The New York Mets continue to lose games after Matt Harvey starts

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs by the score of 8-2 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Jeremy Hefner started and wasn’t great, he is still searching for his first win of the season. Daniel Murphy and Rick Ankiel each had two hits to lead the offense. 
Hefner pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts. He is now 0-5 on the season. Robert Carson pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Collin McHugh pitched two innings giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout.

Mike Baxter had a hit, Murphy had two hits and David Wright had a hit. Lucas Duda had a hit, John Buck had a hit and drew a walk and Ankiel had two hits and two RBI. Marlon Byrd had a hit, Ankiel hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Wright had a stolen base and Murphy was caught stealing. Davis committed an error.

Scott Feldman won his fourth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up seven hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out six. James Russell pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings and Hector Rondon pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs.

David DeJesus had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had two hits and an RBI and Alfonso Soriano had a hit. Nate Schierholtz had two hits and an RBI, Luis Valbuena had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Welington Castillo had a hit and an RBI. Darwin Barney had a hit, Feldman had a hit and two RBI and Ryan Sweeney had a hit. Soriano, Feldman and Sweeney each hit a double, Rizzo and Schierholtz each hit a homerun. The Cubs were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Castro committed an error.

In the fourth Valbuena hit a sacrifice fly to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. Castillo hit an RBI single and Feldman hit a two run double to make it a 4-0 Cubs lead. Rizzo hit a solo homerun in the fifth to extend the lead to 5-0. In the eighth Schierholtz hit a solo homerun and DeJesus hit a two run single to make it 8-0. The Mets only two runs came in the ninth when Ankiel hit a two run homerun. The final 8-2 in favor of the Cubs.

The Mets record fell to 16-24 and the Cubs improved their record to 18-24. The two teams will play game three of their three game series on Sunday afternoon.

The New York Mets win behind Matt Harvey

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs by the score of 3-2 on Friday afternoon. The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Matt Harvey started and pitched very well and also drove in the game winning run. David Wright also had three hits and an RBI. 
Harvey pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Harvey is now 5-0 on the season with a 1.55 ERA. Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Sean Burke pitched to one batter and got him out and Bobby Parnell pitched an inning, saving his fifth game of the season. Parnell pitched a perfect inning.

Jordany Valdespin drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Wright had three hits and an RBI. Ike Davis had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and Rick Ankiel had a hit. Harvey had a hit and an RBI, Ankiel hit a double and Wright and Murphy each hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Wright had a stolen base and Tejada committed an error, Byrd had an outfield assist.

Edwin Jackson lost his sixth game of the season. He pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts. James Russell pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two, Kyuji Fujikawa pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

DeJesus had a hit, Starlin Castro had two hits and Anthony Rizzo had a hit. Alfonso Soriano had a hit and an RBI, Drew Barney had a hit and Rizzo hit a double. The Cubs were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Soriano and Rizzo each committed an error.

In the first Wright hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Soriano hit a two run single in the bottom of the first to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead. In the fourth Murphy hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two and in the seventh Harvey hit an RBI single to make it a 3-2 game and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 16-23 and the Cubs record fell to 17-24. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Yankees defeat the Toronto Blue Jays behind an awesome Hiroki Kuroda

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 5-0 on Friday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and was great. David Adams and Austin Romine led the offense with a couple of hits each. 
Kuroda pitched eight shutout innings giving up two hits and one walk with five strikeouts. Kuroda is now 6-2 with a 1.99 ERA on the season. Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up no runs and two hits with a strikeout.

Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Jayson Nix had two RBI and drew two walks and Robinson Cano had an RBI. Lyle Overbay had a hit, Adams had two hits and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Romine had two hits and an RBI. Adams and Romine each hit a double and Gardner hit a triple. The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Nix had a stolen base and Kuroda had a pickoff.

Mark Buehrle pitched six innings giving up six hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Buehrle lost his third game of the season. Aaron Loup pitched an inning giving up a hit and Esmil Rogers pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two batters.

