The New York Yankees shutout the New York Mets

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Chase Whitley made his major league debut for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen was great especially Dellin Betances.  Jacob DeGrom made his major league debut for the Mets and pitched very well.  Alfonso Soriano drove in the only run of the game and each pitcher had a hit. 

Whitley pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up no runs and two hits.  He walked two and struck out four.  Betances pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up no runs and no hits.  He struck out six of the seven batters that he faced, Adam Warren pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up one hit and walking one and striking out two and David Robertson pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts and picked up his seventh save of the season.  The win went to Betances, his second of the season. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out six and lost his first game of the season.  Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two walks and striking out one, Jeurys Familia pitched to one batter and retired him and Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and retired him.  Jennry Mejia pitched one inning giving up two hits and and no runs with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, Soriano had two hits and an RBI and Whitley had a hit.  Kelly Johnson drew a walk, Ellsbury and Soriano each hit a double.  The Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Daniel Murphy had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk and Centeno drew a walk.  deGrom had a hit, Bobby Abreu drew a walk and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the seventh Soriano hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead and that was the only run of the game.  The two teams split the four game series with each team winning both road games.  The Yankees are 21-19 and will now host the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three game weekend series.  The Mets will play at the Washington Nationals in a three game weekend series.   

The New York Yankees fall to the Tampa Bay Rays in extra innings

The New York Yankees fall in extras to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-5.  Vidal Nuno started and wasn't great, the bullpen was very good until Chris Leroux.  Jacoby Ellsbury led the offense with four hits, Brian Roberts and Alfonso  Soriano each had three hits.  The offense blew many chances though in extras to score the winning run. 

Nuno pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out two.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and had three strikeouts, Preston Claiborne pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two walks and had a strikeout and Matt Thornton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Shawn Kelley pitched two innings giving up a hit and struck out three and Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up four hits and had two strikeouts.  Leroux had his first loss pitching an inning and giving up five hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts. 

David Price pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and two runs.  He struck out eight.  Joel Peralta pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs, Oviedo pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Brandon Gomes pitched two innings giving up a hit.  Heath Bell won his first game pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up four hits and a walk.  Josh Lueke pitched an inning and gave up a hit. 

Ellsbury had four hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had two hits and Mark Teixeira had two hits and an RBI.  Alfonso Soriano had three hits and an RBI, Brian McCann had two hits and two RBI and Brian Roberts had three hits.  Yangervis Solarte had a hit, John Ryan Murphy had a hit and Murphy hit a double.  McCann, Soriano and Teixeira each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Ellsbury and Roberts each had a stolen base and Ellsbury was picked off. 

Ben Zobrist had a hit, Desmond Jennings had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Evan Longoria had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Wil Myers had three hits and two RBI, Sean Rodriguez had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and James Loney had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brandon Guyer had a hit and an RBI, Logan Forsythe had an RBI and Matt Joyce drew a walk.  Yunel Escobar had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ryan Hanigan had two hits and an RBI, Rodriguez hit two doubles and Longoria hit a triple.  Jennings hit a homerun and the Rays were 7-18 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Jennings had two stolen bases, Zobrist had a stolen base and Bell committed an error.  Gomes was picked off. 

In the second Loney hit an RBI single to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  McCann hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second.  Myers hit an RBI single in the fourth and Forsythe hit a sacrifice fly to give the Rays a 3-2 lead in the fourth.  In the fifth Jennings hit a solo homerun to give the Rays a 4-2 lead.  The Yankees hit back-to-back homeruns to tie the game in the eighth.  Teixeira and Soriano hit the homeruns.  In the ninth Longoria hit an RBI single to give the Rays a 5-4 lead.  Ellsbury hit an RBI single to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth.  In the 14th the Rays scored five runs to win the game. 

The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox as the Bronx Bombers return

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

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-4 Yankees.  Hiroki Kuroda started

and pitched pretty well.  The bullpen was good once again and the offense sprang to life.  The

Yankees hit five homeruns in the game with Brian McCann leading the way. 

Kuroda pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out five. 

Kuroda picked up his second win of the season.  Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a

hit and striking out one, Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning and having a runner thrown out at

second and Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Shawn Kelley picked

up his second save of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

John Lackey started for the Red Sox and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and six runs.  He

walked none and struck out six.  Craig Breslow pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking

out one, Andrew Miller pitched  2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Burke

Badenhop pitched one inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had two

hits and two RBI.  McCann had two hits and three RBI, Alfonso Soriano had two hits and an RBI and

Kelly Johnson had two hits and an RBI.  Yangervis Solarte had two hits, Dean Anna had a hit and

Beltran and Anna each hit a double.  Beltran, Soriano and Johnson each hit a homerun and McCann

hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on

base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Soriano committed an error. 

Dustin Pedroia had a hit, Daniel Nava had a hit and drew a walk and David Ortiz had a hit.  Mike

Carp had a hit and two RBI, Xander Bogaerts had a hit and A.J. Pierzynski had two hits and two RBI. 

