The New York Yankees win streak ends at three in loss to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Chris Capuano started and wasn't that good and Brett Gardner, Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki each had two hits. 

Capuano pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with four walks and two strikeouts and he lost his fourth game of the season.  Chase Whitley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk, Esmil Rogers pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out three and David Huff pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one.  David Phelps pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk. 

Marcus Stroman pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out seven and won his 11th game of the season.  Aaron Sanchez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and walking one, Brett Cecil pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Brandon Morrow pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Casey Janssen saved his 24th game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had two hits, Jeter had two hits and an RBI and Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI.  Chris Young had a hit, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Stephen Drew had a hit.  Suzuki had two hits, Francisco Cervelli had a hit and an RBI and Gardner, Young and Jeter each hit a double.  The Yankees were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Drew committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Jose Bautista had two hits, an RBI and drew three walks, Edward Encarnacion had three hits and an RBI and Dionar Navarro had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Danny Valencia had a hit and two RBI, John Mayberry had an RBI and Steve Tolleson had a hit.  Munenori Kawasaki drew a walk, Kevin Pillar had two hits and drew a walk and Encarnacion and Valencia each hit a double.  Bautista hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Tolleson committed an error. 

In the first Encarnacion hit an RBI double to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  The Yankees tied the game in the third on a McCann RBI single.   In the fourth Cervelli hit an RBI single to make it 2-1 Yankees.  In the sixth Valencia hit a two run double to make it 3-2 Jays and Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2.  Bautista hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it 5-2 Jays.  In the ninth Navarro hit an RBI single to make it 6-2 and Jeter hit an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth to cut the lead to 6-3 but that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game of their four game series on Sunday afternoon and Masahiro Tanaka will return to test out his elbow. 

New York Yankees defeat the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Hiroki Kuroda started and was ok, the bullpen was great.  Chase Headley had three hits and Francisco Cervelli had two hits. 

Kuroda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Kuroda picked up his seventh win of the season.  David Huff pitched a perfect inning, Shawn Kelley faced one batter and retired him and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.  Robertson picked up his 26th save of the season. 

Mark Buehrle lost his seventh game of the season pitching three innings and giving up nine hits and six runs.  He walked one and struck out two.  Todd Redmond pitched three innings giving up two hits and struck out four, Brett Cecil pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dustin McGowan pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had an RBI, Derek Jeter had a hit and Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI.  Brian McCann had two hits, Headley had three hits and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Brian Roberts had a hit and an RBI, Cervelli had two hits and Headley hit a double.  Beltran and Ichiro each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Headley was caught stealing and Cervelli had a passed ball. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Kawasaki had a hit and Melky Cabrera had a hit.  Jose Bautista had three hits and four RBI, Dioner Navarro had a hit and Juan Francisco had a hit.  Ryan Goins had a hit, Anthony Gose had a hit and drew a walk and Bautista hit a double and two homeruns.  The Blue Jays were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Navarro had a pick off. 

In the first the Blue Jays took a 3-0 lead on a Bautista homerun.  The Yankees came back with two in the second to cut the lead to 3-2.  Roberts hit an RBI single and Gardner hit a sacrifice fly.  In the third Bautista hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 4-2 lead.  The Yankees came right back with four runs in the bottom of the third.  Beltran hit a solo homerun and Suzuki hit a three run homerun to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead.  6-4 would be the final score, after all the early scoring it tightened up in the later innings.  The Yankees have won seven of eight on their current ten game homestand.  The Blue Jays have lost 13 straight at Yankee Stadium and the two teams will play game two of their series on Saturday afternoon. 

Shane Greene earns his first major league win as the New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.  The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio and the final score was 5-3.  Greene made his major league debut and pitched well for the Yankees.  Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Ichiro Suzuki each had three hits. 

