The New York Mets experience history as Johan pitched a no-hitter

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 8-0 on Friday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing,NY. The game also included drama and history as Santana became the first Met in history to pitch a no hitter. Santana started and was brilliant, he was a little wild though and threw a lot of pitches. Murphy led the Mets offense. Adam Wainwright started for the Mets and didn’t pitch so well. 
Santana pitched nine innings giving up no hits and no runs. He walked five batters and struck out eight. Wainwright pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and seven runs with three walks and six strikeouts. Santana earned his third win of the season and Wainwright suffered his sixth loss of the season.

Andres Torres drew a walk, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had two hits and drew a walk and Wright had a hit, RBI and drew two walks. Lucas Duda had a hit and four RBI, Murphy had two hits and three RBI and Ike Davis drew a walk. Omar Quintanilla had two hits. Wright had a double, Murphy had a triple and Duda had a homerun. The Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Rafael Furcal, Matt Holliday, David Freese, Yadier Molina and Matt Adams each drew a walk.

In the bottom of the fourth the Mets took the lead. Duda hit a sacrifice fly and Murphy hit an RBI triple to make it 2-0 Mets. Duda hit a three run homerun in the sixth inning. In the bottom of the seventh, Wright had a bases loaed walk and Murphy had a two run single to make it 7-0. That would be the final score, the two teams will meet again on Saturday afternoon.

The Mets have been around for 52 years and never pitched a no hitter before. Tom Seaver in 1975 pitched 8 2/3 innings but it was broken up. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Yankees win in Detroit

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 9-4 on Friday night. The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched well. The bullpen made it a little interesting at the end and Rafael Soriano had to come on in and close the game out. Curtis Granderson led the offense. Casey Crosby was making his major league debut for the Tigers. He struggled and the bullpen gave up some late runs to put the game out of reach. Quintin Berry and Delmon Young led the Tigers offense. 
Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Sabathia picked up his seventh win of the season. Cody Eppley didn’t record an out and he gave up a hit and a run, Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up one hit and Cory Wade faced two batters and retired them both. Clay Rapada pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking two and Soriano earned his seventh save of the season retiring both batters that he faced. Crosby in his first game suffered his first loss. He pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and six runs with four walks and three strikeouts. The bullpen pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs. They walked two and struck out seven. Luis Marte pitched really well. He pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out three.

Derek Jeter had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Granderson had two hits and four RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Alex Rodriguez had a hit and two RBI, Robinson Cano drew a walk and Nick Swisher drew two walks. Andruw Jones had a hit and an RBI, Jayson Nix had a hit and drew two walks and Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI. Nix and Jones each had a double, Granderson and Rodriguez each had a homerun. The Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Nix and Granderson each had a stolen base.

Berry had three hits for the Tigers. Danny Worth had a hit, RBI and drew a walk, Miguel Cabrera had a hit and Prince Fielder had a hit, RBI and drew a walk. Young had three hits, Gerald Laird had a hit and drew a walk and Jhonny Peralta had an RBI. Alex Avila drew a walk, Ramon Santiago had a hit and an RBI. Berry, Young and Cabrera each had a double. Berry had a triple and Santiago had a homerun. The Tigers were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Santos had a passed ball.

Worth had an RBI single in the first to make it 1-0 Tigers. In the second inning Jeter walked to drive in a run and Granderson hit a grand slam to make it 5-1 Yankees. In the third Santiago hit a solo homerun and Fielder hit an RBI single to make it 5-3 Yankees. Stewart hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it 6-4 Yankees. Jones hit an RBI double in the eighth to make it a 7-4 game. Peralta hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 7-5 and in the ninth Rodriguez hit a two run homerun to make it 9-5. The final score would be 9-5 Yankees.

The Yankees improved their record to 28-23 and the Tigers record dropped to 24-28. The Yankees and Tigers are playing a three game series in Detroit. The Yankees will have off on Monday and start a homestand on Tuesday night.

