The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida and the final score was 3-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aroldis Chapman and Tyler Clippard also pitched well.  Matt Holliday and Pete Kozma each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched three innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out four.  Tommy Layne pitched an inning giving up a hit, Chapman pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Chance Adams pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout.  Adams got the win and Luis Cessa the save as he pitched two innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with two strikeouts. 

Donovan Solano drew a walk, Holliday had two hits and Chris Carter had a hit.  Gary Sanchez had a hit, Aaron Judge drew a walk and Clint Frazier had a hit.  Kozma had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Holliday hit two doubles and Torres a triple.  The Yankees were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kozma and Fowler each committed an error.

 

In the fourth A wild pitch scored a run to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Barrett Barnes hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the seventh a wild pitch scored another run and gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Kozma hit an RBI single in the eighth and it was 3-1 Yankees.  In the ninth Christian Kelley hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-2 and that was the final score. 

New York Mets defeat the Houston Astros

The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida and the final score was 3-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Brandon Nimmo, Lucas Duda and T.J. Rivera each led the offense with two hits each. 

deGrom pitched two innings giving up no hits or runs and he struck out three.  Conlon pitched two innings walking two, Taylor earned the win pitching an inning and giving up two hits.  Rowen pitched an inning with a strikeout, Sean Gilmartin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Bradford pitched a perfect inning.  Sewald pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Nimmo had two hits, Duda had two hits and an RBI and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit.  Rivera had two hits, Gavin Cecchini had a hit and two RBI and Matt Reynolds drew a walk.  Rivera hit two doubles, Duda hit two doubles and Nimmo and Cecchini each hit a double.  The Mets were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Rivera was caught stealing. 

In the sixth Duda hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead  In the seventh Cecchini hit a two-run double to stretch the lead to 3-0.  In the seventh Carlos Beltran hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 and that would be the final score

New York Mets defeat the Houston Astros

The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie and the final score was 11-3.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well.  Yoenis Cespedes, Neil Walker, Brandon Nimmo and Rene Rivera all led the offense with two hits each. 

Syndergaard pitched two innings giving up a hit and no runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Jerry Blevins earned the win pitching an inning and giving up a up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Kevin McGowan pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Josh Smoker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Dominic Smith had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI.  Cespedes had two hits, Patrick Biondi had a hit and Walker had two hits and two RBI.  Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI, Nimmo had two hits and Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI.  T.J. Rivera had a hit and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk and Wuilmer Becerra drew a walk.  Champ Stuart had a hit and an RBI, Rivera had two hits and Duda, Rivera, Rosario and Stuart each hit a double.  Walker hit a homerun and the Mets were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Lagares had an outfield assist. 

In the third Cabrera hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Bruce hit an RBI single and the lead was extended to 2-0.  Duda hit a two-run double to push the lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Walker hit a two-run homerun and the lead grew to 6-0.  A passed ball allowed another run to score and make it a 7-0 game still in the fifth.  Smith hit an RBI single and the lead was 8-0.  Rosario  hit an RBI double and it was 9-0.  In the sixth Teoscar Hernandez hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 9-1.  In the seventh Jake Marisnick hit a solo homerun to make it a 9-2 game.  Carlos Correa hit a sac fly to cut into the lead further and make it a 9-3 game.  IN the seventh Stuart hit an RBI double and it became a 10-3 game.  In the eighth Rivera hit a sac fly and it was 11-3 Mets which would be the final score. 

New York Mets defeat the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie and the final score was 11-6.  Robert Gsellman started and pitched well for the Mets and Addison Reed and Jeurys Familia also pitched well.  Phillip Evans led the offense with a couple of hits and five RBI. 

Gsellman pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Reed pitched a perfect inning, Familia earned the win pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Tom Gorzelanny pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and David Roseboom pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs.  Hansel Robles pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out three. 

Evans had two hits and five RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI.  Curtis Granderson had a hit, Brandon Nimmo had three hits and Neil Walker had two hits and two RBI.  Gavin Cecchini had a hit, Jay Bruce drew a walk and Travis Taijeron had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Dominic Smith drew a walk and Travis d’Arnaud had two hits.  Tomas Nido had a hit, Matt Reynolds had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Reynolds hit a double.  Cespedes, Walker and Evans each hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Walker hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  A wild pitch made it a 4-0 game still in the fourth inning.  In the fifth Derek Dietrich hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Flores hit an RBI single to make it a 5-1 game and then Evans hit a grand slam to extend the lead to 9-1.  In the seventh Tomas Telis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 9-2.  Yefri Perez hit an RBI double to make it a 9-3 game.  In the seventh Reynolds hit an RBI double to make it 10-3 and then Evans  hit an RBI single to push it to 11-3.  In the eighth J.T. Riddle hit into a force out and it was 11-4 and then Isaac Galloway hit an RBI single to cut it to 11-5 and Telis hit an RBI single to make it 11-6 which would be the final score. 

New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers

The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida and the final score was 11-1.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he was great.  Aaron Hicks and Billy McKinney each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Pineda pitched two scoreless innings giving up a hit and he struck out five.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Chad Green pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Ben Heller pitched 1 1/3 innings and he struck out one.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Chasen Shreve pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Giovanny Gallegos pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

In the third Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the third Castro hit an RBI double and it was 3-0 Yankees.  Hicks hit a two-run homerun in the fourth and it was 5-0 Yankees.  In the fourth Omar Infante hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the fifth Refsnyder drew an RBI walk to push the lead to 6-1.  Sanchez had an RBI walk in the fifth to make it a 7-1 lead.  Donovan Solano hit a two run single to push the lead to 9-1 still in the fifth.  In the sixth Rashad Crawford hit a two run single to make it 11-1 and that was the final score.