New York Yankees rally to defeat the Kansas City Royals on a walk-off

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Michael King started for the Yankees and pitched ok.  The bullpen had some struggles but the offense came back scoring four runs in the last two innings. 

King pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs.  He walked three and struck out five.  Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and striking out a batter, Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  He won his fifth game but had his third blown save of the season. 

Danny Duffy started for the Royals and he pitched two innings with three walks and four strikeouts.  Kyle Zimmer pitched an inning giving up a hit, Carlos Hernandez pitched two innings giving up a hit and two runs with three walks and two strikeouts and Josh Staumont pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Scott Barlow pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and he struck out two, Jake Brentz pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and Greg Holland pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Holland lost his third game of the season and blew his fourth save of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and drew three walks.  Luke Voit had a hit and an RBI, Gleyber Torres drew two walks and Miguel Andujar had a hit and drew a walk.  Clint Frazier had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Roughned Odor had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Frazier hit a double.  Odor and Sanchez each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

Whit Merrifield had a hit, Carlos Santana had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Salvador Perez had a hit.  Sebastian Rivero had an RBI and drew a walk, Ryan O’Hearn had two hits and three RBI and Jorge Soler had a hit.  Kelvin Gutierrez drew a walk, Michael Taylor had a hit and Nick Lopez drew a walk.  Perez and Soler each hit a double and O’Hearn and Santana each hit a homerun.  The Royals were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first O’Hearn hit a two-run homerun giving the Royals a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Frazier hit a two-run double to tie the score at two.  In the eighth Santana hit a solo homerun giving the Royals back the lead at 3-2.  In the bottom of the eighth Odor hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees the lead at 4-3.  In the ninth an RBI walk by Rivero tied the game at four and O’Hearn hit an RBI single to give the Royals a 5-4 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Sanchez hit a solo homerun tying the game at five and Voit hit a walk-off RBI single giving the Yankees the 6-5 victory. 

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

New York Mets are shutout by the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he only pitched an inning and left with an injury.  The Mets bullpen pitched pretty well and the offense only managed two hits. 

Stroman pitched an inning giving up two walks.  Yennsy Diaz pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts and lost his first game of the season.  Drew Smith pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Aaron Loup pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out four and Trevor May pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Charlie Morton started for the Braves and he pitched seven innings giving up a hit and two walks with 11 strikeouts.  Morton won his seventh game of the season.  A.J. Minter pitched an inning with a strikeout and Will Smith saved his 15^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Billy McKinney drew a walk, James McCann had a hit and Luis Guillorme drew a walk.  Jerad Eickhoff had a hit, McCann hit a double and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Freddie Freeman drew a walk, Ozzie Albies had two hits and Abraham Almonte drew two walks.  Austin Riley drew a walk, Dansby Swanson had two hits and three RBI and William Contreras drew a walk.  Ender Inciarte had a hit, Swanson hit a homerun and the Braves were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Albies had two stolen bases. 

In the third Swanson hit a three-run homerun giving the Braves a 3-0 lead and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees fall short in loss to the Kansas City Royals

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Jonathan Loaisiga out of the pen pitched poorly.  The Yankees had four players who had two hits but it wasn’t enough. 

Cole pitched seven innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Loaisiga lost his third game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up five hits and four runs with two strikeouts and Lucas Luetge pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout. 

Brady Singer started for the Royals and he pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with five walks and five strikeouts.  Kris Bubic pitched 2 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Jake Brentz pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he earned his second win of the season.  Kyle Zimmer pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Scott Barlow pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Greg Holland pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Holland saved his fifth game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits and drew a walk and Luke Voit had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks, Gio Urshela had two hits and Gleyber Torres drew a walk.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Judge hit a double and Voit hit a triple and a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. 

Whit Merrifield had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Santana had a hit and drew a walk and Ryan O’Hearn had two hits and two RBI.  Jorge Soler drew a walk, Jarrod Dyson had an RBI and Hunter Dozier had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Taylor had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Nick Lopez had a hit.  Santana hit a double and O’Hearn hti a homerun.  The Royals were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Voit hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Higashioka hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 2-0.  In the third Merrifield hit an RBI ground out cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the fourth O’Hearn hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the seventh a wild pitch made it 3-2 Yankees.  In the eighth O’Hearn hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Dyson reached on a fielder’s choice and the Royals had a 4-3 lead.  Dozier hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 5-3 and Taylor hit an RBI single to make it a 6-3 game.  In the bottom of the eighth LeMahieu hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-5 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets lose game two of a doubleheader to the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves in game two of a doubleheader on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Jerad Eickhoff started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets offense only managed five hits and it was by only three players. 

Eickhoff pitched four innings giving up three hits and three walks with three strikeouts.  Miguel Castro lost his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run.  Sean Reid-Foley pitched an inning with a strikeout and Trevor May pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Ian Anderson pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Anderson won his fifth game of the season.  A.J. Minter pitched 2/3 of an inning and Will Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and he saved his 14^th game of the season. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Pete Alonso had two hits and Dom Smith had two hits.  Villar hit a double and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Lindor was caught stealing and picked off. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had two hits and an RBI, Ozzie Albies drew a walk and Abraham Almonte had a hit and drew a walk.  Dansby Swanson had a hit, Guillermo Heredia drew a walk and Acuna Jr. hit a double and a homerun.  The Braves were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Acuna Jr. had an outfield assist and Minter had a pickoff. 

In the fifth Acuna Jr. hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead and that would be the final score of the game.   

New York Mets take game one of doubleheader vs. the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves in game one of a doubleheader on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets offense only managed five hits but Dom Smith had three RBI to lead the way. 

deGrom pitched five innings giving up a hit and no runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  deGrom won his seventh game of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Edwin Diaz saved his 15^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Kyle Muller started for the Braves and he pitched four innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Muller took the loss which was the first of the season for him.  Shane Greene pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs, Sean Newcomb pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Ty Tice pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Smith had a hit and three RBI and Kevin Pillar had a hit.  Jose Peraza had a hit, Tomas Nido drew a walk and Billy McKinney drew a walk.  Jeff McNeil had a hit, Peraza and Smith each hit a double and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Freddie Freeman drew a walk, Ozzie Albies had a hit and two RBI and Guillermo Heredia drew a walk.  Kevan Smith had a hit, Muller drew a walk and Smith hit a double.  Albies hit a homerun and the Braves were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the first a wild pitch gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Smith hit a three-run double to push the lead to 4-0.  In the sixth Albies hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  4-2 would be the final score in seven innings as it was game one of a doubleheader.