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The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Comerica Field in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 7-4.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  Austin Romine had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Severino started for the Yankees and won his ninth game of the season.  He pitched eight innings and gave up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out ten.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two unearned runs and Aroldis Chapman struck out the only batter that he faced and earned his 14^th save of the season. 

Drew VerHagen pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with two walks and two strikeouts and he lost his second game of the season.  Sandy Baez pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three walks and striking out four and Zac Reininger pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Greg Bird had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. -7  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit and an RBI.  Clint Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Romine had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Torres, Bird and Romine each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gregorius had a stolen base and Torres and Romine each committed an error. 

Nick Castellanos had two hits and an RBI, Miguel Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Niko Goodrum had a hit and an RBI.  John Hicks had a hit, Jose Iglesias had a hit and an RBI and Cabrera, Goodrum and Iglesias each hit a double and the Tigers were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Machado committed an error. 

In the first Cabrera hit an RBI double to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Bird hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Andujar hit an RBI single and Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  Romine hit a three-run homerun and it was 7-1 Yankees.  In the fifth Castellanos hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the ninth Goodrum hit an RBI double and Iglesias hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 7-4 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will complete their day/night doubleheader on Monday night. 

New York Mets are shutout by the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-0.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets offense managed three hits. 

Matz lost his fourth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched two innings with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Jon Lester won his sixth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up two hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.  Randy Rosario pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk, Steve Cishek pitched to one batter and struck him out and Brian Duensing pitched an inning giving up a hit and he recorded his first save of the season. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Jose Bautista drew a walk and Kevin Plawecki had a hit.  Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Nimmo and Bautista each had a stolen base.  Matz had a pickoff. 

Albert Almora Jr. had a hit, Javier Baez had a hit and Wilson Contreras had a hit.  Ian Happ drew two walks, Kyle Schwarber had a hit and drew a walk and Addison Russell had a hit.  Ben Zobrist had an RBI, Russell hit a double and the Cubs were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Baez, Contreras and Schwarber each had a stolen base and Happ was caught stealing and picked off.  Russell committed an error. 

In the seventh Baez stole home to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead and Zobrist hit a sac fly to push the lead to 2-0 and that would hold up as it was the final score. 

The Mets were swept four straight by the Chicago Cubs and will be off on Monday before opening a two- game series with the Baltimore Orioles at home on Tuesday night.   

New York Mets fall to the Chicago Cubs in exra innings

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-1 in 14 innings.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen had mixed results though.  Amed Rosario and Luis Guillorme each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and a run with two walks and 13 strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched an inning with a walk and three strikeouts, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts.  Hansel Robles pitched an inning with a strikeout, Tim Peterson pitched two innings giving up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts and Buddy Baumann pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with two walks and he lost his second game of the season.  Gerson Bautista pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs.   

Mike Montgomery pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Cory Mazzoni pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Justin Wilson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with four strikeouts and Luke Farrell pitched five innings giving up two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts and he won his second game of the season.  Brandon Morrow pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Jose Bautista had a hit and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Lobaton drew a walk.  Kevin Plawecki drew a walk, Guillorme had two hits and Rosario had two hits.  Adrian Gonzalez had a hit, Bautista hit a double and Conforto hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Plaweciki committed two errors and Cabrera committed an error.  Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Ben Zobrist had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks, Jason Heyward had four hits and Javier Baez had a hit and two RBI.  Kris Bryant had a hit, Anthony Rizzo had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Wilson Contreras had a hit and drew two walks.  Kyle Schwarber had two hits and drew a walk, Albert Almora Jr. had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Addison Russell had a hit and drew a walk, Ian Happ had a hit and drew a walk and Heyward, Almora Jr. and Zobrist each hit a double.  Baez hit a homerun and the Cubs were 6-17 with runners in scoring position and left 17 men on base.  Rizzo, Happ and Zobrist each had a stolen base.  Russell and Bryant each committed an error. 

In the sixth Rizzo hit an RBI single to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Conforto hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the 14^th Almora hit a two-run double, Zobrist hit a two-run double and Baez hit a two-run homerun to give the Cubs a 7-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of three on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees pound the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 8-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  Aaron Hicks led the offense with three hits and Brett Gardner, Giancarlo Stanton, Didi Gregorius and Miguel Andujar each had two hits. 

Tanaka pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  He earned his seventh win of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Chad Green pitched an inning with a walk and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a couple of strikeouts. 

Kevin Gausman lost his fifth game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out nine.  Miguel Castro pitched 1 2/3 innings with a walk and a strikeout, Mychal Givens pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a couple of strikeouts and Pedro Araujo pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Gardner had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and Greg Bird had a hit.  Stanton had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits and an RBI and Hicks had three hits and two RBI.  Andujar had two hits and three RBI, Gardner hit two doubles and Judge, Andujar and Bird each hit a double.  Andujar and Stanton each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-18 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks, Torres and Gregorius each had a stolen base. 

Joey Rickard had a hit and an RBI, Adam Jones had three hits and two RBI and Manny Machado had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jonathan Schoop had two hits, Trey Mancini drew a walk and Chris Davis had a hit.  Danny Valencia had two hits and an RBI and Chance Sisco had a hit.  Schoop hit a double and Valencia hit two doubles.  Jones, Rickard and Machado each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Schoop committed an error and Jones committed two errors. 

In the first Jones hit a solo homerun to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the second Andujar hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the third Stanton hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the third Rickard hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Gregorius hit an RBI single to make it a 5-2 game.  Hicks hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 6-2.  In the sixth Machado hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  Valencia hit an RBI double and it was 6-4.  In the eighth Hicks hit an RBI single to extend to 7-4 and Andujar hit an RBI double to push the lead to 8-4.  In the ninth Jones hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-5 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of three on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-4.  Zack Wheeler started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen didn’t pitch well.  Brandon Nimmo had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two strikeouts and he lost his fourth game of the season, Tim Peterson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up four hits and a run. 

Tyler Chatwood pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Randy Rosario won his second game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings with a strikeout, Pedro Strop pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Brian Duensing gave up a hit to the only batter that he faced.  Steve Cishek pitched to one batter and struck him out and Brandon Morrow saved his 14^th game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Nimmo had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Jose Bautista had a hit, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and two RBI and Jose Reyes drew a walk.  Amed Rosario drew a walk, Bautista hit a double and Nimmo hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Nimmo was caught stealing. 

Ben Zobrist had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Kris Bryant had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Albert Almora Jr. had three hits, Ian Happ had a hit and an RBI and Addison Russell had three hits.  Tommy La Stella had a hit, Wilson Contreras had a hit and Kyle Schwarber had a hit and four RBI.  Zobrist and Rizzo each hit a double and Schwarber hit a homerun.  The Cubs were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Bryant was caught stealing. 

In the third Nimmo hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the seventh Schwarber hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  Zobrist hit an RBI double, Bryant hit an RBI single and it was 3-2 Cubs.  In the eighth Schwarber hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 6-2.  In the bottom of the eighth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-4 and in the ninth Happ hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 7-4 and that would be the final score. 

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