Thursday, May 20, 2010
Yankees sign Rene Rivera
I am guessing they just want to bring in a guy that has experience rather than rush Jesus Montero to help out Francisco Cervelli until Jorge Posada returns.
Buzz:: Mets Contact Rockies about Luis Castillo
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Mets have contacted the Colorado Rockies about acquiring Luis Castillo, as the Rockies are looking to improve from their utility man Melvin Mora.
I assume the Mets would eat a large portion of his remaining money if Colorado was interested in his services. I would pull any deal in a minute my only question is who would take his spot? Alex Cora, Ruben Tejada, or maybe their having Daniel Murphy work on second? Either way try to get it done Omar so we can finally end the Luis Castillo Era in New York.
Posada out 3-4 Weeks
The second Yankee in as many days has been placed on the disabled list for an extended period of time. Jorge Posada joins Nick Johnson on the disabled list and is scheduled to miss 3 to 4 weeks with a hairline fracture in his right foot.
In my eyes, though the Yankees still have big bats such as Jeter, Teixeira, and A-Rod, you have to say to yourself this is a problem now that Posada, Granderson, and Johnson are on the DL.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
PRE GAME YANKEES VS: RED SOX, GAME 39
Mets Pitching News: R.A Dickey
Mets Top Draft Choice to undergo Tommy John Surgery
Monday, May 17, 2010
PostGame, Mets 3 Braves 2
ATL: 18-20
WP: Mike Pelfrey(5-1)
LP: Derek Lowe(5-4)
S: Francisco Rodriguez(6)
Starters:
NYM-- Mike Pelfrey
7.2 IP, 7 H, 2 Earned Runs, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR Allowed
ATL-- Derek Lowe
7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 Earned Runs, 3 BB, 3 K
Pitching:
- Mike Pelfrey had it going tonight. His velocity was great as he hit 96 on the radar gun quite a few times.
- This season he is showing that he can eat up innings and go late it games.
- He had a very low pitch count as he only threw 103 pitches over 7.2 innings.
- He pitched inside well and used alot of breaking balls.
0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Francisco Rodriguez
1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 K
Offense:
- RUN 1 & 2/ T 2: 2 RUN RBI Double by Rod Barajas; Chris Carter & Ike Davis Score-- NYM 2-0
- RUN 3/ T 6: RBI Ground Out by Chris Carter; Jose Reyes scores-- NYM 3-1
The Game Picture tonight goes to BIG Pelf for a stellar performance and earning his 5th win of the season.
The Mets will play the final game of a 2 game series tomorrow night at Turner Field in Atlanta starting at 7:10; as Johan Santana will take the hill for Mets and he will be opposed by Kris Medlen of the Braves.
PreGame, Mets vs. Braves GAME 39
PreGame, Yankees vs. Red Sox GAME 38
Mets Pitching Plans
Nick Johnson to go under the knife
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Injury Update
Mets Notes
- Oliver Perez has been bumped from the rotation and moved to the Bullpen. Possible Replacements can be; R.A Dickey, Hisanori Takahashi, Pat Misch, or Dillon Gee.
- The Mets have moved Jose Reyes back to the 1 hole; Angel Pagan has been switched to the 3 spot.
- The Mets have released Kiko Calero after posting an ERA north of 10.00 in Buffalo.
Friday, May 14, 2010
PRE GAME YANKEES VS: TWINS, GAME 35 AS ALDS RIVALS SQUARE OFF IN THE BRONX
NYY: A.J. Burnett: [4-1, 3.40 ERA, 45 IP, 14 BB, 32 SO, .266 Opp AVG]
MIN: Scott Baker: [4-2, 4.57 ERA, 43.1 IP, 10 BB, 34 SO, .269 Opp AVG]
NYY:
SS Derek Jeter
CF Brett Gardner
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
RF Nick Swisher
LF Marcus Thames
DH Juan Miranda
C Fransisco Cervelli
MIN:
CF Denard Span
2B Orlando Hudson
C Joe Mauer
1B Justin Morneau
RF Micheal Cuddyer
DH Jason Kubel
LF Delmon Young
SS Alexi Casilla
3B Nick Punto
Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]
NYY: Marcus Thames, .308 AVG, 26 AB, 4HR, 6RBI.
NYY: Mark Teixiera, .571 AVG, 7 AB, 1HR, 2RBI.
