New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers and record a no hitter

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida and the final score was 3-0 and the Yankees also had a combined no hitter.  Masahiro Tanaka started and Chasen Shreve and Jordan Montgomery finished it.  The Yankees offense had seven hits but no one had more than a hit. 

Tanaka pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and two walks with six strikeouts.  Shreve retired the two batters that he faced with a strikeout and Montgomery pitched four perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Tyler Wade had a hit and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Matt Holliday had a hit, Wilken Castillo had a hit and Greg Bird drew two walks.  Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI, Rob Refsnyder had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI.  Gleyber Torres drew a walk, Holliday, Headley, Refsnyder and Wade each hit a double and the Yankees were 4-16 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Wade had a stolen base and Torres committed an error. 

In the fourth Headley hit an RBI double, Refsnyder hit an RBI double and Torreyes an RBI single to make it 3-0 Yankees and that was all they needed.   

The New York Mets lose both games of a doubleheader and are no hit to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.  The final scores were 3-1 and 2-0 with the no hitter being in the second game and both games being played at Citi Field in Flushing, New York.  In game one Noah Syndergaard started and pitched well and Addison Reed out of the bullpen did not.  In game two Matt Harvey started and pitched very well and the bullpen was pretty good.  In game one the Mets managed five hits but no one had more than a hit and in game two they had no hits. 

Syndergaard pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and ten strikeouts in game one.  Reed lost his third game pitching an inning and giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Jon Niese pitched an inning giving up a hit and drew a walk. 

Gio Gonzalez pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Blake Treinen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Matt Grace pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Rafael Martin pitched to one batter striking him out and picking up his second win of the season.  Casey Janssen pitched one perfect inning with a strikeout and Felipe Rivero earned his second save of the season pitching a perfect inning and striking out the side. 

Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI, David Wright drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit.  Ruben Tejada had a hit, Syndergaard drew a walk and d'Arnaud hit a double.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cespedes was caught stealing and had an outfield assist.  Niese had a pickoff. 

Anthony Rendon drew a walk, Yunel Escobar drew a walk and Bryce Harper had a hit and two RBI.  Clint Robinson had two hits and an RBI, Matt den Dekker had a hit and drew a walk, den Dekker hit a double and Robinson and Harper each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  den Dekker was picked off, Jose Lobaton committed an error. 

All the runs were scored in the seventh and eighth.  The Nats took a 1-0 lead and the Mets answered back with one in the seventh before the Nationals scored two in the eighth to take the lead and hold on for the win. 

In the second game Harvey pitched six innings giving up four hits and an unearned run with no walks and 11 strikeouts and he lost his eighth game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Erik Goeddel pitched a perfect inning and struck out the side and Carlos Torres pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Max Scherzer picked up his 14th win of the season pitching a complete game shutout and a no hitter.  It was his second no hitter of the season and first time since Nolan Ryan in 1973 that someone did it twice in the same season. 

Trea Turner had a hit in game two, Robinson had a hit and Wilson Ramos had an RBI.  Wilmer Difo had a hit, Dan Uggla had a hit and an RBI.  Scherzer had a hit, Uggla hit a homerun and the Nationals were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Escobar committed an error. 

The Mets had no hits, RBI or walks.  Scherzer only missed a perfect game because of an error on his third baseman. 

The runs were scored sixth and seventh innings.  The Mets will play the final regular season game on Sunday afternoon.  If the Dodgers win they clinch the home field with that series starting in L.A. on Friday night. 

The New York Mets are shutout an no hit by the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-0.  Noah Syndergaard pitched ok and the Mets offense did nothing. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up ten hits and four runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Dillon Gee pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and Sean Gilmartin pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Chris Heston won his sixth game of the season pitching a complete game allowing no hits and no walks and striking out eleven. 

The Mets had two players reach base by getting hit by pitches and that was it.  They were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Michael Cuddyer had an outfield assist.

Nori Aoki had two hits, Joe Panik had two hits and an RBI and Angel Pagan had an RBI.  Buster Posey had three hits, Brandon Belt drew a walk and Brandon Crawford had a hit.  Matt Duffy had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Justin Maxwell had a hit and Heston had two hits and two RBI.  Posey hit a double, Duffy and Panik each hit a homerun.  The Giants were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Pagan hit an RBI groundout to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Heston hit a two run single giving the Giants a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth Duffy hit a solo homerun and in the seventh Panik hit a solo homerun to make it 5-0 which would be the final score.  The story of the game was the no hitter by rookie pitcher Heston.  The two teams will play Wednesday night.   

Mariners at Yankees

The New York Yankees start a 7 game homestand tonight against the Seattle Mariners. It seems like the Yankees haven't been home much lately. The Yankees made a move today by aquiring Eric Hinske from the Pirates in exchange for minor league right handed pitcher Casey Erickson and minor league outfielder Eric Fryer. The Yankees also recieved some cash in the deal. This deal is to add depth with Nady being gone and they can send Ramiro Pena back down to the minors to play everday and develop more. These 2 prospects weren't thought highly of and Hinske has some pop especially with the short left field porch and the way the ball jumps out of there he will love taking aim at it. He was supposed to be there tonight but his plane is being delayed so they may not have to make a roster move until tomorrow. Here are the notes and lineup via Peter Abraham. The Yankees have won 5 straight and finished 10-8 in interleague play. They are 11 games over 500 which is their high point for the season. The Yankees team era is 2.50 in their last 4 games. In 36 innings they have allowed 30 hits wiht 15 walks and 46 strikeouts. A-rod is over his slump hitting 348 in his last 7 games with 2 homeruns, 11 rbi's, 5 runs scored and 9 walks. Mo in his last 7 appearances has allowed one run on 2 hits over 7 1/3 innings. He has 1 walk and 11 strikeouts. Mo has a whip of 1.01 and Papelbon who people love is at 1.35. Phil Hughes has appeared in 7 games as a reliever and pitched 12 innings with 2 runs allowed on 5 hits with 3 walks and 15 strikeouts. The opposition is hitting 122 against him. Robinson Cano is 8 of his last 37 with no rbi over his last 9 games. Mark Teixeira has gone 55 at bats without a homerun. He is batting 222 with 6 rbi's over his last 14 games. Hideki Matsui is 2 for his last 16 iwth no rbi's over 11 games. He was a pinch hitter for the last 9 games and I am sure he is happy he can play regularly again. Yankees lineup: Jeter(SS) Damon(LF) Tex(1B) A-rod(3B) Cano(2B) Posada(C) Matsui(DH) Swisher(RF) Cabrera(CF)

Pitching matchups for the Texas series

Today- Phil Hughes vs Matt Harrison Tomorrow- Joba Chamberlain vs Kevin Millwood Wednesday- A.J. Burnett vs Derek Holland Todays game is a 2:05 start on the Yes Network, Happy Memorial Day take time to honor all those veterans and soldiers currently serving our country. Matt Harrison and Derek Holland are young lefties, the Yankees usually feast on lefties but Harrison pitched a good game against them last year and I don't think the Yankees have seen Holland, they know Millwood well from his Atlanta days. The Yankees have been playing great baseball despite losing 2 of 3 to the Phillies and hopefully they can win 2 of 3 here. It will be interesting to see how Phil Hughes does against a powerful lineup, remember this is where he was throwing a no hitter in May 2007 when he tore his hamstring.