New York Yankees lose a marathon 19 inning game to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, early Saturday morning by the score of 6-5.  The game took place at Yankee stadium in the Bronx, New York and took 19 innings to complete.  Nathan Eovaldi started and pitched pretty well and the Yankees bullpen pitched great.  The offense didn't do much but Chase Headley and Mark Teixeira each hit a homerun. 

Eovaldi pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Chris Martin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Justin Wilson pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings striking out one and Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings walking two and striking out two.  Andrew Miller pitched an inning walking two and striking out two, David Carpenter pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Chasen Shreve pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and striking out four.  Esmil Rogers was the hard luck loser pitching 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned and he walked one and struck out four.  Rogers lost his first game of the season and will have a lot of rest now.  Shreve also pitched great and will probably be headed to Scranton for his reward. 

Wade Miley started for the Red Sox and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Robbie Ross Jr. faced two hitters and retired them both, Alexi Ogando pitched a perfect inning and Junichi Tazawa pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Edward Mujica blew his first save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Anthony Varvaro pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk, Tommy Layne pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up one hit and striking out three and Craig Breslow pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout.  Steven Wright picked up his first win and will be headed to AAA for his efforts.  He pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with three walks and a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, Brett Gardner had two hits and drew two walks and Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI.  Garrett Jones had a hit, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI with two walks and Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI.  Chase Headley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI and Stephen Drew had a hit.  Gregorio Petit drew a walk, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Gardner, Gregorius, McCann and Beltran each hit a double.  Headley and Teixeira each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing and Headley and Gardner were each picked off of first base.  Petit committed an error, Murphy had a passed ball and Ellsbury had an outfield assist. 

Mookie Betts had a hit, an RBI an drew a walk, Dustin Pedroia had two hits and drew a walk and David Ortiz had two hits, an RBI an drew a walk.  Hanley Ramirez had three hits, Pablo Sandoval had four hits and two RBI and Mike Napoli drew a walk.  Daniel Nava had two hits and two RBI, Shane Victorino drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had four hits and drew a walk.  Sandy Leon drew a walk, Hanigan drew a walk and Betts hit a double.  Ortiz hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 20 men on base.  Bogaerts had a stolen base and committed an error and Miley and Wright each had a pickoff. 

In the first Sandoval had an RBI single, Nava had a two run single in the sixth and it was 3-0 Red Sox.  In the bottom of the sixth Rodriguez had an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 and McCann hit a sac fly to make it 3-2.  Headley hit a solo homerun in the ninth to tie the game at three.  In the sixteenth inning Ortiz hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead.  Teixeira homered in the bottom of the sixteenth to tie the game at four.  In the eighteenth Sandoval hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 5-4 lead and in the bottom of the inning Beltran hit an RBI double to tie the game at five.  In the ninteenth Bette hit a sac fly to make it 6-5 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees are 1-3 and the Red Sox 3-1 on the young season.  They will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.  Adam Warren will make his first start of the season against Joe Kelly who will come off of the DL and make his first start of the season.  There will be some tired players and the starters will have to go pretty deep in the game with really tired bullpens.   

New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox series preview

The New York Yankees lost two out of three in their season opening series at home against the Toronto Blue Jays.  They didn't hit much and played sloppy defense and only got mediocre starting pitching.  That isn't going to equal too many wins but it was just the first three games of the season and there was some pretty bad weather the last couple of nights.  The Boston Red Sox come to town now after they beat the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia two out of three.  The Red Sox have a high powered offense but not much pitching.  Here are the matchups and what to look for. 

Friday-Nathan Eovaldi vs. Wade Miley

Saturday- Adam Warren vs. Joe Kelly

Sunday-Masahior Tanaka vs. Clay Bucholz

The game tonight will feature Eovaldi Yankees debut.  He looked great in spring training and has really taken to the information he has gotten from pitching coach Larry Rothschild and catcher Brian McCann.  We will see if that continues as the bright lights come on and he gets thrown right into the rivalry.  Wade Miley is a lefty who is average at best.  The Yankees bats will hope to come alive against him.  Arod has been moved up in the order to the number three spot after batting second last night.  He hit his first homerun and has looked good at the plate.  Will he really get it going and help carry the offense. 

