The New York Mets lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Jake deGrom started for the Mets and pitched pretty well, Juan Lagares, David Wright and Wilmer Flores each had three hits. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs.  He walked three walks and struck out four and lost his second game of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Scott Rice faced one batter and retired him.  Jennry Mejia pitched a perfect inning. 

Hyun-Jin Ryu won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up nine hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Brandon League pitched an inning giving up two hits, Brian Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and Kenley Jansen saved his 13th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a run and struck out one. 

Lagares had three hits, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Wright had three hits.  Chris Young drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Eric Campbell had a hit and two RBI.  Flores had three hits, deGrom had a hit and Wright hit a double.  Lagares hit a triple and Campbell hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Yasiel Puig had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Hanley Ramirez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI.  Matt Kemp had a hit, A.J. Ellis drew two walks and Chone Figgins had a hit.  Kemp and Figgins each hit a double and Ramirez, Puig and Gonzalez each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Ramirez was caught stealing.

In the second Gonzalez hit a solo homerun to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Puig and Ramirez hit back-to-back solo homeruns to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth Campbell hit a two run homerun to make it a 3-2 game.  In the eighth Ramirez grounded into a force out and a run scored to give the Dodgers a 4-2 lead.  In the ninth Murphy hit an RBI groundout to bring the Mets to 4-3 but that would be the final score.  The Mets will try and avoid the sweep on Thursday night. 

The New York Yankees late rally against Chicago White Sox falls just short

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.  The game took place at US Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 3-2.  David Phelps started for the Yankees and was very good.  The offense couldn't get anything going against Chris Sale who dominated them. 

Phelps pitched seven innings giving up two runs and six hits.  He walked one and struck out eight and took his first loss of the season.  Alfredo Aceves pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk. 

Chris Sale pitched six innings giving up no runs and one hit.  He walked none and struck out ten and won his fourth game of the season.  Zach Putnam pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Daniel Webb pitched a perfect inning and Ronald Belisario pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them earned.  He walked one and struck out two and picked up his second save of the season. 

Derek Jeter drew a walk, Mark Teixeira had a hit and two RBI and Zoilo Almonte had a hit.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  The Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Almonte had a stolen base. 

Adam Eaton had two hits and an RBI, Gordon Beckham had a hit and Adam Dunn had a hit and an RBI.  Alexei Ramirez had a hit and drew a walk, Paul Konerko had a hit and Alejandro De Aza had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Flowers had a hit and drew a walk, Konerko, De Aza and Beckham each hit a double.  The White Sox were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Ramirez had a stolen base, Flowers had a passed ball. 

In the second De Aza hit an RBI double and Eaton hit an RBI single to give the White Sox a 2-0 lead.  In the eighth Dunn had an RBI single to push the White Sox lead to 3-0.  In the ninth the Yankees scored two runs on a Teixeira two run single.  The Yankees and White Sox will play game two of four on Friday night. 

The New York Yankees rally in the ninth and defeat the Chicago Cubs in extras

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 4-2.  Chase Whitley started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen was really good.  Brett Gardner, Ichiro Suzuki, Yangervis Solarte and Jacoby Ellsbury each had two hits. 

Whitley pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up no hits and no runs and he struck out three, Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Alfredo Aceves pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Matt Daley pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and striking out three, Matt Thornton pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Preston Claiborne picked up his second win of the season by pitching 1 2/3 innings.  He gave up a hit and struck out one and David Robertson picked up his ninth save of the season pitching an inning, giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Jeff Samardzija pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out three and remains winless on the season.  Schlitter pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Hector Rondon pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one being earned.  He also walked one and struck out one, Wesley Wright pitched two innings giving up two hits and James Russell pitched an inning giving up two hits.  Jose Veras lost his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Gardner had two hits and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and Ellsbury had two hits.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, Brian McCann had a hit and drew two walks and Brendan Ryan had a hit.  Solarte had two hits and drew two walks, Suzuki had two hits and an RBI and John Ryan Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Suzuki and Gardner each had a stolen base. 

