The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 6-5 on Saturday afternoon. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and set a career high in strikeouts but he still gave up too many runs. He really made one bad mistake that cost him. The bullpen did a good job. The Yankees offense was ok but not great. They were good late but came up just short. Jayson Nix led the Yankees offense, Nick Swisher and Raul Ibanez both had good days. Joey Votto led the Reds offense with a big hit.
Nova pitched six innings giving up seven hits and five runs. He walked two and struck out 12 and suffered his second loss of the season. Cody Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk, Clay Rapada pitched 2/3 of an inning and retired both batters that he faced. David Phelps pitched two innings giving up a hit and an unearned run. He walked one and struck out three.
Homer Bailey got his second win of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings and giving up seven hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out seven. Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Sean Marshall the closer struggled pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout. Jose Arredondo picked up his first save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters that he faced on groundouts.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Ibanez had two hits and an RBI. Swisher had two hits and an RBI, Russell Martin had a hit and an RBI and Eric Chavez had a hit. Andruw Jones had a hit and Nix had three hits and two RBI. Ibanez had two doubles, Martin and Nix each had a homerun. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.
Chris Heisey had two hits and an RBI for the Reds. Drew Stubbs drew two walks, Joey Votto had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk. Brandon Phillips had two hits and an RBI, Jay Bruce drew a walk and Mike Costanzo had a hit. Devin Mesoraco and Heisey each had a double and Votto had a homerun. The Reds were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Stubbs had a stolen base and was picked off.
Phillips hit an RBI single in the first inning to give the Reds a 1-0 lead. Heisey hit an RBI double in the second to make it 2-0 Reds. Martin hit a solo homerun in the third to make it a 2-1 game. Ibanez hit an RBI double in the fourth to tie the game at two. Votto hit a three run homerun in the fifth to make it 5-2 Reds. The Yankees cut the lead to 5-3 on a Nix solo homerun in the bottom of the fifth inning. Costanzo hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to give the Reds a 6-3 lead. In the ninth inning the Yankees rallied for two runs. Swisher hit an RBI single and Nix hit an RBI single but Jeter and Granderson grounded out to end the game with a man stuck on third base.
The Yankees and Reds has split the first two games of this three game series. The rubber game will be played on Sunday afternoon. CC Sabathia and Johnny Cueto will square off in a good pitching matchup. The Yankees will remain home and take on the Kansas City Royals for three games. The Yankees would like to start making a run now as they are in fourth place and five games behind the division leading Baltimore Orioles.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The Mets get shutdown in Toronto and lose a pitcher
The New York Mets were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 2-0. Miguel Batista started for the Mets and left the game with an injury. The Mets bullpen did a good job after the injury. Brandon Morrow started for the Blue Jays and was great in pitching a complete game shutout. The Mets only managed three hits, the Jays only managed six hits.
Batista pitched two innings giving up one hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Jeremy Hefner took the loss pitching five innings and giving up four hits and two runs with five strikeouts, Tim Byrdak pitched to one batter and retired him and Jon Rauch pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. Morrow pitched nine innings giving up no runs on three hits with a walk and eight strikeouts. Morrow earned his fifth win of the season.
Mike Baxter, Lucas Duda and Ronny Cedeno each had a hit. Scott Hairston drew a walk and that was it for the Mets offense. Duda had a double and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Andres Torres committed an error.
Kelly Johnson had two hits and an RBI for the Blue Jays. Yunel Escobar had two hits and an RBI, Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and drew a walk and Eric Thames drew a walk. Jeff Mathis had a hit. Encarnacion, Johnson and Escobar each had a double. The Jays were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Bautista had an outfield assist.
The only two runs of the game came in the fifth inning. Johnson hit an RBI double and Escobar an RBI single.
The Mets record dropped to 21-19 and the Blue Jays improved their record to 23-18. The Mets have lost the first two games of this three game series. They will try to avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. The Mets will then head to Pittsburgh for three before returning home on Thursday against the San Diego Padres.
Batista pitched two innings giving up one hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Jeremy Hefner took the loss pitching five innings and giving up four hits and two runs with five strikeouts, Tim Byrdak pitched to one batter and retired him and Jon Rauch pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. Morrow pitched nine innings giving up no runs on three hits with a walk and eight strikeouts. Morrow earned his fifth win of the season.
Mike Baxter, Lucas Duda and Ronny Cedeno each had a hit. Scott Hairston drew a walk and that was it for the Mets offense. Duda had a double and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Andres Torres committed an error.
