The New York Mets lose to the Washington Nationals as Steven Matz struggles

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida and the final score was 9-5.  Matz didn't pitch very well in the game.  The Mets had seven hits but no player had a multi-hit game. 

Matz pitched two innings giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Logan Verrett pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out two and Sean Gilmartin pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Duane Below pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and Zach Thornton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Alejandro De Aza had a hit, Ty Kelly drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI.  John Mora had a hit and two RBI, Wilmer Flores drew two walks and T.J. Rivera had a hit.  Johnny Monell drew a walk, Marc Krauss had a hit and Danny Muno drew a walk.  Roger Bernadina had a hit, Travis Taijeron had an RBI and drew a walk and Bernadina hit a double.  The Mets were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Matz, De Aza, Cecchini and Mora each committed an error. 

In the third Lagares hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  The Nationals tied it in the third on a Brian Goodwin RBI single.  Chris Heisey hit a two run single to give the Nats a 3-1 lead in the third.  In the seventh Logan Schafer hit an RBI groundout to push the lead to 4-1.  Chris Bostick hit an RBI double in the eighth and it was 5-1 Washington.  Tony Campana hit a two run single to push the lead to 7-1 still in the eighth inning.  Jason Martinson hit an RBI double and it was 8-1 Nationals.  Schafer hit an RBI double to make it a 9-1 game.  In the ninth Taijeron hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 9-2, Mora hit a two run single to make it 9-4 and Rivera reached on a fielding error and a run scored to make it a 9-5 game.  That would be the final score.  The Mets record is now 4-4 and they have a couple of ties in the spring.  The Mets will be at home in Port St. Lucie on Saturday afternoon to take on the St. Louis Cardinals. 

The New York Yankees lose a pitching duel to the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida and the final score was 2-1 Rays.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched very well.  The offense only managed four hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Severino pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Johnny Barbato pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, James Pazos pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up one hits and Nick Goody pitched an inning striking out the side.  Anthony Swarzak pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Branden Pinder pitched a perfect inning. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Ronald Torreyes had an RBI.  Chris Parmelee had a hit, Jonathan Diaz drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Parmelee hit a double and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Cesar Puello had a stolen base. 

In the fifth Johnny Fields hit a two run double to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the seventh Torreyes hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 2-1 and that is how the game would end.  The Yankees spring record fell to 3-7-2 and they will play at home in Tampa on Sunday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies.   

The New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 behind a strong Masahiro Tanaka

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 7-1.  Tanaka started and pitched three scoreless innings, the Yankees bullpen also did a good job as they only allowed two hits and an unearned run.  The offense was led by Didi Gregorius who had three hits and Jacoby Ellsbury who had two hits and two RBI. 

Tanaka pitched three innings giving up one hits and he struck out three.  Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts, Nick Rumbelow pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Vincente Campos pitched two innings giving up a hit and an unearned run and he struck out two.  Tyler Olson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had a hit.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, Brian McCann had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Starlin Castro drew a walk.  Gary Sanchez drew a walk, Gregorius had three hits and an RBI, Tyler Wade had a hit and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Chris Denorfia had a hit and two RBI, Teixeira hit a double and the Yankees were 5-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gregorius had a stolen base and McCann and Slade Heathcott each committed an error. 

In the first McCann hit a two run single giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Ellsbury hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI single and Denorfia hit a two run single to up the Yankees lead to 6-0.  Ellsbury hit an RBI single to make it 7-0 in the third and in the seventh the Orioles got on the board with a Christian Walker sac fly to make it 7-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees improved their spring record to 3-6-2 and the Orioles fell to 0-10.  The Yankees will head to Port Charlotte on Saturday afternoon to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. 

New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 7-2.  Noah Syndergaard pitched three effective innings in his spring debut.  Alejandro De Aza and Wilmer Flores each had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched three scoreless innings giving up a hit.  He walked none and struck out two batters.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up two hits.  Buddy Carlyle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Roger Bernadina had a hit, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Ruben Tejada had a hit and two RBI.  Gavin Cecchini drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and De Aza had two hits.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Eric Campbell had a hit and drew a walk and Ty Kelly had two RBI.  Travis Taijeron had a hit and three RBI, Flores had two hits and Danny Muno had a hit.  Nevin Ashley had a hit, Raywilly Gomez had a hit and De Aza hit a double.  Tejada and Taijeron each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring  position and left 11 men on base.  Campbell had a stolen base and Muno committed an error. 

In the fourth Matt Adams hit a two run homerun to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Tejada hit a two run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Kelly hit an RBI groundout to make it 3-2 Mets.  Taijeron hit a three run homerun to make it a  6-2 game  and in the eighth Kelly hit a sac fly to push the Mets lead to 7-2 which would be the final score. 

