The New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 8-3 on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  Matt Bowman started and pitched well, the bullpen was good except Jeurys Familia who had a rough outing.  Matt den Dekker and Matt Reynolds had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

Bowman pitched five innings giving up  two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out four.  Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout, Buddy Carlyle pitched to one batter and struck him out and Jennry Mejia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Mejia picked up his first win of the spring, Dario Alvarez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Erik Goeddel pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI, den Dekker had two hits and two RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Dominic Smith drew a walk.  John Mayberry Jr. had a hit, Cory Vaughn drew a walk and Eric Campbell had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Recker had an RBI and Johnny Monell had a hit.  Cesar Puello had a hit, Bowman had a hit and Reynolds had two hits and three RBI.  Campbell, Reynolds and Monell each hit a double, Reynolds, Lagares and den Dekker each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

In the sixth Campbell hit an RBI double giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  The Nationals came right back in the bottom of the sixth.  Michael Taylor hit an RBI double to tie the game and Clint Robinson hit an RBI double to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  Ryan Zimmerman hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Reynolds hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2 and Lagares hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  In the eighth Recker hit a sacrifice fly, Reynolds hit an RBI double and den Dekker hit a two run homerun to make it 7-3 Mets.  In the ninth Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to make it 8-3 and that was the final score. 

The Mets will take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida on Friday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees wipe out the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 10-0 on Friday afternoon.  The game took place in Clearwater, Florida.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched very well.  The game only lasted six innings because of rain.  Brendan Ryan had a couple of hits and Stephen Drew had three hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He didn't walk a batter and he struck out five.  He recorded his second win of the spring. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit, Carlos Beltran had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI, Brian McCann had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk.  Eddy Rodriguez had a hit, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and Drew had three hits and two RBI.  Rob Refsnyder drew a walk, Chris Young had a hit and two RBI and Tyler Austin had a hit and three RBI.  Ryan had two hits, Drew, Young and Austin each hit a double and Ryan hit two doubles.  The Yankees were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the fifth a passed ball gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Beltran hit an RBI single, Teixeira hit an RBI single and Drew hit a two run single and it was 5-0 Yankees.  Young hit a two run double to make it 7-0 with all the runs coming in the fifth inning.  In the sixth Austin hit a three run double to make it 10-0 and then the game ended with rain. 

The Yankees will take on the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon from George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  CC Sabathia was going to start but he will pitch in a minor league game and Scott Baker will be making the start.   

The New York Yankees lose to the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 6-5 on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place in Port Charlotte, Florida.  Adam Warren started and he threw a lot of pitches but limited the damage.  The bullpen wasn't very good.  Didi Gregorius led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Warren pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Jose Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Chris Martin pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with three strikeouts and Danny Burawa pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Tyler Webb pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Gregorius had two hit and an RBI, Jake Cave had a hit and an RBI and Brendan Ryan drew a walk.  John Ryan Murphy had a hit, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and drew a walk and Slade Heathcott had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ramon Flores had two hits and two RBI, Cole Figueroa had a hit and Heathcott, Flores, Gregorius and Refsnyder each hit a double.  The Yankees were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left six  men on base.  Cave had a stolen base, Refsnyder committed an error and Young had an outfield assist. 

In the second Heathcott hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Evan Longoria hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Flores hit a two run double in the fourth and it was 3-1 Yankees.  In the fifth Brandon Guyer hit an RBI single and Asdrubal Cabrera hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Desmond Jennings hit a solo homerun in the sixth and a wild pitch gave the Rays a 5-3 lead.  Gregorious hit an RBI double in the seventh to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the bottom of the seventh Jake Elmore hit a sacrifice fly to increase the Rays lead to 6-4.  In the ninth Cave hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will take on the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater on Friday afternoon. 

The New York Mets rough up the New York Yankees once again

The New York Yankees were defeated by the New York Mets by the score of 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  Masahiro Tanaka made the start and pitched pretty well, the bullpen was bad.  Chase Headley led the Yankees offense with a couple of hits.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and pitched well and Travis d'Arnaud and John Mayberry Jr. each had a couple of hits. 

Tanaka pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out seven and took his first loss of the spring.  Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Andrew Miller pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Justin Wilson retired the only two batters that he faced.  Andrew Bailey gave up a walk in his one inning and he struck out two, Chase Whitley pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and David Carpenter pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Montero pitched four innings giving up three hits and a run with four strikeouts.  Sean Gilmartin pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts, Chase Bradford pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and Zach Thornton pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Chase Huchingson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jon Velasquez pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Headley had two hits and an RBI, Ramon Flores drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Alex Rodriguez had a hit, Nick Noonan had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Gregorius and Headley each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Murphy and E. Rodriguez each committed an error. 

