The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by the score of 11-6 on Monday evening. The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Hiroki Kuroda started and after a bad first inning gutted his way through five. The Yankees bullpen was pretty good until the end of the game. Robinson Cano had a big day with two homeruns and Travis Hafner in his return to Cleveland had a very good day.
Kuroda pitched 5 1/3 innings picking up the win. He gave up five hits and three runs with four walks and six strikeouts, Boone Logan pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a couple of strikeouts, Shawn Kelley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts and Joba Chamberlain pitched a scoreless inning with two walks and a strikeout.
Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Cano had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Kevin Youkilis had a hit. Hafner had two hits, four RBI and drew two walks, Vernon Wells had three hits and drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and an RBI. Eduardo Nunez had an RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit, Cano and Wells each hit a double. Hafner hit a homerun and Cano hit two homeruns. The Yankees were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Wells and Stewart each had a stolen base and Gardner was caught stealing.
Ubaldo Jimenez took the loss pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Matt Albers pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts, Rich Hill pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned, he walked one. Cody Allen pitched a perfect inning and Chris Perez pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Michael Bourn had two hits and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and Jason Kipnis had a hit and an RBI. Nick Swisher had a hit and drew two walks, Michael Brantley had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Santana had a hit and drew two walks. Lou Marson drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI and Lonnie Chisenhall drew a walk. Mike Aviles had a hit and two RBI, Kipnis and Reynolds each hit a double and Bourn hit a triple. Aviles hit a homerun and the Indians were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Cabrera committed an error and Santana had a passed ball.
The Yankees scored three runs in the first inning on a Hafner homerun. The Indians came right back in the bottom of the first to tie the game at three. Kipnis hit a sacrifice fly, Brantley had an RBI single and Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly. In the third Hafner hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead. In the fourth Gardner hit an RBI single to make it 5-3 Yankees and Cano hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 6-3 Yankees. Suzuki made it 7-3 with an RBI single in the fifth. Cano hit his second solo homerun of the game in the sixth to make it 8-3 Yankees and in the seventh the rout was really on as the Yankees added three runs to make it 11-3. The Indians did make it a little closer with three runs in the eighth inning to make it 11-6 and that would be the final score.
The Yankees have won two in a row for the first time this season and are now 3-4 on the season. The Indians record dropped to 3-4. The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night in Cleveland. The Yankees will send Andy Pettitte to the mound against Carolos Carrasco.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Sunday, April 7, 2013
The New York Mets win and take the series from the Miami Marlins in dramatic fashion
The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. Aaron Laffey started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch great but he also was able to limit the damage. The Mets bullpen was great and Daniel Murphy led the offense with a multiple hit game. Marlon Byrd provided the game winning hit.
Laffey pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Greg Burke pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up one hit and striking out three, Josh Edgin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Scott Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Scott Rice earned his first win pitching an inning giving up two walks.
Murphy had two hits and an RBI, David Wright drew two walks and Ike Davis drew a walk. Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit. Byrd had a hit and two RBI, Recker hit a double and Murphy hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.
Jose Fernandez pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts. A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Jon Rauch pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Mike Dunn pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two. Steve Cishek blew a save and took the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs.
Juan Pierre had a hit, Donovan Solano had three hits and an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk. Gregg Dobbs had two hits and drew a walk, Justin Ruggiano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Rob Brantly had a hit. Adeiny Hechavarria had two hits and drew a walk, Chris Valaika had two hits and an RBI, Ruggiano, Valaika, Solano, and Brantly each hit a double. The Marlins were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.
In the third Ruggiano hit an RBI double to give Miami the 1-0 lead. Miami took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning when Valaika hit an RBI double and Solano hit an RBI double. Recker hit an RBI double for the Mets in the fifth to make it 3-1 Marlins. In the sixth Murphy hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-2 game. In the ninth Byrd hit a two run single to make it 4-3 Mets and win the game in walkoff fashion.
The Mets won the series two out of three and are now 4-2 on the season. The Marlins record dropped to 1-5. The Mets will play at Philadelphia on Monday night and the Marlins will be home to host the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
Laffey pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Greg Burke pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up one hit and striking out three, Josh Edgin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Scott Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Scott Rice earned his first win pitching an inning giving up two walks.
Murphy had two hits and an RBI, David Wright drew two walks and Ike Davis drew a walk. Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit. Byrd had a hit and two RBI, Recker hit a double and Murphy hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.
Jose Fernandez pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts. A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Jon Rauch pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Mike Dunn pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two. Steve Cishek blew a save and took the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs.
Juan Pierre had a hit, Donovan Solano had three hits and an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk. Gregg Dobbs had two hits and drew a walk, Justin Ruggiano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Rob Brantly had a hit. Adeiny Hechavarria had two hits and drew a walk, Chris Valaika had two hits and an RBI, Ruggiano, Valaika, Solano, and Brantly each hit a double. The Marlins were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.
In the third Ruggiano hit an RBI double to give Miami the 1-0 lead. Miami took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning when Valaika hit an RBI double and Solano hit an RBI double. Recker hit an RBI double for the Mets in the fifth to make it 3-1 Marlins. In the sixth Murphy hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-2 game. In the ninth Byrd hit a two run single to make it 4-3 Mets and win the game in walkoff fashion.
