New York Yankees slug the Oakland Athletics

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  Clarke Schmidt started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched great.  Anthony Volpe, Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo, and Austin Wells each had two hits to lead the offensive attack.   

Schmidt started for the Yankees, and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Schmidt won his second game of the season.  Luke Weaver pitched 2 2/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts and Ian Hamilton pitched a perfect ninth inning. 

Joe Boyle started for the Athletics, and he pitched three innings giving up three hits and two runs with four walks and six strikeouts.  Boyle picked up his fourth loss of the season.  Michael Kelly pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout, Dany Jimenez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Kyle Muller pitched two innings giving up four hits and a run. 

Volpe had two hits and an RBI, Juan Soto had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Judge had two hits and two RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Rizzo had two hits and an RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Alex Verdugo had an RBI and drew two walks; Wells had two hits and drew a walk and Volpe hit a triple.  Judge, Rizzo and Soto each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Tyler Nevin had a hit, JJ Bleday had a hit and Brent Rooker had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks.  Lawrence Butler had a hit, Bleday and Nevin each hit a double and Rooker hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Noda and Allen each committed errors.  Butler had an outfield assist. 

In the bottom of the first Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Volpe hit an RBI triple pushing the lead to 3-0 and in the bottom of the fifth Rizzo hit a two-run homerun extending the lead to 5-0.  In the top of the sixth Rooker hit a three-run homerun cutting the lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the sixth Soto hit a solo homerun making it 6-3 and in the bottom of the seventh Verdugo hit a sac fly pushing the lead to 7-3 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees will try and win the series on Thursday night. 

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 Yankees slam their way to victory over the Oakland Athletics

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-2.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The bullpen pitched well also and Gleyber Torres and Anthony Rizzo led the team with two hits each. 

Cortes pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio won his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and he walked two and struck out one, Ian Hamilton pitched a perfect inning with a  couple of strikeouts and Nick Ramirez pitched two innings giving up two hits and he walked one and struck out one. 

J.P. Sears started for Oakland and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Sears lost his third game of the season, Austin Pruitt pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Sam Long pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Torres had two hits and an RBI, Rizzo had two hits and drew a walk and DJ LeMahieu had a hit and two RBI.  Harrison Bader had a hit and drew a walk, Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and two RBI and Jose Trevino had a hit.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and two RBI, Torres hit a double and Bader hit a triple.  Cabrera, Torres, LeMahieu and Hicks each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Esteury Ruiz had two hits, Carlos Perez had a hit and drew a walk and Brent Rooker had a hit and drew two walks.  Jesus Aguilar had a hit and drew a walk, JJ Bleday had a hit and Jordan Diaz had a hit.  Tony Kemp had a hit and an RBI, Jace Peterson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Nick Allen had a hit.  Ruiz hit a double and the Athletics were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Ruiz had a stolen base. 

In the bottom of the fifth Cabrera hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Kemp hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 2-1.  Peterson had an RBI walk and the game was tied at two.  In the bottom of the sixth Torres hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  LeMahieu hit a two-run homerun and the lead was extended to 5-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Hicks hit a two-run homerun and the lead was pushed to 7-2 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees take rubber game and win series over the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Giancarlo Stanton led the offense with four hits. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up five hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out seven and earned his sixth win of the season.  Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run and he struck out two. 

Brett Anderson lost his second game of the season.  He pitched five innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Santiago Casilla pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts and Wilmer Font pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Aaron Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Stanton had four hits and three RBI, Gary Sanchez drew two walks and Aaron Hicks had a hit and two RBI.  Miguel Andujar had two hits, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and Judge, Torreyes and Stanton each hit a double.  Stanton hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Andujar and Hicks each had a stolen base and Judge committed an error. 

