Here are the postgame notes from Friday night courtesy of the Journal News Chad Jennings. He also runs the Lohud Yankees Blog. I also put my own thoughts into the mix as usual.
Mark Teixeira said he wasn’t really paying attention to the bullpen. He was
standing on deck watching Andrew Miller fire upper-90s fastballs at Robinson
Cano.
“This guy’s a big lefty, throws 97, just struck out Cano,” Teixeira said. “So
I wasn’t even thinking that they were going to bring in somebody else. I was
getting into my right-handed mode to think about how I was going to hit against
Miller. I was very surprised they brought in Padilla.”
When you see Robinson Cano hug David Ortiz pregame, you know that a lot of
the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is for the fans. It’s built for prime time. Stirs
excitement. The Teixeira-Padilla rivalry has nothing to do with hats and
t-shirts. Tex and Padilla go back a long way since they were playing together and that is where it started because Tex would get thrown at because of him and then he started hitting Tex when he came to the Yankees.
“The guy throws at people, fact of the matter,” Teixeira said. “I’m not
saying anything that’s news. It is what it is. I’ve always been someone that
wants to play the game the right way. You play hard, but you don’t’ play cheap.
… No one else does (what Padilla does). That’s the thing that’s unbelievable to
me. No one else in baseball does this. Whether he’s changed his ways, I hope he
does. The guy’s a good pitcher. He’s got really good stuff. It would be nice to
just talk to him as a baseball player, not someone who throws at people.”
Padilla is third among active pitchers in hit batters, and he’s hit Teixeira
three times. Their head-to-head dislike for one another extends to when they
were teammates in Texas. Teixeira doesn’t get heated very often, but he does
when he talks about Padilla.
With two on in a one-run game, though, Teixeira knew Padilla wouldn’t try
anything crazy. This was going to be a legitimate at-bat, hitter vs. pitcher,
and Padilla threw nothing but fastballs. It was a 3-2 pitch that Teixeira drove
to center field — very nearly out of the park — for a go-ahead triple.
“Almost every at-bat, he tries to throw at your head, does a throw behind you
or something screwy,” Teixeira said. “With first and second and the game on the
line, he’s not going to do it then, so I could actually dig in and look for a
good pitch to hit. … Game-winning hits always feel good, but that one definitely
felt real good.”
Hiroki Kuroda said the long wait in the top of the first had nothing to do
with it. He simply didn’t have his stuff today. “Not just in the first inning,
but the whole outing,” he said. “I didn’t have most of my pitches.” I would think it had something to do with it but yeah he didn't have it in this game. He has been so good for so long you just shake this one off.
Girardi, though, thought the long wait might have played a part. After that
first inning, Kuroda allowed two runs through 4.2 innings. It was actually huge
that he was able to pitch fairly deep into the game, especially with a
doubleheader tomorrow. “If you’re off tomorrow you might (use the bullpen) a
little bit different,” Girardi said. “But for the most part, I did what I
thought it was to win the game tonight. I wasn’t worried about tomorrow. We
always talk about, worry about tomorrow tomorrow.”
Big, underrated play by Derek Jeter to get the out at third and keep the
Red Sox from loading the bases. Jeter said, whenever there’s a runner at second,
he gives the third baseman a heads up that he might throw over there. “I was
basically thinking if he hit the ball that way I was going to go to third,”
Jeter said. “I thought it was the only play I had. … We work on it. I don’t
think it was that hard. You catch it and throw it to third. It can be difficult
if you’re throwing on the run, but if you don’t get caught off guard, I don’t
think it’s too difficult.” Jeter is just a smart baseball player, always has been and that is what people love about him.
Jeter is hitting .385 in the first inning this
season.
After blowing a few middle-of-the-inning, runners-on-base situations
recently, Dave Robertson got a huge strikeout to end the seventh. He was pulled
with an out to go in the eighth, but he didn’t disagree with the decision. His
command wasn’t great today. “I was able to get a couple of outs and at least
make it a little easier for Sori,” Robertson said.
Alex Rodriguez stole two bases tonight, giving him nine steals for the
year. That’s his highest total since 2009. He’s 9-for-9 on stolen base
attempts. It seems odd that he can do that but not hit homeruns. It just doesn't seem like he has the power anymore, maybe he will have a big second half though.
