The New York Mets blow a lead and lose to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Monday afternoon.  It was

Opening Day of the 2014 baseball season.  The Mets lost to the Nationals by the final score of 9-7 at

Citi Field in Flushing, New York.  Dillon Gee pitched well, the bullpen was terrible.  Juan Lagares had

a couple of hits and David Wright had three hits to lead the offense. 

Gee pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Carlos Torres walked the only batter he faced, Scott Rice walked the only batter he faced and Jose Valverde pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out three.  Bobby Parnell pitched an inning blowing his first save.  He gave up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Familia took his first loss of the season.  John Lannan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk. 

Stephen Strasburg started for the Nationals and pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and ten strikeouts.  Drew Storen pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Aaron Barrett picked up his first win of the season.  He pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Eric Young Jr. had an RBI, Lagares had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Wright had three hits and two RBI.  Andrew Brown had a hit and three RBI, Ike Davis drew a walk and Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had a hit, Brown, Lagares and Wright each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  d'Arnaud had a passed ball. 

Denard Span had two RBI for the Nationals.  Adam Laroche had two RBI and drew two walks, Anthony Rendon had two hits and four RBI.  LaRoche and Rendon each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Brown hit a three run homerun giving the Mets a 3-0 lead.  LaRoche hit a two run homerun in the second to cut the Mets lead to 3-2.  Young Jr. hit a sac fly in the second to make it a 4-2 game.  In the seventh Rendon hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-3.  Span walked to tie the game at four.  In the eighth Lagares hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 5-4 lead.  In the ninth Span hit an RBI double to tie the game at five.  In the tenth inning Ian Desmond hit a sacrifice fly and Rendon hit a three run homerun to give the Nationals a 9-5 lead.  The Mets would try to come back in the bottom of the tenth.  Wright hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 9-7 but that would be the final score of the game. 

The Mets are 0-1 on the season and the Nationals 1-0.  The two teams will play game two of the their three game series on Wednesday night. 

 

The New York Mets lose to the Washington Nationals in walk off fashion

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and pitched a good game. Bobby Parnell blew the save and took the loss. Omar Quintanilla was the Mets offense.

Hefner pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts. Brandon Lyon pitched an inning striking out one and Parnell blew his third save and lost his second game of the season. Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk.

Quintanilla had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Jordany Valdespin had two hits. Valdespin hit a double, Quintanilla hit a triple and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Valdespin was caught stealing.

Jordan Zimmerman pitched eight innings giving up four hits and two runs which were both unearned. He walked one and struck out four. Tyler Clippard won his fourth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Denard Span had a hit, Jayson Werth had a hit and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit. Adam LaRoche had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Ian Desmond had two hits and an RBI and Roger Bernadina drew a walk. Steve Lombardozzi had a hit and an RBI, Zimmerman and Desmond each hit a double and Desmond hit a homerun. The Nationals were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. LaRoche and Zimmerman each committed an error.

In the second Desmond hit a solo homerun to make it 1-0 Nationals. In the fifth Quintanilla hit a two run triple to make it 2-1 Mets. The Nationals scored two runs in the ninth inning to win the game 3-2. LaRoche hit an RBI single and Lombardozzi hit a sacrifice fly.

The New York Yankees are swept in the Subway Series by the New York Mets

The New York Yankees lost to the New York Mets on Thursday night by the score of 3-1. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Vidal Nuno pitched for the Yankees and pitched well, he made one mistake which cost him. The Yankees offense was anemic with the last 20 hitters being retired. The Yankees have played great with all their players hurt but have finally seemed to hit their wall and need to get their guys back. They are expected to get both Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis back on Friday night. Andy Pettitte is coming back on Monday so this all should help them. Dillon Gee looked great for the Mets but I think it was more about the Yankees being so bad offensively. 
Nuno pitched six innings giving up two runs and three hits. He walked two and struck out two and lost his second game of the year. Shawn Kelley pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a run and a walk with three strikeouts, Boone Logan walked one and struck out one in 1/3 of an inning and Joba Chamberlain pitched 1 1/3 inning giving up a hit and striking out three.

Gee pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up one run on four hits. Gee didn’t walk a batter and struck out 12 which was a career best. Scott Rice pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning to pick up his ninth save of the season. Parnell struck out one.

Brett Gardner had a hit, Robinson Cano had two hits and an RBI and Brennan Boesch had a hit. Cano hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.

Justin Turner had a hit, David Wright drew a walk and John Buck had a hit and an RBI. Lucas Duda drew two walks, Marlon Byrd had a hit and two RBI and Anthony Recker had a hit. Omar Quintanilla drew a walk, Turner and Recker each hit a double and Byrd hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Buck had a stolen base and Omar Quintanilla committed an error.

The Yankees have now lost five games in a row and were swept in the four game Subway Series. The Mets have now won five games in a row. The Mets record improved to 22-29 and the Yankees record fell to 30-23. The Yankees will stay at home to start a three game series with the Boston Red Sox on Friday night and the Mets will head to Miami to take on the Marlins in a three game series beginning Friday night.

Mets lose on a walk-off as Parnell blows the save

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals on Saturday night by a score of 8-7. Dillon Gee made the start and did not have a very good outing. The bullpen did a good job with three scoreless innings and getting the ball to Parnell but then he blew the save. Parnell is being groomed as the closer and it is a learning experience for him right now. The offense was good led by Angel Pagan and Justin Turner.
Gee pitched five innings giving up six runs on eight hits. He walked one and struck out six. Pedro Beato pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Daniel Herrera pitched to two batters and retired them both and Manny Acosta pitched two scoreless innings walking one and striking out five. Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks, it was his third blown save of the season and his record is 3-5 on the season.

Jose Reyes had a hit, Turner had two hits and Lucas Duda had an RBI. David Wright had a hit and a walk, Pagan had two hits and two RBI and Jason Bay had a hit and two RBI. Nick Evans had a hit and two RBI, Ronny Paulino had a hit and Willie Harris had a walk. Wright had a double, Evans and Bay each had a homerun. The Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Pagan had a stolen base and Paulino made a throwing error.

Ian Desmond hit a solo homerun in the first inning to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. In the second inning the Nationals took a 5-0 lead. Jesus Flores hit an RBI double and Tom Milone hit a three run homerun. In the fourth inning Pagan had a two run single to cut the lead to 5-2. Evans hit a two run homerun and the game was a one run game at 5-4 Nationals. In the fifth inning Roger Bernadina hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 6-4 lead. Bay hit a two run homerun in the sixth and the Mets had tied the game at six. In the seventh inning the Mets took a 7-6 lead on a Duda sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the ninth inning the Nationals won the game on a walk-off two run single by Ryan Zimmerman.

The Mets have lost the first two games of the series in Washington. They will attempt to avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. Bay had been 0-35 on the road before his homerun. The previous record for a Mets position player was 0-32 by Cleon Jones. Al Leiter was 0-70 on the road but he was a pitcher. The Mets are now three games under 500. It is amazing some of the losses they have had this year but they continue to play hard and fight to the finish which is a good sign for them. The Mets have gone through a lot this year with the change in manager and GM, the owners financial mess and now the latest minority owner having his deal fall through. The Mets have played well for most of the year considering the circumstances. They have to continue to fight and set 500 as a goal for the season. If they can do that they should feel good about coming into spring training next year and making progress.