New York Yankees news and notes from Seattle

The New York Yankees have won four games in a row and after they hit a rough spot for a couple of weeks seem to have themselves back in shape and back near the top of the division. They have a long tough west coast trip but if it is a good one they will come back home in good position.

Robinson Cano is batting 301 with eight homeruns on the road this season. He is tied for the fourth most road homeruns in the AL this season. He had 11 away from home all of last season.

The Yankees are looking for their season high fifth win in a row. They also accomplished that between May 8-12. This is their fourth winning streak of at least four games this season. The Yankees have scored at least six runs in three of the four games after reaching that mark just three times over the last 18 games.

Chien-Ming Wang opted out of his minor league contract with the Yankees today. He is going to sign a major league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. He had good numbers but the Yankees just didn’t think they would translate to the major leagues. The Yankees also have very good pitching and really didn’t have a spot for him. Michael Pineda will begin a 30-day rehab assignment tomorrow with A Tampa. They will have to decide after the 30 days if they will activate him and put him on the major league roster or have him down in the minor leagues. This could be interesting, as he has looked good so far. He could be a good option down the road for the Yankees depending on their needs.

Eric Jagielo out of Notre Dame a third base prospect was the Yankees first draft pick yesterday. He was talking confidently saying he sees an opportunity in New York. He said in the next few years he sees an opportunity, I don’t think he is wrong and the Yankees were looking at him as a lefty power hitter at a position of need. Alex Rodriguez is on the decline and has the steroids stuff hanging over him and David Adams has done a good job over there this season but isn’t really a third baseman and they don’t have much else at the hot corner.

Ian Clarkin was their third pick out of high school. He made it pretty clear he wants a big signing bonus not to go to college. It will be interesting to see if they have problems signing him like Gerrit Cole a couple of years ago who could be making his debut with the Pirates this upcoming week. Clarkin also drew some criticism for a pre draft video of him saying he hated the Yankees and was so happy when they lost the 2001 World Series. He is just a kid and I think they are making too big of a deal out of it. He apologized today and said it was taken out of context.

The Yankees also signed outfielder Michael O’Neill today. He is the nephew of Yankees announcer and former fan favorite and right fielder for them Paul O’Neill. Paul tweeted today congrats to my nephew who was drafted by the New York Yankees. This will be fun to follow.

The New York Yankees take the first game of a long west coast trip

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 6-1 on Thursday night. The game took place at Safeco field in Seattle, Washington. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched great. The Yankees pen did its job and Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira hit back-to-back homeruns.

Hughes pitched seven innings giving up one unearned run and three hits. He walked two and struck out seven and earned his third win of the season. Preston Claiborne pitched to one batter and retired him, Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Cano had a hit and three RBI and Teixeira had a hit and an RBI. Travis Hafner had two hits, Kevin Youkilis had a hit and Vernon Wells had a hit and an RBI. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI, Jayson Nix had a hit and Youkilis hit a double. Cano and Teixeira each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Youkilis committed an error.

Aaron Harang lost his sixth game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with no walks and three strikeouts. Blake Beavan pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out four.

Kyle Seager had two hits and an RBI, Kendrys Morales had a hit and Kelly Shoppach drew a walk. Brendan Ryan had a hit and drew a walk and Seager hit a double. The Mariners were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the third Cano hit a three run homerun and Teixeira hit a solo homerun back-to-back. Wells hit an RBI single and Suzuki hit an RBI single to make it 6-0. Seattle scored their only run of the game in the eighth inning. Seager hit an RBI double and the final score was 6-1 Yankees. The Yankees have won four games in a row and their record improved to 35-25 on the season. The Mariners record dropped to 26-35. The two teams will play game two of their four game series on Saturday night.

The New York Yankees sweep the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by the score of 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and was good. Brett Gardner and Travis Hafner hit homeruns for the Yankees who did all their damage early.

Sabathia pitched nine innings giving up four runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out nine and earned his sixth win of the season.

