The New York Mets and Miami Marlins tie 8-8

The New York Mets and Miami Marlins played to an 8-8 tie on Saturday afternoon. The game was played at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched pretty well, their bullpen wasn’t so good. Colin Cowgill had a hit and Lucas Duda had a couple of hits. 
Harvey pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts. Collin McHugh pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run, Hansel Robles pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Carlos Torres pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. Elvin Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and Greg Burke pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out a batter.

Alex Sanabia pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout for Miami. Mitch Talbot pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout, Chris Hatcher pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs and Mike Dunn pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with two strikeouts, Dan Jennings blew the save pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Braulio Lara pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Cowgill had a hit, Omar Quintanilla had a hit and an RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit. Duda had two hits and an RBI, Jamie Hoffman had a hit and Brian Bixler had a hit and two RBI. Andrew Brown had a hit and an RBI, Mike Baxter had a hit and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and an RBI. Zach Lutz had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Duda, d’Arnaud and Lutz each hit a double, Quintanilla a triple and Duda and Bixler a homerun. The Mets were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Bixler committed two errors.

Christian Yelich had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks for Miami. Kyle Jensen drew a walk, Jake Marisnick had a hit and an RBI and Rob Brantley had a hit. Joe Mahoney had two hits and four RBI, Austin Kearns had a hit and drew a walk and Chris Coghlan had two hits. Marcell Ozuna had a hit, Nick Green had two hits and Zack Cox had a hit. Green hit two doubles and Yelich hit one. Yelich hit a homerun and Mahoney hit two homeruns. The Marlins were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Figgins committed two errors and Realmuto had a passed ball. Petersen had an outfield assist.

Yelich had a leadoff homerun to give Miami a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Mahoney hit a solo homerun to give Miami a 2-0 lead. Mahoney hit a three run homerun in the fifth to make it 5-0 Marlins. The Mets would come back with two runs in the fifth. Brown hit an RBI single and Lutz hit an RBI single. In the sixth the Marlins would get the two runs back and make it a 7-2 game. Yelich had an RBI double, Marisnick had a sacrifice fly. Duda hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to make it a 7-3 game. d’Arnaud hit an RBI double, Lutz hit an RBI double and Quintanilla hit an RBI triple. It was a 7-6 game and then Miami made it 8-6 in the eighth on a fielding error. The Mets would tie the game in the bottom of the eighth at 8-8 and that is how the game would end. Bixler hit a two run homerun, they didn’t play extra innings in this game.

The Mets spring record is now 2-3 and the Marlins are 3-3. The Mets will play at the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.

The New York Yankees break their seven game losing streak and defeat the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 10-3 on Saturday afternoon. The game was played at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and had a very impressive two innings. Brett Gardner continued his hot spring with two more hits, Tyler Austin and Corban Joseph each had a hit and a couple of RBI. 
Nova pitched two scoreless innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, David Aardsma pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Clay Rapada got the win pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning, Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Matt Daley pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. Francisco Rondon pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jim Miller gave up a hit in one inning of work.

Shawn Hill pitched 2 2/3 innings for Detroit. He gave up five hits and two runs with one of them being earned and he struck out two batters. Kenny Faulk pitched 1/3 of an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Kyle Lobstein pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with four strikeouts and he took the loss and Michael Morrison pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout. Trevor Bell pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs and Jose Ortega pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.

Gardner had two hits, Adonis Garcia drew a walk and Austin had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI, Joseph had a hit and two RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Luke Murton had a hit and an RBI, Travis Hafner had an RBI and drew a walk and Matt Diaz had a hit. Ramon Flores had a hit, Jayson Nix had a hit and Gil Velazquez had a hit. Chris Stewart had a hit and two RBI and Kyle Higashioka had a hit. Austin hit a double and Stewart hit a homerun. The Yankees were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Gardner had two stolen bases and Diaz had one. Dan Johnson committed an error.