Saturday Adam Warren will make his first start after having a very solid spring.  He came back out of the bullpen to earn the fifth spot and we will see if he can stay there or just hold it down until Ivan Nova and Chris Capuano come back from injury.  This is a big chance though for Warren to show he can be a good starting pitcher and stick in the rotation.  The marquee matchup of the weekend is Sunday night on ESPN when Clay Bucholz who may be the best starter Boston has goes up against Tanaka.  We will see if Tanaka can bounce back or will the questions continue with another rough outing. 

The Yankees offense hasn't gotten going at all but they are facing some mediocre pitching at best and the weather should be better this weekend.  Will the bats wakeup or still look old and tired??  Can the Yankees pitching slow down the Boston offensive attack which looked really good in Philadelphia.  We will find out beginning tonight at the Stadium. 

The New York Yankees drop their series to Toronto with one bad inning by CC Sabathia

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 6-3 on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.  CC Sabathia pitched one bad inning which was also a weird inning.  The bullpen was pretty good and Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira each hit a homerun. 

Sabathia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out eight and took his first loss of the season.  Esmil Rogers pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and David Carpenter pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Daniel Norris won his first game of the season pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Roberto Osuna pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Brett Cecil pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Miguel Castro earned his first save pitching a perfect inning. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Rodriguez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI, Chase Headley drew a walk and Chris Young drew a walk.  John Ryan Murphy had two hits, Didi Gregorius had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Beltran hit a double and Murphy hit two doubles.  Rodriguez and Teixeira each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Ellsbury was caught stealing and Beltran committed an error. 

Jose Reyes had two hits and an RBI, Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and an RBI and Josh Donaldson had two hits.  Danny Valencia had two hits, Kevin Pillar had a hit and an RBI and Steve Tolleson had an RBI.  Devon Travis had an RBI, Encarnacion hit a homerun and the Jays were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Pillar had an outfield assist. 

In the second Pillar hit an RBI single, Tolleson had an RBI groundout, Travis had an RBI groundout and Reyes had an RBI single to make it 4-0 Jays.  In the fifth Gregorius had an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the sixth Valencia hit an RBI single to make ti 5-1.  Rodriguez and Teixeira each hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the eighth Encarnacion hit a solo homerun to make it 6-3 and that was the final score. 

The Jays took two out of three in the series and the Yankees will stay home to take on the Boston Red Sox for a three game series beginning on Friday night. 

The New York Mets take the series in Washington behind a strong Matt Harvey

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 6-3 on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.  Harvey started and pitched great, the bullpen wasn't as good.  David Wright, Michael Cuddyer and Travis d'Arnaud led the offense with two hits each. 

Harvey pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out nine.  Harvey earned his first win of the season.  Alex Torres pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two runs and two walks with a strikeout, Buddy Carlyle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Carlos Torres pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Jeurys Famila pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs with three of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five and took his first loss of the season.  Xavier Cedeno pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out both guys, Tanner Roark pitched two innings giving up a hit and Aaron Barrett pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew two walks, Wright had two hits and two RBI and Lucas Duda drew a walk.  Cuddyer had two hits and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Juan Lagares had a hit.  d'Arnaud had two hits and two RBI, Wilmer Flores had a hit and the Mets were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Flores committed an error. 

Michael Taylor had two hits and two RBI, Yunel Escobar had a hit and drew a walk and Ian Desmond had two hits and drew a walk.  Dan Uggla had a hit, Lobaton drew a walk and Reed Johnson had a hit and an RBI.  Taylor hit a double and Desmond hit two doubles and the Nationals were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Escobar was caught stealing and Desmond committed an error. 

In the third Cuddyer hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Murphy hit an RBI single and d'Arnaud hit a two run single to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.  In the sixth Wright hit a two run single to make it a 6-0 game.  In the bottom of the seventh Taylor hit a two run double to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the ninth Johnson hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-3 and that was the final score. 

The Mets won two out of three to take the opening series and will now head to Atlanta to take on the Braves in a three game weekend series before returning to New York for the home opener on Monday.   

The New York Mets lose a close one in Washington

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals by the score of 2-1 on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well.  The Mets offense only managed six hits and no one had more than one hit. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Rafael Montero pitched two innings giving up one hit and one walk with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jordan Zimmerman picked up his first win of the season pitching six innings and giving up five hits and one run with four strikeouts.  Craig Stammen pitched an inning giving up a walk, Blake Treinen pitched an inning giving up a hit and Drew Storen pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts to pick up his first save of the season.   

David Wright had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and an RBI and Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and the Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Nieuwenhuis had a stolen base. 

