Friday, April 2, 2021

New York Yankees lose to the Toronto Blue Jays as their offense is stagnant

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon.  The game

took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2 in ten innings.  Gerrit 

Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well just not deep into the game.  The Yankees bullpen also

pitched well.  The offense was led by Gary Sanchez who had two hits and two RBI, the rest of the 

offense pretty much didn't show up.  

Cole pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Chad

Green pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit, Jonathan Loaisiga pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout 

and Darren O'Day pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Nick Nelson took his first

loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He struck out the side.  

Hyun Jin Ryu started for the Blue Jays and pitched well.  He pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits

and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Tyler Chatwood pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk

and he struck out one, David Phelps pitched an inning giving up two hits and he walked one and Rafael

Dolis pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two.  Jordan Romano pitched an inning

walking two and striking out two and he picked up the win.  Julian Merryweather picked up the save

pitching a perfect inning, striking out the side.  

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Aaron Hicks drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a

hit and drew a walk, Sanchez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Jay Bruce drew a walk.  Clint

Frazier had two hits and drew a walk.  Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-9 with runners

in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Tauchman had two stolen bases.  

Teoscar Hernandez had three hits and an RBI, Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and drew two walks and 

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a hit and an RBI.  Randall Grichuk had two hits and an RBI, Danny Jansen had 

a hit and Grichuk hit a double.  Hernandez hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 2-8 with runners in 

scoring position and left six men on base.  Grichuk was caught stealing.  

In the second Gurriel Jr. hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second

Sanchez hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Hernandez hit a solo 

homerun and the game was tied at two.  In the tenth Grichuk hit an RBI double giving the Jays a 3-2 

lead and that would hold up as they won the game 3-2 in ten innings.  

The two teams will have off on Friday and then conclude their series with games on Saturday and 

Sunday at 1PM.  

Thursday, April 1, 2021

MLB Regular season predictions

 AL East-New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles.

Those are my predictions of the standings in that order.  I think the Yankees are not only the class of the 

division but the league as well.  They can only stand in their own way and by that I mostly mean by 

injuries which they already have a couple but mainly stayed away from the long-term big injuries to their 

stars this spring.  They look hungry and primed to go Thursday and ready for a very big year.  I think 

Tampa Bay is always dangerous because they are run so well but they aren't what they were as they lost 

some big names, they traded Blake Snell and lost Charlie Morton in free agency.  I think Toronto is up 

and coming and can give some headaches but they just aren't ready yet to take over the Yankees in a 

long 162 game season.  With that said there is a lot of baseball to be played and it can be hard to predict.

The Red Sox may be slightly better as they have a pretty good lineup but not much pitching and the

Orioles are the Orioles.  

AL Central-Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, K.C. Royals, Detroit Tigers.  

I picked them in this order for the central division.  It was a tough call between the Twins and White 

Sox, the White Sox are the hot pick but I have to stick with the Twins and their experience and another

well run organization.  They just have to figure out how to win in the playoffs now.  The Indians can 

still compete but they clearly are a step below what they have been and the Royals and Tigers are 

rebuilding.  

AL West-Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, Anaheim Angels, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers.  

This was tough for me as well, the Astros are still a good team but clearly not as good as they have

been.  Verlander won't be back until at least midseason, Valdez is hurt and Greinke is a year older.  They

lost Springer in free agency but they still have other guys like Altuve, Correa, Gurriel.  Correa couldn't 

reach an extension before the season so will that be a distraction and it will be the first time the Astros 

face the music with fans.  I am sure the fans haven't forgotten about the cheating scandal and have been

waiting for their opportunity to let them hear it especially in places like New York.  Oakland is also not

as good but they are like the little engine that could.  They just know how to win and produce a tough 

team that will compete.  

NL East-Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Miami Marlins

I picked them in this order for what is probably the best division in baseball.  This was a tough one but

the Braves are one heck of a team and the Mets will compete with them for the division but I think they

are just a step below them, the Mets don't have much depth.  The Phillies I think should be a pretty good

team that will also fight and it wasn't long ago that the Nationals won a World Series.  The Marlins 

surprised a lot of people in the short Covid year last year, can they maintain some success?  This should

be a fun division to watch.  

