New York Mets lose to the Minnesota Twins in slugfest

The New York Mets were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 14-8.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Amed Rosario led the offense with three hits and three other guys had two hits each. 

deGrom pitched four innings giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  deGrom took his first loss of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a  strikeout, Luis Avilan pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and three unearned runs with a strikeout.  Jason Vargas pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout. 

Kyle Gibson pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Trevor Hildenberger pitched to one batter and got him out and earned his second win of the season.  Trevor May pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Adalberto Mejia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Blake Parker pitched 2/3 of an inning.  Ryne Harper pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Chase De Jong pitched an inning giving up three hits and four runs with three walks. 

Brandon Nimmo had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Pete Alonso had two hits and three RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk.  Michael Conforto had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, J.D. Davis had a hit and drew two walks and Jeff McNeil had an RBI and drew a walk.  Rosario had three hits and an RBI, Travis d’Arnaud had an RBI and Conforto, Nimmo and Rosario each hit a double.  Conforto and Nimmo each hit a homerun and Alonso hit two homeruns.  The Mets were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Alonso committed an error. 

Max Kepler had a hit and an RBI, Jorge Polanco had three hits and two RBI and Willians Astudillo had a hit.  Eddie Rosario had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Mitch Garver had four hits and two RBI and Marwin Gonzalez drew a walk.  Jason Castro had a hit and an RBI, Jonathan Schoop had two hits and four RBI and Byron Buxton had two hits.  C.J. Cron had a hit, Rosario hit a double and Buxton hit two doubles.  Polanco hit a triple and Rosario, Polanco each hit a homerun.  Schoop and Garver each hit two homeruns.  The Twins were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Buxton had a stolen base and Kepler was caught stealing.  Garver had a passed ball. 

In the second Garver hit a solo homerun to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosario hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the third a wild pitch and a Rosario hit a two-run homerun giving the Twins a 4-1 lead.  Garver hit a solo homerun making it 5-1.  In the bottom of the third Nimmo hit a solo homerun, Conforto hit a solo homerun and the lead was cut to 5-3.  In the fourth Kepler hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-3.  In the sixth Schoop hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 7-3.  In the seventh Alonso hit a solo homerun and it was 7-4.  In the eighth a fielding error pushed it to 8-4 and a Polanco two-run homerun made it 10-4.  In the ninth Castro hit an RBI single, Schoop hit a three-run homerun making it a 14-4 game.  In the bottom of the ninth Alonso hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 14-6.  McNeil had an RBI walk and d’Arnaud hit an RBI ground out and the final score was 14-8. 

New York Mets lose a slugfest to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Sunday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 12-9.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The Mets bullpen wasn’t very good either.  Jeff McNeil, Peter Alonso and Michael Conforto each had two hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Wheeler pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and seven runs with seven walks and two strikeouts.  Wheeler took his first loss of the season.  Tim Peterson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with five walks and two strikeouts, Luis Avilan pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a strikeout and Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning with three strikeouts. 

Max Scherzer pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and seven strikeouts.  Scherzer won his first game of the season.  Matt Grace pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Trevor Rosenthal pitched to one batter and walked him and Wander Suero pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Joe Ross pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with a walk and Sean Doolittle pitched to two batters and retired them both.  He had a strikeout. 

McNeil had two hits and an RBI, Alonso had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Conforto had two hits and three RBI.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had a hit and Luis Guillorme had a hit and drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI and Conforto, Alonso and Nimmo each hit a double.  Conforto and Alonso each hit a homerun and the Mets were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ramos committed an error. 

Adam Eaton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Howie Kendrick had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Rendon had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks.  Juan Soto drew two walks, Ryan Zimmerman had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Kurt Suzuki had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Difo drew two walks, Scherzer had a hit and an RBI and Victor Robles had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Eaton hit a double and Rendon hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Robles had a stolen base and Eaton committed an error. 

In the second Scherzer hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  Robles hit an RBI single, Eaton hit a two-run double and Kendrick hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 5-0.  In the second Ramos hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth Suzuki had an RBI walk and a wild pitch made it a 7-1 game.  In the sixth Zimmerman had an RBI walk, Suzuki hit an RBI single and it was 9-1 Nationals.  In the seventh Rendon hit a three-run homerun extending the lead to 12-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Nimmo hit an RBI double, McNeil hit an RBI single and Alonso hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 12-6.  In the ninth Conforto hit a three-run homerun cutting the lead to 12-9 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will have the day off on Monday and being a brief two-game series with the Minnesota Twins at home on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees lose a tough one in Houston

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Monday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 4-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen didn’t pitch well.  Aaron Judge and Clint Frazier led the offense with two hits each. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Zack Britton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Adam Ottavino lost his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts. 