Juan Lagares had two hits and two RBI for the Mets.  Matt den Dekker had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Mayberry Jr. had two hits and an RBI.  Cesar Puello had a hit, D'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI.  Dustin Lawley had a hit, Matt Reynolds had a hit and drew a walk and Lagares, Reynolds, Recker, Lawley and den Dekker each hit a double.  Mayberry and Lagares each hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Lagares and Reynolds each stole a base and Campbell committed an error. 

In the first Lagares stole third and a throwing error allowed him to score to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Headley hit an RBI double to tie the game at one in the third inning.  In the fourth Mayberry Jr. hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Lagares hit a two run homerun giving the Mets a 4-1 lead.  d'Arnaud hit an RBI single in the sixth and the Mets lead increased to 5-1.  Recker hit an RBI double in the eighth and den Dekker hit an RBI double in the ninth to increase the Mets lead to 7-1.  The Yankees scored a run in the ninth on a Noonan RBI single and the final score was 7-2. 

The Yankees will play the Tampa Bay Rays away on Thursday afternoon and the Mets will play the Washington Nationals in Viera, Florida on Thursday evening. 

New York Yankees news and notes

The Yankees are expected to name a fifth starter by the weekend.  Adam Warren will be starting on Friday and if he doesn't have a terrible game it looks like he will win the competition.  Esmil Rogers who pitched on Tuesday night was bad again for the second game in a row.  Warren has been good all spring and unless they suprise everyone and go with someone like Scott Baker who has been pitching pretty well it looks like it is Warrens job. 

Alex Rodriguez continues to be a non story, he has shown enough now that he is going to be the opening day DH.  It will now be a question of does he bat sixth or seventh in the lineup and how often does he play the field.  I am guessing he will play third base about once a week and maybe a little first in an emergency but otherwise he will be the DH for the most part.  Garrett Jones will back up Mark Teixeira and he could also play right field with Chris Young when Carlos Beltran needs a break.  Beltran could see some time at DH as well.  Rodriguez has performed well which ended some speculation about him getting through spring training and being able to play etc, he now will have to get through some of the season but he looks pretty good right now. 

The Yankees youngsters have been good all spring and Tuesday night was no different.  It looks like Ramon Flores has impressed.  Joe Girardi said  "If something was to happen to one of our outfielders , I think he'd be a pretty strong candidate." 

Betances was sitting at 93-94 according to the Yes network gun.  He wasn't throwing upper 90's all spring last year and Girardi said he isn't worried although the results haven't been very good.  Betances said he just has to trust whatever stuff he does have and that the velocity will come.  He said he isn't trusting it as much this year compared to last and he is going to have to do that. 

Chris Young has been playing well lately and he has been hitting lefties which the Yankees will be looking for from him this season.  Didi Gregorius has been hitting lefty pitching lately and that is a good sign.  The Yankees want him to be the everyday guy and if he can hit like he has been lately that will be the case.  His glove is gold glove caliber so if he can hit a little they are going to be really happy with him. 

Nathan Eovaldi pitched in a minor league game on Tuesday afternoon.  He said that when he gets in trouble he tends to speed up which he did in the first inning but then slowed it down later in the game and was better.  He said he is working on that as he continues his progression to being a complete pitcher now.  He pitched pretty well again and the Yankees are excited about what he could bring this year.  Girardi said he wouldn't comment on the Opening Day starter but he did acknowledge that Sabathia wouldn't start on short rest so that would eliminate him from Opening day leaving Masahiro Tanaka unless something unforeseen happens.  Tanaka will pitch on Wednesday afternoon and then have five days rest before pitching one more game before Opening Day. 

The New York Yankees rally and defeat the Detroit Tigers on a walk-off homerun

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 9-8 on Tuesday night.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  Esmil Rogers started for the Yankees and wasn't very good, Dellin Betances also continued to struggle.  Mark Teixeira had a couple of hits and Ramon Flores had the game winning homerun. 

Rogers pitched three innings giving up five hits and five runs with one of them being earned.  he walked two and struck out two.  Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Justin Wilson pitched an inning striking out one.  Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two, James Pazos pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out three and Diego Moreno picked up his first win of the spring pitching an inning and walking one. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Jonathan Galvez drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI.  Aaron Judge drew a walk, Teixeira had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Francisco Arcia had an RBI.  John Ryan Murphy had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka had an RBI and drew a walk.  Stephen Drew had a hit, Ali Castillo drew a walk and Chris Young had a hit.  Flores had a hit and three RBI, Didi Gregorius ahd a hit and an RBI and Beltran, Teixeira, Young and Gregorius each hit a double.  Flores hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner had two stolen bases and Judge had a stolen base.  Rogers committed an error and Arcia committed two errors and McCann had a passed ball. 

