New York Yankees sweep the Detroit Tigers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2 in a rain shortened eight innings.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees, and he pitched well, the bullpen also pitched well, and the offense was led by Aaron Judge and Oswaldo Cabrera who each had two hits. 

Cortes pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Ian Hamilton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Victor Gonzalez pitched to one batter and got him out and Dennis Santana picked up his second save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Tarik Skubal started for the Tigers and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with 12 strikeouts.  Shelby Miller lost his fourth game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout and Andrew Chafin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up tow hits and a walk.  Alex Lange pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Anthony Volpe drew a walk, Juan Soto had a hit and three RBI and Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Jon Berti had a hit and drew a walk.  Jose Trevino had a hit, Cabrera had two hits and an RBI and Cabrera, Judge and Soto each hit a double.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Matt Vierling had a hit, Mark Canha had a hit and Riley Greene drew a walk.  Jake Rogers had a hit, Spencer Torkelson had two hits and an RBI and Colt Keith drew a walk.  Javier Baez had an RBI, Torkelson hit two doubles and the Tigers were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Cabrera hit an RBI double pushing the lead to 2-0.  In the top of the seventh Torkelson hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 2-1.  Baez hit into a force out to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the seventh Soto hit a three-run double giving the Yankees a 5-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The Yankees swept the three-game series and will have a day off on Monday.  They begin a three-game series at home against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees offense continues to struggle in loss to Orioles

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 4-2.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees, and he pitched ok, Luke Weaver was great in relief.  Juan Soto and Austin Wells led the offense with two hits each.   

Cortes pitched six innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Cortes took his third loss of the season.  Weaver pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Dean Kremer started for the Orioles and he pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Keegan Akin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jacob Webb pitched 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Soto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Judge drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Austin Wells had two hits and an RBI and Trent Grisham drew a walk.  Wells and Soto each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Torres committed an error. 

Gunnar Henderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Adley Rutschman had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Santander had a hit and drew a walk.  Jordan Westburg had a hit, Jorge Mateo had a hit and Cedric Mullins had a hit.  James McCann had a hit and an RBI, Colton Cowser had a hit and Santander, Mateo and McCann each hit a double.  The Orioles were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Mullins was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the second Westburg reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored giving the Orioles a 1-0 lead.  In the third Wells hit a solo homerun tying the game at one.  In the bottom of the fourth McCann hit an RBI double giving the Orioles a 2-1 lead.  Henderson hit an RBI single and the lead was extended to 3-1.  Rutschman hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 4-1.  In the sixth Soto hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2 but that was the closest it would be.  The final score was 4-2 Orioles.  The two teams will play game three of four on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees shutout the Texas Rangers

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched great as well as the bullpen.  Billy McKinney hit a homerun as the only run of the game. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up five hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Severino earned his first win of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning, Wandy Peralta pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.  Ron Marinaccio pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and he earned his second save of the season. 

Jon Gray started for the Rangers and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Gray lost his third game of the season.  Grant Anderson pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out four and J. Barlow pitched a perfect inning. 

Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Harrison Bader had a hit and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, McKinney had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Volpe drew a walk.  McKinney hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Bauers had an outfield assist. 

Marcus Semien had three hits, Corey Seager had a hit and Nathaniel Lowe drew a walk.  Adolis Garcia had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Jung had a hit and Jonah Heim had two hits.  Mitch Garver drew a walk, Heim hit a double and the Rangers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the bottom of the fourth McKinney hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead and that would be the only run scored in the game.  The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees fall to Tampa Bay to split four game series

 

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

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-2.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched ok.  The offense was led by Gleyber Torres who had three hits. 

Severino pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up two hits and four runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one and Clarke Schmidt pitched a perfect inning. 

Shane McClanahan started for the Rays and he pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season, Jason Adam pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Colin Poche pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and J.P. Feyereisen pitched a perfect inning.  Feyereisen saved his first game of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Aaron Judge had two hits and an RBI and Torres had three hits and an RBI.  Miguel Andujar had two hits, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit and Torres and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Torres had a stolen base. 

Wander Franco drew a walk, Ji Man-Choi had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Taylor Walls had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Harold Ramirez had an RBI and drew a walk, Mike Zunino had an RBI and Choi and Walls each hit a homerun.  The Rays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Diaz committed an error. 

