New York Mets avoid a no hitter but are one hit and shutout by the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-0 Braves.  Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well, Gonzalez Germen out of the pen not so well.  The Mets offense only managed one hit from David Wright. 

Niese pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Niese lost his second game of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Germen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Aaron Harang pitched seven innings giving up no hits and no runs to earn his third win of the season.  He walked six and struck out five.  Luis Avilan pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Jordan Walden pitched an inning striking out one. 

Eric Young Jr. drew a walk, Wright had a hit and drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew a walk.  Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and Niese drew a walk.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Andrelton Simmons had a hit, B.J. Upton had two hits and drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had two hits and two RBI.  Justin Upton had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Evan Gattis drew a walk and Dan Uggla had two hits.  Chris Johnson had three hits and an RBI, Jordan Schafer had a hit and an RBI and Johnson hit two doubles.  Uggla, Schafer and Freeman each hit a double, Freeman hit a homerun and the Braves were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the second Johnson hit an RBI double giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Freeman hit a two run homerun, Uggla hit an RBI double and Schafer hit an RBI double giving the Braves a 5-0 lead.  The Braves would complete the scoring with a Justin Upton sacrifice fly in the ninth inning.  The final score was 6-0 Braves.  It was the first of three games and the two teams will play again on Saturday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees lose to the Tampa Bay Rays as the bullpen implodes

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 11-5 Rays.  Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched ok, the bullpen was terrible.  Scott Sizemore had three RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits to lead the offense.   

Kuroda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three runs on seven hits.  He walked  two and struck out two.  David Phelps pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Adam Warren took the loss, his first of the season.  Warren pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Cesar Cabral didn't record an out and gave up three hits and three runs, he hit three guys in one inning and Shawn Kelley pitched 1/3 of an inning. 

Erik Bedard pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Brad Boxberger pitched two innings giving up two walks and he struck out two, Jake McGee pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and he won his first game and Joel Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Brandon  Gomes pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had an RBI, Derek Jeter had a hit and Ellsbury had two hits.  Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brian McCann had a hit and Yangervis Solarte had a hit and drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson drew a walk, Sizemore had a hit and three RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Sizemore hit a double and the Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base. 

Sean Rodriguez had a hit and two RBI, Ben Zobrist had two hits and Matt Joyce had a hit and drew a walk.  Desmond Jennings had a hit and an RBI, Brandon Guyer had a hit and an RBI and Evan Longoria had three hits and drew a walk.  James Loney had two hits and four RBI, Wil Myers had three hits and three RBI and Logan Forsythe drew a walk.  Yunel Escobar had a hit, Ryan Hanigan had a hit and Loney and Hanigan each hit a double.  Rodriguez hit a homerun.  The Rays were 8-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Escobar committed an error. 

The Yankees jumped on the board first in the second inning.  They took a 4-0 lead on a Sizemore three run double and a Gardner RBI groundout.  In the fourth Loney hit a two run double to cut the lead to 4-2.  The Rays got an RBI single from Myers in the sixth to make it a 4-3 game.  In the seventh the Yankees extended the lead to 5-3 on a Soriano RBI single.  The Rays scored three runs in the seventh to take a 6-5 lead.  Jennings hit an RBI single and Loney hit a two run single.  In the eighth Rodriguez hit a two run homerun, Guyer hit an RBI single and Myers hit an RBI single to make it 11-5 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two games of this four game series.  They will play game three on Saturday night and finish the series on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Mets earn a series sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday evening.  The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and the final score was 5-2 Mets.  Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched very well.  The bullpen threatened to blow it but they didn't.  Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Andrew Brown and Anthony Recker all had a couple of hits. 

Gee pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out three and earned his first win of the season.  Kyle Farnsworth pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and struck out one, Scott Rice retired the only batter that he faced and Jose Valverde pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

McCarthy started for the Diamondbacks and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  McCarthy took his third loss of the season.  Thatcher pitched to one batter and struck him out, Oliver Perez pitched one inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Ziegler pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Murphy had two hits and an RBI and Wright had two hits and an RBI.  Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk, Brown had two hits and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had an RBI.  Recker had two hits and an RBI, Ruben Tejada drew two walks and Gee had an RBI.  Brown and Recker each hit a double and Recker hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Young, Wright and Murphy each had a stolen base and Nieuwenhuis had an outfield assist. 

