Yankees have unbelievable ninth inning rally to steal win over the Pittsburgh Pirates as Aaron Judge hits 60th homer

 

The New York Yankees rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-8.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen didn’t do so well.  Gleyber Torres, Josh Donaldson, Harrison Bader and Jose Trevino each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense.  Aaron Judge hit homerun number 60. 

Cortes pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Lou Trivino pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with two being earned.  He walked two and struck out one, Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman picked up his third win of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Luis Ortiz started for the Pirates and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five, Duane Underwood Jr. pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Robert Stephenson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Yohan Ramirez pitched a perfect inning.  Wil Crowe pitched giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and he didn’t record an out. 

Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Torres had two hits and drew a walk.  Donaldson had two hits, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk and Oswaldo Cabrera drew a walk.  Bader had two hits, three RBI, Trevino had two hits and an RBI and Rizzo hit a double.  Judge and Stanton each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rizzo committed an error. 

Bryan Reynolds had four hits and two RBI, Rodolfo Castro had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Diego Castillo had a hit.  Jack Suwinski had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Newman had two hits and O’Neil Cruz drew three walks.  Greg Allen had an RBI, Jason Delay had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Delay hit a double, Reynolds and Castro each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Newman had a stolen base and Reynolds and Cruz each committed an error. 

In the fourth Allen hit a sac fly to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Bader hit an RBI single tying the game at one.  Trevino hit an RBI single and it was 2-1 Yankees.  In the sixth Delay hit a two-run double giving the Pirates a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Bader hit a two-run single giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  In the seventh Reynolds hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Reynolds hit an RBI single giving the Pirates a 5-4 lead, Castro hit a three-run homerun and it was 8-4 Pirates.  In the bottom of the ninth Judge led off hitting his 60^th homerun and cutting the lead to 8-5.  After a double, walk and a single Stanton stepped up to the plate and hit a walk-off Grand Slam to give the Yankees the 9-8 victory.  The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday night. 

Aaron Judge powers Yankees to win over the Pirates

 The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at 

George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 7-4.  Gerrit Cole started for the 

Yankees and struggled a little bit.  Judge led the offense with three hits and three RBI.  

Cole pitched two innings giving up four hits and four runs with three being earned.  He walked one and 

struck out five.  Barrett Loseke pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Jordan Montgomery

pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out five.  Montgomery picked up the win, Alex 

Mauricio pitched to one batter and struck him out, Jonathan Loaisiga pitched a perfect inning with a 

strikeout and Albert Abreu pitched a perfect inning.  Zach Greene pitched a perfect inning striking

out one and picking up the save.  

Josh Donaldson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and three RBI and Anthony Rizzo

had a hit.  Michael Beltre had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  David Freitas had

a hit, Marwin Gonzalez had a hit and two RBI and Kyle Higashioka had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.

Donaldson, Higashioka and Gonzalez each hit a homerun and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees left

4 men on base.  Beltre was caught stealing and Gonzalez and Rizzo each committed an error.  

In the first Donaldson hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the second former 

Yankee farmhand Diego Castillo hit a two-run homerun giving the Pirates a 2-1 lead.  In the top of the 

third Cole Tucker hit a solo homerun pushing the Pirates lead to 3-1.  Roberto Perez hit an RBI single 

making it a 4-1 game.  In the bottom of the third Higashioka hit a solo homerun and then Judge hit a solo

homer cutting the lead to 4-3.  In the bottom of the fourth Gonzalez hit a two-run homer giving the 

Yankees a 5-4 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Judge hit his second homerun of the game a two run shot

pushing the Yankees lead to 7-4.  7-4 would be the final score and the Yankees will head to Lakeland to

take on the Detroit Tigers on Monday.  

New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 7-5.  Corey Kluber started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aroldis Chapman, Justin Wilson, Luis Cessa all had good outings.  DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Hicks led the offense with a couple of hits each. 

Kluber pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out two and earned his first victory of the spring.  Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Darren O’Day pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts and Wilson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Cessa earned his first save of the spring pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and three RBI, Socrates Brito had a hit and an RBI and Hicks had two hits and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and Ryan LaMarre had a hit and two RBI.  Hicks hit a double, LeMahieu, LaMarre and Brito each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Duran was caught stealing and Peraza committed an error. 