The Mets won the series two out of three and are now 4-2 on the season. The Marlins record dropped to 1-5. The Mets will play at Philadelphia on Monday night and the Marlins will be home to host the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
The New York Yankees salvage the final game of the series in Detroit
The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 7-0 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched great and David Robertson and Mariano Rivera closed the game out. Jayson Nix, Kevin Youkilis and Francisco Cervelli led the offense.
Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs. He walked three and struck out four and earned his first win of the season. Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out two and Rivera pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit and Youkilis had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Travis Hafner had two hits, Vernon Wells had a hit and drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI. Cervelli had two hits and two RBI and Nix had three hits and two RBI. Youkilis, Cervelli and Wells each hit a double. Nix hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
Justin Verlander took the loss pitching 7 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Phil Coke pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Octavio Dotel pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk.
Austin Jackson drew two walks, Torii Hunter had two hits and Prince Fielder had a hit. Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits and drew a walk, Brayon Pena had a hit and Omar Infante had a hit. Santiago had a hit and the Tigers were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
In the second inning Cervelli hit an RBI double and Nix hit a two run homerun. The Yankees had a 3-0 lead until the eighth inning. Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly and Cervelli an RBI single to make it 5-0 Yankees. In the ninth inning Youkilis hit a two run single to make it 7-0 and that was the final score.
The Yankees ended their two game losing streak and improved their record to 2-4. The Tigers are now 3-3. The Yankees will head to Cleveland and take on the Indians in a four game series beginning on Monday afternoon. The Yankees will face the Indians at 4:05PM on Monday. The Tigers will have the day off on Monday.
Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs. He walked three and struck out four and earned his first win of the season. Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out two and Rivera pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit and Youkilis had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Travis Hafner had two hits, Vernon Wells had a hit and drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI. Cervelli had two hits and two RBI and Nix had three hits and two RBI. Youkilis, Cervelli and Wells each hit a double. Nix hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
Justin Verlander took the loss pitching 7 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Phil Coke pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Octavio Dotel pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk.
Austin Jackson drew two walks, Torii Hunter had two hits and Prince Fielder had a hit. Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits and drew a walk, Brayon Pena had a hit and Omar Infante had a hit. Santiago had a hit and the Tigers were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
In the second inning Cervelli hit an RBI double and Nix hit a two run homerun. The Yankees had a 3-0 lead until the eighth inning. Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly and Cervelli an RBI single to make it 5-0 Yankees. In the ninth inning Youkilis hit a two run single to make it 7-0 and that was the final score.
The Yankees ended their two game losing streak and improved their record to 2-4. The Tigers are now 3-3. The Yankees will head to Cleveland and take on the Indians in a four game series beginning on Monday afternoon. The Yankees will face the Indians at 4:05PM on Monday. The Tigers will have the day off on Monday.
The New York Yankees drop another one 8-4 to the Detroit Tigers
The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 8-4 on Saturday evening. The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Phil Hughes came off the disabled list to make the start and move David Phelps to the pen since it was so short. Hughes didn’t pitch that bad, I thought he ran out of gas in the fifth inning. The bullpen didn’t pitch well again though. Vernon Wells hit a homerun and Lyle Overbay led the offense with a couple of hits and RBI.
Hughes pitched four innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four and took the loss. Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run, Phelps pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout.
Robinson Cano drew a walk, Kevin Youkilis had a hit and drew a walk and Travis Hafner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Wells had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brennan Boesch had a hit and Francisco Cervelli drew a walk. Overbay had two hits and two RBI, Overbay and Youkilis each hit a double, Boesch a triple and Wells a homerun. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Nix and Boesch each committed an error and Boesch had an outfield assist.
Max Scherzer earned the win pitching five innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and seven strikeouts. Al Alburquerque pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking two, Darin Downs pitched two innings walking one and striking out two and Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Austin Jackson had three hits, Torii Hunter had three hits and an RBI and Miguel Cabrera had four hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Prince Fielder had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Victor Martinez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Andy Dirks had two hits and two RBI. Jhonny Peralta had two hits and an RBI, Alex Avila had a hit and Cabrera, Peralta and Hunter each hit a double. The Tigers were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Fielder was caught stealing and Hunter had an outfield assist.
Fielder hit a sacrifice fly in the first to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. In the second Wells hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one. The Yankees had a runner thrown out at home in the second also. In the fifth Hunter hit an RBI double, Cabrera hit an RBI single, Martinez hit a sacrifice fly and Peralta hit an RBI single to make it 5-1 Tigers. In the sixth Hafner hit an RBI single and Overbay hit a two run single to make it 5-4 but that was as close as the Yankees would get. In the sixth Fielder grounded into a force out scoring a run and Dirks hit an RBI single to make it 7-4 Tigers. The Tigers would add another run in the eighth on a Dirks sacrifice fly.
The Yankees record dropped to 1-4 and the Tigers are now 3-2. The Yankees will try and avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. CC Sabathia will pitch against Justin Verlander.
