The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals by the score of 7-6 on Saturday afternoon. Bryce Harper was the star of the show with two long home runs. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and didn’t pitch that well, Aaron Laffey didn’t pitch well either in relief. Daniel Murphy had a couple of hits to lead their offense.
Hefner pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs. He walked three and struck out two. Laffey pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk, Brandon Lyon pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two and Josh Edgin took the loss pitching 11/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts. Scott Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and LaTroy Hawkins pitched a perfect inning.
Justin Turner had a hit and two RBI, Murphy had two hits and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and drew two walks. John Buck had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Marlon Byrd had a hit and Lucas Duda drew two walks. Colin Cowgill had a hit and two RBI, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and John Buck hit a double. Wright hit a triple and the Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.
Gio Gonzalez started for the Nationals and pitched four innings giving up five hits and five runs. He walked four and struck out five. Craig Stammen pitched two innings striking out five, Ryan Mattheus pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Tyler Clippard earned his first win of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two. Rafael Soriano picked up his sixth save of the season pitching an inning and walking one.
Jayson Werth had a hit and drew a walk, Harper had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Adam LaRoche had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk. Ian Desmond had a hit and an RBI, Chad Tracy drew two walks and Espinosa had a hit. Espinosa, Werth and Harper each hit a double, Desmond and LaRoche each hit a homerun and Harper hit two homeruns. The Nationals were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Tracy was caught stealing.
In the second Desmond hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. Harper hit a two run homerun in the third to increase the Nationals lead to 3-0. In the fourth Cowgill hit a two run single, Turner hit a two run single and Murphy hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 5-3 lead. LaRoche hit a three run homerun in the fifth giving the Nationals a 6-5 lead. Buck hit an RBI double in the seventh to tie the game at six. Harper hit a solo homerun in the eighth to give the Nationals a 7-6 lead and that would be the final score.
The Mets record dropped to 8-8 on the season and the Nationals improved to 10-7 on the season. The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The New York Yankees show some power up north as they defeat the Toronto Blue Jays
The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 9-4 on Friday night. The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and pitched well especially for not pitching in a while. Travis Hafner, Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay each hit a homerun.
Pettitte pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out five and picked up his third win of the season. Shawn Kelley pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up one hit and one run with a couple of strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Robinson Cano had three hits and an RBI and Hafner had two hits and two RBI. Wells had two hits and two RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and Eduardo Nunez drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit and an RBI, Francisco Cervelli had a couple of hits and drew a walk and Cano and Hafner each hit a double. Cervelli and Suzuki each hit two doubles. Gardner hit a triple and Hafner, Overbay and Wells each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
Brandon Morrow started for the Blue Jays and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs with five of them being earned. He had a walk and four strikeouts and took his second loss of the season. Brett Cecil pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Steve Delabar pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Darren Oliver pitched an inning giving up a hit.
Rajai Davis had a hit, Melky Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Jose Bautista had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. J.P. Arencibia had two hits and an RBI, Brett Lawrie had two hits and Davis hit a triple. Bautista and Arencibia hit a homerun. The Blue Jays were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Rasmus committed an error.
In the first inning Hafner hit an RBI double and Wells grounded out to make it 2-0 Yankees. The Blue Jays scored one in the bottom of the first. Cabrera hit an RBI groundout. In the third Hafner hit a solo homerun and Nunez hit a sacrifice fly that two runs scored on. The first one scored and then the second on a throwing error. In the sixth Overbay hit a solo homerun, Gardner hit an RBI triple and Cano hit an RBI groundout to make it 8-1 Yankees. Bautista hit a two run homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 8-3. In the seventh Wells hit a solo homerun for the Yankees last run and to make it 9-3. The Blue Jays added a run in the ninth and the final score was 9-4 Yankees.
The Yankees have won eight of their last ten games and improved their record to 9-6. The Blue Jays record dropped to 7-10 on the season. The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Saturday afternoon.
Pettitte pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out five and picked up his third win of the season. Shawn Kelley pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up one hit and one run with a couple of strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Robinson Cano had three hits and an RBI and Hafner had two hits and two RBI. Wells had two hits and two RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and Eduardo Nunez drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit and an RBI, Francisco Cervelli had a couple of hits and drew a walk and Cano and Hafner each hit a double. Cervelli and Suzuki each hit two doubles. Gardner hit a triple and Hafner, Overbay and Wells each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
Brandon Morrow started for the Blue Jays and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs with five of them being earned. He had a walk and four strikeouts and took his second loss of the season. Brett Cecil pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Steve Delabar pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Darren Oliver pitched an inning giving up a hit.