In the first Hicks hit an RBI double giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second LeMahieu hit a three-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the third Troy Stokes hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  Erik Gonzalez hit an RBI ground out in the fourth cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Bryan Reynolds hit a solo homerun making it a 4-3 game.  In the seventh LaMarre hit a two-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 6-3.  In the eighth Rodolfo Castro hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 6-5.  In the eighth Brito hit a solo homerun making it a 7-5 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will head to Dunedin, Florida to take on the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates

 

The New York Yankees lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Lecom Park in Bradenton, Florida and the final score was 3-2.  Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Jay Bruce and Clint Frazier each hit a homerun for the Yankees. 

Taillon pitched two innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Jhoulys Chacin pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs.  He also struck out a batter and took the loss.  Trevor Lane pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout, Glenn Otto pitched to one batter and got him out and Luis Cessa pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning. 

Bruce had a hit and an RBI, Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Derek Dietrich drew a walk.  Thairo Estrada had two hits, Bruce and Frazier each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Estrada was caught stealing. 

In the first Bruce hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregory Polanco hit a two-run single to give the Pirates a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Polanco hit a solo homerun to extend the Pirates lead to 3-1.  In the sixth Frazier hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-2 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees will return to Tampa and take on the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates in a rout

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.  The game took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 13-2.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Todd Frazier and Robinson Cano each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Syndergaard won his eighth game of the season.  Donnie Hart pitched a perfect inning and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

Joe Musgrove pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and eight runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Musgrove lost his 10^th game of the season.  Yefry Ramirez pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with three being earned.  He walked two and struck out three and Parker Markel pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts. 

Jeff McNeil had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI and Frazier had three hits and three RBI.  Cano had three hits and an RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI and J.D. Davis had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Ahmed Rosario had a hit, Syndergaard had two hits and Cano hit two doubles.  McNeil, Conforto, Lagares and Frazier each hit a double and Conforto, Davis and McNeil each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Bryan Reynolds had a hit, Jose Osuna had two hits and an RBI and Colin Moran had a hit and an RBI.  Kevin Newman drew a walk, Osuna hit a double and a homerun and the Pirates were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Marte and Newman each had a stolen base.  Moran committed an error and Cabrera had an outfield assist. 

In the first Conforto hit a solo homerun and Davis hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the third Frazier hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  Cano hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 5-0 and Davis hit an RBI single to make it 6-0.  IN the fourth Frazier hit a two-run single making it a 8-0 game.  Lagares hit an RBI double in the sixth and Rosario reached on a fielding error and two runs scored to push the lead to 11-0.  In the seventh McNeil hit a two-run homerun and it was 13-0.  In the seventh Moran hit an RBI single to make it 13-1 and in the ninth Osuna hit a solo homerun and the final score was 13-2. 

New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates and sweep three-game series

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-7.   Jason Vargas started for the Mets and pitched well.  J.D. Davis had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas won his sixth game of the season pitching 5 2/3 innings givAaing up six hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Tyler Bashlor pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk.  Edwin Diaz pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and he saved his 23^rd game of the season. 

Chris Archer pitched five innings giving up five hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out four and lost his eighth game of the season.  Francisco Liriano pitched an inning giving up two hits and two unearned runs, Michael Feliz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Keone Kela pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Aaron Altherr had a hit and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Pete Alonso had an RBI and drew two walks.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Davis had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit.  Hechavarria hit a double, Conforto hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Davis had a stolen base.  Conforto committed an error. 

Kevin Newman drew a walk, Bryan Reynolds had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Starling Marte had two hits.  Jose Osuna had a hit and two RBI, Melky Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Adam Frazier had a hit and drew a walk.  Jacob Stallings had two hits and an RBI, Archer had a hit and drew a walk and Colin Moran drew a walk.  Cabrera hti a double and Stallings, Reynolds and Osuna each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Marte had a stolen base and Kang, Osuna and Marte each committed an error. 

In the first Conforto hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  Frazier hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  Davis hit an RBI single and it was 4-0, Rosario hit an RBI single and the lead was 5-0.  Altherr hit a sac fly and the lead was 6-0.  In the third Stallings hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  In the fourth Stallings hit an RBI single and the lead was 6-2.  In the fifth Cabrera hit an RBI double to make it 6-3.  Conforto reached on a error and the lead was up to 7-3.  Alonso hit into a force out and the lead was 8-3.  In the ninth Reynolds hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 8-5.  Osuna hit a two-run homerun and the lead was 8-7 but that was the final score. 

