The New York Yankees defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by the score of 4-2 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched better, the bullpen was great. Robinson Cano had the big hit a three run homerun.
Nova pitched five innings giving up two runs and seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Nova picked up his first win of the season. Boone Logan pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Joba Chamberlain retired both batters that he faced and David Robertson pitched a scoreless inning giving up a hit. Mariano Rivera pitched a 1-2-3 inning picking up his third save.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Cano had two hits and three RBI with a walk and Kevin Youkilis had two hits. Travis Hafner had two hits, Vernon Wells drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk. Eduardo Nunez had a hit and an RBI, Lyle Overbay had a hit and Chris Stewart had two hits. Gardner hit a double and Hafner hit two doubles. Cano hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.
Brandon McCarthy took the loss his second of the season. He pitched four innings giving up nine hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Matt Reynolds pitched two innings giving up a hit with two strikeouts, Brad Ziegler pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Heath Bell pitched a perfect inning striking out the side.
Parra had a hit, Martin Prado had a hit and drew a walk and Paul Goldschmidt had a hit. Montero had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cody Ross had two hits and an RBI and A.J. Pollock had two hits. Pollock hit two doubles and the Diamondbacks were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Parra had a stolen base.
In the third the Diamondbacks took a 2-0 lead. Montero hit a sacrifice fly and Ross hit an RBI single. The Yankees took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on a three run homerun by Cano. Nunez hit a sacrifice fly for the final run in the seventh. The final score was 4-2 Yankees.
The Yankees have now won 6 out of their last seven games and improved to 7-5 on the season. The two teams will play game two on Wednesday night. The Diamondbacks record dropped to 8-5.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
The New York Yankees and Hiroki Kuroda shutout the Baltimore Orioles 3-0
The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 3-0 on Sunday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and was great. Jayson Nix had an RBI and Brett Gardner a homerun.
Kuroda pitched a complete game shutout. He gave up five hits, no walks and struck out five. Kuroda won his second game of the season.
Gardner had a hit and two RBI, Vernon Wells had a hit and Robinson Cano drew a walk. Brennan Boesch had two hits, Francisco had a hit and drew a walk and Lyle Overbay had a hit. Nix had a hit and an RBI, Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Youkilis and Nix each committed an error.
Wei-Yen Chen pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Chen took his second loss of the season and T.J. McFarland pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.
Nick Markakis had a hit, Adam Jones had a hit and Matt Wieters had a hit. J.J. Hardy had a hit, Nick Reimold had a hit. The Orioles were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
In the fifth Nix hit a sacrifice fly and Gardner hit a two run homerun making it 3-0 Yankees. The 3-0 score would hold up. The Yankees record improved to 6-5 as they won their fifth out of the last six games. The Orioles record dropped to 6-6. The Yankees will have the day off on Monday and then begin an interleague series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Kuroda pitched a complete game shutout. He gave up five hits, no walks and struck out five. Kuroda won his second game of the season.
Gardner had a hit and two RBI, Vernon Wells had a hit and Robinson Cano drew a walk. Brennan Boesch had two hits, Francisco had a hit and drew a walk and Lyle Overbay had a hit. Nix had a hit and an RBI, Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Youkilis and Nix each committed an error.
Wei-Yen Chen pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Chen took his second loss of the season and T.J. McFarland pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.
