New York Yankees rally falls short against the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well but Chad Green did out of the bullpen.  Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Tanaka lost his sixth game of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and walked him, Green pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and he struck out five and Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Drew Pomeranz started for the Red sox and he pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out seven and won his sixth game of the season.  Robby Scott pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Joe Kelly pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out one and Matt Barnes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Craig Kimbrel pitched 1 1/3 innings walking one and striking out five and he saved his 17^th game of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Judge had two hits and drew a walk and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Hicks had two hits and drew a walk and Gregorius had two hits.  Chase Headley drew a walk, Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI and Judge and Holliday each hit a double.  Carter hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Mookie Betts had a hit, Andrew Benintendi had two hits and an RBI and Xander Bogaerts had an RBI and drew a walk.  Mitch Moreland had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Hanley Ramirez had a hit and an RBI and Jackie Bradley Jr.  had a hit.  Bradley Jr. hit a double and Moreland, Ramirez and Benintendi each hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Betts committed an error. 

In the first Bogaerts hit an RBI ground out to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gregorius hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Moreland hit a two-run homerun to give the Red Sox a 3-1 lead and one batter later Ramirez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Benintendi hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 5-1.  Carter hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 5-2.  In the sixth Gregorius grounded into a double play and a run scored to make it 5-3.  In the eighth Gregorius struck out but a wild pitch allowed him to reach base and a run to score making it a 5-4 game and that would be the final score.  

The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.   

New York Mets are blown out by the PIttsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 11-1.  Tyler Pill started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The Mets bullpen didn’t pitch well either and Michael Conforto, Jay Bruce and Wilmer Flores each had two hits. 

Pill took his second loss of the season pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and five runs with three of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out four.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Neil Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Trevor Williams started for the Pirates and he pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out three and earned his third win of the season.  Jhan Marinez pitched an inning with a walk and Tony Watson pitched a perfect inning. 

Conforto had two hits and drew a walk, Bruce had two hits and Neil Walker drew a walk.  Flores had two hits, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Conforto and Flores each hit a double.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Conforto committed two errors. 

Adam Frazier had two hits and two RBI, Josh Harrison had a hit and John Jaso had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  David Freese had three hits and three RBI, Josh Bell had an RBI and Andrew McCutchen had three hits and three RBI.  Jordy Mercer had a hit, Francisco Cervelli had three hits and drew a walk and Phil Gosselin had an RBI.  Frazier, Jaso and Cervelli each hit a double and McCutchen hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 6-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Freese hit an RBI single, Bell hit an RBI ground out and it was 2-0 Pirates.  In the second d’Arnaud grounded into a double play and a run scored cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the third Jaso hit an RBI double, Freese hit a sac fly and it was 4-1 Pirates.  In the fourth Frazier hit an RBI single extending the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Freese hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 6-1 and in the eighth Gosselin hit into a force out and a run scored to make it 7-1.  Fraizer hit a sac fly extending the lead to 8-1.  In the ninth McCutchen hit a three-run homerun to make it 11-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will be off on Monday before heading to Texas to take on the Rangers in a two game set.   

New York Yankees blow lead and lose a tough one in Toronto

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 3-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees offense only managed six hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he lost his third game of the season. 

Marcus Stroman pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Aaron Loup pitched an inning giving up a hit, Joe Smith won his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Roberto Osuna saved his 13^th game of the season striking out the side in his one inning. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Matt Holliday had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit, Holliday hit a double and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Headley and Judge each had a stolen base and Gregorius was caught stealing. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI and Kendrys Morales had two hits.  Justin Smoak had a hit and two RBI, Devon Travis had a hit and Luke Maile had a hit.  Morales hit a double and Smoak and Donaldson each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Pillar had a stolen base and Maile committed an error. 

In the fourth Holliday hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Holliday hit an RBI ground out to make it 2-0 Yankees.  In the bottom of the sixth Smoak hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two and in the eighth Donaldson hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the four-game series and the Yankees will be off on Monday.  They will return home to take on the Red Sox in a three-game series beginning on Tuesday night.   

New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen also pitched well and Neil Walker and Lucas Duda each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out six and won his fourth game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Addison Reed pitched two innings giving up two hits and he walked one and earned his eighth save of the season. 

Tyler Glasnow pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out five and took his fifth loss of the season.  Johnny Barbato pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Wade LeBlanc pitched a perfect inning. 

Michael Conforto drew two walks, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI.  Walker had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Duda had two hits and Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI.  Gsellman had a hit, Duda hit a double and walker, Bruce and Flores each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Walker was caught stealing and Cabrera committed an error. 

Adam Frazier had a hit, Josh Harrison had two hits and Gregory Polanco had an RBI.  David Freese had a hit, Josh Bell had a hit and an RBI and Andrew McCutchen drew two walks.  Jordy Mercer had three hits, Elias Diaz had two hits and drew a walk and Mercer hit two doubles and Bell hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Diaz had a passed ball. 

In the first Walker hit a two-run homerun to make it 2-0 Mets.  In the second Bell hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Polanco hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at two.  Bruce hit a solo homerun in the third to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and in the fourth Flores hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-2 which would be the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two games and will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees ride the long ball and strong pitching to a victory in Toronto

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 7-0.  Jordan Montgomery made the start for the Yankees and he was very good.  The Yankees offense had four homeruns which were all hit in the eighth inning. 

Montgomery pitched six shutout innings giving up three hits.  He walked three and struck out five and won his third game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out two, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Joe Biagini pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out six and lost his fourth game of the season.  Jason Grilli pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout, J.P. Howell pitched to one batter retiring him and Danny Barnes pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday had a hit and an RBI, Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had two hits and two RBI.  Hicks, Judge, Castro and Gregorius each hit a double and Gardner, Holliday, Castro and Gregorius each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Refsnyder had a stolen base. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit, Josh Donaldson drew a walk and Justin Smoak drew a walk.  Troy Tulowitzki drew two walks, Ezequiel Carrera drew a walk and Luke Maile had two hits.  The Blue Jays were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Carrera had a stolen base and Tulowitzki committed an error. 

In the third Hicks hit an RBI double and Judge hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the seventh Gregorius hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the eighth Gardner hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0 and then Holliday, Castro and Gregorius went back-to-back-to-back to make it a 7-0 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees have won two of the first three but have a final game in Toronto and then a day off Monday before returning home on Tuesday to face the Boston Red Sox.