Marcus Semien had two hits, Matt Joyce drew a walk and Jed Lowrie had two hits and an RBI.  Khris Davis drew a walk, Matt Chapman had a hit and Mark Canha had a hit and an RBI.  Jonathan Lucroy had two hits, Dustin Fowler drew a walk and Canha hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Stanton hit a two-run single and Hicks hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the fifth Lowrie hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Stanton hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-1.  In the seventh Hicks hit into a force out and a run scored to make it 5-1.  In the eighth Judge hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 6-1 and in the ninth Canha hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-2 which would be the final score 

The Yankees won two out of three in the series and finished the homestand at 7-2.  They will be off on Monday and then head to Washington for a two-game series beginning on Tuesday nigh

New York Yankees lose to the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-5.

Sonny Gray started for the Yankees and he didn't pitch well, the Yankees offense had some hits

but no player had more then a hit.  Gray lost his third game of the season pitching five innings giving

up nine hits and five runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  David Hale pitched three innings

giving up four hits and two runs with two strikeouts and David Robertson pitched an inning giving

up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.

Kendall Graveman won his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and

four runs with one of them being earned and he walked two and struck out four.  Ryan Dull pitched

1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Lou Trivino walked the only two batters that he

faced.  Yusmeiro Petit pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and Blake Treinen pitched 1 1/3 innings

giving up a hit and striking out two and saved his sixth game of the season.

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

Giancarlo Stanton had a hit.  Neil Walker had a hit, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Austin Romine had

a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Torres and Judge each hit a homerun and the Yankees

were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Marcus Semien had two hits and four RBI, Matt Joyce had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and

Jed Lowrie had three hits and two RBI.  Khris Davis had a hit and an RBI, Matt Olson had two hits

, Matt Chapman had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Jonathan Lucroy had a hit.  Mark Canha

had a hit and drew two walks, Dustin Fowler had a hit and Canha, Olson, Semien each hit a double.

Davis, Chapman, Lowrie and Joyce each hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 3-16 with runners in

scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Semien committed an error.

In the second Davis hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 1-0 lead.  Chapman hit a two-run

homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the third Lowrie hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-0.

In the third Torres hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fourth Semien hit an RBI ground

out and the score was 5-1.  In the fifth Judge hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the

sixth Lowrie hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 6-4.  In the seventh Judge had an RBI walk and

the lead was cut to 6-5.  In the eighth Joyce hit a solo homerun and it was 7-5.  In the ninth Semien

hit a three-run double and the score was 10-5 and that would be the final score.

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.

New York Mets were defeated by the Oakland Athletics

The New York Mets were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Michael Conforto had two hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Montero pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out four and lost his seventh game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up a hit and Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Daniel Gossett pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Daniel Coulombe pitched an inning with a strikeout, Blake Treinen pitched an inning with a strikeout and Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up a hit and he saved his 16^th game of the season. 

Conforto had two hits and an RBI, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit.  T.J. Rivera had a hit, Jose Reyes had an RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Montero had a hit, T. Rivera hti a double and Conforto hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Bruce had an outfield assist and Rene Rivera had a pickoff. 

Marcus Semien had two hits and an RBI, Khris Davis had two hits and an RBI and Jedd Lowrie had a hit and drew two walks.  Matt Chapman had two hits and an RBI, Jaycob Brugman had a hit and Matt Olson had a hit.  Chapman hit a double, Semien, Davis and Chapman each hit a homerun and the Athletics were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Davis had a stolen base, Lowrie was caught stealing and Chapman was picked off. 

In the first Semien hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 1-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Davis hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Reyes hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Chapman hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets rally back and win on a walk-off to defeat the Oakland Athletics

The New York Mets defeated the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch very well.  The Mets bullpen pitched well and Travis d’Arnaud had three hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched five innings giving up seven hits and five runs with four walks and six strikeouts.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit, Josh Edgin pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout and Hansel Robles won his sixth game of the season pitching an inning with a walk. 

Sean Manaea pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Blake Treinen pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Liam Hendriks pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Daniel Coulombe pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Simon Castro lost his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and Wilmer Flores had two hits and an RBI.  Jay Bruce had a hit and two RBI, T.J. Rivera had a hit and Jose Reyes had two hits.  d’Arnaud had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI and Cabrera, Flores, Conforto and d’Arnaud each hit a double.  Reyes hit two triples and Bruce and Flores each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Matt Joyce had a hit and an RBI, Marcus Semien had a hit and drew a walk and Yonder Alonso had a hit.  Khris Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Jedd Lowrie had a hit and drew a walk and Bruce Maxwell had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Chapman had a hit and two RBI, Jaycob Brugman had two hits and Manaea drew a walk.  Ryan Healy had a hit, Maxwell hit a double and Joyce and Chapman each hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Semien had a stolen base and Chpman committed an error. 

