The New York Mets shutout the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched great.  The Mets offense only produced three hits. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and eight strikeouts.  Seth Lugo won his sixth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Justin Wilson saved his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out six.  Adam Kolarek pitched to one batter and struck him out, Joe Kelly lost his fourth game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and he struck out one and Julio Urias pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and ow runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Amed Rosario had a hit and drew a walk, Rajai Davis had a hit and three RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit.  Davis hit a double and the Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Cody Bellinger had a hit, Corey Seager had a hit and A.J. Pollock had a hit.  The Dodgers were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the eighth Davis hit a three-run double to give the Mets a 3-0 lead and that was the only scoring of the game.  The two teams have split the first two games of the series and will play the third and rubber game of the series on Sunday night.  

New York Yankees pound the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 13-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he didn’t have his best stuff but grinded out for a good outing.  DJ LeMahieu had four hits and Brett Gardner had three hits and five RBI to lead the offense. 

Paxton won his 14^th game of the season pitching five innings and giving up three hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Ryan Dull pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Jacob Waguespack pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts and he lost his fifth game of the season.  Brock Stewart pitched two innings giving up five hits and six runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Jason Adam pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up a walk and Elvis Luciano pitched an inning giving up two hits.  Jordan Romano pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a  hit and Justin Shafer pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs. 

LeMahieu had four hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and two RBI, Tyler Wade had an RBI and Luke Voit had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks.  Mike Ford had a hit and two RBI, Gio Urshela had two hits and Gardner had three hits and five RBI.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and drew a walk, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and Thairo Estrada had two hits and an RBI.  Gardner, Voit, Higashioka and Frazier each hit a double.  Gardner hit two homeruns and Torres, Voit and Ford each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Judge was caught stealing and Torres committed an error. 

Bo Bichette had an RBI and drew a walk, Richard Urena had a hit and two RBI and Randal Grichuk had a hit.  Anthony Alford had a hit, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two hits and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit.  Teoscar Hernandez had a hit, Brandon Drury had two hits and Danny Jansen drew a walk.  Jonathan Davis drew a walk, Gurriel Jr. and Urena each hit a double.  The Blue Jays were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Guerrero Jr. committed an error and Alford had an outfield assist. 

In the second Gardner hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Voit hit an RBI double to push their lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Gardner hit a solo homerun making it 3-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Gardner hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Bichette hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 6-1.  In the sixth Torres hit a two-run homerun followed immediately by a Voit solo homerun pushing the lead to 9-1.  In the ninth Estrada hit an RBI single, Wade hit an RBI ground out and Ford hit a two-run homerun to make it 13-1.  In the bottom of the ninth Urena hit a two-run double to make it 13-3. 

The two teams will play the third and final game on Sunday afternoon.  It will also be the rubber game as each team has won a game so far.   

The New York Mets lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-2.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The Mets offense didn’t produce much, no player had more than a hit. 

Syndergaard pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.   He lost his eighth game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Luis Avilan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Walker Lockett pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs. 

Clayton Kershaw pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Kershaw won his 14^th game of the season.  Joe Kelly pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Casey Sadler pitched a perfect inning and Josh Sborz pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit and drew a walk.  Robinson Cano had ah it, Todd Frazier had a hit and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Pete Alonso drew two walks, Davis hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Joc Pederson had two hits, Max Muncy drew two walks and Chris Taylor had a hit and two RBI.  Cody Bellinger had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Corey Seager had two hits and A.J. Pollock had a hit and an RBI.  Gavin Lux had two hits and three RBI, Edwin Rios had a hit and two RBI and Taylor hit a double.  Lux and Rios each hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 4-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Beaty had a stolen base. 

In the first Davis hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Pollock hit an RBI single and Lux hit a three-run homerun to give the Dodgers a 4-1 lead.  In the seventh Taylor hit a two-run double to push their lead to 6-1.  Bellinger hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 7-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Rosario hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the eighth Rios hit a two-run homerun to make it a 9-2 game and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets pound the Arizona Diamondbacks and sweep the series

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 11-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and pitched well.  Juan Lagares lead the offense with two hits and six RBI. 

Stroman pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with four walks and six strikeouts and won his eighth game of the season.  Daniel Zamora pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Chris Mazza pitched 2 1/3 innings. 

Alex Young pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up five hits and six runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three and lost his fourth game of the season.  Yoan Lopez pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout, Robby Scott pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Jimmie Sherfy pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs and struck out two.  Andrew Chafin pitched to one batter and got him out, Kevin Ginkel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Archie Bradley pitched 2/3 of an inning.  Matt Andriese pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Amed Rosario had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and J.D. Davis had two hits and an RBI.  Michael Conforto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Luis Guillorme had a hit.  Lagares had two hits and six RBI, Tomas Nido had a hit and an RBI and Frazier, Cano and Nido each hit a homerun.  Conforto hit a homerun and Lagares hit two homeruns.  The Mets were 2-4 with runners in scoring position andl eft three men on base.  Nido had a passed ball. 

Ketel Marte drew a walk, Abraham Almonte drew a walk and Josh Rojas had a hit.  Christian Walker drew a walk, Alex Avila had two hits and drew a walk and Jarrod Dyson drew a walk.  Ildemaro Vargas had a hit and an RBI.  Avila and Vargas each hit a double and the Diamondbacks were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Ahmed committed an error. 

In the second Frazier hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Davis hit an RBI single, Lagares hit a grand slam and it was 6-0 Mets.  In the fifth Cano hit a solo homerun and Lagares hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 9-0.  Nido hit a solo homerun making it 10-0.  In the seventh Vargas hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 10-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Conforto hit a solo homerun and it was 11-1 which was the final score. 

The Mets swept the three-game series from the Arizona Diamondbacks and will remain home to start a three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. 

New York Yankees lose in 12 innings to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 6-5 in 12 innings.  Masahiro Tanaka started and didn’t pitch that great.  DJ LeMahieu and Austin Romine each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up eight hits and four runs with six strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Zack Britton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and Tyler Lyons lost his second game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Anthony Kay pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Jason Adam pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Buddy Boshers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Sam Gaviglio pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Derek Law pitched an inning with a strikeout, Ken Giles pitched an inning with a walk and Tim Mayza gave up a walk.  Ryan Tepera pitched a perfect inning and Wilmer Font pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI, Didi Gregorius drew three walks and Brett Gardner had a hit.  Clint Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Romine had two hits and an RBI and Gardner and Frazier each hit a double.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Maybin was caught stealing and LeMahieu and Torres committed an error. 

Bo Bichette had three hits and an RBI and drew a walk, Cavan Biggio had two hits and an RBI and Rowdy Tellez had a hit.  Justin Smoak drew a walk, Randal Grichuk had a hit and an RBI and Reese McGuire had a hit and an RBI.  Teoscar Hernandez had two hits, Billy McKinney had a hit and Richard Urena had two hits. McGuire and Bichette each hit a double and Grichuk and Bichette each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Grichuk committed an error. 

In the second Grichuk hit a solo homerun giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth McGuire hit an RBI double and Hernandez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Frazier hit an RBI double, Romine hit an RBI single and Voit reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored tying the game at three.  Urshela hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead.  Biggio hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 5-4 and in the seventh a balk tied the game at five.  In the 12^th Bichette hit a solo homerun to walk off the Jays with a 6-5 victory. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afte