The New York Yankees hold on for the victory in Minnesota to take the series

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 9-7.  Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and was ok, the bullpen struggled but was able to hang on.  Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki each had three hits. 

Kuroda pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four runs on seven hits.  He walked two and struck out three to earn  his sixth victory of the season.  Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a couple of strikeouts, Jim Miller pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and David Robertson saved his 21st game of the season.  Robertson pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Ricky Nolasco pitched two innings giving up six runs on seven hits.  He walked one and lost his seventh game of the season.  Anthony Swarzak pitched three innings giving up four hits and three runs with a strikeout, Caleb Thielbar pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk and Matt Guerrier pitched two innings giving up two hits.

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Jeter had three hits and two RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and four RBI.  Mark Teixeira had two hits and an RBI, Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI and Brian Roberts had a hit.  Suzuki had three hits, Kelly Johnson had two hits and McCann and Ellsbury each hit a double.  Ellsbury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Brian Dozier had a hit, Eduardo Nunez had two hits and Chris Parmelee had a hit and an RBI.  Josh Willingham drew two walks, Oswaldo Arcia had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Kurt Suzuki had a hit.  Trevor Plouffe had three hits and two RBI, Chris Colabello had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Sam Fuld had a hit.  Colabello, Suzuki and Plouffe each hit a double.  Colabello and Plouffe each hit a homerun and the Twins were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Arcia had an outfield assist. 

In the first Teixeira hit an RBI single and McCann hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second they scored four runs to take a 6-0 lead.  Jeter hit a sacrifice fly and Ellsbury hit a three run homerun.  The Yankees extended their lead to 9-0 in the fourth.  Jeter hit an RBI single, Ellsbury hit an RBI groundout and Ellsbury scored on a balk.  The Twins got on the board in the bottom of the fourth on an Arcia RBI single.  Plouffe hit an RBI double and Colabello hit a two run homerun to make it a 9-4 game.  In the seventh Parmelee hit an RBI groundout to inch the Twins closer at 9-5.  Plouffe hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 9-6 and the Twins scored one more run in the ninth to make it 9-7 which was the final score.  Arcia hit an RBI single. 

The Yankees won three out of four in the series and head to Cleveland to begin another four game series on Monday night.   

The New York Mets defeat the Texas Rangers

The New York Mets defeated the Texas Rangers on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-5.   Jon Niese didn't last long as he left with an injury, the bullpen was pretty good.  Eric Campbell led the offense with three hits. 

Niese pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Carlos Torres pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and he struck out four.  Vic Black pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout, Jeurys Familia pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with two walks and a strikeout and Jennry Mejia won his fifth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk. 

Yu Darvish pitched five innings giving up four runs and two walks with six strikeouts.  Neftali Feliz pitched two innings with two walks and two strikeouts, Aaron Poreda pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run, a walk and a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season.  Jason Frasor pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Bobby Abreu had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Lucas Duda had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Campbell had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Chris Young drew a walk, Granderson, Campbell and d'Arnaud each hit a double and Duda hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Daniel Murphy committed an error and d'Arnaud had a passed ball.  Black had a pickoff. 

Shin-Soo Choo had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Elvis Andrus had three hits and Alex Rios had a hit and an RBI.  Adrian Beltre had two hits and an RBI, Chris Gimenez had an RBI and Leonys Martin drew a walk.  Rougned Odor had a hit and drew a walk, Adam Rosales had two hits and an RBI and Daniel Robertson had a hit.  Darvish had a hit, Carlos Pena drew a walk and Darvish hit a double.  Choo and Beltre each hit a homerun and the Rangers were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Andrus had a stolen base and Odor was caught stealing. 

Choo hit a solo homerun in the first to give Texas a 1-0 lead.  Abreu hit an RBI single and Duda a two run homerun in the bottom of the first to give them a 3-1 lead.  Rios hit an RBI single in the third to make it a 3-2 game.  Campbell hit an RBI double in the fourth to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  Beltre hit a solo homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-3.  Gimenez hit an RBI groundout in the seventh to tie the game at four.  d'Arnaud hit an RBI double in the eighth to give the Mets a 6-4 lead.  Rosales hit an RBI single in the ninth to make it 6-5 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play game two on Saturday night. 

The New York Yankees lose a tough one in extras to the Minnesota Twins

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 2-1 in 11 innings.  David Phelps started and pitched great.  The Yankees offense didn't do much, Francisco Cervelli had two hits but was also the goat as his error lost the game in the 11th. 

Phelps pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks.  He struck out three batters.  Shawn Kelley pitched two innings giving up two hits and striking out four and Matt Thornton took his second loss of the season.  Thornton pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and an unearned run.  He walked one and struck out one. 

Yohan Pino pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks.  He struck out three batters.  Matt Guerrier pitched an inning giving up a hit, Casey Fien pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Glen Perkins pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Jared Burton pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Brian Duensing pitched an inning giving up a hit and picking up his second win of the season. 

Derek Jeter, Brian Roberts and Jacoby Ellsbury each had a hit.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Cervelli had two hits and an RBI, the Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Suzuki and Jeter each had a stolen base, Cervelli committed an error and Thornton had a pickoff. 