Omar Infante had an RBI and drew a walk, Torii Hunter had a hit and Andy Dirks had two hits and an RBI. Brandon Loy had a hit, Don Kelly had a hit and Kevin Russo had an RBI. Danny Worth had a hit, Worth had a double and Kelly hit a triple. The Tigers were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Kelly was caught stealing, Russo committed an error and Moya had an outfield assist.

Infante hit a sacrifice fly in the third to give Detroit a 1-0 lead. Cano hit an RBI single in the third to tie the game at one. Hafner had an RBI walk to make it 2-1 Yankees. Russo hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth to tie the game at two. Stewart hit a two run homerun to make it 4-2 Yankees in the bottom of the fourth. Dirks had an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 4-3 game. The Yankees would come back with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to make it a 7-3 game. Austin had an RBI walk, Joseph had an RBI groundout and a wild pitch scored another run. The Yankees added three more runs in the eighth to complete the scoring. The final was 10-3, Austin had an RBI double, Joseph an RBI single and Murton an RBI single.

The Yankees had lost seven spring games in a row before this one. They are now 2-7 in the spring. The Tigers are 4-5 on the spring. The Yankees will travel to Fort Myers to face the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.

The New York Rangers game some guys back and look sharp in 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning

The New York Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning by the score of 4-1 on Thursday night. The game was played at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Rick Nash, Ryan McDonagh and Michael Del Zotto all came back from injury and played well. Nash though had the biggest impact with a goal, an assist and just setting the tone from the get go. Henrik Lundqvist didn’t have to do too much until the third period and then he was up for the challenge. 
Nash led the team with 12 shots on goal and inspired his team who came out flying. The Rangers had a 2-1 lead after one period but a 20-3 shots advantage. Carl Hagelin got the first goal at the 7:23 mark of the first period. Derek Stepan made it 2-0 at the 8:40 mark, he was assisted by Ryan Callahan. Hagelin has nine points in his last nine games played. The Lightning made it a 2-1 game at the 16:09 mark of the first period. Martin St. Louis scored the goal on a pass that he redirected from Eric Brewer. The Rangers made it a 3-1 game in the second period with 3:52 to play. They had a 35-11 shots advantage after two periods and the two goal lead. Nash scored the final goal with just over a minute left in the game on a beautiful pass and a nice move by him. Lundqvist was tested in the third and was up to the challenge. He faced 11 shots through two periods but 13 in the third period alone. McDonagh had two assists and Del Zotto also coming back from injury played well. Nash had the biggest impact though and hopefully for the Rangers this was their turning point.

The Rangers will remain home and play the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night. The Rangers currently have 20 points and are sitting in tenth place in the conference. They are one point ahead of Buffalo so this will be a big game. The Rangers though have several games in hand on the teams right in front of them especially Philadelphia who is in eighth three points ahead of the Rangers. The Rangers have four games in hand on them.

The New York Mets and Washington Nationals tie 4-4

The New York Mets and Washington Nationals played to a 4-4 tie on Thursday night in ten innings. The game was played at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida. The Mets pitching was ok in the game and Jordany Valdespin, Colin Cowgill and Travis D’arnaud each had two hits. 
Rafael Montero pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run, Brandon Lyon pitched an inning giving up a run with a walk and a strikeout and Josh Edgin pitched two innings giving up two hits and an an unearned run. He struck out two, Elvin Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout, Scott Rice pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and striking out two and Jeremy Hefner pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.

Stephen Strasburg pitched three innings for the Nationals. He gave up three hits and a run with two walks and six strikeouts. Zach Duke pitched two innings giving up three hits and an unearned run with a couple of strikeouts, Yunesky Maya pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts and Patrick McCoy pitched a perfect inning. Ryan Mattheus pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.