Emilio Bonifacio had a hit and an RBI, Junior Lake had three hits and Anthony Rizzo drew three walks.  Luis Valbuena had a hit and drew a walk, Welington Castillo had two hits and Nate Schierholtz had two hits.  Mike Olt had a hit and an RBI, Ryan Kalish had a pinch hit and Olt hit a double.  Bonifacio and Kalish each hit a triple and the Cubs were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Lake had a stolen base and Barney committed an error. 

In the fourth Olt hit a sacrifice fly to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Bonifacio had a sacrifice bunt and a run scored to make it 2-0.  In the ninth the Yankees scored two runs and tied the game at two.  Suzuki grounded into a force out scoring a run and a second run scored on an error.  In the 13th a wild pitch scored a run to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and Murphy hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead which was the final score. 

The Yankees split the brief two game series against the Cubs and head to the other side of town to begin a four game series with the White Sox on Thursday night. 

The New York Mets are blown out by the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-4.  Rafael Montero started and wasn't very good, the bullpen was pretty good and Curtis Granderson had three hits. 

Montero pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked four and struck out four and lost his second game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts and Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk.  Scott Rice walked the only guy that he faced, Jose Valverde pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Josh Beckett won his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out six, J.P. Howell pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out three, Chris Withrow pitched 2/3 of an inning and Brian Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Kenley Jansen pitched an inning striking out two. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and Granderson had three hits and an RBI.  Chris Young had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Centeno had a hit, Eric Campbell had a hit and Bobby Abreu had a hit.  Granderson and C. Young each hit a double.  Granderson and Duda each hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base, Centeno committed an error and Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Yasiel Puig had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Hanley Ramirez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Adrian Gonzalez had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Kemp had two hits, Carl Crawford had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Juan Uribe had two hits and an RBI.  A.J. Ellis drew a walk, Beckett had a hit and an RBI and Andre Ethier had an RBI.  Gonzalez, Kemp, Puig and Uribe each hit a double.  Gonzalez hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 7-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Crawford had two stolen bases. 

In the second Beckett hit an RBI single giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  The Mets tied the game in the bottom of the second on a Flores RBI single.  In the fifth Gonzalez hit a two run homerun, Crawford hit an RBI single and Uribe hit an RBI single to give the Dodgers a 5-1 lead.  Ramirez hit an RBI single in the sixth to increase the lead to 6-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Granderson hit a solo homerun and Duda hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 6-4.  In the ninth Ethier reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored, Gordon hit an RBI single and Puig hit an RBI single to give the Dodgers a 9-4 lead.  The final score of the game was 9-4.  The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Wednesday night. 

Masahiro Tanaka and the New York Yankees lose to the Chicago Cubs

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 6-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and was ok.  The Yankees offense didn't do much at all. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up three earned runs on eight hits.  He gave up an unearned run, a walk and struck out seven.  Tanaka suffered his first loss of the season and first of his big league career.  Preston Claiborne pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning and Matt Daley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Jason Hammel won his fifth game of the season.  He pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Justin Grimm pitched to one batter and retired him, Brian Schlitter pitched a perfect inning and James Russell pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Neil Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Hector Rondon pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk. 

Brett Gardner had two hits and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had two hits and Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brian McCann drew a walk, Yangervis Solarte had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk.  Gardner hit a double, the Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Jeter had a stolen base and Teixeira committed an error. 

Emilio Bonifacio had two hits and an RBI, Junior Lake had a hit and Anthony Rizzo drew two walks.  Starling Castro had a hit and an RBI, Luis Valbuena had three hits and Nate Schierholtz had a hit.  Mike Olt had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, John Baker had two hits and an RBI and Valbuena hit two doubles.  Baker hit a double, Bonifacio hit a triple and the Cubs were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the third Bonifacio hit an RBI single giving the Cubs a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Olt hit an RBI single to push the Cubs lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Teixeira hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Olt hit a sacrifice fly and Baker hit a sacrifice fly to give the Cubs a 4-1 lead.  Castro hit an RBI single in the seventh and Olt had an RBI walk to make it 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play their second and final game of the series on Wednesday afternoon.  The Yankees will then head to the other side of Chicago to start a four game series on Thursday night. 