The Mets swept the three-game series and will head to Chicago to take on the White Sox on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets shutout the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched great.  J.D. Davis had two hits and two RBI to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched a complete game shutout giving up five hits and he struck out seven with no walks.  Matz won his sixth game of the season. 

Trevor Williams pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Williams lost his fourth game of the season.  Kyle Crick pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and Davis had two hits and two RBI.  Amed Rosario drew a walk and Davis hit a double.  Conforto and Davis each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Frazier committed an error and Ramos had a passed ball. 

Kevin Newman had two hits, Melky Cabrera had a hit and Bryan Reynolds had a hit.  Jacob Stallings had a hit, Cabrera and Stallings each hit a double and the Pirates were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the sixth Conforto hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Davis hit a two-run homerun to push the Mets lead to 3-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will go for the three-game sweep on Sunday. 

New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York.  Zack Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen also pitched well and Jeff McNeil had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with seven strikeouts.  He won his seventh game of the season.  Luis Avilan pitched 2/3 of an inning, Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Seth Lugo earned his first save of the season pitching an inning and striking out one. 

Dario Agrazal pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs with a strikeout.  He lost his first game of the season.  Michael Feliz pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Keone Kela pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Chris Stratton pitched an inning with strikeouts. 

McNeil had a hit and three RBI, Pete Alonso had a hit and an RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI.  Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Amed Rosario had a hit and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Rosario hit a triple  and McNeil, Frazier, Alonso and Ramos each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base.  Rosario and Alonso each committed an error. 

Melky Cabrera had a hit, Adam Frazier had two hits and two RBI and Josh Bell had two hits.  Bryan Reynolds had a hit, Colin Moran had a hit and an RBI and Jung Ho Kang drew a walk.  Jose Osuna had a hit, Frazier hit a double and a homerun.  The Pirates were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the second Moran hit an RBI single to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the third McNeil hit a three-run homerun to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Frazier hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 4-1.  In the sixth A. Frazier hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the bottom of the sixth Alonso hit a solo homerun making it 5-3 and Ramos hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 6-3 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets shutout the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 1-0.   Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well.  Austin Jackson had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up five hits and a walk with seven strikeouts and he won his fifth game of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Anthony Swarzak saved his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Joe Musgrove pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Musgrove lost his fifth game of the season.  Richard Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up a walk and Felipe Vazquez pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Jackson had two hits and drew a walk and Kevin Plawecki had a hit.  Luis Guillorme had a hit, Wheeler had a hit and an RBI and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Philip Evans drew a walk, Wheeler hit a double and the Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

Starling Marte had a hit, Gregory Polanco had three hits and Colin Moran drew a walk.  David Freese had a hit, Sean Rodriguez had a hit and the Pirates were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Polanco had two stolen bases and Marte was caught stealing. 

In the fifth Wheeler hit an RBI double and that was the only run of the game as the Mets won 1-0. 

The New York Mets lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he pitched ok and Jose Reyes had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lugo lost his third game of the season pitching five innings and giving up four hits and three runs with one of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out four.  Tyler Bashlor pitched two innings giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Jameson Taillon pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Taillon won his fifth game of the season.  Tyler Glasnow pitched giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and didn’t record an out, Steven Brault pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Kyle Crick pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out two.  Felipe Vazquez pitched an inning with three strikeouts and heh earned his 15^th save of the season. 

Michael Conforto drew two walks, Jose Bautista drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk.  Devin Mesoraco had a hit and drew a walk, Reyes had two hits and Kevin Plawecki had a hit and an RBI.  Luis Guillorme drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and three RBI.  Reyes and Plawecki each hit a double and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Guillorme committed two errors and Cabrera committed an error. 

Starling Marte had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Bell had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Josh Harrison had a hit and an RBI.  Colin Moran had a hit and drew a walk, Elias Diaz had two hits and two RBI and Corey Dickerson drew a walk.  Gregory Polanco had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Moran hit a double and Polanco and Belle each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Marte had two stolen bases and Moran committed an error. 

In the first Harrison hit a sac fly to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the second Polanco hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Diaz hit an RBI single and it was 3-0.  In the sixth Bell hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the seventh Plawecki hit an RBI double and Flores hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the ninth Diaz hit a sac fly to push the lead to 6-4. 

The New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Lecom Park in Bradenton, Florida and the final score was 4-1 Yankees.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he pitched two scoreless.  The Yankees bullpen was pretty good and the offense was led by Billy McKinney who hit a three-run homerun and Eric Kratz who had two hits. 