Valdespin had two hits, Cowgill had two hits and Mike Baxter had an RBI and drew a walk. Matthew den Dekker had a hit, d’Arnaud had two hits and Landon Powell drew a walk. Omar Quintanilla had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brian Bixler had a hit and an RBI and Brandon Hicks drew a walk. Quintanilla hit a double, the Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. den Dekker had a stolen base and Valdespin was caught stealing. Bixler, Puello and Tovar all committed an error.

Denard Span had a hit and drew a walk, Eury Perez had a hit and Chris Snyder had a hit. Jayson Werth had an RBI, Corey Brown had a hit and Chris Marrero had a hit and drew a walk. Ian Desmond had a hit, Zach Walters had a hit and Danny Espinosa had a hit and drew a walk. Tyler Moore had two hits, Anthony Rendon had a hit and a couple of RBI. Span, Espinosa, Rendon and Marrero each hit a double. The Nationals were 3-18 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. Span had two stolen bases and Desmond committed an error.

Baxter hit a sacrifice fly in the first to make it 1-0 Mets. Rendon hit an RBI double to tie the game at one in the second inning. In the third Werth had an RBI groundout to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead, the Mets tied the game in the fourth inning and then the Nationals took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth. Quintanilla hit an RBI double and Rendon grounded out scoring a run. Bixler hit an RBI single in the sixth and Matt Skole had an RBI walk. A wild pitch scored the fourth and final run of the game in the seventh for the Mets.

The Mets and Nationals are both 1-3 in the spring. The Mets will host the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon and Washington will play at Atlanta on Friday evening.

The New York Yankees lose both ends of a split squad

The New York Rangers were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 1-0 and by the Houston Astros by the score of 7-6 on Thursday afternoon. There was one game played at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the other at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. David Phelps started the home game and pitched three scoreless innings and so did Brett Marshall in the other game. Zoilo Almonte had a couple of hits and so did Melky Mesa. The young guys are trying to claim a stake to the left field job. Brett Gardner and Ichiro Suzuki each had a hit as they continue their hot springs and Juan Rivera had a couple of hits as the left field competition is heating up. 
Phelps gave up two hits in his three innings with a walk and a strikeout. David Aardsma pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Branden Pinder gave up a hit in an inning and Clay Rapada pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Chase Whitley got the loss pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Juan Cedeno pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and striking out two and Jim Miller pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

In the road game at Houston Marshall gave up a hit in his three innings and struck out three. Dellin Betances pitched an inning walking two and striking out two, Mikey O’Brien pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and Shane Greene pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with two walks and he got the loss. Shaeffer Hall pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Kelvin Perez pitched an inning giving up a hit with a strikeout.

Gardner, Suzuki and Ronnier Mustelier each had a hit. Mark Teixeira had a hit, Rivera had a couple of hits and Jose Pirela had a hit. Rivera hit a double and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Heathcott was caught stealing and Velazquez committed an error. This was all in the home game. In the road game Eduardo Nunez and Jayson Nix each had a hit and Cito Culver drew a walk. Almonte had two hits and an RBI, Tyler Austin had a hit and Matt Diaz had a hit and an RBI. Mesa had two hits and three RBI, Adonis Garcia had a hit and an RBI and Francisco Arcia had a couple of hits. Austin hit a triple and Mesa hit a homerun. The Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Nunez committed an error.

The Yankees are now 1-6 in the spring. In the road game at Houston 11 of the 13 runs were scored in the sixth inning. Almonte hit an RBI single, Diaz hit an RBI single and Mesa hit a three run homerun. Krauss had an RBI walk, Brandon Laird hit a grand slam and Jake Goebbert hit an RBI double.

In the home game the only run was scored in the seventh inning. Andy LaRoche hit a solo homerun and that was the only run of the game. The Yankees will host the Philadelphia Phillies at home on Friday afternoon.

