New York Yankees roar back to beat the Mets in extra innings

 The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Sunday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-7 in extra innings in game one of the doubleheader.  Mike King started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Luke Voit led the offense with two hits and two RBI. 

King pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Brooks Kriske pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts, Ben Heller pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with four strikeouts and Chad Green picked up his third win of the season pitching an inning with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Rick Porcello pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Jared Hughes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and four unearned runs with a walk and Edwin Diaz lost his first game of the season and blew his fourth save of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one being earned.  He walked one and struck out none. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Voit had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Tauchman had an RBI and drew a walk, Mike Ford had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Wade had a hit and drew a walk, Voit and Ford each hit a double and Hicks hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Michael Conforto had two hits and two RBI and J.D. Davis had a hit.  Dom Smith had a hit and drew a walk, Robinson Cano had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Pete Alonso had a hit and two RBI.  Jeff McNeil had a hit, Wilson Ramos had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Andres Gimenez drew two walks.  Smith and Conforto each hit a double and Cano hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Gimenez committed an error. 

In the first Tauchman hit an RBI ground out to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Alonso hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Ramos hit an RBI single and it was 2-1 Mets.  In the fourth Ford hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Cano hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the sixth Conforto hit a two-run double to extend the Mets lead to 6-2.  Alonso was hit by a pitch and it was 7-2 Mets.  In the bottom of the seventh Voit hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 7-4.  A wild pitch made it 7-5 and Hicks hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at seven.  In the eighth Urshela hit a walk-off single to give the Yankees a 8-7 victory.

New York Yankees pound the Boston Red Sox

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

Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-3.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and 

he pitched great.  Gleyber Torres had four hits and Mike Tauchman had three hits to lead the offense.  

Cole pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and eight strikeouts.  Cole won 

his fourth game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs 

with a walk, Adam Ottavino pitched to two batters and struck them both out and Ben Heller pitched an 

inning giving up a hit with two strikeouts.  

Colten Brewer pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and two 

strikeouts.  Austin Brice pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and three strikeouts, Ryan Brasier pitched

three innings giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout and Dylan Covey pitched two innings

giving up four hits and three runs with two strikeouts.  Brandon Workman pitched 2/3 of an inning

giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Marcus Walden pitched to one batter and got him 

out.  

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew a walk.  Gio 

Urshela had a hit and drew a walk, Torres had four hits and two RBI and Tyler Wade had a hit.  

Tauchman had three hits and four RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and two RBI and Clint Frazier had a hit

and two RBI and Brett Gardner drew two walks.  Torres, Tauchman and Frazier each hit a double.  

Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 8-18 with runners in scoring position and left nine men

on base.  Gardner had a stolen base.  

Alex Verdugo had a hit and two RBI, Rafael Devers had a hit and an RBI and Mitch Moreland had a hit.

Christian Vasquez had a hit, Kevin Pillar had a hit and drew a walk and Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and 

drew a walk.  Jonathan Arauz had a hit, Bradley Jr. hit a double and Verdugo hit a homerun.  The Red 

Sox were 2-6 with five runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Pillar was caught stealing

and Verdugo committed an error.  

In the third Torres hit a two-run double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Verdugo hit a solo

homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Tauchman hit an RBI double and Sanchez hit a two-run 

double and the lead was 5-1.  In the seventh Tauchman hit an RBI single and Frazier hit a two-run 

double to extend the lead to 8-1.  In the eighth Verdugo hit an RBI groundout cutting the lead 8-2.  

Devers hit an RBI single and it was 8-3.  In the eighth Tauchman hit a two-run single making it 10-3.  

The final score was 10-3, the two teams will play game two of four on Saturday night.  