Rajai Davis had a hit, Melky Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Jose Bautista had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. J.P. Arencibia had two hits and an RBI, Brett Lawrie had two hits and Davis hit a triple. Bautista and Arencibia hit a homerun. The Blue Jays were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Rasmus committed an error.
In the first inning Hafner hit an RBI double and Wells grounded out to make it 2-0 Yankees. The Blue Jays scored one in the bottom of the first. Cabrera hit an RBI groundout. In the third Hafner hit a solo homerun and Nunez hit a sacrifice fly that two runs scored on. The first one scored and then the second on a throwing error. In the sixth Overbay hit a solo homerun, Gardner hit an RBI triple and Cano hit an RBI groundout to make it 8-1 Yankees. Bautista hit a two run homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 8-3. In the seventh Wells hit a solo homerun for the Yankees last run and to make it 9-3. The Blue Jays added a run in the ninth and the final score was 9-4 Yankees.
The Yankees have won eight of their last ten games and improved their record to 9-6. The Blue Jays record dropped to 7-10 on the season. The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Saturday afternoon.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The New York Yankees comeback but then fall in extra innings
The New York Yankees were defeated by the score of 6-2 to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. The game went 12 innings. Phil Hughes pitched well for the Yankees and their bullpen pitched well until the 12th inning. Robinson Cano and Francisco Cervelli each hit a homerun for the Yankees runs.
Hughes pitched seven innings giving up two runs on six hits. He struck out six batters and didn’t walk anyone. Boone Logan faced two hitters and retired them both, Joba Chamberlain pitched 11/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out one and David Robertson gave up a hit in his one inning of work. David Phelps took the loss pitching two innings giving up four hits and four runs with three earned and a walk and two strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Vernon Wells drew two walks and Cano had a hit and an RBI with a walk. Kevin Youkilis had a hit, Ben Francisco had a hit and drew a walk and Cervelli had a hit and an RBI. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and Travis Hafner drew a walk. Cano and Cervelli each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Nunez committed an error and Cervelli had two errors, both were catchers interference.
Patrick Corbin started for the Diamondbacks and pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts. David Hernandez pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts, J.J. Putz got charged with a blown save pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run and Matt Reynolds pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Heath Bell got the win pitching an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Tony Sipp pitched an inning with a strikeout.
Gerald Parra had a hit, Martin Prado had a hit and an RBI and Paul Goldschmidt had three hits. Miguel Montero had a hit, Cody Ross had three hits and an RBI and Eric Chavez had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk. Gregorius had two hits and an RBI, he hit a double and Montero, Ross, Parra and Chavez each hit a double. Gregorius and Prado each hit a homerun. The Diamondbacks were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Pollock had a stolen base
Gregorius hit a solo homerun in the third inning giving the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead. Prado hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it 2-0 Diamondbacks. Cano hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to make it 2-1. Cervelli hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at two. The Diamondbacks scored four runs in the 12th inning to win the game 6-2.
The Yankees failed to sweep the series but they took two out of three. The Yankees record fell to 8-6 and the Diamondbacks record improved to 8-6. The Yankees will head to Toronto to begin a three game series with them on Friday night. The Diamondbacks will head to Colorado to take on the Rockies on Friday night.
Hughes pitched seven innings giving up two runs on six hits. He struck out six batters and didn’t walk anyone. Boone Logan faced two hitters and retired them both, Joba Chamberlain pitched 11/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out one and David Robertson gave up a hit in his one inning of work. David Phelps took the loss pitching two innings giving up four hits and four runs with three earned and a walk and two strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Vernon Wells drew two walks and Cano had a hit and an RBI with a walk. Kevin Youkilis had a hit, Ben Francisco had a hit and drew a walk and Cervelli had a hit and an RBI. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and Travis Hafner drew a walk. Cano and Cervelli each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Nunez committed an error and Cervelli had two errors, both were catchers interference.
Patrick Corbin started for the Diamondbacks and pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts. David Hernandez pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts, J.J. Putz got charged with a blown save pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run and Matt Reynolds pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Heath Bell got the win pitching an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Tony Sipp pitched an inning with a strikeout.
