Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda removed in third inning due to injury

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BALTIMORE -- Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda left Wednesday's start against the Orioles in the third inning with a bruised right calf, the team announced.

Kuroda had been struck on the calf by a Manny Machado line drive in the second inning and received attention on the field by head athletic trainer Steve Donohue and manager Joe Girardi.

After tossing several warmup pitches, Kuroda remained in the game and retired the next batter to end the inning, but his command appeared to be off when he returned in the third.

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Game #7

We played our 7th game of the season against Sass Video. They came in at 6-0, and were the only team to beat us. We were 5-1, good for 2nd in the league. They also had the best pitcher in the league, with Chaim Kesselman. He limited us to only 3 hits last time we faced him.

We got 3 runs on an awesome 3-run homer by who else but Tzvi Haber. But Sass got a run on a bases-loaded-walk, but after not scoring more. We replaced me at pitcher, by my twin, Eitan. He quickly allowed a bases-clearing triple, which made them go ahead 4-3. The game went finally into the last inning which in the top of the frame, we allowed 3 runs, letting them lead 7-6. We finished the inning without allowing  more, but we were in trouble because we had our bottom of the order up for our last licks. We got the bases loaded and I was up. I grounded it to 3rd slowly, and the runner on third scored sliding after the catcher dropped the ball on a high throw. We won 8-7.

 

Game #6

We played our sixth game of the season against the team we played on opening day, Alei Te’ena. On opening day we beat them while I threw a hitter 12 strikeouts.  They came in at 2-4, after blowing 2 straight games to bad relief pitching. It was a fast game that I only pitched 2 innings, but my brother pitched the other 4.

We allowed together 1 hit while cruising to an easy 6-0 victory.

We are in 2nd place in the standings at 5-1. We will play our next game against the only undefeated team, who happen to be the only team that beat us, Sass Video.

Andy Pettitte exits after 79 pitches with injury

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NEW YORK - Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte was forced to leave his start against the Mariners on Thursday after 79 pitches with an apparent undisclosed injury.

Pettitte appeared to stiffen and wince after throwing his final pitch, a swinging strikeout of Kyle Seager for the second out of the fifth inning.

UPDATE: Pettitte has a tight left trapezius muscle in his upper back, according to the Yankees.

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Game #5

We won 3-2 against the Commuters, who came in 0-4, but were considered an okay team. One of the 2 highlights was Nachi Spierer’s 3-for-3 night. Nachi came in with only 1 hit before these this season. The other highlight was a game-ending diving double play by Tzvi Haber. At that time it was 3-2 with runners on first and third base. It was a high lined shot that he caught jumping.

David Phelps, Vidal Nuno to start doubleheader vs. Indians

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David Phelps will pitch the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Indians at Progressive Field, with Vidal Nuno working the nightcap, Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced after Sunday's 4-2 win over the Royals. It'll be the first Major League start for Nuno, who made his big league debut with three scoreless innings against the Astros back on April 29.

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Game #4

Game 4 we played BBJ Linen, with a 3-0 record. They had Jesse Zeit, who had a stunning no-hitter on Opening day of the season. We were coming in at 2-1, after a recent loss to Sass Video.

We hit first but didn’t score any runs in the 1st inning. BBJ scored 2 quick runs off of my pitching, but I soon settled down to strike out the side. The next half-inning we got the 7 run limit off Yair Waxman, their 2nd starter. He walked a few and Noam Moore, my brother hit a bases-clearing triple. Jesse Zeit soon was brought in and left us scoreless until we scored a run on a long homer by Tzvi Haber. At that point we were winning 8-4. Noam Moore was brought in relief he let up a double and hit a batter, while the runner on second stole third base. I came back in to pitch. I promptly let their hitter ground a slow tapper to catcher for a sacrifice ground-out for one out as the runner scored. The next batter singled to score a run and then I closed out the game with 2 straight strikeouts.

Game #3

Game 3 we played Sass Video. They came in against us with the same record we had, 2-0. They also have the best pitcher in the league, Chaim Kesselman. His performance was great. He struck out 17 batters and the only hits he allowed were 3 to me. We had a few costly errors that might have made the result of the game different. You can check the stats  (I advise to make your own account) on Eye World | Spring 2013 | Youth Baseball | GameChanger and also see that game and all our games.

Cervelli needs surgery on broken hand; Nova heading for MRI

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A double whammy for the Yankees here tonight in the Bronx:

• Francisco Cervelli has a fractured right hand and will require surgery. He will miss a minimum of six weeks, the Yankees said. Cervelli suffered the injury when he was hit by a foul top off the bat of Toronto's Rajai Davis in the top of the first inning.
• Ivan Nova left tonight's game in the third inning with right elbow pain.

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Game #2

In our second game of the season we played Schuman Dental, who came in as 0-1. They had Hadar Wolf, who was considered one of the best pitchers in the league.

Unlike the last time I wrote a post, I don’t have at the moment play-by-play or the box score. Here is the link if you want to see a little play-by-play and the game http://www.gamechanger.io/game-517050e90a707a6a1d97dbeb/plays  . Also, if you want to check the scores of the league, the schedule, or the standings of the Efrat league, go to this link and check by the 11-14 year olds section http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=445462365544648&set=a.275359492554937.62565.267788969978656&type=1&theater.

We won 6-5. We (Eyeworld) got the first 3 runs of the game in the bottom of the 3rd. They tied in up with 3 runs in the 4th and 5th. Then we scored 3 runs that we needed in the 5th. It looked look they might win after getting 2 runs on bases loaded walks. There was 1 out and I was pitching. One of their lefty hitters, who was ok, hit on the second pitch, which bounced softly to me. I reached out, got the ball, and flipped it home to my twin, the catcher. He fired the ball to first base and the first baseman caught it. The game was over. At the time, I thought we would hit because the game was tied. Suddenly, everyone was cheering and celebrating.