New York Mets fall to the Atlanta Braves in extra inningsNew

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field and the final score was 3-1 in 12 innings.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched very well, the bullpen was a mixture of good and bad.  Jay Bruce had three of the teams five hits. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out six, Hansel Robles pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk, Jerry Blevins pitched to two batters and struck out one and Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Josh Edgin pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Rafael Montero lost his first game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up three hits and two runs.  He walked three and struck out one.  Josh Smoker pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Bartolo Colon started for the Braves and pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out six.  Ian Krol pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Arodys Vizcaino pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jose Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with a couple of strikeouts.  Jim Johnson pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three.  Johnson picked up his first win of the season. 

Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk and Bruce had three hits and an RBI.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Bruce hit a double and a homerun.  The Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Reyes committed an error. 

Ender Inciarte drew a walk, Dansby Swanson had a hit and Freddie Freeman drew a walk.  Matt Kemp had three hits and two RBI with a walk, Nick Markakis had a hit and drew a walk and Brandon Phillips had a hit and drew a walk.  Adonis Garcia had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Kurt Suzuki had a hit and Kemp hit three doubles and Garcia hit a double.  Markakis hit a triple and the Braves were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the fifth Bruce hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Garcia hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the 12^th inning Kemp hit a two-run double giving the Braves a 3-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Thursday night.  Matt Harvey will make his first start of the season. 

The New York Mets win their second straight game in Atlanta

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.  The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 1-0 Mets.  The game also lasted 11 innings and Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched great.  The bullpen was good and Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and Kelly Johnson had the only RBI to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched eight innings giving up seven hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out six.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit ,Addison Reed pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts and he earned his second win of the season and Jeurys Familia saved his 26th game of the season and pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Julio Teheran pitched eight innings giving up five hits and no runs with no walks and seven strikeouts.  Arodys Vizcaino pitched an inning giving up a hit, Jim Johnson pitched an inning giving up a hit and Dario Alvarez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he picked up his first win of the season.  Chris Withrow pitched 2/3 of an inning and walked a batter. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Cespedes had two hits and drew a walk.  James Loney had a hit, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit.  Johnson had a hit and an RBI, Johnson hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Granderson had a stolen base. 

Jace Peterson had a hit, Ender Inciarte had two hits and drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had a hit and drew a walk.  Nick Markakis had two hits, Tyler Flowers had a hit and Teheran had two hits.  The Braves were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Inciarte had a stolen base and an outfield assist. 

In the 11th inning Johnson hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead and that would be the only run of the game as the Mets held on for the 1-0 victory.

The Mets have won two straight games and will finish the series with the Braves on Sunday afternoon.   

The New York Yankees lose a tough one in extra innings 1-0

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 1-0.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and was great but their offense was brutal again.  Starlin Castro did have two hits. 

Tanaka pitched eight shutout innings giving up five hits.  He had a walk and seven strikeouts.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Johnny Barbato took his second loss of the season giving up two hits and a run and Andrew Miller got out the only batter of the game but it was a sac fly to end the game. 

Kevin Gausman pitched eight innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Darren O'Day pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Zach Britton won his second game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Castro had two hits, Brian McCann drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Castro hit a double.  The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Castro was picked off.  Ackley had an outfield assist. 

Adam Jones had a hit, Mark Trumbo drew a walk and Matt Wieters had two hits.  Hyun Soo Kim had a hit and drew a walk, Jonathan Schoop had two hits and Pedro Alvarez had an RBI.  Ryan Flaherty had a hit.  The Orioles were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Wieters had a pickoff. 

The only run of the game came in the tenth on a Alvarez sac fly.  The final score was 1-0 Baltimore in ten innings.  The Yankees were 2-7 on the road trip and will now come home for a ten game homestand beginning on Friday night against the Boston Red Sox. 