Herrera drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk and Pedroia hit a double.  Pierzynski hit a

homerun and the Red Sox were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Bradley and Nava each had a stolen base and Carp was caught stealing. 

Beltran hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Pierzynski hit a two run

homerun in the second to tie the game at two.  In the fourth McCann and Soriano hit back-to-back

homeruns to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  McCann hit a two run homerun in the sixth to extend the

Yankees lead to 6-2.  Carp hit a two run single against the shift in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-4.

In the eighth Johnson hit a solo homerun for the final run of the game.  The final was 7-4 Yankees. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday night.  If the Yankees win

they will take the series three out of four games and the Red Sox are trying to earn a split of the

series. It will be Ivan Nova who will be looking to turn around his rough start against  Felix

Doubront. 

CC ruins a great start with a bad inning in loss to the Boston Red Sox

The  New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place

at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2 Red Sox.  CC  Sabathia started

and pitched well but had one bad inning.  The Yankees bullpen was good and the offense

couldn't get much going against Jon Lester. 

Sabathia  pitched seven innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out nine

and suffered his second loss of the season.  Cesar Cabral pitched to one batter and walked him,

Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Dellin Betances struck out

the side in his one inning of work. 

Lester pitched 6 2/3 innings to earn his first win of the season.  He gave up six hits and two runs

with two walks and six strikeouts.  Junichi Tazawa pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking

out two and Edward Mujica pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout to earn his first save of the

season. 

Derek Jeter had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk and Alfonso Soriano had two hits

and an RBI.  Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, Brian Roberts drew a walk and Kelly Johnson had a hit and an

RBI. 

Soriano hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men

on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base. 

Jonny Gomes had two hits and an RBI, David Ortiz had a hit and drew two walks and Mike Napoli

had a hit.  Grady Sizemore had two hits and three RBI, Xander Bogaerts drew a walk and David Ross

had a hit.  Ross hit a double, Gomes and Sizemore each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 1-8

with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Soriano hit a solo homerun in the second to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth the Red Sox

scored four runs to take a 4-1 lead.  Gomes hit a solo homerun and Sizemore hit a three run

homerun. 

The Yankees would score a run in the seventh on a Johnson RBI single but that would be the final

run. 

The final score was 4-2 Red Sox.  The two teams will play game three of their four game set on

Saturday afternoon.  Hiroki Kuroda will face off against John Lackey. 

The New York Yankees win in Derek Jeter's final home opener

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday afternoon.  The game took place

at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Hiroki Kuroda started for the

Yankees and pitched well.  The bullpen also pitched well as they used four relievers.  Alfonso

Soriano had two hits, Jacoby Ellsbury also had a couple of hits. 

Kuroda pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and two runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out four.  It was the fourth straight game that a Yankees starter didn't allow a walk.  Matt Thornton faced one batter and retired him, David Phelps faced one batter and retired him and Adam Warren pitched an inning walking a batter and striking out two.  Shawn Kelley picked up his first save pitching a 1-2-3 inning. 

Ubaldo Jimenez started for the Orioles and took the loss.  He pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  Zach Britton pitched two innings giving up a walk and striking out two and Ryan Webb pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Derek Jeter had a hit and Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI.  Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk, Soriano had two hits and drew a walk and Brian Roberts drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had an RBI and drew two walks and Yangervis Solarte had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. 

Jeter hit a double and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Ellsbury was caught stealing and had an outfield assist.  McCann had a pickoff at second base. 

David Lough drew a walk, Nick Markakis had a hit and Adam Jones had a hit.  Chris Davis had a hit, Matt Wieters had two hits and an RBI and Nelson Cruz had two hits and an RBI.  Jonathan Schoop had a hit which was a double, Markakis hit a double and Davis hit a double.  The Orioles were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Schoop was picked off of second base. 

In the third Jeter grounded into a double play and a run scored to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Wieters hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  The Yankees answered back in the bottom of the fourth with a run.  Solarte hit an RBI single to make it a 2-1 game.  In the fifth Ellsbury hit an RBI single and Johnson had an RBI walk to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  The Orioles would cut the lead to 4-2 in the seventh on a Cruz RBI single but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have won four out of their last five.  The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday afternoon.  Ivan Nova will make the start for the Yankees. 

New York Yankees notes as they head home finally

The New York Yankees opening road trip was pretty good.  It didn't start out too well with two

losses to open the season in Houston.  The Yankees then finished with three wins in four games

including winning two out of three in Toronto.  Mark Teixeira was hurt over this weekend which

wasn't a good thing but he will be on the 15 day DL and then they will see.  He doesn't seem to have

a bad hamstring strain.  The Yankees pitching overall has been great and their offense has struggled

especially with power.  I would expect the offense to pick it up especially at home. 

