The New York Mets waste another brilliant effort by Matt Harvey

The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets. The game took place on Friday night and at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched great. Josh Satin had three hits and two RBI and David Wright had a couple of hits.

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with 11 strikeouts. David Aardsma pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Josh Edgin gave up a hit and a run and Brandon Lyon gave up a hit and a run with a walk. Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out one and Bobby Parnell took his fourth loss of the season. Parnell pitched an inning giving up two hits and a two runs.

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Wright had two hits. Marlon Byrd had a hit and an RBI, Satin had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk. Omar Quintanilla drew a walk, Wright hit a double and Satin hit two doubles. Byrd and Lagares hit a double and the Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

Ross Detwiler pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked two and struck out four. Ross Ohlendorf pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Tyler Clippard won his sixth game of the season pitching a scoreless inning and giving up a walk and Drew Storen saved his second game of the season with a perfect inning.

Denard Span had two hits, Rendon drew a walk and Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and three RBI. Jayson Wrth had a hit, Ian Desmond had two hits and two RBI and Roger Bernadina had a hit. Kurt Suzuki had an RBI, Span, Zimmerman, Werth and Desmond each hit a double. Span hit a triple and Desmond hit a homerun. The Nationals were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Desmond and Ohlendorf each committed an error.

In the fourth Byrd reached on an error and a run scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Desmond hit a homerun in the fifth to tie the game at one. Byrd hit an RBI double and Satin an RBI single in the fifth giving the Mets a 3-1 lead. Satin hit an RBI double in the seventh to extend the Mets lead to 4-1. In the eighth Zimmerman hit a three run double to tie the game at four. In the ninth Desmond hit an RBI double and Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly to make it 6-4 Nationals and that would be the final score.

The Mets record fell to 32-44 and the Nationals record improved to 40-39. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Yankees lose a tough one in Baltimore

The New York Yankees lose a tThe Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees on Friday night. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. CC Sabathia made the start and was cruising and then had a bad sixth inning. He didn’t pitch a bad game, his defense didn’t help him either. Robinson Cano had three hits to lead the offense.

Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with six strikeouts. Sabathia took his sixth loss of the season and Joba Chamberlain pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Brett Gardner had two hits, Jayson Nix had a hit and Cano had three hits and an RBI. Vernon Wells had a hit and an RBI, Zoilo Almonte had a hit and Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI. David Adams had a hit and drew a walk, Lyle Overbay had a hit and Gardner hit a double. The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Almonte had a stolen base and Gonzalez committed an error.

T.J. McFarland pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Kevin Gausman picked up the win, his first of the season. Gausman pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out four and Tommy Hunter picked up his second save of the season. He pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three.

Manny Machado had a hit and two RBI, Adam Jones had a hit and an RBI and Nate McLouth had two hits and an RBI. Alexia Casilla had a hit, Machado hit a double and McClouth hit a homerun. The Orioles were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

Cano hit an RBI single in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the third Wells hit an RBI single and Stewart hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 Yankees. Machado hit a two run double and Jones hit an RBI single in the sixth to tie the game at three. In the seventh McClouth hit a solo homerun to give the Orioles a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.

The Yankees have now lost three games in a row and are falling further behind in the AL East. The Yankees record dropped to 42-37 and the Orioles record improved to 45-36. The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Friday night. 

The New York Yankees lose a tough one in Baltimore

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees on Friday night. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. CC Sabathia made the start and was cruising and then had a bad sixth inning. He didn’t pitch a bad game, his defense didn’t help him either. Robinson Cano had three hits to lead the offense.

Sabathia pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with six strikeouts. Sabathia took his sixth loss of the season and Joba Chamberlain pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Brett Gardner had two hits, Jayson Nix had a hit and Cano had three hits and an RBI. Vernon Wells had a hit and an RBI, Zoilo Almonte had a hit and Chris Stewart had a hit and an RBI. David Adams had a hit and drew a walk, Lyle Overbay had a hit and Gardner hit a double. The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Almonte had a stolen base and Gonzalez committed an error.

T.J. McFarland pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Kevin Gausman picked up the win, his first of the season. Gausman pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out four and Tommy Hunter picked up his second save of the season. He pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three.

