The Mets lose in the desert despite Ike Davis hitting three homeruns

The New York Mets were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks by the score of 6-3 on Saturday night. The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Chris Young started for the Mets and wasn’t very good. The Mets bullpen did a good job in this game to keep the game close. Davis was the Mets offense though. Ian Kennedy started for the Diamondbacks and pitched pretty well and their bullpen pitched very well. Gerardo Parra was the offensive star for the Diamondbacks.

Young pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Ramon Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a walk and a strikeout, Manny Acosta pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. Josh Edgin struck out the only two batters that he faced. Young suffered his fifth loss of the season. Kennedy picked up his ninth win of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out nine. Saito pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, David Hernandez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and struck out two and J.J. Putz saved his 19^th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and striking out three.

Ruben Tejada had two hits and drew a walk, David Wright drew a walk and Davis had four hits and three RBI. Daniel Murphy had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Andres Torres had a hit. Thole had a double, Davis hit three homeruns becoming the Mets eighth player to accomplish the feat. The Mets were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Torres had a stolen base and Valdespin had an outfield assist.

Parra had three hits and two RBI, Aaron Hill had a hit and an RBI and Jason Kubel drew a walk. Justin Upton had a hit, Miguel Montero had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Stephen Drew drew a walk. Ryan Wheeler had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Willy Bloomquist had a hit. Hill and Wheeler each hit a double and Montero hit a homerun. The Diamondbacks were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Hill hit an RBI double in the first to give Arizona a 1-0 lead. Davis hit a solo homerun in the second to tie the game at one. In the second Wheeler hit an RBI double and Parra hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Diamondbacks. In the fourth Davis hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-2 game. In the bottom of the fourth Montero hit a two run homerun and Parra hit an RBI single to make it a 6-2 game. Davis hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it 6-3 and that was how the game would end.

The Mets have lost the first two games of the series to Arizona. The two teams will play game three of their four game series on Sunday afternoon. The Mets record dropped to 48-53 and the Diamondbacks improved their record to 51-50.

The Yankees battle back and then lose to the Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox by the score of 8-6 on Saturday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. There was a two hour rain delay to start the game and CC Sabathia the Yankees starter seemed to suffer from it. He wasn’t very good especially in the first inning. Curtis Granderson had a bad misplay in the ninth inning which ended up costing the Yankees the game. Jon Lester started for the Red Sox and was ok. Adrian Gonzalez led the Red Sox offensive attack. 
Sabathia pitched six innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and six strikeouts. David Phelps pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Rafael Soriano pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. He really shouldn’t of given up any runs but Grandersons miscue wasn’t an error. Phelps has been impressive retiring 22 of the last 23 batters he has faced with 12 strikeouts. Lester pitched six innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Matt Albers pitched an inning striking out one, Vincente Padilla pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Andrew Miller earned his third win of the season pitching to one batter and retiring him. Alfredo Aceves earned his 22^nd save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Derek Jeter had an RBI, Mark Teixeira had two hits and two RBI and Andruw Jones drew a walk. Jayson Nix had a hit and two RBI, Russell Martin drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI and Raul Ibanez had a hit. Stewart, Nix and Teixeira each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and they left one man on base.

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Pedro Ciriaco had three hits and an RBI and Dustin Pedroia had a hit, an RBI an drew a walk. Gonzalez had three hits and four RBI, Cody Ross had a hit and Will Middlebrooks had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Daniel Nava had a hit, Gonzalez and Middlebrooks each hit a double and Ciriaco hit a triple. Gonzalez also hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Ciriaco had a stolen base.

In the first inning the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead. Gonzalez had an RBI double and Middlebrooks had a two run double. The Yankees scored a run in the third on a Stewart solo homerun. It was 3-1 Red sox and then they scored three runs in the fifth inning. Gonzalez hit a three run homerun to make it 6-1 Red Sox. The Yankees scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Nix hit a two run homerun and Jeter hit an RBI groundout to make it 6-4. Teixeira hit a two run homerun to tie the game at six in the eighth inning. The Red Sox scored twice in the ninth to take the 8-6 lead and they held on to win the game. Ciriaco hit an RBI triple and Pedroia hit a sacrifice fly. The triple was a misplay by Granderson which should have been an easy out and the Yankees should have been tied going into the bottom of the ninth.

