New York Yankees

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched very well and the offense was led by Gary Sanchez and Chase Headley who each had three hits and Matt Holliday who had the biggest hit with a three-run homerun. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Tanaka won his 11^th game of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Dellin Betances pitched an inning and struck out the side.  

Drew Pomeranz pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his fifth game of the season.  Brandon Workman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Fernando Abad pitched to two batters and retired them both and Austin Maddox pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Sanchez had three hits and an RBI. Didi Gregorius drew a walk, Headley had three hits and an RBI and Holliday had a hit and three RBI.  Greg Bird had a hit, Ronald Torreyes drew a walk and Ellsbury hit a triple.  Headley and Holliday each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Andrew Benintendi had a hit and drew a walk and Mookie Betts had a hit and drew a walk.  Rafael Devers had a hit, Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and Tzu-Wei Lin had a hit.  Nunez hit a double and the Red Sox were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Devers was caught stealing and committed an error. 

In the second Headley hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth a wild pitch tied the game at one.  In the bottom of the sixth Holliday hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  In the seventh Sanchez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have won two of the first three games in the series.  The two teams will finish their four- game series on Sunday night and also their season series.  The Yankees are currently 4 ½ games back of the Red Sox for first in the AL East and lead the wild card.  They are 10-8 against the Red Sox so far this season.    

New York Yankees shutdown by 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 4-1.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch that well.  The Yankees offense was non-existent after the second batter of the game. 

Gray pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Gray took his ninth loss of the season.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out the side and Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Doug Fister won his fourth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning and Craig Kimbrel pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he earned his 32^nd save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Greg Bird drew a walk.  Chase Headley had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Gardner and Judge each hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Eduardo Nunez had a hit and two RBI, Andrew Benintendi had two hits and an RBI and Mookie Betts had a hit.  Dustin Pedroia had a hit, Rafael Devers had a hit and Hanley Ramirez had a hit and an RBI.  Brock Holt drew a walk, Nunez, Benintendi and Ramirez each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Betts had a stolen base. 

In the first Judge hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Nunez hit a two-run homerun giving the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Benintendi hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1 and in the seventh Ramirez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds behind Rafael Montero brilliance

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 2-0.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he pitched great.  The Mets offense only managed five hits but that was enough. 

Montero pitched 8 1/3 shutout innings giving up three hits and four walks and he struck out eight and won his third game of the season.  AJ Ramos pitched to two batters and struck them both out and left the bases loaded to save his 26^th game of the season. 

Homer Bailey lost his seventh game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Tim Adleman pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and an RBI and Reyes, Flores and Plawecki each hit a double.  The Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base and Reyes was caught stealing.  Montero had a pickoff. 

Phillip Ervin had a hit, Zack Cozart had a hit and drew a walk and Joey Votto had a hit and drew a walk.  Adam Duvall drew a walk, Eugenio Suarez drew a walk and Votto and Cozart each hit a double.  The Reds were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Suarez was picked off and Ervin committed an error. 

In the first Flores hit an RBI double and Plawecki hit an RBI double to make it 2-0 and that would be the final score.  The New York Mets will finish their series with the Reds on Thursday afternoon.   

New York Mets are routed by the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 14-4.  Chris Flexen started and he didn’t pitch very well.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Dominic Smith each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Flexen pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  Flexen lost his third game of the season.  Josh Smoker pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three walks with two strikeouts, Jeurys Familia pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out three and Chasen Bradford pitched giving up six hits and seven runs with four of them earned and didn’t record an out.  He walked one batter and didn’t strike any out and Kevin Plawecki pitched an inning giving up a hit and no runs. 

Sal Romano won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Kevin Shackelford pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Wandy Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Alejandro Chacin pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout. 

Jose Reyes had a hit and drew three walks, Brandon Nimmo had a hit and Cabrera had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Smith had two hits and two RBI.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Flexen had a hit and Matt Reynolds drew a walk.  Cabrera and d’Arnaud each hit a double and the Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Reyes was caught stealing and Nimmo committed an error and Flores committed two errors. 

Billy Hamilton had three hits and an RBI, Zack Cozart had two hits and drew a walk and Joey Votto had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks.  Adam Duvall had a hit and three RBI, Scooter Gennett had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Eugenio Suarez had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Scott Schebler had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk, Tucker Barnhart had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Hamilton hit two doubles and Suarez and Gennett hit a double.  Schebler and Duvall each hit a homerun and the Reds were 9-20 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

In the first Cabrera hit an RBI double to make it 1-0 Mets.  In the bottom of the first Suarez hit an RBI single, Schebler hit a grand-slam and it was 5-1 Reds.  In the fifth Gennett hit an RBI single, Schebler hit an RBI single to push the lead to 7-1.  In the sixth Smith hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 7-3.  In the eighth Votto hit an RBI single, Duvall hit a three-run homerun and Barnhart hit an RBI single to push the lead to 12-3.  Ervin grounded into a double play and a run scored and Hamilton hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 14-3.  In the ninth Cabrera hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 14-4 and that would be the final score of the game.  The two teams will complete their series on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees are defeated by Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The Yankees offense only managed three hits. 

Severino pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out nine and lost his sixth game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Corey Kluber pitched eight innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Kluber won his 13^th game of the season and Cody Allen pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit.  Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Ellsbury hit a double and Headley hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Castro committed an error. 

