The New York Mets shutout the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-0.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen also pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Michael Conforto each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas won his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and walked him and AJ Ramos pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his 13^th game of the season. 

Elieser Hernandez pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with no walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Adam Conley pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Nick Wittgren pitched an inning giving up two hits and a unearned run and Tayron Guerrero pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Cabrera had two hits and an RBI, Jay Bruce had a hit and Conforto had two hits.  Adrian Gonzalez drew a walk, Devin Mesoraco had a hit and Phillip Evans had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Amed Rosario had a hit and Cabrera and Mesoraco each hit a double.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Conforto was caught stealing. 

Martin Prado had a hit, Starlin Castro had two hits and Brian Anderson drew a walk.  Justin Bour drew a walk, Cameron Maybin drew a walk and Derek Dietrich had a hit.  Miguel Rojas had a hit and drew a walk, Dietrich hit a double and Castro hit a triple.  The Marlins were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Castro had a stolen base and Prado committed an error. 

In the third Cabrera hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Flores hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0 and that was the final score. 

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

New York Yankees roll to victory and take eighth straight series

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 10-1.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Miguel Andujar and Austin Romine each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Gray won his third game of the season pitching eight innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  A.J. Cole pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Eric Skoglund pitched five innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts and he lost his fourth game of the season.  Brian Flynn pitched three innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Jason Adam pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had two hits.  Aaron Hicks had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Tyler Austin had two hits and four RBI and Andujar had three hits and an RBI.  Romine had three hits and two RBI, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and Gleyber Torres drew a walk.  Stanton and Romine each hit a double and Andujar and Hicks each hit a triple.  Austin hit two homeruns and Andujar and Romine each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

John Jay had a hit and an RBI, Mike Moustakas had a hit and Hunter Dozier had two hits.  Drew Butera drew a walk, the Royals were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the fourth Austin hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Romine hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Hicks hit an RBI triple to extend the lead to 4-0.  Austin hit a two-run homerun to make it a 6-0 game.  In the eighth Gardner hit an RBI single to push the lead to 7-0 and a wild pitch made it 8-0.  In the bottom of the eighth Jay hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-1.  In the ninth Andujar and Romine each hit a solo homerun to make it a 10-1 game and that was the final. 

The Yankees won their eighth straight series as they won two out of three.  They will head to Texas to begin a three-game series with the Rangers on Monday night. 

The New York Yankees defeat the Kansas City Royals to even series

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 8-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched ok.  Gary Sanchez led the offense with four hits and three RBI. 

Severino won his seventh game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Danny Duffy suffered his sixth loss of the season pitching four innings and giving up seven hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Burch Smith pitched three innings giving up five hits and a run with three strikeouts and Blaine Boyer pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs. 

Aaron Hicks had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI and Sanchez had four hits and three RBI.  Tyler Austin had two hits, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Clint Frazier had a hit and drew two walks.  Ronald Torreyes had two hits, Gleyber Torres had a hit and three RBI and Sanchez, Torreyes and Frazier each hit a double.  Hicks, Torres, Sanchez and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Stanton had an outfield assist. 

John Jay had a hit, Jorge Soler had a hit and an RBI and Mike Moustakas had two hits and an RBI.  Salvador Perez had a hit and drew a walk.  Whit Merrifield had a hit and Hunter Dozier drew a walk.  Alcides Escobar had a hit, Ryan Goins had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Goins hit two doubles and Perez and Merrifield each hit a double.  The Royals were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Jay had an outfield assist. 

In the first Sanchez hit an RBI double to take a 1-0 lead.  Hicks hit an inside-the-park homerun in the third to push the lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the third Goins hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  Soler hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Torres hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 5-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Moustakas hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the seventh Sanchez hit a solo homerun and in the ninth Stanton and Sanchez hit back-to-back homeruns to make the lead 8-3 which was the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Mets get crushed by the Toronto Blue Jays to split the brief series

The New York Mets were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 12-1.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well, the bullpen had some good and some bad.  Wilmer Flores had two hits to lead the offense which only had four total hits.  

Wheeler pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Wheeler lost his third game of the season.  Robert Gsellman pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and Jacob Rhame pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk.  Buddy Baumann pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with three strikeouts. 

J.A. Happ won his fifth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out ten.  Aaron Loup pitched an inning with a strikeout and Danny Barnes pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out one. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Flores had two hits and Luis Guillorme had a hit.  Flores hit a double and Nimmo hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Curtis Granderson had two hits and drew a walk, Dominic Smith had a hit and Josh Donaldson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Richard Urena had a hit and three RBI, Justin Smoak had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Teoscar Hernandez had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Kevin Pillar had two hits and an RBI and Luke Maile had two hits and drew a walk.  Happ had two hits and drew a walk, Granderson hit two doubles and Smoak and Smith each hit a double.  Smoak, Hernandez and Urena each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Smoak hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Hernandez hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Donaldson hit an RBI single, Smoak hit a two-run double and it was 6-0 Jays.  In the sixth Donaldson hit a sac fly, Hernandez hit an RBI single and Pillar hit an RBI single to make it a 9-0 game.  In the ninth Urena hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 12-0 and in the bottom of the ninth Nimmo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 12-1 which would be the final score. 

The two teams split the brief two-game series.  The Mets will be off on Thursday before hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks for a weekend series.   

New York Mets crush the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Mets defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 12-2.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen was great.  Juan Lagares had four hits and Amed Rosario had three to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched five innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Syndergaard won his third game of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out four and Jacob Rhame pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Jaime Garcia pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Garcia lost his third game of the season.  Jake Petricka pitched an inning giving up six hits and three runs and Deck McGuire pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Lagares had four hits and three RBI and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI.  Luis Guillorme had a hit and an RBI, Wilmer Flores drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Devin Mesoraco had two hits, two RBI and drew three walks, Jose Reyes had a hit and Syndergaard had a hit and two RBI.  Adrian Gonzalez had a hit, Rosario had three hits and two RBI and Syndergaard, Bruce, Rosario and Cabrera each hit a double.  Lagares hit a triple and Mesoraco hit a homerun.  The Mets were 8-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Justin Smoak had a hit and drew a walk.  Teoscar Hernandez had a hit, McGuire had a hit and Yangervis Solarte had a hit and two RBI.  Russell Martin drew a walk, Donaldson hit a double and the Blue Jays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Granderson had a stolen base and Pillar committed an error. 

In the second Syndergaard hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Solarte hit a two-run single to give the Jays a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Syndergaard hit a sac fly to tie the game at two, Rosario hit an RBI double, Lagares hit a two-run single and it was 5-2 Mets.  Cabrera hit an RBI double to push the lead to 6-2.  In the fifth Rosario hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 7-2.  Nimmo hit an RBI single, Lagares hit an RBI single and in the eighth Guillorme hit an RBI single making it 10-2.  Mesoraco hit a two-run homerun in the eighth to cap the scoring at 12-2. 

The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday afternoon.