The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 9-4 on Tuesday night. Jon Niese made the start and was hammered. The bullpen did a pretty good job using four pitchers. Nick Evans and Justin Turner led the offense with a couple of hits each. The Mets are headed in the wrong direction as they continue to lose games. They haven’t given up yet and they are still fighting but the results just aren’t there.
Niese pitched four innings giving up ten hits and eight runs. He walked one and struck out six. Niese is now 11-11 on the season. Pedro Beato pitched two innings giving up two hits and one run, Ryota Igarashi gave up a hit in 1/3 of an inning and Tim Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out both batters that he faced. Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning.
Angel Pagan had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Willie Harris had a hit. Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI, Jason Bay had a walk and Evans had two hits. Josh Thole had a hit and an RBI, Turner had two hits and an RBI. Turner had two doubles and Evans had one. Evans had a triple and Duda hit a homerun. The Mets were 0-11 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. In the third inning the Phillies jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Shane Victorino hit a solo homerun and John Mayberry hit a three run homerun. In the fourth Placido Polanco hit an RBI single to make it a 5-0 game. Wilson Valdez hit a sacrifice fly, Vance Worley had an RBI single and Victorino had a two run triple. The Phillies had a 9-0 lead. In the seventh Turner had an RBI groundout to make it a 9-1 game. In the eighth Duda hit a two run homerun to make it 9-3 and in the ninth inning Thole had an RBI groundout making it a 9-4 game and that is how it ended.
David Wright initiated a meeting with the Mets manager Terry Collins before the game. He vowed that the team would play hard no matter what. The team has played hard but you still want to and eventually have to win games. The Mets aren’t winning games at all right now. Niese may head to the disabled list after he aggravated a muscle injury in his right side. Scott Hairston may also be headed to the disabled list. The Mets will try and avoid the sweep on Wednesday. The Mets are just playing out the string but management doesn’t want the players to think and act like that.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
The Mets get clobbered in Philadelphia
Dillon Gee started and was horrible. Ryota Igarashi struggled and D.J. Carrasco pitched well out of the bullpen. Lucas Duda and Ruben Tejada each had a multi-hit game.
Gee pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and eight runs. He walked six and struck out three. Gee saw his record fall to 11-5 on the season. Igarashi pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout and Carrasco pitched two perfect innings striking out one.
David Wright had a hit, Jason Bay had a walk and Duda had two hits. Ronny Paulino had a walk, Tejada had two hits and Nick Evans had a walk. The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.
The Phillies jumped out in front in the second inning. Wilson Valdez had an RBI single and Shane Victorino had a two run triple. In the third inning John Mayberry hit a two run homerun to make it 5-0. In the fourth inning Mayberry had an RBI walk and Carlos Ruiz had a two run single making it 8-0. In the sixth inning Hunter Pence hit a two run homerun to make it 10-0. The ninth and tenth runs were the final runs of the game.
The Mets have started to fade away as they are seven games under 500 now. The Mets record is 60-67, they will play game two of three on Tuesday night against Philadelphia. They will finish their series on Wednesday afternoon. The Mets injuries have finally caught up to them as they aren’t good enough anymore to stay in the race. The Mets continue to fight and aren’t mailing it in but they just aren’t good enough. The Phillies who are the best team in baseball right now just manhandled them. The Mets would like to win a series like this for if nothing else to just have some confidence going into next year.
Gee pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and eight runs. He walked six and struck out three. Gee saw his record fall to 11-5 on the season. Igarashi pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout and Carrasco pitched two perfect innings striking out one.
David Wright had a hit, Jason Bay had a walk and Duda had two hits. Ronny Paulino had a walk, Tejada had two hits and Nick Evans had a walk. The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.
The Phillies jumped out in front in the second inning. Wilson Valdez had an RBI single and Shane Victorino had a two run triple. In the third inning John Mayberry hit a two run homerun to make it 5-0. In the fourth inning Mayberry had an RBI walk and Carlos Ruiz had a two run single making it 8-0. In the sixth inning Hunter Pence hit a two run homerun to make it 10-0. The ninth and tenth runs were the final runs of the game.
