New York Yankees win behind Corey Klubers no-hitter

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas and the final score was 2-0.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he was brilliant, historic as well as he pitched a no-hitter.  The Yankees offense didn’t do much but Gleyber Torres had two hits in his return to the lineup. 

Kluber pitched nine innings giving up no runs or hits and walking one while striking out nine.  He was one walk away from a perfect game, that is how dominant he was.  It was a masterful performance for him and the Yankees first no hitter since David Cone Pitched a perfect game in 1999. 

Hyeon-Jong Yang started for the Rangers and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  He picked up his first loss of the season.  Brett Martin pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out both batters, Taylor Hearn pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Hunter Wood pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had an RBI and drew a walk, Luke Voit drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Torres had two hits and drew a walk, Kyle Higashioka drew two walks and Tyler Wade had a hit and an RBI.  Wade hit a triple and the Yankees were 0-1 with runner sin scoring position and left two men on base. 

Charlie Culberson drew a walk and the Rangers left one man on base. 

In the sixth Wade hit an RBI triple and LeMahieu hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will finish their four-game series on Thursday afternoon.  This will be the rubber game as the Yankees have won two of the games and Texas has won one.    

New York Yankees rally to defeat the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 5-4.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well and DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Kluber pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Kluber won his third game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up a hit, Wandy Peralta pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jonathan Loaisiga picked up his second save of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Dean Kremer started for the Orioles and he pitched five innings giving up five hits and two runs with four strikeouts.  Adam Plutko pitched an inning giving up a walk, Cole Sulser pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Travis Lakins Sr. pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Lakins Sr. picked up his fourth loss of the season.  Tanner Scott pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

LeMahieu had two hits, Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Miguel Andujar had a hit, Kyle Higashioka drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and three RBI.  Judge hit two homeruns and Urshela hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Judge had an outfield assist. 

Cedric Mullins had two hits, Austin Hays had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Trey Mancini had a hit and an RBI.  DJ Stewart had three hits and drew a walk, Pedro Severino had a hit and an RBI and Pat Valaika had a hit and an RBI.  Stewart, Severino and Mancini each hit a double and Hays hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Valaika had a stolen base and Mullins was caught stealing.  Hays had an outfield assist. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Hays hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Severino hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  Valaika hit an RBI single and Mancini hit an RBI double to give the Orioles a 4-2 lead.  In the seventh Urshela hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 5-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees defeat the Washington Nationals in 11 innings

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3 in 11 innings.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did it’s job and the offense was led by Gleyber Torres who had two hits and two RBI. 

Kluber pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Lucas Luetge pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Justin Wilson picked up his first win of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Max Scherzer started for the Nationals and he pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and 14 strikeouts.  Daniel Hudson pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, Brad Hand pitched an inning giving up three hits and two earned runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Kyle Finnegan pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Tanner Rainey pitched giving up a hit and a run with two walks and he took his second loss of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk.  Torres had two hits and two RBI, Clint Frazier drew a walk and Mike Ford had a hit and an RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI, Higashioka hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Trea Turner had a hit and an RBI, Juan Soto had an RBI and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit.  Kyle Shwarber had a hit, Starlin Castro had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Alex Avila had a hit and drew a walk.  Victor Robles had three hits, Schwarber hit a double and the Nationals were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Robles had a stolen base. 

In the third Soto drew an RBI walk to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Higashioka hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the sixth Castro hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Torres hit an RBI single to tie the game at two and in the tenth Turner hit a sac fly to give the Nationals back the lead at 3-2.  The Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the tenth on a Ford RBI single.  In the 11^th Torres hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Yankees a 4-3 victory. 

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles behind strong pitching and some power

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 5-1.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Kyle Higashioka each had two hits. 

Kluber pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  He won his first game of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Lucas Luetge pitched a perfect inning. 

Bruce Zimmerman took his third loss of the season pitching 3 2/3 innings and giving up nine hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out three.  Dillon Tate pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Cole Sulser pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and Jay Flaa pitched 1 1/3 innings with two walks and a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Stanton had two hits and an RBI and Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI, Torres had two hits and Higashioka had two hits and an RBI.  Roughned Odor had a hit and drew a walk.  LeMahieu and Torres each hit a double and Judge, Higashioka and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torres was caught stealing. 

