New York Yankees defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in an odd game

The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 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 great, the offense was led by Jacoby Ellsbury who had two hits. 

Sabathia pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a run on three hits.  He walked one and struck out six and earned his second win of the season.  Adam Warren pitched to two batters and struck out one and Tyler Clippard earned his first save of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman were both not available in this game. 

Carlos Martinez lost his second game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked eight and struck out 11.  Brett Cecil pitched to two batters and struck them both out, Miguel Socolovich pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jonathan Broxton pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks, Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew two walks and Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI.  Ellsbury had two hits, Starlin Castro drew a walk and Chase Headley drew two walks.  Greg Bird drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and it was a double.  The Yankees were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Ellsbury and Headley each had a stolen base. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit, Stephen Piscotty had a hit and an RBI and Jose Martinez had a hit.  Matt Adams had a hit, Jhonny Peralta drew a walk and Greg Garcia drew a walk.  Jedd Gyorko had a hit and an RBI, Gyorko hit a homerun and Piscotty hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  J. Martinez and C. Martinez each committed an error and Molina had a passed ball. 

In the first a wild pitch made it 1-0 Yankees.  In the sixth Hicks reached on a fielder’s choice and it was 2-0 Yankees.  Carter hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  In the eighth Gyorko hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 and Piscotty hit a solo homerun in the ninth to cut the lead to 3-2. 

The Yankees have taken the first two games of the series and will look for the sweep on Sunday night.  Michael Pineda will make the start against Adam Wainwright. 

New York Mets are walked off by the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Friday night.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 3-2.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Lucas Duda and Rene Rivera each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out four.  Rafael Montero pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a couple of hits and a walk with a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning and Josh Edgin lost his first game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Edinson Volquez pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked four and struck out five.  Dustin McGowan pitched to one batter and retired him,  Jarlin Garcia pitched an inning walking one and striking out one and Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  David Phelps pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and A.J. Ramos earned his first win of the season pitching an inning with a walk. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk and Duda had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI, Jose Reyes had a hit and drew two walks and Syndergaard drew a walk.  R. Rivera had two hits, Duda hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Cabrera committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Dee Gordon had three hits and an RBI, J.T. Realmuto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Christian Yelich had an RBI.  Marcell Ozuna had a hit, Justin Bour had a hit and Miguel Rojas had three hits and drew a walk.  Tyler Moore had a hit, Realmuto hit a double and the Marlins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base. 

In the first Yelich hit a sac fly to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Duda hit a solo homerun and it was 2-1 Mets.  Gordon hit an RBI single to tie the game at two in the fifth.  In the ninth Realmuto hit an RBI walk-off double to give the Marlins the 3-2 win. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday night.  The series will conclude on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees run win streak to five as they defeat the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched pretty well.  Starlin Castro, Jacoby Ellsbury, Chase Headley and Austin Romine each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Tanaka earned his first win of the season.  Tyler Clippard pitched to two batters and retired them both, Dellin Betances pitched a scoreless inning walking one and striking out the side and Aroldis Chapman earned his third save of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Michael Wacha lost his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up nine hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Matt Bowman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Kevin Siegrist pitched an inning walking two and striking out one. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Castro had two hits and two RBI and Ellsbury had two hits.  Headley had two hits and drew a walk, Greg Bird drew a walk and Romine had two hits and an RBI.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Headley hit a double and Castro and Romine each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Ellsbury and Headley each had a stolen base. 

Aledmys Diaz had two hits, Matt Carpenter had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Stephen Piscotty drew a walk.  Matt Adams had a hit, Jhonny Peralta drew a walk and Randal Grichuk had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jose Martinez had a hit, Diaz, Grichuk, Martinez each hit a double.  Carpenter hit a homerun.   The Cardinals were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Wong committed an error. 

