New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he was great.  Anthony Rizzo, Josh Donaldson and Aaron Hicks each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cole pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three walks and 12 strikeouts.  Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Wandy Peralta picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Ryan Thompson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a unearned run with two strikeouts, Calvin Faucher pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Jason Adam pitched an inning giving up two hits and atwo runs and he took his second loss of the season. 

Aaron Judge drew a walk, Rizzo had two hits and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Donaldson had two hits, Hicks had two hits and an RBI and Jose Trevino had an RBI and drew a walk.  Torres hit a double and Hicks hit a triple.  Rizzo hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Torres and Judge each had a stolen base and LeMahieu committed an error. 

Yandy Diaz had an RBI, Manuel Margot had a hit and an RBI and Ji-Man Choi drew two walks.  Vidal Brujan drew a walk, Brett Phillips drew a walk and Isaac Paredes had a hit.  Josh Lowe drew a walk, Francisco Mejia had a hit and Mejia hit a double.  The Rays were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Choi committed an error. 

In the first Rizzo hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Trevino reached on an error and a run scored pushing the Yankees lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the eighth Diaz hit an RBI groundout and Margot hit an RBI single tying the game at two.  In the top of the ninth Hicks hit an RBI triple and Trevino hit a sac fly making it 4-2 Yankees and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 6-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Josh Donaldson led the offense with three hits. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts and he picked up his third win of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

Kyle Bradish started for the Orioles and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Keegan Akin pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and Felix Bautista pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Donaldson had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had two hits and drew two walks, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Trevino had two hits and three RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Stanton hit a double and Trevino, Donaldson and Rizzo each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gallo committed an error. 

Trey Mancini drew a walk, Anthony Santander had two hits and two RBI and Ramon Urias drew a walk.  Roughned Odor had a hit, Santander hit two homeruns and the Orioles were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  McKenna had an outfield assist. 

In the third Stanton hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Trevino hit a three-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Santander hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the ninth Donaldson hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 5-1 and Rizzo hit a solo homerun making it 6-1.  In the bottom of the ninth Santander hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-2 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees walk-off on Boston Red Sox in extras

 The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox in 11 innings this afternoon.  The game took place

at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Gerrit Cole started for the 

Yankees and started terrible but then settled in.  Josh Donaldson and Aaron Judge each had two hits to

lead the offense.  

Nathan Eovaldi started for the Red Sox and pitched five innings giving up five hits and three innings.  

He walked one and struck out seven, Garrett Whitlock pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run

with four strikeouts, Matt Strahm pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and

Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Jake Diekman pitched

1/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk, Ryan Brasier pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one.

Kutter Crawford gave up a hit and a run without getting an out.

Kike Hernandez drew a walk, Rafael Devers had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts

had three hits and an RBI.  J.D. Martinez had a hit and an RBI, Alex Verdugo had two hits and an RBI 

and Bobby Dalbec had a hit.  Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk, Christian Vazquez had a hit and Martinez

and Bogaerts each hit a double.  Devers hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 2-12 with runners in scoring 

position and left seven men on base.  Eovaldi and Bogaerts each committed an error.

Cole pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Chad Green

pitched an inning giving up a hit, Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run and

Miguel Castro pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 

1 1/3 innings with a strikeout, Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Aroldis 

Chapman pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Michael King pitched two innings giving up a hit

a run and a walk with three strikeouts.  

Donaldson had two hits and an RBI, Judge had two hits and Rizzo had had a hit, two RBI and drew a

walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and

Joey Gallo drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka had a hit.  Gleyber

Torres had an RBI, Judge hit a double, Rizzo, Stanton and LeMahieu each hit a homerun and the Yankees

were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.

The Red Sox took a quick 3-0 lead in the first.  Devers hit a two-run homerun and Martinez hit an RBI 

double.  In the bottom of the first Rizzo hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the 

fourth Stanton hit a solo homer tying the game at three.  In the sixth Verdugo hit an RBI single to give 

the Red Sox a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth LeMahieu hit a solo homer tying the game at four.

