New York Yankees are shutout by the Tampa Bay Rays

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place

at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 1-0.  Masahiro Tanaka started for

the Yankees and pitched great.  The bullpen pitched well and the offense didn't do anything.  

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up a hit and no runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Luis Cessa

pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Adam Ottavino lost his first game of the 

season pitching an inning giving up a run and two walks with a strikeout.  

Blake Snell pitched three hitless and scoreless innings.  He walked two and struck out five.  Andrew

Kittredge pitched two perfect innings, Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out

one, Diego Castillo pitched 1/3 of an inning walking two and Nick Anderson pitched 2/3 of an inning

walking one and striking out one.  Chaz Roe won his second game of the season pitching two innings

giving up a hit and he struck out two.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.

Gio Urshela drew a walk, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Mike Tauchman had a hit.  Tauchman hit a 

double and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  

Yandy Diaz had a hit, Yoshi Tsutsugo drew a walk and Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and drew a walk.

Michael Perez had an RBI, Kiermaier hit a double and the Rays were 0-4 with runners in scoring 

position and left three men on base.  

In the eighth Perez hit a sac fly to give the Rays a 1-0 lead and that was the final score.  The two 

teams will play a doubleheader beginning tomorrow afternoon.  

Yankees lose a close one to the Philadelphia Phillies

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.  The game took 

place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 5-4.  Jordan

Montgomery started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch very well.  The Yankees bullpen kept them in 

the game and Mike Tauchman and Brett Gardner each had two hits to lead the offense.  

Montgomery pitched four innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  

Montgomery took his first loss of the season.  David Hale pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he 

walked two and struck out three and Jonathan Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk 

 and struck out three.

Zach Eflin pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs with none being earned.  He walked 

one and struck out five.  Deolis Guerra pitched an inning with a strikeout and he won his first game

of the season, Nick Pivetta pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts.  

Jose Alvarez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Hector Neris pitched

1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he had a strikeout.  

Tauchman had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit.  

 Gardner had two hits, Gio Urshela had a hit and Gary Sanchez had a hit and two RBI.  Tyler Wade

drew a walk, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and Urshela and Stanton each hit a double.  Sanchez hit a homerun.

The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner was caught

stealing and Hale had a pickoff.   

Andrew McCutchen had two hits, Rhys Hoskins drew a walk and Bryce Harper had a hit and drew two 

walks.  JT Realmuto had two hits and three RBI, Phil Gosselin had a hit and two RBI and Didi 

Gregorius had a hit.  Roman Quinn  had a hit and drew a walk, Gosselin and McCutchen each hit a 

double and Quinn hit a triple.  Realmuto hit a homerun and the Phillies were 2-8 with runners in scoring

position and left six men on base.  Quinn was picked off and Kingery committed an error.  

In the first Realmuto hit a three-run homerun to give the Phillies a 3-0 lead.  In the second Tauchman

hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the third Gosselin hit a two-run double to make it 5-2.

In the seventh Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to make it a 5-4 game.  The final score was 5-4.  

New York Mets are shutout at the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place

at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 4-0.  David Peterson started for the Mets

and he pitched pretty well.  Jeff McNeil led the offense with three hits but the story of the game was

the inability of the Mets to get the big hit. 

Peterson pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and eight strikeouts. 

Peterson took his first loss of the season.  Edwin Diaz pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout

and Drew Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Kyle Wright started for the Braves and he pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs with

four walks and five strikeouts.  Tyler Matzek pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck

out four and won his first game of the season.  A.J. Minter pitched an inning giving up a hit and

Shane Greene pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Mark Melancon pitched

an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, McNeil had three hits and Michael Conforto drew two walks. 

Robinson Cano had a hit, J.D. Davis had a hit and Dom Smith had a hit and drew a walk.  Amed

Rosario had two hits, Tomas Nido had a hit and Andres Gimenez had a hit.  McNeil and Davis each

hit a double.  The Mets were 1-15 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Dansby Swanson had a hit and Freddie Freeman

had a hit and two RBI.  Johan Camargo had a hit and an RBI, Adam Duvall had two hits and drew a

walk and Austin Riley had a hit.  Riley, Duvall and Acuna Jr. each hit a double and Camargo hit a

homerun.  The Braves were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the third Acuna drew an RBI walk and Freddie Freeman had an RBI ground out to give the Braves

a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Camargo hit a solo homerun and in the eighth Freeman hit an RBI single to

push the lead to 4-0 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play again on Monday

night with the Braves looking for the four-game sweep. 

