The New York Yankees fall behind early and then blast the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Globe Life Park and the final score was 21-5.  Chris Capuano started the game and couldn't even get through one inning, the bullpen was great.  The offense was on fire as everyone was hitting. 

Capuano pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and five runs.  He walked five batters and didn't strike out anyone.  Diego Moreno picked up his first win of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up no hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts, Adam Warren picked up his first save pitching a perfect three innings.

Martin Perez pitched an inning giving up seven hits and eight runs with no walks and a strikeout.  Perez lost his second game of the season.  Wandy Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up six hits and seven runs with three walks and three strikeouts, Klein pitched three innings giving up two hits and an unearned run.  He walked two and struck out two batters and Patton pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Sam Freeman pitched an inning walking two and striking out one, Scheppers pitched an inning with a walk and Adam Rosales pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out one. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI, Brett Gardner had three hits, three RBI and drew three walks and Alex Rodriguez had two hits, an RBI and drew three walks.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Chris Young had three hits, five RBI and drew a walk and Chase Headley had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  John Ryan Murphy had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Didi Gregorius had four hits and three RBI and Brendan Ryan had two hits and three RBI.  Young hit two doubles, Ryan hit two doubles and Rodriguez hit a double.  Gregorius hit a triple and Young and Gardner each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 11-21 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

Delino DeShields had an RBI and drew two walks, Prince Fielder drew a walk and Elvis Andrus had a hit and an RBI and Mitch Moreland drew a walk.  Ryan Rua had a hit and two RBI, Shin-Soo Choo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Robinson Chirinos drew a walk and Choo hit a double.  The Rangers were 3-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Chirinos, Andrus and Telis each committed an error. 

The Yankees were down 5-0 after the first inning.  They scored 11 runs in the second and four in the third to take a 15-5 lead.  They added one in the fourth and three in the sixth and then two more in the ninth to make it 21-5.  It was the most runs scored by any team in a few years.  It was the largest unanswered comeback since 1939.  This was a crazy game and hard to imagine the Yankees were down 5-0 and their starter was knocked out in the first inning.  The two teams will play game three of four on Wednesday night. 

The New York Yankees losing streak reaches six

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2 Texas.  Chris Capuano started and pitched ok but didn't get deep into the game.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good and Chase Headley and Garrett Jones each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Capuano pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He lost his second game of the season.  Capuano didn't walk a batter and struck out four.  Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings and walked one, Justin Wilson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning.  David Carpenter pitched an inning giving up two hits and Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Yovani Gallardo pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Gallardo earned his fourth win of the season.  Keone Kela pitched an inning giving up a hit, Ross Ohlendorf pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Sam Freeman pitched to one batter and retired him.  Shawn Tolleson pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Headley had two hits, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit and two RBI, Jones had two hits and drew a walk and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Pirela committed an error. 

Delino Deshields had two hits, Shin-Soo Choo had two hits and an RBI and Prince Fielder had three hits and two RBI.  Adrian Beltre had a hit, Mitch Moreland had a hit and Leonys Martin had a hit.  Robinson Chirinos had a hit, Adam Rosales had two hits and two RBI with a walk.  Fielder, Moreland, Choo and Martin each hit a double.  DeShields hit a triple and Rosales hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rosales and Martin was caught stealing and Andrus and Moreland each committed an error.  Martin had an outfield assist. 

In the first Fielder hit an RBI double to give the Rangers a quick 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first McCann hit a two run single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the second Rosales hit a two run homerun to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead.  Choo hit an RBI double in the seventh and Fielder hit an RBI single to make it a 5-2 game. 

The Yankees were swept in the three game series.  The Yankees will remain at home to face the defending American League Champion Kansas City Royals. 

The New York Yankees are shutout in Kansas City and drop series

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 6-0.  Chris Capuano came back from injury to make his first start of the season for the Yankees and wasn't very good.  The Yankees offense didn't get much going. 

Capuano pitched three innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Esmil Rogers pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs which were unearned and he walked two and struck out one, Justin Wilson struck out the only batter that he faced and Chasen Shreve pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts. 

