Monday, June 11, 2018

New York Mets avoid the sweep with a shutout victory over the New York Yankees


The New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees on Sunday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-0.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and pitched well but not for long as he had a rough first inning.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and pitched great, the bullpen on both sides pitched well.  Todd Frazier was the offensive star for the Mets with a couple of hits including a two-run homerun. 

Severino pitched five innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Severino lost his second game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Adam Warren pitched a perfect inning and Jonathan Holder pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Lugo won his second game of the season pitching six innings and giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and eight strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Anthony Swarzak pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and earned his first save of the season. 

Greg Bird had a hit and drew a walk, Miguel Andujar had two hits and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Frazier had two hits and two RBI and Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk.  Jay Bruce drew a walk, Devin Mesoraco had a hit and drew a walk and Frazier hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Frazier had a stolen base, Reyes committed two errors. 

In the fifth inning Frazier hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-0 lead and that was all the scoring in the game.  The Yankees won two out of three in the series and will head home to face the Washington Nationals for two games beginning on Tuesday night.  The Mets will head to Atlanta to face the Braves beginning also on Tuesday night.   

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