The New York Yankees win third straight over the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 5-4 on Saturday evening. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. CC Sabathia started and pitched ok for the Yankees. Travis Hafner led the Yankees offense. Joba Chamberlain got the save. 
Sabathia pitched eight innings giving up four runs on nine hits, three of the runs were earned. He walked none and struck out four and picked up win number four on the season. Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and picking up his first save of the season.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jayson Nix had a hit and Robinson Cano had two hits. Vernon Wells had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Kevin Youkilis drew a walk and Hafner had two hits and four RBI. Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and Chris Stewart had a hit. Cano hit a double, Hafner hit a triple and hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Wells had a stolen base, Stewart committed an error and had a passed ball. Suzuki had an outfield assist.

J.A. Happ started for the Blue Jays and pitched six innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Esmil Rogers took the loss his second of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Brett Cecil pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one.

Rajai Davis had a hit and an RBI, Melky Cabrera had a hit and Jose Bautista had a hit and an RBI. Edward Encarnacion had a hit, Brett Lawrie had a hit and an RBI and Mark DeRosa had a hit. Maizur Izturis had three hits, Emilio Bonifacio had two hits and Bonifacio hit a double and Bautista and Lawrie each hit a homerun. The Blue Jays were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

In the third Davis hit an RBI groundout to give the Jays a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Bautista hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 and Lawrie flew out scoring a run on a missed catch error by Stewart. It was 3-0 Jays when Hafner hit a three run homerun in the bottom of the fourth. In the sixth Lawrie hit a solo homerun giving the Jays a 4-3 lead. In the seventh Wells hit an RBI single to tie the game at four and Hafner hit an RBI triple to make it 5-4 Yankees. The final score of the game was 5-4.

The Yankees have now won three straight games and improved their record to 14-9. The Blue Jays record dropped to 9-16. The two teams will play the final game of their four game series on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees will be looking for the sweep.

The New York Mets are shutout by the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 4-0 on Friday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched ok. The Mets offense only managed three hits. 
Gee pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Gee picked up his fourth loss of the season. Jeurys Familia pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Josh Edgin pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Ruben Tejada had a hit, David Wright had a hit and Ike Davis drew a walk. Justin Turner had a hit, the Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Gee had a pickoff.

Kyle Kendrick started for the Phillies and pitched the complete game shutout. He gave up three hits and a walk with five strikeouts to pick up his second win of the season.

Jimmy Rollins had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Utley had a hit and Michael Young had three hits and an RBI. Ryan Howard had a hit and three RBI, Lance Nix had a hit and Kratz had a hit and drew a walk. Nix hit a double and Howard hit a homerun. The Phillies were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Rollins was picked off.

The Phillies scored four runs in the sixth inning to take the 4-0 lead and that would be the final score. Young hit an RBI single and Howard a three run homerun.

The Mets record dropped to 10-11 on the season and the Phillies record improved to 10-14 on the season. The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Yankees suffer more injuries and keep fighting, defeat the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 6-4 on Friday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. The Yankees starting battery left the game due to injuries. They lost what had become their starting catcher Francisco Cervelli to a broken hand after taking a ball off of it. Ivan Nova left just a little while later after experiencing pain in his elbow. Nova is set to undergo an MRI and the Yankees should know in the next day or two what is going to happen with him. 
Ivan Nova pitched two innings giving up giving up four hits and two runs. He walked none and struck out two. David Phelps pitched four strong innings in relief. Phelps is on the same day as Nova so he could slide right into the rotation if Nova has to go on the disabled list. Phelps got the win giving up two hits and a run with two walks and nine strikeouts. Joba Chamberlain pitched a scoreless inning, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Mariano Rivera earned his eighth save of the season. Rivera pitched an inning giving up three hits and striking out two.

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jayson Nix drew two walks and Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk. Vernon Wells had two hits and an RBI, Chris Stewart drew two walks and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk. Eduardo Nunez had an RBI and made a couple of defensive gems, Lyle Overbay had a hit and an RBI and Ben Francisco drew a walk. Travis Hafner drew two walks, Cano hit a double and Overbay hit a triple. Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Stewart had a passed ball.

In the second the Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead on a Encarnacion solo homerun. The Yankees tied the game at one in the second on a Nunez RBI groundout. Rasmus hit an RBI single in the third to give the Jays a 2-1 lead. In the third Wells hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at two. Overbay hit an RBI triple in the fourth to make it 3-2 and a wild pitch would make it 4-2 Yankees. Encarnacion hit his second homerun of the game in the sixth to make it 4-3 and the Yankees would get a run to make it 5-3 in the seventh. The Jays would get a homerun from Bautista in the eighth to make it 5-4 and then Gardner would hit a homerun in the eighth to make it 6-4 which would be the final score.

