New York Yankees lose fourth straight in rain shortened game 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 9-6 in a rain shortened game.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well and the bullpen continued to struggle.  DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Happ pitched four innings giving up nine hits and six runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Happ lost his second game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two this and two runs. 

Lucas Giolito pitched five innings giving up six hits and six runs with four earned.  He walked four and struck out six and won his second game of the season.  Jose Ruiz pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Jace Fry pitched to one batter and got him out and Nate Jones earned his first save pitching to one batter and getting him out. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had an RBI and Luke Voit drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, LeMahieu had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Clint Frazier had a hit and drew a walk.  Urshela had two hits and an RBI and Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI.  Urshela hit a double and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Leury Garcia had two hits and two RBI, Tim Anderson had a hit and Jose Abreu had a hit and drew a walk.  Yonder Alonso had two hits and three RBI, Yoan Moncada had a hit and Eloy Jimenez had three hits and three RBI.  James McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Adam Engel had a hit and drew a walk.  Engel hit a double and Garcia hit two doubles.  Alonso and McCann each hit a homerun and Jimenez hit two homeruns.  The White Sox were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Anderson had a stolen base and committed an error and Garcia had an outfield assist. 

In the first Alonso hit an RBI single to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first LeMahieu hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the second Garcia hit a two-run double and the White Sox trailed 4-3.  Gardner hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the fourth and the Yankees lead was pushed to 5-3.  In the fifth Alonso hit a two-run homerun and Jimenez hit a two-run homerun and suddenly it was 7-5 White Sox.  In the sixth Urshela hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-6.  In the seventh Jimenez hit a solo homerun and McCann hit a solo homerun to make it 9-6.  Play then stopped for the rain and they never came back to play as the game ended there. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.  The game took place at Sun Trust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 6-3.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and pitched well.  The Mets bullpen pitched pretty well and Pete Alonso and Amed Rosario each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Matz won his first game of the season.  Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts, Luis Avilan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and two strikeouts.  Edwin Diaz earned his fifth save of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and he struck out two. 

Kevin Gausman pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Gausman took his first loss of the season.  Wes Parsons pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Jonny Venters pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Josh Tomlin pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout.  Luke Jackson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Alonso had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Michael Conforto drew two walks.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and drew two walks, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Rosario had two hits and four RBI.  Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk, Alonso and Rosario each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Broxton had a stolen base. 

Josh Donaldson had a hit, Freddie Freeman had a hit and Ronald Acuna Jr. had three hits and two RBI.  Dansby Swanson had a hit and drew a walk, Johan Camargo had a hit and an RBI and Tyler Flowers had two hits and drew a walk.  Matt Joyce drew a walk, Freeman and Donaldson each hit a double and Acuna hit a triple.  Camargo and Acuna Jr. each hit a homerun and the Braves were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Swanson had a stolen base. 

In the first Acuna hit an RBI triple to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosario hit a three-run homerun to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.  In the second Camargo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Rosario hit an RBI single and it was 4-2 Mets.  In the seventh Alonso hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 6-2.  In the eighth Acuna hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Friday night. 

New York Yankees are swept away in Houston

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 8-6.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  Tommy Khanle wasn’t good out of the bullpen and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with three hits. 

Paxton lost his second game of the season pitching four innings giving up eight hits and five runs.  He walked three and struck out five.  Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs, Joe Harvey pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts in his major league debut.  Stephen Tarpley pitched to one batter and got him out and Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Colin McHugh pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  McHugh won his second game of the season.  Chris Devenski pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Josh James pitched giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and Hector Rendon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Ryan Pressly pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Luke Voit had a hit and two RBI.  Gleyber Torres had two hits, Greg Bird had a hit and drew two walks and LeMahieu had three hits and two RBI.  Clint Frazier had an RBI, Tyler Wade had a hit, LeMahieu and Torres each hit a double and Voit and Gardner each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torres committed an error. 

