The New York Mets drop another to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Mets were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.  The game took

place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Steven Matz started for the

Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen was pretty good and Jeff McNeill led the offense with a couple

of hits. 

Matz pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts. 

Drew Smith pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts, Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with

two strikeouts and Edwin Diaz pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and

a strikeout.  Paul Sewald pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Martin Perez started for the Red Sox and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs

with four walks and five strikeouts.  Perez picked up his first victory of the season.  Heath Hembree

piitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Matthew Barnes pitched an inning giving

up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Brandon Workman picked up his second save of the season

pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Pete Alonso drew a walk, McNeil had two hits and two RBI and J.D. Davis had a hit and drew a

walk and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit

and Wilson Ramos drew a walk.  Brandon Nimmo had a hit, the Mets were 1-10 with runners in

scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gimenez and Cordell each had a stolen base.  Conforto

was caught stealing and McNeil committed an error. 

Jose Peraza had a hit and an RBI, Kevin Pillar drew  and J.D. Martinez had a hit.  Xander Bogaerts

had a hit, Christian Vasquez had two hits and three RBI and Alex Verdugo had two hits and drew a

walk.  Michael Chavis had two hits, Andrew Benintendi drew two walks and Vasquez hit two

homeruns.  The Red Sox were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Peraza was caught stealing and he committed two errors. 

In the second Vazquez hit a solo homerun giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the third McNeil hit

a two-run single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Vazquez hit a two-run homerun to give

the Red Sox back the lead at 3-2.  In the ninth Peraza was hit by a pitch and a run scored to make it

4-2 and that was the final score. 

The Mets will now head to Atlanta for a three-game weekend series. 

New York Mets lose a tough one to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Mets were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took

place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Jacob deGrom started for the

Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen blew the game and the offense was led by Pete Alonso

who had four hits. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts. 

Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Justin Wilson took the loss

his first of the season.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with three

walks and a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched to one batter and struck him out and Jeurys Familia

pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Nathan Eovaldi pitched five innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and four

strikeouts.  Marcus Walden pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts, Josh

Osich pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Heath Hembree won his first

game of the season pitching to one batter and striking him out.  Matthew Barnes pitched an inning

giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Brandon Workman pitched an inning giving up two

hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Workman earned his first save of the season. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jeff McNeil had a hit and drew two walks and

Alonso had four hits.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Dom Smith had a hit and an RBI and J.D. Davis

had a hit and an RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had two hits and

Andres Gimenez had two hits and an RBI.  Gimenez hit a triple and Nimmo and Cespedes each hit a

homerun.  The Mets were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gimenez

was picked off. 

Andrew Benintendi had a hit and drew a walk, J.D. Martinez had a  hit and drew a walk and Rafael

Devers had a hit.  Mitch Moreland had two hits and two RBI, Christian Vasquez had two hits and

three RBI and Alex Verdugo drew a walk.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, Xander Bogaerts drew a walk and

Martinez, Devers, Moreland and Benintendi each hit a double.  Vasquez hit a homerun and the Red

Sox were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Benintendi was caught

stealing and Eovaldi had a pickoff. 

In the first Smith hit an RBI groundout to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Moreland hit an

RBI double to tie the score at one.  A wild pitch gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  Nimmo hit a solo

homerun in the fifth to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Gimenez hit an RBI triple to give the Mets

back the lead at 3-2.  In the seventh Vasquez hit a solo homerun tying the game at three.  In the eighth

Moreland hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead.  Vasquez hit a two-run single and it was

6-3 Red Sox.  In the eighth Cespedes hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-4 and in the ninth

Davis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-5 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play their fourth and final game of the home and home series on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees blow lead and then Judge hits long homerun in ninth for win

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.  The game took place at

Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 8-6.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees

and he wasn't very good.  The bullpen was pretty good and Giancarlo Stanton had three hits to lead

the offense and Luke Voit hit a grand-slam and Judge the eventual game winning three-run

homerun. 

Happ pitched four innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit, Jonathan Loaisiga won his first game of the season
and he pitched three innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Zack

Britton pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

John Means pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and five runs with a walk and he struck out

two.  Travis Lakins Sr. pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out three, Miguel

Castro pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Richard Bleier pitched 1 1/3

innings with two strikeouts.  Mychal Givens pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with

two strikeouts and Cole Sulser pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Judge had a hit and three RBI and Stanton had three hits, an RBI and drew

a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk,Gio Urshela drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a

hit.  Stanton and Hicks each hit a double and Voit and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were

3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Austin Hays had a hit and drew a walk, Hanser Alberto had two hits and two RBI and Pedro

Severino had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Dwight Smith Jr. drew a walk, Pat Valaika drew a

walk and Rio Ruiz had two hits and two RBI.  Alberto, Ruiz and Severino each hit a homerun and

the Orioles were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Hays had a stolen

base. 