The two teams split the first two games and will play the rubber game on Sunday night. The Yankees have won six of the eight games this season between the two teams. The Yankees still hold an 11 game lead over the Red Sox for first place in the AL East. The Yankees have a nine game lead over the second place Baltimore Orioles.

The Mets get a jolt from a rookie pitcher who shows dominating stuff in Arizona

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks to end a six game losing streak on Thursday night. The game took place at Chase Field in Arizona and the Mets won by the score of 3-1. Matt Harvey was making his major league debut, it was highly anticipated and he didn’t disappoint. Harvey was very good, you would just like more length out of him but that comes in time. The Mets bullpen was excellent especially Josh Edgin. Scott Hairston led the Mets offense, Wade Miley started for the Diamondbacks and pitched pretty well. The Arizona bullpen pitched very well and their offense managed only four hits. 
Harvey pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up no runs on three hits. He walked three and struck out 11 which set a franchise record for most strikeouts in your debut. Edgin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit, Jon Rauch pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Tim Byrdak struck out the only batter that he faced. Bobby Parnell earned his third save of the season pitching an inning giving up two walks but striking out the side. Miley lost his sixth game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and three runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out three, Brad Ziegler faced two batters and retired them both and Mike Zagurski pitched one inning walking a batter and striking out one. Takashi Saito pitched one inning, walking one and striking out two and David Hernandez pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Ruben Tejada had two hits and a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Hairston had three hits and two RBI. Jason Bay drew a walk, Andres Torres had two hits and Ron Johnson had an RBI. Harvey not only pitched well he got his first two major league hits. Hairston hit two doubles and Harvey had a double. Torres hit a triple and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base.

Aaron Hill had a hit and drew a walk, Jason Kubel had a hit and drew two walks and Paul Goldschmidt had a hit. Justin Upton had an RBI and drew a walk, Miguel Montero had a hit and Stephen Drew drew a walk. Ryan Wheeler drew a walk, Montero and Goldschmidt each hit a double. The Diamondbacks were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and they left 11 men on base.

The Mets halted their six game losing streak. They started their eleven game west coast trip on a good note. The Mets record improved to 48-51 and the Diamondbacks record dropped to 49-50. The two teams will play three more games in this series.

The Yankees pound the Red Sox in the Bronx

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox by the score of 10-3 on Friday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,NY. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen closed it out in the last couple of innings. Curtis Granderson led the Yankees offense, they hit three homeruns which accounted for eight of the ten runs. Aaron Cook started for the Red Sox and wasn’t very good. Dustin Pedroia led their offense, he was the only Sox player with a multi hit game. 
Hughes pitched seven innings giving up three runs on five hits. He walked a batter and struck out five and won his 10^th game of the season. Hughes had a rough first inning so for him to battle through it and pitch seven was great. Dave Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and Cody Eppley pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out a couple. Cook pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs. He walked and struck out a batter and lost his fourth game of the season. Franklin Morales pitched two innings walking two and striking out two, Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Mark Melancon pitched an inning giving up two hits and four runs with a walk.

Derek Jeter had a hit and drew a walk, Granderson had three hits and four RBI and Robinson Cano had two hits. Mark Teixeira had two RBI, Raul Ibanez had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Andruw Jones had a hit. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Russell Martin had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Granderson and Jones each had a double, Ibanez, Martin and Granderson each hit a homerun. Granderson hit a grand slam. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base.

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Carl Crawford had a hit and an RBI and Pedroia had two hits and an RBI. Adrian Gonzalez had a hit, Cody Ross had a hit and Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a hit and an RBI. Will Middlebrooks had a hit and Daniel Nava had a hit. Ross had a double, Pedroia, Crawford and Saltalamacchia each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the first the Red Sox took a 1-0 lead on a Pedroia solo homerun. The Yankees scored three runs in the bottom of the first. Teixeira grounded out to tie the game, it should have been a double play but he hustled and beat it out. Ibanez hit a two run homerun to make it a 3-1 game. Crawford hit a solo homerun in the third to cut the lead to 3-2. Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-2 game in favor of the Yankees. Saltalamacchia hit a solo homerun in the fourth to cut the lead to 4-3. Martin hit a two run homerun in the fourth to make it 6-3 Yankees. The Yankee extended their lead to 10-3 in the eighth on a Granderson grand slam.