Melky Cabrera had two hits, Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and Kawasaki drew a walk. Cabrera and Encarnacion hit a double and the Blue Jays were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Kawasaki was picked off.

In the first inning Gardner led off with a triple and scored on a Cano RBI groundout. In the fifth Nix hit a sacrifice fly to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the seventh Romine hit an RBI double, Gardner hit an RBI single and Nix hit a sacrifice fly to make it 5-0 which was the final score.

The Yankees improved their record to 26-16 and the Jays record fell to 17-25. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Yankees drop a tight one to the Seattle Mariners 3-2

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners by the score of 3-2 on Thursday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well but left the game early with a back injury. The bullpen was good and Curtis Granderson led the Yankees with three hits. 
Pettitte lost his third game of the season pitching 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Shawn Kelley pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with five strikeouts, Boone Logan pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one and Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI and Vernon Wells drew a walk. Lyle Overbay drew a walk, Granderson had three hits and David Adams had a hit and an RBI. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Chris Stewart had a hit and drew a walk and Adams hit a double. The Yankees were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Granderson had a stolen base and Gardner had two stolen bases. Hector Noesi pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and an unearned run. He walked one and struck out four, Oliver Perez got his first win of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and striking out three, Yoervis Medina pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Lucas Luetge gave up a hit and didn’t get an out. Carter Capps pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one, Tom Wilhelmsen pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one to earn his 11^th save of the season.

Jason Bay had a hit, Kendrys Morales had a hit an drew a walk and Michael Morse had two hits, an RBI an drew a walk. Jesus Montero drew a walk, Dustin Ackley had a hit and an RBI and Brendan Ryan had two hits and an RBI. Ackley and Bay each hit a double and Morse hit a homerun. The Mariners were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Noesi committed an error.

In the second Ackley hit an RBI double giving the Mariners a 1-0 lead. Adams hit an RBI double in the bottom of the second to tie the game at one. Ryan hit an RBI single in the fourth to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead. Morse hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Mariners a 3-1 lead. Cano hit an RBI single in the seventh to cut the lead to 3-2 but that would be the final score.

The Yankees lost two out of three in this series and their record dropped to 25-16 and the Mariners record improved to 20-21. The Yankees will begin a three game series at home with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

The New York Mets lose to the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2

The New York Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 4-2 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Sean Marcum started for the Mets and pitched pretty well, the bullpen wasn’t great. Rick Ankiel and Marcum each had two hits to lead the offense. 
Marcum took his fourth loss of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two being earned. They had one walk and three strikeouts, Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.

Daniel Murphy had a hit, David Wright had a hit and John Buck had a hit and drew a walk. Ankiel had two hits and two RBI, Marcum had two hits. Murphy hit a double, Ankiel hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Wright and Murphy each had a stolen base and Buck was caught stealing. Wright and Murphy each committed an error and Baxter had an outfield assist.

Shelby Miller pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Randy Choate pitched to two batters retiring them both, Seth Maness won his third game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and two runs and Trevor Rosenthal pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Mujica saved his 11^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning.

Carlos Beltran drew a walk, Matt Holliday had a hit and Allen Craig drew a walk. John Jay had a hit and an RBI, Cruz had a hit and an RBI and Yadier Molina had a hit and an RBI. Daniel Descalso had a hit, Pete Kozma had a hit and Ty Wigginton drew a walk. Jay hit a double and the Cardinals were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Jay had an outfield assist.

In the fourth Jay hit an RBI double, Cruz hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Cardinals. In the seventh Ankiel hit a two run homerun to tie the game at two. In the bottom of the seventh Kozma scored on a wild pitch to give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead and Molina hit an RBI single in the eighth to give the Cardinals a 4-2 lead which would be the final score.

The Mets record dropped to 14-23 and the Cardinals record improved to 26-13. The two teams will play game four of their four game series on Thursday afternoon. The Mets have lose three straight to already lose this series and six straight losses overall.

