New York Yankees completely shutdown by the Kansas City Royals

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-0.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched well.  The bullpen wasn’t great, and the offense couldn’t touch Seth Lugo.  Gleyber Torres had two of the three hits. 

Stroman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Stroman took his eighth loss of the season.  Mark Leiter Jr. pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Tim Mayza pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Lugo started for the Royals, and he pitched seven shutout innings giving up three hits and no runs or walks with ten strikeouts.  Lugo picked up his 16^th win of the season.  Kris Bubic pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and John Schreiber pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Torres had two hits and Austin Wells had a hit.  The Yankees left three men on base and Wells committed an error.  Dominguez had an outfield assist. 

Tommy Pham had two hits and an RBI, Bobby Witt Jr. had a hit, and an RBI and Salvador Perez had two hits and two RBI.  Hunter Renfroe had a hit, Michael Massey had a hit and drew two walks and Maikel Garcia had an RBI.  Paul DeJong had a hit; Freddy Fermin had a hit and Kyle Isbel had two hits.  Pham hit a homerun, and the Royals were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Massey had a stolen base and Blanco had two stolen bases.  DeJong was caught stealing. 

In the top of the third Witt Jr. hit an RBI single giving the Royals a 1-0 lead.  Perez hit an RBI single and it was 2-0 Royals.  In the top of the fifth Perez hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 3-0.  In the top of the seventh Pham hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 4-0.  In the eighth Garcia hit a sac fly making it 5-0 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play the rubber game on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees fall 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 8-5.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The bullpen was good and the offense was led by Anthony Volpe who had three hits. 

Stroman pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Stroman lost his sixth game of the season.  Michael Tonkin pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts, Tim Hill pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Enyel De Los Santos pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Jake Cousins pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Kevin Gausman started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out two.  Genesis Cabrera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Bendon Little pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and won his first game of the season and Zach Pop pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Chad Green picked up his eighth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Juan Soto had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Austin Wells had two hits.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Ben Rice drew two walks.  Volpe had three hits and two RBI.  Soto, Volpe and Stanton each hit a double and Judge and Volpe each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runnners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Verdugo and Soto each had an outfield assist. 

George Springer had a hit, Joey Loperfido had two hits and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Spencer Horwitz had two hits and two RBI, Daulton Varsho had a hit and Ernei Clement had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Davis Schneider had a hit, Leo Jimenez drew a walk and Brian Serven had two hits and two RBI.  Clement, Guerrero Jr. and Schneider each hit a double.  Loperfido hit a triple and the Blue Jays were 7-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Varsho committed an error and Loperfido had an outfield assist. 

In the top of the first Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single and Clement hit a two-run double giving the Jays a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the top of the third Horwitz hit an RBI single and Clement hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 5-2.  Serven hit a two-run single extending the lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the fifth Volpe hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-4.  Wells hit an RBI single and it was a 7-5 game.  In the top of the sixth Horwitz hit an RBI single making it 8-5 Jays and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Yankees bounce back to even series with the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-3.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, the bullpen did a good job and Oswaldo Cabrera lead the team with two hits and two RBI. 

Stroman pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Stroman won his seventh game of the season.  Michael Tonkin pitched to one batter and struck him out, Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Phil Bickford pitched a perfect inning. 

Charlie Morton started for the Braves, and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  Morton lost his fourth game of the season.  Aaron Bummer pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and Jesse Chavez pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit and drew three walks and Aaron Judge had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Verdugo drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Trent Grisham had a hit and an RBI.  Ben Rice had a hit and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Austin Wells drew a walk.  Cabrera had two hits and two RBI, Stanton, Torres and Volpe each hit a double and Judge and Grisham each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Soto committed an error. 