In the first Joyce hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 1-0 lead, Davis hit an RBI single, Maxwell hit an RBI double and Chapman hit a sac fly to make it 4-0.  In the third Chapman hit a solo homerun and the lead was pushed to 5-0.  In the sixth Bruce hit a two-run homerun, d’Arnaud hit an RBI single and Conforto hit an RBI double.  It was 5-4 Athletics.  In the eighth Duda hit an RBI single to tie the game at five and in the ninth Flores hit a solo homerun which was also a walk-off to give the Mets a 6-5 victory. 

New York Mets defeat Oakland Athletics

The New York Mets defeated the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok and the offense was led by Michael Conforto having two hits and four RBI and Yoenis Cespedes three hits. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up nine hits and three runs.  He struck out five and didn’t walk a batter.  Hansel Robles won his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit with two strikeouts, Paul Sewald pitched an inning with two walks and Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched giving up a hit and a walk without recording an out and Jerry Blevins pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out two and he saved his first game of the season. 

Paul Blackburn pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Blackburn lost his first game of the season.  Daniel Coulombe pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Blake Treinen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a unearned run and Frankie Montas pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  John Axford pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Conforto had two hits and four RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Cespedes had three hits.  Lucas Duda had a hit, T.J. Rivera had two hits and two RBI and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit.  Matz had a hit, Matt Reynolds drew a walk and Conforto hit two homeruns and the Mets were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Rajai Davis had two hits and drew two walks, Marcus Semien had four hits and two RBI and Ryan Healy had two hits and an RBI.  Yonder Alonso had an RBI, Khris Davis had an RBI and Matt Joyce had two hits.  Adam Rosales had a hit, Josh Phegley had two hits and Jedd Lowrie had a hit and an RBI.  Phegley hit a double and the Athletics were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Davis and Semien each had a stolen base and Chapman committed an error.  Phegley had a passed ball and Davis had an outfield assist. 

In the first Healy hit an RBI single to give the A’s a 1-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Semien hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Davis hit a sac fly to give the A’s a 3-2 lead.  In the sixth T. Rivera hit a single and three runs scored including an error on the play to give the Mets a 5-3 lead.  In the seventh Conforto hit a two-run homerun and it was 7-3.  In the eighth Lowrie hit an RBI single and Semien hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-5 but that would be the final score. 

New York Yankees are swept in Oakland

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Oakland County Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 4-3.  Luis Cessa started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch great, the bullpen was good.  Brett Gardner and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cessa pitched four innings and gave up five hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out four and took his first loss of the season.  Chad Green pitched two innings and gave up two hits and he struck out two, Tyler Clippard pitched an inning with a walk and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jharel Cotton pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He won his fourth game of the season.  Daniel Coulombe pitched to two batters and retired them both, one of them was a strikeout, Ryan Madson pitched a perfect inning and Sean Doolittle saved his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Gardner had two hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit and an RBI.  Gregorius had two hits and an RBI, Chris Carter drew a walk and Gardner hit a double and Holliday and Gregorius each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Headley was caught stealing. 

Matt Joyce had two hits and drew a walk, Chad Pinder had a hit and two RBI and Jed Lowrie drew a walk.  Khris Davis had two hits and two RBI, Jaycob Brugman had a hit and Josh Phegley had a hit.  Joyce, Pinder and Davis each hit a double and Davis hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Brugman was caught stealing, Pinder committed an error. 