The Mets have started to fade away as they are seven games under 500 now. The Mets record is 60-67, they will play game two of three on Tuesday night against Philadelphia. They will finish their series on Wednesday afternoon. The Mets injuries have finally caught up to them as they aren’t good enough anymore to stay in the race. The Mets continue to fight and aren’t mailing it in but they just aren’t good enough. The Phillies who are the best team in baseball right now just manhandled them. The Mets would like to win a series like this for if nothing else to just have some confidence going into next year.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Yankees notes as they finish up a strong road trip
The Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins today by the score of 3-0. Here are some postgame notes with some help from the Lohud Yankees Blog.
The Yankees had already stranded the bases loaded twice. Mark Teixeira had committed his first error since May 6, and by the time Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher let a fly ball drop between them, it seemed this might not be the Yankees day. The Twins had runners at second and third with no outs against rookie Ivan Nova. This is where he shows how much he has really grown as a pitcher.
“When you look at that inning, you try to tell yourself, ‘It’s okay to give them one, let’s try not to give them two,’” Joe Girardi said. “‘Don’t give them a multiple (run) inning, and we can come back.’ He made it even better. He didn’t give them any. It was an outstanding job of pitching and an outstanding job by Russ. The game plan they executed today was great.”
Whatever the pecking order, this was clearly one of Nova’s finest starts of the season. It was the first time he allowed no runs, and it was his fifth win in as many starts since coming back from Triple-A.
“The big leagues is the big leagues,” he said. “Nobody wants to be in the minors. I came a long way from my hometown to be here, and now that I’ve got the opportunity to be here, I don’t want to lose it. You’ve got to stay here in the big leagues and try to do your job every time.” You have to love the attitude, he is all about winning also and he shows such enthusiasm on the mound.
It was that fifth inning that defined Nova today. He’d already pitched around an error in the third inning and induced a double play in the fourth. With runners at second and third in the fifth, he got back-to-back strikeouts before Drew Butera rolled over a routine grounder. All three outs came on a slider, the pitch that’s turned Nova from a promising but inconsistent rookie into a reliable and occasionally dominant starter.
“It’s not like the beginning,” Nova said. “I was throwing only fastball, curve. I wasn’t throwing my changeup either. And now we’ve really got all my pitches going. It’s a lot different. I think the hitter doesn’t know what pitch you’re going to.”
Here’s Nova. He’s now 13-4 with the most wins for a Yankees rookie since reliever Ron Davis won 14 in 1979. He has the most wins for a Yankees starter since Doc Medich in 1973.
It was Granderson’s third career inside-the-park home run, but Granderson initially said this was his second. Someone had to remind him that he had an earlier one against the Angels (the one he remembered was against the Yankees). The last Yankee to have an inside-the-park homer was Derek Jeter last season.
Mark Teixeira’s third-inning error was his first since May 6, snapping a streak of 87 consecutive games without an error, the longest single-season streak of his career.
Oh yeah, Teixeira also homered in the game.
Speaking of defensive mistakes, both Granderson and Swisher said their misplayed ball in the fifth was a matter of bad communication. Granderson ranged well into right field, and Swisher didn’t hear him calling the ball until the very end (that’s when he tried to stop). Granderson knew he was supposed to take charge, but he also knew he’d come well into Swisher’s area and he worried Swisher hadn’t heard him, so he tried to stop as well. “Guys were busting Curtis and I a little,” Swisher said. “And I said, ‘What are you taking about? You should thank us.’ After that, Nova got filthy.”
Derek Jeter had another hit and is now three away from Rod Carew for 22nd on baseball’s all-time hits list. Jeter also drew a walk, and he’s now 16 away from being the sixth Yankee to reach 1,000 walks in his career.
Alex Rodriguez reported no soreness after the game and said he was happy with the way he felt. Girardi acknowledged that Rodriguez’s timing might have been off at the plate, but he made a great play on an early bunt. You can't judge too much one one game, having him back can't be a bad thing, the timing will come and he will start hitting again and the Yankees hope for some power.
Rodriguez on the bunt play: “That was a good test just because he runs so well. It was a bang-bang play. That’s a play that I’m going to have to make, so it was good to make it.”
Rodriguez expects other teams to try to bunt on him for a while until he’s proven that knee is 100 percent. “It’s going to happen,” he said. “It’s not going to stop now. For the next two weeks, I’m going to have to make that play over and over again.”