Kelly Johnson had two hits and an RBI for the Blue Jays. Yunel Escobar had two hits and an RBI, Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and drew a walk and Eric Thames drew a walk. Jeff Mathis had a hit. Encarnacion, Johnson and Escobar each had a double. The Jays were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Bautista had an outfield assist.
The only two runs of the game came in the fifth inning. Johnson hit an RBI double and Escobar an RBI single.
The Mets record dropped to 21-19 and the Blue Jays improved their record to 23-18. The Mets have lost the first two games of this three game series. They will try to avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. The Mets will then head to Pittsburgh for three before returning home on Thursday against the San Diego Padres.
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Mets get clobbered north of the border
The New York Mets were dismantled by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday afternoon. The final score was 14-5 Blue Jays. Jon Niese started for the Mets and was not good at all. The Mets used four other pitchers to complete six innings. They had mixed results. The offense was led by Scott Hairston. Ricky Romero started for the Blue Jays and coasted to an easy victory. The bullpen wasn’t great but they did have a big lead. J.P. Arencebia was the star for the Blue Jays.
Niese pitched three innings giving up eight hits and eight runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Manny Acosta pitched two innings giving up two hits and five runs with four walks and four strikeouts. Ramon Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Carson pitched an inning with a walk and Rob Johnson pitched an inning with a strikeout. Romero picked up his fifth win of the season for the Blue Jays. He pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with four walks and six strikeouts. The Jays used four other pitchers who pitched three innings giving up one hit and four runs. They walked four and struck out two.
Andres Torres drew three walks, David Wright had a hit and Lucas Duda drew a walk. Daniel Murphy had a hit, RBI and drew a walk. Hairston had two hits and three RBI, Johnson had an RBI and drew a walk and Ronny Cedeno drew a walk. Wright, Hairston and Murphy each had a double. Hairston had a homerun and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position with six men left on base.
Kelly Johnson drew two walks, Yunel Escobar had two hits and Jose Bautista had a hit, RBI and drew a walk. Colby Rasmus drew a walk, Edward Encarnacion drew two walks, Arencebia had three hits and six RBI and Ben Francisco had a hit. Eric Thames had two hits and an RBI, Yan Gomes had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Rajai Davis had two hits and four RBI. Arencibia hit two homeruns, Gomes and Davis each had a homerun. The Jays were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Johnson and Bautista each had a stolen base.
In the first inning Arencibia hit a three run homerun to give the Jays the 3-0 lead. Johnson grounded out in the second inning to make it 3-1. Gomes hit a solo homerun in the second inning to make it 4-1. Bautista hit an RBI single in the second inning to make it a 5-1 game in favor of the Jays. Arencibia hit a solo homerun and Davis hit a two run homerun in the third inning. The score was 8-1 Jays. Davis hit a two run homerun in the fifth to make it a 10-1 game. In the sixth Arencebia hit a two run single to make it 12-1, Thames hit an RBI single and Gomes hit a sacrifice fly and it was 14-1. In the eighth inning Murphy grounded out scoring a run and it was 14-2. Hairston hit a three run homerun to make it 14-5 and that was the final score.
The Mets record dropped to 21-18 and the Blue Jays record improved to 22-18. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.
Niese pitched three innings giving up eight hits and eight runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Manny Acosta pitched two innings giving up two hits and five runs with four walks and four strikeouts. Ramon Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Carson pitched an inning with a walk and Rob Johnson pitched an inning with a strikeout. Romero picked up his fifth win of the season for the Blue Jays. He pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with four walks and six strikeouts. The Jays used four other pitchers who pitched three innings giving up one hit and four runs. They walked four and struck out two.
Andres Torres drew three walks, David Wright had a hit and Lucas Duda drew a walk. Daniel Murphy had a hit, RBI and drew a walk. Hairston had two hits and three RBI, Johnson had an RBI and drew a walk and Ronny Cedeno drew a walk. Wright, Hairston and Murphy each had a double. Hairston had a homerun and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position with six men left on base.
Kelly Johnson drew two walks, Yunel Escobar had two hits and Jose Bautista had a hit, RBI and drew a walk. Colby Rasmus drew a walk, Edward Encarnacion drew two walks, Arencebia had three hits and six RBI and Ben Francisco had a hit. Eric Thames had two hits and an RBI, Yan Gomes had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Rajai Davis had two hits and four RBI. Arencibia hit two homeruns, Gomes and Davis each had a homerun. The Jays were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Johnson and Bautista each had a stolen base.