The Mets are 4-3 with a couple of tie games in the spring.  The Mets will head to Viera on Friday afternoon to take on the Washington Nationals. 

The New York Yankees lose and tie in a couple of split squad games

The New York Yankees lose and tie in a couple of split squad games

The New York Yankees tied the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota on Thursday afternoon and they were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays at home in Tampa on Thursday afternoon.  The final scores were 4-4 and 11-4.  In the home game Nathan Eovaldi made his spring debut and pitched well, Aroldis Chapman also made his debut and struggled with his control.  Starlin Castro had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense against the Orioles.  In the away game Bryan Mitchell started and pitched pretty well.  Carlos Beltran had a couple of hits to lead the offense in the home game.   

In the home game Eovaldi pitched two perfect innings.  Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs and he struck out two, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run with two walks and he struck out one.  Diego Moreno pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two, Tyler Cloyd pitched an inning giving up a hit and Vinnie Pestano pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Tyler Webb pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Pete Kozma drew a walk, Beltran had two hits and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had an RBI.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Brian McCann drew a walk and Santiago Nessy had a hit.  Chris Denorfia had a hit, Cesar Puello had a hit and Jonathan Diaz had a hit and two RBI.  Dustin Fowler had a hit, Ben Gamel had a hit and Fowler and Puello each hit a double.  Diaz hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Diaz committed an error. 

In the third inning Josh Donaldson hit a two run single giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.  In the third Beltran hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Diaz hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  In the fifth Troy Tulowitzki had an RBI walk to cut the Yankees lead to 4-3.  In the sixth David Adams hit an RBI double to tie the game at four and then Domonic Brown reached on a throwing error and a run scored and Andy Burns hit a two run homerun to make it 8-4 Blue Jays.  In the eighth Brown hit an RBI triple  and Burns hit an RBI double to make it 10-4 Blue Jays.  The scoring was complete in the ninth on a Adams RBI double.  The Blue Jays won 11-4. 

In the road game against the Orioles Mitchell started and pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Kyle Haynes pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Anthony Swarzak pitched an inning giving up two hits and he had a strikeout and Jamez Pazos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three unearned runs.  He walked one and struck out two, Chad Green pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Richard Bleier pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Brady Lail pitched an inning striking out one. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, Mark Payton had a hit and Rob Refsnyder had a hit.  Castro had three hits and three RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI and Juan Silva had a hit.  Chris Corporan had a hit, Slade Heathcott had a hit and Kyle Higashioka had a hit.  Castro hit a double and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Castro, Jorge Mateo  and Tyler Austin each committed an error.  Corporan had a pickoff. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Hicks hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Adam Jones hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  IN the fifth Castro hit a two run single to make it 4-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Hyun Soo Kim hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2.  Steve Tolleson hit a two run single to make it a 4-4 game and that is how it would end.  The Yankees record on the spring is 2-6-2. 

The New York Yankees and New York Mets play to a 4-4 tie

The New York Yankees and New York Mets played to a 4-4 tie on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 4-4 after the Yankees came back down by two in the ninth inning.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched well and other then James Kaprielian who had a rough day all the pitching was good.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well in his spring debut.  Antonio Bastardo had a rough ninth inning to cough up the lead.  Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes and Kevin Plawecki all led the Mets with two hits each.  Dustin Ackley and Chris Parmelee each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Nova pitched three innings giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Kaprielian pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four htis and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two batters and struck out a batter, Nick Goody pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out a batter, Johnny Barbato pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two.  Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jacob Lindgren pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out a batter. 

deGrom pitched three innings giving up five hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning, Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Akeel Morris pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run, Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Bastardo pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs.  Stolmy Pimentel pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Didi Gregorius had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Ackley had two hits, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI and Parmelee had two hits.  Sebastian Valle had a hit and an RBI, Hicks, Ackley and Parmelee each hit a double.  Higashioka and Valle each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gary Sanchez, Jorge Mateo and Lindgren each committed an error. 

Granderson had two hits, Gavin Cecchini had a hit and Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Neil Walker drew a walk and Dilson Herrera drew a walk.  Johnny Monell had a hit, Nevin Ashley had a hit and Alejandro De Aza drew a walk.  Ty Kelly drew two walks, Plawecki had two hits and T.J. Rivera had a hit and two RBI.  Rivera hit a double and the Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the third Headley hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Rivera hit a two run double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and then Cabrera hit an RBI groundout to make it 3-1 Mets.  Cespedes hit an RBI single to extend the Mets lead to 4-1.  In the seventh a wild pitch cut the lead to 4-2.  In the ninth Higashioka hit a solo homerun and Sebastian Valle hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four which would be the final score after 10 innings. 

