New York Yankees defeat the Red Sox for eighth straight win and take over first place

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-6.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he struggled but battled through.  Brett Gardner and Aaron Judge each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jonathan Holder picked up his first win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman saved his ninth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit with three strikeouts. 

Rick Porcello pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Brian Johnson pitched a perfect inning, Carson Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Matt Barnes took his first loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and two runs with a walk.  Craig Kimbrel blew his second save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts. 

Gardner had three hits and two RBI, Judge had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI, Gary Sanchez had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew a walk.  Neil Walker had a hit, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk.  Gardner hit two doubles, Stanton and Walker hit a double.  Gardner hit a triple and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base. 

Mookie Betts drew a walk, Andrew Benintendi had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Hanley Ramirez had a hit and two RBI.  J.D. Martinez had two hits and drew a walk, Xander Bogaerts had three hits and Mitch Moreland had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Eduardo Nunez had a hit and an RBI, Rafael Devers had two hits and Sandy Leon had a hit.  Bogaerts and Nunez each hit a double.  Moreland, Benintendi and Ramirez each hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Porcello committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Moreland hit a two-run homerun to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  In the third Stanton hit a two-run double and Hicks hit a sac fly to give the Yankees back the lead at 4-2.  In the fifth Benintendi hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  Sanchez hit a sac fly in the bottom of the fifth to push the lead to 5-3.  In the sixth Nunez hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh Ramirez hit a two-run homerun to give the Red Sox the lead at 6-5.  In the eighth Gardner hit a two-run triple giving the Yankees a 7-6 lead and Judge hit a two-run homerun to make it 9-6 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees have won the first two of three in this series.  The Yankees have won eight in a row overall and 17 of 18.  They have also won 11 straight home games.  They will look for the sweep on Thursday night. 

New York Mets lose to the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 7-2.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and Wilmer Flores had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Seth Lugo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and got him out.  Hansel Robles pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Paul Sewald pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Luis Castillo pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts and he won his second game of the season.  Amir Garrett pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two walks and a strikeout, David Hernandez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Wandy Peralta pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Austin Brice pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Cabrera had two hits, Yoenis Cespedes drew two walks and Jay Bruce drew a walk.  Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI and drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Flores had two hits and an RBI, Flores hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cabrera committed an error. 

Jose Peraza had a hit, Scott Schebler had two hits and Joey Votto drew a walk.  Eugenio Suarez had three hits and four RBI, Scooter Gennett had a hit and two RBI and Adam Duvall had a hit and drew two walks.  Tucker Barnhart had three hits and an RBI, Billy Hamilton had a hit and Suarez and Schebler each hit a double.  Barnhart hit a triple and Gennett hit a homerun.  The Reds were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Suarez hit a two-run single to give the Reds a 2-0 lead.  In the third Suarez hit an RBI double, Barnhart hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  In the sixth Flores hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  Gonzalez drew an RBI walk and the lead was cut to 4-2.  In the seventh Suarez hit an RBI single, Gennett hit a two-run homerun and it was 7-2 Reds which was the final score of the game. 

New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox to move into first place tie

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Giancarlo Stanton led the offense with two homeruns. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with 11 strikeouts.  David Robertson won his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two, Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and Aroldis Chapman saved his eighth game of the season pitching an inning and striking out a batter. 

Drew Pomeranz pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Heath Hembree lost his first game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Joe Kelly pitched 1 1/3 innings givin gup a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Carson Smith pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Stanton had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez drew a walk, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Neil Walker had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and Walker hit a double and Stanton hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Stanton had a stolen base, Torres committed an error and Judge had an outfield assist. 

Mookie Betts had two hits and an RBI, Andrew Benintendi had a hit and an RBI and Hanley Ramirez had a hit.  J.D. Martinez had a hit, Eduardo Nunez had two hits and Christin Vazquez had a hit.  Nunez and Martinez each hit a double and Betts hit a triple.  The Red Sox were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Nunez had a stolen base and Devers committed an error, Benintendi had an outfield assist. 

In the second Stanton hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Stanton hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Benintendi hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the seventh Betts hit an RBI triple to tie the game at two and in the bottom of the seventh Judge hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.  The Yankees have won seven in a row and 16 of 17 to move into a first place tie with the Red Sox.   

New York Mets end six game losing streak with a victory in Cincinnati

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 7-6.  P.J. Conlon started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Adrian Gonzalez led the offense with three hits, including two homeruns. 

Conlon pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Paul Sewald pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs, Robert Gsellman earned his fourth win of the season pitching 2 2/3 innings and giving up a hit and a run and Jeurys Familia saved his 10^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Homer Bailey lost his fifth game of the season pitching four innings and giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Jackson Stephens pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Jared Hughes pitched two perfect inning with four strikeouts and Raisel Iglesias pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out a batter. 

Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI and Jay Bruce had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks.  Gonzalez had three hits and two RBI, Jose Lobaton had a hit and Conlon had a hit.  Amed Rosario had two hits and an RBI, Lobaton hit a doubule and Cespedes and Rosario each hit two doubles.  Conforto and Bruce each hit a homerun and Gonzalez hit two homeruns.  The Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Joey Votto drew a walk, Eugenio Suarez had two hits and an RBI and Scooter Gennett had two hits and two RBI.  Adam Duvall had a hit, Tucker Barnhart had two hits and an RBI and Alex Blandino drew a walk.  Scott Schebler had an RBI, Billy Hamilton had a hit and an RBI and Suarez, Gennett and Barnhart each hit a double.  Hamilton, Suarez and Gennett each hit a homerun.  The Reds were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Conforto hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosario hit a sac fly to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Bruce hit a two-run homerun to extend the Mets lead to 4-0.  Gonzalez hit a solo homerun and it was 5-0.  In the bottom of the third Hamilton hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the fourth Cespedes hit a sac fly to push the lead to 6-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Gennett hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 6-2.  Barnhart hit an RBI double and it was 6-3.  In the fifth Gonzalez hit a solo homerun to make it 7-3.  Suarez hit a solo homerun and it was 7-4.  Schebler hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 7-5 and in the eighth Gennett hit a solo homerun to cut it to 7-6 and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets lose to the Colorado Rockies for sixth straight loss

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well but was a little wild.  The offense only managed five hits. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched to two batters and retired them both, one was a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched to one batter and struck him out and Hansel Robles pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and lost his first game of the season. 

Kyle Freeland pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Freeland won his second game of the season.  Bryan Shaw pitched 2/3 of an inning with two strikeouts, Jake McGee pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up a walk and Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and Brandon Nimmo drew a walk.  Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI, Todd Frazier had an RBI and Wilmer Flores drew two walks.  Jose Lobaton had a hit, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and the Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Syndergaard committed an error and Lagares had an outfield assist. 

Charlie Blackmon had a hit, David Dahl had two hits and Nolan Arenado drew two walks.  Gerardo Parra had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Ian Desmond had two hits and two RBI, Daniel Castro had a hit and Tony Wolters drew two walks.  Dahl and Parra each hit a double and Desmond hit two homeruns.  The Rockies were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Dahl and Wolters each had a stolen base. 

In the first Cabrera hit an RBI signle, Frazier hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the second Desmond hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Parra drew an RBI walk to tie the game at two.  In the eighth Desmond hit a solo homerun to give the Rockies a 3-2 win and that would be the final score.