New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 4-1.  Sonny Gray pitched very well and the bullpen finished it off.  Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks, Austin Romine and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gray pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and six strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman saved his 13^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Andrew Cashner lost his seventh game of the season pitching six innings giving up nine hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Tanner Scott pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Richard Bleier pitched an inning giving up two hits and Mike Wright Jr. pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Hicks had two hits and Neil Walker had a hit.  Romine had two hits, an RBI an drew a walk, Torres had two hits and an RBI and Hicks hit two doubles.  Torres and Romine each hit a double and Bird hit a triple.  Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-16 with runners in scoring position with eight men left on base.  Gardner and Gregorius each had a stolen base. 

Adam Jones drew a walk, Manny Machado had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Trumbo had a hit.  Jonathan Schoop had a hit, Trey Mancini had a hit and Chance Sisco drew a walk.  Schoop and Mancini each hit a double and Machado hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Mancini had an outfield assist. 

In the first Machado hit a solo homerun to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Bird hit an RBI triple to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Romine hti an RBI double to push the lead to 3-1 and in the seventh Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  The final score was 4-1. 

The two teams will try and play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  The first game of the series was rained out and there is rain in the forecast for the next two days as well.   

The New York Mets are defeated by the Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen did not.  Brandon Nimmo had two hits to lead the offense which only had four hits. 

Lugo pitched four innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Hansel Robles took his second loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Buddy Baumann pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks and a strikeout.  Scott Copeland pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Gerson Bautista pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jose Quintana won his sixth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and no runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Steve Cishek pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Brian Duensing pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Pedro Strop pitched an inning with two walks.  Brandon Morrow pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Nimmo had two hits and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk.  Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk, Lugo drew a walk and Nimmo hit a double and hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Conforto committed an error and Mesoraco had a passed ball. 

Ben Zobrist had three hits and two RBI, Jason Heyward had two hits and an RBI and Kris Bryant had two hits and drew a walk.  Anthony Rizzo had a hit, Wilson Contreras had an RBI and drew a walk and Javier Baez had a hit and drew a walk.  Kyle Schwarber had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Tommy La Stella had a hit and Albert Almora Jr. drew a walk.  Bryant, Baez and Zobrist each hit a double and Zobrist hit a homerun.  The Cubs were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Schwarber had an outfield assist. 

In the fifth Zobrist hit a two-run homerun to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead.  Schwarber hit an RBI single in the sixth to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the seventh Heyward hit an RBI ground out to push the lead to 4-0.  In the eighth Nimmo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1 and in the ninth Contreras hit a sac fly to make it a 5-1 game which was the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of their series on Friday night. 

New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 4-1.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and he pitched very well, the bullpen did their job by holding the lead.  Brandon Nimmo, Adrian Gonzalez and Amed Rosario each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas won his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and he struck out two.  Tim Peterson pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and Robert Gsellman saved his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Julio Teheran pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Teheran lost his third game of the season.  Shane Carle pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Sam Freeman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Miguel Socolovich pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out one. 

Nimmo had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Jose Bautista had a hit and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk.  Kevin Plawecki drew a walk, Gonzalez had two hits and two RBI and Luis Guillorme drew a walk.  Vargas had a hit, Rosario had two hits and Bruce, Gonzalez, Bautista, Rosario and Nimmo each hit a double and Rosario hit a triple.  The Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Nimmo was caught stealing and picked off and Rosario committed an error. 

Ozzie Albies had a hit, Freddie Freeman had two hits and Johan Camargo had a hit and an RBI.  Charlie Culberson had a hit, Dansby Swanson drew two walks and Culberson hit a double and Carmargo hit a homerun.  The Braves were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the fourth Gonzalez hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Nimmo hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Camargo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1 and in the ninth Nimmo hit an RBI double to make it a 4-1 game and that was the final score. 

The two teams split the four-game series.  The Mets will head home to take on the Chicago Cubs. 

New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros and win series

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  The bullpen did their job to close out the game and Aaron Judge had two hits and Gary Sanchez had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and 11 strikeouts.  Severino picked up his eighth win of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Aroldis Chapman saved his 12^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Dallas Keuchel lost his seventh game of the season pitching five innings and giving up seven hits and four runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Collin McHugh pitched three innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Sanchez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Austin Romine had a hit and drew a walk, Torres and Hicks each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gregorius was caught stealing and Andujar committed an error. 

Alex Bregman had a hit, Jose Altuve had two hits and Yuli Gurriel had a hit.  Marwin Gonzalez drew a walk, Evan Gattis had a hit and Max Stassi had two hits and three RBI.  Stassi hit a double and a homerun and the Astros were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Stanton hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Stassi hit a two-run homerun to give the Astros a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Sanchez hit a two-run single to give the Yankees back the lead at 3-2.  In the sixth Gregorius hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-2 and Hicks hit an RBI double to make it 5-2.  In the ninth Stassi hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-3 but that would be the final score.  The Yankees took two out of three in the series and finished the homestand at 4-2.  They will head to Baltimore to start a four game series on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees win a thrilling game over the Astros

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Tuesday night in ten innings.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he was shaky, the bullpen pitched well and the offense was led by Brett Gardner who had four hits. 

Sabathia pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with three being earned.  He walked two and struck out four.  Jonathan Holder pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Dellin Betances pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman earned his second win of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Charlie Morton pitched six innings giving up eight hits and three runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Tony Sipp pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Joe Smith pitched an inning with a strikeout and Hector Rondon pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Chris Devenski pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Brad Peacock lost his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Gardner had four hits and three RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Greg Bird had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Didi Gregorius had two hits and Miguel Andujar had two hits and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had two hits and two RBI, Bird and Judge each hit a double and Andujar hit two doubles.  Gardner hit two homeruns and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Torres committed two errors, Andujar, Sabathia and Sanchez each committed an error.  Judge had an outfield assist. 

George Springer had a hit, Alex Bregman had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Altuve had two hits and drew a walk.  Yuli Gurriel had a hit and an RBI, Evan Gattis had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and J.D. Davis had a hit.  Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and two RBI, Max Stassi had a hit and Tony Kemp drew two walks.  Gonzalez and Stassi each hit a double and Gattis hit a homerun.  The Astros were 3-17 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Gurriel and Bregman each had a stolen base and Stassi had a passed ball. 

In the first Garder hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gattis hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the second Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Gonzalez hit a two-run double to give the Astros a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Gurriel hti an RBI single to push the Astros lead to 4-2.  Gattis hit a sac fly and it was 5-2 Astros.  In the bottom of the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the ninth Gardner hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at five and in the tenth Torres hit a walk-off RBI single to give the Yankees a 6-5 victory. 

The two teams will play the third and final game, the rubber game of the series on Wednesday night.