The Yankees took the first of three and sixth of seventh on the season. The Yankees improved their record to 60-39 on the season and the Red Sox dropped to 49-51. The two teams will play Saturday afternoon and then on Sunday night.

Yankees Wednesday evening Postgame notes from Seattle

Here are the Yankees postgame notes after they took a series in Seattle.  They are compliments of the Lohud Yankees blog. 

How much do you make of one at-bat? Is a three-run, game-winning double by Jayson Nix enough to believe a career .210 hitter can help fill the Alex Rodriguez void? Is a come-from-behind win in Seattle enough make you believe Eric Chavez just might stay healthy enough, and Nix just might be productive enough, and the Yankees just might win enough to weather these next few weeks?

“This is a great team with a lot of really good players,” Nix said. “I think what makes it so great is that nobody tries to do too much, everybody just tries to do their job, and that’s all I try to do.”

Nix was on the bench again today. A right-hander on the mound meant Chavez was at third base, but during the seventh inning, Nix went to the indoor batting cage to stretch and hit. He’d pinch hit just twice this season, but Nix is also used to this role. He said he realized there were a bunch of lefties coming up, so he wanted to get himself ready just in case.
“This is a professional guy who really works hard at playing the four positions that we ask him to play,” Joe Girardi said. “He’s always prepared. I looked at him and I said, ‘Are you prepared to hit?’ And he said, ‘Yes I am.’ He’d already swung in the cage, stretched. I’m real happy with him.”

Nix saw five straight sliders from a right-handed reliever. He was really brought in to setup a favorable matchup for Chavez, who was on deck, but Nix drove the fifth slider to left-center field for a three-run, bases-clearing, go-ahead double.

“I don’t know how he does it,” Derek Jeter said. “To be quite honest with you, that’s a talent that I don’t think I have, sitting around all day and then coming up and getting a hit in a big situation. It’s tough to sit around and then go up there and hit. That was a big hit for us. Jayson works hard.”

There’s a chance the right-handed half of this platoon with be Eduardo Nunez at some point, and there’s a chance the Yankees will make some sort of trade to help fill the void, but for now it’s Nix. And for at least one day, Nix seemed as good an option as anyone.

“Whenever I get my chances, whenever they are, I hope to be able to do something positive,” he said. “To be able to come through today was good.”

 How’s that new top of the order looking? “It was good today,” Girardi said. “I’m not sure what we’ll do against the lefty on Saturday, but I do like it.” Leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki had a hit for a third straight day, and No. 2 hitter Jeter went 3-for-4 with a home run and the hit-by-pitch that started that eighth-inning rally.

Girardi indicated that he might switch up the top of the order against left-handed pitching, and Nick Swisher indicated that he fully expects to be ready by the time the Yankees face a lefty starter on Saturday. Actually, Swisher is hoping to play Friday. He ran and took indoor batting practice today. He’ll go to Yankee Stadium for more hitting and running tomorrow. “I feel good,” Swisher said. “I’ve done everything they’ve told me to do. We’ll do that workout tomorrow and Friday, we’ll see what happens. See what they say on Friday.”

 Pitching for a second straight day, Joba Chamberlain pitched a scoreless inning with High-A Tampa. He allowed an infield single and a pair of groundball outs, including one one which Chamberlain had to cover first. The runner he allowed was thrown out trying to steal against Gary Sanchez.

By the way, breakout prospect Tyler Austin is back in the Tampa lineup today. He’s been out since being hit by a pitch on July 3.

 Eduardo Nunez started at shortstop — not third base — for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tonight.

