New York Yankees defeat the Toronto Blue Jays behind strong pitching

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Chad Green started for the Yankees and he was great and the bullpen shut it down as well.  Aaron Judge continued his hot start to his MLB career with an RBI double and he had two hits and Gary Sanchez also had two hits. 

Green pitched six shutout innings giving up two hits.  He walked none and struck out eleven and earned his second win of the season.  Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dellin Betances earned his fifth save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he walked one. 

R.A. Dickey lost his 13th game of the season pitching five innings and giving up four hits and a run.  He walked four and struck out six.  Joe Biagini pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts, Brett Cecil pitched an inning giving up a walk and Ryan Tepera pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Chase Headley had a hit and drew two walks and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit and drew two walks, Sanchez had two hits and drew a walk and Judge had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, Ellsbury, Judge and Headley each hit a double adn the Yankees were 2-18 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base. 

Josh Donaldson had a hit, Troy Tulowitzki had a hit and Darrell Ceciliani had a hit.  Josh Thole drew a walk, Ceciliani hit a double and the Blue Jays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the fourth Judge hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead and that was the only run of the game.  The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

The Mets win a series over the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and pitched great and the bullpen closed it out.  T.J. Rivera led the offense with a couple of hits and RBI. 

Matz pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up a hit and no runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his ninth game of the season.  Addison Reed pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Gabriel Ynoa pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Clayton Richard lost his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Leonel Campos pitched two innings with two walks and two strikeouts, Jose Dominguez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and Carlos Villanueva pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Ty Kelly drew three walks and Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI.  Jay Bruce drew two walks, Flores had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Rivera had two hits and two RBI.  Matz drew a walk, Rivera hit a double and Flores and Walker each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base and Flores was caught stealing. 

Travis Jankowski drew a walk, Wil Myers had a hit and Yangervis Solarte had a hit and an RBI.  Alexei Ramirez had a hit, Derek Norris drew a walk and Ryan Schimpf had a hit.  The Padres were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Jankowski was caught stealing and Dickerson and Norris each committed an error.  Richard had a pickoff. 

In the second Flores hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Walker hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 2-0.  In the eighth a walk and wild pitch let another run score and make it 3-0.  Rivera hit a two run double and it was 5-0 Mets.  In the ninth Solarte hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score.   

The New York Mets walk off in the 11th against the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen was ok although Jeurys Familia blew the save.  Wilmer Flores had three hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Familia blew his third save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Erik Goeddel pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Gabriel Ynoa won his first game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jarred Cosart pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Jose Dominguez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Brandon Morrow pitched an inning and Ryan Buchter pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Brad Hand pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Brandon Maurer pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and he lost his third game of the season. 

Jose Reyes drew a walk, Neil Walker had two hits and an RBI and James Loney had a hit.  Flores had three hits and an RBI, Alejandro De Aza drew a walk and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had an RBI and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Travis Jankowski drew a walk, Wil Myers had a hit and an RBI and Yangervis Solarte had a hit and an RBI.  Alex Dickerson had two hits, Ryan Schimpf had a hit and Solarte and Myers each hit a homerun.  The Padres left one man on base, Dickerson was caught stealing, Bethancourth, Myers and Noonan each committed an error. 

In the first Walker hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Solarte hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the seventh Johnson hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the ninth Myers hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the 11th the Mets walked off  when Flores reached on a fielder's choice.  The Mets won the game 3-2.   

New York Yankees get blown out by the Tampa Bay Rays as Luis Severino struggles

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 12-3.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he got knocked around.  Aaron Judge hit another homerun and Gary Sanchez also hit a homerun. 

Severino pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  He lost his eighth game of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched three innings giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Blake Parker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Jake Odorizzi won his seventh game of the season pitching six innings and giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Dylan Floro pitched an inning giving up a hit, Ryan Garton pitched an inning giving up a hit and Alex Colome pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out a batter. 

Aaron Hicks had a hit, Didi Gregorius had a hit and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Brian McCann had a hit and drew a walk, Sanchez had a hit and two RBI and Tyler Austin had a hit.  Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Judge and Sanchez each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Torreyes committed an error. 

Logan Forsythe had two hits and an RBI, Kevin Kiermaier had a hit and drew a walk and Evan Longoria had three hits and four RBI.  Brad Miller had a hit, Matt Duffy had two hits and an RBI and Nick Franklin had three hits and three RBI.  Corey Dickerson had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk,  Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and Bobby Wilson had a hit.  Forsythe, Franklin and Kiermaier each hit a double and Longoria hit two doubles.  Forsythe, Dickerson and Franklin each hit a homerun and the Rays were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Longoria hit an RBI double to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the third Forsythe hit a solo homerun and the Rays had a 2-0 lead.  Judge hit a solo  homerun in the third to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fourth Dickerson hit a three run homerun and the Rays lead was now four runs.  Longoria hit a three run double and the lead ballooned to 8-1.  In the fourth Sanchez hit a two run homerun and it was 8-3 Rays.  In the seventh Duffy hit an RBI single and Franklin hit a three run homerun to make it a 12-3 game which would be the final score. 

The Yankees won two out of three for the third straight series.  They will remain at home to take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a three game set beginning on Monday night. 

New York Yankees rookies start off with a bang in Yankees victory

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-4.  Masahiro Tanaka started and his line didn't look great but he was hurt by only one batter.  The bullpen did a good job and Aaron Judge and Tyler Austin each had a homerun and two hits in their MLB debuts. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He didn't walk a batter and he struck out eight to win his ninth game of the season.  Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning, Anthony Swarzak pitched to one batter and gave up a hit and Tommy Layne pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Matt Andriese pitched five innings giving up eight hits and six runs with no walks and eight strikeouts.  He lost his fourth game of the season.  Erasmo Ramirez pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Danny Farquhar pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, Aaron Hicks had two hits and three RBI and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius had two hits and two RBI, Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI and Austin had two hits and an RBI.  Judge had two hits and an RBI, Gregorius hit a double and Austin, Judge, Castro, Hicks and Gregorius each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Hicks and Austin each had a stolen base. 

Kevin Kiermaier had a hit, Evan Longoria had two hits and Brad Miller had two hits and four RBI.  Matt Duffy had a hit, Miller hit two homeruns and the Rays were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the second Austin hit a solo homerun and one batter later Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Miller hit a three run homerun to give the Rays a 3-2 lead.  Castro hit a solo homerun in the fourth to tie the game at three.  In the fifth Hicks hit a three run homerun to give the Yankees a 6-3 lead.  Miller hit his second homerun of the game in the sixth to cut the lead to 6-4 and in the seventh Gregorius hit a two run homerun to push the lead to 8-4 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will be looking for the sweep.