New York Yankees notes on a busy Friday

The Yankees reportedly signed Chien Ming Wang to a deal, Jon Heyman was reporting that. There has been nothing official from the Yankees though, it would seem to serve as AAA depth but it could also be possible that if he is pitching well enough the Yankees can trade from their strength pitching and get their biggest need which is hitting. 
Derek Jeter worked out today and felt good, Brian Cashman meeting with reporters today said that it is more then day-to-day it is hour to hour with him. He said that they will see how he feels when he gets to the park tomorrow and go from there. If he feels great he may play in a minor league game, if not it may just be a workout for him.

Phil Hughes pitched three innings in a minor league game today giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He struck out three and threw 57 pitches with 34 being strikes. He needs to be stretched out more and can conceivably start on April 6^th but the Yankees may hold him out an extra week, he may start the season the disabled list, we will have to see where he is after next week.

Travis Hafner was 2-5 today with a double, homerun and drew two walks in a minor league game. Hiroki Kuroda pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and no runs with no walks and five strikeouts. He threw 88 pitches with 65 being strikes in a minor league game. Francisco Cervelli caught him and was 1-4 with a single and drew a walk.

Cashman said that Clay Rapada will definitely start the season on the disabled list. He threw 15 fastballs today in a bullpen and felt good but he has a ways to go before he is ready to pitch in a major league game. Vidal Nuno is a lefty who has opened some eyes and the Yankees are still talking about according to Cashman. He could possibly make the team out of camp. Brennan Boesch is a guy who was scratched today with soreness in his ribcage. The Yankees don’t think it is anything serious and no tests are planned right now. They will see how he feels tomorrow and then move forward from there.

Mustelier is still making a case to make the team, he had a good day and his spring average is up to 313. He is a guy who has the potential to hit it is more about his defense. Ben Francisco will most likely make the team as the right handed hitting outfielder, he had the go ahead RBI single today in the eighth inning and has had a good spring. Dan Johnson had an opportunity this spring but made an error today and his average is only 063 with four errors. He didn’t make the most of his opportunity.

The Yankees were already going to honor the victims of Sandy Hook on Opening day. MLB announced all the teams will do the same for opening day. They will all wear a ribbon and their will be a pre game moment of silence.

The New York Mets defeat the Miami Marlins 4-2

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 4-2 on Friday night. The game took place at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched ok although his control wasn’t very good. The Mets bullpen was outstanding, Andrew Brown and Omar Quintanilla each had a couple of hits. 
Niese pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with four walks and five strikeouts. LaTroy Hawkins pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Pedro Feliciano faced one batter and retired him and Robert Carson picked up the win pitching a perfect inning. Scott Atchison pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk and Scott Rice pitched an inning walking one.

Jordany Valdespin had a hit, Mike Baxter had a hit and Brown had two hits and an RBI. Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI, Brandon Hicks drew two walks and Quintanilla had two hits. Brian Bixler had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Rodriguez had a hit and two RBI and Bixler and Recker each hit a double. Valdespin hit a triple and the Mets were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Hicks had a stolen base, Cowgill committed an error and Baxter had an outfield assist.

Ricky Nolasco pitched six innings giving up four hits and an run with two walks and five strikeouts. Chad Qualls pitched an inning giving up a hit and two strikeouts, Ryan Webb pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Steve Cishek pitched a perfect inning.

Juan Pierre had a hit and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks and Casey Kotchman had a hit and drew a walk. Austin Kearns drew a walk, Chris Valaika drew a walk and Rob Brantly had two hits and an RBI. Nick Green had a hit and an RBI, Greg Dobbs had a hit and the Marlins were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Kotchman was caught stealing, Brantly committed an error and Stanton had an outfield assist.

Brown hit an RBI single in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Brantly and Green hit RBI singles to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning. Recker hit an RBI double and Rodriguez hit a two run single to make it a 4-2 Mets lead and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 10-11 on the spring and the Marlins record dropped to 10-13. The Mets will play at home against the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon and the Marlins will play at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins 9-7

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins by the score of 9-7 on Friday afternoon. The game took place at Lee County Sports Complex in Lee county, Florida. Ivan Nova started and didn’t pitch very well. Robinson Cano and Ronnier Mustelier each had a couple of RBI. 
Nova pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with four of them being earned. He walked one and struck out three. Jim Miller pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and picked up his first win of the spring. Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run and Kelvin Perez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run.

