The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Friday afternoon. A terrible performance from R.A. Dickey allowed the Cubs offense to score seven runs in the middle innings. The Mets hitters couldn’t rally enough runs towards the end of the game to earn the win, falling to three games under .500, as well as one game closer to last place in the NL East division.
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The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 7-3. Although Ivan Nova started the game, Kerry Wood got the win with 1.2 innings of hitless relief. With the win, the Yankees move to 84-5o on the year and now have a two game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Brett Gardner sneaks past former Yankee catcher Jose Molina - AP
Our Mets managed to find Johan Santana a few runs, and he did what he does for 5 innings, picking up his 11th win of the season as the Mets climbed back to within two games of the .500 mark at 66-68.
Carlos Beltran thrilled about the BIG WIN TONIGHT!!
With the Rays heading to Baltimore to play the O’s, winning this series is critical for the Yanks. They currently sit 1.5 games ahead of TB in the AL East and will hope for some help from our friend, Buck Showalter. The Yankees will face the same three arms that they saw in Toronto, so yay for consistency. The Yankees are 5-7 against the Jays this year. Let’s hope they can hit Morrow and Cecil this time around…
On a day where CC definitely stood for “Cy Cy”, Sabathia threw eight masterful innings of one-hit ball to pace the Yankees to a 5-0 victory and a four-game sweep over the Oakland A’s. With today’s win, Sabathia moves to 19-5 on the season. My favorite pitcher (Dallas Braden) only lasted five innings, yielding one run via a Jorge Posada solo blast. Braden did not leave the game due to a high pitch count (79), but left because of CRAMPS. Cramps with a capital C. Yeah it’s hot outside today, but CC Sabathia is nearly 300 pounds and he didn’t have a problem.
Offensively for the Yanks, Curtis Granderson belted two home runs after he entered the game for an injured Nick Swisher (knee). Swisher is expected to be day-to-day with this minor injury.
With the win, the Yankees move to 84-50 and extend their lead over Tampa Bay to 1.5 games.
AJ Attacked. For six innings tonight, AJ Burnett showed poised and command as he guided the Yanks to a 4-3 victory. Burnett allowed three runs on six hits. Yes, he gave up a two-run home run to Kevin Kouzmanoff, but he limited the damage. Surprisingly Burnett struck out a season-high eight hitters, grabbing his tenth win on the season. As for the rest of the Yankees, the bullpen was once again solid. Mark Teixeira kept rolling, collecting three-hits. With the victory, the Yankees move to 83-50 and a season-best, 33 games over .500. The Tampa Bay Rays also won, keeping the Yankee advantage at one game.
The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday night. Even a different look to the lineup could not improve the Mets offense, managing only four baserunners in the game. Atlanta continues to dominate the series and look to sweep the Mets in tomorrow night’s game.
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Today kicks off my favorite time of the year. September and October are hands-down the two best months of the year for me. College football officially kicks off tomorrow night while old Gray Bread will lead the troops to the Super Dome eight days later. The Yankees are in first place. If that wasn’t enough, five of the six divisions in baseballs are amidst tightly contested races. Finally, FANTASY FOOTBALL is right around the corner. Chalk up a lot of time spent on the couch watching sports, blogging about sports, talking about sports, and ignoring my girlfriend. I’ve been waiting for you all summer, September. Here’s five things I’ll be watching for this month…
Gotta Love TMR
The Mets were bamboozled in Atlanta tonight, 9-2. The road woes that have plagued the Mets all year have continued during this most recent road trip, as they’ve started it 0-2. They fall to 65-67 on the season.
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That’s right folks, Chad Gaudin gets his name in the headline. The duo of Phil Hughes and Chad Gaudin pitched eight innings and held the Athletics to only three runs as the Yankee offense supplied the rest of the fireworks as the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 9-3. Phil Hughes got his 16th win of the season, which suddenly has only thirty games remaining. With the win and the Blue Jays’ domination of the Rays, the Yankees take a game lead in the AL East while they move to a record of 82-50.
These days, a Ray loss is as good as a Yankee win. - Canadian Press
