The New York Yankees continue to add players as they near the magic 189

The New York Yankees continue to add players as they near the magic 189


The New York Yankees added switch-hitting second baseman Brian Roberts on Tuesday and left handed reliever Matt Thornton. These were two low cost guys that have been good in the past. Thornton is replacing Boone Logan who got way too much for the Yankees. Thornton signed a two-year deal for about seven million. If he is used as strictly a lefty-to-lefty guy he can be good. He still throws hard although he used to throw a lot harder.

Brian Roberts has played his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles so the Yankees and their fans know him well. He hasn’t really had a good season since 2009 and has been hampered by injuries. He is a low cost high reward type guy. His deal is for one year and two million with incentives. Roberts has been an all-star twice. He plays good defense. He used to steal some bases and have some pop. The Yankees are hoping he stays healthy can gets back to his old form or at least close to it. You can’t fault them for trying. If it doesn’t work out like Kevin Youkilis last year then he is gone after the year and if it does you can always resign him.

Roberts is 36 years old and was an all-star in 2005 and 2007. He has played 13 seasons in the major leagues. In 2009 he hit 283 with 16 homeruns and 79 RBI and led the big leagues with 56 doubles. He started with his injury issues the following year though and hasn’t been the same. Roberts last season batted 249 with eight homeruns and 39 RBI. He played in 77 games, which was his highest total in the last four years.

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The New York Giants are shutout at home by the Seattle Seahawks

The New York Giants are shutout at home by the Seattle Seahawks


The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 23-0 and the game took place at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. This whole Giants season has been a disaster but this was an awful performance especially by the offense.

Eli Manning set the franchise record for most interceptions in one season and he threw five in this game. The Giants offense in the first seven possessions had four punts and three interceptions. They had a total of 54 yards and two first downs in the first half. Eli Manning was under siege most of the day but he still has to get some blame. He finished the day 18-31 for 156 yards and the five interceptions. The Giants allowed four sacks and rushed for only 25 yards on 14 attempts. The offensive line is in shambles and the Giants are going to have to address that. Manning doesn’t get a total pass for this season but he has no running game, no offensive line and receivers who haven’t been on the same page as him the whole season. The offense has been a total mess all season.

The Giants defense did put up a fight especially considering that the offense didn’t help them at all and they were facing a really good team. Marshawn Lynch was limited to 47 yards on 16 attempts. He did receive six passes for 73 yards. The Giants did have three sacks and the Seahawks converted only three third downs.

Steve Weatherford had a good day averaging 47.5 yards per punt. He had eight kicks and put two inside the 20-yard line. The safety Ryan Mundy had six tackles and a sack in his first start since week seven. Antrel Rolle had an interception for his sixth of the season. Cullen Jenkins had a good game with three tackles two QB hits and a shared sack.

The Giants have two games left, in Detroit next week and then they finish at home against the Washington Redskins. They have nothing left to play for other then pride. It will be interesting to see if any coaching changes are made. I think the head coach has earned the right to stay to he is ready to leave. If they were going to fire him they will make it a very nice thing with him leaving and I am pretty sure he will want to come back for at least another year. I think the fall guy will be Kevin Gilbride the offensive coordinator. Jerry Reese the GM is under fire also but they aren’t going to make a change there yet. They will give him a little time especially after winning the two super bowls.

The New York Yankees Winter Meeting Notes

New York Yankees Winter Meeting Notes


The New York Yankees didn’t do anything at the winter meetings but to be honest nobody else really did either. The New York Mets may have been the most active believe it or not. They officially announced the signing of Curtis Granderson and then on the last day signed Bartolo Colon to a two year and 20 million dollar deal.

The Yankees are in the market for a starting pitcher but may not get it. The general manager Brian Cashman acknowledged on Wednesday afternoon that the trade market or the free agent market is not really encouraging right now. The Yankees preference is adding a high-end starter such as Tanaka from Japan. The Yankees may have to take what they can get though, if they have to sign a back of the rotation innings eater like Bronson Arroyo they will.

The Tanaka situation is clearly affecting the pitching market. We still don’t know when and if Tanaka will be posted. Teams want to go after him especially the Yankees, Dodgers and apparently the Diamondbacks. I personally don’t think the Yankees pitching are as bad as people say it is. I expect CC Sabathia to bounce back and Michael Pineda to be a good pitcher for the Yankees. I think Ivan Nova has taken a step forward and Hiroki Kuroda is a solid pitcher. The Yankees have several options like David Phelps, Vidal Nuno, Adam Warren for the fifth spot and none of them are that bad.

Brian Cashman hinted at trying to get some good value out of non-roster invitees. He said he could add a couple of bullpen pieces and then get a lesser starter. The Yankees clearly are all about Tanaka and then after that they will go to plan B. Dellin Betances has a fourth year option now and can be sent down to AAA. Eduardo Nunez also has an option left. Brendan Ryan and Kelly Johnson are on the team so he may end up back in AAA. I personally would start him at third and play Kelly Johnson at second. If they do sign someone like Omar Infante then that changes that thought process. The Yankees have spoken to Johan Santana agent but not really about him. It doesn’t sound like the Yankees are too interested but they may take a flier on a guy like that.

Matt Krause is the new strength coach and has met with Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia already. Cashman said he wasn’t sure of the exact details but there has been nothing negative in Jeter’s rehab. The Yankees 40 man roster is full so they won’t claim anyone in the Rule V Draft. They could lose a couple of guys though.

Cashman said he thinks it will be easier to get a second baseman then a third baseman. He said second base is deeper in terms of options they have. Cashman said that in any of his talks with relievers no one has stated they want to be a closer and that has to be guaranteed in a contract. The Yankees did a lot of their heavy lifting before the Winter Meetings. They still have some work to do and I am sure Cashman is working the phones like crazy.

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A wild day for the Hot Stove league

A wild day for the Hot Stove league


The baseball off-season is never really boring. It does have its ups and downs. There are times that are much more exciting then others. The time is usually coming as the MLB winter meetings begin on Monday. This year though something crazy happened, we had a winter meetings like day a week early. I have never seen anything like it, it was a wild day for the hot stove as there were signings, trades etc. This all happened on a Tuesday, the week before the winter meetings. To be honest I don’t even think a single day during the winter meetings could top this.

I will try to keep up with it all but I am sure I may be missing something. It was so crazy I don’t even know if I could keep up with it. I am a HUGE baseball fan and it was still hard for me to comprehend all that went on. The New York Yankees signed Jacoby Ellsbury to a seven-year 153 million contract. The Oakland Athletics were wheeling and dealing as they traded for Jim Johnson technically the night before. They also traded Seth Smith to the San Diego Padres for Luke Gregorson. The Robinson Cano saga took an interesting turn as it looks like the Seattle Mariners are appearing as major players for him.

The Boston Red Sox signed A.J. Piersynski for one year. The Florida Marlins signed their catcher from last season Jarrod Saltalamacchia to a three year 21 million dollar deal. The Detroit Tigers finally got their closer in Joe Nathan for a two-year deal. The Tampa Bay Rays took part in a three-way deal. They traded for Ryan Hanigan who is a catcher from the Cincinnati Reds and Heath Bell from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Reds received David Holmberg from the D-backs and Arizona received right handed pitcher Justin Choate and a player to be named later or cash considerations from Tampa. The Diamondbacks also sent around 500,000 to the Rays.

The Kansas City Royals were moving closer to signing Carlos Beltran who started his career with them. The Oakland Athletics also completed a rare in the division trade. They got Craig Gentry from the Texas Rangers and right-hander Josh Lindblom and they are exploring trading their pitcher Brett Anderson. The Rangers got from Oakland Michael Choice. The Houston Astros, yeah the Astros got involved. They traded for Colorado centerfielder Dexter Fowler. Colorado reportedly agreed to terms with Justin Morneau. Do you have that all and I hope I didn’t miss anything.

It was the wildest day I can remember without there even being a game. I don’t even remember a day during the winter meetings being like this. The winter meetings won’t be as interesting this year but there are still some things that could happen.

Shin Soo Choo is still out there as well as Robinson Cano. The starting pitching market hasn’t really taken shape and a trade for the Rays David Price could happen during the meetings. If nothing else I am sure you will hear plenty of rumors about it. The intrigue for Tanaka will go up with a new posting system about to be put in place. It looks like it will be a max bid and then basically an all out free for all like free agency for him. There will be plenty to talk about and then it will be holiday time which will lead you into the new year and about a month away from spring training.