Eduardo Nunez had two hits, Corban Joseph had two hits and an RBI and Cano had a hit and two RBI. Reegie Corona drew a walk, Juan Rivera had a hit and an RBI and Ben Francisco had a hit and an RBI. Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Thomas Neal had two hits and Melky Mesa had a hit and an RBI. Mustelier had three hits and two RBI, Neal, Cano, Joseph, Stewart and Mustelier each hit a double. Joseph hit a triple and the Yankees were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Nunez and Corona each had a stolen base, Mesa, Rivera and Johnson each committed an error.

Vance Worley started for the Twins and pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned. He struck out two, Brian Duensing pitched a perfect inning, Ryan Pressly pitched an inning giving up a hit and Tyler Robertson took the loss pitching an inning giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout. Josh Roenicke pitched a perfect inning.

Brandon Boggs had two hits and two RBI, Dan Rohlfing had a hit and an RBI and Josh Willingham drew a walk. Justin Morneau had a hit and an RBI, Ryan Doumit had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Trevor Plouffe had two hits. Wilkin Ramirez had three hits, Ray Olmedo had an RBI and Ramirez hit two doubles and Plouffe hit one. Morneau, Doumit and Rohlfing each hit a homerun and the Twins were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Plouffe committed an error and Boggs had an outfield assist.

Cano hit a sacrifice fly in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. The Yankees took a 2-0 lead in the second on a Mesa groundout. The Twins took a 3-2 lead in the second on back-to-back homeruns by Morneau and Doumit and a Boggs RBI single. Joseph hit an RBI triple and Cano an RBI double in the third giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead. Olmedo hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at four in the fourth inning. The Yankees took a 5-4 lead in the fifth and the Twins tied it in the sixth and then the rest of the runs were scored in the eighth and ninth innings. Francisco hit an RBI single, Stewart hit an RBI double and Mustelier hit a two run double to make it a 9-5 game. Boggs hit an RBI single in the eighth and Rohlfing hit a solo homerun in the ninth to complete the scoring at 9-7.

The Yankees improved their record this spring to 11-16 and the Twins are now 12-13. The Yankees will play at Detroit on Saturday afternoon and the Twins will play at Tampa Bay.

The New York Mets defeat the Houston Astros 7-5

The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 7-5 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. Dillon Gee started and did not have a very good game, the bullpen pitched well for the Mets. Colin Cowgill and Jordany Valdespin had good games for the Mets. 
Gee pitched four innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Aaron Laffey pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Pedro Feliciano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Greg Burke picked up the win pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out three. Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Valdespin had two hits and an RBI, Cowgill had two hits and two RBI and Zach Lutz had a hit and an RBI. Marlon Byrd drew two walks, Matthew den Dekker had a hit and two RBI and John Buck had a hit. Mike Baxter had a hit, Andrew Brown had a hit and Ruben Tejada had a hit. Brian Bixler had a hit and an RBI, Brandon Hicks had a hit and Tejada hit a double. Bixler and den Dekker hit a triple and Cowgill hit a homerun. The Mets were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Valdespin was caught stealing and Hicks committed an error.

Alex White started for Houston and pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts. Wesley Wright pitched to two batters and retired them both, Josh Fields pitched an inning giving up a walk and Kevin Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and four runs with a strikeout. Wes Musick pitched to one batter and retired him and David Martinez pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.

Jose Altuve had a hit and an RBI, Brett Wallace had a hit and an RBI and Brandon Laird had a hit. Chris Carter drew two walks, Carlos Pena had two hits and three RBI and Jason Castro had a hit. Brandon Barnes had a hit, J.D. Martinez had two hits, Trevor Crowe had a hit and Tyler Greene had a hit. Barnes hit a double and Pena hit a homerun. The Astros were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Altuve and Greene each had a stolen base and Martinez was caught stealing. Martinez committed an error and had an outfield assist.

