New York Yankees win on a walk-off over the Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen was good and Gleyber Torres led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Cole pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio pitched an inning with a walk, Clay Holmes pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and tow runs with a walk.  Jimmy Cordero earned his first win of the season pitching to two batters and retiring them both. 

Alek Manoah started for the Blue Jays and he pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Yimi Garcia pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Jordan Romano pitched giving up three hits and a run with a walk and he didn’t record an out.  Romano lost his first game of the season. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit and two RBI, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Torres had two hits.  Willie Calhoun drew a walk, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Oswald Peraza had a hit and drew a walk, Cabrera and Rizzo each hit a double and Volpe hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cabrera and Peraza each had a stolen base. 

George Springer had a hit and a walk, Bo Bichette had a hit and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a hit and drew a walk.  Daulton Varsho had a hit, Alejandro Kirk had a hit and drew two walks and Danny Jansen had a hit and two RBI.  Whit Merrifield had a hit, Guerrero Jr., Kirk and Bichette each hit a double and Jansen hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Varsho had a stolen base and Springer was caught stealing.  Kirk committed an error. 

In the bottom of the eighth Volpe hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the top of the ninth Jansen hit a two-run homerun to tie the game.  In the bottom of the ninth LeMahieu hit a pinch hit walk-off RBI single to give the Yankees a 3-2 victory. 

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

New York Yankees rally late to defeat the Minnesota Twins

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-5 in ten innings.  Luis Gil started for the Yankees and got off to a bad start but then battled it out for six innings.  The bullpen was good and Joey Gallo led the offense with two hits. 

Gil pitched six innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Andrew Heaney pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out two batters, Albert Abreu pitched to one batter and retired him and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he earned his eighth win of the season.

John Gant started for the Twins and he only pitched 2/3 of an inning walking a batter.  He left with an injury.  Luke Farrell pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two, Caleb Thielbar pitched an inning giving up a hit and Kyle Barraclough pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk.  Tyler Duffey pitched two innings giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout, Alex Colome pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with four strikeouts and Ralph Garza Jr. pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He took his third loss of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Gallo had two hits and an RBI, Luke Voit drew a walk and Tyler Wade drew a walk.  Anthony Rizzo drew a walk, Sanchez had a hit and an RBI and Gardner hit a double.  Gallo and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Wade had a stolen base. 

Luis Arraez had two hits, Byron Buxton had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jorge Polanco had a hit and two RBI.  Josh Donaldson drew a walk, Max Kepler had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Sano had three hits and two RBI.  Arraez hit a double and Polanco, Sano and Buxton each hit a homerun.  The Twins were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Polanco hit a two-run homerun and Sano hit a two-run homerun giving the Twins a 4-0 lead.  In the third Buxton hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the sixth LeMahieu hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Gallo hit a solo homerun making it a 5-2 game.  In the bottom of the eight Judge hit the big blow which was a three-run homerun tying the game at five.  In the tenth Sanchez hit a walk-off RBI single to give the Yankees a 6-5 victory.  The Yankees will now head to Baltimore to take on the Orioles for three games beginning Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees swept the Seattle Mariners

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 7-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen did their job.  Aaron Judge had three hits to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched five innings giving up a hit and two runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  Paxton won his 11^th game of the season.  Chad Green pitched two innings with a walk and three strikeouts, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning with a walk and Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Justus Sheffield lost his first game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with five strikeouts.  Matt Wisler pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Anthony Bass pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Wade LeBlanc pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and two RBI and Gleyber Torres had a hit.  Gary Sanchez had two hits and two RBI, Gio Urshela had a hit and Didi Gregorius drew a walk.  Mike Ford had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Tyler Wade had a hit and Wade hit a double and Judge hit two doubles.  Sanchez, Ford, Judge and LeMahieu each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Wade had a stolen base and Ford committed an error. 

Tim Lopes drew two walks, Austin Nola drew a walk and Kyle Seager had a hit and two RBI.  Tom Murphy had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Vogelbach drew a walk and Dylan Moore had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Keon Broxton drew a walk, Murphy hit a double and Seager hit a homerun.  The Mariners were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Broxton and Lopes each were caught stealing. 