The Yankees are now 2-5-1 in the spring and the Mets are 3-3-2.  The Yankees will play in Sarasota on Thursday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles and they will also play at home in Tampa against the Toronto Blue Jays in a split squad.  The Mets will remain at home and take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon. 

New York Mets lose a close one to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at Champion Stadium in Orlando, Florida and the final score was 5-4 Braves.  Matt Harvey made his first start of the spring and pitched pretty well.  Wilmer Flores had three hits to lead the offense and Juan Lagares had a couple of hits. 

Harvey pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout.  Rafael Montero pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Dario Alvarez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and Chasen Bradford pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Chase Huchingson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Zach Thornton pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Roger Bernadina had a hit and drew a walk, Travis Taijeron had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk.  Flores had three hits and an RBI, Eric Campbell drew a walk and Lagares had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Marc Krauss had two hits and an RBI.  The Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Lagares had two stolen bases and Flores was caught stealing.  Flores committed an error. 

In the third Nick Markakis hit a sac fly to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Lagares hit a two run single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Krauss hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Nick Swisher hit into a double play and a run scored to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the fifth Flores hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Erick Aybar hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the bottom of the ninth Dansby Swanson hit an RBI triple to tie the game and Emilio Bonifacio hit an RBI single to win the game 5-4 for the Braves. 

The Mets will play at home in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday afternoon against the New York Yankees.   

New York Yankees pitching was really good again in 1-0 loss to the Miami Marlins

The New York Yankees defeated the Miami Marlins on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place in Jupiter, Florida and the final score was 1-0 Marlins.  CC Sabathia made his first start of the spring and pitched very well, the bullpen also did well.  Aaron Hicks led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Sabathia pitched two scoreless innings giving up one walk and he struck out two batters.  Luis Cessa pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout, Tyler Olson pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Kirby Yates pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning, striking out a batter. 

Didi Gregorius had a hit, Hicks had two hits and Chase Headley had a hit.  Rob Refsnyder had a hit and drew a walk and Chris Parmelee drew two walks.  Hicks and Refsnyder hit a double and the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the bottom of the seventh Chris Johnson hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead and that would hold as no other runs were scored in the game.  The Yankees are now 2-5 in the grapefruit league and will head to Port St. Lucie to take on the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon.   

The New York Yankees are shutout by the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees lost to the Houston Astros on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 1-0.  Michael Pineda made his spring debut and pitched well and Luis Severino who came out of the bullpen pitched well in his second spring appearance.  Brian McCann had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out three, Severino pitched three innings giving up two hits and he struck out three.  Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out one, Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out two and Vinnie Pestano pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Jacob Lindgren pitched a perfect inning. 

Lane Adams had a hit, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Chris Parmelee had a hit.  McCann had two hits, Tyler Wade had a hit and Chris Denorfia drew a walk.  Jonathan Diaz had a hit, Beltran and Parmelee each hit a double and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Adams had a stolen base.  In the seventh Andrew Aplin hit an RBI double to give the Astros a 1-0 lead and that score would hold up.  The Yankees fell to 2-4 in the grapefruit league and will play the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida on Tuesday afternoon.   

The New York Mets take down the Atlanta Braves 7-5

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 7-5.  Sean Gilmartin started for the MEts and pitched three scoreless innings, most of the bullpen pitched well.  Alejandro De Aza led the offense with a couple of hits and an RBI. 

Gilmartin pitched three innings giving up four hits and he struck out two.  Stolmy Pimentel pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Chasen Bradford pitched an inning giving up six hits and four runs and Akeel Morris pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning. 

De Aza had two hits and an RBI, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Marc Krauss drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Ty Kelly drew a walk, Johnny Monell had an RBI and drew two walks and Raywilly Gomez had a hit.  Travis Taijeron had two hits and two RBI, Danny Muno drew a walk and De Aza and Walker each hit a double.  The Mets were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Johnson committed an error. 

In the first Cespedes hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second De Aza hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Mets and Cespedes reached on a force attempt fielding error to make it a 3-0 game.  In the fifth Monell had an RBI walk to push the lead to 4-0 and Taijeron hit a two run single to give the Mets a 6-0 lead.  In the sixth Hector Olivera hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-1 and Jace Peterson grounded into a forceout to score another run.  Rio Ruiz had an RBI single and Willians Astudillo hit an RBI single to cut it to 6-4 all in the sixth inning.  In the seventh Olivera hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 6-5.  Gomez hit an RBI single in the seventh to push the lead to 7-5 and that was the final score. 