Gerardo Parra had a hit, Aaron Hill had a hit and an RBI and Paul Goldschmidt had two hits and an RBI.  Martin Prado had three hits, Tony Campana had a hit and Prado and Goldschmidt each hit a double.  Hill and Goldschmidt each hit a homerun.  The Diamondbacks were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Reed and Montero each committed an error. 

Recker hit a solo homerun in the second inning to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Nieuwenhuis hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  The Mets extended their lead in the sixth on a Gee RBI groundout.  In the ninth they added their last two runs to take a 5-0 lead.  Murphy and Wright each hit an RBI single.  In the bottom of the ninth Hill and Goldschmidt hit back-to-back solo homeruns to make it 5-2 but that was the final score. 

The Mets swept the three game series.  They also completed a nine game road trip with a 6-3 record and will now return home on Friday to take on the Atlanta Braves.  The Mets will have a day off on Thursday.  They will play three against the Braves then four against the Cardinals and three against the Marlins in a long home stand. 

 

The New York Yankees sweep a doubleheader and have a shutout of the day

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs twice on Wednesday.  They played a day night doubleheader which took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.  The Yankees won game one 3-0 and game two 2-0.  It was a great day of pitching for the Yankees with Masahiro Tanaka dominating in game one and Michael Pineda pitching very well in game two.  The Yankees bullpen was able to close out the games without an issue.  The Yankees offense wasn't great but they were able to do enough. 

Tanaka in game one pitched eight innings giving up two singles, no runs.  He walked one and struck out ten and earned his second victory of the season.  Pineda in game two pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out three and earned his second win of the season.  In game one Shawn Kelley picked up his fourth save of the season giving up a hit and striking out one in one inning.  In game two the Yankees used David Phelps, Matt Thornton and Adam Warren.  Warren picked up his first career save after walking one in one inning.  Thornton gave up a hit and had a strikeout and Phelps gave up a hit and a walk in 1 1/3 scoreless innings. 

The Yankees offense in the night game had two hits each from Beltran, Alfonso Soriano, Ichiro Suzuki and Scott Sizemore.  Sizemore also had an RBI.  Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, John Ryan Murphy who was just called up had a hit.  Derek Jeter in his return had a hit, Yangervis Solarte had a hit and drew a walk and Beltran hit a double.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  In the fourth Gardner had an RBI single and in the fifth Sizemore had an RBI single to complete the scoring. 

In the first game the Yankees only managed five hits.  Gardner had a hit, Beltran had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, Solarte drew two walks and Kelly Johnson had a hit.  Dean Anna had an RBI, Ellsbury and Gardner each hit a double and Beltran hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base.  Beltran hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Anna hit a sacrifice fly to increase the Yankees lead to 2-0 and in the fifth Ellsbury grounded out and a run scored.  It was a very odd play as their was catcher interference and at first Ellsbury went to first and Gardner went back to third.  I didn't even realize that there was a rarely used rule 8.02 c.  It states that if the ball is put in play the manager of the offense has the right to refuse the interference and accept the action of the play.  This is basically like in the NFL where you can decline a penalty, the Yankees did that in this case and a run scored in sacrifice of the out.  I would of done the same thing because in a low scoring game who knows if they would have scored that third run.  They didn't end up needing it in the end but you never know. 

The Yankees completed their home stand at 6-3 and with a record of 9-6.  They have won four games in a row and are in first place in the AL East.  They will head to Tampa Bay to take on the Rays in a four game series beginning Thursday night. 

New York Yankees news and notes following a long home stand

The New York Yankees just completed a nine game home stand with a 6-3 record.  They won their last two games in a double header  sweep of the Chicago Cubs and also shut them out in both games.  Michael Pineda and Masahiro Tanaka are pitching like aces even though they are the number four and five starters currently.  Here are some news and notes following the home stand. 