Cedric Mullins had a hit, Trey Mancini had a hit and drew a walk and DJ Stewart drew a walk.  Maikel Franco had two hits and an RBI, Austin Hays had a hit and drew a walk and Ryan Mountcastle had ah it.  Rio Ruiz had a hit, Mancini hit a double and the Orioles were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Hays had an outfield assist. 

In the first Urshela hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Judge hit a solo homerun to push the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Higashioka hit a solo homerun and it was 3-0 Yankees.  Urshela hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Franco hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the seventh Stanton hit a solo homerun making it a 5-1 game and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the third of four games on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees bats remain silent in loss to the Braves

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen was good and the offense only managed five hits. 

Kluber pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  Kluber took his second loss of the season.  Nick Nelson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out three, Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and a strikeout and Brooks Kriske pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout. 

Ian Anderson started for the Braves and won his first game of the season.  He pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  A.J. Minter pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and a strikeout and Will Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks, Gio Urshela had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Mike Ford had a hit, Aaron Hicks drew two walks and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Clint Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  LeMahieu committed an error. 

Ehire Adrianza had an RBI and drew a walk, Freddie Freeman drew two walks and Marcell Ozuna had two RBI and drew a walk.  Ozzie Albies had a hit, Pablo Sandoval had a hit and Austin Riley had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Guillermo Heredia drew two walks, Riley hit a homerun and the Braves were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the fifth Adrianza hti a sac fly to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  Ozuna drew an RBI walk and it was 2-0.  In the seventh Ozuna hit into a force out an a run scored to push the Braves lead to 3-0.  In the ninth Riley hit a solo homerun making it 4-0.  In the bottom of the ninth Frazier hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1 and that was the final score.  The two teams split the two-game series.  The Yankees will head to Cleveland to begin a four-game series on Thursday night.   

New York Yankees lose on a walk-off to the Toronto Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida and the final score was 5-4.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he was just ok.  The bullpen was good but not great and the offense was led by Aaron Judge who hit two homeruns. 

Kluber pitched four innings and gave up six hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out four.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Chad Green took his second loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run. 

T.J. Zeuch started for the Blue Jays and he pitched four innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Trent Thornton pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk, Anthony Castro pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Rafael Dolis pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he picked up his first win of the season.

Judge had three hits and two RBI, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew two walks, Gio Urshela had a hit and two RBI and Torres hit a double.  Judge hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Judge had an outfield assist. 

Marcus Semien had a hit, Bo Bichette had three hits and two RBI and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits.  Randal Grichuk drew a walk, Cavan Biggio had a hit and drew a walk and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a hit.  Rowdy Tellez had two hits, Alejandro Kirk had a hit and two RBI and Josh Palacios had a hit.  Biggio hit a triple, Kirk and Bichette each hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Bichette had a stolen base. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Kirk hit a two-run homerun to give the Jays a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the third Bichette hit a solo homerun to push the Jays lead to 3-1.  In the fourth Judge hit a solo homerun and Urshela hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth a wild pitch tied the game at four.  In the bottom of the ninth Bichette hit a walk-off solo homerun giving the Jays a 5-4 victory. 

The Yankees lost two out of three in the series and 4 out of six on the road trip.  They will now be off on Thursday and try and regroup before beginning a three-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays at home on Friday night. 

New York Yankees get hammered by the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday afternoon.  The game took place

at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the finals score was 10-5.  Corey Kluber started for the

Yankees and he didn't pitch great, he also wasn't  helped out by his defense.  DJ LeMahieu had two hits

to lead the offense.  

Kluber pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with three of them being earned.  He walked

two and struck out three and he took his first loss of the season.  Nick Nelson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving 

up four hits and four runs with a walk and three strikeouts, Lucas Luetge pitched three innings giving up

three hits and a run with four strikeouts and Luis Cessa pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck 

out one.  