The Astros jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Pena hit a two run homerun and in the second they scored three runs to take a 5-0 lead. Altuve hit a sacrifice fly, Wallace hit an RBI single and Pena hit an RBI single. Cowgill hit a two run homerun in the third to make it a 5-2 game. The Mets cut the lead to 5-3 in the fifth on a Bixler RBI triple. The Mets scored four runs in the seventh to take the 7-5 lead and that would be the final score. Valdespin hit an RBI single, Lutz hit an RBI single and Dekker hit a two run triple.

The Mets record improved to 9-10 on the spring and the Astros are now 9-13 on the spring. The Mets will host the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon and Houston will play at Detroit on Thursday evening.

The New York Yankees shutout the Boston Red Sox 4-0

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox by the score of 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon. The game took place at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Vidal Nuno started for the Yankees and pitched great, Dave Robertson and Joba Chamberlain also pitched well. Eduardo Nunez, Jayson Nix and Chris Stewart each had a hit and an RBI. 
Nuno picked up his first win of the spring, he has been great all spring and opened some eyes. He pitched five innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and a strikeout. Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one, Chamberlain pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Josh Spence retired the only batter that he faced. Cody Eppley pitched to two batters and retired them both with a strikeout and Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Nunez had a hit and an RBI and Juan Rivera had a hit. Dan Johnson drew a walk, Ben Francisco had a hit and Nix had a hit and an RBI. Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Thomas Neal had a hit and Melky Mesa had a hit. Francisco hit a double and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Mesa was caught stealing. Nunez committed an error.

Felix Doubront started for the Red Sox and picked up the loss. He pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Andrew Bailey pitched to two batters retiring them both, one by strikeout, Joel Hanrahan pitched a perfect inning and Clayton Mortensen pitched a perfect inning. Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one.

Brock Holt had a hit, Daniel Nava had a hit and drew a walk and Jackie Bradley had two hits. Bradley hit a double and the Red Sox were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Sutton and Carp each committed an error.

The Yankees scored all of the runs in the game in the second inning. Nix hit a sacrifice fly, Stewart had an RBI single, a wild pitch scored the third run and Nunez hit a sacrifice fly to complete the scoring. The final was 4-0.

The Yankees improved their record to 10-15 on the spring and the Red Sox record dropped to 13-12. The Yankees will host the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night and the Red Sox will host the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.

New York Mets notes of an off day in camp

Zach Wheeler pitched in a minor league game on Monday. He gave up one hit in three innings of work during a minor league game. He said on twitter that it felt good to be back in a game, felt great. This was his first game action since suffering an injury on February 27^th. 
Travis d’Arnaud is expected to start in AAA Las Vegas even though he is still in camp. He is having a great spring batting 345 with a 412 on base percentage. Any player on the 40 man roster who is in big league camp and gets hurt within 15 days of opening day is subject to the ML disabled list. He would then be accruing service time. He is within that time frame, so if he gets hurt it would not benefit the Mets but they are taking that risk because they think he will benefit from being with the major league staff.

Matt Harvey pitched well on Monday. He now has 24 strikeouts in 18 innings this spring. Ruben Tejada after going 0-3 is 3-34 this spring. I don’t make too much out of spring stats but that is pretty bad for their shortstop.

There has been nothing announced yet but what is expected is Jon Niese to start on Opening day. Shaun Marcum and Matt Harvey will pitch the next two games after that. David Wright will be named captain officially pretty soon. It could happen before Opening day and he will become the fourth captain in team history. I don’t think it really matters because everyone knows he is the leader of the Mets and is the captain if it is put on his uniform or not.

Justin Turner hurt his ankle on Saturday and hopes to play in a game by Thursday. Wright insists he will be ready for Opening Day. If Daniel Murphy doesn’t play soon he could miss Opening Day.

The New York Yankees drop one to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 4-1 on Tuesday afternoon. The game took place at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. Adam Warren started for the Yankees and was ok, Joba Chamberlain and Boone Logan pitched well for them. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Brett Gardner had a hit. 
Warren pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the spring. Chamberlain faced one batter and struck him out, Logan pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout. Josh Spence pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and David Aardsma pitched a perfect inning striking out two.

