The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 7-2 on Friday afternoon. The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida. It was the last game in Port St. Lucie for the Mets this year. They have one more road exhibition in Florida and then will head home for the opener at Citi Field on Monday against the San Diego Padres. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was pretty good. Daniel Murphy had a couple of hits to lead the Mets offense.
Harvey pitched four innings winning the game. He gave up three hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Brandon Lyon pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk and Scott Rice pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Scott Atchison pitched a perfect inning and Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning striking out the sides.
Mike Baxter had a hit, Murphy had two hits and Ike Davis had a hit and drew two walks. Marlon Byrd had a hit and drew a walk, Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI and John Buck had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Ruben Tejada had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Colin Cowgill had a hit and two RBI, Byrd and Tejada each hit a double. Cowgill hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Baxter had a stolen base.
Jake Westbrook took the loss pitching four innings giving up five hits and four runs with four walks and two strikeouts. Marc Rzepczynski pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk, Randy Choate gave up a hit without recording an out and Joe Kelly pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. Ramon Delgado pitched two innings striking out three.
Jon Jay had two hits, Shane Robinson drew a walk and Matt Holliday had a hit. Adron Chambers had a hit and two RBI, Yadier Molina drew two walks and Tony Cruz had a hit. Pete Kozma had a hit, Ryan Jackson had a hit and Ty Wigginton drew a walk. Jay, Chambers and Jackson each hit a double and the Cardinals were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Chambers had an outfield assist.
Tejada hit a two run double and Cowgill a two run homerun in the fourth inning. In the fifth St. Louis scored two runs to make it a 4-2 game. Chambers hit a two run double but then the Mets came back and scored three runs in the bottom of the inning to complete the scoring. Duda hit an RBI single, Buck had an RBI walk and Tejada hit a sacrifice fly. The final was 7-2 Mets.
The Mets record improved to 15-14 on the spring and the Cardinals record dropped to 16-15 on the spring. The Mets will play one final exhibition game on Saturday afternoon at the Baltimore Orioles.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
The New York Yankees defeat the Washington Nationals 4-2
The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 4-2 on Friday afternoon. The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Andy Pettite made the start and was very good and their bullpen was very good also. Vernon Wells and Eduardo Nunez each had a couple of hits to lead the Yankees offense.
Pettitte pitched six innings giving up two runs, one of them was earned. He gave up five hits, no walks and struck out six batters. Joba Chamberlain, David Robertson and Mariano Rivera each pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Brett Gardner drew a walk, Melky Mesa had a hit and Robinson Cano had two hits. Kevin Youkilis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Travis Hafner had a hit and Wells had two hits. Nunez had two hits and two RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit. Cano and Wells each hit a double and Youkilis hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Nunez and Gardner each had a stolen base. Youkilis committed an error.
Jordan Zimmerman pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Zach Duke pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out one, Henry Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up a walk and Ryan Mattheus pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Denard Span had a hit, Bryce Harper had a hit and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit. Adam LaRoche had a hit and an RBI, Ian Desmond had a hit and an RBI and Zimmerman hit a double. The Nationals were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.
In the fourth Youkilis hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Nunez hit a two run single and Stewart hit an RBI single to make it 4-0. The Nationals scored a run in the bottom of the fourth on a Desmond RBI single. LaRoche hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it 4-2 and that was the final score. The Yankees bullpen completely shutdown the Nationals in the last three innings.
The Yankees will now play one last exhibition game on Saturday afternoon at West Point against Army. They will be off Sunday and open the regular season on Monday afternoon at home against the Boston Red Sox.
Pettitte pitched six innings giving up two runs, one of them was earned. He gave up five hits, no walks and struck out six batters. Joba Chamberlain, David Robertson and Mariano Rivera each pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Brett Gardner drew a walk, Melky Mesa had a hit and Robinson Cano had two hits. Kevin Youkilis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Travis Hafner had a hit and Wells had two hits. Nunez had two hits and two RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit. Cano and Wells each hit a double and Youkilis hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Nunez and Gardner each had a stolen base. Youkilis committed an error.
Jordan Zimmerman pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Zach Duke pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out one, Henry Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up a walk and Ryan Mattheus pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Denard Span had a hit, Bryce Harper had a hit and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit. Adam LaRoche had a hit and an RBI, Ian Desmond had a hit and an RBI and Zimmerman hit a double. The Nationals were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.
In the fourth Youkilis hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Nunez hit a two run single and Stewart hit an RBI single to make it 4-0. The Nationals scored a run in the bottom of the fourth on a Desmond RBI single. LaRoche hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it 4-2 and that was the final score. The Yankees bullpen completely shutdown the Nationals in the last three innings.
The Yankees will now play one last exhibition game on Saturday afternoon at West Point against Army. They will be off Sunday and open the regular season on Monday afternoon at home against the Boston Red Sox.
Friday, March 29, 2013
The New York Rangers lose 3-0 in Ottawa
The New York Rangers lost 3-0 to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. They are trying to hold on to at least the eight seed in the Eastern conference. They really don’t want to finish eighth and face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the NHL playoffs. They would rather finish eighth though and take their chances then the season to be over and them not making the playoffs.