New York Yankees power to victory over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-6.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Mike Ford led the offense with a couple of hits and three RBI. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Montgomery won his second game of the season.  David Hale pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Chad Green pitched to two batters getting them both out and he struck out one.  Zack Britton saved his sixth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Touki Toussaint pitched four innings for the Braves and he gave up four hits and six runs with five being earned.  He walked one and struck out three.  Bryse Wilson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with four walks and two strikeouts, Luke Jackson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Josh Tomlin pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mike Tauchman drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Luke Voit had a hit and three RBI and Gleyber Torres drew two walks.  Ford had two hits and three RBI, he had two doubles and Voit and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  LeMahieu and Torres each committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Dansby Swanson had an RBI, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Freddie Freeman had a hit and drew a walk.  Marcell Ozuna had two hits and three RBI, Johan Camargo had a hit and an RBI and Austin Riley had a hit.  Tyler Flowers had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Ozuna, Camargo and Flowers each hit a double.  Ozuna hit a homerun and the Braves were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Toussaint and Riley each committed an error. 

In the first Voit hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the third Voit lined out and a run scored on an error to make it 4-0.  Ford hit a two-run double and the lead was pushed to 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 7-0.  Ford grounded into a double play and it was an 8-0 game.  In the sixth Ozuna hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 8-3.  In the seventh Swanson reached on a fielder’s choice and an error to make it 8-4.  In the seventh Ford hit an RBI double to make it 9-4 and in the eighth Camargo hit an RBI double to cut the deficit to 9-5.  Flowers hit an RBI double and it was 9-6.  That was as close as it got as the game ended with a 9-6 Yankees victory.  The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees blow late lead and lose to the Tampa Bay Rays

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took 

place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-3.  James Paxton started for 

the Yankees and he pitched great until it fell apart in the last inning.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with

two hits.  

Paxton pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and 11 strikeouts.  Jonathan 

Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk and Zack Britton took his first loss of the 

season.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk.  

Charlie Morton pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout.  

Trevor Richards pitched four innings giving up four hits and wo unearned runs with two walks and Joh

four strikeouts.  John Curtiss pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts and Ryan Thompson

pitched a perfect inning.  

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and Luke Voit

had a hit and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Mike Ford had an RBI and 

Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Brett Gardner had a hit, Hicks, Gardner and Torres each hit a double.  The 

Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  

Yandy Diaz had a hit, Austin Meadows had a hit and Jose Martinez had a hit and drew a walk.  

Mike Brosseau had two hits and two RBI, Brandon Lowe had a hit and an RBI and Manuel Margot

drew a walk.  Mike Zunino drew a walk, Ji-Man Choi had a hit and Michahael Perez had a hit and an

RBI.  Martinez, Meadows and Brosseau hit a double.  Brosseau and Lowe each hit a homerun.  

The Rays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Margot committed an 

error.  

In the first Ford got hit by a pitch to drive in a run and give them a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Urshela reached

on a fielding error and two runs scored to push the lead to 3-0.  In the seventh Brosseau hit a two-run 

homerun followed by a solo homerun by Lowe to tie the game at three.  In the ninth Perez hit an RBI

single to win the game 4-3 for the Rays.  The Rays took three out of four and the Yankees will  now

have off on Monday before beginning a short two-game series with the Braves at home on Tuesday 

night.  

New York Yankees drop game 2 of the doubleheader

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of a doubleheader on 

Saturday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was

5-3.  Michael King started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen was pretty good.  Luke Voit led

the offense with two hits.  

King pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  King lost his

first game of the season.  Luis Avilan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked two, Albert 

Abreu made his major league debut pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up three hits and two runs with 

two walks and two strikeouts and Ben Heller pitched 2/3 of an inning.  

Ryan Thompson pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Diego Castillo pitched an 

inning with a walk and a strikeout, Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with

a walk and a strikeout and Andrew Kittredge pitched a perfect inning.  Jalen Beeks pitched 1 2/3 innings

giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Nick Anderson earned his second 

save of the season pitching to one batter and getting him out.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk.

Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Voit had two hits and an RBI.  Gio Urshela

had a hit and Eric Kratz had a hit and drew a walk.  Kratz hit a double and the Yankees were 3-6 with 

runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  

Austin Meadows had two hits and two RBI, Hunter Renfroe drew two walks and Jose Martinez had a

hit.  Ji-Man Choi had a hit and drew a walk, Joey Wendle drew a walk and Yoshi Tsutsugo had an RBI

and drew a walk.  Willy Adames drew a walk, Kevin Kiermaier drew two walks and Yandy Diaz 

drew a walk.  Kevan Smith had a hit and two RBI, Meadows hit a double and the Rays were 2-12 with

runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Kiermaier had an outfield assist.  

