Yankees series in Tampa Bay gets even as they lose

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 7-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he was ok, the bullpen wasn’t great.  The Yankees offense didn’t produce much. 

Sabathia pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his first game of the year and Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched two innings giving up four hits and three runs with three strikeouts.   

Ryne Stanek served as the Rays opener in this game and he pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Yonny Chirinos pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Chirinos won his fifth game of the season.  Diego Castillo pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Jose Alvarado pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Torres had two hits and Clint Frazier had a hit and an RBI.  Gio Urshela had a hit, Mike Tauchman drew a walk and Frazier and Torres each hit a double.  LeMahieu hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Sanchez committed an error. 

Yandy Diaz had two hits and four RBI, Tommy Pham drew a walk and Daniel Robertson had a hit and drew a walk.  Avisail Garcia had two hits and an RBI, Travis d’Arnaud drew a walk and Austin Meadows had a hit.  Guillermo Heredia had a hit and drew a walk, Willy Adames had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Ji-Man Choi had two hits and an RBI.  Heredia hti a double and Diaz and Garcia each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Garcia had a stolen base. 

In the second Garcia hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the third Diaz hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Frazier hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the sixth LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the sixth Adames hit an RBI single to give the Rays a 3-2 lead and Choi hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-2.  In the eighth Diaz hit a three-run homerun and it was 7-2 Rays which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Sunday afterno

New York Mets beat up on the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 11-2.  Zack Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched well and J.D. Davis and Michael Conforto each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched seven innings giving up nine hits and two runs with a walk and 11 strikeouts.  Wheeler picked up his third win of the season.  Tyler Bashlor pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Daniel Zamora pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Pablo Lopez pitched three innings giving up ten hits and ten runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Lopez lost his fifth game of the season.  Austin Brice pitched two innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts and Jose Quijada pitched three innings giving up a hit and four walks with a strikeout. 

Jeff McNeil had two hits and an RBI and drew a walk, Davis had three hits and Robinson Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso drew two walks, Conforto had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Wilson Ramos had two hits and an RBI.  Brandon Nimmo had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Amed Rosario had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk, Wheeler had a hit and Conforto, Rosario and McNeil each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Alonso committed an error. 

Curtis Granderson had two hits, Martin Prado had a hit and Starlin Castro had a hit and drew a walk.  Neil Walker had two hits and an RBI, Brian Anderson had a hit and an RBI and Miguel Rojas had a hit and drew a walk.  Rosell Herrera had a hit and drew a walk, Isaac Galloway had a hit and the Marlins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Anderson had an outfield assist. 

In the first a wild pitch, Ramos hit an RBI single, Nimmo drew an RBI walk and Rosario hit a grand slam to give the Mets a 7-0 lead.  Cano hit an RBI single and the lead pushed to 8-0.  In the second Conforto hit a solo homerun and it was 9-0.  In the third Walker hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 9-1 and Anderson hit a sac fly to make it a 9-2 game.  In the bottom of the third McNeil hit a solo homerun and in the fourth Nimmo hit an RBI single to make the score 11-2 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-3.  Domingo German pitched well and the bullpen was great for the Yankees.  Gio Urshela had a huge two-run single and Gary Sanchez had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

German pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out five and earned his seventh win of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks and he struck out one and Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Aroldis Chapman saved his ninth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Tyler Glasnow pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with three being earned.  He walked two and struck out nine, Emilio Pagan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Adam Kolarek pitched to one batter and got him out.  Casey Sadler pitched three innings with two strikeouts. 

Luke Voit drew a walk, Sanchez had two hits and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Urshela had a hit and two RBI.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and drew a walk, Maybin hit a double and the Yankees were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Maybin had a stolen base and was caught stealing. 

Austin Meadows had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Ji-Man Choi had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Yandy Diaz had a hit.  Avisail Garcia had a hit, Willy Adames had a hit and drew two walks and Nick Ciuffo had a hit.  Guillermo Heredia had a hit, Meadows and Adames each hit a double and Meadows and Choi each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Sadler and Diaz each committed an error.  Ciuffo had a passed ball. 

In the first a passed ball gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead and Torres hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Meadows hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  Choi hit a solo homerun and the Rays had a 3-2 lead.  In the sixth Urshela hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score of the game. 

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

New York Yankees win with great pitching and take series from the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-1.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and pitched his best game of the year and the bullpen was great.  DJ LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres led the offense with two hits each. 

Happ pitched 5+ innings giving up one hit and no runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Happ picked up his second win of the season.  Adam Ottavino pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with a  strikeout and Zack Britton pitched an inning with a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman picked up his eighth save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Mike Leake took his fourth loss of the season pitching seven innings and giving up six hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Connor Sadzeck pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Torres had two hits and drew a walk, Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI and Mike Tauchman had a hit.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI, Maybin and Torres each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Sanchez committed an error. 

Dee Gordon drew a walk, Dylan Moore drew a walk and Edwin Encarnacion drew two walks.  Domingo Santana had a hit and an RBI, Tom Murphy had a hit and Santana hit a homerun.  The Mariners were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Moore had a stolen base and Gordon was caught stealing. 

In the second Maybin hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the eighth Urshela hit a two-run single to push the Yankees lead to 3-0.  In the ninth Santana hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-1 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took three out of four in the series and will head to Tampa for a three-game series beginning on Friday night. 

New York Mets lose a close one to the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 3-2.  Wilmer Font who the Mets just picked up made the start and he pitched well, the bullpen wasn’t bad.  Jeff McNeil and Tomas Nido each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Font pitched four innings and he gave up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Tyler Bashlor lost his first game and he pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Drew Gagnon pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Matt Strahm pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Gerardo Reyes pitched 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and he picked up his 15^th save of the season. 

McNeil had tow hits, Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  J.D. Davis had a hit, Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk and Nido had two hits and an RBI.  Nimmo and McNeil each hit a double and Nido hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base and Cano committed an error.  Nido had a pickoff. 

Franmil Reyes had a hit and an RBI, Manny Machado had a hit and Eric Hosmer had a hit and an RBI.  Hunter Renfroe had a hit and an RBI, Manuel Margot drew a walk and Strahm had a hit.  Strahm hit a double and Renfroe and Hosmer each hit a homerun.  The Padres were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Margot had a stolen base and was picked off. 

In the first Rosario hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nido hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the second Hosmer hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the third Reyes hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Renfroe hit a solo homerun giving the Padres a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Mets lost two out of three in this series and will be off on Thursday.  They will begin a three-game series with the Marlins at home on Friday night.