New York Yankees Hot Stove notes

New York Yankees Hot Stove notes


The New York Yankees officially announced a two-year deal with Brendan Ryan. There is a third year option. He is a defensive whiz who played a lot of SS for them at the end of last year. He is insurance for Derek Jeter. They are giving him two million a year and the third year option is for one million.

The Yankees apparently extended an offer to Hiroki Kuroda. It is for one year and 15-16 million. He takes his time and the Yankees know that but they are really trying to entice him. He has been very good for the Yankees the last two years. He has burned out at the end of the year but the Yankees have enough pitching that they could protect him more now. This would be a big signing for the Yankees considering they only have CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova as sure bets. They want Tanaka from Japan but don’t know when and if he will be posted. If they have CC, Nova and Kuroda they can fill out the other two spots with Phelps, Pineda, Warren, Nuno and feel comfortable.

The Yankees traded what ended up as their starting catcher last year. Chris Stewart is headed to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. He was a guy that most likely would have been non-tendered so instead they traded him getting something for him. It will most likely be a single A player.

The Yankees non-tendered David Adams who was a huge disappointment last year when he got his chance. Matt Daley and Jayson Nix were the other two players who were non-tendered. There were no surprises with this.

How about Robinson Cano, the Yankees and him remain about 80 million apart. He wants somewhere in the neighborhood of nine years and 250-260 million. The Yankees have offered him seven years and 160-170 million. I expect the Yankees and him to eventually come to an agreement but I don’t think the Yankees are going to budge much. They may go to 8 years and 200 million. He could find a team but right now there doesn’t appear to be any other team.

The New York Giants get back on the winning track

The New York Giants get back on the winning track


The New York Giants defeated the Washington Redskins on Sunday night. The final score was 24-17 and the game took place at FedEx Field in Washington D.C. It was a really good game; the Giants found themselves down 14-0 in the second quarter but rallied to tie it at the half. The Giants defense took over in the second half and Eli Manning was better then he has been.

Eli Manning was 22-28 for 235 yards and a touchdown with an interception. His 78.6 completion percentage was his second highest in his career for a full game. His passer rating was the second highest of the season. It was his best game since week one against Dallas in that way. The Giants rushing game wasn’t as good, they rushed for 80 yards on 23 carries. It is still better then what it was earlier in the season. Peyton Hillis who was inactive the past two games led the team in rushing. He had six carries for 45 yards. Andre Brown had 14 attempts for 35 yards. Victor Cruz led the team with six receptions for 80 yards. Brandon Myers had five receptions for 61 yards. Hakeem Nicks had two catches for 34 yards.

The Giants defense was really good after a slow start. They had a season high of five sacks. Justin Tuck had four and he only had 2.5 coming into the game. It was a career high for him and is tied for the third highest total in team history. Cullen Jenkins had the other sack. Tuck now has his highest season total since 2010. Jon Beason who has been great since coming to the team had 17 tackles. Will Hill had a forced fumble and his first career fumble recovery. The Giants held Alfred Morris of the Redskins to 26 yards on 11 carries. He came into the game as the third leading rusher in the NFL.

The Giants are at 5-7 and still mathematically in the playoff picture. They have to win every game though to have a shot and this was a good start. The Giants will play at the San Diego Chargers on Sunday afternoon. They will then return home to take on the Seattle Seahawks before going to Detroit and finishing at home with the Washington Redskins.

The New York Yankees reach an agreement with Brian McCann

The New York Yankees reach an agreement with Brian McCann


The New York Yankees have opened up their wallets and signed Brian McCann. It is the first big signing of the free agency season. The Yankees who didn’t get much out of the catching position last year now have one of the best in the game. At least offensively that is. McCann isn’t a great defensive catcher but he isn’t horrible either. The Yankees had Jorge Posada for all those years and were able to win. You don’t find really good hitting catchers too often and now they have another on in McCann.

The Yankees did have Russell Martin a couple of years ago but he wasn’t even that good offensively. He hit a lot of homeruns but didn’t hit for a very high average. McCann is near a 280-career hitter. He is a pull hitter, which will play very well in Yankee stadium and their short right field porch. He is a guy who consistently hits 20+ homeruns and now should see a boost in Yankee Stadium. I could see him now hitting 30+ a year.

The Yankees not only gave him 5 years and 85 million, he has a 6th year vesting option which could push it to 100 million. He also has a full no trade clause. He is 29 years old so he is still in his prime.

Is this a risky deal, it could be in the final couple of years of the deal. The Yankees though are the ultimate now team. They are coming off a year where they missed the playoffs and their rivals the Boston Red Sox won it all. The Yankees are not going to rebuild, they are going to reload. This is just the first step; they now have their catcher.

McCann could also move to first base in 2016 when Mark Teixeira becomes a free agent and he will be able to get DH days being in the American League. I think this is a good deal for the Yankees and of course for McCann.

The Yankees will now set their sights on Carlos Beltran and then hope to resign Robinson Cano. If they can do that, it will be some lineup and they could work on the pitching. They have their eyes on Tanaka from Japan but don’t know when and if he will be posted. If he is they figure to go hard after him and hope to resign Hiroki Kuroda also. The Yankees anyway you look at it will have a very busy off-season. It got off to a good start for them on Saturday with this big signing. Stay tuned for more to come and it could be soon.

The New York Giants win their fourth straight game

The New York Giants win their fourth straight game


The New York Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers on Sunday evening. The final score was 27-13. The game took place at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants defense played well again and the offense was pretty good. The offense still has areas to work on but it has been getting better.

The Giants defense had three interceptions and one of them went back for a touchdown. JPP had his second career interception return for a touchdown. The Giants had only eight interceptions all season before today. The defense has really stepped it up in the last four games. Beason has come to the team and made a huge difference. JPP is getting better and better, he was coming back from a back injury. Justin Tuck has looked better, the defense as a whole is playing great and that is really propelling the team.

The Giants offense has been better because they are more balanced. Andre Brown returning from injury has boosted the team. Eli Manning is playing better but he is still a little off and not in synch with all of the receivers. He was 25-35 for 279 yards. He had a touchdown and an interception. Victor Cruz led the receivers with eight catches for 110 yards. It was the first time a Giants receiver has had at least 100 yards since October 6th in Philadelphia. Rueben Randle had a touchdown catch, which was his sixth of the season. He has two more than Cruz and Brandon Jacobs.

Andre Brown led the rushing attack with 18 carries for 66 yards. He leads the team in rushing yards and has only played in two games. Jacobs was playing for the first time since October 10th in Chicago. He scored his 60th career-rushing touchdown extending his franchise record.

The Giants are now 4-6 and trail the Dallas Cowboys by a game and the Philadelphia Eagles are in first place at 6-5. The Giants host the Cowboys next Sunday at 4:25PM. The Giants could pull even with them and be right behind the Eagles for first place in the NFC East. Who would of thought that after a 0-6 start?

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Will the New York Yankees spend more due to Boston winning?

Will the New York Yankees spend more due to Boston winning?


The topic of 189 million has been going on for months now. To be honest it probably has been going on for years now. The 2 014 season is one that has been marked for the New York Yankees to get under 189 million. The reasons are simple; the luxury tax savings are immense for them. There is great incentive to being under that number. What are the reasons not to be under it, well that can be simple also? Lets take a look at both sides of the argument and if the Boston Red Sox winning will change anything.

I think it is possible to be under 189 million and field a championship team; there are certain factors that can affect it though. I also believe that you are going to have to spend money for guys like Robinson Cano to resign, for a catcher and pitching. The New York Yankees biggest problem could be the money they have locked up in Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees may get luck and get out of that for at least this year, which is the big year. If he is suspended and they save that approximately 30 million then they are in great shape.

The real question though is will the Yankees act differently now that their archrival the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. I would say yes for sure, I couldn’t imagine anyone in the Yankees hierarchy not being upset about the Red Sox winning. I think the fans are more upset and will make it harder for them to not go the extra mile. The Yankees really have to look at everything because their attendance was down last year and their TV ratings were down. A big reason for this was because of all the injuries and lack of star power. The Yankees can act however they want but they will always be the Yankees and they have to keep that in mind.

It is very hard for a team in New York and a team called the Yankees to act frugal. Is it possible to have the best of both worlds?? It may be but it is definitely not going to be easy for them. They have a lot of holes to fill but at the same time has a lot of money coming off the books.

Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte retired; they are going to be rid of Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes. Curtis Granderson was just given a qualifying offer of 1 yr and 14.1 million. If he accepts it is less then he got last year and if he doesn’t he is a free agent. The Yankees have Alfonso Soriano and Vernon Wells for next year but other teams are mainly paying them. Mark Teixeira is under contract and Derek Jeter is also. The Yankees need a catcher most likely, or at least an upgrade of what they had. They potentially will lose Hiroki Kuroda to free agency or retirement. If this is the case they need two starting pitchers, free agent pitchers cost a lot of money.

It will be very interesting to see what they do as they have already been linked to some big names. Tanaka is a pitcher out of Japan that they are expected to bid highly on, remember the bidding doesn’t count against the 189. They are expected to sign a catcher such as Brian McCann or Jarrod Saltalamacchia. They need possibly a DH and another starting pitcher. I think they can accomplish all of this and still be at 189 or below.

I don’t have the exact numbers those for those under contract and the arbitration eligible players but it looks promising to me.

This may be the most interesting Yankees off-season in a couple of decades though anyway you look at it. The bottom line is I do expect the Yankees to be more aggressive because of the Red Sox winning. It is hard for them not to be angry and more competitive because they are right in their face.

The New York Giants have won two in a row

The New York Giants have won two in a row


The New York Giants started the season 0-6. It was one of their worst starts ever; they have too much talent to be that bad. The New York Giants have now won two games in a row. They are 2-6 and have a bye. The Giants now have three straight home games. They will take on the Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. It won’t be easy but if they can win all three of those games they will be right back in the playoff picture and dare I say picture to win the NFC East.

The main reason for this is of course how bad their division is. The facts are the facts though, they have a chance to erase their horrible start, finish strong and see what happens. I wouldn’t doubt the head coach Tom Coughlin and the quarterback Eli Manning. They have a proven track record; it is a very good one also with two Super Bowls in recent time.

The Giants win over the Eagles last week wasn’t pretty but it was effective. Their defense which wasn’t that good suddenly looks like the strength of their team. The Giants were always known for their defense and Perry Fewell has them playing at top level right now. They didn’t give up any points; the Eagles only points came on special teams. The Giants defense hasn’t given up a touchdown in quite a while. The pass rush is looking better and the secondary is playing better. The Giants this year are showing better play out of the linebacker spot then they have in a while also.

The Giants other biggest improvement is they have cut down on the turnovers. The offense wasn’t great at all. They had five field goals and no touchdowns. You would like to see them have at least one or two touchdowns out of that but they did move the ball. They just have to do a better job of getting it in the end zone. The Giants running game has actually showed signs of life lately and their offensive line has been improved even though it is still a work in progress. I think the Giants could at least win two out of the next three and still be in it. They have to beat the Cowboys though if that is going to happen. They have to focus on one game at a time and see what happens from there. The Giants will have this week off to rest up get healthy and make a run out of this thing.

The New York Yankees finish season with a 14 inning victory in Houston

The New York Yankees finish season with a 14 inning victory in Houston


The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 5-1 in 14 innings and the game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. David Huff started and pitched well and the bullpen did a great job. Eduardo Nunez led the offense with three hits.

Huff pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run, didn’t walk anyone and struck out seven. Brett Marshall pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Preston Claiborne pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. David Phelps pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two, Matt Daley won his first game pitching two innings and striking out two and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning.

Nunez had three hits and two RBI, J.R. Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Curtis Granderson had two hits and an RBI. Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI, David Adams had a hit and Brendan Ryan had two hits. Zoilo Almonte had two hits, Granderson hit a double and Nunez hit two doubles. Adams hit a triple and Reynolds hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.

Eric Bedard pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with nine strikeouts. Josh Zeid pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Kevin Chapman pitched to one batter and gave up a hit and Rhiner Cruz pitched to one batter and retired him. Josh Fields pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Lucas Harrell lost his 17th game of the season pitching 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs. He struck out four. Jorge De Leon pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.

Jonathan Villar had a hit, Jose Altuve drew a walk and Matt Dominguez had a hit and an RBI. Chris Carter drew a walk, J.D. Martinez had a hit and Chris Corporan had a hit. Villar hit a double and the Astros were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Villar committed an error.

Dominguez hit an RBI single in the first to give the Astros a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Granderson hit an RBI single to tie the game at one. In the 14th Reynolds hit a solo homerun, Nunez hit a two run double and Murphy hit an RBI single. They scored four runs to take a 5-1 lead and that would be the final score. Murphy had his first career RBI. The Yankees finished with an 85-77 record and only missed the postseason for the second time in the last 20 years. The Astros finished 51-111 and on a 15 game losing streak. The Yankees finished with a three game winning streak.

The New York Mets finish season with a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets finish season with a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers


The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 3-2 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good. Eric Young Jr. and David Wright had the only RBI for the Mets.

Niese pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs. He walked two and struck out two. Gonzalez Germen pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Vic Black won his third game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and Frank Francisco earned his first save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Young Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Wright had an RBI and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Juan Centeno had a hit; The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Young Jr. had two stolen bases and Murphy had a stolen base. Black committed an error and Young and Lagares each had an outfield assist.

Marco Estrada pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with eight strikeouts. Brandon Kintzler blew a save and lost his third game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs which were unearned.

Norichika Aoki drew a walk, Jeff Bianchi had a hit and Jonathan Lucroy had two hits. Carlos Gomez had a hit and drew a walk, Yuniesky Betancourt drew a walk and Sean Halton had an RBI. Logan Schafer had a hit and an RBI, Scooter Gennett had a hit and the Brewers were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Gomez had a stolen base and Bianchi and Lucroy each committed an error.

Wright hit a sacrifice fly in the first giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Halton grounded into a force out scoring a run and tying the game at one. Schafter hit an RBI single giving the Brewers a 2-1 lead. In the eighth Centeno hit an RBI single and Young Jr. hit an RBI groundout to give the Mets a 3-2 lead. 3-2 would be the final score.

The Mets record finished at 74-88 and the Brewers were 74-88. The next stop for these two teams is winter and they will be back in the spring.

The New York Mets lose 4-2 to the Brewers

The New York Mets lose 4-2 to the Brewers


The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Mets on Friday night. The final score was 4-2 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Carlos Torres started and pitched well and the bullpen was pretty good. Lucas Duda and Justin Turner each had two hits.

Torres lost his sixth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out seven. Scott Atchison pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Pedro Feliciano faced one batter and retired him and Gonzalez Germen pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one.

Duda had two hits, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Turner had two hits and an RBI. Andrew Brown had a hit and drew a walk, Juan Lagares had an RBI and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit. Mike Baxter had a hit; Duda and Murphy hit a double. The Mets were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Yovani Gallardo won his 12th game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out six. Rob Wooten pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Brandon Kintzler pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jim Henderson saved his 28th game of the season. He pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Norichika Aoki had two hits and an RBI, Khris Davis had two hits and two RBI and Carlos Gomez drew a walk. Martin Maldonado had a hit and an RBI, Aoki, Davis and Maldonado each hit a homerun. The Brewers were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Davis had a stolen base.

Aoki hit a solo homerun and Davis hit a two run homerun in the first inning. The Brewers had a 3-0 lead. In the second Lagares hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1. Turner hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 3-2 Brewers lead. Maldonado hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it 4-2.

The Mets record fell to 73-87 and the Brewers record improved to 73-87. The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros 3-2

The New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros 3-2


The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Friday night. The final score. was 3-2 and the game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Adam Warren started and pitched well. David Adams who had the big hit of the game led the offense.

Warren pitched five shutout innings giving up two hits and a walk. He struck out four and won his third game of the season. David Phelps pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Joba Chamberlain pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk and Preston Claiborne walked one and struck out one in his one inning. David Roberston pitched a perfect inning and earned his third save of the season.

Robinson Cano had a hit, Alfonso Soriano had a hit and drew a walk and Mark Reynolds had two hits and an RBI. David Adams had a hit and two RBI, J.R. Murphy had a hit, and Murphy, Adams and Soriano each hit a double. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Brett Oberholtzer pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked one and struck out four and lost his fifth game of the season. Josh Zeid pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out three, Kevin Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Josh Fields pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Jonathan Villar had a hit, Jose Altuve drew a walk and Matt Dominguez drew a walk. Marc Krauss drew two walks, Chris Carter drew a walk and L.J. Hoes had two hits. Brandon Barnes had a hit, Brett Wallace had a hit and two RBI and Wallace hit a double. The Astros were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Villar had a stolen base and Elmore was caught stealing. Dominguez committed an error.