Edison Volquez won his third game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up three htis and no runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Wade Davis pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks and two strikeouts and Jason Frasor pitched an inning giving up two hits. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Brett Gardner had a hit and Alex rodriguez had a hit.  Brian McCann had a hit, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Chase Headley had two hits.  Didi Gregorius drew a walk and Rodriguez and Beltran each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Rogers and Headley each committed an error. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit and an RBI, Mike Moustakas drew a walk and Lorenzo Cain drew a walk.  Eric Hosmer had a hit and drew a walk, Kendrys Morales had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Salvador Perez had two hits and two RBI.  Omar Infante had a hit and an RBI, Paulo Orlando had a hit and an RBI and Infante and Orlando each hit a double.  Perez hit a homerun and the Royals were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the second Perez hit a solo homerun to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Morales hit an RBI single to give the Royals a 2-0 lead.  The Royals scored two runs in the fourth to push the lead to 4-0.  Perez hit an RBI single and Infante hit an RBI double.  In the sixth Orlando hit an RBI double to make it 5-0 and Escobar hit a sac fly in the sixth to make it 6-0 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three in the series and have lost five of their last six games.  They will be off on Monday and then have a brief two game series in Washington beginning on Tuesday night. 

Alex Rodriguez hits first homerun and Chris Capuano are injured in New York Yankees loss

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 10-6.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  There were two big stories that came out of this game and they were Rodriguez hitting his first homerun and Capuano leaving the game after two batters with a leg injury. 

Capuano pitched 2/3 of an inning and was later diagnosed with a grade two strain of his quad.  He will miss several weeks and not be ready for opening day.  The Yankees fifth starter spot is now completely up for grabs with several candidates.  Nick Rumbelow pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk.  Bryan Mitchell who is one of the guys who will compete for a fifth spot in the rotation was roughed up.  He pitched two innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Jared Burton pitched an inning giving up a hit and Tyler Webb pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.   Chris Martin pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned and striking out two batters. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI, Mason Williams drew a walk and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Slade Heathcott had a hit and two RBI, Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI and Jonathan Galvez drew a walk.  Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI, Chris Young had a hit and Greg Bird drew a walk.  Jose Pirela had two hits, Rob Refsnyder drew a walk and Cole Figueroa had a hit.  Pirela hit a double and Rodriguez and Heathcott each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Young had a stolen bbase and Refsnyder and Galvez each committed an error.  Murphy had a passed ball. 

In the third Travis Shaw hit a solo homerun giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Ellsbury hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Beltran hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Garin Cecchini hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Shaw hit a two run double to give the Red Sox a 4-2 lead.  Jeff Bianchi hit an RBI single to increase the Red Sox lead to 5-2.  In the bottom of the fourth Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to cut the Red Sox lead to 5-3.  In the seventh Cecchini hit a two run double to give the Red Sox a 7-3 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Galvez reached on a fielding error to make it a 7-4 game.  In the eighth Luke Montz homered to increase the Red Sox lead to 9-4.  Manuel Margot grounded into a force out and it was 10-4 Red Sox.  In the bottom of the ninth Heathcott hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 10-6 but that was the final score. 

The Yankees will take on the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night in Tampa, Florida. 

New York Yankees split squad doubleheader

The New York Yankees played a day game in Clearwater on Friday afternoon and a night game in Tampa on Friday night.  The Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 4-1 in the day game and lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 3-1 at night.  The starting pitcher in the day game was Bryan Mitchell who looked very good and at night was Chris Capuano who was ok.  In the day game Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI, Stephen Drew had a hit and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  In the night game Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Carlos Beltran in his debut also drew a walk. 

Mitchell pitched two scoreless innings giving up a hit with two strikeouts, Jaren Long pitched an inning with a strikeout and picked up the win.  Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up a hit, Matt Tracy pitched two perfect innings and Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Branden Pinder picked up the save pitching two innings and walking two with a strikeout. 

In the night game Capuano took the loss pitching two innings and giving up three hits and two runs with four strikeouts.  David Carpenter pitched an inning giving up a hit, Chris Martin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jose Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Diego Moreno pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit with two strikeouts, Jacob Lindgren pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Gregorius had a hit and an RBI, Nick Noonan had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Drew had a hit, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and drew a walk and Teixeira had a hit.  Kyle Roller had a hit, Greg Bird had a hit and Ramon Flores had a hit and an RBI.  Aaron Judge drew two walks, Tyler Dugas had a hit and Slade Heathcott had a hit and drew two walks.  Bird, Gregorius and Noonan each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Judge was picked off and Eric Jagielo committed an error. 