Carpenter hit a two-run homerun in the first to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Castro hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the second Romine hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Headley hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Grichuk hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-3.  The final score would be 4-3.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Mets defeat the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the sweep

 New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 5-4.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and pitched ok and Michael Conforto led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Wheeler pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts and he won his first game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Jerry Blevins pitched to two batters and retired them both, one on a strikeout and Fernando Salas pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Vince Velasquez lost his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up five hits and five runs with four walks and seven strikeouts.  Luis Garcia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Pat Neshek pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Hector Neris pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Joaquin Benoit pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Conforto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and two RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Jay Bruce had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk and Wheeler drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Cespedes hit a double and Conforto hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Cespedes was caught stealing. 

Cesar Hernandez had two hits, Odubel Herrera drew a walk and Maikel Franco had two hits and four RBI.  Michael Saunders drew a walk, Tommy Joseph had a hit and Brock Stassi had a hit.  Joseph hit a double and Franco hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the first Cespedes hit an RBI double giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Cabrera hit a two-run single to push the lead to 4-0.  Cespedes hit a sac fly to make it 5-0 still in the fifth.  In the sixth Franco hit a grand slam to cut the lead to 5-4 but that would be the final score. 

The Mets swept the three game series from the Phillies and will head to Miami to begin a four game series on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees complete the sweep with win over the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched wonderfully.  Aaron Hicks provided the offense with two homeruns. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up two runs on five hits.  He walked one and struck out 11 and earned his first victory of the season and first since Sept of 2015.  Dellin Betances got himself into trouble but then out of it pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and earned his second save of the season. 

Matt Andriese pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  Erasmo Ramirez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Xavier Cedeno lost his first game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Tommy Hunter pitched to one batter and retired him.  Danny Farquhar pitched an inning giving up two walks and he struck out two. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Hicks had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Matt Holliday drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Austin Romine had a couple of hits, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and Romine and Castro each hit a double.  Hicks hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Judge was picked off and Ellsbury had an outfield assist.

Corey Dickerson had two hits, Evan Longori had a hit and Logan Morrison had a hit and drew a walk.  Mallex Smith had a hit, Peter Bourjos had a hit and an RBI and Jesus Sucre had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Bourjos hit a homerun and the Rays were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sucre had a pickoff. 

In the first Hicks hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Sucre hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Bourjos hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the Rays a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Hicks hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series from the Rays and will begin a three game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.   

New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays behind strong debut by Jordan Montgomery

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-4.  Jordan Montgomery made his MLB debut and pitched well.  Kyle Higashioka also made his MLB debut behind the plate.  The offense was led by Starlin Castro, Chase Headley and Aaron Judge who hit another homerun his third in his last three games. 

Montgomery pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three runs with two of them being earned on five hits.  He walked two and struck out seven.  Bryan Mitchell pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Aroldis Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and picked up his first save of the season. 

Ian Snell started for the Rays and pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two unearned runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Jumbo Diaz took his first loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned and a walk, Xavier Cedeno didn’t record an out and gave up a hit and an unearned run and Erasmo Ramirez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs.  Danny Farquhar pitched an inning with a walk. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Hicks had two RBI and drew two walks and Matt Holliday drew a walk.  Chris Carter had a hit, Castro had two hits and Headley had two hits.  Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Pete Kozma drew a walk and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base, Castro committed an error and Higashioka had a passed ball.  Hicks and Judge each had an outfield assist. 

Steven Souza Jr. had a hit, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and Evan Longoria drew a walk.  Rickie Weeks Jr. had a hit and two RBI, Corey Dickerson had a hit and an RBI and Derek Norris had a hit.  Daniel Robertson had a hit and drew a walk, Tim Beckham had a hit and Peter Bourjos had a hit.  Mallex Smith had a hit, Souza Jr. and Dickerson each hit a double and Weeks Jr. hit a homerun.  The Rays were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Beckham and Cedeno each committed an error. 

