Thursday, June 21, 2018

New York Mets explode to beat the Colorado Rockies


The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 12-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Brandon Nimmo had four hits and four RBI to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched eight innings giving up five hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out seven and won his fifth game of the season.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Tyler Anderson lost his second game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings and he gave up seven hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Harrison Musgrave pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Jeff Hoffman pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and five runs with three walks.  Brooks Pounders pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Nimmo had four hits and four RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and Todd Frazier had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Michael Conforto had three hits and drew a walk and Devin Mesoraco had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Jose Bautista had two RBI and drew three walks, Amed Rosario had three hits and two RBI and Conforto and Rosario each hit two doubles.  Nimmo hit two homeruns and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base and Bautista committed an error. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Carlos Gonzalez had a hit and Trevor Story drew two walks.  Gerardo Parra had two hits and an RBI, Ian Desmond had a hit and Gonzalez hit a double and Parra and LeMahieu each hit a double.  The Rockies were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Nimmo hit an inside-the-park homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Bautista hit an RBI ground out to push the lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the second Parra hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fourth Flores hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Nimmo hit a solo homerun to make it a 4-1 game.  In the bottom of the seventh Desmond hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the eighth Mesoraco hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 6-2 and in the ninth Mesoraco drew an RBI walk, Bautista drew an RBI walk, Rosario hit a two-run double and Nimmo hit a two-run single to make it a 12-2 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of four on Tuesday night. 


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