Greene pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out two to earn his first win of the season.  David Huff pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Dellin Betances pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Justin Masterson lost his sixth game of the season pitching two innings and giving up six hits and five runs.  He walked three and struck out one.  Kyle Crockett pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Carlos Carrasco pitched three innings giving up three hits and striking out three and Marc Rzepczynski pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Vinnie Pestano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and John Axford pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had three hits and an RBI, Derek Jeter had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  McCann had three hits, Brian Roberts had two hits and an RBI and Suzuki had three hits and an RBI.  Kelly Johnson drew a walk, Francisco Cervelli had an RBI and McCann and Roberts each hit a double.  The Yankees were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing and Roberts committed an error. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI, Michael Brantley had two hits and Nick Swisher had a hit and an RBI.  Yan Gomes had a hit and an RBI, Chris Dickerson had a hit and Swisher and Gomes each hit a homerun.  The Indians were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Cabrera was caught stealing and Dickerson had an outfield assist. 

In the second inning Roberts hit an RBI double, Gardner hit an RBI single and Jeter had an RBI walk to make it 3-0 Yankees.  In the third Suzuki had an RBI single and Cervelli grounded into a forceout for another run to make it 5-0.  Swisher hit a solo homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-1 and that was the Indians first hit.  Cabrera hit an RBI single in the sixth to get the Indians closer at 5-2.  Gomes hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 5-3 and that was the final run of the game. 

The Yankees have now won four of their first five games on this long 11 game road trip before the All Star Break.  The two teams will play game two of four 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. 

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

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

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

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

couldn't get much going against Jon Lester. 

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

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

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

the side in his one inning of work. 

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

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

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

season. 

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

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

RBI. 

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

on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

homerun. 

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

run. 

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

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

The New York Yankees pick up first win and avoid sweep in Houston

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Thursday night.  The final score was 4-2 and

the game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.  Ivan Nova started and he battled

through the game without his best stuff.  The bullpen was very good and Ichiro Suzuki and Yangervis

Solarte led the offense. 

Nova pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up two runs and six hits.  He walked five and struck out on and picked up his first victory.  Adam Warren made his first appearance and pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts, Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and David Robertson picked up his first save with a 1-2-3 inning.  He had one strikeout. 

Oberholtzer started for the Astros and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He picked up the loss his first of the season, Brad Peacock pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit, RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had an RBI.  Brian Roberts drew a walk, Suzuki had two hits and Solarte had three hits an RBI and drew a walk.  Solarte and Suzuki each hit a double and the Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Dexter Folwer had two hits and an RBI for Houston.  Jose Altuve had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Grossman had a hit and drew a walk and Presley and Villar each had a hit.  Villar hit a double, the Astros were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Altuve had a stolen base and Presley had an outfield assist. 

The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the first inning once again.  Altuve grounded into a forceout which scored a run.  In the third inning the Yankees scored two runs and took their first lead of the season.  Gardner hit an RBI single and Beltran hit a sacrifice fly.  It was 2-1 Yankees until the fifth when Jeter hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1.  The Astros would get that run right back and cut the lead to 3-2.  Fowler hit an RBI single.  The Yankees would score the final run of the game in the seventh on a Solarte RBI single which was really a pop up in front of the mound that no one caught.  The final was 4-2 as Robertson closed it out easily for the Yankees first victory. 

The Yankees will head to Toronto and take on the Blue Jays in a three game weekend series.  Masahiro Tanaka will make his first start on Friday night and then Michael Pineda will make his first start on Saturday before the rotation turns back around with CC Sabathia on Sunday.   

New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place

in Bradenton, Florida and the final score was 4-2 Yankees.  CC Sabathia finished his spring on a high

with four more scoreless innings.  His next start will come on Tuesday night in Houston in the season

opener.  Ichiro Suzuki and Eduardo Nunez each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched four scoreless giving up three hits.  He didn't walk or strikeout a batter.  Dellin Betances gave up a hit and struck out one, Vidal Nuno pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Adam Warren gave up two hits in a scoreless inning.  David Phelps pitched 2/3 of an inning.  He gave up three hits and two runs with a walk and Cesar Cabral picked up the save pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Suzuki had three hits and an RBI, Nunez had three hits and an RBI and Jose Pirela had a hit.  Mark Teixeira had an RBI and drew a walk, Zoilo Almonte had three hits and an RBI and Adonis Garcia had two hits.  Garcia and Almonte each hit a double. 