German pitched two scoreless giving up two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out one, Dillon Tate pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and J.P. Feyereisen pitched two perfect innings.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Jace Peterson drew two walks, Brandon Drury had a hit and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  McKinney had a hit and three RBI, Clint Frazier had a hit and Trey Amburgey had a hit.  Daniel Espinosa drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Holder had a hit.  Estevan Florial had a hit, Kratz had two hits and an RBI and Shane Robinson had a hit and drew a walk.  Holder hit a double, Florial hit a triple and McKinney hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Torreyes was caught stealing and so was Frazier. 

In the fourth Kratz hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Gregory Polanco hit a solo homerun to tie the game at 1.  In the ninth McKinney hit a three-run homerun for the Yankees to give them a 4-1 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets are blown out by the PIttsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 11-1.  Tyler Pill started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The Mets bullpen didn’t pitch well either and Michael Conforto, Jay Bruce and Wilmer Flores each had two hits. 

Pill took his second loss of the season pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and five runs with three of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out four.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Neil Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Trevor Williams started for the Pirates and he pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out three and earned his third win of the season.  Jhan Marinez pitched an inning with a walk and Tony Watson pitched a perfect inning. 

Conforto had two hits and drew a walk, Bruce had two hits and Neil Walker drew a walk.  Flores had two hits, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Conforto and Flores each hit a double.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Conforto committed two errors. 

Adam Frazier had two hits and two RBI, Josh Harrison had a hit and John Jaso had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  David Freese had three hits and three RBI, Josh Bell had an RBI and Andrew McCutchen had three hits and three RBI.  Jordy Mercer had a hit, Francisco Cervelli had three hits and drew a walk and Phil Gosselin had an RBI.  Frazier, Jaso and Cervelli each hit a double and McCutchen hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 6-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Freese hit an RBI single, Bell hit an RBI ground out and it was 2-0 Pirates.  In the second d’Arnaud grounded into a double play and a run scored cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the third Jaso hit an RBI double, Freese hit a sac fly and it was 4-1 Pirates.  In the fourth Frazier hit an RBI single extending the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Freese hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 6-1 and in the eighth Gosselin hit into a force out and a run scored to make it 7-1.  Fraizer hit a sac fly extending the lead to 8-1.  In the ninth McCutchen hit a three-run homerun to make it 11-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will be off on Monday before heading to Texas to take on the Rangers in a two game set.   

New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen also pitched well and Neil Walker and Lucas Duda each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out six and won his fourth game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Addison Reed pitched two innings giving up two hits and he walked one and earned his eighth save of the season. 

Tyler Glasnow pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out five and took his fifth loss of the season.  Johnny Barbato pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Wade LeBlanc pitched a perfect inning. 

Michael Conforto drew two walks, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI.  Walker had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Duda had two hits and Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI.  Gsellman had a hit, Duda hit a double and walker, Bruce and Flores each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Walker was caught stealing and Cabrera committed an error. 

Adam Frazier had a hit, Josh Harrison had two hits and Gregory Polanco had an RBI.  David Freese had a hit, Josh Bell had a hit and an RBI and Andrew McCutchen drew two walks.  Jordy Mercer had three hits, Elias Diaz had two hits and drew a walk and Mercer hit two doubles and Bell hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Diaz had a passed ball. 

In the first Walker hit a two-run homerun to make it 2-0 Mets.  In the second Bell hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Polanco hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at two.  Bruce hit a solo homerun in the third to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and in the fourth Flores hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-2 which would be the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two games and will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Mets lose a high scoring game to the Pirates

