New York Mets are shutout by the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-0.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Curtis Granderson led the offense with two hits, they only managed five overall. 

Matz pitched three innings giving up three hits and one unearned run.  He walked none and struck out two and took the loss.  Paul Sewald pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout, Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with two strikeouts and Tom Gorzelanny pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He struck out one, Cory Burns pitched a perfect inning and Josh Smoker pitched an inning with a walk. 

Granderson had two hits, Patrick Biondi had a hit and Kyle Johnson had a hit.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Matt Reynolds drew a walk and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cespedes and Rosario each committed an error.   

In the first Brian Goodwin hit a sac fly to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Chris Heisey hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  Clint Robinson hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0 and Jose Lobaton hit a sac fly to push it to 4-0.  In the seventh Rafael Bautista hit an RBI single and it was a 5-0 game.  Blake Perkins reached on a fielding error and the score became 6-0 which was the final score. 

The New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers behind Tanaka and the long ball

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 7-1.   Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he was perfect.  Jacoby Ellsbury and Gary Sanchez each had two hits to lead the offense.  The offense also had three homeruns. 

Tanaka pitched four perfect innings with seven strikeouts and picked up the win.  Bryan Mitchell pitched four innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and J.R. Graham pitched a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Ellsbury had two hits and Sanchez had two hits and three RBI.  Austin Romine had a hit, Matt Holliday had a hit and three RBI and Greg Bird had a hit.  Starlin Castro drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Bird, Romine and Andujar each hit a double.  Sanchez, Holliday and Torres each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Graham committed an error and Ellsbury had an outfield assist. 

In the first Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Dixon Machado hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Sanchez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1.  Holliday hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 6-1 and then in the sixth Torres hit a solo homerun to make it 7-1 which would be the final score. 

New York Mets lose to the Houston Astros

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 7-6 on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 7-6.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he pitched pretty well.  Kevin Kaczmarski and David Thompson each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey took his second loss of the spring pitching three innings and giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up six hits and six runs with a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched 1 1/3 innings and he struck out two and Josh Smoker pitched an inning and he struck out one.  Tom Gorzelanny pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Ben Rowen pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Corey Taylor pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI and Kaczmarski had two hits and an RBI.  Jay Bruce drew a walk, Jayce Boyd had a hit and an RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores drew a walk, Luis Carpio had a hit and an RBI and Brandon Brosher drew a walk.  L.J. Mazzilli had a hit, Thompson had two hits and Kaczmarski, Boyd, Carpio and Thompson each hit a double and Cespedes and Duda each hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the third Reid Brignac hit a solo homerun to give the Astros a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth A.J. Reed hit a solo homerun to push the Astros lead to 2-0.  Derek Fisher hit a two-run single to make it a 4-0 game.  Jake Marisnick hit a sac fly and it was 5-0 Astros.  Colin Moran hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 7-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to make it a 7-1 game.  In the sixth Duda hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 7-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Boyd hit an RBI double to close to within 7-4.  Carpio hit an RBI double and it was a 7-5 game still in the eighth.  In the ninth Kaczmarski hit an RBI single and the score was 7-6 which would be the final score.   

New York Mets lose to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Champion Stadium in Orlando, Florida and the final score was 5-2.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Juan Lagares and Dominic Smith each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Marcos Molina pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts and he took the loss, Chasen Bradford pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and P.J. Conlon pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk.  Kevin McGowan pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Lagares had two hits, Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI and John Mora drew a walk.  Smith had two hits and an RBI, Colby Woodmansee drew a walk and Phillip Evans had a hit.  Wuilmer Becerra had a hit, Kevin Taylor drew a walk and Conforto hit a double and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base and Mora was caught stealing.  Evans and Paez each committed an error. 

In the first Conforto hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Smith hit an RBI single still in the first to push the lead to 2-0.  In the second Matt Tuiasosopo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Brandon Phillips hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Matt Kemp reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored to give the Braves a 3-2 lead.  Adonis Garcia hit a two-run homerun to extend their lead to 5-2 which was the final game.   

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida and the final score was 5-0.  Chad Green started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Chance Adams and Justus Sheffield also pitched well.  Greg Bird had two hits to lead the offense. 

Green pitched two innings giving up two hits and no runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Green got the win.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit, Adams pitched an inning giving up a hit and three walks with three strikeouts and Jon Niese pitched a perfect inning.  Sheffield pitched two innings giving up three hits and two walks with three strikeouts and Matt Marsh pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out two. 

Bird had two hits, Matt Holliday drew a walk and Chase Headley had a hit and three RBI.  Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI, Rob Refsnyder drew a walk and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Tyler Wade had a hit, Bird and Wade each hit a double and Headley and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Castro committed an error and Kyle Higashioka had a passed ball. 

In the first Headley hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the fifth Sanchez reached on a fielding error and a run scored to make it 4-0.  In the sixth Judge hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-0 which would be the final score.