The New York Mets lose to the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2

The New York Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 4-2 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Sean Marcum started for the Mets and pitched pretty well, the bullpen wasn’t great. Rick Ankiel and Marcum each had two hits to lead the offense. 
Marcum took his fourth loss of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two being earned. They had one walk and three strikeouts, Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.

Daniel Murphy had a hit, David Wright had a hit and John Buck had a hit and drew a walk. Ankiel had two hits and two RBI, Marcum had two hits. Murphy hit a double, Ankiel hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Wright and Murphy each had a stolen base and Buck was caught stealing. Wright and Murphy each committed an error and Baxter had an outfield assist.

Shelby Miller pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and six strikeouts. Randy Choate pitched to two batters retiring them both, Seth Maness won his third game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and two runs and Trevor Rosenthal pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Mujica saved his 11^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning.

Carlos Beltran drew a walk, Matt Holliday had a hit and Allen Craig drew a walk. John Jay had a hit and an RBI, Cruz had a hit and an RBI and Yadier Molina had a hit and an RBI. Daniel Descalso had a hit, Pete Kozma had a hit and Ty Wigginton drew a walk. Jay hit a double and the Cardinals were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Jay had an outfield assist.

In the fourth Jay hit an RBI double, Cruz hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Cardinals. In the seventh Ankiel hit a two run homerun to tie the game at two. In the bottom of the seventh Kozma scored on a wild pitch to give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead and Molina hit an RBI single in the eighth to give the Cardinals a 4-2 lead which would be the final score.

The Mets record dropped to 14-23 and the Cardinals record improved to 26-13. The two teams will play game four of their four game series on Thursday afternoon. The Mets have lose three straight to already lose this series and six straight losses overall.

New York Yankees notes as they are hammered at home by the Seattle Mariners

David Adams made his major league debut today on his 26^th birthday. He was released in spring training and then resigned with the Yankees thinking he still had a shot at the major leagues. It turned out to be a good decision as he is now on the team, starting at third base in his first game and going to also see time at second and first base. 
The Cliff Lee trade that fell through with the Yankees and Mariners, he was a central piece in that trade. He has had a long crazy road to get here. He lost 2010-11 to injuries and was hurt again last year playing in only 86 games, he had a back issue in spring training. He said he considered leaving, the Yankees said we like you but this is a business move, he said he thought about leaving but thought this was still the best chance at getting to the big leagues. It turns out he was right and it was a smart move by him.

Joe Girardi said he is going to play a lot and likes that he can do different things with him. Chris Nelson was designated for assignment to make room for Adams on the 25 man roster. Travis Hafner is still day-to-day, nothing has changed with that.

Mark Teixeira still thinks he can be back with the team by the end of this month. He is still just taking swings on the field though. He needs to take live BP, do some sim games and then get into rehab games before coming back. The end of this month seems to be a long shot but we will see in the next week if he is right. If he starts progressing we should have a better idea of when he may comeback.

Kevin Youkilis still isn’t doing much, it seems he may be out for a little while also. The Yankees do have Granderson back and it looks like Hafner will be ok. If Youkilis comes back and Adams is there they have much better depth then they had for the first month or so. It is amazing the Yankees have been able to get to first place and now with guys coming back that can only help them.

The New York Yankees are crushed by the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners by the score of 12-2 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started and couldn’t even make it out of the first inning. Vernon Wells and Chris Stewart each hit a homerun and David Adams had his first major league hit. 
Hughes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up seven runs on six hits with a couple of walks. Hughes is now 2-3 on the year. Preston Claiborne pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out two, Brett Marshall made his major league debut pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs with five walks and a strikeout. Alberto Gonzalez who was the shortstop for 8 2/3 innings pitched to one batter and got him to fly out.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Vernon Wells had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Curtis Granderson had a hit. Lyle Overbay had two hits, Adams had a hit and Stewart had a hit and an RBI. Gonzalez had a hit, Overbay hit a double and Wells and Stewart each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Gardner had a stolen base and Suzuki committed an error.

