New York Yankees edge the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Jaime Garcia started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  The Yankees bullpen made it stand up and Brett Gardner had three hits to lead the offense. 

Garcia pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and an unearned run.  He walked none and struck out nine.  David Robertson won his ninth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning with two walks and Aroldis Chapman saved his 19^th game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts. 

Ervin Santana lost his eighth game of the season.  He pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Trevor Hildenberger pitched an inning giving up a hit, Taylor Rogers pitched 2/3 of an inning with a  strikeout and Tyler Duffey pitched to two batters and retired them both. 

Gardner had three hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and drew a walk and Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Ellsbury and Gardner each had two stolen bases.  Judge committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Grossman hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  In the sixth Frazier hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankes fail to sweep the Minnesota Twins in Sunday loss

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 7-4.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and he pitched just ok and the bullpen struggled.  Brian McCann had three hits and Brett Gardner had two hits to lead the offense. 

Eovaldi pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Eovaldi lost his fourth game of the season.  Delllin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Ervin Santana won his second game of the season pitching 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out four.  Taylor Rogers pitched to one batter and struck him out and Brandon Kintzler pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he saved his second game of the season. 

Gardner had two hits, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI and McCann had three hits and two RBI.  Ike Davis had a hit, Gardner hit a double and McCann hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Eduardo Nunez had two hits, Robbie Grossman drew a walk and Joe Mauer drew a walk.  Brian Dozier had two hits and an RBI, Trevor Plouffe had a hit and Eduardo Escobar had a hit and two RBI.  Max Kepler had three hits and two RBI, Kurt Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Danny Santana had a hit and an RBI.  Suzuki and Kepler each hit a double.  Escobar hit a triple and Kepler hit a homerun.  The Twins were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Kepler had a stolen base and Santana was caught stealing.  Rogers and Plouffe each committed an error. 

In the second McCann hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Rodriguez hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Kepler hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the sixth Escobar hit a two run triple to give the Twins a 3-2 lead.  Kepler hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-2.  Suzuki hit an RBI double and it was 5-2 still in the sixth.  In the seventh Dozier hit a solo homerun to give the Twins a 6-2 lead.  Gardner reached on a fielding error and a run scored in the eighth to cut the lead to 6-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Santana hit an RBI single to make it 7-3 and McCann hit a solo homerun in the ninth to cut it to 7-4 which would be the final score. 

The Yankee won three of four in the series and split the six games on the road trip at 3-3.  They will be off on Monday and return home for a three game series with the Colorado Rockies beginning on Tuesday night. 

The New York Mets blow out the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 10-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen did their job.  Lucas Duda and Anthony Recker each had three hits. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out ten and earned his ninth win of the season.  Buddy Carlyle pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out two, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Goeddel pitched a perfect inning. 

Ervin Santana lost his 10th game of the season pitching five innings and giving up six hits and five runs.  He walked two and struck out four.  Juan Jaime pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Luis Avilan pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Gus Schlosser pitched two innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned. 

Matt den Dekker had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had an RBI and Duda had three hits.  Curtis Granderson had two hits and drew two walks, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had two hits and an RBI and Recker had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had two hits and two RBI, deGrom had an RBI and Bobby Abreu had a hit.  den Dekker, Duda and Recker each hit a double and Nieuwenhuis hit two doubles.  Tejada hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  den Dekker and Tejada each committed an error. 

Emilio Bonifacio had an RBI and drew a walk, Freddie Freeman drew a walk and Justin Upton had a hit.  Chris Johnson had two hits, Andrelton Simmons had an RBI and B.J. Upton drew a walk.  Ramiro Pena had a hit including a double and the Braves were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Bethancourt and Schlosser each committed an error.  Bethancourt also had a passed ball. 

In the first Murphy had an RBI groundout to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Tejada hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Mets.   In the fourth a passed ball gave the Mets a 3-0 lead, Recker hit a sacrifice fly and Tejada hit a solo homerun to make it 5-0 Mets.  In the fifth Simmons reached on a fielding error and a run scored, Bonifacio had an RBI walk and it was 5-2 Mets.  In the sixth deGrom hit a sacrifice bunt and an error allowed a run to score and make it 6-2 Mets.  A throwing error in the eighth allowed another run to score and give the Mets a 7-2 lead.  Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI double and Recker hit a two run double in the ninth to make it 10-2 which was the final score. 

The Mets swept the three game series and will be off on Monday before beginning a three game series with the Washington Nationals in Washington on Tuesday night. 

The New York Mets win third straight over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-1.  Dillon Gee started and pitched well and Daniel Murphy had two hits. 

Gee pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out four and won his fourth game of the season.  Vic Black pitched an inning striking out one and Jennry Mejia pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out two.  Mejia saved his ninth game of the season. 

Ervin Santana lost his sixth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked two men and struck out four.  Anthony Varvaro pitched a perfect inning. 

Granderson had a hit, Daniel Murphy had two hits and David Wright had a hit and drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Bobby Abreu drew a walk and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had an RBI.  Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and two RBI, Murphy hit a double and Wright hit a double.  d'Arnaud hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left one men on base.  Murphy was picked off, Wright committed an error and Nieuwenhuis had an outfield assist. 

B.J. Upton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Justin Upton had two hits and Jayson Heyward had a hit.  Tommy La Stella had two hits, Gerald Laird had a hit and Santana had a hit.  B.J. Upton hit a double and the Braves were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  B.J. Upton was caught stealing.

In the first Duda hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth B.J. Upton hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Nieuwenhuis hit a sacrifice fly and d'Arnaud hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 4-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The Mets have taken the first three of the four game series and will go for the sweep on Thursday night.