The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves by the score of 7-5 in extra innings

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 7-5 on Saturday night. The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Sean Marcum started for the Mets and pitched ok, their bullpen wasn’t bad. Ruben Tejada led the Mets offense with two hits. 
Marcum pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He walked three and struck out four. LaTroy Hawkins pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two strikeouts, Scott Atchison pitched an inning giving up a run and two walks and Scott Rice pitched to one batter and retired him. Brandon Lyon pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run, Bobby Parnell won his second game pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up his first save of the season.

Tejada had two hits and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and an RBI. John Buck had a hit and two RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI and Marlon Byrd had a hit and an RBI. Jordany Valdespin drew a walk, Tejada hit a double, Buck, Duda, Byrd and Wright each hit a homerun. The Mets were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Valdespin had a stolen base and Buck had a pickoff.

Mike Minor pitched seven innings giving up three hits and three runs with no walks and four strikeouts. Eric O’Flaherty pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Craig Kimbrel pitched an inning and blew a save. He gave up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Jordan Walden pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and took the loss, Luis Avilan didn’t record an out and gave up a hit. Cory Gearrin faced one batter and retired him.

Jordan Schafer drew four walks, Andrelton Simmons had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Justin Upton had an RBI. Freddie Freeman had a hit, Evan Gattis had a hit and an RBI and Dan Uggla had two hits. B.J. Upton had two hits, Juan Francisco had a hit and an RBI and Ramiro Pena had two hits and drew a walk. Upton and Pena each hit a double, Gattis hit a homerun and the Braves were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Francisco was picked off.

Buck hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Duda hit a solo homerun in the second and the Mets took a 3-0 lead. In the third Francisco hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 Mets. Simmons hit an RBI single in the fifth to make it a 3-2 game. J. Upton hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the fifth. Simmons grounded into a force out to give the Braves a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning. Byrd hit a solo homerun in the eighth to tie the game at four. Gattis hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 5-4 Braves. The Mets would tie the game in the ninth on a Wright solo homerun and send it to extra innings. In the tenth the Mets would score two runs to take a 7-5 lead. Tejada hit an RBI single and Murphy hit an RBI single and the Mets would hold on for the 7-5 victory.

The Mets record improved to 12-15 and the Braves record fell to 17-12. The two teams were scheduled to play on Saturday afternoon and have no makeup date as of now. The two teams will play on Sunday afternoon to conclude their series.

Phil Hughes dominates as the New York Yankees take down the Oakland Athletics 4-2

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics by the score of 4-2 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched great. Lyle Overbay and Chris Stewart hit homeruns for the Yankees and Overbay had two hits. The Yankees had seven of nine guys with hits but Overbay was the only one who had more then one. 
Hughes pitched eight shutout innings with nine strikeouts. He walked a couple of guys and gave up four hits. Shawn Kelley didn’t record an out and gave up a hit and a run and Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk.

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI, Overbay had two hits and an RBI and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Overbay and Cano each hit a double, Nunez hit a triple and Stewart and Overbay each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Bartolo Colon took the loss for the A’s and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He struck out three guys. Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Chris Resop pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Evan Scribner pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

John Jaso had a hit and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and Brandon Moss had a hit and drew a walk. Seth Smith had two hits and an RBI, Josh Reddick had an RBI and drew a walk and Smith hit a double. The A’s were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Donaldson committed an error.

Stewart hit a solo homerun in the third to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Overbay hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 Yankees. The Yankees would extend their lead to 3-0 in the sixth on a Hafner RBI single. Gardner hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 4-0 and that would be the Yankees final run. The A’s would fight back and score two runs in the ninth but would fall short as they lost 4-2. Smith hit an RBI single and Reddick grounded into a force out to score the second run.

The Yankees record improved to 18-11 and the A’s record fell to 17-14. The two teams will play game three of their series, the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.