The New York Rangers are two wins away from the Stanley Cup Finals

The New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.  The game took place at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada and the final score was 3-1 Rangers.  The Rangers were down 3 games to one in the second round against the Pittsburgh Penguins and then from that point on haven't lost a game.  They were galvanized by the passing of Martin St. Louis mom and Henrik Lundqvist has been great.  The Rangers stormed back against Pittsburgh and won the series to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.  They now have won the first two games on the road and are heading home with a 2 games to none lead.  They are two wins away from the Stanley Cup Final. 

Henrik Lundqvist made 41 saves and let one goal in.  He was the second star of the game with Ryan McDonagh getting the first star and Derek Stepan getting the third star.  McDonagh and Stepan each had two points.  The goals were scored by McDonagh, St. Louis and Nash.  Rick Nash who has had so much trouble scoring has now scored two goals in the last two games. 

The Rangers have now won five games in a row and are really flying high.  The Rangers broke a 14 game losing streak of trying to increase the lead in a series.  They have finally done it and are playing with so much confidence right now that it looks like it will be hard to beat them.  Lundqvist has really stepped up his game and been like a brick wall and they have a deep balanced team that can put the puck in the net.  The power play is playing much better again and scoring some goals and the penalty kill has been great as well. 

The Rangers would love to win game three and have a chance at a series sweep in game four but they want to at least split the two games and have a three games to one series lead heading back to Montreal to try and finish it.  If they have that and then don't win they will have a chance to clinch it on home ice and head to their first finals since 1994 and have a chance to win their first Stanley Cup since then. 

The New York Mets lose to the Washington Nationals 6-3

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.   The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 6-3.  Zach Wheeler started and pitched ok, the bullpen was pretty good.  David Wright and Juan Centeno each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up six hits and five runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and lost his fourth game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning walking one and Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jordan Zimmerman won his third game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out one.  Drew Storen pitched a perfect inning, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Rafael Soriano saved his 10th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Daniel Murphy had a hit, Wright had two hits and drew a walk and Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit, Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI and Centeno had two hits and two RBI.  Duda hit a double and the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Tejada and Centeno each committed an error and Centeno had a passed ball. 

Denard Span had a hit, Anthony Rendon had a hit and drew three walks and Wilson Ramos had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk.  Ian Desmond had two hits and an RBI, Kevin Frandsen had an RBI and Zimmerman had a hit.  Ramos and Span each hit a double and Desmond hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Rendon had a stolen base and Span had an outfield assist. 

Centeno hit an RBI single in the second to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Desmond hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the second to tie the game at one.  Ramos hit a two run double in the third to give the Nationals a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Ramos hit a two run single to increase the Nationals lead to 5-1.  Lagares hit an RBI single and Centeno hit an RBI single in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the eighth Frandsen hit an RBI groundout to make it a 6-3 game and that was the final score.  The Mets will be off on Monday and then return home to face the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees split a doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in game one on Sunday afternoon.  They were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates in game two on Sunday evening.  The games were played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and in game one the final score was 4-3 Yankees and in game two it was 5-3 Pirates.  In game one Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched pretty well and in game two Vidal Nuno started and pitched pretty well.  In game one Mark Teixeira had two RBI to lead the offense and in game two Brett Gardner, Brian Roberts and Yangervis Solarte each had two hits. 

Hiroki Kuroda in game one pitched six innings giving up three runs and five hits.  He walked two and struck out seven and picked up his third win of the season.  Matt Daley faced two batters and retired them both, Matt Thornton struck out the only batter he faced and Adam Warren pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  David Robertson picked up his eighth save of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. 

Charlie Morton started for the Pirates in game one and took his sixth loss of the season.  He pitched seven innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out six and Wilson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and Teixeira had a hit and two RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Zoilo Almonte had a hit.  Gardner hit a double and the Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Johnson had a stolen base and Almonte was picked off.  McCann had a passed ball. 

Neil Walker had two hits and two RBI, Andrew McCutchen had a hit and drew a walk and Pedro Alvarez had a hit.  Ike Davis drew a walk, Tony Sanchez had a hit and an RBI and Clint Barmes had a hit.  Barmes hit a double, Walker and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Sanchez committed an error and Morton had a pickoff. 

In the first Walker hit a solo homerun to give the PIrates a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first the Yankees took a 3-1 lead.  Teixeira hit a two run single and McCann hit an RBI single.  Gardner hit an RBI double in the second to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  In the fifth Sanchez hit a solo homerun and Walker hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score. 