Reynolds hit an RBI single in the fourth and Adams hit a two run double to make it 3-0 Yankees. In the seventh Wallace hit a two run double to cut the lead to 3-2 Yankees. 3-2 was the final score of the game.

The Yankees record improved to 83-77 and the Astros record fell to 51-109. The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. Andy Pettitte will be making the final start of his career in his hometown, which should be nice.

The New York Yankees lose but Exit Sandman is a win

The New York Yankees lose but Exit Sandman is a win


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 on Thursday night. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched very well. The Yankees offense only managed three hits.

Nova pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out five and lost his sixth game of the season. Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Mariano Rivera pitched 1 1/3 innings and Matt Daley pitched to one batter and struck him out.

Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Robinson Cano drew a walk and Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit, Granderson hit a double and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Granderson and Overbay each had a stolen base.

Alex Cobb won his 11th game of the season pitching seven innings giving up three hits. He didn’t give up a run, walked two and struck out four. Joel Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jake McGee pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Ben Zobrist had two hits, Wil Myers had a hit and James Loney had three hits and drew a walk. Evan Longoria had two hits and three RBI, David DeJesus drew a walk and In Delmon Young had two hits and an RBI. Luke Scott had a hit, Loney hit a double and Young hit a homerun. The Rays were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Scott was caught stealing.

Longoria hit an RBI single in the fourth giving the Rays a 1-0 lead. In the seventh Young hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0. In the eighth Longoria hit a two run single to push the lead to 4-0. The final score was 4-0 and the game was an afterthought. It was Mariano Rivera final home appearance of his career. It became a perfect and eloquent sendoff. Mariano faced four batters and retired them all and then was taken out of the game by two fellow core four members. Andy Pettitte and Derek Jeter his longtime teammates came out to get him and a very moving scene took place. Rivera broke down and bear hugged Pettitte then he also hugged Jeter and those three shared a very tender moment. It was one time where the rule was broken, there was crying in baseball.

The Yankees record fell to 82-77 and the Rays record improved to 90-69. The Yankees will go to Houston and play their last three games of the season in Houston.

The New York Mets play spoilers and beat the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets play spoilers and beat the Cincinnati Reds


The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon. The final score was 1-0 and the game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio. Daisuke Matsuzaka started for the Mets and pitched great. Eric Young Jr. provided the only RBI of the game.

Matsuzaka pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs. He walked two and struck out six and won his third game of the season. Pedro Feliciano pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a batter and LaTroy Hawkins saved his 13th game of the season pitching a perfect inning.

Young Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Justin Turner had a hit and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Mike Baxter drew a walk, Anthony Recker drew a walk and Wilfredo Tovar drew a walk. Matsuzaka had a hit; the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Murphy had a stolen base.

Mat Latos started for the Reds and lost his seventh game of the season. He pitched seven innings and gave up four hits and a run. He walked two and struck out seven. Manny Parra pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning walking one and striking out two.

Billy Hamilton had a hit, Shin-Soo Choo drew two walks and Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk. Cezar Izturis had a hit, Derrick Robinson had a hit and Izturis hit a double. The Reds were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Bruce had two stolen bases and Hamilton was caught stealing. Devin Mesoraco had a passed ball.

The only run of the game was scored in the third inning. Young Jr. hit an RBI single to make it 1-0 and that score held up.

The New York Yankees are eliminated from the playoffs

The New York Yankees are eliminated from the playoffs


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. The final score was 8-3 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. The Yankees were eliminated from playoff contention even before their loss tonight. The Cleveland Indians won their game when the Yankees were still playing which eliminated them. Phil Hughes started for the last time as a Yankee and wasn’t good. The Yankees offensive stars were Robinson Cano and Eduardo Nunez. They each had a couple of hits.

Hughes pitched two innings and gave up seven hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out two and took his 14th loss of the season. David Huff pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Matt Daley faced one batter and retired him, Cesar Cabral pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and David Robertson pitched an inning striking out one. Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.

Nunez had two hits and an RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Cano had two hits and an RBI. Vernon Wells drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit and Lyle Overbay had an RBI and drew a walk. Curtis Granderson had a hit, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Nunez and Cano each hit a double. Nunez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Ryan and Soriano each committed an error and Stewart had a passed ball.

David Price pitched seven innings and gave up six hits and two runs. He struck out eight. Brandon Gomes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Joel Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one and Alex Torres pitched an inning striking out one.

Ben Zobrist had a hit, Wil Myers had a hit and James Loney had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Evan Longoria had three hits and four RBI, David DeJesus had three hits and two RBI and Delmon Young had a hit. Matt Joyce had a hit and an RBI. Desmond Jennings had a hit, Sam Fuld had a hit and Kelly Johnson drew a walk. Myers and DeJesus each hit a double and Loney hit two doubles. Longoria hit two homeruns and DeJesus hit a homerun. The Rays were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

In the first inning the teams traded runs. The Rays took a 1-0 lead on a Loney RBI double and the Yankees tied it on a Cano RBI double. In the third DeJesus hit an RBI single and Joyce hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1 Rays. The Yankees cut the lead to 3-2 on a Nunez solo homerun in the third inning. In the sixth Longoria hit a three run homerun and DeJesus hit a solo homerun. They were back-to-back homeruns to make it 7-2 Rays. Overbay had an RBI walk in the eighth to make it a 7-3 game and the Rays scored the final run of the game in the ninth. Longoria hit a solo homerun to make it 8-3.

The Yankees have now lost three in a row and their record is 82-76. The Rays are 88-69 and the two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Thursday night.

The New York Yankees are shutout by the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees are shutout by the Tampa Bay Rays


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. The final score was 7-0 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. It was basically the end to the Yankees postseason chances. They should be officially eliminated on Wednesday night. Hiroki Kuroda started and wasn’t very good and the offense only managed four hits.

Kuroda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts. He lost his 13th game of the season. Boone Logan pitched to one batter and struck him out, Cesar Cabral retired the one batter he faced and Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out three. Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched to one batter and retired him.

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Alex Rodriguez drew two walks and Robinson Cano had a hit. Alfonso Soriano had a hit and drew two walks, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and Brendan Ryan drew a walk. Chris Stewart drew a walk, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Cano hit a double. The Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Nunez and Reynolds each committed an error.

Matt Moore won his 16th game of the season. He pitched five innings giving up three hits and no runs. He walked six and struck out four. Jamey Wright pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jake Odorizzi pitched three innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.

Matt Joyce had a hit and an RBI, Delmon Young had a hit and an RBI and Wil Myers had a hit and drew a walk. David DeJesus had two hits and two RBI, Evan Longoria had two hits and an RBI and Ben Zobrist had a hit and drew a walk. James Loney had a hit and two RBI, Sam Fuld drew a walk and Longoria, Young, and Loney each hit a double. DeJesus hit two doubles, Joyce hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the first inning the Rays struck for three runs. Joyce hit a leadoff homerun, DeJesus hit an RBI double and Longoria hit a sacrifice fly. In the sixth Loney hit a two run double to make it a 5-0 game. In the ninth the Rays finished the scoring with a couple more runs. Young hit an RBI double and DeJesus hit an RBI double to make it a 7-0 game. The Yankees left runners on the bases all night. Matt Moore was very wild all night and didn’t have his best stuff but the Yankees couldn’t make him pay.

The Yankees lost their second game in a row. The Yankees record dropped to 82-75 and the Rays record improved to 88-69. The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets sweep the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-3 victory

The New York Mets sweep the Philadelphia Phillies with 4-3 victory


The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Citizens Bank Park. Carlos Torres started and pitched well and the bullpen was pretty good. Eric Young Jr. Anthony Recker and Tovar each had two hits.

Torres pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs. He walked three and struck out six. Torres won his fourth game of the season. Scott Atchison pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Vic Black pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. Hawkins saved his 12th game of the season.

Eric Young Jr. had two hits, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Andrew Brown had an RBI, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Juan Lagares had three hits and an RBI. Anthony Recker had two hits, Wilfredo Tovar had two hits and an RBI and Flores, Young, Recker and Lagares each hit a double. The Mets were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Tovar had a stolen base.

Cliff Lee pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two earned. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight. B.J. Rosenberg pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and drew a walk and Chase Utley had two hits. Carlos Ruiz had a hit, Dominic Brown had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Darin Ruf had an RBI and drew a walk. Kevin Frandsen had two hits and an RBI, Lee had a hit and Frandsen and Rollins each hit a double. The Phillies were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Brown committed an error.