MIN: Joe Mauer, .385 AVG, 13 AB, 1RBI.
MIN: Justin Morneau, .286 AVG, 14 AB, 1HR, 3RBI
PRE GAME METS VS: MARLINS, GAME 35
Thursday, May 13, 2010
PRE GAME METS VS: MARLINS, GAME 34
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
PostGame, Mets 4 Nationals 6
WAS: 19-15
WP: Tyler Clippard(7-1)
LP: Francisco Rodriguez(2-1)
S: Matt Capps(7)
Starters:
NYM-- Mike Pelfrey
5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 6 K, 1 HR Allowed
WAS-- Craig Stammen
5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 Earned Runs, 4 Walks, 2 K
Pitching:
After a lengthy start in his last, Mike Pelfrey looked like he was a bit effected by the damp conditions at Citi Field today. He also looked like he could not get a great grip on the ball though he did strike out 6.
Hisanori Takahashi
0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 K
Pedro Feliciano
1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K
Fernando Nieve
1.0 IP, 2 Walks
Francisco Rodriguez
1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 Earned Runs, 1 K, 1 HR Allowed (LOSS)
Offense:
The Mets offense came back on two seperate occasions when down by 2 runs but they could not pull of the miracle today. They were robbed on one occasion with the bases loaded and Jeff Francoeur up; Roger Bernadina layed out and made a sensational play to end the threat. Jose Reyes continued to struggle today, as he made an error on the bases then tried to bunt in a big situation that was a failed attempt.
- RUN 1/ B 2: RBI Single by Mike Pelfrey to left field; David Wright Scores-- WAS 2-1
- RUN 2/B 2: RBI Sacrifice Fly by Angel Pagan; Ike Davis Scores-- TIED 2-2
- RUN 3/B 5: RBI Single by Alex Cora to center field; Angel Pagan Scores-- WAS 4-3
- RUN 4/B 5: RBI Double by Jose Reyes to right field; Alex Cora Scores-- TIED 4-4
1. CF Angel Pagan, 2-4, 1 RUN, 1 K, 1 RBI(15)
2. 2B Alex Cora, 2-5, 1 RBI(5)
3. SS Jose Reyes, 1-5, 1 RBI(10)
4. LF Jason Bay, 1-4, 2 K
5. 3B David Wright, 0-2, 1 RUN, 1 K, 2 Walks
6. 1B Ike Davis, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 Walk
7. RF Jeff Francoeur, 0-4
8. C Rod Barajas, 0-3, 1 K, 1 Walk
9. SP Mike Pelfrey, 1-2, 1 RBI(2)
Game Picture:
The Game Picture today goes to the Nationals Right Field Roger Bernadina who came into the game without hitting a Major League Home Run; and he hit two today one of them being the game winner in the ninth.
The Mets will head south to face the Florida Marlins for a four game series which will begin tomorrow night at 7:05 PM. It will be Johan Santana for the Mets and the Marlins Ace Jose Johnson going for the Fish. I will be attending tomorrow night and Friday nights games in Florida, so you can follow me on twitter at:
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Also I will be creating a photobucket tonight so you can see pictures from Sun Life Stadium tomorrow.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
PostGame, Mets 8 Nationals 6
NYM: 18-15
WAS: 18-15
WP: Raul Valdes(1-0)
LP: Tyler Clippard(6-1)
S: Francisco Rodriguez(5)
Starters:
NYM-- Jonathon Niese
4.1 IP, 6 H, 6 Earned Runs, 5 Walks, 3 K, 1 HR Allowed
WAS-- Scott Olsen
5.1 IP, 9 H, 2 Earned Runs, 1 Walk, 2 K
Pitching:
Jon Niese did not have it tonight, as he was all over the place though i personally thought his curveball was pretty good; even though he did not use it much. He did not have it from the get go and was very erratic at times as he walked 5 batters.
Manny Acosta
0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 Walk, 1 K
Hisanori Takahashi
2.0 IP, 1 H
Raul Valdes
1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 Walk, 1 K, (WIN)
Francisco Rodriguez
1.0 IP, (SAVE)
Offense:
The Mets offense was quiet once again until the 8th inning tonight. Before the 8th, they could not get a single hit in scoring position and left the bases loaded on a couple of occasions. Prior to the 8th the once good sign was that David Wright went 3 for 4 and Jason Bay went 3 for 4.
