The New York Yankees start long road trip with a good win in Kansas City

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 4-2.  Chase Whitley started and pitched great.  Dellin Betances and David Robertson closed it out.  Brian McCann had the big hit which was a three run double. 

Whitley pitched seven innings giving up two runs on five hits.  He walked none and struck out three and earned his first major league win.  This was also the first time he went past five innings in any of his starts this year.  Betances pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts and he gave up a hit and Robertson pitched a scoreless inning to pick up his 14th save of the season.  Robertson gave up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Jeremy Guthrie lost his sixth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out two, Francisley Bueno pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Wilken Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Brett Gardner had two hits and Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk.  McCann had a hit and three RBI, Yangervis Solarte drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Brian Roberts had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brendan Ryan had a hit and McCann hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ryan was caught stealing and Suzuki was picked off in the game. 

Nori Aoki had a hit, Billy Butler had a hit and Alex Gordon had two hits and drew a walk.  Salvador Perez had a hit and an RBI, Lorenzo Cain had a hit and an RBI and Alcides Escobar had a hit.  Gordon, Cain, Escobar and Butler each hit a double.  The Royals were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base and Aoki was caught stealing.  Infante committed an error. 

Roberts hit an RBI single in the second giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Perez tied the score with an RBI single.  McCann hit a three run double in the third to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  The Royals would score one more run in the fifth on a Cain RBI double.  The final score was 4-2 Yankees as they held on in the ninth for the win.  It was the Yankees second win in a row.  The two teams will play game two of their four game series on Saturday night. 

The New York Mets drop another one to the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 5-4.  Daisuki Matsuzaka started for the Mets and didn't pitch that well, the bullpen was pretty good.  Daniel Murphy had three hits. 

Matsuzaka pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with five walks and two strikeouts.  Dana Eveland lost his first game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a walk, Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning and Buddy Carlyle pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.  Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one and striking out one and Carlos Torres pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out three. 

Edwin Jackson won his fourth game of the season pitching five innings and giving up five hits and four runs but only one was earned.  He walked five and struck out four.  Carlos Villanueva pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts, Wesley Wright struck out the only batter that he faced and James Russell faced two batters and retired them both.  Justin Grimm retired the only batter that he faced, Pedro Strop pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Hector Rondon saved his seventh game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit with two strikeouts.   

Matt den Dekker drew a walk, Murphy had three hits and David Wright drew two walks.  Curtis Granderson had two hits, Bobby Abreu drew a walk and Lucas Duda had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Matsuzaka drew a walk and Duda and Murphy each hit a double.  Tejada hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Granderson had a stolen base. 

Emilio Bonifacio had a hit, Justin Ruggiano had a hit and drew three walks and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and drew two walks.  Starlin Castro had three hits and three RBI, Nate Schierholtz had an RBI and Chris Coghlan had a hit and drew two walks.  Mike Olt drew a walk, Luis Valbuena had a hit and Ruggiano and Castro each hit a double.  Coghlan hit a triple and the Cubs were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Abreu reached on an error and a run scored and Duda hit a two run double to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first the Cubs scored two runs.  Castro hit an RBI single and Schierholtz had an RBI groundout.  The score was 3-2 Mets and then Tejada homered in the fourth to extend the lead to 4-2.  Castro hit a two run single in the fifth to tie the game at four  and a wild pitch made it 5-4 Cubs.  5-4 would be the final score of the game.  The two teams will play the final game of the series on Thursday night.  The Mets will try and avoid the sweep. 

The New York Yankees end losing streak behind Masahiro Tanaka in win over the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  Brett Gardner hit a homerun. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up a run and five hits.  He walked one and struck out four and won his ninth game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Adam Warren pitched a scoreless inning with two hits and two strikeouts and David Robertson gave up a hit in an inning and struck out two. 