Rich Hill won his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and four runs.  

He walked none and struck out seven.  Hunter Strickland pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run

with a walk and three strikeouts and Chris Mazza pitched an inning giving up two hits.  

LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit

and two RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk and Tyler Wade had a

hit.  LeMahieu hit a double and Hicks and LeMahieu each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-1 with

runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  LeMahieu committed an error and Hicks had an

outfield assist.  

Yoshi Tsutsugo had two hits and drew a walk, Austin Meadows had three hits and drew a walk and 

Randy Arozarena had a hit and an RBI.  Brandon Lowe had a hit and three RBI, Yandy Diaz had two

hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Joey Wendle had two hits and two RBI.  Willy Adames had two hits

and two RBI, Brett Phillips had an RBI and Adames, Wendle, Lowe, Tsutsugo, Diaz and Meadows

each hit a double and Adames hit a homerun.  The Rays were 6-16 with runners in scoring position and 

left six men on base.  Arozarena had a stolen base.  

In the second Adames hit an RBI double and Phillips hit a sac fly to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.  

Stanton hit a two-run single to tie the game at two and Hicks hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees

a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the third Arozarena hit an RBI single, Wendle hit a two-run double and it

was 5-4 Rays.  In the bottom of the fourth Lowe hit a three-run double to make it 8-4.  Diaz hit an RBI

single and it was 9-4 Rays.  In the bottom of the seventh Diaz hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 

10-4.  LeMahieu hit a solo homerun in the eighth to cut the lead to 10-5 but that would be the final 

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

New York Yankees even up the series with the Toronto Blue Jays

 The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place

at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Corey Kluber started for the 

Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched well and DJ LeMahieu, piJudge and Gio Urshela 

each had two hits to lead the offense.  

Kluber pitched 4 innings giving up five hits and two runs with only one being earned.  He walked three

and struck out five.  Jonathan Loaisiga was dominant pitching two perfect innings and striking out 

three and he picked up his first win of the season.  Lucas Luetge made his first major league appearance

since 2015 and pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Darren O'Day pitched

2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Chad Green picked up his first save of the season pitching

1 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and striking out two.  

Ross Stripling started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three

runs with two walks and five strikeouts and he lost his first game of the season.  Tyler Chatwood

pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Ryan Borucki pitched an inning

giving up a hit and Rafael Dolis pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two runs and three walks with a 

strikeout and Tim Mayza pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Joel Payamps pitched

1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one.  

LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Judge had two hits and Aaron Hicks had a hit, an 

RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and

Jay Bruce had a hit and two RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI, Urshela had two hits and Clint

Frazier had a hit and drew a walk.  Frazier hit a double and Sanchez hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 

4-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Sanchez committed an error.  

Marcus Semien had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Cavan Biggio had a hit and Bo Bichette had a

hit.  Teoscar Hernandez had a hit, Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a hit.  Randall

Grichuk had a hit and drew a walk, Danny Jansen drew a walk and Semien hit a homerun.  The Blue 

Jays were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Semien had two stolen

bases and Bichette committed an error.  

In the second LeMahieu hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Biggio struck out

and a run scored when Sanchez threw the ball into center field tying the game at one.  In the fourth 

Sanchez hit a solo homerun, Hicks hit an RBI single and the lead was 3-1.  In the fifth Semien hit a solo

homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Bruce hit a two-run single pushing the Yankees lead to 5-2.

In the seventh Semien hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 5-3.  The final score was 5-3.  

The two teams have split the first two games of the series and will play the rubber game on Sunday 

afternoon.  Domingo German will be on the mound for the Yankees.  