It was 0-0 at the end of the first period and although the Rangers didn’t have many chances they felt they played a pretty good period. They were losing 1-0 at the end of two and then the Senators scored two in the third to finish the game off.
Andre Benoit scored his second goal on the power play at the 19:11 mark of the period. In the third the goals were scored at the 12:16 mark and the 17:58 mark. The goals were scored by Guillaume Latendresse with his fifth goal and Colin Greening with his sixth goal of the season.
Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves out of 28 shots and Bishop was 24-24. Ottawa had the shots advantage with 29 to the Rangers 24. The Rangers were 0-4 on the power play and Ottawa was 1-2. The Rangers will play at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. They remain in eighth place in the Eastern Conference just behind the NJ Devils for seventh place.
It was 0-0 at the end of the first period and although the Rangers didn’t have many chances they felt they played a pretty good period. They were losing 1-0 at the end of two and then the Senators scored two in the third to finish the game off.
Andre Benoit scored his second goal on the power play at the 19:11 mark of the period. In the third the goals were scored at the 12:16 mark and the 17:58 mark. The goals were scored by Guillaume Latendresse with his fifth goal and Colin Greening with his sixth goal of the season.
Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves out of 28 shots and Bishop was 24-24. Ottawa had the shots advantage with 29 to the Rangers 24. The Rangers were 0-4 on the power play and Ottawa was 1-2. The Rangers will play at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. They remain in eighth place in the Eastern Conference just behind the NJ Devils for seventh place.
New York Yankees notes as they head to final day in Tampa
The New York Yankees are giving Lyle Overbay a three day tryout. It isn’t a lot of time to see if he can be the first baseman but either he will be or they will waive him. They aren’t going to have him go to the minor leagues. He started out well with a two hit night last night and he has always had a good glove. My guess is that he will make the team and that Juan Rivera probably will also but won’t be playing as much as he may have thought.
The Yankees will head to Washington D.C. to take on the Nationals tomorrow and then West Point on Saturday, they have an off day Sunday and then Monday is the season opener against the Red Sox. Ronnier Mustelier was scratched last night due to soreness in his knee, I really didn’t think he was going to make the team anyway but who knows if the injury will affect that.
The Yankees have said that Vernon Wells will be there everyday left fielder until Curtis Granderson comes back. It will be interesting to see if both Brennan Boesch and Juan Rivera make the team, Ben Francisco is also there but they can’t all make it and it is possible for them to go to the minors. Wells can not so that is why he is on the team.
Eduardo Nunez who is the starting shortstop until Derek Jeter gets back which is anyone’s guess had a good night. He played error free ball again and went 2-3 and now his average is up to 293. There is no doubt from me or the Yankees that he will hit and can create some things on the base paths but his defense is the question. He has worked hard this spring though and has shown some real improvement. If he can play solid defense then he could be a huge player for them going forward.
David Phelps finished up his spring, it was a good one for him and it looks like he will be making a start the first time through the rotation. He will most likely become the long man when Phil Hughes comes back. He will be valuable to the team no matter what though. If Nova struggles again he can be plugged right into the rotation and there are always injuries so I think everyone will be able to pitch enough.
The Yankees also have Chien-Ming Wang stashed in AAA as depth, he has looked good this spring mostly pitching in the WBC. The Yankees have a lot of guys in the minors too that have looked good this spring and could possibly make an impact. They aren’t hurting on the pitching front and that is the most important thing.
Jeter won’t play in a game until Monday at the earliest, he will stay back in Tampa when the team leaves. They are just trying to rest the ankle and get the pain to go away. I don’t think this will be a long term thing but something he has to deal with as he comes back from major ankle surgery. I would expect to see him by the middle of April but you really just don’t know. If Nunez is playing well they can take their time with him and have him come back slower and be ready to go for the rest of the season.
The Yankees will head to Washington D.C. to take on the Nationals tomorrow and then West Point on Saturday, they have an off day Sunday and then Monday is the season opener against the Red Sox. Ronnier Mustelier was scratched last night due to soreness in his knee, I really didn’t think he was going to make the team anyway but who knows if the injury will affect that.
The Yankees have said that Vernon Wells will be there everyday left fielder until Curtis Granderson comes back. It will be interesting to see if both Brennan Boesch and Juan Rivera make the team, Ben Francisco is also there but they can’t all make it and it is possible for them to go to the minors. Wells can not so that is why he is on the team.
Eduardo Nunez who is the starting shortstop until Derek Jeter gets back which is anyone’s guess had a good night. He played error free ball again and went 2-3 and now his average is up to 293. There is no doubt from me or the Yankees that he will hit and can create some things on the base paths but his defense is the question. He has worked hard this spring though and has shown some real improvement. If he can play solid defense then he could be a huge player for them going forward.
David Phelps finished up his spring, it was a good one for him and it looks like he will be making a start the first time through the rotation. He will most likely become the long man when Phil Hughes comes back. He will be valuable to the team no matter what though. If Nova struggles again he can be plugged right into the rotation and there are always injuries so I think everyone will be able to pitch enough.
