The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 7-5 on Saturday night. The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Sean Marcum started for the Mets and pitched ok, their bullpen wasn’t bad. Ruben Tejada led the Mets offense with two hits.
Marcum pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He walked three and struck out four. LaTroy Hawkins pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two strikeouts, Scott Atchison pitched an inning giving up a run and two walks and Scott Rice pitched to one batter and retired him. Brandon Lyon pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run, Bobby Parnell won his second game pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up his first save of the season.
Tejada had two hits and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and an RBI. John Buck had a hit and two RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI and Marlon Byrd had a hit and an RBI. Jordany Valdespin drew a walk, Tejada hit a double, Buck, Duda, Byrd and Wright each hit a homerun. The Mets were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Valdespin had a stolen base and Buck had a pickoff.
Mike Minor pitched seven innings giving up three hits and three runs with no walks and four strikeouts. Eric O’Flaherty pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Craig Kimbrel pitched an inning and blew a save. He gave up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Jordan Walden pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and took the loss, Luis Avilan didn’t record an out and gave up a hit. Cory Gearrin faced one batter and retired him.
Jordan Schafer drew four walks, Andrelton Simmons had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Justin Upton had an RBI. Freddie Freeman had a hit, Evan Gattis had a hit and an RBI and Dan Uggla had two hits. B.J. Upton had two hits, Juan Francisco had a hit and an RBI and Ramiro Pena had two hits and drew a walk. Upton and Pena each hit a double, Gattis hit a homerun and the Braves were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Francisco was picked off.
Buck hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Duda hit a solo homerun in the second and the Mets took a 3-0 lead. In the third Francisco hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 Mets. Simmons hit an RBI single in the fifth to make it a 3-2 game. J. Upton hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the fifth. Simmons grounded into a force out to give the Braves a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning. Byrd hit a solo homerun in the eighth to tie the game at four. Gattis hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 5-4 Braves. The Mets would tie the game in the ninth on a Wright solo homerun and send it to extra innings. In the tenth the Mets would score two runs to take a 7-5 lead. Tejada hit an RBI single and Murphy hit an RBI single and the Mets would hold on for the 7-5 victory.
The Mets record improved to 12-15 and the Braves record fell to 17-12. The two teams were scheduled to play on Saturday afternoon and have no makeup date as of now. The two teams will play on Sunday afternoon to conclude their series.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Phil Hughes dominates as the New York Yankees take down the Oakland Athletics 4-2
The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics by the score of 4-2 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched great. Lyle Overbay and Chris Stewart hit homeruns for the Yankees and Overbay had two hits. The Yankees had seven of nine guys with hits but Overbay was the only one who had more then one.
Hughes pitched eight shutout innings with nine strikeouts. He walked a couple of guys and gave up four hits. Shawn Kelley didn’t record an out and gave up a hit and a run and Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk.
Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI, Overbay had two hits and an RBI and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Overbay and Cano each hit a double, Nunez hit a triple and Stewart and Overbay each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
Bartolo Colon took the loss for the A’s and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He struck out three guys. Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Chris Resop pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Evan Scribner pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
John Jaso had a hit and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and Brandon Moss had a hit and drew a walk. Seth Smith had two hits and an RBI, Josh Reddick had an RBI and drew a walk and Smith hit a double. The A’s were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Donaldson committed an error.
Stewart hit a solo homerun in the third to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Overbay hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 Yankees. The Yankees would extend their lead to 3-0 in the sixth on a Hafner RBI single. Gardner hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 4-0 and that would be the Yankees final run. The A’s would fight back and score two runs in the ninth but would fall short as they lost 4-2. Smith hit an RBI single and Reddick grounded into a force out to score the second run.
The Yankees record improved to 18-11 and the A’s record fell to 17-14. The two teams will play game three of their series, the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.
Hughes pitched eight shutout innings with nine strikeouts. He walked a couple of guys and gave up four hits. Shawn Kelley didn’t record an out and gave up a hit and a run and Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk.
Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI, Overbay had two hits and an RBI and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Overbay and Cano each hit a double, Nunez hit a triple and Stewart and Overbay each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
Bartolo Colon took the loss for the A’s and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He struck out three guys. Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Chris Resop pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Evan Scribner pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
John Jaso had a hit and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and Brandon Moss had a hit and drew a walk. Seth Smith had two hits and an RBI, Josh Reddick had an RBI and drew a walk and Smith hit a double. The A’s were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Donaldson committed an error.
Stewart hit a solo homerun in the third to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Overbay hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 Yankees. The Yankees would extend their lead to 3-0 in the sixth on a Hafner RBI single. Gardner hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 4-0 and that would be the Yankees final run. The A’s would fight back and score two runs in the ninth but would fall short as they lost 4-2. Smith hit an RBI single and Reddick grounded into a force out to score the second run.
