The New York Yankees were drilled by the Toronto Blue Jays as Tanaka doesn't have it

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 8-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The Yankees offense was led by Aaron Judge who had two hits and two walks. 

Tanaka pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and eight runs with seven of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six and he lost his 12^th game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched to one batter and struck him out, Jonathan Holder pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Giovanny Gallegos pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Marco Estrada won his 10^th game pitching seven innings and giving up three hits and a run.  He walked three and struck out four.  Mat Dermody pitched to two batters and retired them both, Tom Koehler pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up a walk and Carlos Ramirez pitched a perfect inning. 

Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Todd Frazier had a hit and drew a walk and Clint Frazier drew a walk.  T. Frazier and Judge each hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Castro committed an error. 

Teoscar Hernandez had two hits and an RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Jose Bautista had an RBI and drew two walks.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, Russell Martin had a hit and two RBI and Miguel Montero had a hit.  Kendrys Morales drew a walk, Ryan Goins had a hit and four RBI and Hernandez, Martin and Goins each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Bautista hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  In the third Hernandez hit a solo homerun to give the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Martin hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the sixth Goins hit a grand slam to make it a 8-1 game and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees sweep the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-3.  Luis Severino started and he didn’t pitch well, the bullpen did pitch well.  Gary Sanchez, Jacoby Ellsbury and Greg Bird had three hits each to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched three innings giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out three.  Chasen Shreve picked up his fourth win of the season pitching three innings and giving up a walk with three strikeouts, Ben Heller pitched an inning giving up a hit and Domingo German pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out four. 

Bartolo Colon pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Colon took his 14^th loss of the season.  Tyler Duffey pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs and he struck out one, Nik Turley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Michael Tonkin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out three.  Glen Perkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and John Curtiss pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Clint Frazier had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Sanchez had three hits and two RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and three RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Ellsbury had three hits and drew a walk, Todd Frazier drew a walk and Bird had three hits and an RBI.  Ellsbury hit a double and Bird hit two doubles.  Ellsbury and C. Frazier each hit a triple and Judge, Sanchez and Gregorius each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Brian Dozier had a hit and drew a walk, Joe Mauer had a hit and an RBI and Jorge Polanco had a hit and two RBI.  Zack Granite drew a walk, Kennys Vargas had two hits and drew a walk and Jason Castro had a hit.  The Twins were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Dozier was caught stealing. 

In the third Mauer hit an RBI single to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  Polanco hit a two-run single and it was 3-0 Twins.  In the bottom of the third Judge and Sanchez hit back-to-back homeruns to tie the game at three.   In the fourth Bird hit an RBI double, Gardner an RBI single and Sanchez an RBI single to make it a 6-3 game.  Gregorius hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 9-3.  In the fifth a wild pitch and a Judge sac fly pushed the lead to 11-3 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series from the Twins who are the second wild card.  The Yankees increased their lead on the first wild card by seven games essentially sealing that up and will head to Toronto for three on Friday night. 

The New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well after a rough start.  Brett Gardner had three hits and Starlin Castro had three hits. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Sabathia won his 12^th game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one, David Robertson pitched an inning with three strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman saved his 20^th game of the season pitching an inning with a hit and he struck out one. 

Jose Berrios pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  Berrios lost his eighth game of the season.   Alan Busenitz pitched to two batters and retired them both, Dillon Gee pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run and he walked one and Buddy Boshers pitched to one batter and retired him.  Ryan Pressly pitched an innin giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Nik Turley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and John Curtiss pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  Gabriel Moya pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.

Gardner had three hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk, Castro had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier drew a walk, Greg Bird drew two walks and Gardner, Gregorius and Ellsbury hit a double.  The Yankees were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

Brian Dozier had a hit and drew a walk, Joe Mauer had two hits and Jorge Polanco had two hits.  Byron Buxton drew a walk, Chris Gimenez had two hits and Max Kepler had a hit and an RBI.  Gimenez hit a double and Kepler hit a homerun.  The Twins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Mauer committed an error. 

In the first Escobar hit an RBI ground out to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gardner hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the third Kepler hit a solo homerun to give the Twins back the lead at 2-1.  In the fourth Gardner hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Judge hit a sac fly to give the Yankees the 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Bird reached on a fielding error and it was 4-2 Yankees.  In the sixth Castro hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees won their sixth straight series and will look for the three game sweep on Wednesday afternoon.   

New York Yankees edge the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Jaime Garcia started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  The Yankees bullpen made it stand up and Brett Gardner had three hits to lead the offense. 

Garcia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and an unearned run.  He walked none and struck out nine.  David Robertson won his ninth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning with two walks and Aroldis Chapman saved his 19^th game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts. 

Ervin Santana lost his eighth game of the season.  He pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Trevor Hildenberger pitched an inning giving up a hit, Taylor Rogers pitched 2/3 of an inning with a  strikeout and Tyler Duffey pitched to two batters and retired them both. 

Gardner had three hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk and Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Ellsbury and Gardner each had two stolen bases.  Judge committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Grossman hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  In the sixth Frazier hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

The New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves and take the series

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 5-1.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Nori Aoki had three hits to lead the Mets. 

Gsellman won his seventh game of the season pitching seven innings giving up three hits and an unearned run.  He walked none and struck out three.  Jerry Blevins pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and AJ Ramos pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out one. 

