New York Yankees defeat King Felix and the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.  The game took place at

Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 4-1.  Luis Severino started for the

Yankees and he pitched great.  Didi Gregorius and Chase Headley each had two hits to lead the

offense. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out six and won his sixth game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Felix Hernandez lost his fourth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up three hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out nine.  James Pazos pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run, Tony Zych pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Max Povse pitched an inning giving up two hits and two unearned runs. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gregorius had two hits and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and Headley had two hits.  Gregorius hit a double and Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Severino committed an error. 

Jean Segura had a hit, Ben Gamel had a hit and Robinson Cano had three hits and an RBI.  Nelson Cruz had a hit, Kyle Seager had a hit and Danny Valencia had two hits.  Mitch Haniger had a hit, Mike Zunino drew two walks and Gamel, Seager and Cano each hit a double.  The Mariners were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Segura and Cano each committed an error. 

In the sixth Gardner hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Judge hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the ninth Headley reached on a throwing error and two runs scored to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the ninth Cano hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-1 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees lose a close one to Seattle as they strand a ton of runners once again

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched ok and the bullpen was great.  Carlos Beltran led the offense with four hits. 

Sabathia pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Sabathia took his first loss of the season.  Johnny Barbato pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings striking out two, Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up two hits and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side.  Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Felix Hernandez picked up his first win of the season pitching five innings and giving up five hits and a run with six walks and four strikeouts.  Vidal Nuno pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Nick Vincent pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect inning.  Steve Cishek pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and earned his first save of the season. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew two walks, Brett Gardner had two hits and Mark Teixeira drew two walks.  Beltran had four hits and two RBI, Starlin Castro had three hits and Chase Headley drew two walks.  Austin Romine had a hit, Beltran hit two doubles and Romine hit a double.  Beltran hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Castro had two stolen bases and Headley had a stolen base.  Headley also committed an error. 

Nori Aoki had a hit, Kyle Marte had two hits and Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Nelson Cruz had two hits and an RBI, Dae-Ho Lee had a hit and Adam Lind had a hit.  Leonys Martin had a hit and an RBI, Luis Sardinas had a hit and Cruz hit two doubles.  Lind hit a double and Martin hit a homerun and the Mariners were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Sardinas had a stolen base.  Lind committed an error. 

In the third Beltran hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Martin hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Cano hit an RBI single to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead in the fifth.  Cruz hit an RBI double and it was 3-1 Mariners still in the fifth.  In the seventh Beltran hit a solo homerun to make it 3-2 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees have lost four games in a row.  The Yankees will try and salvage the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees take rubber game from the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1 Yankees.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched very well and the bullpen did it's job.  Mark Teixeira had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Dellin Betances won his sixth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two walks and Andrew Miller recorded his 20th save of the season pitching a perfect inning including two strikeouts. 

Felix Hernandez pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  Vidal Nuno pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings and Fernando Rodney pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and he took his fourth loss of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Teixeira had three hits and an RBI.  Carlos Beltran had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit including a double and Mark Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Austin Jackson had a hit and an RBI, Kyle Seager had a hit and Robinson Cano drew a walk.  Nelson Cruz had a hit, Franklin Gutierrez had a hit and Seth Smith drew a walk.  Jesus Montero had two hits and drew a walk and Chris Taylor had a hit.  The Mariners were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left -

In the fifth Jackson hit an RBI single to give the Mariners a  1-0 lead.  In the sith Beltran hit an RBI single to tie the game at one and then in the eighth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will be off on Monday before beginning a three game set with the Baltimore Orioles at home on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees take down a King in Seattle

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.  The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 7-2 Yankees.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched very well.  Mark Teixeira hit a grand slam to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched into the seventh inning but then ran into trouble.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks and struck out nine.  Pineda won his seventh game of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched an inning striking out the side and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Felix Hernandez pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and seven runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  Mayckol Guaipe pitched 2 1/3 innings and struck out two and Dominic Leone pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk and Stephen Drew had a hit and drew a walk.  Ramon Flores had a hit, Beltran hit a double and Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gregorius committed an error. 

