Yanks' Fall to Reds; Series Tied

Ivan Nova throws a pitch on Saturday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees lost to the Reds today by a score of 6-5. The Yankee offense continued to struggle throughout the game and Ivan Nova took his second consecutive loss.

Ivan Nova looked sharp coming out of the gate, but a few pitches turned his start bad. Nova allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings. He struck out 12 and walked 2. He allowed a huge 3 run home run to Joey Votto in the 5th inning.

The Yankee offense was 2 for 7 with runner in scoring position today.

The Yankees started a rally in the 9th inning by scoring 2 runs to cut their deficit to 1, but Curtis Granderson grounded out to 1st base with runners at 2nd and 3rd.

This series will conclude tomorrow with C.C. Sabathia against Johnny Cueto.

Game 40: Reds at Yankees

                             May 19th, 2012, 1:05 ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

The Yankees and Reds will match up again today after the Yankees took game 1 yesterday.

Here are the lineups.

Yankees (21-18)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Robinson Cano, DH
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Raul Ibanez, LF
Nick Swisher, 1B
Russell Martin, C
Dewayne Wise, RF
Jayson Nix, 2B

Pitching: Ivan Nova RHP (4-1, 5.44 ERA this season)

Reds (19-19)
Chris Heisey, LF
Drew Stubbs, CF
Joey Votto, 1B
Brandon Phillips, 2B
Jay Bruce, RF
Todd Fraizer, 3B
Mike Costanza, DH
Devin Mesoraco, C
Wilson Valdez, SS

Pitching: Homer Bailey RHP (1-3, 4.35 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!

Pettitte's Gem Snaps Yanks' Skid

Andy Pettitte pitches against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday (Getty Images)

Andy Pettitte looked like he was in mid season form tonight when he pitched 8 shutout innings against the Reds to lead the Yankees to a 4-0 victory.

Pettitte allowed just 4 hits in his 8 inning shut out. He struck out 9 and walked 1. He threw 115 pitches and 78 of them were for strikes.

The Yankees offense still continued to struggle with men on base. They were 0-7 with runners in scoring position.

The Yankees offense came from a RBI groundout by Alex Rodriguez in the 3rd inning. Robinson Cano hit a solo shot in the 8th and Raul Ibanez hit a 2-run shot in the 8th as well.

The Yankees and Reds will play game 2 of 3 tomorrow.

Game 39: Reds at Yankees

                            May 18th, 2012, 7:05 ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

The Yankees and Reds will square off in their first interleague game of the season.

Here are the lineups.

Reds (19-18)
Zack Cozart, SS
Drew Stubbs, CF
Joey Votto, 1B
Brandon Phillips, 2B
Jay Bruce, RF
Chris Heisey, LF
Todd Fraizer, 3B
Miguel Cairo, DH
Ryan Hanigan, C

Pitching: Bronson Arroyo RHP (2-1, 3.25 ERA this season)

Yankees (20-18)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Raul Ibanez, RF
Nick Swisher, RF
Eric Chavez, DH
Dewayne Wise, LF
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Andy Pettitte LHP (0-1, 5.68 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!

Yanks' Offense Struggles; Lose Third Straight

Phil Hughes delivers a pitch to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. (Getty Images) 

The Yankees have lost to the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 4-1 and increased their losing streak to 3.

Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and he was sharp. He had good velocity on his fastball and his curve ball was good as well. Hughes allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched. He struck out 5 and walked 2. He lost his 5th game of the season.

The Yankees offense continued to struggle tonight as they were able to score only 1 run. The Yankees had runners in scoring position throughout the night, but were unable to drive them in. They were only able to muster 5 hits tonight.

The Yankees and Reds will start interleague play tomorrow at the Stadium.