New York Mets lose to the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-1.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen was good.  Michael Conforto had two hits to lead the offense.

Matz pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Matz lost his second game of the season.  Robert Gsellman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk, Luis Avilan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Drew Gagnon pitched to one batter and got him out. 

Brandon Woodruff pitched five innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Woodruff won his fourth game of the season.  Alex Claudio pitched a perfect inning,Junior Guerra pitched a perfect inning and Josh Hader pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with five strikeouts. 

Jeff McNeil had a hit, Pete Alonso had a hit and Robinson Cano drew a walk.  Conforto had two hits, Wilson Ramos had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Brandon Nimmo drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Matz had a hit and Conforto hit a double and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and McNeil was caught stealing. 

Lorenzo Cain had a hit and an RBI, Yasmani Grandal drew two walks and Ryan Braun had three hits and two RBI.  Mike Moustakas had two hits, Hernan Perez had three hits and Woodruff had a hit.  Moustakas and Perez each hit a double and Braun and Cain each hit a homerun.  The Brewers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Perez and Braun each had a stolen base and Aguilar committed an error. 

In the first Ramos hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Cain hit a solo homerun tying the game at one.  In the fifth Braun hit a two-run homerun to give the Brewers a 3-1 lead and that would be the final score of the game. 

New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he struggled and only lasted three innings and then left with a knee injury.  The Yankees bullpen pitched really well and Gary Sanchez hit two homeruns to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched three innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with three walks and a strikeout.  Jonathan Holder won his second game of the season pitching two perfect innings with two strikeouts, Adam Ottavino pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and earned his sixth save of the season. 

Kyle Gibson pitched five innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and lost his first game of the season.  Mike Morin pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run and he struck out three and Fernando Romero pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had an RBI, Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Sanchez had three hits and two RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Mike Ford had a hit and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and drew a walk and Sanchez hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Torres committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Jorge Polanco drew a walk, Nelson Cruz had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and CJ Cron had a hit and an RBI.  Marwin Gonzalez had two hits, Jonathan Schoop drew a walk and Byron Buxton drew a walk.  Cruz hit a homerun and the Twins were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Cron and Buxton each committed an error.  Gonzalez had two outfield assists. 

In the first Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Voit hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Cron hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fourth a wild pitch made it 3-1 Yankees and an RBI ground out by Gardner extended the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to make the score 5-1.  In the seventh Sanchez hit his second homerun making it 6-1.  In the eighth Cruz hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 6-3 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets get a boost from Noah Syndergaard in win over the Reds

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched great and he also provided the only offense. 

Syndergaard pitched nine innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Syndergaard won his second game of the season. 

Tyler Mahnle pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  He lost his fourth game of the season.  Zach Duke pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Robert Stephenson pitched an inning with a strikeout and David Hernandez pitched a perfect inning. 

Pete Alonso drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Wilson Ramos had a hit, Syndergaard had a hit and an RBI and Ramos hit a double.  Syndergaard hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Eugenio Suarez had a hit and drew a walk, Derek Dietrich had two hits and Jose Peraza had a hit.  The Reds were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Lorenzen had a stolen base. 

The only run of the game was scored in the third inning on a Syndergaard solo homerun.  The Mets were able to salvage the four-game series by getting the split.  They will now head to Milwaukee for a weekend series. 

New York Yankees lose a close one in the desert

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday evening.  The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and the final score was 3-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The Yankees bullpen pitched well and no one had more then one hit on offense. 

Tanaka pitched four innings giving up vie hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Tanaka lost his third game of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with a strikeout and Adam Ottavino pitched a perfect inning. 

Merrill Kelly pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Kelly won his third game of the season.  Yoshihisa Hirano pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, Yoan Lopez pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and Andrew Chafin pitched 1/3 of an inning.  Archie Bradley pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Greg Holland pitched an inning with a  walk and saved his seventh game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Luke Voit had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Mike Tauchman had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and drew two walks, Mike Ford drew a walk and Urshela and Torres each hit a double.  Voit hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Jarrod Dyson drew a walk, David Peralta had a hit and Christian Walker had a hit.  Ketel Marte had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Nick Ahmed had a hit and an RBI and Marte hit a double and a homerun.  The Diamondbacks were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Jones committed an error. 

In the second Ahmed hit an RBI single and a wild pitch made it 2-0 Diamondbacks.  In the fourth Marte hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Voit hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 and in the eighth Tauchman hit an RBI single to make it 3-2 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost both games to the Diamondbacks and will be off on Thursday before returning home on Friday night vs. the Minnesota Twins. 