Nick Markakis had a hit, Adam Jones had a hit and Matt Wieters had a hit. J.J. Hardy had a hit, Nick Reimold had a hit. The Orioles were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
In the fifth Nix hit a sacrifice fly and Gardner hit a two run homerun making it 3-0 Yankees. The 3-0 score would hold up. The Yankees record improved to 6-5 as they won their fifth out of the last six games. The Orioles record dropped to 6-6. The Yankees will have the day off on Monday and then begin an interleague series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
New York Yankees postgame notes from the Baltimore games
The New York Yankees ended their four game losing streak yesterday mainly because Phil Hughes pitched really bad. Hughes had a good assessment of his outing, he said “I can’t remember the last time I was as bad as that.” He couldn’t locate his fastball and his other pitches weren’t really working, he always gives up a lot of homeruns because he is a flyball pitcher and Yankee stadium but this was really bad. The questions are coming now of course because he was rushed back from injury to make an emergency start and then rushed in this start a couple of days. He was pitching really well in spring training and then suffered the back injury. He and the Yankees say he is fine, just not executing. He did say he was better in Detroit which he was and he didn’t think he was that bad until that fifth inning in Detroit. I actually thought he was pitching pretty well in Detroit and then may have ran out of steam, this one was bad though. He is also a notoriously slow starter, April is by far the worst month of his career.
The Yankees had Francisco Cervelli playing second and Robinson Cano playing short in the last game. They said they knew that could happen and it wasn’t a surprise. Girardi said he told all of them this was going to happen, that he pinch hit Brennan Boesch for Jayson Nix and with the injuries there was nothing else he could do. Cano had played short in the minors in 2002 but nothing but second in the majors.
Phelps was a huge bright spot for the Yankees but Girardi said it is way too early to talk about making a switch in the rotation. He said Phil had a good year last year and Nova has only made one start.
Cervelli said that they have to work on fastball command with Hughes, he said that is all it is is execution. The Yankees have lost eight of their past 13 regular season games to the Orioles and seven of their past 10 at home to the Orioles. They have had a lot of trouble with them lately but they did beat them in the ALDS last year although it took all five games. Ryan Flaherty hit the first homerun by a Yankees opponent at Yankee Stadium this year.
Travis Hafner has three homeruns in ten games which is his fewest to that number since 2009. Cano has four straight multi-hit games where he is 11-19 with eight RBI.
Friday night the big topic was the triple play the Yankees turned. It was their first since 2010 in Oakland. Ironically CC Sabathia was also the pitcher in that game, this one was unique though as it was the first time in history a triple play like that was turned. It was a line drive to Cano that he trapped, he threw to second for the force, then the ball was thrown to Youkilis who tagged out the runner in a run down and then threw to Lyle Overbay who got that runner in a rundown and threw to second for the third out. It was crazy, but happened really quick and the throws by the Yankees were great. The base running by the Orioles was not good at all on that and they just looked stunned when it was all over.
It was the Yankees second triple play since 1969 and first in the Bronx since 1968. That game was also weird because Adam Jones dropped a fly ball that allowed three runs to score and made the difference in the game. He is a great center fielder and I don’t think you will see that again.
The Yankees had Francisco Cervelli playing second and Robinson Cano playing short in the last game. They said they knew that could happen and it wasn’t a surprise. Girardi said he told all of them this was going to happen, that he pinch hit Brennan Boesch for Jayson Nix and with the injuries there was nothing else he could do. Cano had played short in the minors in 2002 but nothing but second in the majors.
Phelps was a huge bright spot for the Yankees but Girardi said it is way too early to talk about making a switch in the rotation. He said Phil had a good year last year and Nova has only made one start.
Cervelli said that they have to work on fastball command with Hughes, he said that is all it is is execution. The Yankees have lost eight of their past 13 regular season games to the Orioles and seven of their past 10 at home to the Orioles. They have had a lot of trouble with them lately but they did beat them in the ALDS last year although it took all five games. Ryan Flaherty hit the first homerun by a Yankees opponent at Yankee Stadium this year.
Travis Hafner has three homeruns in ten games which is his fewest to that number since 2009. Cano has four straight multi-hit games where he is 11-19 with eight RBI.