The Yankees were 5-16 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Garcia and Richardson each had a stolen base and Suzuki was caught stealing.  The Yankees will play Friday night at home in Tampa against the Florida Marlins.  They will then finish their grapefruit league schedule at home on Saturday afternoon against the Florida Marlins. 

New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 3-2

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.  The game took place at Jet

Blue Park in Fort Myers, Florida and the final score was 3-2.  David Phelps started for the Yankees

and pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen was outstanding and Ichiro Suzuki had a couple of RBI. 

Phelps pitched six innings giving up two runs on four hits.  He got into trouble in the sixth as he tired but was able to get through it and preserve the lead.  He walked two and struck out three.  Chris Leroux pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings, Fred Lewis gave up a hit in 2/3 of an inning and had a strikeout and Matt Daley pitched one perfect inning. 

Suzuki had a hit and two RBI, Dean Anna had a hit and Eduardo Nunez had a hit.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Cervelli had a hit and an RBI and Zoilo Almonte drew a walk.  Adonis Garcia had a hit, Zelous Wheeler had a hit and drew a walk and Wheeler hit a double and Cervelli hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  The Yankees will play the Pittsburgh Pirates at home on Friday night. 

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The New York Yankees sweep a doubleheader from the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees sweep a doubleheader from the Toronto Blue Jays


The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays twice on Tuesday. They beat them 8-4 in the afternoon and 3-2 at night with both games taking place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova and Phil Hughes pitched for the Yankees with Nova having one bad inning. Hughes pitched really well in the night game. Robinson Cano had a good day and Nix and Romine led the offense at night.

Nova pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Nova earned his sixth win of the season. Boone Logan retired the only batter that he faced, Shawn Kelley walked two batters and retired one and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Joba Chamberlain pitched 1/3 of an inning walking a batter and Mariano Rivera pitched 2/3 of an inning.

Hughes pitched six innings giving up two runs and seven hits. He walked two and struck out six. Preston Claiborne pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out one and Rivera pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and picking up his fourth win of the season.

Robinson Cano had six hits and five RBI on the day, Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI and Vernon Wells had a hit and drew a walk. Alfonso Soriano and Mark Reynolds each drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk. Curtis Granderson had a hit, Lyle Overbay drew a walk and Jayson Nix had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks. Chris Stewart had a hit and three RBI and Austin Romine had three hits. Nix, Cano and Stewart each hit a homerun. Wells, Romine, Suzuki and Cano each hit a double. Nix had a stolen base and Stewart had a passed ball. Suzuki had a stolen base and Romine had a passed ball.

The Yankees record improved to 66-59 and the Blue Jays record fell to 57-69. The two teams will play game three of four on Wednesday night.

New York Yankees get thumped by the Detroit Tigers

New York Yankees get thumped by the Detroit Tigers


The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 9-3 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch that well. Preston Claiborne didn’t pitch that well out of the bullpen. Lyle Overbay led the offense with a couple of hits and three RBI.

Hughes pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Hughes lost his 11th game of the season. Claiborne pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Joba Chamberlain pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up three hits and no runs.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Robinson Cano had a hit. Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and Overbay had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk. Nunez hit a double and Overbay hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base.

Anibel Sanchez won his 10th game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out eight, Drew Smyly pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Jeremy Bonderman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.

Austin Jackson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Torii Hunter had three hits and four RBI and Miguel Cabrera had three hits and an RBI. Prince Fielder had two hits, Victor Martinez had a hit and an RBI and Don Kelly had three hits and two RBI. Alex Avila had a hit, Jose Iglesias had two hits and Martinez and Kelly each hit a double. Jackson hit a triple and Cabrera, Jackson and Hunter each hit a homerun. The Tigers were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

In the first Hunter hit a sacrifice fly giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Cabrera hit a solo homerun in the third to extend the lead to 2-0. In the fifth Jackson hit a solo homerun, Martinez hit an RBI double and Kelly hit a two run single to make it a 6-0 lead for the Tigers. Overbay hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the fifth to get the Yankees on the board and make it 6-2. In the sixth Hunter hit a three run homerun to make it a 9-2 game. The Yankees would score a run, the last of the game in the ninth. Overbay hit an RBI single to make it 9-3 which would be the final score.