Mariano Rivera got his 33rd save.
Robinson Cano matched his season-high with a 13-game hitting streak. He hasn’t done that since April. His double led to the Yankees first run in the sixth inning.
Freddy Garcia is scheduled to throw 65 pitches or four innings for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tomorrow. Right now, Garcia and Nova are lined up to start that doubleheader in Baltimore.
The Yankees had already stranded the bases loaded twice. Mark Teixeira had committed his first error since May 6, and by the time Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher let a fly ball drop between them, it seemed this might not be the Yankees day. The Twins had runners at second and third with no outs against rookie Ivan Nova. This is where he shows how much he has really grown as a pitcher.
“When you look at that inning, you try to tell yourself, ‘It’s okay to give them one, let’s try not to give them two,’” Joe Girardi said. “‘Don’t give them a multiple (run) inning, and we can come back.’ He made it even better. He didn’t give them any. It was an outstanding job of pitching and an outstanding job by Russ. The game plan they executed today was great.”
Whatever the pecking order, this was clearly one of Nova’s finest starts of the season. It was the first time he allowed no runs, and it was his fifth win in as many starts since coming back from Triple-A.
“The big leagues is the big leagues,” he said. “Nobody wants to be in the minors. I came a long way from my hometown to be here, and now that I’ve got the opportunity to be here, I don’t want to lose it. You’ve got to stay here in the big leagues and try to do your job every time.” You have to love the attitude, he is all about winning also and he shows such enthusiasm on the mound.
It was that fifth inning that defined Nova today. He’d already pitched around an error in the third inning and induced a double play in the fourth. With runners at second and third in the fifth, he got back-to-back strikeouts before Drew Butera rolled over a routine grounder. All three outs came on a slider, the pitch that’s turned Nova from a promising but inconsistent rookie into a reliable and occasionally dominant starter.
“It’s not like the beginning,” Nova said. “I was throwing only fastball, curve. I wasn’t throwing my changeup either. And now we’ve really got all my pitches going. It’s a lot different. I think the hitter doesn’t know what pitch you’re going to.”
Here’s Nova. He’s now 13-4 with the most wins for a Yankees rookie since reliever Ron Davis won 14 in 1979. He has the most wins for a Yankees starter since Doc Medich in 1973.
It was Granderson’s third career inside-the-park home run, but Granderson initially said this was his second. Someone had to remind him that he had an earlier one against the Angels (the one he remembered was against the Yankees). The last Yankee to have an inside-the-park homer was Derek Jeter last season.
Mark Teixeira’s third-inning error was his first since May 6, snapping a streak of 87 consecutive games without an error, the longest single-season streak of his career.
Oh yeah, Teixeira also homered in the game.
Speaking of defensive mistakes, both Granderson and Swisher said their misplayed ball in the fifth was a matter of bad communication. Granderson ranged well into right field, and Swisher didn’t hear him calling the ball until the very end (that’s when he tried to stop). Granderson knew he was supposed to take charge, but he also knew he’d come well into Swisher’s area and he worried Swisher hadn’t heard him, so he tried to stop as well. “Guys were busting Curtis and I a little,” Swisher said. “And I said, ‘What are you taking about? You should thank us.’ After that, Nova got filthy.”
Derek Jeter had another hit and is now three away from Rod Carew for 22nd on baseball’s all-time hits list. Jeter also drew a walk, and he’s now 16 away from being the sixth Yankee to reach 1,000 walks in his career.
Alex Rodriguez reported no soreness after the game and said he was happy with the way he felt. Girardi acknowledged that Rodriguez’s timing might have been off at the plate, but he made a great play on an early bunt. You can't judge too much one one game, having him back can't be a bad thing, the timing will come and he will start hitting again and the Yankees hope for some power.
Rodriguez on the bunt play: “That was a good test just because he runs so well. It was a bang-bang play. That’s a play that I’m going to have to make, so it was good to make it.”
Rodriguez expects other teams to try to bunt on him for a while until he’s proven that knee is 100 percent. “It’s going to happen,” he said. “It’s not going to stop now. For the next two weeks, I’m going to have to make that play over and over again.”
Mariano Rivera got his 33rd save.
