New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he battled and the bullpen was good.  Chase Headley had three hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Severino picked up his eighth win of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Holder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman saved his 13^th game of the season pitching to two batters and retiring them both, one by strikeout. 

Michael Fulmer lost his ninth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and seven runs with six of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Alex Wilson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Warwick Saupold pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Clint Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Gary Sanchez had an RBI.  Matt Holliday drew a walk, Headley had three hits and two RBI and T. Frazier had a hit and two RBI.  Tyler Wade had a hit, Headley hit a double and C. Frazier hit a triple.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and C. Frazier and Torreyes each committed an error.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Ian Kinsler had a hit, Jim Adduci had a hit and an RBI and Justin Upton had a hit.  Miguel Cabrera had a hit and drew two walks, Nick Castellanos had two hits and drew two walks and Mikie Mahtook had a hit and an RBI.  James McCann had two hits and an RBI, McCann hit a double and the Tigers were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Kinsler committed an error. 

In the fourth McCann hit an RBI double to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Headley hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  T. Frazier hit a two-run single and it was 4-1 Yankees.  In the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 5-1.  In the sixth Adduci hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-2.  In the seventh C. Frazier hit an RBI triple to push the lead to 6-2 and Sanchez hit a sac fly to make it a 7-2 game.  In the ninth Mahtook hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 7-3 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees fail to sweep the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well, the bullpen was pretty good.  Ronald Torreyes led the offense with a couple of hits and three RBI. 

Montgomery pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Montgomery lost his sixth game of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up a hit and four walks with four strikeouts, Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up wo hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts. 

Jacob Faria pitched four innings giving up three hits and three runs with five walks and eight strikeouts.   Sergio Romo pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Dan Jennings pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk, Steve Cishek won his second game of the season pitching 1 2/3 perfect innings with a strikeout and Tommy Hunter pitched a perfect inning.  Alex Colome pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and he earned his 30^th save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Clint Frazier had a hit and drew two walks and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Chase Headley drew a walk, Todd Frazier drew two walks and Ronald Torreyes had two hits and three RBI.  Torreyes hti a double and a homerun and the Yankees were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  C. Frazier had a stolen base and Sanchez had a passed ball.  Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Peter Bourjos had a hit, Steven Souza Jr. had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Evan Longoria had two hits and drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit and drew two walks, Trevor Plouffe had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Corey ickerson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI, Tim Beckham drew a walk and Mallex Smith had a hit.  Bourjos and Souza Jr. each hit a double and the Rays were 5-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Smith and Souza Jr. each had a stolen base.  Ramos and Hechavarria each committed an error. 

In the first Plouffe hit an RBI single to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Torreyes hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the third Dickerson hit a two-run single to give the Rays a 3-2 lead.  Ramos hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the fourth Torreyes hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the eighth Souza Jr. hit an RBI double to give the Rays a 5-3 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took three of four in the series and will begin a three game set with the Detroit Tigers on Monday night. 

New York Mets were defeated by the Seattle Mariners

The New York Mets were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 3-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen was good again.  Yoenis Cespedes, Wilmer Flores and Travis d’Arnaud each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out ten and lost his fourth game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Yovani Gallardo pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Gallardo won his fifth game of the season.  Tony Zych pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking two, Marc Rzepczynski pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Nick Vincent pitched a perfect inning.  Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Diaz saved his 19^th game of the season. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and Neil Walker had a hit.  Curtis Granderson drew three walks, Flores had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and d’Arnaud had two hits.  Flores hit a double and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Walker committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Jean Segura had a hit, Ben Gamel had a hit and Nelson Cruz had a hit and an RBI.  Kyle Seager had two hits and drew a walk, Danny Valencia had a hit and Guillermo Heredia had a hit.  Jarrod Dyson had two hits and two RBI, Seager hit a double and the Mariners were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Dyson had a stolen base and Seager was caught stealing. 

In the second Dyson hit a two-run single to give the Mariners a 2-0 lead.  In the third Cruz hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Flores drew an RBI walk and in the ninth Conforto hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 3-2 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees win their sixth straight with victory over the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Caleb Smith started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch that bad but didn’t last very long.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good and Gary Sanchez, Matt Holliday and Ronald Torreyes led the offense with a couple of hits each. 

Smith pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two this and a run with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a strikeout and he picked up his fourth win of the season. 

Blake Snell pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Sergio Romo pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Steve Cishek pitched an inning striking out the side and Tommy Hunter pitched a perfect inning.  Brad Boxberger pitched giving up a hit and a run with a walk and took his third loss of the season and Dan Jennings pitched giving to one batter and gave up a hit. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Sanchez had two hits and an RBI.  Holliday had two hits, Didi Gregorius had an RBI and Garrett Cooper had a hit and drew a walk.  Chase Headley had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Torreyes had two hits and Sanchez and Torreyes each hit a double and Sanchez and Headley each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Sanchez and Gregorius each committed an error. 

Peter Bourjos had a hit and an RBI, Logan Morrison had a hit and Steven Souza Jr. had two hits and an RBI.  Evan Longoria drew a walk, Lucas Duda had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Corey Dickerson had a hit.  Mallex Smith had a hit, Bourjos and Souza Jr. each hit a homerun and the Rays were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Souza Jr. had a stolen base and Beckham was caught stealing. 

In the first Bourjos hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gregorius hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  In the third Duda hit a sac fly to give the Rays a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Sanchez hit a solo homerun that tied the game at two.  In the fifth Souza Jr. hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 3-2 lead.  In the sixth Headley hit a two-run homerun and the Yankees took a 4-3 lead. In the eighth Duda hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the ninth Gardner hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Yankees a 5-4 victory. 

The two teams will play game four of four on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees have taken the first three and will look to sweep the Rays before beginning a three game set with the Detroit Tigers at home on Monday. 

New York Mets defeat the Seattle Mariners

The New York Mets defeated the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.  The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 7-5.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The Mets bullpen did a good job and Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits to lead the offense. 

Montero pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and five runs with five walks and five strikeouts.  Josh Edgin pitched giving up a hit, Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Jerry Blevins won his fifth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Addison Reed saved his 19^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Ariel Miranda pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out ten.  Nick Vincent pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Marc Rzepczynski pitched giving up a hit and a run and David Phelps lost his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Casey Lawrence pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had two hits and two RBI, Cabrera had three hits and Jay Bruce had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had an RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI and Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI.  Jose Reyes had a hit, Reyes hit a double and Bruce hit a homerun.  Conforto hit two homeruns and the Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Jean Segura had a hit and drew a walk, Ben Gamel had a hit and Robinson Cano had an RBI.  Nelson Cruz drew two walks, Kyle Seager had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Danny Valencia had a hit.  Mitch Haniger had a hit, Jarrod Dyson had a hit and Mike Zunino had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Haniger hit a double, Zunino hit a homerun and the Mariners were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Zunino and Valencia each committed an error. 

In the first Bruce hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  Flores hit a sac fly to push the lead to 4-0.  In the third Zunino hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth a wild pitch made it 4-2 and Cano hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-3.  Seager hit a two-run single and it was 5-4 Seattle still in the fifth inning.  In the eighth Conforto hit a solo homerun to tie the game at five.  Walker hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 6-5 lead and Granderson hit an RBI single to push that lead to 7-5 which would be the final score. 

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