The Yankees have won the first two of this four game series. The Yankees record improved to 13-9 and the Jays record fell to 9-14. The two teams will play game three of the four game series on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Mets lose the rubber game matinee to the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets lost by the score of 3-2 on Thursday afternoon to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and pitched well, his best game of the season. There wasn’t a Mets player who had more then one hit and they only managed five hits as a team. 
Hefner pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run. He walked three and struck out four. Brandon Lyon pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters that he faced, Scott Rice took the loss pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Bobby Parnell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.

Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk and David Wright had an RBI and drew a walk. Lucas Duda had a hit, Marlon Byrd had a hit and Ike Davis had a hit and an RBI. Colin Cowgill drew a walk, Byrd hit a double and Davis hit a homerun. The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Byrd had an outfield assist

Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run. He walked three and struck out eight. Kenley Jansen picked up the win his first of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Brandon League picked up his sixth save of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.

Carl Crawford had a hit, Nick Punto had a hit and Matt Kemp had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Andre Ethier had a hit and an RBI, Juan Uribe had a hit and an RBI with three walks and Punto hit a double. The Dodgers were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Sellers committed an error.

Kemp hit an RBI single in the first giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. David Wright hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to tie the game at one. In the ninth Ethier hit an RBI single and Uribe hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Dodgers. Davis hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the ninth to make it 3-2 but that was the final score.

The Mets dropped two out of three in the series and their record overall fell to 10-10. The Dodgers record improved to 10-11 on the season. The Mets will begin a three game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at home on Friday night.

New York Yankees earn the victory over the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 5-3. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched well after a rough start. The bullpen was great and Robinson Cano and Vernon Wells each homered for the Yankees. 
Kuroda pitched six innings giving up three runs on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Kuroda earned his third victory of the season. Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up a hit, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Mariano Rivera earned his seventh save of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Ben Francisco had a hit and Cano had a hit and three RBI. Wells had a hit and an RBI, Francisco Cervelli had a hit and an RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a couple of hits. Eduardo Nunez drew a walk, Jayson Nix had two hits and Cervelli, Wells and Cano each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base and Overbay committed an error.

Mark Buehrle took the loss pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with three strikeouts. Buehrle took his first loss of the season, Brad Lincoln pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Brett Cecil pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.

Rajai Davis had a hit, Kawasaki had a hit and Jose Bautista drew a walk. Edward Encarnacion had a hit and two RBI, Melky Cabrera had a hit and J.P. Arencibia had a hit. Brett Lawrie had two hits and an RBI, Kawasaki hit a double, Encarnacion and Lawrie each hit a homerun. The Blue Jays were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

In the first Encarnacion hit a two run homerun to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead. Lawrie hit a solo homerun in the second to extend the Blue Jays lead to 3-0. Wells hit a solo homerun in the second to make it 3-1 Blue Jays. In the bottom of the third Cano hit a three run homerun to make it 4-3 Yankees and they added a run in the fourth on a Cervelli solo homerun and that completed the scoring. The Yankees won the game 5-3.

The Yankees record improved to 12-9 on the season and the Blue Jays record fell to 9-14. The two teams will play game two of the four game series on Friday night.

The New York Mets even the series with the Los Angeles Dodgers with an extra inning win

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers by the score of 7-3 on Wednesday night. 

The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York.  Matt Harvey started and was good but not as

good as he has been.  Harvey has been must see television this season as he is quickly becoming a star. 

Lucas Duda led the Mets offense with two hits and Jordany Valdespin had four RBI. 

Harvey pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  LaTroy

Hawkins pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Scott Rice pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout and Scott

Atchison pitched 2/3 of an inning walking a batter.  Bobby Parnell earned the win pitching an inning walking

one batter and striking out a batter. 

Ruben Tejada had a hit and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and David Wright had a hit, an RBI and drew

a walk.  John Buck had a hit, Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Marlon Byrd had a hit and drew a

walk.  Duda had two hits and drew two walks, Juan Lagares drew a walk and Valdespin had a hit and four

RBI.  Harvey had a hit, Justin Turner had an RBI and Mike Baxter had a hit.  Duda, Harvey, Byrd and

Baxter each hit a double.  Valdespin hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-14 with runners in scoring position

and left nine men on base.  Wright had a stolen base and was caught stealing. 

