The New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched pretty well.  John Mayberry Jr. had a couple of hits and RBI to lead the offense. 

Colon pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts and won his ninth game of the season.  Alex Torres pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Carlos Torres pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking two and he saved his 18th game of the season. 

Alex Wood lost his fourth game of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out six.  David Aardsma pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Nick Masset pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Michael Cuddyer had a hit and an RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mayberry Jr. had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Dilson Herrera had a hit and drew a walk and Eric Campbell had an RBI.  Anthony Recker drew a walk, Darrell Ceciliani had a hit and Herrera and Cuddyer each hit a double.  Flores and Mayberry each hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ceciliani had a stolen base. 

Jace Peterson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Cameron Maybin  had a hit and drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had a hit and drew three walks.  Juan Uribe had a hit, A.J. Pierzynski had two hits and Jonny Gomes had a hit. Andrelton Simmons had a hit and drew a walk, Wood had an RBI and Peterson and Uribe each hit a double.  The Braves were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Wood committed an error. 

In the second Flores hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Mayberry Jr. hit a two run homerun to increase the lead to 3-0.  The Braves got on the board in the fifth on a Wood force out ground out.  Peterson then hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Campbell hit an RBI groundout to make it a 4-2 game.  In the seventh Markakis hit into a double play but a run scored to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the seventh Cuddyer hit an RBI double to push the lead to 5-3 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.   

The New York Yankees are roughed up in Baltimore

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 11-3 Baltimore.  Michael Pineda started and was roughed up after a ten day layoff.  The Yankees offense left too many guys on base and they played sloppy defense. 

Pineda pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out two and lost his third game of the season.  Jacob Lindgren pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Esmil Rogers pitched two innings giving up five hits and four runs with only one of them being earned.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out two, Chris Capuano pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Ubaldo Jiminez pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his fourth game of the season.  T.J. McFarland pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out one and Darren O'Day pitched a pefect inning with a strikeout.  Brad Brach pitched pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had two hits, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Mason Williams playing in his first major league game had a hit which was a homerun and two RBI and Chris Young had a hit.  The Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Headley and Teixeira each committed an error. 

Manny Machado had two hits and drew a walk, Jimmy Paredes had three hits and two RBI and Adam Jones had a hit and an RBI.  Chris Davis had three hits and four RBI, J.J. Hardy had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Travis Snider had a hit and an RBI.  Nolan Reimold had a hit, Ryan Flaherty had a hit and Corban Joseph had three hits and an RBI.  Josephy and Hardy each hit a double and Davis and Joseph each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 9-19 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Davis hit an RBI single to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the third Rodriguez hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  The Orioles answered back in the third with a Jones RBI single and a Davis three run homerun to give the Orioles a 5-1 lead.  In the fourth Williams had his first major league hit and homerun with a two run shot to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the fourth Paredes hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-3, Josephy hit a solo homerun to make it 7-3.  A wild pitch made it 8-3, Hardy RBI double and Snider RBI single made it a 10-3 game all in the sixth inning.  In the seventh the Orioles pushed the lead to 11-3 and that would be the final score.  Paredes hit into a force out and a run scored.  Headley left the game early after getting hit in a bad spot and being naseuous, he is day-to-day and Rogers was outrighted to AAA where he will either accept the assignment or become a free agent.  The Yankees and Orioles will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

The New York Mets lose second in a row to the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field and the final score was 8-5.  Matt Harvey started and wasn't good and Curtis Granderson, Wilmer Flores and Juan Lagares each had two hits. 

Harvey pitched six innings giving up nine hits and seven runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Harvey lost his fourth game of the season.  Alex Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jack Leathersich pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Hansel Robles gave up a hit, Sean Gilmartin pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one. 

Tim Hudson won his fourth game of the season pitching five innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout.  George Kontos pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out two, Jeremy Affeldt struck out the only player that he faced and Hunter Strickland pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out both players.  Sergio Romo pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts and Santiago Casilla pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up his 18th save of the season. 

Granderson had two hits, Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Michael Cuddyer had a hit.  Flores had two hits and two RBI, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and Lagares had two hits and an RBI.  Eric Campbell had a hit and an RBI, John Mayberry Jr. had a hit and Granderson, flores and d'Arnaud each hit a double.  Lagares hit a triple and the Mets were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cuddyer and Granderson committed an error and Granderson had an outfield assist. 

