The New York Mets defeat the Dodgers on the West Coast

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers by the score of 3-2 on Thursday night. The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Chris Young started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen did it’s job. Chris Capuano pitched pretty well for the Dodgers and their bullpen did it’s job. David Wright led the Mets offense and Ellian Herrera and Juan Rivera lead the Dodgers offense. 
Young won his second game of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out six. Tim Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Jon Rauch pitched an inning giving up a hit and Bobby Parnell saved his first game of the season. Parnell pitched one perfect inning. Capuano lost his third game of the season pitching seven innings giving up five hits and three runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out five. Josh Lindblom pitched 2/3 of an inning walking a batter and Scott Elbert pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk.

Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Wright had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Daniel Murphy had a hit, Mike Nickeas had a hit and drew a walk and Wright and Torres each had a double. Wright hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Torres had a stolen base and was also caught stealing. Nickeas had a passed ball.

Dee Gordon had a hit, Herrera had two hits and an RBI and Rivera had two hits and an RBI. Adam Kennedy had a hit, Tony Gwynn Jr. had a hit and Jerry Hairston Jr. drew a walk. Gordon had a double, Herrera had a triple and the Dodgers were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Loney committed an error.

Wright hit an RBI double in the first inning to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Wright hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 in the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fourth Herrera hit an RBI triple and Rivera hit an RBI single to make it a 2-2 game. Torres hit an RBI double in the fifth to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 41-36 as they took the first game of four. The Dodgers record fell to 43-34 and they lost their fifth straight game. The Dodgers had a big lead in the NL West which has now vanished. The two teams will play game two on Friday night.

The Yankees get crushed by the White Sox as Warren and Wade struggle

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago White Sox on Friday night by the score of 14-7. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,NY. Adam Warren was making his major league debut and it showed as he got hit really hard. David Phelps ate up some innings in relief and will most likely now fill the spot of Warren going forward. Cory Wade got hit really hard and I would expect him to be sent down or released tonight or tomorrow. Andruw Jones and Nick Swisher led the Yankees offense. 
Warren pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs. He walked two batters and struck out one. Phelps took the loss, his third of the season pitching 3 1/3 innings and giving up four hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out five. Clay Rapada retired the only batter that he faced, Wade pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts. DeWayne Wise faced two hitters and retired them both. Yes it isn’t a misprint Wise the outfielder did come in to pitch. Jose Quintana got the win, his third of the season. He pitched six innings giving up eight hits and six runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Matt Thornton pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Nate Jones pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Leyson Septimo made his major league debut pitching a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts.

Derek Jeter had a hit and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI and Swisher had two hits and drew a walk. Jones had two hits and two RBI, Nix had a hit and two RBI and Chris Stewart had a hit. Jeter, Nix and Teixeira each had a double and Jones had two doubles. Granderson hit a homerun. The Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Cano was caught stealing and Stewart committed an error.

De Aza had a hit and two RBI, Kevin Youkilis had an RBI and Adam Dunn had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks. Paul Konerko had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Alex Rios had two hits and an RBI and A.J. Pierzynski had three hits and three RBI. Viciedo had two hits and drew a walk, Alexi Ramirez had four hits and three RBI and Gordon Beckham had three hits and two RBI. Beckham had two doubles, Vicideo, Ramirez and De Aza each had a double. Pierzynski hit two homeruns, Konerko and Ramirez each hit a homerun. The White Sox were 7-17 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Rios had a stolen base and Ramirez committed an error.

Granderson hit a two run homerun in the first and Jones hit a two run double. The Yankees had a 4-0 lead in the first inning. The White Sox came right back in the second inning. Pierzynski hit a solo homerun, Beckham hit a two run double and Youkilis had an RBI groundout to make it a 4-4 game. In the third Konerko hit a solo homerun to make it 5-4 White Sox. Pierzynski hit an RBI single to make it 6-4 White Sox. Nix hit a two run double to tie the game at six in the fourth inning. In the fifth Pierzynski hit his second homerun of the game to make it 7-6 White Sox. Rios hit an RBI single in the sixth to push the lead to 8-6. Ramirez hit a two run homerun in the seventh and it was 10-6 White Sox. In the bottom of the seventh Cano hit an RBI groundout and it was 10-7 White Sox. In the ninth the White Sox would add four more runs and put the game away.

