The New York Mets lose 4-2 to the Brewers

The New York Mets lose 4-2 to the Brewers


The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Mets on Friday night. The final score was 4-2 and the game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Carlos Torres started and pitched well and the bullpen was pretty good. Lucas Duda and Justin Turner each had two hits.

Torres lost his sixth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out seven. Scott Atchison pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Pedro Feliciano faced one batter and retired him and Gonzalez Germen pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one.

Duda had two hits, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Turner had two hits and an RBI. Andrew Brown had a hit and drew a walk, Juan Lagares had an RBI and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit. Mike Baxter had a hit; Duda and Murphy hit a double. The Mets were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

Yovani Gallardo won his 12th game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out six. Rob Wooten pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Brandon Kintzler pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jim Henderson saved his 28th game of the season. He pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Norichika Aoki had two hits and an RBI, Khris Davis had two hits and two RBI and Carlos Gomez drew a walk. Martin Maldonado had a hit and an RBI, Aoki, Davis and Maldonado each hit a homerun. The Brewers were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Davis had a stolen base.

Aoki hit a solo homerun and Davis hit a two run homerun in the first inning. The Brewers had a 3-0 lead. In the second Lagares hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1. Turner hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 3-2 Brewers lead. Maldonado hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it 4-2.

The Mets record fell to 73-87 and the Brewers record improved to 73-87. The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros 3-2

The New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros 3-2


The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Friday night. The final score. was 3-2 and the game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Adam Warren started and pitched well. David Adams who had the big hit of the game led the offense.

Warren pitched five shutout innings giving up two hits and a walk. He struck out four and won his third game of the season. David Phelps pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Joba Chamberlain pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk and Preston Claiborne walked one and struck out one in his one inning. David Roberston pitched a perfect inning and earned his third save of the season.

Robinson Cano had a hit, Alfonso Soriano had a hit and drew a walk and Mark Reynolds had two hits and an RBI. David Adams had a hit and two RBI, J.R. Murphy had a hit, and Murphy, Adams and Soriano each hit a double. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Brett Oberholtzer pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked one and struck out four and lost his fifth game of the season. Josh Zeid pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out three, Kevin Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Josh Fields pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Jonathan Villar had a hit, Jose Altuve drew a walk and Matt Dominguez drew a walk. Marc Krauss drew two walks, Chris Carter drew a walk and L.J. Hoes had two hits. Brandon Barnes had a hit, Brett Wallace had a hit and two RBI and Wallace hit a double. The Astros were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Villar had a stolen base and Elmore was caught stealing. Dominguez committed an error.

Reynolds hit an RBI single in the fourth and Adams hit a two run double to make it 3-0 Yankees. In the seventh Wallace hit a two run double to cut the lead to 3-2 Yankees. 3-2 was the final score of the game.

The Yankees record improved to 83-77 and the Astros record fell to 51-109. The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. Andy Pettitte will be making the final start of his career in his hometown, which should be nice.

The New York Yankees lose but Exit Sandman is a win

The New York Yankees lose but Exit Sandman is a win


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 on Thursday night. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched very well. The Yankees offense only managed three hits.

Nova pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out five and lost his sixth game of the season. Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Mariano Rivera pitched 1 1/3 innings and Matt Daley pitched to one batter and struck him out.

Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Robinson Cano drew a walk and Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit, Granderson hit a double and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Granderson and Overbay each had a stolen base.

Alex Cobb won his 11th game of the season pitching seven innings giving up three hits. He didn’t give up a run, walked two and struck out four. Joel Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jake McGee pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Ben Zobrist had two hits, Wil Myers had a hit and James Loney had three hits and drew a walk. Evan Longoria had two hits and three RBI, David DeJesus drew a walk and In Delmon Young had two hits and an RBI. Luke Scott had a hit, Loney hit a double and Young hit a homerun. The Rays were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Scott was caught stealing.

