Rob Refsnyder makes his major league debut in New York Yankees loss to Boston

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 5-3 Boston.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched pretty good.  Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and Chris Young had two hits to lead the offense. 

Nova pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs.  He walked none and struck out three and took his third loss of the season.  Adam Warren didn't record an out and he gave up two hits and a run with a walk, Chasen Shreve pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Bryan Mitchell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season, Junichi Tazawa pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Koji Uehara pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two  and picked up his 22nd save of the season. 

Ellsbury had three hits and an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI.  Mark Teixeira drew a walk, Young had two hits and Chase Headley had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Gardner and Young each hit a double and Rodriguez and Ellsbury each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Young and Ellsbury were each caught stealing.  John Ryan Murphy committed an error. 

Mookie Betts had two hits and an RBI, Brock Holt had a hit and drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had a  hit and an RBI.  David Ortiz had two hits and drew a walk, Hanley Ramirez had two hits and two RBI and Pablo Sandoval had a hit and Alejandro De Aza had two hits.  Ryan Hanigan had an RBI, Ortiz and Betts each hit a double and Betts hit a triple.  Ramirez hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  De Aza had a stolen base and Rodriguez had a pick off. 

In the first Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the third Hanigan had an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Ramirez hit a two run homerun to give the Red Sox a 3-1 lead.  Ellsbury hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the seventh Betts hit an RBI triple and Bogaerts hit an RBI single to make it 5-2.  Gardner hit an RBI double in the eighth to cut the lead to 5-3 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon, it will also be the rubber game as each team has won one game so far. 

The New York Yankees win their third straight game

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 5-1.  Michael Pineda started and pitched very well, the bullpen was also good.  Alex Rodriguez had two hits and two RBI. 

Pineda pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up one run on seven hits.  He didn't walk a batter and he struck out six and won his ninth game of the season.  Justin Wilson pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out one, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Clay Buchholz pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with one of them being earned.  He didn't walk a batter and three strikeouts and lost his seventh game of the season.  Robbie Ross Jr. pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Matt Barnes didn't record an out and gave up a run and a walk, Craig Breslow pitched an inning giving up a hit and Justin Masterson pitched a perfect inning. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and an RBI, Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI and Alex Rodriguez had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, Brian McCann had a hit and Chris Young drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Stephen Drew had a hit and Gregorius hit a double.  Rodriguez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Pineda and Figueroa each committed an error. 

Mookie Betts had a hit and an RBI, Brock Holt had a hit and Xander Bogaerts had a hit.  Pablo Sandoval had a hit, Mike Napoli had a hit and Alejandro De Aza had a hit.  Sandy Leon had a hit, Betts hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Napoli and Holt each committed an error. 

In the first Rodriguez hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Ellsbury reached on an error and a run scored to make it 2-0 Yankees.  Gardner had an RBI single and Rodriguez had an RBI walk and the lead was up to 4-0.  In the fifth Betts hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1 and in the eighth Ellsbury hit an RBI single to make it 5-1 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

The New York Yankees take series from the Oakland A's behind a dominant Masahiro Tanaka

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-2 Yankees.  Masahiro Tanaka started and after having a tough second inning didn't allow a hit the rest of the game.  Cole Figueroa who just got called up from AAA had two doubles, Jacoby Ellsbury had a couple of RBI and Brett Gardner had three hits and got announced to the All Star Team as an injury replacement. 

Tanaka pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up two runs with only one of them earned on two hits.  He walked one and struck out six and he earned his fifth win of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and Adam Warren struck out the only batter that he faced. 

Jesse Chavez pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out three and lost his ninth game of the season.  Fernando Abad pitched an inning striking out one batter, Eric O'Flaherty pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Fernando Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up a hit and two unearned runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Ellsbury had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Gardner had three hits and an RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI.  Brian McCann drew a walk, Didi Gregorius drew a walk and Chris Young drew a walk.  Stephen Drew had a hit and drew a walk, Figueroa had two hits and two doubles and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  McCann committed an error. 

Josh Reddick had a hit, Billy Butler had a hit and an RBI and Ike Davis drew a walk.  Mark Canha had a hit and an RBI, Butler and Canha each hit a double and the A's were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Semien committed an error which was his MLB leading 28th of the season. 

In the first Gardner hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.   In the second Butler hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Canha followed it up with an RBI double of his own and it was 2-1 Oakland.  In the third the Yankees tied the game at two on a Teixeira RBI single.  Ellsbury hit a two run single in the fourth giving the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  In the eighth Ellsbury reached on a throwing error and two runs scored to make it 6-2 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees took two out of three in the series and four out of six on the homestand.  The Yankees will play their last three games before the All Star Break in Boston beginning on Friday night. 

The New York Mets take last game of road trip and take series from the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at AT+T Park in San Francisco, California.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched great and Eric Campbell had two hits and two RBI to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched eight innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out ten and won his ninth game of the season.  Bobby Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jeurys Familia saved his 24th game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Jake Peavy lost his fourth game of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out five.  Josh Osich pitched a perfect inning and Jean Machi pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs. 

Ruben Tejada had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and Campbell had two hits and two RBI.  deGrom had a hit, Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI and Campbell hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Murphy committed an error and Campbell also had an outfield assist. 

Gregor Blanco drew a walk, Joe Panik had a hit and Hunter Pence had two hits and an RBI.  Brandon Belt had two hits, Pence hit a double and the Giants were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Crawford committed an error. 

In the sixth Murphy hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Lagares hit an RBI force out to make it 2-0.  In the ninth Campbell hit a two run homerun to increase the lead to 4-0.  Pence hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to make it 4-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will have the day off on Thursday and begin a three game series at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.   

The New York Yankees even their series with the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  CC Sabathia started and pitched pretty well, the bullpen was good although Andrew Miller was rusty.  Mark Teixeira had two homeruns to lead the offense and he added great defense. 

Sabathia pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout.  He won his fourth game of the season.  Bryan Mitchell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Justin Wilson pitched a perfect inning and Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.  Andrew Miller saved his 18th game of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Scott Kazmir pitched three innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Kazmir left the game with an injury, Evan Scribner pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts and he lost his second game of the season, Eric O'Flaherty pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he walked one and Edward Mujica pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk.  Fernando Abad pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks and Teixeira had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Young drew a walk, John Ryan Murphy had two hits and Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI.  Jose Pirela had a hit and an RBI, Stephen Drew had a pinch hit and an RBI and Gregorius hit a double.  Teixeira hit two homeruns and Drew hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Young hada stolen base, Gregorio Petit committed an error. 

Billy Burns had two hits, Ben Zobrist drew a walk and Billy Butler had a hit.  Brett Lawrie had a hit, Jake Smolinski had a hit and drew a walk and Josh Phegley had a hit and an RBI.  Mark Canha had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Marcus Semien had a hit and two RBI and Butler hit a double.  Semien hit a homerun and the Athletics were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Lawrie committed an error and Smolinski had an outfield assist. 

In the second Phegley hit an RBI single to give the A's a 1-0 lead.  Canha hit an RBI single to make it 2-0.  In the bottom of the second Gregorius hit an RBI double to cut the lead in half to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  Pirela hit a sac fly and made it 3-2 Yankees.  In the bottom of the sixth Teixeira hit his second solo homerun of the game and pushed the lead to 4-2.  Drew hit a solo homerun in the eighth inning to make it 5-2.  In the ninth Semien hit a two run homerun and cut the lead to 5-4 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Wednesday afternoon.