New York Yankees offense is silent in shutout loss to the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees lost to the Oakland Athletics by the score of 2-0 on Friday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well besides throwing a lot of pitches. Adam Warren was very good in relief. The Yankees offense basically did nothing, I don’t think a runner even reached third base on the night. 
Sabathia pitched six innings giving up two runs on eight hits. He walked two and struck out six. Sabathia took his third loss of the season. Warren pitched three innings giving up two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Jayson Nix had two hits, Chris Stewart drew a walk and Cano and Nix each hit a double. The Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Suzuki had an outfield assist.

A.J. Griffin got his third win of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out four. Sean Doolittle pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with a strikeout and Grant Balfour struck out the only batter that he faced.

Adam Rosales had two hits and an RBI, Jed Lowrie had three hits and Yoenis Cespedes drew two walks. Josh Donaldson had a hit, Derek Norris had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Josh Reddick drew a walk. Freiman had three hits, Rosales hit a homerun and the Athletics were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.

Rosales led off the game on the first pitch with a homerun. The Athletics had a 1-0 lead until the sixth when Norris hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 and that was the final score.

The Yankees record fell to 17-11 and the Athletics improved to 16-13. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.

New York Yankees news and notes on an off day

The New York Yankees announced after the game last night that they had traded for infielder Chris Nelson from the Colorado Rockies. He can play third base and second base, he hasn’t played short since the minors. He isn’t particularly good at either according to reports. He had a really good last year, and isn’t off to a great start this year. He can hit pretty well but he seems to be filling a need for more infield depth and a right handed bat that the Yankees need. 
Eduardo Nunez and Ichiro Suzuki are starting to hit. Ichiro is batting 407 in his last seven games. He had three hit’s the other night and his average is up to 268. Nunez is over 200 now after three hit’s the other night.

Ronnier Mustelier is back with AAA Scranton and could be a factor in the major leagues. He got hurt in spring training and is finally back playing again. He is a third baseman who could help the major league club. Curtis Granderson tweeted tonight that he had some at bats in extended spring for the second straight day. I would expect him back in the next couple of weeks.

Michael Pineda is really looking good in rehab. He is throwing 95 which is pretty remarkable. I think he can and probably will be a factor for the Yankees down the stretch. He is an important guy going forward also as he projects at top of the rotation pitcher.

Joba Chamberlain was placed on the 15 day dl today with an oblique strain. Alex Rodriguez is running full bore now and will be reporting to Tampa on Monday. He will be doing some early baseball activities. He is right on schedule though, the Yankees say don’t think he will come back early. David Robertson tweaked his knee last night and is day-to-day. He seems to be ok but they are going to be careful with him.

Mark Teixeira will be with the Yankees through the weekend and then join Rodriguez and Granderson in Tampa next week. Brian Cashman said he is staying away from timetables but is happy these guys are going to be in extended spring and being closer to returning.

Corban Joseph was optioned back to AAA and Chris Nelson will be joining the team tomorrow. The Yankees will add a pitcher to replace Chamberlain but they don’t know who it will be yet. It could be Mark Montgomery, Preston Claiborne, I guess we will find out at some point tomorrow.

The New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros 5-4 to take the series

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 5-4 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. David Phelps started for the Yankees and pitched ok, the bullpen was great. Robinson Cano and Ben Francisco each hit a homerun and Ichiro Suzuki had two hits. 
Phelps pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Boone Logan picked up his second win pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Mariano Rivera picked up his 11^th save in 11 chances pitching an inning and giving up a hit with a strikeout.

Suzuki had two hits and drew a walk, Jayson Nix had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Cano had a hit and an RBI. Vernon Wells had a hit, Travis Hafner drew a walk and Francisco had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Brett Gardner had a hit as a pinch hitter and also stole two bases, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and drew a walk and Lyle Overbay had a hit and drew two walks. Chris Stewart had an RBI, Overbay and Nunez each hit a double and Suzuki hit a triple. Cano and Francisco each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Phelps had a pickoff

Erik Bedard pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with four walks and two strikeouts, Paul Clemens pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. Clemens took the loss his first of the season. Wesley Wright pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and Hector Ambriz pitched an inning giving up two walks and two strikeouts.

