The New York Yankees shutout the Los Angeles Dodgers to earn split in series
The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night. The final score was 3-0 and the game was played at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and was great as he usually is. The Yankees offense didn’t do much against Clayton Kershaw but Lyle Overbay got the big hit which turned out to be the game winner.
Kuroda pitched seven shutout innings giving up five hits and a walk. He struck out eight batters. Boone Logan pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect inning to earn the save.
Derek Jeter drew a walk, Alfonso Soriano had a hit and Vernon Wells had a hit. Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk, Brent Lillibridge had a hit and Overbay had a hit and an RBI. Chris Stewart had a hit, Melky Mesa had a pinch-hit and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Soriano was caught stealing and Wells had an outfield assist.
Clayton Kershaw pitched eight innings giving up no runs and five hits. He walked none and struck out five. Ronald Belisario pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two runs and one of them earned with two walks, Paco Rodriguez gave up a hit and an unearned run and Brandon League pitched to one batter and retired him.
Yasuil Puig drew a walk, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and Andre Ethier had two hits. A.J. Ellis had two hits, Skip Schumaker drew a walk and Juan Uribe had a hit. The Dodgers were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Ellis committed an error and Kershaw had a pickoff.
In the ninth Overbay had an RBI single and Nix reached on a fielding error, which allowed two runs to score.
The Yankees ended up splitting the brief two game series in Los Angeles. The Yankees record improved to 56-51 and the Dodgers record fell to 57-49. The Yankees will have the day off on Thursday and then play a three game series in San Diego over the weekend.
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Sunday, July 21, 2013
The Yankees get even with a win in Boston
The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday evening. The final was 5-2 and the game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and was very good. The bullpen was good and Lyle Overbay and Eduardo Nunez led the offense with three hits each.
Kuroda pitched seven innings giving up two runs and five hits. He walked one and struck out four and earned his ninth win of the season. David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and Mariano Rivera saved his 31st game of the season. Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.
Brett Gardner had three hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and two RBI and Overbay had three hits and an RBI. Vernon Wells had a hit, Nunez had three hits and Luis Cruz had a hit and an RBI. Nunez and Overbay each hit two doubles and the Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Nunez and Cruz each stole a base and Gardner was caught stealing. Cano committed an error and Wells had an outfield assist.
John Lackey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and four runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out seven and took his seventh loss of the season. Joe Thornton pitched an inning giving up two hits, Pedro Beato pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up an unearned run and Drake Britton pitched a perfect inning.
Daniel Nava had a hit, David Ortiz had two hits and Mike Carp had three hits. Jonny Gomes had a hit and an RBI, Stephen Drew drew a walk and Carp hit a double. The Red Sox were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Pedroia committed an error
Gardner hit an RBI single in the fifth to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the seventh they extended their lead to 4-0. Cruz hit an RBI single; Cano hit an RBI single and Overbay an RBI single. It was 4-0 Yankees; the Red Sox scored two runs in the seventh inning to cut the lead in half. Gomes hit a sacrifice fly and a wild pitch scored the second run. The Yankees scored the final run of the game in the ninth on a Cano sacrifice fly.
The Yankees record improved to 52-45 and the Red Sox record fell to 59-40. The two teams have split the first two games of the series and the rubber game will be on Sunday night.
Kuroda pitched seven innings giving up two runs and five hits. He walked one and struck out four and earned his ninth win of the season. David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and Mariano Rivera saved his 31st game of the season. Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.
Brett Gardner had three hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and two RBI and Overbay had three hits and an RBI. Vernon Wells had a hit, Nunez had three hits and Luis Cruz had a hit and an RBI. Nunez and Overbay each hit two doubles and the Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Nunez and Cruz each stole a base and Gardner was caught stealing. Cano committed an error and Wells had an outfield assist.
John Lackey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and four runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out seven and took his seventh loss of the season. Joe Thornton pitched an inning giving up two hits, Pedro Beato pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up an unearned run and Drake Britton pitched a perfect inning.
Daniel Nava had a hit, David Ortiz had two hits and Mike Carp had three hits. Jonny Gomes had a hit and an RBI, Stephen Drew drew a walk and Carp hit a double. The Red Sox were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Pedroia committed an error
Gardner hit an RBI single in the fifth to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the seventh they extended their lead to 4-0. Cruz hit an RBI single; Cano hit an RBI single and Overbay an RBI single. It was 4-0 Yankees; the Red Sox scored two runs in the seventh inning to cut the lead in half. Gomes hit a sacrifice fly and a wild pitch scored the second run. The Yankees scored the final run of the game in the ninth on a Cano sacrifice fly.
