The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 6-2 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Derek Jeter made his first start at shortstop, he didn’t have any hits and handled one ball that was hit his way. Andy Pettitte made his first start of the spring and pitched ok and Mariano Rivera had a good appearance.
Pettitte pitched three innings giving up one run on three hits. He walked three and struck out three and he picked up the win. Cody Eppley pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Rivera pitched a 1-2-3 inning and David Aardsma pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. Jim Miller pitched two innings giving up a hit and walking two with two strikeouts.
Jeter did draw a walk, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Kevin Youkilis had a hit. Juan Rivera had two hits and an RBI, Ben Francisco in his Yankees debut had a hit and two RBI and Matt Diaz had a hit. Melky Mesa had a hit and an RBI, Gil Velazquez had a hit and drew a walk and Youkilis and Francisco each hit a double. The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Velazquez and Suzuki each had a stolen base.
Cliff Lee took the loss for the Phillies pitching 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with only two of them being earned. He walked two and struck out two. Zach Miner pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts, Michael Stutes pitched two innings giving up a hit and walking one with two strikeouts and Justin De Fratus pitched a perfect inning. Chad Durbin pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.
Chase Utley drew a walk, Cesar Hernandez had a hit and John Mayberry had two hits. Domonic Brown had a hit and an RBI, Jermaine Mitchell drew a walk and Darin Ruf had a hit and an RBI. Josh Fields had a hit and drew a walk. Hernandez hit a double and Ruf hit a homerun. The Phillies were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Revera and Mitchell each had a stolen base. Fields, Quintero, Lee, Utley and Stutes each committed an error.
Francisco hit a two run double in the first giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the second Suzuki had an RBI single making it a 3-0 game. Brown hit an RBI single for the Phillies to make it 3-1 Yankees. Mesa had an RBI single in the third and Diaz scored on an error to make it 5-1 Yankees. In the fourth Rivera hit an RBI single making it 6-1 Yankees and then the final run was scored in the sixth. The Phillies cut the lead to 6-2 and that was as close as they would come. Ruf hit a solo homerun.
The Yankees record improved to 7-11 and the Phillies record dropped to 7-10. The Yankees will play at Dunedin, Florida on Thursday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays and the Phillies would host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
New York Yankees win third straight with 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays
The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon. The game took place Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched well once again. Thomas Neal had two hits to lead the Yankees offense, Francisco Cervelli threw two guys out on the bases.
Nova pitched four innings giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and a couple of strikeouts. Brett Marshall picked up the win pitching 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with a walk and three strikeouts, Josh Spence pitched to one batter and retired him and Matt Tracy picked up the save pitching an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Gil Velazquez had a hit, Ronnier Mustelier had a hit and Juan Rivera had a hit. Cervelli had a hit, Walter Ibarra had a hit and Neal had two hits. Slade Heathcott had an RBI, Bobby Wilson had a hit and two RBI and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Neal had a stolen base, Nunez, Almonte and Mustelier each committed an error.
Alex Cobb pitched five innings giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Cesar Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Brandon Gomes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dane De La Rosa pitched an inning giving up five hits and three runs with one of them being earned and striking out one. He picked up the loss and Will Inman pitched an inning giving up a hit.
Mike Fontenot had a hit and an RBI, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Jason Bourgeois had a hit. Leslie Anderson had a hit, Cole Figueroa had a hit and Sean Rodriguez had a hit. Will Myers had a hit, Shelly Duncan drew a walk and Figueroa hit a double. Tampa Bay was 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Lee committed an error and Vogt had an outfield assist.
The runs in this game were all scored in the eighth inning. The Yankees scored three on a Heathcott force out and error and a Wilson two run single. Tampa Bay scored their run on a Fontenot sacrifice fly.
The Yankees are now 6-11 in the spring and the Rays record dropped to 11-7. The Yankees will host the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night and Tampa Bay will have the day off.
Nova pitched four innings giving up four hits and no runs with no walks and a couple of strikeouts. Brett Marshall picked up the win pitching 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with a walk and three strikeouts, Josh Spence pitched to one batter and retired him and Matt Tracy picked up the save pitching an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.