Hisashi Iwakuma got his fifth win of the season pitching seven innings and giving up eight hits and two runs with four strikeouts. Oliver Perez gave up a walk and struck out two batters in one inning and Tom Wilhelmsen pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Michael Saunders had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Dustin Ackley had a hit and drew three walks and Kyle Seager had two hits and three RBI with a walk. Kendry Morales had two hits and an RBI, Michael Morse had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Justin Smoak had two hits and drew a walk. Raul Ibanez had two hits and six RBI, Jesus Montero had two hits and Brendan Ryan had a hit. Saunders hit two doubles, Ibanez hit two homeruns and Seager hit a homerun. The Mariners were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

In the first inning the Mariners scored seven runs and never looked back. Morales hit an RBI single, Morse had an RBI single, Ibanez hit a grand slam and Saunders hit an RBI double. Wells hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the first to cut the lead to 7-1. In the fifth Ibanez hit a two run homerun to make it a 9-1 game. Stewart hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 9-2 and that was as close as the Yankees would come. In the sixth Seager hit a three run homerun to make it 12-2 and that would be the final score.

The Yankees record dropped to 25-15 and the Mariners record improved to 19-21. The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Thursday night.

The New York Yankees come from behind to defeat the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 4-3 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched well, he made one mistake which cost him but his team bailed him out. The offense was led by Robinson Cano and Lyle Overbay. 
Sabathia pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and three runs with only two of them being earned. He walked two and struck out ten. Shawn Kelley earned his second win of the season facing two batters and retiring them both, one by a strikeout, David Robertson pitched a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout and Mariano Rivera remains perfect with his 16^th save of the season. Rivera pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout.

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Cano had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit and drew a walk. Curtis Granderson made his season debut and drew a walk, Overbay had a hit and two RBI and Nix drew a walk. Chris Nelson had two hits, Overbay and Cano each hit a double and the Yankees are 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Gardner had a stolen base and Overbay committed an error.

Seager hit an RBI double in the third to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead. In the sixth Ibanez hit a two run homerun to give the Mariners a 3-0 lead. Overbay hit an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth to make it a 3-1 game. In the seventh Cano hit a two run double to tie the game at three and Overbay hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-3 game and that was the final score in favor of the Yankees.

The Yankees record improved to 25-14 and the Mariners record dropped to 18-21. The Yankees have the most wins in baseball believe it or not. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets are doubled up by the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 6-3. The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and pitched ok and the bullpen wasn’t so good. Daniel Murphy led the offense with three of their four hits. 
Hefner pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with four walks and a couple of strikeouts. Scott Rice took his third loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Scott Atchison didn’t record an out and gave up three hits and a run and Greg Burke pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one.

Murphy had three hits and two RBI, David Wright had a hit and an RBI and Ike Davis drew a walk. Lucas Duda drew two walks, John Buck drew a walk and Rick Ankiel drew a walk. Murphy hit a double and the Mets were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Duda had an outfield assist.

Lance Lynn pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with five walks and seven strikeouts. Lynn won his sixth game of the season. Randy Choate pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk, Trevor Rosenthal pitched to two batters and struck them both out and Edward Mujica saved his tenth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Matt Carpenter had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran drew a walk and Matt Holliday had two hits and two RBI. Allen Craig had two hits and an RBI, Yadier Molina had a hit and drew a walk and John Jay had an RBI and drew a walk. David Freese had a hit, Descalso had two hits and Ty Wigginton had a hit. Craig, Wigginton and Molina each hit a double. Holliday hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Descalso had a stolen base.

In the first Craig hit an RBI double and Jay hit into a sacrifice double play with a run scoring. The Cardinals had a 2-0 lead. In the second Murphy hit a two run double and Wright hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-2 lead. Carpenter hit an RBI single in the bottom of the second to tie the game at three. In the seventh Carpenter hit an RBI single and Holliday hit a two run homerun to make it a 6-3 game which would be the final score.

