Yanks' Lose Finale to Reds

C.C. Sabathia and Chris Stewart talk on the mound during Sunday's Game. (Getty Images)

The Yankees fell to the Reds 5-2 in the finale of their 3 game set. C.C. Sabathia was lights out through 6 innings, but struggled in the 7th and that earned him the loss.

Sabathia allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings pitched. He struck out 6 and walked 5. He allowed 2 home runs also.

The Yankee offense battled against the Reds starter, Johnny Cueto, but they couldn't get the job done. They were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left 7 men on base.

Raul Ibanez connected for a 2 run shot in the 6th inning, but that wasn't enough to get the win.

The Reds scored 3 runs in the 7th inning off of C.C. Sabathia. He walked in Brand Phillips to give the Reds a 3-2 lead.

The Reds would then tack on 2 runs in the 9th inning to pad their lead to 5-2.

The Yankees look to turn things around tomorrow as they conclude their home stand tomorrow against the Kansas City Royals.

Game 41: Reds at Yankees

                                 May 20th, 2012, 1:05 ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

The Yankees and Reds will conclude their 3 game series today. The Yankees hope to pick up a win with their ace, C.C. Sabathia on the mound.

Here are the lineups.

Reds (20-19)
Chris Heisey, LF
Drew Stubbs, CF
Joey Votto, 1B
Brandon Phillips, 2B
Jay Bruce, RF
Ryan Ludwick, DH
Todd Fraizer, 3B
Ryan Hanigan, C
Zach Cozart, SS

Pitching: Johnny Cueto RHP (4-1, 1.89 ERA this season)

Yankees (21-19)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Raul Ibanez, LF
Nick Swisher, RF
Eric Chavez, 1B
Dewayne Wise, LF
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (5-1, 3.77 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!

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.