The New York Mets win a 14 inning marathon over the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 5-4.  Jake deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen pitched pretty well.  Ruben Tejada led the offense with three hits.  David Wright and Bobby Abreu each had a couple of hits. 

deGrom pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and 11 strikeouts.   Josh Edgin retired the only batter that he faced, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched one inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning walking and striking out a batter.  Jeurys Familia pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Buddy Carlyle won his first game of the season pitching three innings and giving up two hits and a walk and Carlos Torres earned his second save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Kyle Kendrick pitched six innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Mario Hollands pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout, Jake Diekman pitched an inning walking one and Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Jeff Manship pitched four perfect innings with six strikeouts and Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and lost his third game of the season. 

Chris Young had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk and Wright had two hits and an RBI.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Abreu had two hits and an RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Tejada had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks, deGrom drew a walk and Duda and Abreu each hit a double.  Tejada hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Young had a stolen base and Granderson was caught stealing.  Murphy committed an error. 

Ben Revere had two hits, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and drew a walk and Chase Utley had a hit and drew two walks.  Ryan Howard had two hits and three RBI, Marlon Byrd had a hit and drew a walk and Dominic Brown had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Reid Brignac drew a walk, Carlos Ruiz had two hits and Byrd hit a double.  Revere hit a triple and Howard hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Revere had a stolen base and Brown was caught stealing. 

In the first Abreu hit an RBI single and Duda an RBI double giving the Mets an early 2-0 lead.  Tejada hit a solo homerun in the fourth to extend the Mets lead to 3-0.  Tejada hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 4-0 game.  Howard hit a three run homerun in the seventh to pull the Phillies within a run at 4-3.  Brown hit an RBI single in the ninth to tie the game at four.  In the fourteenth inning Wright hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 5-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play on Sunday afternoon in game four of the five game series.  The Mets have won two out of the first three games. 

Masahiro Tanaka and the New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-1.  Tanaka started and pitched very well.  Brett Gardner, Derek Jeter, Brian McCann and Kelly Johnson each had two hits and Yangervis Solarte had three hits. 

Tanaka pitched eight innings giving up one unearned run.  He gave up four hits and two walks and struck out nine.  David Robertson pitched an inning picking up his 12th save and he struck out the side. 

Kevin Correia pitched six innings giving up nine hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Brian Duensing lost his second game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Jared Burton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Gardner had two hits, Jeter had two hits and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk.  Brian Roberts drew a walk, McCann had two hits and an RBI and Alfonso Soriano drew a walk.  Solarte had three hits and an RBI, Johnson had two hits and an RBI and Jeter hit a double.  McCann hit two doubles and Solarte hit a homerun.  the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base, Johnson, Soriano and Solarte each committed an error. 

Eduardo Escobar had two hits, Josh Willingham had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Trevor Plouffe had a hit.  Josmil Pinto drew a walk and the Twins were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Pinto committed an error and Oswaldo Arcia had an outfield assist again. 

In the first Willingham had an RBI single to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Solarte hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  McCann hit an RBI double in the eighth and Johnson hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 3-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams have split their first two games and will play the rubber game of the three game set on Sunday afternoon. 

 

The New York Yankees look sluggish in loss to the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-1.  Vidal Nuno started the game and gave up three homeruns.  The Yankees offense had two runners thrown out at home plate. 

Nuno pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four runs on seven hits.  He struck out six and lost his second game of the season.  Preston Claiborne pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts and Matt Daley pitched a 1-2-3 inning. 

Ricky Nolasco won his third game of the season pitching six innings.  He gave up seven hits and a run with four walks and three strikeouts.  Caleb Thielbar pitched a perfect inning, Casey Fien pitched an inning giving up a hit and had two strikeouts and Glen Perkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two batters. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI.  Mark Teixeira drew three walks, Brian McCann had a hit and Brian Roberts had a hit.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Yangervis Solarte had two hits and John Ryan Murphy had a hit.  Ellsbury and Solarte each hit a double and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner had two stolen bases and Roberts was caught stealing. 