In the tenth Bogaerts hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 5-4 lead.  The Yankees tied the game in the

bottom of the tenth on a RBI sac fly from Torres and in the 11th Donaldson hit a walk-off RBI single

giving the Yankees a 6-5 victory.  The two teams will play game two Saturday afternoon with Luis 

Severino starting for the Yankees.  

New York Yankees blow lead and lose a tough one in Toronto

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 3-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees offense only managed six hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Severino pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he lost his third game of the season. 

Marcus Stroman pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Aaron Loup pitched an inning giving up a hit, Joe Smith won his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Roberto Osuna saved his 13^th game of the season striking out the side in his one inning. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Gary Sanchez drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Matt Holliday had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit, Holliday hit a double and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Headley and Judge each had a stolen base and Gregorius was caught stealing. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI and Kendrys Morales had two hits.  Justin Smoak had a hit and two RBI, Devon Travis had a hit and Luke Maile had a hit.  Morales hit a double and Smoak and Donaldson each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Pillar had a stolen base and Maile committed an error. 

In the fourth Holliday hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Holliday hit an RBI ground out to make it 2-0 Yankees.  In the bottom of the sixth Smoak hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two and in the eighth Donaldson hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the four-game series and the Yankees will be off on Monday.  They will return home to take on the Red Sox in a three-game series beginning on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees come back falls short in Toronto

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 7-5.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen wasn’t very good either.  The Yankees offense saw Aaron Hicks get two hits and Aaron Judge and Starlin Castro each hit a two-run homerun. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up ten hits and five runs. He walked three and struck out one and lost his third game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Adam Warren pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Francisco Liriano started for the Jays and he pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out five and won his third game of the season.  Danny Barnes pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Aaron Loup pitched to one batter and struck him out and Ryan Tepera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Joe Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 12^th save of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit and Judge had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Matt Holliday had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Castro had a hit and two RBI and Hicks had two hits.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Chris Carter had a hit and Hicks, Carter and Holliday each hit a double and Judge and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Sanchez and Carter each committed an error. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit, Josh Donaldson had two hits and two RBI and Jose Bautista had a hit and drew a walk.  Kendrys Morales had a hit and drew a walk, Justin Smoak had two hits and three RBI and Troy Tulowitzki had two hits.  Devon Travis had a hit and an RBI, Ezequiel Carrera had a hit and drew a walk and Luke Maile had a hit.  Tulowitzki hit a double and Donaldson hit two homeruns and Smoak hit a homerun.  The Jays were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Carrera committed an error. 

In the first Donaldson hit a solo homerun giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  Smoak hit a two-run homerun and it was 3-0.  In the third Smoak hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 4-0.   In the fourth a wild pitch made it 5-0 Jays.  In the sixth Judge hit a two-run homerun and Castro hit a two-run homerun and it was 5-4 Jays.  In the sixth Donaldson hit a solo homerun to make it 6-4.  In the seventh Holliday hit an RBI double to make it a 6-5 game and in the bottom of the inning Travis hit a sac fly to make it 7-5 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.  The series is even at one game each. 

New York Yankees drop finale and series in Toronto

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 4-2.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and pitched ok but he made one big mistake giving up a three run homerun.  The offense for the Yankees was pretty much completely shut down. 

Eovaldi pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Johnny Barbato pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Marcus Stroman started for the Blue Jays and pitched eight innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He earned his second win of the season and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning to earn his fourth save of the season. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Mark Teixeira had a hit and Brian McCann had a hit.  Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI, Chase Headley drew a walk and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base. 