Alex Rodriguez had a soft cast on his left hand today. He said the Seattle doctor didn’t give him any sort of additional diagnosis. He’ll wait to see Dr. Ahmad tomorrow before trying to figure out how long he’ll be out. “I’ve got to talk to Ahmad, but I certainly expect to come back and come back strong,” he said. “The one good thing here is that we play through the end of October.”

 Ivan Nova allowed a career-high six walks through five innings today. He gave up just two hits, which is the reason he was able to limit the Mariners to two runs. “I didn’t really have my fastball command today,” Nova said. “I fell behind the hitters the whole game. Six walks. It wasn’t a good day for me. We got the win and I’m happy for that. … Every time we win, it don’t matter if I pitch good or not. We focus on winning games.”

Girardi said he wasn’t sure what exactly was causing Nova’s problems. This isn’t exactly the kind of lineup you’d expect him to nibble against. “Some days it just happens,” Girardi said. “I’m sure Larry (Rothschild) could recognize what he was doing, but you never know when it’s going to happen and it happened to him today. The thing is, he didn’t break. There were a lot of opportunities where he could have gotten in a lot of trouble, then the bullpen did a tremendous job.”

Jeter was hit by a pitch. Again. Did he think anything of it? “Did I think anything?” Jeter asked. “Yeah, it hurt. Yeah, that’s what I thought. … It would be pretty dumb to do it on purpose, leading off an inning in a one-run game. So, no.”

 Ichiro said he was happy to be on the other side of a Yankees rally. “Being on the opposing side late in the game, I saw it many times,” he said. “That pressure that they put on. I was able to see it on this team this time.”

Ichiro on his final series in Seattle this season: “I was here 11 and a half years. I didn’t really show it, but inside I was really going through some emotional times. It was very special these last few days, but definitely emotional inside.”

Crazy day for Ramiro Pena who woke up at 2 a.m. with a call from Dave Miley saying he’d been called up. He then caught a 9:30 a.m. flight out of Charlotte, landed in Seattle a little before noon, got caught in traffic, got to the park in the second inning, then left with the team to fly back to New York. “I’ll take it,” he said. “Good wake-up call.”

Final word goes to Girardi: “After losing five games by a total of six runs, to be able to win a series I think was important going into an off day. Two and five is not what we want, but we won the second series of the road trip and it will be a happier plane flight.”

The Mets get swept by the Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals by the score of 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and pitched ok and the bullpen did ok. The Mets offense only managed four hits. Stephen Strasburg started for the Nationals and was outstanding. The Nationals bullpen was also good. Danny Espinosa led the Nationals offense. 
Hefner lost his fourth game of the season, he is now 1-4. He pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked two and struck out seven. Tim Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Jon Rauch faced one batter and retired him and Elvin Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a walk and striking out one. Strasburg won his 11^th game of the season pitching seven innings giving up four hits and a run. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out 11. Henry Rodriguez didn’t retire a batter and gave up a run and two walks, Craig Stammen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Sean Burnett retired the only batter that he faced. Drew Storen retired the only batter that he faced and Tyler Clippard saved his 18^th game of the season pitching an inning and striking out one.

Jordany Valdespin had a hit and an RBI, Ike Davis had a hit and an RBI and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Josh Thole had a hit and drew a walk, Andres Torres drew a walk and Scott Hairston drew a walk. Thole had a double, Davis hit a homerun. The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Murphy and Thole each committed an error.

Steve Lombardozzi had a hit, Bryce Harper had a hit and drew a walk and Adam LaRoche had a hit and had two RBI. Michael Morse had a hit and an RBI, Espinosa had two hits and an RBI and Roger Bernadina had a hit and drew a walk. Sandy Leon drew two walks, Harper and Espinosa each hit a double. Morse, Espinosa and LaRoche each hit a homerun. The Nationals were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.

Morse and Espinosa hit back-to-back homeruns in the second to make it 2-0 Nationals. In the bottom of the second Davis hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 Nationals. In the fourth Leon reached on a fielders choice and a run scored making it a 3-1 game. LaRoche hit a two run homerun in the seventh to make it 5-1. Those were the final runs that the Nationals would score. The Mets added a run in the eighth on a Valdespin ground out. The final score was 5-2 Nationals.