The Yankees record improved to 18-11 and the A’s record fell to 17-14. The two teams will play game three of their series, the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.
Friday, May 3, 2013
New York Yankees offense is silent in shutout loss to the Oakland Athletics
The New York Yankees lost to the Oakland Athletics by the score of 2-0 on Friday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well besides throwing a lot of pitches. Adam Warren was very good in relief. The Yankees offense basically did nothing, I don’t think a runner even reached third base on the night.
Sabathia pitched six innings giving up two runs on eight hits. He walked two and struck out six. Sabathia took his third loss of the season. Warren pitched three innings giving up two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Jayson Nix had two hits, Chris Stewart drew a walk and Cano and Nix each hit a double. The Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Suzuki had an outfield assist.
A.J. Griffin got his third win of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out four. Sean Doolittle pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with a strikeout and Grant Balfour struck out the only batter that he faced.
Adam Rosales had two hits and an RBI, Jed Lowrie had three hits and Yoenis Cespedes drew two walks. Josh Donaldson had a hit, Derek Norris had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Josh Reddick drew a walk. Freiman had three hits, Rosales hit a homerun and the Athletics were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
Rosales led off the game on the first pitch with a homerun. The Athletics had a 1-0 lead until the sixth when Norris hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 and that was the final score.
The Yankees record fell to 17-11 and the Athletics improved to 16-13. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.
Sabathia pitched six innings giving up two runs on eight hits. He walked two and struck out six. Sabathia took his third loss of the season. Warren pitched three innings giving up two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Jayson Nix had two hits, Chris Stewart drew a walk and Cano and Nix each hit a double. The Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Suzuki had an outfield assist.
A.J. Griffin got his third win of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out four. Sean Doolittle pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with a strikeout and Grant Balfour struck out the only batter that he faced.
Adam Rosales had two hits and an RBI, Jed Lowrie had three hits and Yoenis Cespedes drew two walks. Josh Donaldson had a hit, Derek Norris had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Josh Reddick drew a walk. Freiman had three hits, Rosales hit a homerun and the Athletics were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
Rosales led off the game on the first pitch with a homerun. The Athletics had a 1-0 lead until the sixth when Norris hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 and that was the final score.
The Yankees record fell to 17-11 and the Athletics improved to 16-13. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
New York Yankees news and notes on an off day
The New York Yankees announced after the game last night that they had traded for infielder Chris Nelson from the Colorado Rockies. He can play third base and second base, he hasn’t played short since the minors. He isn’t particularly good at either according to reports. He had a really good last year, and isn’t off to a great start this year. He can hit pretty well but he seems to be filling a need for more infield depth and a right handed bat that the Yankees need.
Eduardo Nunez and Ichiro Suzuki are starting to hit. Ichiro is batting 407 in his last seven games. He had three hit’s the other night and his average is up to 268. Nunez is over 200 now after three hit’s the other night.
Ronnier Mustelier is back with AAA Scranton and could be a factor in the major leagues. He got hurt in spring training and is finally back playing again. He is a third baseman who could help the major league club. Curtis Granderson tweeted tonight that he had some at bats in extended spring for the second straight day. I would expect him back in the next couple of weeks.
Michael Pineda is really looking good in rehab. He is throwing 95 which is pretty remarkable. I think he can and probably will be a factor for the Yankees down the stretch. He is an important guy going forward also as he projects at top of the rotation pitcher.
Joba Chamberlain was placed on the 15 day dl today with an oblique strain. Alex Rodriguez is running full bore now and will be reporting to Tampa on Monday. He will be doing some early baseball activities. He is right on schedule though, the Yankees say don’t think he will come back early. David Robertson tweaked his knee last night and is day-to-day. He seems to be ok but they are going to be careful with him.
Mark Teixeira will be with the Yankees through the weekend and then join Rodriguez and Granderson in Tampa next week. Brian Cashman said he is staying away from timetables but is happy these guys are going to be in extended spring and being closer to returning.
Corban Joseph was optioned back to AAA and Chris Nelson will be joining the team tomorrow. The Yankees will add a pitcher to replace Chamberlain but they don’t know who it will be yet. It could be Mark Montgomery, Preston Claiborne, I guess we will find out at some point tomorrow.
Eduardo Nunez and Ichiro Suzuki are starting to hit. Ichiro is batting 407 in his last seven games. He had three hit’s the other night and his average is up to 268. Nunez is over 200 now after three hit’s the other night.
Ronnier Mustelier is back with AAA Scranton and could be a factor in the major leagues. He got hurt in spring training and is finally back playing again. He is a third baseman who could help the major league club. Curtis Granderson tweeted tonight that he had some at bats in extended spring for the second straight day. I would expect him back in the next couple of weeks.
Michael Pineda is really looking good in rehab. He is throwing 95 which is pretty remarkable. I think he can and probably will be a factor for the Yankees down the stretch. He is an important guy going forward also as he projects at top of the rotation pitcher.