In the first Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Seager hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Ford hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees back the lead at 3-2.  LeMahieu hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-2 and Judge hit a two-run homerun to make it a 6-2 lead.  In the ninth LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 7-2.  In the bottom of the ninth Moore hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-3 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series and they will be off on Thursday.  They will begin a three-game series at home with the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.   

New York Yankees fail to sweep the Colorado Rockies

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-4.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  The Yankees offense only managed four hits. 

Paxton pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and seven runs with four of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six.  Paxton lost his fifth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Stephen Tarpley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with two walks and a strikeout.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

German Marquez pitched seven innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Marquez won his ninth game of the season.  Scott Oberg pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Wade Davis pitched a perfect inning. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Tauchman had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, LeMahieu, Tauchman and Hicks each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Voit committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Charlie Blackmon had four hits and an RBI, Trevor Story had two hits and two RBI and Nolan Arenado had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Daniel Murphy had a hit, Ian Desmond drew a walk and David Dahl had two hits and two RBI.  Ryan McMahon drew a walk, Chris Iannetta drew three walks, Arenado and Blackmon each hit a double.  Story hit two doubles and Blackmon hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Dahl and McMahon each had a stolen base. 

In the first Blackmon hit a solo homerun to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first LeMahieu hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Arenado hit a two-run double to give the Rockies a 3-1 lead.  Dahl hit a two-run single and it was 5-1 Rockies.  In the fourth Story hit a two-run double to extend the Rockies lead to 7-1.  In the fifth Tauchman hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the eighth a passed ball made it 8-2.  In the eighth Hicks hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 8-4 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will head to Minnesota to take on the Twins Monday night for the first of three. 

New York Yankees lose rubber game to the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-5.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch very well.  Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu led the offense with two hits each. 

Happ pitched four innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Happ took the loss, his first of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with only one being earned.  He walked two and struck out five, Stephen Tarpley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with three walks and two strikeouts. 

Dylan Bundy pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with five walks and seven strikeouts.  John Means pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Means earned the win, Mychal Givens pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Paul Fry pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and two RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew three walks.  Luke Voit had a hit, Miguel Andujar had a hit and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Greg Bird drew two walks, Torres had two hits and LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Torres hit a double and Sanchez hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Sanchez committed an error. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Dwight Smith Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Trey Mancini had two hits and an RBI.  Renato Nunez had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Rio Ruiz drew a walk and Joey Rickard had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Davis drew a walk and Richie Martin drew a walk.  Smith hit a double and Rickard, Nunez and Mancini each hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Villar had a stolen base and Givens committed an error. 

In the first Nunez hit a three-run homerun giving the Orioles a 3-0 lead.  In the third Mancini hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Gardner drew an RBI walk and Judge hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the fifth Smith hit an RBI single and the Orioles lead was 5-3.  In the seventh Sanchez hit a solo homerun to get the Yankees back to within one run, but that was as close as they would come.  In the eighth Rickard hit a two-run homerun pushing the Orioles lead to 7-4 and in the bottom of the ninth the Yankees would threaten but fall short.  LeMahieu hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 7-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Yankees lost two out of three to the awful Orioles to open the season and now will stay home and take on the Detroit Tigers in a three-game series beginning on Monday night. 

The New York Mets are shutdown by the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok and the bullpen did ok.  Juan Lagares had three hits to lead the Mets offense.   

Matz took the loss pitching four innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Jacob Rhame pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two walks.  A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Luke Weaver pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and three strikeouts and he won the game.  Matt Bowman pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Jordan Hicks pitched an inning and he struck out one and Dominic Leone pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Todd Frazier drew a walk, Kevin Plawecki drew a walk and Lagares had three hits.  Adrian Gonzalez drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Bruce hit a double.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rosario was picked off. 

