The New York Yankees can't complete the sweep of the Cleveland Indians

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 7-3.  Jameson Taillon started and he pitched well in the beginning but had one bad inning.  The bullpen wasn’t good and the offense only produced six hits, with no one having more than a hit. 

Taillon pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with six strikeouts.  He took his second loss of the season.  Nick Nelson pitched two innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Luis Cessa pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts. 

Triston McKenzie started for the Indians and he pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Sam Hentges pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and he won his first game of the season.  Cal Quantrill pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk, James Karinchak pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Emmanuel Clase pitched a perfect inning. 

Clint Frazier drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Roughned Odor drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI.  Mike Ford had a  hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Mike Tauchman had a hit and drew a walk.  Tauchman hit a double and Urshela and Ford each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Cesar Hernandez had two hits, Jose Ramirez had a hit and an RBI and Eddie Rosario had a hit and an RBI.  Franmil Reyes had three hits and three RBI, Jordan Luplow had a hit and an RBI and Austin Hedges had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Luplow hit a double and F. Reyes hit a triple and a homerun.  The Indians were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  F. Reyes had a stolen base and Naylor committed an error. 

In the fourth Urshela hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Ford hit a solo homerun to go back-to-back and make it 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Rosario hit an RBI single, Reyes hit a three-run homerun and the Indians grabbed a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Ramirez hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the sixth Luplow hit an RBI double and Hedges an RBI single making it a 7-3 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took three of four in the series and will head to Baltimore to begin a four-game series on Monday night. 

New York Mets shutout the Washington Nationals

 

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Sunday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-0.  Taijuan Walker started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The bullpen also pitched well and J.D. Davis led the offense with three hits and two RBI. 

Walker pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out four and won his first game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out three and Edwin Diaz pitched a perfect inning. 

Patrick Corbin started for the Nationals and he pitched four innings giving up seven hits and four runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Corbin lost his third game of the season.  Austin Voth pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out four and Tanner Rainey pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Pete Alonso had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Francisco Lindor had a hit and Davis had three hits and two RBI.  Michael Conforto had a hit, James McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jonathan Villar had a hit.  Albert Almora Jr. drew a walk, Conforto hit a double and Davis and Alonso each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Villar and Nimmo were caught stealing and Villar was picked off.  Conforto had an outfield assist and Walker had a pickoff. 

Josh Harrison had a hit, Yadiel Hernandez had two hits and drew two walks and Victor Robles had a hit.  Corbin drew a walk, Andrew Stevenson had a hit and Robles hit a double.  The Nationals were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Harrison was picked off and Shwarber had an outfield assist.  Corbin had a pickoff. 

In the first Davis hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth McCann hit an RBI single and it was 3-0 Mets.  In the bottom of the fifth Alonso hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-0 and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets are routed by the Washington Nationals

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Pete Alonso had two hits to lead the offense. 

Stroman pitched four innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out four and took his first loss of the season.  Stephen Tarpley pitched giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and he didn’t record an out, Robert Gsellman pitched three innings giving up a walk and he struck out two and Jacob Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning with two strikeouts.

Joe Ross started for the Nationals and he pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Ross won his second game of the season.  Kyle Finnegan pitched an inning with a strikeout, Sam Clay pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Paolo Espino pitched a perfect inning. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Francisco Lindor had a hit and Alonso had two hits.  Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had a hit and Jeff McNeil had a hit.  Conforto hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Conforto committed an error. 

Josh Harrison had a hit, Yadiel Hernandez had two hits and two RBI and Trea Turner had a hit.  Josh Bell drew a walk, Kyle Schwarber had two hits and an RBI.  Starlin Castro had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Alex Avila had an RBI and drew two walks and Andrew Stevenson had a hit and an RBI.  Joe Ross had a hit and an RBI, Victor Robles had a hit and the Nationals were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left 8 men on base. 

In the first Hernandez hit a sac fly to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ross hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 2-0.  In the third Schwarber hit an RBI single and Castro hit an RBI single extending the lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Hernandez hit an RBI single and it was a 5-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Conforto hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth Avila was hit by a pitch that brought a run home making it 6-1 and Stevenson grounded into a force out and a run scored pushing the score to 7-1 Nationals and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees earn third straight in Cleveland as Cole outduels Beiber

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 2-1.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  The Yankees offense didn’t do much but they were facing Shane Bieber. 

Cole pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with no walks and 11 strikeouts.  He picked up his third win of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Jonathan Loaisiga picked up his first career save pitching 1 1/3 innings. 

Bieber pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and nine strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Bryan Shaw pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and James Karinchak pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Clint Frazier drew a walk.  Roughned Odor had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Judge hit a double and Hicks and Odor each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Jose Ramirez had a hit, Eddie Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Roberto Perez had a hit and drew a walk.  Perez hit a double, Ramirez hit a triple and the Indians were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base. 

In the bottom of the fourth Rosario hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Hicks hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one and Odor hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  2-1 would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first three games of the series and will look for the four-game sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees win second straight in Cleveland

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 5-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well after a horrible first inning.  The bullpen pitched great and Giancarlo Stanton led the offense with two homeruns. 

Montgomery pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge won his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one, Darren O’Day pitched a perfect inning and Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Aroldis Chapman picked up his fourth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Logan Allen started for the Indians and he pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Allen took his third loss of the season.  Phil Maton pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Trevor Stephan pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Cal Quantrill pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout.  Emmanuel Clase pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Stanton had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Clint Frazier drew two walk, Roughned Odor had a hit and two RBI.  Hicks and Odor each hit a homerun and Stanton hit two homeruns.  The Yankees left four men on base. 

Jordan Luplow had a hit, Cesar Hernandez drew a walk and Jose Ramirez had two hits and drew two walks.  Franmil Reyes had a hit and an RBI, Eddie Rosario had an RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  F. Reyes and Luplow each hit a double and the Indians were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Luplow had an outfield assist. 

In the first Reyes hit an RBI double, Rosario hit an RBI ground out and Rosario hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 3-0 lead.  In the second Hicks hit a solo homerun and Odor hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at three.  In the third Stanton hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead and in the fifth Stanton hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 5-3 which would be the final score. 

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