Austin Jackson had a hit and an RBI, Jose Ramirez had two hits and two RBI and drew a walk and Edwin Encarnacion drew a walk.  Jay Bruce drew a walk, Carlos Santana had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Bradley Zimmer had two hits and an RBI.  Zimmer hit a double and Ramirez hit two homeruns.  Santana and Jackson each hit a homerun and the Indians were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Ramirez and Zimmer each had a stolen base and Urshela committed an error. 

In the first Ramirez hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the third Headley hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Ramirez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Santana hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 3-2 lead, a wild pitch made it 4-2.  In the eighth Jackson hit a solo homerun to make it 5-2 and in the ninth Zimmer hit an RBI double to push the lead to 6-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets split a double header with the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets played a double header on Sunday and split it.  They lost the first game and won the second game.  The games were played at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final scores were 5-4 and 6-5.  In the first game Seth Lugo started and pitched ok, he just didn’t last very long.  Jose Reyes had three hits and Juan Lagares and Brandon Nimmo each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lugo pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out five.  Josh Smoker pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings, Hansel Robles pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with three walks and he took his fifth loss of the season and Chasen Bradford pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Tanner Roark started for the Nationals and he pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with nine strikeouts and picked up his 11^th win.  Matt Albers pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Joe Blanton pitched to one batter and retired him.  Sean Doolittle saved his 16^th game of the season and pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Reyes had three hits and an RBI, Lagares had two hits and an RBI and Nimmo had two hits and two RBI.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and Gavin Cecchini had a hit.  Matt Reynolds had a hit, Lagares hit a double and Niimmo hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base. 

Wilmer Difo had two hits, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Anthony Rendon had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Adam Lind had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Michael Taylor had an RBI and drew a walk and Andrew Stevenson had an RBI and drew a walk.  Lind hit a homerun and the Nationals were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Rendon had a stolen base. 

In the fourth Rendon hit an RBI single and Lind hit a sac fly to make it 2-0.  In the sixth Lagares hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  Nimmo hit a two-run homerun and the Mets took a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Taylor had an RBI walk, Stevenson had an RBI walk and the Nationals took a 4-3 lead.  In the eighth Lind hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-3.  In the ninth Reyes hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-4 and that would be the final score. 

Tommy Milone started the second game and pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run walkine one and striking out five.  Hansel Robles pitched to two guys and struck them both out, Rafael Montero pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Josh Smoker pitched to one guy and walked him and Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs.  Jerry Blevins pitched to two guys and retired them both winning his sixth game of the season and AJ Ramos pitched two innings giving up three hits and a walk with two strikeouts and earning his 25^th save of the season. 

Erick Fedde pitched six innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Kelley pitched a perfect inning, Blanton lost his third game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Sammy Solis pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk.  Albers pitched to one guy and retired him. 

Nimmo had a hit, Lagares had two hits and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and two RBI, Amed Rosario had two hits and an RBI and Matt Reynolds had two hits.  Jose Reyes drew a walk, Cabrera hit a homerun and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base and d’Arnaud committed an error, Lagares had an outfield assist. 

Howie Kendrick had three hits and an RBI, Difo had a hit and an RBI and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit and drew a walk.  Matt Wieters had two hits, Taylor had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Alejandro De Aza had two hits and two RBI.  Rafael Bautista had two hits, Lind had a hit and Stevenson drew a walk.  Murphy had a hit, De Aza, Taylor and Murphy each hit a double.  De Aza hit a triple and the Nationals were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and they left 13 men on base.  Taylor had a stolen base. 

In the first Cabrera hit a three-run homerun to give them the lead.  In the third Flores hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Difo hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the sixth De Aza hit an RBI double, Kendrick hit a sac fly and it was 5-3.  In the seventh Taylor hit an RBI double and De Aza a sac fly to tie the game at five.  In the eighth Rosario hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 6-5 lead and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees take rubber game in blowout win over the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched very well and Starlin Castro had four hits and Ronald Torreyes three to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Tanaka won his tenth game of the season.  Caleb Smith pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Andrew Albers pitched five innings giving up 11 hits and eight runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out four and lost his first game of the season.  Dan Altavilla pitched three innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, Castro had four hits and an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and two RBI.  Gary Sanchez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Chase Headley had two RBI, Todd Frazier drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI.  Torreyes had three hits and an RBI and Castro, Ellsbury and Judge each hit a double.  The Yankees were 6-22 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Hicks and T. Frazier each committed an error. 

Jean Segura had a hit, Yonder Alonso had a hit and Robinson Cano had a hit.  Nelson Cruz had a hit and an RBI, Kyle Seager drew a walk and Mike Zunino had a hit.  Guillermo Heredia had a hit, Cruz hit a double and the Mariners were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gamel and Seager each committed an error and Segura committed three errors and Heredia had an outfield assist. 

In the first Cruz hit an RBI double to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Sanchez hit an RBI single, Headley reached on a force attempt error and a run scored and Ellsbury hit a three-run double to make it 5-1.  Torreyes hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-1.  In the third Castro hit an RBI single to make it 7-1.  In the sixth Headley hit a sac fly to make it 8-1 and in the seventh Bird hit a two-run single making it a 10-1 game which was the final. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will now take on the Cleveland Indians for a three game set at home.