Jarred Kelenic had a hit and drew a walk, Marcell Ozuna had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Austin Riley had a hit.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and two RBI and Kelenic hit a double.  Ozuna and d’Arnaud each hit a homerun and the Braves were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the top of the first Ozuna hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the third Judge grounded into a double play and a run scored making it 3-1 Yankees.  In the bottom of the fourth Torres hit an RBI double pushing the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Cabrera hit a two-run single making it 6-1.  Judge drew an RBI walk and the lead was 7-1.  In the top of the seventh d’Arnaud hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 7-3.  In the bottom of the seventh Grisham hit a solo homerun making it 8-3 and that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees drop rubber game to the Boston Red Sox

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 9-3.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched ok.  The bullpen didn’t do so well, and the offense managed six hits but no one had more than a hit. 

Stroman pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Stroman took his third loss of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Caleb Ferguson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and Luke Weaver pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Ian Hamilton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Michael Tonkin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Kutter Crawford started for the Red Sox, and he pitched six innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Crawford won his third game of the season.  Brennan Bernardino pitched and gave up two hits without recording an out, Zack Kelly pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Greg Weissert pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit; Juan Soto drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit and an
RBI.  Alex Verdugo had a hit; Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Jose Trevino had a hit, and an RBI and DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Judge and Trevino each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Trevino committed an error and Soto had an outfield assist. 

Jarren Duran had two hits and drew a walk, David Hamilton had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Rob Refsnyder had two hits and drew two walks.  Rafael Devers had a hit and two RBI, Connor Wong had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Enmanuel Valdez had a hit and drew a walk.  Dominic Smith had a hit, Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits and two RBI and Wong hit a triple.  The Red Sox were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Duran had two stolen bases, Smith and Rafaela each had one and Hamilton had four stolen bases.  Smith committed an error. 

In the first Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Rafaela hit a two-run single giving the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the third Devers grounded into a double play and a run scored pushing the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Devers hit a sac fly and the lead was 4-1 Boston.  In the top of the sixth Trevino hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  A wild pitch made it 4-3 and in the bottom of the seventh Devers hit an RBI single, Wong hit a two-run triple and it was 7-3 Red Sox.  In the bottom of the eighth Hamilton hit an RBI single and Wong hit an RBI single making it 9-3 and that was the final score.  The Yankees lost two out of three and will have a day off on Monday.  They will begin a three-game series at home with the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees win second straight in San Diego

 

The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 4-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched well and the offense was led by Anthony Volpe, Aaron Judge and Alex Verdugo each had two hits. 

Stroman won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Luke Weaver pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he earned his 15^th save of the season. 

Dylan Cease started for the Padres and he pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and nine strikeouts.  Cease lost his fourth game of the season.  Yuki Matsui pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts and Enyel De Los Santos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Volpe had two hits, Judge had two hits and two RBI and Verdugo had two hits.  Anthony Rizzo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Judge hit a double and a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Luis Arraez had a hit, Fernando Tatis Jr. had a hit and an RBI and Jurikson Profar drew a walk.  Jake Cronenworth had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Luis Campusano drew two walks.  Cronenworth hit a triple and Tatis Jr. hit a homerun and the Padres were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Rizzo hit an RBI single extending the lead to 3-0 and Torres hit a sac fly making it 4-0.  In the bottom of the eight Tatis Jr. hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1 and that was the final score.  The Yankees will look for the three game sweep on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees edge the Oakland Athletics

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  The offense only managed five hits and four of them with the four runs were all in the first inning. 

Stroman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Stroman picked up his second win of the season.  Ron Marinaccio pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Caleb Ferguson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dennis Santana pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Clay Holmes picked up his ninth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Paul Blackburn started for the Athletics, and he pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with five strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  T.J. McFarland pitched a perfect inning and Austin Adams pitched an inning with a walk. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit; Juan Soto had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and two RBI; Anthony Rizzo had a hit, and two RBI and Austin Wells drew a walk.  Judge and Stanton each hit doubles and Rizzo hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Esteury Ruiz had a hit, Brent Rooker drew a walk and Seth Brown had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Nevin had two hits, Lawrence Butler had a hit, and an RBI and Shea Langeliers had a hit and an RBI.  Nick Allen had a hit, JJ Bleday drew a walk and Brown hit a double, Langeliers and Butler each hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the top of the first Brown hit an RBI double giving the Athletics a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Stanton hit a two-run double giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Rizzo hit a two-run homerun and the lead was pushed to 4-1.  In the second Langeliers hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2 and in the fourth Butler hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score.  The series is even at one game each with two more to play. 