In the bottom of the first Tsutsugo had an RBI walk to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Voit 

hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fourth Meadows hit a two-run single 

to give the Rays a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Smith hit a two-run single to push their lead to 5-1.  In the 

seventh LeMahieu hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 5-3 but that would be the final score.  

The two teams will play the rubber game of the four-game series on Sunday afternoon.  

Yankees lose a close one to the Philadelphia Phillies

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.  The game took 

place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 5-4.  Jordan

Montgomery started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch very well.  The Yankees bullpen kept them in 

the game and Mike Tauchman and Brett Gardner each had two hits to lead the offense.  

Montgomery pitched four innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  

Montgomery took his first loss of the season.  David Hale pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he 

walked two and struck out three and Jonathan Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk 

 and struck out three.

Zach Eflin pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs with none being earned.  He walked 

one and struck out five.  Deolis Guerra pitched an inning with a strikeout and he won his first game

of the season, Nick Pivetta pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts.  

Jose Alvarez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Hector Neris pitched

1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he had a strikeout.  

Tauchman had two hits and two RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit.  

 Gardner had two hits, Gio Urshela had a hit and Gary Sanchez had a hit and two RBI.  Tyler Wade

drew a walk, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and Urshela and Stanton each hit a double.  Sanchez hit a homerun.

The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner was caught

stealing and Hale had a pickoff.   

Andrew McCutchen had two hits, Rhys Hoskins drew a walk and Bryce Harper had a hit and drew two 

walks.  JT Realmuto had two hits and three RBI, Phil Gosselin had a hit and two RBI and Didi 

Gregorius had a hit.  Roman Quinn  had a hit and drew a walk, Gosselin and McCutchen each hit a 

double and Quinn hit a triple.  Realmuto hit a homerun and the Phillies were 2-8 with runners in scoring

position and left six men on base.  Quinn was picked off and Kingery committed an error.  

In the first Realmuto hit a three-run homerun to give the Phillies a 3-0 lead.  In the second Tauchman

hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the third Gosselin hit a two-run double to make it 5-2.

In the seventh Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to make it a 5-4 game.  The final score was 5-4.  

New York Yankees win second straight over the Toronto Blue Jays

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 11-6.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Miguel Andujar led the offense with three hits and three RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Severino earned his 16^th win of the season pitching five innings and giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Tommy Khanle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out one, Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Zach Britton pitched one inning giving up a hit.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and A.J. Cole pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Sean Reid-Foley pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and eight runs with six of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six.  Jake Petricka pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts, Jaime Garcia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Luis Santos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Ryan Tepera pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Stanton had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew two walks.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and three RBI, Andujar had three hits and three RBI and Torres had two hits.  Greg Bird had a hit and two RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and drew a walk and Austin Romine had an RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit, Andujar hit a double and Gregorius, Stanton, Andujar and Bird each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and committed an error and Walker also committed an error.  Walker had an outfield assist and Severino had a pickoff. 

Billy McKinney had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had two hits and drew a walk and Kendrys Morales had a hit.  Justin Smoak had two hits and an RBI, Kevin Pillar had a hit and an RBI, Teoscar Hernandez had a hit and drew a walk, Danny Jansen had two hits and an RBI and Aledmys Diaz had a hit.  Richard Urena had a hit and drew a walk, Jansen, Granderson and Pillar each hit a double and the Blue Jays were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  McKinney was picked off and Jansen and Travis each committed an error. 

In the first Gregorius hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Romine hit a sac fly to push the lead to 3-0.  In the third Andujar hit a two-run double to push the Yankees lead to 5-0.  Bird hit an RBI ground out and it was 6-0.  In the fourth Stanton hit a solo homerun and in the fifth Andujar hit a solo homerun to make it 8-0.  In the sixth Smoak hit an RBI single and Jansen hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-2.  McKinney hit an RBI single and three runs scored after an error by Walker to cut the lead to 8-5.  In the bottom of the eighth Bird hit a solo homerun, Hicks drew an RBI walk and Gregorius hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 11-5.  In the ninth Pillar hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 11-6 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees fail to sweep as they fall to the Boston Red Sox

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

place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  CC Sabathia started

and didn't pitch well, the bullpen did pitch well.  Gleyber Torres led the offense with two hits.