Jeter said he likes how they have been playing and that they have pitched well.  He said it is always good to go home especially after a win.  Sabathia was much better in his second start on Sunday.  His final line isn't real impressive but he mostly had good innings.  His only bad inning was his last in the sixth inning and he didn't get killed that inning.  Toronto found some holes otherwise it would of been a really good start.  CC said "It felt pretty good, I'd take two pitches back in the sixth inning.  the cutter that Navarro  hit four a double and the ball Kratz hit down the line but other than that , I felt I pitched pretty good." 

The Yankees hit their first homerun on Sunday.  It came from an unlikely source in Brett Gardner.  I would expect that number to go way up after a nine game home stand.  The Yankees will play three against the Baltimore Orioles, four against the Boston Red Sox and then two against the Chicago Cubs.  In the American League right now only the Kansas City Royals have a lower slugging percentage than the Yankees.  They also have one of the lowest scoring teams in the league which you would expect right now.  I don't think that will be the case at the end of the year though.  The Yankees are a lot different than last year.  They have some big time players and power in their lineup this season. 

Alfonso Soriano snapped a 17 game hitless streak on Sunday.  He has always been a streaky hitter and I would expect him to get it going at home over the next nine games.  It looks like Adam Warren may be emerging as the early seventh inning guy.  He has been pitching really well also after having a good spring. 

Jeter passed Paul Molitor on the all-time hits list Sunday.  He is now eighth all-time and has 99 hits to go to get to Carl Yastrzemski.  Sabathia made his 400th career start and is now 7-1 career at Rogers Centre and 15-4 all-time against the Blue Jays.  August 7th of last year was the last time he didn't walk anyone.  Sabathia said "This is the key to our team, pitching, and trying to give the bullpen as much rest as we can.  So try to go deep into games and keep those guys fresh.  We have a really good staff, and we just want to try to keep it up."

New York Yankees notes as they head down to the final couple of weeks of spring

The New York Yankees open the season two weeks from yesterday in Houston.  They have had a

pretty good spring so far.  The biggest thing is that they have been relatively healthy, a far cry from

all the injuries they were already dealing with last year at this time.  Derek Jeter was not making

good progress last year, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira were already hurt.  Jeter is now

looking good and his injury has become an afterthought.  I think you can pretty much say the same

for Teixeira who has been feeling great as well.  They both look to be ready for Opening Day and I

wouldn't expect anything less. 

The Yankees still have some decisions to make such as the fifth starter and who will be in bullpen.  They also need to decide on their bench but pretty much the regular lineup is set.  They will have Teixeira, Brian Roberts, Jeter and Kelly Johnson in the infield.  The outfield will be Brett Gardner, Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran with Alfonso Soriano being the DH and also rotating in the outfield.  They still also have Ichiro Suzuki who has to adjust to being a role player.  I would say the offense is much better then last year and the pitching has been really good so far. 

Jacoby Ellsbury has been out a few days with a minor calf issue.  He went through a fairly normal workout yesterday according to Chad Jennings of the Lohud Yankees Blog and Journal news.  No one is sure yet of when he will get into a game again though.  The early plan to have Alfonso Soriano play some first probably isn't going to happen anymore.  Girardi said he has taken some ground balls over there but they aren't going to get him into a game there.  He will be the primary DH and mix in to left and right field.  Kelly Johnson will be the backup first baseman and you also have Eduardo Nunez and maybe a guy like Yangervis Solarte to play third if he makes the team.  It looks like they are going to move some guys around the infield between first, second and third.  SS will be Jeter and Brendan Ryan as the backup. 

Vidal Nuno will pitch in relief of David Phelps on Thursday and Adam Warren in relief of CC Sabathia on Friday.  I think we can assume those guys are out of the running for the fifth starter spot.  It looks to be down to Phelps and Pineda.  Nuno and Warren may still make the team out of the bullpen but I would bet one will be in AAA stretched out as an emergency starter. 

Preston Claiborne was on the originally scheduled travel squad for Wednesday.  He will stay behind in Tampa and pitch two innings in a minor league game instead.  Ryan is still scheduled to play tomorrow.  Scott Sizemore looks like a longshot to make the team at this point as he just  hasn't played enough.  He was coming back from injuries and then had an aggravating injury the last couple of weeks. 

Everyone was raving about Pineda yesterday after another strong start.  I would be on him being the fifth starter and why not.  They thought they were getting a top of the rotation guy when they traded for him.  He can be a fifth starter that isn't really a fifth starter and that would be great for them.  Ivan Nova is another guy that was being discussed heavily leading into his start on Wednesday afternoon.  Girardi said he has overall liked what he has seen from him and he really has seemed to grow up.  He thinks the difference now is that he knows what he is capable of and isn't as worried that he can't succeed anymore.   

The New York Yankees trounce the Boston Red Sox 8-1

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place in

Tampa, Florida and the final score was 8-1 in favor of the Yankees.  Michael Pineda started for the

Yankees and was very good once again.  I would say that he pretty much locked up the fifth spot in

the rotation with that performance.  David Robertson got out of trouble in his 2/3 of an inning of

work.  Alfonso Soriano led the offense with a couple of hits and four RBI. 