New York Mets are shutout by the Atlanta Braves in Game One of doubleheader

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Monday evening.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-0 in seven innings as it was game one of a double header.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets only managed five hits on offense. 

Stroman pitched five innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Stroman lost his ninth game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched two innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and four strikeouts. 

Kyle Muller started for the Braves and he pitched five innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out three and won his second game of the season.  Tyler Matzek pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Will Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Smith picked up his 20^th save of the season. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew two walks, Kevin Pillar had a hit and Tomas Nido had a hit.  Stroman had a hit,Brandon Drury had a hit and Drury hit a double.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Joc Pederson had a hit and an RBI, Ozzie Albies had a hit and Freddie Freeman had two hits and drew a walk.  Austin Riley had a hit and drew a walk, Dansby Swanson had a hit and Stephen Vogt had a hit. Orlando Arcia had an RBI, Guillermo Heredia had two hits and Muller had a hit.  Heredia, Pederson and Swanson each hit a double and the Braves were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the third Pederson hit an RBI double to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Arcia hit an RBI ground out to push the lead to 2-0 and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets are shutout by the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he only pitched an inning and left with an injury.  The Mets bullpen pitched pretty well and the offense only managed two hits. 

Stroman pitched an inning giving up two walks.  Yennsy Diaz pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts and lost his first game of the season.  Drew Smith pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Aaron Loup pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out four and Trevor May pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Charlie Morton started for the Braves and he pitched seven innings giving up a hit and two walks with 11 strikeouts.  Morton won his seventh game of the season.  A.J. Minter pitched an inning with a strikeout and Will Smith saved his 15^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Billy McKinney drew a walk, James McCann had a hit and Luis Guillorme drew a walk.  Jerad Eickhoff had a hit, McCann hit a double and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Freddie Freeman drew a walk, Ozzie Albies had two hits and Abraham Almonte drew two walks.  Austin Riley drew a walk, Dansby Swanson had two hits and three RBI and William Contreras drew a walk.  Ender Inciarte had a hit, Swanson hit a homerun and the Braves were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Albies had two stolen bases. 

In the third Swanson hit a three-run homerun giving the Braves a 3-0 lead and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets lose in extras to the Arizona Diamondbacks

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and the final score was 6-5 in 11 innings.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Dom Smith led the offense with three RBI. 

Stroman pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with six strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Aaron Loup pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout.  He blew his first save of the season.  Trevor May lost his second game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and two runs with one being earned.  He walked one and struck out none. 

Caleb Smith started for the Diamonbacks and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Joe Mantiply pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks, Taylor Clarke pitched to one batter and got him out and Joakim Soria pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Stefan Crichton pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Alex Young won his second game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Francisco Lindor had a hit and an RBI and Pete Alonso had a hit and drew a walk.  Smith had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Billy McKinney had a hit and Mason Williams drew a walk.  James McCann had a hit and an RBI, McKinney and McCann hit a double and Lindor hit a triple.  Smith hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Smith had a stolen base and Villar was caught stealing.  Villar and McKinney each committed an error. 

Josh Rojas had a hit and an RBI, Ketel Marte had three hits and drew a walk and Eduardo Escobar had two hits.  Pavin Smith had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Josh Reddick had two hits and two RBI and Stephen Vogt had a hit.  Nick Ahmed had a hit, Marte and Reddick each hit a double and Smith hit a homerun.  The Diamondbacks were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Smith had a pickoff. 

