New York Yankees defeat the New York Mets in Game 1 of double header

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Tuesday afternoon in game one of a day/night double header.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 12-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  Kendrys Morales and Gio Urshela led the offense with three hits each. 

Tanaka pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with four being earned.  He walked none and struck out seven and won his fourth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched to one batter and struck him out and David Hale pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and nine runs with five being earned.  He walked one and struck out six and lost his fourth game of the season.  Wilmer Font pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tim Peterson pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Luke Voit had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had two hits and three RBI.  Didi Gregorius had two hits, Clint Frazier had a hit and Morales had three hits and an RBI.  Urshela had three hits and four RBI, Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Hicks, Frazier, Gregorius, Urshela and Morales each hit a double and Gardner hit a triple.  Sanchez, Urshela and Voit each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-16 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base and Sanchez, Gregorius and Morales each committed an error. 

Jeff McNeil had two hits and three RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and Dom Smith had a hit.  J.D. Davis had a hit, Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI, Tomas Nido had two hits and Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI.  Smith hit a double, McNeil hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Frazier and Rosario each committed an error and Davis had an outfield assist. 

In the second Morales hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Lagares hit an RBI single, McNeil hit a three-run homerun and the Mets grabbed a 4-1 lead.  In the bottom of the third Sanchez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the fourth Urshela hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at four.  Voit hit a three-run homerun to make it a 7-4 game for the Yankees.  In the fifth Urshela hit an RBI single to push their lead to 8-4.  Gardner hit an RBI triple and it was a 9-4 game.  In the sixth Rosario hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 9-5.  In the seventh Urshela hit an RBI double to extend the Yankees lead to 10-5 and in the eighth Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to make it a 12-5 game which would be the final score.