The Mets record fell to 14-21 and the Cardinals record improved to 24-13. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

The New York Mets are doubled up by the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 6-3. The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and pitched ok and the bullpen wasn’t so good. Daniel Murphy led the offense with three of their four hits. 
Hefner pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with four walks and a couple of strikeouts. Scott Rice took his third loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Scott Atchison didn’t record an out and gave up three hits and a run and Greg Burke pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one.

Murphy had three hits and two RBI, David Wright had a hit and an RBI and Ike Davis drew a walk. Lucas Duda drew two walks, John Buck drew a walk and Rick Ankiel drew a walk. Murphy hit a double and the Mets were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Duda had an outfield assist.

Lance Lynn pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with five walks and seven strikeouts. Lynn won his sixth game of the season. Randy Choate pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk, Trevor Rosenthal pitched to two batters and struck them both out and Edward Mujica saved his tenth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Matt Carpenter had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran drew a walk and Matt Holliday had two hits and two RBI. Allen Craig had two hits and an RBI, Yadier Molina had a hit and drew a walk and John Jay had an RBI and drew a walk. David Freese had a hit, Descalso had two hits and Ty Wigginton had a hit. Craig, Wigginton and Molina each hit a double. Holliday hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Descalso had a stolen base.

In the first Craig hit an RBI double and Jay hit into a sacrifice double play with a run scoring. The Cardinals had a 2-0 lead. In the second Murphy hit a two run double and Wright hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-2 lead. Carpenter hit an RBI single in the bottom of the second to tie the game at three. In the seventh Carpenter hit an RBI single and Holliday hit a two run homerun to make it a 6-3 game which would be the final score.

The Mets record fell to 14-21 and the Cardinals record improved to 24-13. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

The New York Yankee split a doubleheader with the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees lost game one of a doubleheader to the Cleveland Indians by the score of 1-0. They won game two by the score of 7-0, it was a traditional doubleheader where they played the second game right after the first one. David Phelps started the first game and pitched well and in the second game Vidal Nuno really pitched well in his first major league start. The Yankees bullpen was also good with Adam Warren giving four shutout innings in the second game and Preston Claiborne and Boone Logan pitching well in the first game. The Yankees were without David Robertson and Mariano Rivera in these games so it was huge for the other guys to step up. The offense in the first game didn’t do anything but in game two they stepped up. 
David Phelps pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with five walks and seven strikeouts in game one. Logan pitched to one batter and struck him out and Claiborne pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. In game two Nuno pitched five shutout innings giving up three hits and three walks and struck out three. Warren pitched four shutout innings giving up two hits and striking out four.

Justin Masterson picked up his sixth win in game one pitching a complete game shutout. He gave up four hits and three walks with nine strikeouts. In game two Trevor Bauer lost his second game of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings. He gave up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked two and struck out four. Nick Hagadone pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked one and struck out one. Matt Albers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and David Huff pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two.

In game one Brett Gardner, Brennan Boesch, Chris Stewart and Chris Nelson each had a hit. Travis Hafner, Corban Joseph and Lyle Overbay each drew a walk. The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Gardner drew a walk in game two, Jayson Nix had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Cano had a hit. Wells had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Overbay had a hit and two RBI and Ben Francisco had a hit. Joseph had a hit, Alberto Gonzalez had two hits and Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI. Joseph, Romine and Overbay each hit a double. The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Michael Bourn drew two walks in game one, Jeff Kipnis had a hit and an RBI and Asdrubel Cabrera had a hit. Nick Swisher had a hit, Carlos Santana drew two walks and Mark Reynolds drew a walk. Michael Brantley had a hit, Drew Stubbs had a hit and Cabrera and Stubbs each hit a double. Kipnis hit a homerun and the Indians were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Bourn was caught stealing.