Gerald Parra had a hit, Martin Prado had a hit and an RBI and Paul Goldschmidt had three hits. Miguel Montero had a hit, Cody Ross had three hits and an RBI and Eric Chavez had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk. Gregorius had two hits and an RBI, he hit a double and Montero, Ross, Parra and Chavez each hit a double. Gregorius and Prado each hit a homerun. The Diamondbacks were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Pollock had a stolen base
Gregorius hit a solo homerun in the third inning giving the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead. Prado hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it 2-0 Diamondbacks. Cano hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to make it 2-1. Cervelli hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at two. The Diamondbacks scored four runs in the 12th inning to win the game 6-2.
The Yankees failed to sweep the series but they took two out of three. The Yankees record fell to 8-6 and the Diamondbacks record improved to 8-6. The Yankees will head to Toronto to begin a three game series with them on Friday night. The Diamondbacks will head to Colorado to take on the Rockies on Friday night.
The New York Mets lose in Colorado and are happy to end a terrible trip to Denver
The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies by the score of 11-3 on Thursday afternoon. The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched pretty well and their bullpen was bad. Jordany Valdespin, Daniel Murphy and David Wright each had two hits.
Niese took the loss, his first of the season pitching six innings giving up nine hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out three. Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs, Scott Atchison didn’t record an out and he gave up two hits and three runs with a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk. Jeremy Hefner pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout.
Valdespin had two hits, Murphy had two hits and Wright had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Ike Davis had a hit and an RBI, Marlon Byrd had a hit and Valdespin, Murphy and Byrd each hit a double. The Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Valdespin committed an error and Niese had a pickoff.
Jon Garland earned his second win of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with four strikeouts. Chris Volstad pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.
Eric Young had three hits, Dexter Fowler had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Gonzalez had three hits and an RBI and Troy Tulowitzki had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Wilin Rosario had a hit and two RBI, Todd Helton had two hits and two RBI and Josh Rutledge had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Chris Nelson had two hits and an RBI, Garland had a hit and Reid Brignac had a hit and an RBI. Gonzalez and Helton each hit a double, Rutledge, Fowler and Tulowitzki each hit a homerun. The Rockies were 6-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Rosario had a stolen base, Young was caught stealing and Rosario committed an error and had a passed ball.
Wright hit an RBI single in the first giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Rockies came right back in the bottom of the first and tied the game at one. Gonzalez hit an RBI single, in the fourth Rutledge hit a solo homerun to make it a 2-1 Rockies lead. In the sixth Wright hit an RBI single to tie the game at two. Tulowitzki hit an RBI single in the sixth to give the Rockies a 3-2 lead. Rosario hit a two run single, Helton a two run double, Nelson an RBI single and Brignac an RBI single to give the Rockies a 9-2 lead. Davis hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 9-3 and the Rockies came back with two in the bottom of the eighth to win the game 11-3.
The Rockies swept the three games that they did play, they have to make up one more game later in the season. The Mets record dropped to 7-7 and the Rockies improved their record to 11-4. The Mets will return home to Citi Field to face the Washington Nationals on Friday. It will be the start of a three game series.
Niese took the loss, his first of the season pitching six innings giving up nine hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out three. Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs, Scott Atchison didn’t record an out and he gave up two hits and three runs with a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk. Jeremy Hefner pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout.
Valdespin had two hits, Murphy had two hits and Wright had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Ike Davis had a hit and an RBI, Marlon Byrd had a hit and Valdespin, Murphy and Byrd each hit a double. The Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Valdespin committed an error and Niese had a pickoff.
Jon Garland earned his second win of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with four strikeouts. Chris Volstad pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.
Eric Young had three hits, Dexter Fowler had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Gonzalez had three hits and an RBI and Troy Tulowitzki had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Wilin Rosario had a hit and two RBI, Todd Helton had two hits and two RBI and Josh Rutledge had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Chris Nelson had two hits and an RBI, Garland had a hit and Reid Brignac had a hit and an RBI. Gonzalez and Helton each hit a double, Rutledge, Fowler and Tulowitzki each hit a homerun. The Rockies were 6-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Rosario had a stolen base, Young was caught stealing and Rosario committed an error and had a passed ball.