In the first Stanton hit an RBI single and Voit hit a grand-slam to give the Yankees a 5-0 lead.  In the

bottom of the first Alberto hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-2.  In the second Ruiz hit a

two-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the eighth Severino hit a two-run homerun to give the

Orioles a 6-5 lead.  In the ninth Judge hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 8-6 lead and

that would be the final score.  The Yankees will head home for their home opener with the Boston

Red Sox on Friday night. 

New York Yankees rough up the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.  The game took place

at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 9-3.  Gerrit Cole started for the

Yankees and he pitched very well.  The bullpen was good and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with four

hits. 

Cole pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out seven

and won his second game of the season.  Luis Avilan pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a guy,

Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Brooks Kriske pitched an

inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Asher Wojciechowski pitched five innings giving up four hits and five runs with four earned. 

He walked two and struck out seven and took his first loss of the season.  Evan Phillips pitched

an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts, Shawn Armstrong

pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Cody Carroll pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up

two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Paul Fry pitched 2/3 of an inning and had a

strikeout. 

LeMahieu had four hits and two RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits and two RBI and Gleyber Torres

drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI

and drew a walk and Mike Ford had an RBI and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, LeMahieu

hit a double and had a homerun.  Judge and Hicks each hit a homerun and the Yankees were

3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Austin Hays drew a walk, Jose Iglesias had a hit and an RBI and Pat Valaika had a hit.  Renato Nunez

had a hit and drew a walk, Dwight Smith Jr. had a hit and two RBI and Pedro Severino had a hit. 

DJ Stewart drew two walks, Iglesias, Nunez and Severino each hit a double and Smith Jr. hit a

homerun.  The Orioles were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Severino

committed two errors and Hays had an outfield assist. 

In the first LeMahieu hit a solo homerun and Ford hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the

bottom of the first Iglesias hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Judge hit a solo

homerun to push the lead to 3-1.  Hicks hit a two-run homerun to make it a 5-1 game.  In the sixth

LeMahieu hit an RBI single and Judge hit an RBI single extending the lead to 7-1.  In the bottom of

the seventh Smith Jr. hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the ninth Stanton hit an RBI

single and a wild pitch scored a run to make it 9-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will complete their brief two-game series on Thursday night. 

New York Mets pound the Boston Red Sox

The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Fenway

Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 8-3.  David Peterson made his major league

debut for the Mets and pitched well.  Jeff McNeil, J.D. Davis and Robinson Cano each had two hits

to lead the Mets offense. 

Peterson pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.

Peterson won his first game of the season and career.  Drew Smith struck out the only batter that he

faced, Justin Wilson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dellin Betances pitched an inning

giving up a hit.  Hunter Strickland pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Matt Hall started for the Red Sox and he pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs

with two walks and three strikeouts.  Austin Brice pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and

two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Colten Brewer pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he

struck out four and Ryan Brasier pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk. 

Brandon Workman pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Amed Rosario had a hit and two RBI, Pete Alonso drew a walk and McNeil had two hits and two

RBI.  Davis had two hits and two RBI and Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk.  Cano had

two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Wilson Ramos had a hit and Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI

and drew a walk.  Cano, Nimmo and McNeil each hit a double and Davis hit a homerun.  The Mets

were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base,

McNeil comitted an error and Davis had an outfield assist. 

Jose Peraza had two hits, Rafael Devers had two hits and Kevin Pillar had three hits and an RBI. 

Jackie Bradley Jr. had an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had three hits and Andrew Benintendi drew two

walks.  Plawecki and Devers each hit a double and Pillar hit two doubles.  The Red Sox were 2-10

with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Plawecki committed an error. 

In the second Cano hit an RBI double and Rosario hit a two-run single to make it 3-0 Mets.  In the

third Devers hit into a fielder's choice and a run scored to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Davis hit

a two-run homerun to push the lead to 5-1.  In the sixth Pillar hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-2.

In the eighth Nimmo hit an RBI double and McNeil hit a two-run double to increase the Mets lead

to 8-2.  In the ninth Bradley Jr. hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 8-3 and that would be the final

score.  The two teams will now head to New York to play two games at Citi Field beginning on

Wednesday night. 