In the first Panik hit a two run homerun to give the Giants a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Flores hit a two run single to tie the game at two.  Campbell hit an RBI single to make it 3-2 in the fourth.  In the fifth Duda hit an RBI single to make it 4-2 Mets.  In the sixth Posey hit a two run double to tie the game at four.  In the sixth Belt hit a two run homerun and it was 6-4 Giants, Maxwell hit a solo homerun to make it 7-4.  In the eighth Lagares hit an RBI triple to cut the lead to 7-5 and in the ninth Posey hit an RBI double to make it an 8-5 game and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Thursday night.  The Mets will look to salvage one game of the series.   

The New York Yankees blow late lead and fall in extra's to the Washington Nationals

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New  York and the final score was 5-4 in 11 innings.  Nathan Eovaldi started and pitched well for the Yankees.  Mark Teixeira and Brendan Ryan each had two hits. 

Eovaldi pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Jacob Lindgren pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Justin Wilson pitched an inning walking two and Chris Capuano lost his fourth game of the season pitching two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Gio Gonzalez pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four htis and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Felipe rivero pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit adn a run, Aaron Barrett pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Casey Janssen pitched a perfect inning.  Blake Treinen won his second game of the season pitching two innings.  He gave up a hit and struck out three and Drew Storen pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and saved his 19th game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI and Teixeira had two hits and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Beltran drew a walk and Chris Young had a hit.  Jose Pirela drew a walk, Ryan had two hits and an RBI and Gardner and Rodriguez each hit a double.  Ryan hit a triple adn the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gregorius was caught stealing. 

Denard Span had three hits and two RBI, Anthony Rendon had a hit and drew a walk and Yunel Escobar had a hit.  Bryce Harper had a hit and drew a walk, Michael Taylor had a hit and two RBI and Tyler Moore had a hit.  Jose Lobaton drew a walk, Danny Espinosa had three hits and an RBI.  Espinosa and Span each hit a double and Espinosa and Taylor each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Span had a stolen base and Lobaton had a passed ball. 

In the third Span hit an RBI double to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Espinosa hit a solo homerun to extend the Nationals lead to 2-0.  Ryan hit an RBI triple in the seventh to cut the lead to 2-1.  Gardner hit an RBI double to tie the game at two and Rodriguez hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  McCann hit an RBI single to make it 4-2 still in the seventh.  In the eighth Taylor hit a two run homerun to tie the game at four and in the 11th Span hit an RBI infield single to give the Nationals a 5-4 lead.  The teams split the two games and the Yankees were 4-1 on their five game homestand and will have the day off on Thursday. 

The New York Mets are shutout an no hit by the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-0.  Noah Syndergaard pitched ok and the Mets offense did nothing. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up ten hits and four runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Dillon Gee pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and Sean Gilmartin pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Chris Heston won his sixth game of the season pitching a complete game allowing no hits and no walks and striking out eleven. 

The Mets had two players reach base by getting hit by pitches and that was it.  They were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Michael Cuddyer had an outfield assist.

Nori Aoki had two hits, Joe Panik had two hits and an RBI and Angel Pagan had an RBI.  Buster Posey had three hits, Brandon Belt drew a walk and Brandon Crawford had a hit.  Matt Duffy had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Justin Maxwell had a hit and Heston had two hits and two RBI.  Posey hit a double, Duffy and Panik each hit a homerun.  The Giants were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Pagan hit an RBI groundout to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Heston hit a two run single giving the Giants a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth Duffy hit a solo homerun and in the seventh Panik hit a solo homerun to make it 5-0 which would be the final score.  The story of the game was the no hitter by rookie pitcher Heston.  The two teams will play Wednesday night.   

The New York Yankees win seventh straight behind their ace

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-1 Yankees.  Masahiro Tanaka started and pitched great once again.  Ramon Flores and Brian McCann each had three hits and Stephen Drew hit two homeruns. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up a run on five hits with no walks and six strikeouts.  Tanaka won his fourth game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Andrew Miller retired the only batter that he faced. 

Max Scherzer lost his fifth game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Taylor Hill pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk.  McCann had three hits and two RBI, Carlos Beltran had two hits and an RBI and Drew had two hits and two RBI.  Flores had three hits, McCann and Teixeira each hit a double and Drew hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Yunel Escobar had two hits, Bryce Harper had two hits and an RBI and Clint Robinson had a hit and drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos had a hit, Escobar and Harper each hit a double and Harper hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Desmond committed an error and Taylor had an outfield assist. 