In game two Vidal Nuno pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out five.  Alfredo Aceves pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Aceves took his second loss of the season, Thornton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Preston Claiborne pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk. 

Gerrit Cole pitched six innings and gave up seven hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out eight and earned his fourth win of the season.   Bryan Morris retired both batters that he faced, Tony Watson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out two and Mark Melancon pitched a perfect inning. 

Gardner had two hits and drew a walk, Roberts had two hits and Teixeira drew a walk.  Jeter had a hit, Solarte had two hits and an RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  John Ryan Murphy had a hit, Brendan Ryan had a hit and an RBI, Roberts hit a double and Gardner hit a triple.  Solarte hit a homerun, the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner was picked off of third base.  Solarte and Roberts each committed an error and Suzuki and Almonte each had an outfield assist. 

Josh Harrison had two hits and an RBI, McCutchen had a hit and drew a walk and Marte had a hit and two RBI.  Jordy Mercer had two hits, Travis Snider had a hit and Ike Davis drew a walk.  Chris Stewart had a hit and two RBI.  Harrison and Mercer each hit a double and Marte and Harrison each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Snider and Cole each committed an error.  Stewart had a pickoff. 

Stewart hit an RBI single in the second to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Murphy hit an RBI single to tie the game at one and Ryan hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Marte hit a two run homerun to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead.  Solarte hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at three.  Harrison hit a solo homerun in the seventh to give the Pirates a 4-3 lead and Stewart hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth to give the Pirates a 5-3 lead and that was the final score.  The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will have Monday off.  They will head to Chicago to take on the Cubs for two and then the White Sox for four. 

The New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals 5-2

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Nationals park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 5-2.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched well, Jennry Mejia closed it out.  Daniel Murphy, Eric Campbell and Juan Lagares each had two hits. 

Colon pitched eight innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out five and won his third game of the season.  Mejia pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Gio Gonzalez started for the Nationals and pitched three innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked two and struck out four and lost his fourth game of the season.  Stammen pitched four innings and gave up a hit with a walk and struck out two.  Barrett pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Murphy had two hits and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and Chris Young drew a walk.  Campbell had two hits and two RBI, Lagares had two hits and three RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Lagares hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Jayson Werth had a hit and drew a walk, Ian Desmond had two hits and two RBI and Danny Espinosa had a hit.  Nate McClouth had a hit, Stammen had a hit and McClouth hit a double.  Stammen hit a double and Desmond hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Moore committed an error. 

Campbell hit a two run single in the first and Lagares had an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  Lagares hit a two run homerun in the third to give the Mets a 5-0 lead.  Desmond hit a two run homerun in the fourth to cut the lead to 5-2 but that would be all the scoring in the game.  The two teams will play the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.   

The New York Yankees win third straight with the long ball

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-2.  David Phelps started and was in trouble all day but was able to not give up a run and get the win.  The bullpen was good and the offense slugged five homeruns. 

Phelps pitched five innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out five.  Dellin Betances pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts, Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Matt Daley pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Edinson Volquez pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Jared Hughes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Vin Mazzaro pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had two hits and Mark Teixeira had a hit and two RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit and two RBI, Alfonso Soriano had two hits and an RBI and Brian Roberts had a hit.  Zoilo Almonte had a hit and an RBI, Soriano hit a double and Teixeira, Soriano, Almonte, Gardner and McCann each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Gardner and Soriano each had an outfield assist. 

Jose Tabata had a hit, Neil Walker drew a walk and Andrew McCutchen drew a walk.  Starling Marte had three hits and an RBI, Ike Davis drew a walk and Gaby Sanchez had a hit.  Jordy Mercer had a hit, Sanchez had two hits including a double and Marte hit a double.  Marte hit a homerun and the Pirates were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Marte and McCutchen each had a stolen base and Marte was caught stealing. 

Teixeira hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Almonte hit a solo homerun in the third to increase the lead to 3-0.  Marte hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Gardner hit a solo homerun to make it 4-1 Yankees.  Soriano hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it 5-1.  In the eighth McCann hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 7-1 lead.  7-1 was the final score and now the teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.