In the first Weeks Jr. hit a two-run homerun to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Weeks Jr. reached on a fielding error and a run scored.  The play had to be reviewed and was overturned on replay.  In the fifth Hicks drew an RBI walk to cut the lead to 3-1 and a wild pitch made it a 3-2 game.  In the sixth Judge hit an RBI single and Gardner reached on a fielding error to give the Yankees the lead at 4-3.  Ellsbury hit an RBI single and Hicks hit an RBI ground out to extend the lead to 6-3 still in the sixth inning.  In the seventh Judge hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 8-3.  Dickerson hit an RBI double in the eighth to cut the lead to 8-4 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of three on Thursday night with the Yankees looking for the sweep.  Luis Severino will make his second start of the season for the Yankees.  Greg Bird is expected back after missing the last few games with an ankle injury and illness. 

New York Mets storm the Philadelphia Phillies behind Cespedes three homer game

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 14-4.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he pitched well.  He left early with a strained hamstring but said he will be fine for his next start.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Yoenis Cespedes each had four hits.  Cespedes hit three homeruns to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Harvey won his second game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Clay Buchholz lost his first game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Adam Morgan pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts, Joely Rodriguez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Jeanmar Gomez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew two walks, Cabrera had four hits and two RBI and Cespedes had four hits and five RBI.  Jay Bruce had a hit and two RBI, Neil Walker had two hits and Lucas Duda had four hits and two RBI.  Jose Reyes had a hit, Travis d’Arnaud had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Ty Rivera drew a walk.  Cabrera, Granderson, Reyes, Duda, d’Arnaud and Cespedes each hit a double.  Cespedes hit three homeruns and the Mets were 6-16 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Cesar Hernandez had two hits, Howie Kendrick had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Nava had a hit and an RBI.  Odubel Herrera had a hit, Maikel Franco had a hit and two RBI and Michael Saunders had an RBI.  Cameron Rupp drew a walk, Morgan had a hit and Andrew Knapp had a hit.  Hernandez and Nava hit a double and Franco hit a homerun and the Phillies were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Cespedes hit a three-run homerun giving the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the second Bruce hit a two-run single and the lead was extended to 5-0.  In the second Franco hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the third d’Arnaud hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 6-1.  Cabrera hit a solo homerun in the fourth and Cespedes also hit a solo homerun and the lead was 8-1  In the fourth Saunders hit into an RBI force out to cut the lead to 8-2.  In the fifth Cespedes hit his third homer a solo shot to make it a 9-2 game.  In the sixth Duda hit a solo homerun and the lead was 10-2.  d’Arnaud hit a two-run homerun in the eighth and Cabrera hit an RBI single to make it 13-2.  Nava hit an RBI double and Franco hit an RBI ground out in the bottom of the eighth to cut the lead to 13-4.  Duda hit his second homerun of the game in the ninth a solo shot to make it 14-4 and that was the final score. 

The Mets have taken the first two games of the series and will play game three on Wednesday night.  They will be looking to sweep the series.   

New York Mets defeat the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 4-3.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Jay Bruce led the offense with two hits and three RBI. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Josh Smoker pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and he won his first game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched to two batters retiring them both and Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and he saved his second game of the season. 

Jerad Eickhoff started for the Phillies and he pitched seven innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out seven.  Edubray Ramos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk and he struck out one.  Ramos took his first loss of the season and Joely Rodriguez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk, Bruce had two hits and three RBI with a walk and Curtis Granderson had a hit.  Neil Walker had an RBI and drew a walk, Lucas Duda drew two walks and Cabrera hit a double.  Bruce hit two homeruns and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Cesar Hernandez had a hit and drew a walk, Howie Kendrick had a hit and drew a walk and Odubel Herrera had a hit.  Maikel Franco had two hits and drew a walk, Michael Saunders had two hits and an RBI and Cameron Rupp had an RBI and drew a walk.  Brock Stassi had a hit and an RBI, Freddy Galvis had a hit and Daniel Nava had a hit.  Stassi hit a homerun and the Phillies were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Hernandez and Rupp each committed an error and Rupp had a passed ball. 

In the first Saunders hit an RBI single and Rupp drew an RBI walk to make it 2-0 Phillies.  In the fourth Bruce hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the seventh Walker hit a sac fly to tie the game at two.  In the eighth Bruce hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the ninth Stassi hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 but that would be the final score. 