In the second Holliday hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Judge hit an RBI single to push their lead to 2-0.  In the third PInder hit a two-run double to tie the game at two.  Davis hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-2 Athletics.  In the fourth Gregorius hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees were swept all four games in Oakland and have lost six games in a row.  They will have the day off Monday before opening a three game set at home against the Anaheim

Yankees lose third straight game to the Oakland A's

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Oakland County Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 5-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started and he didn’t pitch well.  Domingo German pitched well out of the bullpen and Ronald Torreyes had two hits to lead the offense. 
Tanaka pitched four innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  He lost his seventh game of the season.  German pitched four innings giving up four hits and no runs with three walks and six strikeouts. 

Jesse Hahn pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs.  He walked three and struck out six and won his third game of the season.  Liam Hendriks pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Josh Smith pitched a perfect inning and Ryan Madson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Sean Doolittle saved his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out the side. 

Brett Gardner had an RBI and drew a walk, Chase Headley drew a walk and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Torreyes had two hits and Mason Williams had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI, The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Matt Joyce had three hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Adam Rosales had a hit and an RBI and Jed Lowrie had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Yonder Alonso had a hit, Ryan Healy had three hits and two RBI and Matt Chapman had two hits.  Jaycob Brugman had a hit and drew a walk, Chapman and Joyce each hit a double and Joyce hit a homerun and Healy hit two homeruns.  The A’s were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Rosales committed an error. 

In the first Joyce hit a solo homerun giving the A’s a 1-0 lead.  In the second Romine hit an RBI single and Gardner hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the second Healy hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Healy hit another solo homerun to give the A’s a 3-2 lead.  Rosales hit an RBI single and Lowrie hit an RBI single and it was 5-2 A’s and that would be the final score. 

The Yankee and A’s will play the final game of their four-game series on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will try and salvage one game. 

New York Yankees blow lead to A's and lose fourth straight game

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  The game took place at Oakland County Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 7-6.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and had a bad second inning but otherwise he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen once again wasn’t very good and the offense got two hits from Aaron Judge, Starlin Castro and Ronald Torreyes. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up four hits and four runs with four walks and six strikeouts.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and he took his first loss of the season and blew his second save of the season. 

Sean Manaea pitched six innings giving up eight hits and five runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Josh Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Daniel Coulombe pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout and he earned his first win of the season and Santiago Casilla pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out the side and earned his 11^th save of the season. 

Rob Refsnyder had a hit, Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks and Matt Holliday drew two walks.  Castro had two hits and an RBI, Chris Carter had a hit and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit.  Torreyes had two hits, Mason Williams had a hit and an RBI and Torreyes hit a double and Judge hit a triple and a homerun.  Carter also hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-8 with seven runners left on base. 

Matt Joyce had two hits and drew a walk, Chad Pinder had a hit and two RBI and Khris Davis drew a walk.  Yonder Alonso drew two walks, Ryan Healy had a hit and Steven Vogt had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Matt Chapman had a hit and three RBI, Jaycob Brugman had a hit and an RBI and Rajai Davis drew a walk.  Vogt and Healy each hit a double and the A’s were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Vogt had a passed ball. 

In the second Vogt hit an RBI double to give the A’s a 1-0 lead.  Chapman hit an RBI ground out to extend the lead to 2-0.  Brugman hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 and Pinder hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  In the third Judge hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the fifth Williams hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  In the sixth Carter hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead and in the seventh increased it to 6-4 on a Castro RBI single.  In the seventh Pinder hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 6-5.  In the eighth Chapman hit a two-run single to give Oakland a 7-6 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.

New York Yankees drop a back and forth affair in Oakland

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.  The game took place at Oakland County Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 8-7 in ten innings.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen wasn’t very good.  Starlin Castro and Gary Sanchez had three hits each to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out five.  Chad Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Tyler Clippard pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Dellin Betances pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he took his first loss of the season and first blown save of the season. 

Sonny Gray started for the A’s and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Ryan Madson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and John Axford pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Daniel Coulombe pitched to two batters and retired them both, Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Liam Hendricks pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a  walk and two strikeouts and he won his third game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Rob Refsnyder had a hit and Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk.  Castro had three hits and an RBI, Sanchez had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Chase Headley had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks, Chris Carter had two hits and two RBI and Austin Romine had a hit.  Gardner, Sanchez and Castro each hit a double and Carter hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-16 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Castro, Sanchez and Refsndyer each had a stolen base. 

