shane Robinson had two hits. Beltran and Robinson each had a double. The Cardinals were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Adams and Holliday each committed an error.
Dickey reached on an error and a run scored in the second inning. Nieuwenhuis grounded out scoring another run and Torres grounded out to score a third run. The Mets had a 3-0 lead at the end of the second inning. In the seventh a wild pitch scored a run to make it 4-0 Mets. Wright hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 5-0. That was the final score of the game as the Cardinals were held scoreless once again.
The Mets improved their record to 30-23 and the Cardinals record fell to 27-26. The two teams will play game three of their four game series on Sunday night. They will conclude their series on Monday afternoon. The Mets have won the first two games of the series and have yet to allow a run to the Cardinals.
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