The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the New York Mets 12-4

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 12-4. The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Darin Gorski started for the Mets and took the loss pitching two innings and giving up three hits and four runs with three walks. Carlos Torres pitched two innings giving up five hits and four runs with three walks and a strikeout, Robert Carson pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Greg Burke pitched two innings giving up four hits and three runs with three strikeouts. Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up a walk. 
Ruben Tejada had a hit, David Wright had two hits and Ike Davis drew a walk. Zach Lutz drew a walk, Marlon Byrd had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit. John Buck had a hit and two RBI, Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI and Colin Cowgill had a hit and an RBI. Buck, Recker and Cowgill each hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Hicks committed an error and Byrd had an outfield assist.

Lance Lynn pitched two innings giving up four hits and two runs with three strikeouts. He picked up the win, Michael Wacha pitched three innings giving up a hit and striking out five, Edward Mujica pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and struck out one and Michael Blazek pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. Eric Fornataro pitched an inning giving up a walk and Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.

John Jay had two hits and an RBI, Justin Christian had two hits and Carlos Beltran had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Matt Holliday drew a walk, Shane Robinson had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and David Freese had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Kolten Wong had a hit and an RBI, Yadier Molina had a hit and three RBI and Matt Adams had two hits and an RBI. Daniel Descalso had a hit and Pete Kozma had a hit. Beltran, Jay, Molina, Robinson and Wong each hit a double. Robinson hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Jay and Chambers each had a stolen base.

The Mets had a 2-0 lead in the second inning. The Cardinals scored four runs in the third and fourth innings to take an 8-2 lead. They had a 9-3 lead in the eighth and added three more runs before the Mets finished the scoring with a run in the ninth inning.

The Mets record is now 1-3 in the spring and the Cardinals are 3-2. The Mets will play at the Washington Nationals on Thursday night and the St. Louis Cardinals will host the Miami Marlins.

The New York Yankees lose 10-7 to the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 10-7. The game took place at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Nik Turley started for the Yankees and it was a very ugly day for him. He was able to get one out and that was it as he had to be pulled from the game. He gave up five runs. The pitching was not very good for the Yankees at all. Brett Gardner had a hit and three RBI. 
Turley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up five runs on three hits with four of the runs being earned. Turley committed an error also. He walked one and struck out one, Cody Eppley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Matt Daley pitched 1/3 of an inning walking a batter and Francisco Rondon pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Tom Kahnle pitched an inning giving up a hit, Mark Montgomery pitched a scoreless inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Josh Spence pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with none of them being earned. He walked one and struck out one, Preston Claiborne pitched a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout and Ryan Pope pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Gardner had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Ramon Flores drew two walks and Jose Pirela had a hit and an RBI. Juan Rivera had a hit, Dan Johnson drew two walks and Kyle Roller had a hit and two RBI. Zoilo Almonte had a hit, Slade Heathcott had a hit and Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI. Francisco Cervelli had a hit, Corban Joseph drew a walk and Walter Ibarra had a hit. Rivera hit a double and Gardner hit a triple. The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Turley, Nix, Joseph, Ibarra and Pirela all committed and error.

Jake Arrieta started for the Orioles and pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two walks. T.J. McFarland pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Dylan Bundy pitched two innings giving up a hit with a walk and a strikeout and Todd Redmond got the win pitching two innings giving up two hits with three strikeouts. Steve Johnson pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Devin Jones pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and Branden Kline picked up the save pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking one.

Alexi Casilla had a hit and drew a walk, Yamaico Navarro drew a walk and Manny Machado had a hit and drew a walk. Travis Ishikawa drew a walk, Conor Jackson had two hits and an RBI and Steve Pearce had two hits and three RBI. Russ Canzler had an RBI and drew a walk, Lew Ford had a hit and Adrian Marin had a hit. Buck Britton had a hit, Luis Exposito had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Pearce and Jackson each hit a double. The Orioles were 7-16 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Ford had a stolen base and Navarro was caught stealing.

The Orioles scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back. It was an ugly defensive game for the Yankees. It was 7-0 in the second before the Yankees were able to score four runs and get back in the game. The Orioles put up a three spot in the seventh and the Yankees did the same in the ninth.

