New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 4-1.  Sonny Gray pitched very well and the bullpen finished it off.  Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks, Austin Romine and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gray pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and six strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman saved his 13^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Andrew Cashner lost his seventh game of the season pitching six innings giving up nine hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Tanner Scott pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Richard Bleier pitched an inning giving up two hits and Mike Wright Jr. pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Greg Bird had a hit and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Hicks had two hits and Neil Walker had a hit.  Romine had two hits, an RBI an drew a walk, Torres had two hits and an RBI and Hicks hit two doubles.  Torres and Romine each hit a double and Bird hit a triple.  Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-16 with runners in scoring position with eight men left on base.  Gardner and Gregorius each had a stolen base. 

Adam Jones drew a walk, Manny Machado had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Trumbo had a hit.  Jonathan Schoop had a hit, Trey Mancini had a hit and Chance Sisco drew a walk.  Schoop and Mancini each hit a double and Machado hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Mancini had an outfield assist. 

In the first Machado hit a solo homerun to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the third Torres hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Bird hit an RBI triple to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Romine hti an RBI double to push the lead to 3-1 and in the seventh Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  The final score was 4-1. 

The two teams will try and play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  The first game of the series was rained out and there is rain in the forecast for the next two days as well.   

The New York Mets are defeated by the Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen did not.  Brandon Nimmo had two hits to lead the offense which only had four hits. 

Lugo pitched four innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Hansel Robles took his second loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Buddy Baumann pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks and a strikeout.  Scott Copeland pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Gerson Bautista pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jose Quintana won his sixth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and no runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Steve Cishek pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Brian Duensing pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Pedro Strop pitched an inning with two walks.  Brandon Morrow pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Nimmo had two hits and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk.  Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk, Lugo drew a walk and Nimmo hit a double and hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Conforto committed an error and Mesoraco had a passed ball. 

Ben Zobrist had three hits and two RBI, Jason Heyward had two hits and an RBI and Kris Bryant had two hits and drew a walk.  Anthony Rizzo had a hit, Wilson Contreras had an RBI and drew a walk and Javier Baez had a hit and drew a walk.  Kyle Schwarber had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Tommy La Stella had a hit and Albert Almora Jr. drew a walk.  Bryant, Baez and Zobrist each hit a double and Zobrist hit a homerun.  The Cubs were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Schwarber had an outfield assist. 

In the fifth Zobrist hit a two-run homerun to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead.  Schwarber hit an RBI single in the sixth to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the seventh Heyward hit an RBI ground out to push the lead to 4-0.  In the eighth Nimmo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1 and in the ninth Contreras hit a sac fly to make it a 5-1 game which was the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of their series on Friday night. 

New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 4-1.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and he pitched very well, the bullpen did their job by holding the lead.  Brandon Nimmo, Adrian Gonzalez and Amed Rosario each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas won his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and he struck out two.  Tim Peterson pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and Robert Gsellman saved his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Julio Teheran pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Teheran lost his third game of the season.  Shane Carle pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Sam Freeman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Miguel Socolovich pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out one. 

Nimmo had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Jose Bautista had a hit and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk.  Kevin Plawecki drew a walk, Gonzalez had two hits and two RBI and Luis Guillorme drew a walk.  Vargas had a hit, Rosario had two hits and Bruce, Gonzalez, Bautista, Rosario and Nimmo each hit a double and Rosario hit a triple.  The Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Nimmo was caught stealing and picked off and Rosario committed an error. 

Ozzie Albies had a hit, Freddie Freeman had two hits and Johan Camargo had a hit and an RBI.  Charlie Culberson had a hit, Dansby Swanson drew two walks and Culberson hit a double and Carmargo hit a homerun.  The Braves were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the fourth Gonzalez hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Nimmo hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Camargo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1 and in the ninth Nimmo hit an RBI double to make it a 4-1 game and that was the final score. 

The two teams split the four-game series.  The Mets will head home to take on the Chicago Cubs. 

New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros and win series

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  The bullpen did their job to close out the game and Aaron Judge had two hits and Gary Sanchez had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and 11 strikeouts.  Severino picked up his eighth win of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Aroldis Chapman saved his 12^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Dallas Keuchel lost his seventh game of the season pitching five innings and giving up seven hits and four runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Collin McHugh pitched three innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Sanchez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Austin Romine had a hit and drew a walk, Torres and Hicks each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gregorius was caught stealing and Andujar committed an error. 

