New York Yankees walk-off on Boston Red Sox in extras

 The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox in 11 innings this afternoon.  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 started terrible but then settled in.  Josh Donaldson and Aaron Judge each had two hits to

lead the offense.  

Nathan Eovaldi started for the Red Sox and pitched five innings giving up five hits and three innings.  

He walked one and struck out seven, Garrett Whitlock pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run

with four strikeouts, Matt Strahm pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and

Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Jake Diekman pitched

1/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk, Ryan Brasier pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one.

Kutter Crawford gave up a hit and a run without getting an out.

Kike Hernandez drew a walk, Rafael Devers had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts

had three hits and an RBI.  J.D. Martinez had a hit and an RBI, Alex Verdugo had two hits and an RBI 

and Bobby Dalbec had a hit.  Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk, Christian Vazquez had a hit and Martinez

and Bogaerts each hit a double.  Devers hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 2-12 with runners in scoring 

position and left seven men on base.  Eovaldi and Bogaerts each committed an error.

Cole pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Chad Green

pitched an inning giving up a hit, Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run and

Miguel Castro pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 

1 1/3 innings with a strikeout, Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Aroldis 

Chapman pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Michael King pitched two innings giving up a hit

a run and a walk with three strikeouts.  

Donaldson had two hits and an RBI, Judge had two hits and Rizzo had had a hit, two RBI and drew a

walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and

Joey Gallo drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka had a hit.  Gleyber

Torres had an RBI, Judge hit a double, Rizzo, Stanton and LeMahieu each hit a homerun and the Yankees

were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.

The Red Sox took a quick 3-0 lead in the first.  Devers hit a two-run homerun and Martinez hit an RBI 

double.  In the bottom of the first Rizzo hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the 

fourth Stanton hit a solo homer tying the game at three.  In the sixth Verdugo hit an RBI single to give 

the Red Sox a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth LeMahieu hit a solo homer tying the game at four.

In the tenth Bogaerts hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 5-4 lead.  The Yankees tied the game in the

bottom of the tenth on a RBI sac fly from Torres and in the 11th Donaldson hit a walk-off RBI single

giving the Yankees a 6-5 victory.  The two teams will play game two Saturday afternoon with Luis 

Severino starting for the Yankees.  

New York Mets win on Opening Day

 The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Thursday night.  The game took place at

Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 5-1.  Tylor Megill started for the Mets and

pitched well.  Pete Alonso, Robinson Cano, Mark Canha and Jeff McNeil each had two hits to lead the

offense.  

Patrick Corbin started for the Nationals and pitched four innings giving up five hits and two runs, he

gave up two walks and struck out four and took his first loss of the year.  Victor Arano pitched a perfect 

inning, Austin Voth pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout 

and Andres Machado pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Patrick Murphy

pitched an inning giving up two hits and Mason Thompson pitched an inning giving up a walk and 

striking out the side.  

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, Juan Soto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Josh Bell had a hit.  Keibert

Ruiz had two hits, Lane Thomas drew a walk and Alcides Escobar had a hit.  Ruiz hit a double and Soto 

hit a home-run.  The Nationals were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Robles had an outfield assist.  

Megill won his first game of the season pitching five innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He struck

out six, Trevor May pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run, Adam Ottavino pitched a perfect 

inning striking out two and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one.  Edwin

Diaz pitched an inning walking one and striking out one.  

Starling Marte had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Francisco Lindor had a

hit and an RBI.  Alonso had two hits, Eduardo Escobar had a hit and drew a walk and Cano had two hits.

Canha had two hits, McNeil had two hits and an RBI and James McCann had an RBI.  Escobar and Davis

hit a double and the Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Marte was

caught stealing and Lindor committed an error.  

In the top of the fifth McCann was hit by a pitch giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Marte grounded into a 

force out making it 2-0.  In the sixth Canha hit an RBI single, McNeil hit an RBI single pushing the

lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Soto hit a solo homer to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the seventh Lindor

hit an RBI single extending the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score.  

The two teams will play game two on Friday night.  Max Scherzer will start for the Mets.  

New York Yankees pound the Atlanta Braves in blowout victory

 The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves in a rain shortened six inning game on Saturday.  

The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 

10-0.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and had his best start of the spring.  DJ LeMahieu led

the offense with three hits.  

Severino picked up the win pitching four innings and giving up a hit and no runs with no walks and 

three strikeouts.  Nestor Cortes pitched two innings giving up a hit and no runs with three strikeouts.  

Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had 

two hits and an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks, LeMahieu had three hits and an RBI and 

Joey Gallo drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had two hits and two RBI, Kyle Higashioka had two hits and 

three RBI.  Hicks hit a double, Judge and Rizzo each hit a homerun and Higashioka hit two homeruns.  

In the bottom of the first Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the 

second Donaldson hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 2-0, Rizzo hit a solo homerun in the third to

extend the lead to 3-0.  Hicks hit a two-run double and Higashioka hit a two-run homerun pushing the 

lead to 7-0.  In the fourth a wild pitch made it 8-0 and LeMahieu hit an RBI single to make it a 9-0 game.

Higashioka hit a solo homerun in the fifth for his second of the game and to finish the scoring at 10-0.  

The Yankees will play at Dunedin against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.  

New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers

 The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at 

Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida and the final score was 6-2.  Gerrit Cole made his final

spring tuneup before Opening Day on Thursday and he pitched well.  The bullpen also pitched well and 

Anthony Rizzo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Kyle Higashioka each had two hits to lead the offense.  

Cole pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out five.  Ron 

Marinaccio pitched a perfect inning, Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts

and Chad Green picked up the win pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a walk.  

Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out one and Albert

Abreu pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts.  

Rizzo had two hits and two RBI, Carlos Narvaez had a hit and two RBI and Gleyber Torres drew a walk.  

Kiner-Falefa had two hits, Higashioka had two hits and two RBI and Ender Inciarte drew two walks.  

Eduardo Torrealba had a hit, Narvaez hit a double and Higashioka hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 

3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Torres was caught stealing and Green had

a pickoff.  

In the bottom of the third Javier Baez reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored giving the Tigers a 1-0

lead.  In the top of the fifth Higashioka hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the 

sixth Miguel Cabrera hit a solo homerun to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.  In the top of the seventh 

Higashioka hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Rizzo hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a

4-2 lead and Narvaez hit a two-run double pushing the lead to 6-2.  6-2 would be the final score.  

The Yankees will take on the Atlanta Braves at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on 

Saturday.