In the second Torres hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Choi hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Walls hit a solo homerun giving the Rays a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Ramirez had an RBI walk pushing the lead to 3-1 and Zunino was hit by a pitch and a run scored making it 4-1.  In the eighth Judge hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams split the four game series and the Yankees will have an off day on Monday and head home to begin a three-game series with the Anaheim Angels on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees drop fifth straight game in loss to the Blue Jays

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Luis Gil started for the Yankees and he struggled with his command, the bullpen did a pretty good job.  The only offense was Brett Gardner hitting a three-run homerun. 

Gil pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with seven walks and six strikeouts.  Lucas Luetge pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout, Joely Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Clay Holmes took his third loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and an unearned run.  Holmes struck out one batter.  Chad Green pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Aroldis Chapman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Wandy Peralta pitched to one batter and got him out. 

Alek Manoah started for the Blue Jays and he pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Trevor Richards pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and earned his sixth win of the season, Adam Cimber pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out three and Jordan Romano pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Romano earned his 16^th save of the season. 

Gardner had a hit and three RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, DJ LeMahieu had a hit and Joey Gallo had a hit and drew two walks.  Roughned Odor drew a walk, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Velasquez committed an error and Gallo had an outfield assist. 

Randall Grichuk had a hit, Marcus Semien had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Vlad Guerrero Jr. had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Bo Bichette drew a walk, Teoscar Hernandez had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Jarrod Dyson drew a walk and Jake Lamb had an RBI and drew a walk.  Danny Jansen drew two walks, Gurriel Jr. hit a triple and Guerrero Jr. hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Hernandez had a stolen base. 

In the fourth a wild pitch gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.  Semien hit a two-run single and the lead was pushed to 3-0.  In the fifth Gardner hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at three.  In the seventh Hernandez hit an RBI single to give the Jays a 4-3 lead.  In the eighth Lamb hit a sac fly making it a 5-3 game and in the ninth Guerrero Jr. added an insurance run with a solo homerun making it 6-3 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have lost five games in a row and will try and salvage the fourth and final game of the series on Thursday night. 

The New York Yankees shutout the Astros again in a thrilling victory

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros on Saturday night.  The game took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and the final score was 1-0.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he was brilliant.  Aaron Judge hit a homerun to account for the only run of the game. 

Cole pitched a complete game shutout.  He gave up three hits and two walks and struck out 12 batters. 

Zack Greinke started for the Astros and he pitched four innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Greinke took his third loss of the season.  Cristian Javier pitched three innings giving up a hit and a walk with five strikeouts, Ryne Stanek pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked a batter and Ryan Pressly pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Judge had a hit and an RBI and Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Gio Urshela had a hit.  Brett Gardner had a hit, Kyle Higashioka drew a walk and Torres hit a double.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Jose Altuve had a hit and drew a walk, Michael Brantley drew a walk and Lourdes Gurriel had a hit.  Abraham Toro had a hit.  The Astros were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Toro had a stolen base. 

In the third Judge hit a solo homerun and that would be the only scoring of the game.  The Yankees would hang on and win the ballgame 1-0.  They will go for the three-game sweep to close out the first half of the season on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Mets lose game two of a doubleheader to the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves in game two of a doubleheader on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Jerad Eickhoff started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets offense only managed five hits and it was by only three players. 

Eickhoff pitched four innings giving up three hits and three walks with three strikeouts.  Miguel Castro lost his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run.  Sean Reid-Foley pitched an inning with a strikeout and Trevor May pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Ian Anderson pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Anderson won his fifth game of the season.  A.J. Minter pitched 2/3 of an inning and Will Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and he saved his 14^th game of the season. 

Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk, Pete Alonso had two hits and Dom Smith had two hits.  Villar hit a double and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Lindor was caught stealing and picked off. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had two hits and an RBI, Ozzie Albies drew a walk and Abraham Almonte had a hit and drew a walk.  Dansby Swanson had a hit, Guillermo Heredia drew a walk and Acuna Jr. hit a double and a homerun.  The Braves were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Acuna Jr. had an outfield assist and Minter had a pickoff. 

In the fifth Acuna Jr. hit a solo homerun giving the Braves a 1-0 lead and that would be the final score of the game.   