The Yankees have lost their second game in a row after winning five in a row prior. The Yankees will try and get a game in the four game series on Saturday afternoon. The Yankees record fell to 46-30. The White Sox improved their record to 42-35. The Yankees own a four game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East.

Yankees Thursday night notes

Here are the postgame notes for the Yankees after a tough Thursday night loss to the White Sox.  The Lohud Yankees blog does a great job and I also add in my two cents. 

What could have been a win that gave the Yankees a huge confidence boost after losing both CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte to injury yesterday ended up being a devastating 4-3 loss that left the clubhouse feeling as somber as it has in quite some time.

David Robertson is usually one of the last Yankees to express any sort of displeasure, but it was written all over his face tonight. Clearly, Robertson was mad at himself for giving up the decisive home run to Dayan Viciedo in the ninth, but he also was a bit more open about his disappointment with how he was used than I would have expected.  I was suprised by this also.  He is never like this, maybe it was just the frustration but he made it clear he wasn't happy with the manager. 
“If it’s up to me – if it’s my choice – yeah, I would prefer (to start the inning),” Robertson said. “But I’ve been in situations before just like that, and I’ve gotten out of them. Tonight just wasn’t my night.”

With regular closer Rafael Soriano understandably unavailable after pitching in four of the last five games, Joe Girardi defended his decision not to start the inning with Robertson.
“His velocity has been not as consistent as before he got hurt, so I’m watching him,” Girardi said. “I’m going to be cautious.”

Basically, Girardi said that he decided to mix and match in the ninth inning rather than use Robertson for the second consecutive day. Robertson said that he felt fine to pitch a full inning, even noting that he felt better in his second consecutive day of work against the Mets over the weekend than he did in his first. When asked if he thought he was going to have the opportunity to start and finish the ninth inning, Robertson responded, “I thought I was.”

Of course, the inning would have never come down to Viciedo’s homer if Clay Rapada had been able to turn what looked to be a routine double play. After Cody Eppley gave up a single to lead off the inning, Girardi went to Rapada to face the lefty A.J. Pierzynski. Rapada induced a weak ground ball right back to the pitcher, but his throw to second sailed into center field. “I thought I fielded it very cleanly, I just didn’t get my feet going, and pushed the ball right into center field,” Rapada said. “It’s really tough because I executed the pitch that I wanted, I just didn’t do my job as a fielder… Throwing to the chest is throwing to the chest, and I didn’t do it.”  If he would of just gotten at least the one out the Yankees most likely win the game.  That was the turning point and a very frustrating play. 

Girardi was asked if he regretted his decision to not allow Robertson to pitch the entire inning. “No, not at all,” he said. “We give up a hit, and we get a double play ball. I should have been bringing him in with two outs… We’ve done a lot of mixing and matching, and we’re going to continue to do it.”
 Lost in all of the ninth inning madness was a strong outing from Ivan Nova. He was hit hard at times, but gave the Yankees 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball. “I have to say my fastball and slider (were working), because my curveball wasn’t there today,” he said. “But I battled to the end.”

Girardi talked about White Sox starter Dylan Axelrod, who did a pretty good job against this Yankees lineup other than the fifth inning. “I thought he threw a lot of sliders that were effective against us,” Girardi said. “Whether they were behind in the count or ahead in the count, he stayed down and nibbled.”  The Yankees have more trouble with those guys especially when they haven't seen him before. 

The Yankees did most of their damage in the fifth with two outs. Curtis Granderson singled, which was followed by an RBI double from A-Rod. I’ve been saying for quite some time that opposing pitchers seem to always give him these hittable first-pitch strikes because they know he usually takes them. Tonight, he jumped on two first-pitch strikes, and it resulted in two doubles. Robby Cano also had an RBI double in the inning, giving him 19 RBI in the month of June.  Cano is just completely on fire. 

