Saturday, April 13, 2013

The New York Mets hammer the Minnesota Twins 16-4 in Minnesota

The New York Mets defeated the Minnesota Twins by the score of 16-5 on Friday night. The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jon Niese started and pitched ok but not great, the bullpen pitched well. Daniel Murphy and David Wright led the offensive attack. 
Niese pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with four of them being earned. He walked four and struck out one. Scott Atchison pitched two innings giving up a hit, Greg Burke pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aaron Laffey pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Jordany Valdespin had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Murphy had four hits and four RBI and Wright had three hits, four RBI and drew a walk. Ike Davis drew two walks, John Buck had a hit and four RBI and Lucas Duda drew a walk. Marlon Byrd had two hits and two RBI, Mike Baxter had a hit and Ruben Tejada had two hits. Murphy hit two doubles, Wright and Tejada each hit a double. Byrd and Wright hit a triple and Buck hit a homerun. The Mets were 6-13 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Tejada committed an error.

Vance Worley started for the Twins and pitched an inning giving up seven hits and nine runs with seven of them being earned. He walked two and struck out one. Pedro Hernandez pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a strikeout, Ryan Pressly pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and four runs with none of them being earned. He walked two and struck out one, Brian Duensing pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Glen Perkins pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk.

Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Joe Mauer had two hits and drew a walk and Josh Willingham had an RBI. Justin Morneau had two hits and an RBI, Ryan Doumit had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Trevor Plouffe had a hit and an RBI. Pedro Florimon drew a walk, Mauer and Morneau each hit a double. The Twins were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Plouffe and Florimon each committed an error.

The Mets scored five runs in the first and second inning, the Twins scored a couple in the first and it was 10-2 Mets after two innings. The Twins cut the lead in half with three runs in the fifth. Morneau hit an RBI double and Doumit hit a two run single. In the seventh Murphy hit a three run double and Wright an RBI triple to make it 14-5 Mets. In the ninth Valdespin hit an RBI groundout and Murphy a sacrifice fly to make it 16-5 and that was the final score.

The Mets improved their record to 6-4 and the Twin record dropped to 4-6. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon at 4:10PM.

Friday, April 12, 2013

The New York Yankees run their win streak to four as they defeat the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 5-2 on Friday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. CC Sabathia started and pitched well for the Yankees, Mariano Rivera earned the save. The Yankees benefited from a triple play and a three base error from Adam Jones. 
CC Sabathia pitched eight innings giving up two runs on eight hits and only one run was earned. He walked none and struck out nine. Sabathia picked up his second win of the season and Rivera picked up his second save of the season. Rivera pitched a scoreless inning giving up a hit.

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI and Kevin Youkilis had three hits an RBI and drew a walk. Travis Hafner drew a walk, Lyle Overbay had a hit and Francisco Cervelli drew two walks. The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Youkilis committed an error.

Miguel Gonzalez took the loss his first of the season pitching six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them earned. He walked five and struck out four. Troy Patton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two unearned runs with a walk, Pedro Strop pitched to one batter and got him out and Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Nick Markakis had a hit, Manny Machado had two hits and an RBI and Chris Davis had two hits. J.J. Hardy had a hit and an RBI, Nick Reimold had a hit and Alexi Casilla had two hits. Casilla hit a double and the Orioles were 2-7 with runners in scoring position. They left four men on base, Jones committed an error and Reimold had an outfield assist.

In the third Machado hit an RBI single to give the Orioles the 1-0 lead. The Yankees tied the game at one in the bottom of the third on Youkilis RBI single. Cano hit an RBI single in the fifth to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. In the seventh Hardy hit an RBI single to tie the game at two. Wells hit a drive to center field in the seventh which Jones committed an error on and three runs scored to give the Yankees a 5-2 lead. The Yankees would hold on and that would be the final score.