Robinson Cano matched his season-high with a 13-game hitting streak. He hasn’t done that since April. His double led to the Yankees first run in the sixth inning.
Freddy Garcia is scheduled to throw 65 pitches or four innings for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tomorrow. Right now, Garcia and Nova are lined up to start that doubleheader in Baltimore.
Mets get swept at home by the Brewers
The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers by the score of 6-2 on Sunday afternoon. R.A. Dickey pitched well but got a no decision, Manny Acosta took the loss in relief. Jason Isringhausen and Pedro Beato also struggled in relief. Angel Pagan had two hits to lead the offense, no other starter had more then one hit. The Mets were only able to manage two runs on six hits.
Dickey pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four. Acosta lost his first game of the season not recording an out and giving up one hit and two runs with only one of them being earned. He walked one batter, Isringhausen pitched an inning giving up two hits and one run and he struck out two and Beato pitched one inning giving up two hits and one run with one walk.
Pagan had two hits, David Wright had one and Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI. Jason Bay had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Ruben Tejada had a walk. Pagan and Bay had doubles and Duda had a homerun. The Mets were 0-6 and left four men on base. Turner made a throwing error.
The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on a Casey McGehee solo homerun. In the sixth inning the lead was extended on a Prince Fielder RBI single. In the seventh inning Duda hit a two run homerun to tie the game at two. In the eighth inning Fielder reached on a force attempt which was a throwing error by Turner allowing a run to score. Jerry Hairston hit an RBI single and it was 4-2 Brewers. In the ninth inning the Brewers scored the final two runs to take a 6-2 lead. Nyjer Morgan had a sacrifice bunt that scored a run and Ryan Braun hit an RBI double.
The Mets got swept in the three game series. The Mets record now stands at 60-66, they have not been playing good baseball of late. The Brewers have won 22 of their last 25 games. Terry Collins is starting to grow frustrated with how the season is going, he said this “We accomplished a lot of things this year, overachieving with some people. And I’m very concerned about the players, just the way things have gone the last couple of weeks. When Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy went down , we had to pick ourselves up and we have failed to do that.” He said they have played hard and will continue to do so, that isn’t the issue. He is right because they have played very hard but they are just undermanned right now and it has finally taken its toll on them. Dickey has had five straight quality starts but has nothing to show for it. The Mets bullpen has been a big issue for them. They have the worst ERA in baseball in the month of August. The Mets will now head to Philadelphia for three games before returning home to face the Atlanta Braves.
Dickey pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four. Acosta lost his first game of the season not recording an out and giving up one hit and two runs with only one of them being earned. He walked one batter, Isringhausen pitched an inning giving up two hits and one run and he struck out two and Beato pitched one inning giving up two hits and one run with one walk.
Pagan had two hits, David Wright had one and Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI. Jason Bay had a hit, Josh Thole had a hit and Ruben Tejada had a walk. Pagan and Bay had doubles and Duda had a homerun. The Mets were 0-6 and left four men on base. Turner made a throwing error.
The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on a Casey McGehee solo homerun. In the sixth inning the lead was extended on a Prince Fielder RBI single. In the seventh inning Duda hit a two run homerun to tie the game at two. In the eighth inning Fielder reached on a force attempt which was a throwing error by Turner allowing a run to score. Jerry Hairston hit an RBI single and it was 4-2 Brewers. In the ninth inning the Brewers scored the final two runs to take a 6-2 lead. Nyjer Morgan had a sacrifice bunt that scored a run and Ryan Braun hit an RBI double.
The Mets got swept in the three game series. The Mets record now stands at 60-66, they have not been playing good baseball of late. The Brewers have won 22 of their last 25 games. Terry Collins is starting to grow frustrated with how the season is going, he said this “We accomplished a lot of things this year, overachieving with some people. And I’m very concerned about the players, just the way things have gone the last couple of weeks. When Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy went down , we had to pick ourselves up and we have failed to do that.” He said they have played hard and will continue to do so, that isn’t the issue. He is right because they have played very hard but they are just undermanned right now and it has finally taken its toll on them. Dickey has had five straight quality starts but has nothing to show for it. The Mets bullpen has been a big issue for them. They have the worst ERA in baseball in the month of August. The Mets will now head to Philadelphia for three games before returning home to face the Atlanta Braves.