Gardner had two hits and three RBI, Robinson Cano drew a walk and Mark Teixeira drew a walk. Hafner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Lyle Overbay had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Kevin Youkilis had a hit, Jayson Nix had a hit and Chris Stewart had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Nix and Youkilis each hit a double and Hafner and Gardner each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Corey Kluber took his fourth loss of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and six runs with four of them being earned. He walked one and struck out eight. Matt Langwell walked the only batter that he faced, Rich Hill pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and Joe Smith retired the only batter that he faced. Vinnie Pestano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Michael Bourn had a hit, Jeff Kipnis had a hit and an RBI and Nick Swisher had an RBI and drew a walk. Carlos Santana had a hit, Mike Aviles had a hit and Michael Brantley had a hit. Yunel Gomes had a hit and two RBI and Drew Stubbs had a hit. Gomes hit a homerun and the Indians were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Bourn committed an error.

Hafner hit a two run homerun in the first giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the second Stewart hit an RBI single and Gardner hit a three run homerun to make it a 6-0 Yankees lead. In the sixth Kipnis hit an RBI single and Swisher grounded out scoring a run and cutting the lead to 6-2. In the seventh Gomes hit a two run homerun to make it 6-4 and that would be the final.

The Yankees completed the three game sweep of the Indians and finished the season series with a 6-1 record against them. The Yankees record improved to 34-25 as they head out to the west coast to begin a three game series with the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. The Indians record fell to

The New York Mets lose to the Washington Nationals in walk off fashion

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and pitched a good game. Bobby Parnell blew the save and took the loss. Omar Quintanilla was the Mets offense.

Hefner pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts. Brandon Lyon pitched an inning striking out one and Parnell blew his third save and lost his second game of the season. Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk.

Quintanilla had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Jordany Valdespin had two hits. Valdespin hit a double, Quintanilla hit a triple and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Valdespin was caught stealing.

Jordan Zimmerman pitched eight innings giving up four hits and two runs which were both unearned. He walked one and struck out four. Tyler Clippard won his fourth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Denard Span had a hit, Jayson Werth had a hit and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit. Adam LaRoche had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Ian Desmond had two hits and an RBI and Roger Bernadina drew a walk. Steve Lombardozzi had a hit and an RBI, Zimmerman and Desmond each hit a double and Desmond hit a homerun. The Nationals were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. LaRoche and Zimmerman each committed an error.

In the second Desmond hit a solo homerun to make it 1-0 Nationals. In the fifth Quintanilla hit a two run triple to make it 2-1 Mets. The Nationals scored two runs in the ninth inning to win the game 3-2. LaRoche hit an RBI single and Lombardozzi hit a sacrifice fly.

The New York Yankees put some runs on the board in victory over the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by the score of 7-4 on Monday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started and was pitching well and then lost it in the fifth inning. The Yankees bullpen did a good job and Mariano Rivera picked up the save. Mark Teixeira had a grand slam for the Yankees.

Pettitte pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four runs on seven hits. He walked three and struck out three. Shawn Kelley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two and picked up his third win of the season, Joba Chamberlain walked one in his one inning of work work and struck out two and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning. Rivera picked up his 20th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one.

Brett Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and Teixeira had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk. Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI, Lyle Overbay had a hit and drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk. Reid Brignac and Austin Romine each had two hits and Brignac hit a double. Teixeira and Hafner each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Romine had a stolen base.

Justin Masterson pitched 6 1/3 innings picking up his fourth loss of the season. He gave up seven runs and nine hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Cody Allen pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up a walk and struck out one and Joe Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Michael Bourn had three hits, Mike Aviles had two hits and an RBI and Jeff Kipnis drew a walk. Nick Swisher had an RBI and drew a walk in his return to New York, Mark Reynolds drew a walk and Carlos Santana had two hits and two RBI. Ryan Raburn drew a walk, Michael Brantley drew a walk and Drew Stubbs had a hit. Stubbs and Santana each hit a double. The Indians were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Kipnis had a stolen base and Masterson committed an error.