Michael Taylor had a hit, Yunel Escobar had a hit and drew a walk and Bryce Harper had two hits and drew a walk.  Ryan Zimmerman had a hit and two RBI, Wilson Ramos had a hit and Dan Uggla had a hit.  Tyler Moore drew a walk, Uggla, Ramos and Taylor each hit a double and Zimmerman hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Zimmerman hit a two run homerun to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead.  In the second d'Arnaud hit an RBI single to cut the Nats lead to 2-1.  The final score of the game was 2-1.  The teams will play the rubber game of the three game series on Thursday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees rally to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 4-3 on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched well and Andrew Miller got the save.  The Yankees offense stalled again until the eighth inning when they had a big rally which was also helped by the Blue Jays. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up two runs on six hits.  He walked one and struck out six.  Chris Martin pitched a perfect inning, Dellin Betances earned the win pitching an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with two walks and Miller pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout to earn his first save of the season.  Betances picked up his first win of the season. 

R.A. Dickey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Miguel Castro pitched to two batters and retired them both striking out one, Aaron Loup didn't record an out and gave up two hits and three runs and took his first loss of the season and Brett Cecil pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Roberto Osuna pitched to two batters and retired them both, one on a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and drew two walks, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had an RBI.  Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk, Brian McCann had an RBI and Chase Headley had two hits and an RBI.  Stephen Drew had a hit and Chris Young had a pinch hit.  Teixeira and Young each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and was picked off and Drew and McCann each committed an error. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Russell Martin had an RBI and Jose Bautista drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion had two hits, Josh Donaldson drew a walk and Dalton Pompey drew a walk.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, Justin Smoak had a hit and Devon Travis had two hits and an RBI.  Smoak hit a double and the Blue Jays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Dickey had a pickoff. 

In the third Travis had an RBI single to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.   In the fifth Martin had a sacrifice fly to give the Jays a 2-0 lead.  The Yankees got on the board in the sixth on a Beltran sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth a throwing error by McCann gave the Jays a 3-1 lead.  The Yankees scored three runs in the eighth to take a 4-3 lead and that was the final score.  A wild pitch scored a run, McCann was hit by a pitch to score another run and Headley had an RBI single. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Thursday night.  The Yankees lost the first game on Monday 6-1 and CC Sabathia will pitch against Daniel Norris a rookie left hander.

New York Mets win their opener as usual in Washington

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Monday evening.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 3-1.  Bartolo Colon started and pitched well and the bullpen was good also.  Lucas Duda led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Colon pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Colon earned his first win of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched a perfect inning, Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning retiring the only batter that he faced.  Buddy Carlyle earned his first save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and retiring both batters that he faced. 

Max Scherzer pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up four htis and three runs with none of them earned.  He walked two and struck out eight and took his first loss of the season.  Xavier Cedeno retired the only batter that he faced, Aaron Barrett pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Matt Thornton pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Curtis Granderson drew two walks, Duda had two hits and two RBI and Michael Cuddyer had a hit.  Travis d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, John Mayberry Jr. drew a walk and d'Arnaud hit a triple.  The Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Daniel Murphy committed an error. 

Michael Taylor had a hit, Bryce Harper had two hits and an RBI and Ryan Zimmerman drew a walk.  Harper hit a homerun and the Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Desmond committed two errors. 

In the fourth Harper hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Duda hit a two run single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh d'Arnaud hit an RBI triple to make it 3-1 Mets and that was the final score.  The Mets and Nationals will have the day off on Tuesday and then resume their series on Wednesday night.  Jacob deGrom will face Jordan Zimmerman.   

New York Yankee drop fourth straight opener as they lose to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday afternoon.  The final score was 6-1 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.  Masahiro Tanaka started and had a rough outing especially in the third inning.  The Yankees offense only managed three hits, Alex Rodriguez was the only player to reach base more than once. 

Tanaka pitched four innings giving up five hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out six and took his first loss of the season.  Chris Martin pitched a perfect inning striking out the side, Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run and David Carpenter pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings striking out one.  Justin Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three walks and he struck out one and Esmil Rogers struck out the only batter that he faced. 

Drew Hutchison earned his first win of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits nad a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Aaron Loup pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one and Miguel Castro pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Beltran drew a walk and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gregorius was caught stealing and Headley committed an error. 