The New York Yankees and New York Mets play to a 4-4 tie

The New York Yankees and New York Mets played to a 4-4 tie on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 4-4 after the Yankees came back down by two in the ninth inning.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched well and other then James Kaprielian who had a rough day all the pitching was good.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well in his spring debut.  Antonio Bastardo had a rough ninth inning to cough up the lead.  Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes and Kevin Plawecki all led the Mets with two hits each.  Dustin Ackley and Chris Parmelee each had two hits to lead the Yankees offense. 

Nova pitched three innings giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Kaprielian pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four htis and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two batters and struck out a batter, Nick Goody pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out a batter, Johnny Barbato pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Branden Pinder pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two.  Mark Montgomery pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jacob Lindgren pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out a batter. 

deGrom pitched three innings giving up five hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning, Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Akeel Morris pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run, Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Bastardo pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs.  Stolmy Pimentel pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Didi Gregorius had a hit, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI.  Ackley had two hits, Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI and Parmelee had two hits.  Sebastian Valle had a hit and an RBI, Hicks, Ackley and Parmelee each hit a double.  Higashioka and Valle each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gary Sanchez, Jorge Mateo and Lindgren each committed an error. 

Granderson had two hits, Gavin Cecchini had a hit and Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Neil Walker drew a walk and Dilson Herrera drew a walk.  Johnny Monell had a hit, Nevin Ashley had a hit and Alejandro De Aza drew a walk.  Ty Kelly drew two walks, Plawecki had two hits and T.J. Rivera had a hit and two RBI.  Rivera hit a double and the Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the third Headley hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Rivera hit a two run double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and then Cabrera hit an RBI groundout to make it 3-1 Mets.  Cespedes hit an RBI single to extend the Mets lead to 4-1.  In the seventh a wild pitch cut the lead to 4-2.  In the ninth Higashioka hit a solo homerun and Sebastian Valle hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four which would be the final score after 10 innings. 

The Yankees are now 2-5-1 in the spring and the Mets are 3-3-2.  The Yankees will play in Sarasota on Thursday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles and they will also play at home in Tampa against the Toronto Blue Jays in a split squad.  The Mets will remain at home and take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon. 

The Kansas City Royals win the World Series over the New York Mets in extra innings

The New York Mets were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Sunday night in game five of the World Series.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-2 in 12 innings.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched brilliantly but couldn't finish the job as he convinced his manager to let him out for the ninth and then blew the game.  The Mets offense only managed four hits with two of them coming from Michael Conforto. 

Harvey pitched 8+ innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched two innings with two strikeouts and got charged with his third blown save of the series even though I wouldn't put this one on him.  Jon Niese pitched an inning giving up a hit, Addison Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and five runs with four of them being earned and he walked one.  Bartolo Colon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Edinson Volquez pitched six innings giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked five and struck out five.  Kelvin Herrera pitched three innings giving up a hit and striking out three, Luke Hochevar won the game pitching two innings and walking one and Wade Davis pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out three. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and Daniel Murphy drew two walks.  Lucas Duda had an RBI and drew two walks, Conforto had two hits and Wilmer Flores drew a walk.  Granderson hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Wright and Murphy each committed an error. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit, an RBI, Ben Zobrist had a hit and drew a walk and Lorenzo Cain had two hits and three RBI with a walk.  Eric Hosmer had two hits and an RBI, Mike Moustakas had a hit and Salvador Perez had a hit and an RBI.  Alex Gordon drew a walk, Christian Colon had a hit and an RBI and Volquez had a hit.  Hosmer, Escobar and Cain each hit a double.  The Royals were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cain had two stolen bases and Hosmer and Dyson each had one.  Hosmer committed an error. 

In the first Granderson hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Duda hit a sac fly to make it a 2-0 game.  In the ninth Hosmer hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  Perez hit an RBI groudnout to tie the game at two.  It was a crazy play as Hosmer sprinted home as Wright threw to first base to get the out, a good throw would of nailed him and won the game for the Mets sending it back to Kansas City but that didn't happen.  In the 12th Colon hit an RBI single to give the Royals their first lead at 3-2, Escobar hit an RBI double to make it 4-2 and Cain hit a three run double to push the lead to 7-2 which would be the final score of the game.  The World Series ended in five games although it was very competitive and the Mets had the lead in every game.  The Kansas City Royals are your 2015 World Series Champions after falling last year in game seven of the World Series.  We put a wrap on another great MLB season and postseason and look forward to spring training 2016.   