Sabathia pitched for innings giving up nine hits and four runs with five strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder

pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts, Dellin Betances lost his second game of the season

pitched two innings and giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts and Chasen Shreve pitched an

inning giving up a walk and striking out one.

Eduardo Rodriguez pitched five innings giving up a hit and three walks with eight strikeouts.

Matt Barnes pitched an inning with a walk, Heath Hembree pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two

hits and three runs with a walk and Joe Kelly pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with

two walks and two strikeouts.  Craig Kimbrel saved his 10th game of the season pitching a perfect

inning with a strikeout.

Brett Gardner had an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks and

Didi Gregorius had an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Gary Sanchez drew two walks and Miguel

Andujar had a hit.  Torres had two hits, Neil Walker drew a walk and the Yankees were 1-6 with

runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Mookie Betts had three hits and drew a walk,

Andrew Benintendi had a hit and Hanley Ramirez had two hits and three RBI.  J.D. Martinez had a

hit and two RBI, Xander Bogaerts had a hit and Eduardo Nunez had a hit.  Rafael Devers had a hit,

Betts and Benintendi each hit a double and Ramirez hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 1-8 with

runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Betts had a stolen base.

In the first Ramirez hit an RBI ground out to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the third Ramirez hit an

RBI single to push the lead to 2-0, Martinez lined into a force out and a run scored to make it a 3-0

game.  In the fifth Ramirez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the seventh Gardner drew

an RBI walk to cut the lead to 4-1, Judge hit an RBI single to make it 4-2 and Gregorius grounded

into a forceout and it was a 4-3 game.  A wild pitch tied the game at four and in the eighth Martinez

hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 5-4 lead and that would be the final score.

The Yankees took two out of three in the series but they had a eight game winning streak that was

broken and now they are tied for first place.

The New York Yankees end the grapefruit league with a loss

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays in their final grapefruit league game.  The game took place at Charlotte Sports Park and the final score was 11-1.  Brian Keller started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch well.  The Yankees offense only managed four hits. 

Keller pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout and he took the loss.   Brady Lail pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Adonis Rosa pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs and Trevor Lane pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Raynel Espinal pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out the side and Andrew Schwaab pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Tyler Wade had a hit, Diego Castillo had a hit and Trey Amburgey had two hits and an RBI.  Jorge Saez drew a walk, Castillo hit a double and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Wade had a stolen base. 

In the first Wilson Ramos hit a sac fly giving the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the third Carlos Gomez hit a two-run homerun and Adeiny Hechavarria hit a two-run homerun to push the Rays lead to 5-0.  In the fourth Matt Duffy hit an RBI single and the score was 6-0 Rays.  Daniel Robertson hit a two-run homerun, Tristan Gray hit a solo homerun and Josh Lowe hit a solo homerun in the fifth to extend the Rays lead to 10-0.  In the sixth Jermaine Palacios hit a solo homerun and it was 11-0 Rays.  In the ninth Amburgey hit an RBI single to make it 11-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees finished up their grapefruit league schedule and will fly to Atlanta to take on the Braves on Monday night.  They finished 17-13 in the grapefruit league and had a good camp. 

New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Starlin Castro led the offense with three hits. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out five and won his ninth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning. 

Blake Snell pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with four walks and a strikeout.  Snell lost his seventh game of the season.  Chaz Roe pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out two, Andrew Kittredge pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Brad Boxberger pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Sergio Romo pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Dan Jennings pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Austin Pruitt pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks. 

Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew three walks, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Gary Sanchez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday had a hit and an RBI, Castro had three hits and an RBI and drew a walk and Todd Frazier had a hit.  Clint Frazier had a hit, Ronald Torreyes had two hits and drew a walk and Judge and Torreyes each hit a double.  Castro hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Hicks and Judge each had a stolen base. 

