The New York Mets lose second in a row at home

The New York Mets were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and ptiched well and the bullpen was pretty good.  Neil Walker led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Colon pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Erik Goeddel pitched to one batter and retired him but he did walk a batter.  Jon Niese pitched two two batters and retired them both, Jeurys Familia pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out three, Jerry Blevins lost his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run and he lost his second game of the season. 

Robbie Ray pitched seven innings giving up three hits and he struck out four.  Enrique Burgos pitched a perfect inning, Jake Barreett pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Adam Loewen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Daniel Hudson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Steve Hathaway pitched 2/3 of an inning.  Randall Delgado won his third game of the season pitching two innings and he struck out two. 

Ty Kelly had a hit, Kelly Johnson had a hit and two RBI and Walker had two hits.  Jay Bruce had a hit, T.J. Rivera had a hit and Alejandro De Aza drew a walk.  Johnson hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  d'Arnaud committed an error. 

Jean Segura had three hits and drew a walk, Michael Bourn had two hits and Paul godschmidt had two hits and two RBI.  Chris Owings had three hits, Oscar Hernandez had a hit and an RBI and Segura hit two doubles.  Owins and Goldschmidt each hit a double.  Hernandez hit a homerun and the Diamondbacks were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Segura had two stolen bases and Owings and Bourn each had a stolen base.  Segura was caught stealing and Goldschmidt.  Hernandez had a passed ball. 

In the third Goldschmidt hit an RBI single giving the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Goldschmidt hit a sac fly to make it 2-0.  Johnson hit a two run homerun in the ninth to tie the game at two.  In the 12th Hernandez hit a solo homerun giving the Diamondbacks a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees win second in a row in Boston

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 4-2.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen did their job.  Jacoby Ellsbury had two RBI and Aaron Hicks had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Luis Cessa earned his second win of the season pitching two innings and striking out two and Dellin Betances saved his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Brad Ziegler pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and he lost his sixth game of the season.  Matt Barnes pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Ellsbury had a hit and two RBIand Chase Headley drew a walk.  Alex Rodriguez had an RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Hicks had two hits and Ellsbury hit a double.  Romine hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Dustin Pedroia had a hit, Xander Bogaerts had a hit and David Ortiz had a hit and drew a walk.  Hanley Ramirez had two hits and two RBI, Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk and Brock Holt had a hit.  Sandy Leon had three hits, Andrew Benintendi drew a walk and Ortiz, Pedroia and Ramirez each hit a double.  Leon hit two doubles and the Red Sox were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Ramirez hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the third Romine hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Ramirez hit an RBI double giving the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  Ellsbury hit a two run double in the eighth and the Yankees had a 3-2 lead.  Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout in the eighth to give them a 4-2 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees erupt in Boston for a big win

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 9-4.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees but left after one inning with elbow pain.  The Yankees used a lot of pitchers and the bullpen did a good job.  Gary Sanchez led the offense with four hits including his first major league homerun. 

Eovaldi pitched a perfect inning, Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Blake Parker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk.  Nick Goody pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked two, Tommy Layne pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up three hits and a walk.  Clippard won his third game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Drew Pomeranz pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Clay Bucholz pitched to two batters and retired them both, Matt Barnes pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs and Fernando Abad pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two htis and two runs with a strikeout.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Junichi Tazawa pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks, Robbie Ross Jr. pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout.   Brad Ziegler pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Chase Headley had two hits and an RBI.  Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew two walks, Starlin Castro had a hit and two RBI adn Didi Gregorius had two hits and an RBI.  Sanchez had four hits and an RBI, Austin Romine had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Rob Refsnyder had a hit, Castro hit a double and Gregorius and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Ellsbury had an outfield assist. 

Dustin Pedroia had two hits and an RBI, Xander Bogaerts had an RBI and drew a walk and Mookie Betts had two hits and an RBI.  David Ortiz drew three walks, Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits and Travis Shaw drew a walk.  Sandy Leon had two hits and drew a walk, Andrew Benintendi had a hit and an RBI and Pedroia hit a double and Betts hit two doubles.  The Red Sox were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the third Betts grounded into a force out to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Benintendi grounded into a force out and it was 2-0 Red Sox.  Gregorius hit a solo homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the sixth Pedroia hit an RBI single to push the Red Sox lead to 3-1.  Bogaerts grounded into a force out in the sixth to make the score 4-1.  In the seventh Romine hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2.  Ellsbury hit an RBI single in the seventh making it 4-3 and Headley hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  Castro hit a two run double still in the seventh and it was 6-4 Yankees.  In the eighth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 7-4.  A wild pitch made it 8-4 and another wild pitch made it 9-4 all in the eighth inning. 

The two teams have split the first two games and will play the final of three games on Thursday night. 

New York Mets drop series opener to the Arizona Diamdonbacks

The New York Mets were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well and Hansel Robles struggled out of the pen.  Neil Walker led the offense with three hits. 

Matz pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out nine.  Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  He lost his fourth game of the season.  Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning and had a strikeout and Erik Goeddel pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one. 

