Yankees win second straight over the Anaheim Angels

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was really good.  Alex Rodriguez, Starlin Castro and Aaron Hicks each had two hits. 

Pineda pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Andrew Miller saved his seventh game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one. 

David Huff lost his first game of the season pitching 3 2/3 innings and giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Mike Morin pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one, Greg Mahle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Cam Bedrosian pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Fernando Salas pitched a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Rob Refsnyder had an RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit and two RBI.  Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI, Castro had two hits and an RBI and Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Hicks had two hits including a double and Beltran and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

Cole Calhoun had a hit and two RBI, Mike Trout drew a walk and C.J. Cron had a hit.  Johnny Giavotella drew a walk, Rafael Ortega had a hit and Gregorio Petit had two hits and an RBI.  Petit, Ortega and Cron each hit a double and Calhoun hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Ortega and Huff each committed an error. 

In the first Beltran hit a two run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Romine hit an RBI single in the first to up the lead to 3-0.  In the second Refsnyder hit a sac fly to increase the lead to 4-0 Yankees.  Castro hit a solo homerun in the third and it was 5-0.  In the fifth Petit hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 5-1.  Calhoun hit a two run homerun and the game was now 5-3.  In the seventh Rodriguez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first two games in the series and will play game three of four on Wednesday night.   

The New York Yankees come up big in the late innings to defeat the Anaheim Angels

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was really good.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and Carlos Beltran had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Andrew Miller won his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side and Aroldis Chapman saved his 10th game of the season.  He pitched an inning striking out one. 

Matt Shoemaker pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  He lost his seventh game of the season and Jose Alvarez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Ellsbury had three hits, Brett Gardner had a hit and Beltran had two hits and three RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI, Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI and Ellsbury hit a double.  McCann, Castro and Beltran each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Ellsbury was caught stealing. 

Yunel Escobar had a hit, Kole Calhoun had an RBI and Mike Trout drew a walk.  Albert Pujols had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, C.J. Cron had a hit and Gregorio Petit had two hits.  Petit hit a double and the Angels were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Trout had a stolen base and Ortega had an outfield assist. 

In the first Pujols hit an RBI single to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.  In the third Calhoun hit a sac fly to make it 2-0 Angels.  In the seventh McCann hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  Castro hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two and in the eighth Beltran hit a three run homerun to give the Yankees a 5-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

The New York Mets fail to sweep and are shutout in Miami

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 1-0.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched very well but Jose Fernandez dominated the Mets.  The Mets only managed four hits and one extra base hit. 

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and three strikeouts.  Harvey took his eighth loss of the season.  Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Fernandez pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and 14 strikeouts.  He earned his ninth win of the season.  David Phelps pitched a perfect inning and A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 18th save of the season. 

Alejandro De Aza had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  James Loney had a hit, Granderson hit a double and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Bastardo had a pickoff. 

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Christian Yelich had a hit and Derek Dietrich had two hits.  J.T. Realmuto had a hit and an RBI, Dietrich hit a double and the Marlins were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left three on base.  Suzuki was caught stealing. 

In the fifth Realmuto hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead and that would be the only run of the game.  The Mets took two out of three in the series.  The Mets will begin a three game series in Pittsburgh with the Pirates on Monday night.   

New York Yankees lose a tough one after rain delay in Baltimore

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 3-1.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched very well just not deep into the game.  Aroldis Chapman blew his first save of the season.  The offense got a lot of hits but only managed the one run. 

Sabathia pitched five innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked six and struck out five.  Kirby Yates pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Dellin Betances took his fourth loss of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with two strikeouts. 

Kevin Gausman pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  T.J. McFarland pitched two innings giving up three hits and no runs with two strikeouts earning his first victory of the season and Zach Britton earned his 17th save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Brett Gardner had three hits and Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI.  Brian McCann drew a walk, Chase Headley had two hits and Didi Gregorius had two hits.  Rob Refsnyder drew a walk, Gardner hit two doubles and the Yankees were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Ellsbury committed an error. 

Joey Rickard had a hit, Manny Machado drew two walks and Mark Trumbo drew a walk.  Chris Davis had a hit and drew a walk, Nolan Reimold drew two walks and Francisco Pena had two hits and drew a walk.  Ryan Flaherty had a hit, Matt Wieters had a hit and two RBI and the Orioles were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Machado committed an error and Pena had a passed ball. 

In the third Rodriguez hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth inning Wieters hit a two run single and another run scored on the throwing error by Ellsbury making it a 3-1 game.  The final score would be 3-1 Orioles. 

The Yankees lost two out of three in the series and lost six out of ten on the road trip.  They will return home for seven games as they open up a four game set with the Angels on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.   

The New York Mets win their second in a row in Miami

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 6-4.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen also pitched fairly well.  Wilmer Flores and James Loney each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Colon pitched five innings giving up five hits and two runs with only one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out one.  Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and two strikeouts, Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a walk and Jim Henderson won his first game of the season pitching to one batter and retiring him.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits adn a run with a strikeout and he earned his 18th save of the season. 

Justin Nicolino pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Dustin McGowan pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and they struck out three and David Phelps pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Cody Hall pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with three walks. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew two walks, Juan Lagares had a hit and Matt Reynolds had a hit and an RBI.  Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and drew two walks and Flores had three hits and drew a walk.  Loney had three hits and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and two RBI and Kevin Plawecki had a hit and drew a walk.  Colon had a hit, Alejandro De Aza had a hit and two RBI and Plawecki, Loney and De Aza each hit a double.  The Mets were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base and Plawecki was picked off.  Plawecki committed an error. 

Martin Prado had a hit and an RBI, Christian Yelich had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Justin Bour had a hit and drew a walk.  J.T. Realmuto had two hits and drew a walk, Miguel Rojas had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Nicolino had a hit.  Cole Gillespie had a hit, Realmuto and Rojas each hit a double.  Prado hit a homerun and the Marlins were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Realmuto had a passed ball and Nicolino had a pickoff. 

In the first Prado hit a solo homerun to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nicolino reached on a force attempt error to make it 2-0 Marlins.  In the fourth Loney hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1 and in the sixth Conforto hit a sac fly to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the sixth Rojas hit an RBI double to give the Marlins a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Conforto hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Reynolds hit an RBI single to make it 4-3 Mets.  In the ninth De Aza hit a two run double making it 6-3 Mets.  In the bottom of the ninth Yelich hit an RBI single to make it 6-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets have taken the first two games of the series.  The final game will be on Sunday afternoon.