Manny Machado had a hit and two RBI, Adam Jones had a hit and an RBI and Nate McLouth had two hits and an RBI. Alexia Casilla had a hit, Machado hit a double and McClouth hit a homerun. The Orioles were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

Cano hit an RBI single in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the third Wells hit an RBI single and Stewart hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 Yankees. Machado hit a two run double and Jones hit an RBI single in the sixth to tie the game at three. In the seventh McClouth hit a solo homerun to give the Orioles a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.

The Yankees have now lost three games in a row and are falling further behind in the AL East. The Yankees record dropped to 42-37 and the Orioles record improved to 45-36. The two teams will play game two of the three gam

The New York Mets win makeup game in Colorado

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. The final score was 3-2 and the game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good. Marlon Byrd had two hits and two RBI to lead the offense.

Hefner pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked one and struck out three. LaTroy Hawkins won his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning. He struck out two batters, Scott Rice pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out two and Bobby Parnell saved his 14th game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Omar Quintanilla drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had two hits. Byrd had two hits and two RBI, Josh Satin had a hit and drew a walk, Zach Lutz had a hit and drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit. Hefner had an RBI, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and Byrd hit a homerun. The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Murphy had a stolen base, Satin committed an error and Byrd had an outfield assist. Rice had a pickoff.

Tyler Chatwood pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and two strikeouts. Rob Scahill pitched an inning givin up a hit, Matt Belisle pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts. Belisle lost his fifth game of the season and Rex Brothers pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Chris Dickerson drew a walk, Rutledge had a hit and Michael Cuddyer had three hits. Rosario had two hits, Todd Helton had an RBI, Herrera had a hit. LeMahieu had a hit, Rosario hit a double and the Rockies were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. LeMahieu was picked off.

Helton hit a sacrifice fly in the second to make it 1-0 Rockies. Arenado grounded out scoring another run and making it 2-0. In the fifth the Mets cut the lead in half with a groundout by Hefner. Byrd hit a two run homerun in the eighth giving the Mets a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 32-43 and the Rockies record dropped to 39-41. This was a one game makeup from earlier in the year. The Mets will return home to take on the Washington Nationals

The Yankees are shutout by the Texas Rangers to lose the series

The New York Yankees lost to the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon. The final score was 2-0 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched well. The Yankees offense managed two hits and one of them was a leadoff hit in the first.

Hughes pitched eight innings giving up two runs on five hits. He walked one and struck out five and lost his seventh game of the season. Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Jayson Nix drew a walk and Robinson Cano drew a walk. Austin Romine had a hit and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Nix had a stolen base.

Derek Holland pitched a complete game shutout. He allowed two hits, two walks and struck out seven. Holland won his sixth game of the season.

Ian Kinsler had an RBI, Nelson Cruz had a hit and Mitch Moreland had a hit. David Murphy had a hit, Jurickson Profar had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Engel Beltre had two hits. Cruz hit a double, Profar a homerun. The Rangers were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

In the third Kinsler hit a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0 Texas. Profar hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 2-0 and that was the final score.

The Yankees have lost two straight and lost two out of three in the series. The Yankees record dropped to 42-36 and the Rangers record improved to 46-33. The Yankees will head to Baltimore to take on the Orioles in a three game weekend series.

The New York Yankees lose to Texas to even the series

The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. The final score was 8-5 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started and wasn’t great, the defense and bullpen were shaky. Brett Gardner had a couple of hits and Ichiro Suzuki had three.

Pettitte pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked two and struck out six, Joba Chamberlain pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs, Preston Claiborne retired the only batter that he faced and Boone Logan struck out the two batters that he faced. Shawn Kelley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two unearned runs.

Gardner had two hits, Suzuki had three hits and two RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI. Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI, Lyle Overbay had a hit and an RBI and Zoilo Almonte drew a walk. Chris Stewart had a hit, Vernon Wells had a hit and Stewart and Suzuki each hit a double. Overbay and Suzuki each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base and Nix committed an error.

Justin Grimm earned his seventh win of the season. He pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with four strikeouts. Robbie Ross pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Neal Cotts pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one and striking out another and Tanner Scheppers pitched an inning and struck out one. Joe Nathan earned his 26th save of the season with a 1-2-3 inning.

