New York Mets lose on a walk-off to the Phillies

 The New York Mets  defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.  The game took place

at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 6-5.  Walker Lockett started 

for the Mets and he didn't pitch very well, the bullpen pitched well and Luis Guillorme led the offense

with three hits.  

Lockett pitched six innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Dellin

Betances pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit 

and Seth Lugo took his second loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and 

a run with a strikeout.  

Spencer Howard pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with three being earned.  He 

walked two and struck out two.  Jose Alvarez pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Blake 

Parker pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Adam Morgan pitched an inning 

giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Tommy Hunter pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and 

he struck out one and Hector Neris pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and 

two strikeouts.  Neris won his first game of the season and blew his second save.  

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had a hit and drew two walks and 

Dom Smith had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Robinson Cano had two hits and two RBI, Wilson

Ramos had a hit and Andres Gimenez had a hit.  Guillorme had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, 

Amed Rosario had a hit and Guillorme hi a double.  Smith and Cano each hit a homerun and the Mets

were 2-16 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Gimenez and Hamilton each had 

a stolen base.  

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

hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  JT Realmuto had a hit and three RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and 

Jean Segura had a hit and drew a walk.  Jay Bruce had a hit, Alec Bohm had a hit and an RBI and 

Roman Quinn had two hits and an RBI.  Gregorius, Bruce and Hoskins each hit a double.  Realmuto

hit a homerun and the Phillies were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  

Realmuto committed an error.  

In the first Smith hit an RBI ground out to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Guillorme hit an 

RBI single making it 2-0.  In the bottom of the second Bohm hit an RBI single, Quinn hit an RBI single

and the game was tied at two.  In the third Smith hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 3-2 lead.  Cano

hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-2.  In the fifth Realmuto hit a three-run homerun giving the 

Phillies a 5-4 lead.  In the ninth Cano hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the bottom of the

ninth Harper hit a walk-off RBI single to give the Phillies a 6-5 victory.  

New York Yankees rough up the Boston Red Sox again

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

Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-5.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and 

he pitched ok.  Clint Frazier had three hits and five RBI to  lead the offense.  

Paxton pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out two and won 

his first game of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, 

Luis Avilan pitched an inning giving up a hit and Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up three hits

and two runs with two strikeouts.  

Nathan Eovaldi lost his second game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up nine hits and 

eight runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Heath Hembree pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit

and he struck out one, Matt Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two being 

earned and he walked one and struck out two.  Phillips Valdez pitched a perfect inning with two 

strikeouts.  

Tyler Wade had a hit and an RBI, Luke Voit had a hit and Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI.  Gleyber

Torres had two hits, Mike Tauchman had a hit and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit and two 

RBI.  Frazier had three hits, five RBI and drew a walk, Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.

Frazier, Tauchman and Gardner each hit a double.  Urshela, Sanchez and Frazier each hit a homerun.  

The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and  left five men on base.  Gardner had a stolen

base and Tauchman had an outfield assist.  

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

RBI.  Xander Bogaerts had a hit and an RBI, Alex Verdugo had two hits and an RBI and Michael 

Chavis had a hit.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits and Jose Peraza drew a walk.  Devers hit a double, 

Pillar hit a triple and Bogaerts and Verdugo each hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 1-4 with runners

in scoring position and left six men on base.  Verdugo committed an error.  

In the first Urshela hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the third Martinez hit a

two-run single to tie the game and Bogaerts hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead.  In the 

fourth Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees back the lead at 4-3.  In the sixth Frazier 

hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 7-3 and Wade hit an RBI double making it 8-3.  In the 

seventh Frazier hit a two-run single and the score was 10-3.  Gardner hit a sac fly extending the lead to 

11-3.  In the ninth Verdugo hit a solo homerun and Pillar hit an RBI triple making it 11-5.  

New York Yankees pound 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 10-3.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and 

he pitched great.  Gleyber Torres had four hits and Mike Tauchman had three hits to lead the offense.  

Cole pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and eight strikeouts.  Cole won 

his fourth game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs 

with a walk, Adam Ottavino pitched to two batters and struck them both out and Ben Heller pitched an 

inning giving up a hit with two strikeouts.  

Colten Brewer pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and two 

strikeouts.  Austin Brice pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and three strikeouts, Ryan Brasier pitched

three innings giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout and Dylan Covey pitched two innings

giving up four hits and three runs with two strikeouts.  Brandon Workman pitched 2/3 of an inning

giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Marcus Walden pitched to one batter and got him 

out.  

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew a walk.  Gio 

Urshela had a hit and drew a walk, Torres had four hits and two RBI and Tyler Wade had a hit.  

Tauchman had three hits and four RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and two RBI and Clint Frazier had a hit

and two RBI and Brett Gardner drew two walks.  Torres, Tauchman and Frazier each hit a double.  

Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 8-18 with runners in scoring position and left nine men

on base.  Gardner had a stolen base.  

Alex Verdugo had a hit and two RBI, Rafael Devers had a hit and an RBI and Mitch Moreland had a hit.

Christian Vasquez had a hit, Kevin Pillar had a hit and drew a walk and Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and 

drew a walk.  Jonathan Arauz had a hit, Bradley Jr. hit a double and Verdugo hit a homerun.  The Red 

Sox were 2-6 with five runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Pillar was caught stealing

and Verdugo committed an error.  

In the third Torres hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Verdugo hit a solo

homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Tauchman hit an RBI double and Sanchez hit a two-run 

double and the lead was 5-1.  In the seventh Tauchman hit an RBI single and Frazier hit a two-run 

double to extend the lead to 8-1.  In the eighth Verdugo hit an RBI groundout cutting the lead 8-2.  

Devers hit an RBI single and it was 8-3.  In the eighth Tauchman hit a two-run single making it 10-3.  

The final score was 10-3, the two teams will play game two of four on Saturday night.