Wednesday, July 29, 2020

New York Mets pound the Boston Red Sox

The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Fenway

Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 8-3.  David Peterson made his major league

debut for the Mets and pitched well.  Jeff McNeil, J.D. Davis and Robinson Cano each had two hits

to lead the Mets offense. 

Peterson pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.

Peterson won his first game of the season and career.  Drew Smith struck out the only batter that he

faced, Justin Wilson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Dellin Betances pitched an inning

giving up a hit.  Hunter Strickland pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Matt Hall started for the Red Sox and he pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs

with two walks and three strikeouts.  Austin Brice pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and

two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Colten Brewer pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he

struck out four and Ryan Brasier pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk. 

Brandon Workman pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Amed Rosario had a hit and two RBI, Pete Alonso drew a walk and McNeil had two hits and two

RBI.  Davis had two hits and two RBI and Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk.  Cano had

two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Wilson Ramos had a hit and Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI

and drew a walk.  Cano, Nimmo and McNeil each hit a double and Davis hit a homerun.  The Mets

were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base,

McNeil comitted an error and Davis had an outfield assist. 

Jose Peraza had two hits, Rafael Devers had two hits and Kevin Pillar had three hits and an RBI. 

Jackie Bradley Jr. had an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had three hits and Andrew Benintendi drew two

walks.  Plawecki and Devers each hit a double and Pillar hit two doubles.  The Red Sox were 2-10

with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Plawecki committed an error. 

In the second Cano hit an RBI double and Rosario hit a two-run single to make it 3-0 Mets.  In the

third Devers hit into a fielder's choice and a run scored to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Davis hit

a two-run homerun to push the lead to 5-1.  In the sixth Pillar hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-2.

In the eighth Nimmo hit an RBI double and McNeil hit a two-run double to increase the Mets lead

to 8-2.  In the ninth Bradley Jr. hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 8-3 and that would be the final

score.  The two teams will now head to New York to play two games at Citi Field beginning on

Wednesday night. 

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