Pineda picked up his second win of the spring.  He pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out five.  Robertson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning and David Herndon gave up two hits and a run with a strikeout in his inning of work.  Fred Lewis gave up a hit in his one inning of work and Matt Daley gave up a hit in his inning of work. 

Brett Gardner had three hits, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Soriano had two hits and four RBI and Francisco Cervelli had two hits.  Brian Roberts had two hits, Kelly Johnson drew a walk and Zelous Wheeler had a hit.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI. 

Beltran and Wheeler each hit a double, Cervelli hit a triple and Soriano hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Roberts had a stolen base.  The Yankees will play at Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon.  They will make the trip to Orlando at the Wide World Of Sports in Disney.   

New York Yankees notes as exhibition games begin

Kelly Johnson played third base briefly for the Yankees on Tuesday.  He is getting acclimated there

but in reality it was last year when he was thrown into the fire.  He never played there but then he

was becoming Evan Longoria back-up.  This is what Johnson said "They just said, Hey lets go out and

get some early stuff and see how you look over there."  "I played that day, and I played like a week

straight .

Just whenever Longoria needed something, a day off or a DH day."  He went on to say that as an

infielder in the big leagues you kind of know and have an eye on other positions.  He said the one

thing that stood out to him about third base was you don't have as much time to throw over to first.

He said at second your mechanics don't have to be perfect but at third they do because you have

less time. Johnson said that Mick Kelleher, Willie Randolph and minor league coach Jody Reed have

all been helping him at third.  Yankees camp is light on true third baseman so he fits in but he said

he had one of the best teachers last year in Longoria.  I would agree with him on that one, he is one

of the best players in the league. 

Alfonso Soriano was able to hit and workout in the morning.  He said that he was feeling much

better according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News.  Ozzie Smith has teamed up with Budweiser

to try and make Opening Day a national holiday.  They need 100,000 signatures in 30 days and then

it will be brought to Washington D.C. to try and make it a law.  I think it is pretty cool and you

should check it out if you haven't already.   It is on MLB.com and budweiser.com.  The Yankees

played their first exhibition against major leaguers on Wednesday afternoon.  They played in

Bradenton against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 

Eduardo Nunez was the starting shortstop on Wednesday but was scratched with a stomach bug.  It

sounds like the Yankees have it going around as he is the second one to have it now.  Soriano was

the first and he is just starting to workout and feel better.  The Yankees decided to give Soriano five

days of workouts before putting him in a game.  He is only on day two so by the weekend he should

be ready to go.  Nova started on Wednesday and wasn't great but he wasn't horrible.  He already

has trust in his new catcher Brian McCann.  McCann went out to talk with him in the first inning and

let him know what he was seeing.  Nova said he listened and he told him I am not going to shake

you much as you have a plan and I trust you know what you are doing.  I think McCann will have a

huge impact on the Yankees both offensively and defensively.  Jose Ramirez who is a pitching

prospect is the latest spring training injury.  He felt his back tighten up warming up in the bullpen. 

There are no change of plans with Derek Jeter.  He is expected in the lineup on Thursday and to play

about five innings at shortstop.  Brian Cashman again shot down any thought of someone like

Stephen Drew.  He said we have spent our money and only things that are cost effective.  So either

a trade for infield help or a waiver claim, I tend to agree with this.  I don't think they are lying about

it.  I think if anything, they could make a trade but they could also do that at midseason if things

aren't working. 

Ellsbury reached base three times on Wednesday and didn't try to steal.  He stated that was

intentional. He said he does try and save them for the regular season.  Yangervis Solarte was the

standout of Wednesday.  He is a guy to keep an eye on as he may be able to help at third this

season.  They have Johnson and Nunez for there right now but Johnson is also the backup first

baseman and probably second also.  It isn't an ideal situation so someone else may have a chance to

open up eyes and get their shot in the infield.  Chase Whitley had a rough outing taking the loss and

being charged with all four runs in the seventh inning.  Dellin Betances pitched two scoreless innings

and had two strikeouts and no walks.  He is a guy who I think will make the team in the bullpen and

could have a big impact. 

The first televised game of the spring is on Thursday afternoon.  It is a 1:00PM start on YES and from

Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  You should see most of the regulars for about half of the

game.  David Phelps gets the start in the game and Adam Warren will start on Friday.  The fifth

starter derby really starts to heat up. 

The New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros 3-2

The New York Yankees defeat the Houston Astros 3-2


The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Friday night. The final score. was 3-2 and the game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Adam Warren started and pitched well. David Adams who had the big hit of the game led the offense.

Warren pitched five shutout innings giving up two hits and a walk. He struck out four and won his third game of the season. David Phelps pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Joba Chamberlain pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk and Preston Claiborne walked one and struck out one in his one inning. David Roberston pitched a perfect inning and earned his third save of the season.