Gardner had a hit, Melky Mesa drew a walk and Suzuki had a hit and an RBI. Suzuki hit a double and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Maruszak committed an error.

Kyle Kendrick started for the Phillies and picked up his first win of the spring. He pitched six innings giving up two hits and an unearned run. Kendrick struck out three, Mike Adams pitched an inning striking out one, Jonathan Papelbon pitched a perfect inning and Chad Durbin pitched an inning walking one and striking out one.

Jimmy Rollins had a hit and drew two walks, Michael Young had a hit and an RBI and Chase Utley had two hits. Ryan Howard had a hit and an RBI, Domonic Brown had a hit and an RBI and Laynce Nix had two hits. Steven Lerud had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Kendrick had a hit and Nix and Lerud each hit a double. Brown and Howard each hit a homerun. The Phillies were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Young and Kendrick each committed an error.

Suzuki hit an RBI double in the fourth to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. The Phillies scored two in the bottom of the fourth to take a 2-1 lead. Brown hit a solo homerun and Lerud hit an RBI double. Young hit an RBI single in the sixth and Howard hit a solo homerun in the seventh to give the Phillies a 4-1 lead and that would stand up.

The Yankees record fell to 9-15 in the spring and the Phillies improved to 11-12. The Yankees will host the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon. The Phillies will have the day off.

The Yankees had an off day but not for everyone

Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte pitched in a minor league game and Phil Hughes pitched in a simulated game. Francisco Cervelli caught Andy Pettitte. Hughes came through the game fine, he got hit in the back on a ground ball which was a scary moment but he was fine. He said he is working on being ready for the season and right now he is on track, we will have to wait and see what happens. Rivera threw two innings with a total of 31 pitches. He said he just wanted to stretch it out a little, he had four strikeouts. Pettitte pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up two runs on eight hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. Pettitte said he threw about 80 pitches and will get up to 90-95 next time out. He said at this point the most important thing is getting the work in and being healthy which he is. He said he is just building up his stamina. 
Hughes should appear in an actual minor league game on Saturday. The Yankees are keeping him lined up for April 7^th which would be the first time they need a fifth starter, it gives him about an extra week to get ready.

It looks like AA Trenton will have an impressive outfield this season with Slade Heathcott, Tyler Austin and Ramon Flores. It is important to remember that with Hughes the Yankees can take their time because they have both David Phelps and Ivan Nova who could start. They will both be on the team, with one the fifth starter and the other as the long reliever. The Yankees really will have six good starters and more good arms in the minors. They are in good shape pitching wise and that will have to be what carries them with the injuries to their offense.

Kevin Youkilis hit his third homerun of the spring on Sunday and has his average up to 308. He is really hitting the ball well and will hope to carry that over into the start of the season. Melky Mesa who has a chance to make the team is really hitting well also. He hit a grand slam on Sunday and has three homeruns also during grapefruit league play. Eduardo Nunez had been struggling offensively but had two hits and two stolen bases on Sunday. It is important to note he has been much better defensively this spring, I guess it does help him to keep him just at shortstop. Brennan Boesch also had two hits, his first two as a Yankee.

Mark Teixeira apparently is injured worse then originally thought. He could be out longer but the Yankees are still hoping for the 8-10 weeks. They will have to see how he responds to rest and hope that is all that he needs. If he responds he will be back in May or June, if not he may need surgery and be lost for the season.

The New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 3-2 on Monday afternoon. The game took place at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched well and Travis d’Arnaud and Lucas Duda had good days to lead the Mets offense. 
Harvey pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Josh Edgin picked up the win pitching to two batters and retiring them both, LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Scott Atchison pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking one. Bobby Parnell picked up the save pitching an inning giving up a hit.

d’Arnaud had two hits, Duda had a hit and two RBI and Andrew Brown had a hit and an RBI. Zach Lutz had a hit, Omar Quintanilla had a hit and drew a walk and d’Arnaud hit a double. Duda hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Lutz committed an error and Valdespin had an outfield assist.

Jake Westbrook pitched six innings for the Cardinals. He gave up three hits and two runs and struck out four, Marc Rzepczynski took the loss pitching an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Edward Mujica pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Jason Motte pitched a perfect inning.