In the night game Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Arcia had a hit and Brett Gardner had a hit.  Beltran drew a walk, Jake Cave had a hit and an RBI and Brian McCann drew a walk.  Rodriguez drew a walk, Jose Pirela drew a walk and Eddy Rodriguez had a hit.  E. Rodriguez hit a double and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base.  McCann had a passed ball.  The Yankees will play Saturday afternoon in Kissimee against the Houston Astros. 

The New York Yankees win the first game of their last series of the season

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Fenway  Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 3-2.  Chris Capuano started and pitched great and David Robertson bounced back with the save.  Francisco Cervelli led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Capuano pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and an unearned run.  He walked none and struck out five and earned his third win of the season.  Shawn Kelley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Adam Warren pitched an inning striking out two and Robertson saved his 39th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit with two strikeouts. 

Steven Wright lost his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up four hits and two runs with none being earned.  He walked two and struck out four.  Matt Barnes pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Heath Hembree pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Eury Perez had a hit, Cervelli had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Chris Young had a hit and drew a

walk.  John Ryan Murphy had a hit, Austin Romine had a hit and Brendan Ryan drew a walk.  Zelous Wheeler


had an RBI, Antoan Richardson had a hit and Murphy hit

double.  The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Perez stole a base, Young and Pirela each committed an error and Young had an outfield assist. 

Xander Bogaerts had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and Allen Craig had a hit.  Rusney Castillo had two hits and an RBI, Bryce Brentz had a hit and an RBI and Castillo hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left and left three men on base.  Castillo had a stolen base, Betts committed an error and Butler had two passed balls. 

In the second Brentz hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the third Cervelli hit an RBI single and Murphy grounded out scoring a run to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Wheeler hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1.  In the seventh Castillo hit a solo homerun to make it 3-2.  The final score was 3-2.  The Yankees won the first game of a three game series, they will play the second game on Saturday afternoon. 

 

 

The New York Yankees offense doesn't show up again in 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Chris Capuano started and pitched well for the Yankees and the bullpen was good but gave up a walk-off hit.  The offense did nothing as usual. 

Capuano pitched six innings giving up no runs and two hits.  He walked four and struck out four.  Adam Warren pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Kelley took his sixth loss of the season. 

Alex Colome pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out four.  Steve Geltz pitched to one batter and retired him, Jeff Beliveau pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a strikeout and Kirby Yates pitched to one batter and retired him.  Joel Peralta pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and won his third game of the season. 

Martin Prado had two hits, Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, John Ryan Murphy drew a walk and Brendan Ryan had a hit.  Suzuki hit a double and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner committed an error. 

Ben Zobrist had two hits and an RBI, Brandon Guyer had a hit and drew a walk and Evan Longoria drew a walk.  Wil Myers drew a walk, Logan Forsythe had a hit and James Loney had a hit.  Casali drew a walk, Matt Joyce drew a walk and the Rays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

The only run of the game was scored in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI walk-off single by Zobrist.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees even their series with the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-5.  Chris Capuano started and was terrible, the bullpen was great and the offense exploded.  Chris Young led the team with three hits and Brian McCann and Chase Headley each had two hits. 

Capuano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Chase Whitley pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Preston Claiborne won his third game of the season pitching two hits and he struck out one and Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out one and Esmil Rogers pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Jake Odorizzi lost his 12th game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and six runs.  He walked three and struck out two.  Jeff Beliveau pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and struck out one, Steve Geltz pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts and Joel Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs.  Kirby Yates pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, McCann had two hits and three RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Headley had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Young had three hits and two RBI.  Suzuki and Young each hit a double, Teixeira hit a triple and McCann and Young each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury and Headley each had a stolen base.  McCann had a passed ball. 

Ben Zobrist had a hit, Guyer had a hit and Evan Longoria had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Wil Myers had two hits and an RBI, James Loney had two hits and drew a walk and Yunel Escobar had two hits and an RBI.  Logan Forsythe had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Ryan Hanigan had an RBI and Sean Rodriguez had a hit.  Myers, Escobar, Rodriguez and Loney each hit a double.  Longoria hit a homerun and the Rays were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Hanigan committed an error. 

In the first Myers hit an RBI double, Escobar hit an RBI single, Forsythe hit an RBI single and Hanigan hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0.  In the bottom of the first McCann hit a solo homerun to make it 4-1.  In the third McCann hit a two run single to make it a 4-3 game.  In the fourth Young hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the fifth Teixeira hit an RBI triple and Headley hit an RBI single to make it a 6-4.  Suzuki and Young each hit an RBI double to make it 8-4.  Longoria hit a solo homerun to make it 8-5 in the ninth and that was the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game on Thursday night. 

