The New York Mets lose in Colorado

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 5-2.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and didn't pitch very well and the bullpen was good.  Kevin Plawecki had two hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and five runs with six strikeouts.  He lost his fifth game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched two perfect innings. 

Jon Gray pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Gray earned his first victory of the season.  Carlos Estevez pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Jake McGee pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and earned his 10th save of the season. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Michael Conforto had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit.  Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Plawecki had a hit and two RBI.  Plawecki hit a double and Granderson hit a double.  Conforto hit a triple and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.   

Charlie Blackmon had three hits and an RBI, Trevor Story had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Nolan Arenado had a hit, Gerardo Parra had a hit and an RBI and Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI.  D.J. LeMahieu had two hits, Tony Wolters had a hit and an RBI and Gray had a hit.  Story hit two doubles, LeMahieu and Blackmon each hit a double.  LeMahieu and Parra each hit a double and LeMahieu and Parra each hit a triple.  The Rockies were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the second Plawecki hit a two run double to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Parra hit an RBI triple to cut the lead to 2-1.  Reynolds hit an RBI single to tie the game at two in the fourth.  In the fifth Story hit an RBI double to give the Rockies a 3-2 lead.  In the sixth Wolters hit an RBI single and Blackmon hit an RBI double and it was 5-2 Mets and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees bounce back with a close 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen was great as they unleashed the three headed monster in the back end of the bullpen.  Didi Gregorius had three hits to lead the offense. 

Nova pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four  hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.   Nova won his second game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings striking out all four batters that he faced, Andrew Miller gave up a hit in his one inning and struck out two and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning striking out two and picking up his second save of the season. 

Jose Quintana pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  He lost only his second game of the season.  Zach Duke pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Carlos Beltran drew a walk, Chase Headley drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI.  Gregorius had three hits and an RBI, Austin Romine had a hit and Hicks, Romine and Gregorius each hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Adam Eaton had a hit, Jose Abreu had a hit and Todd Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Melky Cabrera had a hit, Brett Lawrie had a hit and Abreu and Lawrie hit a double.  Frazier hit a homerun and the White Sox were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the second Hicks hit an RBI double and Gregorius hit an RBI single to give them a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Frazier hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees are now 6-3 on their current homestand and the last game of the series and homestand will be on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees have a chance for a great homestand with a win and a good one with the loss.  They will then head out west to Arizona to begin a three game series on Monday night. 

New York Yankees lose the game and Luis Severino in loss to the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New  York and the final score was 7-1.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch well and left the game with an injury.  The Yankees offense couldn't do much against Chicago ace Chris Sale.  Mark Teixeira had two hits and Chase Headley hit a homerun. 

Severino pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season, Nick Goody pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Chasen Shreve pitched two innings walking two and striking out one and Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Sale won his eighth game of the season pitching a complete game.  He gave up six hits and a run with no walks and six strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, Starlin Castro had a hit and Teixeira had two hits.  Headley had a hit and an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and Teixeira hit a double and Headley a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Adam Eaton had three hits and two RBI, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and two RBI and Jose Abreu had a hit and two RBI.  Todd Frazier drew two walks, Melky Cabrera drew a walk and Brett Lawrie had a hit.  Avisail Garcia had a hit and drew a walk, Alex Avila had two hits and an RBI and Austin Jackson drew three walks. 

In the  second Avila hit an RBI double to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead.  Abreu hit a two run single and it was 3-0 White Sox.  In the bottom of the second Headley hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  The Yankees would not get any closer in the game.  In the third Eaton hit a two run double to make it a 5-1 game.  Rollins hit a two run homerun and it was 7-1 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  The Yankees record on the current homestand is now 5-3. 

The New York Mets are shutout by Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 5-0.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and he didn't pitch that well, Sean Gilmartin pitched well out of the bullpen.  Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and the rest of the team only managed one hit. 

Colon pitched five innings giving up seven hits and five runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Gilmartin pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out three.  Colon took his second loss of the season. 

Clayton Kershaw started for the Dodgers and pitched a complete game shutout.  He gave up three hits and one walk with 13 strikeouts.  Kershaw earned his fifth win of the season. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Cabrera had two hits and David Wright drew a walk.  Granderson hit a double and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Chase Utley had three hits and an RBI, Cory Seager had a hit and Justin Turner had two hits and an RBI.  Adrian Gonzalez had a hit, Yasmani Grandal had a hit and three RBI and Grandal and Utley each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the first Turner hit an RBI single and Grandal hit a three run homerun giving the Dodgers a 4-0 lead.  In the second Utley hit a solo homerun making it 5-0 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the four game series and the Mets will head to Colorado to start a three game series on Friday night. 

The New York Mets squeak past the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 4-3.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well and he hit two homeruns as well. 

Syndergaard pitched eight innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  he won his third game of the season and Jeurys Familia saved his 12th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Kenta Maeda pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Chris Hatcher pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two, Adam Liberatore pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout and Louis Coleman pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Joe Blanton pitched two perfect inning with four strikeouts. 

Michael Conforto had two hits, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk.  Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk and Rene Rivera drew two walks.  Syndergaard had two hits and four RBI, Walker and Cespedes each had a double and Syndergaard hit two homeruns.  The Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Cespedes and Campbell each had a stolen base.  Syndergaard committed an error. 

Cory Seager had two hits and an RBI, Adrian Gonzalez had two hits and Yasmani Grandal had a hit and an RBI.  Joc Pederson had an RBI an drew a walk, Yasiel Puig had a hit and Carl Crawford had  a hit.  Gonzalez hit a double and Seager and Grandal each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the third Syndergaard hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Seager hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Grandal hit a solo homerun giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Syndergaard hit a three run homerun to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the ninth Pederson hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Thursday night.  The Mets will then head to Colorado to finish their homestand before returning home.