In the first Yoenis Cespedes hit an RBI single to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead and in the bottom of the first the Yankees came right back to tie the game at one.  Teixeira hit an RBI double and in the second Ian Kinsler hit a two run single to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead.  J.D. Martinez hit a two run double to give the Tigers a 5-1 lead.  In the third Beltran hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 5-2.  Nick Castellanos hit an RBI single in the fifth to give the Tigers a 6-2 lead.  In the seventh Alex Avila hit an RBI double to push the Tigers lead to 7-2 and Andrew Romine reached on a fielding error and a run scored to push the lead to 8-2 Tigers.  In the seventh Gregorius hit an RBI double and Arcia hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 8-4.  Higashioka had an RBI walk to trim the lead down to 8-5.  In the ninth Murphy hit an RBI single to make it an 8-6 game and then Flores hit a three run homerun to make it 9-8 and win the game. 

The Yankees will take on the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.   

The New York Mets fall 4-3 to the Houston Astros

The New York Mets were defeated by the Houston Astros by the score of 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  Dillon Gee started and pitched well, Carlos Torres didn't pitch well out of the bullpen and the Mets offense only managed two hits. 

Gee pitched four innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Buddy Carlyle pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Dario Alvarez pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Zach Thornton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Torres pitched an inning giving up four hits nad two runs with a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and two RBI and Michael Cuddyer had a hit.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk, Daniel Muno drew a walk and Cuddyer hit a double and Wright hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the second Monell reached on a fielding error and a run scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third WRight hit a two run homerun and the Mets took a 3-0 lead.  In the fifth Luis Valbuena hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Jake Marisnick hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2 Mets.  Gregorio Petit hit an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game at three and L.J. Hoes hit an RBI single to give the Astros a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will take on the Yankees on Wednesday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. 

The New York Mets roll over the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 12-3 on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.  Jacod deGrom started for the Mets and pitched pretty well.  The bullpen pitched well and Curtis Granderson, Michael Cuddyer and Daniel Muno led the offense. 

deGrom pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He won his second game of the spring.  Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Buddy Carlyle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Cody Satterwhite pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Jack Leathersich pitched to one batter and struck him out, Chase Huchingson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Juan Lagares had an RBI, John Mayberry Jr. drew a walk and Granderson had three hits and an RBI.  Alex Castellanos had a hit, Cuddyer had two hits and an RBI and Muno had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Eric Campbell had a hit and drew two walks.  Anthony Recker had three hits and two RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit and two RBI and deGrom had a hit.  Recker hit three doubles and Tejada hit a double.  Muno and Campbell each hit a triple and Cuddyer and Muno each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Michael Morse hit a two run homerun to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.  In the second Muno hit an RBI triple to cut the lead to 2-1 and Recker hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  Tejada hit a two run double in the second and it was 4-2 Mets.  Lagares reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored to make it a 5-2 game.  Granderson hit an RBI single and Wright grounded into a double play scoring another run and making the score 7-2 Mets.  Cuddyer hit a solo homerun to finish the scoring in the second, 8-2 Mets.  In the third REcker hit an RBI double to push the lead to 9-2 and in the fifth a wild pitch scored another run making it a 10-2 game.  In the sixth Muno hita two run homerun to extend the lead to 12-2 and Morse hit his second homerun in the sixth to make it 12-3 which was the final score. 

The Mets will play at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie on Tuesday afternoon.  They will take on the Houston Astros. 

The New York Yankees lose a close one to the Washington Nationals

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Monday afternoon by the score of 7-6.  The game took place at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida.  Bryan Mitchell made the start and was shaky, Jacob Lindgren pitched well.  Chris Young hit a couple of homeruns and Brian McCann had a homerun. 

Mitchell pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked three and struck out two, Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Jose Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and striking out three and Kyle Davies pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Davies took the loss, his first of the spring and Lindgren pitched a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had an RBI, Young had two hits and three RBI and McCann had a hit and two RBI.  Garrett Jones had a hit, John Ryan Murphy had two hits and Brendan Ryan drew a walk.  Aaron Judge had a hit, Tyler Austin drew a walk and Rob Refsnyder had two hits and drew a walk.  Refsnyder hit a double, Young hit two homeruns and McCann hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Nick Noonan, McCann and Francisco Arcia each committed an error.

In the third Gardner hit an RBI groundout giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  McCann hit a two run homerun and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the fourth Fister hit a two run single to cut the lead to 3-2 Yankees.  Desmond hit a two run double to make it a 4-3 Nationals lead.  In the fifth Young hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the sixth Young hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead.  An error scored a run in the seven to cut the lead to 6-5 and Jose Lobaton hit a two run double to give the Nationals a 7-6 lead.  The Yankees will play the Detroit Tigers at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday night.  Esmil Rogers makes the start, may be his last start before the fifth starter officially is named. 