Grossman had a hit, Jose Altuve had two hits and Jason Castro had two hits. Carlos Pena had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Fernando Martinez had a hit and an RBI and Barnes had a hit and drew a walk. Dominguez had a hit and an RBI, Castro hit two doubles and the Astros were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Altuve was picked off.

In the first Nix had an RBI single to make it 1-0 Yankees. In the second the Yankees took a 2-0 lead and a 4-0 lead in the third inning. Stewart had a sacrifice fly, Cano and Francisco each hit a solo homerun. In the fourth the Astros got back in the game with four runs to tie the game. Pena hit an RBI single, Martinez was hit by a pitch allowing a run to score Barnes grounded into a force out to allow another run to score and Dominguez hit an RBI single. Ichiro grounded into a double play but the run scored before the second out was recorded to make it 5-4 Yankees and that was the final score.

The Yankees took the series two games to one and improved their record to 17-10. The Astros record dropped to 8-20. The Yankees will have a day off on Thursday and begin a three game series at home with the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

The New York Mets salvage a game in Miami

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 7-6 on Wednesday afternoon. The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched ok, the bullpen was pretty good. David Wright and John Buck each had three hits. 
Gee pitched five innings giving up nine hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout. Gee picked up his second win of the season. Scott Atchison pitched two innings giving up three hits and two unearned runs, LaTroy Hawkins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Scott Rice pitched to one batter and retired him. Bobby Parnell saved his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had two hits and Wright had three hits and an RBI. Buck had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Marlon Byrd had two hits and an RBI. Ike Davis had a hit, Jordany Valdespin had a hit and three RBI and Wright and Buck each hit a double. Wright and Valdespin each hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Daniel Murphy was picked off and Lagares and Duda each committed an error. Lagares had an outfield assist.

Wade LeBlanc pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with four strikeouts. A.J. Ramos got charged with a blown save and the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. Chad Qualls pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs, Brad Hand pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and striking out three and Mike Dunn pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.

Juan Pierre had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Donovan Solano had a hit and Gregg Dobbs had two hits and drew a walk. Justin Ruggiano had two hits and an RBI, Marcell Ozuna had two hits and Chris Valaika had a hit and two RBI. Nick Green had two hits, LeBlanc had a hit and Valaika and Green each hit a double. The Marlins were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Valaika committed an error and LeBlanc had a pickoff.

In the first Ruggiano hit an RBI single and Valaika hit a two run double to make it 3-0 Marlins. Wright hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it 3-1 Marlins. In the bottom of the fourth Pierre hit an RBI single to make it a 4-1 game in favor of the Marlins. In the sixth Byrd hit an RBI single and Valdespin hit a three run homerun and the score was 5-4 Mets. Buck hit a two run double in the seventh to make it a 7-4 game. Ruggiano hit a two run single in the seventh to make it 7-6 and that was the final score.

The Mets lost two out of three in this series and had lost six in a row. The Mets record improved to 11-15 and the Marlins record improved to 8-20. The Mets will have the day off on Thursday and begin a three game series with the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta on Friday night.

The New York Mets lose another close one in walk-off fashion

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins by the score of 2-1 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. Jeremy Hefner took the loss but pitched well and Lucas Duda led the offense with a couple of hits. 
Hefner took his third loss of the season pitching eight innings giving up four hits and two runs with eight strikeouts. He pitched into the ninth but couldn’t record an out in the ninth and Brandon Lyon gave up a hit and a walk and didn’t record an out. He got charged with a blown save.