New York Yankees are shutdown by the Baltimore Orioles

 

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.  The game took place at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida and the final score was 2-1.  Michael King started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees offense only managed three hits. 

King pitched four innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Jonathan Loaisiga took his first loss of the spring pitching two innings and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Luis Cessa pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts.  

Matt Harvey started for the Orioles and he pitched four innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Mac Sceroler pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Tyler Wells pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Dillon Tate pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and picking up his first save of the spring. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Gleyber Torres drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and an RBI.  Derek Dietrich had a hit, Urshela hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base. 

Trey Mancini had a hit, Anthony Santander had a hit and Tyler Nevin had a hit.  Chance Sisco drew a walk, Pat Valaika had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Ramon Urias had an RBI.  Valaika hit a double and Valaika hit a homerun.  The Orioles were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Hall committed an error. 

In the second Urshela hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Urias hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one and Valaika hit a solo homerun giving the Orioles a 2-1 lead.  The final score was 2-1. 

The Yankees will take on the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Mets win Opener over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Friday.  The game took place at Citi Field

in Flushing, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Jacob DeGrom started for the Mets and pitched

great.  The Mets bullpen pitched well and Yoenis Cespedes hit a solo homerun for the only offense. 

deGrom started for the Mets and pitched five innings giving up a hit and a walk with eight strikeouts.

Seth Lugo picked up the win pitching two shutout innings and giving up a hit with three strikeouts,

Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Edwin Diaz picked up the

save pitching an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Mike Soroka pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with three strikeouts.  Chris Martin

pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Shane Greene pitched an inning

giving up a hit. 

Brandon Nimmo had two hits, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Cespedes had a hit and an RBI. 

Robinson Cano had a hit, Amed Rosario had a hit, Jeff McNeil hit a double and Cespedes hit a

homerun.  The Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Ramos

had a passed ball. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit, Freddie Freeman drew two walks and Marcell Ozuna had a hit. 

Dansby Swanson had a hit, Ozuna hit a double and the Braves were 0-3 with runners in scoring

position and left five men on base. 

In the seventh Cespedes hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead and that would be the final

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

New York Yankees are smacked around by the Cleveland Indians

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 19-5.  Chad Green was the opener and got creamed.  The rest of the bullpen wasn’t much better.  Didi Gregorius led the offense with three hits. 

Green pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Green lost his fourth game of the season.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with four strikeouts, Chance Adams pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up 10 hits and five runs with three walks and two strikeouts and Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched to one batter and got him out.  Mike Ford pitched two innings giving up six hits and five runs with a strikeout. 

Adam Plutko pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Plutko earned his fifth win of the season.  Hunter Wood pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with two strikeouts and Phil Maton pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, Gregorius had three hits and an RBI and Gio Urshela had two hits and two RBI.  Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI.  Gregorius, Sanchez and Torres each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Tauchman had an outfield assist. 

Francisco Lindor had two hits and an RBI, Greg Allen had four hits and four RBI and Carlos Santana had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Yasiel Puig had two hits and two RBI, Oscar Mercado had a hit and Jose Ramirez had two hits, six RBI and drew two walks.  Jason Kipnis had two hits and an RBI, Franmil Reyes had two hits and Tyler Naquin had three hits.  Roberto Perez had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Allen, Kipnis, Santana and Naquin each hit a double.  Ramirez hit two homeruns and Kipnis, Perez, and Allen each hit a homerun.  Santana also hit two homeruns for the Indians.  The Indians were 8-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kipnis committed an error. 

The Indians scored seven runs in the first inning to take a 7-0 lead.  The Yankees got one back in the bottom of the first but in the second the Indians quickly took a 9-1 lead.  In the fourth Santana hit a two-run homerun and it was 11-1 Indians.  The Indians added on in the fifth and the Yankees answered back with a run making it a 12-2 game.  In the sixth Sanchez hit a solo homerun.  In the seventh Puig made it a 14-3 game and Urshela hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh cutting it to 14-4.  In the eighth Lindor hit an RBI single and Allen hit a three-run homerun to make it 18-4.  Santanta hit a solo homerun to make it 19-4 and Torres hit a solo homerun in the eighth cutting it to 19-5 which was the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Friday night.   