The Yankees record improved to 52-45 and the Red Sox record fell to 59-40. The two teams have split the first two games of the series and the rubber game will be on Sunday night.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
The New York Yankees score some runs and win
The New York Yankees score some runs and win
The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. The final score was 8-1 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched great. Robinson Cano and Lyle Overbay powered the Yankees offense each hitting a homerun.
Nova pitched eight innings giving up one run on five hits. He walked two and struck out six and earned his fourth win of the season. Joba Chamberlain gave up a hit in his one inning of work.
Brett Gardner drew two walks, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Cano had three hits and three RBI. Vernon Wells had two hits, Zoilo Almonte drew a walk and Overbay had a hit and four RBI. Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Luis Cruz had a hit and Cano hit a double and a homerun. Overbay hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Gardner and Cano each had a stolen base.
Wade Davis pitched five innings giving up six hits and eight runs. He walked three and struck out six and took his eighth loss of the season. J.C. Gutierrez pitched two innings giving up three hits and Louis Coleman pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts.
Alex Gordon drew a walk, Alcides Escobar drew a walk and Eric Hosmer had two hits and an RBI. Billy Butler had a hit, Lorenzo Cain had a hit and Johnny Giavotella had a hit. George Kottares had a hit, Hosmer hit a double and the Royals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Cain had an outfield assist.
In the first the Yankees scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-0. Cano hit a three run homerun in the third to make it 4-0 Yankees. Overbay hit a grand slam to make it 8-0 in the sixth. In the eighth the Royals scored their only run on a Hosmer RBI double.
The Yankees ended their three game losing streak and improved their record to
49-42. The Royals record fell to 43-45. The two teams will play the final game of their four game series on Thursday afternoon.
The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. The final score was 8-1 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched great. Robinson Cano and Lyle Overbay powered the Yankees offense each hitting a homerun.
Nova pitched eight innings giving up one run on five hits. He walked two and struck out six and earned his fourth win of the season. Joba Chamberlain gave up a hit in his one inning of work.
Brett Gardner drew two walks, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Cano had three hits and three RBI. Vernon Wells had two hits, Zoilo Almonte drew a walk and Overbay had a hit and four RBI. Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Luis Cruz had a hit and Cano hit a double and a homerun. Overbay hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Gardner and Cano each had a stolen base.
Wade Davis pitched five innings giving up six hits and eight runs. He walked three and struck out six and took his eighth loss of the season. J.C. Gutierrez pitched two innings giving up three hits and Louis Coleman pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts.
Alex Gordon drew a walk, Alcides Escobar drew a walk and Eric Hosmer had two hits and an RBI. Billy Butler had a hit, Lorenzo Cain had a hit and Johnny Giavotella had a hit. George Kottares had a hit, Hosmer hit a double and the Royals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Cain had an outfield assist.
In the first the Yankees scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-0. Cano hit a three run homerun in the third to make it 4-0 Yankees. Overbay hit a grand slam to make it 8-0 in the sixth. In the eighth the Royals scored their only run on a Hosmer RBI double.
The Yankees ended their three game losing streak and improved their record to
49-42. The Royals record fell to 43-45. The two teams will play the final game of their four game series on Thursday afternoon.
Monday, July 8, 2013
The New York Yankees win their sixth straight
The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 5-4 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started and was shaky, the bullpen was good. Lyle Overbay and Eduardo Nunez in his return led the Yankees offense.
Pettitte pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked none and struck out four. Pettitte won his sixth game of the season, Shawn Kelley pitched 1/3 of an inning and struck out one, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one. Rivera saved his 29th game of the season.
Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Travis Hafner drew a walk. Zoilo Almonte had a hit, Overbay had three hits and Luis Cruz had a hit and an RBI. Nunez had two hits and two RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit and drew two walks and the Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Pettitte committed an error.
Chris Tillman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Brian Matusz pitched an inning giving up a walk and struck out one and Kevin Gausman pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one.
Manny Machado had a hit, Adam Jones had two hits and Chris Davis had a hit and two RBI. Brian Roberts had a hit, J.J. Hardy had a hit and Nick Reimold had a hit. Alexi Casilla had two hits and an RBI, Flaherty had a hit and Taylor Teagarden had a hit and an RBI. Casilla, Machado and Hardy each hit a double. Davis hit a homerun and the Orioles were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Casilla had a stolen base and Teagarden was caught stealing and had a passed ball. Reimold had an outfield assist.