New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox

The New York Mets defeate
d the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.  The game took place at Fenway

Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 7-4.  Michael Wacha started for the Mets and

he pitched well.  Amed Rosario, Jeff McNeil and Wilson Ramos each had two hits to lead the Mets

offense. 

Wacha pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Wacha won

his first game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run, Jeurys

Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Seth Lugo earned

his first save of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings and he struck out one. 

Josh Osich started for the Red Sox and he pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a

walk and a strikeout.  Jeffrey Springs pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs with a

walk and two strikeouts, Heath Hembree pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Zack Godley

pitched four innings giving up four hits and he struck out seven.  Phillips Valdez pitched an inning

giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Rosario had two hits, Pete Alonso had a hit and two RBI and McNeill had two hits.  J.D. Davis had a

hit and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had a hit and two RBI and Wilson Ramos had two hits. 

Robinson Cano drew a walk, Dom Smith had a hit and three RBI and Brandon Nimmo had a hit. 

Ramos hit a double and Conforto, Alonso and Smith each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with

runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  McNeil was caught stealing and picked off. 

Andrew Benintendi had a hit, J.D. Martinez drew a walk and Rafael Devers had a hit. 

Xander Bogaerts had a hit and two RBI, Mitch Moreland had two hits and two RBI and Alex

Verdugo had a hit.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk.  Jose Peraza had a hit, Devers hit a

double and Moreland and Bogaerts each hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 1-8 with runners in

scoring position and left five men on base.  Benintendi had a stolen base, Peraza and Devers each

committed an error and Osich had a pickoff. 

In the second Conforto hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the third Alonso hit a

two-run homerun to push the Mets lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Smith hit a three-run homerun and the

Mets lead grew to 7-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Moreland hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to

7-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Bogaerts hit a solo homerun to make it 7-2 and in the eighth Bogaerts

hit an RBI ground out and Moreland hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-4 and that would be the

final score. 

The two teams will play game two of a four game home and  home series on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets blow save and lose in ten innings to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.  The game took place at

Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-3 in ten innings. 

Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen blew the game and Michael

Conforto led the offense with three hits. 

Matz pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts. 

Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning, Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and

he struck out one and Justin Wilson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and he blew his first

save of the season.  Hunter Strickland pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs

with two being earned and Drew Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Max Fried pitched  five innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and five

strikeouts.  Josh Tomlin pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, A.J. Minter pitched

an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Darren O'Day pitched an inning giving up a hit

and he struck out two and Luke Jackson pitched two innings giving up four hits and an unearned run

with a win. 

Jeff McNeil had an RBI, Jake Marisnick had a hit and Pete Alonso had a hit.  Yoenis Cespedes

had a hit, Dom Smith had an  RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit and drew a walk.  Conforto had three

hits and drew a walk, Amed Rosario had two hits and an RBI and Conforto hit a double, Rosario hit

a triple and the Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring and left ten men on base.  Nunez had a

stolen base and McNeil committed an error. 

Freddie Freeman drew a walk, Marcell Ozuna had a hit and an RBI and Adam Duvall had a hit and

an RBI.  Dansby Swanson had a hit and an RBI, Johan Camargo had two hits and Austin Riley

had a hit.  Ender Inciarte had an RBI, Matt Adams had a hit and William Contreras had a hit and

an RBI.  Contreras hit a double and Duvall and Ozuna each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 2-6

with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the second Duvall hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Rosario hit an

RBI triple tying the game at one.  McNeill hit a sac fly and the Mets grabbed a 2-1 lead.  In the ninth

Ozuna hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the tenth Swanson hit an RBI single, Inciarte

grounded out and a run scored and Contreras hit an RBI double to give the Braves a 5-2 lead and

that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday night. 

New York Mets win Opener over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Friday.  The game took place at Citi Field

in Flushing, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Jacob DeGrom started for the Mets and pitched

great.  The Mets bullpen pitched well and Yoenis Cespedes hit a solo homerun for the only offense. 

deGrom started for the Mets and pitched five innings giving up a hit and a walk with eight strikeouts.

Seth Lugo picked up the win pitching two shutout innings and giving up a hit with three strikeouts,

Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Edwin Diaz picked up the

save pitching an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Mike Soroka pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with three strikeouts.  Chris Martin

pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Shane Greene pitched an inning

giving up a hit. 

Brandon Nimmo had two hits, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Cespedes had a hit and an RBI. 

Robinson Cano had a hit, Amed Rosario had a hit, Jeff McNeil hit a double and Cespedes hit a

homerun.  The Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Ramos

had a passed ball. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit, Freddie Freeman drew two walks and Marcell Ozuna had a hit. 