The Yankees have now won four games in a row and their record is 5-4. The Orioles are 5-5 and the two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon at 4:00PM.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

The New York Mets lose game 7-3 and drop the series in Philadelphia

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 7-3 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jeremy Hefner started and didn’t pitch that well, the bullpen was pretty good. Jordany Valdespin and Lucas Duda led the offense with three hits each. 
Hefner took the loss his second of the season. Hefner pitched three innings giving up six hits and five runs with three walks and two strikeouts. Josh Edgin pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out four, LaTroy Hawkins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Scott Rice pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one. Bobby Parnell pitched an inning with two strikeouts.

Valdespin had three hits, Daniel Murphy drew a walk and John Buck had a hit and an RBI. Duda had three hits and two RBI, Mike Baxter had two hits and drew a walk and Ruben Tejada had two hits. Duda and Baxter each hit a double and Buck hit a homerun. Duda hit two homeruns and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Valdespin was caught stealing.

Kyle Kendrick earned his first win of the season pitching six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with two walks and he struck out six. Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a hit, Mike Adams pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts and Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Ben Revere drew a walk, Jimmy Rollins had two hits and Chase Utley had a hit and two RBI. Ryan Howard had two hits, Michael Young had two hits and drew a walk and Domonic Brown had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk. Eric Kratz had a hit, Lance Nix had a hit and two RBI and Rollins and Young each hit a double. Utley hit two homeruns, Nix and Brown each hit one. The Phillies were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Revere was caught stealing and had an outfield assist.

In the first Utley hit a two run homerun and Brown hit a three run homerun to give the Phillies a 5-0 lead. Buck hit a solo homerun in the second to cut the Phillies lead to 5-1. Duda hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it a 5-2 game. Nix hit a two run homerun in the sixth to increase the Phillies lead to 7-2. Duda hit a solo homerun in the eighth to complete the scoring at 7-3 which was the final score.

The Mets have lost two in a row and their record dropped to 5-4 and the Phillies record improved to 4-5. The Mets will have off on Thursday.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

New York Yankees notes as they start to feel good about themselves

Derek Jeter began running again on Wednesday. He didn’t do full out sprints but he was running and he also took ground balls with some side movement and hit in the cage. Girardi said he feels it was a big step and he is curious to see how he feels tomorrow. The Yankees hot video of him doing drills today so that Girardi and the Yankees staff can see how he looks for themselves and determine what they think. The Yankees need to see him running at 100 percent and get into some games, especially back-to-back games. He is still a ways off but this was a good day for him. 
Clay Rapada signed back with the Yankees on a minor league deal. There is a rule that he can’t come back to the team until May 3rd. Curtis Granderson has been cleared two swing the bat but he is going to do it underwater first. He will do it in a pool and then hopefully by the weekend the Yankees say he will be doing tee work.

The Yankees have scored 32 runs in the past three days. There is no lineup that is going to be able to sustain that but I don’t think anyone thought the Yankees could do this even for a short period. I personally didn’t but I thought the offense could be better then what people were thinking. They have scored 7+ runs in three straight games which they didn’t do at all last year. They did hit five homeruns in this game but they also did have singles and walks to lead to the first four runs so it is a more balanced attack. The Yankees overall won’t hit as many homeruns but I think they can score runs and have a pretty good offense. If the pitching holds up they will be just fine.

Robinson Cano had three homeruns in the past two games and nearly doubles his average. Kevin Youkilis has a hit in every game this season, Vernon Wells is batting 360 and Travis Hafner 333. Pettitte for the first time since 2003 has started 2-0. He said he was pleased overall though he didn’t like the walks he gave up. He said he was happy to get deep into the game though.