Danny Santana had a hit, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Joe Mauer had a hit.  Josh Willingham had a hit and an RBI, Oswaldo Arcia had two hits and an RBI and Trevor Plouffe had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Kurt Suzuki had two hits and an RBI, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and an RBI and Eduardo Escobar had a hit.   Santana hit a double, Arcia, Willingham and Plouffe each hit a homerun.  The Twins were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Santana had a stolen base and Arcia had two outfield assists and Nolasco had a pickoff. 

Arcia hit a solo homerun in the second giving the Twins a 1-0 lead.  Ellsbury hit an RBI single in the third to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Willingham hit a solo homerun and Plouffe hit a two run homerun to give the Twins a 4-1 lead.  In the eighth Suzuki hit an RBI single and Nunez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-1.  6-1 was the final score of the game.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  The Yankees will send their ace Masahiro Tanaka to the mound on Saturday. 

The New York Yankees end the road trip with a win in St. Louis

The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 7-4.  Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched ok, the bullpen was ok.  Jacoby Ellsbury led the offense with three hits.  John Ryan Murphy had a couple of RBI. 

Kuroda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and three runs.  He walked none and struck out three and won his fourth game of the season.  Matt Thornton faced one batter and gave up a hit, Dellin Betances faced one batter and retired him and Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk.  David Robertson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with four strikeouts. 

Shelby Miller lost his fourth game of the season pitching five innings and giving up nine hits and seven runs.  He walked two and struck out one.  Sam Freeman pitched an inning walking one, Seth Maness pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Randy Choate pitched an inning striking out one.  Jason Motte pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Brian Roberts had two hits and drew a walk and Ellsbury had three hits and three RBI.  Brian McCann had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Murphy had a hit and two RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had an RBI.  Brendan Ryan had two hits, Kelly Johnson had two hits and Roberts hit a double.  The Yankees were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.   Ellsbury had two stolen bases and Ryan committed an error. 

Matt Carpenter had two hits and an RBI, Kolten Wong had four hits and an RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Allen Craig had a hit and an RBI, Yadier Molina had two hits and drew two walks and John Jay had a hit.  Daniel Descalso had two hits and an RBI, Molina, Wong each hit a double and Carpenter hit two doubles.  The Cardinals were 3-15 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Maness committed an error. 

In the third Ellsbury hit an RBI single, Murphy hit a two run single and Suzuki hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  In the fourth Ellsbury hit a two run single and McCann had an RBI single to give the Yankees a 7-0 lead.  Descalso hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth to make it a 7-1 game.  Craig hit an RBI groundout in the fifth to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the sixth Carpenter hit an RBI double to make it a 7-3 game.  Wong hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it a 7-4 game and that was the final score.  The Yankees won two out of three in the series and were 5-4 on the road trip.  They will have a day off on Thursday before opening a three game weekend series against the Minnesota Twins. 

The New York Mets shutout the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-0.  Bartolo Colon started and pitched great.   David Wright had a couple of hits and RBI and Lucas Duda had a couple of RBI. 

Colon pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia earned his first save of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up a hit. 

Charlie Morton lost his seventh game of the season.  He pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out four.  Jared Huges pitched 2/3 of an inning walking one and Bryan Morris pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and two strikeouts. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk and Wright had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Chris Young drew a walk and Duda had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Ruben Tejada drew a walk, Juan Centeno drew a walk and Familia had a hit.  Wright and Duda each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Wright had a stolen base and committed an error.  Lagares was caught stealing. 

Josh Harrison had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and Andrew McCutchen had two hits.  Pedro Alvarez had two hits, Chris Stewart drew a walk and Alvarez hit a double.  The Pirates were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Alvarez and Mercer each committed an error. 