Kevin Kiermaier had two hits, Steven Souza Jr. had three hits and drew a walk and Evan Longoria drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI, and the Rays were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Ramos hit a sac fly to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the second Castro hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Hicks drew an RBI walk, Judge drew an RBI walk and a wild pitch made it 4-1 in the second.  In the eighth Sanchez hit an RBI single to increase the lead to 5-1.  Holliday hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees lose rubber game in Minnesota

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 6-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well although it was just one bad inning.  Brett Gardner, Starlin Castro and Clint Frazier each had two hits to lead the inning. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Montgomery lost his fifth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out two and Tommy Kahnle pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jose Berrios started for the Twins and he pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  Berrios won his ninth game of the season.  Tyler Duffey pitched to one batter and struck him out, Taylor Rogers pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Trevor Hildenberger pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  

Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Castro had two hits and Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk.  C. Frazier had two hits, Austin Romine drew a walk and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing. 

Brian Dozier had a hit and drew two walks, Eduardo Escobar had a hit and an RBI and Miguel Sano had a hit and three RBI.  Chris Gimenez had a hit, Ehire Adrianza had two hits and Zack Granite had a hit and two RBI.  Dozier, Adrianza each hit a double and Sano hit a homerun.  The Twins were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Grossman committed an error. 

In the second Granite hit a two-run single, Escobar hit an RBI single and Sano hit a three-run homerun to take a 6-0 lead.  In the seventh Gardner hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three to the Twins and will head to Seattle for a four game series. 

New York Yankees Tuesday night notes after a loss to the Red Sox

Here are the Tuesday night notes after the Yankees lost 1-0 to the Red Sox at home.  The story was Ivan Nova who was very sharp tonight.  Mariano Rivera pitched again and looked the same as always and Boone Logan continued to be sharp.  The offense didn't do much of anything once again but I wouldn't be too concerned with that.  Chad Jennings provides the coverage from the Journal News. 

Ivan Nova never seemed especially worried, but after two sloppy starts this spring, the time was right for him to finally have a good one. Tonight he finally found the strike zone and delivered four scoreless innings. He struck out the final two big league hitters he faced, getting Jacoby Ellsbury on an inside fastball and getting Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a slider.

“I just want to have good stuff,” Nova said. “Not only the good stuff, but when you don’t have the best stuff, you’ve got to pitch. That’s something I did today compared to what I did in Toronto the other day. I had the good stuff but I didn’t pitch. I think in Toronto I had (better) stuff than I had today … but I pitched, and that’s the difference.”

Nova has shown good fastball velocity and pretty good offspeed pitches all spring, the problem has been fastball command. Today, he had the command as well. He threw 55 pitches, 35 for strikes, and he consistently worked ahead in the count.

“I was more aggressive, let the hitters hit the ball,” Nova said. “I’ve got eight people behind me. You’ve got to pitch to contact, you’ve got to throw strikes. … I’m a really confident guy. It doesn’t matter if I pitch good or not, you’ve got to keep your head up (and) you’ve got to keep working. I knew that I would pitch good one day. You’ve got to look forward to the next start, and today I’m going to enjoy it, and get it behind me and wait for the next start.”

Mariano Rivera laughed when asked if he’s ready for the season to begin. “Tomorrow,” he said. Essentially Rivera got four outs today, pitching around an error for a scoreless fifth inning. “You have to work, you know?” he said. “It’s not just go in there and do whatever you want, you have to work on your pitches and work that strike zone.”

 Rivera’s next outing will likely come either Friday or Saturday. At this point, it seems like he might pitch a little more than his usually eight or nine spring innings. “That’s alright as long as we get eight, nine,” Rivera said. “It will be enough.”

 Dave Robertson ran on an eliptical machine today and could do some light jogging on a treadmill tomorrow. Joe Girardi said there’s a chance Robertson could be on a mound by the weekend.

The plan is for Eduardo Nunez to take the next three days off. Girardi said Nunez should need only a week to 10 days to be ready for the regular season. He wouldn’t need nearly as much time as Dave Robertson. “You would think that you could get him enough playing time,” Girardi said. “The great thing about minor-league games is you can get him 10 at-bats in one day if you wanted to. You can’t have a pitcher throw 10 innings in one day if they’re a one-inning guy. It’s different.”

 George Kontos came through today’s batting practice just fine, in fact, he was happy with his stuff and doesn’t feel like he lost much during his time off. He’s scheduled to get in a game on Friday.