Drew Pomeranz lost his  third game of the season pitching seven inning and giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Jim Johnson pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Derek Jeter had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, Alfonso Soriano had two hits and an RBI and  Ellsbury and Soriano each hit a double.  Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury had two stolen bases. 

Coco Crisp had a hit and drew a walk, John Jaso had two hits and an RBI and Brandon Moss had two hits.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Vogt had two hits and Jaso hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gentry had a stolen base and Moss committed an error. 

Jaso hit a solo homerun in the first to give the A's a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Soriano hit an RBI single to tie the game at one and then in the third Gardner hit a solo homerun to make it 2-1 and that would be the final score. 

The New York Yankees lose their fourth straight in loss to Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-4.  Vidal Nuno started and pitched ok but didn't give them any length.  The bullpen didn't fare so well.  Jacoby Ellsbury led the offense with three hits and three RBI. 

Nuno pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Matt Daley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned, Mat t Thornton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jose Ramirez lost his first game of the season.  Ramirez made his major league debut and pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Wade Leblanc made his Yankees debut pitching an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk. 

Jesse Chavez won his fifth game of the season pitching six innings giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out five.  Fernando Abad pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Dan Otero pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two and Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Ellsbury had three hits and three RBI.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, Yangervis Solarte had a hit and Brian Roberts drew a walk.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk, Ellsbury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gardner and Suzuki each had a stolen base and Jeter committed an error. 

Jed Lowrie had two hits and an RBI, Josh Donaldson had three hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had three hits and two RBI.  Derek Norris had a hit and drew a walk, Brandon Moss had a hit and an RBI and Kyle Blanks had a hit, an RBI and hit a double.  Cespedes hit two homeruns and Donaldson hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Norris and Lowrie each committed an error. 

In the third Jeter hit an RBI single and Ellsbury hit a three run homerun giving the Yankees a 4-0 lead.  Cespedes hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it a 4-1 game.  Lowrie hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-2.  Cespedes hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it a 4-3 game.  Callaspo hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the sixth.  In the seventh Donaldson hit a solo homerun to give the A's a 5-4 lead.  In the ninth Moss was hit by a pitch scoring a run and Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 7-4 game and that was the final score.  The Yankees will try and salvage the final game of the series on Thursday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees blow another late lead and lose to the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched great.  Dellin Betances blew the lead with two outs in the eighth and Adam Warren was terrible in relief.  Mark Teixeira returned and had two hits and two RBI. 

Kuroda pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up one run on three hits.  He walked one and struck out two, Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning and Warren pitched 1/3 of an inning and giving up three runs and three hits with a walk.  Warren lost his third game of the season and Preston Claiborne pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Scott Kazmir pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and 10 strikeouts.  Fernando Abad pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout, Luke Gregorson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dan Otero pitched an inning giving up a hit and winning his fifth game of the season.  Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up his sixth save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk and Teixeira had two hits and two RBI.  Yangervis Solarte had a hit and drew a walk, Scott Sizemore had a hit and John Ryan Murphy drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, Teixeira hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and committed an error. 

Coco Crisp had a hit and drew a walk, John Jaso drew a walk and Brandon Moss had two hits and two RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk, Jed Lowrie had a hit and an RBI and Alberto Callaspo drew a walk.  Stephen Vogt had a hit and an RBI, Kyle Blanks had a hit and an RBI and  Vogt and Lowrie each hit a double.  Moss hit two homeruns and the Athletics were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI single by Teixeira.  The Athletics tied the game at one in the fifth on a Moss solo homerun.  The Yankees took a 2-1 lead in the sixth on a Teixeira solo homerun.  The Athletics tied the game at two in the eighth on a RBI double by Vogt.  In the tenth the Athletics scored three runs to win the game 5-2.  The Yankees had their chances in the seventh and eighth but failed to capitalize.  In the seventh they had first and second no outs and didn't score and in the eighth man on second and one out and didn't score.  The two teams will play game two out of three on Wednesday night. 