The Mets blow a lead late and lose the rubber game to the Phillies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 10-6 tonight. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing,NY. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched well. The Mets bullpen did not pitch well. They used five relievers and they all gave up at least one run. Cliff Lee started for the Phillies and pitched ok and the bullpen pitched well other then one pitcher. Lucas Duda led the Mets offense and Jimmy Rollins and Juan Pierre led the Phillies offense. 
Gee pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Bobby Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Jon Rauch took the loss pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. Rauch is now 3-4 on the season, Tim Byrdak pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk and Ramon Ramirez didn’t record an out and gave up three hits and three runs. Chris Schwinden pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs. Lee pitched six innings for the Phillies giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and seven strikeouts. Antonio Bastardo got his second win of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit with one strikeout.

Andres Torres had two hits and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and David Wright had a hit and an RBI. Scott Hairston had two hits, Vinny Rottino drew a walk and Duda had three hits and three RBI. Rob Johnson had a hit, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit. Wright, Torres and Hairston each had a double. Duda hit two homeruns. The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Murphy committed an error.

Rollins had three hits and three RBI, Pierre had three hits and Hunter Pence had a hit. Ty Wigginton had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Shane Victorino had a hit and three RBI and Fontenot had a hit. Brian Schneider had a hit, Carlos Ruiz had a hit and two RBI and John Mayberry had a hit. Schneider, Pierre and Wigginton each had a double. Wigginton, Ruiz and Rollins each hit a homerun. The Phillies were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Rollins had a stolen base.

Wright hit an RBI double in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Wigginton hit a solo homerun in the second to tie the game at one. Duda hit a two run homerun in the sixth to make it 3-1 Mets. Ruiz hit a two run homerun in the seventh to tie the game at three. In the eighth Victorino hit a sacrifice fly to give the Phillies a 4-3 lead. In the ninth there was a lot of action. Rollins hit a three run homerun, Wigginton hit an RBI double and Victorino hit a two run single to make it 10-3 Phillies. Duda hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the ninth and Torres hit an RBI double. Murphy hit an RBI single and it was 10-6 Phillies, that is how the game ended.

The Mets record dropped to 28-23 and the Phillies improved their record to 27-25. The Phillies took two out of three in the series. The Mets will begin a four game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at home on Friday night.

The New York Yankees lose their second straight game in Anaheim

The New York Yankees lost to the Anaheim Angels by the score of 5-1. The game was in Anaheim, California. The Yankees have had their problems over the years in Anaheim although they were 3-3 there last year. The Yankees had won five in a row coming into this series but have now lost two in a row, the Angels have won eight games in a row. Andy Pettitte made the start for the Yankees and pitched ok. Alex Rodriguez had three hits to lead the Yankees offense. Dan Haren started for the Angels and pitched well. The Angels offense was spread out nicely with everyone but one hitter having at least a hit. 
Pettitte pitched seven innings giving up five runs on nine hits. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out three and suffered his second loss of the season. Cody Eppley pitched an inning giving up two hits with a strikeout. Haren earned his third win of the season pitching seven innings giving up eight hits and a run with seven strikeouts. Scott Downs pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Ernesto Frieri pitched an inning giving up two walks and a hit batter with two strikeouts.

Derek Jeter had two hits and drew a walk, Rodriguez had three hits and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Raul Ibanez had a hit, Nick Swisher had a hit and an RBI and Russell Martin had a hit and drew a walk. Ibanez had a double and the Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base.

Mike Trout had a hit and an RBI, Maizur Izturis had a hit and Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBI. Mark Trumbo had two hits and an RBI, Howie Kendrick had a hit and an RBI and Torii Hunter had a hit. Erick Aybar had two hits and Peter Bourjos had a hit. Trout had a triple, Pujols and Trumbo each hit a homerun. The Angels were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Trumbo had a stolen base and Izturis committed an error.

