The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves by the score of 8-7 on Saturday evening. The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. R.A. Dickey started for the Mets and he wasn’t very good once again. The Mets bullpen wasn’t very good again also. Ruben Tejada, David Wright and Jordany Valdespin all had good games. Andres Torres led the Mets offense though. Tommy Hanson didn’t pitch very well but the Braves bullpen did pitch well. Freddie Freeman led the Braves offense.
Dickey pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs. He walked two and struck out four. Josh Edgin pitched an inning walking one and striking out three, Jon Rauch pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Tim Byrdak pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk. Pedro Beato pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Bobby Parnell blew his fourth save of the season and took his second loss of the season. Parnell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout. Hanson pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs. He walked two and struck out five. Chad Durbin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and striking out one, Luis Avilan faced one batter and struck him out and Cristhian Martinez pitched one inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. Anthony Varvaro pitched one inning giving up a hit and striking out two and he picked up his first win of the season. Craig Kimbrel earned his 27th save of the season pitching a perfect inning striking out the side.
Tejada had two hits and two RBI, Valdespin had two hits and an RBI and Ike Davis had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Daniel Murphy had a hit, Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk and Josh Thole had two hits and an RBI. Torres had three hits and an RBI and Justin Turner had a hit and an RBI. Davis, Thole and Torres each had a double. Davis hit a homerun and the Mets were 6-13 with runners in scoring position with eight men left on base. Nieuwenhuis was caught stealing, Thole had a passed ball and Torres had an outfield assist.
Michael Bourn had two hits and two RBI, Martin Prado had two hits and an RBI and Jason Heyward had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Freeman had three hits and two RBI, Brian McCann had a hit and drew a walk and Dan Uggla had a hit and drew a walk. Eric Hinske had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Matt Diaz drew a walk. Hinske and Freeman each had a double. The Braves were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
In the second inning Thole hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Hinske hit a two run double in the second and Bourn hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Braves. Davis hit an RBI single and Torres had an RBI single in the fourth to tie the game at three. Freeman hit a two run double in the fifth inning to make it 5-3 Braves. It came after a controversial play where the umpires said that the Mets had caught a ball and got a double play. They then changed the call and the Braves scored after that. The Mets manager Terry Collins got ejected. Turner hit an RBI single in the sixth, Tejada had an RBI single and Valdespin had an RBI single to make it 6-5 Mets. Tejada had an RBI single in the eighth to make it 7-5 Mets. Bourn had an RBI single, Prado had an RBI single and Heyward had an RBI single in the eighth inning. The score became 8-7 Braves and that was the final score.
The Mets record fell to 46-42 and the Braves record improved to 48-39. The Mets will try and avoid a three game sweep on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
The New York Yankees win their second in a row over the Angels
The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim by the score of 5-3 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,NY. Freddy Garcia started for the Yankees and had a rough first inning but then settled down. The Yankees bullpen was great. The Yankees hit two two run homeruns. Jerome Williams pitched ok for the Angels and Mike Trout led their offense.
Garcia pitched five innings giving up three runs on five hits. He walked five and struck out four. Garcia earned his fourth win of the season, Cody Eppley pitched two innings giving up a hit, Dave Robertson gave up a hit and struck out two in his one inning and Rafael Soriano picked up his 22nd save of the season. Soriano pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Williams lost his sixth game of the season pitching six innings giving up seven hits and five runs for the Angels. He walked one and struck out four, Hisanori Takahashi pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and two RBI and Alex Rodriguez had two hits. Robinson Cano had two hits and three RBI, Nick Swisher drew a walk and Raul Ibanez had a hit. Chris Stewart had a hit. Rodriguez had a double, Cano and Granderson each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and they left two men on base. Rodriguez had a stolen base and Swisher was caught stealing.
Trout had three hits, Erik Aybar had a hit and drew a walk and Albert Pujols drew a walk. Kendry Morales drew a walk, Mark Trumbo drew a walk and Alberto Callaspo had a hit and two RBI. Howie Kendrick drew a walk, Peter Bourjos had a hit and Bobby Wilson had a hit and an RBI. Trout had a double and the Angels were 1-8 with runners in scoring position leaving nine men on base. Kendrick had a stolen base and Trout had two.