Mark Teixeira has been on the disabled list since April 5th.  He will be playing three games in a rehab game on Thursday.  The plan is for him to rejoin the team on Sunday in Tampa Bay.  David Robertson is also progressing and the plan is for him to rejoin the team on Tuesday in Boston. 

The Yankees have patched together an infield with the Teixeira injury and Jeter and Roberts being banged up.  They infield has done a good job especially defensively.  The Yankees are using guys like Dean Anna, Yangervis Solarte, Scott Sizemore, Kelly Johnson but they are doing a very good job. 

The Yankees starters have been very good especially at the back end but what about the bullpen.  The pen has done a great  job especially with Robertson being down.  Shawn Kelley, David Phelps and Adam Warren have all recorded their first saves this season.  Warren was the latest one to do so on Wednesday night.  The Yankees had a question mark in the bullpen at the beginning of this year.  Joe Girardi doesn't feel that way right now, the bullpen has been outstanding. 

The Yankees offense so far this season hasn't been great.  It will surely get better as the weather warms up and hopefully the Yankees get and remain healthy.  If the pitching is constant though the offense won't have to be that great most of the time. 

The only downside in the doubleheader was that the Yankees pounded out 12 hits in the night game but only scored the two runs.  They have been struggling with men in scoring position early in the season.  I am sure that will get better as the season goes on. 

The Yankees didn't have to overuse their bullpen today and they start a four game series in Tampa with a pretty fresh pen.  That is a big key as I am sure they will want to use the pen in Tampa for some big outs.  Tanaka has struck out 28 batters in his first three starts which goes right past Al Leiter and his record for a Yankees rookie pitcher. 

Carlos Beltran was the AL player of the week last week.  He hit a homerun in the first game on Wednesday.  How about this stat, the Yankees bullpen has started the season with seven straight saves without a blown one to start this season.  They tied their own record set in the 1970's.  They broke that record with a save in the night game of the doubleheader. 

Derek Jeter was back in the night game of the doubleheader and seemed to be fine.  He has downplayed the injury in typical Jeter fashion but it does seem like it was more the Yankees being cautious then him being really hurt.  It was good to see him back out at short. 

The Yankees will now start a road trip that will go through division rivals Tampa Bay and Boston.  The Yankees are currently at 9-6 and in first place in the AL East.  Tampa has had major injury problems to their rotation and Boston is struggling right now but this is one tough division from top to bottom and should be a dog fight all season. 

The New York Mets get beat bad in Anaheim

The New York Mets were defeated by the Anaheim Angels on Sunday evening.  The game took place

at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California and the final score was 14-2.  Bartolo Colon started for the

Mets and did not pitch well at all.  The bullpen didn't fare much better and Juan Lagares led the

Mets offense with a couple of hits. 

Colon pitched five innings giving up eleven hits and nine runs.  He walked two and struck out three.  Scott Rice pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and John Lannan pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

C.J. Wilson pitched seven innings to pick up his second win.  He gave up six hits and two runs with three walks and nine strikeouts.  Kevin Jepsen pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Yoslan Herrera pitched an inning giving up a walk. 

Eric Young Jr. drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and an RBI and Josh Satin had a hit.  Curtis Granderson had a hit, Andrew Brown drew two walks and Lagares had two hits.  Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and drew a walk and Satin hit a double.  The Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Wright was caught stealing. 

J.B. Shuck  had three hits and an RBI, Mike Trout had three hits and an RBI and Albert Pujols had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Raul Ibanez had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Calhoun had two hits and Howie Kendrick had a hit and drew a walk.  Ian Stewart had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Hank Conger had two hits and two RBI, Erick Aybar had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Mcdonald had a hit.  Calhoun, Stewart, Conger, McDonald each hit a double, Aybar and Calhoun each hit a triple and Trout, Pujols, Ibanez, Conger and Stewart each hit a homerun.  The Angels were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Wright hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Trout, Pujols and Ibanez hit back-to-back-to-back homeruns to give the Angels a 3-1 lead.  Stewart hit an RBI double later in the inning to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the fourth Aybar hit a two run triple to make it 6-1 Angels and then Shuck hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 7-1.  Young Jr. hit into a double play scoring a run in the fifth.  The Angels had a 7-2 lead and would add to that in the bottom of the fifth on a Conger two run homerun.  It was 9-2 Angels and then in the sixth Ibanez had an RBI walk and another run scored on a wild pitch to push it to 11-2.  In the eighth a wild pitch and a Stewart two run homerun finished the scoring at 14-2.  The Angels won two out of three in this series.  The Mets will head to Arizona on Monday night to begin a three game series. 