New York Mets walk-off against the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Jeff McNeil led the Mets offense with four hits. 

Vargas pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out three, Jeurys Familia pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Daniel Zamora gave up a walk.  Drew Gagnon won his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts. 

Luis Castillo pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Robert Stephenson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Amir Garrett pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jared Hughes pitched to one batter and got him out.  David Hernandez pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Raisel Iglesias pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and he lost his fourth game of the season. 

McNeil had four hits and an RBI, Pete Alonso had an RBI and Brandon Nimmo drew a walk.  Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI, Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Amed Rosario had two hits and drew a walk.  Gsellman drew a walk, J.D. Davis had a hit and Davis and McNeil each hit a double.  Frazier hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Ramos, Vargas and McNeil each committed an error.  Lagares had an outfield assist. 

Jose Peraza had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Joey Votto had two hits and drew a walk and Eduardo Suarez had a hit and an RBI.  Yasiel Puig drew a walk, Curt Casali drew a walk and Phillip Ervin had a hit and drew a walk.  Jesse Winker drew a walk, Jose Iglesias had two hits and Kyle Farmer had a hit and an RBI.  Votto hit a double and Suarez hit a homerun.  The Reds were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Peraza and Puig each had a stolen base and Ervin was caught stealing. 

In the third McNeil hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Suarez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Frazier hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Conforto hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  In the ninth Farmer hit an RBI single and Peraza hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the tenth Alonso hit a sac fly to win the game 4-3 for the Mets. 

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

New York Yankees lose a tight one in Arizona as CC celebrates a milestone

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and the final score was 3-1.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well including picking up his 3000^th career strikeout.  He is only the 17^th player in history to do that and third lefty.  Gleyber Torres led the offense with two hits. 

Sabathia pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one and Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Zack Greinke won his fifth game of the season pitching 7 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Andrew Chafin pitched to one batter and struck him out and Greg Holland saved his sixth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Luke Voit drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Torres had two hits and an RBI, Cameron Maybin had a hit and Sanchez and Torres each hit a double.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Maybin was caught stealing and Maybin was picked off. 

Adam Jones drew a walk, Ketel Marte had a hit and Eduardo Escobar had three hits.  David Peralta had an RBI, Christian Walker drew a walk and Wilmer Flores had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Nick Ahmed had a hit, Escobar hit two doubles and Marte hit a double.  Flores hit a homerun and the Diamondbacks were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Greinke had a pickoff. 

In the second Flores hit a solo homerun to give the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Torres hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fourth Flores hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth Peralta hit a sac fly making it a 3-1 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will complete their brief two-game series on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Mets rally but then fall short to the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Zack Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  The offense only managed six hits and no player had more then a hit. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning with two walks and Edwin Diaz took his first loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run. 

Tanner Roark pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Wandy Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a batter, Michael Lorenzen pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Amir Garrett pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  David Hernandez pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Raisel Iglesias pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with four strikeouts and he won his first game of the season. 

Jeff McNeil drew three walks, Pete Alonso had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Brandon Nimmo had an RBI and drew a walk.  Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk, Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI.  Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk and Wheeler had a hit.  Conforto, Ramos and Lagares each hit a double and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

Jose Peraza had two hits and an RBI, Joey Votto had a hit and drew a walk and Eugenio Suarez had an RBI.  Jesse Winker had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Yasiel Puig had a hit and drew a walk and Schott Schebler drew two walks.  Jose Iglesias had two hits and an RBI, Tucker Barnhart had a hit and an RBI and Roark had a hit.  Derek Dietrich drew a walk, Peraza, Iglesias and Puig each hit a double and Winker hit a homerun.  The Reds were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Peraza had a stolen base. 

In the second Iglesias hit an RBI double and Barnhart hit an RBI single.  Peraza hit an RBI double and Suarez hit a sac fly to give the Reds a 4-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Ramos hit an RBI double and Rosario an RBI single cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the fourth Alonso drew an RBI walk and Nimmo drew an RBI walk to tie the game at four.  In the ninth Winker hit a solo homerun to give the Reds a 5-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets salvage final game of series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen also pitched well and Todd Frazier had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Matz won his third game of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning with three strikeouts and Edwin Diaz saved his eighth game of the season pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

Gio Gonzalez pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Matt Albers pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Jacob Barnes pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up an unearned run and a walk with a strikeout and Alex Claudio pitched giving up a hit and a walk without recording an out.  Aaron Wilkerson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Jeff McNeil drew a walk, Pete Alonso had a hit and Juan Lagares drew a walk.  Frazier had two hits and an RBI, Wilson Ramos had a hit and Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk.   Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI, Michael Conforto drew two walks and Matz had a hit.  J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI, Tomas Nido had a hit and two RBI.  Nido and Rosario each hit a double.  Alonso hit a triple and the Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Christian Yelich had a hit, Ben Gamel had a hit and Mike Moustakas had two hits and two RBI.  Orlando Arcia had a hit, Moustakas hit a homerun and the Brewers were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base.  Gamel had a stolen base and he committed an error.  Gamel also had an outfield assist. 