Jose Reyes drew a walk, Russell Martin had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and two RBI.  Dioner Navarro had a hit, Dalton Pompey drew a walk and Kevin Pillar had two hits.  Devon Travis had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Encarnacion and Travis each hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Pillar and Pompey each had a stolen base. 

In the third Reyes hit a sac bunt and an error occurred to allow a run to score.  Martin hit a two run single in the third and it was 3-0 Blue Jays.  Encarnacion hit a two run homerun and it was 5-0 Blue Jays quickly.  In the sixth Gardner hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Travis hit a solo homerun to make it 6-1 Blue Jays and that was the final score. 

The two teams will be off on Tuesday and then resume their series on Wednesday night.  Michael Pineda will start for the Yankees against R.A. Dickey for the Blue Jays. 

New York Mets at Washington Nationals series preview

The New York Mets will open their 2015 season on Monday afternoon in Washington D.C. against the Washington Nationals.  Bartolo Colon the veteran starter will get it started against Max Scherzer.  The Nationals are arguably the best team in baseball and have the majors best rotation.  The Mets have their own very good rotation with a lot of youth and a lot of guys on their way up.  They are hoping their hitting will add some help to a good rotation and that their bullpen has gotten better with some youth in it and some lefty relievers that were added late in spring training. 

The Mets finalized their 25 man roster on Saturday.  They demoted Eric Campbell and will carry just four bench players and eight relievers.  Buddy Carlyle is on the team and Vic Black is going to the disabled list.  Daniel Murphy will not go on the DL and Danny Muno and Matt Reynolds were both sent to AAA.  The Mets rotation lost Zach Wheeler to Tommy John surgery but will get Matt Harvey their ace back.  They will also have Jon Niese, Dillon Gee and Jacob deGrom.  The lineup will have David Wright, Lucas Duda and Curtis Granderson returning along with Daniel Murphy and Juan Lagares who they are hoping will continue to improve offensively.  Michael Cuddyer is the big free agent addition to help the lineup. 

The Nationals have an unbelievable rotation consisting of Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Scherzer, Doug Fister and Jordan Zimmerman.  They have some pop in their lineup and their one weakness will be their bullpen.  Ryan Zimmerman will move to first base, Denard Span, Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth are their big players. 

The Mets will be off on Tuesday and then continue their series Wednesday and Thursday nights.  Here are the pitching matchups.

Monday-Scherzer vs. Colon

Wednesday-Zimmerman vs. deGrom

Thursday-Strasburg vs. Harvey

New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays series preview

The New York Yankees begin their 2015 season on Monday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.  They will take on the Toronto Blue Jays who are a division rival.  Toronto boasts a strong lineup with some young pitching and also a veteran mix.  They have R.A. Dickey the knuckleballer and Mark Buerhle.  Drew Hutchison and Daniel Norris are also in the rotation.  The lineup boasts Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Edwin Encarnacion and also new catcher Russell Martin. 

The Blue Jays will have a strong lineup, decent rotation and a questionable bullpen.  The Yankees are armed with a strong rotation if healthy, a very good bullpen and a questionable offense.  They are hoping their offense will be better with health.  It looks like they will have Jacoby Ellsbury at the top of the lineup this year with Carlos Beltran, Mark Teixeira, Brian McCann and Chase Headley in the middle.  Alex Rodriguez could be the regular DH batting in the bottom third of the order.  He showed a lot in spring training so maybe he can add some punch to their lineup and then Stephen Drew and Didi Gregorius will be at the bottom of the order.  It could be a good lineup but that will have to prove itself and stay healthy. 

Here are the matchups for the three game series which will take place Monday afternoon and then Wednesday and Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. 

Monday-Masahiro Tanaka vs.  Drew Hutchison

Wednesday Michael Pineda vs. R.A. Dickey

Thursday-CC Sabathia vs. Daniel Norris(the battle of the lefties)

Norris and Hutchison are both kids, Dickey is a veteran knuckleballer.  Last season Hutchison was 11-13 with a 4.48ERA, Dickey was 14-13 with a 3.71 ERA and Norris was 0-0 with a 5.40 in limited action.  Tanaka set the world on fire before getting hurt and then returning for two starts at the end of the year.  He was 13-5 with a 2.77 ERA.  Pineda when healthy was great at 5-5 with a 1.89 ERA and Sabathia was 3-4 with a 5.28 before going down in May with an injury for the rest of the season. 

I would expect the Yankees to win two out of three in this opening series, but we will see what happens beginning on Monday afternoon.