New York Yankees take game one of big series over the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen pitched great.  DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela led the offense with two hits each. 

Happ pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out five and earned his fifth win of the season.  Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Zack Britton pitched an inning with a walk.  Aroldis Chapman earned his 16^th save of the season pitching an inning and he struck out two. 

Chris Sale lost his seventh game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out ten.  Ryan Brasier pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Josh Taylor pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

LeMahieu had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Urshela had two hits and Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk.  LeMahieu and Urshela each hit a double.  LeMahieu hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Torres was caught stealing and Sanchez had a pickoff. 

Mookie Betts drew a walk, Andrew Benintendi drew two walks and Xander Bogaerts had a hit.  Rafael Devers had a hit and an RBI, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits.  Devers hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Nunez was picked off. 

In the second Devers hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI double to tie the game at one and Hicks hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to push their lead to 4-1 and that would be the final score. 

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

The New York Mets are swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 2-0.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and pitched very well but the offense only managed four hits. 

Vargas pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with three walks and six strikeouts.  Vargas took his third loss of the season.  Hector Santiago pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run and Drew Gagnon pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out the only batter that he faced. 

Hyun-Jin Ryu won his eighth game of the season pitching 7 2/3 innings and giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Kenley Jansen saved his 16^th game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and striking out two. 

Pete Alonso had a hit, Todd Frazier drew a walk and Carlos Gomez had a hit.  Tomas Nido had a hit, Wilson Ramos had a hit and Alonso hit a double.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Chris Taylor had a hit, Max Muncy had a hit and an RBI and David Freese had two hits.  Cody Bellinger had a hit and drew a walk, Kiki Hernandez had a hit and an RBI and Alex Verdugo had two hits and drew a walk.  Russell Martin had a hit, Ryu drew a walk and Muncy and Freese each hit a double.  Taylor hit a triple and the Dodgers were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Verdugo had a stolen base. 

In the first Muncy hit an RBI double to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Hernandez hit an RBI single to push their lead to 2-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets were swept in the four-game series and will now head to Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks in a three-game series that begins on Friday night.   

New York Mets blow late lead for a horrible loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 9-8.  Noah Syndergaard and started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen did not pitch well and Dom Smith and Pete Alonso led the offense with three hits each. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out five.  Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Edwin Diaz lost his third game of the season and blew his second save of the season.  Diaz pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up five hits and four runs with a walk. 

Walker Buehler pitched five innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Pedro Baez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Julio Urias pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout and Yimi Garcia pitched an inning with a walk.  Scott Alexander won his third game of the season pitching an inning with a walk. 

Amed Rosario had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Smith had three hits and an RBI and Alonso had three hits and four RBI.  Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk, Wilson Ramos drew a walk and Todd Frazier had two hits.  Adeiny Hechavarria had two hits and two RBI, Syndergaard had a hit and Frazier, Conforto and Hechavarria each hit a double.  Syndergaard also hit a double and Alonso hit two homeruns.  Rosario and Smith each hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hechavarria was caught stealing and Gomez had an outfield assist. 

Joc Pederson had two hits and an RBI, Max Muncy had two hits and an RBI and Justin Turner had three hits and two RBI.  Cody Bellinger had a hit and an RBI, Corey Seager had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Matt Beaty had three hits and an RBI.  Alex Verdugo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Buehler drew two walks and Bellinger, Turner, Muncy, Pederson, Beaty, Verdugo each hit a double.  Seager hit two doubles and Seager, Muncy and Pederson each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 6-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Beaty had a stolen base and he committed an error.  Pederson had an outfield assist.  

In the first Alonso hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the second Hechavarria hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the second Beaty hit an RBI double, Verdugo hit an RBI double and the lead was cut to 3-2.  In the third Turner hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  In the fifth Alonso hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets back the lead at 5-3.  In the sixth Hechavarria hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 6-3.  In the seventh Rosario and Smith each hit a solo homerun to make it 8-3 Mets.  In the bottom of the seventh Turner hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-4 and in the bottom of the eighth Seager hit a solo homerun making it 8-5.  In the bottom of the ninth Pederson hit a solo homerun, Muncy hit a solo homerun and Bellinger hit an RBI double to tie the game at eight.  Verdugo hit a walk-off sac fly to give the Dodgers a 9-8 victory.  The Mets have lost the first three games of the series and will try to salvage one on Thursday. 

New York Yankees win rubber game against the San Diego Padres

The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-0.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  Luke Voit, Gleyber Torres and Cameron Maybin each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched four innings giving up two walks and he struck out seven.  Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jonathan Holder won his fourth game of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched an inning giving up two hits and he walked one.   

Chris Paddack pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts and he lost his third game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two being earned.  He struck out one and Luis Perdomo pitched 1 2/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Voit had two hits and an RBI and Torres had two hits and two RBI.  Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Gio Urshela had a hit and an RBI and Maybin had two hits.  Austin Romine had a hit, Voit hit a triple and LeMahieu, Urshela, Torres and Voit each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Maybin had two stolen bases and Torres committed an error. 

Wil Myers had a hit, Manny Machado drew two walks and Eric Hosmer had a hit.  Hunter Renfroe had a hit, Austin Allen had a hit and Manuel Margot drew a walk.  Allen hit a double and the Padres were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Myers had a stolen base and Hedges committed an error. 

In the first LeMahieu and Voit went back-to-back with homeruns to lead off the game and give them a quick 2-0 lead.  In the second Urshela hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Gardner hit a sac fly to make it a 4-0 game and in the sixth a stolen base by Maybin and a throwing error allowed a run to score and make it a 5-0 game.  In the seventh Torres hit a two-run homerun and the lead was 7-0 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees won two out of three in the series and took their eighth straight series for the first time since 1998.  They will now face the Red Sox in a four-game series at home beginning on Thursday night. 

New York Mets defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to even series

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 7-3.  Steven Matz started and pitched well and Carlos Gomez led the offense with three hits.

Matz won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Rich Hill pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Yimi Garcia pitched giving up a run and a walk and he lost his second game of the season, Dylan Floro pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two runs with one earned and he walked one and struck out one and Scott Alexander pitched giving up a hit and a run.  Ross Stripling pitched giving up 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Joe Kelly pitched an inning walking two and struck out one. 

Amed Rosario had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had a hit, five RBI and drew a walk and Pete Alonso had a hit.  Wilson Ramos drew a walk, Todd Frazier had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Gomez had three hits.  Adeiny Hechavarria drew a walk, Matz had a hit and Aaron Altherr drew a walk.  Frazier, Alonso and Gomez each hit a double and Rosario hit a triple.  Frazier and Conforto each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-20 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Gomez was caught stealing.  Ramos had a passed ball. 

David Freese had a hit and drew a walk, Matt Beaty had a hit and an RBI and Cody Bellingern had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Taylor had a hit, Max Muncy drew two walks and Corey Seager had a hit.  Will Smith had two hits, Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew a walk and Smith and Verdugo each hit a double.  Belllinger hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Floro committed an error. 

In the third Conforto reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Bellinger hit a two-run homerun to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Frazier hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Conforto hit a grand slam to give the Mets a 6-2 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Beaty hit an RBI single to make it a 6-3 game.  In the eighth Rosario hit an RBI triple to make it 7-3 and that would be the final score.