New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 4-1.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and he pitched very well, the bullpen did their job by holding the lead.  Brandon Nimmo, Adrian Gonzalez and Amed Rosario each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas won his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and he struck out two.  Tim Peterson pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and Robert Gsellman saved his second game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Julio Teheran pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Teheran lost his third game of the season.  Shane Carle pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks, Sam Freeman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Miguel Socolovich pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out one. 

Nimmo had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Jose Bautista had a hit and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk.  Kevin Plawecki drew a walk, Gonzalez had two hits and two RBI and Luis Guillorme drew a walk.  Vargas had a hit, Rosario had two hits and Bruce, Gonzalez, Bautista, Rosario and Nimmo each hit a double and Rosario hit a triple.  The Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Nimmo was caught stealing and picked off and Rosario committed an error. 

Ozzie Albies had a hit, Freddie Freeman had two hits and Johan Camargo had a hit and an RBI.  Charlie Culberson had a hit, Dansby Swanson drew two walks and Culberson hit a double and Carmargo hit a homerun.  The Braves were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the fourth Gonzalez hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Nimmo hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Camargo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1 and in the ninth Nimmo hit an RBI double to make it a 4-1 game and that was the final score. 

The two teams split the four-game series.  The Mets will head home to take on the Chicago Cubs. 

New York Mets blow the game and lose to the Miami Marlins in the ninth

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched great, Jeurys Familia blew the game.  Brandon Nimmo and Adrian Gonzalez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Familia pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he blew his fourth save of the season.  Familia took his second loss of the season as well. 

Dan Straily pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  Nick Wittgren pitched a perfect inning, Adam Conley won his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one and Brad Ziegler saved his ninth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Nimmo had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Michael Conforto drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Gonzalez had two hits and drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and Nimmo hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Rosario was caught stealing and Cabrera committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Derek Dietrich had a hit, J.T. Realmuto had two hits and an RBI and Justin Bour had a hit and drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI, Brian Anderson had two hits and Miguel Rojas drew two walks.  Lewis Brinson had a hit, Martin Prado had a hit and Dietrich hit a double.  The Marlins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

In the fifth Nimmo hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the ninth Realmuto hit an RBI single and Castro hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead and that was the final score.  

The Mets lost two out of three in the series and will now head to Milwaukee.   

New York Mets end six game losing streak with a victory in Cincinnati

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 7-6.  P.J. Conlon started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Adrian Gonzalez led the offense with three hits, including two homeruns. 

Conlon pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Paul Sewald pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs, Robert Gsellman earned his fourth win of the season pitching 2 2/3 innings and giving up a hit and a run and Jeurys Familia saved his 10^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Homer Bailey lost his fifth game of the season pitching four innings and giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Jackson Stephens pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Jared Hughes pitched two perfect inning with four strikeouts and Raisel Iglesias pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out a batter. 

Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI and Jay Bruce had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks.  Gonzalez had three hits and two RBI, Jose Lobaton had a hit and Conlon had a hit.  Amed Rosario had two hits and an RBI, Lobaton hit a doubule and Cespedes and Rosario each hit two doubles.  Conforto and Bruce each hit a homerun and Gonzalez hit two homeruns.  The Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Joey Votto drew a walk, Eugenio Suarez had two hits and an RBI and Scooter Gennett had two hits and two RBI.  Adam Duvall had a hit, Tucker Barnhart had two hits and an RBI and Alex Blandino drew a walk.  Scott Schebler had an RBI, Billy Hamilton had a hit and an RBI and Suarez, Gennett and Barnhart each hit a double.  Hamilton, Suarez and Gennett each hit a homerun.  The Reds were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Conforto hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosario hit a sac fly to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Bruce hit a two-run homerun to extend the Mets lead to 4-0.  Gonzalez hit a solo homerun and it was 5-0.  In the bottom of the third Hamilton hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the fourth Cespedes hit a sac fly to push the lead to 6-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Gennett hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 6-2.  Barnhart hit an RBI double and it was 6-3.  In the fifth Gonzalez hit a solo homerun to make it 7-3.  Suarez hit a solo homerun and it was 7-4.  Schebler hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 7-5 and in the eighth Gennett hit a solo homerun to cut it to 7-6 and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets blow out the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 14-2.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen was great.  Adrian Gonzalez led the offense with three hits and five RBI. 

Wheeler won his second game of the season and pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out nine.  Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out three, Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and Matt Harvey pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Bryan Mitchell pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his third game of the season.  Jordan Lyles pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk, Phil Maton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Kazuhisa Makita pitched an inning giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had two hits.  Brandon Nimmo had two hits and an RBI, Jay Bruce had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Todd Frazier had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Gonzalez had three hits and five RBI, Jose Reyes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Tomas Nido had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores drew a walk, Cespedes and Gonzalez each hit a double and Gonzalez, Frazier and Reyes each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Reyes and Bruce each had a stolen base and Cespedes had two stolen bases.  Nido committed two errors. 

