The New York Mets fail to sweep the Anaheim Angels

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 12-5.  Tommy Milone started for the Mets and he pitched poorly.  Curtis Granderson and Wilmer Flores each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Milone pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and eight runs with seven of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three.  Milone lost his second game of the season, Rafael Montero pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and three strikeouts, Neil Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Paul Sewald pitched an inning with a walk. 

Jesse Chavez started for the Angels and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Chavez won his fourth game of the season.  Blake Parker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Deolis Guerra pitched an inning with a walk and Bud Norris pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, Flores had two hits and Jay Bruce had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Granderson had two hits and an RBI, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Matt Reynolds had a hit and an RBI.  Conforto and Granderson each hit a double and Reynolds, Granderson and Bruce each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Flores committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Cameron Maybin had two hits and drew a walk, Andrelton Simmons had two hits and three RBI and Mike Trout had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks.  Jefry Marte had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, C.J. Cron had a hit and four RBI and Ben Revere had a hit.  Kole Calhoun drew a walk, Danny Espinosa had a hit and drew two walks and Martin Maldonado had two hits.  Luis Valbuena drew two walks, Simmons, Trout and Maybing each hit a double and Cron, Trout, Marte and Simmons each hit a homerun.  The Angels were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Espinosa and Trout each had a stolen base and Espinosa was caught stealing. 

In the first Mate drew an RBI walk and Cron hit a grand slam to give the Angels a 5-0 lead.  In the second Trout hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 7-0.  Marte hit a solo homerun making it 8-0.  In the third Trout hit an RBI double extending the lead to 9-0.  Reynolds hit a solo homerun in the third to cut the lead to 9-1.  In the fifth Granderson hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 9-2.  In the sixth Bruce hit a three-run homerun and it was 9-5.  In the seventh Simmons hit a three-run homerun to make it 12-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets took two out of three in the series and will have the day off on Monday

New York Mets defeat the Anaheim Angels for second straight game

The New York Mets defeated the Anaheim Angels on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched ok and the bullpen was mostly good.  Jose Reyes led the offense with three hits. 

Wheeler pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with five walks and five strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched a perfect inning, Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Neil Ramirez pitched giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and he didn’t record an out.  Addison Reed saved his sixth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he walked two and struck out one. 

Alex Meyer pitched four innings giving up three hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out seven and took his second loss of the season.  Jose Alvarez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Blake Parker pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Yusmeiro Petit pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with one of them being earned.  He also walked two and struck out three and David Hernandez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Michael Conforto had a hit and drew three walks, Reyes had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had an RBI and drew a walk.  Neil Walker had a hit and two RBI, T.J. Rivera had an RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit.  Rene Rivera drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI and Conforto, Duda and Flores each hit a double.  The Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Cameron Maybin had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Kole Calhoun had a hit and an RBI and Mike Trout had an RBI and drew two walks.  Luis Valbuena drew two walks, Andrelton Simmons had two hits and drew a walk and Jefry Marte had an RBI.  Cliff Pennington had a hit and drew a walk, Ben Revere had an RBI and C.J. Cron had a hit.  Meyer had a hit, Martin Maldonado had a hit and the Angels were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Pennington and Simmons each committed an error and Maybin had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Walker hit into a force out ground out which gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Bruce hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Walker hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  T. Rivera hit a sac fly and the lead was 4-0.  In the sixth Marte was hit by a pitch and a run scored to cut the lead to 4-1.  Revere hit into a force out scoring a run and making it a 4-2 game.  Flores hit an RBI double in the eighth to push the lead to 5-2 and Reyes hit a two-run single making it 7-2.  In the ninth Maybin drew an RBI walk to cut the lead to 7-3.  Calhoun hit an RBI single making it 7-4 and Trout hit a sac fly to make it 7-5 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of three on Sunday afternoon.  The Mets will be looking for a three game sweep. 

New York Mets defeat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a shutout

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched very well and the bullpen did their job.  Michael Conforto led the offense with two hits. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out nine and won his third game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Paul Sewald pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Addison Reed saved his fifth game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Ricky Nolasco pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out four and took his third loss of the season.  Jose Alvarez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Keynan Middleton pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Conforto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Neil Walker had a hit and Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI.  T.J. Rivera had a hit, Lucas Duda drew two walks and Rene Rivera had a hit and an RBI.  Granderson hit a double and Conforto hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Cameron Maybin drew a walk, Kole Calhoun had a hit and Mike Trout had two hits and drew a walk.  Andrelton Simmons had two hits, C.J. Cron had a hit and drew a walk and Simmons hit a double and the Angels were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Maybin was caught stealing and Cron and Simmons each committed an error and Maldonado had two passed balls. 

In the first Granderson hit an RBI double to make it 1-0 Mets.  In the sixth R. Rivera hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0 and in the seventh Conforto hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-0 which was the final score. 

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

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.