The New York Yankees win a thriller over the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2 Yankees.  It was a very good

game with good pitching and some very good defense.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and

pitched well and their bullpen got some huge outs including out of a huge mess in the eighth

inning.  Carlos Beltran carried the offense with his three hits. 

Nova pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up two runs on eight hits.   He walked none and struck out four

and earned his second win of the season.  Matt Thornton pitched to one batter and retired him and

David Phelps gave up a hit and a walk and hit a batter in 1/3 of an inning.  He also struck out a batter

and Shawn Kelley saved his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Felix Doubront lost his second game of the season.  He pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits

and three runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Chris Capuano pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a

hit. 

Brett Gardner had a couple of hits, Beltran had three hits and two RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit. 

Brian McCann had a hit and drew a walk, Yangervis Solarte had a hit and drew a walk and Kelly

Johnson drew a walk.  Francisco Cervelli had an RBI, Ellsbury, McCann and Beltran each hit a

double.  Beltran hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left

seven men on base.  Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Grady Sizemore had two hits, Xander Bogaerts had a hit and Mike Napoli had two hits and an RBI. 

Daniel Nava drew a walk, Ryan Roberts had two hits and Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit.  Jonathan

Herrera had a hit and an RBI, Napoli hit a double and hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 2-3 with

runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Bradley had an outfield assist. 

In the second Herrera hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  The Yankees took a 2-1 lead in

the third on a Beltran homerun.  In the fourth Cervelli hit into a double play but the call was

challenged and was overturned allowing a run to score.  The Yankees had a 3-1 lead but Cervelli did

get hurt on the play and was taken out of the game.  In the sixth Napoli hit a solo homerun and that

would be the final run of the game.  The Yankees won the game 3-2.  The Yankees won three out of

four games in the series and will have their first off day on Monday.  The Yankees will remain at

home to play the Chicago Cubs in a brief two game series. 

 

The New York Mets lose to the Anaheim Angels in extra innings

The New York Mets were defeated by the Anaheim Angels on Friday night.  The game took place at

Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California and the final score was 5-4 Angels.  Dillon Gee started for

the Mets and pitched ok and the bullpen was pretty good.  Daniel Murphy led the offense with a

couple of hits. 

Gee pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Carlos

Torres pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Gonzalez Germen

pitched 2/3 of an inning walking a batter and Scott Rice gave up a hit to the only batter that he

faced.  Kyle Farnsworth pitched 1/3 of an inning walking a batter and Jeurys Familia took his second

loss of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings and he gave up three hits and a run with three walks.

Tyler Skaggs started for the Angels and pitched seven innings giving up nine hits and four runs.  He

struck out four.  Joe Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Ernesto Frieri

pitched an inning striking out two and Fernando Salas pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Michael Kohn earned his first win of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Murphy had two hits and David Wright had a hit.  Andrew Brown had a hit,

Curtis Granderson had a hit and Josh Satin had a hit and two RBI.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Travis

d'Arnaud had a hit and an RBI and Ruben Tejada had a hit.  Granderson, Satin and Wright each hit a

double.  d'Arnaud hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left

four men on base.  Lagares was caught stealing. 

Kole Calhoun had a hit and drew two walks, Mike Trout had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and

Albert Pujols had a hit and drew a walk.  Raul Ibanez had a hit and drew a walk, Howie Kendrick had

two hits and drew two walks and J.B. Shuck had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Iannetta had a

hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Hank Conger had an RBI and Erick Aybar had two hits.  Kendrick hit a

double, Trout and Shuck hit homeruns.  The Angels were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and

left 17 men on base.  Skaggs had a pickoff. 