The Yankees also have Chien-Ming Wang stashed in AAA as depth, he has looked good this spring mostly pitching in the WBC. The Yankees have a lot of guys in the minors too that have looked good this spring and could possibly make an impact. They aren’t hurting on the pitching front and that is the most important thing.
Jeter won’t play in a game until Monday at the earliest, he will stay back in Tampa when the team leaves. They are just trying to rest the ankle and get the pain to go away. I don’t think this will be a long term thing but something he has to deal with as he comes back from major ankle surgery. I would expect to see him by the middle of April but you really just don’t know. If Nunez is playing well they can take their time with him and have him come back slower and be ready to go for the rest of the season.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
The New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles 11-8
The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 11-8 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. David Phelps got the start and pitched well for the Yankees. Lyle Overbay, Ben Francisco and Brennan Boesch each had two hits.
Phelps pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs walking two and striking out nine. He picked up the win, Josh Spence pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Branden Pinder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout and Juan Cedeno retired the only batter that he faced. Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Preston Claiborne picked up the save pitching an inning and striking out one.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Mason Williams had a hit and two RBI and Nunez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Overbay had two hits, Boesch had a hit and two RBI and Melky Mesa had a hit. Francisco had two hits and an RBI, Ramon Flores had a hit and Jayson Nix had a hit and drew a walk. Thomas Neal had a hit and drew two walks, Addison Maruszak had a hit and two RBI, Bobby Wilson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Wilson, Williams and Mesa each hit a double. Boesch and Francisco each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 5-17 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Nix and Neal each had a stolen base and Francisco was caught stealing.
Jair Jurrjen pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked one, Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up three hits and an unearned run, Adam Russell pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Troy Patton pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one. Mark Hendrickson took the loss pitching two innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout, Chris Petrini pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up six hits and six runs with a walk. Andy Loomis pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Zech Zinicola pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Nick Markakis had two hits and two RBI, Brian Roberts had a hit and an RBI and Adam Jones had a hit. Taylor Teagarden had a hit and three RBI, J.J. Hardy drew a walk and Nate McClouth had two hits and two RBI. Kyle Hudson had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Alexi Casilla had a hit and drew a walk. McClouth and Teagarden each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Casilla, Petrini, Dickerson and Britton each committed an error and Wieters had a passed ball.
Maruszack had an RBI groundout, Wilson had an RBI double and Nunez an RBI single all in the second inning. The Yankees had a 3-0 lead and the Orioles came back to tie it in the fifth inning. McLouth hit a two run homerun and Markakis hit an RBI single. Wilson hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to make it 4-3 Yankees. In the seventh the teams combined for 11 runs and it was 10-8 at the end of the inning. The Yankees tacked on a run in the eighth to complete the scoring at 11-8.
The Yankees record improved to 13-17 in the spring and the Orioles record fell to 18-9. The Yankees will play their final spring game in Florida on Thursday. They will play the Pittsburgh Pirates at home on Thursday afternoon and the Orioles will play the Tampa Bay Rays at home on Thursday night.
Phelps pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs walking two and striking out nine. He picked up the win, Josh Spence pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Branden Pinder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout and Juan Cedeno retired the only batter that he faced. Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Preston Claiborne picked up the save pitching an inning and striking out one.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Mason Williams had a hit and two RBI and Nunez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Overbay had two hits, Boesch had a hit and two RBI and Melky Mesa had a hit. Francisco had two hits and an RBI, Ramon Flores had a hit and Jayson Nix had a hit and drew a walk. Thomas Neal had a hit and drew two walks, Addison Maruszak had a hit and two RBI, Bobby Wilson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Wilson, Williams and Mesa each hit a double. Boesch and Francisco each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 5-17 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Nix and Neal each had a stolen base and Francisco was caught stealing.
Jair Jurrjen pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked one, Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up three hits and an unearned run, Adam Russell pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Troy Patton pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one. Mark Hendrickson took the loss pitching two innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout, Chris Petrini pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up six hits and six runs with a walk. Andy Loomis pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Zech Zinicola pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Nick Markakis had two hits and two RBI, Brian Roberts had a hit and an RBI and Adam Jones had a hit. Taylor Teagarden had a hit and three RBI, J.J. Hardy drew a walk and Nate McClouth had two hits and two RBI. Kyle Hudson had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Alexi Casilla had a hit and drew a walk. McClouth and Teagarden each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Casilla, Petrini, Dickerson and Britton each committed an error and Wieters had a passed ball.
Maruszack had an RBI groundout, Wilson had an RBI double and Nunez an RBI single all in the second inning. The Yankees had a 3-0 lead and the Orioles came back to tie it in the fifth inning. McLouth hit a two run homerun and Markakis hit an RBI single. Wilson hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to make it 4-3 Yankees. In the seventh the teams combined for 11 runs and it was 10-8 at the end of the inning. The Yankees tacked on a run in the eighth to complete the scoring at 11-8.
The Yankees record improved to 13-17 in the spring and the Orioles record fell to 18-9. The Yankees will play their final spring game in Florida on Thursday. They will play the Pittsburgh Pirates at home on Thursday afternoon and the Orioles will play the Tampa Bay Rays at home on Thursday night.
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