The Orioles are 4-0 in the spring and the Yankees are 1-4. The Yankees will play a split squad on Thursday. They will play one game at Houston and the other at home against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles will play at the Minnesota Twins.

New York Yankees Tuesday notes

Brian Cashman shot down Johnny Damon today. He said it isn’t going to be something we pursue. He said he text Scott Boras and told him. He said we love Damon but he played with us a while ago and he can’t play the field every day and that is what we need. He also reiterated although he won’t rule out a deal entirely most likely the options will come from what they already have. 
Cashman said Nunez isn’t an option because he doesn’t feel his bat profiles as an outfielder. I personally think it is too much to keep moving him around. He is a good offensive player but bad defensively and I think he just needs to stick at short and hope he gets better defensively.

Hughes did more pool work today but there was no update on him. There could be an update tomorrow on him. Kevin Youkilis is a little sore and most likely won’t play again tomorrow. He says he is fine though and could play if it was during the season. The Yankees are usually extra cautious and there is no reason not to be at this point.

Joba Chamberlain created a little bit of a stir today when he talked about still being a starter. He said he could do it and would like to try it again. The Yankees joked about it but I am sure they aren’t too happy. He can become a free agent after next year. I personally think he would be better off taking over for MO and being the closer but we will see what happens. I don’t think the Yankees will ever put him back as a starter. Jose Ramirez made a good first impression pitching today. The Yankees liked what they saw and said he has a live arm.

The New York Mets lose 7-5 to the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Tuesday afternoon. The game took place in Jupiter, Florida. Omar Quintanilla had a couple of hits and Travis D’arnaud had a hit and an RBI. Jenrry Mejia started and had a rough outing, the other pitchers pitched pretty well. 
Mejia pitched one inning giving up three hits and five runs with four of them being earned. He walked one and struck out two and took the loss. Cory Mazzoni pitched three perfect innings, Hansel Robles pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning. Scott Atchison pitched a perfect inning.

Jordany Valdespin had a hit, Reese Havens drew a walk and Justin Turner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Cesar Puello had a hit, Josh Satin had a hit and an RBI and Brian Bixler drew two walks. Landon Powell had a hit, D’arnaud had a hit and an RBI and Quintanilla had two hits. Wilfredo Tovar had a hit and an RBI. Quintanilla hit a double, the Mets were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Mejia committed an error

Ricky Nolasco pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and picking up the win. He also struck out a batter. Dan Jennings pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with none being earned, Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning and Steve Cishek pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. Michael Wuertz pitched an inning giving up a walk, Mike Dunn pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Chris Hatcher pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs, a walk and a strikeout. Jonathan Albaladejo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up the save.

Placido Polanco had a hit and an RBI, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI and Rob Brantly had a hit. Austin Kearns drew a walk, Casey Kotchman had a hit and four RBI and Matt Downs had a hit and an RBI. Nick Green and Chone Figgins each drew a walk. Kotchman, Stanton and Downs each hit a homerun. The Marlins were 2-2 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base. Green committed an error.

In the first the Marlins scored five runs to take a 5-0 lead. Polanco hit an RBI single and Kotchman hit a grand slam. Valdespin hit an RBI single and Turner had an RBI groundout in the third to make it a 5-2 game. In the sixth Stanton and Downs each hit a solo homerun and the Marlins led 7-2. The Mets scored three runs in the eighth to make it a 7-5 game and that was the final score. Satin hit an RBI single, D’arnaud hit a sacrifice fly and Tovar hit an RBI single.

The Mets are 1-2 in the spring and the Marlins are 2-1. The Mets are home to host the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon and the Marlins will be at the Washington Nationals Wednesday afternoon.

