New York Yankees notes from the Bay area

The New York Yankees haven’t won in Oakland in quite a while; they were swept there these past three games. Last year they were swept in a four game series there. The Yankees pitching is still for the most part doing well but the offense is a different story. The offense is having a very hard time scoring runs; they have a lot of guys who are slumping. The early success of guys like Vernon Wells and Kevin Youkilis has faded away. They look like washed up veterans now. The question now is what do the Yankees do or what can they do??

The Yankees 4-7 hitters on Thursday afternoon/night were 0-28, which are one worse then a no-hitter. They had 12 strikeout with nine of them coming in extra innings. That is as bad as it gets, it sure felt like rock bottom. The Yankees could put David Adams back at third, Youkilis doesn’t appear to be a starter at this point and bench Vernon Wells as well but there are other guys too like Travis Hafner, Cano just started hitting, Teixeira isn’t hitting at all.

The Yankees did have some positive news yesterday believe it or not. Derek Jeter was cleared for full baseball activities. If there are no setbacks you can say he will be back in about six weeks, which is what spring training, is and what he will need to get ready. The Yankees used Adam Warren a lot yesterday and he did a great job. The bad thing about that is he will probably be demoted for it so the Yankees can have a fresh arm in the bullpen for the weekend.

Austin Romine will be playing on Friday night considering that Stewart caught all 18 innings and did take a pretty good pop in the 15th inning on the collision at home plate. Kuroda who everyone forgets about in this game was really good. He became the third Japanese born pitcher to log at least 1000 innings in his career. Girardi used Rivera because he said that Claiborne was throwing too many pitches and had thrown in the previous two games and he didn’t want to overuse him.

It looks like the Yankees will call up Thomas Neal from AAA Scranton and option down David Adams. Neal has been playing very well in AAA. He is hitting very well and this gives them another option for the outfield as Vernon Wells continues to struggle.

The New York Yankees lose a marathon game to the Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees on Thursday night. The game started in the afternoon and ended at night. The final score was 3-2 in 18 innings and took place at the Oakland Coliseum. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen was good also. The Yankees The New York Yankees lose a marathon game to the Oakland Athletics


offense got their runs in the first inning and then did nothing for the final 17 innings.

Kuroda pitched eight innings giving up two runs on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts. David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out three, Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Shawn Kelley struck out the only batter that he faced. Adam Warren pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts, Preston Claiborne took the loss his first of the season. He pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Mariano Rivera gave up two hits and intentionally walked a batter without recording an out.

Brett Gardner had two hits and drew two walks, Jayson Nix had a hit and Robinson Cano had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks. Mark Teixeira drew two walks, Kevin Youkilis drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had three hits. Chris Stewart had a hit, Gardner hit a double and Cano hit two doubles. Cano hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base and Wells had an outfield assist.

Jarrod Parker pitched eight innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Grant Balfour pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Ryan Cook pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking one with two strikeouts. Pat Neshek pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Hideki Okajima pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Jesse Chavez pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with seven strikeouts. Chavez picked up the win his first of the season.

John Jaso had two hits and drew a walk, Seth Smith had three hits and an RBI and Jed Lowrie had a hit and drew two walks. Nate Freiman had a hit and an RBI, Brandon Moss had a hit and Josh Reddick had a hit and drew a walk. Chris Young drew a walk, Coco Crisp had two hits and Eric Sogard had a hit. Derek Norris had an RBI, Smith hit a double and the Athletics were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. Young and Sogard each had a stolen base and Sogard was caught stealing. Blevins and Lowrie each committed an error.

Cano hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the third Norris had an RBI groundout and Smith hit an RBI double to tie the game at two. In the 18th inning Freiman hit an RBI single to walkoff and win the game.

The Yankees record fell to 37-29 and the Athletics record improved to 41-27. The Yankees were swept in the three game series and will head to Anaheim to begin a three game series with the Angels on Friday night.

The New York Mets lose a close one as Harvey continues to get no run support

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon. The final score of the game was 2-1 and it took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Matt Harvey was on the mound and pitched well. David Wright led the Mets offense with three hits.

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run. Harvey walked one and struck out seven and lost his first game of the season. Scott Rice pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, LaTroy Hawkins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Wright had three hits, Daniel Murphy drew a walk and Marlon Byrd had two hits and an RBI. John Buck had two hits, Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk and Buck hit a double. Byrd hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Rice had a pickoff.

Adam Wainwright won his 10th game of the season pitching seven shutout innings. He gave up four hits and two walks with strikeouts. Trevor Rosenthal pitched an inning giving up a hit and a strikeout and Edward Mujica saved his 19th game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.

Carpenter had two hits and an RBI, Carlos Beltran had two hits and Matt Holliday had a hit. Allen Craig had two hits and an RBI, Yadier Molina drew a walk and Kozma had three hits. Kozma hit a double and Carpenter hit a triple. The Cardinals were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Carpenter was picked off.

In the third Carpenter hit an RBI triple giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Craig hit an RBI single to make it 2-0. Byrd hit a solo homerun in the ninth to cut the lead to 2-1 but that would be the final score.

The Mets record fell to 24-37 and the Cardinals record improved to 43-23. The Mets will host the Chicago Cubs for a three game series beginning on Friday night

The New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 5-1 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Dillon Gee started and pitched well and the bullpen pitched very well. David Wright and Lucas Duda each had a couple of hits.

Gee pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts. Gee earned his fifth win of the season. Scott Rice retired the only batter that he faced, Brandon Lyon pitched a perfect inning and Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning.