Hughes pitched four innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four and took the loss. Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run, Phelps pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout.
Robinson Cano drew a walk, Kevin Youkilis had a hit and drew a walk and Travis Hafner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Wells had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brennan Boesch had a hit and Francisco Cervelli drew a walk. Overbay had two hits and two RBI, Overbay and Youkilis each hit a double, Boesch a triple and Wells a homerun. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Nix and Boesch each committed an error and Boesch had an outfield assist.
Max Scherzer earned the win pitching five innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and seven strikeouts. Al Alburquerque pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking two, Darin Downs pitched two innings walking one and striking out two and Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Austin Jackson had three hits, Torii Hunter had three hits and an RBI and Miguel Cabrera had four hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Prince Fielder had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Victor Martinez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Andy Dirks had two hits and two RBI. Jhonny Peralta had two hits and an RBI, Alex Avila had a hit and Cabrera, Peralta and Hunter each hit a double. The Tigers were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Fielder was caught stealing and Hunter had an outfield assist.
Fielder hit a sacrifice fly in the first to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. In the second Wells hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one. The Yankees had a runner thrown out at home in the second also. In the fifth Hunter hit an RBI double, Cabrera hit an RBI single, Martinez hit a sacrifice fly and Peralta hit an RBI single to make it 5-1 Tigers. In the sixth Hafner hit an RBI single and Overbay hit a two run single to make it 5-4 but that was as close as the Yankees would get. In the sixth Fielder grounded into a force out scoring a run and Dirks hit an RBI single to make it 7-4 Tigers. The Tigers would add another run in the eighth on a Dirks sacrifice fly.
The Yankees record dropped to 1-4 and the Tigers are now 3-2. The Yankees will try and avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. CC Sabathia will pitch against Justin Verlander.
The New York Mets defeat the Miami Marlins 7-3
The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 7-3 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jon Niese started and pitched well and the bullpen pitched pretty well for the Mets. David Wright and Ike Davis led the Mets offense with five of their nine hits.
Niese pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked two and struck out five. Scott Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Josh Edgin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Brandon Lyon picked up the win pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out two. Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Mike Baxter had a hit and drew two walks, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Wright had three hits and an RBI. Davis had two hits and drew a walk, John Buck had a hit and four RBI and Lucas Duda drew two walks. Colin Cowgill had a hit and an RBI, Buck hit a double, Murphy hit a triple and Cowgill hit a homerun. The Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Baxter and Wright had a stolen base. Tejada committed an error.
Ricky Nolasco pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts. Ryan Webb took the loss pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked two batters, Chad Qualls pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.
Juan Pierre had two hits and drew a walk, Placido Polanco had a hit and Mike Stanton had two hits. Gregg Dobbs had two hits and two RBI, Miguel Olivo had two hits and Hechavarria had a hit and drew a walk. Solano had a hit and the Marlins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position with eight men left on base. Olivo had two errors in the game.
Dobbs hit an RBI single in the first to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Buck hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first to tie the game at one. In the fifth Dobbs grounded out an a run scored to give the Marlins the 2-1 lead. Buck hit a two run double in the sixth inning to make it 3-2 Mets. Dobbs hit an RBI single in the seventh to tie the game at three. In the seventh inning Murphy hit an RBI triple, Wright hit an RBI single and Buck hit a sacrifice fly to make it 6-3 Mets. In the eighth Cowgill hit a solo homerun making it 7-3 Mets and that was the final score.
The Mets improved to 3-2 on the season and the Marlins record dropped to 1-4. The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Sunday afternoon.
Niese pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked two and struck out five. Scott Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Josh Edgin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Brandon Lyon picked up the win pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out two. Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Mike Baxter had a hit and drew two walks, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Wright had three hits and an RBI. Davis had two hits and drew a walk, John Buck had a hit and four RBI and Lucas Duda drew two walks. Colin Cowgill had a hit and an RBI, Buck hit a double, Murphy hit a triple and Cowgill hit a homerun. The Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Baxter and Wright had a stolen base. Tejada committed an error.
Ricky Nolasco pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts. Ryan Webb took the loss pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked two batters, Chad Qualls pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.
Juan Pierre had two hits and drew a walk, Placido Polanco had a hit and Mike Stanton had two hits. Gregg Dobbs had two hits and two RBI, Miguel Olivo had two hits and Hechavarria had a hit and drew a walk. Solano had a hit and the Marlins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position with eight men left on base. Olivo had two errors in the game.
Dobbs hit an RBI single in the first to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Buck hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first to tie the game at one. In the fifth Dobbs grounded out an a run scored to give the Marlins the 2-1 lead. Buck hit a two run double in the sixth inning to make it 3-2 Mets. Dobbs hit an RBI single in the seventh to tie the game at three. In the seventh inning Murphy hit an RBI triple, Wright hit an RBI single and Buck hit a sacrifice fly to make it 6-3 Mets. In the eighth Cowgill hit a solo homerun making it 7-3 Mets and that was the final score.
The Mets improved to 3-2 on the season and the Marlins record dropped to 1-4. The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Sunday afternoon.
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