The Indians don’t have a starter right now for tommorows game. It was supposed to be Brett Myers but he pitched in this game. Brennan Boesch and Lyle Overbay each hit their first Yankees homerun. If your wondering about John Sterling and his call it was it’s a BB for BB, Boesch oh gosh and Lyle hits it a mile.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The New York Yankees remain on fire as they blowout the Cleveland Indians 14-1

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by the score of 14-1 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Andy Pettitte made the start and was great, Robinson Cano led an amazing offensive attack with five RBI. The Yankees hit five homeruns and now lead the majors with 15 homeruns. The Yankees have also scored 7+runs for the third straight game which they didn’t do at all last year. 
Pettitte pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts, he picked up his second win of the season. Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up two hits and striking out one.

Brett Gardner had four hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Cano had four hits and five RBI and Kevin Youkilis had a hit and two RBI. Brennan Boesch who pinch hit had a hit and two RBI, Vernon Wells had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI. Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Lyle Overbay had three hits and an RBI and Francisco Cervelli had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Gardner hit two doubles, Cano hit two doubles, Wells and Overbay each hit a double. Suzuki, Cano, Youkilis, Overbay and Boesch each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 7-17 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Carlos Carrasco started for the Indians and pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with two walks and two strikeouts and picked up his first loss of the season. Brett Myers pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits and seven runs with four strikeouts. Myers was scheduled to pitch on Wednesday but saved the bullpen for the Indians in this game.

Drew Stubbs had two hits, Kipnis drew a walk and Asdrubel Cabrera had a hit and an RBI. Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit, Nick Swisher had two hits and Michael Brantley drew a walk. Ryan Raburn drew a walk, Mike Aviles had a hit and Stubbs hit two doubles. Cabrera hit a homerun. The Indians were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Carrasco and Aviles each committed an error.

In the second Gardner hit a two run single and Cano a two run double to make it 4-0 Yankees. Suzuki hit a solo homerun in the third to make it 5-0 Yankees. Cano hit a two run homerun in the fourth followed by Youkilis getting hit and Carrasco getting ejected from the game. Youkilis hit a two run homerun in the sixth to extend the Yankees lead to 9-0. Cabrera hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to make it 9-1 Yankees. In the eighth Overbay hit a solo homerun, Cano an RBI double and Boesch a two run homerun to make it 13-1 Yankees. The Yankees added a run in the ninth on a Cervelli RBI single to complete the scoring at 14-1 Yankees. The Yankees are now 4-4 and have won three straight games. The Indians record dropped to 3-5. The two teams will play game three of their four game series on Wednesday night with the Yankees trying to take the series and their fourth straight victory. The Indians are trying to win a game in this series and then try and split the series with the final game on Thursday.

The New York Mets are defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 8-3 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched terrible. Daniel Murphy and John Buck each had a couple of hits. 
Gee pitched three innings giving up ten hits and seven runs with no walks and two strikeouts. Gee took the loss his second of the season. Greg Burke pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a couple of strikeouts, Scott Rice pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and LaTroy Hawkins pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Brandon Lyon pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Murphy had two hits, Buck had two hits and two RBI and Marlon Byrd had a hit. Lucas Duda had a hit, Justin Turner had a hit and Jordany Valdespin had a hit. Murphy hit a double, Valdespin hit a triple and Buck hit a homerun. The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Duda and Turner each committed an error.

Cliff Lee started for the Phillies and he pitched 8 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two of them earned. Lee didn’t walk a batter and struck out six and he picked up his second win of the season and Mike Adams pitched to one batter and struck him out.

Ben Revere had a hit, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and an RBI and Chase Utley drew two walks. Ryan Howard had a hit and an RBI, Michael Young had three hits and two RBI and Domonic Brown had a hit. John Mayberry had two hits and three RBI, Erik Kratz had a hit and Lee had a hit and an RBI. Mayberry and Rollins each hit a double, Young a triple and a homerun and Howard and Mayberry each hit a homerun. The Phillies were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Utley had two stolen bases, Rollins committed an error and Kratz a passed ball.