The Mets have won one game since the All Star Break. The Nationals swept the three game series and improved their record to 58-39. The Mets record dropped to 47-51.

The Yankees take the series in Seattle with a late rally

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and was wild but effective enough. The Yankees bullpen was great and Jayson Nix was their offensive hero. Hisashi Iwakuma started for the Mariners and pitched pretty well but didn’t have the endurance. The Mariners bullpen blew the game for them. The Mariners offense only produced three hits. 
Nova pitched five innings giving up two runs on two hits. He walked six and struck out five. Clay Rapada pitched 2/3 of an inning and didn’t give up a hit or a run, David Phelps earned his second win of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. Rafael Soriano saved his 26^th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. Iwakuma pitched five innings giving up six hits and a run with three walks and three strikeouts. Oliver Perez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Josh Kinney pitched an inning giving up a run with two strikeouts and Lucas Luetge took his first loss of the season. He pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs. Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Delabar pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Derek Jeter had three hits and an RBI and Robinson Cano had two hits. Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Nix had a hit and three RBI. Eric Chavez drew two walks and Russell Martin had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Cano and Nix each had a double. Jeter hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Granderson had a stolen base and Suzuki was caught stealing.

Michael Saunders had a hit, Jesus Montero had a hit and John Jaso drew three walks. Seager had an RBI and drew two walks, Mike Carp had an RBI and drew a walk and Casper Wells had a hit. The Mariners were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base.

In the first inning the Yankees took a 1-0 lead. Jeter hit a solo homerun. The Mariners came back with two runs in the bottom of the first. They got an RBI walk from Seager and a ground out from Carp to make it 2-1. In the eighth inning Nix hit a pinch hit three run double to make it 4-2 Yankees and Martin added an RBI single to make it 5-2 which was the final score.

The Yankees won two out of three in the series and ended their road trip at 2-5. The Yankees will have an off day on Thursday and then open up a three game series at home against the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees improved their record to 59-39. The Mariners record dropped to 43-57.

The Mets continue their second half swoon in loss to Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night by the score of 5-2. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. R.A. Dickey started and pitched ok but not great. The Mets offense only managed three hits. Gio Gonzalez started for the Nationals and pitched really well. Ryan Zimmerman led the Nationals offense. 
Dickey pitched six innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned. He walked one and struck out seven and took his second loss of the season. Manny Acosta pitched an inning giving up a hit, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out three and Ramon Ramirez pitched an inning walking one and striking out one. Gonzalez won his 13^th game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up two hits and a run which wasn’t earned. He walked two and struck out four. Mattheus gave up a hit and a run without recording an out, Sean Burnett pitched a perfect inning and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, he saved his 17^th game of the season.

Andres Torres drew a walk, Ike Davis had a hit and Jason Bay drew a walk. Ronny Cedeno had a hit and an RBI. Valdespin hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and they left three men on base. Hairston had a stolen base and Bay committed an error.

Byrce Harper drew a walk, Zimmerman had three hits and Michael Morse had a hit. Adam LaRoche had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Danny Espinosa had two hits and an RBI and Roger Bernadina had two hits. Jesus Flores had a hit and an RBI, Zimmerman and Espinosa each hit a double. LaRoche hit a homerun. The Nationals were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Harper was caught stealing and Espinosa committed an error. Harper had an outfield assist.

Cedeno had an RBI single in the second inning to make it 1-0 Mets. In the fourth Espinosa tied the game with an RBI single. LaRoche hit a two run homerun in the sixth to give the Nationals a 3-1 lead. Flores hit a two run single to make it a 5-1 game. The Mets scored the final run of the game in the eighth inning. Valdespin hit a solo homerun.

The Mets record dropped to 47-50 and the Nationals record improved to 57-39. The two teams will play the final game of the series on Wednesday afternoon. The Mets will try and avoid the sweep, they have one win since the All Star Break as they are falling completely out of contention.