In the first Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosario hit an RBI double and it was 2-0 Mets.  In the seventh Moustakas hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the seventh Davis hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Nido hit a two-run double to push the Mets lead to 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets were able to salvage the final game of the series after losing the first two.  They will begin a four-game series at home on Monday vs. the Reds. 

The New York Yankees sweep the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 11-5.  Domingo German started and pitched well.  The Yankees offense was led by Luke Voit who had three hits.   

German pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  German won his fifth game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Joe Harvey pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Dereck Rodriguez pitched three innings giving up seven his and six runs with four of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three and lost his third game of the season.  Nick Vincent pitched three innings giving up three hits and two runs with four strikeouts, Sam Dyson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Reyes Moronta pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Will Smith pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Thairo Estrada had two hits and Voit had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Brett Gardner drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Tauchman had a hit, Gio Urshela had two hits and Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Wade had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Sanchez and Torres each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Estrada had a stolen base and Voit committed an error. 

Joe Panik had a hit and an RBI, Brandon Belt had a hit and drew a walk and Pablo Sandoval had a hit and an RBI.  Kevin Pillar had two hits and three RBI, Gerardo Parra drew a walk and Rodriguez had a hit.  Tyler Austin drew a walk, Sandoval hti a double and Pillar hit a homerun.  The Giants were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Kratz and Crawford each committed an error. 

In the first Sanchez reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored, Torres hit into a double play and a run scored to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Voit hit a two-run single making it a 4-0 game.  In the third Torres hit a two-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 6-0.  Sanchez hit a two-run homerun in the sixth extending the Yankees lead to 8-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Panik hit an RBI single to get the Giants on the board.  Sandoval hit an RBI double and it was 8-2 Yankees.  Pillar hit a two-run single and the lead was cut in half at 8-4.  In the ninth Maybin hit an RBI single, Wade hit a two-run single and the lead was up to 11-4.  In the bottom of the ninth Pillar hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 11-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series and will be off on Monday.  They will begin a brief two-game series in Arizona on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets lose second straight to the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-6.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and didn’t pitch well.  Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo each had three hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched five innings giving up 10 hits and five runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Syndergaard lost his third game of the season.  Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Edwin Diaz pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Brandon Woodruff pitched five innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Junior Guerra pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Alex Wilson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Alex Claudio pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Jeremy Jeffress pitched giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Josh Hader pitched two perfect innings with five strikeouts and he saved his sixth game of the season. 

Jeff McNeil had two hits, Alonso had three hits and three RBI, Michael Conforto drew a walk.  J.D. Davis had a hit and drew a walk, Nimmo had three hits and Amed Rosario had two hits and two RBI.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit, Dom Smith drew a walk and Alonso and Rosario each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  McNeil was caught stealing.  Conforto and Alonso each committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist.  d’Arnaud had a passed ball. 

Lorenzo Cain had three hits, Christian Yelich had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Mike Moustakas had two hits and an RBI.  Yasmani Grandal had a hit, an RBI an drew a walk, Travis Shaw drew a walk and Eric Thames had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Orlando Arcia had a hit, Ben Gamel had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Gamel hit a double and a homerun and Yelich hit a homerun and the Brewers were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Moustakas, Grandal and Yelich each had a stolen base.  Cain was caught stealing, Moustakas committed an error and Gamel had an outfield assist.  Grandal had a passed ball. 