Frandsen hit an RBI double in the second giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead. Brown hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at one in the fourth. Brown hit an RBI single in the sixth giving the Phillies a 2-1 lead. Tovar hit a two run single in the seventh giving the Mets a 3-2 lead. Lagares hit an RBI double in the eighth to make it 4-2 Mets. Ruf popped out and a run scored on the tag up in the eighth. The final score was 4-3 Mets and they swept the three game series. The Mets record improved to 71-84 and the Phillies fell to 71-84. The Mets will head to Cincinnatti to begin a three game series on Monday night.

The New York Mets win a rain-shortened game 5-4

The New York Mets win a rain-shortened game 5-4


The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. The final score was 5-4 in seven innings. The game took place at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dillon Gee started and pitched ok and the offense was led by David Wright and Travis d’Arnaud.

Gee pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs. He walked none and struck out three. Gee won his 12th game of the season.

Daniel Murphy had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew a walk. Juan Lagares had a hit and two RBI, d’Arnaud had two hits and an RBI and Omar Quintanillla had a hit and drew a walk. d’Arnaud hit a double, Lagares hit a triple and Wright and Murphy each hit a homerun. The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Quintanilla had a stolen base.

Tyler Cloyd pitched five innings giving up six hits and five runs. He walked two and struck out five. Ethan Martin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Joe Savery pitched 1/3 of an inning drawing a walk.

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and an RBI and Chase Utley had a hit. Carlos Ruiz had an RBI, Dominick Brown had a hit and Darin Ruf had two hits. Cody Asche had an RBI, Cloyd had a hit and Hernandez, Rollins and Utley each hit a double. The Phillies were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

In the second Asche hit a sacrifice fly giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Wright hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one. In the sixth Murphy hit a solo homerun, Lagares hit a two run triple and d’Arnaud hit an RBI double. The Mets had a 5-1 lead and in the sixth the Phillies cut into that. Rollins hit an RBI double, Ruiz hit an RBI groundout and wild pitch scored another run to make it 5-4 Mets and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 70-84 and the Phillies record fell to 71-83. The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. The Mets will be going for the three game sweep.

The New York Yankees fail to sweep the San Francisco Giants on MO day

The New York Yankees fail to sweep the San Francisco Giants on MO day


The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 2-1 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. It was a very special day as it was Mariano Rivera day, the team held a very special pregame ceremony for the greatest closer of all-time. Andy Pettitte started for the last time at Yankee stadium in his career as he is also retiring.

Pettitte was great pitching seven innings and giving up two hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out six and lost his 11th game. David Robertson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Rivera pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one.

Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Robinson Cano had three hits. Alfonso Soriano drew a walk, Eduardo Nunez had two hits and Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI. Brendan Ryan had two hits, Ryan and Cano each hit a double and Reynolds hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Suzuki was caught stealing and Cano committed an error.

Yusmeiro Petit pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run. He walked two and struck out seven. Javier Lopez pitched 2/3 of an inning and striking out two and picking up his fourth win, Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up three hits and striking out one and Sergio Romo pitched an inning striking out one.

Juan Perez had a hit, Pablo Sandoval had a hit and drew a walk and Tony Abreu had a hit and an RBI. Ehire Adrianza had a hit and an RBI, Sandoval and Abreu each hit a double and Adrianza hit a homerun. The Giants were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Sanchez had a passed ball and Perez had an outfield assist.

In the third Reynolds hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Adrianza hit a solo homerun in the sixth. It tied the game at one. Abreu hit an RBI double in the eighth to give the Giants a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the eighth the Yankees had second and third and none out. They didn’t score as they had two runners thrown out at home.

The Yankees failed to sweep the three game series and dropped their record to 82-74. The Giants record improved to 72-84. The Yankees postseason hopes basically ended with this game and next Sunday will be the final game of Rivera and Pettitte career. The Yankees will be a much different team next year and it will be a very interesting off-season.

The New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants


The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 6-0 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova started and pitched great. Alfonso Soriano and Eduardo Nunez each hit a homerun.

Nova pitched a complete game shutout. He gave up six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. Nova won his ninth game of the season.

Ichiro Suzuki had an RBI, Alex Rodriguez had an RBI and Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI. Soriano had a hit and an RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Nunez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Mark Reynolds had a hit, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Chris Stewart drew two walks. Cano hit a double; Nunez and Soriano each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Ryan Vogelsong lost his sixth game of the season. He pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout. Guillermo Moscoso pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Mike Kickham pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jake Dunning faced one batter and retired him.

Angel Pagan drew a walk, Gregor Blanco had a hit and Brandon Belt had two hits. Pablo Sandoval had two hits, Noonan had a hit and Sandoval and Belt each hit a double. The Giants were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

In the third Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly, Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout and Cano hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead. Nunez hit a two run homerun in the fourth to increase the Yankees lead to 5-0. Soriano hit a solo homerun in the sixth to extend the lead to 6-0 and that was the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 82-73 and the Giants record fell to 71-84. The Yankees will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon.

The New York Yankees postseason hopes on life support after a loss in Toronto

The New York Yankees postseason hopes on life support after a loss in Toronto


The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees on Thursday night. The final score was 6-2 and the game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched ok. Joba Chamberlain out of the pen put the game out of reach. The Yankees offense was anemic again.

Kuroda pitched six innings giving up eight hits and three runs with four walks and seven strikeouts. Joba Chamberlain gave up two hits and three runs and a walk without recording an out, Cesar Cabral pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Matt Daley pitched to one batter and retired him. David Phelps pitched a perfect inning.

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Robinson Cano had two hits. Alfonso Soriano had a hit and drew a walk, Vernon Wells had an RBI and drew a walk and Chris Stewart had a hit. Stewart and Cano each hit a double and Granderson hit a homerun. The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Todd Redmond won his fourth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and a run. He walked one and struck out seven, Sergio Santos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Luis Perez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jeremy Jeffress pitched to one batter and walked him. Casey Janssen saved his 32nd game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning.

Jose Reyes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Kawasaki had a hit and drew a walk and Brett Lawrie had a hit and an RBI. Adam Lind had two hits and three RBI, Colby Rasmus drew two walks and Moises Sierra had a hit and drew two walks. Anthony Gose had three hits and an RBI. Reyes and Gose each hit a double and Gose and Lind each hit a homerun. The Jays were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Gose had an outfield assist.

In the third Reyes hit an RBI double and Lawrie hit an RBI groundout giving the Jays a 2-0 lead. Granderson hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 2-1 Jays. Gose hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it 3-1 Jays. The Jays broke it open in the seventh with three runs. Lind hit a three run homerun to push the lead to 6-1. The Yankees scored a run in the ninth on an RBI groundout by Wells to make it 6-2 and that was the final score.

The Yankees lost two out of three in Toronto and five out of six on their road trip. Their record fell to 80-73. The Jays record improved to 70-82. The Yankees will host the San Francisco Giants for a three game series beginning on Friday night.

The New York Mets drop one to the San Francisco Giants 2-1

The New York Mets drop one to the San Francisco Giants 2-1


The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon. The final score was 2-1 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well and their offense only managed four hits.

Niese pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and two runs. He walked two and struck out four and lost his eighth game of the season. Scott Atchison pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Josh Satin had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Andrew Brown had a hit. Matthew den Dekker drew a walk, Travis d’Arnaud drew a walk and Omar Quintanilla had a hit. Zach Lutz drew a walk, Satin hit a double and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Madison Bumgarner pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and ten strikeouts. Bumgarner won his 13th game of the season. Jean Machi pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Santiago Casilla pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Javier Lopez earned his first save of the season. He pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one.

Tony Abreu had two hits, Hunter Pence drew a walk and Hector Sanchez had a hit. Joaquin Arias had a hit, Juan Perez had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Ehire Adrianza had a hit and an RBI. Sanchez and Abreu hit a double and the Giants were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Perez hit an RBI single in the fourth and Adrianza grounded into a force out scoring the second run to make it 2-0 Giants. The Mets scored their only run in the fourth on a Murphy RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1. The final score was 2-1 Giants.

The Mets record fell to 68-84 and the Giants record improved to 71-82. The Mets will play the Philadelphia Phillies in a three game series beginning Friday night in Philly.

The New York Yankees rally to beat the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees rally to beat the Toronto Blue Jays


The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Phil Hughes started and was ok and the bullpen was good. The offense was asleep again most of the night. It awoke in the eighth inning for a big rally.

Hughes pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two strikeouts. David Huff pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, David Robertson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Mariano Rivera pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out one. Rivera picked up his 44th save of the season.