The Yankees end their losing streak in Seattle

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Monday night by the score of 4-1. The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. The win snapped a four game losing streak by the Yankees. Hiroki Kuroda started and was sensational. The Yankees bullpen closed it out and Mark Teixeira led the Yankees offense. Kevin Millwood started for the Mariners and pitched ok, John Jaso led their offensive attack. 
Kuroda pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run. He walked one and struck out nine. Kuroda won his 10^th game of the season. Dave Robertson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Rafael Soriano pitched an inning striking out one, it was his 25^th save of the season. Millwood suffered his eighth loss of the season. He pitched seven innings giving up nine hits and three runs. He walked two and struck out five. Steve Delabar pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Josh Kinney pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Derek Jeter had a hit, Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk. Teixeira had three hits and an RBI, Raul Ibanez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Andruw Jones had a hit and an RBI. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Russell Martin had a hit. Rodriguez hit a double and Teixeira hit two doubles. Rodriguez also hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Suzuki and Martin each had a stolen base and Rodriguez committed an error.

Casper Wells had a hit and John Jaso had two hits and an RBI. Wells hit a double and the Mariners were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and they left three men on base. Ackley and Jaso each had a stolen base.

In the third Jaso hit an RBI single to make it 1-0 Mariners. In the fourth Teixeira hit an RBI double, Ibanez hit an RBI single and Jones hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Yankees. In the eighth Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to make it 4-1 and that would be the final score.

The Yankees snapped a four game losing streak and are now 1-4 on their current seven game road trip. The Yankees record improved to 58-38 and the Mariners record dropped to 42-56. The two teams will play their second game of three on Tuesday night in Seattle.

The Mets continue to free fall as they lose to the Washington Nationals in extras

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals by the score of 8-2 on Monday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. The final score isn’t even the story, it was tied until the tenth inning. The Mets gave up six runs in the tenth, which is the most they ever gave up in extra innings. The Mets turned a 2-2 tie into an 8-2 deficit. Chris Young started and pitched pretty well, the bullpen did not. Ruben Tejada led the Mets offense. Jordan Zimmerman started for the Nationals and pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well. Bryce Harper led the Nationals offense. 
Young started for the Mets and seven innings giving up three hits and two runs. He walked three and struck out seven. Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Jon Rauch faced one batter and retired him and Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up a hit. Tim Byrdak took his second loss of the season. He didn’t record an out and gave up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned. Pedro Beato pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and Elvin Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one. Zimmerman pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out six. Drew Storen faced one batter and retired him, Mike Gonzalez pitched one inning giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts and Ryan Mattheus pitched one inning giving up a hit. Tom Gorzellany won his third game of the season. He pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.

Tejada had three hits, David Wright had a hit and an RBI and Ike Davis had a hit and an RBI. Daniel Murphy had two hits, Andres Torres drew a walk and Josh Thole had a hit. Murphy had a double, Wright and Davis each hit a homerun. The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Tejada committed an error.

Steve Lombardozzi had two hits, Harper had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit and three RBI. Michael Morse had a hit and two RBI, Adam LaRoche had a hit and drew a walk and Gorzellany drew a walk. Danny Espinosa had a hit, Roger Bernadina had a hit and Sandy Leon drew a walk. Zimmerman had a double, Harper and Morse each hit a homerun. The Nationals were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Harper had a stolen base, Leon had a passed ball.

Harper hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead. In the fourth Wright hit a solo homerun to make it 2-1 Nationals. In the seventh Davis hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two. The Nationals scored six runs in the tenth to break the tie and win the game 8-2. Harper had an RBI single, Zimmerman had a three run double and Morse hit a two run homerun.

The Mets continued their skid and their record is now 47-49. The Nationals record improved to 56-39. The two teams will play game two of a three game series on Tuesday night.

The Yankees lose on a walkoff in Oakland and get swept

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics by the score of 5-4 on Sunday afternoon. The game wasn’t just a loss it was an extra inning loss. The game took place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. CC Sabathia started and pitched ok but not great. The Yankees bullpen did blow the game. Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira led the Yankees offense. Bartolo Colon started for the A’s and wasn’t great but he wasn’t terrible. The A’s bullpen was very good and their offense was led by Coco Crisp and Seth Smith. 
Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up three runs on six hits. He walked one and struck out six. Dave Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Rafael Soriano blew the save pitching an inning and giving up a run on two hits and he struck out two. David Phelps pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings and struck out three, Clay Rapada faced two batters retiring them both, one on a strikeout and Cody Eppley took the loss his second of the season. Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. Colon pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four runs on eight hits. He walked one and struck out five. Jordan Noberto pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and striking out three, Grant Balfour pitched one inning giving up two hits and striking out two and Jerry Blevins won his third game of the season. Blevins pitched two innings walking one and striking out two batters.

