New York Mets win a close one over the Cleveland Indians

The New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 6-5.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched pretty well.  Yoenis Cespedes led the offense with three hits. 

Colon pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He won his first game of the season.  Antonio Bastardo pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two, Hansel Robles pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Addison Reed pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Jeurys Familia saved his third game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a walk. 

Cody Anderson pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Ross Detwiler pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Joba Chamberlain pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Trevor Bauer pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout.  Dan Otero pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, David Wright had a hit and drew a walk and Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI.  Cespedes had three hits and two RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and Neil Walker had two hits and two RBI.  Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk, Alejandro De Aza had three hits and an RBI and Cabrera hit a double.  De Aza and Cespedes hit a double.  Conforto, De Aza, Cespedes and Walker each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Conforto and Wright each committed an error. 

Rajai Davis had a hit, Jeff Kipnis had three hits and an RBI and Mike Napoli had two hits and an RBI.  Carlos Santana had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Yan Gomes had a hit and Marlon Byrd had two hits and an RBI.  Juan Uribe had three hits and drew a walk, Jose Ramirez had a hit and Kipnis  hit two doubles.  Uribe and Napoli each hit a double and Santana hit a homerun.  The Indians were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Davis had a stolen base,  Lindor committed an error and Gomes had a passed ball.  Byrd and Davis each had an outfield assist. 

In the first Conforto hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Napoli hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth De Aza hit a solo homerun to give the Mets back the lead at 2-1.  Cespedes hit a two run homerun in the fifth to push the lead to 4-1, Walker hit a two run homerun to make it 6-1 still in the fifth.  In the bottom of the fifth Kipnis hit an RBI double and the lead got cut down to 6-2.  In the bottom of the ninth Santana hit a two run homerun to make it 6-4 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  The Mets record now stands at 4-5 on the young season. 

New York Yankees lose a close one to Seattle as they strand a ton of runners once again

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched ok and the bullpen was great.  Carlos Beltran led the offense with four hits. 

Sabathia pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Sabathia took his first loss of the season.  Johnny Barbato pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings striking out two, Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up two hits and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side.  Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Felix Hernandez picked up his first win of the season pitching five innings and giving up five hits and a run with six walks and four strikeouts.  Vidal Nuno pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Nick Vincent pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning.  Steve Cishek pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and earned his first save of the season. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew two walks, Brett Gardner had two hits and Mark Teixeira drew two walks.  Beltran had four hits and two RBI, Starlin Castro had three hits and Chase Headley drew two walks.  Austin Romine had a hit, Beltran hit two doubles and Romine hit a double.  Beltran hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Castro had two stolen bases and Headley had a stolen base.  Headley also committed an error. 

Nori Aoki had a hit, Kyle Marte had two hits and Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Nelson Cruz had two hits and an RBI, Dae-Ho Lee had a hit and Adam Lind had a hit.  Leonys Martin had a hit and an RBI, Luis Sardinas had a hit and Cruz hit two doubles.  Lind hit a double and Martin hit a homerun and the Mariners were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Sardinas had a stolen base.  Lind committed an error. 

In the third Beltran hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Martin hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Cano hit an RBI single to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead in the fifth.  Cruz hit an RBI double and it was 3-1 Mariners still in the fifth.  In the seventh Beltran hit a solo homerun to make it 3-2 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees have lost four games in a row.  The Yankees will try and salvage the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees lose third straight as they leave a small army on base

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-1.  The game was a lot closer and a combination of the Yankees leaving runners on and the game getting away later on in the game made it look like a blowout.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched ok and the bullpen wasn't very good.  Brett Gardner had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  He took his second loss of the season. Kirby Yates pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tyler Olson pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks. 

Nathan Karns started for the Mariners and pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with four walks and seven strikeouts.  Karns won his first game of the season.   Tony Zych pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout, Vidal Nuno pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one and Joel Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Mike Montgomery pitched an inning giving up a walk. 

Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Mark Teixeira drew two walks and Brian McCann drew a walk.  Carlos Beltran had a hit, Dustin Ackley drew a walk and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Gregorius hit a double.  Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Headley had a stolen base and Gregorius committed an error. 

Nori Aoki drew a walk, Seth Smith had a hit and drew a walk and Franklin Gutierrez had a hit and two RBI.  Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI, Nelson Cruz had two hits and drew a walk and Adam Lind had two hits and an RBI.  Chris Iannetta had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Ketel Marte had a hit and Smith, Cruz and Gutierrez eac h hit a double.  Iannetta hit a homerun and the Mariners were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Marte had a stolen base. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Cano hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Iannetta hit a two run homerun to give the Mariners a 3-1 lead.  Lind hit an RBI single in the sixth and it was 4-1 Mariners.  Gutierrez hit a sac fly in the seventh to make it a 5-1 game, Iannetta hit an RBI single in the eighth and in the ninth Gutierrez hit an RBI double to make it 7-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  The Yankees will try and snap a three game skid and even the series. 