Duda had two hits, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Ike Davis had a hit. Anthony Recker had an RBI, Murphy and Duda each hit a double and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Recker had a passed ball

Kevin Slowey pitched eight innings giving up four hits and a run with eight strikeouts. Ryan Webb got the win pitching a perfect inning. Donovan Solano had two hits and an RBI, Placido Polanco drew a walk and Gregg Dobbs had a hit. Marcell Ozuna had a hit, Chris Coghlan had a hit and the Marlins were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. In the fifth Recker hit a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the ninth the Marlins scored two runs to win the game. Solano hit an RBI single and a wild pitch scored the winning run to make it 2-1 and that was the final score.

The Mets record fell to 10-15 as they lost their sixth straight and the Marlins record improved to 8-19. The two teams will play game three of the series on Wednesday afternoon

The New York Yankees bounce back and defeat the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 7-4 on Tuesday night. Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched well but had a strange start. He struggled the first three innings but hung in there and pitched seven scoreless. The bullpen wasn’t great but Mariano Rivera did get his 10^th save in 10 chances. Travis Hafner, Eduardo Nunez and Ichiro Suzuki each had three hits. 
Kuroda pitched seven scoreless giving up four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts. Kuroda won his fourth game of the season which he has never had four wins in April before. David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout and Rivera earned his 10^th save striking out the only batter that he faced.

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Suzuki had three hits and Robinson Cano had two hits. Hafner had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Brennan Boesch had an RBI and Jayson Nix had a hit and an RBI. Lyle Overbay had a hit and an RBI, Nunez had three hits and Chris Stewart had two hits and an RBI. Nunez hit two doubles and Overbay hit a homerun. The Yankees were 6-18 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Gardner and Suzuki each had a stolen base.

Philip Humber started for the Astros and pitched six innings giving up nine hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out two and took his sixth loss of the season. Wesley Wright pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Brad Peacock pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs and Rhiner Cruz pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one.

Robbie Grossman had a hit and drew two walks, Jose Altuve had two hits and two RBI and Jason Castro had two hits. Carlos Pena had a hit and drew a walk, Chris Carter had a hit and two RBI and Dominguez had a hit. Barnes drew a walk, Gonzalez had a hit and hit a double with Altuve and Castro. Carter hit a homerun and the Astros were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Altuve was caught stealing.

Hafner hit an RBI single in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Hafner hit an RBI single in the third to make it 2-0 Yankees. In the fifth the Yankees built up a 4-0 lead. Boesch hit an RBI groundout and Nix hit an RBI single. Carter hit a two run homerun in the eighth to cut the Yankees lead in half to 4-2. In the bottom of the eighth Overbay hit a solo homerun, Stewart hit an RBI single and Hafner hit an RBI single to make it 7-2 Yankees. The Astros scored a couple of runs in the ninth before Rivera shut the door. Altuve hit a two run double to complete the scoring and make the final 7-4.

The Yankees and Astros have each won a game in the series and will play the rubber game on Wednesday night. The Yankees record improved to 16-10 and the Astros record dropped to 8-19.

The New York Yankees are blown out by the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros by the score of 9-1 on Monday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started and pitched bad, his worst game in years. The Yankees offense didn’t do much at all. The one bright spot for them was Vidal Nuno making his major league debut. 
Pettitte pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and seven runs with a walk and three strikeouts. Pettitte took his second loss of the season. Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Nuno pitched three scoreless innings giving up four hits and he struck out two.

Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had two hits and Vernon Wells had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Brennan Boesch drew two walks, Lyle Overbay had a hit and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Nunez committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist.

Lucas Harrell pitched 6 1/3 innings picking up his third win of the season. He gave up one run on eight hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Travis Blackley pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and Rhiner Cruz pitched a perfect inning.

Jose Altuve had two hits, Brandon Barnes had three hits and three RBI and Brandon Laird had two hits. Chris Carter had two hits, Carlos Pena had two hits and an RBI and Ronny Cedeno had a hit and drew a walk. Carlos Corporan had four hits and four RBI, Matt Dominguez drew a walk and Robbie Grossman had a hit. Corporan, Altuve, Barnes, Cedeno each hit a double. Pena hit a triple and Corporan hit a homerun, the Astros were 6-14 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Barnes had a stolen base.