In the first inning Arencibia hit a three run homerun to give the Jays the 3-0 lead. Johnson grounded out in the second inning to make it 3-1. Gomes hit a solo homerun in the second inning to make it 4-1. Bautista hit an RBI single in the second inning to make it a 5-1 game in favor of the Jays. Arencibia hit a solo homerun and Davis hit a two run homerun in the third inning. The score was 8-1 Jays. Davis hit a two run homerun in the fifth to make it a 10-1 game. In the sixth Arencebia hit a two run single to make it 12-1, Thames hit an RBI single and Gomes hit a sacrifice fly and it was 14-1. In the eighth inning Murphy grounded out scoring a run and it was 14-2. Hairston hit a three run homerun to make it 14-5 and that was the final score.
The Mets record dropped to 21-18 and the Blue Jays record improved to 22-18. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.
The Yankees get a vintage Pettitte as the offense puts it away late
The Yankees get a great start out of Andy Pettitte and score late to secure a victory
The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 4-0 on Friday night. Andy Pettitte made the start and got his first win since 2010. He turned back the clock and was great on this night. The Yankees offense struggled again for most of the game. They got a couple of homeruns in the eighth inning and were able to secure the win. Bronson Arroyo started for the Reds and was great for seven innings. The Reds offense only managed four hits.
Pettitte pitched eight shutout innings giving up four hits. He walked one and struck out nine. Boon Logan pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Arroyo took his second loss of the season. He pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Jose Arredondo struck out the only batter that he faced.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson had two hits and Robinson Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI, Raul Ibanez had a hit and two RBI and Nick Swisher had a hit. Rodriguez had a double, Cano and Ibanez each had a homerun. The Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Stewart had an error and a passed ball.
Drew Stubbs had a hit, Chris Heisey had a hit and drew a walk and Todd Frazier had a hit. Ryan Hanigan had a hit.
In the fourth Rodriguez grounded out to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Cano hit a solo homerun and Ibanez hit a two run homerun to make it 4-0 Yankees. The Yankees improved their record to 21-18 and the Reds dropped to 19-19.
The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon. The Yankees with the win snapped a three game losing streak. The Yankees remain in fourth place in the AL East.
The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 4-0 on Friday night. Andy Pettitte made the start and got his first win since 2010. He turned back the clock and was great on this night. The Yankees offense struggled again for most of the game. They got a couple of homeruns in the eighth inning and were able to secure the win. Bronson Arroyo started for the Reds and was great for seven innings. The Reds offense only managed four hits.
Pettitte pitched eight shutout innings giving up four hits. He walked one and struck out nine. Boon Logan pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Arroyo took his second loss of the season. He pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Jose Arredondo struck out the only batter that he faced.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson had two hits and Robinson Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI, Raul Ibanez had a hit and two RBI and Nick Swisher had a hit. Rodriguez had a double, Cano and Ibanez each had a homerun. The Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Stewart had an error and a passed ball.
Drew Stubbs had a hit, Chris Heisey had a hit and drew a walk and Todd Frazier had a hit. Ryan Hanigan had a hit.
In the fourth Rodriguez grounded out to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Cano hit a solo homerun and Ibanez hit a two run homerun to make it 4-0 Yankees. The Yankees improved their record to 21-18 and the Reds dropped to 19-19.
The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon. The Yankees with the win snapped a three game losing streak. The Yankees remain in fourth place in the AL East.
Yankees Thursday night postgame notes
Here are the Yankees notes from Thursday night. They are mostly about their offensive failures and the same old story. Thanks to Chad Jennings of the Journal News and the Lohud Yankees Blog for providing the information.
When the Yankees scored tonight, they did it on a Robinson Cano double that scored Curtis Granderson from first base. Their next two at-bats were their first opportunities with a runner in scoring position. Mark Teixeira struck out and Raul Ibanez grounded to second.
That’s how it began; another night of the same old story. The Yankees went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, and they’ve gone 3-for-41 in their past five games. No surprise that four of them have been losses.
“I just think it’s going to happen,” Joe Girardi said. “I think, ‘This is the time it’s going to happen. This is the one hit we’re going to get.’”
That hit never came tonight, and when the Yankees didn’t get a runner on base in any of the final three innings, their scoring opportunities had come and gone.
Three of those RISP at-bats belonged to Teixeira, who for the first time sounded like he might see some sense in taking a day off to try to get over this cough that had him hacking on the field tonight. He flied out to leave runners at first and second in the third inning, then he flied to shallow left to do the same thing in the fifth. He is the one that is must frustrating to me, I know Arod hasn't been great but he is getting older and for some reason I don't view him as the same.