The Angels took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Callaspo had a two run single. The Yankees came back and tied it at two in the bottom of the first. Cano hit a two run homerun. In the third Granderson hit a two run homerun to make it 4-2 Yankees. The Angels would cut the lead to 4-3 in the fourth. Wilson grounded out to score the run. Cano hit an RBI single in the sixth for the fifth and final run for the Yankees. It was 5-3 Yankees and they would hold that lead for the rest of the game.
The Yankees have the best record in baseball and have taken the first two games coming out of the break. The Yankees will try to sweep the three game series with the Angels on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees record improved to 54-33. The Angels record dropped to 48-40.
Garcia pitched five innings giving up three runs on five hits. He walked five and struck out four. Garcia earned his fourth win of the season, Cody Eppley pitched two innings giving up a hit, Dave Robertson gave up a hit and struck out two in his one inning and Rafael Soriano picked up his 22nd save of the season. Soriano pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Williams lost his sixth game of the season pitching six innings giving up seven hits and five runs for the Angels. He walked one and struck out four, Hisanori Takahashi pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and two RBI and Alex Rodriguez had two hits. Robinson Cano had two hits and three RBI, Nick Swisher drew a walk and Raul Ibanez had a hit. Chris Stewart had a hit. Rodriguez had a double, Cano and Granderson each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and they left two men on base. Rodriguez had a stolen base and Swisher was caught stealing.
Trout had three hits, Erik Aybar had a hit and drew a walk and Albert Pujols drew a walk. Kendry Morales drew a walk, Mark Trumbo drew a walk and Alberto Callaspo had a hit and two RBI. Howie Kendrick drew a walk, Peter Bourjos had a hit and Bobby Wilson had a hit and an RBI. Trout had a double and the Angels were 1-8 with runners in scoring position leaving nine men on base. Kendrick had a stolen base and Trout had two.
The Angels took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Callaspo had a two run single. The Yankees came back and tied it at two in the bottom of the first. Cano hit a two run homerun. In the third Granderson hit a two run homerun to make it 4-2 Yankees. The Angels would cut the lead to 4-3 in the fourth. Wilson grounded out to score the run. Cano hit an RBI single in the sixth for the fifth and final run for the Yankees. It was 5-3 Yankees and they would hold that lead for the rest of the game.
The Yankees have the best record in baseball and have taken the first two games coming out of the break. The Yankees will try to sweep the three game series with the Angels on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees record improved to 54-33. The Angels record dropped to 48-40.
The New York Mets start the second half with a loss in Atlanta
The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves by the score of 7-5 on Friday night. The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. It was a weird game with a rain delay and also a blackout delay. Chris Young started for the Mets and did not pitch well. Tim Hudson also struggled in the start for the Braves. The bullpens for each team were pretty good. Ruben Tejada, David Wright and Scott Hairston all led the offense. Chipper Jones, Freddie Freeman and Hudson led the Braves offense.
Young pitched three innings giving up six hits and five runs. He walked three and struck out two and took his third loss of the season. Miguel Batista pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and walking four, Josh Edgin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs and struck out three and Ramon Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Tim Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up two walks and Pedro Beato pitched 1/3 of an inning walking and striking out a batter. Hudson pitched four innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Cristhian Martinez won the game pitching an inning giving up a walk and striking out two, Kris Medlen pitched two innings giving up a walk and and striking out three and Eric O’Flaherty pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out one. Craig Kimbrel saved his 26th game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out three.
Tejada had two hits and an RBI, Wright had two hits and Ike Davis had a hit and drew two walks. Lucas Duda drew two walks, Hairston had two hits and an RBI and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and two RBI. Ronny Cedeno had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI. Wright, Hairston and Cedeno each had a double. The Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and they left 10 men on base.
Michael Bourn had a hit, Jason Heyward had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Chipper Jones had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Freeman had two hits and drew two walks, Dan Uggla had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. David Ross had a hit, four RBI and drew three walks, Eric Hinske drew a walk and Hudson had two hits. Bourn, Jones, Hudson and Freeman each had a double. Ross and Jones each hit a homerun. The Braves were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base. Heyward and Uggla each had a stolen base and Heyward was caught stealing.