The New York Yankees walk off with a win over the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Chris Capuano started and didn't pitch too well but the bullpen was great.  Mark Teixeira and Chase Headley hit homeruns in the ninth to win the game. 

Capuano pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out two.  Rich Hill pitched to one batter and struck him out, Esmil Rogers pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one and Josh Outman retired the only batter that he faced.  Shawn Kelley pitched 1 1/3 innings and he struck out two batters and Adam Warren won his third game of the season pitching a scoreless inning. 

Brandon Workman pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out five.  Tommy Layne pitched an inning walking one, Junichi Tazawa pitched a perfect inning and Koji Uehara pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs for his fifth loss of the season and fifth blown save. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and two RBI and Brett Gardner had a hit.  Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI, Teixeira had two hits and an RBI and Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Stephen Drew drew a walk, Zelous Wheeler had  a pinch hit walk and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Gardner and Jeter each hit a double and Teixeira and Headley each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Warren committed an error. 

Brock Holt had a hit and an RBI, Mookie Betts had a hit and David Ortiz had two hits and three RBI.  Mike Napoli had two hits, Allen Craig drew a walk and Christian Vasquez had a hit.  Vasquez hit a double, Holt hit a homerun and Ortiz hit two homeruns.  The Red Sox were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Betts had an outfield assist.

The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead on an Ortiz solo homerun in the first.  They increased their lead to 3-0 in the third on a two run homerun by Ortiz.  The Yankees came back in the third with three runs to tie the game. Jeter hit a two run double and Beltran hit an RBI single.  The Red Sox took a 4-3 lead on a Holt solo homerun in the fifth.  The Yankees in the ninth hit two solo homeruns by Teixeira and Headley to win the game 5-4.  The Yankees have won two games in a row and will begin a  very important three game series with the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. 

The New York Yankees rally and beat the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 6-3.  Chris Capuano started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was very good.  Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI and Martin Prado had two hits. 

Capuano pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out four and won his second game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one, Josh Outman faced one batter and gave up a hit and David Robertson pitched 1 1/3 innings to pick up his 35th save of the season.  He had a strikeout and no walks. 

Mark Buehrle lost his ninth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out four.  Aaron Loup pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and two strikeouts, Brett Cecil pitched to one batter and retired him and Josh McGowan pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI, Derek Jeter had a hit and Prado had two hits.  Brian McCann had a hit, Carlos Beltran drew two walks and Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Stephen Drew had a hit and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Drew, McCann and Gardner each hit a double and Ellsbury hit a triple and a homerun.  Headley also added a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Jeter and Gardner each committed an error. 

Melky Cabrera had an RBI, Jose Bautista had a hit and an RBI and Dioner Navarro had three hits.  Kawasaki had a hit, Colby Rasmus had two hits and drew a walk and Pillar had two hits and an RBI.  Navarro, Rasmus and Pillar each hit a double.  Bautista hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Tolleson and Navarro each commited an error. 

Bautista hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Gardner hit a two run double, a throwing error allowed another run to score and Ellsbury hit a two run homerun.  The Yankees had a 5-1 lead.  Pillar hit an RBI double in the seventh and Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 5-3 game.  The Yankees added another run on a Headley solo homerun in the ninth to make it 6-3.  6-3 was the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.   

The New York Yankees lose to the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-4.  Chris Capuano started and pitched ok, the bullpen wasn't very good.  Martin Prado and Jacoby Ellsbury each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Capuano pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Adam Warren pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and struck out one, Shawn Kelley pitched an inning striking out two and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out two.  David Robertson lost his fourth game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and Rich Hill pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Brett Oberholtzer pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Sipp pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one, Josh Fields earned his third win of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and striking out one and Chad Qualls saved his 14th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had three hits, Mark Teixeira had a hit and Carlos Beltran drew a walk.  Prado had three hits and two RBI, Brian McCann had a hit and two RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Prado hit a double and McCann hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Suzuki had an error.

