Thursday, August 29, 2019

New York Mets are swept by the Chicago Cubs


The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-1.  Jacob deGrom pitched well and Wilson Ramos had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with seven strikeouts.  deGrom lost his eight game of the season, Seth Lugo pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Jon Lester pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Lester won his 11th game of the season.  Tyler Chatwood pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Brandon Kintzler pitched a perfect inning and Craig Kimbrel saved his 13th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a  strikeout. 

Amed Rosario drew a walk, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Pete Alonso drew a walk.  Ramos had two hits, Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk and deGrom had a hit.  Ramos hit a double, Davis hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Conforto was caught stealing. 

Kris Bryant had a hit and drew a walk, Javier Baez had a hit and Victor Caratini had three hits and four RBI.  Addison Russell had a hit, Caratini hit two homeruns and the Cubs were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Russell had a stolen base and Bryant committed an error. 

In the first Davis hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Caratini hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Caratini hit a three-run homerun to give the Cubs a 4-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Mets were swept in the three-game series and lost their sixth game in a row.  They will now head to Philadelphia for a three-game series to begin on Friday night. 

New York Yankees swept the Seattle Mariners


The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 7-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did their job.  Aaron Judge had three hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched five innings giving up a hit and two runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  Paxton won his 11th game of the season.  Chad Green pitched two innings with a walk and three strikeouts, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning with a walk and Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Justus Sheffield lost his first game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with five strikeouts.  Matt Wisler pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Anthony Bass pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Wade LeBlanc pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and two RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Gary Sanchez had two hits and two RBI, Gio Urshela had a hit and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Mike Ford had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Tyler Wade had a hit and Wade hit a double and Judge hit two doubles.  Sanchez, Ford, Judge and LeMahieu each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Wade had a stolen base and Ford committed an error. 

Tim Lopes drew two walks, Austin Nola drew a walk and Kyle Seager had a hit and two RBI.  Tom Murphy had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Vogelbach drew a walk and Dylan Moore had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Keon Broxton drew a walk, Murphy hit a double and Seager hit a homerun.  The Mariners were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Broxton and Lopes each were caught stealing. 

In the first Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Seager hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Ford hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees back the lead at 3-2.  LeMahieu hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-2 and Judge hit a two-run homerun to make it a 6-2 lead.  In the ninth LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the ninth Moore hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-3 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series and they will be off on Thursday.  They will begin a three-game series at home with the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.   

New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs


The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Wilson Ramos led the offense with two hits. 

Stroman pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Stroman lost his 12th game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Chris Mazza pitched two innings giving up four hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Yu Darvish won his fifth game of the season pitching eight innings and giving up five hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Brandon Kintzler pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Amed Rosario had a hit, Pete Alonso had a hit and an RBI and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Ramos had two hits, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Todd Frazier drew a walk.  Conforto hit a triple and Alonso and Davis each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Conforto had an outfield assist and Mazza had a pickoff. 

Nick Castellanos had ah it, Kris Bryant had a hit and Javier Baez had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Kyle Schwarber had a hit, Victor Caratini had two hits and Addison Russell had three hits and two RBI.  Darvish drew a walk, Baez hit two doubles and Caratini, Bryant and Castellanos each hit a double.  Russell and Baez each hit a homerun and the Cubs were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Baez was caught stealing and picked off. 

In the fourth Alonso hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Russell hit a two-run homerun to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Baez hit a two-run homerun to push the Cubs lead to 4-1.  In the eighth Baez hit an RBI double to make it 5-1 and in the ninth Davis hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-2 and that would be the final score. 


Wednesday, August 28, 2019

New York Yankees shutout the Seattle Mariners


The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.  The game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 7-0.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out seven and earned his 10th win of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Yusei Kikuchi pitched four innings giving up eight hits and five runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Kikuchi lost his ninth game of the season.  Reggie McClain pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with four strikeouts.  Erik Swanson pitched an inning with a strikeout and Taylor Guilbeau pitched an inning giving up an unearned run with two walks and a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Judge had two hits and two RBI and Torres had two hits.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew two walks, Brett Gardner had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Mike Ford had a hit and Ford, Romine and Urshela each hit a double.  Judge and Gardner each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

J.P Crawford had a hit, Omar Narvaez had a hit and Kyle Seager had a hit.  Tim Lopes had a hit, Dee Gordon drew a walk and Seager and Narvaez each hit a double.  The Mariners were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Guilbeau committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the third Gardner hit a three-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 5-0.  In the fifth Romine hit an RBI ground out and in the ninth Romine drew an RBI walk to make it 7-0 which was the final score. 

The Yankees will go for the three-game sweep on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees hold off the Seattle Mariners


The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.  The game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 5-4.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did their job and DJ LeMahieu and Mike Ford each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Happ pitched five innings giving up two hits and three runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Happ earned his 11th win of the season.  Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with two strikeouts and earned his 36th save of the season. 

Matt Wisler pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Tommy Milone pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with two walks and a strikeout and lost his eighth game of the season.  Erik Swanson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Wade LeBlanc pitched two innings striking out two batters. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Mike Tauchman drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI, Ford had two hits and three RBI and LeMahieu hit a double.  Gardner hit a triple and Torres hit a homerun.  Ford hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Judge had a stolen base. 

Austin Nola had a hit, Kyle Seager drew two walks and Tom Murphy had a hit and drew a walk.  Omar Narvaez drew a walk, Dylan Moore had a hit and three RBI and Mallex Smith had a hit and an RBI.  Moore and Smith each hit a homerun and the Mariners were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the second Torres hit a solo homerun and Romine hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Ford hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the second Moore hit a three-run homerun cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the fourth Ford hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-3.  In the seventh Smith hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-4 and that would be the final score. 

