New York Yankees fall short in loss to the Kansas City Royals

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Jonathan Loaisiga out of the pen pitched poorly.  The Yankees had four players who had two hits but it wasn’t enough. 

Cole pitched seven innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Loaisiga lost his third game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up five hits and four runs with two strikeouts and Lucas Luetge pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout. 

Brady Singer started for the Royals and he pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with five walks and five strikeouts.  Kris Bubic pitched 2 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Jake Brentz pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he earned his second win of the season.  Kyle Zimmer pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Scott Barlow pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Greg Holland pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Holland saved his fifth game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits and drew a walk and Luke Voit had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks, Gio Urshela had two hits and Gleyber Torres drew a walk.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Judge hit a double and Voit hit a triple and a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. 

Whit Merrifield had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Santana had a hit and drew a walk and Ryan O’Hearn had two hits and two RBI.  Jorge Soler drew a walk, Jarrod Dyson had an RBI and Hunter Dozier had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Taylor had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Nick Lopez had a hit.  Santana hit a double and O’Hearn hti a homerun.  The Royals were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Voit hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Higashioka hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 2-0.  In the third Merrifield hit an RBI ground out cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the fourth O’Hearn hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the seventh a wild pitch made it 3-2 Yankees.  In the eighth O’Hearn hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Dyson reached on a fielder’s choice and the Royals had a 4-3 lead.  Dozier hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 5-3 and Taylor hit an RBI single to make it a 6-3 game.  In the bottom of the eighth LeMahieu hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-5 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets lose game two of a doubleheader to the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves in game two of a doubleheader on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Jerad Eickhoff started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets offense only managed five hits and it was by only three players. 

Eickhoff pitched four innings giving up three hits and three walks with three strikeouts.  Miguel Castro lost his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run.  Sean Reid-Foley pitched an inning with a strikeout and Trevor May pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Ian Anderson pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Anderson won his fifth game of the season.  A.J. Minter pitched 2/3 of an inning and Will Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and he saved his 14^th game of the season. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Pete Alonso had two hits and Dom Smith had two hits.  Villar hit a double and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Lindor was caught stealing and picked off. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had two hits and an RBI, Ozzie Albies drew a walk and Abraham Almonte had a hit and drew a walk.  Dansby Swanson had a hit, Guillermo Heredia drew a walk and Acuna Jr. hit a double and a homerun.  The Braves were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Acuna Jr. had an outfield assist and Minter had a pickoff. 

In the fifth Acuna Jr. hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead and that would be the final score of the game.   

New York Mets take game one of doubleheader vs. the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves in game one of a doubleheader on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets offense only managed five hits but Dom Smith had three RBI to lead the way. 

deGrom pitched five innings giving up a hit and no runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  deGrom won his seventh game of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Edwin Diaz saved his 15^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Kyle Muller started for the Braves and he pitched four innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Muller took the loss which was the first of the season for him.  Shane Greene pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs, Sean Newcomb pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Ty Tice pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Smith had a hit and three RBI and Kevin Pillar had a hit.  Jose Peraza had a hit, Tomas Nido drew a walk and Billy McKinney drew a walk.  Jeff McNeil had a hit, Peraza and Smith each hit a double and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Freddie Freeman drew a walk, Ozzie Albies had a hit and two RBI and Guillermo Heredia drew a walk.  Kevan Smith had a hit, Muller drew a walk and Smith hit a double.  Albies hit a homerun and the Braves were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the first a wild pitch gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Smith hit a three-run double to push the lead to 4-0.  In the sixth Albies hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  4-2 would be the final score in seven innings as it was game one of a doubleheader. 

New York Yankees defeat the Blue Jays for second straight victory

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and pitched well and Gary Sanchez had a pinch hit two-run homerun to lead the offense. 

Cole pitched eight innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  He won his eighth game of the season.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and earned his 14^th save of the season. 

Ross Stripling started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two being earned.  He walked two and struck out nine and lost his fourth game of the season.  Rafael Dolis pitched to one batter walking him and then left with an injury.  Trent Thornton pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up ah it and he struck out two and Patrick Murphy pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Gleyber Torres drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Sanchez had a hit and two RBI.  Brett Gardner drew a walk, Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Torres committed an error. 

Marcus Semien had a hit and an RBI, Bo Bichette had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit.  Teoscar Hernandez had two hits, Cavan Biggio had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Hernandez hit a double.  Semien and Biggio each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Panik committed two errors. 

In the first Stanton hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Semien hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Biggio hit a solo homerun giving the Jays a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will look for the three-game sweep on Thursday night.   

New York Mets defeat the Chicago Cubs

 

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Taijuan Walker started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Jonathan Villar had two hits to lead the offense. 

Walker pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with 12 strikeouts.  He won his sixth game of the season.  Seth Lugo earned his first save of the season pitching two innings and giving up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Alec Mills started for the Cubs and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Rex Brothers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Keegan Thompson pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks and he struck out three and Dan Winkler pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Villar had two hits and drew a walk, Francisco Lindor had a hit and drew two walks and Dom Smith had a hit and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso had a hit and three RBI, Billy McKinney had a hit and James McCann had a hit and drew a walk.  Luis Guillorme had a hit and drew a walk, Smith and Villar each hit a double and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Pillar had an outfield assist. 

Joc Pederson had a hit, Patrick Wisdom had a hit and Javier Baez had a hit and two RBI.  Wilson Contreras had two hits, Ian Happ had a hit and Eric Sogard had a hit.  Jason Heyward drew a walk, Baez hit a homerun and the Cubs were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Alcantara committed an error. 

In the third Baez hit a two-run homerun to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead.   In the bottom of the third Alonso hit a two-run single to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the fifth Alonso hit a sac fly giving the Mets a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play their third and final game of the series on Wednesday night.