Robbie Grossman had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jose Altuve had a hit and drew two walks and Chris Carter had a hit and three RBI.  Dexter Fowler had two hits and drew a walk, Jason Castro had two hits and an RBI and Matt Dominguez had a hit.  Jon Singleton had two hits and drew a walk, Gregorius Petit had two hits and Marwin Gonzalez had a hit and two RBI.  Petit hit two doubles, Fowler hit a triple and Carter hit a homerun.  The Astros were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Grossman and Castro each had a stolen base and Castro committed an error. 

McCann hit a two run homerun in the fourth to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Grossman hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the sixth Castro hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at two and Gonzalez hit a two run single to give the Astros a 4-2 lead. The Yankees tied the game in the sixth on a two run double from Prado.  In the ninth Carter hit a three run homerun to give the Astros a 7-4 lead and that was the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.   

The New York Yankees are blown out in Baltimore

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.  The final score was 11-3 Orioles.  Chris Capuano started for the Yankees and was ok, the bullpen was not good.  The offense had a 3-1 lead and then shut down.  They only had one hit after and none after the fifth inning. 

Capuano pitched six innings giving up four runs on six hits.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out seven and lost his third game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout, Chase Whitley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and Rich Hill retired the only batter that he faced. 

Bud Norris won his 10th game of the season pitching five innings giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out five.  Brad Brach pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout, Darren O'Day pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and a strikeout and Andrew Miller faced one batter and retired him.  Tommy Hunter pitched a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk.  Carlos Beltran drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and drew two walks and Martin Prado had a hit.  Francisco Cervelli had a hit, Jeter hit a double and Gardner hit a triple.  The Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Beltran, Headley and Ellsbury each had a stolen base. 

Nick Markakis had two hits, Manny Machado had a hit but then left the game with an injury and Chris Davis had two hits and two RBI.  Adam Jones had three hits and two RBI, Nelson Cruz had two hits and three RBI and David Lough had a hit and an RBI.  Joseph had a hit, Ryan Flaherty drew a walk and Jonathan Schoop had two hits and three RBI.  Machado, Markakis and Joseph each hit a double.  Jones hit two doubles, Davis, Cruz and Schoop each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Machado, Norris and Schoop each committed an error. 

In the first Jeter hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  The Orioles tied the game in the bottom of the first on a Cruz sacrifice fly.  The Yankees took a 3-1 lead in the second inning.  Beltran stole home, Headley stole second and scored on a throwing error.  In the third Jones hit an RBI single to make it a 3-2 game.  In the fifth Davis hit a two run homerun to give the Orioles a 4-3 lead.  The Orioles extended their lead to 7-3 in the seventh.  Jones hit an RBI single and Cruz a two run homerun.  In the eighth the Orioles scored four more runs to take an 11-3 lead and that would be the final score.  Schoop hit a three run homerun and Lough hit an RBI single.  The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers by more than two runs

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  The Yankees finally played a game decided by more than two runs.  Chris Capuano started and was great and Adam Warren and David Huff closed the game out.  Chase Headley and Brian McCann each hit a homerun. 

Capuano pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up one unearned run on five hits.  He walked one and struck out eight.  Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and he picked up his second win of the season and David Huff pitched a 1-2-3 inning. 

Justin Verlander pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out five and lost his 10th game of the season.  Blaine Hardy pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and Phil Coke pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Derek Jeter had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and McCann had a hit and two RBI.  Headley had two hits and an RBI including a homerun and McCann hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Jeter and Capuano committed an error and Stephen Drew committed two errors on the same play. 

Miguel Cabrera had an RBI and drew two walks, Victor Martinez had a hit and Andrew Romine had two hits.  Ezequiel Carrera had two hits, Romine had a double and the Tigers were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Romine committed an error. 

Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly in the first to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Headley hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  McCann hit a solo homerun in the seventh to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth the Yankees added three runs.  Teixeira hit an RBI single, McCann grounded into a force out to score a run and an error allowed another run to score to make it 5-1 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game of the four game series on Thursday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees drop one at home to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Chris Capuano started and pitched pretty well.  The bullpen wasn't great.  Derek Jeter and Carlos Beltran each had two hits. 

Capuano pitched six innings giving up two runs and five hits.  He walked four and struck out four.  Shawn Kelley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his third game of the season.  Matt Thornton pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out two, Chase Whitley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Jeff Francis pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Drew Hutchison pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Hutchison won his seventh game of the season.  Aaron Loup pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts and Casey Janssen pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs.   