The New York Mets go down in a 14 inning epic game one of the World Series

The New York Mets were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 5-4 Royals in 14 innings.  Matt Harvey started and he pitched ok but he did blow a 3-1 lead.  David Wright, Daniel Murphy, Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares each had two hits. 

Harvey pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning, Tyler Clippard pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Jeurys Familia blew a save but pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run and Jon Niese pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three.  Bartolo Colon took the loss pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and an unearned run with three walks. 

Edinson Volquez pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Danny Duffy pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Kelvin Herrera pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and an unearned run with two strikeouts and Luke Hochevar pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Wade Davis pitched a perfect inning striking out the side, Ryan Madson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Chris Young earned the win pitching three scoreless and hitless innings giving up a walk and striking out four batters. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks, Wright had two hits and Murphy had two hits.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Duda had two hits and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Conforto had an RBI, Lagares had two hits and Wilmer Flores drew a walk.  Granderson hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base and Wright was caught stealing and Wright committed an error. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit and an RBI, Ben Zobrist had three hits and drew a walk and Lorenzo Cain had a hit and drew a walk.  Eric Hosmer had two RBI and drew two walks, Kendrys Morales drew a walk and Mike Moustakas had two hits and an RBI.  Salvador Perez had two hits, Alex Gordon had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Paulo Orlando had a hit, Zobrist hit two doubles and Escobar hit an inside-the-park homerun and Gordon hit a homerun.  The Royals were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Cain had a stolen base and Hosmer committed an error. 

In the first Escobar hit an inside-the-park homerun to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth d'Arnaud hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and in the sixth Conforto hit a sac fly to make it 3-1 Mets.  In the bottom of the sixth Hosmer hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-2.  Moustakas hit an RBI single to tie the game at three and in the eighth Flores reached on an error and a run scored giving them the 4-3 lead.  In the ninth Gordon hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the 14th inning Hosmer hit a walk-off sac fly to give the Royals the 5-4 victory and 1-0 series lead.  The two teams will play game two on Wednesday night in Kansas City before heading to New York for the next three games. 

The New York Yankees blow late lead and fall in extra's to the Washington Nationals

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New  York and the final score was 5-4 in 11 innings.  Nathan Eovaldi started and pitched well for the Yankees.  Mark Teixeira and Brendan Ryan each had two hits. 

Eovaldi pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Jacob Lindgren pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Justin Wilson pitched an inning walking two and Chris Capuano lost his fourth game of the season pitching two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Gio Gonzalez pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four htis and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Felipe rivero pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit adn a run, Aaron Barrett pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Casey Janssen pitched a perfect inning.  Blake Treinen won his second game of the season pitching two innings.  He gave up a hit and struck out three and Drew Storen pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and saved his 19th game of the season. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI and Teixeira had two hits and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Beltran drew a walk and Chris Young had a hit.  Jose Pirela drew a walk, Ryan had two hits and an RBI and Gardner and Rodriguez each hit a double.  Ryan hit a triple adn the Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gregorius was caught stealing. 

Denard Span had three hits and two RBI, Anthony Rendon had a hit and drew a walk and Yunel Escobar had a hit.  Bryce Harper had a hit and drew a walk, Michael Taylor had a hit and two RBI and Tyler Moore had a hit.  Jose Lobaton drew a walk, Danny Espinosa had three hits and an RBI.  Espinosa and Span each hit a double and Espinosa and Taylor each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Span had a stolen base and Lobaton had a passed ball. 