Longoria hit an RBI single in the fourth giving the Rays a 1-0 lead. In the seventh Young hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0. In the eighth Longoria hit a two run single to push the lead to 4-0. The final score was 4-0 and the game was an afterthought. It was Mariano Rivera final home appearance of his career. It became a perfect and eloquent sendoff. Mariano faced four batters and retired them all and then was taken out of the game by two fellow core four members. Andy Pettitte and Derek Jeter his longtime teammates came out to get him and a very moving scene took place. Rivera broke down and bear hugged Pettitte then he also hugged Jeter and those three shared a very tender moment. It was one time where the rule was broken, there was crying in baseball.

The Yankees record fell to 82-77 and the Rays record improved to 90-69. The Yankees will go to Houston and play their last three games of the season in Houston.

The New York Mets play spoilers and beat the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets play spoilers and beat the Cincinnati Reds


The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon. The final score was 1-0 and the game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio. Daisuke Matsuzaka started for the Mets and pitched great. Eric Young Jr. provided the only RBI of the game.

Matsuzaka pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs. He walked two and struck out six and won his third game of the season. Pedro Feliciano pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a batter and LaTroy Hawkins saved his 13th game of the season pitching a perfect inning.

Young Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Justin Turner had a hit and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Mike Baxter drew a walk, Anthony Recker drew a walk and Wilfredo Tovar drew a walk. Matsuzaka had a hit; the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Murphy had a stolen base.

Mat Latos started for the Reds and lost his seventh game of the season. He pitched seven innings and gave up four hits and a run. He walked two and struck out seven. Manny Parra pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning walking one and striking out two.

Billy Hamilton had a hit, Shin-Soo Choo drew two walks and Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk. Cezar Izturis had a hit, Derrick Robinson had a hit and Izturis hit a double. The Reds were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Bruce had two stolen bases and Hamilton was caught stealing. Devin Mesoraco had a passed ball.

The only run of the game was scored in the third inning. Young Jr. hit an RBI single to make it 1-0 and that score held up.

The New York Yankees are eliminated from the playoffs

The New York Yankees are eliminated from the playoffs


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. The final score was 8-3 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. The Yankees were eliminated from playoff contention even before their loss tonight. The Cleveland Indians won their game when the Yankees were still playing which eliminated them. Phil Hughes started for the last time as a Yankee and wasn’t good. The Yankees offensive stars were Robinson Cano and Eduardo Nunez. They each had a couple of hits.

Hughes pitched two innings and gave up seven hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out two and took his 14th loss of the season. David Huff pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Matt Daley faced one batter and retired him, Cesar Cabral pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and David Robertson pitched an inning striking out one. Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.

Nunez had two hits and an RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Cano had two hits and an RBI. Vernon Wells drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit and Lyle Overbay had an RBI and drew a walk. Curtis Granderson had a hit, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Nunez and Cano each hit a double. Nunez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Ryan and Soriano each committed an error and Stewart had a passed ball.

David Price pitched seven innings and gave up six hits and two runs. He struck out eight. Brandon Gomes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Joel Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one and Alex Torres pitched an inning striking out one.

Ben Zobrist had a hit, Wil Myers had a hit and James Loney had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Evan Longoria had three hits and four RBI, David DeJesus had three hits and two RBI and Delmon Young had a hit. Matt Joyce had a hit and an RBI. Desmond Jennings had a hit, Sam Fuld had a hit and Kelly Johnson drew a walk. Myers and DeJesus each hit a double and Loney hit two doubles. Longoria hit two homeruns and DeJesus hit a homerun. The Rays were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

In the first inning the teams traded runs. The Rays took a 1-0 lead on a Loney RBI double and the Yankees tied it on a Cano RBI double. In the third DeJesus hit an RBI single and Joyce hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1 Rays. The Yankees cut the lead to 3-2 on a Nunez solo homerun in the third inning. In the sixth Longoria hit a three run homerun and DeJesus hit a solo homerun. They were back-to-back homeruns to make it 7-2 Rays. Overbay had an RBI walk in the eighth to make it a 7-3 game and the Rays scored the final run of the game in the ninth. Longoria hit a solo homerun to make it 8-3.

The Yankees have now lost three in a row and their record is 82-76. The Rays are 88-69 and the two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Thursday night.