With a man on and two outs in the ninth, Derek Jeter hit one to the wall in right field that could have provided the Yankees with a walkoff win. “I didn’t know,” Jeter said when asked if he thought it was a home run. “They were playing no doubles (defense), so it either goes out or he catches it.”

Here’s a typical Derek Jeter response on what it means to tie Cal Ripken, Jr. for 13th on the all-time hits list: “Right now, it’s kind of hard to sit around and think about it. Obviously what Cal represents, being a shortstop, he’s someone that I’ve always admired.”

My opinion on Girardi’s decision not to use Robertson to start the ninth: He got too cute. I understand that Robertson is coming off of an injury, but he was obviously available. He’s their set-up man, and when the closer isn’t ready to go, the set-up man gets to close. You have to show more confidence in a guy that’s been as good as D-Rob. Girardi has done a great job managing the bullpen all year. But not tonight.  That is Chads take and I would tend to agree with that.  I mean bottom line is if the players execute especially Rapada with the easy double play we aren't talking about it but Robertson should of had the clean inning to close it out. 

The New York Yankees five game winning streak is snapped by the White Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago White Sox by the score of 4-3 on Thursday night. The game took place at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx,NY. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched very well. It got away from them in the ninth with a big error by Clay Rapada and Dave Robertson giving up a homerun. Derek Jeter almost hit a two run walkoff homerun in the bottom of the ninth but he fell just short. Alex Rodriguez led the Yankees offense. 
Nova pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and one run with three walks and five strikeouts. Boone Logan faced one batter and retired him, Cody Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout and Rapada gave up a run without getting an out. Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. Robertson took his second blown save and fell to 0-2 on the season. The big play of the game though was an easy double play grounded to Rapada and he threw it very wide into center field and set up the White Sox winning the game. Dylan Axelrod started for the White Sox and pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Hector Santiago picked up his second win of the season pitching one inning and giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. Addison Reed picked up his 11^th save pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one.

Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI. Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and Nick Swisher drew a walk. Raul Ibanez drew a walk, DeWayne Wise had a hit and Chris Stewart had a hit. Rodriguez and Cano each had a double and Teixeira hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Rapada committed an error, Granderson had a stolen base and Jeter was caught stealing.

Alejandro De Aza had four hits and an RBI, Adam Dunn drew two walks and Paul Konerko had a hit. Alex Rios had two hits, Dayan Viciedo had a hit and three RBI and drew a walk. Konerko had a double, De Aza and Viciedo each hit a homerun. The White Sox were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base.  De Aza was caught stealing.

De Aza hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the fifth Rodriguez and Cano each had an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. In the eighth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1. In the ninth Viciedo hit a three run homerun to give the White Sox a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.

The Yankees had their five game winning streak snapped. The Yankees record dropped to 46-29 and the White Sox improved their record to 41-35. They are both in first place in their respective divisions. The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Friday night.

The Mets clobber the Cubs to salvage the final game of the series

The Mets clobber the Cubs to salvage the final game of the series

By Gary W. Marchese Jr.

Chicago,IL(June 27, 2012)-The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs by the score of 17-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The Mets got a lot of hitting and some good pitching from Jon Niese. Jeff Samardzija had a rough day starting for the Cubs and Barney led their offense.

Niese pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts. Niese is now 6-3 on the season. Ramon Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and struck out two. Samardzija lost his seventh game of the season and pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and nine runs. He walked four and struck out one. Coleman pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up six hits and seven runs with a couple of walks and a strikeout. The Cubs used three other relievers who pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run. They walked one and struck out two.