The New York Yankees lose 4-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon. The game was played in Clearwater, Florida. Jose Ramirez started for the Yankees and pitched two scoreless innings, David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain pitched well. Ichiro Suzuki led the Yankees offense with three hits. 
Ramirez pitched two scoreless innings giving up a walk, Robertson pitched a scoreless inning walking one and Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. Juan Cedeno pitched a perfect inning, Jim Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit, a run and a walk and Zach Nuding took the loss pitching an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout. Branden Pinder pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Suzuki had three hits, Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Travis Hafner had a hit. Luke Murton and Matt Diaz each had a hit and Adonis Garcia had a hit. Bobby Wilson had a hit, JR Murphy had two hits and two RBI and Walter Ibarra had a hit. Teixeira and Murphy each hit a double and Murphy also hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base.

Kyle Kendrick pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Aaron Cook pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk and Chad Durbin pitched an inning giving up a hit. Zach Miner got the win pitching two innings giving up three hits, two runs and striking out two. Cesar Jimenez pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Jeremy Horst pitched an inning giving up two hits.

Jimmy Rollins drew a walk, Kevin Frandsen had a hit and an RBI and Ryan Howard had a hit and drew a walk. Domonic Brown had a hit and an RBI, Cody Asche had a hit and Tommy Joseph had had a hit and two RBI. Frandsen and Asche each hit a double and Brown and Joseph each hit a homerun. The Phillies were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Lerud made an error

Teixeira had an RBI double in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the sixth Frandsen hit an RBI double to tie the game at one. The Yankees took the lead with two runs in the seventh and then the Phillies came back with three and held on for the win. Murphy hit a two run homerun for the Yankees to give them a 3-1 lead. Brown hit a solo homerun and Joseph hit a two run homerun to complete the scoring.

The Yankees are now 1-3 in the spring and the Phillies are 1-2. The Yankees will host the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon and Phillies will travel to play the Minnesota Twins.

The New York Mets lose to the Washington Nationals 6-4

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Monday night by the score of 6-4. The game took place in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Collin McHugh started for the Mets and did not pitch very well. David Wright had a hit and Ike Davis had a hit and an RBI to lead the offense. 
McHugh pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs and took the loss. Brandon Lyon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Elvin Ramirez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with four strikeouts and Scott Rice pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one. Gonzalez Germen pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and striking out one, Greg Burke pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Robert Carson pitched an inning giving up four hits and a run.

Matt Van Dekker had a hit, Wright had a hit and Davis had a hit and an RBI. Zach Lutz had a hit and an RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit and two RBI and Travis D’Arnaud had a hit. Lutz hit a double and Davis hit a homerun. The Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Hicks committed an error.

Gio Gonzalez picked up the win pitching two hitless innings giving up a walk and striking out three. Ross Ohlendorf pitched three innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts, Nathan Karns pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Patrick McCoy pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout. Ryan Mattheus pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Eury Perez had three hits, Michael Taylor had a hit and Steve Lombardozzi had two hits and two RBI. Will Rhymes had two hits, Tyler Moore had a hit and an RBI and Adrian Sanchez had a hit and an RBI. Destin Hood had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Rivero had a hit and an RBI and Matt Skole had a hit. Skole, Lombardozzi, Rivero and Hood each hit a double. The Nationals were 7-14 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Perez and Rhymes each had a stolen base, Walters and Lombardozzi each committed an error.

In the third the Nationals took a 3-0 lead. Lombardozzi had an RBI double, Moore had an RBI single and Rivero had an RBI double. In the fourth the Nationals took a 4-0 lead on a Lombardozzi RBI single. The Mets scored a run in the bottom of the fourth on a solo homerun by Davis. The Nationals scored a run in the seventh and the ninth and the Mets scored three in the eighth. Lutz had an RBI double in the eighth and Lagares had a two run single making it 5-4 before the Nationals tacked on a run and held on for the 6-4 win. Each team is now 1-1 in the exhibition season. The Mets play at Miami on Tuesday afternoon and Washington plays at Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon.