Nova continues his strong rookie campaign with his 13th win
The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins by the score of 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. Ivan Nova made the start and was outstanding. He had a rough start last time out and this time bounced right back and pitched one of his best games. There have been other great outings from his this season but this is the first time he didn’t give up a run. Mariano Rivera had an easy inning for the save as he looks like his old self. The offense didn’t do much but they did get back-to-back homeruns from Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira. Granderson had an inside-the-park homerun.
Nova pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out five. Nova won his 13th game of the season and is now 13-4 with a 3.97 ERA. Robertson gave up two hits in an inning and walked one. He also struck out two, and Rivera recorded his 33rd save pitching a perfect inning, he struck out two.
Derek Jeter had a hit and a walk, Granderson had a hit, RBI and a walk and Teixeira had a hit, RBI and a walk. Alex Rodriguez in his return to the lineup after about six weeks of being out had a rough day. He was 0-5 leaving six men on base. Robinson Cano had a hit, Nick Swisher had a walk and Russell Martin had a hit, RBI and a walk. Brett Gardner had a walk and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Cano had a homerun and Granderson and Teixeira had homeruns. The Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Nunez and Granderson had stolen bases and Teixeira had an error.
The Yankees broke through in the sixth inning after failing to capitalize on a few chances. Martin had a sacrifice fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the seventh inning Granderson hit an inside-the-park homerun followed by a Teixeira homerun. The Yankees won the game 3-0.
The Yankees won three out of four in Minnesota. The Yankees have the Twins number as they always beat them. The Yankees remain ½ a game ahead of the Boston Red Sox for first place in the AL East. The Yankees and Red Sox will both be in the postseason now it is just a matter of seeding as one will win the division and the other be the wild card. Nova went down to the minors for a month and worked on his slider and now that is his out pitch. He has won nine out of his last 10 starts and is 9-0 with a 3.48 ERA during that stretch. Nova is 5-0 with a 3.55 ERA since his return to the majors. The inside-the-park homerun was the first by a Yankee since Jeter did it on July 22, 2010. It was Granderson first since August 26, 2007 against the Yankees. The Yankees finished the road trip with a 5-2 record and now return home for three against the Oakland Athletics. They will have Monday off, and then after the brief homestand will hit the road to Baltimore and Boston.
Nova pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out five. Nova won his 13th game of the season and is now 13-4 with a 3.97 ERA. Robertson gave up two hits in an inning and walked one. He also struck out two, and Rivera recorded his 33rd save pitching a perfect inning, he struck out two.
Derek Jeter had a hit and a walk, Granderson had a hit, RBI and a walk and Teixeira had a hit, RBI and a walk. Alex Rodriguez in his return to the lineup after about six weeks of being out had a rough day. He was 0-5 leaving six men on base. Robinson Cano had a hit, Nick Swisher had a walk and Russell Martin had a hit, RBI and a walk. Brett Gardner had a walk and Eduardo Nunez had a hit. Cano had a homerun and Granderson and Teixeira had homeruns. The Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. Nunez and Granderson had stolen bases and Teixeira had an error.
The Yankees broke through in the sixth inning after failing to capitalize on a few chances. Martin had a sacrifice fly to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the seventh inning Granderson hit an inside-the-park homerun followed by a Teixeira homerun. The Yankees won the game 3-0.
The Yankees won three out of four in Minnesota. The Yankees have the Twins number as they always beat them. The Yankees remain ½ a game ahead of the Boston Red Sox for first place in the AL East. The Yankees and Red Sox will both be in the postseason now it is just a matter of seeding as one will win the division and the other be the wild card. Nova went down to the minors for a month and worked on his slider and now that is his out pitch. He has won nine out of his last 10 starts and is 9-0 with a 3.48 ERA during that stretch. Nova is 5-0 with a 3.55 ERA since his return to the majors. The inside-the-park homerun was the first by a Yankee since Jeter did it on July 22, 2010. It was Granderson first since August 26, 2007 against the Yankees. The Yankees finished the road trip with a 5-2 record and now return home for three against the Oakland Athletics. They will have Monday off, and then after the brief homestand will hit the road to Baltimore and Boston.
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