In the third Trout hit an RBI triple and Pujols hit a two run homerun to make it 3-0 Angels. Swisher hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it 3-1. In the sixth Trumbo hit a solo homerun making it 4-1 and Kendrick made it 5-1 with a RBI single in the eighth inning. The Yankees loaded the bases in the ninth but couldn’t score and the game ended 5-1.

The Yankees have now lost two in a row and their record is 26-23. The Angels have won eight in a row and improved their record to 26-25. The two teams will complete their three game series on Wednesday night. The Angels have won the series and will now try and sweep it, the Yankees will look to salvage the final game and head off to Detroit.

The Mets even up their series with the Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 6-3 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing,NY. Jeremy Hefner started and pitched well. Omar Quintanella had three hits to lead the Mets offense. Joe Blanton started for the Phillies and didn’t pitch well but their bullpen did. Jimmy Rollins and Placido Polanco led the Phillies offensive attack. 
Hefner won his first major league game by pitching six innings giving up six hits and three runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four. Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning, Jon Rauch gave up a hit in one inning and Frank Francisco earned his 14^th save pitching an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. Blanton lost his fifth game of the season pitching five innings giving up nine hits and six runs. He walked two and struck out four. They used three relievers who pitched three innings giving up one hit and no runs. The bullpen struck out four batters and walked none.

Mike Baxter had a hit and an RBI, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and David Wright had a hit and an RBI. Lucas Duda drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Ike Davis had a hit, RBI and drew a walk. Quintanella had three hits, Hefner had a hit and an RBI and Scott Hairston had a hit and two RBI. Quintanilla had two doubles, Baxter and Murphy each had a double. Hefner and Hairston each had a homerun. The Mets were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Baxter committed an error.

Rollins had two hits, Juan Pierre had a hit and Hunter Pence had a hit. Ty Wigginton had a hit, Polanco had two hits and Brian Schneider had a hit and an RBI. Rollins and Pence each had a double and Schneider hit a homerun. The Phillies were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Rollins scored on a wild pitch by Hefner in the first inning giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead. Wright hit an RBI single in the bottom of the first and Davis hit an RBI single to make it 2-1 Mets. Schneider hit a solo homerun to tie the game in the second inning. Baxter hit an RBI double in the second to give the Mets a 3-2 lead. In the fourth Hefner hit a solo homerun which was his first major league hit. The Mets had a 4-2 lead. In the sixth Pence hit an RBI double to make it a 4-3 game. Hairston hit a two run homerun in the sixth which made it a 6-3 game. The final score was 6-3.

The Mets and Phillies have split the first two games of this series. The two teams will meet in the rubber game on Wednesday night. The Mets improved their record to 28-22 and the Phillies record dropped to 26-25.

The Mets lose 8-4 to the Phillies in a holiday matinee game

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 8-4 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing,New York. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched ok but not great. The Mets offense managed seven hits but not one batter had more then one. The bullpen used five pitchers and two of them had rough outings. Cole Hamels pitched pretty well for the Phillies. Ty Wigginton led the Phillies offense. 
Niese pitched five innings giving up two hits and four runs with five walks and seven strikeouts. Ramon Ramirez pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Bobby Parnell took the loss pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jon Rauch pitched an inning giving up a hit. Manny Acosta pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a strikeout and Jack Egbert pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters. Hamels got his eighth win of the season pitching eight innings and giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Justin Turner had a hit, Kurt Nieuwenhuis had a hit and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Scott Hairston had a hit and two RBI, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Vinny Rottino had a hit and two RBI. Rob Johnson and Andres Torres had a hit. Torres had a double, Rottino and Hairston each hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and they left two men on base. Murphy and Wright each committed an error.

Jimmy Rollins had a hit, Placido Polanco had a hit and Hunter Pence had a hit and drew two walks. Shane Victorino drew a walk, Wigginton had three hits, six RBI and drew two walks and John Mayberry had two hits and two RBI. Brian Schneider drew a walk and Hamels had a hit. Wigginton had a double and a homerun and Mayberry also hit a homerun. The Phillies were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Pence had an outfield assist.