Russell Martin is now hitless in his past 30 at-bats. It’s the most
consecutive at-bats without a hit by a Yankee since 2004 when both Jeter and
Jason Giambi went hitless in 32 straight.
Darnell McDonald made his Yankees debut as a defensive replacement. His
brother Donzell played in three games for the Yankees in 2001. They are the
eighth set of brothers too play for the Yankees in franchise history.
Final word goes to Teixeira: “I don’t hit a lot of triples. I had a triple
and a stolen base today. I don’t know if that’s ever happened. We’ll have to
look at the Elias Sports Bureau for that one. It was just a big hit. It doesn’t
matter who it was off of. Long game, so when you have a chance to win the game,
it’s always a good feeling.”
Saturday, July 7, 2012
The Yankees and Red Sox split a doubleheader
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox had a long day of baseball at Fenway Park on Saturday. They played a day/night doubleheader. The first game was at 1:00PM and the second game at 7:00PM. The Yankees won the first game by the score of 6-1. The Red Sox won the second game by the score of 9-5. In the first game Freddy Garcia started for the Yankees and pitched very well. The Yankees got homeruns from Andruw Jones, Nick Swisher and Jayson Nix. Jones hit two homeruns. Franklin Morales started for the Red Sox and didn’t pitch well. The bullpens of both teams pitched well. Phil Hughes started the night cap and pitched ok but he didn’t get any help from his defense. The Yankees were very sloppy making five errors in the game. The five errors were the most in five years. Mark Teixeira had a big hit for the Yankees but the Red Sox offense was on a roll in this game. Felix Doubront started for the Red Sox and pitched ok and their bullpen pitched pretty well.
Garcia pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up a run on six hits. He walked two and struck out five. He won his third game of the season. Cody Eppley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he had a strikeout and Chad Qualls pitched an inning giving up a hit. Morales lost his second game of the season. He pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Justin Germano pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.
Derek Jeter had three hits, Mark Teixeira drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez had a hit. Robinson Cano had a hit, Swisher had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks and Jones had two hits and two RBI. Nix had a hit, RBI and drew a walk and Chris Stewart had a hit. Cano had a double and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.
Daniel Nava had a hit, David Ortiz had a hit and drew three walks and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit. Mauro Gomez had two hits and an RBI, Kelly Shoppach had a hit and Brent Lillibridge had a hit. Shoppach had a double and the Red Sox were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Gomez committed an error and Morales had two pickoffs.
The Yankees took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Swisher hit a three run homerun and Jones hit a solo homerun. It was back-to-back shots for the Yankees. Jones and Nix hit back-to-back homeruns in the fourth to make it 6-0. The Red Sox would get on the board in the fourth. Gomez had an RBI single to make it 6-1 and that would be it for the scoring.
In the second game Hughes started for the Yankees. He pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and five runs with three of them being earned. He walked one and struck out three. Hughes took his seventh loss of the season. Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout. Cory Wade pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with one run being earned. Clay Rapada pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and D.J. Mitchell pitched one inning giving up a hit and he had a strikeout. Doubront pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked one and struck out six and won his ninth game of the season. Matt Albers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Clayton Mortenson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking two with a strikeout and Vincente Padilla pitched to two batters and retired them both. Alfredo Aceves pitched one inning giving up a hit and a run and he struck out a batter.
Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Teixeira had a hit and three RBI and Cano had a hit. Swisher drew two walks, Jones had a hit and an RBI and Martin had a hit and drew a walk. Martin broke an 0-30 slump. Eric Chavez had a hit and an RBI. Martin had a double, Teixeira, Jones and Chavez each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. McDonald, Jeter, Nix, Martin and Mitchell each committed an error.
Nava had a hit, Nick Punto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Ortiz had two hits. Gonzalez had three hits, Cody Ross drew a walk and Ryan Sweeney had a hit and an RBI. Gomez had three hits and an RBI, Mike Aviles had a hit and Pedro Ciriaco had three hits and three RBI. Gomez, Gonzalez and Ciriaco each had two doubles. Punto and Aviles each had a double. Sweeney hit a triple and the Red Sox were 6-17 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base. Ciriaco had a stolen base, Gomez committed two errors and Saltalamacchia had a passed ball.