Dexter Fowler drew a walk, Tommy Pham had two hits and drew two walks and Matt Carpenter drew two walks.  Marcell Ozuna had three hits and two RBI, Jose Molina had a hit and an RBI and Paul DeJong had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Jedd Gyorko had a hit and drew a walk, Ozuna hit a double and DeJong hit two homeruns.  Molina also hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Pham and Gyorko had a stolen base.  Weaver had a pickoff. 

In the second DeJong hit a solo homerun to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosario hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the third Ozuna hit an RBI double to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Molina hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Ozuna hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 4-1.  In the eighth DeJong hit a solo homerun to make it 5-1 and that was the final score.  The Mets are scheduled to play on Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies at home. 

New York Mets lose in extra innings to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3 in ten innings.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and only pitched an inning coming back from injury.  Matt Harvey came in relief of him and wasn’t great but wasn’t terrible.  Nori Aoki had two hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched an inning giving up a hit, Harvey pitched four innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a couple of strikeouts, Chasen Bradford pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning with a walk.  Jamie Callahan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jacob Rhame pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and he lost his first game of the season.  Kevin McGowan pitched to two batters and retired them both. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched five innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Matt Albers pitched a perfect inning, Brandon Kintzler pitched an inning giving up a hit and Ryan Madson pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts.  Sammy Solis pitched an inning with a couple of strikeouts and Sean Doolitle saved his 23^rd game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Aoki had two hits, Jose Reyes had a hit and Asdrubal Cabrera drew two walks.  Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and two RBI and Dominic Smith had a hit.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Phillip Evans had a hit, Reyes and Nimmo each hit a double and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Trea Turner had a hit, Jayson Werth had a hit and Daniel Murphy had two hits and an RBI.  Anthony Rendon drew three walks, Adam Lind had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Howie Kendrick had a hit.  Michael Taylor had a hit and drew a walk, Andrew Stevenson drew a walk and Matt Wieters had a hit and an RBI.  Wilmer Difo had a hit, Murphy and Turner each hit a double and Lind, Wieters and Murphy each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the third Nimmo hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Plawecki hit a two-run single to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Lind hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the fifth Wieters hit a solo homerun to tie the game a three.  In the tenth Murphy hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets lose third straight game to the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 4-2.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets offense only managed five hits. 

Harvey pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning with a strikeout, Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and Addison Reed lost his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Dan Straily pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs with five walks and five strikeouts.  Jarlin Garcia pitched to two batters and he struck one out, Kyle Barraclough pitched a perfect inning and Brad Ziegler pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Davis Phelps pitched an inning giving up three hits and wo runs with one of them being earned.  He struck out two and he won his second game of the season and blew his third save of the season. 

Neil Walker had a hit and drew three walks, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit.  Jose Reyes drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and two RBI.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Harvey committed an error and Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

Dee Gordon had three hits, J.T. Realmuto had two hits and Christian Yelich had a hit and an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Justin Bour drew a walk and Marcell Ozuna had three hits and an RBI.  Miguel Rojas had a hit, J.T. Riddle had a hit and two RBI and Ozuna and Rojas hit a double.  Riddle hit a homerun and the Marlins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Stanton committed an error. 

In the first Yelich hit an RBI ground out to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Ozuna hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the ninth Cabrera hit a two-run single to tie the game at two and Riddle hit a two-run walk-off homerun to give the Marlins the victory. 

The Mets after winning a 16 inning game have lost three straight to the Marlins.  The Mets will be off on Monday and then begin a three game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at home.   

New York Yankees rough up the Anaheim Angels out west

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Friday night.  The game took place at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California and the final score was 7-0.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  The bullpen only had two work for 1 1/3 innings but they did their job as well.  Gary Sanchez and Jacoby Ellsbury each had three hits but the big story was Ronald Torreyes who had four hits including his first major league homerun. 

Tanaka pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs with no walks and nine strikeouts.  He won his 10th game of the season.  Tommy Layne pitched to one batter and walked him, Adam Warren pitched to one batter and struck him out and Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Jered Weaver started for the Angels and pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and five runs with no walks and two strikeouts.  He lost his 11th game of the season.  Mike Morin pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout and Brett Oberholtzer pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Ellsbury had three hits and two RBI, Didi Gregorius had two hits and two RBI and Sanchez had three hits and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Hicks had two hits and Torreyes had four  hits and two RBI.  Torreyes, and Gregorius each hit a double and Sanchez hit two doubles.  Ellsbury and Torreyes each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Sanchez had a stolen base, the first of his career. 

