New York Yankees blow lead and lose to the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 6-5.  The Yankees had a 5-1 lead that they blew.  Luis Severino made his first start of the season and pitched pretty well, he really made one bad pitch and I don’t even know if it was really a bad pitch.  Gary Sanchez hit his first homerun and had his first multi-hit game of the season.  Brett Gardner had three hits to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched to two batters and struck one out, Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him and Tyler Clippard took his first loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned.  He struck out one and Bryan Mitchell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Ubaldo Jimenez started for the Orioles and pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Oliver Drake pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one, Darren O’Day pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout and Donnie Hart pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he won his first game of the season.  Brad Brach pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and Zach Britton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and saved his second game of the season. 

Gardner had three hits, Sanchez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Matt Holliday had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Starlin Castro had two hits and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Gardner hit a double and Holliday and Sanchez each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner had two stolen bases and Sanchez was caught stealing.  Headley committed two errors. 

Seth Smith had two hits and two RBI, Adam Jones had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Manny Machado had a hit and three RBI.  Chris Davis had a hit, Jonathan Schoop had a hit and J.J. Hardy had a hit.  Smith hit a double and Machado and Smith each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the first Holliday hit an RBI single to give them a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Jones hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the third Holliday hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to extend the Yankees lead to 5-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Machado hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh Smith hit a two-run homerun to give the Orioles a 6-5 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have lost two straight and have fallen to 1-3 on the season.  They will take on the Orioles in game two of the series on Saturday afternoon at 4:00PM.  They have their ace Masahiro Tanaka on the mound for his second start which needs to be much better than his first start. 

New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves to win series

 The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-2.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched well.  Neil Walker had two hits and Travis d’Arnaud and Wilmer Flores each had two RBI to lead the Mets offense. 

Harvey pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  He earned his first victory of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and struck him out, Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up three hits and no runs and he struck out two and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jaime Garcia pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks.  Garcia took his first loss of the season.  Chaz Roe pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned and he struck out one and Eric O’Flaherty pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk.  Flores had a hit and two RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Walker had two hits.  Jay Bruce drew a walk, d’Arnaud had a hit and two RBI and Cespedes, d’Arnaud and Walker each hit a double.  Flores hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Matt Kemp had two hits and two RBI and Nick Markakis had a hit.  Adonis Garcia had a hit, Tyler Flowers had a hit and Kemp hit two homeruns.  The Braves were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Swanson committed an error. 

In the fifth Kemp hit a solo homerun to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth d’Arnaud hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Flores hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  Kemp hit a solo homerun in the seventh to cut the lead to 4-2.  Cabrera hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh and Cespedes grounded into a force out and a run scored on an error to make it a 6-2 game.  6-2 would be the final score. 

The Mets took two out of three from the Braves and will host the Miami Marlins in a three game series beginning on Friday night. 

New York Mets fall to the Atlanta Braves in extra inningsNew

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field and the final score was 3-1 in 12 innings.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched very well, the bullpen was a mixture of good and bad.  Jay Bruce had three of the teams five hits. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out six, Hansel Robles pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk, Jerry Blevins pitched to two batters and struck out one and Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Josh Edgin pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Rafael Montero lost his first game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up three hits and two runs.  He walked three and struck out one.  Josh Smoker pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Bartolo Colon started for the Braves and pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out six.  Ian Krol pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Arodys Vizcaino pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jose Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with a couple of strikeouts.  Jim Johnson pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three.  Johnson picked up his first win of the season. 

Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk and Bruce had three hits and an RBI.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Bruce hit a double and a homerun.  The Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Reyes committed an error. 

Ender Inciarte drew a walk, Dansby Swanson had a hit and Freddie Freeman drew a walk.  Matt Kemp had three hits and two RBI with a walk, Nick Markakis had a hit and drew a walk and Brandon Phillips had a hit and drew a walk.  Adonis Garcia had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Kurt Suzuki had a hit and Kemp hit three doubles and Garcia hit a double.  Markakis hit a triple and the Braves were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the fifth Bruce hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Garcia hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the 12^th inning Kemp hit a two-run double giving the Braves a 3-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Thursday night.  Matt Harvey will make his first start of the season. 

New York Yankees lose rubber game to the Tampa Bay Rays in Opening series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and was shaky.  The bullpen pitched great and the offense couldn’t get much going. 

Pineda pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  Pineda took his first loss of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up a walk, Adam Warren pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning walking one. 

Alex Cobb picked up his first win of the season for the Rays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Xavier Cedeno pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Jumbo Diaz struck out the only batter that he faced and Erasmo Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out one.  Alex Colome pitched an inning giving up two hits and he earned his second save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Gary Sanchez got his first hit of the young season and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI, Chase Headley had two hits and drew a walk and Headley hit a double and Ellsbury hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Corey Dickerson had two hits and two RBI, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and Evan Longoria drew a walk.  Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Logan Morrison had two hits and Mallex Smith had a hit.  Derek Norris had a hit and two RBI.  Dickerson hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Smith and Norris each had a stolen base and Kiermaier was caught stealing.  Norris had a passed ball. 