Zack Greinke pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He won his 11th game of the season.  Randall Delgado pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Enrique Burgos pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Jake Barrett pitched an inning with a walk and he saved his fourth game of the season. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Walker had three hits and two RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk.  James Loney had an RBI, Michael Conforto drew a walk and Matt Reynolds had a hit.  Granderson hit a double and Walker hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four  men on base.  Reynolds was caught stealng and Wilmer Flores committed an error. 

Jean Segura had a hit, Michael Bourn had a hit and two RBI, Paul Goldschmidt had two hits and two RBI.  Rickie Weeks Jr. drew two walks, Brandon Drury had two hits and an RBI and Chris Owings had a hit.  Tuffy Gosewisch had a hit.  Phil Gosselin drew a walk, Owins hit a double and Bourn hit a triple.  Drury and Goldschmidt each hit a homerun.  The Diamondbacks were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Segura, Bourn, Weeks Jr., Owings and Gosselin each had a stolen base.  Bourn committed an error. 

In the first Loney hit an RBI groundout to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Int eh second Drury hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Goldschmidt hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Dbacks a 2-1 lead.  Walker hit a two run homerun in the sixth to make it a 3-2 game.  In the seventh Bpourn hit a two run triple to give the Dbacks a 4-3 lead.  Goldschmidt hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 5-3. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees lose in Boston as tempers flare

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 5-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch very well but the bullpen did.  Brett Gardner had three hits and Chase Headley had two hits. 

Severino pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He didn't walk a batter and he struck out three and lost his seventh game of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Anthony Swarzak pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Rick Porcello won his 15th game of the season pitching eight innings and he gave up seven hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out six.  Craig Kimbrel pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run and four walks with a strikeout and Matt Barnes pitched 1/3 of an inning and struck out a batter. 

Gardner had three hits and drew a walk, Jacboy Ellsbury had an RBI and drew two walks and Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Headley had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew a walk.  Castro hit a double and Headley and Gardner hit two doubles each.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Mookie Betts had a hit, Dustin Pedroia had two hits and three RBI and David Ortiz had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit, Sandy Leon had a hit and Andrew Benintendi had three hits and an RBI.  Betts, and Benintendi each hit a double and Pedroia hit two doubles.  Leon hit a triple and the Red Sox were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Shaw committed an error and Leon had a passed ball.  Bradley Jr. had an outfield assist. 

In the second Headley hit an RBI double, in the third McCann hit an RBI single and it was 2-0 Yankees.  Pedroia hit a two run double in the bottom of the third to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the fifth Benintendi hit an RBI double to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead.  Pedroia hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-2.  In the fifth Ortiz hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-2.  In the ninth Ellsbury had an RBI walk to cut the lead to 5-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.  

The New York Mets avoid a sweep by beating the Detroit Tigers

The New York Mets defeated the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 3-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well as did the bullpen.  The Mets offense had homeruns from Michael Conforto and Neil Walker and that was enough. 

deGrom pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched to a batter and gave up a hit, Addison Reed pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out the side. 

Anibel Sanchez pitched eight innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and ten strikeouts.  Francisco Rodriguez took his second loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs and Bruce Rondon pitched 2/3 of an inning. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Walker had a hit and two RBI and James Loney had a hit.  Conforto had a hit and an RBI, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Conforto and Walker each hit a homerun.  Johnson and deGrom each committed an error and Granderson had an outfield assist.  The Mets left three men on base. 

Tyler Collins had a hit, Ian Kinsler had two hits and an RBI and Jose Iglesias had a hit.  Victor Martinez had two hits, J.D. Martinez had two hits and Justin Upton had a hit and drew two walks.  Casey McGehee had a hit, James McCann drew a walk and Andrew Romine had a hit.  J.D. Martinez hit a double and the Tigers were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

Conforto hit a solo homerun in the seventh and Kinsler hit an RBI single in the seventh so the game was tied at one.  In the ninth Walker hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 3-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Mets lost two out of three but salvaged the final game.  They will have the day off on Monday and return home on Tuesday to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.   

New York Yankees take game and series from the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees have had quite a week, first Mark Teixeira announced his retirement and now so did Alex Rodriguez although it was more of a forced retirement into a consulting role.  The Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched very well and the bullpen did a pretty good job.  The Yankees offense only managed five hits. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with no walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his eighth game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Tyler Clippard pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up an unearned run and a walk with two strikeouts and Dellin Betances saved his second game of the season.  He pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Carlos Carrasco pitched seven innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Carrasco lost his sixth game of the season.  Cody Allen pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI.  Brian McCann drew a walk, Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI and Rob Refsnyder had a hit.  Teixeira hit a double, Gardner hit a triple and Gregorius hit a homerun.  the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Refsnyder, Gregorius and Romine each committed an error. 

Jason Kipnis drew a walk, Francisco Lindor had a hit and Mike Napoli had a hit.  Jose Ramirez had two hits and drew a walk, Rajai Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Roberto Perez had two hits and an RBI.  Chris Gimenez had a hit, Perez and Davis each hit a double and the Indians were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. 