Friday night the big topic was the triple play the Yankees turned. It was their first since 2010 in Oakland. Ironically CC Sabathia was also the pitcher in that game, this one was unique though as it was the first time in history a triple play like that was turned. It was a line drive to Cano that he trapped, he threw to second for the force, then the ball was thrown to Youkilis who tagged out the runner in a run down and then threw to Lyle Overbay who got that runner in a rundown and threw to second for the third out. It was crazy, but happened really quick and the throws by the Yankees were great. The base running by the Orioles was not good at all on that and they just looked stunned when it was all over.
It was the Yankees second triple play since 1969 and first in the Bronx since 1968. That game was also weird because Adam Jones dropped a fly ball that allowed three runs to score and made the difference in the game. He is a great center fielder and I don’t think you will see that again.
The New York Mets win 4-2 in Minnesota as Matt Harvey dominates and flirts with perfection
The New York Mets defeated the Minnesota Twins by the score of 4-2 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched great carrying a perfect game into the seventh inning. He is becoming must see T.V. as he is a phenom that is giving all Mets fans hope. Daniel Murphy had a couple of hits and Justin Turner had three to lead the Mets offense.
Harvey pitched eight innings giving up two hits and one run with two walks and six strikeouts. He picked up his third win of the season. Bobby Parnell pitched an inning to pick up his first save. He gave up two hits and a run with a couple of strikeouts.
Colin Cowgill had a hit and an RBI, Murphy had two hits and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and an RBI. Lucas Duda drew a walk, Marlon Byrd had a hit and an RBI and Ike Davis had a hit. Turner had three hits, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Turner and Tejada each hit a double. Byrd hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.
Scott Diamond took the loss his first of the season. He pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a strikeout, Josh Roenicke pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and Casey Fien pitched two perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. Jared Burton pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Joe Mauer had a hit, Josh Willingham had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Justin Morneau had a hit and an RBI. Ryan Doumit drew a walk, Dozier had a hit and Mauer hit a double. Morneau hit a homerun and the Twins were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Willingham had an outfield assist.
In the fifth the Mets took a 4-0 lead. Byrd hit a solo homerun, Cowgill hit an RBI single, Murphy hit an RBI single and Wright hit an RBI single. Morneau hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it a 4-1 game and then in the ninth Willingham hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-2 but that would be the final score.
The Mets record improved to 7-4 and the Twins record dropped to 4-7. The Mets will be going for the three game sweep on Sunday afternoon.
Harvey pitched eight innings giving up two hits and one run with two walks and six strikeouts. He picked up his third win of the season. Bobby Parnell pitched an inning to pick up his first save. He gave up two hits and a run with a couple of strikeouts.
Colin Cowgill had a hit and an RBI, Murphy had two hits and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and an RBI. Lucas Duda drew a walk, Marlon Byrd had a hit and an RBI and Ike Davis had a hit. Turner had three hits, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Turner and Tejada each hit a double. Byrd hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.
Scott Diamond took the loss his first of the season. He pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a strikeout, Josh Roenicke pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and Casey Fien pitched two perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. Jared Burton pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Joe Mauer had a hit, Josh Willingham had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Justin Morneau had a hit and an RBI. Ryan Doumit drew a walk, Dozier had a hit and Mauer hit a double. Morneau hit a homerun and the Twins were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Willingham had an outfield assist.
In the fifth the Mets took a 4-0 lead. Byrd hit a solo homerun, Cowgill hit an RBI single, Murphy hit an RBI single and Wright hit an RBI single. Morneau hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it a 4-1 game and then in the ninth Willingham hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-2 but that would be the final score.
The Mets record improved to 7-4 and the Twins record dropped to 4-7. The Mets will be going for the three game sweep on Sunday afternoon.
The New York Yankees four game winning streak ends as Phil Hughes is roughed up
The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 5-3 on Saturday evening. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and was terrible. The Yankees bullpen was very good especially David Phelps who kept the Yankees in the game and gave them a chance to come back and win. Robinson Cano continued his hot hitting with two hits, Vernon Wells, Lyle Overbay and Francisco Cervelli also each had two hits.