Wright hit an RBI single in the first giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Rockies came right back in the bottom of the first and tied the game at one. Gonzalez hit an RBI single, in the fourth Rutledge hit a solo homerun to make it a 2-1 Rockies lead. In the sixth Wright hit an RBI single to tie the game at two. Tulowitzki hit an RBI single in the sixth to give the Rockies a 3-2 lead. Rosario hit a two run single, Helton a two run double, Nelson an RBI single and Brignac an RBI single to give the Rockies a 9-2 lead. Davis hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 9-3 and the Rockies came back with two in the bottom of the eighth to win the game 11-3.
The Rockies swept the three games that they did play, they have to make up one more game later in the season. The Mets record dropped to 7-7 and the Rockies improved their record to 11-4. The Mets will return home to Citi Field to face the Washington Nationals on Friday. It will be the start of a three game series.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The New York Mets lose game one of a doubleheader to the Colorado Rockies
The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies by the score of 8-4 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Dillon Gee started the game for the Mets and was not very good. David Wright hit two homeruns to lead the Mets offense.
Gee pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Gee took his third loss of the season and has yet to win a game. Brandon Lyon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Scott Rice pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two walks and LaTroy Hawkins struck out the only batter that he faced. Burke pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs.
Daniel Murphy drew a walk, Wright had three hits and three RBI and John Buck had two hits. Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, Ruben Tejada had a hit and an RBI and Gee had a hit. Wright hit two homeruns and the Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.
Juan Nicasio got his second win of the season. He pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Edgmer Escalona pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout, Wilton Lopez pitched an inning giving up two hits and Rafael Betancourt pitched a perfect inning.
Eric Young had three hits and two RBI, Jonathan Herrera had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Gonzalez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Michael Cuddyer had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Todd Helton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Wilin Rosario had a hit and an RBI. Chris Nelson had two hits, Jordan Pacheco had a hit and Cuddyer and Nelson each hit a double. Gonzalez and Young each hit a triple and Gonzalez hit a homerun. The Rockies were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Young had a stolen base.
Wright hit a two run homerun in the first inning to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. In the second Rosario hit an RBI single to make it 2-1 Mets. Gonzalez hit a solo homerun in the third to tie the game at two. Tejada hit an RBI groundout in the fourth to make it 3-2 Mets. Wright hit a solo homerun in the fifth making it 4-2 Mets, Cuddyer walked to make it a 4-3 game and Helton hit a two run single making it 5-4 Rockies in the fifth inning. Young hit an RBI single in the sixth inning to make it 6-4 Rockies. In the eighth Young hit an RBI triple and Herrera hit an RBI single making it 8-4 and that was the final score.
The Mets improved their record to 7-4 and the Rockies record dropped to 8-4. The two teams will play a second game on Tuesday night and then try and close out the series on Wednesday weather permitting.
Gee pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Gee took his third loss of the season and has yet to win a game. Brandon Lyon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Scott Rice pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two walks and LaTroy Hawkins struck out the only batter that he faced. Burke pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs.
Daniel Murphy drew a walk, Wright had three hits and three RBI and John Buck had two hits. Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, Ruben Tejada had a hit and an RBI and Gee had a hit. Wright hit two homeruns and the Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.
Juan Nicasio got his second win of the season. He pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Edgmer Escalona pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout, Wilton Lopez pitched an inning giving up two hits and Rafael Betancourt pitched a perfect inning.
Eric Young had three hits and two RBI, Jonathan Herrera had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Gonzalez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Michael Cuddyer had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Todd Helton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Wilin Rosario had a hit and an RBI. Chris Nelson had two hits, Jordan Pacheco had a hit and Cuddyer and Nelson each hit a double. Gonzalez and Young each hit a triple and Gonzalez hit a homerun. The Rockies were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Young had a stolen base.
Wright hit a two run homerun in the first inning to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. In the second Rosario hit an RBI single to make it 2-1 Mets. Gonzalez hit a solo homerun in the third to tie the game at two. Tejada hit an RBI groundout in the fourth to make it 3-2 Mets. Wright hit a solo homerun in the fifth making it 4-2 Mets, Cuddyer walked to make it a 4-3 game and Helton hit a two run single making it 5-4 Rockies in the fifth inning. Young hit an RBI single in the sixth inning to make it 6-4 Rockies. In the eighth Young hit an RBI triple and Herrera hit an RBI single making it 8-4 and that was the final score.
The Mets improved their record to 7-4 and the Rockies record dropped to 8-4. The two teams will play a second game on Tuesday night and then try and close out the series on Wednesday weather permitting.
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