Logan Morrison had a hit, Nelson Cruz had a hit and Kyle Seager had two hits.  Seth Smith had a hit and an RBI and Justin Ruggiano had a hit.  Austin Jackson had two hits and an RBI, Brad Miller drew two walks and Jackson hit a double.  Smith hit a triple and the Mariners were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Jackson was caught stealing. 

In the fourth a wild pitch scored a run and gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  McCann grounded into a double pay and it was 2-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Headley hit a sac fly to make it 3-0 Yankees.  Teixeira hit a grand slam to increase the lead to 7-0.  In the bottom of the seventh  Smith hit an RBI triple to make it 7-1.  Jackson hit an RBI double to make it 7-2.  The Yankees and Mariners will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees drop makeup game to the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-2.  David Phelps started and pitched pretty well for six innings but then in the 7th the wheels fell off.  Alfredo Aceves let it get out of control from the bullpen.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Yangervis Solarte and Kelly Johnson each had two hits. 

Phelps pitched six innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Phelps lost his third game of the season, Matt Thornton pitched  an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Aceves pitched two innings giving up five hits and four runs with a strikeout. 

Felix Hernandez won his eighth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up eight hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out eight.  Charlie Furbush pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Joe Beimel pitched an inning striking out one. 

Ellsbury had two hits, Brian McCann had a hit and Solarte had two hits.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and two RBI, Brian Roberts had a hit and Johnson had two hits.  Solarte hit a double and the Yankees were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Phelps had a pickoff. 

Michael Saunders had two hits and three RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and drew two walks and Justin Smoak had a hit.  Kyle Seager had four hits and three RBI, Zunino had two hits and an RBI and Dustin Ackley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brad Miller had a hit and two RBI, Zunino and Seager each hit a double and Seager hit two triples.  Saunders and Seager each hit a homerun and the Mariners were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ackley was caught stealing and Cano was picked off. 

In the second Zunino hit an RBI single giving the Mariners a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Ackley hit into a force out scoring a run and making it 2-0.  The Yankees came back in the fourth with two runs on a Suzuki RBI hit.  Miller hit a two run single in the seventh and Saunders hit  a two run single to make it 6-2 Mariners.  In the ninth Saunders hit a solo homerun and Seager hit a three run homerun to cap the scoring at 10-2.  The Yankees will remain home and take on the Oakland Athletics in a three game series beginning on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees come from behind to defeat the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 4-3 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and pitched well, he made one mistake which cost him but his team bailed him out. The offense was led by Robinson Cano and Lyle Overbay. 
Sabathia pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and three runs with only two of them being earned. He walked two and struck out ten. Shawn Kelley earned his second win of the season facing two batters and retiring them both, one by a strikeout, David Robertson pitched a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout and Mariano Rivera remains perfect with his 16^th save of the season. Rivera pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout.

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Cano had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit and drew a walk. Curtis Granderson made his season debut and drew a walk, Overbay had a hit and two RBI and Nix drew a walk. Chris Nelson had two hits, Overbay and Cano each hit a double and the Yankees are 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Gardner had a stolen base and Overbay committed an error.

Seager hit an RBI double in the third to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead. In the sixth Ibanez hit a two run homerun to give the Mariners a 3-0 lead. Overbay hit an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth to make it a 3-1 game. In the seventh Cano hit a two run double to tie the game at three and Overbay hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-3 game and that was the final score in favor of the Yankees.

The Yankees record improved to 25-14 and the Mariners record dropped to 18-21. The Yankees have the most wins in baseball believe it or not. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Wednesday night.