Alex Bregman had a hit, Jose Altuve had two hits and Yuli Gurriel had a hit.  Marwin Gonzalez drew a walk, Evan Gattis had a hit and Max Stassi had two hits and three RBI.  Stassi hit a double and a homerun and the Astros were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Stanton hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Stassi hit a two-run homerun to give the Astros a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Sanchez hit a two-run single to give the Yankees back the lead at 3-2.  In the sixth Gregorius hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-2 and Hicks hit an RBI double to make it 5-2.  In the ninth Stassi hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-3 but that would be the final score.  The Yankees took two out of three in the series and finished the homestand at 4-2.  They will head to Baltimore to start a four game series on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees win a thrilling game over the Astros

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Tuesday night in ten innings.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he was shaky, the bullpen pitched well and the offense was led by Brett Gardner who had four hits. 

Sabathia pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with three being earned.  He walked two and struck out four.  Jonathan Holder pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Dellin Betances pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman earned his second win of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Charlie Morton pitched six innings giving up eight hits and three runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Tony Sipp pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Joe Smith pitched an inning with a strikeout and Hector Rondon pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Chris Devenski pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Brad Peacock lost his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Gardner had four hits and three RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Greg Bird had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Didi Gregorius had two hits and Miguel Andujar had two hits and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had two hits and two RBI, Bird and Judge each hit a double and Andujar hit two doubles.  Gardner hit two homeruns and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Torres committed two errors, Andujar, Sabathia and Sanchez each committed an error.  Judge had an outfield assist. 

George Springer had a hit, Alex Bregman had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Altuve had two hits and drew a walk.  Yuli Gurriel had a hit and an RBI, Evan Gattis had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and J.D. Davis had a hit.  Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and two RBI, Max Stassi had a hit and Tony Kemp drew two walks.  Gonzalez and Stassi each hit a double and Gattis hit a homerun.  The Astros were 3-17 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Gurriel and Bregman each had a stolen base and Stassi had a passed ball. 

In the first Garder hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Gattis hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the second Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Gonzalez hit a two-run double to give the Astros a 3-2 lead.  In the fifth Gurriel hti an RBI single to push the Astros lead to 4-2.  Gattis hit a sac fly and it was 5-2 Astros.  In the bottom of the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the ninth Gardner hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at five and in the tenth Torres hit a walk-off RBI single to give the Yankees a 6-5 victory. 

The two teams will play the third and final game, the rubber game of the series on Wednesday night.   

New York Mets win game two of doubleheader in Atlanta

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in game two of their double header.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 8-5.  P.J. Conlon started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well but the bullpen did pitch well.  Michael Conforto and Kevin Plawecki each had three hits to lead the offense.  Conlon pitched two innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a strikeout.  Hansel Robles pitched three innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and three strikeouts, Robert Gsellman won his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jacob Rhame pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia saved his 14^th game of the season pitching two perfect innings with three strikeouts. 

Brandon McCarthy pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs with no walks and two strikeouts.  Peter Moylan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, A.J. Minter pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs and he struck out one and lost his first game of the season and Lucas Sims pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Conforto had three hits and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Adrian Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI, Plawecki had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Reyes had a hit.  Luis Guillorme had two hits and two RBI, Amed Rosario had two hits and three RBI and Bruce hit a double.  Nimmo hit a homerun and the Mets were 6-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Ender Inciarte had two hits, Ozzie Albies had two hits and Freddie Freeman had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Nick Markakis had two hits and an RBI, Kurt Suzuki had two hits and two RBI and Johan Camargo had a hit and drew a walk.  McCarthy had a hit, Ryan Flaherty had a hit and Camargo, Markakis, Suzuki and Inciarte each hit a double and Suzuki hit a homerun.  The Braves were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  McCarthy committed an error. 

In the first Gonzalez hit an RBI single, Plawecki reached on an error and a run scored and it was 2-0 Mets.  In the second Suzuki hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Nimmo hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the third Freeman hit a two-run single to tie the game at three.  Suzuki hit a sac fly and it gave the Braves a 4-3 lead.  In the sixth Rosario hit a two-run single to give the Mets back the lead at 5-4.  In the bottom of the sixth Markakis hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the seventh Guillorme hit a two-run single to give the Mets a 7-5 lead and Rosario hit an RBI single to push it to 8-5 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets lose a close one on a walk-off to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 4-3.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Devin Mesoraco and Luis Guillorme each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Seth Lugo lost his first game of the season and blew his first save pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Max Fried pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out six.  Jesse Biddle pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Sam Freeman pitched an inning with three strikeouts and Shane Carle won his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Michael Conforto drew a walk and Jose Bautista had a hit and drew two walks.  Mesoraco had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Guillorme had two hits and an RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit.  deGrom drew a walk, Guillorme hit a double and Mesoraco hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Bautista was caught stealilng and Conforto was picked off. 