 Asked which bullpen candidates have made a strong impression, Girardi seemed to be thinking along an obvious theme. “Our lefties have thrown the ball pretty decent,” he said. “(Clay) Rapada has thrown the ball pretty well, Juan (Cedeno) has thrown the ball pretty well, Cesar (Cabral) has thrown the ball pretty well. We think we’ve got some options if we decide to take another lefty. Time will tell.”

 Speaking of which: Another hitless inning for Boone Logan who’s looked really sharp this spring. He pitched a 1-2-3 sixth inning against Aviles, Pedroia and Ellsbury. The only lefty he faced was Ellsbury, who struck out.

 Bernie Williams got here last night and was around all day today.

Another nice outing for David Phelps, who took the loss despite five strikeouts in 2.2 innings. The only run of the game came on a single to right field, where Zoilo Almonte misplayed the ball, after which David Adams made a bad relay throw turning the single into an unearned run. It was a 1-0 Red Sox win because of that play.

Girardi wouldn’t give a specific timetable for Dan Burawa’s return from a torn oblique, but it’s going to be much more than a couple of days. “It could be a while,” Girardi said. “I’m not sure. He hurt his side. I haven’t gotten a timetable. A lot of times ribcage injuries can be tough.”

 I’m sure I’ll do a full post on this tomorrow, but the Yankees announced today that individual game tickets will first be made available to the public through a MasterCard pre-on-sale online at yankees.com and yankeesbeisbol.com, and via Ticketmaster phone from March 22 at 10:00 a.m. until March 25 at 10:00 p.m. For those using other accepted methods of payment, the general public on-sale will begin on Tuesday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m. at yankees.com and yankeesbeisbol.com, and via Ticketmaster.

The New York Yankees lose to the Boston Red Sox 1-0

The New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox by the score of 1-0 on Tuesday night. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and made his best start of the spring. He pitched four shutout innings, Mariano Rivera made his second appearance and looked like he always does. The offense did not do much again, they haven’t really all spring. 
Nova pitched four innings giving up no runs and two hits with three strikeouts. Rivera pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout, Boone Logan pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout and David Phelps took the loss pitching 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and one run with five strikeouts. Clay Rapada faced one batter and got him out.

Felix Doubront started for the Red Sox and pitched four innings giving up two hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out three. Michael Bowden pitched one inning giving up one hit and he struck out three, Vincente Padilla pitched three perfect innings with four strikeouts. Padilla got the win and Junichi Tazawa pitched one inning giving up a hit and he struck out three.

Russell Martin had a hit, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and a walk and Corban Joseph had a hit. Andruw Jones had a hit and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Bill Hall, David Adams and Zoile Almonte each made an error. It was a packed house and there was plenty of buzz but it was just a spring game. It was the dress rehearsal for the 18 games and wars that will be played in the regular season between these two teams.

The Yankees will play the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Florida on Wednesday afternoon.

Here are some Yankee notes

I missed this a couple of days ago but David Cone has been let go by the Yes Network. I am really going to miss him, I thought he grew into his role and the best is when he said crazy things and didn't even realize what he was saying. There was talk when this first started being rumored of Tino Martinez going to the booth but right now that doesn't look to be the case. Sergi Mitre signed a 1 yr deal with the Yankees for $850,000. According to Chad Jennings of the Lohud Yankees Blog who spoke with Brian Cashman, Cash said the Yankees are basically done. They are just looking at a right handed bat for left field to play against lefties and some bench help and non roster invitees to spring training. I think the more and more you interpret this it means Gardner is going to be the left fielder with Reed Johnson signing as a role player. The Yankees did announce as expected that all the coaches are returning in their roles from last season. Cash said as of right now Cervelli is the backup catcher- I hope they don't sign someone else because the pitchers really liked working with him and he even hit a little which a backup isn't expected to do. Cashman said he is not looking for bullpen help, that he is always looking for pitching but with what they have right now that is not his focus. Phil Hughes, Boone Logan, Francisco Cervelli and Romulo Sanchez each have one option left. Joba Chamberlain has three. He also said the team has agreed to several minor league contracts but he isn't ready to disclose those yet.