In the fourth Smith hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Lindor hit an RBI triple to push the lead to 3-0 and Smith hit a sac fly making it 4-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Smith hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the bottom of the ninth Rojas hit an RBI single and the game was tied at four.  In the tenth McCann hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 5-4 lead and in the bottom of the tenth Reddick hit a two-run double to give the Diamondbacks a 6-5 victory. 

New York Mets are routed by the Washington Nationals

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Pete Alonso had two hits to lead the offense. 

Stroman pitched four innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out four and took his first loss of the season.  Stephen Tarpley pitched giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and he didn’t record an out, Robert Gsellman pitched three innings giving up a walk and he struck out two and Jacob Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning with two strikeouts.

Joe Ross started for the Nationals and he pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Ross won his second game of the season.  Kyle Finnegan pitched an inning with a strikeout, Sam Clay pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Paolo Espino pitched a perfect inning. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Francisco Lindor had a hit and Alonso had two hits.  Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had a hit and Jeff McNeil had a hit.  Conforto hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Conforto committed an error. 

Josh Harrison had a hit, Yadiel Hernandez had two hits and two RBI and Trea Turner had a hit.  Josh Bell drew a walk, Kyle Schwarber had two hits and an RBI.  Starlin Castro had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Alex Avila had an RBI and drew two walks and Andrew Stevenson had a hit and an RBI.  Joe Ross had a hit and an RBI, Victor Robles had a hit and the Nationals were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left 8 men on base. 

In the first Hernandez hit a sac fly to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the second Ross hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 2-0.  In the third Schwarber hit an RBI single and Castro hit an RBI single extending the lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Hernandez hit an RBI single and it was a 5-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Conforto hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth Avila was hit by a pitch that brought a run home making it 6-1 and Stevenson grounded into a force out and a run scored pushing the score to 7-1 Nationals and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets squeak by the Colorado Rockies

 

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 2-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Pete Alonso and Michael Conforto each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Stroman pitched eight innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Stroman earned his third win of the season.  Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he earned his second save of the season. 

Antonio Senzatela started for the Rockies and he pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with one being earned.  He struck out four batters and took his third loss of the season.  Robert Stephenson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Mychal Givens pitched an inning giving up a hit and Daniel Bard pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, Alonso had two hits and Conforto had two hits.  Jeff McNeil had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Conforto and McNeil each hit a double.  The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Nimmo had a stolen base. 

Raimel Tapia had a hit, Trevor Story had two hits and Charlie Blackmon had a hit and an RBI.  Dom Nunez drew a walk, Story hit a double and the Rockies were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Story was caught stealing and Cron committed an error.  Blackmon had an outfield assist. 

In the second McNeil hit an RBI ground out to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Davis hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the seventh Blackmon hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1 and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets shutout the Philadelphia Phillies to get a doubleheader sweep

 

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in Game two of their doubleheader on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-0.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched great.  Brandon Nimmo had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense. 

Stroman pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out three and earned his second win of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits. 

Aaron Nola started for the Phillies and pitched five innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Nola took his first loss of the season, Spencer Howard pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out one. 

Nimmo had three hits and three RBI, Francisco Lindor had a hit and drew a walk and Pete Alonso had a hit.  Jeff McNeil had a hit, Kevin Pillar had a hit and Jonathan Villar had a hit and an RBI.  Tomas Nido had a hit, Stroman drew a walk and Lindor, Villar and Alonso each hit a double.  Nido hit a triple, the Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Matt Joyce had a hit, J.T. Realmuto had a hit and Alec Bohm had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Jean Segura had a hit and Brad Miller had a hit.  The Phillies were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the fourth Villar hit an RBI double and Nimmo hit a two-run single to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth Nimmo hit an RBI single to make it 4-0 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Wednesday night. 

New York Mets double up the Philadelphia Phillies

 

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 8-4.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen pitched ok and the offense was led by Pete Alonso who had two hits and two RBI. 

Stroman pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  He picked up his first victory of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts, Trevor May pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one being earned.  He walked one and struck out one. 