- RUN 1/B 2: RBI Single to left field by Jeff Francoeur scores Jason Bay-- WAS 3-1
- RUN 2/B 6: RBI Sacrifice Fly by Jeff Francoeur to score David Wright-- WAS 6-2
- RUN 3/B 8: Ike Davis reaches on Error by Shortstop; Jason Bay Scores-- WAS 6-3
- RUNS 4 & 5/B 8: 2 Run RBI double off left field wall by Rod Barajas; David Wright & Ike Davis Score-- WAS 6-5
- RUN 6/B 8: RBI Single to right by Angel Pagan; Rod Barajas scores-- TIED 6-6
- RUN 7/ B 8: RBI Double down Right Field Line by Chris Carter; Alex Cora Scores-- NYM 7-6
- RUN 8/ B 8: Bases Loaded RBI Walk by Jason Bay; Angel Pagan Scores-- NYM 8-6
1. CF Angel Pagan, 2-5, 1 RUN, 1 RBI(14)
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 1-4
3. SS Jose Reyes, 0-4, 1 Walk
4. LF Jason Bay, 3-4, 2 RUNS, 1 Walk, 1 RBI(15)
5. 3B David Wright, 2-4, 2 RUNS, 2 2B, 1 Walk, 1 K
6. 1B Ike Davis, 0-5, 1 RUN, 1 K, 1 RBI(10)
7. RF Jeff Francoeur, 1-3, 2 RBI(19), 2 K
8. C Rod Barajas, 2-4, 1 RUN, 2 RBI(19)
9. SP Jon Niese, 1-1
--- Chris Carter, 1-1, 1 2B, 1 RBI(1), GW RBI 2B
Game Picture:
The Game Picture tonight goes to Chris Carter the rookie that was just called up today; named the Animal by Jerry Manuel in Spring came up in a very clutch situation to rip an RBI double down the right field line to give the Mets the lead. It also could have gone to Ike Davis for another INCREDIBLE catch.
The Mets and Nationals will wrap up their 3 game series tomorrow starting at 1:05 PM, as Mike Pelfrey will head to the hill looking for win # 5; as he will be opposed by Washington's Craig Stammen at Citi Field.
YANKEES POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN
PRE GAME METS VS: NATIONALS, GAME 32
1B Adam Dunn
Monday, May 10, 2010
Catalanotto Designated; Chris Carter Promoted
Catalanotto( This Season ):
.167 AVG, 4-24, 1 RBI, 1 Walk
Carter( In Triple AAA ):
.339 AVG, 37-109, 6 HR, 20 RBI
I love this move though i would much rather have Catalanotto over Gary Matthews JR any day. I hate to say it, but Carter has lots of talent and Jeff Francoeur might need to watch himself because it comes to a point sometimes where a team like the Mets who are pretty much in the race, can't continue with Francoeur striking out every at bat.
PostGame, Mets 2 Nationals 3
WAS: 18-14
WP: Luis Atilano(3-0)
LP: John Maine(1-2)
S: Miguel Batista(1)
Starters:
NYM-- John Maine
6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 Earned Runs, 4 Walks, 5 K, 2 HR Allowed
WAS-- Luis Atilano
5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 Walks, 5 K
Pitching:
- John Maine was very good again tonight; despite walking 4. He got no run support, so he really should have deserved a win.
- Last 3 starts, Maine is 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA in 18 innings
1.0 IP
Pedro Feliciano
0.1 IP, 3 H, 1 Earned Run, 1 K
Jenrry Mejia
1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 Walk, 1 K
Offense:
The Mets offense was awful tonight, they got 12 Hits which only produced in 2 runs. They were 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position and they left 11 men on base. The Mets scored their first run in the bottom half of the 7th, as Luis Castillo knocked a single to left which scored Rod Barajas. The Mets second and final run came in the bottom of the ninth, when Angel Pagan blasted a homerun over the right center field wall which was his second of the season.
- Jason Bay continues to struggle as he struck out twice, and also struck out to end the game on a ball in the dirt.
- Though David Wright had two hits, still struck out with the bases loaded and 1 out in the first.
- Jeff Francoeur is 11 for his last 77 after starting off blazing hot.