Ian Kinsler had two hits and drew a walk, Elvis Andrus had two hits and Nelson Cruz had a hit and two RBI. Adrian Beltre had three hits and two RBI, A.J. Pierzynski had a hit and two RBI and Lance Berkman had two hits and an RBI. Mitch Moreland had a hit and an RBI, David Murphy drew a walk and Leonys Martin had a hit. Beltre hit two doubles, Pierzynski and Kinsler each hit a double and Cruz hit a homerun. The Rangers were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Martin had a stolen base and Beltre was caught stealing.

In the second Overbay hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Beltre hit a two run double and Pierzynski hit a two run double in the third inning. In the sixth Cano hit an RBI single and Hafner hit an RBI single to make it a 4-3 game. Cruz hit a two run homerun in the seventh to extend the lead to 6-3. Suzuki hit a two run homerun in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-5. In the ninth Berkman hit an RBI single and Moreland hit a sacrifice fly to make it an 8-5 game.

The Yankees record dropped to 42-35 and the Rangers record improved to 45-33. The two teams have split the first two games and will play the rubber game on Thursday afternoon.

The New York Mets shutout the Chicago White Sox

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. The final score was 3-0 and the game took place in Chicago, Illinois. Shaun Marcum started for the Mets and earned his first victory of the season. Eric Young Jr. led the offense, as he stayed hot with three hits.

Marcum pitched eight innings and gave up no runs and four hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Bobby Parnell earned his 13th save of the season with a perfect inning.

Young Jr. had three hits and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Josh Satin had a hit. Andrew Brown had a hit, Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI and the Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Marlon Byrd was caught stealing.

John Danks pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with one of them being earned. He walked none and struck out seven and took his fifth loss of the season. Nate Jones pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with a strikeout.

Alexi Ramirez had two hits, Adam Dunn drew two walks and Brent Morel had a hit. Gordon Beckham had a hit, which was a double. The White Sox were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Ramirez had a stolen base and was caught stealing. Ramirez also committed an error.

The three runs were all scored in the fifth inning. Lagares reached on an error and two runs scored and Young hit an RBI single.

The Mets record improved to 31-43 on the season and they earned a split of the two game series. The White Sox record dropped to 32-43. The Mets will play at Colorado on Thursday night. It is a makeup game from earlier in the season and then they return home to start a three game series with the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets lose to the Chicago White Sox on a walkoff

The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Mets. The final score was 5-4 and the game took place at US Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. Zack Wheeler started for the Mets and pitched ok for the Mets. The Mets bullpen was pretty good and offensively they didn’t do that much.

Wheeler pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs. He walked three and struck out one. Carlos Torres pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a walk and LaTroy Hawkins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run. Hawkins took the loss his first of the season.

Eric Young Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and drew a walk and Marlon Byrd had an RBI. Josh Satin had a hit and an RBI, John Buck had a hit and Andrew Brown had a hit and an RBI. Young hit a double and Brown hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Young and Murphy had a stolen base and Wright had two stolen bases. Hawkins committed an error.

Chris Sale pitched eight innings giving up four hits and three runs. Sale walked two and struck out 13, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with two strikeouts. Reed blew the save but picked up his third win of the season.

Alejandro De Aza had two hits and an RBI, Alexei Ramirez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Alex Rios had an RBI. Adam Dunn had a hit and drew two walks, Gillaspie drew a walk and Jeff Keppinger had a hit. Tyler Flowers had a hit and an RBI, Dunn hit a double and Flowers hit a homerun. The White Sox were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. De Aza, Ramirez and Beckham each had a stolen base. Beckham committed an error.

Byrd hit a sacrifice fly and Satin hit an RBI single in the first inning giving the Mets a 2-0 lead. Rios hit an RBI groundout in the bottom of the first to cut the lead to 2-1. Flowers hit a solo homerun in the third to make it a 2-2 game. Brown hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the Mets the lead 3-2. De Aza hit an RBI groundout and Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth making it a 4-3 game in favor of the White Sox. Murphy reached on an error and a run scored to tie the game at four in the ninth inning. Ramirez hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to give the White Sox the 5-4 victory.

The Mets record dropped to 30-43 and the White Sox record improved to 32-42. The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers with a walkoff

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. It was a thrilling come from behind walkoff win for the Yankees. Ichiro Suzuki won the game with a walkoff homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Yankees hit four solo homeruns and Hiroki Kuroda pitched pretty well. The bullpen was good for the Yankees.