Robinson Cano had a hit, Alfonso Soriano had a hit and drew a walk and Mark Reynolds had two hits and an RBI. David Adams had a hit and two RBI, J.R. Murphy had a hit, and Murphy, Adams and Soriano each hit a double. The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Brett Oberholtzer pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked one and struck out four and lost his fifth game of the season. Josh Zeid pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out three, Kevin Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Josh Fields pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Jonathan Villar had a hit, Jose Altuve drew a walk and Matt Dominguez drew a walk. Marc Krauss drew two walks, Chris Carter drew a walk and L.J. Hoes had two hits. Brandon Barnes had a hit, Brett Wallace had a hit and two RBI and Wallace hit a double. The Astros were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Villar had a stolen base and Elmore was caught stealing. Dominguez committed an error.

Reynolds hit an RBI single in the fourth and Adams hit a two run double to make it 3-0 Yankees. In the seventh Wallace hit a two run double to cut the lead to 3-2 Yankees. 3-2 was the final score of the game.

The Yankees record improved to 83-77 and the Astros record fell to 51-109. The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. Andy Pettitte will be making the final start of his career in his hometown, which should be nice.

The New York Yankees fail to sweep the San Francisco Giants on MO day

The New York Yankees fail to sweep the San Francisco Giants on MO day


The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 2-1 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. It was a very special day as it was Mariano Rivera day, the team held a very special pregame ceremony for the greatest closer of all-time. Andy Pettitte started for the last time at Yankee stadium in his career as he is also retiring.

Pettitte was great pitching seven innings and giving up two hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out six and lost his 11th game. David Robertson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Rivera pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one.

Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Robinson Cano had three hits. Alfonso Soriano drew a walk, Eduardo Nunez had two hits and Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI. Brendan Ryan had two hits, Ryan and Cano each hit a double and Reynolds hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Suzuki was caught stealing and Cano committed an error.

Yusmeiro Petit pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run. He walked two and struck out seven. Javier Lopez pitched 2/3 of an inning and striking out two and picking up his fourth win, Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up three hits and striking out one and Sergio Romo pitched an inning striking out one.

Juan Perez had a hit, Pablo Sandoval had a hit and drew a walk and Tony Abreu had a hit and an RBI. Ehire Adrianza had a hit and an RBI, Sandoval and Abreu each hit a double and Adrianza hit a homerun. The Giants were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Sanchez had a passed ball and Perez had an outfield assist.

In the third Reynolds hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Adrianza hit a solo homerun in the sixth. It tied the game at one. Abreu hit an RBI double in the eighth to give the Giants a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the eighth the Yankees had second and third and none out. They didn’t score as they had two runners thrown out at home.

The Yankees failed to sweep the three game series and dropped their record to 82-74. The Giants record improved to 72-84. The Yankees postseason hopes basically ended with this game and next Sunday will be the final game of Rivera and Pettitte career. The Yankees will be a much different team next year and it will be a very interesting off-season.

The New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants


The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 6-0 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova started and pitched great. Alfonso Soriano and Eduardo Nunez each hit a homerun.

Nova pitched a complete game shutout. He gave up six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. Nova won his ninth game of the season.

Ichiro Suzuki had an RBI, Alex Rodriguez had an RBI and Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI. Soriano had a hit and an RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Nunez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Mark Reynolds had a hit, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Chris Stewart drew two walks. Cano hit a double; Nunez and Soriano each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

Ryan Vogelsong lost his sixth game of the season. He pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout. Guillermo Moscoso pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Mike Kickham pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jake Dunning faced one batter and retired him.

Angel Pagan drew a walk, Gregor Blanco had a hit and Brandon Belt had two hits. Pablo Sandoval had two hits, Noonan had a hit and Sandoval and Belt each hit a double. The Giants were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

In the third Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly, Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout and Cano hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead. Nunez hit a two run homerun in the fourth to increase the Yankees lead to 5-0. Soriano hit a solo homerun in the sixth to extend the lead to 6-0 and that was the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 82-73 and the Giants record fell to 71-84. The Yankees will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon.

The New York Yankees rally to beat the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees rally to beat the Toronto Blue Jays


The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Phil Hughes started and was ok and the bullpen was good. The offense was asleep again most of the night. It awoke in the eighth inning for a big rally.

Hughes pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two strikeouts. David Huff pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, David Robertson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Mariano Rivera pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out one. Rivera picked up his 44th save of the season.

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI. Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Vernon Wells had two hits and two RBI and Mark Reynolds drew a walk. Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Brendan Ryan had a hit. Ryan, Soriano and Wells each hit a double and the Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Reynolds was caught stealing.

J.A. Happ pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts. Aaron Loup gave up a hit and a run without recording an out, Steve Delabar picked up his fifth loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Darren Oliver pitched 2/3 of an inning. Dustin McGowan pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Jose Reyes had a hit, Rajai Davis had a hit and Brett Lawrie had a hit. Adam Lind had a hit, Colby Rasmus had two hits and two RBI and Moises Sierra had a hit. Ryan Goins had a hit and an RBI, Reyes, Sierra and Lawrie each hit a double. Rasmus and Goins each hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Reyes and Davis each had a stolen base.

