New York Yankees drop second straight in Tampa Bay

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon/evening.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 9-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he was bad.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good for the most part and the offense was led by Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge who each had two hits including a homerun from each of them. 

Tanaka pitched three innings giving up nine hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  He lost his third game of the season as he continues to struggle.  Tommy Layne pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with a walk, Giovanny Gallegos pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Matt Andriese pitched pitched five innings giving up six hits and five runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Andriese won his fourth game of the season.  Chase Whitley pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Jumbo Diaz pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Sanchez had two hits and an RBI, Starlin Castro had a hit and Judge had two hits and an RBI.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Chase Headley had a hit and three RBI and Aaron Hicks drew a walk.  Judge, Headley and Ellsbury each hit a double and Judge and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Sanchez had a pickoff. 

Corey Dickerson had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk, Kevin Kiermaier had two hits and an RBI and Evan Longoria had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Logan Morrison had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and drew a walk and Colby Rasmus had a hit.  Daniel Robertson had two hits and drew a walk and Jesus Sucre had a hit and an RBI.  Sucre and Robertson each hit a double and Dickerson hit two homeruns and Longoria hit a homerun.  The Rays were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Sucre was picked off. 

In the first Dickerson hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Judge hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the second Sucre hit an RBI double to give the lead back to the Rays at 2-1.  Longoria hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth Headley hit a two-run double tying the game at three.  In the fourth Dickerson hit a three-run homerun to give the Rays a 6-3 lead.  In the fifth Sanchez hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-4.  In the bottom of the fifth Kiermaier hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 7-4, Morrison hit a two-run single and it was 9-4 Rays.  In the sixth Headley hit an RBI ground out to make it 9-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will try and salvage the fin

New York Yankees lost a tough, close one to the Tampa Bay RaysNew

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-4.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well but the bullpen didn’t.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Matt Holliday and Starlin Castro each had two hits to pace the offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run.  He walked three and struck out seven.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Adam Warren pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Tyler Clippard lost his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with two walks and three strikeouts. 

Erasmo Ramirez started for the Rays and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Diego Moreno pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with a strikeout, Jose Alvarado pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk and Ryne Stanek pitched giving up two hits and a run without recording an out.  Danny Farquhar pitched to two batters and retired them both and earned his second win of the season and Alex Colome pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 11^th save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks, Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI and Holliday and two hits and two RBI.  Castro had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Holliday and Ellsbury each hit a double and Holliday hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Corey Dickerson had two hits, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and drew a walk and Evan Longoria had four hits and an RBI.  Logan Morrison had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Steven Souza Jr. drew two walks and Rickie Weeks Jr. had a hit and two RBI.  Tim Beckham had a hit, Daniel Robertson had a hit and Derek Nnorris drew a walk.  Morrison, Longoria, Robertson and Weeks Jr. each hit a double.  The Rays were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Longoria had a stolen base and commited an error. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI ground out to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Morrison hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the third Ellsbury hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Morrison hit a sac fly to tie the game at two.  Weeks Jr. hit a two-run double to give the Rays a 4-2 lead.  In the eighth Holliday hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the eighth Longoria hit an RBI single giving the Rays a 5-4 lead and that is how the game would end. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Yankees fail to sweep the Kansas City Royals

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 5-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, really making one big mistake.  Chad Green was great out of the bullpen and Aaron Judge and Jacoby Ellsbury each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched five innings giving up four hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  He lost his third game of the season and Chad Green pitched three shutout innings giving up a hit and striking out six. 

Danny Duffy won his third game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out ten.  Mike Minor pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Kelvin Herrera pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Ellsbury had two hits, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Matt Holliday drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Judge had two hits and Didi Gregorius had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ellsbury and Castro each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Alcides Escobar drew a walk, Mike Moustakas had a hit and three RBI and Eric Hosmer drew a walk.  Jorge Bonifacio had a hit and drew a walk, Whit Merrifield had two hits and an RBI and Drew Butera had a hit and an RBI.  Moustakas hit a homerun and the Royals were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Moustakas and Cain each committed an error. 