Michael Pineda stars as the New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in home openerNew

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and retired the first 20 batters that he faced.  Matt Holliday, Chase Headley and Aaron Judge each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with no walks and 11 strikeouts.  Pineda won his first game of the season and first since August of 2016.  Tyler Clippard pitched to one batter and retired him and Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Alex Cobb pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Cobb lost his first game of the season and Austin Pruitt pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI and Holliday had two hits and an RBI.  Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI, Starlin Castro had a hit and two RBI and Headley had two hits, one RBI and drew a walk.  Judge had two hits and an RBI, Ronald Torreyes hit an RBI and Ellsbury and Holliday each hit a double.  Carter hit a triple and Judge, Headley and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner had two stolen bases. 

Evan Longoria had a hit, Logan Morrison had a hit and an RBI and Longoria hit a double.  Morrison hit a homerun and the Rays were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base.  Miller and Pruitt each committed an error. 

In the third Ellsbury hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Headley hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the eighth Morrison hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-1 game.  In the bottom of the eighth Holliday hit an RBI double and Carter hit an RBI triple to make it 5-1.  Castro hit a two-run homerun and Torreyes hit an RBI ground out still in the eighth to make it 8-1 which was the final score. 

The Yankees and Rays will be off on Tuesday and then continue their series on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Mets salvage final game of series over the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Sunday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Lucas Duda had two hits and Michael Conforto had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out nine and earned his first win of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched a perfect inning and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he earned his first save of the season. 

Edinson Volquez pitched six innings for the Marlins and gave up seven hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out seven and lost his first game of the season.  Junichi Tazawa pitched a perfect inning and Josh McGowan pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI.  Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI, Duda had two hits and Conforto had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Syndergaard had a hit, Bruce and Conforto each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Cespedes committed an error. 

Dee Gordon had a hit and two RBI, J.T. Realmuto had a hit and Derek Dietrich had two hits.  Miguel Rojas had a hit, Dietrich and Gordon each hit a double.  The Marlins were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Gordon was caught stealing and Realmuto was caught stealing and Realmuto committed an error. 

In the first Bruce reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Walker hit an RBI single and Conforto drew an RBI walk to make it 3-0.  In the third Gordon hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 3-2.  Bruce hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 4-2.  In the sixth Conforto hit a solo homerun and it was 5-2 Mets which was the final score. 

The Mets manged to salvage the final game of the series and finished the homestand

New York Yankees rally to salvage final game in Baltimore

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 7-3.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen was really good and Ronald Torreyes had three hits and Aaron Judge two to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three.  Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and he earned his first win of the season and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Wade Miley started for the Orioles and pitched five innings giving up a hit and no runs.  He walked seven and struck out five.  Tyler Wilson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Mychal Givens pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a walk and Donnie Hart pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one.  Darren O’Day pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with three walks and he took his first loss of the season.  Vidal Nuno pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Matt Holliday drew five walks.  Chris Carter had a hit and drew two walks, Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Austin Romine had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Torreyes had three hits and two RBI.  Torreyes hit a triple, Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Holliday was picked off.  Romine had a passed ball. 

Adam Jones had a hit, Manny Machado drew a walk and Mark Trumbo had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Davis had two hits, Trey Mancini had an RBI and Jonathan Schoop drew a walk.  J.J. Hardy had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and the Orioles were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Miley and Schoop each committed an error and Miley had a pickoff.   

In the second Mancini hit an RBI ground out to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  Hardy hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Trumbo hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Torreyes hit a two-run triple to cut the lead to 3-2.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the eighth to tie the game at three.  In the ninth Castro hit an RBI single, Judge hit an RBI ground out and Romine hit a sac fly and a run scored on an error to make it 7-3.  7-3 would be the final score. 

The Yankees were able to salvage the final game of the series and finish the road trip at 2-4.  They will be home on Monday afternoon for the home opener against the Tampa Bay Rays. 