Matt Carpenter had a hit and drew two walks, Matt Holliday had a hit and Matt Adams had a hit and an RBI. Oscar Taveras had two hits and an RBI, Daniel Descalso had a hit and Adron Chambers had a hit. Ronny Cedeno had two hits, Holliday and Adams each hit a double and the Cardinals were 2-4 with runners in scoring position. The Cardinals left five men on base, Adams committed an error and Taveras had an outfield assist.

Duda hit a two run homerun in the fourth to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. The Cardinals scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at two. Adams hit an RBI double and Taveras hit an RBI single. Brown hit an RBI single in the seventh to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and that was the final score.

The Mets record improved to 8-10 on the spring and the Cardinals record dropped to 10-11. The Mets will have the day off on Tuesday and the Cardinals will host the Miami Marlins.

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 2-1

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves by the score of 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well, he looks to be in line to be the Opening day starter. Jordany Valdespin had a good day to lead the Mets offense which didn’t do much at all. 
Niese pitched five innings giving up two hits and one runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Scott Rice picked up the loss pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Brandon Lyon pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Pedro Feliciano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. Robert Carson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out one and Bobby Parnell pitched 2/3 of an inning and retired both hitters that he faced.

Valdespin had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Brandon Hicks drew a walk and Ike Davis had a hit. Daniel Muno drew a walk, Zach Lutz drew a walk and Davis hit a double. Valdespin hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Julio Teheran picked up the win pitching six innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts. Luis Avilan pitched a perfect inning, Dusty Hughes pitched an inning giving up a walk and Anthony Varvaro pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one.

Jordan Schafer had a hit, Freddie Freeman had a hit and an RBI and Chris Johnson had three hits and an RBI. Jordan Parraz had a hit, Ramiro Pena had a hit and drew a walk and Juan Francisco had a hit. Johnson hit a homerun and the Braves were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Schafer had a stolen base.

The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Valdespin hit a solo homerun, the Braves scored a single run in the fourth and sixth inning. Johnson hit a solo homerun in the fourth and in the sixth Freeman hit an RBI single to make it 2-1 and that was the final score.

The Mets record fell to 7-10 on the spring and the Braves record improved to 13-11. The Mets will play at the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday afternoon.

The New York Yankees defeat the PIttsburgh Pirates 11-9

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 11-9 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Florida. Ivan Nova made the start and had his worst start of the spring although he was ok for five innings. Kevin Youkilis, Brennan Boesche and Eduardo Nunez each had a couple of hits. 
Nova pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Nova picked up the win, Dave Robertson pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Matt Tracy pitched an inning giving up five hits and four runs and a walk. Chase Whitley picked up the save pitching a perfect inning.

Nunez had two hits, Boesch had two hits and an RBI and Youkilis had two hits and three RBI. Gil Velazquez had a hit, Jayson Nix drew two walks and Chris Stewart had a hit and drew a walk. Addison Maruszak had a hit and an RBI, Thomas Neal drew a walk and Dan Johnson drew a walk. Melky Mesa had a hit and four RBI, Youkilis hit a double and a homerun and Mesa hit a homerun. The Yankees were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Nunez had two stolen bases, Neal, Mesa and Boesch each had one. Stewart had a passed ball and Mesa had an outfield assist.

Phil Irwin took the loss pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with two walks. Mike Zagurski pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Jeff Locke pitched four innings giving up two unearned runs and a walk with two strikeouts and Jared Hughes pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts.

Starling Marte had a hit, Felix Pie had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Russell Martin drew a walk. Lucas May had two hits and two RBI, Alex Presley had a hit and an RBI and Pedro Alvarez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Jared Goedert had an RBI, Matt Curry drew a walk and Gaby Sanchez had a hit and an RBI. Travis Snider had a hit and an RBI, Ivan De Jesus had a hit and Clint Barmes had a hit and an RBI. Jordy Mercer had a hit, Alvarez hit two doubles, Sanchez and Presley each hit a double. Barmes hit a homerun and the Pirates were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Pie had a stolen base, Martin and Alvarez each committed an error and May had a passed ball.