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI. Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Vernon Wells had two hits and two RBI and Mark Reynolds drew a walk. Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Brendan Ryan had a hit. Ryan, Soriano and Wells each hit a double and the Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Reynolds was caught stealing.

J.A. Happ pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts. Aaron Loup gave up a hit and a run without recording an out, Steve Delabar picked up his fifth loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Darren Oliver pitched 2/3 of an inning. Dustin McGowan pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Jose Reyes had a hit, Rajai Davis had a hit and Brett Lawrie had a hit. Adam Lind had a hit, Colby Rasmus had two hits and two RBI and Moises Sierra had a hit. Ryan Goins had a hit and an RBI, Reyes, Sierra and Lawrie each hit a double. Rasmus and Goins each hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Reyes and Davis each had a stolen base.

Rasmus hit a two run homerun and Goins hit his first major league homerun in the fourth. /The Jays had a 3-0 lead and then in the eighth the Yankees scored four runs. Cano hit an RBI single, Soriano an RBI double and Wells a two run double. The Yankees took a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.

The Yankees ended their four game losing streak and improved their record to 80-72. The Jays record fell to 69-82. The two teams will play the rubber game of three on Thursday night.

The New York Mets fall to the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets fall to the San Francisco Giants


The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets on Tuesday night. The final score was 8-5 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Zach Wheeler was just ok in probably his second to last start of the season. The bullpen was good and bad and Daniel Murphy and Josh Satin led the offense.

Wheeler pitched five innings giving up three hits and four runs with six walks and three strikeouts. Sean Henn lost his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Scott Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Gonzalez Germen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk. Tim Byrdak pitched to one batter and retired him; Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout. David Aardsma pitched to two batters and struck them both out.

Eric Young Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Murphy had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew two walks. Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Mike Baxter drew a walk and Matthew den Dekker had a hit and an RBI. Anthony Recker had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk and Satin had two hits. Tejada, Flores and Murphy each hit a double and the Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Young had a stolen base and Lagares committed an error.

Yusmeiro Petit pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs. He walked three and struck out one and won his fourth game of the season. Jean Machi pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Javier Lopez faced one batter and retired him and Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two. Sandy Rosario pitched giving up a walk and a run without recording an out and Sergio Romo pitched an inning giving up two hits.

Angel Pagan had three hits, three RBI and drew two walks, Gregor Blanco had a hit and an RBI and Brandon Belt had two hits. Buster Posey had an RBI and drew a walk, Hunter Pence had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Pablo Sandoval drew two walks. Brandon Crawford had a hit and drew two walks, Tony Abreu had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Petit had an RBI and drew a walk. Abreu hit a double, Pagan hit a triple and a homerun and the Giants were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Peguero had a stolen base, Posey and Crawford committed an error each and Pagan had an outfield assist.

Petit had an RBI walk, Pagan an RBI single and Blanco an RBI groundout in the second inning to give the Giants a 3-0 lead. Young hit an RBI groundout in the third to make it 3-1 Giants. In the fourth Flores hit an RBI double and den Dekker hit a two run single to make it a 4-3 Mets lead. Posey hit an RBI groundout in the fifth to tie the game at four and in the seventh Pagan hit a solo homerun giving the Giants a 5-4 lead. Abreu hit an RBI double and Pagan an RBI triple in the eighth to extend the lead to 7-4 Giants and Pence hit an RBI single in the ninth making it 8-4. Murphy hit an RBI single in the ninth to make it 8-5 and that was the final score.

The Mets record dropped to 67-83 and the Giants record improved to 70-81. The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees are shutout in Toronto by the Blue Jays

The New York Yankees are shutout in Toronto by the Blue Jays


The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. The final score was 2-0 and the game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Andy Pettitte started and was very good. The Yankees offense had chances in the first and second and then did nothing at all.

Pettitte pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts. Pettitte lost his 10th game of the season. Shawn Kelley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits.

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had a hit. Lyle Overbay had a hit and drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit and Chris Stewart drew a walk. Soriano hit a double and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Soriano had an outfield assist.

R.A. Dickey won his 13th game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and no runs. He walked two and struck out eight. Sergio Santos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Casey Janssen saved his 31st game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side.

Jose Reyes had a hit, Rajai Davis had two hits and an RBI and Brett Lawrie had a hit. Colby Rasmus had a hit and an RBI, Mark DeRosa had a hit and drew a walk and Adam Lind had a hit. Pillar had a hit, Anthony Gose had a hit and Goins drew a walk. Reyes, Davis and Gose each hit a double and Rasmus and Davis each hit a homerun. The Jays were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Goins committed an error.

Rasmus hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the Jays a 1-0 lead. In the seventh Davis hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 and that would be the final score. In the first inning the Yankees left the bases loaded and then first and second in the second inning. The Yankees never even came close to scoring after that.

The Yankees record fell to 79-72 and the Jays record improved to 69-81. The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets walkoff with a 1-0 victory over the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets walkoff with a 1-0 victory over the Miami Marlins


The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 1-0 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen was excellent. Daniel Murphy and Travis d’Arnaud who each had two hits led the Mets offense.

Gee pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and no runs. He walked two and struck out eight. Pedro Feliciano pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one, Scott Atchison pitched to one batter and retired him and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit. Gonzalez Germen pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out five and Vic Black picked up his first win pitching a perfect inning.

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Juan Lagares drew a walk and Murphy had two hits. Lucas Duda drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and d’Arnaud had two hits and an RBI. Gee had a hit, Young hit a double and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Murphy was picked off and committed an error.

Tom Koehler pitched eight innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and five strikeouts. A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Mike Dunn pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Chad Qualls pitched an inning giving up a hit and a strikeout. Zach Phillips gave up a hit and a run with two walks and didn’t record an out and Ryan Webb pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.

Chris Coughlan had a hit and drew a walk, Donovan Solano had a hit and Christian Yelich drew a walk. Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Justin Ruggiano had two hits and Logan Morrison had two hits. Ed Lucas had two hits, Ruggiano hit a double and Morrison hit a triple. The Marlins were 0-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Ruggiano was caught stealing and Koehler had a pickoff.

In the 12th inning d’Arnaud hit an RBI single to win the game. It was the only run of the game as the Mets won 1-0 in 12 innings.

The Mets record improved to 67-82 and the Marlins record fell to 55-94. The Mets will have the day off on Monday.

The New York Yankees are swept by the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees are swept by the Boston Red Sox


The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees on Sunday night. The final score was 9-2 and the game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and wasn’t very good. The Yankees offense didn’t produce much.

Nova pitched four innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned. He walked four and struck out two. Nova took his fifth loss of the season, Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Cesar Cabral gave up a hit and Joba Chamberlain pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Mike Zagurski made his Yankees debut and pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs, David Phelps pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI and Alfonso Soriano had a hit and drew a walk. Lyle Overbay drew a walk, Mark Reynolds drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and an RBI. Brendan Ryan had a hit and drew a walk. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Clay Buchholz won his 11th game of the season. He pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with four walks and three strikeouts. The run was unearned. Matt Thornton pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one, Craig Breslow pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Allen Webster pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk.

Dustin Pedroia had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Daniel Nava had four hits and an RBI and David Ortiz had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Mike Carp had an RBI, Mike Napoli had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a hit. Xander Bogaerts had two hits and drew a walk including a double, Pedroia hit a double and Nava hit two doubles. Napoli hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Saltalamacchia and Bogaerts each had a stolen base and Bucholz committed an error.

In the first Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. The Red Sox scored three runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back. Ortiz hit an RBI single and Napoli hit a two run homerun. In the fourth Saltalamacchia stole home giving the Red Sox a 4-1 lead. In the fifth Carp was hit by a pitch to score another run and give the Red Sox a 5-1 lead. In the sixth Nava hit an RBI single and Ortiz hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 7-1. Pedroia hit a two run double in the seventh giving the Red Sox a 9-1 lead. Suzuki hit an RBI single in the ninth to make it 9-2 and that was the final score.

The Yankees lost three straight to the Red Sox and their record dropped to 79-71 and the Red Sox record improved to 92-59. The Yankees will have the day off on Monday and then begin a three game series in Toronto on Tuesday night.

The New York Mets split a doubleheader with the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets split a doubleheader with the Miami Marlins


The New York Mets split a doubleheader with the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon and night. The final scores were 3-0 and 3-1 and the games took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Carlos Torres started the day game and pitched pretty well and the bullpen did well. Matthew den Dekker had a couple of hits. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched the nightcap and pitched well. Daniel Murphy and Lucas Duda each had two hits.

