New York Yankees defeat the Blue Jays for second straight victory

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and pitched well and Gary Sanchez had a pinch hit two-run homerun to lead the offense. 

Cole pitched eight innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  He won his eighth game of the season.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and earned his 14^th save of the season. 

Ross Stripling started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two being earned.  He walked two and struck out nine and lost his fourth game of the season.  Rafael Dolis pitched to one batter walking him and then left with an injury.  Trent Thornton pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up ah it and he struck out two and Patrick Murphy pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Gleyber Torres drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Sanchez had a hit and two RBI.  Brett Gardner drew a walk, Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Torres committed an error. 

Marcus Semien had a hit and an RBI, Bo Bichette had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit.  Teoscar Hernandez had two hits, Cavan Biggio had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Hernandez hit a double.  Semien and Biggio each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Panik committed two errors. 

In the first Stanton hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Semien hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Biggio hit a solo homerun giving the Jays a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will look for the three-game sweep on Thursday night.   

New York Mets defeat the Chicago Cubs

 

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Taijuan Walker started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Jonathan Villar had two hits to lead the offense. 

Walker pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with 12 strikeouts.  He won his sixth game of the season.  Seth Lugo earned his first save of the season pitching two innings and giving up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Alec Mills started for the Cubs and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Rex Brothers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Keegan Thompson pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks and he struck out three and Dan Winkler pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Villar had two hits and drew a walk, Francisco Lindor had a hit and drew two walks and Dom Smith had a hit and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso had a hit and three RBI, Billy McKinney had a hit and James McCann had a hit and drew a walk.  Luis Guillorme had a hit and drew a walk, Smith and Villar each hit a double and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Pillar had an outfield assist. 

Joc Pederson had a hit, Patrick Wisdom had a hit and Javier Baez had a hit and two RBI.  Wilson Contreras had two hits, Ian Happ had a hit and Eric Sogard had a hit.  Jason Heyward drew a walk, Baez hit a homerun and the Cubs were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Alcantara committed an error. 

In the third Baez hit a two-run homerun to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead.   In the bottom of the third Alonso hit a two-run single to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the fifth Alonso hit a sac fly giving the Mets a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play their third and final game of the series on Wednesday night. 

New York Mets defeat the Chicago Cubs

 

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Monday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  David Peterson started for the Mets and pitched very well.  Dom Smith had two hits to lead the offense. 

Peterson pitched six innings giving up a hit and no runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He earned his second win of the season.  Trevor May pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Aaron Loup pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and Edwin Diaz saved his 13^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning.  He struck out the side. 

Jake Arrieta lost his seventh game of the season.  He started for the Cubs and pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Tommy Nance pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout, Rex Brothers pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout and Trevor Megill pitched to one batter and got him out.  Dillon Maples pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jonathan Villar drew a walk, Francisco Lindor drew a walk and Smith had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso drew a walk, Billy McKinney drew a walk and James McCann had a hit and an RBI.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Luis Guillorme drew two walks and Brandon Drury had a hit and an RBI.  Pillar hit a double, Smith hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Lindor had a stolen base and Alonso was picked off.  Peterson had a pickoff. 

Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI, Patrick Wisdom had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Sergio Alcantara drew a walk.  Eric Sogard had a hit, Rizzo and Wisdom each hit a homerun and the Cubs left one man on base.  Sogard was picked off, Marisnick committed an error and Contreras had a pickoff. 

In the fourth McCann hit an RBI single, Pillar hit a two-run double and it was 3-0 Mets.  In the bottom of the fifth Smith hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Drury hit an RBI single and the lead was 5-0.  In the seventh Rizzo hit a solo homerun and Wisdom hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees are shutout by the Philadelphia Phillies

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took

place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 7-0.  Domingo German

hits to lead the offense.  

German pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and seven runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  He lost 

his fourth game of the season.  Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Lucas Luetge

pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched a perfect inning

with a strikeout.  

Aaron Nola started for the Phillies and he pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He

walked one and struck out nine and won his fifth game of the season.  Connor Brogdon pitched to one

batter and got him out and Enyel De Los Santos pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out

two.  

LeMahieu had two hits, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Roughned Odor had a hit.  Clint Frazier drew a

walk, Odor and Torres each hit a double and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and 

left four men on base.  LeMahieu committed an error.  

Odubel Herrera had two hits and an RBI, Jean Segura had three hits and two RBI and JT Realmuto 

had two hits and two RBI.  Bryce Harper had a hit, Andrew McCutchen had two hits and two RBI and

Alec Bohm had a hit.  Nola had a hit and drew a walk, McCutchen hit two doubles and Herrera hit a 

Segura hit a triple and the Phillies were 6-13 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the first Realmuto hit an RBI single to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the second Herrera hit an 

RBI double pushing the lead to 2-0.  Segura hit a two-run single and it was 4-0 Phillies.  In the fifth

Realmuto hit an RBI single and McCutchen hit a two-run double extending the lead to 7-0.  That would

be the final score as the Yankees were swept in Philly and have now lost three straight games.  

They will head to Buffalo for a three game series with the Toronto Blue Jays beginning on Tuesday 

night.  

Yankees rally only to fall in extra innings to the Philadelphia Phillies

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon.  The game took

place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 8-7 in ten innings.  

Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he was terrible only recording one out in the game.  The 

bullpen pitched well and DJ LeMahieu, Gary Sanchez and Roughned Odor each had two hits to lead the

offense.  

Taillon pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up five hits and four runs with a walk.  Nestor Cortes pitched 3 2/3

innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Luis Cessa pitched an inning giving

up three hits and two runs with a walk, Wandy Peralta pitched an inning with a walk and Zack Britton 

pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chad Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk

with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman lost his second game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning

and giving up a hit and an unearned run.  

Vince Velasquez started for the Phillies and he pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs

with a walk and five strikeouts.  Sam Coonrod pitched two innings and he gave up a hit and a run with a

walk and two strikeouts, Ranger Suarez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Hector Neris

pitched an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Archie Bradley

pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he earned his second win of the season.  

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

Odor had two hits and an RBI, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and 

drew two walks.  Chris Gittens drew a walk, Tyler Wade drew a walk and LeMahieu hit a double.  

Gardner hit a triple and Sanchez, Odor and LeMahieu each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-12 with

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

Odubel Herrera had two hits, Jean Segura had three hits and two RBI and JT Realmuto had a hit and 

drew a walk.  Bryce Harper had three hits and two RBI, Rhys Hoskins drew three walks and Andrew

McCutchen had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Alec Bohm had two hits and two RBI, Ronald Torreyes

had two hits and an RBI and Herrera, Torreyes and Harper each hit a double.  The Phillies were 

8-19 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  

In the first Harper hit a two-run single, McCutchen hit a sac fly and Bohm hit an RBI single to give

the Phillies a 4-0 lead.  In the second Sanchez hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  Gardner hit

a triple to make it a 4-2 game.  In the bottom of the fourth Segura hit an RBI single pushing the lead

to 5-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Bohm hit an RBI single and Torreyes hit an RBI double pushing the 

lead to 7-2.  In the sixth Odor hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the eighth Sanchez hit an 

RBI single making it 7-4.  In the ninth inning LeMahieu hit a three-run homerun tying the game at

seven.  In the bottom of the tenth Segura hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Phillies an 8-7 victory.  

The two teams will play game two of two on Sunday afternoon.