Yankees and Tigers tie

 

The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers played to a 5-5 tie on Tuesday.  The game took place at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched well, his control wasn’t great.  Mike Tauchman and Tyler Wade each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Kluber pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up three hits and one unearned run.  He walked three and struck out four.  Nick Nelson pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts, Luis Garcia pitched a perfect inning and Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Brooks Kriske pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Tarik Skubal started for the Tigers and he pitched four innings giving up five hits and two runs with five walks and three strikeouts.  Jose Cisnero pitched an inning with two walks, Gregory Soto pitched an inning giving up a run and a walk with two strikeouts and Bryan Garcia pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout.  Tyler Alexander pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Drew Carlton pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Tauchman had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Chris Gittens had a hit and an RBI and Luke Voit drew two walks.  Josh Breaux drew a walk, , Derek Dietrich drew three walks and Kyle Higashioka drew a walk.  Wade had two hits and drew a walk, Ryan LaMarre had a hit and drew a walk and Ezequiel Duran had a hit.  Greg Allen had a hit and two RBI, Tauchman, Allen and Gittens each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  LaMarre had a stolen base and Frazier, laMarre and Wade were all caught stealing.  Frazier was picked off. 

Robbie Grossman drew a walk, Victor Reyes had a hit and drew a walk and Nomar Mazara drew a walk.  Daz Cameron had a hit, Willi Castro had two hits and an RBI and Zack Short drew a walk.  Miguel Cabrera drew a walk, Eric Haase had a hit and three RBI and Jonathan Schoop drew a walk.  Harold Castro had a hit and drew a walk, Derek Hill had a hit and W Castro hit a triple and Haase hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  W Castro, Schoop, Mazara and Reyes each had a stolen base.  Skubal had a pickoff and Ramos had a passed ball. 

In the first Tauchman hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Castro hit an RBI single tying the game at one.  In the second Allen hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Schoop grounded into a double play and a run scored to tie the game at two.  In the seventh a wild pitch gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth the Yankees pushed their lead to 4-2 on a Allen solo homerun.  Gittens hit a solo homerun and it was 5-2 Yankees.  In the bottom of the eighth Haase hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at five and that was the final score. 

New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 7-5.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aroldis Chapman, Justin Wilson, Luis Cessa all had good outings.  DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Hicks led the offense with a couple of hits each. 

Kluber pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out two and earned his first victory of the spring.  Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts and Wilson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Cessa earned his first save of the spring pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and three RBI, Socrates Brito had a hit and an RBI and Hicks had two hits and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and Ryan LaMarre had a hit and two RBI.  Hicks hit a double, LeMahieu, LaMarre and Brito each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Duran was caught stealing and Peraza committed an error. 

In the first Hicks hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second LeMahieu hit a three-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the third Troy Stokes hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  Erik Gonzalez hit an RBI ground out in the fourth cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Bryan Reynolds hit a solo homerun making it a 4-3 game.  In the seventh LaMarre hit a two-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 6-3.  In the eighth Rodolfo Castro hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-5.  In the eighth Brito hit a solo homerun making it a 7-5 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will head to Dunedin, Florida to take on the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees are defeated by Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The Yankees offense only managed three hits. 

Severino pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out nine and lost his sixth game of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Corey Kluber pitched eight innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Kluber won his 13^th game of the season and Cody Allen pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit.  Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Ellsbury hit a double and Headley hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Castro committed an error. 

Austin Jackson had a hit and an RBI, Jose Ramirez had two hits and two RBI and drew a walk and Edwin Encarnacion drew a walk.  Jay Bruce drew a walk, Carlos Santana had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Bradley Zimmer had two hits and an RBI.  Zimmer hit a double and Ramirez hit two homeruns.  Santana and Jackson each hit a homerun and the Indians were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Ramirez and Zimmer each had a stolen base and Urshela committed an error. 

In the first Ramirez hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  In the third Headley hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Ramirez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Santana hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 3-2 lead, a wild pitch made it 4-2.  In the eighth Jackson hit a solo homerun to make it 5-2 and in the ninth Zimmer hit an RBI double to push the lead to 6-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees are silenced by the Cleveland Indians in Sonny Gray debut

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 5-1.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees making his debut with the club and pitched well.  The Yankees defense was very spotty especially in the beginning of the game.  The offense didn’t do much other than Gary Sanchez hitting a homerun. 

Gray pitched six innings giving up four hits and four runs with only two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six and lost his sixth game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Corey Kluber pitched a complete game giving up three hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out 11 and earned his ninth win of the season. 