New York Yankees defeat the Minnesota Twins to take series

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Sunday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1 in 7 1/2 rain shortened innings. Domingo German started for the Yankees and pitched great and the bullpen did their job.  Mike Tauchman hit a two-run homerun to lead the offense. 

German pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and seven strikeouts.  German won his sixth game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched to one batter and struck him out, Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Aroldis Chapman pitched to one batter and struck him out and saved his seventh game of the season. 

Michael Pineda pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with three being earned.  He walked three and struck out eight.  Pineda lost his third game of the season.  Trevor May pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout, Matt Magill pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Fernando Romero pitched to one batter and walked him. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had a hit.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and drew a walk.  Cameron Maybin drew a walk, Tauchman had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Tauchman hti a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Max Kepler drew a walk,Nelson Cruz drew a walk and Eddie Rosario had a hit.  CJ Cron drew a walk, Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI and Byron Buxton had a hit and drew a walk.   The Twins were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Polanco committed an error and Castro had a passed ball. 

In the second LeMahieu hit a two-run single to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fourth Tauchman hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 4-1 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees won the series and will now take on the Seattle Mariners at home for a

New York Yankees lose to the Minnesota Twins as their series evens

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he wasn’t great.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with two hits. 

Happ lost his third game of the season pitching 5 2/3 innings and giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out three.  Joe Harvey pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run, Stephen Tarpley pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jake Barrett pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Jake Odorizzi won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up two hits and no runs with four walks and eight strikeouts.  Trevor Hildenberger pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs, Blake Parker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and Taylor Rogers pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, Gary Sanchez had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Miguel Andujar had a hit and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk and Cameron Maybin had a hit.  Gardner hit a double and Sanchez hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  LeMahieu was picked off and Andujar committed two errors. 

Mitch Garver had three hits and two RBI, Nelson Cruz had a hit and an RBI and Eddie Rosario had a hit and an RBI.  Marwin Gonzalez had a hit, C.J. Cron had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Max Kepler had a hit and drew a walk.  Jonathan Schoop had two hits and an RBI, Byron Buxton had two hits.  Buxton hit a double and Cruz, Cron and Garver each hit a homerun.  The Twins were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Odorizzi had a pickoff. 

In the third Garver hit a two-run homerun to give the Twins a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Polanco hit into a double play and a run scored to push the Twins lead to 3-0.  Cron hit a solo homerun in the sixth and the lead extended to 4-0.  In the seventh Rosario hit into a force out and the lead was up to 5-0.  In the bottom of the seventh the Yankees finally got on the board with a wild pitch and a LeMahieu RBI single cutting the lead to 5-2.  In the eighth Schoop hit an RBI single making it a 6-2 game.  In the bottom of the eighth Sanchez hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-3 but the Twins added a run in the ninth on a Cruz solo homerun and the final score would be 7-3. 

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

New York Mets get a boost from Noah Syndergaard in win over the Reds

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched great and he also provided the only offense. 

Syndergaard pitched nine innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Syndergaard won his second game of the season. 

Tyler Mahnle pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  He lost his fourth game of the season.  Zach Duke pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Robert Stephenson pitched an inning with a strikeout and David Hernandez pitched a perfect inning. 

Pete Alonso drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Wilson Ramos had a hit, Syndergaard had a hit and an RBI and Ramos hit a double.  Syndergaard hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Eugenio Suarez had a hit and drew a walk, Derek Dietrich had two hits and Jose Peraza had a hit.  The Reds were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Lorenzen had a stolen base. 

The only run of the game was scored in the third inning on a Syndergaard solo homerun.  The Mets were able to salvage the four-game series by getting the split.  They will now head to Milwaukee for a weekend series. 

New York Yankees blow lead and then win it on a walk-off in tenth

The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-6.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Chad Green and Adam Ottavino had trouble out of the bullpen and Brett Gardner and Austin Romine led the team with three hits each. 

Paxton pitched six plus innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out 12.  Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Green pitched giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and didn’t record an out and Ottavino pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Zack Britton pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and he won his first game of the season.

Jorge Lopez pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out six.  Wily Peralta pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Scott Barlow pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jake Diiekman pitched giving up a run and two walks and took his first loss of the season.  Ian Kennedy pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Luke Voit had a hit and Gardner had three hits.  Clint Frazier had a hit and three RBI and Mike Tauchman had two hits and drew a walk.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Mike Ford got his first major league hit and Romine had three hits and three RBI.  Tyler Wade drew a walk and Ford, LeMahieu and Tauchman each hit a double.  Frazier hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Britton had a pickoff. 