The Mets record fell to 46-41 and the Braves record improved to 47-39. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.
Young pitched three innings giving up six hits and five runs. He walked three and struck out two and took his third loss of the season. Miguel Batista pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and walking four, Josh Edgin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs and struck out three and Ramon Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Tim Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up two walks and Pedro Beato pitched 1/3 of an inning walking and striking out a batter. Hudson pitched four innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Cristhian Martinez won the game pitching an inning giving up a walk and striking out two, Kris Medlen pitched two innings giving up a walk and and striking out three and Eric O’Flaherty pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out one. Craig Kimbrel saved his 26th game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out three.
Tejada had two hits and an RBI, Wright had two hits and Ike Davis had a hit and drew two walks. Lucas Duda drew two walks, Hairston had two hits and an RBI and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and two RBI. Ronny Cedeno had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI. Wright, Hairston and Cedeno each had a double. The Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and they left 10 men on base.
Michael Bourn had a hit, Jason Heyward had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Chipper Jones had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Freeman had two hits and drew two walks, Dan Uggla had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. David Ross had a hit, four RBI and drew three walks, Eric Hinske drew a walk and Hudson had two hits. Bourn, Jones, Hudson and Freeman each had a double. Ross and Jones each hit a homerun. The Braves were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base. Heyward and Uggla each had a stolen base and Heyward was caught stealing.
The Mets record fell to 46-41 and the Braves record improved to 47-39. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.
Friday, July 13, 2012
The New York Yankees with a comeback win over the Angels to open the second half
The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels by the score of 6-5 on Friday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,NY. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched well for the most part. He had one bad innings. C.J. Wilson started for the Angels and pitched very well, his bullpen let him down. The offensive star for the Yankees was Mark Teixeira and Russell Martin had a big night. The Angels were led by Mark Trumbo.
Kuroda pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Chad Qualls got his second win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and retiring both hitters and Rafael Soriano picked up his 21st save of the season. Soriano pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. Wilson pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs. He walked two and struck out seven. Scott Downs pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and Kevin Jepsen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking a batter.
Derek Jeter had two hits, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Teixeira had two hits and five RBI. Robinson Cano had a hit, Nick Swisher had a hit and drew two walks and Raul Ibanez was intentionally walked. Martin had a hit, RBI and drew a walk. Swisher and Jeter each had a double, Granderson hit a triple and Teixeira hit two homeruns. The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. DeWayne Wise had a stolen base.
Mike Trout had two hits, Albert Pujols had two hits and an RBI and Trumbo had two hits and three RBI. Alberto Callaspo drew a walk, Howie Kendrick had two hits and Erik Aybar had a hit and an RBI. Kendrick, Trout and Pujols hit a double. Aybar and Trumbo each hit a homerun. The Angels were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and they left three men on base. Trout had two stolen bases, Trumbo and Callaspo were caught stealing. Callaspo committed an error. In the third Aybar hit a solo homerun to give the Angels a 1-0 lead. The Yankees took a 2-1 lead on a Teixeira homerun in the bottom of the third inning. Trumbo hit a three run homerun in the seventh inning to make it 4-2 Angels. In the eighth Pujols hit an RBI double to make it 5-2. In the bottom of the eighth Teixeira hit a three run homerun and Martin hit an RBI single to make it 6-5 Yankees and that was the final score.
The Yankees record improved to 53-33 and the Angels record dropped to 48-39. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon. The Yankees have the best record in baseball and the Angels have been playing great after their terrible start to the season.
Kuroda pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Chad Qualls got his second win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and retiring both hitters and Rafael Soriano picked up his 21st save of the season. Soriano pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. Wilson pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs. He walked two and struck out seven. Scott Downs pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and Kevin Jepsen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking a batter.
Derek Jeter had two hits, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Teixeira had two hits and five RBI. Robinson Cano had a hit, Nick Swisher had a hit and drew two walks and Raul Ibanez was intentionally walked. Martin had a hit, RBI and drew a walk. Swisher and Jeter each had a double, Granderson hit a triple and Teixeira hit two homeruns. The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. DeWayne Wise had a stolen base.