New York Yankees battle back to sweep the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-7.  James Paxton started for the

Yankees and he didn't pitch well.  The Yankees bullpen did pitch well and Aaron Judge led the

offense with two hits and five RBI.  His two hits were both homeruns. 

Paxton pitched three innings giving up seven hits and five runs with three being earned.  He walked

none and struck out four.  Michael King pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with

four strikeouts, Adam Ottavino picked up his first win of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving

up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Zack Britton saved his third game of the season pitching a

perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Austin Brice pitched an inning for the Red Sox as an opener and he gave up two walks and struck

out the side.  Matt Hall pitched two innings giving up four hits and five runs with two walks and two

strikeouts, Heath Hembree pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Marcus

Walden pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout.  Matt Barnes took his

first loss of the season and his first blown save pitching an inning and giving up two hits and three

runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Judge had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk

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

and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Gio Urshela had three hits and an RBI, Mike Tauchman

drew a walk and Sanchez and Urshela each hit a double.  Judge hit two homeruns and the Yankees

were 3-6 with runners in scroing position and left six men on base.  Tauchman had a stolen base and

Andujar committed an error. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit, Rafael Devers had two hits and two RBI and J.D. Martinez had a hit. 

Xander Bogaerts had four hits and three RBI including two homeruns, Christian Vasquez had a hit

and an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and drew a walk and Martinez hit a double.  Pillar and

Bogaerts each hit a double and Bogaerts hit two homeruns.  Devers also hit a homerun and the Red

Sox were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Peraza committed an error.

In the first Bogaerts hit a two-run homerun to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead.  In the second Judge hit a

three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the third Devers hit an RBI single tying the

game at three.  Bogaerts hit an RBI single and Vasquez hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 5-3

lead.  In the bottom of the third Sanchez hit an RBI double and Urshela hit an RBI double tying the

game at five.  In the fifth Bogaerts hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox back the lead at 6-5.

In the bottom of the fifth Voit hit a solo homerun to tie the game at six.  Devers hit a solo homerun

in the seventh to give Boston back the lead at 7-6.  In the bottom of the eighth LeMahieu hit an

RBI single to tie the game at seven and then Judge hit a two-run blast to break the tie, making it

9-7 Yankees and that would be the final score.  The Yankees finished off a three-game sweep and

will remain home to play the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.  The Yankees have now won

six games in a row and have the best record in the majors at 7-1. 

New York Mets lose big to the Atlanta Braves

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

at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 7-1.  Michael Wacha started for the Mets

and he didn't pitch very well.  Michael Conforto and Robinson Cano led the offense with two hits

each. 

Wacha pitched four innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts. 

Wacha lost his first game of the season, Franklyn Kilome pitched four innings giving up two hits and

two runs with five strikeouts. 

Touki Toussaint pitched four innings giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and five

strikeouts.  Luke Jackson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a

strikeout, Josh Tomlin won his first game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings with three strikeouts.

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

giving up a walk. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Jeff McNeil had a hit and drew two walks and Pete Alonso had a

hit.  Conforto had two hits, Cano had two hits and an RBI and Dom Smith drew a walk.  Cano hit a

double and the Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the first Ozuna hit a two-run homerun to give the Braves a 2-0 lead.  In the second Tyler Flowers

hit an RBI double to push the lead to 3-0.  Acuna hit an RBI double and it was 4-0.  Ozzie Albies

hit an RBI single to make it 5-0.  In the fifth Cano hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the bottom

of the fifth Inciarte hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-1 and in the bottom of the sixth Acuna Jr.

hit a solo homerun making it 7-1 and that was the final score. 

The New York Mets lose a wild high scoring game to the Braves

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

Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 11-10.  Rick Porcello started for the Mets and

he wasn't great and the bullpen was bad.  Robinson Cano had three hits and Brandon Nimmo, J.D.

Davis and Andres Gimenez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Porcello pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with three being earned.  He walked

three and struck out five.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Chasen Shreve

pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and five strikeouts and Dellin Betances

pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Seth

Lugo lost his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk.

Sean Newcomb pitched 4 1/3  innings giving up six hits and six runs with a walk and four strikeouts.

Jhoulys Chacin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and two

strikeouts.  Tyler Matzek pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Grant Dayton pitched an

inning giving up a hit and struck out two and won his first game of the season.  Chris Martin earned

his first save of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out one.

Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI, Nimmo had two hits and Pete Alonso had an RBI and drew two

walks and Davis had two hits and three RBI.  Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk,

Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and two RBI and Robinson Cano had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.

Wilson Ramos had a hit, Andres Gimenez had two hits, Cespedes hit a double and DAvis, Cano and

Rosario each hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven

men on base.  Nimmo had a stolen base and Davis and Cano each committed an error. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit, Dansby Swanson had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Freddie

Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and Ender Inciarte drew two walks.  Acuna Jr., Adams, Swanson and

d'Arnaud each hit a double and the Braves were 6-19 with runners in scoring position and left 8 men

on base.  d'Arnaud, Inciarte and Swanson each had a stolen base.  d'Arnaud  committed an error. 

In the first Adams hit an RBI single, d'Arnaud hit an RBI single and the Braves had a 2-0 lead.  In

the fourth Davis hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Cano hit a solo homerun

and the Mets grabbed a 3-2 lead.  Alonso had an RBI walk and it was 4-2 Mets.  Conforto had an

RBI walk and the lead extended to 5-2.  Cespedes hit a two-run double and it was 7-2.  Cano hit an

RBI single to make it an 8-2 game.  In the fifth Adams hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 8-3,

d'Arnaud hit an RBI single and Riley hit an RBI groundout to make it 8-5.  In the sixth Rosario

hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 9-5.  Davis hit an RBI single and it was 10-5.  In the bottom of

the sixth Swanson hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 10-6.  In the eighth Swanson hit an RBI

double making it 10-7.  Freeman drew an RBI walk and the lead was down to 10-8.  d'Arnaud hit a

three-run double to give the Braves a 11-10 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees take second straight over the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.  The game took place at

 the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen was great.  Mike Tauchman led the offense with three hits

and Gio Urshela had a grand-slam. 

Tanaka pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Luis

Avilan pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and he struck out two, Nick Nelson made an

impressive major league debut tossing three hitless and scoreless innings with a couple of walks and

four strikeouts.  David Hale earned his first save of the season pitching two innings and giving up

two hits with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Zack Godley pitched  3 1/3 innings for the Red Sox and he gave up six hits and five runs with two

walks and a strikeout.  Chris Mazza pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he walked two and

struck out three, Ryan Brasier pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Josh Osich pitched an inning

giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Luke Voit had two hits and Tauchman had three hits.

Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk, Urshela had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk and Brett

Gardner drew a walk.  Judge and Urshela each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners

in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Urshela had a stolen base and Tauchman had two

stolen bases.  Torres committed an error.

Andrew Benintendi drew two walks, Kevin Pillar had two hits and Rafael Devers had a hit.  Xander

Bogaerts had a hit and an RBI, Christian Vasquez had a hit, Jackie Bradley Jr. drew two walks and

Tzu-Wei Lin had a hit.  Bogaerts hit a double and the Red Sox were 1-4 with runners in scoring

position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to make it 1-0 and then Urshela hit a grand-slam in the second

to push the lead to 5-0.  In the third Bogaerts hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 5-2 but that

would be the final score.  The Yankees will look for the three-game sweep on Sunday night.  The

Yankees have now won five games in a row. 

New York Yankees slow down the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for

the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen pitched well also and DJ LeMahieu had

three hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.

Montgomery picked up his first win of the season, Chad Green pitched two perfect innings with four

strikeouts and Adam Ottavino pitched to one batter and got him out.  Jonathan Holder pitched an

inning giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Ryan Weber pitched 3 1/3 innings for the Red Sox giving up four hits and three runs with four walks.

Weber took his second loss of the season.  Phillips Valdez pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits

and no runs with three strikeouts, Austin Brice pitched an inning with a strikeout and Colten Brewer

pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk. 

LeMahieu had three hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and two RBI and Gleyber Torres had two hits. 

Aaron Hicks drew two walks, Luke Voit drew a walk and Gio Urshela had two hits and an RBI. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Judge and Urshela each hit a homerun and the

Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Stanton was caught

stealing and Montgomery committed an error.  Judge had an outfield assist. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit, J.D. Martinez drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had two hits and drew a

walk.  Michael Chavis had a hit and an RBI, Jose Peraza had a hit and Chavis hit a homerun.  The

Red Sox were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Vasquez had a passed

ball. 

In the third Chavis hit a solo homerun giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third

Judge hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Urshela hit a solo homerun

to push the lead to 3-1 and in the eighth Gardner hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 5-1

which would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night.