In the first Davis hit a two run homerun to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead. Casilla hit an RBI double in the second to extend the Baltimore lead to 3-0. In the second Cruz hit an RBI single and Nunez hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2. Teagarden hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it a 4-2 game. In the bottom of the fifth Suzuki hit an RBI single and Cano hit an RBI single to tie the game at four. Nunez hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 5-4 game. The final score was 5-4 Yankees.
The Yankees won their sixth straight and improved their record to 48-39. The Orioles record fell to 48-40. The two teams will play on Sunday afternoon with the Yankees looking for the three game sweep.
Pettitte pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked none and struck out four. Pettitte won his sixth game of the season, Shawn Kelley pitched 1/3 of an inning and struck out one, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one. Rivera saved his 29th game of the season.
Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Travis Hafner drew a walk. Zoilo Almonte had a hit, Overbay had three hits and Luis Cruz had a hit and an RBI. Nunez had two hits and two RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit and drew two walks and the Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Pettitte committed an error.
Chris Tillman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Brian Matusz pitched an inning giving up a walk and struck out one and Kevin Gausman pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one.
Manny Machado had a hit, Adam Jones had two hits and Chris Davis had a hit and two RBI. Brian Roberts had a hit, J.J. Hardy had a hit and Nick Reimold had a hit. Alexi Casilla had two hits and an RBI, Flaherty had a hit and Taylor Teagarden had a hit and an RBI. Casilla, Machado and Hardy each hit a double. Davis hit a homerun and the Orioles were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Casilla had a stolen base and Teagarden was caught stealing and had a passed ball. Reimold had an outfield assist.
In the first Davis hit a two run homerun to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead. Casilla hit an RBI double in the second to extend the Baltimore lead to 3-0. In the second Cruz hit an RBI single and Nunez hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2. Teagarden hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it a 4-2 game. In the bottom of the fifth Suzuki hit an RBI single and Cano hit an RBI single to tie the game at four. Nunez hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 5-4 game. The final score was 5-4 Yankees.
The Yankees won their sixth straight and improved their record to 48-39. The Orioles record fell to 48-40. The two teams will play on Sunday afternoon with the Yankees looking for the three game sweep.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
The New York Yankees rally for an improbable victory in Tampa Bay
The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 4-3 on Saturday evening. The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Vidal Nuno made the start and pitched well. Lyle Overbay was the offensive hero with the game winning homerun. Brett Gardner and Ichiro Suzuki each had a couple of hits.
Nuno pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Shawn Kelley gave up a hit and a run without recording an out, Boone Logan gave up a hit to the only batter he faced and Preston Claiborne pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts. David Robertson gave up a walk and struck out one in an inning, Ivan Nova picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a walk with a couple of strikeouts. Mariano Rivera picked up his 18th save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Robinson Cano drew two walks and Travis Hafner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. David Adams had a hit, Suzuki had two hits and Jayson Nix had a hit. Overbay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brennan Boesch had a pinch hit double and an RBI and Gardner hit a double. Overbay hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Nix had a stolen base and Gardner was caught stealing.
Matt Moore pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts. Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Joel Peralta pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Fernando Rodney blew his fifth save of the season. Rodney pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Josh Lueke took his second loss of the season pitching two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.
Desmond Jennings had a hit and an RBI, Ryan Roberts had a hit and Evan Longoria had two hits. Ben Zobrist drew two walks, James Loney had a hit and Matt Joyce had a hit and drew a walk. Jose Molina had a hit, Kelly Johnson had a hit and an RBI and Yunel Escobar had a hit and an RBI. Longoria, Molina, Jennings and Joyce each hit a double and the Rays were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Jennings had a stolen base and Roberts committed an error.
Hafner hit an RBI single in the first giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Jennings hit an RBI double to tie the game at one. In the seventh the Rays took a 3-1 lead on a Johnson RBI single and Escobar reached on a fielders choice scoring another run. The Yankees tied the game in the ninth with two outs and two strikes. Boesch hit an RBI double and Gardner an RBI single and in the 11th inning Overbay hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead which would be the final.
Nuno pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Shawn Kelley gave up a hit and a run without recording an out, Boone Logan gave up a hit to the only batter he faced and Preston Claiborne pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts. David Robertson gave up a walk and struck out one in an inning, Ivan Nova picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a walk with a couple of strikeouts. Mariano Rivera picked up his 18th save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Gardner had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Robinson Cano drew two walks and Travis Hafner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. David Adams had a hit, Suzuki had two hits and Jayson Nix had a hit. Overbay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brennan Boesch had a pinch hit double and an RBI and Gardner hit a double. Overbay hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Nix had a stolen base and Gardner was caught stealing.