Ted Lilly started for the Dodgers and pitched five innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and

seven strikeouts.  J.P. Howell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and two walks, Ronald Belisario

pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up no runs and no hits and struck out two and Kenley Jansen pitched an inning

giving up a hit and struck out one.  Brandon League blew a save pitching an inning giving up two hits and a

run.  Josh Wall took the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two walks. 

Mark Ellis had a hit, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and drew a walk and Matt Kemp had a hit, three RBI and

drew a walk.  Andre Ethier ahd a hit, A.J. Ellis drew a walk and Kemp hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were

0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the first on a Kemp ground out.  Tejada hit an RBI single in the fifth to

tie the game at one.  In the sixth Kemp hit a homerun on a play that was reviewed and overturned, it made

it 3-1 Dodgers.  Turner hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2 in the sixth.  In the ninth Wright hit an RBI single to

tie the game at three and send it to extra innings.  In the tenth Valdespin hit a walk off grand slam to win it

for the Mets and make the final score 7-3. 

The Mets record improved to 10-9 and the Dodgers dropped to 9-11.  The two teams will play the rubber

game of the series on Thursday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees offense is silent as they lose game and series to the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the score of 3-0 to the Tampa Bay Rays.  The game took place

on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees

and he pitched well but their offense didn't do anything. 

Pettitte pitched six innings giving up three runs and only two were earned.  He gave up seven hits, walking

one batter and striking out ten.  Pettitte took his first loss of the season.  Shawn Kelley pitched two innings

giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Travis Hafner drew a walk.  Eduardo Nunez had a hit,

Jayson Nix had a hit and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on

base.  Boesch committed an error. 

Alex Cobb earned his third win of the season pitching 8 1/3 innings giving up no runs on three hits with a

walk.  Cobb struck out seven batters.  Fernando Rodney earned his third save of the season pitching 2/3 of

an inning giving up a hit. 

Desmond Jennings had a hit, Ben Zobrist had two hits and two RBI and Sean Rodriguez had two hits and

an RBI.  James Loney drew a walk, Yunel Escobar had a hit and Sam Fuld had a hit.  Shelly Duncan drew

a walk, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Zobrist hit a double.  Rodriguez hit a homerun and the Rays were 1-7

with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. 

Zobrist hit a two run doublen the fifth giving the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Rodriguez hit a solo homerun

to extend the lead to 3-0 and that would be the final score.  The Rays took two out of three in the series

and the Yankees record dropped to 11-9.  The Rays record improved to 10-11.  The Yankees head home

to begin a four game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. 

CC has rough first inning and the Yankees can't recover as they fall to the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 5-1 on Monday night. The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and had a very rough first inning giving up four runs and four hits. He settled down after that but it was too late. Matt Moore started for the Rays and he pitched great. Robinson Cano was the only guy that did anything offensively for the Yankees. 
Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up five runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out eight. Adam Warren pitched a 1-2-3 inning.

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Cano had two hits and an RBI and Eduardo Nunez drew a walk. Cano hit a homerun, the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Sabathia committed an error and had a pickoff.

Matt Moore pitched eight innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and nine strikeouts. Kyle Farnsworth pitched a 1-2-3 inning.

Ryan Roberts had three hits and two RBI, Evan Longoria had a hit and drew a walk and Sean Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI. Yunel Escobar had a hit and two RBI, Shelly Duncan drew a walk and Sam Fuld had a hit. Rodriguez hit a triple, Roberts hit two homeruns and Escobar hit a homerun. The Rays were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Fuld was picked off and Escobar committed an error.

In the first inning the Rays scored four runs to take a 4-0 lead. Roberts hit a solo homerun, Rodriguez hit an RBI triple and Escobar hit a two run homerun. In the third Roberts hit a solo homerun to make it 5-0 Rays. Cano hit a solo homerun for the Yankees only run in the fourth inning to make it 5-1, that was the final score.

The Yankees have now lost two games in a row and their record fell to 10-8. The Rays have won four games in a row and their record improved to 9-10. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

New York Yankees postgame notes after a series in Toronto

The New York Yankees lose the game 8-4 today but they took two out of three in Toronto. The Yankees have been winning series lately and that is the most important thing. If you keep winning series then come September you will be right in a race for the playoffs and that is what you want. 
Ivan Nova started today for the Yankees and was just ok. He wasn’t terrible but he also wasn’t good. He hasn’t been a very good pitcher overall to this point. Girardi said that he thought he threw the ball pretty well but that last inning he pitched was an inning they needed and he couldn’t get it done. Nova said that he isn’t throwing strikes and that is making him mad. He said he knows he can do better then this. He isn’t blaming anyone or anything just not making his pitches is what he is saying.

