New York Yankees lose rubber game to the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-5.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with two hits each. 

Happ pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Happ took the loss, his first of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with only one being earned.  He walked two and struck out five, Stephen Tarpley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with three walks and two strikeouts. 

Dylan Bundy pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with five walks and seven strikeouts.  John Means pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Means earned the win, Mychal Givens pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Paul Fry pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and two RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew three walks.  Luke Voit had a hit, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Greg Bird drew two walks, Torres had two hits and LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Torres hit a double and Sanchez hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Sanchez committed an error. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Dwight Smith Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Trey Mancini had two hits and an RBI.  Renato Nunez had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Rio Ruiz drew a walk and Joey Rickard had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Davis drew a walk and Richie Martin drew a walk.  Smith hit a double and Rickard, Nunez and Mancini each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Villar had a stolen base and Givens committed an error. 

In the first Nunez hit a three-run homerun giving the Orioles a 3-0 lead.  In the third Mancini hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Gardner drew an RBI walk and Judge hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the fifth Smith hit an RBI single and the Orioles lead was 5-3.  In the seventh Sanchez hit a solo homerun to get the Yankees back to within one run, but that was as close as they would come.  In the eighth Rickard hit a two-run homerun pushing the Orioles lead to 7-4 and in the bottom of the ninth the Yankees would threaten but fall short.  LeMahieu hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 7-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three to the awful Orioles to open the season and now will stay home and take on the Detroit Tigers in a three-game series beginning on Monday night. 

New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 11-8.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Jeff McNeil had four hits and Peter Alonso had three hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with seven strikeouts.  Justin Wilson earned his first victory of the season pitching a perfect inning, Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and four unearned runs.  He walked two and struck out two.  Edwin Diaz earned his second save of the season pitching to one batter and getting him out. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Tony Sipp pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Trevor Rosenthal pitched giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and he took the loss.  Kyle Barraclough pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Matt Grace pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Wander Suero pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Alonso had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Michael Conforto had two hits.  Wilson Ramos had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, McNeil had four hits and two RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit and drew a walk.  J.D. Davis had a hit and two RBI, Syndergaard drew a walk and Dominick Smith had a hit and two RBI.  Ramos, and McNeil each hit a double and Alonso hit two doubles.  McNeil hit a triple and the Mets were 7-17 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Cano and Davis each committed an error.  Syndergaard had a pickoff. 

Trea Turner had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Rendon had two hits and an RBI and Juan Soto had three hits and two RBI.  Ryan Ziimmerman had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Kurt Suzuki had an RBI and Andrew Stevenson drew a walk.  Victor Robles had two hits and an RBI, Turner, Soto, Zimmerman and Rendon each hit a double.  Robles hit a homerun and the Nationals were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Soto had a stolen base and Robles was picked off. 

In the first Ramos hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  McNeil hit an RBI triple to make it 3-0.  In the bottom of the first Soto hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the second Alonso hit an RBI double to push the Mets lead to 4-1.  In the third Robles hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  Soto hit an RBI single making it 4-3.  In the sixth Suzuki hit a sac fly to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Davis hit a two-run single, a balk scored a run and Alonso hit a two-run double to make it 8-4 Mets.  In the  ninth inning McNeil hit an RBI double and Smith hit an RBI single to extend the Mets lead to 11-4.  In the bottom of the ninth Rendon was hit by a pitch and Zimmerman hit a three-run double to cut the lead to 11-8 and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals on Opening Day

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 2-0.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched great.  Robinson Cano led the offense with two hits and two RBI. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up five hits and no runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  deGrom earned his first win of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts, Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning and Edwin Diaz earned his first save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Max Scherzer lost his first game of the season pitching 7 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and 12 strikeouts.  Justin Miller pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Matt Grace pitched to one batter and gave up a hit and Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Peter Alonso had a hit and Cano had two hits and two RBI.  Wilson Ramos had a hit, Jeff McNeil drew a walk and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Dominic Smith drew a walk, Cano hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Rosario was caught stealing. 

Adam Eaton had a hit, Trea Turner had two hits and Juan Soto drew a walk.  Yan Gomes had a hit, Victor Robles had a hit and Robles hit a double and the Nationals were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Turner had three stolen bases. 

In the first Cano hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead, in the eighth Cano hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 2-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets and Nationals will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Yankees lose to the Baltimore Orioles as a late rally falls short

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen wasn’t great and Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out five.  Paxton took the loss in the game.  Adam Ottavino pitched to one batter and got him out, Chad Green pitched an inning giving up tow hits and a run with two strikeouts and Jonathan Holder pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned and he struck out two. 

Nate Karns started for the Orioles and he pitched two innings.  He gave up one hit and no runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Jimmy Yacabonis won the game and pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts, Miguel Castro pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Mychal Givens pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three.  Richard Bleier pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Mike Wright earned his first save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew two walks and Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Miguel Andujar had a hit, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Torres had two hits.  Troy Tulowitzki had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, LeMahieu hit a double and Tulowitzki hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  LeMahieu, Sanchez and Voit each committed an error. 

Dwight Smith Jr. had two hits and an RBI, Trey Mancini had a hit and Joey Rickard drew a walk.  Rio Ruiz had a hit, Cedric Mullins had a hit and Jesus Sucre had three hits and three RBI.  Richie Martin had a hit, Ruiz and Sucre each hit a double.  The Orioles were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Smith and Martin each had a stolen base. 

In the fourth LeMahieu hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Smith hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Martin stole a base and a run scored on a Sanchez throwing error to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Sucre hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 3-1.  In the ninth Sucre hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 5-1.  In the bottom of the ninth Tulowitzki hit a solo homerun and Voit hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 5-3 but that would be the final score. 

The rubber game of the three game series will be on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aaron Judge had two hits and two walks and Luke Voit had four RBI to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out five and earned his first victory of the season.  Adam Ottavino pitched 1 1/3 innings and struck out three, Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Andrew Cashner started for the Orioles and he pitched four innings giving up six hits and six runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Mike Wright pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, David Hess pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts and Paul Fry pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Judge had two hits and drew two walks and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew two walks.  Voit had a hit, four RBI and drew two walks, Miguel Andujar had a hit and an RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and Troy Tulowitzki had a hit.  Tulowitzki hit a double and Bird and Voit each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Andujar committed an error. 

Cedric Mullins drew a walk, Dwight Smith Jr. had a hit and Jonathan Villar had two hits.  Trey Mancini had three hits and an RBI, Rio Ruiz had a hit and an RBI and Hanser Alberto had a hit.  Mancini hit a double and the Orioles were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sucre had a passed ball.

In the first Voit hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the third Andujar hit into a double play and a run scored to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Ruiz hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Voit was hit by a pitch and a run scored, Andujar hit a sac fly and the Yankees lead was 6-1.  In the sixth Mancini hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the eighth Bird hit a solo homerun to make it a 7-2 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees and Orioles will play game two of their three game series in Saturday afternoon.