The Mets took a 1-0 lead on a wild pitch in the second inning.  Wright hit an RBI single in the third and hit a solo homerun in the sixth to put the Mets up 3-0.  Duda hit a two run homerun in the eighth to give the Mets a 5-0 lead and that was the final score.  The Mets won two out of three in the series.  The Mets will begin a four game series in Philadelphia against the Phillies on Thursday night. 

The New York Mets hang on for a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Jon Niese pitched pretty well  and the bullpen was pretty good.  Juan Lagares, Daniel Murphy and Ruben Tejada each had two hits. 

Niese pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  Vic Black won his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts, Jennry Mejia had his fourth save of the season.  He pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout. 

Edinson Volquez pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with five walks and six strikeouts.  Jeanmar Gomez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and he lost his second game of the season, Justin Wilson pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts and Jason Grilli pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out three. 

Lagares had two hits and two RBI, Murphy had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Curtis Granderson drew a walk.  Bobby Abreu had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Tejada had two hits and drew two walks.  Murphy, Tejada and Lagares each hit a double and the Mets were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Tejada had a stolen base and committed an error.  Campbell committed an error and Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Josh Harrison drew a walk, Jose Tabata drew a walk and Andrew McCutchen had a hit and drew two walks.  Gaby Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk, Russell Martin drew a walk and Starling Marte had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk, Clint Barmes had a hit and the Pirates were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  McCutchen committed an error. 

In the third Abreu hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Lagares hit an RBI double in the fourth to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Marte hit a two run single to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the sixth Lagares hit an RBI single and Murphy hit an RBI double to make it 4-2 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game on Wednesday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees win streak ends at three in St. Louis

The New York Yankees were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 6-0.  David Phelps started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well, the defense was sloppy.  The offense only managed five hits. 

Phelps pitched six innings giving up eight hits and five runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and lost his second game of the season.  Alfredo Aceves pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. 

Lance Lynn won his sixth game of the season pitching a complete game shutout.  He gave up five hits and three walks with two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Derek Jeter drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit and drew a walk, Brian Roberts had a hit and Brendan Ryan had a hit.  McCann and Roberts each hit a double. The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.   Kelly Johnson and Roberts each committed an error. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit, Matt Holliday had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Matt Adams had three hits and an RBI.  Yadier Molina drew a walk, Allen Craig had two hits and two RBI and Jhonny Peralta had a hit and an RBI.  Adams hit a double, Craig and Holliday each hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the third Adams hit an RBI double, Craig reached on a missed catch error allowing a run to score.  Peralta reached on a force attempt, error by Roberts allowing two runs to score.  It was 4-0 Cardinals and they added a run in the in the fifth on a Craig solo homerun.  The Cardinals scored the sixth and final run of the game in the seventh on a Holliday solo homerun.  The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Wednesday night and the Yankees will play the rubber game of their nine game road trip.  They are 4-4 on the trip so far. 

New York Yankees news and notes

The New York Yankees have lost 3/5 of their starting pitching to injury, they have had some position guys battling injuries also and they remain right in the hunt.  They have now won three games  in a row coming out of the Memorial Day weekend and will continue their series in St. Louis before a day off on Thursday.  They will return home for a brief six game home stand before heading back out on another long road trip.  The Yankees are keeping it together though and they may be getting some reinforcements soon. 

Carlos Beltran took some dry swings on Monday at Yankee Stadium and didn't feel any pain.  He will try and rehab now without surgery and see if he can get back on the field and avoid the surgery for this season.  Michael Pineda was scheduled to pitch in a extended spring game today, if all goes well he can get in another one in a few days or maybe go to one of the minor league affiliates for a couple more rehab starts.  If all goes well it looks like Pineda will be back in the rotation in the next couple of weeks which would be a big boost. 

The Yankees have been playing well mainly because the starting rotation fill in guys have been pretty good.  Chase Whitley has pitched really well, it looks like five innings is his max though.  Vidal Nuno has been kind of up and down but David Phelps has really started to pitch well.  Phelps is starting against his hometown team on Tuesday night and that will be exciting for him.  I expect him to stay in the rotation now though.  My feeling is that when Pineda comes back it will be Nuno that goes back to the pen. 