Jeter had two hits and drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Beltran had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Brian Roberts drew a walk.  Francisco Cervelli had a hit and drew a walk, McCann and Beltran each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Jose Reyes drew a walk, Melky Cabrera had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Bautista had a hit and drew two walks.  Dioner Navarro had three hits, Steve Tolleson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Dan Johnson had two hits and four RBI.  Colby Rasmus had a hit and drew a walk, Cabrera, Bautista and Navarro each hit a double.  Johnson hit a homerun and the Jays were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the fourth McCann hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Cabrera hit an RBI double in the fifth to cut the lead to 2-1.  Tolleson hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Johnson hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 3-2 lead.  Johnson hit a three run homerun in the ninth to push the Jays lead to 6-2.  In the bottom of the ninth Beltran hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 6-4 and that would be the final score.  The teams have split the first two games of the series and will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. 

Mets avoid the swep in St. Louis and help the Braves in the process

By Gary W. Marchese Jr.

St. Louis,MO(September 22)-The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 8-6 on Thursday evening. The Mets had a great comeback in this game as they were trailing by four runs entering the ninth inning. Chris Capuano started for the Mets and did his usual which is ok, nothing great and nothing horrible. He wasn’t able to go deep into the game which isn’t good but the bullpen did a pretty good job. Drew Stinson had a rough outing but four other relievers pitched well. The offense was led by Ruben Tejada who had a couple of hits and Josh Thole also had a couple of hits.

Capuano pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out four. Ryota Igarashi pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up one hit and one walk, Stinson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Daniel Herrera gave up a hit in 1/3 of an inning. Manny Acosta pitched a perfect inning to record his fourth win of the season and Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning for his sixth save of the season. Parnell also struck out one batter.

Jose Reyes had a hit, RBI and a walk, Tejada had two hits, three RBI and a walk and Angel Pagan had two walks. Willie Harris had a hit, two RBI and two walks. Thole had two hits, Mike Baxter had a hit and Jason Pridie had a walk. Justin Turner had an RBI and a walk. Thole and Tejada each had a double. The Mets were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Pagan had a stolen base.

Allen Craig hit a two run homerun in the first inning to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead. In the fifth Tejada had an RBI walk to make it 2-1 Cardinals. Albert Pujols hit a homerun in the fifth and Yadier Molina had an RBI single. It was 4-1 Cardinals. In the seventh Molina had an RBI double and Tyler Greene had an RBI single to make it 6-1. In the eighth Molina allowed a passed ball and the Mets scored a run to make it a 6-2 game. In the ninth Turner walked to drive in a run, Reyes had an RBI single, Tejada had a two run double and Harris had a two run single to give the Mets a 8-6 lead. That would be the final runs of the game as the Mets did not struggle to hold onto this lead.

The Mets really dashed the Cardinals hopes, the Cardinals were within two games of the wild card and now it is three. The Mets will return home on Friday night to begin a three game series with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets will conclude their season with three games against the Cincinatti Reds. The Mets hope to finish strong on this homestand and try and look forward to the 2012 season.

The Mets comeback only to blow the lead and lose to the Cubs

By Gary W. Marchese Jr.

Flushing,NY(September 10)-The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs by the score of 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. Chris Capuano started and pitched very well. Bobby Parnell blew his fifth save and took the loss. He is trying to learn the job of closer and has not been doing a very good job of it. Jason Bay continues to finish the season strong and Lucas Duda and David Wright also had good games.

Capuano pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked one and struck out six. Ryota Igarashi pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and one run and he struck out one, Daniel Herrera struck out the only batter that he faced and Parnell pitched one inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout.

Jose Reyes had a hit and an RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Duda had two hits. Wright had two hits and an RBI, Bay had two hits and two RBI and Nick Evans had a hit. Mike Nickeas had a hit, Jason Pridie and Willie Harris had a walk. Duda and Reyes each had a double, the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Wright and Pagan each had a stolen base, Bay was picked off. Reyes and Wright each had two errors. Capuano picked off a runner.

In the first inning the Cubs took a 1-0 lead on an error by Reyes. In the fifth inning Reed Johnson reached on a force attempt and error by Reyes allowing a run to score and making it 2-0 Cubs. In the eighth inning Marlon Byrd hit an RBI double to make it 3-0 Cubs. In the bottom of the eighth Reyes hit an RBI double, Wright had an RBI single and Bay had a two run single to give the Mets a 4-3 lead. Aramis Ramirez hit a two run single to give the Cubs the 5-4 lead. The game would end 5-4 in favor of the Cubs.

