New York Yankees lose to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and didn't pitch well.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense only managed four hits. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He lost his ninth game of the season.  Chase Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked two, Nick Goody pitched an inning walking one and striking out one and Nathan Eovaldi pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning and he struck out two. 

Steven Wright pitched six innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  He won his 11th game of the season.  Brad Ziegler pitched an inning, Robbie Ross Jr. pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Koji Uehara pitched an inning with a strikeout and he saved his 5th game of the season. 

Jacoby  Ellsbury drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and two RBI and Brian McCann had an RBI.  Alex Rodriguez had a hit, Starlin Castro had a hit and Chase Headley had a hit.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Mookie Betts had a hit, Dustin Pedroia had a hit and drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had a hit and two RBI.  David Ortiz had a hit, Hanley Ramirez had a hit and Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk.  Travis Shaw had  a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Brock Holt had a hit and drew a walk and Ryan Hanigan had a hit and an RBI including a homerun and Shaw and Bogaerts each hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the third Hanigan hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Shaw hit a two run homerun to make it 3-0.  In the sixth Bogaerts hit a two run homerun and it was 5-0 Red Sox.  In the bottom of the sixth Beltran hit a two run single and McCann hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 5-3 and that would be the final score.   

Washington Nationals silence the New York Mets

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field and the final score was 6-1.  Logan Verrett started for the Mets and he didn't pitch that well and the bullpen pitched ok.  Curtis Granderson and Alejandro De Aza had two hits each to lead the offense which only had four hits. 

Verrett pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs with five walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Antonio Bastardo pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two htis and a run with two strikeouts and Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Max Scherzer pitched seven innings giving up three hits and an unearned run with two walks and nine strikeouts.  He won his tenth game of the season.  Felipe Rivero pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Matt Belisle pitched an inning walking one and striking out two. 

Jose Reyes drew a walk, Granderson had two hits and Neil Walker had an RBI.  Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk, De Aza had two hits and drew a walk and Granderson hit a double.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Ben Revere had a hit and an RBI, Jayson Werth drew two walks and Daniel Murphy had three hits, four RBI and drew a walk.  Bryce Harper had a hit and drew two walks, Wilson Ramos had a hit and Clint Robinson had an RBI.  Scherzer drew a walk, Chris Heisey had a hit and Murphy and Heisey each hit a double.  Revere hit a triple and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Harper had two stolen bases and Werth committed an error. 

In the first Walker hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Robinson hit a sac fly and it was a tie game at 1-1.  In the third Revere hit an RBI triple to make it a 2-1 game.  Murphy hit an RBI single to make it a 3-1 game in the third inning.  In the fifth Murphy hit an RBI double and pushing the lead to 4-1 for Washington.  In the seventh Murphy hit a two run homerun and it was 6-1 Nationals.  That would be the final score.  The two teams will play the final game of the series and the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees finish off an impressive series with a win in Cleveland

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 11-7.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch very well but Nathan Eovaldi did in relief.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran, Mark Teixeira, Starlin Castro and Austin Romine each had two hits. 

Tanaka pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and seven runs with only three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five.  Eovaldi earned his seventh win of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and three walks with three strikeouts. 

Carlos Carrasco pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out four and lost his third game of the season.  Austin Adams pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs, Jeff Manship pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three unearned runs with a walk and TJ House pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run.  Joseph Colon pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Dan Otero pitched an inning giving up a hit and Bryan Shaw pitched an inning striking out one. 

Brett Gardner had two RBI and drew a walk, Ellsbury had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Beltran had two hits and an RBI.  Teixeira had two hits and an RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Castro had two hits and drew a walk.  Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and  Romine had two hits and an RBI.  Castro, Romine, Headley and Gregorius each hit a double.  Ellsbury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gregorius committed an error. 

Carlos Santana had two hits, Jeff Kipnis had two hits and Francisco Lindor had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Napoli had a hit and drew two walks, Jose Ramirez had a hit and an RBI and Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit.  Rajai Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Tyler Naquin had a hit and two RBI and Yan Gomes drew a walk.  Santana and Lindor each hit a double and Naquin hit a homerun.  The Indians were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Davis had a stolen base and Santana, Ramirez and Lindor each committed an error. 

In the second Refsnyder reached on an error and a run scored to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ellsbury hit a three run homerun to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the second Davis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fourth Gardner hit into a force out and a run scored making it a 5-1 game.  Headley reached on a force attempt error and two runs scored to make it 7-1.  Romine hit a sac fly to make it 8-1 still in the fifth inning.  Gardner hit a sac fly, Beltran hit an RBI single and Teixeira hit an RBI single making it an 11-1 game.  The Indians would answer back with six runs of their own in the fifth.  Lindor hit an RBI double, Ramirez hit an RBI single and Davis reached on an error to make it an 11-5 game.  Naquin hit a two run homerun and it was 11-7 Yankees, that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees took three of four in this series and ended their road trip at 5-5.  They are at the 500 mark at the All Star Break and will begin the second half with a ten game homestand. 

New York Yankees win in extra innings in Cleveland

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 7-6.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch that well and the bullpen was good.  Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Andrew Miller pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman won his third game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out four. 

Danny Salazar pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Dan Otero pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, TJ House pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Jeff Manship pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out two.  Bryan Shaw pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Cody Allen pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Hunter lost his second game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk and Beltran had three hits and an RBI.  McCann had three hits and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Chase Headley had two hits and Rob Refsnyder had a hit.  Alex Rodriguez drew a walk, Austin Romine drew a walk and Gardner, Headley and McCann each hit a double.  Gardner hit a triple and Gregorius hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Chapman had a pickoff. 

Jeff Kipnis had a hit and drew two walks, Francisco Lindor had three hits and Mike Napoli had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks.  Carlos Santana had two hits and two RBI, Jose Ramirez had three hits and three RBI and Abraham Almonte had a hit.  Santana, Lindor, Kipnis and Almonte each hit a double.  The Indians were 6-21 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Davis had a stolen base and Kipnis was caught stealing.  Lindor and Salazar each committed an error. 

In the first Santana hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the third Beltran hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the third Gregorius hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the bottom of the third Napoli hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  Santana hit an RBI double and the game was tied at three.  Ramirez hit an RBI single and the Indians grabbed a 4-3 lead still in the third inning.  In the fifth Ramirez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-3.  In the sixth Gardner hit a three run triple to give the Yankees back the lead at 6-5.  In the seventh Ramirez hit an RBI single to tie the game at six.  The Yankees took the lead back in the 11th and would hold it.  McCann hit an RBI double to make it 7-6 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken two of the first three games in this series and will finish the series on Sunday afternoon.  It will then be the All Star Break for four days before the Yankees open up a ten game homestand.