Clint Frazier had a hit, Sanchez had a hit and an RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, C. Frazier hit a double and Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Headley, Wade and C. Frazier each committed an error. 

Francisco Lindor had a hit and an RBI, Michael Brantley drew a walk and Jose Ramirez had a hit and an RBI.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, Carlos Santana drew a walk and Brandon Guyer had a hit and drew a walk.  Yan Gomes had a hit and two RBI, Gomes hit a double and Lindor hit a homeruna dn the Indians were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

IN the first Ramriez hit a two-run single to give the Indians a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Gomes hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the seventh Sanchez hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1 and in the bottom of the seventh Lindor hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-1 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Friday night.   

The Chicago Cubs are World Champions after thrilling Game 7 victory

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 8-7.  Kyle Hendricks started for the Cubs and pitched very well, the bullpen was shaky.  Corey Kluber started for the Indians and didn't pitch that well and their bullpen also struggled.  Dexter Fowler had a big game for the Cubs and Ben Zobrist was the MVP.  Rajai Davis hit a big two run homerun for the Indians. 

Hendricks pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two.  Jon Lester pitched three innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out four, Aroldis Chapman blew the save but earned the win pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out two, Carl Edwards Jr. pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Mike Montgomery retired the only batter that he faced to record the save. 

Kluber pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs.  Andrew Miller pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Cody Allen pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out two and Bryan Shaw lost the game pitching an inning and giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Trevor Bauer pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Fowler had three hits and an RBI, Kyle Schwarber had three hits and Kris Bryant had a hit and drew a walk.  Anthony Rizzo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Zobrist had a hit and an RBI and Addison Russell had an RBI and drew a walk.  Willson Contreras had a hit and an RBI, David Ross had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Miguel Montero had a hit and an RBI.  Javier Baez had a hit and an RBI, Contreras and Zobrist each hit a double.  Fowler, Baez and Ross each hit a homerun and the Cubs were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Schwarber and Heyward each had a stolen base and Fowler was caught stealing.  Baez and Ross each committed an error.  Hendricks had a pickoff. 

Carlos Santana had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jeff Kipnis had a hit and Jose Ramirez had two hits.  Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit, Brandon Guyer had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Davis had two hits and three RBI.  Coco Crisp had two hits, Roberto Perez drew a walk and Crisp and Guyer each hit a double.  Davis hit a homerun and the Indians were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Ramirez was picked off and Gomes committed an error. 

In the first Fowler led off the game with a solo homerun to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead.  In the third Santana hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Russell hit a sac fly to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead.  Contreras hit an RBI double to push the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Baez hit a solo homerun and Rizzo hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth the Indians scored two runs on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 5-3.  Ross hit a solo homerun in the sixth to push the lead back to three at 6-3.  In the eighth Guyer hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 6-4 and Davis hit a two run homerun to tie the game at six.  In the tenth Zobrist hit an RBI double and Montero hit an RBI single to give the Cubs back the lead at 8-6 and Davis hit an RBI single in the bottom of the tenth to cut the lead to 8-7 but that would be how it ended. 

After 108 years the drought is finally over.  The Chicago Cubs are World Champions as they went wire to wire this year.  They were the best team all year and were able to outlast the Indians in this game and series as they fought back from a 3-1 deficit.  These players and coaches, executives etc will never be forgotten in Chicago.  They are the people that finally ended the jinx.  It was an amazing game, series and scene after the final out.  This was a great way to end the 2016 season. 

The Cleveland Indians take commanding 3-1 series lead with 7-2 victory

The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 7-2.  John Lackey started for the Cubs and didn't pitch very well and Corey Kluber pitched very well for the Indians.  The Cubs bullpen struggled and the Indians bullpen was pretty good.  Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyward and Anthony Rizzo each had two hits to lead the Cubs and Jason Kipnis had three hits and three RBI to lead the Indians offense. 

Lackey took the loss pitching five innings and giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out five.  Mike Montgomery pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Justin Grimm pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a strikeout and Travis Wood pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Hector Rondon pitched two innings giving up two hits and no runs with a couple of strikeouts. 