1. CF Angel Pagan, 2-5, 1 RUN, 1 RBI(13), 1 HOME RUN(2)
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 1-4, 1 Walk, 1 RBI(8)
3. SS Jose Reyes, 1-4, 2 K
EJECTED IN BOTTOM OF 7TH WHEN ARGUING BALLS & STRIKES
4. LF Jason Bay, 1-4, 1 Walk, 2 K
5. 3B David Wright, 2-4, 1 K
6. 1B Ike Davis, 1-4, 1 K
7. RF Jeff Francoeur, 1-4, 2 K
8. C Rod Barajas, 2-4, 1 RUN
9. SP John Maine, 0-1, 1 K
Game Picture:
The Game Picture tonight goes to Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, he went 4 for 4 tonight, which included a double and a HUGE RBI.
The Mets will play game 2 tomorrow night against the Nationals, at 7:10 PM. The Mets will send Jonathon Niese to the mound as he will be opposed by Scott Olsen.
PostGame, Yankees 4 Tigers 5
DET: 18-14
WP: Eddie Bonine(3-0)
LP: Sergio Mitre(0-1)
S: Jose Valverde(9)
Starters:
NYY-- Sergio Mitre
4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 Earned Runs, 2 Walks, 4 K, 1 HR Allowed
DET-- Brad Thomas
3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 1 HR Allowed
Pitching:
Dave Robertson
1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Boone Logan
1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 Run, 2 BB
Joba Chamberlain
1.0 IP, 3 K
Offense:
The Yankees bats stroked 8 hits, tonight but only were able to produce 4 runs. The Yankees first two runs came off the bat of suddenly hot Mark Teixeira, as he his a 2 run homerun which was his sixth of the season. Their third run came on an infield RBI single off the bat of Marcus Thames. The final run came on a force play off the bat of Brett Gardner to score Robinson Cano.
Offensive Box Score:
1. SS Derek Jeter, 0-5, 1 K
2. RF Nick Swisher, 1-3, 1 RUN, 2 Walks, 2 K
3. 1B Mark Teixeira, 1-5, 1 RUN, 1 K, 2 RBI(22), 1 HOME RUN(6)
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez, 2-4, 1 RUN, 1 K, 1 Walk
5. 2B Robinson Cano, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 Walk
6. C Jorge Posada, 1-2, 2 Walks
7. DH Marcus Thames, 1-4, 1 RBI(5)
8. CF Brett Gardner, 0-3, 1 Walk, 1 RBI(10)
9. LF Randy Winn, 1-4
Game Picture:
The Game Picture tonight goes to the former Yankee Johnny Damon who bit his former club, by smashing his 2nd home run of the season off Sergio Mitre in the 5th inning in a big situation.
The Yankees will try to rebound from their loss tonight, as tomorrow night at 7:05 PM at Comerica Park in Detroit it will be Javier Vazquez for the Yankees and Rick Porcello for the Tigers.
PRE GAME METS VS: NATIONALS, GAME 31
SS Jose Reyes
C Rod Barajas
PRE GAME YANKEES VS: TIGERS, GAME 31
SS Derek Jeter
RF Nick Swisher
1B Mark Teixiera
3b Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
C Jorge Posada
DH Marcus Thames
CF Brett Gardner
LF Randy Winn
DET:
CF Austin Jackson
DH Johnny Damon
RF Magglio Ordonez
1B Miguel Cabrera
LF Brennan Boesch
3B Bradon Inge
2B Scott Sizemore
C Gerald Laird
SS Adam Everett
Key Players to watch: [career against oposing pitcher]
NYY: No one has an official at bat against Thomas.
DET: Adam Everett, .400 AVG, 5 AB
Check out Ian Bozsnyak later with Yankees and Mets postgame coverage, only at Flushing to The Bronx.
Josh Thole called up
Sunday, May 9, 2010
PreGame, Mets vs. Giants GAME 31
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Best Game in last 2 years?
Friday, May 7, 2010
ITS A CRAZY NIGHT AT FENWAY AND I HAVE NEWS THAT JUST BROKE ON THE INJURY OF NICK JOHNSON
BECKETT HITS CANO WHOS IN A LOT OF PAIN, AND TAKEN OUT OF GAME
BREAKING NEWS! PETTITTE TO MISS NEXT START
GAME BREAK! METS VS: GIANTS, IKE & BARAJAS GO YARD
GAME BREAK! YANKEES VS: RED SOX SWISHER HITS 3 RUN BOMB!