The Astros took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Pena hit an RBI single and Corporan hit a two run double. In the fourth Barnes hit a two run double and it was 5-0 Astros. In the fifth Carter scored on a wild pitch, Corporan hit a two run homerun and Barnes hit an RBI single to make it 9-0 Astros. The Yankees scored their only run and the last run of the game in the sixth. Wells hit an RBI single.

The Yankees four game winning streak came to an end. The Yankees record fell to 15-10 and the Astros record improved to 8-18. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

The New York Mets are swept at home by the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen was just ok. The Mets offense only managed three hits. 
Niese pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with one of them being earned. He walked one and struck out three and took the loss his second of the season. Scott Atchison pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Brandon Lyon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Scott Rice faced one batter and retired him. Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning.

Ruben Tejada had two hits and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew a walk. Marlon Byrd drew a walk, Ike Davis drew a walk and Juan Lagares drew a walk. Tejada hit two doubles and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Niese, Wright and Buck each committed an error.

Cole Hamels earned his first win of the year pitching six innings and giving up two hits and a run with six walks and eight strikeouts. Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a hit, Mike Adams and Jonathan Papelbon both pitched a perfect inning.

Jimmy Rollins had a hit, Ryan Howard had a hit and two RBI and Chase Utley had a hit and an RBI. Michael Young had a hit and drew a walk, Carlos Ruiz had a hit and Dominic Brown had a hit. John Mayberry had a hit and an RBI, Freddy Galvis had a hit and an RBI and Lance Nix had a hit. Ruiz, Mayberry and Howard each hit a double and Galvis hit a homerun. The Phillies were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Wright hit an RBI single in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Galvis hit a solo homerun in the fifth to tie the game at one. In the seventh Howard hit a two run double and Utley hit an RBI single to give the Phillies a 4-1 lead. Mayberry hit an RBI double in the eight to make it 5-1 Phillies and complete the scoring as that would be the final score.

The Phillies swept the three game series and improved their record to 12-14 and the Mets record dropped to 10-13. The Mets will head to Miami to take on the Miami Marlins on Monday night.

The New York Yankees complete the four game sweep over the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched well, their bullpen was great. Lyle Overbay and Brennan Boesch each hit a homerun. 
Hughes pitched six innings giving up two runs on seven hits. He walked one intentionally and struck out nine batters. Boone Logan picked up his first win pitching an inning and giving up a hit with two strikeouts, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Mariano Rivera earned his ninth save of the season with a perfect inning striking out one. Rivera has never had nine saves in the month of April before in his career.

Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk, Robinson Cano drew a walk and Travis Hafner had a hit. Boesch had a hit and an RBI, Overbay had two hits and two RBI and Eduardo Nunez drew a walk. Boesch and Overbay each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

R.A. Dickey was the hard luck loser pitching seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Dickey took his fourth loss of the season, Steve Delabar pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and Brett Cecil pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out the only batter that he faced.

Brett Lawrie had a hit, Colby Rasmus had a hit and Jose Bautista had a hit. Edward Encarnacion had a hit, Melky Cabrera had a hit and Adam Lind had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Maizur Izturis had a hit and an RBI, Kawasaki had a hit and Bautista and Izturis each hit doubles. The Blue Jays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Bautista had a stolen base.

In the second inning Boesch hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Toronto tied the game at one. Lind hit an RBI single and in the sixth Toronto took the lead on an Izturis RBI double. In the bottom of the seventh Overbay hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees the 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.

The Yankees swept the four game series and are now 15-9 on the season. The Blue Jays record dropped to 9-17 in a season that started with so much promise and big expectations. The Yankees will remain home and begin a three game series with the new American League Houston Astros on Monday night.

