The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 5-4 on Monday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Freddy Garcia started for the Yankees and pitched ok and Eric Chavez led the Yankees offense. Mike Gonzalez pitched very well and then got into some trouble late and Nick Markakis led the Orioles offense.
Garcia pitched six innings giving up nine hits and three runs with two strikeouts. He lost his fifth game of the season. Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, David Phelps pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Clay Rapada gave up two hits without recording an out. Chad Qualls faced two batters and retired them both. Gonzalez won his third game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with no walks and eight strikeouts. Darren O’Day faced one batter and retired him, Strop pitched one inning giving up a hit and Jim Johnson saved his 31st game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.
Derek Jeter had two hits, Nick Swisher had a hit and Raul Ibanez had two hits and an RBI. Chavez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Swisher had a double. Ibanez, Chavez and Suzuki each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base, Stewart had a passed ball.
Markakis had three hits and two RBI, J.J. Hardy had two hits and an RBI and Chris Davis had a hit. Adam Jones had a hit, Matt Wieters had a hit and drew a walk and Wilson Betemit had two hits and an RBI. Mark Reynolds had two hits and Omar Quintanilla had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Jones, Markakis and Reynolds each had a double. Betemit hit a homerun. The Orioles were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.
In the second Chavez hit an RBI single to make it 1-0 Yankees. The Orioles tied the game at one on a Betemit solo homerun in the second. In the fifth the Orioles took a 3-1 lead on a Quintanilla and Markakis sacrifice fly. Ibanez hit a solo homerun in the fifth which cut the lead to 3-2 Orioles. The Orioles increased their lead to 5-2 in the seventh. Markakis hit an RBI double and Hardy hit an RBI single. Chavez and Suzuki hit back-to-back homeruns in the seventh to make it a 5-4 game and that would be how it ended.
The Yankees have now lost three in a row and eight of their last 11 games. The eight losses in that frame had six of them come by two runs or less. The Yankees division lead is now 6 ½ over the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees record dropped to 60-42 and the Orioles record improved to 54-49. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
The Yankees lose in extra innings to the Red Sox
The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night by the score of 3-2. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched very well, David Robertson didn’t out of the bullpen. Russell Martin led the Yankees offense. Felix Doubront pitched very well for the Red Sox and so did Alfredo Aceves. Pedro Ciriaco led the Sox offense.
Kuroda pitched eight innings giving up two runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four. Rafael Soriano pitched a perfect inning and Robertson lost his fourth game of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk. Doubront pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with five walks and eight strikeouts. Matt Albers gave up a hit without recording an out, Andrew Miller pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Alfredo Aceves blew a save but got his second win of the season. He pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two strikeouts.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Nick Swisher had a couple of hits. Andruw Jones had a hit and drew a walk, Martin had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Jayson Nix drew a walk. Jones hit a double, Martin hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base.
Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, Carl Crawford had a hit and Adrian Gonzalez had two hits. Cody Ross had a hit, Jarrod Saltalamacchia drew two walks and Will Middlebrooks had a hit. Ryan Sweeney had a hit and two RBI, Pedro Ciriaco had a hit and an RBI. Sweeney and Ellsbury each hit a double and the Red Sox were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base.
Sweeney hit a two run double in the second. Martin hit a solo homerun in the seventh and an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game at two. In the tenth Ciriaco had an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead and that was the final score.
The Red sox won two out of three in this series. The Yankees record dropped to 60-41 and the Red Sox improved their record to 51-51. The Yankees will begin a three game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
Kuroda pitched eight innings giving up two runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four. Rafael Soriano pitched a perfect inning and Robertson lost his fourth game of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk. Doubront pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with five walks and eight strikeouts. Matt Albers gave up a hit without recording an out, Andrew Miller pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Alfredo Aceves blew a save but got his second win of the season. He pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two strikeouts.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Nick Swisher had a couple of hits. Andruw Jones had a hit and drew a walk, Martin had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Jayson Nix drew a walk. Jones hit a double, Martin hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base.
Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, Carl Crawford had a hit and Adrian Gonzalez had two hits. Cody Ross had a hit, Jarrod Saltalamacchia drew two walks and Will Middlebrooks had a hit. Ryan Sweeney had a hit and two RBI, Pedro Ciriaco had a hit and an RBI. Sweeney and Ellsbury each hit a double and the Red Sox were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base.
Sweeney hit a two run double in the second. Martin hit a solo homerun in the seventh and an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game at two. In the tenth Ciriaco had an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead and that was the final score.
The Red sox won two out of three in this series. The Yankees record dropped to 60-41 and the Red Sox improved their record to 51-51. The Yankees will begin a three game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
The Mets win behind a dominant Dickey
The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by the score of 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. R.A. Dickey started and pitched really well and Scott Hairston led the Mets offense. Joe Saunders started for the Diamondbacks and pitched ok and their offense was led by Paul Goldschmidt.
Dickey pitched seven innings giving up four hits and an unearned run. He walked three and struck out eight and picked up his 14th win of the season. Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning and Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two. Saunders pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Saunders record dropped to 5-7 on the season. Brad Bergesen pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.
Ruben Tejada had a hit, Daniel Murphy had two hits and an RBI and David Wright had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Hairston had two hits and two RBI, Jason Bay drew a walk and Andres Torres had two hits and drew a walk. Josh Thole had a hit and an RBI, Dickey had a hit. Wright, Hairston, Murphy and Thole each hit a double. The Mets were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Wright had a stolen base, Tejada committed an error and Thole had two passed balls.
Aaron Hill had a hit, Goldschmidt had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Miguel Montero drew two walks. Gerardo Parra had a hit and drew a walk, the Diamondbacks were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.
Wright and Hairston hit RBI doubles for the Mets in the first. The score was 2-0 Mets after an inning. Hairston hit an RBI single in the fifth inning to make it 3-0. In the sixth Murphy hit an RBI double to make it 4-0. The Diamondbacks finally broke through in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single from Goldschmidt. Thole hit and RBI double in the eighth inning to make it 5-1, that was the final score.
The Mets record improved to 49-53 and the Diamondbacks record dropped to 51-51.The teams split the four game series and now the Mets will head to San Francisco to begin a four game series on Monday night.
Dickey pitched seven innings giving up four hits and an unearned run. He walked three and struck out eight and picked up his 14th win of the season. Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning and Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two. Saunders pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Saunders record dropped to 5-7 on the season. Brad Bergesen pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.
Ruben Tejada had a hit, Daniel Murphy had two hits and an RBI and David Wright had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Hairston had two hits and two RBI, Jason Bay drew a walk and Andres Torres had two hits and drew a walk. Josh Thole had a hit and an RBI, Dickey had a hit. Wright, Hairston, Murphy and Thole each hit a double. The Mets were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Wright had a stolen base, Tejada committed an error and Thole had two passed balls.
Aaron Hill had a hit, Goldschmidt had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Miguel Montero drew two walks. Gerardo Parra had a hit and drew a walk, the Diamondbacks were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.
Wright and Hairston hit RBI doubles for the Mets in the first. The score was 2-0 Mets after an inning. Hairston hit an RBI single in the fifth inning to make it 3-0. In the sixth Murphy hit an RBI double to make it 4-0. The Diamondbacks finally broke through in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single from Goldschmidt. Thole hit and RBI double in the eighth inning to make it 5-1, that was the final score.
The Mets record improved to 49-53 and the Diamondbacks record dropped to 51-51.The teams split the four game series and now the Mets will head to San Francisco to begin a four game series on Monday night.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
The Mets lose in the desert despite Ike Davis hitting three homeruns
The New York Mets were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks by the score of 6-3 on Saturday night. The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Chris Young started for the Mets and wasn’t very good. The Mets bullpen did a good job in this game to keep the game close. Davis was the Mets offense though. Ian Kennedy started for the Diamondbacks and pitched pretty well and their bullpen pitched very well. Gerardo Parra was the offensive star for the Diamondbacks.