Dansby Swanson had a hit, Ozuna hit a double and the Braves were 0-3 with runners in scoring

position and left five men on base. 

In the seventh Cespedes hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead and that would be the final

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

New York Yankees battle back to take rubber game in Washington

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took

place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 3-2.  Jonathan Loaisiga started

for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen also pitched well and Gleyber Torres

led the offense with three hits and two RBI. 

Loaisiga pitched three innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

David Hale pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving

up a hit and Chad Green picked up the win pitching two innings and giving up a walk and two

strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and

Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and picked up his first save of the season.

Patrick Corbin pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with eight strikeouts.  Will Harris

pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Sean Doolittle pitched

2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tanner Rainey pitched

1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one.  Daniel Hudson pitched an inning with a

strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Torres had three hits and two RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk. 

Luke Voit had a hit and an RBI, Gio Urshela drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew a walk. 

Torres and Voit each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left

five men on base.  Torres committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Trea Turner had two hits and an RBI, Adam Eaton had two hits and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Howie

Kendrick drew two walks, Eric Thames had a hit and an RBI and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit. 

Victor Robles drew two walks, Castro and Eaton each hit a double and Turner hit a homerun. 

The Nationals were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Robles and

Bonifacio each were caught stealing. 

In the third Turner hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Thames hit an

RBI single to push the Nationals lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Torres hit a solo homerun cutting the

lead to 2-1.  Voit hit a solo homerun and the game was tied at two.  In the eighth Torres hit an RBI

single and the Yankees grabbed a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees are now 2-1 and will head to Philadelphia for a two-game series beginning on

Monday night. 

James Paxton puts Yankees in a hole they can't get out of

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. 

The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 9-2. 

James Paxton started for the Yankees and he wasn't good at all.  Giancarlo Stanton hit another

homerun and had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Paxton took the loss pitching an inning and giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and a

strikeout.  Michael King pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with two strikeouts.

Jonathan Holder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one, David Hale pitched

1/3 of an inning and Ben Heller pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Luis Avilan pitched

an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Erick Fedde pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs with one being earned. 

He walked one and struck out three.  Tanner Rainey picked up the win pitching an inning with a

walk.  Ryne Harper pitched two innings giving up a hit and struck out four, James Bourque pitched

an inning giving up a hit and Kyle Finnegan pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Thairo Estrada had a hit and Mike Ford had a hit.  Giancarlo

Stanton had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Gio Urshela had a hit. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Urshela and Stanton each hit a double and Stanton hit a homerun.  The

Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  King and Torres each

committed an error. 

Adam Eaton had a hit, Starlin Castro had a hit and Howie Kendrick had a hit and an RBI. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and two RBI, Kurt Suzuki had two hits and Carter Kieboom had a

hit.  Victor Robles had three hits and four RBI.  Michael Taylor had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk,

Robles, Kendrick and Cabrera each hit a double and Castro hit a triple.  Robles, Cabrera and Taylor

each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on

base.  Kendrick, Castro and Finnegan each committed an error.  Turner committed two errors. 

In the second Robles hit a two-run double to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead.  Turner hit into a double

play but a run scored pushing the lead to 3-0.  In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI single to make it 3-1.

In the fourth Stanton hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the fourth Robles hit

a two-run homerun pushing the Nationals lead to 5-2.  In the fifth Kendrick hit an RBI double and it

was 6-2.  Cabrera hit an RBI double to extend the Nationals lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the seventh

Cabrera hit a solo homerun and in the eighth Taylor  hit a solo homerun to make it 9-2 and that was

the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees take rain shortened Opener in Washington

The New York Yankees began the 2020 season with a victory in Washington over the Nationals.  The

game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. on Thursday night.  The Yankees won the rain

shortened contest by the score of 4-1.  The game was stopped in the sixth inning and never resumed

after bad thunderstorms came roaring through.

Gerrit Cole made his Yankees debut and pitched well even though he didn't have his best stuff.  He

pitched five innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Cole did pick up the

win.

Max Scherzer started for the Nationals and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs

with four walks and 11 strikeouts.  Scherzer took the loss.

Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had two

hits and three RBI.  Luke Voit drew a walk, Gio Urshela had a hit and drew a walk and Tyler Wade

had a hit and drew a walk.  Judge hit a double, Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with

runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Adam Eaton had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Eaton hit a homerun.  The

Nationals left two men on base.

In the first Stanton hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first

Eaton hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Judge hit an RBI double to extend the

Yankees lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Stanton hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Yankees.  The game would

be stopped in the sixth and never completed so the final score was 4-1 Yankees.

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