Teixeira hit a three run homerun in the first to make it 3-0 Yankees. In the third Nava hit into a double play but a run scored to make it a 3-1 game. Punto hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to make it 3-2 Yankees. In the sixth Ciriaco hit a three run double to make it 5-3 Red sox. Jones hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it 5-4, his third homerun of the day between the two games. Sweeney hit an RBI triple, Gomez hit an RBI double and Ciriaco hit an RBI double to make it 8-4. Ciriaco stole third and scored on a wild throw by Martin. It was 9-4 Red Sox and Chavez hit a solo homerun in the ninth to finish the scoring at 9-5.
The two teams split the doubleheader on Saturday but the Yankees won the first game of the series on Friday night. The Yankees will try to win the series on Sunday night. If the Red Sox win they will split the four game series. The teams will be off Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and some of them on Thursday also for the All Star Break. The All Star Game will be played on Tuesday night in Kansas City. The Yankees record is now 51-33 and the Red Sox are 43-42.
Garcia pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up a run on six hits. He walked two and struck out five. He won his third game of the season. Cody Eppley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he had a strikeout and Chad Qualls pitched an inning giving up a hit. Morales lost his second game of the season. He pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Justin Germano pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.
Derek Jeter had three hits, Mark Teixeira drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez had a hit. Robinson Cano had a hit, Swisher had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks and Jones had two hits and two RBI. Nix had a hit, RBI and drew a walk and Chris Stewart had a hit. Cano had a double and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.
Daniel Nava had a hit, David Ortiz had a hit and drew three walks and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit. Mauro Gomez had two hits and an RBI, Kelly Shoppach had a hit and Brent Lillibridge had a hit. Shoppach had a double and the Red Sox were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Gomez committed an error and Morales had two pickoffs.
The Yankees took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Swisher hit a three run homerun and Jones hit a solo homerun. It was back-to-back shots for the Yankees. Jones and Nix hit back-to-back homeruns in the fourth to make it 6-0. The Red Sox would get on the board in the fourth. Gomez had an RBI single to make it 6-1 and that would be it for the scoring.
In the second game Hughes started for the Yankees. He pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and five runs with three of them being earned. He walked one and struck out three. Hughes took his seventh loss of the season. Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout. Cory Wade pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with one run being earned. Clay Rapada pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and D.J. Mitchell pitched one inning giving up a hit and he had a strikeout. Doubront pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked one and struck out six and won his ninth game of the season. Matt Albers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Clayton Mortenson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking two with a strikeout and Vincente Padilla pitched to two batters and retired them both. Alfredo Aceves pitched one inning giving up a hit and a run and he struck out a batter.
Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Teixeira had a hit and three RBI and Cano had a hit. Swisher drew two walks, Jones had a hit and an RBI and Martin had a hit and drew a walk. Martin broke an 0-30 slump. Eric Chavez had a hit and an RBI. Martin had a double, Teixeira, Jones and Chavez each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. McDonald, Jeter, Nix, Martin and Mitchell each committed an error.
Nava had a hit, Nick Punto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Ortiz had two hits. Gonzalez had three hits, Cody Ross drew a walk and Ryan Sweeney had a hit and an RBI. Gomez had three hits and an RBI, Mike Aviles had a hit and Pedro Ciriaco had three hits and three RBI. Gomez, Gonzalez and Ciriaco each had two doubles. Punto and Aviles each had a double. Sweeney hit a triple and the Red Sox were 6-17 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base. Ciriaco had a stolen base, Gomez committed two errors and Saltalamacchia had a passed ball.
Teixeira hit a three run homerun in the first to make it 3-0 Yankees. In the third Nava hit into a double play but a run scored to make it a 3-1 game. Punto hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to make it 3-2 Yankees. In the sixth Ciriaco hit a three run double to make it 5-3 Red sox. Jones hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it 5-4, his third homerun of the day between the two games. Sweeney hit an RBI triple, Gomez hit an RBI double and Ciriaco hit an RBI double to make it 8-4. Ciriaco stole third and scored on a wild throw by Martin. It was 9-4 Red Sox and Chavez hit a solo homerun in the ninth to finish the scoring at 9-5.