PRE GAME METS VS: GIANTS GAME 28, As Big Pelf looks to shut them down
PRE GAME YANKEES VS: RED SOX, GAME 27, As Hughes tries to shut out Sox
1B Kevin YoukillisDH David Ortiz
C Jason Varitek
BOS: J.D. Drew, .667 AVG, 3 AB
BOS: David Ortiz, .1000 AVG, 2 AB, 1RBI
Monday, May 3, 2010
PostGame, Yankees 4 Orioles 1
BAL: 7-19
WP: CC Sabathia(4-1)
LP: Jeremy Guthrie(0-4)
S: Joba Chamberlain(1)
Starters:
NYY-- CC Sabathia
8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 Earned Run, 2 Walks, 2 K, 1 HR Allowed
BAL-- Jeremy Guthrie
7.0 IP, 6 H, 4 Earned Runs, 2 Walks, 2 K, 1 HR Allowed
Pitching:
CC Sabathia kept rolling tonight as he had great command of all of his pitches and only throwing 106 pitches over 8 innings. His fastball was on tonight though he only struck two batters out. Sabathia just looked totally in command tonight as he lowered his ERA to 2.74. Following CC, Mariano Rivera had the night off so Joba Chamberlain was called upon to nail down his 1st save of the 2010 season and only his 2nd save of his career.
Offense:
The bats weren't all alive tonight. Down 1-0 in the bottom of the 4th, Nick Swisher came up with Alex Rodriguez aboard, and he ripped one to the right fielder Nick Markakis which allowed A-Rod to score on an RBI single and Swisher tied the ballgame up. In the same inning with Nick Swisher & Brett Gardner on base and Randy Winn up, he hit a moon shot to right center field his first as a Yankee and the Yankees then took a 4-1 lead which is the score they would win by.
Offensive Box Score:
1. SS Derek Jeter, 0-4
2. DH Nick Johnson, 0-3, 1 Walk
3. 1B Mark Teixeira, 0-4, 1 K
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez, 1-4, 1 RUN, 1 K
5. 2B Robinson Cano, 0-4
6. C Jorge Posada, 0-2, 1 K ( Left after 5 innings due to right calf tightness)
7. RF Nick Swisher, 3-3, 1 RUN, 1 RBI(16)
8. CF Brett Gardner, 1-2, 1 RUN, 1 Walk
9. LF Randy Winn, 1-3, 1 RUN, 3 RBI(3), 1 HOME RUN(1)
Game Picture:
The Game Picture for tonight's ball game goes to the number 9 hitter, Randy Winn who jacked a 3 run home run to right center field in the bottom half of the 4th to give CC Sabathia the 4-1 lead which he would use to earn his 4th win of the season.
The Yankees will call upon A.J Burnett for tomorrow night's ball game which will start at 7:05 PM at the Stadium in the Bronx. The Orioles will send rookie southpaw Brian Matusz to the mound in game 2 of the series.
BREAKING NEWS: Yankees Vazquez to miss next start
New York Yankees starter Javier Vazquez will miss his next slated start says manager Joe Girardi. Girardi explained to the media that their is nothing physically wrong with Vazquez, they just want to push him back and give him some bullpen sessions just to see were he is at. Vazquez is scheduled to pitch a week from today next Monday in Detroit against the Tigers.
Mets Pitching Injury Updates
- The Mets have announced that relief pitcher Kelvim Escobar will undergo shoulder surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2010 campaign. Escobar has not pitched in a game this season.
- SNY.TV's Kevin Burkhardt reported that multiple members of the Mets staff have confirmed that Mike Pelfrey experienced tightness in his shoulder before & after his start on Saturday so he underwent an MRI. The Results reportedly came back negative and he is slated to make his next start.
PRE GAME METS VS: REDS, GAME 26, As Ollie looks to regain form
2B Brandon Philips
PRE GAME YANKEES VS: ORIOLES GAME 25, As Yanks look for revenge against Guthrie
RF Nick Markakis
2B Ty Wigginton
Sunday, May 2, 2010
PostGame, Mets 5 Phillies 11
PHI: 14-10
WP: Jamie Moyer(3-2)
LP: Johan Santana(3-2)
Starters:
NYM-- Johan Santana
3.2 IP, 8 H, 10 Earned Runs, 2 Walks, 1 K, 4 HR Allowed
PHI-- Jamie Moyer
6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 Earned Runs, 2 K
Pitching:
Well the score tells the story for tonight's ball game as Johan Santana the ace of the Mets staff was lit up and was charged with 10 runs over 3.2 innings. Santana just did not look comfortable and had trouble throwing strikes. He also did not put batters away when he was ahead of the count. I don't believe he has any physical problems, i think it was just a hiccup for him. Over Santana's 6 starts he has averaged an 89.3 MPH fastball, but tonight was sort of a good sign as he was hitting 91 all night long. For the bullpen following Santana, Hisanori Takahashi, Pedro Feliciano, Fernando Nieve, and K-Rod all made appearances.
