The New York Yankee drop their second straight to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-0.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched well but made one bad pitch that cost him dearly.  The Yankees offense was shutdown once again only managing three hits. 

Nova pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Nova lost his fourth game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched to two batters and struck them both out and Bryan Mitchell pitched three innings giving up three hits and two runs with only one of them being earned.  He struck out a batter. 

David Price pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Price won his 11th game of the season.  Aaron Sanchez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Mark Lowe pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk.  Chase Headley drew a walk, Didi Gregorius had a hit and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ryan committed an error. 

Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and an RBI, Donaldson had a hit and drew a walk and Bautista had a hit.  Edward Encarnacion had a hit and drew a walk, Justin Smoak had a hit and four RBI and Russell Martin had a hit and an RBI.  Anthony Goins had a hit, Smoak hit a homerun and Tulowitzki hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the sixth Smoak  hit a grand slam to give the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead.  In the seventh Tulowitzki extended the Blue Jays lead to 5-0 and in the eighth Martin hit an RBI single to make it 6-0 which would be the final score.  The Yankees will look to avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon and stop some of the Blue Jays momentum as their first place lead shrinks. 

New York Yankees drop a thriller to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1 Blue Jays.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and pitched very well and the offense didn't do much. 

Eovaldi pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Justin Wilson pitched to one batter and struck him out, Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit adn a walk with two strikeouts and Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he took his first loss of the season. 

R.A. Dickey pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Brett Cecil pitched an inning giving up a hit and won his third game of the season and Roberto Osuna saved his ninth game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had two hits and an RBI.  Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Didi Gregorius had two hits and Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Teixeira committed an error. 

Troy Tulowitzki drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit,  an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Bautista had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Edward Encarnacion had a hit, Russell Martin had a hit and Chris Colabello had a hit.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, Ben Revere had a hit and Encarnacion hti a double.  Donaldson and Bautista each hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Bautista had a stolen base. 

In the first Donaldson hit a solo homerun giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Teixeira hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the tenth inning Bautista hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees hang on for a victory over the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  CC Sabathia started and pitched very well, the bullpen did their job and Jacoby Ellsbury and Alex Rodriguez each had two hits. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up a run on three hits.  He walked three and struck out eight.  Justin Wilson picked up his fourth win of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit but striking out the side, Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Andrew Miller picked up his 24th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Robbie Ross Jr. pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and Rodriguez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Rodriguez hit a double.  Ellsbury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Rusney Castillo had a hit and an RBI, Xander Bogaerts drew a walk and Hanley Ramirez had a hit.  Pablo Sandoval drew a walk, Ryan Hanigan had two hits and Travis Shaw had a hit.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew two walks.  The Red Sox were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Ramirez had a stolen base. 

In the third Rodriguez hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Castillo hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees the 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will begin a series with the second place Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The Yankees in their last series have gone 8-0-1 and that dates back to the end of June.  They have a six game lead in the loss column beginning play on Friday.   

The New York Mets win their sixth straight game

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 8-6 Mets.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched great but the bullpen was bad.  Daniel Murphy and Ruben Tejada each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  He earned his tenth win of the season.  Bobby Parnell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Eric O'Flaherty the newest Mets pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Jeurys Familia picked up his 29th save of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits. 

David Phelps lost his eighth game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Chris Narveson pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out four and A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Curtis Granderson had two hits, Murphy had three hits and drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks, Juan Uribe had a hit and three RBI and Michael Conforto had an RBI.  Tejada had three hits including two doubles, Duda and Murphy also each hit a double.  Uribe hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Dee Gordon had two hits and an RBI, Derek Dietrich had three hits and Justin Bour had a hit and an RBI.  Martin Prado had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Adeiny Hechavarria  had a hit.  Jeff Mathis drew two walks, Miguel Rojas had a hit and three RBI and Dietrich, Bour and Rojas each hit a double.  The Marlins were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the third Cespedes hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Duda hit a two run double to extend the Mets lead to 3-0.  Conforto hit a sac fly to make it 4-0 in the third and in the fifth Uribe hit a three run homerun to push the lead to 7-0 Mets.  In the ninth Duda hit a sac fly to make it 8-0 and seem out of reach but the Marlins stormed back in the bottom of the ninth.  Bour hit an RBI double, Suzuki hit an RBI single and Rojas hit a three run double to make it an 8-5 game.  Gordon hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-6 but that would be the final score.  The Mets swept the series and will be off on Thursday.   

Luis Severino shines in debut but the New York Yankees lose to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and made his highly anticipated major league debut.  He didn't dissappoint but Steven Wright the Red Sox pitcher completely shut down the Yankees offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up two runs with only one of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out seven and took his first loss of the season and career.  Adam Warren pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two with a strikeout. 

Wright won his fifth game of the season pitching  eight innings and giving up four hits and a run with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Koji Uehara picked up his 24th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Mark Teixeira had a hit and Carlos Beltran had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Chase Headley drew a walk, Didi Gregorius had a hit and John Ryan Murphy had two hits.  Beltran hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Headley committed an error. 

David Ortiz had a hit and an RBI, Pablo Sandoval had two hits and Mike Napoli drew a walk.  Alejandro De Aza had a hit and an RBI, Rusney Castillo drew a walk and De Aza hit a double and Sandoval hit two doubles.  Ortiz hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Swihart had a passed ball. 

In the second De Aza hit an RBI double giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Ortiz hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  Beltran hit a solo homerun in the seventh to cut the lead to 2-1 but that would be the final score.  The two teams have split the first two games and play the third and final game of the series on Thursday night.