New York Mets blow out the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 12-1.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen did their job.  Jose Reyes had three hits and Curtis Granderson and Lucas Duda each had three RBI. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with no walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his 14th game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched an inning with a strikeout, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out two. 

Tom Koehler pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his 13th game of the season.  Hunter Cervenka pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Nefi Ogando pitched to two batters and retired them both and Dustin McGowan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk.  Justin Nicolino pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one, Austin Brice pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and Mike Dunn pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Odrisamer Despaigne pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs. 

Reyes had three hits, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Michael Conforto had an RBI, Granderson had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks and Jay Bruce had two hits and two RBI.  Juan Lagares had an RBI, TJ Rivera had two hits and Duda had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks.  Rene Rivera had a hit, Syndergaard had two hits and Ty Kelly had a hit.  Alejandro De Aza had a hit, Reyes, Duda and Granderson each hit a double and TJ Rivera hit a triploe.  Bruce and Cespedes each hit a homerun and the Mets were 5-18 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Cabrera committed an error. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, Marcella Ozuna had a hit and an RBI and Derek Dietrich drew a walk.  Justin Bour had two hits, Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and Yefri Perez had a hit.  The Marlins were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base and Realmuto had a passed ball. 

In the first Ozuna hit an RBI single giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the second Bruce hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  Cespedes hit a two run homerun in third to push the lead to 4-1.  In the eighth Granderson hit a two run single and it was 6-1 Mets.  Duda hit a three run double to make it a 9-1 game and Conforto hit an RBI groundout to increase the lead to 10-1.  Granderson hit an RBI double and it was 11-1.  In the ninth Lagares hit a sac fly to make it 12-1 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Wednesday night and the Mets will be off on Thursday before finishing the season in Philadelphia over the weekend.   

New York Mets lose in an emotional game in Miami

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Monday night.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 7-3.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and he didn't pitch well, the bullpen did pitch well.  Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits to lead the offense. 

Colon pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with no walks or strikeouts.  He lost his eighth game of the season.  Gabriel Ynoa pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out two, Rafael Montero pitched an inning giving up a hit and Erik Goeddel pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout.  Josh Edgin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Jim Henderson pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Adam Conley pitched three innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Mike Dunn pitched an inning with two strikeouts and he won his fifth game of the season, Brian Ellington pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Austin Brice pitched to two batters and walked them both.  Hunter Cervenka pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Dustin McGowan pitched to one batter and retired him and David Phelps pitched an inning with a strikeout.  Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts and A.J. Ramos pitched an inning with a walk. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Cabrera had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk.  TJ Rivera drew a walk, Jay Bruce had a hit and Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brandon Nimmo had a hit and Cabrera hit a double.  The Mets were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

Dee Gordon had four hits and two RBI, Marcell Ozuna had a hit and Christian Yelich had a hit and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Justin Bour had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and J.T. Realmuto had a hit and an RBI.  Adeiny Hechavarria had two hits and two RBI, Conley had an RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Bour and Hechavarria each hit a double and Bour hit a triple.  Gordon hit a homerun and the Marlins were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base and Conley committed an error. 

In the first Gordon hit a solo homerun to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the second Realmuto hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  Hechavarria hit an RBI double in the second and the lead was 3-0 Marlins.  Conley hit a sac bunt still in the second and a run scored to make it 4-0.  Gordon hit an RBI single and the Marlins lead was increased to 5-0.  In the third Bour hit an RBI triple, Hechavarria hit an RBI single and it was 7-0 Marlins.  The Mets got on the board in the fifth on a Cabrera two run double.  In the eighth Duda hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-3 and that would be the final score. 

It was an emotional night as the first game back for the Marlins since the death of their ace pitcher Jose Fernandez.  It was a touching tribute and the Mets did a great job with it, tough spot to play in.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees beat the Bosox as the kids play long ball

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Luis Cessa started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen was pretty good.  Tyler Austin and Didi Gregorius each had three hits. 

Cessa pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Tommy Layne pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout, Blake Parker won his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked a batter and Richard Bleier pitched to two batters and retired them both, one by strikeout.  Tyler Clippard earned his third save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

David Price lost his ninth game of the season and he pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up 12 hits and six runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Brad Ziegler pitched a perfect inning and Robbie Ross Jr. pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Gregorius had three hits and an RBI and Austin Romine had two hits.  Austin had three hits and two RBI, Sanchez, Gregorius and Austin each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Cessa committed an error. 