New York Yankees drop finale and series in Toronto

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 4-2.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and pitched ok but he made one big mistake giving up a three run homerun.  The offense for the Yankees was pretty much completely shut down. 

Eovaldi pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Johnny Barbato pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Marcus Stroman started for the Blue Jays and pitched eight innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He earned his second win of the season and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning to earn his fourth save of the season. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Mark Teixeira had a hit and Brian McCann had a hit.  Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI, Chase Headley drew a walk and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base. 

Kevin Pillar had two hits, Josh Donaldson had two hits and three RBI and Jose Bautista drew two walks.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and an RBI and Michael Saunders had two hits.  Russell Martin drew a walk, Encarnacion, Pillar, Saunders and Donaldson each hit a double.  Donaldson and Tulowitzki each hit a homerun.  The Jays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the fourth Beltran grounded into an RBI groundout giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Castro was batting and a wild pitch made it 2-0.  In the fifth Donaldson hit a three run homerun to put the Jays up 3-2 and in the sixth Tulowitzki hit a solo homerun to make it 4-2 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees lose two out of three in the series and are now 4-4 on the season.  They have lost two in a row and will begin a nine game home stand on Friday night against the Seattle Mariners.   

New York Yankees lose as close game gets away late

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 7-2.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well.  Ivan Nova was not good out of the bullpen.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Ronald Torreyes each had two hits. 

Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six and took his first loss of the season.  Kirby Yates pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Nova pitched an inning giving up five hits and four runs. 

J.A. Happ pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Happ earned his first win of the season.  Brett Cecil pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and struck out one and Pat Venditte pitched a perfect inning.  Ellsbury had two hits, Aaron Hicks had an RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Beltran had two hits, Starlin Castro drew a walk and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Torreyes had two hits, Austin Romine had a hit and Torreyes hit a double and Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torreyes committed an error. 

Kevin Pillar had an RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Jose Bautista had two hits and an RBI.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Saunders had two hits and drew a walk, Russell Martin had an RBI and drew a walk and Justin Smoak drew a walk.  Ryan Goins had three hits and two RBI including two doubles and Saunders hit two doubles.  Donaldson and Bautista each hit a double.  The Jays were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Saunders was caught stealing. 

In the second Goins hit an RBI double giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Hicks hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  Pillar reached on a throwing error and a run scored to give the Jays a 2-1 lead still in the fifth.  Donaldson grounded into a double play and a run scored and it was 3-1 Toronto.  In the eighth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the eighth the Jays broke the game open.  Bautista hit an RBI double, Tulowitzki hit an RBI single, Martin hit a sac fly and Goins hit an RBI single and it was 7-2 Jays and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Thursday night.  Nathan Eovaldi will go up against Marcus Stroman. 

The New York Mets snap their skid with a one run victory over the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New  York and the final score was 2-1.  Logan Verrett started for the Mets and pitched very well.  Asdrubal Cabrera had a couple of hits and Kevin Plawecki had a couple of RBI to lead the offense. 

Verrett pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out six.  Jim Henderson gave up a hit and two walks without recording an out, Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out two and Jerry Blevins earned his first win of the year pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run.  Jeurys Familia pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and earned his second save of the season. 

Adam Conley pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Dustin McGowan pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs and he took his first loss of the season and Bryan Morris pitched an inning walking a batter. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, David Wright had a hit and drew a walk and Neil Walker had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Cabrera had two hits and Plawecki had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  The Mets  were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Christian Yelich had two hits and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.  Martin Prado had two hits, Justin Bour had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and T.J. Realmuto drew a walk.  Miguel Rojas had a hit and drew a walk, Yelich and Suzuki each hit a double.  The Marlins were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Yelich had an outfield assist. 

In the seventh Plawecki hit a two run single to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the eighth Bour hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1 but that would be the final score.  The Mets will be off on Thursday and on Friday they will begin a three game series in Cleveland. 

The New York Mets lose their fourth in a row

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well.  The Mets only had six hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Syndergaard pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and a run with a walk and 12 strikeouts.  Jim Henderson picked up his first loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him and Addison Reed pitched to one batter and retired him.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Jose Fernandez started for the Marlins pitching five innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  Craig Breslow pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, David Phelps won his second game of the year pitching two innings and walking a batter and striking out three.  A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, David Wright drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and Granderson hit a double.  The Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, Marcell Ozuna had a hit and Christian Yelich had a hit and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks, Justin Bour had a hit and Martin Prado had an RBI.  Derek Dietrich had two hits and an RBI.  Jeff Mathis drew a walk, Fernandez had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Miguel Rojas had a hit, Dietrich hit a double and the Marlins were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Yelich and Gordon each had a stolen base and Yelich was caught stealing.  Ozuna had an outfield assist. 