Kevin Pillar had two hits, Josh Donaldson had two hits and three RBI and Jose Bautista drew two walks.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and an RBI and Michael Saunders had two hits.  Russell Martin drew a walk, Encarnacion, Pillar, Saunders and Donaldson each hit a double.  Donaldson and Tulowitzki each hit a homerun.  The Jays were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the fourth Beltran grounded into an RBI groundout giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Castro was batting and a wild pitch made it 2-0.  In the fifth Donaldson hit a three run homerun to put the Jays up 3-2 and in the sixth Tulowitzki hit a solo homerun to make it 4-2 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees lose two out of three in the series and are now 4-4 on the season.  They have lost two in a row and will begin a nine game home stand on Friday night against the Seattle Mariners.   

New York Yankees lose as close game gets away late

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 7-2.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well.  Ivan Nova was not good out of the bullpen.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Ronald Torreyes each had two hits. 

Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six and took his first loss of the season.  Kirby Yates pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Nova pitched an inning giving up five hits and four runs. 

J.A. Happ pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Happ earned his first win of the season.  Brett Cecil pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and struck out one and Pat Venditte pitched a perfect inning.  Ellsbury had two hits, Aaron Hicks had an RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Beltran had two hits, Starlin Castro drew a walk and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Torreyes had two hits, Austin Romine had a hit and Torreyes hit a double and Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torreyes committed an error. 

Kevin Pillar had an RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Jose Bautista had two hits and an RBI.  Edwin Encarnacion had a hit, Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Saunders had two hits and drew a walk, Russell Martin had an RBI and drew a walk and Justin Smoak drew a walk.  Ryan Goins had three hits and two RBI including two doubles and Saunders hit two doubles.  Donaldson and Bautista each hit a double.  The Jays were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Saunders was caught stealing. 

In the second Goins hit an RBI double giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Hicks hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  Pillar reached on a throwing error and a run scored to give the Jays a 2-1 lead still in the fifth.  Donaldson grounded into a double play and a run scored and it was 3-1 Toronto.  In the eighth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the bottom of the eighth the Jays broke the game open.  Bautista hit an RBI double, Tulowitzki hit an RBI single, Martin hit a sac fly and Goins hit an RBI single and it was 7-2 Jays and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Thursday night.  Nathan Eovaldi will go up against Marcus Stroman. 

The New York Yankees rally but fall short in game two loss to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-7.  It was the second game of a doubleheader and the Yankees lost both games.  Ivan Nova started this game and wasn't very good, the bullpen was ok.  Brett Gardner led the offense with two homeruns and six RBI. 

Nova pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and a strikeout.  He lost his eighth game of the season.  Nick Rumbelow pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk, Chris Capuano pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Branden Pinder pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with three strikeouts.  James Pazos pitched a perfect inning. 

Marcus Stroman won his first game of the season in his first start of the season.  He pitched five innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Bo Schultz pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Aaron Loup pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Jeff Francis pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Steve Delabar pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Mark Lowe pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he picked up his first save of the season. 

Gardner had two hits and six RBI, Carlos Beltran had two hits and Brian McCann had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit, Dustin Ackley had a hit and drew a walk, John Ryan Murphy had two hits and Didi Gregorius had two hits and an RBI.  Brendan Ryan had a hit and drew a walk, Stephen Drew had a hit and Gregorius had a double.  Gardner hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Murphy had a passed ball. 

Ben Revere had four hits and two RBI, Josh Donaldson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Bautista had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Justin Smoak had a hit, Russell Martin had a hit and two RBI and Ezequiel Carrera had two hits.  Ryan Goins had a hit and an RBI, Cliff Pennington had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Carrera, Bautista and Martin hit a double.  Pennington hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Donaldson and Revere each had a stolen base and Martin had a passed ball. 