The two teams split the doubleheader on Saturday but the Yankees won the first game of the series on Friday night. The Yankees will try to win the series on Sunday night. If the Red Sox win they will split the four game series. The teams will be off Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and some of them on Thursday also for the All Star Break. The All Star Game will be played on Tuesday night in Kansas City. The Yankees record is now 51-33 and the Red Sox are 43-42.
The New York Mets comeback falls just short as they fall to the Chicago Cubs
The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs by the score of 8-7 on Friday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Johan Santana started for the Mets and pitched very poorly. Travis Wood started for the Cubs and pitched ok. Justin Turner led the Mets with four hits, Reed Johnson and Anthony Rizzo led the Cubs with four hits each.
Santana pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up 13 hits and seven runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Santana lost his fifth game of the season. Ramon Ramirez pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and Miguel Batista pitched two innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. Wood won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked four and struck out three. Sean Camp pitched a perfect inning, Russell pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Marmol pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with three walks and a strikeout.
Ruben Tejada drew two walks, Ronny Cedeno had a hit and an RBI and Daniel Murphy drew a walk. David Wright had a hit and drew a walk, Ike Davis had a hit and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI. Turner had four hits and an RBI, Mike Nickeas had an RBI and drew a walk and Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk. Jordany Valdespin had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Cedeno, Turner and Wright each had a double. Duda and Valdespin each hit a homerun. The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Turner was caught stealing and Duda had an outfield assist.
Johnson had four hits and an RBI, Darwin Barney had a hit and Rizzo had four hits and three RBI. Alfonso Soriano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Jeff Baker had two hits and an RBI and Geovany Soto had two hits. Joe Mather had a hit and an RBI, Luis Valbuena had a hit and an RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit. Johnson and Baker each had a double and Johnson, Rizzo and Baker each hit a homerun. The Cubs were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and they left 11 men on base.
Johnson hit a solo homerun in the first inning to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. Duda hit a solo homerun in the second inning to tie the game at one. Cedeno hit an RBI double in the third to make it 2-1 Mets. Mather hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to tie the game at two. In the fifth Rizzo hit a three run homerun to make it 5-2 Cubs. Baker hit a solo homerun and Valbuena hit an RBI single to make it 7-2 Cubs. Nickeas hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to make it a 7-3 game. Soriano hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 8-3 Cubs. Turner hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 8-4. In the ninth Valdespin hit a solo homerun and Davis hit a two run single to make it 8-7 but that would be the final score.
The Mets record fell to 45-39 and the Cubs record improved to 32-51. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.
Santana pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up 13 hits and seven runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Santana lost his fifth game of the season. Ramon Ramirez pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and Miguel Batista pitched two innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. Wood won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked four and struck out three. Sean Camp pitched a perfect inning, Russell pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Marmol pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with three walks and a strikeout.
Ruben Tejada drew two walks, Ronny Cedeno had a hit and an RBI and Daniel Murphy drew a walk. David Wright had a hit and drew a walk, Ike Davis had a hit and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI. Turner had four hits and an RBI, Mike Nickeas had an RBI and drew a walk and Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk. Jordany Valdespin had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Cedeno, Turner and Wright each had a double. Duda and Valdespin each hit a homerun. The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Turner was caught stealing and Duda had an outfield assist.
Johnson had four hits and an RBI, Darwin Barney had a hit and Rizzo had four hits and three RBI. Alfonso Soriano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Jeff Baker had two hits and an RBI and Geovany Soto had two hits. Joe Mather had a hit and an RBI, Luis Valbuena had a hit and an RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit. Johnson and Baker each had a double and Johnson, Rizzo and Baker each hit a homerun. The Cubs were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and they left 11 men on base.
Johnson hit a solo homerun in the first inning to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. Duda hit a solo homerun in the second inning to tie the game at one. Cedeno hit an RBI double in the third to make it 2-1 Mets. Mather hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to tie the game at two. In the fifth Rizzo hit a three run homerun to make it 5-2 Cubs. Baker hit a solo homerun and Valbuena hit an RBI single to make it 7-2 Cubs. Nickeas hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to make it a 7-3 game. Soriano hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 8-3 Cubs. Turner hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 8-4. In the ninth Valdespin hit a solo homerun and Davis hit a two run single to make it 8-7 but that would be the final score.
The Mets record fell to 45-39 and the Cubs record improved to 32-51. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.