Chase Anderson pitched five innings and gave up two hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Vince Velasquez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four runs and four walks with four strikeouts, Brandon Kintzler pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and David Hale pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks. 

Brandon Nimmo had an RBI and drew three walks, Francisco Lindor had an RBI and Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI.  Alonso had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Dom Smith had a hit and two RBI and Luis Guillorme drew a walk.  Jeff McNeil drew a walk, James McCann had a hit and drew a walk and Kevin Pillar drew a walk.  Alonso and Conforto each hit a double and Smith and Alonso each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Nimmo and Pillar each had a stolen base.  McNeil and Alonso each committed an error. 

Matt Joyce drew two walks, Rhys Hoskins had two hits and an RBI and Alec Bohm had a hit.  Bryce Harper drew a walk, J.T. Realmuto had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had two hits and an RBI.  Jean Segura had two hits, Adam Haseley had two hits and Haseley and Hoskins each hit a double and Gregorius hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

In the fourth Smith hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Gregorius hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the seventh Nimmo drew an RBI walk, Lindor hit a sac fly and Pillar stole home.  Conforto hit an RBI double and it was 6-1 Mets.  In the bottom of the seventh Hoskins hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the ninth Alonso hit a two-run homerun pushing the Mets lead to 8-2.  In the bottom of the ninth Hoskins hit an RBI double and Realmuto hit into a forceout making it an 8-4 game but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Mets lose to the Washington Nationals

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Thursday.  The game took place at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 3-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Kevin Pillar led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Stroman pitched five innings giving up two hits and a run with six strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he took his first loss of the spring.  Aaron Loup pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Trevor May pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jon Lester started for the Nationals and he pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Luis Avilan pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Sam Clay pitched two innings giving up a hit and a strikeout and he earned his first win of the spring.  Kyle Finnegan pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Todd Peterson pitched an inning giving up a walk and Steven Fuentes pitched an inning giving up two hits and he earned his first save of the spring. 

Johneshwy Fargas drew a walk, Pillar had two hits and J.D. Davis drew two walks.  James McCann had a hit and an RBI, Patrick Mazeika had a hit and Jake Hager had a hit.  Albert Almora Jr. had a hit, McCann hit a double and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Davis committed an error and Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Victor Robles had a hit, Juan Soto had a hit and Hernan Perez had a hit.  Josh Bell had a hit and an RBI, Kyle Schwarber had a hit and an RBI and Yadiel Hernandez had two hits and an RBI.  Robles and Perez each hit a double and Schwarber, Hernandez and Bell each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the bottom of the first McCann hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Schwarber hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  IN the sixth Hernandez hit a solo homerun giving the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Bell hit a solo homerun extending the Nationals lead to 3-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will remain home and take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. 

New York Mets double up the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 6-3.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the Mets bullpen pitched well.  Michael Conforto led the offense with two hits and three RBI. 

Stroman pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Brad Brach won his fifth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and he struck out one, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up two walks and three strikeouts and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Justin Wilson picked up his fourth save of the season pitching an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Trevor Bauer lost his 13^th game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up six hits and five runs.  He walked none and struck out eight.  Matt Bowman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Sal Romano pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Pete Alonso had a hit and drew a walk.  Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit.  Conforto had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Alonso, Cano, Conforto, Ramos and McNeil each hit a double.  Conforto, Davis and Nimmo each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base. 

Phillip Ervin drew a walk, Joey Votto had a hit and drew three walks and Eugenio Suarez had a hit.  Aristides Aquino had an RBI, Tucker Barnhart had a hit and an RBI and Iglesias had a hit.  Jose Peraza had a hit, Kyle Farmer had a hit and an RBI and Bauer drew a walk.  Alex Blandino drew a walk, Farmer, Barnhart each hit a homerun and the Reds were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Cano hit an RBI double and Conforto hit a three-run homerun giving the Mets a 4-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Aquino hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Farmer hit a solo homerun making it a 4-2 game.  In the sixth Davis hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-2.  In the bottom of the eighth Barnhart hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-3 and in the ninth Nimmo hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 6-3.  The final score was 6-3.   