Rasmus hit a two run homerun and Goins hit his first major league homerun in the fourth. /The Jays had a 3-0 lead and then in the eighth the Yankees scored four runs. Cano hit an RBI single, Soriano an RBI double and Wells a two run double. The Yankees took a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.

The Yankees ended their four game losing streak and improved their record to 80-72. The Jays record fell to 69-82. The two teams will play the rubber game of three on Thursday night.

The New York Yankees are shutout in Toronto by the Blue Jays

The New York Yankees are shutout in Toronto by the Blue Jays


The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. The final score was 2-0 and the game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. Andy Pettitte started and was very good. The Yankees offense had chances in the first and second and then did nothing at all.

Pettitte pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts. Pettitte lost his 10th game of the season. Shawn Kelley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and David Robertson pitched an inning giving up two hits.

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had a hit. Lyle Overbay had a hit and drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit and Chris Stewart drew a walk. Soriano hit a double and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Soriano had an outfield assist.

R.A. Dickey won his 13th game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and no runs. He walked two and struck out eight. Sergio Santos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Casey Janssen saved his 31st game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side.

Jose Reyes had a hit, Rajai Davis had two hits and an RBI and Brett Lawrie had a hit. Colby Rasmus had a hit and an RBI, Mark DeRosa had a hit and drew a walk and Adam Lind had a hit. Pillar had a hit, Anthony Gose had a hit and Goins drew a walk. Reyes, Davis and Gose each hit a double and Rasmus and Davis each hit a homerun. The Jays were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Goins committed an error.

Rasmus hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the Jays a 1-0 lead. In the seventh Davis hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 and that would be the final score. In the first inning the Yankees left the bases loaded and then first and second in the second inning. The Yankees never even came close to scoring after that.

The Yankees record fell to 79-72 and the Jays record improved to 69-81. The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees win a wild one to take the series over the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees win a wild one to take the series over the Baltimore Orioles


The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. The final score was 6-5 and the game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Phil Hughes started and pitched 3+ innings and then David Huff did the same. They combined for six effective innings. David Robertson had a rough eighth but Mariano Rivera nailed down the win. Alfonso Soriano had a couple of hits and a couple of very good catches.

Hughes pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts. Huff pitched three innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Adam Warren pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Cesar Cabral pitched to one batter and retired him. Robertson pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with two strikeouts and Rivera picked up his sixth win of the season pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He didn’t get the save because the official scorer deemed that Robertson struggled and shouldn’t get the win.

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Alex Rodriguez drew three walks and Soriano had two hits. Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk, Vernon Wells had a hit and two RBI and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Mark Reynolds had a hit and two RBI, Brendan Ryan had a hit and Soriano hit a double. Reynolds and Granderson each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Nunez committed an error.

Wei-Yin Chen pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and nine strikeouts. Josh Stinson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and Jim Johnson lost his eighth game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run, which was his fault. He walked one committed his own error and threw a wild pitch.

Manny Machado had a hit and an RBI, Chris Davis had two hits and Adam Jones had a hit. Nick Markakis had two hits and an RBI, Danny Valencia had a hit and three RBI and J.J. Hardy had two hits. Matt Wieters had a hit and drew a walk, Hardy hit a double and Markakis and Valencia each hit a homerun. The Orioles were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the second Reynolds hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the third Wells hit a two run single to increase the lead to 4-0. The Orioles got on the board in the third on a Machado RBI single. It was 4-1 Yankees and then Granderson hit a solo homerun in the seventh to push the lead to 5-1. The Orioles cut the lead to 5-2 in the seventh on a Markakis solo homerun. The Orioles tied the game at five in the eighth on a Valencia three run homerun. The Yankees took the lead in the ninth on a wild pitch by Johnson which was set up by an errant throw into center setting up another bunt to make it second and third one out. The final score was 6-5 and the Yankees took the series three out of four games.

The Yankees record improved to 79-68 and the Orioles record fell to 77-69. The Yankees will now head to Boston for a three game series. The Yankees remain one game out of the second wild card and three behind Texas for the first wild card. The Yankees schedule after these next three games is pretty easy and they play the Rays three games at home.

The New York Yankees come back late to beat the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees come back late to beat the Baltimore Orioles


The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. The final score was 7-5 and the game was played at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and was ok; he had to leave the game after six innings with forearm tightness. The bullpen was good with Mariano Rivera picking up a four out save. Alfonso Soriano led the offense with a couple of homeruns.

Nova pitched six innings giving up four runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out two. Adam Warren picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning and striking out one, Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run with a walk and a strikeout and Mariano Rivera retired all four batters he faced for his 42nd save of the season.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Alfonso Soriano had two hits and three RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Mark Reynolds had two hits and two RBI. Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Chris Stewart had a hit and Gardner, Granderson and Reynolds each hit a double and Rodriguez hit two doubles. Soriano hit two homeruns and Reynolds one and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Nunez committed an error.