Manuel Margot had two hits, Eric Hosmer had three hits and Christian Villanueva drew a walk.  Franchy Cordero had a hit, Jose Pirela had a hit and drew a walk and Freddy Galvis had a hit and two RBI.  A.J. Ellis had two hits, Travis Jankowski had a hit and Margot and Hosmer each hit a double.  The Padres were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Margot had a stolen base. 

In the first Bruce hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nido hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Gonzalez hit a two-run double and it was 4-0 Mets.  In the third Galvis hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Gonzalez hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 7-2.  Cabrera hit a two-run single and it was 9-2.  In the eighth Frazier hit a two-run homerun to extend the Yankees lead to 11-2.  Reyes hit a solo homerun and Conforto hit an RBI single to make it 13-2.  Nimmo hit an RBI single to push the lead to 14-2 and that was the final score. 

The Mets will have off on Monday and start a three game series with the Braves on home on Tuesday night.   

New York Mets get blown away in Atlanta

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.  The game took place at Suntrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 12-4.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he did not pitch well.  The bullpen didn’t pitch well either and the offense was led by Adrian Gonzalez two hits. 

Harvey lost his second game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and Gerson Bautista pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and a strikeout. 

Matt Wisler pitched seven innings giving up two hits and a run with eight strikeouts and he won his first game of the season.  Lucas Sims pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with three walks, Sam Freeman pitched 2/3 of an inning and Peter Moylan pitched an inning giving up two hits. 

Michael Conforto drew a walk, Brandon Nimmo had an RBI and drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI.  Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI.  Jose Lobaton drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit, Frazier and Gonzalez each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit and drew a walk, Ozzie Albies had two hits and drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had two hits and an RBI.  Nick Markakis had two hits and two RBI, Kurt Suzuki had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Preston Tucker had two hits and five RBI.  Dansby Swanson had a hit and an RBI, Ryan Flaherty drew two walks and Albies, and Swanson each hit a double and Suzuki and Tucker each hit two doubles.  Suzuki hit a homerun and the Braves were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Freeman hit a sac fly to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  Suzuki hit a two-run homerun and it was 3-0 Braves.  In the third Markakis hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  Tucker hit a two-run double and it was 6-0.  In the fifth Frazier hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  In the seventh Tucker hit a three-run double to extend the lead to 9-1.  Swanson hit an RBI double and it was 10-1.  In the eighth Gonzalez hit a solo homerun, Nimmo drew an RBI walk and Cabrera hit a sac fly to make it 10-4.  In the eighth Markakis hit a sac fly to make it 11-4 and Suzuki hit an RBI double to make it 12-4 which was the final score. 

New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals to complete the sweep

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Sunday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 6-5 in 12 innings.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen was good.  Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and Adrian Gonzalez had four RBI to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched five innings giving up nine hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him.  Seth Lugo won his first game of the season pitching three innings giving up a hit and three walks and three strikeouts.  Jacob Rhame pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and earned his first save of the season. 

Tanner Roark pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with four walks and nine strikeouts.  Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Matt Grace pitched an inning with a strikeout and Ryan Madson pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Sean Doolittle pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Sammy Solis pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out five and Brandon Kintzler pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and he took his second loss of the season.  

Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier had a hit and drew two walks, Cabrera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Gonzalez had a hit and four RBI.  Harvey had a hit, Juan Lagares had a hit and Bruce and Conforto each hit a double.  Gonzalez and Cabrera each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Frazier had a stolen base and Harvey, d’Arnaud and Lugo each committed an error.  Blevins had a pickoff. 

Anthony Rendon had two hits and drew a walk, Bryce Harper had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Matt Adams had a hit and drew a walk.  Howie Kendrick had two hits and drew a walk, Trea Turner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Michael Taylor had two hits and an RBI.  Pedro Severino had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Difo had a hit and Adams, Severino and Difo each hit a double.  Harper hit a homerun and the Nationals were 4-17 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Turner, Goodwin each had a stolen base and Rendon was caught stealing and picked off. 

In the first Harper hit a two-run homerun to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead.  In the third Gonzalez hit a grand slam to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Severino hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the fifth Cabrera hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the fifth Turner hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh Taylor hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the 12^th Cespedes hit an RBI single to make it 6-5 Mets and that would be the final score. 

The Mets swept the three game series and will now head to Miami on Monday night to begin a series there.   

The New York Mets lose game four and the series is even headed for a game five in Los Angeles

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-1 Mets.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and pitched ok, the bullpen was good and the offense only managed three hits. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up three runs on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts.  Matz took the loss, Bartolo Colon pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning. 