The New York Yankees lose 5-1 to the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 5-1 on Monday morning. The game took place in Sarasota, Florida. Brett Gardner and Jayson Nix provided all the offense for the Yankees as they were the only two guys from last years playoff series against Baltimore in the game. Vidal Nuno started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well. 
Nuno pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with five strikeouts. He took the loss, Bryan Mitchell pitched one inning giving up two hits and a run, Corey Black pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and Shane Greene pitched an inning giving up a hit. Ryan Pope pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Kelvin Perez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one and Josh Spence pitched a perfect inning.

Gardner had three hits including a bunt single. Nix had two hits, Gil Velazquez had a hit, Gregory Bird had a hit and Walter Ibarra had a hit and an RBI. Melky Mesa and Corban Joseph each drew a walk in the game. The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Joseph had a stolen base. Dan Johnson committed an error.

Brian Matusz picked up the win pitching two innings giving up two hits and striking out a batter. Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out two, Pedro Strop pitched an inning walking one and striking out one and Mark Hendrickson pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one. Mike Wright pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out one, Zach Clark pitched an inning striking out one and Adam Russell pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout.

Nate McLouth had a hit and two RBI, Brian Roberts had two hits and Nick Markakis had two hits and an RBI. Chris Dickerson had a hit, Adam Jones had a hit and an RBI and Trayvon Robinson had a hit. Russ Canzler had a hit and an RBI, Roberts had two doubles, Jones and McClouth each had a double. The Orioles were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Jackson and Robinson each had a stolen base.

Adam Jones had an RBI double in the first to make it 1-0 Orioles. Markakis had an RBI single in the third and in the fourth McClouth had a two run double to make it 4-0 Orioles. Canzler had an RBI single in the sixth to make it 5-0 and the Yankees scored their only run in the ninth. Ibarra had an RBI single and the final score was 5-1 Orioles.

The Yankees spring record fell to 1-2 and the Orioles are now 3-0. The Yankees will play at the Philadelphia Phillies tomorrow afternoon and the Orioles will play at the Pittsburgh Pirates tomorrow.

Yankees notes from the weekend as the games begin

The Yankees biggest news came during Sunday’s game. Curtis Granderson was hit by a pitch in the first inning and after an initial diagnosis of a bruise they found out his forearm was broken. Granderson will miss about 10 weeks which puts him to about the middle of May. It isn’t a full season or even half of a season so it’s not devastating but it will hurt. The Yankees now have to find another outfielder, most likely internal or maybe they look to the outside for help. The other question is if they bring Granderson back as a left fielder like they were planning or scrap that and put him back in center when he returns. 
Adam Warren started Sunday and looked sharp. He threw 19 strikes out of 25 pitches. Joe Girardi had no real update on Phil Hughes other then he is getting better. He said he knows he went swimming today but that was it.

Brian Cashman said Derek Jeter will start playing games March 10^th. He also said that Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart are out of options. It looks like those will be your two catchers with Austin Romine starting in AAA. It is possible if those two struggle at the big league level and Romine is playing really well in AAA you could see him at some point. Dellin Betances will be a AAA starter this season. Matt Diaz and Juan Rivera are heavy favorites for the right handed outfield role as the Yankees do not want a young guy in that role. They could both make it now with one of them being the left fielder to start the season.

The Yankees pitching has looked good early on. The starters won’t get into games probably for about another week or so. The young guys have a chance to make an impression early. Cano and Teixeira are getting a lot of early work before they leave for the WBC. The young guys in those positions will get plenty of chances not also and also with the loss of Granderson.

The New York Mets tied the Houston Astros and in split squad defeated the University of Michigan

The New York Mets and Houston Astros played to a 7-7 tie on Sunday afternoon. The Mets played a split squad and defeated the University of Michigan 5-2 on Sunday afternoon also. Jordany Valdespin had a hit and two RBI. Colin Cowgill continues to make a name for himself with two hits, an RBI and a walk. The Mets pitching was ok in the game. 
Matt Harvey started and pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. Jeremy Hefner pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two of them earned. He walked two and struck out one, Aaron Laffey pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout, Scott Atchison pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a walk. He was charged with a blown save.