Matt Moore pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts. Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Joel Peralta pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Fernando Rodney blew his fifth save of the season. Rodney pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Josh Lueke took his second loss of the season pitching two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.
Desmond Jennings had a hit and an RBI, Ryan Roberts had a hit and Evan Longoria had two hits. Ben Zobrist drew two walks, James Loney had a hit and Matt Joyce had a hit and drew a walk. Jose Molina had a hit, Kelly Johnson had a hit and an RBI and Yunel Escobar had a hit and an RBI. Longoria, Molina, Jennings and Joyce each hit a double and the Rays were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Jennings had a stolen base and Roberts committed an error.
Hafner hit an RBI single in the first giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Jennings hit an RBI double to tie the game at one. In the seventh the Rays took a 3-1 lead on a Johnson RBI single and Escobar reached on a fielders choice scoring another run. The Yankees tied the game in the ninth with two outs and two strikes. Boesch hit an RBI double and Gardner an RBI single and in the 11th inning Overbay hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead which would be the final.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The New York Yankees rally to tie in the ninth and win in the tenth against the Baltimore Orioles
The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 6-4 on Monday night. The game took place at Camden Yards on Baltimore, Maryland. CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and wasn’t great but he battled. The Yankees bullpen was very good and the offense had four solo homeruns, Travis Hafner had the tying hits for the Yankees.
Sabathia pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits and four runs with no walks and two strikeouts. Shawn Kelley struck out the sides in his one inning of work, he walked one batter, Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.
Brett Gardner drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Hafner had two hits and an RBI. Lyle Overbay had two hits and an RBI, David Adams had two hits and an RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Vernon Wells had a hit and an RBI. Suzuki and Wells each hit a double and Cano, Adams, Overbay and Hafner each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.
Freddy Garcia pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Troy Patton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Darren O’Day pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jim Johnson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. Pedro Strop continued his struggles against the Yankees pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk.
Nick Markakis had two hits and two RBI, J.J. Hardy had two hits and an RBI and Adam Jones had a hit. Chris Davis had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Matt Wieters had a hit, Danny Valencia had a hit and Steve Pearce had two hits. Chris Dickerson had a hit, Alexi Casilla had a hit, Wieters, Pearce and Markakis each hit a double and Hardy hit two doubles. Davis hit a homerun and the Orioles were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Jones had a stolen base.
Cano hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the second Adams hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the second Davis hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 Yankees. The Orioles tied the game in the fifth on a Markakis RBI single. Overbay hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it a 3-2 game in favor of the Yankees. The Orioles tied the game and took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh. Markakis hit an RBI double and Hardy hit an RBI double. In the ninth Hafner hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four. In the tenth Wells hit an RBI double to make it 5-4 and Hafner hit an RBI single to make it 6-4 which was the final score.
The Yankees record is now 19-0 this season when scoring first in the game. The Yankees overall record improved to 28-16 and the Orioles record fell to 23-21. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.
Sabathia pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits and four runs with no walks and two strikeouts. Shawn Kelley struck out the sides in his one inning of work, he walked one batter, Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.
Brett Gardner drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Hafner had two hits and an RBI. Lyle Overbay had two hits and an RBI, David Adams had two hits and an RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit. Vernon Wells had a hit and an RBI. Suzuki and Wells each hit a double and Cano, Adams, Overbay and Hafner each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.
Freddy Garcia pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Troy Patton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Darren O’Day pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Jim Johnson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. Pedro Strop continued his struggles against the Yankees pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk.
Nick Markakis had two hits and two RBI, J.J. Hardy had two hits and an RBI and Adam Jones had a hit. Chris Davis had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Matt Wieters had a hit, Danny Valencia had a hit and Steve Pearce had two hits. Chris Dickerson had a hit, Alexi Casilla had a hit, Wieters, Pearce and Markakis each hit a double and Hardy hit two doubles. Davis hit a homerun and the Orioles were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Jones had a stolen base.
Cano hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the second Adams hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the second Davis hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 Yankees. The Orioles tied the game in the fifth on a Markakis RBI single. Overbay hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it a 3-2 game in favor of the Yankees. The Orioles tied the game and took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh. Markakis hit an RBI double and Hardy hit an RBI double. In the ninth Hafner hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four. In the tenth Wells hit an RBI double to make it 5-4 and Hafner hit an RBI single to make it 6-4 which was the final score.