Torres lost his fifth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and eight strikeouts. Gonzalez Germen pitched an inning giving up a hit, Tim Byrdak gave up a hit and a run without recording an out and Frank Francisco pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout. David Aardsma pitched to one batter and retired him and Greg Burke pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk.

Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, den Dekker had two hits and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit. den Dekker hit a double and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Henderson Alvarez pitched seven innings and gave up four hits and no runs with no walks and five strikeouts. Alavarez won his fourth game of the season, Chad Qualls pitched an inning and Pat Cishek saved his 30th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a walk and three strikeouts.

Placido Polanco had a hit, Donovan Solano had a hit and an RBI and Christian Yelich had two hits and drew a walk. Justin Ruggiano drew a walk, Logan Morrison had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Koyie Hill drew a walk. Alvarez had a hit, Yelich hit a double and Solano hit a homerun. The Marlins were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Yelich had two stolen bases.

Morrison hit an RBI single in the fourth to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Solano hit a solo homerun in the sixth giving the Marlins a 2-0 lead. Morrison lined out and a run scored making it 3-0 Marlins and that was the final score.

In the nightcap Matsuzaka pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. Pedro Feliciano pitched to one batter and struck him out, Vic Black pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and saving his tenth game of the season.

Eric Young Jr. drew a walk, Juan Lagares drew a walk and Murphy had two hits and an RBI. Duda had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI and Ruben Tejada had a hit. Tejada hit a double, Murphy and Duda each hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Murphy and Young each had a stolen base.

Jacob Turner started for the Marlins and pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and six strikeouts. Turner lost his seventh game of the season, Chris Hatcher pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts, Dan Jennings pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Caminero pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out the only batter he faced. Solano had a hit, Ruggiano had a hit and an RBI and Stanton had a hit. Hechavarria had a hit and drew a walk, Ruggiano hit a homerun and the Marlins were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Brantly had a passed ball.

The New York Yankees lose 5-1 in Boston to the Red Sox

The New York Yankees lose 5-1 in Boston to the Red Sox


The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 5-1 and the game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and wasn’t very good. The Yankees offense couldn’t get much going against Jon Lester.

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up nine hits and five runs. He walked four and struck out five and took his 13th loss of the season. Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning walking two and striking out one and Matt Daley pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Curtis Granderson had a couple of hits, Robinson Cano had an RBI and Alex Rodriguez drew a walk. Brendan Ryan had a hit, J.R. Murphy drew a walk and Granderson hit a double and a triple. The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Reynolds committed an error.

Jon Lester won his 14th game of the season pitching eight innings and giving up three hits and a run. He walked two and struck out five. Franklin Morales pitched a perfect inning.

Dustin Pedroia had a hit, Shane Victorino had two hits and an RBI and David Ortiz had a hit and an RBI. Mike Napoli had two hits and drew two walks, Johnny Gomes had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Daniel Nava had an RBI. Will Middlebrooks had an RBI, David Ross had a hit and drew a walk and Bogaerts drew a walk.

Ortiz, Gomes and Victorino each hit a double and the Red Sox were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Victorino had a stolen base.

In the second Middlebrooks had an RBI groundout giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. In the third Ortiz hit an RBI double, Gomes hit an RBI single and it was 3-0 Red Sox. Cano hit an RBI groundout in the fourth to cut the lead to 3-1. Victorino hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it 4-1 and the scoring completed in the fifth with a Nava sacrifice fly. The final score was 5-1 Red Sox.

The Yankees have now lost two straight and their playoff hopes are hanging by a thread. The Yankees record fell to 79-70 and the Red Sox record improved to 91-59. The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday night.

The New York Yankees win a wild one to take the series over the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees win a wild one to take the series over the Baltimore Orioles


The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. The final score was 6-5 and the game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Phil Hughes started and pitched 3+ innings and then David Huff did the same. They combined for six effective innings. David Robertson had a rough eighth but Mariano Rivera nailed down the win. Alfonso Soriano had a couple of hits and a couple of very good catches.

Hughes pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts. Huff pitched three innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Adam Warren pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Cesar Cabral pitched to one batter and retired him. Robertson pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with two strikeouts and Rivera picked up his sixth win of the season pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He didn’t get the save because the official scorer deemed that Robertson struggled and shouldn’t get the win.

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Alex Rodriguez drew three walks and Soriano had two hits. Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk, Vernon Wells had a hit and two RBI and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Mark Reynolds had a hit and two RBI, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Soriano hit a double. Reynolds and Granderson each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Nunez committed an error.

Wei-Yin Chen pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and nine strikeouts. Josh Stinson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and Jim Johnson lost his eighth game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run, which was his fault. He walked one committed his own error and threw a wild pitch.

Manny Machado had a hit and an RBI, Chris Davis had two hits and Adam Jones had a hit. Nick Markakis had two hits and an RBI, Danny Valencia had a hit and three RBI and J.J. Hardy had two hits. Matt Wieters had a hit and drew a walk, Hardy hit a double and Markakis and Valencia each hit a homerun. The Orioles were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the second Reynolds hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the third Wells hit a two run single to increase the lead to 4-0. The Orioles got on the board in the third on a Machado RBI single. It was 4-1 Yankees and then Granderson hit a solo homerun in the seventh to push the lead to 5-1. The Orioles cut the lead to 5-2 in the seventh on a Markakis solo homerun. The Orioles tied the game at five in the eighth on a Valencia three run homerun. The Yankees took the lead in the ninth on a wild pitch by Johnson which was set up by an errant throw into center setting up another bunt to make it second and third one out. The final score was 6-5 and the Yankees took the series three out of four games.

The Yankees record improved to 79-68 and the Orioles record fell to 77-69. The Yankees will now head to Boston for a three game series. The Yankees remain one game out of the second wild card and three behind Texas for the first wild card. The Yankees schedule after these next three games is pretty easy and they play the Rays three games at home.

The New York Mets lose 7-2 to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets lose 7-2 to the Washington Nationals


The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon. The final score was 7-2 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Aaron Harang started for the Mets and pitched pretty well, the bullpen wasn’t great. Eric Young Jr. and Anthony Recker each had two hits.

Harang pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and ten strikeouts. Harang lost his 12th game of the season. Pedro Feliciano gave up a hit and a run, Scott Atchison pitched an inning striking out one and Frank Francisco pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs. David Aardsma pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Sean Henn pitched to one batter and retired the batter.

Young Jr. had two hits and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit. Mike Baxter had a hit, Recker had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Harang had a hit. Murphy hit a double and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Young had a stolen base.

Tanner Roark won his sixth game of the season pitching six innings giving up six hits. He gave up two runs and a walk with three strikeouts. Craig Stammen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Xavier Cedeno pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Mattheus pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out the sides.

Denard Span had a hit and drew a walk, Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and two RBI and Bryce Harper had a hit. Ian Desmond had an RBI, Adam LaRoche had two hits and an RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI. Anthony Rendon had a hit and two RBI. LaRoche, Span and Zimmerman each hit a double. Zimmerman, LaRoche, Ramos and Rendon each hit a homerun. The Nationals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Harper had an outfield assist.

The game was tied at one after one and then the Nationals took a 2-1 lead after two innings. The Mets tied the game at two in the fourth and the Nationals took a 3-2 lead in the fifth. They scored four runs in the last three innings to pull away and win the game 7-2.

The Mets record fell to 64-81 and the Nationals record improved to 77-69.

The New York Mets are shutout by the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets are shutout by the Washington Nationals


The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. The final score was 3-0 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and pitched seven good innings. Juan Lagares led the offense with two of their three hits.

Wheeler pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts. Wheeler lost his fifth game of the season, Vic Black pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning striking out two.

Lagares had two hits and Josh Satin had a hit and drew a walk. The Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Lagares had a stolen base.

Dan Haren pitched six innings giving up a hit and no runs with a walk and eight strikeouts. Haren won his ninth game of the season, Xavier Cedeno pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Drew Storen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Rafael Soriano saved his 41st game of the season. Soriano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Denard Span had a hit, Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and an RBI and Jayson Werth had a hit. Bryce Harper had a hit, Ian Desmond had two hits and Adam LaRoche had a hit and drew a walk. Anthony Rendon had two hits and two RBI, Steve Lombardozzi had a hit and Werth and Rendon hit a double. Zimmerman hit a homerun and the Nationals were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Zimmerman had a stolen base.