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


New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves


The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well.  J.D. Davis had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Matz lost his eighth game of the season.  Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with four strikeouts and Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Dallas Keuchel won his fifth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out seven.  Sean Newcomb pitched an inning and Mark Melancon pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run and he saved his sixth game of the season. 

Amed Rosario had a hit, Pete Alonso had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Davis had two hits and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Juan Lagares drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos had a hit, Rene Rivera drew a walk and Alonso hti a double.  The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Freddie Freeman drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had two hits and two RBI and Adam Duvall had a hit.  Tyler Flowers drew a walk, Duvall hit a double and Donaldson hit two homeruns.  The Braves were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Duvall committed an error. 

In the second Donaldson hit a solo homerun to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Donalson hit a solo homerun pushing the Braves lead to 2-0.  In the ninth Frazier hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 2-1 but that would be the final score. 

The Mets were swept in the three-game series and will be off on Monday before beginning a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs at home on Tuesday night.   

The New York Yankees defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers and take series


The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night.  The game took place at .  Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 5-1.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen also pitched well and DJ LeMahieu and Mike Ford each had two hits. 

German won his major league leading 17th game of the season.  He pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning with two strikeouts, Tommy Khanle pitched to one batter and struck him out and Zack Britton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out three. 

Clayton Kershaw pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with 12 strikeouts.  He lost his third game of the season.  Pedro Baez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Adam Kolarek pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run. 

LeMahieu had two hits and a run RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Ford had two hits and two RBI.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Brett Gardner had a hit and Gio Urshela had a hit and an RBI.  Mike Tauchman had a hit, Ford hit a double and LeMahieu, Judge and Ford each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Tauchman had a stolen base. 

Joc Pederson had a hit and an RBI, Max Muncy had a hit and drew a walk and Justin Turner had a hit.  Cody Bellinger drew a walk, Corey Seager drew a walk and Chris Taylor had a hit.  Austin Barnes had a hit, Muncy, Barnes and Taylor each hit a double.  Pederson hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Pederson was caught stealing and Barnes and Kolarek each committed an error. 

In the first LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Pederson hit a solo homerun tying the game at one.  In the third Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Ford hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 3-1.  In the eighth Ford hit an RBI double making it 4-1 and in the ninth Urshela hit an RBI single to extend the Yankees lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three to win the series and will head to Seattle for a three-game series that begins on Monday night. 

Sunday, August 25, 2019

New York Mets fall to the Atlanta Braves


The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-5.  Zack Wheeler started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Amed Rosario, Wilson Ramos, Juan Lagares and Jeff McNeil all led the offense with two hits each. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up five hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three.  Luis Avilan pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Brad Brach pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout and lost his fourth game of the season.  Edwin Diaz pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Chris Flexen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Max Fried pitched five innings giving up seven hits and five runs with five strikeouts.  Josh Tomlin pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and won his second game of the season.  Chris Martin pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Shane Greene pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Rosario had two hits and an RBI, Joe Panik had a hit and an RBI and Pete Alonso had a hit and three RBI.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Ramos had two hits and Lagares had two hits.  McNeil had two hits, Lagares hit two doubles and McNeil hit a double.  Alonso hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Rosario was caught stealing and committed an error.  Frazier committed an error and Davis had an outfield assist. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Ozzie Albies had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had a hit and an RBI.  Josh Donaldson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Matt Joyce drew two walks and Charlie Culberson drew a walk.  Adeiny Hechavarria drew a walk, Francisco Cervelli had three hits and three RBI and Rafael Ortega had two hits and an RBI.  Billy Hamilton had a hit, Cervelli hit two doubles and Albies, Donaldson and Freeman each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the second Cervelli hit a two-run double to give the Braves a 2-0 lead.  In the third Albies hit a solo homerun and Donaldson hit a solo homerun to push the Braves lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the third Panick hit into an RBI ground out and the Mets cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Rosario hit an RBI single and Alonso hit a three-run homerun giving the Mets a 5-4 lead.  In the sixth Ortega hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the eighth Acuna hit a two-run single to give the Braves a 7-5 lead and in the ninth Freeman hit a solo homerun and Cervelli hit an RBI double to make it 9-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets have lost the first two games of the three-game series and will try to salvage the final game on Sunday afternoon. 

Yankees lose a great game at the Dodgers


The New York Yankees were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 2-1.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen pitched well.  Aaron Judge was the Yankees only offense with a solo homerun. 

Sabathia pitched four innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Sabathia took his eighth loss of the season.  Cory Gearrin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Chad Green pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts and Adam Ottavino pitched 1/3 of an inning with a walk.  Zack Britton pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Tony Gonsolin won his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up two hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Joe Kelly pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Pedro Baez pitched 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts and Kenley Jansen saved his 27th game of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out three. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Judge had a hit and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had two hits and drew a walk.  Brett Gardner had a hit, Mike Tauchman drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

A.J. Pollock had a hit and drew a walk, Justin Turner had a hit and two RBI and Will Smith had a hit and drew a walk.  Cody Bellinger had a hit, Kike Hernandez had a hit and Gonsolin had a hit.  Turner hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Bellinger and Pollock each had a stolen base and Pollock had an outfield assist. 
In the third Turner hit a two-run homerun to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Judge hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  The final score was 2-1 although there was some drama in the ninth.  The Yankees had 1st and second one out and a ground ball was hit to 3B, they threw to second for an out and Torres scampered home but they sent him back to third because the umps claimed time was called.  Gardner on a replay review was ruled safe at 2nd so it was bases loaded one out.  It should have been a tie game but the Yankees still didn’t do anything with the bases loaded and lost the
 

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