Clayton Kershaw pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Kershaw got the win as he got the monkey off of his back for now.  Chris Hatcher pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout and Kenley Jansen pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two and earned his second save of the postseason. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, David Wright drew two walks and Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Juan Lagares had a hit and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Granderson had a stolen base. 

Enrique Hernandez had two hits, Howie Kendrick had a hit and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI.  Justin Turner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Cory Seager drew a walk and A.J. Ellis had a hit.  Kershaw had a hit, Turner hit a double and the Dodgers were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the third Gonzalez hit an RBI single giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the third Turner hit a two run double to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Murphy hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will head back to L.A. for game five winner take all on Thursday night.  The winner will advance to the NLCS to take on the Chicago Cubs.   

The New York Mets lose second straight to the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.  The game took place at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 7-4.  Jacob deGrom started and wasn't that great, the bullpen was ok and Juan Lagares lead the offense with two hits and three RBI. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up five runs on five hits.  He walked two and struck out seven.  Vic Black pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with a strikeout and Jennry Mejia pitched a perfect inning. 

Zach Greinke won his 13th game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up nine hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out four, J.P. Howell pitched to one batter and retired him, Brian Wilson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Kenley Jansen pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.  Jansen picked up his 37th save of the season. 

Daniel Murphy had two hits and drew a walk, Lucas Duda had two hits and an RBI and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit.  Lagares had two hits and three RBI, Matt den Dekker had a hit and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  deGrom had two hits, deGrom hit a double, den Dekker and Kirk Nieuwenhuis each hit a double.  Lagares and Duda each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base and Edgin committed an error. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, Carl Crawford drew two walks and Scott Van Slyke had a hit and an RBI.  Adrian Gonzalez had two hits and five RBI, Matt Kemp had a hit and Andre Ethier had a hit.  Erisbel Arruebarrena had an RBI, Miguel Rojas had a hit and Greinke had a hit.  Ethier hit a triple and Gonzalez hit a homerun, the Dodgers were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Crawford had a stolen base and Rojas committed an error. 

The Mets will try and avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

Blockbust deal between Dodgers and Red Sox is completed

There was a blockbuster deal between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers which was completed on Friday and made official on Saturday.  The final hurdles were getting Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford to waive their no trade clauses.  The medicals also had to be signed off on.  This is one big deal that is hard to fathom but it was accomplished. 

The Dodgers who have a new ownership group led by Magic Johnson are trying to make a splash and boy are they ever.  They aquired Hanley Ramirez from the Miami Marlins last month and now this.  They should be the favorite to win the NL West now and they trail the San Francisco Giants by a couple of games. 

The Red Sox are cleaning house and starting over.  I think from their perspective it is the right way to go.  They are saving so much money and won't be hamstrung now from doing other things.  They weren't going to win with that group that didn't want to play for Bobby Valentine and also collapsed last year leading to Terry Francona getting fired.  The Red Sox are a real mess but now they can rebuild and try to bring them back to prominance, it may take a few years but they feel in the long run it will be worth it. 

The deal is Adrian Gonzales who the Dodgers were looking at since April, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto.  The Red Sox get back James Loney who is a first baseman, the Dodgers fell out of favor with him.  Allen Webster a minor league pitcher, Ivan DeJesus Jr. a minor league infielder and two players to be named later. 

We understand that you have to spend money to be good in this league,” said Magic Johnson, the former NBA star who is part of the rich new Dodgers ownership group that has dramatically revamped their roster in the last month.


 

Robinson Cano wins the HR Derby

The All Star Break is upon us and the All Star Game will be tonight at 8:00PM.  The State Farm HR Derby was last night and what a show.  The Yankees second baseman defeated Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez in the finals to win the derby.  Cano put on quite a show with 12 homers in the final round which set the record for that round.  Gonzalez hit 11 which set a record also before Cano broke it. 

The two guys of course Yankees/Red Sox put on some show, they were hitting shot after shot.  I don't know if some of them even landed yet.  In a nice story Cano had his dad pitching to him and the two embraced after he tied Gonzalez and needed one more to win it.  The Yankees that were there really enjoyed the show.  Russell Martin, Curtis Granderson and Dave Robertson all were watching and having fun with it. 

The All Star Game is tonight to determine home field advantage for the World Series.  The Yankees will then get back to the business of winning a pennant and hoping to have home field advantage in the World Series as they chase #28. 

It should be a great second half with the Yankees and Red Sox neck and neck and that doesn't look like it will change.  The Rays are still lurking around and have plenty of games against those two teams to really get back into it.  The Rays right now are six back of the Sox and five back of the Yankees.  The wild card will be coming out of that division so two of those teams will be in the postseason.