New York Mets win in Colorado

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 6-1.  Marcus Stroman started and pitched great.  Pete Alonso, Wilson Ramos, Todd Frazier and Amed Rosario each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Stroman won his ninth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Luis Avilan pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Tim Melville pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  He lost his third game of the season.  Phillip Diehl pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Yency Almonte pitched to one batter and struck him out and Wes Parsons pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout.  Rico Garcia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jeff McNeil drew a walk and Alonso had two hits and two RBI.  Robinson Cano had a hit, Ramos had two hits and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Frazier had two hits and an RBI, Rosario had two hits and two RBI and Joe Panik had a hit.  Ramos hit a double, Rosario, Nimmo and Alonso each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Trevor Story had a hit, Charlie Blackmon had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Sam Hilliard had two hits.  Pat Valaika had a hit which was a double and Blackmon hit a homerun and the Rockies were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Blackmon was caught stealing. 

In the sixth Rosario hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  Nimmo hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  Alonso hit a solo homerun and it was 4-0.  In the eighth Alonso hit an RBI single and in the ninth Frazier hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 6-0.  Blackmon hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the ninth to cut the lead to 6-1 and that was the final score. 

New York Mets pound the Arizona Diamondbacks and sweep the series

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 11-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and pitched well.  Juan Lagares lead the offense with two hits and six RBI. 

Stroman pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with four walks and six strikeouts and won his eighth game of the season.  Daniel Zamora pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Chris Mazza pitched 2 1/3 innings. 

Alex Young pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up five hits and six runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three and lost his fourth game of the season.  Yoan Lopez pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout, Robby Scott pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Jimmie Sherfy pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs and struck out two.  Andrew Chafin pitched to one batter and got him out, Kevin Ginkel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Archie Bradley pitched 2/3 of an inning.  Matt Andriese pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Amed Rosario had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and J.D. Davis had two hits and an RBI.  Michael Conforto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Luis Guillorme had a hit.  Lagares had two hits and six RBI, Tomas Nido had a hit and an RBI and Frazier, Cano and Nido each hit a homerun.  Conforto hit a homerun and Lagares hit two homeruns.  The Mets were 2-4 with runners in scoring position andl eft three men on base.  Nido had a passed ball. 

Ketel Marte drew a walk, Abraham Almonte drew a walk and Josh Rojas had a hit.  Christian Walker drew a walk, Alex Avila had two hits and drew a walk and Jarrod Dyson drew a walk.  Ildemaro Vargas had a hit and an RBI.  Avila and Vargas each hit a double and the Diamondbacks were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Ahmed committed an error. 

In the second Frazier hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Davis hit an RBI single, Lagares hit a grand slam and it was 6-0 Mets.  In the fifth Cano hit a solo homerun and Lagares hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 9-0.  Nido hit a solo homerun making it 10-0.  In the seventh Vargas hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 10-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Conforto hit a solo homerun and it was 11-1 which was the final score. 

The Mets swept the three-game series from the Arizona Diamondbacks and will remain home to start a three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. 

New York Mets win in dramatic fashion over the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-6.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Ahmed Rosario had three hits and Michael Conforto and J.D. Davis each had two to lead the offense. 

Stroman pitched six innings giving up nine hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out nine.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Robert Gsellman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Luis Avilan won his third game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and striking out two. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.   Daniel Hudson pitched an inning and gave up a hit and he struck out one and Sean Doolittle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up six hits and four runs and he lost his fourth game of the season and blew his fifth save of the season. 

Jeff McNeil drew a walk, Rosario had three hits and Conforto had two hits and an RBI.  Pete Alonso had a hit and two RBI, Davis had two hits and an RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier had a hit and three RBI.  Joe Panik had a hit, Rosario and Davis each hit a double.  Alonso, Davis and Frazier each hit a homerun and the Nationals were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base. 