In the third Span hit an RBI double to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Espinosa hit a solo homerun to extend the Nationals lead to 2-0.  Ryan hit an RBI triple in the seventh to cut the lead to 2-1.  Gardner hit an RBI double to tie the game at two and Rodriguez hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  McCann hit an RBI single to make it 4-2 still in the seventh.  In the eighth Taylor hit a two run homerun to tie the game at four and in the 11th Span hit an RBI infield single to give the Nationals a 5-4 lead.  The teams split the two games and the Yankees were 4-1 on their five game homestand and will have the day off on Thursday. 

New York Yankees lose a marathon 19 inning game to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, early Saturday morning by the score of 6-5.  The game took place at Yankee stadium in the Bronx, New York and took 19 innings to complete.  Nathan Eovaldi started and pitched pretty well and the Yankees bullpen pitched great.  The offense didn't do much but Chase Headley and Mark Teixeira each hit a homerun. 

Eovaldi pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Chris Martin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Justin Wilson pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings striking out one and Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings walking two and striking out two.  Andrew Miller pitched an inning walking two and striking out two, David Carpenter pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Chasen Shreve pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and striking out four.  Esmil Rogers was the hard luck loser pitching 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned and he walked one and struck out four.  Rogers lost his first game of the season and will have a lot of rest now.  Shreve also pitched great and will probably be headed to Scranton for his reward. 

Wade Miley started for the Red Sox and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Robbie Ross Jr. faced two hitters and retired them both, Alexi Ogando pitched a perfect inning and Junichi Tazawa pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Edward Mujica blew his first save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Anthony Varvaro pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk, Tommy Layne pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up one hit and striking out three and Craig Breslow pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout.  Steven Wright picked up his first win and will be headed to AAA for his efforts.  He pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with three walks and a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, Brett Gardner had two hits and drew two walks and Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI.  Garrett Jones had a hit, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI with two walks and Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI.  Chase Headley had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and an RBI and Stephen Drew had a hit.  Gregorio Petit drew a walk, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Gardner, Gregorius, McCann and Beltran each hit a double.  Headley and Teixeira each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Gardner was caught stealing and Headley and Gardner were each picked off of first base.  Petit committed an error, Murphy had a passed ball and Ellsbury had an outfield assist. 

Mookie Betts had a hit, an RBI an drew a walk, Dustin Pedroia had two hits and drew a walk and David Ortiz had two hits, an RBI an drew a walk.  Hanley Ramirez had three hits, Pablo Sandoval had four hits and two RBI and Mike Napoli drew a walk.  Daniel Nava had two hits and two RBI, Shane Victorino drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had four hits and drew a walk.  Sandy Leon drew a walk, Hanigan drew a walk and Betts hit a double.  Ortiz hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 20 men on base.  Bogaerts had a stolen base and committed an error and Miley and Wright each had a pickoff. 

In the first Sandoval had an RBI single, Nava had a two run single in the sixth and it was 3-0 Red Sox.  In the bottom of the sixth Rodriguez had an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 and McCann hit a sac fly to make it 3-2.  Headley hit a solo homerun in the ninth to tie the game at three.  In the sixteenth inning Ortiz hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead.  Teixeira homered in the bottom of the sixteenth to tie the game at four.  In the eighteenth Sandoval hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 5-4 lead and in the bottom of the inning Beltran hit an RBI double to tie the game at five.  In the ninteenth Bette hit a sac fly to make it 6-5 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees are 1-3 and the Red Sox 3-1 on the young season.  They will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon.  Adam Warren will make his first start of the season against Joe Kelly who will come off of the DL and make his first start of the season.  There will be some tired players and the starters will have to go pretty deep in the game with really tired bullpens.   

The New York Yankees lose a tough one in extras to the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 2-1 in 11 innings.  David Phelps started and pitched great.  The Yankees offense didn't do much, Francisco Cervelli had two hits but was also the goat as his error lost the game in the 11th. 