The New York Yankees win a wild one in Boston
The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox by the score of 10-8 on Friday night. The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch well especially early and the same with Josh Beckett for the Red Sox. The Yankees bullpen pitched a little better then the Red Sox. Alex Rodriguez had three hits and Mark Teixeira had four RBI to lead the Yankees offense. David Ortiz and Adrian Gonzalez led the Red Sox offense with three hits each.
Kuroda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up 10 hits and seven runs with six of them being earned. He walked one and struck out three. Boone Logan got his fourth win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Cody Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Rafael Soriano saved his 20th game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings. He struck out two batters. Cano and Ibanez each had a double and Granderson and Teixeira each had a triple. The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Rodriguez had two stolen bases and Teixeira had one. Chavez committed an error and Ibanez had an outfield assist.
Daniel Nava had a hit, Ryan Kalish had a hit and an RBI and Ortiz had three hits an RBI and drew a walk. Cody Ross had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Gonzalez had three hits and an RBI and Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a hit and three RBI. Gomez had two hits and an RBI, Mike Aviles had a hit and Nick Punto had a hit. Nava, Gonzalez and Punto each had a double. Saltalamacchia and Ross each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Nava had an outfield assist.
The Yankees scored five runs in the first inning. Cano had an RBI walk, Teixeira had a two run single, Swisher had a sacrifice fly and Chavez had a sacrifice fly. It was 5-0 Yankees after the top of the first. The Red Sox came back with five in the bottom of the first. Kalish had a sacrifice fly, Gonzalez had an RBI double and Saltalamacchia hit a three run homerun. In the second Rodriguez had an RBI groundout to make it 6-5 Yankees. Ortiz hit an RBI single in the bottom of the second and the game was tied at six. Gomez hit an RBI single in the fifth to give the Red Sox a 7-6 lead. In the seventh Teixeira had a two run triple making it 8-7 Yankees. Ibanez had an RBI double and Chavez had an RBI single to make it 10-7 Yankees. The Red Sox would score their eighth and final run on a Ross solo homerun. The run came in the bottom of the seventh. The final score would be 10-8 Yankees.
The Yankees record improved to 50-32 and the Red Sox record dropped to 42-41. The Yankees are nine games ahead of them in the loss column in the AL East. This was the first of four games between the two teams. The two games on Saturday will be at 1:00PM and 7:00PM. The series will conclude on Sunday night at 8:00PM.
Kuroda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up 10 hits and seven runs with six of them being earned. He walked one and struck out three. Boone Logan got his fourth win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Cody Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Rafael Soriano saved his 20th game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings. He struck out two batters. Cano and Ibanez each had a double and Granderson and Teixeira each had a triple. The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Rodriguez had two stolen bases and Teixeira had one. Chavez committed an error and Ibanez had an outfield assist.
Daniel Nava had a hit, Ryan Kalish had a hit and an RBI and Ortiz had three hits an RBI and drew a walk. Cody Ross had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Gonzalez had three hits and an RBI and Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a hit and three RBI. Gomez had two hits and an RBI, Mike Aviles had a hit and Nick Punto had a hit. Nava, Gonzalez and Punto each had a double. Saltalamacchia and Ross each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Nava had an outfield assist.
The Yankees scored five runs in the first inning. Cano had an RBI walk, Teixeira had a two run single, Swisher had a sacrifice fly and Chavez had a sacrifice fly. It was 5-0 Yankees after the top of the first. The Red Sox came back with five in the bottom of the first. Kalish had a sacrifice fly, Gonzalez had an RBI double and Saltalamacchia hit a three run homerun. In the second Rodriguez had an RBI groundout to make it 6-5 Yankees. Ortiz hit an RBI single in the bottom of the second and the game was tied at six. Gomez hit an RBI single in the fifth to give the Red Sox a 7-6 lead. In the seventh Teixeira had a two run triple making it 8-7 Yankees. Ibanez had an RBI double and Chavez had an RBI single to make it 10-7 Yankees. The Red Sox would score their eighth and final run on a Ross solo homerun. The run came in the bottom of the seventh. The final score would be 10-8 Yankees.
The Yankees record improved to 50-32 and the Red Sox record dropped to 42-41. The Yankees are nine games ahead of them in the loss column in the AL East. This was the first of four games between the two teams. The two games on Saturday will be at 1:00PM and 7:00PM. The series will conclude on Sunday night at 8:00PM.