Mayberry hit a two run double, Lee hit an RBI single and Rollins hit an RBI double in the second inning to give the Phillies a 4-0 lead. In the third Howard and Young hit back-to-back solo homeruns and Mayberry hit a solo homerun to give the Phillies a 7-0 lead. Buck hit a two run homerun in the fourth as his hot start to the season continues and made it 7-2 Phillies. Young hit an RBI triple in the fourth to make it 8-2 Phillies and that was the final run the Phillies would score. The Mets scored a run in the fifth on a passed ball to make it 8-3 and that would be the final score.

The Mets record dropped to 5-3 and the Phillies record improved to 3-5. The two teams have split the first two games and will play the rubber game of the series on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets defeat Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Monday night. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched great. David Wright and Daniel Murphy led the Mets offense. 
Harvey pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and nine strikeouts, he picked up his second win of the season. Josh Edgin pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.

Murphy had two hits and a walk, Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Ike Davis had a hit. Marlon Byrd had a hit and drew a walk, Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and John Buck had a hit and three RBI. Ruben Tejada had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Byrd, Murphy and Wright each hit a double and Buck hit a homerun. The Mets were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Davis committed an error.

Roy Halladay started for the Phillies and took his second loss of the season. He pitched four innings giving up six hits and seven runs with three walks and three strikeouts. Chad Durbin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Jeremy Horst pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Raul Valdes pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.

Ben Revere drew a walk, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and an RBI and Chase Utley had a hit. Ryan Howard had an RBI, Lance Nix drew a walk and Humberto Quintero had a hit. Kratz had a hit, Rollins and Kratz each hit a double and the Phillies were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Revere had a stolen base.

In the second inning Buck hit a three run homerun to give the Mets a 3-0 lead. Duda hit an RBI single in the third to increase the Mets lead to 4-0. In the bottom of the fourth Howard hit a sacrifice fly to cut the Mets lead to 4-1. Wright hit an RBI single in the fifth inning to make it 5-1 Mets. Tejada hit a two run single to make it 7-1. In the eighth Rollins had an RBI groundout to complete the scoring at 7-2 Mets.

The Mets record improved to 5-2 and the Phillies record dropped to 2-5. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

Monday, April 8, 2013

The New York Yankees win 11-6 in Cleveland for their second win in a row

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by the score of 11-6 on Monday evening. The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Hiroki Kuroda started and after a bad first inning gutted his way through five. The Yankees bullpen was pretty good until the end of the game. Robinson Cano had a big day with two homeruns and Travis Hafner in his return to Cleveland had a very good day. 
Kuroda pitched 5 1/3 innings picking up the win. He gave up five hits and three runs with four walks and six strikeouts, Boone Logan pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a couple of strikeouts, Shawn Kelley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts and Joba Chamberlain pitched a scoreless inning with two walks and a strikeout.

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Cano had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Kevin Youkilis had a hit. Hafner had two hits, four RBI and drew two walks, Vernon Wells had three hits and drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and an RBI. Eduardo Nunez had an RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit, Cano and Wells each hit a double. Hafner hit a homerun and Cano hit two homeruns. The Yankees were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Wells and Stewart each had a stolen base and Gardner was caught stealing.

Ubaldo Jimenez took the loss pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Matt Albers pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts, Rich Hill pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned, he walked one. Cody Allen pitched a perfect inning and Chris Perez pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Michael Bourn had two hits and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and Jason Kipnis had a hit and an RBI. Nick Swisher had a hit and drew two walks, Michael Brantley had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Santana had a hit and drew two walks. Lou Marson drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI and Lonnie Chisenhall drew a walk. Mike Aviles had a hit and two RBI, Kipnis and Reynolds each hit a double and Bourn hit a triple. Aviles hit a homerun and the Indians were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Cabrera committed an error and Santana had a passed ball.