In the third Wigginton hit a two run double to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead. In the fifth Rottino hit a two run homerun to tie the game at two. Mayberry hit a two run homerun in the sixth to give the Phillies a 4-2 lead. Hairston hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at four. Wigginton hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 5-4 Phillies. Wigginton hit a three run homerun in the ninth to make it 8-4 and that would be the final score.

The Mets saw their record drop to 27-22. The Phillies improved their record to 26-24. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

The New York Mets take the series from the Padres with another shutout

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres by the score of 2-0 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place in Flushing,NY. It was banner day as the Mets brought it back for the first time since 1996. The Mets got a great start out of R.A. Dickey who followed a great start by Johan Santana on Saturday afternoon. The Mets offense was led by Justin Turner. Edison Volquez started for the Padres and pitched ok and their bullpen did a good job. Their offense only managed three hits, one was a double. 
Dickey pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up no runs on three hits. He walked one and struck out ten and earned his seventh win of the season. Tim Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Frank Francisco picked up his 13^th save of the season pitching a perfect inning. Volquez pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Volquez suffered his fifth loss of the season, Brad Brach pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings striking out one and Andrew Cashner pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Mike Baxter had a hit, David Wright drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew a walk. Daniel Murphy had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Turner had two hits and Dickey had a hit. Turner had a double and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Wright and Murphy each had a stolen base. Nickeas had a passed ball and Duda had an outfield assist.

Yonder Alonso had a hit, Jesus Guzman had a hit and Nick Hundley had a hit. The only walk was by Chris Denorfia. Guzman had a double and The Padres were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Guzman was caught stealing. Hundley had a passed ball.

Murphy had an RBI single in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fifth inning their was a passed ball that scored a run and made it 2-0. That would be all the scoring in the game.

The Mets improved their record to 27-21 and the Padres record dropped to 17-32. The Mets took three of four in this series to win it. The Mets will remain at home and take on the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday afternoon.

The Yankees sweep the Oakland Athletics and win their fifth straight

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics by the score of 2-0 on Sunday evening. The game was played in Oakland, California. The Yankees got a strong start out of Hiroki Kuroda and Rafael Soriano closed it out. Mark Teixeira had another good offensive day as he has broken out of his slump. Derek Jeter had another day where he passed another legend on the all-time hits list. Tommy Milone started for the Athletics and pitched well. The A’s couldn’t get anything going offensively though.
Kuroda pitched eight shutout innings giving up four hits and one walk. He struck out three batters and picked up his fourth win of the season. Soriano picked up his fifth save of the season and is perfect since taking over the role. He gave up a hit and struck out two in his one inning of work. Soriano became the first Yankees closer other than Mariano Rivera to record at least four straight saves since 1997. Milone picked up his fourth loss of the season. He pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Cook retired the only batter he faced, Grant Balfour pitched a perfect inning striking out one and Brian Fuentes pitched a perfect inning striking out one.

Jeter gave up a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Teixeira had two hits and an RBI. Alex Rodriguez had a hit, Robinson Cano drew a walk and Nick Swisher had a hit. Andruw Jones had a hit and an RBI and Jayson Nix had a hit. Nix and Teixeira each had a double and Jones had a homerun. The Yankees were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base.

Jemile Weeks had a hit, Coco Crisp had a hit and Josh Reddick had a hit. Seth Smith had a hit and drew a walk. The Athletics were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Crisp had two stolen bases and Weeks was caught stealing.

Andruw Jones hit a solo homerun in the second inning. The Yankees had a 1-0 lead until the seventh inning when Teixeira hit an RBI double to make it 2-0. The closest the Athletics came was in the seventh. They had first and third one out but the next two guys struck out and flew out.