Young pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Ramon Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a walk and a strikeout, Manny Acosta pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. Josh Edgin struck out the only two batters that he faced. Young suffered his fifth loss of the season. Kennedy picked up his ninth win of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out nine. Saito pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, David Hernandez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and struck out two and J.J. Putz saved his 19th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and striking out three.
Ruben Tejada had two hits and drew a walk, David Wright drew a walk and Davis had four hits and three RBI. Daniel Murphy had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Andres Torres had a hit. Thole had a double, Davis hit three homeruns becoming the Mets eighth player to accomplish the feat. The Mets were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Torres had a stolen base and Valdespin had an outfield assist.
Parra had three hits and two RBI, Aaron Hill had a hit and an RBI and Jason Kubel drew a walk. Justin Upton had a hit, Miguel Montero had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Stephen Drew drew a walk. Ryan Wheeler had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Willy Bloomquist had a hit. Hill and Wheeler each hit a double and Montero hit a homerun. The Diamondbacks were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.
Hill hit an RBI double in the first to give Arizona a 1-0 lead. Davis hit a solo homerun in the second to tie the game at one. In the second Wheeler hit an RBI double and Parra hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Diamondbacks. In the fourth Davis hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-2 game. In the bottom of the fourth Montero hit a two run homerun and Parra hit an RBI single to make it a 6-2 game. Davis hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it 6-3 and that was how the game would end.
The Mets have lost the first two games of the series to Arizona. The two teams will play game three of their four game series on Sunday afternoon. The Mets record dropped to 48-53 and the Diamondbacks improved their record to 51-50.
Young pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Ramon Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a walk and a strikeout, Manny Acosta pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. Josh Edgin struck out the only two batters that he faced. Young suffered his fifth loss of the season. Kennedy picked up his ninth win of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out nine. Saito pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, David Hernandez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and struck out two and J.J. Putz saved his 19th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and striking out three.
Ruben Tejada had two hits and drew a walk, David Wright drew a walk and Davis had four hits and three RBI. Daniel Murphy had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Andres Torres had a hit. Thole had a double, Davis hit three homeruns becoming the Mets eighth player to accomplish the feat. The Mets were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Torres had a stolen base and Valdespin had an outfield assist.
Parra had three hits and two RBI, Aaron Hill had a hit and an RBI and Jason Kubel drew a walk. Justin Upton had a hit, Miguel Montero had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Stephen Drew drew a walk. Ryan Wheeler had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Willy Bloomquist had a hit. Hill and Wheeler each hit a double and Montero hit a homerun. The Diamondbacks were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.
Hill hit an RBI double in the first to give Arizona a 1-0 lead. Davis hit a solo homerun in the second to tie the game at one. In the second Wheeler hit an RBI double and Parra hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Diamondbacks. In the fourth Davis hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-2 game. In the bottom of the fourth Montero hit a two run homerun and Parra hit an RBI single to make it a 6-2 game. Davis hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it 6-3 and that was how the game would end.
The Mets have lost the first two games of the series to Arizona. The two teams will play game three of their four game series on Sunday afternoon. The Mets record dropped to 48-53 and the Diamondbacks improved their record to 51-50.
The Yankees battle back and then lose to the Red Sox
The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox by the score of 8-6 on Saturday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. There was a two hour rain delay to start the game and CC Sabathia the Yankees starter seemed to suffer from it. He wasn’t very good especially in the first inning. Curtis Granderson had a bad misplay in the ninth inning which ended up costing the Yankees the game. Jon Lester started for the Red Sox and was ok. Adrian Gonzalez led the Red Sox offensive attack.
Sabathia pitched six innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and six strikeouts. David Phelps pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Rafael Soriano pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. He really shouldn’t of given up any runs but Grandersons miscue wasn’t an error. Phelps has been impressive retiring 22 of the last 23 batters he has faced with 12 strikeouts. Lester pitched six innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Matt Albers pitched an inning striking out one, Vincente Padilla pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Andrew Miller earned his third win of the season pitching to one batter and retiring him. Alfredo Aceves earned his 22nd save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Derek Jeter had an RBI, Mark Teixeira had two hits and two RBI and Andruw Jones drew a walk. Jayson Nix had a hit and two RBI, Russell Martin drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI and Raul Ibanez had a hit. Stewart, Nix and Teixeira each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and they left one man on base.
Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Pedro Ciriaco had three hits and an RBI and Dustin Pedroia had a hit, an RBI an drew a walk. Gonzalez had three hits and four RBI, Cody Ross had a hit and Will Middlebrooks had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Daniel Nava had a hit, Gonzalez and Middlebrooks each hit a double and Ciriaco hit a triple. Gonzalez also hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Ciriaco had a stolen base.
In the first inning the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead. Gonzalez had an RBI double and Middlebrooks had a two run double. The Yankees scored a run in the third on a Stewart solo homerun. It was 3-1 Red sox and then they scored three runs in the fifth inning. Gonzalez hit a three run homerun to make it 6-1 Red Sox. The Yankees scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Nix hit a two run homerun and Jeter hit an RBI groundout to make it 6-4. Teixeira hit a two run homerun to tie the game at six in the eighth inning. The Red Sox scored twice in the ninth to take the 8-6 lead and they held on to win the game. Ciriaco hit an RBI triple and Pedroia hit a sacrifice fly. The triple was a misplay by Granderson which should have been an easy out and the Yankees should have been tied going into the bottom of the ninth.
The two teams split the first two games and will play the rubber game on Sunday night. The Yankees have won six of the eight games this season between the two teams. The Yankees still hold an 11 game lead over the Red Sox for first place in the AL East. The Yankees have a nine game lead over the second place Baltimore Orioles.
Sabathia pitched six innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and six strikeouts. David Phelps pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Rafael Soriano pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. He really shouldn’t of given up any runs but Grandersons miscue wasn’t an error. Phelps has been impressive retiring 22 of the last 23 batters he has faced with 12 strikeouts. Lester pitched six innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Matt Albers pitched an inning striking out one, Vincente Padilla pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Andrew Miller earned his third win of the season pitching to one batter and retiring him. Alfredo Aceves earned his 22nd save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Derek Jeter had an RBI, Mark Teixeira had two hits and two RBI and Andruw Jones drew a walk. Jayson Nix had a hit and two RBI, Russell Martin drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI and Raul Ibanez had a hit. Stewart, Nix and Teixeira each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and they left one man on base.
Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Pedro Ciriaco had three hits and an RBI and Dustin Pedroia had a hit, an RBI an drew a walk. Gonzalez had three hits and four RBI, Cody Ross had a hit and Will Middlebrooks had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Daniel Nava had a hit, Gonzalez and Middlebrooks each hit a double and Ciriaco hit a triple. Gonzalez also hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Ciriaco had a stolen base.
In the first inning the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead. Gonzalez had an RBI double and Middlebrooks had a two run double. The Yankees scored a run in the third on a Stewart solo homerun. It was 3-1 Red sox and then they scored three runs in the fifth inning. Gonzalez hit a three run homerun to make it 6-1 Red Sox. The Yankees scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Nix hit a two run homerun and Jeter hit an RBI groundout to make it 6-4. Teixeira hit a two run homerun to tie the game at six in the eighth inning. The Red Sox scored twice in the ninth to take the 8-6 lead and they held on to win the game. Ciriaco hit an RBI triple and Pedroia hit a sacrifice fly. The triple was a misplay by Granderson which should have been an easy out and the Yankees should have been tied going into the bottom of the ninth.
The two teams split the first two games and will play the rubber game on Sunday night. The Yankees have won six of the eight games this season between the two teams. The Yankees still hold an 11 game lead over the Red Sox for first place in the AL East. The Yankees have a nine game lead over the second place Baltimore Orioles.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