Gil Velazquez had a hit, Ronnier Mustelier had a hit and Juan Rivera had a hit. Cervelli had a hit, Walter Ibarra had a hit and Neal had two hits. Slade Heathcott had an RBI, Bobby Wilson had a hit and two RBI and the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Neal had a stolen base, Nunez, Almonte and Mustelier each committed an error.
Alex Cobb pitched five innings giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Cesar Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Brandon Gomes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dane De La Rosa pitched an inning giving up five hits and three runs with one of them being earned and striking out one. He picked up the loss and Will Inman pitched an inning giving up a hit.
Mike Fontenot had a hit and an RBI, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Jason Bourgeois had a hit. Leslie Anderson had a hit, Cole Figueroa had a hit and Sean Rodriguez had a hit. Will Myers had a hit, Shelly Duncan drew a walk and Figueroa hit a double. Tampa Bay was 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Lee committed an error and Vogt had an outfield assist.
The runs in this game were all scored in the eighth inning. The Yankees scored three on a Heathcott force out and error and a Wilson two run single. Tampa Bay scored their run on a Fontenot sacrifice fly.
The Yankees are now 6-11 in the spring and the Rays record dropped to 11-7. The Yankees will host the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night and Tampa Bay will have the day off.
Monday, March 11, 2013
New York Yankees notes on a Monday-searching for guys to fill voids
The New York Yankees have an opening at first base right now and also in left field. They lost both Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson to injury so far this spring. They are both expected to be back in May but until then they would like to find alternatives. The Yankees have reached out to Derrek Lee who hasn’t played since 2011. He is reportedly interested but he hasn’t signed anything yet so who knows about that. Chipper Jones was another name that was brought up today but he said he is happy being retired and Scott Rolen is another name.
The Yankees did sign Ben Francisco today to a minors deal. They were interested in him in the winter and he chose to sign with Cleveland who cut him and then he was picked right up by the Yankees. He is a right handed outfielder who could be a bench guy for the Yankees.
Michael Pineda will throw a 35 pitch bullpen on Tuesday with sliders being part of it. Gil Velazquez and Walter Ibarra are both back with the Yankees after participating in the World Baseball Classic. Phil Hughes threw a 26 pitch bullpen session today, it was a big step as he felt good. He is scheduled to face hitters on Thursday and should pitch in a sim game shortly after that. Larry Rothschild has a plan for him but isn’t revealing it, it is possible he could be on schedule to make a start on April 7th since that will be the first time they need the fifth starter. Hughes isn’t the fifth starter but it is just how it works out.
Austin Romine was sent to minor league camp so the Yankees weren’t joking about that. Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart will be the catchers, who will be the starter is what is up for grabs. I honestly don’t think there is a number one and two though, I think they both will play and if Romine is doing very well at AAA you could see him back if those guys struggle.
Derek Jeter was talking about Chipper Jones today and thought it was a media joke so he said why don’t you call Mike Schmidt also. He actually said that after told it was his GM who talked about Jones, he thought the media was just making stuff up. Jeter will take off tomorrow and plans on playing shortstop for the first time this spring on Wednesday.
Brett Gardner had his team leading 10th hit of the spring today and he also leads the team with five walks. That is what they want to see and maybe he will be the leadoff hitter this season with Jeter two and Cano third. If that happens I wonder if Ichiro could hit ninth as a double leadoff guy or maybe a little further up.
The Yankees face a lefty starter on Wednesday who will be Cliff Lee. Ben Francisco will be in the lineup. Joe Girardi confirmed that today.
The Yankees did sign Ben Francisco today to a minors deal. They were interested in him in the winter and he chose to sign with Cleveland who cut him and then he was picked right up by the Yankees. He is a right handed outfielder who could be a bench guy for the Yankees.
Michael Pineda will throw a 35 pitch bullpen on Tuesday with sliders being part of it. Gil Velazquez and Walter Ibarra are both back with the Yankees after participating in the World Baseball Classic. Phil Hughes threw a 26 pitch bullpen session today, it was a big step as he felt good. He is scheduled to face hitters on Thursday and should pitch in a sim game shortly after that. Larry Rothschild has a plan for him but isn’t revealing it, it is possible he could be on schedule to make a start on April 7th since that will be the first time they need the fifth starter. Hughes isn’t the fifth starter but it is just how it works out.