NL Central-St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates

This is an interesting division, no really good team to compete with the likes of the Dodgers, Padres, 

Braves and even the Mets but a bunch of pretty good teams that should have a good battle in their 

division.  

NL West-Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks

I think the Dodgers are the class of the sport right now, they are the defending champs and have to be 

favorites again.  The Padres will present a worthy challenge though and it is always harder to win it 

again the next year as you usually don't have the same luck and everyone is gunning for you.  The rest

of the division really doesn't stack up.  

I don't want to predict awards or postseason matchups yet but this may very well be the year you get

Yankees/Dodgers which the sport will love.  Let's see and I will make some predictions on those things

a little later in the season.  

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals play to a tie in finale of spring

 

The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals played to a 3-3 tie in the final spring game.  The game took place at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.  Taijuan Walker started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Pete Alonso hit a two-run double. 

Walker pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Miguel Castro pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Hildenberger pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

Adam Wainwright pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Jesus Cruz pitched to one batter and got him out, Carlos Martinez pitched three innings giving up a walk and he struck out two and Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Ryan Helsley pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Giovanny Gallegos pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, Francisco Lindor had a hit and Luis Guillorme had a hit and drew a walk.  Mallex Smith had a hit and an RBI, Alonso had a hit and two RBI and J.D. Davis drew a walk.  Pete Crow-Armstrong had a hit, Lindor, Alonso, Guillorme and Smith each hit a double and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Tommy Edman had a hit, Nolan Arenado had a hit and an RBI and Edmundo Sosa had two hits and an RBI.  Justin Williams drew a walk, Matt Carpenter had a hit and an RBI and Arenado and Sosa each hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the first Alonso hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Arenado hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the third Carpenter hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the eighth Smith hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and in the bottom of the ninth Sosa hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will head to Washington D.C. to begin the season on Thursday night against the Washington Nationals. 

New York Mets lose big to the Miami Marlins

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Sunday.  The game took place at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida and the final score was 10-2.  Mike Montgomery started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch very well.  Edwin Diaz also had a rough outing out of the bullpen.  Michael Conforto had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the spring.  Ryley Gilliam pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run and Miguel Castro pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning, Diaz pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with three strikeouts and Arodys Vizcaino pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Daniel Castano pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with five strikeouts and he won his second game of the spring.  John Curtiss pitched 1 ½ innings giving up a walk and he struck out one, Richard Bleier pitched a perfect inning and Adam Cimber pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two.  Yimi Garcia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Francisco Lindor drew a walk and Conforto had two hits for the Mets offense.  J.D. Davis drew a walk, Luis Guillorme had a hit and Wilfredo Tovar had a hit and an RBI.  Albert Almora Jr. had a hit, Conforto hit a double and Nimmo and Tovar each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Almora Jr. committed an error and Montgomery had a pickoff. 

JJ Bleday drew a walk, Starling Marte had two hits and an RBI and Jesus Aguilar had three hits and two RBI.  Joe Dunand had a hit, Garrett Cooper had a hit and Brian Miller had a hit.  Brian Anderson drew a walk, Adam Duvall had two hits and two RBI and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a hit.  Eddy Alvarez had a hit and two RBI, Jorge Alfaro had two hits and an RBI and Nick Fortes had a hit and an RBI.  Marte, Aguilar and Dunand each hit a double and Alvarez hit a triple.  Aguilar and Duvall each hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 8-13 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Chisholm Jr. was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the first Aguilar hit an RBI double, Cooper hit an RBI single and Duvall hit an RBI single.  Alfaro hit an RBI single and the lead was 4-0.  In the bottom of the second Aguilar hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 5-0.  In the third Nimmo hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Marte hit an RBI single extending the Marlins lead to 6-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Duvall hit a solo homerun and it was 7-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Alvarez hit a two-run triple pushing the lead to 9-1.  Fortes hit an RBI single and it was 10-1 Marlins.  In the ninth Tovar hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 10-2.  That would be the final score of the game. 