The Yankees record is now 19-0 this season when scoring first in the game. The Yankees overall record improved to 28-16 and the Orioles record fell to 23-21. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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 16th 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.
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 16th 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.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
The New York Yankees offense comes to life with win in Kansas City
The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals by the score of 11-6 on Friday night. The game took place at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and wasn’t very good. The Yankees bullpen especially Shawn Kelley was excellent. Lyle Overbay led the offense with five RBI.
Hughes pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs. He earned his second win of the season and walked two and struck out three. Kelley pitched 2 1/3 innings striking out six batters and Boone Logan pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI and Travis Hafner drew a walk. Ichiro Suzuki had three hits and two RBI, Jayson Nix had two hits and drew a walk and Overbay had four hits and five RBI. Chris Nelson had two hits and two RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit and Nix, Gardner and Suzuki each hit a double. Overbay hit two doubles and a homerun, Suzuki hit a homerun and Gardner hit a triple. The Yankees were 6-17 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Cano and Suzuki each had a stolen base.
Wade Davis took his third loss of the season pitching five innings and giving up seven hits and seven runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Bruce Chen pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a strikeout and J.C. Gutierrez pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with three strikeouts.
Alcides Escobar had a hit, Lorenzo Cain had a hit and Alex Gordon had two hits and two RBI. Eric Hosmer drew a walk, Salvador Perez had a hit and Mike Moustakas had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Jarrod Dyson had a hit and three RBI, Gordon hit a double and Dyson and Moustakas each hit a homerun. The Royals were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.
In the second Suzuki and Overbay each hit two run homeruns to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead. Dyson hit a three run homerun in the second to make it a 4-3 game. In the fourth Overbay hit an RBI double to make it a 5-3 game. The Royals tied the game in the fifth on a Gordon two run double. In the sixth Overbay hit an RBI double and Nelson hit a two run single to make it 8-5 Yankees. Gardner hit an RBI triple and Cano hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 10-5. Moustakas hit a homerun in the sixth to make it 10-6. The Yankees added a run in the ninth on an RBI single by Overbay and the final score was 11-6.
The Yankees record improved to 21-13 and they are 3-1 so far on this road trip. The Royals record fell to 18-14. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday night.
Hughes pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs. He earned his second win of the season and walked two and struck out three. Kelley pitched 2 1/3 innings striking out six batters and Boone Logan pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI and Travis Hafner drew a walk. Ichiro Suzuki had three hits and two RBI, Jayson Nix had two hits and drew a walk and Overbay had four hits and five RBI. Chris Nelson had two hits and two RBI, Chris Stewart had a hit and Nix, Gardner and Suzuki each hit a double. Overbay hit two doubles and a homerun, Suzuki hit a homerun and Gardner hit a triple. The Yankees were 6-17 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Cano and Suzuki each had a stolen base.
Wade Davis took his third loss of the season pitching five innings and giving up seven hits and seven runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Bruce Chen pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a strikeout and J.C. Gutierrez pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with three strikeouts.
Alcides Escobar had a hit, Lorenzo Cain had a hit and Alex Gordon had two hits and two RBI. Eric Hosmer drew a walk, Salvador Perez had a hit and Mike Moustakas had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Jarrod Dyson had a hit and three RBI, Gordon hit a double and Dyson and Moustakas each hit a homerun. The Royals were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.
In the second Suzuki and Overbay each hit two run homeruns to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead. Dyson hit a three run homerun in the second to make it a 4-3 game. In the fourth Overbay hit an RBI double to make it a 5-3 game. The Royals tied the game in the fifth on a Gordon two run double. In the sixth Overbay hit an RBI double and Nelson hit a two run single to make it 8-5 Yankees. Gardner hit an RBI triple and Cano hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 10-5. Moustakas hit a homerun in the sixth to make it 10-6. The Yankees added a run in the ninth on an RBI single by Overbay and the final score was 11-6.
The Yankees record improved to 21-13 and they are 3-1 so far on this road trip. The Royals record fell to 18-14. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday night.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
The New York Yankees lose rubber game to the Oakland Athletics
The New York Yankees were defeated by the score of 5-4 on Sunday afternoon by the Oakland Athletics. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started and struggled once again for his second start in a row. He didn’t get hit hard in this game but his command was not good at all. The Yankees offense fought back but fell just short in the ninth.
Pettitte pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked four and struck out two. Preston Claiborne made his major league debut pitching two perfect innings, Boone Logan took the loss pitching an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner had a hit and drew two walks, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Lyle Overbay had a hit and two RBI. Gardner and Suzuki each hit a double and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Wells had a stolen base and Cano committed an error.