Andres Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Ruben Tejada had three hits and David Wright had two hits and five RBI. Justin Turner had a hit, Lucas Duda drew three walks and Ike Davis had three hits and four RBI. Scott Hairston had two hits and four RBI, Daniel Murphy had three hits and four RBI and Josh Thole had a hit. Niese drew two walks and Mike Nickeas drew a walk. Murphy, Davis, Tejada, Wright and Thole each had a double. Murphy had two homeruns, Davis and Hairston each hit a homerun. The Mets were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Torres had a stolen base, Thole had a passed ball. Niese had a pickoff.

The Mets scored three runs in the fourth and six each in the fifth and sixth innings. Wright had a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead in the first inning. In the second Valbuena had an RBI double to tie the game at one. In the fourth Davis had an RBI double and Murphy had a two run homerun and it was 4-1 Mets. Wright hit a two run double in the fifth, Davis hit a three run homerun and Murphy hit a solo homerun making it 10-1 Mets. In the sixth Wright hit a two run single and Hairston hit a grand slam and it was 16-1 Mets. In the eighth Murphy grounded out to make it 17-1.

The Mets salvaged the final game of the three game series. The Mets improved their record to 40-36 and the Cubs record fell to 26-49. The Mets will head to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers in a four game series beginning on Thursday night.

The Yankees sweep the Indians but have a rough day

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by the score of 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon. The game was played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,NY. The Yankees won the game but they did have a rough day. They placed their ace CC Sabathia on the disabled list with a slight groin strain. He will miss two starts and return right after the All Star Break. Andy Pettitte who started this game for the Yankees was taken out after being hit in the shin by a line drive. It was later revealed that he suffered a fractured ankle and will be out a minimum of six weeks. This is a big blow to the Yankees but they will try to get by with their offense and bullpen. There are guys like Freddy Garcia who will have to step up for them. The Yankees got some key hits and a big homerun from Robinson Cano. Ubaldo Jiminez had the Yankees really baffled early on but they were able to get to him eventually. 
Pettitte pitched four innings giving up three hits and two runs, one of them being earned. He walked one and struck out seven. Cody Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Clay Rapada pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Freddy Garcia earned his second win pitching 2 1/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts. Dave Robertson pitched an inning striking out two and Rafael Soriano earned his 17^th save pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout. Ubaldo Jiminez took the loss, his sixth of the season. He pitched six innings giving up four hits and four runs with four walks and seven strikeouts. Joe Smith pitched an inning, striking out two and Pestano pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run and struck out a batter.

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk and Robinson Cano had three hits and two RBI. Raul Ibanez had a hit and drew a walk, Eric Chavez had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk. Chavez and Rodriguez each had a double and Cano had a homerun. The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Granderson had a stolen base, Rodriguez committed an error and Pettitte picked off a runner.

Michael Brantley had an RBI and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Kipnis had two hits and an RBI. Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit, Shelly Duncan had a hit and an RBI and Choo drew a walk. Casey Kotchman had a hit, Lou Marson had two hits and Cunningham drew a walk. Duncan had a double and the Indians were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Kipnis had a stolen base and Cunningham was caught stealing.

In the second inning Duncan had an RBI double to give the Indians a 1-0 lead. Chavez had a two run double in the fourth to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. Cabrera and Kipnis each had an RBI single in the fifth to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead. Cano hit a two run homerun in the sixth giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead. The Yankees would expand their lead to 5-3 in the eighth inning. Chavez had an RBI single and then in the ninth it got interesting but the Yankees held on. Brantley drew a walk to drive in the final run and the final score was 5-4.

The Yankees swept the three game series and have won five straight. The Yankees have also won 15 of their last 18 games. The Yankees have a five game lead for first place in the AL East. The Yankees improved their record to 46-28. The Indians record fell to 37-37. The Yankees will play a four game series at home against the Chicago White Sox with Old Timers Day being on Sunday.