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

New York Yankees lose final spring game to the Detroit Tigers

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at 

George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 5-2.  It was the final spring game

as the Yankees headed north after to begin the season on Thursday afternoon in the Bronx.  Domingo

German started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Giancarlo Stanton hit a double and Thairo Estrada

hit a homerun.  

German pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs with four strikeouts.  He lost his first game

of the spring.  Chad Green pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a

strikeout, Darren O'Day pitched to one batter and got him out and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched a perfect 

inning and he struck out one.  Michael King pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Luis Gil 

pitched a perfect inning, striking out the side and Reggie McClain pitched an inning with a walk and 

two strikeouts.  

Jose Urena pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with five walks and three strikeouts.  Urena

won his second game of the spring.  Derek Holland pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck

out three, Jose Cisnero pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Buck Farmer pitched an inning

giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Miguel Dan RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk.

Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Ezequielel Pozo pitched an inning giving up a hit.  

Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Estrada had a hit and  Ezequial Duran had a hit.  Jay Bruce drew a walk,

Clint Frazier drew a walk and Stanton hit a double and Estrada hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 

1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  

Victor Reyes had two hits, Daz Cameron drew a walk and Miguel Cabrera had two hits and three RBI.  

Harold Castro had a hit, Dustin Garneau drew a walk and Akil Baddoo had a hit and two RBI.  

Castro and Reyes each hit a double and Baddo and Cabrera each hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 1-7

with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Short had a stolen base and Ramos 

committed an error.  

In the first Stanton hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Baddoo hit a 

two-run homerun to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Cabrera hit a three-run homerun to push the

Tigers lead to 5-1.  In the bottom of the eighth Estrada hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-2 but

that would be the final score.  

The Yankees will fly home to New York to begin the regular season on Thursday afternoon against

the Toronto Blue Jays.  


New York Yankees drop one to the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Yankees lost to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.  The game took place at BayCare 

Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida and the final score was 6-2.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and 

he pitched ok, Luis Cessa had a tough outing out of the pen.  Estrada hit a homerun and Jay Bruce had a 

double.  

Kluber pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Kluber

took his first loss of the spring.  Brooks Kriske pitched to one batter and got him out, Nick Nelson pitched 

1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a 

strikeout and Cessa pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with two strikeouts.  Luis

Medina pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk.  

Zack Wheeler started for the Phillies and he pitched three innings giving up a hit and a walk and he 

struck out four, Vince Velasquez pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts.

David Hale pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Archie Bradley pitched an 

an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Connor Brogdon pitched an inning giving up a hit

and he struck out three.  Brandon Kintzler pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two 

strikeouts.  

Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Bruce had a hit and drew a walk and Estrada had a hit and an RBI.  Clint

Frazier had a hit, Ryan LaMarre had a hit and an RBI and Austin Wells had a hit.   Tyler Wade had 

two hits, Bruce and Wade each hit a double and Estrada hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-7 with 

runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Frazier had a stolen base and Torres and LaMarre

each were caught stealing and LaMarre had an outfield assist.  

Andrew McCutchen had a hit, Roman Quinn drew a walk and Rhys Hoskins had a hit.  Rodolfo Duran

had two hits and an RBI, Bryce Harper drew a walk and Alec Bohm had two hits and drew a walk.  

Nick Maton had a hit and an RBI, Didi Gregorius had an RBI and Luis Garcia had a hit and an RBI.  

Jean Segura had an RBI and drew a walk, Bryson Stott had a hit and an RBI and Brad Miller drew a 

walk.  Bohm, Maton and Garcia each hit a double and the Phillies were 4-8 with runners in scoring

position and left eight men on base.  Quinn had a stolen base and Knapp committed an error.  Marchan

had a passed ball.  

In the third Gregorius was hit by a pitch and a run scored, Segura hit a sac fly and the Phillies grabbed

a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth LaMarre hit a sac fly and the lead was cut to 2-1.  In the seventh Maton hit an 

RBI double, Garcia hit an RBI double and Stott hit an RBI single making it 5-1 Phillies.  In the eighth

Duran hit an RBI single to extend the Phillies lead to 6-1.  In the ninth Estrada hit a solo homerun to 

cut the lead to 6-2 but that would be the final score.  

 

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