Friday, July 6, 2012
The Mets comeback and take the series from the Phillies in walk off fashion
The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 6-5 on Thursday night. R.A. Dickey started for the Mets against Cole Hamels. It wasn’t the pitchers duel that it was thought to be. David Wright led the Mets offense including the game winning hit. Jimmy Rollins led the Phillies offense. Hamels pitched ok but not great.
Dickey pitched seven innings giving up 11 hits and five runs. The 11 hits were the most he has given up this year and he walked one and struck out seven. Jon Rauch pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Tim Byrdak pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Pedro Beato retired the only batter that he faced. Bobby Parnell won his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Cole Hamels pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts. Antonio Bastardo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jonathan Papelbon got a blown save and the loss. It was his second blown save and third loss of the season. Papelbon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.
Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had two hits and an RBI and Wright had three hits and four RBI. Scott Hairston had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Ike Davis had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Dickey had a hit. Davis had a double, Hairston and Wright each hit a homerun. The Mets were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Valdespin had a stolen base and Hairston had an outfield assist.
Rollins had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks, Juan Pierre had an RBI and Hunter Pence had a hit and an RBI. Carlos Ruiz had a hit, Shane Victorino had a hit and an RBI and Ty Wigginton had a hit. Placido Polanco had a hit, Fontenot had two hits and Hamels had two hits. Chase Utley had a hit, Rollins, Ruiz and Fontenot each had a double and Rollins had a triple. The Phillies were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base.
Victorino had an RBI groundout in the first to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead. Rollins hit an RBI double in the second to make it 2-0 Phillies. In the bottom of the second Hairston hit a solo homerun to put the Mets on the board and cut the lead in half to 2-1. Wright hit an RBI single to tie it in the third at two. In the fourth Pence made it 3-2 Phillies on an RBI single. Wright hit a two run homerun in the fifth to give the Mets a 4-3 lead. In the sixth the Phillies took back the lead. Rollins had an RBI triple and Pierre had a sac bunt that resulted in a run to make it 5-4 Phillies. Murphy and Wright had RBI singles in the ninth to win the game 6-5.
The Mets won two out of three in this series. The Mets record is 45-38 and the Phillies record is 37-47. The Mets will welcome the Chicago Cubs into town for a weekend series.
Dickey pitched seven innings giving up 11 hits and five runs. The 11 hits were the most he has given up this year and he walked one and struck out seven. Jon Rauch pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Tim Byrdak pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Pedro Beato retired the only batter that he faced. Bobby Parnell won his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Cole Hamels pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts. Antonio Bastardo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jonathan Papelbon got a blown save and the loss. It was his second blown save and third loss of the season. Papelbon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.
Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had two hits and an RBI and Wright had three hits and four RBI. Scott Hairston had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Ike Davis had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Dickey had a hit. Davis had a double, Hairston and Wright each hit a homerun. The Mets were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Valdespin had a stolen base and Hairston had an outfield assist.
Rollins had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks, Juan Pierre had an RBI and Hunter Pence had a hit and an RBI. Carlos Ruiz had a hit, Shane Victorino had a hit and an RBI and Ty Wigginton had a hit. Placido Polanco had a hit, Fontenot had two hits and Hamels had two hits. Chase Utley had a hit, Rollins, Ruiz and Fontenot each had a double and Rollins had a triple. The Phillies were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base.
Victorino had an RBI groundout in the first to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead. Rollins hit an RBI double in the second to make it 2-0 Phillies. In the bottom of the second Hairston hit a solo homerun to put the Mets on the board and cut the lead in half to 2-1. Wright hit an RBI single to tie it in the third at two. In the fourth Pence made it 3-2 Phillies on an RBI single. Wright hit a two run homerun in the fifth to give the Mets a 4-3 lead. In the sixth the Phillies took back the lead. Rollins had an RBI triple and Pierre had a sac bunt that resulted in a run to make it 5-4 Phillies. Murphy and Wright had RBI singles in the ninth to win the game 6-5.
The Mets won two out of three in this series. The Mets record is 45-38 and the Phillies record is 37-47. The Mets will welcome the Chicago Cubs into town for a weekend series.
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