Trea Turner had two hits and drew two walks, Adam Eaton had three hits and Anthony Rendon had two hits and three RBI.  Juan Soto had three hits and two RBI, Matt Adams had two hits and Victor Robles had a hit and drew a walk.  Soto hit a double and Rendon hit a triple.  Soto and Rendon each hit a homerun and the Nationals were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left 8 men on base.  Turner, Soto and Eaton each had a stolen base and Robles was caught stealing. 

In the fourth Rendon hit an RBI triple and Soto hit a two-run homerun to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Alonso hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  Davis hit a solo homerun and the game was tied at three.  In the seventh Rendon hit a two-run homerun to give the Nationals a 5-3 lead.  In the ninth a wild pitch made it 6-3 Nationals.  In the bottom of the ninth Frazier hit a three-run homerun to tie the game and Conforto hit an RBI single to win the game and give the Mets a 7-6 victory. 

New York Yankees drop second straight north of the border

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 7-4.  Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he pitched well but not deep into the game.  The bullpen did not do their job as they blew the lead and Brandon Drury led the offense with a couple of hits and RBI. 

Gray pitched four innings giving up seven hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out four, Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and David Robertson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and he took the loss his first of the season. 

Marcus Stroman pitched five innings giving up three hits and four runs with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Danny Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, John Axford pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout and Tyler Clippard won his first game pitching an inning and giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Seung Hwan Oh pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his first game of the season. 

Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks, Giancarlo Stanton drew three walks and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI, Drury had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Gregorius hit a double.  Drury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Judge had an outfield assist. 

Devon Travis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had a hit and drew two walks and Justin Smoak had three hits, six RBI and drew a walk.  Yangervis Solarte had a hit, Russell Martin had a hit and drew a walk and Kevin Pillar had three hits.  Gift Ngoepe had a hit, Aledmys Diaz had a hit which was a double and Smoak hit two homeruns.  The Jays were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Solarte committed an error. 

In the second Travis hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Walker hit an RBI single and the Yankees took a 2-1 lead.  Drury hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Smoak hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the eighth Smoak hit a grand-slam to give the Jays a 7-4 lead and that was the final score of the game. 

The Yankees will now head home for their home opener on Monday and a brief two game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.   

The Toronto Blue Jays win a thrilling AL Wild Card game over the Baltimore Orioles

The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the final score was 5-2.  Marcus Stroman started for the Blue Jays and pitched well and Chris Tillman pitched well for the Orioles.  Edwin Encarnacion was the hero as he hit the walk off homerun for the Blue Jays. 

Stroman pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out six.  Brett Cecil pitched 1/3 of an inning with a walk, Joe Biagini pitched to two batters and struck them both out and Jason Grilli pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Roberto Osuna pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two and Francisco Liriano earned the win pitching 1 2/3 innings and he struck out one. 

Tillman pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Mychal Givens pitched 2 1/3 innings striking out three, Donnie Hart pitched to one batter and retired him and Brad Brach pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Darren O'Day pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out one, Brian Duensing pitched 1/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Ubaldo Jimenez took the loss pitching without recording an out.  He gave up three hits and three runs. 

Devon Travis had a hit, Josh Donaldson had two hits and Encarnacion had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Jose Bautista had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Michael Saunders had a hit and Kevin Pillar had a hit.  Ezequiel Carrera had two hits and an RBI.  Saunders, Pillar and Donaldson each hit a double and Bautista and Encarnacion each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Adam Jones had a hit, Manny Machado had a hit and Mark Trumbo had a hit and two RBI.  Chris Davis drew a walk, Michael Bourn had a hit and Trumbo hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Bourn had a stolen base. 

In the second Bautista hit a solo homerun to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Trumbo hit a two run homerun to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Carrera hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the 11th Encarnacion hit a three run walk off homerun to give the Jays a 5-2 victory. 

The Jays will move on to play the Texas Rangers in the ALDS and the Orioles are going home.