Phelps pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks.  He struck out three batters.  Shawn Kelley pitched two innings giving up two hits and striking out four and Matt Thornton took his second loss of the season.  Thornton pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and an unearned run.  He walked one and struck out one. 

Yohan Pino pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks.  He struck out three batters.  Matt Guerrier pitched an inning giving up a hit, Casey Fien pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Glen Perkins pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Jared Burton pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Brian Duensing pitched an inning giving up a hit and picking up his second win of the season. 

Derek Jeter, Brian Roberts and Jacoby Ellsbury each had a hit.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Cervelli had two hits and an RBI, the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Suzuki and Jeter each had a stolen base, Cervelli committed an error and Thornton had a pickoff. 

Brian Dozier had a hit, Kurt Suzuki had two hits and drew a walk and Chris Colabello had a hit.  Josh Willingham had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Trevor Plouffe drew a walk and Sam Fuld had two hits.  Colabello hit a double, Willingham hit a homerun and the Twins were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Fuld was picked off and Plouffe committed an error. 

In the fifth Cervelli hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  The Twins tied the game in the seventh on a Willingham solo homerun.  The Twins won the game 2-1 in the 11th on a Cervelli throwing error.  The Twins had bases loaded one out and grounded out to the pitcher who threw home for the force and then Cervelli threw it into right field.  He should of held on to it and tried to get the last out on the next batter.  The final game of the series is on Sunday afternoon and the Yankees will look to take the series three out of four.   

The New York Mets lose in extra innings to the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-1 in 13 innings.  Jon Niese started and pitched well for the Mets.  The bullpen was good except for Carlos Torres who got hit hard. 

Niese pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up sixhits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout, Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and retired him and Jennry Mejia pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  Gonzalez Germen pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Torres lost his fourth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Dana Eveland pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Kyle Lohse pitched eight innings giving up four hits and an unearned run.  He struck out three.  Will Smith pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Brandon Kintzler pitched two innings giving up a hit and four walks with two strikeouts and Zach Duke won his fourth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Francisco Rodriguez pitched an inning with a strikeout.   

Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk, Bobby Abreu had a hit and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and drew a walk.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Chris Young had a hit and drew a walk and Andrew Brown had a hit.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Anthony Recker had a hit and the Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Young and Wright each had a stolen base. 

Rickie Weeks had an RBI, Ryan Braun had a hit and Jonathan Lucroy had a hit and two RBI.  Carlos Gomez had two hits, Aramis Ramirez had three hits and an RBI and Khalil Davis had a hit and drew two walks.  Mark Reynolds had two hits and an RBI, Jean Segura had two hits and Lohse had a hit.  Ramirez hit a double and a homerun and Lucroy hit a homerun.  The Brewers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Segura had a stolen base and Gomez and Segura each committed an error with Gomez having an outfield assist. 

Ramirez hit a solo homerun in the second to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Abreu hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at one.  In the 13th Lucroy hit a two run homerun to give the Brewers a 3-1 lead, Reynolds hit an RBI single to make it 4-1 and Weeks was hit by a pitch to make it 5-1.  The Brewers won two out of the three in the series and the Mets will remain at home to take on the San Diego Padres on Friday night. 

The New York Mets win a 14 inning marathon over the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 5-4.  Jake deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen pitched pretty well.  Ruben Tejada led the offense with three hits.  David Wright and Bobby Abreu each had a couple of hits. 

deGrom pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and 11 strikeouts.   Josh Edgin retired the only batter that he faced, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched one inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning walking and striking out a batter.  Jeurys Familia pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Buddy Carlyle won his first game of the season pitching three innings and giving up two hits and a walk and Carlos Torres earned his second save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Kyle Kendrick pitched six innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Mario Hollands pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout, Jake Diekman pitched an inning walking one and Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Jeff Manship pitched four perfect innings with six strikeouts and Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and lost his third game of the season. 

Chris Young had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk and Wright had two hits and an RBI.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Abreu had two hits and an RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Tejada had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks, deGrom drew a walk and Duda and Abreu each hit a double.  Tejada hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Young had a stolen base and Granderson was caught stealing.  Murphy committed an error. 