The Yankees don't usually do well in extra innings and especially on the road.  This season they have done well and especially on the road.  They have won three extra inning games on this road trip.  I think that speaks to their resiliency as a group. 

Brendan Ryan has now played first base three times.  He didn't play it once before last Sunday.  He said it is a reactionary spot and he tries to react well.  He said it is just catch the ball and then you have plenty of time. 

 

The New York Mets drop one to the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Jake deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well although he was wild.  Bobby Abreu, Lucas Duda and deGrom each had two hits. 

deGrom pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked five and struck out four, Jeurys Familia pitched to one batter and struck him out, Scott Rice pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Jose Valverde blew his second save and lost his first game of the season.  Valverde pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up four hits and four runs with a walk.  Valverde was released after the game, Carlos Torres pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Brandon Cumpton pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with one being earned.  He walked one and struck out one.  Jared Hughes pitched a perfect inning, Tony Watson won his fifth game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and Mark Melancon pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Melancon picked up his 10th save of the season. 

Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Curtis Granderson drew a walk.  Abreu had two hits, Duda had two hits and an RBI and deGrom had two hits.  Abreu hit a double and Duda hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Granderson committed an error. 

Neil Walker had two hits and drew a walk, Andrew McCutchen had two hits and drew two walks and Ike Davis drew a walk.  Gaby Sanchez had two hits and two RBI, Russell Martin had a hit and an RBI and Pedro Alvarez had two hits and drew a walk.  Starling Marte had a hit and drew a walk, Jose Tabata had a hit and an RBI and Watson had a hit.  Travis Snider drew a walk, Alvarez, Martin and Marte each hit a double.  Sanchez hit a homerun and the Pirates were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Tabata had a stolen base and Alvarez, Jordy Mercer and Josh Harrison each committed an error. 

Murphy hit a two run single in the fifth to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the eighth Sanchez hit a solo homerun and Tabata hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the ninth Sanchez hit a two run single and Martin hit an RBI double to give the Pirates a 5-2 lead.  Duda hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the ninth to cut the lead to 5-3 but that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees win in extra innings against the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday evening.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 6-4.  Chase Whitley started and pitched well and then lost it in the sixth inning.  The Yankees bullpen pitched great and Brian Roberts led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Whitley pitched 5+ innings giving up eight hits and three runs.  He struck out two batters  and got a no decision.  Preston Claiborne pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings, Matt Thornton faced two batters and retired them both and Dellin Betances pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.  Alfredo Aceves picked up his first win of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit, David Robertson picked up his 11th save pitching an inning and giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He struck out two batters. 

Michael Wacha pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out two, Carlos Martinez pitched two innings giving up a hit with two strikeouts and Trevor Rosenthal pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Pat Neshek pitched a perfect inning, Randy Choate lost his second game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and three runs with two walks.  Jason Motte pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ichiro Suzuki drew two walks, Roberts had two hits and an RBI and Kelly Johnson had a hit and an RBI.  Alfonso Soriano had an RBI, Brendan Ryan had a hit and an RBI and the Yankees were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Gardner was caught stealing.  Jeter committed an error. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit, Kolten Wong had two hits and an RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Matt Adams had two hits, Allen Craig had a hit and an RBI and Jhonny Peralta had a hit and an RBI.  John Jay had two hits and an RBI, Wong, Holliday and Jay each hit a double.  Carpenter hit a triple and the Cardinals were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Wong was caught stealing. 

In the first Ellsbury hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first the Cardinals tied it on a Wong RBI double.  In the fifth Johnson hit an RBI single and Gardner hit a sacrifice fly to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  Craig grounded into a force out in the sixth and Peralta hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at three.  In the 12th the Yankees broke the tie with three runs.  Roberts hit an RBI single, Soriano hit a sacrifice fly and Ryan hit an RBI single.  In the bottom of the 12th Jay hit an RBI double to make it 6-4 but that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Tuesday night.   