Zimmerman hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Nats a 1-0 lead. In the eighth they scored two runs to take a 3-0 lead and that would be the final score. Rendon hit a two run double.

The Mets record fell to 64-80 and the Nationals improved to 76-69. The two teams will play the series finale on Thursday afternoon.

The New York Yankees creep closer to a wild car with a win over the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees creep closer to a wild card with win over the Baltimore Orioles


The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. The final score was 5-4 and the game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Andy Pettitte started and pitched ok, Mariano Rivera made it interesting but picked up the save. Curtis Granderson, Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano each hit a solo homerun.

Pettitte pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out three. Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, David Robertson won his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and striking out one. Rivera picked up his 43rd save of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run. He struck out one.

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI and Cano had two hits and two RBI. Curtis Granderson had two hits and an RBI, Lyle Overbay had a hit and an RBI and Granderson hit a triple. Granderson, Rodriguez and Cano each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Gardner had a stolen base.

Scott Feldman pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Tommy Hunter took his fourth loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Troy Patton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Brian Roberts had three hits and an RBI, Manny Machado had two hits and Chris Davis had a hit and two RBI. Danny Valencia had four hits, J.J. Hardy had a hit and an RBI and Nate McClouth had two hits and drew a walk. Davis, Valencia, Hardy, McClouth each hit a double and the Orioles were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. McClouth was caught stealing.

In the first Cano hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. The Orioles took a 2-1 lead in the third on a Davis two run double. Hardy hit an RBI double in the fourth to extend the lead to 3-1 Orioles. The Yankees would cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth on a Granderson solo homerun. In the sixth the game was tied at three on a Rodriguez solo homerun. The Yankees took a 5-3 lead in the ninth on a Cano solo homerun and Overbay RBI single. The Orioles would score a run in the ninth on a Roberts RBI single. The final score was 5-4 Yankees.

The Yankees record improved to 78-68 and the Orioles record fell to 77-68. The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Thursday night.

The New York Mets are doubled up by the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets are doubled up by the Washington Nationals


The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets on Tuesday night. The final score was 6-3 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched ok and bullpen was ok. Justin Turner and Travis d’Arnaud each had two hits.

Gee pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with no walks and five strikeouts. Gee lost his 10th game of the season, Pedro Feliciano faced two batters and retired them both, Vic Black pitched a perfect inning and Frank Francisco pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. Tim Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run.

Eric Young Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Juan Lagares drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Lucas Duda had a hit, Turner had two hits and an RBI and Matthew den Dekker had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. d’Arnaud had two hits, Omar Quintanilla had a hit and Murphy and Turner each hit a double. The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. den Dekker had a stolen base and was caught stealing. Young Jr. was caught stealing.

Jordan Zimmerman pitched five innings giving up eight hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out four. Craig Stammen pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up two walks and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Rafael Soriano saved his 40th game pitching an inning and giving up a hit.

Denard Span had a hit, Jayson Werth had three hits and two RBI and Ian Desmond had a hit. Adam LaRoche had two hits and an RBI, Wilton Ramos had a hit and an RBI and Moore had a hit. Scott Hairston had a hit and two RBI, Walters had a hit and Moore and Span each hit a double and Werth hit two doubles. Werth, LaRoche and Hairston each hit a homerun. The Nationals were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Desmond was caught stealing and LaRoche committed two errors.

Werth hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. LaRoche hit a solo homerun in the second to make it a 2-0 game. Werth hit an RBI double in the third to extend the lead to 3-0. In the fourth Turner hit an RBI single. Ramos hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 4-1 game. den Dekker hit a two run single in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3. Hairston hit a two run homerun in the ninth to push the lead to 6-3 and that was the final score.

The Mets record fell to 64-79 and the Nationals record improved to 75-69. The two teams will play game three of four on Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees come back late to beat the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees come back late to beat the Baltimore Orioles


The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. The final score was 7-5 and the game was played at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and was ok; he had to leave the game after six innings with forearm tightness. The bullpen was good with Mariano Rivera picking up a four out save. Alfonso Soriano led the offense with a couple of homeruns.

Nova pitched six innings giving up four runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out two. Adam Warren picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning and striking out one, Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run with a walk and a strikeout and Mariano Rivera retired all four batters he faced for his 42nd save of the season.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Alfonso Soriano had two hits and three RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Mark Reynolds had two hits and two RBI. Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Chris Stewart had a hit and Gardner, Granderson and Reynolds each hit a double and Rodriguez hit two doubles. Soriano hit two homeruns and Reynolds one and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Nunez committed an error.

Miguel Gonzalez started for the Orioles and pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs. He had six strikeouts and no walks. Kevin Gausman pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts and lost his fifth game of the season. Francisco Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Josh Stinson pitched to one batter and struck him out and Brian Matusz pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout.

Rodriguez hit an RBI double in the third to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Urrutia hit an RBI single, Markakis hit a sacrifice fly and Davis hit a two run homerun and it was 4-1 Orioles. Soriano hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-2 and Reynolds added a solo homerun to make it 4-3. In the eighth Cano hit an RBI single, Soriano hit a two run homerun and Reynolds hit a two run double and it was 7-4 Yankees. The Orioles would score another run in the eighth on a Wieters sac fly. The final score was 7-5 Yankees.

The Yankees record improved to 77-68 and the Orioles record fell to 77-67. The two teams will play game three of there four game set on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets avoid the sweep with a victory over the Cleveland Indians

The New York Mets avoid the sweep with a victory over the Cleveland Indians.


The New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 2-1 and the game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched well for the Mets and their bullpen held the lead. Eric Young Jr. Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner each had two hits. Matsuzaka pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and six strikeouts. Vic Black pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Pedro Feliciano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Frank Francisco earned his first win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one to earn his eighth save of the season.

Young Jr. had two hits and an RBI, Murphy had two hits and drew three walks and Josh Satin had a hit. Lucas Duda drew two walks, Turner had two hits and an RBI and Matthew den Dekker had a hit. Daniel Murphy and Eric Young each hit a double, Turner hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Turner was caught stealing.

Danny Salazar pitched four innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and eight strikeouts. Nick Hagadone pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Matt Albers pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one and Cody Allen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk. Rich Hill faced one batter and walked him, Joe Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Chris Perez lost his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.

Nick Swisher had a hit and drew a walk, Jeff Kipnis had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Santana had a hit and drew a walk. Jason Kubel had a hit, Asdrubal Cabrera had an RBI and Jason Giambi had a hit and drew a walk. The Indians were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Aviles was caught stealing and Kubel had an outfield assist.

In the fourth Turner hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the sixth Cabrera was hit by a pitch scoring a run to tie the game at one. In the ninth Young Jr. hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 64-77 and the Indians record dropped to 76-66. The Mets will host the Washington Nationals for a three game series beginning on Monday night.

The New York Yankees salvage the final game against the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees salvage the final game against the Boston Red Sox


The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched well. Mariano Rivera pitched two innings picking up the win. Robinson Cano had three hits; Ichiro Suzuki and Alex Rodriguez each had two hits.

Kuroda pitched six innings giving up two runs and five hits. He walked two and struck out six. Shawn Kelley pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Rivera pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. Rivera blew his seventh save of the season but picked up his fifth win of the season.

Suzuki had two hits, Vernon Wells had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had a hit. Cano had three hits and two RBI, Rodriguez had two hits and drew a walk and Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI. Chris Stewart had a hit, Reynolds and Cano each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

Jon Lester pitched eight innings giving up three runs on ten hits with a walk and six strikeouts. Brandon Workman took his third loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a run and a hit with a strikeout.

Jonny Gomes had two hits, David Ortiz had two hits and Mike Carp had two hits and an RBI. Jarrod Saltalamacchia had an RBI; Will Middlebrooks had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk and Ortiz hit two doubles and Carp hit one. Middlebrooks hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

In the second Carp hit an RBI double giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Reynolds hit an RBI double to tie the game at one. Cano hit a two run double in the fifth to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Saltalamacchia hit an RBI groundout in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2 Yankees. In the ninth Middlebrooks hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three. In the bottom of the ninth Suzuki hit a single, stole second, advanced to third on a fly ball and scored the winning run on a wild pitch. The Yankees escaped with a 4-3 win and avoided the four game sweep. The Yankees record improved to 76-67 and the Red Sox record dropped to 87-58.

The Yankees will begin a three game series in Baltimore on Monday night. The Yankees trail the Tampa Bay Rays by 2 ½ games for the final playoff spot with 18 games to play. The Yankees and Rays will meet three more times at Yankee Stadium