Whit Merrifield had two hits, Adalberto Mondesi had two hits and two RBI and Alex Gordon had two hits and three RBI.  Hunter Dozier had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Chris Owings drew a walk and Martin Maldonado had a hit.  Billy Hamilton had a hit and drew a walk, Gordon and Mondesi each hit a double.  Gordon and Dozier each hit a homerun and the Royals were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Mondesi had a stolen base and Hamilton had two stolen bases and Gore was caught stealing.  Maldonado had a passed ball. 

In the first a passed ball gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Romine hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Frazier hit a three-run homerun to extend the Yankees lead to 5-0.  In the eighth Mondesi hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 5-2, Gordon hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at five and one batter later Dozier hit a solo homerun giving the Royals a 6-5 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Romine hit an RBI single to tie the game at six.  In the tenth Romine hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Yankees the 7-6 victory. 

The Yankees took three out of four in the series and will now embark on a three team, nine game road trip to the west coast.   

New York Yankees sweep the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-3.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched well and Clint Frazier led the offense with three hits. 

Happ pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Tommy Khanle picked up his first victory of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and striking out one, Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a strikeout and picked up his third save of the season. 

Nathan Eovaldi pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run which was unearned.  He walked one and struck out six.  Brandon Workman picked up his first loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout, Ryan Brasier pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Heath Hembree pitched a perfect inning with a  strike out. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and four RBI, Luke Voit had a hit and drew a walk and Frazier had three hits and an RBI.  Mike Tauchman drew a walk, Austin Romine drew a walk and Frazier and Voit each hit a double.  Gardner hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.   

Xander Bogaerts had a hit, J.D. Martinez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Steve Pearce had a hit.  Mitch Moreland had a hit and drew a walk, Rafael Devers had two hits and Christian Vasquez had a hit and two RBI.  Martinez and Vasquez each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Devers had a stolen base and Nunez committed an error. 

In the first Martinez hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the second Vazquez hit a two-run homerun to push the Red Sox lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Frazier hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Gardner hit a grand-slam to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead and that would be the final score of the game. 

The Yankees swept the brief two-game series and will remain at home to take on the Kansas City Royals in the start of a four-game series beginning on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves with good pitching and some power

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 5-1.  Luis Severino was supposed to start for the Yankees but was shutdown with rotator cuff tendinitis and will be out for approximately 2 weeks putting his opening day start in jeopardy.  Steven Tarpley started and pitched well for an inning and Chad Green as well.  J.A. Happ pitched well as did Tommy Khanle and Dellin Betances.  Aaron Judge had two hits to lead the offense including a long homerun. 

Tarpley pitched a perfect inning, Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Happ pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run with three strikeouts.  Khanle pitched an inning with a strikeout, Betances pitched a perfect inning and Nestor Cortes pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Troy Tulowitzki had an RBI, Judge had two hits and three RBI and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit.  Luke Voit had a hit, Miguel Andujar had a hit and drew a walk and Kyle Higashioka drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, D.J. LeMahieu had a hit and Estevan Florial had a hit and drew a walk.  Judge hit a double and a homerun and the Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Florial had a stolen base and Stanton had an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Johan Camargo hit an RBI single to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Tulowitzki hit a sac fly and Judge hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  In the seventh a wild pitch made it 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees record on the spring is now 5-4 and they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday afternoon at home in Tampa. 

New York Yankees defeat the Toronton Blue Jays in first home spring game

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 3-0.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched a couple of good innings.  Domingo German and Luis Cessa also pitched a couple of good innings.  Chad Green and Jonathan Holder also pitched a good inning each.  Troy Tulowitzki made his first appearance of the spring and hit a homerun in his first at bat.  Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres each had a hit and Kyle Higashioka hit a homerun. 

Paxton pitched two scoreless and hitless innings giving up two walks and striking out two.  German pitched two scoreless innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Cessa pitched two innings with two strikeouts.  Green pitched a perfect inning, Phillip Diehl pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Holder pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Tulowitzki had a hit and an RBI, Diego Castillo had a hit and Judge had a hit.  Isiah Gilliam had a hit and drew a walk, Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk and Torres had a hit.  Kyle Holder had a hit, Greg Bird had a hit and three RBI.  Hicks hit a double and Bird hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position. 