The Yankees scored three runs in the first inning on a Hafner homerun. The Indians came right back in the bottom of the first to tie the game at three. Kipnis hit a sacrifice fly, Brantley had an RBI single and Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly. In the third Hafner hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead. In the fourth Gardner hit an RBI single to make it 5-3 Yankees and Cano hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 6-3 Yankees. Suzuki made it 7-3 with an RBI single in the fifth. Cano hit his second solo homerun of the game in the sixth to make it 8-3 Yankees and in the seventh the rout was really on as the Yankees added three runs to make it 11-3. The Indians did make it a little closer with three runs in the eighth inning to make it 11-6 and that would be the final score.

The Yankees have won two in a row for the first time this season and are now 3-4 on the season. The Indians record dropped to 3-4. The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night in Cleveland. The Yankees will send Andy Pettitte to the mound against Carolos Carrasco.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

The New York Mets win and take the series from the Miami Marlins in dramatic fashion

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. Aaron Laffey started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch great but he also was able to limit the damage. The Mets bullpen was great and Daniel Murphy led the offense with a multiple hit game. Marlon Byrd provided the game winning hit. 
Laffey pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Greg Burke pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up one hit and striking out three, Josh Edgin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Scott Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Scott Rice earned his first win pitching an inning giving up two walks.

Murphy had two hits and an RBI, David Wright drew two walks and Ike Davis drew a walk. Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit. Byrd had a hit and two RBI, Recker hit a double and Murphy hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Jose Fernandez pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts. A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Jon Rauch pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Mike Dunn pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two. Steve Cishek blew a save and took the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs.

Juan Pierre had a hit, Donovan Solano had three hits and an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk. Gregg Dobbs had two hits and drew a walk, Justin Ruggiano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Rob Brantly had a hit. Adeiny Hechavarria had two hits and drew a walk, Chris Valaika had two hits and an RBI, Ruggiano, Valaika, Solano, and Brantly each hit a double. The Marlins were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.

In the third Ruggiano hit an RBI double to give Miami the 1-0 lead. Miami took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning when Valaika hit an RBI double and Solano hit an RBI double. Recker hit an RBI double for the Mets in the fifth to make it 3-1 Marlins. In the sixth Murphy hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-2 game. In the ninth Byrd hit a two run single to make it 4-3 Mets and win the game in walkoff fashion.

The Mets won the series two out of three and are now 4-2 on the season. The Marlins record dropped to 1-5. The Mets will play at Philadelphia on Monday night and the Marlins will be home to host the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.

The New York Yankees salvage the final game of the series in Detroit

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 7-0 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched great and David Robertson and Mariano Rivera closed the game out. Jayson Nix, Kevin Youkilis and Francisco Cervelli led the offense. 
Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs. He walked three and struck out four and earned his first win of the season. Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out two and Rivera pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit and Youkilis had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Travis Hafner had two hits, Vernon Wells had a hit and drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI. Cervelli had two hits and two RBI and Nix had three hits and two RBI. Youkilis, Cervelli and Wells each hit a double. Nix hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

Justin Verlander took the loss pitching 7 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Phil Coke pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Octavio Dotel pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk.

Austin Jackson drew two walks, Torii Hunter had two hits and Prince Fielder had a hit. Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits and drew a walk, Brayon Pena had a hit and Omar Infante had a hit. Santiago had a hit and the Tigers were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.

In the second inning Cervelli hit an RBI double and Nix hit a two run homerun. The Yankees had a 3-0 lead until the eighth inning. Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly and Cervelli an RBI single to make it 5-0 Yankees. In the ninth inning Youkilis hit a two run single to make it 7-0 and that was the final score.

The Yankees ended their two game losing streak and improved their record to 2-4. The Tigers are now 3-3. The Yankees will head to Cleveland and take on the Indians in a four game series beginning on Monday afternoon. The Yankees will face the Indians at 4:05PM on Monday. The Tigers will have the day off on Monday.