Ben Revere had two hits, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and drew a walk and Chase Utley had a hit and drew two walks.  Ryan Howard had two hits and three RBI, Marlon Byrd had a hit and drew a walk and Dominic Brown had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Reid Brignac drew a walk, Carlos Ruiz had two hits and Byrd hit a double.  Revere hit a triple and Howard hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Revere had a stolen base and Brown was caught stealing. 

In the first Abreu hit an RBI single and Duda an RBI double giving the Mets an early 2-0 lead.  Tejada hit a solo homerun in the fourth to extend the Mets lead to 3-0.  Tejada hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 4-0 game.  Howard hit a three run homerun in the seventh to pull the Phillies within a run at 4-3.  Brown hit an RBI single in the ninth to tie the game at four.  In the fourteenth inning Wright hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 5-4 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play on Sunday afternoon in game four of the five game series.  The Mets have won two out of the first three games. 

The New York Mets lose a marathon game to the Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins 2-1 defeated the New York Mets on Saturday night. The game was played at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. The game lasted 20 innings and over six hours. Matt Harvey started and pitched well but left the game with an injured back, it doesn’t appear to be serious. Shawn Marcum took the loss pitching well in relief; he pitched eight innings out of the bullpen. David Wright led the offense with three hits.

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run and struck out six. Brandon Lyon pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and LaTroy Hawkins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and drew a walk. Scott Rice pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Greg Burke pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one.

Omar Quintanilla had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk and Wright had three hits and drew a walk. Lucas Duda had a hit and drew two walks, Marlon Byrd drew two walks and Ike Davis drew a walk. Justin Turner had two hits and drew a walk, John Buck had two hits and Juan Lagares had two hits and an RBI. Harvey had a hit, Lagares and Turner each hit a double and the Mets set a franchise record going 0-19 with runners in scoring position. They left 22 men on base, Wright had a stolen base and Lagares had an outfield assist. Harvey and Buck each had a pickoff.

Jose Fernandez pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts. Chad Qualls pitched an inning giving up a hit, Mike Dunn pitched 2/3 of an inning walking two and striking out one and Ryan Webb pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. Dan Jennings pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three walks and striking out two, A.J. Ramos pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and Kevin Slowey took the loss his fifth of the season. Slowey pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and striking out eight and Pat Cishek saved his sixth game of the season pitching an inning and striking out one.

Juan Pierre had a hit, Lucas had a hit and Dietrich had a hit. Ozuna had three hits, Coghlan had an RBI and Placido Polanco had a hit. Rob Brantley had four hits, Hechavarria had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Gregg Dobbs drew a walk. The Marlins were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Hechavarria had a stolen base and Ozuna was caught stealing. Ozuna had an outfield assist.

In the second Lagares hit an RBI double giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. That was the only run the Mets would score. In the fourth Coghlan hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at one. In the 20th inning Hechavarria hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead which would be the final score.

The Mets record fell to 23-34 and the Marlins record improved to 17-44. The two teams will complete their series on Sunday afternoon.

The New York Yankees lose a crazy game in 12 innings and lose their captain

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 6-4 in 12 innings. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and pitched well and their bullpen was up and down. Raul Ibanez did it again with a game tying homerun in the ninth and Ichiro Suzuki had a great game. The Yankees lose their captain though in the 12^th with an injury and we are awaiting word on how severe it is. Doug Fister started for the Tigers and pitched well although he was very lucky in the first couple of innings. The Tigers bullpen was good other then their closer Jose Valverde who got lit up in the ninth. Delmon Young led the Tigers offense. 
Pettitte pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Derek Lowe pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Boone Logan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Cody Eppley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a strikeout. Clay Rapada struck out the only guy that he faced, Rafael Soriano pitched a perfect inning and David Robertson gave up a hit and struck out one in one inning. David Phelps lost the game pitching an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. Fister pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and no runs with four walks and five strikeouts. Phil Coke pitched a perfect inning, Joaquin Benoit pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Valverde pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts. Octavio Dotel pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Drew Smyly won the game pitching two innings giving up a hit and striking out two.