Kluber won his second game of the series pitching six innings and giving up five hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out six.  Andrew Miller pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Dan Otero pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Fowler had two hits and an RBI, Kris Bryant drew a walk and Rizzo had two hits and an RBI.  Addison Russell had a hit, Heyward had two hits and Fowler and Rizzo each hit two doubles.  Fowler hit a homerun and the Cubs were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Rizzo had a stolen base and Bryant committed two errors. 

Kipnis had three hits and three RBI, Francisco Lindor had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Santana had three hits and an RBI.  Lonnie Chisenhall had an RBI, Roberto Perez drew a walk and Tyler Naquin drew a walk.  Kluber had a hit, Coco Crisp had a hit and Kipnis and Crisp each hit a double.  Santana and Kipnis each hit a homerun and the Indians were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Rizzo hit an RBI single to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead.  In the second Santana hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Kluber hit an RBI single to make it a 2-1 game.  In the third Lindor hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1 and in the sixth Chisenhall hit a sac fly to make it 4-1.  In the sevneth Kipnis hit a three run homerun to extend the lead to 7-1.  In the eighth Fowler hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 7-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Indians took a commanding 3-1 lead in the series with game five on Sunday night and the Indians have a chance to clinch and become World Champions for the first time since 1948.   

The Cleveland Indians win game one of the World Series

The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago Cubs in game one of the World Series on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 6-0.  Corey Kluber started for the Indians and he was awesome.  Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez led their offense with three hits each.  Ben Zobrist led the Cubs with three hits.  Jon Lester pitched just ok for the Cubs. 

Kluber pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and nine strikeouts and earned the win.  Andrew Miller pitched two innings giving up two hits and two walks and he struck out three and Cody Allen pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side. 

Lester pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and seven strikeouts and he took the loss.  Pedro Strop pitched 2/3 of an inning and had a strikeout, Travis Wood pitched to one batter and retired him and Justin Grimm pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Hector Rondon pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Rajai Davis had a hit, Lindor had three hits and Mike Napoli drew a walk.  Carlos Santana drew two walks, Ramirez had three hits and an RBI and Brandon Guyer had an RBI and drew a walk.  Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit, Roberto Perez had two hits and four RBI and Ramirez, Lindor and Davis each hit a double.  Perez hit two homeruns.  The Indians were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Lindor had a stolen base and was caught stealing. 

Kris Bryant drew a walk, Zobrist had three hits and Kyle Schwarber had a hit and drew a walk.  Javier Baez had a hit, Willson Contreras had a hit and David Ross had a hit.  Zobrist, Schwarber and Contreras each hit a double and the Cubs were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Ramriez hit an RBI single to give the Indians a 1-0 lead.  Guyer was hit by a pitch and it was 2-0 Indians.  In the fourth Perez hit a solo homerun to extend the Indians lead to 3-0.  Perez hit his second homerun of the game in the eighth to make it 6-0 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The two teams will play game two of the series on Wednesday night before shifting to Chicago for the middle three games of the series over the weekend. 

The New York Yankees are shutout by Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Brandon McCarthy started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good and the offense didn't get anything done. 

McCarthy pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out eight and suffered his 11th loss of the season.  Rich Hill pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Chase Whitley pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Corey Kluber pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out ten and earned his 13th win of the season.  Scott Atchison pitched a perfect inning, Bryan Shaw pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side and Cody Allen pitched an inning striking out two and picking up his 15th save of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Derek Jeter had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits.  Chase Headley drew a walk, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Ellsbury and Gardner each hit a double.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Suzuki had a stolen base. 

Michael Brantley had three hits and an RBI, Nick Swisher had a hit and Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit.  Jose Ramirez had three hits and two RBI, Chris Dickerson had a hit and Ramirez and Brantley each hit a homerun.  The Indians were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ramirez had a stolen base.

In the second Ramirez hit a two run homerun to give the Indians a 2-0 lead.  In the eighth Brantley hit a solo homerun to give the Indians a 3-0 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams have split the first two games of the three game series.  The rubber game of the series will be Sunday afternoon.