“If you could guarantee me that (taking a day off) would make me feel better, I’d love that guarantee,” Teixeira said. “I just don’t know if it’s going to help, so we’ll see. I’ll probably talk to Joe a little bit and we’ll see if maybe it makes sense. I want to be out there for my team. I’ve been swinging the bat good the last few days, which is good. You never want get out of the lineup if you’re swinging it good, and defensively, I can always contribute. You never know if it’s going to help or not.” I would agree with what he is saying but I think a day could help him.
It’s been hard to notice, but despite the cough, Teixeira came into this game hitting .348/.400/.565 in his past six games. He’s been taking a lot of the heat for the Yankees struggles, but he’s actually been hitting pretty well during this slide.
“Tex seems to be the focus today,” Girardi said. “We have a lot of guys who are hitting around .200 with guys in scoring position, just not Tex. As a team, we’re not collectively getting it done, and we need to get better.”
Phil Hughes had only one pitch really working today. It was his fastball, and that’s why he threw so many of them, especially early in the game. He still went 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while continuously pitching out of jams. “Sometimes you can learn more about a guy when he doesn’t have his good stuff than when he does,” Girardi said. “How he can still go out there and compete, and that’s what he did today.” Hughes has been much better and that is why they didn't want to give up on this young man.
In the third inning, Hughes fell behind 3-0 to Jose Bautista, then drew the count even. He’d thrown Bautista a ton of fastballs — six in the first inning, and four of his past five pitches in this at-bat — so he decided to throw a cutter. That’s the pitch Bautista hit for a two-run homer. “I felt like he had seen a lot of fastballs, and that would be a good pitch,” Hughes said. “But it was spinning over the plate, wasn’t down and away where I would have liked to have it. Looking back, that was the costly mistake. … I threw a 3-2 curveball his third at-bat that I got a strikeout on, so maybe that would have been the better sequence. Hindsight.”
Hughes has pitched into the sixth inning in four straight starts, something he did only once in his first four starts. This month he’s cut his ERA from 7.88 to 5.23. His ERA in four May starts 3.55.
Girardi on the idea of giving Teixeira a day off: “We’ve talked about it, and I’ll continue to discuss it with him and we’ll see what happens.”
Brett Gardner is supposed to start swinging this weekend. He would bring a different kind of look to this offense that is right now almost entirely built around power hitters with no speed. They definitely have missed him in the lineup but there is more to it then just missing him.
Derek Jeter is now tied with Michael Bourn for the Major League lead in hits with 57. Jeter had a single today.
The Yankees have lost eight of their past 12 games in Toronto dating back to 2010.
Francisco Cervelli apparently told a Venezuelan reporter that he’s heard two teams are interested in trading for him but the Yankees don’t want to lose him. Makes sense considering the Yankees went out of their way this spring specifically to build catching depth with Cervelli, Chris Stewart and Craig Tatum. They wouldn't trade Cervelli unless they really got knocked over with something.
Jeter: “I’m pretty sure if you go back to most years, I’m pretty sure we’ve had this conversation before. Sometimes success is contagious, sometimes failure is contagious. To where a lot of guys get hot at one point, or a lot of guys struggle. I wish I had an answer to it, if I did I would never struggle myself. I’d tell a few people, and they’d never struggle. It’s just the game.”
Teixeira: “We expect to score six or seven runs every game; that’s just the way our team is. The one thing about our team is we never give up. We’ve been through tough stretches before and we always fight. We always battle, always try to put together good at-bats and good games. These last few games, it just hasn’t happened for us.”
Girardi: “Sometimes it’s a break that you get that kind of leads to the flood gates opening up. We just haven’t done it. As you said, 3-for-41 in the last five days. Offenses are going to go through that, every offense is going to go through that, but I gotta tell you, it’s no fun when you’re going through it. The guys don’t look like they’re having a lot of fun, but they’re doing their work, and they’re preparing and it’ll change.”
When the Yankees scored tonight, they did it on a Robinson Cano double that scored Curtis Granderson from first base. Their next two at-bats were their first opportunities with a runner in scoring position. Mark Teixeira struck out and Raul Ibanez grounded to second.
That’s how it began; another night of the same old story. The Yankees went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, and they’ve gone 3-for-41 in their past five games. No surprise that four of them have been losses.
