The New York Yankees lose an ugly game to the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Shane Greene started and pitched well but he didn't field very well with three errors.  The offense didn't do much of anything. 

Greene pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Matt Thornton gave up two hits without recording an out, Adam Warren pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out two and David Huff pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Miles Mikolas pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  he won his first game of the season, Neal Cotts pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Joakim Soria saved his 17th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Derek Jeter drew a walk and Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits and an RBI.  Carlos Beltran had an RBI, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Francisco Cervelli had a hit.  Zelous Wheeler had a hit, Ellsbury hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Greene committed three errors, Roberts and Jeter each had one. 

Shin-Soo Choo had two hits and an RBI, Elvis Andrus had a hit and Adrian Beltre had a hit and an RBI.  Jake Smolinski had two hits, Gimenez drew a walk and Jim Adduci drew a walk.  Geovany Soto had two hits and an RBI, Rougned Odor had two hits and an RBI and Choo hit a double.  The Rangers were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Andrus was caught stealing. 

In the first the Yankees took a 1-0 lead on a Beltran sacrifice fly.  In the third a force attempt error allowed a run to score and tie the game at one.  In the fourth Ellsbury hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Soto hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Odor hit an RBI single and Choo hit an RBI single to give the Rangers a 4-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 

The New York Yankees sweep the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Hiroki Kuroda started and pitched well.  Jacoby Ellsbury had four hits and Brian McCann and Brian Roberts each had two hits. 

Kuroda pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and an unearned run.  He walked two and struck out six.  Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout to earn his first win of the season. 

Johnny Cueto pitched five innings giving up five hits and two runs with four walks and seven strikeouts.  Manny Parra pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and striking out two, Sam LeCure pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and Jonathan Broxton pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Aroldis Chapman lost his third game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Ellsbury had four hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI, Carlos Beltran drew a walk and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Roberts had two hits, Kelly Johnson drew two walks and Zelous Wheeler had a hit.  Ellsbury hit a double and the Yankees were 3-15 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Ellsbury had two stolen bases, Roberts committed an error and Betances had a pickoff. 

Skip Schumaker had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Ryan Ludwick had a hit and drew a walk.  Ramon Santiago had two hits including a double.  Ludwick and Schumaker each hit a double and Frazier hit a homerun.  The Reds were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Santiago had a stolen base and Schumaker was picked off, Santiago committed an error. 

In the fifth Schumaker hit an RBI double to give the Reds a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Jeter hit an RBI single and Ellsbury hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Frazier hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  The Yankees won the game in the ninth on a McCann RBI single which was a gift hit.  It was a pop fly that fell in.  The Yankees won the game 3-2 and swept the three game series.  They will begin a four game series with the Texas Rangers on Monday night. 

The New York Yankees roll to second straight victory

The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-1.  Brandon McCarthy started for the Yankees and pitched very well.  Carlos Beltran, Brian Roberts and Kelly Johnson each had two hits to lead the offense. 

McCarthy pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run.  He walked none and struck out nine to earn his fourth win of the season.  Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Shawn Kelley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and three strikeouts and Matt Thornton retired both batters that he faced. 

Alfredo Simon lost his fourth game of the season pitching five innings and giving up five hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out four.  Hoover pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a strikeout, Contreras pitched a perfect inning and Diaz pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and three RBI, Derek Jeter had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Brian McCann had a hit.  Beltran had two hits and an RBI, Roberts had two hits and Johnson had two hits and two RBI.  Beltran hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Billy Hamilton had a hit, Todd Frazier had two hits and Devin Mesoraco had a hit.  Brayan Pena had a hit, Chris Heisey had a hit and an RBI and Donald Lutz had a hit.  Lutz and Hamilton each hit a double and Heisey hit a homerun.  The Reds were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Frazier had a stolen base, Bruce committed an error and Mesoraco had a passed ball. 

Beltran hit a solo homerun in the second to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gardner hit an RBI single to make it 2-0.  Heisey hit a solo homerun in the fifth to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Gardner hit a sacrifice fly and Jeter hit an RBI single to push the Yankees lead to 4-1.  In the sixth Johnson hit a two run single and Gardner hit a sacrifice fly to make it 7-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have taken the first two of the three game series and look for the three game sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Mets are shutout by the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 6-0.  Dillon Gee started for the Mets and wasn't very good and the Mets offense only managed five hits. 

Gee pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs with no walks and eight strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Buddy Carlyle pitched an inning striking out one and Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He struck out one and Vic Black retired the only batter that he faced. 

Tyson Ross won his eighth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out six.  Alex Torres pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Kevin Quackenbush retired the only batter that he faced and Blaine Boyer pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit.  Travis d'Arnaud had a hit, Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Gee drew a walk, Eric Young Jr. drew a walk and Murphy hit a double.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Young Jr. was caught stealing, Nieuwenhuis committed an error and d'Arnaud had two passed balls. 

Alexi Amarista had a hit, Chase Headley had two hits and an RBI and Seth Smith had a hit and an RBI.  Yasmani Grandal had two hits and an RBI, Will Venable had a hit and an RBI and Rene Rivera had a hit.  Headley hit a double, Grandal, Venable and Smith each hit a homerun.  The Padres were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Nelson committed an error. 

Grandal hit a solo homerun in the second inning to give the Padres a 1-0 lead.  Headley hit a two run single in the third to make it 3-0 Padres.  Venable hit a solo homerun in the fourth to give the Padres a 4-0 lead.  Smith hit a solo homerun in the sixth to increase the lead to 5-0 and a passed ball made it 6-0 in the eighth and that would be the final score. 

The New York Mets build up a lead blow it and then hold on to defeat the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres on Friday night.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 5-4.  Bartolo Colon started and he wasn't that goood, the bullpen was very good.  Curtis Granderson had two hits and Travis d'Arnaud had three hits. 

Colon pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Dana Eveland pitched two innings giving up a hit, Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning and picked up his second win of the season and Jennry Mejia saved his 11th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Ian Kennedy pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Dale Thayer pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Alex Torres pitched 2/3 of an inning and Kevin Quackenbush pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Joaquin Benoit pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout.  He lost his second game of the season. 

Granderson had two hits and drew a walk, David Wright drew a walk and Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk.  d'Arnaud had three hits and two RBI, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had an RBI and drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit and two RBI.  Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew two walks, Duda and Tejada each hit a double and the Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Granderson had a stolen base and Colon committed an error and Nieuwenhuis had an outfield assist. 

Chase Headley had a hit and two RBI, Will Venable had a hit and Jake Goebbert drew a walk.  Chris Nelson had two hits and an RBI, Alexi Amarista had three hits and an RBI and the Padres were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Venable and Goebbert each had a stolen base.

In the first d'Arnaud hit an RBI single and Lagares hit a two run single to make it 3-0 Mets.  In the third Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI groundout to push the lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Nelson hit an RBI single, Amarista hit an RBI single and Headley hit a two run single to tie the game at four.  d'Arnaud hit an RBI single in the ninth to give the Mets a 5-4 lead.  The final score was 5-4 Mets.