In the first Moustakas had an RBI ground out to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.  In the third Thames hit a two-run single to push the lead to 3-0 for the Brewers.  In the bottom of the third Conforto drew an RBI walk to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth Gamel hit a homerun and Yelich hit a solo homerun to push their lead to 5-1.  In the sixth Moustakas hit an RBI single and it was 6-1.  In the seventh Rosario hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-2.  Alonso hit a three-run homerun and it was 6-5.  In the eighth Yelich hit an RBI single and Grandal hit an RBI ground out to extend their lead to 8-5.  In the bottom of the eighth Rosario hit an RBI single and it was 8-6 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will complete their three-game series on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Mets are thumped by the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 10-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen also didn’t pitch well and the offense was led by Jeff McNeil, Robinson Cano and Brandon Nimmo who each had two hits. 

deGrom pitched four innings giving up five hits and five runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  deGrom lost his third game of the season.  Corey Oswalt pitched three innings giving up three hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts, Luis Avilan pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Daniel Zamora pitched an inning with three strikeouts. 

Chase Anderson pitched pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Matt Albers pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strike-outs and he won his second game of the season, Jacob Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jake Petricka pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

McNeil had two hits, Pete Alonso drew a walk and Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Michael Conforto drew a walk, Nimmo had two hits and Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI.  Amed Rosario drew a walk, Cano and Nimmo each hit a double and McNeil had two doubles.  The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Ramos had a passed ball. 

Lorenzo Cain had two hits and three RBI, Christian Yelich had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Mike Moustakas had two hits and two RBI.  Ryan Braun had a hit and drew a walk, Travis Shaw had a hit and drew a walk and Eric Thames had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Orlando Arcia had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Shaw, Thames and Moustakas each hit a double.  The Brewers were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Yelich had two stolen bases. 

In the third Moustakas hit an RBI single and Thames hit a two-run double to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead.  Arcia hit a two-run single and it was 5-0 Brewers.  In the fourth Frazier hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth Cain hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 8-1.  Yelich hit an RBI single to make it 9-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Cano hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 9-2.  In the eighth Moustakas hit a two-run double and it was 10-2 which was the final score of the game. 

New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants for second straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 6-4.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Gio Urshela led the Yankees offense with three hits and Gary Sanchez hit a grand slam. 

Happ pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out two and won his first game of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman saved his fifth game of the season pitching to one batter and striking him out. 

Derek Holland pitched five innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Holland lost his fourth game of the season.  Trevor Gott pitched two innings and he had a strikeout and Travis Bergen pitched two innings giving up two hits and he walked two and struck out one. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Luke Voit had an RBI and Sanchez had a hit and four RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Urshela had three hits and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and drew two walks, Thairo Estrada had a hit and Urshela and Torres each hit a double.  Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base. 

Tyler Austin had a hit, Brandon Belt had a hit and Buster Posey had two hits.  Yangervis Solarte had two hits and three RBI, Brandon Crawford had a hit and Gerardo Parra had a hit.  Erik Kratz had a hit and an RBI, Solarte and Kratz each hit a homerun.  The Giants were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Austin had an outfield assist. 

In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI single to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Voit was hit by a pitch and the Yankees grabbed a 2-0 lead.  Sanchez hit a grand slam and the lead was pushed to 6-0.  In the ninth Solarte hit a three-run homerun and Kratz hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-4.  That would be the final score. 

The Yankees will look for the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.  The game took place at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 7-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen pitched very well and Luke Voit had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Paxton won his third game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched to one batter and struck him out, Zack Britton pitched 2/3 of an inning with three walks and a strikeout and Adam Ottavino pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Madison Bumgarner pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and five runs with five strikeouts and he took his fourth loss of the season.  Nick Vincent pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Sam Dyson pitched an inning with a strikeout and Mark Melancon pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs. 

DJ LeMahieu had three hits, Voit had three hits and three RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had two hits and an RBI.  Gio Urshela had two hits and an RBI, Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI and Mike Ford had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit, Mike Tauchman had a hit and Thairo Estrada had a hit and an RBI.  LeMahieu hit two doubles and Torres and Voit each hit a double and Voit hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Kevin Pillar drew a walk, Tyler Austin had a hit and drew two walks and Brandon Belt had a hit and drew a walk.  Buster Posey had a hit and two RBI, Evan Longoria drew a walk and Yangervis Solarte had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brandon Crawford had a hit, Steven Duggar drew a walk and Posey and Belt each hit a double.  The Giants were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Crawford had a stolen base and Belt and Longoria each committed an error.  Duggar had an outfield assist. 

In the first Torres hit an RBI double, Maybin hit an RBI single and the Yankees had a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Posey hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Urshela hit an RBI single to push the Yankees lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Voit hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the sixth Estrada hit an RBI single and it was 5-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Posey hit an RBI double and Solarte hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the ninth Voit hit a two-run homerun and the Yankees had a 7-3 lead.  7-3 would be the final score. 

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