The New York Yankees earn a split in series with the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 7-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started and pitched well, the bullpen was good.  Derek Jeter led the offense with four hits. 

Tanaka pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out six and earned his seventh win of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one and Matt Daley pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Andre Rienzo lost his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up seven hits and five runs with four earned.  He walked two and struck out seven.   Javy Guerra pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts and Scott Carroll pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI, Jeter had four hits and two RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Yangervis Solarte had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had two hits.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Brian Roberts had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Soriano hit a double.  Jeter hit a triple and Roberts hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Gordon Beckham had a hit, Conor Gillaspie had two hits and an RBI and Adam Dunn had a hit and drew a walk.  Alexei Ramirez had two hits, Alejandro De Aza drew a walk and Tyler Flowers had a hit.  Flowers and Dunn each hit a double and the White Sox were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Rienzo committed an error. 

In the second the Yankees took a 4-0 lead.  Gardner hit a two run single, Jeter hit an RBI single and Ellsbury hit a sacrifice fly.  A wild pitch gave the Yankees another run in the fourth to make it 5-0.  In the sixth Jeter hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-0.  In the bottom of the sixth the White Sox scored their only run on a Gillaspie RBI single and the final run was scored in the eighth on a Roberts solo homerun to make it 7-1.  The teams split the four game series and the Yankees will head to St. Louis to begin a three game series on Monday afternoon. 

The New York Mets split a doubleheader with the Arizona Diamondbacks

The New York Mets were defeated in game one by the Arizona Diamondbacks.  They defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in game two.  The games took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final scores were 2-1 and 4-2.  Rafael Montero pitched well in the first game and Daniel Murphy, David Wright and Juan Centeno each had two hits.  In the second game Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched well and so did the bullpen.  Anthony Recker had four hits and Murphy had three hits. 

In the first game Montero pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and ten strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Josh Edgin faced one batter and retired him and Jose Valverde pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking two.  Jennry Mejia lost his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run.  It was unearned and he walked and struck out a batter. 

Bronson Arroyo pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Oliver Perez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Marshall won his second game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and walking one and Addison Reed picked up his 14th save of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out two. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Murphy had two hits and Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Bobby Abreu drew a walk and Ruben Tejada had a hit.  Centeno had two hits, Wilmer Flores had a hit, the Mets were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Murphy committed an error. 

Gerardo Parra drew two walks, Chris Owings had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Paul Goldschmidt had two hits.  Miguel Montero drew a walk, Aaron Hill drew two walks and Eric Chavez had a hit.  A.J. Pollock had a hit, Chavez, Goldschmidt and Pollock each hit a double.  Owings hit a homerun and the Diamondbacks were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Owings committed an error.  In the first Owings hit a homerun to give the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead.  The Mets answered right back with a Wright RBI single.  The game remained tied until the ninth inning when Owings reached on a force attempt and error which allowed a run to score.  The final score was 2-1. 

In game two Matsuzaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season, Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit, Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and retired him and Familia faced two batters and retired them.  Mejia picked up his third save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Zeke Spruill pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season, Trevor Cahill pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and Joe Thatcher pitched to two batters retiring them both and one was a strikeout. 

Murphy had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Wright had a hit and drew a walk and Granderson drew two walks.  Abreu had two hits and an RBI, Eric Campbell had a hit and Recker had four hits.  Matsuzaka had a hit and an RBI, Tejada had a hit and an RBI and C. Young drew a walk.  Abreu and Recker each hit a double.  The Mets were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Recker was caught stealing and Wright committed an error. 

Parra had a hit and drew a walk, Hill had a hit and Martin Prado had a hit and an RBI.  Cody Ross had an RBI, Owings had a hit and Tuffy Gosewisch had a hit.  Gosewisch hit a double, Prado hit a triple and the Diamondbacks were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Parra had a stolen base and Inciarte had an outfield assist. 