The Yankees swept the three game series and have won five games in a row. The five wins in a row are the most this season by the Yankees. The Yankees improved their record to 26-21. The Athletics record dropped to 22-26. The Yankees are now only two games out of first place in the loss column. The Yankees will begin a three game series in Anaheim against the Angels on Monday night.

The Yankees win their fourth straight as their offense stays hot

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics by the score of 9-2 on Saturday evening. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and didn’t have his best command but pitched well enough to win the game. Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano carried the offense with a combined seven hits. Bartolo Colon started for the Athletics and didn’t pitch very well. Cowgill led the Athletics offense. 
Sabathia gave up seven hits and two runs in seven innings. He walked two and struck out four and earned his sixth win of the season. Cory Wade pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Cody Eppley pitched an inning giving up a walk. Colon lost his fifth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up nine hits and six runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out three. Jordan Norberto pitched an inning giving up two walks and Godfrey pitched two innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He did strike out a batter.

Derek Jeter had two hits and two RBI, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez had an RBI and drew a walk. Cano had three hits and an RBI, Teixeira had four hits and five RBI and Nick Swisher had two hits. Eric Chavez had two hits, and Chris Stewart had a hit. Chavez, Swisher and Cano each had a double. Cano had a homerun and Teixeira hit two homeruns in the game. The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Granderson was caught stealing and Stewart had a passed ball.

Jemile Weeks had two hits, Josh Reddick had a hit and an RBI and Johnny Gomes had a hit and an RBI. Kurt Suzuki drew two walks, Adam Rosales drew a walk and Collin Cowgill had three hits. The Athletics were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Pennington committed an error.

Gomes had an RBI single in the first inning to make it 1-0 Athletics. Cano hit a solo homerun in the second inning to tie the game at one. In the third inning Jeter hit an RBI single to put the Yankees ahead 2-1. The Athletics tied the game right away in the third inning on a Reddicke solo homerun. Teixeira hit the first of his two homeruns in the fourth inning to make it 3-2 Yankees. Rodriguez had a sacrifice fly in the

Fifth inning. Teixeira hit a two run single in the same inning to push the lead to 6-2. In the eighth inning Jeter was hit by a pitch to make it 7-2 Yankees and that would be the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 25-21 and the Athletics record dropped to 22-25. The Yankees will be looking for the sweep on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees will then head to Anaheim for a three game series.

The Mets beat up on the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres by the score of 9-0 on Saturday afternoon. It was a hot and humid day, picture perfect for baseball though. The game was played at Citi Field in Flushing,NY. I was in attendance and had a good view of all the action. Johan Santana pitched for the Mets and was simply brilliant. The Mets offense got three homeruns, they had a big first inning and a big eighth inning which was their final inning. 
Santana pitched nine innings giving up no runs on four hits. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out seven. It was the second win of the season for Santana. Santana must of felt like it was Christmas as he very rarely gets run support. Clayton Richard started for the Padres and pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with three walks. He struck out five batters and took his sixth loss of the season. Matt Palmer pitched a scoreless inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Dale Thayer pitched an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout.

Andres Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Justin Turner had two hits and David Wright drew a walk. Scott Hairston had two hits and three RBI, Ike Davis had a hit and an RBI and Vinny Rottino had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Ronny Cedeno drew two walks, Mike Nickeas had a hit and four RBI. Davis had a double, Hairston, Rottino and Nickeas each hit a homerun. Rottino hit his first major league homerun. The Mets were 4-7 with three men left on base in the game. Hairston was picked off.

Blake Tekotte had a hit, Yonder Alonso, Jesus Guzman and Chase Headley each had a hit. The Padres were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.

The Mets struck with four runs in the first inning. Hairston hit a three run homerun and Rottino hit a solo homerun. It was 4-0 Mets after the first inning. In the eighth Davis hit an RBI double and Nickeas hit a grand slam to make it 9-0.

The Mets won their second game in a row and improved their record to 26-21. The Padres record dropped to 17-31. The two teams will complete their four game series on Sunday afternoon. The Mets have won two out of the first three games played.