The Yankees record fell to 58-57 and the Tigers record improved to 69-46. The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. It will be the rubber match as the Yankees won on Friday night and the Tigers this game. The Yankees will be looking for their first series win in a while.

The New York Yankees earn a split with the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon. The final score was 2-0 and the game took place at Rangers ballpark in Arlington, Texas. Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched great; the bullpen closed it out with David Robertson and Mariano Rivera. The Yankees did have five extra base hits in the game.

Kuroda pitched seven shutout innings. He gave up six hits and a walk with three strikeouts and earned his 10th game of the season. Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Rivera saved his 33rd game of the season. Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Brent Lillibridge had a hit and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit. Vernon Wells had a hit and drew a walk, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and an RBI and David Adams had a hit. Melky Mesa had a hit and drew a walk; Austin Romine had his first three hit game of his career. Nunez, Lillibridge and Cano each hit a double and Romine hit two doubles. The Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Mesa and Nunez were each caught stealing.

Derek Holland lost his sixth game of the season. Holland pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Tanner Scheppers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Joakim Soria pitched an inning giving up a hit with a walk and a strikeout.

Ian Kinsler had a hit, Elvis Andrus had two hits and Nelson Cruz drew a walk. Adrian Beltre had a hit, Jurickson Profar had two hits and Leonys Martin had a hit. The Rangers were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Kinsler was caught stealing and Beltre committed an error. Holland had a pickoff.

Lillibridge hit an RBI double in the sixth to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Nunez hit an RBI groundout to make it 2-0 Yankees and that would be the final score.

The Yankees record improved to 54-48 and the Rangers record fell to 56-46. The Yankees will head home and begin a three game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. The Rangers will head to Cleveland to take on the Indians in a three game series beginning Friday night.

New York Yankees lose 3-1 in Texas

The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. The final score was 3-1 and the game took place at Rangers ballpark in Arlington, Texas. Andy Pettitte started and pitched well. The Yankees offense didn’t do much, sounds familiar doesn’t it??

Pettitte pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Pettitte lost his eighth game of the season. Shawn Kelley pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk.

Brett Gardner had two hits, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI. Vernon Wells had a hit, The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Gardner and Suzuki each had a stolen base.

Matt Garza won his seventh game of the season. He pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and an unearned run. Garza walked none and struck out five. Neal Cotts pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout and Joe Nathan saved his 32nd game of the season. Nathan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.

Ian Kinsler had a hit, Elvis Andrus had a hit and Nelson Cruz had a hit and drew a walk. A.J. Pierzynski had two hits and two RBI, Jeff Baker had a hit and David Murphy had a hit and an RBI. Geovany Soto had a hit and drew a walk and Gentry had a hit. Baker hit a double; Pierzynski and Murphy each hit a homerun. The Rangers were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Gentry had a stolen base; Garza and Beltre committed an error.

Pierzynski hit an RBI single in the first to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead. In the sixth Cano hit an RBI single to tie the game at one. Pierzynski hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth giving the Rangers a 2-1 lead. In the eighth Murphy hit a solo homerun to extend the Rangers lead to 3-1 and that would be the final score.

The Yankees record fell to 53-48 and the Rangers record improved to 56-45. The two teams will play the fourth and final game of their series on Thursday afternoon.

The Yankees are shutout by the Texas Rangers to lose the series

The New York Yankees lost to the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon. The final score was 2-0 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched well. The Yankees offense managed two hits and one of them was a leadoff hit in the first.

Hughes pitched eight innings giving up two runs on five hits. He walked one and struck out five and lost his seventh game of the season. Preston Claiborne pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Jayson Nix drew a walk and Robinson Cano drew a walk. Austin Romine had a hit and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Nix had a stolen base.