Dan Straily pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Sean Doolittle won his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning and Ryan Cook gave up two hits and no runs in an inning of work. He struck out one batter and Grant Balfour saved his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.
Adam Rosales had a hit, Derek Norris drew a walk and Jed Lowrie had two walks. Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and two RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Nate Freiman had a hit, Luke Montz had two hits and an RBI and Josh Reddick had a hit. Montz and Reddick each hit a double, Montz, Cespedes and Donaldson each hit a homerun and the A’s were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Cespedes had an outfield assist.
In the third Cespedes grounded into a force out to give the A’s a 1-0 lead. Cano hit an RBI single in the third to tie the game at one. Montz hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the A’s a 2-1 lead and Cespedes hit a two run homerun in the fifth to give the A’s a 4-1 lead. The Yankees rallied for three runs in the sixth to tie the game at four. Ichiro hit an RBI double and Overbay hit a two run single. In the eighth Donaldson hit a solo homerun to break the tie and give the A’s a 5-4 lead which they would hold onto and win the game.
The Yankees lost two out of three in this series but finished their long 10 game homestand with a 7-3 record and one game out of first place in the AL East. They trail the Red Sox by one game in the loss column. The Yankees will have the day off on Monday and then head to Colorado to begin a three game series on Monday. The Yankees record dropped to 18-12 and the A’s record dropped to 18-14.
Pettitte pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked four and struck out two. Preston Claiborne made his major league debut pitching two perfect innings, Boone Logan took the loss pitching an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner had a hit and drew two walks, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Lyle Overbay had a hit and two RBI. Gardner and Suzuki each hit a double and the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Wells had a stolen base and Cano committed an error.
Dan Straily pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Sean Doolittle won his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning and Ryan Cook gave up two hits and no runs in an inning of work. He struck out one batter and Grant Balfour saved his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.
Adam Rosales had a hit, Derek Norris drew a walk and Jed Lowrie had two walks. Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and two RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Nate Freiman had a hit, Luke Montz had two hits and an RBI and Josh Reddick had a hit. Montz and Reddick each hit a double, Montz, Cespedes and Donaldson each hit a homerun and the A’s were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Cespedes had an outfield assist.
In the third Cespedes grounded into a force out to give the A’s a 1-0 lead. Cano hit an RBI single in the third to tie the game at one. Montz hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the A’s a 2-1 lead and Cespedes hit a two run homerun in the fifth to give the A’s a 4-1 lead. The Yankees rallied for three runs in the sixth to tie the game at four. Ichiro hit an RBI double and Overbay hit a two run single. In the eighth Donaldson hit a solo homerun to break the tie and give the A’s a 5-4 lead which they would hold onto and win the game.
The Yankees lost two out of three in this series but finished their long 10 game homestand with a 7-3 record and one game out of first place in the AL East. They trail the Red Sox by one game in the loss column. The Yankees will have the day off on Monday and then head to Colorado to begin a three game series on Monday. The Yankees record dropped to 18-12 and the A’s record dropped to 18-14.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Phil Hughes dominates as the New York Yankees take down the Oakland Athletics 4-2
The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics by the score of 4-2 on Saturday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched great. Lyle Overbay and Chris Stewart hit homeruns for the Yankees and Overbay had two hits. The Yankees had seven of nine guys with hits but Overbay was the only one who had more then one.
Hughes pitched eight shutout innings with nine strikeouts. He walked a couple of guys and gave up four hits. Shawn Kelley didn’t record an out and gave up a hit and a run and Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk.
Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI, Overbay had two hits and an RBI and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Overbay and Cano each hit a double, Nunez hit a triple and Stewart and Overbay each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
Bartolo Colon took the loss for the A’s and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He struck out three guys. Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Chris Resop pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Evan Scribner pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
John Jaso had a hit and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and Brandon Moss had a hit and drew a walk. Seth Smith had two hits and an RBI, Josh Reddick had an RBI and drew a walk and Smith hit a double. The A’s were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Donaldson committed an error.
Stewart hit a solo homerun in the third to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Overbay hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 Yankees. The Yankees would extend their lead to 3-0 in the sixth on a Hafner RBI single. Gardner hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 4-0 and that would be the Yankees final run. The A’s would fight back and score two runs in the ninth but would fall short as they lost 4-2. Smith hit an RBI single and Reddick grounded into a force out to score the second run.
The Yankees record improved to 18-11 and the A’s record fell to 17-14. The two teams will play game three of their series, the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.