Gregorio Petit had a hit, Kole Calhoun drew a walk and Mike Trout had two hits.  Albert Pujols had a hit, Jefry Marte had a hit and Jett Bandy had a hit.  The Angels were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Petit committed an error and Trout had an outfield assist. 

In the first Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Ellsbury hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth the homerun barrage came on as Torreyes and McCann all homered to give the Yankees a 6-0 lead.  The final run was scored in the sixth on a Gregorius RBI double to make it 7-0 and that would be the final score. 

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

The New York Mets fail to sweep and are shutout in Miami

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 1-0.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched very well but Jose Fernandez dominated the Mets.  The Mets only managed four hits and one extra base hit. 

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and three strikeouts.  Harvey took his eighth loss of the season.  Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Fernandez pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and 14 strikeouts.  He earned his ninth win of the season.  David Phelps pitched a perfect inning and A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 18th save of the season. 

Alejandro De Aza had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  James Loney had a hit, Granderson hit a double and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Bastardo had a pickoff. 

Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Christian Yelich had a hit and Derek Dietrich had two hits.  J.T. Realmuto had a hit and an RBI, Dietrich hit a double and the Marlins were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left three on base.  Suzuki was caught stealing. 

In the fifth Realmuto hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead and that would be the only run of the game.  The Mets took two out of three in the series.  The Mets will begin a three game series in Pittsburgh with the Pirates on Monday night.   

The New York Mets win behind their ace in Miami

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Friday night.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 6-2.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  Yoenis Cespedes, Wilmer Flores and James Loney each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  He won his sixth game of the season.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out three and Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning. 

Tom Koehler pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Mike Dunn pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Cody Hall pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with three strikeouts. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI, Cespedes had two hits and Neil Walker had a hit.  Flores had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Loney had two hits and two RBI.  Rene Rivera had a hit and two RBI, Syndergaard had a hit and Cespedes and Flores each hit a double.  Cabrera, Loney and Rivera each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Walker was caught stealing and Syndergaard committed an error. 

Derek Dietrich had a hit, Martin Prado had a hit and Christian Yelich had two hits.  Marcell Ozuna had a hit and two RBI, Justin Bour had a hit and Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit.  J.T. Realmuto drew a walk, Bour and Yelich each hit a double.  Ozuna hit a homerun and the Marlins were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Suzuki had two stolen bases and Realmuto had a stolen base. 

In the second Ozuna hit a solo homerun giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Cabrera hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Flores hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Ozuna hit a sac fly to tie the game at two.  Loney hit a two run homerun in the seventh to give the Mets back the lead at 4-2 and Rivera would hit a two run homerun in the ninth to make it 6-2 which would be the final score. 

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

The New York Yankees defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates in a rain shortened game

The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 5-4 in five innings.  CC Sabathia started and pitched pretty well in his final exhibition game before the season starts.  Carlos Beltran had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Sabathia pitched four innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Nick Goody pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Johnny Barbato pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Alex Rodriguez had a hit and Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Beltran had a hit and three RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI.  Castro hit a double and Beltran hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base. 

In the second Beltran hit a two run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Castro hit an RBI double still in the second and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the third Teixeira hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0 Yankees.  Beltran hit a sac fly to make it 5-0.  The Pirates got on the board in the fourth on a Jose Osuna two run single.  In the fifth Jacob Stallings hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-3 and Starling Marte hit an RBI single to make it 5-4 but that would be how the game ended. 

The Yankees spring record improved to 12-13.  They were also playing a game in Clearwater, Florida against the Philadelphia Phillies but that game got called off in the fourth inning.  Masahiro Tanaka was making his final start before what they hoped would be Opening Day.  He pitched pretty well giving up a run on seven hits in his four innings of work.  He did strike out five without walking a batter.  The Yankees were winning that game 7-1 when it was called.