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 12-7.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Lucas Duda and Travis d’Arnaud each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched five innings giving up five hits and six runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season, Neil Ramirez pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Gerrit Cole started for the Pirates pitching five innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Cole won his third game of the season.  Wade LeBlanc pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Juan Nicasio pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Daniel Hudson pitched an inning with two walks.  Felipe Rivero pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had a hit and two RBI, Jay Bruce had a hit and Neil Walker had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Duda had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk.  d’Arnaud had two hits and drew a walk, Walker hit a triple and Duda hit two homeruns and Conforto hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Adam Frazier had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Harrison had three hits and two RBI and Gregory Polanco had a hit and drew a walk.  David Freese had an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Bell had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Andrew McCutchen had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jordy Mercer had two hits, Elias Diaz had two hits and six RBI and Jose Osuna had a hit.  Diaz and Harrison each hit a double and Bell, Diaz and Harrison each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Freese hit into a force out and a run scored to make it 1-0 Pittsburgh.  In the second Duda hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Diaz hit a three-run double to make it 4-2 Pirates.  In the fifth Conforto hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at four.  Walker hit an RBI triple to give the Mets a 5-4 lead.  A wild pitch made it 6-4 and Duda hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 7-4.  In the sixth Bell hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-5.  Diaz hit a three-run homerun and it was 8-7 Pirates.  Harrison hit an RBI double to extend the Pirates lead to 9-7.  Bell had an RBI walk to push it to 10-7.  In the sixth McCutchen hit a sac fly making it 11-7 Pirates and in the eighth Harrison hit a solo homerun to make it 12-7 and that would be the final score. 

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

The New York Mets take rubber game in Pittsburgh

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at PNC Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 7-2.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched well and Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts and Neil Ramirez pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Tyler Glasnow pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Glasnow lost his fourth game of the season.  Jhan Marinez pitched two innings giving up four hits and two runs with four strikeouts and Johnny Barbato pitched two innings giving up two hits.  

Granderson had three hits and an RBI, Jose Reyes had a hit and an RBI and Bruce had three hits and two RBI.  Neil Walker had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and two RBI.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit, Harvey had a hit and Matt Reynolds had a hit.  Bruce hit two doubles and Cabrera and Granderson each hit a double.  Duda hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base. 

Jose Osuna drew a walk, Josh Harrison had two hits and Josh Bell had a hit.  Gregory Polanco had two hits and an RBI, David Freese had two hits and an RBI and Andrew McCutchen had a hit.  Francisco Cervelli drew two walks, Jordy Mercer drew a walk and John Jaso had a hit.  Freese hit a double and Polanco hit a homerun and the Pirates were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the second Polanco hit a solo homerun giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Cabrera hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Reyes hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  Bruce hit a two-run double and the lead was extended to 5-1.  In the sixth Granderson hit an RBI single making it a 6-1 lead.  Duda hit a solo homerun in the seventh to push the lead to 7-1.  In the eighth Freese hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 7-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets took two out of three in the series and will head home to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in the first of four on Monday afternoon.   

New York Yankees fall short in Pittsburgh

The New York Yankees lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 2-1.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well and Jacoby Ellsbury led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Montgomery lost his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Bryan Mitchell pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with two strikeouts. 

Ivan Nova pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Nova picked up his second win of the season.  Daniel Hudson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Tony Watson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Watson picked up his sixth save of the season. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Starlin Castro had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI.  Aaron Judge had a hit, Matt Holliday drew a walk and Ronald Torreyes had a hit.  Montgomery drew a walk, Chris Carter had a hit and Ellsbury hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Jordy Mercer drew a walk, Josh Harrison had two hits and Andrew McCutchen had a hit and drew a walk.  Gregory Polanco had two hits and an RBI, David Freese had an RBI and Phil Gosselin had a hit.  John Jaso drew a walk, Chris Stewart had two hits and Josh Bell drew a walk.  Polanco hit a double, Stewart hit a triple and the Pirates were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Harrison committed an error. 

In the first Freese hit a sacrifice fly to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the third Polanco hit an RBI double to push the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees had their chances in the last couple of innings but couldn’t get the job done.  They will now head to Boston to start a three game series on Tuesday night.    

New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates with a late onslaught

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 11-5.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen was pretty much outstanding.  Ronald Torreyes led the offense with four hits but Starlin Castro and Chris Carter each hit huge homeruns. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Jonathan Holder pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Tyler Clippard pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Dellin Betances picked up his second win of the season pitching to two batters and retired them both.  Bryan Mitchell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out one. 

Jameson Taillon pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out four.  Juan Nicasio pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Wade LeBlanc pitched to one batter and retired him and Felipe Rivero took his first loss of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and four unearned runs with a strikeout.  Antonio Bastardo pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew two walks and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Castro had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Austin Romine had two hits.  Torreyes had four hits and two RBI, Carter had a hit and three RBI and Judge, Torreyes, Hicks and Headley each hit a double.  Castro, Carter and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks had a stolen base. 