The Indians took a 1-0 lead in the third on a Swisher fielders choice. The Yankees scored four runs in the bottom of the third on a Teixeira grand slam. Aviles hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to make it a 4-2 game and then Santana hit a two run double to tie the game at four. In the sixth Gardner hit a two run single to make it 6-4 and Hafner hit a solo homerun to make it 7-4 in the seventh and that was the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 32-25 and the Indians record fell to 30-27. The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.

The New York Mets are swept by the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins by the score of 11-6. The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and did not pitch very well, the bullpen was pretty bad. Omar Quintanilla and Ike Davis led the Mets offense.


Harvey pitched five innings giving up ten hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Scott Rice took the loss his fourth of the season, he pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with four walks, Brandon Lyon pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up twhits and a run with a strikeout and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs.

Quintanilla had three hits and an RBI, David Wright had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI. Marlon Byrd had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Ike Davis had two hits and three RBI and John Buck had a hit. Buck hit a double, Duda, Quintanilla and Davis each hit a homerun. The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Quintanilla committed an error.

Kevin Slowey pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Wade LeBlanc pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he won his first game, A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect inning and Mike Dunn pitched a perfect inning. Pat Cishek pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Juan Pierre had two hits and drew two walks, Ed Lucas had four hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Derek Dietrich drew a walk. Marcell Ozuna had three hits and four RBI, Chris Coghlan had four hits and two RBI and Gregg Dobbs had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk. Adeiny Hechavarria drew a walk, Brantley had a hit and Miguel Olivo had a hit. Coghlan, Ozuna and Lucas each hit a double. Ozuna hit a triple and Dobbs hit a homerun. The Marlins were 5-15 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Pierre had a stolen base.

The Marlins jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. The Mets came back and scored a run in the second but the Marlins answered right back. The Mets actually tied the game at four with a run in the third and two in the fourth. Quintanilla hit a solo homerun and Davis hit a two run homerun. In the fifth Byrd hit an RBI single and Davis hit an RBI single to make it a 6-4 game in favor of the Mets. In the sixth Ozuna hit a two run double to tie the game at six. Coghlan hit an RBI groundout to make it a 7-6 game in the sixth. Lucas hit an RBI double in the seventh to make it a 8-6 game in favor of the Marlins. Dobbs hit a three run homerun in the eighth to make it a 11-6 game and that was the final score.

The Mets have now lost three in a row and their record fell to 22-32. The Marlins record improved to 16-41 with six of those wins being against the Mets. The Mets will be off on Monday.

The New York Yankees are routed by the Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees by the score of 11-1 on Saturday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and was not very good at all. The Yankees offense didn’t get much going at all, David Adams led the offense with a couple of hits.

Hughes pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and seven strikeouts. Hughes record dropped to 2-4 on the season. Preston Claiborne continues to impress, he pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings giving up three hits and striking out two and Adam Warren pitched three innings giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.

Kevin Youkilis drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Jayson Nix had a hit and drew a walk, Adams had two hits and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Chris Stewart had an RBI and drew a walk; the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Felix Doubront picked up his fourth win of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and a run. He walked three and struck out six. Junichi Tazawa pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Craig Breslow pitched an inning striking out one and Koji Uehara pitched an inning and striking out two.

Daniel Nava had four hits and four RBI, Mike Carp had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Dustin Pedroia had a hit. David Ortiz drew two walks, one of them intentionally, Mike Napoli had three hits and four RBI and Stephen Drew had two hits and an RBI. Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a hit; Jose Iglesias had two hits and an RBI and Jackie Bradley Jr. had three hits.

Bradley Jr, hit two doubles, Carp and Saltalamacchia each hit a double. Napoli, Nava and Drew each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 5-15 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

In the third Carp hit an RBI double and Napoli hit a grand slam to make it 5-0 Red Sox in the third inning. In the fourth Stewart hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 5-1 game that would be the Yankees only run of the game. In the eighth Nava hit a three run homerun to make it an 8-1 game. In the ninth the Red Sox added three more runs to make it 11-1 and that was the final score.

The Yankees and Red Sox will play the rubber game of the three game series on Sunday night. The Yankees record dropped to 31-24 and the Red Sox record improved to 34-23. The Red Sox lead the Yankees by two games in the AL East for first place.