Miguel Gonzalez started for the Orioles and pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs. He had six strikeouts and no walks. Kevin Gausman pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts and lost his fifth game of the season. Francisco Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Josh Stinson pitched to one batter and struck him out and Brian Matusz pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout.

Rodriguez hit an RBI double in the third to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Urrutia hit an RBI single, Markakis hit a sacrifice fly and Davis hit a two run homerun and it was 4-1 Orioles. Soriano hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-2 and Reynolds added a solo homerun to make it 4-3. In the eighth Cano hit an RBI single, Soriano hit a two run homerun and Reynolds hit a two run double and it was 7-4 Yankees. The Orioles would score another run in the eighth on a Wieters sac fly. The final score was 7-5 Yankees.

The Yankees record improved to 77-68 and the Orioles record fell to 77-67. The two teams will play game three of there four game set on Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees salvage the final game against the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees salvage the final game against the Boston Red Sox


The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched well. Mariano Rivera pitched two innings picking up the win. Robinson Cano had three hits; Ichiro Suzuki and Alex Rodriguez each had two hits.

Kuroda pitched six innings giving up two runs and five hits. He walked two and struck out six. Shawn Kelley pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Rivera pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. Rivera blew his seventh save of the season but picked up his fifth win of the season.

Suzuki had two hits, Vernon Wells had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had a hit. Cano had three hits and two RBI, Rodriguez had two hits and drew a walk and Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI. Chris Stewart had a hit, Reynolds and Cano each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

Jon Lester pitched eight innings giving up three runs on ten hits with a walk and six strikeouts. Brandon Workman took his third loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a run and a hit with a strikeout.

Jonny Gomes had two hits, David Ortiz had two hits and Mike Carp had two hits and an RBI. Jarrod Saltalamacchia had an RBI; Will Middlebrooks had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk and Ortiz hit two doubles and Carp hit one. Middlebrooks hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

In the second Carp hit an RBI double giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Reynolds hit an RBI double to tie the game at one. Cano hit a two run double in the fifth to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Saltalamacchia hit an RBI groundout in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2 Yankees. In the ninth Middlebrooks hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three. In the bottom of the ninth Suzuki hit a single, stole second, advanced to third on a fly ball and scored the winning run on a wild pitch. The Yankees escaped with a 4-3 win and avoided the four game sweep. The Yankees record improved to 76-67 and the Red Sox record dropped to 87-58.

The Yankees will begin a three game series in Baltimore on Monday night. The Yankees trail the Tampa Bay Rays by 2 ½ games for the final playoff spot with 18 games to play. The Yankees and Rays will meet three more times at Yankee Stadium

The New York Yankees lose third straight to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees lose third straight to the Boston Red Sox


The New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 13-9 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. David Huff started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch very well. Brett Gardner, Robinson Cano and Ichiro Suzuki each had a couple of hits.

Huff pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and nine runs with no walks and two strikeouts. Huff lost his first game of the season, Jim Miller pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and Brett Marshall pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.

Brett Gardner had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Mark Reynolds had a hit and two RBI. Cano had two hits and an RBI, Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Eduardo Nunez had a hit and drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Suzuki had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and J.R. Murphy had a hit. Nunez, Suzuki, Gardner and Reynolds each hit a double and the Yankees were 7-18 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

John Lackey pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with three walks and six strikeouts. Lackey won his ninth game of the season, Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Drake Britton pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Junichi Tazawa pitched an inning giving up a walk. Craig Breslow pitched 2/3 of an inning.

Shane Victorino had a hit and an RBI, Johnny Gomes had three hits and four RBI and Dustin Pedroia had a hit. David Ortiz had a hit and an RBI, Mike Napoli had two hits and three RBI and Will Middlebrooks had two hits and drew a walk. Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Ryan Lavarnway had a hit and an RBI and Bogaerts had two hits and three RBI. Ortiz, Bogaerts, Lavarnway, Victorino and Pedroia each hit a double. Napoli hit two homeruns; Gomes and Bogaerts each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Lavarnway had a passed ball.

Napoli hit a two run homerun in the second to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. Overbay hit an RBI single in the second to make it 2-1 Red Sox. Gomes hit a three run homerun in the third and it was 5-1 Red Sox. Cano hit an RBI single in the third to cut the lead to 5-2 Sox. In the fourth Lavarnway hit an RBI double, Bogaerts hit an RBI groundout, Victorino hit an RBI double and Gomes hit an RBI single. Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly and it was 10-2 Red Sox. Suzuki hit an RBI double in the fourth to make it 10-3. Bogaerts hit a two run homerun in the fifth to push the lead to 12-3. In the sixth Gardner hit a two run double, Jeter hit an RBI single and Soriano hit an RBI single to make it 12-7. Reynolds hit a two run double in the eighth to make it 12-9 and the Red Sox added another run in the ninth to make it 13-9 and that was the final score.