The Yankees scored three runs in the first inning. Nunez stole third and scored on a throwing error and then Youkilis hit a two run homerun. In the second Youkilis hit an RBI double to make it a 4-0 game. The Yankees scored four runs in the third and it was a 8-0 Yankees lead. Mesa hit a grand slam. The Pirates would get on the board in the fourth with three runs. Alvarez and Sanchez each hit an RBI double and Snider hit a sacrifice fly. The Yankees had an 8-3 lead and then the Pirates cut it in half in the fifth inning. The Yankees got that run back in the sixth inning. It was 9-5 in the seventh. The Yankees made it a 10-5 game in the eighth and 11-5 in the ninth and then the Pirates rallied four four runs in the ninth. Pie hit an RBI single, May hit an RBI single and Presley hit an RBI double. Goedert had an RBI groundout and that was the final run of the game making it a 11-9 game.

The Yankees record improved to 9-14 and the Pirates record fell to 9-13. The Yankees will have an off day on Monday and the Pirates will host the Boston Red Sox.

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 4-2

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins by the score of 4-2 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Shaun Marcum started for the Mets and pitched ok. The Mets offense managed five hits but no one had more then one. 
Marcum pitched four innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and he took the loss. Brandon Lyon pitched a perfect inning, Pedro Feliciano pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Greg Burke pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. Jeurys Familia pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and two strikeouts and Dylan Owen faced two batters and retired them both.

Henderson Alvarez pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. He got the win, Kevin Slowey pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts and Mike Dunn pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Mike Baxter had a hit and drew a walk, Justin Turner had a hit and Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk. Marlon Byrd had a hit, Lucas Duda had an RBI and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and drew a walk. Omar Quintanilla had an RBI, Byrd and D’arnaud hit a double. The Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Baxter had a stolen base and Turner committed an error.

Chone Figgins had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Placido Polanco had two hits and Justin Ruggiano had a hit. Christian Yelich had a hit and an RBI, Chris Coghlan had two hits and an RBI and Donovan Solano had an RBI. Casey Kotchman had two hits and drew a walk, Kevin Kouzmanoff drew a walk and Bryan Peterson drew a walk. Polanco and Kotchman each hit a double, Coghlan hit a triple and Yelich hit a homerun. The Marlins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Petersen was caught stealing.

In the fourth Coghlan hit an RBI triple and Solano hit an RBI groundout to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead. Duda hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 2-1. Figgins hit an RBI single in the seventh to give the Marlins a 3-1 lead and the Mets answered right back to make it 3-2. Quintanilla had an RBI groundout. The Marlins scored the final run of the game in the eighth. Yelich hit a solo homerun and the final score was 4-2 Marlins.

The Mets record dropped to 7-9 on the spring and the Marlins improved to 8-10. The Mets will host the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon and the Marlins will host the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.

The New York Yankees drop both ends of a split squad

The New York Yankees were defeated by the score of 7-0 by the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon. They lost to the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Saturday evening. David Phelps started the night game and felt like he had his best stuff of the spring, the results weren’t great though. Hiroki Kuroda pitched the day game and pitched six effective innings. The Yankees offense didn’t do much, Derek Jeter and Kevin Youkilis each had a hit in the day game. Eduardo Nunez had a hit and and a walk in the night game, they only managed three hits. 
Kuroda pitched six innings giving up four runs but only two were earned on six hits. He walked one and struck out two and he took the loss his second of the spring. Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, David Aardsma pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Shawn Kelley pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs. Phelps pitched the night game going five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Preston Claiborne pitched a perfect inning, Tom Kahnle pitched an inning giving up a walk and Jeremy Bleich pitched to one batter and retired him. Jim Miller pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

In the day game Jeter had a hit, Walter Ibarra had two hits and Youkilis had a hit. Luke Murton had a hit, Eduardo Sosa drew a walk and Brett Gardner had a hit. Ramon Flores and Chris Stewart each drew a walk and Gil Velazquez had a hit. Jeter and Youkilis each hit a double and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

In the night game they only managed three hits, Nunez had a hit and drew a walk and Matt Diaz and Dan Johnson each had a hit. The Yankees left three men on base, Mesa and Nix each committed an error. The Yankees record is now 8-14 on the spring and they will play Sunday afternoon at the Pittsburgh Pirates.