The New York Yankees are shutout by the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees are shutout by the Tampa Bay Rays


The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. The final score was 7-0 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. It was basically the end to the Yankees postseason chances. They should be officially eliminated on Wednesday night. Hiroki Kuroda started and wasn’t very good and the offense only managed four hits.

Kuroda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts. He lost his 13th game of the season. Boone Logan pitched to one batter and struck him out, Cesar Cabral retired the one batter he faced and Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out three. Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched to one batter and retired him.

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Alex Rodriguez drew two walks and Robinson Cano had a hit. Alfonso Soriano had a hit and drew two walks, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and Brendan Ryan drew a walk. Chris Stewart drew a walk, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Cano hit a double. The Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Nunez and Reynolds each committed an error.

Matt Moore won his 16th game of the season. He pitched five innings giving up three hits and no runs. He walked six and struck out four. Jamey Wright pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jake Odorizzi pitched three innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.

Matt Joyce had a hit and an RBI, Delmon Young had a hit and an RBI and Wil Myers had a hit and drew a walk. David DeJesus had two hits and two RBI, Evan Longoria had two hits and an RBI and Ben Zobrist had a hit and drew a walk. James Loney had a hit and two RBI, Sam Fuld drew a walk and Longoria, Young, and Loney each hit a double. DeJesus hit two doubles, Joyce hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the first inning the Rays struck for three runs. Joyce hit a leadoff homerun, DeJesus hit an RBI double and Longoria hit a sacrifice fly. In the sixth Loney hit a two run double to make it a 5-0 game. In the ninth the Rays finished the scoring with a couple more runs. Young hit an RBI double and DeJesus hit an RBI double to make it a 7-0 game. The Yankees left runners on the bases all night. Matt Moore was very wild all night and didn’t have his best stuff but the Yankees couldn’t make him pay.

The Yankees lost their second game in a row. The Yankees record dropped to 82-75 and the Rays record improved to 88-69. The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.

The New York Mets sweep the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-3 victory

The New York Mets sweep the Philadelphia Phillies with 4-3 victory


The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Citizens Bank Park. Carlos Torres started and pitched well and the bullpen was pretty good. Eric Young Jr. Anthony Recker and Tovar each had two hits.

Torres pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs. He walked three and struck out six. Torres won his fourth game of the season. Scott Atchison pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Vic Black pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. Hawkins saved his 12th game of the season.

Eric Young Jr. had two hits, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Daniel Murphy had a hit. Andrew Brown had an RBI, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Juan Lagares had three hits and an RBI. Anthony Recker had two hits, Wilfredo Tovar had two hits and an RBI and Flores, Young, Recker and Lagares each hit a double. The Mets were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Tovar had a stolen base.

Cliff Lee pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two earned. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight. B.J. Rosenberg pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and drew a walk and Chase Utley had two hits. Carlos Ruiz had a hit, Dominic Brown had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Darin Ruf had an RBI and drew a walk. Kevin Frandsen had two hits and an RBI, Lee had a hit and Frandsen and Rollins each hit a double. The Phillies were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Brown committed an error.

Frandsen hit an RBI double in the second giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead. Brown hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at one in the fourth. Brown hit an RBI single in the sixth giving the Phillies a 2-1 lead. Tovar hit a two run single in the seventh giving the Mets a 3-2 lead. Lagares hit an RBI double in the eighth to make it 4-2 Mets. Ruf popped out and a run scored on the tag up in the eighth. The final score was 4-3 Mets and they swept the three game series. The Mets record improved to 71-84 and the Phillies fell to 71-84. The Mets will head to Cincinnatti to begin a three game series on Monday night.

The New York Mets win a rain-shortened game 5-4

The New York Mets win a rain-shortened game 5-4


The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. The final score was 5-4 in seven innings. The game took place at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dillon Gee started and pitched ok and the offense was led by David Wright and Travis d’Arnaud.

Gee pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs. He walked none and struck out three. Gee won his 12th game of the season.