In the second Goins hit an RBI single, Pennington hit a two run homerun and Bautista hit an RBI double.  It was 4-0 Jays and Martin hit a two run double to make it 6-0 all in the second inning.  In the fifth Gardner hit a three run homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  In the sixth Gregorius hit an RBI double to make it a 6-4 game.  The Yankees did leave runners at second and third though with one out.  In the seventh Revere hit a two run single to make it 8-4.  Donaldson hit an RBI single to make it 9-4 and Bautista hit an RBI single to make it 10-4 all in the seventh inning.  In the eighth Gardner hit a three run homerun to cut the lead to 10-7 but that would be the final score.  The teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees get crushed at home to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-5.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and didn't pitch well and the bullpen also struggled.  Didi Gregorius led the offense with a couple of hits and four RBI. 

Severino pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six runs on six hits.  He walked three and struck out four and took his third loss of the season.  Chris Martin who was called up earlier in the day pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs and struck out a batter, Andrew Bailey pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs.  Caleb Cotham pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out two and Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one. 

David Price won his 15th game of the season pitching five innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  LaTroy Hawkins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned, Brett Cecil pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Mark Lowe pitched a perfect inning.  Aaron Loup pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Brett Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit, Greg Bird had a hit and Gregorius had two hits and four RBI.  Brendan Ryan had a hit, Ryan hit a double and Gregorius hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Ben Revere had two hits and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had two hits and two RBI and Jose Bautista had two hits.  Edward Encarnacion had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Troy Tulowitzki had two hits and an RBI and Justin Smoak had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Russell Martin had three hits and four RBI, Anthony Goins had a hit and Revere and Encarnacion each hit a double.  Donaldson, Smoak, Encarnacion each hit a homerun and Martin hit two homeruns.  The Jays were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Revere had a stolen base and Smoak committed an error. 

In the first Donaldson hit a two run homerun giving the Jays a 2-0 lead.  Tulowitzki hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 and Smoak hit a two run homerun to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the third Martin hit an RBI single to make it 6-0.   Gardner hit a sac fly in the third to cut the lead to 6-1 Jays.  In the fourth Encarnacion hit a two run homerun to push the lead to 8-1 Jays.  In the fourth Gregorius hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-2 and in the fifth Martin hit a solo homerun to make it 9-2.  Gregorius hit a three run homerun in the sixth to make it 9-5 but that was as close as it would get.  The Jays got two more on a Martin two run homerun in the seventh and it was 11-5 Jays which would be the final score.  The two teams will play a single admission doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.  The first game is at 1:00PM with the second game starting about half an hour after the conclusion of the first game.  The series will be completed on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees fail to sweep the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 3-1 Toronto.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched well.  The offense didn't do too much at all, Jacoby Ellsbury had a couple of hits. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up three runs and five hits.  He walked three and struck out nine and lost his second game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and drew a walk and Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out three. 

Drew Hutchison won his 12th game of the season.  He pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Brett Cecil pitched to one batter and retired him, Aaron Sanchez pitched an inning striking out one and Roberto Osuna saved his 13th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and struck out one. 

Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and Alex Rodriguez drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, McCann hit a double and Ellsbury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Ellsbury was caught stealing and had an outfield assist. Severino had a pickoff. 

Troy Tulowitzki had a hit, Josh Donaldson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Bautista had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Edward Encarnacion had a hit, Justin Smoak had a hit and Russell Martin drew a walk.  Ryan Goins had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Pillar had a hit and Tulowitzki hit a double and Bautista hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Bautista was picked off. 

In the third Donaldson hit an RBI single to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the third Bautista hit a two run homerun to give the Jays a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees won two out of three in the series and competed their six game road trip at 3-3.  They will begin a ten game homestand on Monday night against the Minnesota Twins. 

The New York Yankees win their second in a row in Toronto

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada and the final score was 4-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started and pitched well, saving the bullpen by pitching a complete game.  Jacoby Ellsbury, Mark Teixeira and Carlos Beltran led the offense with two hits each. 

Tanaka pitched a complete game giving up five hits and a run.  He walked three and struck out eight and won his ninth game of the season. 