Granderson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Teixeira had two hits and an RBI and Cano had two hits. Alex Rodriguez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Raul Ibanez had a hit and Eric Chavez had a hit and drew a walk. DeWayne Wise and Chris Stewart each had a hit and Rodriguez hit a double. Granderson hit a homerun, the Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and they left 11 men on base. Nix Committed an error and Sabathia had a pickoff.

Jonny Gomes had a hit, Crisp had two hits and an RBI and Josh Reddick had a hit and drew a walk. Chris Carter had a hit, Brandon Inge had a hit and two RBI and Smith had two hits and an RBI. Eric Sogard had a hit, Kurt Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Derek Norris had a hit. Reddick hit a double, Inge, Suzuki and Smith each hit a homerun. The Athletics were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Crisp had a stolen base and Inge was caught stealing. Reddick committed an error.

In the third Teixeira had an RBI single and Rodriguez hit a two run double to make it 3-0 Yankees. In the fourth Granderson hit a solo homerun to make it a 4-0 Yankees lead. Inge and Suzuki each had a solo homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-2. In the sixth Inge grounded out and a run scored to make it a 4-3 game. In the ninth Smith hit a homerun to tie the game at four. In the 12^th inning Crisp had an RBI single which made it 5-4 Oakland and gave them the win.

The Yankees lost all four games in Oakland to get swept. The loss gave the Yankees a record of 57-38 and the Athletics record improved to 51-44. The Yankees will head to Seattle to begin a three game series on Monday night.

The Mets get swept at home by the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 6-3 Dodgers and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing,New York. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched pretty well. The Mets bullpen except for Ramon Ramirez pitched well. Nathan Eovaldi started for the Dodgers and pitched well and their bullpen pitched pretty well. Daniel Murphy and David Wright led the Mets offense and Mark Ellis, Matt Kemp and A.J. Ellis led the Dodgers offense. 
Niese pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and three runs. He didn’t walk a batter and he struck out three. Tim Byrdak faced two batters and retired them both, one was struck out and Jon Rauch faced one batter and retired him. Bobby Parnell pitched two innings giving up a hit, Ramirez took his second loss of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with three walks and a strikeout. Elvin Ramirez pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a batter. Eovaldi pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and one run with a walk and seven strikeouts. Scott Elbert pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up one hit and a walk and he struck out one, Shawn Tolleson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and struck out one and Jamey Wright pitched an inning giving up a hit. Javy Guerra pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run and walked two, Josh Wall pitched an inning giving up a hit and he won his first game and Josh Lindblom pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out two.

Ruben Tejada had a hit, Jordany Valdespin had two hits and Wright had three hits. Ike Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Murphy had four hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Lucas Duda had a hit. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had two hits, Josh Thole had two hits and an RBI and Scott Hairston drew a walk. Niese drew a walk, Murphy had two doubles, Davis and Nieuwenhuis each had a double. The Mets were 4-19 with 14 men left on base. Wright had a stolen base and was caught stealing. Murphy committed an error.

Jerry Hairston Jr. had a hit, Tony Gwynn Jr. had a hit and Ellis had two hits. Kemp had two hits, Andre Ethier had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Juan Rivera had a hit and two RBI, Matt Treanor had a hit and two RBI and Luis Cruz had a hit and an RBI. Adam Kennedy had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, A.J. Ellis had two hits and drew a walk and James Loney had a hit. Kennedy hit a double, Rivera hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 5-17 with runners in scoring position and they left 10 men on base.

The Dodgers swept the three game series from the Mets. The Mets record dropped to 47-48 and the Dodgers record improved to 52-44. The Mets will begin a three game series at home against the Washington Nationals on Monday night.