In the first Dickerson hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the second Norris hit a two-run single to give the Rays a 3-1 lead and Dickerson hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-1 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three and will be off on Thursday.  They will open up a three game set in Baltimore on Friday night.  Luis Severino will make his first start of the season. 

New York Yankees even their series with the Tampa Bay Rays with a shutout

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 5-0.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched five strong innings.  He was helped by some really good defense.  The bullpen also pitched well.  Jacoby Ellsbury and Chase Headley led the offense with a couple of hits each. 

Sabathia pitched five shutout innings giving up three hits.  He walked two and struck out two and won his first game of the season.  Bryan Mitchell pitched a perfect inning, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jake Odorizzi started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Odorizzi took his first loss of the season, Jumbo Diaz pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Austin Pruitt pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up a walk. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Greg Bird had a hit and drew a walk and Matt Holliday had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ellsbury had two hits, Headley had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit and two RBI, Gardner, Holliday, Bird and Ellsbury each hit a double.  Torreyes and Headley each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Headley had a stolen base. 

Steven Souza Jr. had two hits, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and Evan Longoria had a hit and drew two walks.  Tim Beckham had a hit, Peter Bourjos drew a walk and the Rays were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the third Torreyes hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Holliday hit an RBI double and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the sixth Headley hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0 and in the eighth Headley hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-0 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Wednesday night.  Michael Pineda will go for the Yankees and Alex Cobb will go for the Rays.  The Yankees will have an off day on Thursday and then play a three game weekend series beginning Friday night in Baltimore. 

New York Mets shutout the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-0.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and Lucas Duda had three RBI to lead the Mets offense. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out seven.  Hansel Robles picked up the win pitching a perfect inning and striking out one, Fernando Salas pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Julio Teheran started for the Braves and he pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out six.  Ian Krol pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and he took the loss, Chaz Roe pitched not recording an out and giving up a run and a walk and Eric O’Flaherty pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with three walks.  Jose Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Jose Reyes drew a walk, Cabrera had three hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Neil Walker drew a walk and Jay Bruce had an RBI and drew three walks.  Duda had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Rene Rivera had a hit and Travis d’Arnaud drew a walk.  Syndergaard had a hit, Duda hit a double and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Cabrera and Flores each had a stolen base. 

Dansby Swanson had a hit, Freddie Freeman had three hits and Matt Kemp had a hit.  Brandon Phillips had a hit, Tyler Flowers had a hit and Kemp hit a double and Freeman hit a triple.  The Braves were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Flowers had a passed ball. 

In the seventh Cabrera hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Granderson hit a sac fly, Bruce drew an RBI walk and Duda hit a three-run double to make it 6-0 and that was the final score. 

The Mets and Braves will resume their three game opening series on Tuesday night.  Jacob deGrom will take on Bartolo Colon on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees lose to the Rays as Masahiro Tanaka just doesn't have it

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 7-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he wasn’t good at all.  The Yankees bullpen was really good and Chase Headley and Starlin Castro led the offense with three hits each. 

Tanaka pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Tanaka took the loss.  Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Adam Warren pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and he struck out two and Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk and he struck out one. 

Chris Archer started for the Rays and he pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Archer picked up the win.  Danny Farquhar pitched a perfect inning with a  couple of strikeouts, Austin Pruitt pitched giving up two hits and a run without recording an out and Alex Colome pitched an inning striking out one and picking up the save. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Chris Carter had an RBI and Greg Bird drew a walk.  Castro had three hits, Headley had three hits and Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI.  Ronald Torreyes had an RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Judge hit a double and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Sanchez committed an error. 

Corey Dickerson had a hit, Kevin Kiermaier had two hits and drew two walks and Evan Longoria had two hits and three RBI.  Brad Miller had two hits, Steven Souza Jr. drew a walk and Logan Morrison had three hits and three RBI.  Tim Beckham had a hit, Mallex Smith had a hit and Derek Norris had a hit.  Kiermaier and Beckham each hit a double and Longoria and Morrison each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Kermaier had a stolen base, Longoria committed an error. 

In the first Longoria hit a sac fly to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  Morrison hit a two-run single and the lead was pushed to 3-0 still in the first.  In the second Judge hit an RBI double and Torreyes hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the second Longoria hit a two-run homerun to increase the Rays lead to 5-2.  In the third Morrison hit a solo homerun and Smith hit an RBI single and the lead was 7-2 Rays.  In the ninth Carter hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 7-3 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees had plenty of chances especially late but they couldn’t capitalize.  The bottom line in this game though was that Tanaka just didn’t have anything.  His stuff was off but so was his command.  It is one game and you have to just shake it off and move on.  If you are going to worry about Tanaka that is crazy and if he is bad this year the Yankees have no shot.  The two teams will be off on Monday and then resume the opening three game series on Tuesday night.  It will be CC Sabathia matching up against Jake Odorizzi.