The New York Yankees win again on a walk-off homerun by Miguel Andujar

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 4-3.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Miguel Andujar had two hits and two RBI to lead the offense. 

Gray started for the Yankees and he pitched two innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out two.  Chance Adams pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Jonathan Holder plitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Ben Heller pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Brian Keller pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Cody Carroll pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and he picked up the win. 

Gary Sanchez had a hit, Eric Kratz drew a walk and Tyler Austin drew a walk.  Jorge Saez had a hit and an RBI, Brandon Drury had a hit and drew a walk and Andujar had two hits and two RBI.  Tyler Wade had a hit and an RBI, Sanchez and Andujar each hit a double and Drury hit a triple.  Andujar hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Sanchez had a pickoff. 

In the third Carlos Santana hit a sac fly to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Jorge Alfaro was hit by a pitch and the Phillies took a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Wade hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Andujar hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  In the eighth Saez hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the ninth Scott Kingery hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the ninth Andujar hit a solo walk-off homerun to win the game for the Yankees 4-3. 

New York Yankees win third straight to open spring

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida and the final score was 8-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen mostly pitched well and Aaron Hicks and Kyle Higashioka led the offense. 

Montgomery pitched two innings giving up a hit an no runs with a couple of strikeouts and picked up the win.  Justus Sheffield pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Wade LeBlanc pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with a couple of strikeouts and Cale Coshow pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Raynel Espinal pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Gio Gallegos pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out the side. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Greg Bird had a hit.  Hicks had two hits, Higashioka had three hits and Daniel Espinosa had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Jace Peterson drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI and Abiatal Avelino had a hit.  Jeff Hendrix had a hit and two RBI and Rashad Crawford had an RBI.  Torres, Espinosa, Hicks, Torreyes and Higashioka each hit a double.  The Yankees were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hendrix had a stolen base and Robinson had an outfield assist.  LeBlanc had a pickoff. 

In the first Espinosa hit a three-run double to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Torreyes hit a sac fly to increase the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Odubel Herrera hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-1.  Maikel Franco hit a two-run homerun and it was a 4-3 game.  In the sixth Hendrix reached on a fielding error and two runs scored to push the lead to 6-3 Yankees.  In the eighth Hendrix hit an RBI single and Crawford hit a sac fly to make it a 8-3 game and that would be the final sore.  The Yankees have started the spring with three straight wins. 

The New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Lecom Park in Bradenton, Florida and the final score was 4-1 Yankees.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched two scoreless.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good and the offense was led by Billy McKinney who hit a three-run homerun and Eric Kratz who had two hits. 

German pitched two scoreless giving up two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one, Dillon Tate pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and J.P. Feyereisen pitched two perfect innings.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Jace Peterson drew two walks, Brandon Drury had a hit and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  McKinney had a hit and three RBI, Clint Frazier had a hit and Trey Amburgey had a hit.  Daniel Espinosa drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Holder had a hit.  Estevan Florial had a hit, Kratz had two hits and an RBI and Shane Robinson had a hit and drew a walk.  Holder hit a double, Florial hit a triple and McKinney hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Torreyes was caught stealing and so was Frazier. 

In the fourth Kratz hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Gregory Polanco hit a solo homerun to tie the game at 1.  In the ninth McKinney hit a three-run homerun for the Yankees to give them a 4-1 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees open up grapefruit league by defeating the Detroit Tigeres

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  The final score was 3-1 Yankees.  Luis Cessa started the game for the Yankees and he pitched well as did the guys out of the bullpen.  Tyler Wade and Jorge Saez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cessa pitched two innings giving up a run on two hits with no walks and two strikeouts.  Ben Heller pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out three, David Hale picked up the win pitching two innings and giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Brady Lail pitched an inning giving up a hit, Cale Coshow pitched a scoreless innings and gave up a walk and Gio Gallegos pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and picked up the save. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Saez had two hits and two RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.  Billy McKinney drew a walk, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Wade had two hits.  Austin Romine had a hit and drew a walk, Kyle Higashioka drew a walk and Clint Frazier drew a walk.  Jake Cave had a hit and an RBI, Romine and Wade each hit a double and the Yankees were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Frazier and Cave each had a stolen base and Wade committed an error. 

In the first inning Chad Huffman delivered an RBI single for the Tigers to give them a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Cave had an RBI ground out and Saez delivered a two-run single to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

Baseball is back, thank goodness

Hi everyone, I am back.  It has been a long few months since the Yankees loss in Houston in game 7

of the ALCS back in October.  I usually don't take the whole offseason off, I usually try to be into the

NFL and NHL with the Jets, Giants and Rangers as much as possible but this season I just needed

the break.  The NFL season wasn't good for the locals in NY where I am coming from and pretty

much the same with the NY Rangers as well.  I am one happy man that baseball is back.  I am

looking forward to another great year for the Yankees and I also do think the Mets will bounce back

for all of you Mets fans out there.  I am going to start with the Yankees though as the reported to

camp today at least pitchers and catchers.  The Yankees were one win away from the World Series

and now they have a new manager in Aaron Boone.  Everyone knows him from his famous homerun

in his brief stint with the Yankees ins 2003 but also from his broadcasting with ESPN over the last

7 or 8 years.

The one thing that stood out to me today in his press conference to open spring training was how laid

back and easy going he was with the media.  He was definitely comfortable in his own skin as well.

He is the direct opposite of his predecessor Joe Girardi.  Girardi especially over the last few seasons

was just not comfortable at all with the media and you can tell everything was wearing on him.

He was a GI joe type anyway and it just got worse, he was a good manager but never a warm and

fuzzy type guy and Boone is that.  I don't know how he will be as manager but he is more of a Joe

Torre type and I think that may be more important right now.  The Yankees team is stacked, they

have a great offense, great bullpen and not so bad starting rotation.  I can see them winning 95 games

and the division.  They of course like any team has to stay healthy but I also think they are more

prepared then most to withstand injuries.  Why am I saying that, well I believe in their farm system

and think there are guys that can be in the majors right now but don't have a spot or are just knocking

on the door.  Clint Frazier could for sure make the team but he also may be in AAA because there are

just too many outfielders.  Justus Sheffield and Chance Adams are on the verge as pitching prospects

and of course Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar may be the starting second and third baseman, we

will see how that plays out this spring.  There is much to be excited about and I am ready to get

going.  It will probably be somewhat slow the next few days but position players report Sunday and

the first exhibition game is next Friday so before we know it we will be off and running, stick with

me all season and we will have some fun.