Hughes pitched eight shutout innings with nine strikeouts. He walked a couple of guys and gave up four hits. Shawn Kelley didn’t record an out and gave up a hit and a run and Mariano Rivera pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk.
Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Robinson Cano had a hit and Vernon Wells had a hit. Travis Hafner had a hit and an RBI, Overbay had two hits and an RBI and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Stewart had a hit and an RBI, Overbay and Cano each hit a double, Nunez hit a triple and Stewart and Overbay each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
Bartolo Colon took the loss for the A’s and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He struck out three guys. Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Chris Resop pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Evan Scribner pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
John Jaso had a hit and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and Brandon Moss had a hit and drew a walk. Seth Smith had two hits and an RBI, Josh Reddick had an RBI and drew a walk and Smith hit a double. The A’s were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Donaldson committed an error.
Stewart hit a solo homerun in the third to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Overbay hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 Yankees. The Yankees would extend their lead to 3-0 in the sixth on a Hafner RBI single. Gardner hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it 4-0 and that would be the Yankees final run. The A’s would fight back and score two runs in the ninth but would fall short as they lost 4-2. Smith hit an RBI single and Reddick grounded into a force out to score the second run.
The Yankees record improved to 18-11 and the A’s record fell to 17-14. The two teams will play game three of their series, the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.
Monday, April 29, 2013
The New York Yankees complete the four game sweep over the Toronto Blue Jays
The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched well, their bullpen was great. Lyle Overbay and Brennan Boesch each hit a homerun.
Hughes pitched six innings giving up two runs on seven hits. He walked one intentionally and struck out nine batters. Boone Logan picked up his first win pitching an inning and giving up a hit with two strikeouts, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Mariano Rivera earned his ninth save of the season with a perfect inning striking out one. Rivera has never had nine saves in the month of April before in his career.
Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk, Robinson Cano drew a walk and Travis Hafner had a hit. Boesch had a hit and an RBI, Overbay had two hits and two RBI and Eduardo Nunez drew a walk. Boesch and Overbay each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.
R.A. Dickey was the hard luck loser pitching seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Dickey took his fourth loss of the season, Steve Delabar pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and Brett Cecil pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out the only batter that he faced.
Brett Lawrie had a hit, Colby Rasmus had a hit and Jose Bautista had a hit. Edward Encarnacion had a hit, Melky Cabrera had a hit and Adam Lind had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Maizur Izturis had a hit and an RBI, Kawasaki had a hit and Bautista and Izturis each hit doubles. The Blue Jays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Bautista had a stolen base.
In the second inning Boesch hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Toronto tied the game at one. Lind hit an RBI single and in the sixth Toronto took the lead on an Izturis RBI double. In the bottom of the seventh Overbay hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees the 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.
The Yankees swept the four game series and are now 15-9 on the season. The Blue Jays record dropped to 9-17 in a season that started with so much promise and big expectations. The Yankees will remain home and begin a three game series with the new American League Houston Astros on Monday night.
Hughes pitched six innings giving up two runs on seven hits. He walked one intentionally and struck out nine batters. Boone Logan picked up his first win pitching an inning and giving up a hit with two strikeouts, David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Mariano Rivera earned his ninth save of the season with a perfect inning striking out one. Rivera has never had nine saves in the month of April before in his career.
Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk, Robinson Cano drew a walk and Travis Hafner had a hit. Boesch had a hit and an RBI, Overbay had two hits and two RBI and Eduardo Nunez drew a walk. Boesch and Overbay each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.
R.A. Dickey was the hard luck loser pitching seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Dickey took his fourth loss of the season, Steve Delabar pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and Brett Cecil pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out the only batter that he faced.
Brett Lawrie had a hit, Colby Rasmus had a hit and Jose Bautista had a hit. Edward Encarnacion had a hit, Melky Cabrera had a hit and Adam Lind had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Maizur Izturis had a hit and an RBI, Kawasaki had a hit and Bautista and Izturis each hit doubles. The Blue Jays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Bautista had a stolen base.
In the second inning Boesch hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Toronto tied the game at one. Lind hit an RBI single and in the sixth Toronto took the lead on an Izturis RBI double. In the bottom of the seventh Overbay hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees the 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.
The Yankees swept the four game series and are now 15-9 on the season. The Blue Jays record dropped to 9-17 in a season that started with so much promise and big expectations. The Yankees will remain home and begin a three game series with the new American League Houston Astros on Monday night.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
The New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles 11-8
The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 11-8 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. David Phelps got the start and pitched well for the Yankees. Lyle Overbay, Ben Francisco and Brennan Boesch each had two hits.