The Yankees get dominated by King Felix as they lose 1-0

The New York Yankees were defeated by the score of 1-0 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and was really good but he was facing a pitcher who was awesome. Felix Hernandez pitched a complete game two hit shutout. There was no offense to talk about for the Yankees and Seattle was led by Mike Carp who had the only RBI of the game. 
Kuroda pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts. Kuroda lost his eighth game of the season. Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Dave Robertson pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out three and Clay Rapada pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. Hernandez won his 10^th game of the season pitching nine innings giving up no runs on two hits. He walked two and struck out six.

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and Raul Ibanez drew a walk. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Cano hit a double and the Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and they left three men on base.

Jesus Montero had two hits, John Jaso had two hits and Carp had two hits and an RBI. Eric Thames had two hits Brendan Ryan drew a walk. Jaso, Carp and Thames each hit a double. The Mariners were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base.

The Mariners improved their record to 51-58, they have won eight of their last nine games. The Yankees record dropped to 62-44. The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees will head on the road to Detroit and Toronto for seven games starting Monday night.

The Yankees get to King Felix and beat the Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 6-2 on Friday night. The game took place in the Bronx,NY. Felix Hernandez was 3-0 in the new stadium with a 0.38 ERA coming into this game. The Yankees were able to get to him enough and beat him. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched very well and the bullpen was good as usual. Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez continued their hot hitting in the middle of the order. 
Kuroda pitched seven innings giving up two runs on six hits. He earned his third win of the season and is now 3-4. He walked three and struck out two. Clay Rapada and Cory Wade each faced one batter and retired them Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and David Robertson pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters that he faced. Felix Hernandez took the loss pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up 11 hits and four runs. He walked two and struck out seven. Charlie Furbush pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Steve Delabar pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.

Derek Jeter had a hit and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Alex Rodriguez had two hits and drew a walk. Cano had four hits and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had two hits and Nick Swisher had a hit. Raul Ibanez had a hit and three RBI, Eric Chavez had a hit and Andruw Jones had a hit and two RBI. Cano had a double and Ibanez had a homerun. The Yankees were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Granderson had a stolen base.

Dustin Ackley had a hit, RBI and drew a walk, Jesus Montero in his return to the Bronx had a hit and an RBI. Kyle Seager had a hit, John Jaso drew a walk and Justin Smoak had three hits. Michael Saunders had a hit and drew a walk. Ackley and Montero each hit a homerun. The Mariners were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Saunders had a stolen base and was caught stealing. Suzuki and Carp each had an outfield assist.

Ackley hit a leadoff homerun to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the first inning Cano had an RBI single to tie the game at one. Hernandez had the longest current streak of games without giving up a first inning homerun. Montero hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the inning Ibanez hit a three run homerun to make it a 4-2 game in favor of the Yankees. Jones hit a two run pinch hit homerun in the eighth to make it 6-2 and that was the final score.

The Yankees have now won two games in a row. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon. The Yankees saw their record improve to 18-14 and the Mariners saw their record drop to 15-19. The Yankees will try to climb to five games over 500 on Saturday and then get ready for Andy Pettitte to return on Sunday.

Yankees beat up on King Felix and the Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 9-3 on Monday night. The game was a late game on the East Coast that actually went into early Tuesday morning. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched well. The Yankees offense which had shown signs of life on Sunday in Anaheim was fully awake in this game. Robinson Cano led the offense but there were a bunch of contributors.
Hughes pitched six innings giving up five hits and one run with three walks and three strikeouts. Scott Proctor pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with one walk and three strikeouts. Luis Ayala pitched a perfect inning.

Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI, Curtis Granderson had two hits and Mark Teixeira had two hits and an RBI. Cano had three hits and three RBI, Nick Swisher had a hit and Eric Chavez had an RBI. Brett Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Chris Dickerson had two hits and two RBI and Austin Romine had a hit which was his first career major league hit. Cano had two doubles and Gardner had a double. Teixeira and Dickerson each had a homerun. The Yankees were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Dickerson had a stolen base.