Austin Romine was sent to minor league camp so the Yankees weren’t joking about that. Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart will be the catchers, who will be the starter is what is up for grabs. I honestly don’t think there is a number one and two though, I think they both will play and if Romine is doing very well at AAA you could see him back if those guys struggle.
Derek Jeter was talking about Chipper Jones today and thought it was a media joke so he said why don’t you call Mike Schmidt also. He actually said that after told it was his GM who talked about Jones, he thought the media was just making stuff up. Jeter will take off tomorrow and plans on playing shortstop for the first time this spring on Wednesday.
Brett Gardner had his team leading 10th hit of the spring today and he also leads the team with five walks. That is what they want to see and maybe he will be the leadoff hitter this season with Jeter two and Cano third. If that happens I wonder if Ichiro could hit ninth as a double leadoff guy or maybe a little further up.
The Yankees face a lefty starter on Wednesday who will be Cliff Lee. Ben Francisco will be in the lineup. Joe Girardi confirmed that today.
The New York Mets defeated the Detroit Tigers 11-0
The New York Mets defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 11-0. The game was played at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well and Brian Bixler had a good game for the Mets offense.
Niese pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up a hit and walking four and picking up the win. Greg Burke pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Jenrry Mejia pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Aaron Laffey pitched two innings giving up two hits and walking one.
Jordany Valdespin had a hit and an RBI, Bixler had three hits and two RBI and Ruben Tejada drew a walk. Ike Davis had a hit and two RBI, Josh Satin drew two walks and and Lucas Duda drew a walk. Zach Lutz had a hit and drew a walk, Mike Baxter had a hit and Jamie Hoffman had a hit and an RBI. John Buck had two hits, Anthony Recker had two hits and Matthew den Dekker had a hit and two RBI. Colin Cowgill had a hit, Brandon Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Buck hit two doubles, Valdespin, Hicks and Bixler all hit a homerun. The Mets were 6-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Baxter was caught stealing and Valdespin committed an error.
Justin Verlander took the loss pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Kenny Faulk pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and drew a walk, Kyle Lobstein pitched an inning giving up two hits and two unearned runs and Phil Coke pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk. Trevor Bell pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and Bruce Rondon pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out one.
Torii Hunter had a hit, Brennan Boesch had a hit and Prince Fielder drew a walk. Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits and drew a walk, Jeff Kobernus drew a walk and Ramon Santiago drew a walk. Hernan Perez had a hit, Danny Worth drew a walk. Tuiasosopo hit a double and the Tigers were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Fielder was caught stealing, Boesch committed an error and Boesch had an outfield assist.
The Mets scored a run in the first and two in the second to take a 3-0 lead. Valdespin hit a solo homerun, Buck scored on a balk and Hicks hit a solo homerun. Davis hit a two run single in the fifth and in the sixth Hicks reached on a fielding error to score a run and Bixler hit an RBI single to make it 7-0 Mets. Hoffman hit an RBI single, den Dekker hit a two run single to give the Mets a 10-0 lead. The Mets tacked on another run in the eighth to make it 11-0 and that was the final score.
The Mets record improved to 6-6 on the spring and the Tigers are now 9-8. The Mets will have the day off on Tuesday and the Tigers will play at the Philadelphia Phillies.
Niese pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up a hit and walking four and picking up the win. Greg Burke pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Jenrry Mejia pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Aaron Laffey pitched two innings giving up two hits and walking one.
Jordany Valdespin had a hit and an RBI, Bixler had three hits and two RBI and Ruben Tejada drew a walk. Ike Davis had a hit and two RBI, Josh Satin drew two walks and and Lucas Duda drew a walk. Zach Lutz had a hit and drew a walk, Mike Baxter had a hit and Jamie Hoffman had a hit and an RBI. John Buck had two hits, Anthony Recker had two hits and Matthew den Dekker had a hit and two RBI. Colin Cowgill had a hit, Brandon Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Buck hit two doubles, Valdespin, Hicks and Bixler all hit a homerun. The Mets were 6-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Baxter was caught stealing and Valdespin committed an error.
Justin Verlander took the loss pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Kenny Faulk pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and drew a walk, Kyle Lobstein pitched an inning giving up two hits and two unearned runs and Phil Coke pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk. Trevor Bell pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and Bruce Rondon pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out one.