Stubbs had a hit and drew a walk in game two, Brantley had a hit and Swisher had a hit and drew a walk. Reynolds drew a walk, Ryan Raburn had a hit and Yunel Gomes had a hit. Swisher hit a double and the Indians were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Santana and Reynolds each committed an error.

The Yankees record is now 24-14 and the Indians record is 21-16. The Yankees will head home and begin a three game series with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

New York Yankees win fifth in a row and sweep in Kansas City

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals by the score of 4-2. The game took place at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched very well. Robinson Cano and Vernon Wells each hit a homerun. 
Kuroda pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. Kuroda earned his fifth win of the season, he has once again been their most consistent pitcher. David Robertson faced one batter and retired him and Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and earning his 15^th save in 15 attempts.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Cano had two hits and two RBI and Wells had three hits and two RBI. Travis Hafner had a hit, Chris Stewart had two hits and Hafner and Gardner each hit a double. Cano and Wells each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Wells had a stolen base.

Ervin Santana took his second loss of the season. He pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with four strikeouts. Tim Collins pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two batters and Greg Holland pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Jarrod Dyson had a hit, Alcides Escobar had an RBI and Alex Gordon had two hits and an RBI. Eric Hosmer had a hit and drew a walk, Salvador Perez had a hit and Jeff Francoeur had a hit. Elliott Johnson had a hit, Dyson, Johnson and Gordon each hit a double. The Royals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Moustakas and Perez each committed an error and Dyson had an outfield assist.

Gordon had a sacrifice fly in the first inning to give the Royals a 1-0 lead. In the third Cano and Wells hit back-to-back homeruns to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Wells hit an RBI single in the fifth giving the Yankees a 4-1 lead. The final run was scored in the eighth on a Escobar RBI groundout to make it a 4-2 game.

The Yankees won five in a row and improved their record to 23-13. The Royals record dropped to 18-16. The Yankees swept the three game series in Kansas City and will head to Cleveland for a traditional doubleheader on Monday afternoon.

New York Yankees notes after another win in Kansas City

Andy Pettitte has been very outspoken lately, he had a couple of bad outings and he wasn’t happy. He is very fiery and said things like he stinks and he had no feel for his pitches. He was more realistic tonight though after a good start. He said he probably blew it out of proportion and wasn’t as bad as he was saying. He said he noticed on video in his last start that his arm angle was off and he was able to fix that tonight and that is why the results were better. Pettitte is just a very competitive person and a perfectionist. 
Pettitte was actually better then his numbers indicated. He got charged with a walk but actually didn’t walk anyone. It was a 2-2 count but the stadium scoreboard had 3-2 and the umpires didn’t catch it. That is pretty bad and these umpires are having a tough time lately. I am surprised there wasn’t more argument but what are you going to do. The other thing is that Elliot Johnson reached on an infield hit in the third inning and scored the first Royals run. Pettitte said he was hit in the leg as he ran out of the box. Pettitte said he couldn’t believe he was the only one that saw it, he should have been out. He said the ball was spinning sideways which means it went off his foot but they looked at him like he was crazy and none of the umpires would help him.

Mariano Rivera is 14-14 in saves this season, this was a tough one though. The Royals took good swings off of him and hit the ball hard but he managed to get the job done. This was also the 70^th time that he saved a Pettitte win. This was also the first time that MO has pitched in K.C. since the injury.

Robertson had three strikeouts on 12 pitches tonight, that is just incredible. Wells hit his eighth homerun of the season in this game. Wells also ran down the last out and said yes he was sure he would catch it because he was following the swings he was taken and moved a little bit closer to the gap where he thought he might hit it and sure enough he did and was able to run it down.

Joe Girardi had a good line about Pettitte he said everyone struggles it is baseball. He said but when your old or overweight they look at that but he didn’t think he forgot how to pitch or just all of a sudden lost it. I agree, the age thing sometimes is used too much. There are guys that got hurt and they aren’t old, Granderson and Teixeira and sometimes experience helps.