Rajai Davis had a hit, Chad Pinder had three hits and an RBI and Jed Lowrie had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Khris Davis had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Yonder Alonso had two hits and an RBI and Ryan Healy had a hit.  Matt Chapman drew two walks, Josh Phegley had a hit and Steven Vogt drew a walk.  Adam Rosales had a hit and two RBI, Matt Joyce had a hit and an RBI and Phegley, Rosales and Pinder each hit a double.  Lowries hit a triple and a homerun and Alonso also hit a homerun.  The A’s were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

In the first Lowrie hit a solo homerun to give the A’s a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosales hit a two-run double to push the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Headley hit a two-run single cutting the lead to 3-2.  Carter hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  In the bottom of the sixth Alonso hit a solo homerun to give the A’s a 4-3 lead.  In the seventh Sanchez hit an RBI double to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the seventh Pinder hit an RBI single to give Oakland back the lead at 5-4, in the eighth Carter hit a solo homerun to tie the game at five and in the bottom of the eighth Joyce grounded into a force out to give Oakland back the lead at 6-5.  In the ninth Sanchez hit an RBI single to tie the game at six and in the tenth Castro hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 7-6 lead.  In the bottom of the tenth Davis hit a two-run walk-off single to give Oakland a 8-7 victory. 

The Yankees have lost three games in a row and will play game two of the four game set with Oakland on Friday night. 

New York Yankees take rubber game against the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-5.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees offense got two hits from Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge and Ronald Torreyes to lead the way. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up three hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked three and struck out five and won his sixth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts, Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and retired him and Adam Warren picked up his first save of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Andrew Triggs pitched six innings giving up six hits and six runs with only one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out three and lost his fourth game of the season.  Josh Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and John Axford pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and two RBI, Sanchez had two hits and an RBI and Matt Holliday drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Judge had two hits and four RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Chris Carter had an RBI and drew a walk and Torreyes had two hits and drew a walk.  Sanchez and Gardner each hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base and he was caught stealing.  Pineda committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Jed Lowrie drew two walks, Khris Davis had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Yonder Alonso had a hit.  Ryon Healy had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Matt Joyce had a hit and drew a walk and Alonso hit a double and Davis hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Joyce and Phegley each committed an error. 

In the second Healy hit a two-run single to give the Athletics a 2-0 lead.  Hicks hit a sac fly in the bottom of the second to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Judge hit a grand slam to give the Yankees a 5-2 lead.  In the fourth Carter hit a sac fly and it was 6-2 Yankees.  The A’s cut the lead in the sixth on a fielding error and the score was 6-3.  In the seventh Sanchez hit an RBI double to push the lead to 7-3.  Davis hit a two-run homerun in the eighth to cut the lead to 7-5 and in the bottom of the eighth Gardner hit a two-run double to make it 9-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will head to Baltimore to begin a three game series on Monday afternoon. 

New York Yankees complete four game sweep of the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 5-4.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched pretty well.  Carlos Beltran and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Pineda won his second game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up an unearned run and he struck out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he picked up his sixth save of the season. 

Jesse Hahn started for the Athletics pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season, John Axford pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Sean Doolittle pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Daniel Coulombe pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and Carlos Beltran had two hits and an RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI.  Gregorius had two hits and Aaron Hicks had a hit.  Beltran hit a double, McCann and Ellsbury each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ellsbury was caught stealing and Gregorius and Castro each committed an error. 

Coco Crisp had a hit, Billy Burns had two hits and Steven Vogt had a hit and three RBI.  Billy Butler had an RBI, Marcus Semien had a hit and Max Muncy drew a walk.  Jake Smolinski had a hit, Semien, Crisp and Vogt each hit a double.  The A's were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Burns had two stolen bases and Butler committed an error.  Coulombe had a pickoff. 