The Mets and Cubs have split the first two games of their three game series. The Mets record dropped to 71-74 on the season and the Cubs improved their record to 63-82. The Mets are trying to reach the 500 mark but they just can’t seem to get there. They win some and they lose some, they are never too far away yet they can’t sustain a winning streak to get there or above. Bay has continued to really show something in the final month of the season. The Mets are hoping the changes that Bay has made will last through the end of the season and he can carry it into next season. The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday night. The game on Sunday will also be played on September 11th, the tenth anniversary and the Mets will have a special pregame ceremony. It should be an emotional night for everyone involved.

Mets are unable to solve the Marlins as they lose their fourth straight

The New York Mets were defeated by the Florida Marlins by the score of 4-3 on Tuesday night. Chris Capuano made the start and pitched well, Jason Isringhausen for the second night in a row blew the save and he took the loss. The offense continues to struggle at home as well as the Mets as a whole.
Capuano pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs. He walked two and struck out five. Manny Acosta pitched an inning giving up a hit and Isringhausen pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked one and struck out one, Isringhausen saw his record drop to 2-2.

Jose Reyes had a hit and an RBI, Justin Turner had a hit and David Wright had an RBI. Scott Hairston had two hits, Jason Bay had a hit and a walk and Angel Pagan had two hits. Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Ronny Paulino had a walk and Capuano had a hit. Turner had a double, Reyes had a homerun. The Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Pagan had a stolen base and Hairston was caught stealing. Turner made a throwing error and Nickeas had a passed ball.

In the first inning the Marlins took a 1-0 lead on a solo homerun by Omar Infante. In the bottom of the third inning Reyes hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one. In the fifth inning Infante hit another solo homerun to make it 2-1 Marlins. Wright hit a groundout in the fifth inning to tie the game at two. In the sixth inning Duda hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2 Mets. The Marlins scored and won the game in the ninth on an error. Bryan Peterson reached on a throwing error by Turner allowing two runs to score and making it a 4-3 game and the Marlins would win by that score.

The Mets are back at the 500 mark after losing four in a row. The Mets are owned by the Marlins, they never seem to beat them. The Mets also aren’t very good at Citi Field. They have played very well on the road this season but can’t get it together at home. The Mets in the last three nights have had very painful losses. It seems that they always find a new way to lose and they need to end that soon.

Mets lose to the Marlins as a couple of bad innings do them in

The New York Mets lost to the Florida Marlins by the score of 8-5 on Saturday night. Chris Capuano started for the Mets and pitched ok. D.J. Carrasco had a rough inning making a tight game become out of reach. Jose Reyes and Justin Turner had big games but no one else on offense really helped them.

Capuano pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with three walks and six strikeouts. D.J. Carrasco pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs, he struck out three and Ryota Igarashi pitched one inning giving up two hits and a run. Capuano took the loss and his record is now 8-10 with a 4.26 ERA.

Reyes and Turner each had three hits. Reyes had an RBI and Turner had a walk. Carlos Beltran had a hit, RBI and three walks, David Wright had a hit and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI. Turner had two doubles, Duda and Reyes each had a homerun. The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Reyes had a stolen base. Wright made a throwing error and Capuano did pick off a runner.

There were no runs scored until the fifth inning when Wright hit a two run single putting the Mets up 2-0. In the bottom of the sixth inning the Marlins scored four runs to take a 4-2 lead. Omar Infante hit an RBI triple, Gaby Sanchez hit a two run homerun and Logan Morrison hit a solo homerun. Beltran had an RBI single in the seventh to make it 4-3. In the bottom of the seventh Infante singled and a run scored on Wrights throwing error. Sanchez hit another two run homerun to make it 7-3 Marlins. The Marlins would score another run in the eighth to make it 8-3. The Mets scored a couple of runs in the ninth on back-to-back homeruns by Duda and Reyes. They were both solo homeruns and that made the final score 8-5. After the two homeruns the Mets next three batters were retired to end the game.

The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Sunday afternoon. The Mets won the first game and the Marlins this game. The Mets are back at 500. It seems they get a couple games over and then they get back to 500. They have been right around 500 for a while but they can’t put any distance from the 500 mark. Wright has made an immediate impact in his two games back. He has had at least one hit and RBI in each game.