The New York Yankees drop another one 8-4 to the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 8-4 on Saturday evening. The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Phil Hughes came off the disabled list to make the start and move David Phelps to the pen since it was so short. Hughes didn’t pitch that bad, I thought he ran out of gas in the fifth inning. The bullpen didn’t pitch well again though. Vernon Wells hit a homerun and Lyle Overbay led the offense with a couple of hits and RBI. 
Hughes pitched four innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four and took the loss. Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run, Phelps pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout.

Robinson Cano drew a walk, Kevin Youkilis had a hit and drew a walk and Travis Hafner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Wells had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brennan Boesch had a hit and Francisco Cervelli drew a walk. Overbay had two hits and two RBI, Overbay and Youkilis each hit a double, Boesch a triple and Wells a homerun. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Nix and Boesch each committed an error and Boesch had an outfield assist.

Max Scherzer earned the win pitching five innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and seven strikeouts. Al Alburquerque pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking two, Darin Downs pitched two innings walking one and striking out two and Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Austin Jackson had three hits, Torii Hunter had three hits and an RBI and Miguel Cabrera had four hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Prince Fielder had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Victor Martinez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Andy Dirks had two hits and two RBI. Jhonny Peralta had two hits and an RBI, Alex Avila had a hit and Cabrera, Peralta and Hunter each hit a double. The Tigers were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Fielder was caught stealing and Hunter had an outfield assist.

Fielder hit a sacrifice fly in the first to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. In the second Wells hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one. The Yankees had a runner thrown out at home in the second also. In the fifth Hunter hit an RBI double, Cabrera hit an RBI single, Martinez hit a sacrifice fly and Peralta hit an RBI single to make it 5-1 Tigers. In the sixth Hafner hit an RBI single and Overbay hit a two run single to make it 5-4 but that was as close as the Yankees would get. In the sixth Fielder grounded into a force out scoring a run and Dirks hit an RBI single to make it 7-4 Tigers. The Tigers would add another run in the eighth on a Dirks sacrifice fly.

The Yankees record dropped to 1-4 and the Tigers are now 3-2. The Yankees will try and avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. CC Sabathia will pitch against Justin Verlander.

The New York Mets defeat the Miami Marlins 7-3

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 7-3 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jon Niese started and pitched well and the bullpen pitched pretty well for the Mets. David Wright and Ike Davis led the Mets offense with five of their nine hits. 
Niese pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked two and struck out five. Scott Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Josh Edgin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Brandon Lyon picked up the win pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out two. Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Mike Baxter had a hit and drew two walks, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Wright had three hits and an RBI. Davis had two hits and drew a walk, John Buck had a hit and four RBI and Lucas Duda drew two walks. Colin Cowgill had a hit and an RBI, Buck hit a double, Murphy hit a triple and Cowgill hit a homerun. The Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Baxter and Wright had a stolen base. Tejada committed an error.

Ricky Nolasco pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts. Ryan Webb took the loss pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked two batters, Chad Qualls pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.

Juan Pierre had two hits and drew a walk, Placido Polanco had a hit and Mike Stanton had two hits. Gregg Dobbs had two hits and two RBI, Miguel Olivo had two hits and Hechavarria had a hit and drew a walk. Solano had a hit and the Marlins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position with eight men left on base. Olivo had two errors in the game.

Dobbs hit an RBI single in the first to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Buck hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first to tie the game at one. In the fifth Dobbs grounded out an a run scored to give the Marlins the 2-1 lead. Buck hit a two run double in the sixth inning to make it 3-2 Mets. Dobbs hit an RBI single in the seventh to tie the game at three. In the seventh inning Murphy hit an RBI triple, Wright hit an RBI single and Buck hit a sacrifice fly to make it 6-3 Mets. In the eighth Cowgill hit a solo homerun making it 7-3 Mets and that was the final score.

The Mets improved to 3-2 on the season and the Marlins record dropped to 1-4. The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Sunday afternoon.
 

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