Derek Jeter had a hit and drew a walk, Suzuki had four hits and two RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew two walks. Ibanez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Nick Swisher had a hit and drew a walk and Curtis Granderson drew a walk. Russell Martin had two hits, Ibanez and Swisher each hit a double. Suzuki and Ibanez each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base. Gardner had two stolen bases

Austin Jackson had two hits, Omar Infante drew a walk and Miguel Cabrera had a hit and drew two walks. Prince Fielder had two hits and an RBI, Young had three hits and three RBI and Jhonny Peralta had three hits and drew a walk. Andy Dirks had a hit and an RBI, Avisail Garcia had a hit and an RBI and Gerald Laird had a hit. Alex Avila had a hit, Peralta, Jackson and Young each hit a double. Jackson hit a triple and Young hit a homerun. The Tigers were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. Infante committed an error.

In the sixth the Tigers took a 2-0 lead. Fielder hit an RBI single and Young hit an RBI single. In the eighth Young hit a solo homerun and Garcia hit an RBI single to make it 4-0. In the ninth the Yankees hit two two run homeruns. Suzuki and Ibanez were the two guys who hit the homeruns to tie the game at four. In the 12^th the Tigers scored two to take a 6-4 lead and that was the final score.

The Tigers take a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series. This game was full of emotion and really took a drastic turn as the Tigers were able to win after a tough blown chance in the ninth and then the Yankees lost Jeter for the rest of the season. The two teams will play game two on Sunday afternoon at 4:00PM.

The New York Yankees bats are silent as the Baltimore Orioles force a Game Five

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 2-1 on Thursday night. The game took place in the Bronx, New York. Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and pitched very well, the bullpen did it’s job and the offense was horrible. Joe Saunders started for the Orioles and pitched well and so did their bullpen. The Orioles offense didn’t do much as neither team has really done much in the series. 
Hughes pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts. Boone Logan faced one batter and retired him, Dave Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Rafael Soriano pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out one. Joba Chamberlain pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. Chamberlain had to leave the game in his second inning of work due to being hit by a flying part of the bat. David Phelps took the loss pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Clay Rapada faced one batter and retired him and Derek Lowe faced one batter and retired him. Saunders pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with four walks and five strikeouts. Tommy Hunter pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Troy Patton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Luis Ayala pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and striking out one. Brian Matusz pitched to one batter and retired him, Darren O’Day pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a walk and a strikeout and Pedro Strop picked up the win pitching two innings giving up a hit and striking out two. Jim Johnson saved his second game of the series pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Derek Jeter had two hits, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew three walks. Robinson Cano had an RBI, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk and Russell Martin drew a walk. Jayson Nix had two hits including a double and Jeter hit a double. The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Soriano had a pickoff. Nate McClouth had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, J.J. Hardy had two hits and an RBI and Matt Wieters had a hit and drew a walk. Jim Thome had a hit, Ryan Flaherty had a hit and Manny Machado had a hit and drew a walk. McClouth, Machado and Hardy each hit a double. McClouth hit a homerun and the Orioles were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Ford was picked off and Flaherty committed an error. McClouth had an outfield assist.

McClouth hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead. In the sixth the Yankees tied the game at one. Cano hit an RBI groundout. There were no more runs in the game until the 13^th inning when the Orioles broke the tie and took a 2-1 lead. Hardy hit an RBI double and the final score was 2-1 in 13 innings.

The Yankees and Orioles have played four games this series and are tied 2-2 with the fifth and deciding game on Friday evening. The teams have split 22 games this season so it is fitting that it would end with one final game of the year between the two teams. The pitching on both sides has been great and the hitting terrible. CC Sabathia will take the mound against Jason Hammell.