In the first Duda hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Dietrich hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the eighth Prado hit a sac fly to make it 2-1 Marlins and that would be the final score. 

The Mets have lost four in a row and will try and avoid the three game sweep on Wednesday night.   

The New York Yankees squeeze past the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 3-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well but didn't go deep into the game due to a high pitch count.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann and Chase Headley each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs.  He walked four and struck out six.  Johnny Barbato picked up his first win pitching an inning and walking a batter, Chase Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning walking one and Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts.  Andrew Miller picked up his second save of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out two batters. 

Aaron Sanchez started for the Blue Jays and pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Brett Cecil pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Jesse Chavez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two and Gavin Floyd pitched an inning striking out one. 

Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI, McCann had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran drew a walk.  Headley had two hits and drew a walk, Starlin Castro had an RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Gregorius hit a double and McCann hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Castro committed an error. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit, Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Bautista had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Edwin Encarnacion drew a walk, Troy Tulowitzki drew a walk and Chris Colabello drew a walk.  Michael Saunders drew a walk, Bautista hit a double and the Blue Jays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Donaldson had a stolen base and Sanchez committed an error. 

In the second Castro hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Bautista hit a two run double to give the Jays a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth the Yankees tied the game on a McCann solo homerun.  In the seventh Ellsbury hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees have won two in a row and are 4-2 on the young season. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.  Michael Pineda will look to rebound from a tough first start. 

The New York Mets losing streak hits three as they lose to the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 10-3.  Steven Matz started his first game of the year and didn't pitch very well at all.  David Wright and Yoenis Cespedes each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up six hits and seven runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Matz took  his first loss of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts, Antonio Bastardo pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Addison Reed pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings striking out four batters.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a walk and Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out a batter. 

Jarred Cosart pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Chris Narveson won his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and he struck out two, Dustin McGowan pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Craig Breslow pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Bryan Morris pitched a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Wright had two hits and drew a walk and Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk.  Asdrubal Cabrera had an RBI, Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk and Wright hit a double.  The Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Dee Gordon had two hits and an RBI, Marcell Ozuna had two hits and an RBI and Christian Yelich had two hits and two RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Martin Prado had two hits and drew two walks and Chris Johnson had two hits and drew two walks.  J.T. Realmuto had three hits and an RBI, Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and three RBI and Johnson and Ozuna each hit a double.  Stanton and Ozuna each hit a homerun and the Marlins were 8-14 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base and committed an error. 

In the second the Marlins scored seven runs to take a 7-0 lead.  Hechavarria hit a two run single, Gordon hit an RBI single, Yelich hit a two run single and Stanton hit a two run homerun.  In the third Hechavarria hit a sac fly to make it an 8-0 game.  The Mets got on the board in the fourth when Cespedes hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-1.  A wild pitch in the fourth made it 8-2 and Cabrera grounded into a force out to make it 8-3.  In the sixth Ozuna hit a solo homerun and Realmuto hit an RBI single to make it 10-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.  The Mets have lost three games in a row and are now 2-4 on the season.  They will have Noah Syndergaard on the mound against Jose Fernandez in a battle of two young guns.   

New York Mets lose to the Philadelphia Phillies and drop the series

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched ok.  David Wright and Yoenis Cespedes each had two hits and that was it for the Mets offense. 

Harvey started for the Mets and pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He took his second loss of the season and for the first time in his career is 0-2.  Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning striking out the side, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Logan Verrett pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jeremy Hellickson started for the Phillies and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He earned his first win of the season.  James Russell pitched to one batter retiring him, Hector Neris pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts and Jeanmar Gomez earned his second save of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Wright had two hits, Cespedes had two hits and two RBI and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Wright hit a double and Cespedes hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Freddy Galvis had a hit and an RBI, Cesar Hernandez had two hits and Odubel Herrera had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Maikel Franco had two hits, Ryan Howard had an RBI and drew two walks and Peter Bourjos had a hit and drew a walk.  Hellickson had a hit, Andres Blanco had a hit and an RBI and Blanco hit a double and Herrera hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Hernandez had a stolen base and Ruiz was caught stealing. 

In the third Galvis hit a sacrifice fly to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Herrera hit a two run homerun and the lead was pushed to 3-0.  Cespedes hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the eighth Howard hit a sac fly to make it a 4-2 game and in the ninth Blanco hit an RBI double making it 5-2 which would be the final score. 

The Mets lost two out of three in the series to the Phillies.  It was a disappointing start to the home schedule for the Mets.  The Mets will start a three game series on Monday night against the Miami Marlins.