The New York Mets lose their fourth straight game

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs by the score of 5-3 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago,Illinois. Dillon Gee started and did not pitch very well for the Mets. Randy Wells started for the Cubs and didn’t pitch great but their bullpen did. Josh Thole led the Mets offense with two hits. The Cubs had five players with two hits. 
Gee pitched five innings giving up nine hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Gee suffered his sixth loss of the season. Jeremy Hefner pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout, Tim Byrdak faced two batters and retired them both and Hampson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run. Miguel Batista pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. Wells pitched three innings giving up six hits and three runs with four walks and three strikeouts. The Cubs bullpen pitched six innings giving up no runs and two hits with two walks and three strikeouts.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and David Wright had an RBI and drew a walk. Lucas Duda drew a walk, Ike Davis had a hit and Scott Hairston had a hit and drew a walk. Murphy had a hit, Thole had two hits and an RBI and Gee had a hit, RBI and drew a walk. Ronny Cedeno had a hit, Justin Turner had a hit. Davis had a double, the Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base. Hairston and Torres each had a stolen base. Nieuwenhuis was caught stealing. Tejada committed an error and Thole picked off a runner.

David DeJesus had two hits, Starlin Castro had a hit and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had two hits and an RBI. Alfonso Soriano had an RBI, Bryan LaHair drew a walk and Louis Valbuena had two hits and an RBI. Darwin Barney had two hits and an RBI, Steve Clevenger had two hits and Reed Johnson had a hit. Valbuena and Rizzo each hit a double. The Cubs were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. LaHair was picked off and Valbuena committed two errors.

Thole hit an RBI single and Gee hit an RBI single in the second inning to make it 2-0 Mets. In the third Soriano grounded out and Valbuena hit an RBI double. Barney hit an RBI single to make it 3-2 Cubs. In the fourth Wright hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at three. Rizzo hit an RBI double in the fourth to make it 4-3 Cubs. Johnson hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 5-3 and that would be the final score.

The Mets have now lost four straight games. The Mets record fell to 39-36. The Cubs record improved to 26-48. The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Wednesday afternoon.

The Yankees win their fourth game in a row

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night by the score of 6-4. The game took place at Yankees stadium in the Bronx,NY. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched brilliantly. The only blemish in the game for the Yankees was Cory Wade making it interesting in the ninth inning. Rafael Soriano picked up an easy two pitch save. The Yankees were able to score some runs without the homerun ball. They generated five of the six runs without a homerun. Justin Masterson started for the Indians and didn’t pitch so well. They didn’t hit until the ninth inning. 
Hughes pitched eight innings giving up no runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four. Hughes won his eighth game of the season. Cory Wade pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs and Soriano pitched 1/3 of an inning retiring the batter on two pitches. It was his 16^th save of the season. Masterson fell to 4-7 on the season pitching six innings giving up seven hits and four runs. He walked three and struck out two. Tony Sipp pitched one inning giving up one hit and one run and Nick Hagadone pitched one inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout.

Derek Jeter celebrating his 38^th birthday had two hits. Curtis Granderson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit, RBI and drew a walk and Robinson Cano had a hit. Mark Teixeira had a walk and an RBI, Nick Swisher had two hits and Andruw Jones had a hit. DeWayne Wise had a hit and Chris Stewart had two hits and two RBI. Rodriguez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base.

Shin-Soo Choo had a hit and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Jason Kipnis had a hit. Michael Brantley had a hit, Johnny Damon had two hits and an RBI and Casey Kotchman had a hit. Jack Hannahan had a hit, Jose Lopez had a hit and three RBI and Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit. Brantley and Kipnis each had a double and Lopez hit a homerun. The Indians were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Santana had a passed ball.

In the second inning Stewart had an RBI single and Granderson had a two run single to make it 3-0. In the fifth Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0 Yankees. Rodriguez hit a solo homerun in the seventh to extend the lead to 5-0. Stewart would hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 6-0. The Indians would rally with two outs in the ninth. Damon hit an RBI single and Lopez hit a three run homerun which made it 6-4 and that would be the game.

The Yankees have now won four games in a row after losing three in a row. The Yankees record improved to 45-28. They have taken the first two games of this three game series which will conclude on Wednesday afternoon. The Indians record fell to 37-36. The Indians will try and salvage the final game of the series. The Yankees will then take on the Chicago White Sox for four games beginning on Thursday night at home. The Yankees are in the middle of hope week and after this homestand they will travel to Tampa Bay and Boston and then have the All Star Break. The Yankees have won 14 of their last 17 games and have the best record in baseball in the month of June.