In the second Prado hit an RBI triple and Ross had an RBI groundout to give the Diamondbacks a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Matsuzaka had an RBI single to make it a 2-1 game.  Abreu hit an RBI double in the fifth to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Tejada hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  Murphy hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 4-2 and that was the final score.  The Mets will begin a series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at home on Monday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees snap skid and defeat the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at U.S. Cellular Field and the final score was 4-3.  Vidal Nuno started and after a rough first inning pitched great.  David Robertson saved the game a day after blowing his first save.  The Yankees offense did nothing until the ninth and tenth innings. 

Nuno pitched seven innings giving up nine hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out five.  Matt Daley retired both batters that he faced, Matt Thornton struck out the only batter that he faced and Dellin Betances picked up his third win of the season.  Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the sides. 

John Danks pitched eight innings giving up three hits and no runs with four strikeouts.  Ronald Belisario blew his second save of the season.  Belisario pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Zach Putnam suffered his first loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had a hit and an RBI.  Yangervis Solarte had a hit and an RBI, Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk and John Ryan Murphy had a hit.  Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI off the bench, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Teixeira and Soriano each hit a double.  Ellsbury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Suzuki had an outfield assist. 

Adam Eaton had three hits, Gordon Beckham had three hits and Dayan Viciedo had a hit and an RBI.  Adam Dunn had an RBI and drew a walk, Alexei Ramirez had an RBI and Marcus Semien had two hits.  Nieto had a hit, Viciedo hit a double and the White Sox were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Eaton had a stolen base and Semien committed an error. 

The White Sox took a 3-0 lead in the first inning.  Viciedo hit an RBI double, Dunn had a sacrifice fly and Ramirez had an RBI groundout.  The Yankees would tie the game in the ninth with three runs.  Soriano hit an RBI double, Solarte hit an RBI single and McCann hit an RBI single.  In the tenth Ellsbury hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees snapped a two game losing streak and a eight game losing streak at U.S. Cellular Field.  The two teams will play the fourth and final game of their series on Sunday afternoon.   

The New York Yankees lose on a walk-off homerun to the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 6-5.  Hiroki Kuroda started and wasn't as bad as the numbers look.  The defense was sloppy and Derek Jeter had a couple of hits. 

Kuroda pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with only two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two, Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out three and David Robertson suffered his first blown save and first loss of the season.  He pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Hector Noesi pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with five walks and three strikeouts.  Scott Downs didn't record an out and gave up two hits and two runs, Jake Petricka pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and walking two and Daniel Webb pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and he won his fourth game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jeter had two hits and drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI.  Mark Teixeira drew three walks, Brian McCann had a hit and three RBI and Yangervis Solarte had a hit and drew a walk.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew two walks, Brian Roberts had a hit and Kelly Johnson drew a walk.  Alfonso Soriano had a hit, McCann hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Johnson and Roberts each committed an error.  McCann had a passed ball. 

Adam Eaton had three hits, Gordon Beckham had a hit and drew a walk and Conor  Gillaspie had a hit.  Dayan Viciedo had a hit and drew a walk, Adam Dunn had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Alexei Ramirez had three hits and two RBI.  Paul Konerko had a hit, Tyler Flowers had two hits and Ramirez and Dunn each hit a homerun.  The White Sox were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Eaton and Garcia each stole a base. 

In the first McCann hits a three run homerun to give the Yankees a quick 3-0 lead.  In the first an error leads causes a White Sox run to trim the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth Eaton had an RBI single to cut the Yankees lead to 3-2.  Ramirez hit a two run homerun in the fifth to give the White Sox a 4-3 lead.  In the seventh a wild pitch scored Roberts and tied the game at four.  Ellsbury hit a sacrifice fly giving the Yankees a 5-4 lead.  In the ninth a Dunn two run homerun gave the White Sox the 6-5 win.  The White Sox have now taken the first two games of the four game set.  The two teams will play game three on Saturday afternoon.