The New York Yankees lose late to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  It was a great pitching duel as Masahiro Tanaka and Jon Lester did battle.  They both pitched great but Tanaka gave up a late solo homerun to lose the game.  The Yankees offense didn't do much against Lester at all. 

Tanaka pitched a complete game giving up two runs on seven hits.  He walked one and struck out eight, he lost his third game of the season and second in a row. 

Lester pitched eight innings giving up one run on five hits and the one run was unearned.  He walked two and struck out six and earned his ninth win of the season.  Koji Uehara saved his 17th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits.  Brian Roberts had a hit and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing and Ellsbury had an outfield assist. 

Brock Holt had a hit, Dustin Pedroia had three hits and David Ortiz had a hit.  Mike Napoli had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, David Ross had a hit and an RBI and Ortiz and Holt each hit a double.  Ross and Napoli each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Drew committed an error. 

In the third Ross hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  The Yankees came right back and tied the game on a Jeter RBI groundout in the bottom of the third.  In the ninth Napoli hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead and that was the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two games of the series and the rubber game will be played on Sunday night.   

The New York Yankees use the long ball to defeat the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-0.  Vidal Nuno started and pitched well and Brian McCann, Kelly Johnson and Brett Gardner each hit a homerun. 

Nuno pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings.  He gave up two hits and two walks and struck out five to earn his second win of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out two, Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Matt Thornton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brandon Workman pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out five and lost his first game of the season.  Craig Breslow pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs. 

Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Derek Jeter had two hits and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had two hits and an RBI, McCann had two hits and two RBI and Johnson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Ellsbury hit a double and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring positon and left five men on base. 

Brock Holt had a hit and drew a walk, David Ortiz drew a walk and Mike Napoli drew a walk.  Jonny Gomes had a hit, Stephen Drew had a hit and Holt and Drew each hit a double.  The Red Sox were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

The Yankees scored a run in the first inning on a Teixeira sacrifice fly.  In the fourth they hit back-to-back homeruns to make it 4-0.  Johnson hit a two run  homerun and Gardner a solo homerun.  The Yankees made it 6-0 in the eighth on a McCann two run homerun. 

The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday night.  Masahiro Tanaka will face off against Jon Lester in a premier pitching matchup. 

The New York Mets start off a long road trip with a loss in Pittsburgh

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.  The game took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 5-2 Pittsburgh.  Daisuke Matsuzaka started for the Mets and didn't pitch well.  The Mets offense produced nine hits but no player had more than a hit. 

Matsuzaka pitched six innings giving up five hits and five runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  Matsuzaka lost his second game of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk, Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Vic Black pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Vance Worley won his second game of the season pitching seven innings giving up seven hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out four.  Tony Watson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Mark Melancon pitched a perfect inning to save his 14th game of the season. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and David Wright had a hit and an RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Bobby Abreu had a hit and drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Travis d'Arnaud had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Matsuzaka had a hit.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit, Murphy and Wright each hit a double.  Duda hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Gregory Polanco had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk, Andrew McCutchen had a hit and drew a walk and Ike Davis drew two walks.  Pedro Alvarez had three hits, Jordy Mercer drew a walk and Worley had a hit.  Snider had a hit, McCutchen hit a double and Polanco hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Polanco had a stolen base, Davis was caught stealing and Harrison had an outfield assist. 

In the third Polanco hit an RBI groundout to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  Duda hit a solo homerun to tie the game in the fourth.  In the bottom of the fourth Davis was picked off but got caught in a run down long enough that a run scored giving the Pirates a 2-1 lead.  Polanco hit a three run homerun in the fifth to give the Pirates a 5-1 lead.  The Mets would add another run in the eighth on a Wright RBI double.  The final score was 5-2 and the two teams will play game two of their four game series on Friday night. 

The New York Mets fight back but lose to the Oakland A's

The New York Mets were defeated by the Oakland A's on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Queens, New York and the final score was 8-5 A's.  Zach Wheeler started and didn't pitch well at all, the bullpen was good.  Curtis Granderson had three hits, Campbell and Tejada each had two hits. 

Wheeler had the shortest outing of his short career.  Wheeler pitched two innings giving up six hits and six runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Dana Eveland pitched three innings giving up a hit, a run, a walk and three strikeouts, Gonzalez Germen pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Josh Edgin pitched a perfect inning striking out one.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Brad Mills won his first game of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and three runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out four.  Dan Otero pitched to two batters and retired them both, Luke Gregorson pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs striking out one and Sean Doolittle saved his 11th game of the season with a perfect inning.  He struck out the side

David Wright had a hit, Campbell had two hits and Granderson had three hits.  Chris Young had a hit and two RBI, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and Ruben Tejada had two hits.   Lucas Duda had a hit and three RBI, Granderson hit a double, Duda and C. Young hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Coco Crisp had three hits and two RBI, John Jaso had two hits and drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Brandon Moss had a hit and two RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew a walk and Josh Reddick had a hit and drew a walk.  Alberto Callaspo had two hits, Cespedes hit a double and Moss and Crisp each hit a homerun and the A's were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Jaso had a stolen base. 

In the first Cespedes hit a two run homerun giving the A's a 2-0 lead.  In the second Crisp hit an RBI single and Cespedes hit a three run double to give the A's a 6-0 lead.  Crisp hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the A's a 7-0 lead.  Mills grounded into a double play in the sixth and another run scored to push the A's lead to 8-0.  Duda hit a three run homerun in the seventh to make it a 8-3 game.  C. Young hit a two run homerun in the eighth to cut the lead to 8-5.  That would be the final score and the two teams split the brief two game series.  The Mets will begin a four game series in Pittsburgh against the Pirates on Thursday night. 

The New York Mets hand the Oakland A's a big loss

The New York Mets defeated the Oakland A's on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Queens, New York and the final score was 10-1.  Bartolo Colon started and pitched great and Travis d'Arnaud and Curtis Granderson each had three RBI.  There was plenty of offense in this game from the Mets. 

Colon pitched eight innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Colon won his eighth game of the season and Vic Black pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Scott Kazmir lost his third game of the season pitching three innings and giving up eight hits and seven runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Jim Johnson pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Jeff Francis pitched three innings giving up two hits and two runs with three strikeouts. 

Eric Young Jr. had two hits, Daniel Murphy had two hits and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and an RBI.  Eric Campbell had a hit, Granderson had a hit and three RBI and Chris Young had two hits and two RBI and drew a walk.  d'Arnaud had a hit and three RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Colon had a hit.  Campbell and Wright each hit a double, Granderson and d'Arnaud each hit a homerun and C. Young hit two homeruns.  The Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Young Jr. was caught stealing. 

Coco Crisp had a hit, Brandon Moss had a hit and Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Josh Reddick drew a walk and Cespedes hit a double.  The A's were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Kazmir had a pickoff.

In the first Cespedes hit an RBI double to give the A's a 1-0 lead.  The Mets scored three in the second and four in the third to take a 7-1 lead.  Granderson hit a two run homerun and C. Young hit a solo homerun and they were back-to-back.  Granderson had an RBI groundout and d'Arnaud hit a three run homerun.  In the fifth C. Young hit a solo homerun, his second of the game to extend the Mets lead to 8-1.  In the sixth the Mets scored two more runs to complete the scoring and hold on to win 10-1. 

The two teams will play the second and final game of the brief series on Wednesday night.