New York Yankees get blown out by the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-1.  Luis Cessa started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, Tyler Clippard had another rough outing out of the bullpen.  The Yankees offense only managed five hits. 

Cessa took his second loss of the season pitching five innings and giving up three hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Jonathan Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Tyler Webb pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout and Clippard pitched an inning giving up three hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout. 

Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  He won his third game of the season.  Alex Claudio pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Keone Kela pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Mason Williams had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Austin Romine had a hit and Judge hit a homerun.   The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Williams had two stolen bases. 

Delino DeShields had a hit and drew a walk, Shin-Soo Choo had a hit and two RBI and Elvis Andrus had two hits and two RBI.  Adrian Beltre had two hits and drew a walk, Carlos Gomez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Robinson Chirinos had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Beltre, Choo and Andrus each hit a double and Gomez and Chirinos each hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  DeShields and Gomez each had a stolen base. 

In the first Andrus hit an RBI single to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gomez hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  Judge hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-1.  Chirinos hit a solo homerun in the seventh to push the lead to 4-1.  In the ninth a wild pitch made it 5-1 and Choo hit a two-run double and Andrus an RBI double to give the Rangers a 8-1 lead which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees win on a walk-off hit in extra innings

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1 in ten innings.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  The Yankees bullpen did their job and Brett Gardner and Gary Sanchez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka pitched eight innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out nine.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with two strikeouts, Chad Green pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a batter and Chasen Shreve pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and won his second game of the season. 

Yu Darvish pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and ten strikeouts.  Tanner Scheppers pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Bush pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with two strikeouts and he blew his fourth save of the season and lost his third game of the season. 

Gardner had two hits and an RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Sanchez had two hits.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and an RBI and Gardner hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Gregorius committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Shin-Soo Choo drew a walk, Elvis Andrus had two hits and Jonathan Lucroy had two hits.  Mike Napoli drew three walks and the Rangers were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Andrus had a stolen base and was caught stealing. 

In the ninth a passed ball allowed the Rangers to score a run and take a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Gardner hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one and in the tenth Torreyes hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 2-1 walk-off win. 

The two teams will play game two of three o

New York Mets lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers again

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 6-3.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Curtis Granderson had two hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Matz pitched six innings giving up three hits and three runs with five walks and eight strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and lost his second game of the season, Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning with three walks and Fernando Salas pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched five innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Chris Hatcher pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Grant Dayton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he had a strikeout and Pedro Baez pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and won his first game of the season.  Luis Avilan pitched to one batter and walked him and Kenley Jansen pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Granderson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and Jay Bruce drew a walk.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Jose Reyes had a hit.  Gavin Cecchini had a hit, Brandon Nimmo drew a walk and Granderson and Duda each hit a double.  Granderson and d’Arnaud each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Flores committed an error. 

Logan Forsythe had a hit and drew a walk, Chris Taylor drew a walk and Justin Turner had a hit and an RBI.  Cody Bellinger had a hit and drew a walk, Enrique Hernandez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Baez had an RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Barnes had an RBI and drew three walks, Yasiel Puig drew a walk and Joc Pederson had two hits and an RBI.  Bellinger hit a double and Turner, Hernandez and Pederson each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Barnes had two stolen bases and Bellinger had a stolen base.  Pederson was caught stealing and Bellinger committed an error.  Hernandez had an outfield assist. 

In the first Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Turner hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Hernandez hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth d’Arnaud hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Duda hit an RBI double to tie the game at three.  In the seventh Pederson hit a solo homerun to give the Dodgers back the lead at 4-3.  Baez drew an RBI walk and it was 5-3.  Barnes drew an RBI walk to make it 6-3 and that was the final score of the game. 

New York Mets are defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 8-2.  Tyler Pill started for the Mets and didn’t pitch well.  Curtis Granderson had three hits to lead the offense. 

Pill pitched six innings giving up five hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out six and took his third loss of the season.  Neil Ramirez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts and Erik Goeddel pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Rich Hill won his fourth game of the season pitching five innings and giving up four hits and a run.  He walked three and struck out eight.  Sergio Romo pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Grant Dayton pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Brandon Morrow pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Luis Avilan pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Granderson had three hits and two RBI, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk.  Jay Bruce drew two walks, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Gavin Cecchini had a hit.  Flores, Cespedes and Granderson each hit a double and Granderson hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  T. Rivera and Bruce each committed an error. 

Corey Seager had a hit and drew a walk, Cody Bellinger had a hit and Logan Forsythe had a hit and an RBI.  Yasmani Grandal had two hits and two RBI, Joc Pederson drew three walks and Yasiel Puig had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Hill had an RBI, Austin Barnes had a hit and an RBI and Bellinger and Forsythe each hit a double.  Puig hit a homerun and Grandal hit two homeruns.  The Dodgers were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Seager had a stolen base and Utley committed an error. 

In the first Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Hill hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Forsythe hit an RBI double to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead, Puig hit a three-run homerun to push the Dodgers lead to 5-1.  In the sixth Grandal hit a solo homerun and it was 6-1.  In the bottom of the eighth Grandal hit another solo homerun to make it 7-1.  Barnes hit an RBI single and it was 8-1 Dodgers.  In the ninth Granderson hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 8-2 and that was the final score. 

New York Yankees blow lead and lose to the Anaheim Angels

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-5.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch well.  Chris Carter had two hits and Aaron Judge had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Severino pitched six innings giving up eight hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and took his third loss of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and retired him, Dellin Betances pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Domingo German pitched two innings giving up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out three. 

Jesse Chavez pitched four innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Yusmeiro Petit pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts and he won his second game of the season, Cam Bedrosian pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Keynana Middleton pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  David Hernandez pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Judge had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday drew a walk, Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Carter had two hits, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and Carter hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Castro, Sanchez and German each committed an error. 

Cameron Maybin had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Kole Calhoun had two RBI and Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBI.  Yunel Escobar had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Luis Valbuena had a hit and an RBI and Andrelton Simmons had a hit and two RBI.  Eric Young Jr. had a hit and Cliff Pennington had three hits and drew a walk.  Escobar, Simmons and Pennington each hit a double.  Maybin hit a homerun and the Angels were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Maybin had a stolen base. 

In the first Maybin hit a solo homerun giving the Angels a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Castro hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the second Gardner hit into an RBI ground out to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  Judge hit a three-run homerun in the second and the lead was extended to 5-1.  In the third Pujols hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-2 and Escobar hit an RBI single to make it 5-3.  In the sixth Valbuena hit an RBI single to make it 5-4.  In the seventh Calhoun hit a sac fly to tie the game at five.  Pujols hit an RBI single and Simmons hit a two-run double and it was 8-5 Angels.  In the eighth a throwing error by the pitcher allowed a run to score and Calhoun hit a sac fly to extend the Angels lead to 10-5 and that would be the final score.