The New York Mets lose to the Washington Nationals as Steven Matz struggles

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida and the final score was 9-5.  Matz didn't pitch very well in the game.  The Mets had seven hits but no player had a multi-hit game. 

Matz pitched two innings giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Logan Verrett pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out two and Sean Gilmartin pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Duane Below pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and Zach Thornton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Alejandro De Aza had a hit, Ty Kelly drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI.  John Mora had a hit and two RBI, Wilmer Flores drew two walks and T.J. Rivera had a hit.  Johnny Monell drew a walk, Marc Krauss had a hit and Danny Muno drew a walk.  Roger Bernadina had a hit, Travis Taijeron had an RBI and drew a walk and Bernadina hit a double.  The Mets were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Matz, De Aza, Cecchini and Mora each committed an error. 

In the third Lagares hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  The Nationals tied it in the third on a Brian Goodwin RBI single.  Chris Heisey hit a two run single to give the Nats a 3-1 lead in the third.  In the seventh Logan Schafer hit an RBI groundout to push the lead to 4-1.  Chris Bostick hit an RBI double in the eighth and it was 5-1 Washington.  Tony Campana hit a two run single to push the lead to 7-1 still in the eighth inning.  Jason Martinson hit an RBI double and it was 8-1 Nationals.  Schafer hit an RBI double to make it a 9-1 game.  In the ninth Taijeron hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 9-2, Mora hit a two run single to make it 9-4 and Rivera reached on a fielding error and a run scored to make it a 9-5 game.  That would be the final score.  The Mets record is now 4-4 and they have a couple of ties in the spring.  The Mets will be at home in Port St. Lucie on Saturday afternoon to take on the St. Louis Cardinals. 

The New York Yankees lose a pitching duel to the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida and the final score was 2-1 Rays.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched very well.  The offense only managed four hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Severino pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Johnny Barbato pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, James Pazos pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up one hits and Nick Goody pitched an inning striking out the side.  Anthony Swarzak pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Branden Pinder pitched a perfect inning. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Ronald Torreyes had an RBI.  Chris Parmelee had a hit, Jonathan Diaz drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Parmelee hit a double and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Cesar Puello had a stolen base. 

In the fifth Johnny Fields hit a two run double to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the seventh Torreyes hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 2-1 and that is how the game would end.  The Yankees spring record fell to 3-7-2 and they will play at home in Tampa on Sunday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies.   

The New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 behind a strong Masahiro Tanaka

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 7-1.  Tanaka started and pitched three scoreless innings, the Yankees bullpen also did a good job as they only allowed two hits and an unearned run.  The offense was led by Didi Gregorius who had three hits and Jacoby Ellsbury who had two hits and two RBI. 

Tanaka pitched three innings giving up one hits and he struck out three.  Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts, Nick Rumbelow pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Vincente Campos pitched two innings giving up a hit and an unearned run and he struck out two.  Tyler Olson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, Brian McCann had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Starlin Castro drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez drew a walk, Gregorius had three hits and an RBI, Tyler Wade had a hit and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Chris Denorfia had a hit and two RBI, Teixeira hit a double and the Yankees were 5-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gregorius had a stolen base and McCann and Slade Heathcott each committed an error. 

In the first McCann hit a two run single giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Ellsbury hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI single and Denorfia hit a two run single to up the Yankees lead to 6-0.  Ellsbury hit an RBI single to make it 7-0 in the third and in the seventh the Orioles got on the board with a Christian Walker sac fly to make it 7-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees improved their spring record to 3-6-2 and the Orioles fell to 0-10.  The Yankees will head to Port Charlotte on Saturday afternoon to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. 

New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 7-2.  Noah Syndergaard pitched three effective innings in his spring debut.  Alejandro De Aza and Wilmer Flores each had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched three scoreless innings giving up a hit.  He walked none and struck out two batters.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up two hits.  Buddy Carlyle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Roger Bernadina had a hit, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Ruben Tejada had a hit and two RBI.  Gavin Cecchini drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and De Aza had two hits.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Eric Campbell had a hit and drew a walk and Ty Kelly had two RBI.  Travis Taijeron had a hit and three RBI, Flores had two hits and Danny Muno had a hit.  Nevin Ashley had a hit, Raywilly Gomez had a hit and De Aza hit a double.  Tejada and Taijeron each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring  position and left 11 men on base.  Campbell had a stolen base and Muno committed an error. 

In the fourth Matt Adams hit a two run homerun to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Tejada hit a two run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Kelly hit an RBI groundout to make it 3-2 Mets.  Taijeron hit a three run homerun to make it a  6-2 game  and in the eighth Kelly hit a sac fly to push the Mets lead to 7-2 which would be the final score. 

The Mets are 4-3 with a couple of tie games in the spring.  The Mets will head to Viera on Friday afternoon to take on the Washington Nationals. 

The New York Yankees lose and tie in a couple of split squad games

The New York Yankees lose and tie in a couple of split squad games

The New York Yankees tied the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota on Thursday afternoon and they were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays at home in Tampa on Thursday afternoon.  The final scores were 4-4 and 11-4.  In the home game Nathan Eovaldi made his spring debut and pitched well, Aroldis Chapman also made his debut and struggled with his control.  Starlin Castro had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense against the Orioles.  In the away game Bryan Mitchell started and pitched pretty well.  Carlos Beltran had a couple of hits to lead the offense in the home game.   

In the home game Eovaldi pitched two perfect innings.  Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs and he struck out two, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run with two walks and he struck out one.  Diego Moreno pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two, Tyler Cloyd pitched an inning giving up a hit and Vinnie Pestano pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Tyler Webb pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Pete Kozma drew a walk, Beltran had two hits and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had an RBI.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Brian McCann drew a walk and Santiago Nessy had a hit.  Chris Denorfia had a hit, Cesar Puello had a hit and Jonathan Diaz had a hit and two RBI.  Dustin Fowler had a hit, Ben Gamel had a hit and Fowler and Puello each hit a double.  Diaz hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Diaz committed an error. 

In the third inning Josh Donaldson hit a two run single giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.  In the third Beltran hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Diaz hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  In the fifth Troy Tulowitzki had an RBI walk to cut the Yankees lead to 4-3.  In the sixth David Adams hit an RBI double to tie the game at four and then Domonic Brown reached on a throwing error and a run scored and Andy Burns hit a two run homerun to make it 8-4 Blue Jays.  In the eighth Brown hit an RBI triple  and Burns hit an RBI double to make it 10-4 Blue Jays.  The scoring was complete in the ninth on a Adams RBI double.  The Blue Jays won 11-4. 

In the road game against the Orioles Mitchell started and pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Kyle Haynes pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Anthony Swarzak pitched an inning giving up two hits and he had a strikeout and Jamez Pazos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three unearned runs.  He walked one and struck out two, Chad Green pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Richard Bleier pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Brady Lail pitched an inning striking out one. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, Mark Payton had a hit and Rob Refsnyder had a hit.  Castro had three hits and three RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Juan Silva had a hit.  Chris Corporan had a hit, Slade Heathcott had a hit and Kyle Higashioka had a hit.  Castro hit a double and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Castro, Jorge Mateo  and Tyler Austin each committed an error.  Corporan had a pickoff. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Hicks hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Adam Jones hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  IN the fifth Castro hit a two run single to make it 4-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Hyun Soo Kim hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2.  Steve Tolleson hit a two run single to make it a 4-4 game and that is how it would end.  The Yankees record on the spring is 2-6-2.