The New York Mets drop a tight one to the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 2-1.  Zack Wheeler started and pitched well for the Mets.  Curtis Granderson had three hits to lead the offense.

Wheeler pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Vic Black pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and had two strikeouts and Scott Rice took his second loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Jake Arrieta pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and a run with three walks and two strikeouts.  Brian Schlitter pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout, James Russell pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one and Neil Ramirez pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  Hector Rondon won his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Matt den Dekker had two hits, Daniel Murphy had a hit and David Wright drew two walks.  Granderson had three hits and an RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  den Dekker and Granderson each had a stolen base. 

Emilio Bonifacio had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Luis Valbuena drew a walk.  Nate Shierholtz had three hits and an RBI, Chris Coghlan had a hit and an RBI.  Coghlan had a homerun and the Cubs were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Bonifacio had a stolen base, Schierholtz was caught stealing and Rizzo committed an error.    

In the first Granderson had a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth the Cubs tied it and then won it in the ninth.  Coghlan hit a solo homerun in the eighth and in the ninth Schierholtz hit an RBI single to give the Cubs the 2-1 win.  The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Wednesday night. 

The New York Mets blow out the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 11-2.   Bartolo Colon started and pitched pretty well for the Mets.  The bullpen was good and Wilmer Flores led the Mets with six RBI. 

Colon pitched seven innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Colon won his fifth game of the season, Dana Eveland pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, Jeurys Familia faced one batter and retired him and Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Roberto Hernandez lost his third game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up five hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five.  Mario Hollands pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts, Cesar Jimenez pitched an inning and walked one and Jake Diekman pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Phillippe Aumont pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Matt den Dekker had a hit, Daniel Murphy had two hits and David Wright had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and two RBI, Bobby Abreu had a hit and drew a walk and Eric Campbell drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Flores had two hits and six RBI and Travis d'Arnaud drew two walks.  Chris Young drew a walk, Abreu, Duda, Wright and Flores each hit a double and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Wright was caught stealing and den Dekker had an outfield assist. 

Ben Revere had two hits, Cesar Hernandez had a hit and drew a walk and Chase Utley had a hit.  Ryan Howard had an RBI and drew a walk, Marlon Byrd drew a walk and Dominic Brown had a hit.  Reid Brignac had two hits, Utley hit a double and the Phillies were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Utley committed an error and Byrd had an outfield assist. 

Duda hit an RBI double in the second to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Wright hit a two run double in the sixth, Flores hit a two run double also in the sixth and it was 5-0 Mets.  Howard had an RBI groundout in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-1.  Revere scored on a wild pitch in the eighth to make it 5-2 and then Granderson hit a two run single and Flores hit a grand slam to extend the Mets lead to 11-2 in the ninth.  11-2 was the final score and the Mets won four out of the five games.  The Mets will now head to Chicago to take on the Cubs in a three game series. 

The New York Yankees drop makeup game to the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-2.  David Phelps started and pitched pretty well for six innings but then in the 7th the wheels fell off.  Alfredo Aceves let it get out of control from the bullpen.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Yangervis Solarte and Kelly Johnson each had two hits. 

Phelps pitched six innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Phelps lost his third game of the season, Matt Thornton pitched  an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Aceves pitched two innings giving up five hits and four runs with a strikeout. 

Felix Hernandez won his eighth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up eight hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out eight.  Charlie Furbush pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Joe Beimel pitched an inning striking out one. 

Ellsbury had two hits, Brian McCann had a hit and Solarte had two hits.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and two RBI, Brian Roberts had a hit and Johnson had two hits.  Solarte hit a double and the Yankees were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Phelps had a pickoff. 

Michael Saunders had two hits and three RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and drew two walks and Justin Smoak had a hit.  Kyle Seager had four hits and three RBI, Zunino had two hits and an RBI and Dustin Ackley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brad Miller had a hit and two RBI, Zunino and Seager each hit a double and Seager hit two triples.  Saunders and Seager each hit a homerun and the Mariners were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ackley was caught stealing and Cano was picked off. 