Derek Holland pitched a complete game shutout. He allowed two hits, two walks and struck out seven. Holland won his sixth game of the season.

Ian Kinsler had an RBI, Nelson Cruz had a hit and Mitch Moreland had a hit. David Murphy had a hit, Jurickson Profar had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Engel Beltre had two hits. Cruz hit a double, Profar a homerun. The Rangers were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.

In the third Kinsler hit a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0 Texas. Profar hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 2-0 and that was the final score.

The Yankees have lost two straight and lost two out of three in the series. The Yankees record dropped to 42-36 and the Rangers record improved to 46-33. The Yankees will head to Baltimore to take on the Orioles in a three game weekend series.

The New York Yankees lose to Texas to even the series

The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. The final score was 8-5 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started and wasn’t great, the defense and bullpen were shaky. Brett Gardner had a couple of hits and Ichiro Suzuki had three.

Pettitte pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked two and struck out six, Joba Chamberlain pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs, Preston Claiborne retired the only batter that he faced and Boone Logan struck out the two batters that he faced. Shawn Kelley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two unearned runs.

Gardner had two hits, Suzuki had three hits and two RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI. Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI, Lyle Overbay had a hit and an RBI and Zoilo Almonte drew a walk. Chris Stewart had a hit, Vernon Wells had a hit and Stewart and Suzuki each hit a double. Overbay and Suzuki each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Suzuki had a stolen base and Nix committed an error.

Justin Grimm earned his seventh win of the season. He pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with four strikeouts. Robbie Ross pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Neal Cotts pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one and striking out another and Tanner Scheppers pitched an inning and struck out one. Joe Nathan earned his 26th save of the season with a 1-2-3 inning.

Ian Kinsler had two hits and drew a walk, Elvis Andrus had two hits and Nelson Cruz had a hit and two RBI. Adrian Beltre had three hits and two RBI, A.J. Pierzynski had a hit and two RBI and Lance Berkman had two hits and an RBI. Mitch Moreland had a hit and an RBI, David Murphy drew a walk and Leonys Martin had a hit. Beltre hit two doubles, Pierzynski and Kinsler each hit a double and Cruz hit a homerun. The Rangers were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Martin had a stolen base and Beltre was caught stealing.

In the second Overbay hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Beltre hit a two run double and Pierzynski hit a two run double in the third inning. In the sixth Cano hit an RBI single and Hafner hit an RBI single to make it a 4-3 game. Cruz hit a two run homerun in the seventh to extend the lead to 6-3. Suzuki hit a two run homerun in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-5. In the ninth Berkman hit an RBI single and Moreland hit a sacrifice fly to make it an 8-5 game.

The Yankees record dropped to 42-35 and the Rangers record improved to 45-33. The two teams have split the first two games and will play the rubber game on Thursday afternoon.

The New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers with a walkoff

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. It was a thrilling come from behind walkoff win for the Yankees. Ichiro Suzuki won the game with a walkoff homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Yankees hit four solo homeruns and Hiroki Kuroda pitched pretty well. The bullpen was good for the Yankees.

Kuroda pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked one and struck out six and got a no decision. Boone Logan struck out the only batter that he faced, David Robertson pitched a scoreless inning giving up a hit and a walk and Mariano Rivera picked up his first victory of the season. Rivera gave up a hit in one inning.

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Suzuki had two hits and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit and drew a walk. Travis Hafner had two hits and an RBI, Jayson Nix had a hit and an RBI and David Adams drew a walk. Chris Stewart had a hit and drew a walk; Hafner, Gardner, Suzuki and Nix each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Almonte had his first career-stolen base.

Yu Darvish pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Neal Cotts pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with four strikeouts and Tanner Scheppers pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Scheppers picked up his first loss of the season.

Ian Kinsler drew a walk, Elvis Andrus had two hits and Nelson Cruz drew a walk. A.J. Pierzynski had a hit, Lance Berkman had a hit and Mitch Moreland had a hit and an RBI. Martin had two hits and two RBI.