New York Yankees news and notes

The New York Yankees called up Vidal Nuno and Austin Romine. They placed Ivan Nova on the 15 disabled list with forearm tightness and Francisco Cervelli went on the disabled list with a fractured hand. Romine will get some time at catcher and he looks to be the future guy and will have a chance to prove himself. Romine was off to a good start at AAA, the Yankees have liked his defense since AA so it’s only a matter of if he will hit enough. Nuno won the award in spring training for most outstanding rookie. He continued his impressive start in AAA and is now being given a shot in the majors. Nova could be gone only for a couple of weeks or it could be a bigger issue but either way someone will have a shot now. 
There was a lot of talk about Travis Hafner and his big day. Hafner got his first start of the year against a lefty. He hit a three run homerun and had an RBI triple. They need to do this once in a while since Ben Francisco hasn’t been hitting at all.

Sabathia didn’t have great stuff today still he managed to get through eight innings and pick up a win. This is why he is the ace, he figures it out and gives you a chance to win. Hafner said he was told yesterday that he would be starting today. He said it is nice to get some starts against lefties just because you face them late in games and it is nice to have some at bats off of them. He said he thinks he will get some starts but also knows the Yankees have his best interests at heart also, he will be ready for whenever they call on him to play.

Hafner and Overbay each hit go ahead triples in the last two games. They have combined for 25 career triples in their careers. Wells said the steal of third was something he and third base coach Rob Thompson had been talking about. He said if you get there which he did there are lots of possibilities. The opposition has to pitch differently and you could get a wild pitch or a hit etc.

Kevin Youkilis played for the first time in a week. Joe Girardi said he thought he looked pretty good and moved around well, just a little rusty which is to be expected. Joba Chamberlain got the save, I think he should be the future closer. Mariano Rivera and David Robertson had thrown three of four days and Joba had also but with a limited pitch count. Joba said this “That’s fun for me, seeing the energy of the crowd and my teammates.” “I can’t help but smile because that’s why you play the game. I’m excited to get that opportunity.”

If the Yankees win tomorrow it would give them their first four game sweep of the Blue Jays since September 1995 at the Old Yankee Stadium.

The New York Mets lose again to the Philadelphia Phillies and look to avoid the sweep

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 9-4 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Shaun Marcum started for the first time this season for the Mets and was just ok. Robert Carson was terrible in relief David Wright led the Mets offense. 
Marcum pitched four innings giving up three runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out three and took the loss. Carson pitched an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout, LaTroy Hawkins pitched two innings giving up two hits and an unearned run. He struck out a batter and Scott Rice pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.

Mike Baxter had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk and Wright had two hits and an RBI. Lucas Duda had a hit, John Buck had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Ike Davis had a hit and an RBI. Jordany Valdespin had a hit and an RBI, Davis, Valdespin, Tejada and Wright each hit a double. Buck hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Baxter committed an error.

Jonathan Pettibone picked up his first win of the season pitching five innings and giving up seven hits and three runs. He walked two and struck out four. Raul Valdes pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts, Chad Durbin pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jeremy Horst pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run.

Jimmy Rollins had two hits, Chase Utley had a hit and an RBI and Michael Young had three hits and drew a walk. Ryan Howard had a hit and two RBI, Domonic Brown had two hits and three RBI and John Mayberry had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Lance Nix had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Pettibone had a hit and Utley and Rollins each hit a double. Brown and Mayberry each hit a homerun and the Phillies were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Mayberry was caught stealing.

Valdespin hit an RBI double in the second to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the third Utley hit an RBI double and another run scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-1 Phillies. Howard hit a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 3-1. Davis hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2. In the fifth Howard hit an RBI single, Brown hit a three run homerun and Mayberry hit a solo homerun to make it 8-2 Phillies. Wright hit an RBI double in the fifth to make it a 8-3 game in favor of the Phillies. Nix hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it an 9-3 game and Buck hit a solo homerun in the ninth to make it 9-4.

The Mets record fell to 10-12 on the season and the Phillies are 11-14. The two teams will play the rubber game of the three game series on Sunday afternoon.