Hughes pitched three innings giving up nine hits and five runs with two walks and no strikeouts. He took the loss his second of the season. Phelps pitched four innings giving up one hit and striking out six, Joba Chamberlain gave up a hit in one inning and David Robertson struck out one in his one inning of work.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Cano had two hits and Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI. Wells had two hits and an RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk and Cervelli had two hits. Overbay had two hits and an RBI, Cano hit a double, Hafner and Wells each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Phelps committed an error, Suzuki had an outfield assist and Wells had an outfield assist.
Jason Hammel started for the Orioles and picked up his second win of the season. He pitched six innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked one and struck out four. Brian Matusz pitched an inning giving up a hit, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Jim Johnson worked a perfect inning to pick up his fifth save of the season.
Nate McLouth had three hits, Manny Machado had a hit and Nick Markakis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Adam Jones had two hits and an RBI, Chris Davis had a hit and drew a walk and J.J. Hardy had a hit and an RBI. Ryan Flaherty had a hit and an RBI and Reimold had a hit and an RBI. McLouth hit two doubles and Davis hit a double. Flaherty, Markakis, Reimold each hit a homerun. The Orioles were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Hardy committed an error.
Jones hit an RBI groundout in the first inning to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead. Flaherty hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 Orioles in the second inning. In the bottom of the second Hafner hit a solo homerun and Overbay hit an RBI single to tie the game at two. Markakis hit a solo homerun in the third and Hardy grounded out to score another run. The Orioles took a 4-2 lead and then tacked on another run in the fourth on a Reimold solo homerun. It was 5-2 Orioles, that was the last run the Orioles would score as Hughes departed the game. Wells hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it 5-3 but that was the final score as the Yankees failed to get anyone else home, they had some chances but couldn’t get the big hit to make it closer or even tie the game.
The Yankees win streak ended at four and their record dropped to 5-5. The Orioles record improved to 6-5. The two teams will play the rubber game of the three game series on Sunday night.
Hughes pitched three innings giving up nine hits and five runs with two walks and no strikeouts. He took the loss his second of the season. Phelps pitched four innings giving up one hit and striking out six, Joba Chamberlain gave up a hit in one inning and David Robertson struck out one in his one inning of work.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Cano had two hits and Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI. Wells had two hits and an RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk and Cervelli had two hits. Overbay had two hits and an RBI, Cano hit a double, Hafner and Wells each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Phelps committed an error, Suzuki had an outfield assist and Wells had an outfield assist.
Jason Hammel started for the Orioles and picked up his second win of the season. He pitched six innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked one and struck out four. Brian Matusz pitched an inning giving up a hit, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Jim Johnson worked a perfect inning to pick up his fifth save of the season.
Nate McLouth had three hits, Manny Machado had a hit and Nick Markakis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Adam Jones had two hits and an RBI, Chris Davis had a hit and drew a walk and J.J. Hardy had a hit and an RBI. Ryan Flaherty had a hit and an RBI and Reimold had a hit and an RBI. McLouth hit two doubles and Davis hit a double. Flaherty, Markakis, Reimold each hit a homerun. The Orioles were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Hardy committed an error.
Jones hit an RBI groundout in the first inning to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead. Flaherty hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 Orioles in the second inning. In the bottom of the second Hafner hit a solo homerun and Overbay hit an RBI single to tie the game at two. Markakis hit a solo homerun in the third and Hardy grounded out to score another run. The Orioles took a 4-2 lead and then tacked on another run in the fourth on a Reimold solo homerun. It was 5-2 Orioles, that was the last run the Orioles would score as Hughes departed the game. Wells hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it 5-3 but that was the final score as the Yankees failed to get anyone else home, they had some chances but couldn’t get the big hit to make it closer or even tie the game.
The Yankees win streak ended at four and their record dropped to 5-5. The Orioles record improved to 6-5. The two teams will play the rubber game of the three game series on Sunday night.
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