The New York Yankees are shutout by the New York Mets

The New York Yankees were defeated by the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon.  The final score was 6-0 and the game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and gave up three homeruns.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched very well.  Juan Lagares hit an inside the park homerun and Lucas Duda and David Wright also hit homeruns. 

Sabathia pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up five hits nad four runs with four strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the spring.  Chris Martin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Scott Baker pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Harvey pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Harvey earned his first win of the spring.  Sean Gilmartin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up no runs nad no hits with a walk and a strikeout, Erik Goeddel pitched to two batters and retired them both, he had a strikeout and Duane Below pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one batter. 

Nick Noonan had a hit for the Yankees, Chase Headley drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  John Ryan Murphy had a hit and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Teixeira had a stolen base. 

Lagares had two hits and an RBI, Wright had a hit and two RBI and Duda had a hit and an RBI.  Eric Campbell had a hit and an RBI, Michael Cuddyer had a hit and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit.  Ruben Tejada had a hit and an RBI, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and Anthony Recker had a hit.  Cuddyer and Tejada each hit a double and Lagares, Duda, Wright and Campbell each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Reynolds committed an error.

In the bottom of the first Lagares hit an inside-the-park homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Duda hit a solo homerun and it was 2-0 Mets.  In the third Wright hit a two run homerun to make it 4-0 Mets.  Campbell hit a solo homerun in the eighth and Tejada hit an RBI double to make it 6-0 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees will play the Washington Nationals in Viera, Florida on Monday afternoon and the Mets will take on the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. 

New York Mets fall to the Detroit Tigers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 6-4 on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and pitched well.  Juan Lagares, Ruben Tejada and John Mayberry Jr. each had two hits. 

Matz pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and one run with a walk and a strikeout.  Zach Thornton pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks, Jack Leathersich retired the only batter that he faced and Chase Bradford pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two batters.  Jeurys Familia took the loss, his first of the spring.  He pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned, he walked one and struck out two and Dario Alvarez struck out the only batter that he faced. 

Lagares had two hits and drew a walk, Tejada had two hits and an RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk.  Mayberry Jr. had two hits and an RBI, Cory Vaughn had a hit and Eric Campbell had an RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Castellanos had two hits, Daniel Muno had two hits and an RBI and Tejada and Mayberry each hit a double.  Lagares hit two doubles and Castellanos hit a triple.  The Mets were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Campbell had a stolen base, Rosario and Lawley each committed an error. 

In the first J.D. Martinez hit a solo homerun to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  Tejada hit an RBI single in the third to tie the game.  Campbell hit an RBI groundout in the third to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Muno hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1 and the Tigers came right back in the bottom of the sixth.  Nick Castellanos hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2 and then Bryan Holaday reached on an error and a run scored to tie the game at three.  Hernan Perez hit a sacrifice fly and it was 4-3 Tigers.  In the seventh Mayberry Jr. hit an RBI double to tie the game at four.  In the eighth the Tigers would score the last two runs of the game.  A wild pitch made it 5-4 and then another wild pitch made it 6-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will take on the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon with Matt Harvey taking the mound.  They will remain at home for that game.   

The New York Yankees rally past the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the Yankees rallied to score three in the ninth and have the walk-off win.  Pineda pitched well after struggling in the first inning and the bullpen pitched great.  Mark Teixeira had two hits and the kids led them to the victory again. 

Pineda pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two runs and four hits with no walks and six strikeouts.  Justin Wilson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two batters, Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Andrew Bailey pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.   Nick Rumbelow pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jacob Lindgren earned the win pitching an inning giving up a hit and striking out one batter. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Nick Noonan had a hit and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Aaron Judge had a hit, Teixeira had two hits and Brian McCann had a hit.  Eddy Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI, Jake Cave had an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Teixeira and Rodriguez each hit a double and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Teixeira and Noonan each committed an error. 

In the first Chris Carter hit a two run homerun to give the Astros a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Rodriguez hit a two run double to tie the score and Cave hit a sacrifice fly to win the game.  The final score was 3-2 Yankees.  The Yankees will now travel east across the state on two long road trips to Port St. Lucie on Sunday to take on the New York Mets and then Viera on Monday to take on the Washington Nationals.  Beltran and Alex Rodriguez will stay behind in Tampa and get some at bats in minor league exhibitions.  CC Sabathia will start on Sunday but drive himself so he can head back to Tampa on Monday.  The rest of the guys will stay in a hotel on Sunday night so they don't go back and forth on such long drives.