Torii Hunter had a hit, Brennan Boesch had a hit and Prince Fielder drew a walk. Matt Tuiasosopo had two hits and drew a walk, Jeff Kobernus drew a walk and Ramon Santiago drew a walk. Hernan Perez had a hit, Danny Worth drew a walk. Tuiasosopo hit a double and the Tigers were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Fielder was caught stealing, Boesch committed an error and Boesch had an outfield assist.
The Mets scored a run in the first and two in the second to take a 3-0 lead. Valdespin hit a solo homerun, Buck scored on a balk and Hicks hit a solo homerun. Davis hit a two run single in the fifth and in the sixth Hicks reached on a fielding error to score a run and Bixler hit an RBI single to make it 7-0 Mets. Hoffman hit an RBI single, den Dekker hit a two run single to give the Mets a 10-0 lead. The Mets tacked on another run in the eighth to make it 11-0 and that was the final score.
The Mets record improved to 6-6 on the spring and the Tigers are now 9-8. The Mets will have the day off on Tuesday and the Tigers will play at the Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0
The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 4-0 on Monday afternoon. The game took place at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched very well, David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain also pitched well. Kevin Youkilis had a hit and two RBI.
Kuroda pitched four innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Kuroda got the win the first of the spring for him, Chamberlain gave up a hit in an inning and Robertson gave up a hit in one inning of work and he struck out one. Dellin Betances pitched two innings giving up a hit and Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Matt Diaz had an RBI and Travis Hafner had a hit. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Zoilo Almonte had an RBI and drew a walk and Youkilis had a hit and two RBI. Chris Stewart had a hit, Corban Joseph had two hits and Slade Heathcott drew two walks. Suzuki hit a double and Youkilis hit a homerun, the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.
Lance Lynn started for the Cardinals and took the loss which was his second of the spring. He pitched four innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Randy Choate pitched a perfect inning, Seth Maness pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Victor Marte pitched 2/3 of an inning walking one and striking out one. Eric Fornataro pitched an inning giving up a hit.
Matt Carpenter had a hit, David Freese had a hit and Shane Robinson had a hit. Justin Christian had a hit and J.R. Towles had two hits. Robinson hit a double and the Cardinals were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Robinson and Carpenter had a stolen base and Romak committed an error.
Youkilis hit a solo homerun in the fourth inning to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Youkilis hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to make it 2-0 Yankees. Diaz was hit by a pitch to make it 3-0 Yankees and then Almonte walked to make it 4-0 and that would be the final score.
The Yankees have now won two games in a row and have two shutouts in a row. They are now 5-11 in the spring and the Cardinals record dropped to 8-7. The Yankees will play at Tampa Bay on Tuesday afternoon and the St. Louis Cardinals will play at the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday afternoon.
Kuroda pitched four innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Kuroda got the win the first of the spring for him, Chamberlain gave up a hit in an inning and Robertson gave up a hit in one inning of work and he struck out one. Dellin Betances pitched two innings giving up a hit and Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Matt Diaz had an RBI and Travis Hafner had a hit. Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Zoilo Almonte had an RBI and drew a walk and Youkilis had a hit and two RBI. Chris Stewart had a hit, Corban Joseph had two hits and Slade Heathcott drew two walks. Suzuki hit a double and Youkilis hit a homerun, the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.
Lance Lynn started for the Cardinals and took the loss which was his second of the spring. He pitched four innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Randy Choate pitched a perfect inning, Seth Maness pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Victor Marte pitched 2/3 of an inning walking one and striking out one. Eric Fornataro pitched an inning giving up a hit.
Matt Carpenter had a hit, David Freese had a hit and Shane Robinson had a hit. Justin Christian had a hit and J.R. Towles had two hits. Robinson hit a double and the Cardinals were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Robinson and Carpenter had a stolen base and Romak committed an error.
Youkilis hit a solo homerun in the fourth inning to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Youkilis hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to make it 2-0 Yankees. Diaz was hit by a pitch to make it 3-0 Yankees and then Almonte walked to make it 4-0 and that would be the final score.
The Yankees have now won two games in a row and have two shutouts in a row. They are now 5-11 in the spring and the Cardinals record dropped to 8-7. The Yankees will play at Tampa Bay on Tuesday afternoon and the St. Louis Cardinals will play at the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday afternoon.
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