New York Yankees sweep the doubleheader over the Detroit Tigers with game 2 victory

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Thursday evening.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 6-4.  CC Sabathia started and pitched well and Domingo German pitched great following him.  DJ LeMahieu had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  German won his 18^th game of the season pitching four innings giving up two hits and he struck out five, Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his 37^th game of the season. 

Spencer Turnbull pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and eight strikeouts and he lost his 15^th game of the season.  Nick Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts, Buck Farmer pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Gregory Soto pitched giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and he didn’t record an out.  John Schreiber pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

LeMahieu had three hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk.  Mike Ford had a hit, Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI and Tyler Wade had two hits and drew a walk.  LeMahieu and Wade each hit a double, Judge and Urshela each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez was caught stealing and Ford committed an error. 

Harold Castro had two hits, Jeimer Candelario drew a walk and Jordy Mercer had a hit.  Brandon Dixon had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Grayson Greiner had a hit and an RBI and John Hicks had a hit and an RBI.  Dixon hit a double and Greiner hit a triple.  The Tigers were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Dixon committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a two-run homerun and the Yankees had a 2-0 lead.  In the second LeMahieu hit an RBI double to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Dixon hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the fifth Gregorius hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-2.  In the ninth Urshela hit a two-run homerun to make it 6-2.  In the bottom of the ninth Greiner hit an RBI triple and Hicks hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-4 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the doubleheader and took two out of three in the series.  They will head to Toronto to begin a three-game series on Friday night.   

New York Yankees take game 1 of doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 10-4.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  Luke Voit and Austin Romine each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Happ pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Chad Green won his fourth game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Ben Heller pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a  walk and a strikeout and Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk.  Tyler Lyons pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Matthew Boyd pitched five innings giving up three hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three and lost his 11^th game of the season.  David McKay pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Bryan Garcia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two his and three runs with two walks and a strikeout and Jose Cisnero pitched to one batter and got him out.  Matt Hall pitched two innings giving up five hits and three runs with two strikeouts. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew three walks, Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Voit had three hits and three RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Cameron Maybin had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Romine had three hits and drew a walk.  Romine, Voit and Maybin each hit a double and Gregorius hit a triple.  Voit and Encarnacion each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Maybin had two stolen bases. 

Victor Reyes had a hit, Jeimer Candelario had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Cabrera had two hits and drew a walk.  Ronny Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI, Dawel Lugo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Christian Stewart had a hit.  Travis Demeritte had a hit and an RBI, Jake Rogers had two hits and Willi Castro had a hit and drew two walks.  Rogers, Castro and Cabrera each hit a double, Candelario hit a triple and Lugo, Demeritte each hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Lugo, Candelario and Castro each committed an error. 

In the first Voit hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the third Encarnacion hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Lugo hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh a wild pitch allowed Judge to score and Maybin hit a two-run double extending the Yankees lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 7-3.  In the eighth Voit hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit a two-run triple and the score was 10-3 Yankees.  In the bottom of the eighth Demeritte hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 10-4 and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets shutout the Arizona Diamondbacks

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-0.  Steven Matz started and he pitched well, the bullpen also pitched well.  Jeff McNeil had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense. 

Matz won his 10^th game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out seven.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Paul Sewald pitched an inning with a strikeout and Tyler Bashlor pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Robbie Ray pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and five runs with a strikeout.  Ray lost his eighth game of the season.  Matt Andriese pitched to one batter and got him out, Taylor Clarke pitched four innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts and Yoshihisa Hirano pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk.  Jon Duplantier pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Amed Rosario had a hit and drew a walk, Pete Alonso drew a walk and Joe Panik drew a walk.  McNeil had three hits and three RBI, Wilson Ramos had an RBI and J.D. Davis had two hits and an RBI.  Todd Frazier had two hits and three RBI, Brandon Nimmo had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Rosario, Lagares, McNeil and Davis each hit a double.  Frazier and McNeil each hit two homeruns.  Nimmo hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Rosario and McNeil each had a stolen base. 

