New York Yankees double up the New York Mets

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Luis Cessa started for the Yankees and he pitched ok and the bullpen was great.  Aaron Hicks and Gary Sanchez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cessa pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched 2 2/3 innings with a walk and four strikeouts, David Robertson earned his sixth win of the season pitching an inning and giving up a walk with three strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and recorded his seventh save of the season. 

Rafael Montero pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Hansel Robles lost his fourth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts, Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him and Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Hicks had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius drew a walk, Sanchez had two hits and two RBI and Todd Frazier had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Judge, Hicks and Sanchez each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores drew a walk, Dominic Smith had a hit and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Granderson and Cespedes each hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Lagares was caught stealing. 

In the third Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Cespedes hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Sanchez hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the sixth Judge hit a homerun to tie the game at two.  In the eighth Hicks hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and Sanchez hit a solo homerun to make it 4-2 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of two at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.  They will then shift to Citi Field for two more games there.