Adam Frazier had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Bell had a hit and drew a walk and Andrew McCutchen had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  David Freese had a hit and an RBI, Francisco Cervelli had a hit and Jordy Mercer had a hit and an RBI.  Taillon had a hit, Cervelli hit a double and McCutchen and Freese each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  McCutchen had a stolen base, Frazier and McCutchen each committed an error. 

McCutchen hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Freese hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth McCutchen hit a sac fly and it was 3-0 Pirates.  Castro hit a three-run homerun in the sixth to tie the game at three.  Torreyes hit a two-run double and the Yankees had a 5-3 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Mercer hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-4.  Frazier hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the eighth Carter hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees an 8-5 lead, a wild pitch made it 9-5 and Headley hit an RBI double to make it a 10-5 game.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the ninth to make it an 11-5 game and that would be the final score.   

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will have off on Monday and then head to Boston for a three game series beginning on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees lose a sloppy game in PittsburghNe

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.  The game took place at PNC Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 6-3.  CC Sabathia started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch very well, he didn’t have any of his pitches but he grinded it out.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and Starlin Castro two to lead the offense. 

Sabathia lost his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out three.  Adam Warren pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two unearned runs and he walked one with three strikeouts, Tommy Layne gave up a walk and Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up a hit and struck out one.  Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Tyler Glasnow pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five.  Juan Nicasio won his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings and striking out two, Felipe Rivero pitched a perfect inning and Daniel Hudson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Tony Watson picked up his fifth save of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Chase Headley had a hit and Castro had two hits.  Ellsbury had three hits and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and Austin Romine had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Headley hit a double.  The Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Ellsbury had two stolen bases and Hicks had a stolen base.  Castro committed an error. 

Jordy Mercer had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Harrison had two hits and Andrew McCutchen had a hit.  Gregory Polanco drew two walks, David Freese had two hits and two RBI and Jose Osuna had a hit and drew a walk.  Josh Bell had a hit and two RBI, Osuna hit a triple and Mercer and Bell each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Osuna, Harrison and Freese each committed an error. 

In the first Mercer hit a solo homerun and Freese hit an RBI single to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead.  In the second Bell hit a two-run homerun to push the Pirates lead to 4-0.  Headley hit an RBI double in the third aided by an error to make it 4-1.  In the fifth Bird reached on a fielding error and two runs scored to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the seventh McCutchen reached on a fielding error and a run scored to make it 5-3 and then Freese had an RBI single to make it 6-3 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon and then finish their series on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees get trounced by the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at LeCom Park in Bradenton, Florida and the final score was 13-1.  Bryan Mitchell made the start for the Yankees and didn’t pitch too well.  The Yankees offense only managed five hits and no player had more than a hit. 

Mitchell pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with no walks and two strikeouts.  He took the loss.  J.P. Feyereisen pitched 2/3 of an inning walking two and striking out one, Jordan Montgomery pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Jon Niese pitched a perfect inning.  Evan Rutckyj pitched without recording an out and he gave up three hits and six runs with four of them being earned and he walked two.  J.R. Graham pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts and Joe Mantiply pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI, Tyler Wade had a hit and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Aaron Judge had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Hicks hit a double and the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Andujar committed two errors. 

In the second Austin Meadows hit a two-run double to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead.  Barrett Barnes hit an RBI ground out and it was now 3-0 Pirates.  In the third Ellsbury reached on an error and a run scored to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the third Jordy Mercer hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Erich Weiss hit an RBI double, Elias Diaz hit an RBI double and it was 6-1 Pirates.  In the seventh Eury Perez reached on a force attempt error and a run scored to make it a 7-1 game.  Kevin Newman drew an RBI walk, Casey Hughston hit a three-run double and Joey Terdoslavich hit an RBI double and it was 12-1 Pirates.  Weiss hit an RBI single to finish the scoring at 13-1. 

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 3-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aroldis Chapman and Tyler Clippard also pitched well.  Matt Holliday and Pete Kozma each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched three innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out four.  Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up a hit, Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Chance Adams pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout.  Adams got the win and Luis Cessa the save as he pitched two innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with two strikeouts. 

Donovan Solano drew a walk, Holliday had two hits and Chris Carter had a hit.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Kozma had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Holliday hit two doubles and Torres a triple.  The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kozma and Fowler each committed an error.

 

In the fourth A wild pitch scored a run to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Barrett Barnes hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the seventh a wild pitch scored another run and gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Kozma hit an RBI single in the eighth and it was 3-1 Yankees.  In the ninth Christian Kelley hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-2 and that was the final score.