New York Mets are swept by the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-1.  Jacob deGrom pitched well and Wilson Ramos had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with seven strikeouts.  deGrom lost his eight game of the season, Seth Lugo pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Jon Lester pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Lester won his 11^th game of the season.  Tyler Chatwood pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Brandon Kintzler pitched a perfect inning and Craig Kimbrel saved his 13^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a  strikeout. 

Amed Rosario drew a walk, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Pete Alonso drew a walk.  Ramos had two hits, Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk and deGrom had a hit.  Ramos hit a double, Davis hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Conforto was caught stealing. 

Kris Bryant had a hit and drew a walk, Javier Baez had a hit and Victor Caratini had three hits and four RBI.  Addison Russell had a hit, Caratini hit two homeruns and the Cubs were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Russell had a stolen base and Bryant committed an error. 

In the first Davis hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Caratini hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Caratini hit a three-run homerun to give the Cubs a 4-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Mets were swept in the three-game series and lost their sixth game in a row.  They will now head to Philadelphia for a three-game series to begin on Friday night. 

New York Yankees swept the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 7-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did their job.  Aaron Judge had three hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched five innings giving up a hit and two runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  Paxton won his 11^th game of the season.  Chad Green pitched two innings with a walk and three strikeouts, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning with a walk and Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Justus Sheffield lost his first game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with five strikeouts.  Matt Wisler pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Anthony Bass pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Wade LeBlanc pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and two RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Gary Sanchez had two hits and two RBI, Gio Urshela had a hit and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Mike Ford had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Tyler Wade had a hit and Wade hit a double and Judge hit two doubles.  Sanchez, Ford, Judge and LeMahieu each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Wade had a stolen base and Ford committed an error. 

Tim Lopes drew two walks, Austin Nola drew a walk and Kyle Seager had a hit and two RBI.  Tom Murphy had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Vogelbach drew a walk and Dylan Moore had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Keon Broxton drew a walk, Murphy hit a double and Seager hit a homerun.  The Mariners were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Broxton and Lopes each were caught stealing. 

In the first Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Seager hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Ford hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees back the lead at 3-2.  LeMahieu hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-2 and Judge hit a two-run homerun to make it a 6-2 lead.  In the ninth LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the ninth Moore hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-3 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series and they will be off on Thursday.  They will begin a three-game series at home with the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.   

New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Wilson Ramos led the offense with two hits. 

Stroman pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Stroman lost his 12^th game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Chris Mazza pitched two innings giving up four hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Yu Darvish won his fifth game of the season pitching eight innings and giving up five hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Brandon Kintzler pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Amed Rosario had a hit, Pete Alonso had a hit and an RBI and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Ramos had two hits, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Todd Frazier drew a walk.  Conforto hit a triple and Alonso and Davis each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Conforto had an outfield assist and Mazza had a pickoff. 

Nick Castellanos had ah it, Kris Bryant had a hit and Javier Baez had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Kyle Schwarber had a hit, Victor Caratini had two hits and Addison Russell had three hits and two RBI.  Darvish drew a walk, Baez hit two doubles and Caratini, Bryant and Castellanos each hit a double.  Russell and Baez each hit a homerun and the Cubs were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Baez was caught stealing and picked off. 

In the fourth Alonso hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Russell hit a two-run homerun to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Baez hit a two-run homerun to push the Cubs lead to 4-1.  In the eighth Baez hit an RBI double to make it 5-1 and in the ninth Davis hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees shutout the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.  The game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 7-0.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out seven and earned his 10^th win of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Yusei Kikuchi pitched four innings giving up eight hits and five runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Kikuchi lost his ninth game of the season.  Reggie McClain pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with four strikeouts.  Erik Swanson pitched an inning with a strikeout and Taylor Guilbeau pitched an inning giving up an unearned run with two walks and a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Judge had two hits and two RBI and Torres had two hits.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew two walks, Brett Gardner had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Mike Ford had a hit and Ford, Romine and Urshela each hit a double.  Judge and Gardner each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

J.P Crawford had a hit, Omar Narvaez had a hit and Kyle Seager had a hit.  Tim Lopes had a hit, Dee Gordon drew a walk and Seager and Narvaez each hit a double.  The Mariners were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Guilbeau committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the third Gardner hit a three-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 5-0.  In the fifth Romine hit an RBI ground out and in the ninth Romine drew an RBI walk to make it 7-0 which was the final score. 

The Yankees will go for the three-game sweep on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees hold off the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.  The game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 5-4.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did their job and DJ LeMahieu and Mike Ford each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Happ pitched five innings giving up two hits and three runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Happ earned his 11^th win of the season.  Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with two strikeouts and earned his 36^th save of the season. 

Matt Wisler pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Tommy Milone pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with two walks and a strikeout and lost his eighth game of the season.  Erik Swanson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Wade LeBlanc pitched two innings striking out two batters. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Mike Tauchman drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI, Ford had two hits and three RBI and LeMahieu hit a double.  Gardner hit a triple and Torres hit a homerun.  Ford hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Judge had a stolen base. 

Austin Nola had a hit, Kyle Seager drew two walks and Tom Murphy had a hit and drew a walk.  Omar Narvaez drew a walk, Dylan Moore had a hit and three RBI and Mallex Smith had a hit and an RBI.  Moore and Smith each hit a homerun and the Mariners were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the second Torres hit a solo homerun and Romine hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Ford hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the second Moore hit a three-run homerun cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the fourth Ford hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-3.  In the seventh Smith hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-4 and that would be the final score. 

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