Mike Trout had two hits, Albert Pujols had two hits and an RBI and Trumbo had two hits and three RBI. Alberto Callaspo drew a walk, Howie Kendrick had two hits and Erik Aybar had a hit and an RBI. Kendrick, Trout and Pujols hit a double. Aybar and Trumbo each hit a homerun. The Angels were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and they left three men on base. Trout had two stolen bases, Trumbo and Callaspo were caught stealing. Callaspo committed an error. In the third Aybar hit a solo homerun to give the Angels a 1-0 lead. The Yankees took a 2-1 lead on a Teixeira homerun in the bottom of the third inning. Trumbo hit a three run homerun in the seventh inning to make it 4-2 Angels. In the eighth Pujols hit an RBI double to make it 5-2. In the bottom of the eighth Teixeira hit a three run homerun and Martin hit an RBI single to make it 6-5 Yankees and that was the final score.
The Yankees record improved to 53-33 and the Angels record dropped to 48-39. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon. The Yankees have the best record in baseball and the Angels have been playing great after their terrible start to the season.
The New York Mets First Half Report
The New York Mets had a surprising first half of the season. Why do I say that?? They finished above 500 and were an exciting team. There wasn’t anyone not even the most optimistic fan who thought that the Mets would be any good this year. They have proved a lot of people wrong in the first half of the season.
The Mets have had great starting pitching led by R.A. Dickey who is having a career year and continues to be a great story. Johan Santana has also been great and he has stayed healthy. Santana was coming back, but I don’t think you could of predicted him being healthy and this productive. Chris Young has also come back from shoulder surgery and been healthy. Jon Niese and Dillon Gee were pitching pretty well also and until the All Star Break when Gee was diagnosed with a blood clot in his shoulder, they were also healthy.
The Mets weakness has been their bullpen, it is a work in progress. The Mets will try and improve it through a trade if they can but it looks like they will try to promote from within to start. They will see what they have in the minor leagues and if that could help first. The Mets also have had a pretty good lineup led by lots of youngsters and home grown players. Ike Davis started off miserably but he has picked it up lately. Ruben Tejada has made the Mets fans forget Jose Reyes, he did miss some time with injury but he has been great. Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been an exciting player for them and Jordany Valdespin when he has been up has also been exciting. Daniel Murphy has always been a good hitter and it looks like he has found a home at second base. He has played a pretty good second for them.
The Mets biggest key to them staying in the race in the second half is their health. This can all fall apart if they start losing players. The Mets really have no depth and if that gets tested they won’t be able to withstand it at all. They may have lost Gee for the season and that will hurt but I think they can survive that. They may call up one of their top pitching prospects in Matt Harvey although I think they should be careful about rushing him. The Mets look to continue and surprise people and maybe actually make the playoffs.
The Mets have had great starting pitching led by R.A. Dickey who is having a career year and continues to be a great story. Johan Santana has also been great and he has stayed healthy. Santana was coming back, but I don’t think you could of predicted him being healthy and this productive. Chris Young has also come back from shoulder surgery and been healthy. Jon Niese and Dillon Gee were pitching pretty well also and until the All Star Break when Gee was diagnosed with a blood clot in his shoulder, they were also healthy.
The Mets weakness has been their bullpen, it is a work in progress. The Mets will try and improve it through a trade if they can but it looks like they will try to promote from within to start. They will see what they have in the minor leagues and if that could help first. The Mets also have had a pretty good lineup led by lots of youngsters and home grown players. Ike Davis started off miserably but he has picked it up lately. Ruben Tejada has made the Mets fans forget Jose Reyes, he did miss some time with injury but he has been great. Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been an exciting player for them and Jordany Valdespin when he has been up has also been exciting. Daniel Murphy has always been a good hitter and it looks like he has found a home at second base. He has played a pretty good second for them.
The Mets biggest key to them staying in the race in the second half is their health. This can all fall apart if they start losing players. The Mets really have no depth and if that gets tested they won’t be able to withstand it at all. They may have lost Gee for the season and that will hurt but I think they can survive that. They may call up one of their top pitching prospects in Matt Harvey although I think they should be careful about rushing him. The Mets look to continue and surprise people and maybe actually make the playoffs.
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