The Mets are now 2-1-1 and will play a split squad on Monday afternoon.  They will play at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida against the St. Louis Cardinals and at home against the Detroit Tigers. 

New York Mets defeat the Houston Astros 3-1

The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida and the final score was 3-1 Mets.  The Mets pitching for the most part was really good and Matt Reynolds, Dominic Smith and Eric Campbell each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning walking a batter and Josh Smoker pitched an inning picking up two strikeouts.  Zach Thornton pitched an inning walking a batter and striking out a batter, Seth Lugo pitched two innings giving up a walk and striking out two batters.  Jeff Walters pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking a batter and Hansel Robles pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two walks and he struck out four batters. 

Ty Kelly had a hit, Kyle Johnson drew a walk and Ruben Tejada drew a walk.  Reynolds had two hits, Michael Conforto had an RBI and Stefan Sabol had an RBI.  Travis d'Arnaud had a hit, Smith had two hits and drew a walk and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Kevin Plawecki had a hit, Nevin Ashley had a hit and Campbell had two hits and drew a walk.  Dilson Herrera had a hit and an RBI, Kelly, Campbell and Plawecki each hit a double.  Herrera hit a triple and the Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Reynolds had a stolen base and Campbell was caught stealing, Conforto and Ashley each committed an error.  Bastardo had a pickoff. 

In the first Colin Moran hit an RBI single to give the Astros a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Herrera hit an RBI triple to tie the game at one.  Conforto hit a sac fly also in the fifth to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and in the ninth Sabol hit a sac fly to increase the lead to 3-1 which would be the final score.  The Mets record is 1-1-1 in the early grapefruit league and they will take on the Atlanta Braves at Tradition Field on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees fall 6-5 to the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Clearwater, Florida and the final score was 6-5.  Masahiro Tanaka made his first start and pitched well in his two innings.  There were a lot of other good pitching performances as well and Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI, Austin Romine had two hits and three RBI and Rob Refsnyder had a good game playing third base. 

Tanaka pitched two innings giving up two hits and drew a walk.  Anthony Swarzak pitched two innings striking out two batters, James Pazos pitched an inning walking two batters and Chad Green pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and five runs with two walks.  Branden Pinder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Vincente Campos pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Tyler Webb pitched an inning striking out one. 

Didi Gregorius drew a walk, Jorge Mateo had a hit and drew a walk and Castro had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Wade had a hit and an RBI, Chris Corporan drew a walk and Dustin Fowler had a hit.  Ben Gamel had a hit, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and drew a walk and Lane Adams drew two walks.  Aaron Judge drew a walk, Romine had two hits and three RBI.  Romine hit two doubles and the Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Refsnyder had two stolen bases and Mateo had one.  Adams was caught stealing. 

In the third Castro hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Brock Stassi hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at one.  Cedrick Hunter hit a sac fly to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  David Lough hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1.  Andrew Knapp hit a three run homerun to make it 6-1 Red Sox.  In the seventh Romine hit an RBI double  and Wade hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-3 Red Sox.  In the eighth Romine hit a two run double to cut the lead to 6-5 but that would be the final score.  The Yankees spring record fell to 2-3 and they will take on the Houston Astros at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on Monday afternoon. 

New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 as Alex Rodriguez, Aaron Judge and Jorge Mateo shine

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.  The final score was 6-4 and the game took place in Tampa, Florida.  The Yankees used nine pitchers and most of the pitching was good.  Rodriguez led the offense with a couple of hits but Judge and Mateo each hit a homerun. 

Tyler Cloyd started for the Yankees and pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Nick Rumbelow pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Tyler Olson pitched a perfect inning, Johnny Barbato pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Richard Bleier pitched an inning striking out a batter.  Kyle Haynes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with one of them being unearned.  He struck out two batters and Nick Goody pitched a perfect inning. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI and Judge had a hit and three RBI.  Rodriguez had two hits and drew a walk, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Jonathan Diaz drew a walk, Ben Gamel had a hit and Rob Refsnyder had a hit.  Mateo had a hit and an RBI and Ronald Torreyes had a hit.  Ellsbury hit a triple and Mateo and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Refsnyder and Torreyes each had a stolen base and Rodriguez had a passed ball. 

In the first Brock Holt hit an RBI single giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the third Mateo hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Teixeira hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Beltran hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the seventh Judge hit a three run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 6-1.  Brennan Boesch hit a solo homerun in the eighth to cut the lead to 6-2 and Ryan LaMarre hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 6-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees spring record improved to 2-2 and they will travel to Clearwater, Florida on Sunday afternoon to take on the Philadelphia Phillies.