New York Mets are crushed by the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen wasn’t very good.  The offense only managed three hits. 

Gsellman pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Gsellman took his first loss of the season.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Paul Sewald pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs.  Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Rafael Montero pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Fernando Salas pitched to two batters and retired them both. 

Adam Conley pitched five innings giving up a hit and a run with three walks and six strikeouts and earned his first win of the season.  Brad Ziegler pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and David Phelps pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Jose Urena pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Travis d’Arnaud drew a walk and Ty Rivera drew a walk.  Duda hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Flores committed an error. 

J.T. Realmuto had three hits and two RBI, Miguel Rojas had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Giancarlo Stanton had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Justin Bour drew two walks, Marcell Ozuna  had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Derek Dietrich drew a walk.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Adeiny Hechavarria had two hits and Dee Gordon had a hit and an RBI.  Rojas hit a double and Realmuto hit a triple.  Ozuna hit a homerun and the Marlins were 5-15 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Yelich had a stolen base. 

In the first Stanton hit an RBI single giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ozuna hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  Rojas hit a sac fly in the third to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Duda hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Ozuna hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Marlins.  In the eighth Realmuto hit an RBI single and Rojas hit a sac bunt that scored a run to make it 6-1.  In the ninth Gordon hit an RBI ground out and Realmuto hit an RBI single to make it an 8-1 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the series finale on Sunday night. 

New York Yankees blow lead and lose to the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 5-4.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he was a little better than his first start but still not good.  The Yankees bullpen also blew a lead and Starlin Castro and Ronald Torreyes each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout, Tommy Layne pitched giving up a hit and a run and Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Kevin Gausman pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Oliver Drake pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Mychal Givens earned his first win of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Brad Brach pitched an inning with two walks.  Zach Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Britton earned his third save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Austin Romine drew a walk and Matt Holliday had two hits.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Castro had two hits and an RBI and Chase Headley drew two walks.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew two walks, Torreyes had two hits and two RBI and Hicks hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Hicks was caught stealing. 

Seth Smith had two hits, Adam Jones had a hit and Manny Machado had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Davis had a hit and drew two walks, Mark Trumbo had a hit and two RBI and Welington Castillo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Hyun Soo Kim had three hits and an RBI, Machado and Davis each hit a double and the Orioles were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Machado and Trumbo each had a stolen base and Rickard was caught stealing.  Castillo committed an error and Smith had an outfield assist. 

In the second Torreyes hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Castillo hit an RBI single to make it a 2-1 game.  In the fifth a balk scored a run to make it 3-1 and Castro hit an RBI single to make it 4-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Machado hit an RBI double to make it 4-2 and Trumbo grounded into a force out to make it a 4-3 game.  In the seventh Trumbo hit an RBI single to tie the game at four and Kim hit an RBI single to give the Orioles a 5-4 lead which would be the final score. 

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

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New York Mets are defeated by the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-2.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Curtis Granderson and Rene Rivera each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched four innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Wheeler took his first loss of the season.  Josh Smoker pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Rafael Montero pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts and Josh Edgin pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Wei-Yin Chen started for the Marlins and pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Chen won his first game of the season.  Nick Wittgren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Dustin McGowan pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had two hits and an RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and Jay Bruce drew a walk.  Rivera had two hits, Michael Conforto had a hit and Rivera and Granderson each hit a double.  Cespedes hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, A.J. Ellis drew a walk and Christian Yelich had two hits and two RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew a walk, Justin Bour had a hit and drew two walks and Marcell Ozuna had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Derek Dietrich had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Adeiny Hechavarria had an RBI, Chen had a hit and Dietrich hit a triple and Yelich hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base. 

In the first Granderson hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Dietrich hit a two-run triple to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead.  Hechavarria hit an RBI ground out to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the third Yelich hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth Ozuna hit an RBI single and Dietrich hit an RBI single to make it a 7-1 game.  Cespedes hit a solo homerun in the eighth to cut the lead to 7-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday evening and then play the finale on Sunday night.