In the second Zunino hit an RBI single giving the Mariners a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Ackley hit into a force out scoring a run and making it 2-0.  The Yankees came back in the fourth with two runs on a Suzuki RBI hit.  Miller hit a two run single in the seventh and Saunders hit  a two run single to make it 6-2 Mariners.  In the ninth Saunders hit a solo homerun and Seager hit a three run homerun to cap the scoring at 10-2.  The Yankees will remain home and take on the Oakland Athletics in a three game series beginning on Tuesday night. 

The New York mets win another extra inning game with the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park and the final score was 4-3 in 11 innings.  Jon Niese started and pitched well and the bullpen held the lead.  Eric Campbell had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

Niese pitched eight innings giving up eight hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out six.  Scott Rice faced one batter and retired him, Vic Black retired both batters that he faced and Josh Edgin picked up his first win of the season.  Edgin pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Jennry Mejia picked up his sixth save.  He pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Cole Hamels pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them earned.  He walked four and struck out eight, Cesar Jimenez pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning with a strikeout and Justin De Fratus pitched an inning with a strikeout.  Phillippe Aumont pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Aumont lost his first game of the season. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, David Wright had a hit and drew a walk and Campbell had two hits.  Chris Young had a hit and an RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Ruben Tejada had a hit.  Travis d'Arnaud had three walks, Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI.  Wright and Campbell each hit a double and Duda hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base and Tejada was caught stealing.  Young had an outfield assist. 

Ben Revere had a hit and drew a walk, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and Marlon Byrd had a hit and an RBI.  Carlos Ruiz had two hits, Ryan Howard had a hit and two RBI and Cesar Hernandez had a hit.  Hamels had a hit, Dominic Brown had a hit and Ruiz hit a double.  Howard and Byrd each hit a homerun and the Phillies were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Rollins and Reid Brignac each committed an error. 

In the fourth Young hit a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Howard hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the fourth to give the Phillies a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Granderson hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at two.  Duda hit a two run homerun in the 11th to give the Mets a 4-2 lead and in the bottom of the 11th Byrd hit a solo homerun to make it 4-3 and that was the final score.  The Mets have won three out of the first four and the final game of the series will be on Monday night. 

The New York Yankees blow a lead and drop the series finale with the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-2.  The Yankees held a 2-1 lead in the ninth but gave up six runs to lose the game.  Chase Whitley started and pitched well and the bullpen before the closer was good also.  The Yankees offense only managed three hits. 

Whitley pitched five innings giving up five hits and one run.  He walked none and struck out six.  Dellin Betances pitched two perfect innings with five strikeouts, Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and David Robertson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and five runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Robertson blew his second save and lost his second game of the season.  Matt Daley gave up a hit and a run without recording an out and Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Phil Hughes won his sixth game of the season pitching eight innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Caleb Thielbar pitched a perfect inning.   

Brett Gardner had a hit, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit.  Brian McCann drew two walks, Ichiro Suzuki had an RBI and Gardner hit a triple.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

Brian Dozier had a hit and an RBI, Joe Mauer had a hit and drew a walk and Trevor Plouffe had two hits and an RBI.  Eduardo Nunez had a hit and two RBI, Oswaldo Arcia had two hits and two RBI and Josh Willingham had a hit and an RBI.  Kurt Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk, Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and Plouffe, Dozier and Nunez each hit a double.  Willingham hit a homerun and the Twins were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the third Plouffe hit an RBI single to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Jeter hit an RBI single and Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  The Twins rallied in the ninth and won the game with six runs.  Willingham hit a solo homerun, Dozier hit an RBI double, Nunez hit a two run double and Arcia hit a two run single.  The Yankees lost two out of three in the series and dropped to 12-13 at home for the season.  They will play a one game makeup game on Monday night against the Seattle Mariners before beginning a three game series with the Oakland Athletics.