Tim Locastro had a hit, Ketel Marte had a hit and Ildemaro Vargas had a hit.  Eduardo Escobar had a hit, Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk and Adam Jones drew a walk.  Nick Ahmed drew a walk, Caleb Joseph had a hit, Jake Lamb had a hit and drew a walk and Marte and Locastro each hit a double.  The Diamondbacks were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the first Ramos hit an RBI ground out to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Davis hit an RBI single and Frazier hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.  Nimmo hit a solo homerun and it was 5-0.  In the second McNeil hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In the third Frazier hit a solo homerun and it was 7-0.  In the sixth McNeil hit a two-run homerun and the lead was extended to 9-0. 

The two teams will play game three of three on Thursday afternoon.  The Mets will look for the three-game sweep as they continue to push for the second wild card. 

New York Mets defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Zack Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Robinson Cano and Todd Frazier each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out seven and won his 11^th game of the season.  Brad Brach pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Justin Wilson saved his second game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Zac Gallen pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  He lost his fifth game of the season.  Jimmie Sherfy pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, T.J. McFarland pitched to one batter and got him out and Stefan Crichton pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.   Michael Conforto had a hit, Cano had two hits and Amed Rosario drew a walk.  Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Frazier had two hits and three RBI and Conforto, and Cano each hit a double.  Frazier hit two doubles and the Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Ketel Marte had two hits and drew a walk, Eduardo Escobar had two hits and two RBI and Christian Walker had a hit.  Josh Rojas drew two walks, Adam Jones had a hit and Nick Ahmed had two hits.  Jake Lamb had a hit, Kevin Cron had a hit and Marte hit a double and Escobar hit a homerun.  The Diamondbacks were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Marte and Rojas each had a stolen base. 

In the first Escobar hit an RBI single to give the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead.  In the second Frazier hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Frazier hit an RBI double to push the lead to 3-1.  In the eighth Escobar hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees lose a wild slugfest in Detroit

The New York Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 12-11.  Nestor Cortes Jr. started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  Brett Gardner and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cortes Jr. pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two.  Luis Cessa pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with one being earned, Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks.  Ryan Dull pitched to one batter and got him out, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts and Zack Britton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chance Adams took his first loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Edwin Jackson pitched two innings giving up six hits and six runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Tyler Alexander pitched four innings giving up two hits and two runs with four strikeouts, John Schreiber pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Daniel Stumpf pitched giving up a hit and a run.  Jose Cisnero pitched to one batter and got him out, Buck Farmer pitched an inning giving up a walk and Joe Jimenez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season. 

Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Gardner had two hits and three RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and two RBI, Gregorius had two hits and two RBI and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Mike Ford had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Clint Frazier had a hit and Tyler Wade had a hit and two RBI.  Urshela hit a double, Wade hit a triple and Gardner hit two homeruns.  Res and Encarnacion hit a homerun and Gregorius also hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Estrada had a stolen base, Torres committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Victor Reyes had a hit, Harold Castro had three hits and an RBI and Miguel Cabrera had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Jeimer Candelario had three hits and three RBI, Dawel Lugo drew a walk and Christin Stewart had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Travis Demeritte had a hit and an RBI, Grayson Greiner had three hits and two RBI, Jordy Mercer had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Greiner hit a double and Stewart hit a homerun and the Tigers were 8-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ford hit an RBI single and Wade hit a two-run triple to push the lead to 4-0.  Gardner hit a two-run homerun and it was 6-0.  In the third Cabrera hit an RBI single, Candelario hit an RBI single and Stewart hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 6-3.  Demeritte hit an RBI single, Greiner hit a two-run single and the game was tied at six.  In the fourth Torres hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees back the lead at 7-6.  In the fifth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 8-6.  In the bottom of the fifth Stewart hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 8-7.  In the sixth Cabrera hit a sac fly to tie the game at eight.  Candelario hit a two-run single to give the Tigers a 10-8 lead.  In the seventh Encarnacion hit a two-run homerun tying the game at ten.  Gregorius hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 11-10 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Castro hit an RBI single to tie the game at 11.  In the bottom of the ninth the Tigers walked off on an RBI single by Mercer to win the game 12-11. 

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