In the first Ellsbury hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  Teixeira hit an RBI double in the fifth and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the seventh Perez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 and then a wild pitch made it 3-2 in the eighth and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will have an off day on Monday.  They will head to Boston for a three game series beginning on Tuesday night and then return home on Friday night for the final game of Alex Rodriguez career. 

New York Mets drop a close one in Detroit

The New York Mets were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.  Noah Syndergaard started and he pitched ok but not great and Neil Walker led the offense with two hits. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season and Erik Goeddel pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Justin Verlander started for the Tigers and pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Verlander won his 12th game of the season.  Shane Greene pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a strikeout and Francisco Rodriguez saved his 31st game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run. 

Walker had two hits, Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk and James Loney had a hit and an RBI.  Kelly Johnson had a hit and two RBI, Johnson hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Ian Kinsler had two hits, Miguel Cabrera had two hits and an RBI and Victor Martinez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  J.D. Martinez had two hits, Nick Castellanos drew a walk and James McCann had a hit and an RBI.  Martinez, J hit a double and Martinez, V hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Kinsler had two stolen bases and McCann had a passed ball. 

In the first Cabrera hit an RBI ground out to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Johnson hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Martinez, V hit a two run homerun to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead.  McCann hit an RBI single and it was 4-2 Tigers.  In the ninth Loney hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night.   

New York Yankees lose to the Cleveland Indians to even series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  CC Sabathia started and he pitched ok and the bullpen wasn't great.  Brett Gardner and Aaron Hicks each had two hits. 

Sabathia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Sabathia lost his ninth game of the season.  Anthony Swarzak pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Nick Goody pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks.  Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Corey Kluber pitched eight innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  He won his 11th game of the season.  Andrew Miller earned his tenth save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Gardner had two hits and drew a walk, Starlin Castro had a hit and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Hicks had two hits, Sanchez hit a double and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Hicks was caught stealing and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Rajai Davis had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Jeff Kipnis had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Francisco Lindor had two hits.  Mike Napoli had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Santana had two hits and drew a walk and Jose Ramirez had a  hit.  Brandon Guyer drew a walk, Lonnie Chisenhall drew a walk and Abraham Almonte drew a walk.  Kipnis, Napoli and Davis each hit a homerun and the Indians were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Kipnis and Lindor each had a stolen base, Almonte had an outfield assist. 

In the second Sanchez hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second a wild pitch made it 2-0 Yankees.  In the fourth Kipnis hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  Davis hit an RBI single to tie the game in the fifth and in the sixth Napoli hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 3-2 lead.  Davis hit a solo homerun in the seventh and in the ninth Kipnis hit an RBI single making it 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

The series is tied at one game each and the rubber game will be on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees offense breaks out and pounds the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 13-7.  Michael Pineda started and he pitched ok, Johnny Barbato struggled out of the bullpen.  Starlin Castro hit his first career grand slam, Jacoby Ellsbury had four hits and Gary Sanchez had a couple of RBI. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up six hits and a walk with six strikeouts.  He won his sixth game of the season.  Richard Bleier retired both batters that he faced, Tyler Clippard pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Johnny Barbato gave up three hits and three runs with a walk and he didn't record an out.  Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up two walks and two strikeouts. 

Josh Tomlin lost his fourth game of the season pitching 4 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Zach McAllister pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Shawn Morimando pitched an inning giving up three hits and four runs with four walks and a strikeout and Kyle Crockett pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had two hits and two RBI, Ellsbury had four hits and an RBI and Mark Teixeira had two hits and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Castro had two hits, four RBI and drew two walks.  Sanchez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Rob Refsnyder had two hits and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Teixeira, Ellsbry, McCann and Sanchez each hit a double and Garner hit a triple.  Castro and Hicks each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

Carlos Santana had a hit and drew a walk, Jeff Kipnis had a hit and drew a walk and Francisco Lindor had a hit.  Mike Napoli had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Jose Ramirez had three hits and Brandon Guyer had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Naquin had an RBI, Abraham Almonte had two hits and an RBI and Chris Gimenez had a hit and three RBI.  Almonte and Ramirez each hit a double and Gimenez hit a homerun.  The Indians were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Kipnis and Napoli were each caught stealing. 

In the first McCann hit an RBI groundout giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third McCann hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 2-0.  Castro hit a grand slam and the score was 6-0 Yankees still in the third.  In the fifth Gimenez hit a three run homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  Sanchez hit an RBI double in the fifth to push the lead to 7-3.  Headley hit an RBI single in the sixth making it a 8-3 game and Sanchez had an RBI walk making it 9-3.  In the seventh Naquin hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 9-4.  Hikcs hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the seventh and it was 10-4.  Ellsbury hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 11-4.  In the eighth Napoli hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 11-5, Guyer hit an RBI single to make it 11-6 and Almonte hit a sac fly to make it 11-7.  Gardner hit a two run single in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 13-7 game which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  The Yankees will try to make it two in a row and get to two games over 500.