Kuroda pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked one and struck out six and got a no decision. Boone Logan struck out the only batter that he faced, David Robertson pitched a scoreless inning giving up a hit and a walk and Mariano Rivera picked up his first victory of the season. Rivera gave up a hit in one inning.

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Suzuki had two hits and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk. Travis Hafner had two hits and an RBI, Jayson Nix had a hit and an RBI and David Adams drew a walk. Chris Stewart had a hit and drew a walk; Hafner, Gardner, Suzuki and Nix each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Almonte had his first career-stolen base.

Yu Darvish pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Neal Cotts pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Tanner Scheppers pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Scheppers picked up his first loss of the season.

Ian Kinsler drew a walk, Elvis Andrus had two hits and Nelson Cruz drew a walk. A.J. Pierzynski had a hit, Lance Berkman had a hit and Mitch Moreland had a hit and an RBI. Martin had two hits and two RBI.

In the third Martin hit a solo homerun giving the Rangers a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Moreland grounded into a fielders choice and a run scored making it 2-0 Rangers. Hafner hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 in the fourth. Martin hit his second homerun of the game a solo shot in the fifth making it 3-1 Rangers. The Yankees cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth on a Gardner solo homerun. Nix hit a solo homerun in the sixth to tie the game at three. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs Suzuki hit a solo homerun tow in the game. The final score was 4-3 Yankees.

The Yankees record improved to 42-34 and the Rangers record dropped to 44-33. The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets shutout the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets shutout the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 8-0 Mets. Matt Harvey started and pitched great. The bullpen was good and Eric Young Jr. and David Wright led the offense.


Harvey pitched six innings giving up no runs and two hits. Harvey walked one and struck out six and earned his seventh win of the season. LaTroy Hawkins pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Brandon Lyon pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out two.

Young Jr. John Buck drew a walk. Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI, Omar Quintanilla had an RBI and Harvey had a hit and an RBI. Wright hit two doubles, Harvey, Young Jr. and Lagares each hit a double and Byrd hit two doubles. Wright hit a triple and a homerun and the Mets were 5-17 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

John Lannan lost his second game of the season pitching five innings. He gave up eight hits and six runs with four of them being earned. He walked three and struck out three, Joe Savery pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run, J.C. Ramirez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jake Diekman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.    The Mets scored in the first, fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth innings.  Byrd hit a sacrifice fly in the first.  Harvey, Young Jr. and Wright each hit RBI doubles in the fifth.  Lagares hit an RBI double and Quintanilla had a sacrifice fly in the sixth.  In the seventh Byrd hit an RBI double and in the ninth Wright hit a solo homerun to complete the scoring at 8-0 Mets.    The Mets will have the day off on Monday and then begin a two game series in Chicago.  They will take on the White Sox on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees lose to the Tampa Bay Rays on Old Timers Day

The New York Yankees lost to the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 3-1 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova was called back up from AAA and made the start. Nova pitched well and the pen was ok. The Yankees offense didn’t do much at all.

Nova pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three runs on seven hits. He walked three and struck out seven. Nova lost his second game of the season, Shawn Kelley walked the only batter that he faced, Boone Logan gave up a hit and Joba Chamberlain pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one. Preston Claiborne pitched an inning walking two and striking out one.

Brett Gardner had three hits, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Robinson Cano had an RBI and drew a walk. Travis Hafner had a hit, Zoilo Almonte had two hits and Gardner hit a double and Almonte hit two doubles. The Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base and Romine had a passed ball.

Chris Archer won his second game of the season pitching six innings. Archer gave up six hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts. Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one, Joel Peralta pitched a perfect inning and Fernando Rodney saved his 15th game of the season. He pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts.

Matt Joyce had a hit, Desmond Jennings had a hit and Ben Zobrist had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and was hit by a pitch. Evan Longoria drew two walks, James Loney had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Will Myers had a hit. Kelly Johnson drew a walk; Jose Molina had two hits and drew a walk. The Rays were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. Molina had a stolen base and Johnson committed an error.

Zobrist hit an RBI single in the first giving Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the first Cano hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at one. In the seventh Loney hit a two run single to make it a 3-1 game and that was the final score.

The teams split the four game series. The Yankees record dropped to 41-34 and the Rays record improved to 39-37. The Yankees have the day off on Monday and then begin a three game series with the Texas Rangers at home on Tuesday night.