In the first inning Wright grounded into a double play scoring a run.  In the bottom of the first Trout hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Iannetta hit an RBI single in the second giving the Angels a 2-1 lead.  d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun in the third to tie the game at two.  Satin hit a two run double in the fourth to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  Shuck hit a two run homerun in the sixth to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the 11th Conger was hit by a pitch that scored the winning run and gave the Angels a 5-4 victory.  The two teams will play game two on Saturday night and complete the three game series on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox as the Bronx Bombers return

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-4 Yankees.  Hiroki Kuroda started

and pitched pretty well.  The bullpen was good once again and the offense sprang to life.  The

Yankees hit five homeruns in the game with Brian McCann leading the way. 

Kuroda pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out five. 

Kuroda picked up his second win of the season.  Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a

hit and striking out one, Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning and having a runner thrown out at

second and Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Shawn Kelley picked

up his second save of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

John Lackey started for the Red Sox and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and six runs.  He

walked none and struck out six.  Craig Breslow pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking

out one, Andrew Miller pitched  2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Burke

Badenhop pitched one inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had two

hits and two RBI.  McCann had two hits and three RBI, Alfonso Soriano had two hits and an RBI and

Kelly Johnson had two hits and an RBI.  Yangervis Solarte had two hits, Dean Anna had a hit and

Beltran and Anna each hit a double.  Beltran, Soriano and Johnson each hit a homerun and McCann

hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on

base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Soriano committed an error. 

Dustin Pedroia had a hit, Daniel Nava had a hit and drew a walk and David Ortiz had a hit.  Mike

Carp had a hit and two RBI, Xander Bogaerts had a hit and A.J. Pierzynski had two hits and two RBI. 

Herrera drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk and Pedroia hit a double.  Pierzynski hit a

homerun and the Red Sox were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Bradley and Nava each had a stolen base and Carp was caught stealing. 

Beltran hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Pierzynski hit a two run

homerun in the second to tie the game at two.  In the fourth McCann and Soriano hit back-to-back

homeruns to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  McCann hit a two run homerun in the sixth to extend the

Yankees lead to 6-2.  Carp hit a two run single against the shift in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-4.

In the eighth Johnson hit a solo homerun for the final run of the game.  The final was 7-4 Yankees. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday night.  If the Yankees win

they will take the series three out of four games and the Red Sox are trying to earn a split of the

series. It will be Ivan Nova who will be looking to turn around his rough start against  Felix

Doubront. 

CC ruins a great start with a bad inning in loss to the Boston Red Sox

The  New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place

at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2 Red Sox.  CC  Sabathia started

and pitched well but had one bad inning.  The Yankees bullpen was good and the offense

couldn't get much going against Jon Lester. 

Sabathia  pitched seven innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out nine

and suffered his second loss of the season.  Cesar Cabral pitched to one batter and walked him,

Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Dellin Betances struck out

the side in his one inning of work. 

Lester pitched 6 2/3 innings to earn his first win of the season.  He gave up six hits and two runs

with two walks and six strikeouts.  Junichi Tazawa pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking

out two and Edward Mujica pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout to earn his first save of the

season. 

Derek Jeter had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk and Alfonso Soriano had two hits

and an RBI.  Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, Brian Roberts drew a walk and Kelly Johnson had a hit and an

RBI. 

Soriano hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men

on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base. 

Jonny Gomes had two hits and an RBI, David Ortiz had a hit and drew two walks and Mike Napoli

had a hit.  Grady Sizemore had two hits and three RBI, Xander Bogaerts drew a walk and David Ross

had a hit.  Ross hit a double, Gomes and Sizemore each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 1-8

with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Soriano hit a solo homerun in the second to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth the Red Sox

scored four runs to take a 4-1 lead.  Gomes hit a solo homerun and Sizemore hit a three run

homerun. 

The Yankees would score a run in the seventh on a Johnson RBI single but that would be the final

run. 

The final score was 4-2 Red Sox.  The two teams will play game three of their four game set on

Saturday afternoon.  Hiroki Kuroda will face off against John Lackey.