Friday, June 28, 2013

The New York Mets win makeup game in Colorado

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. The final score was 3-2 and the game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good. Marlon Byrd had two hits and two RBI to lead the offense.

Hefner pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with one of them being earned. He walked one and struck out three. LaTroy Hawkins won his third game of the season pitching a perfect inning. He struck out two batters, Scott Rice pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out two and Bobby Parnell saved his 14th game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Omar Quintanilla drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had two hits. Byrd had two hits and two RBI, Josh Satin had a hit and drew a walk, Zach Lutz had a hit and drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit. Hefner had an RBI, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and Byrd hit a homerun. The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Murphy had a stolen base, Satin committed an error and Byrd had an outfield assist. Rice had a pickoff.

Tyler Chatwood pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and two strikeouts. Rob Scahill pitched an inning givin up a hit, Matt Belisle pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with two strikeouts. Belisle lost his fifth game of the season and Rex Brothers pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.

Chris Dickerson drew a walk, Rutledge had a hit and Michael Cuddyer had three hits. Rosario had two hits, Todd Helton had an RBI, Herrera had a hit. LeMahieu had a hit, Rosario hit a double and the Rockies were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. LeMahieu was picked off.

Helton hit a sacrifice fly in the second to make it 1-0 Rockies. Arenado grounded out scoring another run and making it 2-0. In the fifth the Mets cut the lead in half with a groundout by Hefner. Byrd hit a two run homerun in the eighth giving the Mets a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.

The Mets record improved to 32-43 and the Rockies record dropped to 39-41. This was a one game makeup from earlier in the year. The Mets will return home to take on the Washington Nationals

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