Phelps pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs walking two and striking out nine. He picked up the win, Josh Spence pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Branden Pinder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout and Juan Cedeno retired the only batter that he faced. Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Preston Claiborne picked up the save pitching an inning and striking out one.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Mason Williams had a hit and two RBI and Nunez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Overbay had two hits, Boesch had a hit and two RBI and Melky Mesa had a hit. Francisco had two hits and an RBI, Ramon Flores had a hit and Jayson Nix had a hit and drew a walk. Thomas Neal had a hit and drew two walks, Addison Maruszak had a hit and two RBI, Bobby Wilson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Wilson, Williams and Mesa each hit a double. Boesch and Francisco each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 5-17 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Nix and Neal each had a stolen base and Francisco was caught stealing.
Jair Jurrjen pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked one, Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up three hits and an unearned run, Adam Russell pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Troy Patton pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one. Mark Hendrickson took the loss pitching two innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout, Chris Petrini pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up six hits and six runs with a walk. Andy Loomis pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Zech Zinicola pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Nick Markakis had two hits and two RBI, Brian Roberts had a hit and an RBI and Adam Jones had a hit. Taylor Teagarden had a hit and three RBI, J.J. Hardy drew a walk and Nate McClouth had two hits and two RBI. Kyle Hudson had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Alexi Casilla had a hit and drew a walk. McClouth and Teagarden each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Casilla, Petrini, Dickerson and Britton each committed an error and Wieters had a passed ball.
Maruszack had an RBI groundout, Wilson had an RBI double and Nunez an RBI single all in the second inning. The Yankees had a 3-0 lead and the Orioles came back to tie it in the fifth inning. McLouth hit a two run homerun and Markakis hit an RBI single. Wilson hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to make it 4-3 Yankees. In the seventh the teams combined for 11 runs and it was 10-8 at the end of the inning. The Yankees tacked on a run in the eighth to complete the scoring at 11-8.
The Yankees record improved to 13-17 in the spring and the Orioles record fell to 18-9. The Yankees will play their final spring game in Florida on Thursday. They will play the Pittsburgh Pirates at home on Thursday afternoon and the Orioles will play the Tampa Bay Rays at home on Thursday night.
Phelps pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs walking two and striking out nine. He picked up the win, Josh Spence pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Branden Pinder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout and Juan Cedeno retired the only batter that he faced. Nick Goody pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Preston Claiborne picked up the save pitching an inning and striking out one.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Mason Williams had a hit and two RBI and Nunez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Overbay had two hits, Boesch had a hit and two RBI and Melky Mesa had a hit. Francisco had two hits and an RBI, Ramon Flores had a hit and Jayson Nix had a hit and drew a walk. Thomas Neal had a hit and drew two walks, Addison Maruszak had a hit and two RBI, Bobby Wilson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Wilson, Williams and Mesa each hit a double. Boesch and Francisco each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 5-17 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Nix and Neal each had a stolen base and Francisco was caught stealing.
Jair Jurrjen pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked one, Tommy Hunter pitched an inning giving up three hits and an unearned run, Adam Russell pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Troy Patton pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one. Mark Hendrickson took the loss pitching two innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout, Chris Petrini pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up six hits and six runs with a walk. Andy Loomis pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Zech Zinicola pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Nick Markakis had two hits and two RBI, Brian Roberts had a hit and an RBI and Adam Jones had a hit. Taylor Teagarden had a hit and three RBI, J.J. Hardy drew a walk and Nate McClouth had two hits and two RBI. Kyle Hudson had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Alexi Casilla had a hit and drew a walk. McClouth and Teagarden each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Casilla, Petrini, Dickerson and Britton each committed an error and Wieters had a passed ball.
Maruszack had an RBI groundout, Wilson had an RBI double and Nunez an RBI single all in the second inning. The Yankees had a 3-0 lead and the Orioles came back to tie it in the fifth inning. McLouth hit a two run homerun and Markakis hit an RBI single. Wilson hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to make it 4-3 Yankees. In the seventh the teams combined for 11 runs and it was 10-8 at the end of the inning. The Yankees tacked on a run in the eighth to complete the scoring at 11-8.
The Yankees record improved to 13-17 in the spring and the Orioles record fell to 18-9. The Yankees will play their final spring game in Florida on Thursday. They will play the Pittsburgh Pirates at home on Thursday afternoon and the Orioles will play the Tampa Bay Rays at home on Thursday night.
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