In the first Vogt hit an RBI groundout to give the A's a 1-0 lead.  In the second McCann hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Vogt hit a two run double in the fifth and it was 3-2 A's.  In the sixth Teixeira picked up an RBI single to tie the game at three, Castro hit an RBI single and it was 4-3 Yankees.  In the seventh Beltran hit an RBI double to make it 5-3 Yankees.  Oakland would score an unearned run in the eighth on an RBI groundout by Butler and it was 5-4 which would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the four game series and will have a day off on Monday.  They will begin a three game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.   

New York Yankees win their third straight game in Oakland

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 5-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well.  Starlin Castro had three hits and Carlos Beltran had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Tanaka won his second game of the season.  Nick Goody pitched two innings giving up a hit. 

Sean Manaea started for the A's and pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  He took his second loss of the season.  John Axford pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Marc Rzepczynski pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Sean Doolittle pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk, Castro had three hits and an RBI and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Beltran had two hits and an RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and Aaron Hicks had an RBI.  Rob Refsnyder made his first start of the season and had a hit and two RBI, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and drew a walk and Refsnyder and Castro each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Coco Crisp had a hit, Billy Burns had a hit and drew a walk and Danny Valencia had an RBI.  Yonder Alonso had a hit, Marcus Semien had a hit and Matt McBride drew a walk.  Max Muncy had two hits and the Athletics were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Muncy committed an error and McBride had a passed ball. 

In the fourth Beltran hit an RBI single giving them a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Hicks hit a sac fly and the lead increased to 2-0 Yankees.  Refsnyder hit a two run double for the big hit and it became 4-0 Yankees.  In the fifth Valencia hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-1 Yankees.  In the seventh Castro hit an RBI double to push the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first three of four and will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon.  They have won four games overall and have a 4-2 record on their current seven game road trip. 

The New York Yankees win second straight in Oakland

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  The game took place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California and the final score was 8-3.  CC Sabathia made the start returning from the 15 day DL and pitched well.  Didi Gregorius and Carlos Beltran each had three hits. 

Sabathia pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Kirby Yates pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Sonny Gray pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three and took his fifth loss of the season.  Ryan Dull pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Andrew Triggs pitched three innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and two RBI with a walk, Bret Gardner had a hit and drew a walk and Beltran had three hits and three RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew two walks and Gregorius had three hits.  Ronald Torreyes had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Beltran hit a double and Torreyes and Ellsbury each hit a triple.  The Yankees were 4-16 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Torreyes committed an error. 

Coco Crisp had a hit and an RBI, Danny Valencia had a hit and Khris Davis had a hit.  Billy Butler drew a walk, Billy Burns had a hit and Jake Smolinski had an RBI.  Matt McBride had a hit and an RBI, Tyler Ladendorf had a hit and Crisp hit a double.  Burns hit a triple and the A's were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Vogt, Semien and Butler each committed an error. 

In the second McBride hit an RBI single giving the A's a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Torreyes hit a two run triple giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  A wild pitch pushed the lead to 3-1 and a Beltran two run double made it a 5-1 game.  In the sixth Beltran hit another RBI double to increase the Yankees lead to 6-1.  Crisp hit an RBI double in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-2 and in the ninth Ellsbury hit a two run triple to make it 8-2.  In the bottom of the ninth the A's cut it to 8-3 on a Smolinski RBI groundout and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first two of the four game series.  The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon. 

New York Yankees are swept by the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched well, the bullpen wasn't good.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits to lead the offense. 

Severino started for the Yankees and pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Chasen Shreve took his first loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Johnny Barbato pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up a run and two walks and he struck out one. 

Rich Hill picked up his second win of the season pitching six innings and giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out ten.  Fernando Rodriguez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, John Axford pitched 1 1/3 giving up a hit and striking out one and Liam Hendricks pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Ryan Madson earned his sixth save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and striking out one. 

Ellsbury had three hits, Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Alex Rodriguez drew two walks, Chase Headley had a hit and Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brett Gardner drew a walk, Austin Romine had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Rodriguez had a stolen base and Hicks had an outfield assist. 