In the first Sanchez hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Ellsbury hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Pedroia hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 and Betts hit an RBI ground out to make it a 3-2 game.  Gregorius hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to push the Yankees lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Hill hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  Pedroia hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the seventh Austin hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Wednesday night.  The Yankees will try to keep their faint playoff hopes alive and clinch their 24th straight winning season. 

New York Yankees win a thrilling game in Toronto

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the final score was 7-5.  Luis Severino started in place of injured starter Masahiro Tanaka and was ejected in the second inning.  The Yankees pitching for the most part was pretty good.  Brett Gardner had three hits, Jacoby Ellsbury and Mark Teixeira each had two hits. 

Severino pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, James Pazos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Kirby Yates pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and he struck out three.  Richard Bleier pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Adam Warren pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and he won his seventh game of the season and Dellin Betances pitched giving up two runs with only one being earned and he walked two.  Tommy Layne earned his first save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk. 

J.A. Happ pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two.  Joe Biagini pitched to one batter and retired him, Brett Cecil pitched to one batter and retired him and Jason Grilli blew his fourth save of the season and lost his sixth game of the season.   Grilli gave up four hits and four runs in 1/3 of an inning and Danny Barnes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Gardner had three hits and drew a walk, Ellsbury had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had two RBI.  Chase Headley had a hit, Teixeira had two hits and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and Donovan Solano had a hit.  Gardner and Solano each hit a double and Teixeira and Hicks each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Betances committed an error. 

Darwin Barney drew a walk, Josh Donaldson drew a walk and Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Jose Bautista had a hit and drew a walk, Dioner Navarro had a hit and an RBI and Russell Martin had an RBI and drew two walks.  Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and an RBI, Michael Saunders had a hit and an RBI and Justin Smoak drew a walk.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, Tulowitzki hit a double and the Jays were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Martin and Pillar each committed an error. 

In the first Sanchez hit an RBI ground out to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Martin drew an RBI walk to tie the game at one.  In the third Tulowitzki hit an RBI double to give the Jays a 2-1 lead.  In the third Saunders hit an RBI single to push the Jays lead to 3-1.  In the eighth Ellsbury hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  Teixeira hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three in the ninth and Hicks hit a two run homerun to make it a 5-3 game.  Ellsbury hit an RBI single and Sanchez a sac fly to push the lead to 7-3 in the ninth.  In the bottom of the ninth Encarnacion drew an RBI walk and Navarro hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees finished their final road trip of the season.  They lost three out of four in Toronto and went 3-8 on their 11 game road trip.  They now come home to finish out their final six games of the season.  They aren't mathematically eliminated but they realistically don't have a chance.  They have made it this far though with no one expecting that. 

New York Mets completely run over the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 17-0.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen finished it off without a hit allowed.  Jose Reyes had four RBI, Jay Bruce, Asdrubal Cabrera, TJ Rivera and Rene Rivera each had two hits. 

Gsellman pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched an inning striking out the side and Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning. 

Jake Thompson pitched four innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and a strikeout.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Phil Klein pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks, Colton Murray pitched two innings giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Frank Herrmann pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Patrick Schuster pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and five runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Luis Garcia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Reyes had a hit and four RBI with two walks, Cabrera had two hits and four RBI and Eric Campbell had a hit and two RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk, Ty Kelly drew a walk and Curtis Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Michael Conforto had a hit and two RBI, Bruce had two hits and TJ Rivera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  James Loney had a hit, Rene Rivera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Gsellman had a hit.  Bruce, Reyes and Conforto each hit a double.  Gradnerson and Cabrera each hit a homerun and the Mets were 7-17 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Bruce committed an error and Rene Rivera had a passed ball. 

In the second Loney grounded into a double play and the Mets took a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Granderson hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  Reyes walks to push it to 3-0, in the fifth T.J. Rivera hit an RBI single and it was 4-0 Mets.  R. Rivera was hit by a pitch still in the fifth to make it 5-0 and a wild pitch made it 6-0.  In the seventh Reyes drew an RBI walk to extend the Mets lead to 7-0 and Cabrera hit a grand slam still in the seventh and it was 11-0 Mets.  In the eighth Reyes hit a two run double to make it 13-0 and Campbell hit a two run single and it was 15-0.  Conforto hit a two run double in the eighth to finish the scoring at 17-0. 

The Mets will head to Miami to take on the Marlins on Monday night in the first game since Jose Fernandez death for the Marlins.