“I just think it’s going to happen,” Joe Girardi said. “I think, ‘This is the time it’s going to happen. This is the one hit we’re going to get.’”
That hit never came tonight, and when the Yankees didn’t get a runner on base in any of the final three innings, their scoring opportunities had come and gone.
Three of those RISP at-bats belonged to Teixeira, who for the first time sounded like he might see some sense in taking a day off to try to get over this cough that had him hacking on the field tonight. He flied out to leave runners at first and second in the third inning, then he flied to shallow left to do the same thing in the fifth. He is the one that is must frustrating to me, I know Arod hasn't been great but he is getting older and for some reason I don't view him as the same.
“If you could guarantee me that (taking a day off) would make me feel better, I’d love that guarantee,” Teixeira said. “I just don’t know if it’s going to help, so we’ll see. I’ll probably talk to Joe a little bit and we’ll see if maybe it makes sense. I want to be out there for my team. I’ve been swinging the bat good the last few days, which is good. You never want get out of the lineup if you’re swinging it good, and defensively, I can always contribute. You never know if it’s going to help or not.” I would agree with what he is saying but I think a day could help him.
It’s been hard to notice, but despite the cough, Teixeira came into this game hitting .348/.400/.565 in his past six games. He’s been taking a lot of the heat for the Yankees struggles, but he’s actually been hitting pretty well during this slide.
“Tex seems to be the focus today,” Girardi said. “We have a lot of guys who are hitting around .200 with guys in scoring position, just not Tex. As a team, we’re not collectively getting it done, and we need to get better.”
Phil Hughes had only one pitch really working today. It was his fastball, and that’s why he threw so many of them, especially early in the game. He still went 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while continuously pitching out of jams. “Sometimes you can learn more about a guy when he doesn’t have his good stuff than when he does,” Girardi said. “How he can still go out there and compete, and that’s what he did today.” Hughes has been much better and that is why they didn't want to give up on this young man.
In the third inning, Hughes fell behind 3-0 to Jose Bautista, then drew the count even. He’d thrown Bautista a ton of fastballs — six in the first inning, and four of his past five pitches in this at-bat — so he decided to throw a cutter. That’s the pitch Bautista hit for a two-run homer. “I felt like he had seen a lot of fastballs, and that would be a good pitch,” Hughes said. “But it was spinning over the plate, wasn’t down and away where I would have liked to have it. Looking back, that was the costly mistake. … I threw a 3-2 curveball his third at-bat that I got a strikeout on, so maybe that would have been the better sequence. Hindsight.”
Hughes has pitched into the sixth inning in four straight starts, something he did only once in his first four starts. This month he’s cut his ERA from 7.88 to 5.23. His ERA in four May starts 3.55.
Girardi on the idea of giving Teixeira a day off: “We’ve talked about it, and I’ll continue to discuss it with him and we’ll see what happens.”
Brett Gardner is supposed to start swinging this weekend. He would bring a different kind of look to this offense that is right now almost entirely built around power hitters with no speed. They definitely have missed him in the lineup but there is more to it then just missing him.
Derek Jeter is now tied with Michael Bourn for the Major League lead in hits with 57. Jeter had a single today.
The Yankees have lost eight of their past 12 games in Toronto dating back to 2010.
Francisco Cervelli apparently told a Venezuelan reporter that he’s heard two teams are interested in trading for him but the Yankees don’t want to lose him. Makes sense considering the Yankees went out of their way this spring specifically to build catching depth with Cervelli, Chris Stewart and Craig Tatum. They wouldn't trade Cervelli unless they really got knocked over with something.
Jeter: “I’m pretty sure if you go back to most years, I’m pretty sure we’ve had this conversation before. Sometimes success is contagious, sometimes failure is contagious. To where a lot of guys get hot at one point, or a lot of guys struggle. I wish I had an answer to it, if I did I would never struggle myself. I’d tell a few people, and they’d never struggle. It’s just the game.”
Teixeira: “We expect to score six or seven runs every game; that’s just the way our team is. The one thing about our team is we never give up. We’ve been through tough stretches before and we always fight. We always battle, always try to put together good at-bats and good games. These last few games, it just hasn’t happened for us.”
Girardi: “Sometimes it’s a break that you get that kind of leads to the flood gates opening up. We just haven’t done it. As you said, 3-for-41 in the last five days. Offenses are going to go through that, every offense is going to go through that, but I gotta tell you, it’s no fun when you’re going through it. The guys don’t look like they’re having a lot of fun, but they’re doing their work, and they’re preparing and it’ll change.”
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