In the third Drew hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Harper hit a solo homerun in the fourth to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Alex Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored.  McCann hit a two run single and Beltran hit an RBI single and it was 5-1 Yankees.  Drew hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 6-1 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees have won seven in a row and all four games on the homestand.  They will play Washington on Wednesday afternoon in the final game of a five game homestand.  They will be off on Thursday and begin a three game series in Baltimore on Friday night.   

New York Yankees vs. Washington Nationals Series Preview

The New York Yankees will host the Washington Nationals for a brief two game series.  The first game will be a great pitching matchup between Masahiro Tanaka and Max Scherzer.  Tanaka is making his second start since coming off of the disabled list.  He looked as good as ever last week in Seattle.  His velocity was up and it didn't even look like he had been injured at all.  Maybe the rest helped him and now it is better weather.  We will see how he looks tonight and going forward as the Yankees hope their ace can stay healthy.  Scherzer despite his 6-4 record has been great with an under 2 ERA. 

The Yankees are a hot team right now winning six games in a row and they are in first place in the AL East 1 1/2 games ahead of the second place Tampa Bay Rays.  The Nationals after a very rough start had gotten hot but have fallen off again recently.  They at this point are a huge disappointment.  They are in second place in the NL East behind the New York Mets. 

The Nationals have a very exciting young player who is maybe the best player in baseball right now.  Bryce Harper will be making his first appearance at Yankee Stadium.  He leads the major leagues in homeruns with 19 and also OPS which is on base plus slugging.  He is very exciting and sure will be salivating at the short right field fence to take aim at for the next couple of days.  This should be a good series, the Yankees lost two games in Washington last month but they were very good and exciting games.   

The New York Mets double up the Arizona Diamondbacks

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and the final score was 6-3 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen was good.  Curtis Granderson and Eric Campbell each had a couple of hits and Juan Lagares had three hits. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  he walked three and struck out ten.  Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning to pick up his 17th save of the season. 

Josh Collmenter pitched six innings giving up nine hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Collmenter lost his sixth game of the season.  Oliver Perez pitched a perfect inning, David Hernandez pitched an inning walking one and striking out one and J.C. Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout. 

Granderson had two hits and two RBI, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew two walks.  Michael Cuddyer had a hit, Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI and Lagares had three hits.  Campbell had two hits and two RBI, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and drew a walk.  Darrell Ceciliani had a hit and an RBI, Lagares hit two doubles and Granderson hit two homeruns.  Campbell and Flores each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Campbell had two stolen bases, Ceceiliani and Tejada each had a stolen base.  Campbell committed an error. 

In the first Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Goldschmidt reached on a force attempt error to tie the game at one.  Peralta hit a sac fly to make it 2-1 Diamondbacks.  In the second Campbell hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  Granderson hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 4-2 Mets.  In the sixth Flores hit a solo homerun to increase the lead to 5-2.  The Diamondbacks got one back in the sixth on a Owings RBI bunt single.  In the ninth Ceciliani hit an RBI single to make it 6-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will have off on Monday and then begin a three game home series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.   

The New York Yankees sweep the Anaheim Angels to win sixth in a row

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-2 Yankees.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and started off bad but pitched well and then got ejected.  Brett Gardner, Chris Young and Jose Pirela each hit a homerun.  Pirela hit his first major league homerun. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up two runs on five hits.  He walked one and struck out seven and picked up his third win of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a walk, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

C.J. Wilson lost his fifth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up seven hits and six runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out eight.  Fernando Salas pitched an inning walking one and striking out two. 

Gardner had a hit and three RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and Alex Rodriguez drew a walk.  Chris Young had a hit and an RBI, Pirela had two hits and an RBI and John Ryan Murphy had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Pirela hit a double,  Young, Gardner and Pirela each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Headley committed an error and Beltran had an outfield assist. 

Erick Aybar had a hit, Mike Trout had a hit and an RBI and Albert Pujols had two hits and an RBI.  David Freese had a hit and drew a walk, Chris Iannetta drew a walk and Freese hit a double and Trout and Pujols each hit a homerun.  The Angels were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the first Trout and Pujols hit back-to-back homeruns to give the Angels a 2-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 2-1.  Young hit a solo homerun in the fifth to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Gardner hit a three run homerun and gave the Yankees a 5-2 lead.  Pirela hit his first major league homerun in the seventh to make it 6-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have now won six in a row and will have the day off on Monday.  They will begin a brief two game series against the Washington Nationals at home on Tuesday night.  It will be a marquee matchup with Masahiro Tanaka going up against Max Scherzer.