The Yankees have lost the first three games of this four game series. The Yankees record fell to 75-67 and the Red Sox record improved to 87-57. The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees will try and avoid the four game sweep.

The New York Yankees lose a heartbreaker to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees lose a heartbreaker to the Boston Red Sox


The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees on Thursday night. The final score was 9-8 in ten innings and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and wasn’t very good. The Yankees had a big rally in the seventh and then blew it with two outs and two strikes in the ninth.

Nova pitched four innings giving up five hits and three runs. He walked two and struck out three. Preston Claiborne didn’t record an out and gave up four hits and three runs with a walk, Cesar Cabral struck out the only batter that he faced and Adam Warren pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts. David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Mariano Rivera blew his sixth save pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run and Joba Chamberlain took the loss pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. It was Jobas first loss of the season. Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning and intentionally walked a batter.

Brett Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Derek Jeter drew two walks and Robinson Cano had a hit and three RBI. Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had two hits. Lyle Overbay had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit. Cano and Granderson hit a double and Rodriguez hit two doubles. The Yankees were 6-14 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Suzuki, Gardner, Overbay, Rodriguez, Wells and Soriano each stole a base and Soriano was caught stealing. Romine committed an error and Warren had a pickoff.

Jake Peavy started for the Red Sox and pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up hit and two runs with a walk, Junichi Tazawa pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts and Craig Breslow earned his fifth win of the season. He pitched two innings giving up a walk and striking out two and Koji Uehara earned his 18th save of the season pitching a perfect inning.

Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI, Shane Victorino had two hits and three RBI and Dustin Pedroia had a hit. David Ortiz had two hits and drew two walks, Daniel Nava had a hit and drew two walks and Mike Napoli had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Stephen Drew had a hit and an RBI, Lavernway had two hits and two RBI, Will Middlebrooks had two hits and an RBI and Ellsbury and Nava each hit a double. Middlebrooks and Victorino each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 5-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Berry, Ellsbury and Victorino each stole a base and Ellsbury was picked off.

In the third Ellsbury hit an RBI double, Victorino had an RBI groundout and the Red Sox had a 2-0 lead. The Yankees tied the game in the third on a Cano two run double. The Red Sox took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on a Middlebrooks solo homerun. In the fifth Victorino hit a solo homerun, Napoli hit an RBI single and Lavarnway had an RBI ground out to make it a 6-2 lead. Lavarnway hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 7-2 Red Sox. The Yankees had a six run seventh inning to take an 8-7 lead. Gardner hit an RBI single, Cano grounded into a force out scoring a run, Soriano hit an RBI single and Granderson hit an RBI double. Overbay hit a two run single. The Red Sox were able to tie the game with two outs and two strikes in the ninth. Drew hit an RBI single to tie it at eight and then in the tenth Victorino hit an RBI single to make it 9-8 and that was the game winning hit as the Red Sox held on for the victory.

The two teams will play game two of four on Friday night. The Yankees record fell to 75-65 and the Red Sox record improved to 85-57.

The New York Yankees rally to beat the Chicago White Sox

The New York Yankees rally to beat the Chicago White Sox


The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. The final score was 6-4 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched well. Derek Jeter and Eduardo Nunez each had two hits.

Kuroda pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out seven. Preston Claiborne pitched to two batters and retired them both, Boone Logan won his fifth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout and Mariano Rivera saved his 40th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Jeter had two hits, Robinson Cano had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had a hit and two RBI. /Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk, Vernon Wells had a hit and Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI. Nunez had two hits and two RBI, Nunez hit two doubles and Cano hit a double. The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Wells and Nunez each had a stolen base and Nunez committed an error.

Chris Sale started for the White Sox and pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked one and struck out six. Nate Jones lost his fifth game of the season giving up two hits and two runs without recording an out. Donnie Veal pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Matt Lindstrom pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Alejandro De Aza had three hits and an RBI, Gordon Beckham had two hits and drew a walk and Alexei Ramirez had a hit and two RBI. Adam Dunn had a hit and an RBI, Paul Konerko drew a walk and Beckham hit a double. Ramirez hit a triple, De Aza hit a homerun and the White Sox were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. De Aza had a stolen base; Beckham and Gillaspie each committed an error.

Dunn hit an RBI single in the first giving the White Sox a 1-0 lead. In the second Wells stole home to tie the game at one. Ramirez hit a two run triple in the fifth to give the White Sox a 3-1 lead. In the seventh De Aza hit a solo homerun to extend the White Sox lead to 4-1. In the eighth the Yankees came back and scored five runs to make it 6-4. Soriano hit a two run single, Granderson hit an RBI single and Nunez hit a two run double. 6-4 would be the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 74-64 and the White Sox record fell to 56-81. The two teams will play the series finale on Wednesday night with the Yankees looking for a three game sweep.