In the third Martin hit a solo homerun giving the Rangers a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Moreland grounded into a fielders choice and a run scored making it 2-0 Rangers. Hafner hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 in the fourth. Martin hit his second homerun of the game a solo shot in the fifth making it 3-1 Rangers. The Yankees cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth on a Gardner solo homerun. Nix hit a solo homerun in the sixth to tie the game at three. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs Suzuki hit a solo homerun tow in the game. The final score was 4-3 Yankees.

The Yankees record improved to 42-34 and the Rangers record dropped to 44-33. The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees drop their fifth straight

The Anaheim Angels defeated the New York Yankees on Saturday night. The final score was 6-2 and the game took place at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. David Phelps started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch bad, the offense scored two runs in one inning and that was it.

Phelps pitched six innings giving up nine hits and four runs with a couple of walks and strikeouts. Shawn Kelley pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks and Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Jayson Nix had a hit and an RBI and Robinson Cano drew a walk. Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, Chris Stewart had a hit and Suzuki hit a double. Gardner hit a triple and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Nix and Stewart each had a stolen base and Suzuki had two. Suzuki was also caught stealing.

Tommy Hanson pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts. Scott Downs struck out the only batter that he faced, Michael Kohn struck out the only batter that he faced and Kevin Jepsen pitched an inning striking out one. Ernesto Frieri pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts.

Mike Trout had a hit and drew three walks, Josh Hamilton had a hit and an RBI and Albert Pujols had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Mark Trumbo drew a walk, Howie Kendrick had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Callaspo had a hit. Erick Aybar had two hits and two RBI, Peter Bourjos had two hits and Hamilton hit a double. Aybar hit a homerun and the Angels were 4-17 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Trout and Bourjos each had a stolen base and Hanson committed an error.

In the second Aybar hit a solo homerun giving the Angels a 1-0 lead. Gardner hit an RBI triple to tie the game in the third. Nix hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead that would be it for the Yankees scoring. Pujols hit an RBI single to tie the game at two in the third. Aybar hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it 3-2 Angels. In the seventh Hamilton hit an RBI double and Kendrick had an RBI walk to give the Angels a 5-2 lead. Pujols had an RBI single in the eight to make it 6-2 which would be the final score.

The Yankees have now lost five games in a row. The Yankees record dropped to 37-31 and the Angels record improved to 30-38. The two teams will play game three of three on Sunday afternoon with the Yankees looking to avoid their second straight sweep.

The New York Yankees drop one to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 4-1 on Tuesday afternoon. The game took place at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. Adam Warren started for the Yankees and was ok, Joba Chamberlain and Boone Logan pitched well for them. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Brett Gardner had a hit. 
Warren pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the spring. Chamberlain faced one batter and struck him out, Logan pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout. Josh Spence pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and David Aardsma pitched a perfect inning striking out two.

Gardner had a hit, Melky Mesa drew a walk and Suzuki had a hit and an RBI. Suzuki hit a double and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Maruszak committed an error.

Kyle Kendrick started for the Phillies and picked up his first win of the spring. He pitched six innings giving up two hits and an unearned run. Kendrick struck out three, Mike Adams pitched an inning striking out one, Jonathan Papelbon pitched a perfect inning and Chad Durbin pitched an inning walking one and striking out one.

Jimmy Rollins had a hit and drew two walks, Michael Young had a hit and an RBI and Chase Utley had two hits. Ryan Howard had a hit and an RBI, Domonic Brown had a hit and an RBI and Laynce Nix had two hits. Steven Lerud had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Kendrick had a hit and Nix and Lerud each hit a double. Brown and Howard each hit a homerun. The Phillies were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Young and Kendrick each committed an error.

Suzuki hit an RBI double in the fourth to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. The Phillies scored two in the bottom of the fourth to take a 2-1 lead. Brown hit a solo homerun and Lerud hit an RBI double. Young hit an RBI single in the sixth and Howard hit a solo homerun in the seventh to give the Phillies a 4-1 lead and that would stand up.

The Yankees record fell to 9-15 in the spring and the Phillies improved to 11-12. The Yankees will host the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon. The Phillies will have the day off.