New York Mets blow lead and lose to the St. Louis Cardinals

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 6-5.  Joey Lucchesi started for the Mets and he pitched poorly.  Pete Alonso had three hits and Kevin Pillar had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lucchesi pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Lucchesi took his second loss of the season.  Robert Gsellman pitched 2 1/3 innings with a strikeout, Sean Reid-Foley pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out three and Jacob Barnes pitched an inning with a walk. 

Adam Wainwright won his first game of the season.  He started for the Cardinals and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked three and struck out five.  Genesis Cabrera pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout, Ryan Helsley pitched to one batter and got him out and Giovanny Gallegos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Alex Reyes pitched an inning with two walks and he earned his eighth save of the season. 

Jeff McNeil had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Francisco Lindor drew a walk and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Alonso had three hits and drew a walk, Dom Smith had an RBI and drew a walk and Pillar had two hits and two RBI.  Jonathan Villar drew a walk, Tomas Nido had a hit and an RBI and Alonso hit two doubles.  Pillar hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Tommy Edman had two hits, Dylan Carlson had a hit and an RBI and Paul Goldschmidt had a hit and drew a walk.  Nolan Arenado had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Paul DeJong had two hits and Tyler O’Neill had a hit and an RBI.  Harrison Bader had a hit and an RBI, DeJong, O’Neill and Edman each hit a double and Edman hit a triple.  Bader and Arenado each hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Carlson hit a sac fly to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nido was hit by a pitch to tie the game at one.  MeNeil drew an RBI walk and the Mets took a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the second Bader hit a solo homerun tying the game at two.  In the third Smith hit an RBI ground out to give the Mets back the lead at 3-2.  Pillar hit a two-run homerun extending the Mets lead to 5-2.  In the bottom of the third Arenado hit a three-run homerun tying the game at five.  O’Neill hit an RBI double and the Cardinals grabbed a 6-5 lead which would be the final score. 

New York Yankees win second straight over the Detroit Tigers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aaron Judge had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense and Gleyber Torres added two hits and three RBI. 

Taillon pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his first game of the season and first game in exactly two years.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout and Chad Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman earned his fifth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts.   

Spencer Turnbull started for the Tigers and he pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs with three walks and a strikeout.  He lost his second game of the season.  Jose Cisnero pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Alex Lange pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Derek Holland pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and three RBI and Roughned Odor drew a walk.  Torres had two hits and three RBI, Mike Ford drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Gary Sanchez drew a walk, Clint Frazier drew a walk and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Judge hit a double and the Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base and Frazier committed an error.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Robbie Grossman drew two walks, Willi Castro drew a walk and Jonathan Schoop had a hit and two RBI.  Jeimer Candelario had three hits and an RBI, Akil Baddoo drew a walk and Niko Goodrum had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jacoby Jones had a hit and drew a walk, Candelario and Goodrum each hit a homerun and the Tigers were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Goodrum and Baddoo each had a stolen base.  Castro and Greiner each committed an error.  In the third Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Candelario hit a solo homerun tying the game at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Judge hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Judge hit a two-run single to push the Yankees lead to 4-1.  Torres hit a two-run single making it 6-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Schoop hit a two-run single to make it a 6-3 game.  Goodrum hit a solo homerun in the eighth and the game ended at 6-4 Yankees. 

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

New York Yankees rout the Detroit Tigers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-0.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well.  Giancarlo Stanton had three hits and Aaron Judge had five RBI to lead the offense. 

Cole won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and 12 strikeouts.  Luis Cessa pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Wandy Peralta pitched an inning with a strikeout and Lucas Luetge pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Tarik Skubal started for the Tigers and he pitched three innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Skubal lost his fourth game of the season.  Buck Farmer pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk, Bryan Garcia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Tyler Alexander pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with three strikeouts.  Daniel Norris pitched an inning giving up two hits. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and Stanton had three hits.  Judge had two hits and five RBI, Gio Urshela had two hits and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk.  Tyler Wade had a hit, Aaron Hicks had two hits and two RBI and Clint Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Kyle Higashioka drew two walks and Roughned Odor had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Stanton and Hicks each hit a double and Frazier, Hicks and Odor each hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Robbie Grossman had a hit, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and drew a walk and Jeimer Candelario had a hit.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and the Tigers were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Urshela hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Frazier hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 2-0 and in the third Hicks hit a two-run homerun extending the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Judge hit a grand slam and the score was 8-0 Yankees.  Hicks hit an RBI double making it 9-0 and in the fifth Odor hit a solo homerun to end the scoring at 10-0.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Yankees shutout the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-0 on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 7-0.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Giancarlo Stanton had three hits and Gio Urshela had three RBI to lead the offense. 

German pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  German earned his second win of the season.  Michael King pitched two innings giving up a hit and he had two strikeouts. 

Dean Kremer lost his second game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings and giving up ten hits and six runs with four strikeouts.  Shawn Armstrong pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one, Tyler Wells pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Tanner Scott pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, Stanton had three hits and Gleyber Torres had two hits and an RBI.  Urshela had two hits and three RBI, Mike Ford had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had an RBI.  Clint Frazier had two hits and an RBI, Torres and Frazier each hit a double and Ford, Urshela and Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Trey Mancini had two hits, DJ Stewart drew a walk and Pedro Severino had a hit.  Ryan Mountcastle had a hit.  The Orioles were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the second Ford hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 2-0.  Urshela hit a three-run homerun and it was 5-0 Yankees.  Hicks hit a sac fly in the fifth to push the lead to 6-0 and in the eighth Frazier hit a solo homerun to make it 7-0 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will finish their series on Thursday afternoon.   

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles behind strong pitching and some power

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 5-1.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Kyle Higashioka each had two hits. 

Kluber pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  He won his first game of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Lucas Luetge pitched a perfect inning. 

Bruce Zimmerman took his third loss of the season pitching 3 2/3 innings and giving up nine hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out three.  Dillon Tate pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Cole Sulser pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and Jay Flaa pitched 1 1/3 innings with two walks and a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Stanton had two hits and an RBI and Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI, Torres had two hits and Higashioka had two hits and an RBI.  Roughned Odor had a hit and drew a walk.  LeMahieu and Torres each hit a double and Judge, Higashioka and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torres was caught stealing. 

Cedric Mullins had a hit, Trey Mancini had a hit and drew a walk and DJ Stewart drew a walk.  Maikel Franco had two hits and an RBI, Austin Hays had a hit and drew a walk and Ryan Mountcastle had ah it.  Rio Ruiz had a hit, Mancini hit a double and the Orioles were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Hays had an outfield assist. 

In the first Urshela hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Judge hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Higashioka hit a solo homerun and it was 3-0 Yankees.  Urshela hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Franco hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the seventh Stanton hit a solo homerun making it a 5-1 game and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the third of four games on Wednesday night.