New York Yankees begin road trip with a win in Houston

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Monday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 2-1.  The day started with the Yankees trading away their closer Aroldis Chapman for four players and ended with new closer or old closer depending on how you look at it closing it out.  Michael Pineda started and pitched really well and the bullpen closed it out.  Carlos Beltran, Chase Headley and Austin Romine each had two hits. 

Pineda pitched seven innings giving up a run on five hits.  He walked two and struck out eight and won his fifth game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his eighth game of the season. 

Dallas Keuchel pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his 10th game of the season.  Luke Gregerson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit. 

Beltran had two hits, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Headley had two hits and an RBI.  Romine had two hits and an RBI, Gregorius, Beltran and Romine each hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Torreyes had a stolen base and Castro committed an error. 

George Springer had a hit and an RBI, Jose Altuve had a hit and Carlos Correa drew a walk.  Luis Valbuena had three hits and drew a walk, Carlos Gomez had a hit and Springer hit a homerun.  The Astros were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Valbuena and a Gomez had a stolen base. 

In the first Springer hit a solo homerun to give the Astros a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Headley hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the eighth Romine hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.   

The New York Mets shutout the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 3-0.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched really well and the bullpen did a good job.  Michael Conforto had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his eighth game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning and saved his 35th game of the season. 

Jose Urena lost his second game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four htis and a run.  He walked none and struck out four.  Mike Dunn pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk, David Phelps pitched to one batter and retired him and Kyle Barraclough pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Dustin McGowan pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two batters. 

Jose Reyes had a hit and an RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI.  James Loney had a hit and an RBI, Kelly Johnson drew a walk and Conforto had two hits.  Juan Lagares drew a walk, Reyes hit a triple and the Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Martin Prado had three hits and drew a walk, Christian Yelich had a hit and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.  Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and the Marlins were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the third Reyes hit an RBI triple to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Cespedes hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0 and Loney hit an RBI single making it 3-0 which would be the final score. 

The Mets won two out of three in the series and will head home to take on the St. Louis Cardinals beginning on Monday night. 

The New York Mets are not able to win second in a row over the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets  were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 7-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he did not pitch well.  Curtis Granderson and Yoenis Cespedes each had two hits. 

deGrom started and pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and five runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He lost his fifth game of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout, Antonio Bastardo pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and Jerry Blevins pitched to a batter and gave up a hit.  Erik Goeddel pitched a perfect inning. 

Jose Fernandez won his 12th game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Fernando Rodney pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two and Nick Wittgren pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Granderson had two hits and Cespedes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  James Loney had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  deGrom had a hit, Alejandro De Aza had a hit and deGrom hit a double and the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Cespedes committed an error and he had an outfield assist. 

J.T. Realmuto had a hit, Martin Prado had two hits and two RBI and Christian Yelich had three hits and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had four hits and three RBI, Marcell Ozuna had a hit and drew a walk and Derek Dietrich had an RBI and drew a walk.  Charles Johnson drew a walk, Adeiny Hechavarria  had two hits and Fernandez had two hits and an RBI.  Rojas had a hit, Hechavarria and Ozuna each hit a double and Stanton hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the second Fernandez hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the third Cespedes hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Loney hit a sac fly and it was 2-1 Mets.  In the bottom of the third Stanton hit a two run homerun to give the Marlins back the lead at 3-2.  Stanton hit an RBI single in the fourth to extend the lead to 4-2.  In the fourth Dietrich drew an RBI walk to make it a 5-2 game.  Prado hit an RBI single to make it 6-2 in the fifth.  In the seventh Prado hit an RBI single to push the lead to 7-2.   The 7-2 was the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon

New York Yankees win the rubber game over the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen did a pretty good job.  Carlos Beltran had two hits to lead the offense. 

Eovaldi pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his ninth game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and walked him and Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out one. 

Jeff Samardzija pitched 5 2/3 innings and giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season and George Kontos pitched 2 1/3 perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Beltran had two hits and an RBI and Brian McCann had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Gregorius hit a double and Beltran and Teixeira each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring positon and left two men on base. 

Angel Pagan had three hits, Brandon Belt drew two walks and Buster Posey had two hits and two RBI.  Brandon Crawford had a hit, Conor Gillaspie had a hit and drew a walk and Mac Williamson had two hits.  Ramiro Pena had a hit, Pagan hti a double and a triple.  The Giants were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the first Beltran hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Teixeira hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Ellsbury hit into a double play but a run scored to make it 3-0 Yankees.  In the sixth Castro hit an RBI single and Gregorius an RBI double to push the Yankees lead to 5-0.  In the seventh Posey hit a two run single to make it a 5-2 game and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees drop a tough one to the San Francisco Giants in extra innings

The New York Yankees were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1 in 12 innings.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well.  Didi Gregorius had two hits to lead the offense. 

Nova pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Aroldis Chapman pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Anthony Swarzak pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and he took his first loss of the season.  Richard Bleier pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Johnny Cueto started for the Giants and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and an unearned run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Derek Law pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Javier Lopez pitched an inning giving up a hit and Sergio Romo pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Josh Osich pitched an inning walking two, Santiago Casilla won his second game of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Hunter Strickland saved his second game of the season pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, Gregorius had two hits and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and the Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Denard Span had a hit, Angel Pagan had a hit and drew two walks and Brandon Belt had a hit and drew a walk.  Jarrett Parker had a hit, Trevor Brown had a hit and Grant Green had a hit.  Mac Williamson had two hits and two RBI.  Ramiro Pena had a hit which was a double.  Green and Brown each hit a double and Williamson hit a homerun.  The Giants were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Pagan had a stolen base and Williamson and Pagan each committed an error.  Posey had a passed ball and Pagan an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Teixeira hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Williamson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the 12th Williamson hit an RBI single to give the Giants a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will also complete their ten game home stand and head to the road to take on the Houston Astros beginning Monday night.