Billy Burns had a hit, Mark Canha had a hit and two RBI and Josh Reddick had a hit.  Jed Lowrie had two hits and an RBI, Stephen Vogt had a hit and drew a walk and Chris Coghlan had a hit and two RBI.  Khris Davis had a hit and an RBI, Coco Crisp had two hits, an RBI an drew a walk and Marcus Semien drew a walk.  Reddick hit a double and Canha, Davis, Crisp and Coghlan each hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Burns, Crisp and Semien each had a stolen base.  Hill committed an error. 

In the second Hicks had an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Lowrie hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fourth Romine hit an RBI single giving the Yankees back the lead at 2-1.  In the fifth Canha hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Davis and Crisp went back-to-back to give Oakland a 4-2 lead.  In the seventh Castro hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3 but that would be as close as the Yankees came.  In the eighth Coghlan hit a two run homerun to give the A's a 6-3 lead and in the ninth Canha hit a sac fly making it 7-3 which would be the final score.  The Yankees were swept by the A's in the three game series and are 1-5 on their current nine game homestand.  They will begin a three game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. 

New York Yankees struggles continue in loss to the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Nathan Eovaldi pitched pretty well, he had one bad inning and the offense continued to not do much.  Didi Gregorius had two hits. 

Eovaldi pitched six innings giving up eight hits and three runs with one walk and seven strikeouts.  Eovaldi took the loss, his second of the season.  Kirby Yates pitched an inning with a walk, Brandon Pinder pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Ivan Nova pitched a perfect inning. 

Kendall Graveman started for the A's and pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his first game of the season.  Marc Rzepczynski pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Ryan Dull pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Sean Doolittle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his second game of the season. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Starlin Castro drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI.  Brian McCann had a hit and drew a walk, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Gregorius had two hits and an RBI, Ellsbury hit a double and Gregorius and Beltran hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gregorius committed an error and Hicks had an outfield assist.  Eovaldi had a pickoff. 

Billy Burns had three hits, Chris Coghlan had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Josh Reddick had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Danny Valencia had a hit, Billy Butler had a hit and Stephen Vogt had two hits and an RBI.  Jed Lowrie drew a walk, Khris Davis had two hits and two RBI and Burns had two doubles.  Coghlan, Vogt hit two doubles.  The Athletics were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Burns was picked off, Vogt and Burns committed an error. 

Gregorius hit a solo homerun in the second to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Coghlan hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Reddick hit an RBI single to give the A's a 2-1 lead.  Vogt hit a sac fly still in the fourth to give the A's a 3-1 lead.  In the eighth Davis hit a two run single and it was 5-1 Athletics.  In the eighth Beltran hit a solo homerun to make it 5-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Thursday night.  The Yankees will look to avoid the sweep. 

The New York Yankees fall to the Oakland Athletics as their offense continues to sputter

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  The Yankees offense continued to struggle with runners in scoring position and Alex Rodriguez and Chase Headley each had two hits. 

Pineda pitched six innings giving up two runs on seven hits.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Chasen Shreve pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two and Andrew Miller pitched an inning striking out one.  Johnny Barbato took his first loss of the season pitching two innings and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Eric Surkamp pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Marc Rzepczynski pitched to one batter and retired him, John Axford pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect inning.  Fernando Rodriguez won his first game of the season pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Ryan Madson saved his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and striking out one. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Starlin Castro had a hit and Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI.  Mark Teixeira drew two walks, Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI and Headley had two hits.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Beltran, Gardner and Castro each hit a double and the Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gregorius and Ellsbury were each caught stealing.  McCann had a pickoff. 

Billy Burns had a hit, Chris Coghlan had a hit and Josh Reddick drew a walk.  Danny Valencia had two hits, Jed Lowrie had four hits and an RBI and Yonder Alonso had a hit.  Mark Canha had a hit and an RBI, Marcus Semien had a hit and an RBI and Lowrie hit a double.  Burns and Valencia each hit a triple and the Athletics were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Canha was caught stealing and Valencia committed an error.  Surkamp had a pickoff. 

In the first Rodriguez had an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Semien hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Beltran hit a sac fly to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Lowrie hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the 11th Canha hit an RBI single to give the A's a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score of the game.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.  The Yankees are now 5-7 on the young season.