The New York Mets lose their third straight game

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs by the score of 7-1 on Monday night. The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Johan Santana started for the Mets and pitched pretty well. Travis Wood started for the Cubs and pitched very well. Jon Rauch didn’t pitch well out of the Mets bullpen. Ronny Cedeno and Mike Nickeas led the Mets offense. Alfonso Soriano and Baker led the Cubs offense. 
Santana pitched six innings giving up giving up five hits and two runs. He walked three and struck out six and lost his fourth game of the season. Rauch pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four unearned runs with a walk and a strikeout. Ramon Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Justin Hampson pitched an inning giving up a hit and had a strikeout. Wood won his second game of the season pitching seven innings giving up five hits and no runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Shawn Camp pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and James Russell pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and he had a strikeout.

Andres Torres drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and Cedeno had two hits. Ike Davis had a hit and an RBI, Nickeas had two hits. Cedeno and Nickeas had a double. Davis had a homerun. The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Torres had a stolen base. Wright, Duda and Cedeno each committed an error.

Reed Johnson had a hit, Starlin Castro had an RBI and drew a walk and Alfonso Soriano had two hits and drew a walk. Baker had two hits and an RBI, Geovany Soto had an RBI and drew a walk and Mather had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Valbuena had a hit, Valbuena and Baker each had a double. Johnson had a triple and Mather had a homerun. The Cubs were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Valbuena committed an error and Soto had a passed ball.

Mather hit a two run homerun in the fourth to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead. In the seventh Barney reached on an error and a run scored. Castro reached on an error and a run scored and Baker hit an RBI single to make it 5-0. Soto grounded out to score the sixth run. In the ninth Davis hit a solo homerun to make it a 6-1 game and that would be the final score.

The Mets have now lost three games in a row. The Mets record fell to 39-35 and the Cubs record improved to 25-48. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

The New York Yankees cruise to victory behind the long ball and Hiroki Kuroda

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by the score of 7-1. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,NY. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched very well. The Yankees were powered by three homeruns. Josh Tomlin started for the Indians and struggled right from the beginning. Shin-Soo Choo had two hits to lead the Indians offense. The Yankees had homeruns from Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher and Dewayne Wise. 
Kuroda pitched 7+innings giving up one run on five hits. He walked two and struck out seven. Kuroda improved his record to 7-7. Clay Rapada pitched one perfect inning and Freddy Garcia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Tomlin lost his fifth game of the season pitching three innings and giving up six hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Scott Barnes pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts, Esmil Rogers pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit with two strikeouts and Jeremy Accardo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Cano had two hits and three RBI, Swisher had a hit and an RBI and Raul Ibanez drew a walk. Eric Chavez had a hit and drew a walk, Wise had two hits and three RBI. Cano had a double and a homerun. Wise had a triple and a homerun and Swisher hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.

Choo had two hits for the Indians. Jason Kipnis had an RBI and drew a walk, Carlos Santana drew a walk and Michael Brantley had a hit. Johnny Damon had a hit and Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit. Damon and Choo each had a double. The Indians were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Brantley had an outfield assist.

Cano hit a two run double in the first inning to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the second Wise hit a two run homerun making it 4-0 Yankees. The Yankees had back-to-back homeruns from Cano and Swisher in the third and it was 6-0 Yankees. In the sixth Wise hit an RBI triple making it 7-0. Kipnis hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 7-1 and that would be the final score.

