New York Yankees defeat the Anaheim Angels behind a bounce back start from Masahiro Tanaka

The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Monday night.  The game took place at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California and the final score was 5-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well.  Aaron Judge hit a two-run homerun late in the game to give the Yankees the lead and ultimately the victory.  Didi Gregorius had four hits. 

Tanaka pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with only one run being earned.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and he earned his first win of the season and Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts and earned his sixth save of the season. 

Alex Meyer started for the Angels and pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked five and struck out five.  Blake Parker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two, Keynana Middleton pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and Jose Alvarez lost his third game of the season and pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Bud Norris pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Brooks Pounders pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday drew two walks, Starlin Castro had two hits and drew a walk and Gregorius had four hits, two RBI and drew a walk.   Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI, Chris Carter drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Hicks hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Romine and Headley each committed an error. 

Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI, Kole Calhoun had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Albert Pujols drew a walk.  Yunel Escobar had a hit and drew a walk, Andrelton Simmons had a hit and Danny Espinosa had a hit and an RBI.  Escobar and Maybin each hit a double and Calhoun hit a homerun.  The Angels were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base. 

In the first Calhoun hit a solo homerun to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Gregorius hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Headley hit an RBI single to make it a 3-1 game and in the seventh Espinosa hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  Maybin hit an RBI double to tie the game at three.  In the eighth Judge hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees the 5-3 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets win behind a complete game from Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Jay Bruce had three hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched a complete game giving up five hits and a run.  He walked four and struck out six and won his fifth game of the season. 

John Lackey pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Lackey lost his seventh game of the season.  Brian Duensing pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Felix Pena pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Neil Walker had a hit and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit.  Bruce had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and two RBI and Travis d’Arnaud had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jose Reyes had a hit and an RBI, Bruce and d’Arnaud each hit a double and Cabrera hit two homeruns and Bruce also hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cabrera committed an error. 

Kris Bryant had a hit, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and drew two walks and Jason Heyward had a hit.  Javier Baez drew a walk, Addison Russell had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Lackey had a hit.  Rizzo hit a double and Russell hit a homerun.  The Cubs were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Contreras had a passed ball. 

In the second Cabrera hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Bruce hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Cabrera hit his second solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-0.  Russell hit a solo homerun in the seventh to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the eighth d’Arnaud hit an RBI double to make it 5-1 and Reyes hit an RBI single to make it a 6-1 game which would be the final score. 

The Mets and Cubs will play game two on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets complete the sweep of the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 2-1.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen did their job.  Michael Conforto had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lugo pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out six and won his first game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched an inning with a strikeout and Addison Reed pitched an inning with two strikeouts and saved his 11^th game of the season. 

Jaime Garcia started for the Braves and pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and nine strikeouts and lost his fifth game of the season.  Arodys Vizcaino pitched a perfect inning, Jose Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Ian Krol pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Conforto had two hits, Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI and Wilmer Flores had an RBI.  Jay Bruce had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk.  Jose Reyes had a hit and drew a walk, Lugo had a hit and Curtis Granderson had a hit.  Conforto, Lugo and Bruce each hit a double.  The Mets were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base and was caught stealing. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit and drew a walk, Nick Markakis had two hits and Matt Kemp had a hit and drew a walk.  Tyler Flowers had a hit, Dansby Swanson had an RBI and Garcia had a hit.  Flowers hit a double and the Braves were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Flores hit a sac fly giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Swanson hit a sac fly to tie the game at one and in the third Lagares hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 2-1 lead which would hold up as that would be the final score. 

The Mets will begin a series with the Chicago Cubs on Monday night at Citi Field

New York Yankees pound the Baltimore Orioles once again

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 14-3.  Chad Green started and he didn’t last that long but the bullpen did well.  Aaron Judge had four hits to lead the offense including two homeruns. 

Green pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out three.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Jonathan Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and drew a walk and Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and won his second game of the season.  Domingo German made his major league debut and pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he walked one and struck out one. 

Kevin Gausman pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with six walks.  Gausman lost his fifth game of the season.  Logan Verrett pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two, Jimmy Yacabonis pitched an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout and Mychal Givens pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Judge had four hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Starlin Castro had two hits and four RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit and three RBI.  Didi Gregorius had two hits, Chris Carter had two hits and drew two walks and Ronald Torreyes had a hit and drew a walk.  Judge, Gregorius and Hicks each hit a double.  Sanchez and Castro each hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gregorius had a pick off. 

Seth Smith had two hits and an RBI, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and an RBI and Chris Davis had a hit.  Trey Mancini had a hit and drew two walks, J.J. Hardy had two hits and Caleb Joseph drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had two hits and an RBI, Hardy, Tejada, Smith and Schoop each hit a double.  The Orioles were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Schoop committed an error. 

In the first Castro hit a two-run single and Sanchez hit a three-run homerun to make it 5-0 Yankees.  In the third Tejada hit an RBI double, Smith hit an RBI double and Schoop hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the fourth Holliday hit a two-run single to push the lead to 7-3.  In the sixth Judge hit a solo homerun, Castro hit a two-run homerun to make it 10-3.  In the seventh Hicks hit a two-run double to push the lead to 12-3.  Judge hit his second homerun of the game a two-run shot to make it a 14-3 game and that was the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series and won five of six on the homestand.  They will begin a three- game series with the Anaheim Angels in California on Monday night. 

 The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 16-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aaron Judge, Matt Holliday and Gary Sanchez each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Severino won his fifth game of the season.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk. 

Chris Tillman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and nine runs.  He walked three and struck out one and lost his fourth game of the season.  Stefan Crichton pitched two innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout, Edwin Jackson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Richard Bleier pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.  Mike Wright pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and Judge had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Holliday had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Starlin Castro had two hits and three RBI.  Sanchez had three hits and four RBI with a walk, Didi Gregorius had two hits and two RBI and Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk.  Chris Carter had two hits and an RBI, Castro, Sanchez, Hicks and Judge each hit a double.  Judge, Gregorius, Castro, Holliday and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-14 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Jonathan Schoop drew a walk, Mark Trumbo drew a walk and Chris Davis had a hit and an RBI.  Caleb Joseph had a hit and an RBI, Trey Mancini had a hit and Joey Rickard had a hit and an RBI.  Ruben Tejada drew a walk, Davis and Rickard each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Mancini had an outfield assist.