Julio Teheran pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs.  He walked four and struck out seven and lost his 12^th game of the season.  Sam Freeman pitched an inning with a walk, A.J. Minter pitched 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts, Jose Ramirez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and Rex Brothers pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Aoki had three hits, Jose Reyes had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Brandon Nimmo drew two walks.  Dominic Smith drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Phillip Evans had a hit and an RBI.  Gsellman drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and two RBI.  Evans hit a double, Reyes and Aoki each hit a triple and Cabrera hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Rosario and Aoki had a stolen base and Rosario committed two errors. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Ozzie Albies drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had a hit.  Johan Camargo had two hits.  Jace Peterson had an RBI, Mat Adams drew a walk and Freeman hit a double.  The Braves were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Albies committed an error and Inciarte had an outfield assist. 

In the first Reyes hit an RBI triple to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Rosario hit an RBI ground out and the lead was extended to 2-0.  IN the seventh Peterson hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the ninth Evans hit an RBI double to make it a 3-1 lead.  Cabrera hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The New York Mets even their series with the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Saturday evening.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 7-3.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Gavin Cecchini led the offense with three hits and two RBI. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out seven and won his 15^th game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and AJ Ramos pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk. 

R.A. Dickey pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with two walks.  Lucas Sims pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Jason Motte pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Max Fried pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Nori Aoki had two hits, Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI.  Dominic Smith had two hits and two RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Cecchini had three hits and two RBI.  Aoki hit two doubles, Nimmo, Cabrera, Cecchini and Smith each hit a double and the Mets were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left 4 men on base.  Lagares was caught stealing. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Ozzie Albies drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had two hits and an RBI.  Kurt Suzuki drew a walk, Rio Ruiz drew a walk and Johan Camargo had a hit.  Jace Peterson had two hits, Dickey had a hit and Lane Adams had a hit and two RBI.  Freeman hit a homerun and the Braves were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Inciarte had an outfield assist.   

In the second Lagares hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Cecchini hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Nimmo hit an RBI double to make it a 3-0 game.  Cabrera hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Cecchini hit an RBI double pushing the lead to 5-0.  In the sixth Freeman hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Smith hit a two-run double to push the lead to 7-1.  In the ninth Adams hit a two-run single cutting the lead to 7-3 but that would be the final score. 

New York Mets drop a close one in Atlanta

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 3-2.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits to lead the offense. 

Montero pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out six and lost his 10^th game of the season.  Chasen Bradford pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Tommy Milone pitched to two batters and retired them both and Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Paul Sewald pitched a perfect inning. 

Sean Newcomb pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Newcomb won his third game of the season.  Dan Winkler pitched to two batters and retired them both, Jose Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and Sam Freeman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one.  Arodys Vizcaino pitched an inning with a walk and saved his 11^th game of the season. 

Jose Reyes had an RBI, Cabrera had three hits and drew a walk and Kevin Plawecki had two hits.  Dominic Smith had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Nori Aoki drew a walk and Gavin Cecchini had a hit.  Cecchini, Cabrera and Smith each hit a double and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Blevins had a pickoff. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit and an RBI, Ozzie Albies had a hit and drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had a hit and drew a walk.  Lane Adams had an RBI, Nick Markakis had two hits and Dansby Swanson had a hit.  Rio Ruiz had two hits, David Freitas had a hit and an RBI and Jace Peterson had a hit.  Albies and Freitas hit a double and the Braves were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Inciarte had a stolen base and Freeman was caught stealing. 

In the second Freitas hit an RBI ground out to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the third Reyes hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Smith hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  IN the fifth Inciarte hit an RBI single to tie the game at two and Adams hit a sac fly giving the Braves a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles for third straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-3.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  Didi Gregorius and Jacoby Ellsbury each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Ben Heller pitched an inning with two walks and Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with four walks and a strikeout.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Jeremy Hellickson pitched three innings giving up four hits and six runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his tenth game of the season.  Chris Tillman pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with a strikeout, Donnie Hart pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Richard Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Judge drew two walks.  Gregorius had three hits and three RBI, Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI and Todd Frazier had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit and three RBI, Ellsbury hit a double and Gregorius, Bird and T. Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Gregorius committed an error. 

Tim Beckham drew two walks, Chance Sisco drew two walks and Jonathan Schoop had a hit and drew a walk.  Ryan Flaherty drew a walk, Trey Mancini had a hit and J.J. Hardy had two hits and drew a walk.  Austin Hays had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Hays hit a homerun and the Orioles were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Rickard had a stolen base. 

In the third Gregorius hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Bird hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In the fifth Ellsbury hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 7-0.  In the seventh T. Frazier hit a two-run homerun to make it a 9-0 lead.  In the ninth Hays hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 9-2 and a balk scored a run making it 9-3 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees will try and sweep the four game series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Chase Headley had three hits and Didi Gregorius had four RBI to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched eight innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts and he won his 13^th game of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning with a walk. 

Gabriel Ynoa pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and lost his second game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned and he walked a batter, Givens gave up a hit and a run without recording an out and Richard Bleier pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge drew two walks and Gary Sanchez had two hits and an RBI.  Gregorius had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk, Headley had three hits and an RBI and Matt Holliday had two hits.  Greg Bird had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gardner hit a double, Gregorius and Bird each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Judge had a stolen base and Headley committed an error.  

Manny Machado drew a walk, Trey Mancini had a hit and Chris Davis drew a walk.  Welington Casrillo had a hit and two RBI and Pedro Alvarez had a hit.  Alvarez hit a double and Castrillo hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Davis and Schoop each committed an error and Mancini and Trumbo each had an outfield assist. 

In the first Gregorius hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Castillo hit a two-run homerun giving the Orioles a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the second Bird reached on an error and a run scored tying the game at two.  In the fifth Gregorius hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  In the seventh Sanchez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-2.  Gregorius hit a sac fly extending the lead to 6-2 and Headley hit an RBI single to make it a 7-2 game.  In the eighth Bird hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 8-2 and that would be the final score. 

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