Wright had two hits and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Duda had two hits and two RBI. Marlon Byrd had a hit and an RBI, Wright hit a double and Duda, Wright and Byrd each hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

Shelby Miller pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with no walks and ten strikeouts. Miller won his seventh game of the season. Seth Maness pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Edward Mujica pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Carpenter drew two walks, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Allen Craig had a hit and an RBI. Yadier Molina had three hits, John Jay had a hit and Molina hit a double. Craig hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. David Freese committed an error.

In the first Murphy hit an RBI single and Duda hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Mets. Duda hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it 3-0 Mets. In the sixth Craig hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 Mets. Wright hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to make it 4-1 Mets and they would add a run in the seventh on a Byrd solo homerun.

The Mets record improved to 24-36 and the Cardinals record dropped to 42-23. The two

The New York Yankees late rally falls short in Oakland

The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. The final score was 6-4 and the game took place at Oakland Coliseum. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and did not pitch well. Mark Teixeira led the Yankees offense with three RBI but their offense didn’t do anything until the last couple of innings.

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up eight hits and six runs. He walked one and struck out three and took his fifth loss of the season. Preston Claiborne pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had two hits and drew two walks and Teixeira had two hits and three RBI. Travis Hafner drew two walks, Kevin Youkilis had a hit and Vernon Wells had a hit and an RBI. Chris Stewart had two hits, Cano hit a double and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

Bartolo Colon pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs with four walks and three strikeouts. Colon won his eighth game of the season. Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs and Ryan Cook pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. Grant Balfour pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.

Coco Crisp had a hit and an RBI, Brett Lawrie had a hit and Josh Donaldson had a hit. Freiman had three hits, Chris Young had a hit and drew a walk and Derrick Norris had two hits and four RBI. Norris and Donaldson each hit a double; Crisp and Norris each hit a homerun. The Athletics were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.

In the bottom of the first Crisp hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 1-0 lead. In the second Norris hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 2-0. Norris hit a three run homerun in the fourth to make it a 5-0 A’s lead. In the sixth Young had an RBI walk to make it a 6-0 game. In the eighth Teixeira hit an RBI single and Wells hit an RBI single to make it a 6-2 game. In the ninth Teixeira hit a two run single to make it 6-4 and the game ended with Hafner hitting a deep drive to the wall.

The Yankees record dropped to 37-27 and the Athletics record improved to 39-27. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets lose a marathon game to the Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins 2-1 defeated the New York Mets on Saturday night. The game was played at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. The game lasted 20 innings and over six hours. Matt Harvey started and pitched well but left the game with an injured back, it doesn’t appear to be serious. Shawn Marcum took the loss pitching well in relief; he pitched eight innings out of the bullpen. David Wright led the offense with three hits.

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run and struck out six. Brandon Lyon pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and LaTroy Hawkins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and drew a walk. Scott Rice pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Greg Burke pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one.

Omar Quintanilla had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk and Wright had three hits and drew a walk. Lucas Duda had a hit and drew two walks, Marlon Byrd drew two walks and Ike Davis drew a walk. Justin Turner had two hits and drew a walk, John Buck had two hits and Juan Lagares had two hits and an RBI. Harvey had a hit, Lagares and Turner each hit a double and the Mets set a franchise record going 0-19 with runners in scoring position. They left 22 men on base, Wright had a stolen base and Lagares had an outfield assist. Harvey and Buck each had a pickoff.

Jose Fernandez pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts. Chad Qualls pitched an inning giving up a hit, Mike Dunn pitched 2/3 of an inning walking two and striking out one and Ryan Webb pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. Dan Jennings pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three walks and striking out two, A.J. Ramos pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and Kevin Slowey took the loss his fifth of the season. Slowey pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and striking out eight and Pat Cishek saved his sixth game of the season pitching an inning and striking out one.

Juan Pierre had a hit, Lucas had a hit and Dietrich had a hit. Ozuna had three hits, Coghlan had an RBI and Placido Polanco had a hit. Rob Brantley had four hits, Hechavarria had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Gregg Dobbs drew a walk. The Marlins were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Hechavarria had a stolen base and Ozuna was caught stealing. Ozuna had an outfield assist.

In the second Lagares hit an RBI double giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. That was the only run the Mets would score. In the fourth Coghlan hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at one. In the 20th inning Hechavarria hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead which would be the final score.

The Mets record fell to 23-34 and the Marlins record improved to 17-44. The two teams will complete their series on Sunday afternoon.

The New York Yankees defeat the Seattle Mariners behind Andy Pettitte

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 3-1 on Saturday night. The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. Andy Pettitte made the start and earned his 250th career victory. Brett Gardner led the offense with three hits.

Pettitte pitched 7 1/3 innings, giving up three hits and a run and he struck out six. Dave Robertson walked one in his 2/3 of an inning and Mariano Rivera earned his 22nd save of the season. Rivera pitched an inning and gave up a hit and a walk but struck out the side.

Gardner had three hits, Jayson Nix had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI, Vernon Wells had two hits and Kevin Youkilis drew a walk. Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk, Chris Stewart had a hit. Teixeira and Gardner each hit a double and the Yankees were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Cano and Nix each had a stolen base.

Joe Saunders lost his sixth game of the season; he pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs. He walked two and struck out four. Danny Far quhar pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Oliver Perez pitched two innings giving up two hits and striking out three and Matt Capps pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk.

Jason Bay had a hit, Kyle Seager had two hits and Michael Morse had an RBI. Raul Ibanez drew a walk, Nick Franklin had a hit and Brendan Ryan drew a walk. The Mariners were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Cano hit an RBI single in the first giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Morse hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at one. Nix hit an RBI single in the fifth to make it a 2-1 game in favor of the Yankees. In the seventh Nix hit an RBI single to make it a 3-1 game and that was the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 36-26 and the Mariners record fell to 27-36. The two teams will complete their series with a game on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees have won two out of the first three.