In the first Tulowitzki hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Higashioka hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Jorge Saez hit an RBI ground out and made it a 3-0 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will take on the Phillies on Tuesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees get first win of the spring

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday February 27, 2019.  The game took place at Charlotte Sports Park in Charlotte, Florida and the final score was 8-5.  Jonathan Loaisiga started for the Yankees and pitched a couple of good innings.  David Hale also pitched a couple of good innings.  Tyler Wade had three hits and Luke Voit had four RBI to lead the offense. 

Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up no hits or runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Hale pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Trevor Stephan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a strikeout and Brady Lail pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and tow runs.  Daniel Alvarez pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one and Stephen Tarpley pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

D.J. LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, L.J. Mazzilli had a hit and Wade had three hits and an RBI.  Matt Lipka had a hit and two RBI, Voit had two hits and four RBI and Jorge Saez drew a walk.  Ryan Lavarnway drew a walk, Estevan Florial had a hit and Trey Amburgey drew a walk.  Zach Zehner drew a walk, Thairo Estrada had a hit and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk.  Kyle Holder had a hit, Wade hit two doubles, Estrada hit a triple and Lipka and Voit each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Florial had two stolen bases and Zehner had an outfield assist. 

Voit hit an RBI single in the first to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second a wild pitch made it 2-0 and Wade hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Voit hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Willy Adames hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  Mike Zunino hit a solo homerun making it 6-2 and Austin Meadows hit a solo homerun to cut the lead in half at 6-3.  In the sixth Lipka hit a two-run homerun pushing the lead to 8-3.  In the bottom of the sixth Jason Coats hit a two-run homerun making it 8-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees will play the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday afternoon in their first home game of the spring. 

New York Yankees double up the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched well and Didi Gregorius had two hits and Miguel Andujar hit a three-run homerun to lead the offense. 

Tanaka won his ninth game of the season pitching six shutout innings.  He gave up three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.  A.J. Cole pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two being earned.  He walked one and struck out two, Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Aroldis Chapman saved his 29^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side. 

Yefry Ramirez pitched five innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Ramirez lost his fourth game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched an inning with a walk, Jhan Marinez pitched an inning with a walk and Tanner Scott pitched an inning with three stirkeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew two walks.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Greg Bird had an RBI and Andujar had a hit and three RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and drew a walk, Andujar hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Andujar committed an error.  Higashioka had a passed ball. 

Tim Beckham drew two walks, Jace Peterson had a hit and two RBI and Adam Jones had a hit and drew a walk.  Mark Trumbo had a hit, Nunez had a hit and Austin Wynns had two hits.  Wynss and Peterson each hit a double.  The Orioles were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Beckham committed an error. 

In the first Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Bird hit a sac fly to increase the Yankees lead to 3-0 and Andujar hit a three-run homerun to make it 6-0.  In the eighth Peterson hit a two-run double and a passed ball made it 6-3 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday afternoon. 

New York Yankees double up the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched very well and Didi Gregorius had two hits and Miguel Andujar hit a three-run homerun to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out eight and won his ninth game of the season.  A.J. Cole pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two, Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Aroldis Chapman earned his 29^th save of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side. 

Yefry Ramirez pitched five innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  He lost his fourth game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched an inning with a walk, Jhan Marinez pitched an inning with a walk and Tanner Scott pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Hicks drew two walks.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI, Greg Bird had an RBI and Miguel Andujar had a hit and three RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and drew a walk, Andujar hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Andujar committed an error and Higashioka had a passed ball. 

Tim Beckham drew two walks, Jace Peterson had a hit and two RBI and Adam Jones had a hit and drew a walk.  Mark Trumbo had a hit, Renato Nunez had a hit and Austin Wynns had two hits.  Wynns hit a double and Peterson hit a double.  The Orioles were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Beckham committed an error. 

In the first Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Bird hit a sac fly and the lead increased to 3-0.  Andujar hit a three-run homerun and it was 6-0.  In the eighth Peterson hit a two-run double and a passed ball made it 6-3 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday afternoon.