If you are into the win losses thing then this isn’t a good day for you. Boone Logan gave up a broken bat single to the only batter he faced and took the loss. David Phelps for the second straight outing wasn’t very good. He said he is frustrated and that he is getting behind guys without anyone on base, he just isn’t making pitches and not putting guys away when he needs too.

Travis Hafner tried to bunt on the last out of the game. Girardi said he didn’t have a problem with it. He said if it was a two run game he probably would have had a problem with it but not down four runs. He said they just needed base runners and however they felt they could get on. Hafner had the whole left side of the infield open and he tried to take advantage of it. Hafner also stole a base in this game which was his 10^th career. He said it was a milestone joking after the game.

Vernon Wells has reached base in seven straight games. Robinson Cano has reached base in 15 of the 17 games played this season. Girardi said Youkilis is much better and will probably play against Tampa Bay tomorrow.

The Yankees are 3-7 when the other team scores first and 1-7 when losing after six innings.

The New York Mets win the rubber game of their series with the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals by the score of 2-0 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched well and so did the bullpen. The Mets only managed four hits but two of them were RBI hits.
Gee pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Gee picked up his first win of the season. LaTroy Hawkins faced one batter and struck him out, Brandon Lyon pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Scott Rice gave up a hit in one inning and walked one and struck out one. Bobby Parnell picked up his second save pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.

Daniel Murphy had a hit, Ike Davis had a hit and David Wright drew two walks. John Buck had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Mike Baxter had a hit and an RBI. Buck hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Jordan Zimmerman took his first loss of the season pitching five innings and giving up two hits and two runs. He walked three and struck out four. Zach Duke pitched two innings giving up two hits and striking out four and Henry Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Denard Span drew two walks, Jayson Werth had a hit and Bryce Harper had a hit and drew a walk. Adam LaRoche had a hit and drew a walk, Lombardozzi had a hit. The Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Desmond, Rendon and Harper each committed an error.

Buck hit a solo homerun in the second giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Baxter hit a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 2-0 lead and that would be the final score.

The New York Yankees fail to sweep the Toronto Blue Jays in 8-4 loss

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 8-4 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Ivan Nova got the start and was just ok, David Phelps did not pitch great in relief. A bunch of Yankees hitters had two hits each. 
Nova pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with four walks and five strikeouts. Boone Logan took the loss not recording an out and giving up a hit and a run and Phelps pitched three innings giving up three hits and three runs with a couple of walks and three strikeouts.

Brett Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had two hits and Vernon Wells had two hits. Travis Hafner drew a walk, Lyle Overbay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Eduardo Nunez had an RBI and drew a walk. Jayson Nix had two hits, Chris Stewart had two hits and an RBI and Cano hit a double and Stewart hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Gardner and Hafner each had a stolen base. Nunez committed an error and Wells had an outfield assist.

Josh Johnson started for the Blue Jays and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Brett Cecil earned the win pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and striking out two, Esmil Rogers pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and Darren Oliver pitched an inning giving up a hit. Kawasaki had a hit and an RBI, Melky Cabrera had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Bautista had a hit and drew a walk. Edward Encarnacion had an RBI, Adam Lind drew four walks and J.P. Arencibia had two hits and two RBI. Colby Rasmus had two hits and an RBI, Brett Lawrie had two hits and two RBI and Rasmus, Arencibia and Lawrie each hit a double. Arencibia hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Cabrera was caught stealing.

In the first the Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead on a Encarnacion ground out. Kawasaki had a sacrifice fly in the second to extend the Blue Jays lead to 2-0. In the third Stewart hit a solo homerun to get the Yankees on the board and cut the lead to 2-1. In the fifth Overbay had an RBI walk and Nunez had an RBI walk to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead. Gardner gave the Yankees a 4-2 lead with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. In the bottom of the sixth Rasmus hit an RBI single, Lawrie hit a two run double, and Cabrera hit an RBI single to give the Blue Jays a 6-4 lead. Arencibia hit a two run homerun in the seventh to extend the lead to 8-4 and that would be the final score.

The Yankees won the first two games of the series and failed to get the sweep for the second straight series. The Yankees record fell to 10-7 on the season. The Blue Jays record improved to 8-11. The Yankees begin a three game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.