In the third inning Jeter had an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the third the Mariners tied the game at one on a Ichiro Suzuki had an RBI single. The Yankees scored five runs in the fourth inning to take a 6-1 lead. Teixeira had a solo homerun, Chavez hit a sacrifice fly, Gardner had an RBI double and Dickerson hit a two run homerun. In the seventh Cano had a three run double to make it a 9-1 game. Miguel Olivo hit a two run homerun in the eighth inning to make it a 9-3 game and complete the scoring.

The Yankees after losing the first two games of this long road trip have now won two games in a row. The Yankees were facing Felix Hernandez who they never beat and who they rarely hit either. The Yankees really pounded him on this night. The Yankees are 89-57 and have a four game lead in the AL East over the Boston Red Sox. If the Yankees finish first they will have home field advantage for the first two rounds, the National league won the All Star Game and will have the home field in the World Series.

Baseball Contracts avoiding arbitration

I am not going to go through the whole list since it is pretty long. I will discuss the biggest names though. Here are some of the players and the contracts they agreed too. Jonathan Papelbon/Boston Red Sox-1yr 9.35 million Jered Weaver/Anaheim Angels-1 yr 4.265 million John Danks/Chicago White Sox- 1yr 3.45 million Rafael Perez/Cleveland Indians-1 yr 895,000 Jorge Cantu/Florida Marlins-1 yr 6 million Matt Lindstrom/Houston Astros- 1yr 1.625 million Alex Gordon/K.C. Royals- 1yr 1.15 million Howie Kendrick/Anaheim Angels- 1yr 1.75 million Jonathan Broxton/L.A. Dodgers- 2 yrs 11 million Andre Ethier/ L.A. Dodgers- 2yrs 15.25 million James Loney/L.A. Dodgers-1 yr 3.1 million Russel Martin/L.A. Dodgers- 1yr 5.05 million Carlos Gomez/Milwaukee Brewers-1yr 1.1 million Rickie Weeks/Milwaukee Brewers-1yr 2.75 million Francisco Liriano/Minnesota Twins-1yr 1.6 million Carl Pavano/Minnesota Twins-1 yr 7 million Jeff Francouer/New York Mets-1yr 5 million Ryan Ludwick/St. Louis Cardinals-1yr 5.45 million There are many others but this is a pretty good list. Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners signed an extension for 5 yrs and roughly 8o million dollars. That was a great move by Seattle, he is their ace and they needed to lock him up. The Detroit Tigers finalized their deal with Jose Valverde to be the closer for 2 yrs and 14 million. There is a club option for 2012 for 9 million. The saga of Bengie Molina took an unexpected turn when the Mets made him a 1 yr offer and told him take it or leave it. It was for 5 million and he left it and signed back with the San Francisco Giants for 1 yr and 4.5 million. The Colorado Rockies signed Huston Street to a 3 yr 22.5 million dollar deal. He came to them last season in a trade.

AL Cy Young

The American League Cy Young is about to be announced in roughly 10 minutes. The serious candidates are Zach Greinke from the Royals who came back from some anxiety disorder to have a unbelievable year. Felix Hernandez of the Mariners who I don't think a lot of people realize how good he was because he plays in Seattle and CC Sabathia who won 19 games and of course helped lead the Yankees to the World Championship. The writers are only supposed to be voting on the regular season and I wouldn't expect them to be influenced by the Yankees winning and CC Sabathia being great in the postseason but who knows. I am going to pick Zach Greinke to win it. I will be back in a little while with the announcement and some reaction to it. UPDATE: Zach Greinke of the Royals won the award in a landslide. Felix Hernandez of the Mariners finished second with Justin Verlander third and CC Sabathia fourth. I think fourth is a little disappointing for CC but I am sure he doesn't mind since he has that nice shiny ring to show off. Tomorrow will be the NL Cy Young. I am glad I got this one right since yesterday I struck out with my predictions of the Rookie of the Year.