Justin Verlander pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Will Harris pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Ryan Pressly pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and won his first game of the season and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning and picked up his third save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Luke Voit had a hit and an RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and Frazier had two hits and an RBI.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, LeMahieu hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

George Springer drew a walk, Jose Altuve had a hit and an RBI and Alex Bregman had a hit and drew two walks.  Michael Brantley had a hit, Carlos Correa had two hits and an RBI and Tyler White drew a walk.  Robinson Chirinos had two hits and two RBI including two doubles.  Altuve hit a homerun and the Astros were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the third Voit hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Altuve hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Frazier hit an RBI single and it was 3-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Chirinos hit a two-run double to tie the score at three.  In the eighth Correa hit an RBI infield single to give the Astros a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of their three-game series on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees sweep the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 15-3.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Gary Sanchez hit three homeruns to lead the offense. 

German won his second game of the season and he pitched six innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Stephen Tarpley pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

David Hess pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Hess took his first loss of the season.  Mike Wright pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with three walks and a strikeout, Dan Straily pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with two walks and Hanser Alberto pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew three walks, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Mike Tauchmann drew a walk.  Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk, Sanchez had three hits and six RBI and Gleyber Torres had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Tyler Wade drew a walk and Clint Frazier had four hits and four RBI.  Gio Urshela had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Austin Romine had a hit and two RBI and LeMahieu, Urshela, Torres and Gardner each hit a double.  Romine and Torres each hit a homerun.  Sanchez hit three homeruns and Frazier hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Urshela committed an error and Romine had a passed ball. 

Jonathan Villar had two hits, Trey Mancini drew a walk and Rio Ruiz drew a walk.  Renato Nunez had a hit, Jesus Sucre drew a walk and Alberto had two hits and an RBI.  Villar hit a double and the Orioles were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sucre had a passed ball.  

In the second Torres hit a solo homerun and Frazier hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the third Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the sixth Frazier hit an RBI single and it was 5-0 Yankees.  In the seventh Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to extend the Yankees lead to 7-0.  LeMahieu hit an RBI double and Urshela hit an RBI single making it a 9-0 game.  In the bottom of the seventh a passed ball gave the Orioles a run, a wild pitch scored a second run and a Alberto RBI single cut the lead to 9-3.  In the eighth Sanchez hit a two-run homerun making it 11-3.  In the ninth Frazier hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 13-3 and the final blow would come in the ninth on a Romine two-run homerun to make it 15-3.  15-3 would be the final score as the Yankees swept the three-game series. 

The Yankees will head to Houston for a three-game series beginning on Monday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles behind the long ball

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles in Saturday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 6-4.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, Jonathan Holder struggled but the rest of the pen was good.  Aaron Judge hit two homeruns and DJ LeMahieu had three hits to lead the offense. 

Happ pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Adam Ottavino pitched 1 2/3 innings with a walk and a strike out and he won his first game of the season and Chad Green pitched to one batter and got him out.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and picked up his second save of the season.

Dylan Bundy pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  John Means pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Nate Karns pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and Paul Fry pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and striking out one.  Miguel Castro pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and he took his first loss of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Judge had two hits and three RBI and Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew two walks and LeMahieu had three hits.  Mike Tauchman had a hit, Clint Frazier had a hit and three RBI and Tauchman and Gardner each hit a double.  Frazier hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez was picked off and LeMahieu and Happ each committed an error. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit, Joey Rickard drew a walk and Chris Davis had an RBI.  Trey Mancini had two hits and an RBI, Renato Nunez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Rio Ruiz had an RBI.  Jesus Sucre had a hit, Dwight Smith Jr. had a hit and Hanser Alberto had a hit and drew a walk.  Cedric Mullins had a hit, Alberto hit a double and Mancini hit a double.  Mancini hit a homerun and the Orioles were 1-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Villar had a stolen base and Smith Jr. had an outfield assist. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Mancini hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Nunez hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the seventh Davis reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored to tie the game at three.  Ruiz hit a sac fly and the Orioles grabbed a 4-3 lead.  In the eighth Frazier hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.