The Yankees have won three games in a row and are in first place in the AL East. They hold a three game lead in the division. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

The Yankees win the Subway Series in Citi Field with a Sunday night victory

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets by the score of 6-5 on Sunday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing,NY. CC Sabathia and R.A. Dickey faced off in a matchup of aces. It didn’t live up to it’s hype though as the two pitchers didn’t pitch that great. Sabathia didn’t get help from his defense. Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher led the Yankees offense. The Mets had five players with two hits each. 
Sabathia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs but only one of them was earned. He walked two and struck out three. Cory Wade pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out one, Boone Logan won his second game of the season. Logan pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two batters, Dave Robertson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Rafael Soriano saved his 15^th game of the season. Soriano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. Dickey pitched six innings giving up five hits and five runs with three walks and three strikeouts. Miguel Batista lost his second game of the season pitching two innings and giving up two hits and a run and struck out two and Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Robinson Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Mark Teixeira had two RBI, Swisher had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Raul Ibanez had three hits. Swisher and Cano each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Stewart committed two errors and Cano had one.

Andres Torres had two hits and two RBI and drew a walk, Ruben Tejada had two hits and two RBI and David Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Lucas Duda had two hits, Ronny Cedeno had two hits and Josh Thole had a hit. Dickey had a hit and Vinny Rottino drew a walk. The Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Wright had a stolen base, Torres had two stolen bases and Dickey and Tejada each committed an error. Thole had a passed ball.

In the third Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Swisher hit a three run homerun and it was 4-0 Yankees. Tejada hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third to make it a 4-1 game. In the fifth Teixeira hit a groundout scoring a run and making it a 5-1 game. In the bottom of the fifth Wright hit an RBI single to make it a 5-2 game. In the bottom of the sixth Torres had a two run single and Tejada had an RBI single to tie the game at five. Cano hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it a 6-5 game.

The Yankees won their second game in a row and improved their record to 43-28. The Mets record dropped to 39-34. The Yankees won five out of six games against the Mets this season in the Subway Series. The Yankees remain in first place in the AL East by 2 ½ games over the Baltimore Orioles. The Mets are in second place in the NL East 3 ½ games behind the Washington Nationals. The Yankees will head home and take on the Cleveland Indians on Monday night to start a three game series. The Mets will head to Chicago to take on the Cubs in a three game series beginning Monday night.

The New York Yankees even the Subway series at a game

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets by the score of 4-3 on Saturday night. The Mets got out to a 3-0 lead and the Yankees rallied late. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched ok, the Yankees bullpen was great. Raul Ibanez had the big hit for the Yankees. Chris Young started for the Mets and pitched pretty well, the bullpen pitched well. There wasn’t a Mets batter who had more then one hit. 
Nova pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked three and struck out seven. Clay Rapada won his second game of the season pitching to one batter and striking him out. Cody Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Boone Logan faced two batters and struck them both out and Dave Robertson pitched an inning walking two and striking out three. Rafael Soriano earned his 14^th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out two. Young pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Jon Rauch took the loss and is now 3-7 on the season. Rauch pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Tim Byrdak pitched to two batters and retired them both and Jeremy Hefner pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Robinson Cano drew a walk. Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Nick Swisher had two hits and Ibanez had a hit and three RBI. Chavez had a hit and an RBI, Swisher had a double and Ibanez and Chavez each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Jeter and Granderson each had a stolen base. Jeter and Rodriguez each committed an error.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and an RBI, Jordany Valdespin had a hit and David Wright had a hit. Lucas Duda had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk and Omar Quintanilla had a hit and drew a walk. Josh Thole had an RBI and drew three walks, Young had a hit and an RBI. Quintanilla, Murphy and Valdespin each had a double. Nieuwenhuis hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-14 with runners in scoring position and they left 11 men on base.

The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Nieuwenhuis hit a solo homerun. In the fourth Thole grounded out and it was 2-0 Mets. Young had an RBI single in the sixth to push the lead to 3-0. In the seventh Ibanez hit a three run homerun and Chavez a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead. The four runs in the seventh were the final runs scored in the game.

The Yankees ended their three game losing streak and secured a season series win over the Mets. The Yankees improved their record to 42-28 and the Mets record fell to 39-33. The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Sunday night. It will be a marquee matchup as CC Sabathia and R.A. Dickey faceoff on national television. The Yankees will try to make it five wins in six games for the season series.