Andrew Brown had a hit for the Mets. Jamie Hoffman had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, R.J. Harris had a hit and Zach Lutz had a hit. Omar Quintanilla drew a walk, Wilfredo Tovar had a hit and an RBI and Josh Satin had two hits and two RBI. Cowgill hit a double, Satin hit two doubles and Brown hit a double. Hoffman and Valdespin hit a homerun. The Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Cowgill had two stolen bases and Puello was picked off. Centeno committed an error.

Bud Norris pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run, Jose Veras pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Brad Peacock pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Jose Valdez pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Wesley Wright pitched an inning giving up a hit and Rhiner Cruz pitched an inning striking out one. Sergio Escalona pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run and Chia-Jen Lo pitched an inning walking one and striking out one.

Marwin Gonzalez had a hit, Jake Elmore had a hit and Nate Freiman had two hits. Brett Wallace had a hit and two RBI, Marc Krauss had a hit and Rick Ankiel had a hit. George Springer had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Jason Castro had a hit and two RBI and Fernando Martinez had a hit and an RBI. Robbie Grossman had a hit, Martinez and Castro each hit a homerun. The Astros were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Gonzalez and Deshields each had a stolen base.

The Mets and Astros are both 1-0 and now with a tie. The Mets will host the Washington Nationals on Monday evening and the Houston Astros will be at the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday afternoon.

The New York Yankees lose 2-0 to the Toronto Blue Jays and lose Curtis Granderson

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon in Tampa, Florida. They lost 2-0 but lost more then that when Curtis Granderson got hit by a pitch. He broke his forearm and will be out for approximately 10 weeks. The Yankees will look for internal options right now. They have Juan Rivera and Matt Diaz in camp as veterans who could possibly fill in and they have a couple of minor leaguers who are possibilities. The Yankees could also possibly swing a trade for someone like Alfonso Soriano. We will see what happens in the coming days and weeks. 
Adam Warren started for the Yankees and pitched two impressive innings. He gave up no runs on no hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Cody Eppley took the loss pitching one inning with two hits and one run with no walks and a strikeout, Matt Daley pitched an inning giving up a hit and two strikeouts and Francisco Rondon pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit. Preston Claiborne pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits with two strikeouts, Juan Cedeno pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Jim Miller pitched an inning striking out one.

Brett Gardner, Adonis Garcia, Ichiro Suzuki, Thomas Neal, Robinson Cano, Jayson Nix, Mark Teixeira, Ronnier Mustelier, Travis Hafner, Gary Sanchez and Chris Stewart each had a hit. Hafner hit a double and the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. Neal had a stolen base. Stewart had a passed ball and Garcia had an outfield assist as the minor league outfielders continue to show something.

J.A. Happ got the win for the Blue Jays pitching two innings and giving up no hits and no runs with a couple of strikeouts. Brett Cecil pitched two innings giving up three hits and striking out two, Justin Germano pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out two and Cladio Vargas pitched two innings giving up three hits and striking out one. Rich Thompson picked up a save pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk.

Anthony Gose had a hit, Emilio Bonifacio had a hit and an RBI and Moises Sierra had a hit. Brett Lawrie had a hit, Sean Ochinko had a hit and an RBI and Luis Jimenez had a hit. Ryan Langerhans had a hit and Lance Zawadzki had two hits. Lawrie, Zawadzki and Ochinko each hit a double. Gose hit a triple and the Blue Jays were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Langerhans was caught stealing and Zawadzki committed an error.

The Blue Jays record improved to 2-1 and the Yankees dropped to 1-1 in grapefruit play. The Yankees will play at Baltimore and the Blue Jays will host the Boston Red Sox.