Offense:
The Mets offense got off to a quick start as they got 3 runs in the first for Santana thanks to a David Wright bomb which was his fifth of the year. In the top of the fourth with Jeff Francoeur aboard Rod Barajas smacked his sixth homerun off the foul pole in left and gave the Mets a 5-2 lead at that point. Jose Reyes is a concern for me lately, as after the first game when he was in the third hole he has not been able to hit and is swinging at the first pitches of his at bats very often. Reyes went 1 for 13 in this series.
Offensive Box Score:
1. CF Gary Matthews JR, 0-4
2. 2B Luis Castillo, 1-4, 1 RUN
3. SS Jose Reyes, 0-4
4. LF Jason Bay, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 Walk
5. 3B David Wright, 1-4, 1 RUN, 3 RBI(19), 1 HOME RUN(5)
6. 1B Fernando Tatis, 1-4, 1 K
7. RF Jeff Francoeur, 0-3, 1 RUN
8. C Rod Barajas, 2-4, 1 RUN, 2 RBI(13), 1 HOME RUN(6)
9. SP Johan Santana, 0-1, 1 K
Game Picture:
The Game Picture goes to a Phillie tonight, but it could of gone to one of these two players. Shane Victorino or Chase Utley. I chose the flying Hawaiian because his grand slam in the 4th opened up the HUGE inning for the Phillies off of Santana.
The Mets will leave the City of Brotherly Love tonight and will travel to visit the Cincinnati Reds for a 3 game series starting tomorrow night at 7:10 PM. It will be Oliver Perez for the New York Mets as Mike Leake will throw for the Reds.
PreGame, Mets vs. Phillies GAME 25
NYM: Johan Santana
(3-1, 2.08 ERA, 5 GS, 30.1 IP, 9 BB, 28 K, .223 OPP AVG)
PHI: Jamie Moyer
(2-2, 5.25 ERA, 4 GS, 24 IP, 5 BB, 13 K, .293 OPP AVG)
NYM:
1. CF Gary Matthews JR
2. 2B Luis Castillo
3. SS Jose Reyes
4. LF Jason Bay
5. 3B David Wright
6. 1B Fernando Tatis
7. RF Jeff Francoeur
8. C Rod Barajas
9. SP Johan Santana
PHI:
1. CF Shane Victorino
2. 3B Placido Polanco
3. 2B Chase Utley
4. 1B Ryan Howard
5. RF Jayson Werth
6. LF Raul Ibanez
7. SS Juan Castro
8. C Carlos Ruiz
9. SP Jamie Moyer
Key Players to Watch(Career Against Opposing Pitcher):
NYM: 3B David Wright, .426 AVG, 47 AB, 3 HR, 11 RBI
NYM: CF Gary Matthews JR, .294 AVG, 17 AB, 2 HR, 2 RBI
NYM: 1B Fernando Tatis, .364 AVG, 22 AB, 1 HR, 4 RBI
PHI: 1B Ryan Howard, .304 AVG, 23 AB, 3 HR, 6 RBI
PHI: LF Raul Ibanez, .320 AVG, 25 AB, 1 HR, 5 RBI
PHI: 3B Placido Polanco, .385 AVG, 26 AB, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Look for the New York Mets PostGame coverage only here on Flushing 2 the Bronx.
PostGame, Yankees 12 White Sox 3
CHW: 10-15
WP: Phil Hughes(3-0)
LP: Mark Buehrle(2-4)
Starters:
NYY-- Phil Hughes
7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 Walk, 6 K
CHW-- Mark Buehrle
4.2 IP, 10 H, 5 Earned Runs, 1 Walk, 3 K, 2 HR Allowed
Pitching:
Phil Hughes was incredible today over his 7 innings of work. All of his pitches were great today including his cutter and curveball both looked great and also had great velocity on his fastball. The one reason this season i have not trusted Hughes was because in his first start he walked 5 Angels, in his next start almost threw a no-hitter. In his last start though he walked 4 more batters, so we got the feeling he is going to be an erratic pitcher. In this game though i saw the same Hughes that i saw on the 21st of April as he almost threw a no-hitter. Following Hughes, recently called up Mark Melancon who replaced Curtis Granderson on the roster pitched the final two innings despite giving up a 3 run homerun to Paul Konerko in the ninth.