Daniel Murphy had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew a walk. Juan Lagares had a hit and two RBI, d’Arnaud had two hits and an RBI and Omar Quintanillla had a hit and drew a walk. d’Arnaud hit a double, Lagares hit a triple and Wright and Murphy each hit a homerun. The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Quintanilla had a stolen base.

Tyler Cloyd pitched five innings giving up six hits and five runs. He walked two and struck out five. Ethan Martin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Joe Savery pitched 1/3 of an inning drawing a walk.

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and an RBI and Chase Utley had a hit. Carlos Ruiz had an RBI, Dominick Brown had a hit and Darin Ruf had two hits. Cody Asche had an RBI, Cloyd had a hit and Hernandez, Rollins and Utley each hit a double. The Phillies were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.

In the second Asche hit a sacrifice fly giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Wright hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one. In the sixth Murphy hit a solo homerun, Lagares hit a two run triple and d’Arnaud hit an RBI double. The Mets had a 5-1 lead and in the sixth the Phillies cut into that. Rollins hit an RBI double, Ruiz hit an RBI groundout and wild pitch scored another run to make it 5-4 Mets and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 70-84 and the Phillies record fell to 71-83. The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. The Mets will be going for the three game sweep.

The New York Yankees fail to sweep the San Francisco Giants on MO day

The New York Yankees fail to sweep the San Francisco Giants on MO day


The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 2-1 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. It was a very special day as it was Mariano Rivera day, the team held a very special pregame ceremony for the greatest closer of all-time. Andy Pettitte started for the last time at Yankee stadium in his career as he is also retiring.

Pettitte was great pitching seven innings and giving up two hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out six and lost his 11th game. David Robertson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Rivera pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one.

Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Robinson Cano had three hits. Alfonso Soriano drew a walk, Eduardo Nunez had two hits and Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI. Brendan Ryan had two hits, Ryan and Cano each hit a double and Reynolds hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Suzuki was caught stealing and Cano committed an error.

Yusmeiro Petit pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run. He walked two and struck out seven. Javier Lopez pitched 2/3 of an inning and striking out two and picking up his fourth win, Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up three hits and striking out one and Sergio Romo pitched an inning striking out one.

Juan Perez had a hit, Pablo Sandoval had a hit and drew a walk and Tony Abreu had a hit and an RBI. Ehire Adrianza had a hit and an RBI, Sandoval and Abreu each hit a double and Adrianza hit a homerun. The Giants were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Sanchez had a passed ball and Perez had an outfield assist.

In the third Reynolds hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Adrianza hit a solo homerun in the sixth. It tied the game at one. Abreu hit an RBI double in the eighth to give the Giants a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the eighth the Yankees had second and third and none out. They didn’t score as they had two runners thrown out at home.

The Yankees failed to sweep the three game series and dropped their record to 82-74. The Giants record improved to 72-84. The Yankees postseason hopes basically ended with this game and next Sunday will be the final game of Rivera and Pettitte career. The Yankees will be a much different team next year and it will be a very interesting off-season.

The New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants


The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 6-0 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova started and pitched great. Alfonso Soriano and Eduardo Nunez each hit a homerun.

Nova pitched a complete game shutout. He gave up six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. Nova won his ninth game of the season.

Ichiro Suzuki had an RBI, Alex Rodriguez had an RBI and Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI. Soriano had a hit and an RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Nunez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Mark Reynolds had a hit, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Chris Stewart drew two walks. Cano hit a double; Nunez and Soriano each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Ryan Vogelsong lost his sixth game of the season. He pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout. Guillermo Moscoso pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Mike Kickham pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jake Dunning faced one batter and retired him.

Angel Pagan drew a walk, Gregor Blanco had a hit and Brandon Belt had two hits. Pablo Sandoval had two hits, Noonan had a hit and Sandoval and Belt each hit a double. The Giants were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

In the third Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly, Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout and Cano hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead. Nunez hit a two run homerun in the fourth to increase the Yankees lead to 5-0. Soriano hit a solo homerun in the sixth to extend the lead to 6-0 and that was the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 82-73 and the Giants record fell to 71-84. The Yankees will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon.