New York Mets get beat by the Washington Nationals as Tyler Megill struggles

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 8-3.  Tyler Megill started for the Mets and was horrible.  The bullpen pitched well and Brandon Nimmo led the offense with three hits. 

Megill pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and eight runs with a walk and a strikeout and lost his second game of the season.  Trevor Williams pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Stephen Nogosek pitched three innings giving up two walks and he struck out three. 

Aaron Sanchez started for the Nationals and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a strikeout and won his second game of the season.  Austin Voth pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one, Victor Arano pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and Paolo Espino pitched an inning giving up two hits. 

Nimmo had three hits, Starling Marte had a hit and Pete Alonso had two hits and two RBI.  Eduardo Escobar had a hit, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Luis Guillorme had two hits.  Nimmo hit a double, Alonso hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Cesar Hernandez had three hits and drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Josh Bell had a hit.  Nelson Cruz had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Yadiel Hernandez had a hit and drew a walk and Keibert Ruiz had two hits and an RBI.  Maikel Franco had an RBI, Dee Strange-Gordon had a hit and an RBI and Hernandez hit a double.  Soto and Cruz each hit a homerun and the Nationals were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ruiz had a stolen base and Franco committed an error. 

In the first Marte hit an RBI single and Alonso hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 3-0 lead.  IN the bottom of the first Soto hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 3-2.  Ruiz hit an RBI single to tie the game at three and Franco hti a sac fly giving the Nationals a 4-3 lead.  Strange-Gordon hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the second Cruz hit a three-run homerun extending the lead to 8-3 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Thursday afternoon.   

New York Mets double up the Washington Nationals

 

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 4-2.  Carlos Carrasco started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen was good.  Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Carrasco pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Carrasco won his third game of the season.  Drew Smith pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Joely Rodriguez pitched to one batter and got him out and Edwin Diaz saved his seventh game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Patrick Corbin pitched five innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked four and struck out five.  Carl Edwards Jr. lost his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Steve Cishek pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Erasmo Ramirez pitched two innings giving up two hits and a unearned run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk, Lindor had two hits and Pete Alonso had a hit and drew three walks.  J.D. Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Eduardo Escobar drew a walk and McNeil had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  James McCann had a hit and an RBI, McNeil hit a double and the Mets were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Lindor had a stolen base and Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Juan Soto had a hit, Josh Bell had two hits and Nelson Cruz had two hits.  Maikel Franco had a hit and an RBI, Dee Strange-Gordon had a hit and Riley Adams had a hit and an RBI.  Victor Robles drew a walk, Franco hit a double and Adams hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Strange-Gordon was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the fourth Franco hit an RBI double giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Adams hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 2-0.  In the top of the sixth McNeil hit a two-run double to tie the game at two.  McCann hit a sac fly and the Mets grabbed a 3-2 lead.  In the ninth Davis hit a sac fly pushing their lead to 4-2 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of there on Wednesday. 

New York Yankees squeak out a win with some dominant pitching

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched great and Clay Holmes and Aroldis Chapman got the last five outs.  The offense only managed five hits in this one and no one had more then a hit. 

Cortes took a no-hitter into the eighth inning.  He pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he walked four with 11 strikeouts.  Holmes won his fourth game of the season pitching to two batters and retiring them both and Chapman picked up his seventh save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Jon Gray started for the Rangers and left with an injury.  He pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Brock Burke pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with five strikeouts and Brett Martin pitched an inning with two hits and a run and he lost his third game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI.  Josh Donaldson had a hit, Joey Gallo had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Trevino had a hit.  Rizzo hit a double and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Corey Seager drew a walk, Jonah Heim had a hit and drew a walk and Nick Solak drew a walk.  Eli White had a hit and drew a walk and the Rangers were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Miller had a stolen base and Solak had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the eighth Rizzo hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will now start a two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  They will remain at Yankee Stadium. 

New York Yankees drop game two of doubleheader to the Texas Rangers

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers in Game two of a doubleheader on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen wasn’t its usual dominant self and the offense only managed three hits. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Michael King picked up his first loss of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Wandy Peralta pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Glenn Otto started for the Rangers and he pitched five innings giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Garrett Richards pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Matt Moore pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two walks and he struck out one and Dennis Santana pitched to one batter and retired him.  Brett Martin pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Joe Barlow pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and he picked up his fourth save of the season. 

Aaron Hicks drew three walks, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI and Josh Donaldson had a hit.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Isiah Kiner-Falefa drew two walks and Jose Trevino had a hit.  Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks had two stolen bases and Estevan Florial had a stolen base.  Montgomery had a pickoff. 

Adolis Garcia had two hits, Jonah Heim had a hit and Kole Calhoun had a hit and drew a walk.  Charlie Culberson had a hit, Brad Miller had a hit and two RBI and Eli White had a hit and an RBI.  Heim hit a double and White and Miller each hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Culberson was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the third Stanton hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth White hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the seventh a wild pitch tied the game at two and Miller hit a two-run homerun to give the Rangers a 4-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the doubleheader and will now play the third and final game of the series on Monday afternoon.   

New York Yankees walk-off the Texas Rangers in Game One of a doubleheader

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon in Game one of a doubleheader.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen was great.  Gleyber Torres led the offense with a couple of hits including a walk-off homerun. 

Cole pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and Clay Holmes won his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Dane Dunning started for the Rangers and he pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  Matt Bush pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Dennis Santana pitched to one batter and got him out and John King pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had an RBI and drew a walk.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Torres had two hits and an RBI and one was a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Marcus Semien had two hits, Adolis Garcia had a hit and Mitch Garver had two hits.  Kole Calhoun had a hit and an RBI, Garver hit two doubles and Calhoun hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ibanez committed two errors and Miller committed an error. 

In the sixth Stanton hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Calhoun hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the ninth Torres hit a solo homerun to walk-off the game and give the Yankees the 2-1 victory.