Marco Estrada lost his seventh game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Mark Lowe pitched an inning giving up a hit, LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts and Aaron Loup pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Liam Hendricks pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI, Beltran had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Chris Young drew a walk.  Teixeira had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Chase Headley drew a walk and Greg Bird picked up his first major league hit.  John Ryan Murphy had a hit, Stephen Drew had a hit and Beltran and Murphy each hit a double.  Ellsbury hit a triple and Teixeira and Beltran each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base. 

Troy Tulowitzki drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Bautista had a hit.  Edward Encarnacion had two hits, Chris Colabello had a hit and Ryan Goins drew a walk.  Ben Revere had a hit, Encarnacion hit a double and the Blue Jays were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Beltran hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Donaldson hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  Teixeira hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Teixeira hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the ninth Ellsbury hit an RBI single to make it 4-1 Yankees and that would be the final score.  The Yankees have won the first two games of the series and will try to sweep the series on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees are swept at home by the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-0 Jays.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen did their job.  The Yankees offense didn't do much of anything once again. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up two runs on three hits.  He walked none and struck out five and took his fifth loss of the season.  Adam Warren gave up a hit and a walk without recording an out, Justin Wiilson pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts and Branden Pinder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Marco Estrada won his tenth game of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out six.  LaTroy Hawkins pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Aaron Sanchez pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Roberto Osuna pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he saved his tenth game of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Mark Teixeira drew a walk and Brian McCann drew a walk.  Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Troy Tulowitzki drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had two hits and an RBI and Jose Bautista had two hits and an RBI.  Dioner Navarro drew a walk, Chris Colabello had a hit and Cliff Pennington drew a walk.  Donaldson and Bautista hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Donaldson hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Bautista hit a solo homerun to give them a 2-0 lead and that was the final score.  The Yankees were swept in the three game series and will have the day off on Monday.  They will begin a three game series in Cleveland on Tuesday night and then they will play three in Toronto over the weekend.   

New York Yankees drop a thriller to the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1 Blue Jays.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and pitched very well and the offense didn't do much. 

Eovaldi pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Justin Wilson pitched to one batter and struck him out, Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit adn a walk with two strikeouts and Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he took his first loss of the season. 

R.A. Dickey pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Brett Cecil pitched an inning giving up a hit and won his third game of the season and Roberto Osuna saved his ninth game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had two hits and an RBI.  Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Didi Gregorius had two hits and Teixeira hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Teixeira committed an error. 

Troy Tulowitzki drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit,  an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Bautista had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Edward Encarnacion had a hit, Russell Martin had a hit and Chris Colabello had a hit.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, Ben Revere had a hit and Encarnacion hti a double.  Donaldson and Bautista each hit a homerun and the Blue Jays were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Bautista had a stolen base. 

In the first Donaldson hit a solo homerun giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Teixeira hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the tenth inning Bautista hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

MLB hot stove news and notes

The Baltimore Orioles lost Nelson Cruz to the Seattle Mariners just the other day.  They have now lost long time right fielder Nick Markakis.  He signed with the Atlanta Braves for four years and around 45 million dollars.  Nelson Cruz signed with the Mariners for four years and 58 million.  The trade front has been pretty active and will be more active next week during the Winter meetings in San Diego, California.   The Toronto Blue Jays who have been very busy this off-season continue to be.  They traded pitcher J.A. Happ to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Saunders.  Saunders is a 28 year old outfielder who played in only 78 games last season.  He batted 273 with a 791 OPS and eight homeruns.  He has battled injuries over the past three seasons.  Happ is 32 years old and went 11-11 last season with a 4.22 ERA in 28 starts. 

The Jon Lester sweepstakes have really heated up and appear close to coming to an end.  The Los Angeles Dodgers have become a very late entrant and may be pushing hard for him.  The Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are believed to be the two other front runners although there are other teams in the mix as well.  There were reports that this should get done this week but now today they are saying not until the winter meetings next week most likely.  There hasn't been much talk about the other top pitcher Max Scherzer, there were some rumors about the Yankees the other day but nothing has come out of that. 