George Springer had a hit and an RBI, Jose Altuve had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Michael Brantley had two hits and drew a walk.  Carlos Correa had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Yuri Gurriel had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Tyler White had a hit.  Aledmys Diaz had two hits, Max Stassi had a hit and Jake Marisnick had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Correa and Marisnick each hit a double.  Gurriel hit a triple and Correa hit a homerun.  Altuve hit two homeruns and the Astros were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Springer had a stolen base. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Gurriel hit a two-run triple to give the Astros a 2-1 lead.  In the third Correa hit an RBI double and it was 3-1 Astros.  In the fourth LeMahieu hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Altuve hit a solo homerun pushing their lead to 4-2.  Correa hit a two-run homerun and it was 6-2.  Marisnick hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 7-2.  In the eighth Voit hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-4.  LeMahieu hit an RBI double and Frazier hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 7-6.  In the eighth Springer hit an RBI single to make it 8-6 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees were swept in the three-game series and will have a day off on Thursday before beginning a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox at home on Friday night. 

New York Mets outlast the Minnesota Twins

The New York Mets defeated the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-6.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well, his final line doesn’t indicate how well he pitched.  The Mets bullpen was not good and Jeff McNeil led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Syndergaard pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with no walks and seven strikeouts.  He won his first game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. 

Jake Odorizzi pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Odorizzi lost his second game of the season.  Andrew Vaszuez pitched giving up three runs and two walks without recording an out, Trevor Hildenberger pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Martin Perez pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Trevor May pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Pete Alonso had an RBI and drew two walks and Robinson Cano had an RBI and drew two walks.  Michael Conforto had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Wilson Ramos had a hit and two RBI and McNeil had two hits and an RBI.  Amed Rosario drew two walks, J.D. Davis drew a walk and Syndergaard drew a walk.  Juan Lagares drew a walk and the Mets were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base and Ramos had a passed ball. 

Max Kepler had two hits and an RBI, Jorge Polanco drew a walk and Mitch Garver had two hits and an RBI.  Jonathan Schoop had three hits and an RBI, Byron Buxton had a hit and an RBI and Jake Cave had a hit and an RBI.  Schoop and Kepler each hit a double and Buxton hit a triple.  Garver hit a homerun and the Twins were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the third Kepler hit an RBI single to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth a hit-by-pitch tied the game at one.  Alonso drew an RBI walk, Cano drew an RBI walk and Conforto drew an RBI walk.  Ramos hit a two-run single and it was 6-1 Mets.  In the seventh Conforto hit a two-run single to push the lead to 8-1 Mets.  McNeil hit an RBI single and it was 9-1 Mets.  In the eighth Schoop hit an RBI double, Buxton hit an RBI triple and Cave hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 9-4.  Willians Astudillo hit into a double play and a run scored to make it a 9-5 game.  In the ninth Garver hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 9-6. 

The Mets will head to Atlanta to take on the Braves in a four-game series beginning on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees get doubled up by the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 6-3.  Jonathan Loaisiga started for the Yankees and was ok, the bullpen struggled.  Gary Sanchez led the offense with a couple of hits and RBI. 

Loaisiga pitched three innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Stephen Tarpley pitched an inning giving up a hit, Luis Cessa pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Chad Green lost his second game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and Tommy Khanle pitched to two batters and struck them both out. 

Gerrit Cole pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Hector Rondon pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out two and picked up his first win of the season.  Roberto Osuna earned his fourth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Luke Voit had a hit and an RBI.  Sanchez had two hits and two RBI, Gio Urshela drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Sanchez hit a double and Voit hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gardner committed an error and Romine had a passed ball. 

George Springer had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Jose Altuve had two hits and two RBI and Alex Bregman had a hit and drew a walk.  Michael Brantley had three hits and an RBI, Carlos Correa drew a walk and Yuri Gurriel had a hit and an RBI.  Josh Reddick had two hits, Robinson Chirinos had a hit and drew a walk.  Tony Kemp drew a walk, Brantley had two doubles and Springer and Bregman each hit a double.  Altuve hit a homerun and the Astros were 3-15 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Correa and Bregman had a stolen base. 

In the first Voit hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gurriel hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  In the third Altuve hit a solo homerun to give the Astros a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Sanchez hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh Brantley hit an RBI double tying the game at three.  In the eighth Springer hit a two-run double to give the Astros a 5-3 lead and Altuve hit a sac fly making it a 6-3 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series with the Yankees trying to avoid the sweep on Wednesday night.