Joba Chamberlain was placed on the 15 day dl today with an oblique strain. Alex Rodriguez is running full bore now and will be reporting to Tampa on Monday. He will be doing some early baseball activities. He is right on schedule though, the Yankees say don’t think he will come back early. David Robertson tweaked his knee last night and is day-to-day. He seems to be ok but they are going to be careful with him.
Mark Teixeira will be with the Yankees through the weekend and then join Rodriguez and Granderson in Tampa next week. Brian Cashman said he is staying away from timetables but is happy these guys are going to be in extended spring and being closer to returning.
Corban Joseph was optioned back to AAA and Chris Nelson will be joining the team tomorrow. The Yankees will add a pitcher to replace Chamberlain but they don’t know who it will be yet. It could be Mark Montgomery, Preston Claiborne, I guess we will find out at some point tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros 5-4 to take the series
The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 5-4 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. David Phelps started for the Yankees and pitched ok, the bullpen was great. Robinson Cano and Ben Francisco each hit a homerun and Ichiro Suzuki had two hits.
Phelps pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Boone Logan picked up his second win pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Mariano Rivera picked up his 11th save in 11 chances pitching an inning and giving up a hit with a strikeout.
Suzuki had two hits and drew a walk, Jayson Nix had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Cano had a hit and an RBI. Vernon Wells had a hit, Travis Hafner drew a walk and Francisco had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Brett Gardner had a hit as a pinch hitter and also stole two bases, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and drew a walk and Lyle Overbay had a hit and drew two walks. Chris Stewart had an RBI, Overbay and Nunez each hit a double and Suzuki hit a triple. Cano and Francisco each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Phelps had a pickoff
Erik Bedard pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with four walks and two strikeouts, Paul Clemens pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. Clemens took the loss his first of the season. Wesley Wright pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and Hector Ambriz pitched an inning giving up two walks and two strikeouts.
Grossman had a hit, Jose Altuve had two hits and Jason Castro had two hits. Carlos Pena had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Fernando Martinez had a hit and an RBI and Barnes had a hit and drew a walk. Dominguez had a hit and an RBI, Castro hit two doubles and the Astros were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Altuve was picked off.
In the first Nix had an RBI single to make it 1-0 Yankees. In the second the Yankees took a 2-0 lead and a 4-0 lead in the third inning. Stewart had a sacrifice fly, Cano and Francisco each hit a solo homerun. In the fourth the Astros got back in the game with four runs to tie the game. Pena hit an RBI single, Martinez was hit by a pitch allowing a run to score Barnes grounded into a force out to allow another run to score and Dominguez hit an RBI single. Ichiro grounded into a double play but the run scored before the second out was recorded to make it 5-4 Yankees and that was the final score.
The Yankees took the series two games to one and improved their record to 17-10. The Astros record dropped to 8-20. The Yankees will have a day off on Thursday and begin a three game series at home with the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
Phelps pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Boone Logan picked up his second win pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Mariano Rivera picked up his 11th save in 11 chances pitching an inning and giving up a hit with a strikeout.
Suzuki had two hits and drew a walk, Jayson Nix had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Cano had a hit and an RBI. Vernon Wells had a hit, Travis Hafner drew a walk and Francisco had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Brett Gardner had a hit as a pinch hitter and also stole two bases, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and drew a walk and Lyle Overbay had a hit and drew two walks. Chris Stewart had an RBI, Overbay and Nunez each hit a double and Suzuki hit a triple. Cano and Francisco each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Phelps had a pickoff
Erik Bedard pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with four walks and two strikeouts, Paul Clemens pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. Clemens took the loss his first of the season. Wesley Wright pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and Hector Ambriz pitched an inning giving up two walks and two strikeouts.
Grossman had a hit, Jose Altuve had two hits and Jason Castro had two hits. Carlos Pena had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Fernando Martinez had a hit and an RBI and Barnes had a hit and drew a walk. Dominguez had a hit and an RBI, Castro hit two doubles and the Astros were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Altuve was picked off.
In the first Nix had an RBI single to make it 1-0 Yankees. In the second the Yankees took a 2-0 lead and a 4-0 lead in the third inning. Stewart had a sacrifice fly, Cano and Francisco each hit a solo homerun. In the fourth the Astros got back in the game with four runs to tie the game. Pena hit an RBI single, Martinez was hit by a pitch allowing a run to score Barnes grounded into a force out to allow another run to score and Dominguez hit an RBI single. Ichiro grounded into a double play but the run scored before the second out was recorded to make it 5-4 Yankees and that was the final score.
The Yankees took the series two games to one and improved their record to 17-10. The Astros record dropped to 8-20. The Yankees will have a day off on Thursday and begin a three game series at home with the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
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