The other big pitcher that has been getting the spotlight the last couple of days is lefty reliever Andrew Miller.  It looks like it is down to just a couple of teams with the New York Yankees and Houston Astros appearing to be the favorites.  There have been conflicting reports about the Astros and Red Sox being out of it though.  I am guessing the Yankees do end up signing him.  He may get four years and around 40 million though and most believe the Yankees don't want to go to four years but maybe three and an option year.  I also wonder if this would put them out with David Robertson or if they are trying to sign both and have a super bullpen.  Can you imagine if they have Robertson, Miller, Betances and then have the next  tier like Justin Wilson, Shawn Kelley and Adam Warren.  That would be a pretty sick bullpen and shorten games to six innings and take stress off of their injury plagued starters. 

How about the Atlanta Braves and Justin Upton??  He appears likely to be traded and maybe the Seattle Mariners are a team that would match up.  They are looking for another bat to put with Robinson Cano and Cruz.  There were reports today that the Detroit Tigers are shopping David Price and Rick Porcello so stay tuned for that next week also.  The Yankees may be talking to teams about trading for a shortstop so also look for that.  Chase Headley reportedly has a four year and 65 million dollar deal in hand from a mystery team.  If that is true he will be gone from the Yankees and they will have Martin Prado as their third baseman and two rookies battling for second in Rob Refsnyder and Jose Pirela. 

I would expect a flurry of trades next week during the winter meetings.  I also forgot about a big trade that happened during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.  Josh Donaldson was traded to the Blue Jays for Brett Lawrie and three prospects.  The Jays have some lineup now with Russell Martin, Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Donaldson and now Michael Saunders also.  There was a report that Donaldson and GM Billy Beane were at war by the end of the year and that may be a big reason he traded him. 

The New York Yankees drop their second straight in Oakland

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at the Oakland County Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was  10-5.  Vidal Nuno started for the Yankees and was terrible.  Jose Ramirez wasn't that good either but the rest of the bullpen was ok.  Brett Gardner and Carlos Beltran each homered. 

Nuno pitched three innings giving up eight hits and eight runs.  He walked one and struck out two and lost his third game of the season.  Ramirez pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Shawn Kelley pitched an inning striking out one and Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with four strikeouts.  Matt Thornton pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Jesse Chavez won his sixth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up five hits and a run.  He walked none and struck out four.  Ryan Cook pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Fernando Abad pitched an inning with a walk and Jim Johnson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Luke Gregorson struck out the only batter that he faced. 

Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Brendan Ryan drew a walk.  Alfonso Soriano had a hit, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and Brian McCann drew a walk.  Beltran had two hits and an RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and Yangervis Solarte drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had a hit and drew a walk, Jeter and Teixeira each hit a double and Beltran and Gardner each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Ryan committed an error and Murphy had a passed ball. 

Coco Crisp had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Craig Gentry had a hit and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and two RBI.  Derek Norris had three hits and three RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI after going 0-33 and Brandon Moss drew a walk. Kyle Blanks had two hits and Nick Punto had a hit and drew a walk. 

Norris hit a three run homerun in the first inning and Crisp hit a three run homerun in the second inning to give Oakland a 6-0 lead.  In the fourth Gentry was hit by a pitch to drive in a run and Cespedes hit a two run single to make it 9-0.  The A's would score one more run to make it 10-0 on a Donaldson RBI single.  The Yankees would score the last five runs of the game, Teixeira hit an RBI double in the sixth and Beltran hit a solo homerun in the seventh.  Jeter hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh and Gardner hit a two run homerun in the ninth.  The final score was 10-5 and Oakland took two out of the three in the series.  The Yankees will have the day off on Monday before beginning a three game home series with the Toronto Blue Jays.