Ozzie Albies had two hits, Freddie Freeman had two hits and drew a walk and Nick Markakis had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Flowers had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Preston Tucker drew a walk and Johan Camargo had a hit and drew a walk.  Charlie Culberson had a hit and two RBI.  Flowers and Culberson each hit a homerun and the Braves were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Dansby Swanson committed an error and Flowers had a passed ball.  Fried had two pickoffs. 

In the first Mesoraco drew an RBI walk to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Guillorme hit an RBI double to push the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Flowers hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth Markakis hit a sac fly to tie the game at two.  In the ninth Mesoraco hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Culberson hit a solo walk-off homerun to give the Braves a 4-3 victory. 

The two teams will play game two of the day at night and then another game on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets lose a high scoring game in Milwaukee

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.  The game took place at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the final score was 8-7.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Asdrubal Cabrera, Jay Bruce and Jose Bautista each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Jerry Blevins pitched giving up a hit and a run and he took his first loss of the season and Paul Sewald pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Jhoulys Chacin pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Boone Logan won his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Jeremy Jeffress pitched a perfect inning and Corey Knebel saved his fourth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Cabrera had two hits and two RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk and Bruce had two hits and an RBI.  Bautista had two hits, Tomas Nido had a hit and an RBI and Devin Mesoraco had a hit and an RBI.  Wheeler had a hit and two RBI, Amed Rosario drew a walk and Conforto hit a double.  Cabrera and Mesoraco each hit a homerun and the Mets were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Flores and Rosario each committed an error. 

Lorenzo Cain had two hits and drew a walk, Christian Yelich had three hits and Jesus Aguilar had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk.  Travis Shaw had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Domingo Santana had a hit and two RBI and Jonathan Villar had a hit and an RBI.   Ryan Braun had a hit, Santana and Villar each hit a double and Aguilar hit a homerun.  The Brewers were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Aguilar hit an RBI single to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nido hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Wheeler hit a two-run single to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  Cabrera hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Mets.  In the bottom of the third Aguilar hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the fifth Bruce hit an RBI single to give the Mets back the lead at 5-4.  In the seventh Cabrera hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 6-4.  In the bottom of the seventh Shaw hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-5.  Santana hit a two-run double to give the Brewers a 7-6 lead and Villar hit an RBI double to push the lead to 8-6.  In the ninth Mesoraco hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 8-7 and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees get shutdown by the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch great but he did battle and the pen was good.  Greg Bird and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

German lost his third game of the season pitching 5 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out seven.  A.J. Cole pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Justin Verlander won his seventh game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and a run with five strikeouts.  Will Harris pitched to one batter and struck him out, Chris Devenski pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Ken Giles pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Bird had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Gregorius had two hits.  Miguel Andujar had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and Bird hit a homerun.   The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gregorius had a stolen base and Torres was picked off.  Torres committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Jose Altuve had a hit and an RBI, Yuri Gurriel had two hits and Marwin Gonzalez had two hits.  Evan Gattis had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, J.D. Davis had a hit and three RBI and Gonzalez hit a double and Davis and Altuve each hit a homerun.  The Astros were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Verlander had a pickoff. 

In the second Davis hit a three-run homerun to give the Astros a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Gattis hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  In the seventh Bird hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the eighth Altuve hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees win and take series from the Anaheim Angels

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  Brett Gardner led the offense with three hits. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Tanaka won his sixth game of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and Aroldis Chapman saved his 11^th game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Garrett Richards pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with five walks and three strikeouts and took his fourth loss of the season.  Jose Alvarez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Ian Krol pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Jim Johnson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Blake Parker pitched a perfect inning. 

Gardner had three hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew a walk and Greg Bird had an RBI and drew a walk.  Miguel Andujar had an RBI and drew a walk, the Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Zack Cozart had a hit and drew two walks, Andrelton Simmons had two hits and an RBI and Shohei Ohtani drew two walks.  Martin Maldonado had a hit, Chris Young drew a walk and Simmons hit a homerun.  The Angels were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the third Hicks drew an RBI walk, Bird got hit-by-a pitch and Andujar hit an RBI ground out.  It was 3-0 Yankees and then in the sixth Simmons hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-1 and that was the final score.