Offense:
You know your team is a winner when two of your best players( Curtis Granderson & Alex Rodriguez ) are out and you still score 12 runs and get 16 hits against an All-Star pitcher in Mark Buerhle. Brett Gardner got the scoring going today with an RBI single in the 2nd, and then he blasted his first home run of the season in the 4th innings which gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the 5th inning, one of the hottest hitters in the league, Robinson Cano stepped up and smacked his 9th home run this season, it was a 3 run shot and it gave the Yanks a 5-0 lead. An inning later, Nick Swisher who has been struggling blasted his 4th homerun of the season a two run shot to right field and it gave the Yankees a 7-0 lead. In the 7th, with the bases loaded and Derek Jeter up, he took a bases loaded walk to force in Jorge Posada, and at that point it was 8-0. In the same inning and again the bases loaded with Nick Johnson up, he smashed a two run RBI double to center to score Brett Gardner and Ramiro Pena, that made the score 10-0. A batter later with Jeter & Johnson on base and Mark Teixeira up, Mark who has an awesome day ripped a 2 run RBI double and at the point it was 12-0.
Offensive Box Score:
1. SS Derek Jeter, 2-4, 1 RUN, 1 Walk, 1 RBI(20)
2. 1B Nick Johnson, 1-5, 1 RUN, 1 K, 2 RBI(7)
3. DH Mark Teixeira, 4-5, 2 RUNS, 1 K, 2 RBI(12)
4. RF Nick Swisher, 3-4, 2 RUNS, 1 Walk, 2 RBI(15), 1 HOME RUN(4)
5. 2B Robinson Cano, 2-4, 2 RUNS, 1 Walk, 1 K, 3 RBI(21), 1 HOME RUN(9)
6. C Jorge Posada, 2-5, 1 RUN, 1 K
7. LF Marcus Thames, 0-4
8. CF Brett Gardner, 2-4, 2 RUNS, 1 Walk, 1 K, 2 RBI(9), 1 HOME RUN(1)
9. 3B Ramiro Pena, 0-5, 1 RUN, 1 K
Game Picture:
The Game Picture was a tough decision, for me it was between Phil Hughes, Brett Gardner, Robinson Cano, or Mark Teixeira. I went with Phil Hughes, just because he threw a shutout through 7 innings. If i did not pick Hughes, i would of probably given it to Mark Teixeira, because once the calendar flips to May he can hit like crazy as he went 4 for 5.
The Yankees will welcome the Baltimore Orioles fresh off a sweep of the Red Sox, as it will be CC Sabathia for the Yankees and he will be opposed by Jeremy Guthrie who is winless this season. First Pitch will be 7:05 tomorrow night at the Stadium.
Question: A Day off for A-Rod or Pain in Knee?
UPDATE 4:43 PM:
During the PostGame, when asked if Alex Rodriguez was hurt, Joe Girardi said he will be in the lineup tomorrow. He said he was out of the lineup today because he has played every inning of every game thus far this season. He did say that A-Rod did feel something while running the bases yesterday and he is very stiff but will be in the lineup tomorrow
There is a question brewing around the Yankees right now that has to do with Alex Rodriguez. During today's broadcast Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay said multiple reports have come out to say that Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez has a pain in his knee, but the Yankees are not sure if there is any structural damage. Now at the same time other reports are saying it's just a day off for A-Rod.
As more stories are revealed look to Flushing 2 the Bronx for the latest.
PRE GAME YANKEES VS: WHITE SOX Game 23, as Hughes looks to win the series for the Yanks
2B Robinson Cano
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Curtis Granderson to DL
Mets-- Outfield Notes
- According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, Carlos Beltran hopes to begin running this week, in hopes of returning either before or right after the All Star Break.
- Jeff Francoeur will sit today's game after telling reporters he will do whatever to get into the lineup today. Not sure if he's more hurt than we though, or Jerry is just playing it safe. ( Hopefully its the second option i said )