In the second Merrifield hit an RBI single to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  Butera hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Moustakas hit a three-run homerun to give the Royals a 5-0 lead.  In the ninth Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it 5-1 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees failed to sweep the series and will head to Tampa for a three game series beginning on Friday night. 

New York Mets continue to lose as they drop one in Arizona in extra innings

The New York Mets were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and the final score was 5-4 in 11 innings.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he pitched o and the bullpen was ok.  Jose Reyes and Wilmer Flores each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Josh Edgin pitched to two batters and retired them both, Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts and Rafael Montero lost his third game of the season giving up a hit and a run. 

Patrick Corbin pitched six innings giving up nine hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Andrew Chafin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, J.J. Hoover pitched 2/3 of an inning walking one and Fernando Rodney pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Jorge De La Rosa pitched a perfect inning, Tom Wilhelmsen pitched an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one and won his first game of the season. 

Reyes had three hits and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and wo RBI and Flores had three hits.  Jay Bruce had a hit, Kevin Plawecki drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI.  Matt Reynolds had a hit and drew two walks, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Lucas Duda drew a walk.  Reyes hit two doubles and Conforto and Lagares each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Granderson had a stolen base. 

Rey Fuentes had a hit, Chris Owings had a hit and an RBI and Paul Goldschmidt had a hit and drew a walk.  Jake Lamb had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Yasmany Tomas had a hit and an RBI and Chris Herrmann had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Nick Ahmed had a hit, Corbin drew a walk and Goldschmidt, Herrmann and Tomas each hit a double.  Fuentes hit a triple and Lamb and Herrmann each hit a homerun.  The Diamondbacks were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Fuentes had an outfield assist. 

In the first Conforto hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Owings hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Lamb hit a two-run homerun to give the Diamondbacks a 3-2 lead.  In the fourth Lagares hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  Reyes hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Tomas hit an RBI double to tie the game at four.  In the 11^th Herrmann hit a solo walk-off hom

Yankees win second in a row in Kansas City

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium and the final score was 11-7.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well for the most part.  Starlin Castro had three hits and five other players had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and won his fourth game of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him, Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one and Giovanny Gallegos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Dellin Betances earned his first save of the season pitching to one batter and retiring him. 

Jason Vargas pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Vargas lost his second game of the season.  Peter Moylan pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with two walks, Seth Maness pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Travis Wood pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Al Alburquerque pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had two hits and two RBI, Gary Sanchez had two hits and drew a walk and Matt Holliday had two hits.  Castro had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks and Chase Headley had a hit and two RBI.  Didi Gregorius had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI.  Castro hit two doubles and Gardner hit a triple.  Hicks hit a homerun and the Yankees were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Headley committed two errors. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit and an RBI, Mike Moustakas had two hits and an RBI and Lorenzo Cain had a hit.  Cheslor Cuthbert had a hit and two RBI, Eric Hosmer had a hit and drew a walk and Salvador Perez had a hit and two RBI.  Jorge Soler had a hit, Brandon Moss had a hit and Whit Merrifield had a hit and an RBI.  Alex Gordon had a hit and drew a walk, Perez and Merrifield each hit a homerun.  The Royals were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cain had a stolen base and Gordon had an outfield assist. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gregorius hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 2-0 and Hicks hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 5-0.  Gardner hit an RBI triple to make it 6-0.  In the fourth Perez hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the fifth Headley hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it an 8-2 lead.  Carter hit an RBI ground out to push the lead to 9-2 and Gardner hit a sac fly to make it 10-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Merrifield hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 10-3.  In the seventh Escobar hit a sac fly making it a 10-4 game.  In the eighth Headley hit into an RBI ground out to make it 11-4 and in the bottom of the ninth Moustakas hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 11-5 and that would be the final score. 

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