Brian Dozier had a hit, Kurt Suzuki had two hits and drew a walk and Chris Colabello had a hit.  Josh Willingham had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Trevor Plouffe drew a walk and Sam Fuld had two hits.  Colabello hit a double, Willingham hit a homerun and the Twins were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Fuld was picked off and Plouffe committed an error. 

In the fifth Cervelli hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  The Twins tied the game in the seventh on a Willingham solo homerun.  The Twins won the game 2-1 in the 11th on a Cervelli throwing error.  The Twins had bases loaded one out and grounded out to the pitcher who threw home for the force and then Cervelli threw it into right field.  He should of held on to it and tried to get the last out on the next batter.  The final game of the series is on Sunday afternoon and the Yankees will look to take the series three out of four.   

The New York Yankees win second straight in Minnesota

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 6-5 Yankees.  Chase Whitley started and was bad, the pend was good.  Brian Roberts had four hits and Francisco Cervelli had three hits. 

Whitley pitched three innings giving up four runs and eight hits.  He walked one and struck out four.  David Huff won his third game of the season pitching three perfect innings with three strikeouts, Adam Warren pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up one hit and Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run.  David Robertson saved his 20th game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and striking out the side. 

Kyle Gibson pitched two innings giving up six hits and six runs, five of them earned.  He walked one and struck out seven and lost his seventh game of the season.  Samuel Deduno pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and four strikeouts, Caleb Thielbar pitched to one batter and retired him and Casey Fien pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.  Glen Perkins pitched a perfect inning. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Roberts had four hits and an RBI and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and two RBI.  Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI, Carlos Beltran had an RBI and Cervelli had three hits.  Brendan Ryan had an RBI, Roberts hit three doubles and a triple, Teixeira hit a double and Cervelli hit two doubles.  Gardner hit a triple and the Yankees were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Brian Dozier had a hit and an RBI, Kurt Suzuki had two hits and Kendrys Morales had two hits.  Oswaldo Arcia had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Trevor Plouffe had an RBI and drew a walk and Chris Colabello had a hit and two RBI.  Eduardo Escobar had a hit, Sam Fuld had two hits and Suzuki hit a double and Arcia hit a triple.  Dozier and Colabello each hit a homerun and the Twins were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Nunez and Arcia each had a stolen base and Dozier was caught stealing.  Suzuki had a passed ball. 

In the first Roberts hit an RBI double, Teixeira hit an RBI double and Beltran hit a sacrifice fly to give the Yankees a quick 3-0 lead.  The Twins answered back with one in the bottom of the first.  Dozier hit a solo homerun, the Yankees scored three more in the second to take a 6-1 lead.  Ryan hit a sacrifice fly and Ellsbury hit a two run single.  Colabello hit a solo homerun in the second to make it a 6-2 game.  In the third Arcia hit an RBI triple and Plouffe hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-4 and then in the eighth the Twins scored one more run to make it a 6-5 game.  Colabello had an RBI groundout and 6-5 would be the final score.  The Yankees have taken the first two of the four game series and look for their third straight on Saturday afternoon. 

The New York Yankees start off a long road trip with a win in Minnesota

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.  The game took place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the final score was 7-4 Yankees.  Masahiro Tanaka started and didn't pitch his best but was still able to secure his league leading 12th win of the season.  The Yankees bats broke out in a big way including Zelous Wheeler having his first two career hits including his first career homerun.  Carlos Beltran had a big three run homerun. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up four runs on nine hits.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out three.  Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and David Robertson picked up his 19th save of the season pitching a scoreless inning and giving up a walk.  He struck out the side. 

Phil Hughes lost his fifth game of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings and giving up eight hits and seven runs.  He walked one and struck out six.  Brian Duensing pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Anthony Swarzak pitched two innings giving up one hit and striking out two. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Derek Jeter had an RBI and Mark Teixeira had two hits.  Brian McCann had a hit, Beltran had a hit and three RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and drew a walk.  Wheeler had two hits and an RBI and Brendan Ryan had a hit and an RBI.  Ryan hit a double and Beltran and Wheeler each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Suzuki had an outfield assist. 

Brian Dozier had two hits, Kurt Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Chris Parmelee had a hit and an RBI.  Kendrys Morales had an RBI, Oswaldo Arcia had a hit and drew a walk and Trevor Plouffe had a hit.  Eduardo Escobar had a hit and an RBI, Sam Fuld had two hits.  Parmelee, Suzuki, Plouffe each hit a double and the Twins were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Parmelee hit an RBI double in the first to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.   In the third Suzuki hit an RBI groundout to give the Twins a 2-0 lead.  The Yankees came roaring back in the fifth with a three run homerun by Beltran and a solo homerun by Wheeler to take a 4-2 lead.  The Twins cut it to a one run game in the sixth on a Morales RBI groundout.  The Yankees took control of the game in the seventh with three runs to take a 7-3 lead.  Ryan hit an RBI double, Gardner an RBI single and Jeter an RBI groundout.  The Twins would score one more run in the seventh.  Escobar hit an RBI single but the final score would be 7-4 Yankees.  The two teams will play game two of their four game series on Friday afternoon.