New York Mets open up series in San Francisco with another loss

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.  The game took place at AT+T Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 10-7.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched very poorly.  Justin Ruggiano led the Mets offense with three hits and four RBI. 

deGrom pitched five innings giving up 13 hits and eight runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two, Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and Josh Edgin struck out the only batter that he faced.  Addison Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Madison Bumgarner pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  He won his 12th game of the season.  Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs, Will Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Derek Law pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout.  Javier Lopez pitched to one batter and retired him, Sergio Romo pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out two and Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and earned his 28th save of the season. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, T.J. Rivera had two hits and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk, Travis d'Arnaud had two hits and drew a walk and Ruggiano had three hits and four RBI.  Kelly Johnson had a hit and drew a walk, Ty Kelly had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Rene Rivera had an RBI.  Kelly hit a triple, Ruggiano hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kelly had an outfield assist. 

Denard Span had three hits, Angel Pagan had a hit and drew a walk and Buster Posey had two hits and two RBI.  Brandon Crawford had three hits and drew a walk, Hunter Pence had two hits and an RBI and Eduardo Nunez had four hits and three RBI.  Joe Panik had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Bumgarner had a hit and two RBI and Conor Gillaspie drew a walk.  Span, Panik and Posey each hit a double.  Nunez hit a triple and Bumgarner hit a homerun.  The Giants were 6-18 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Nunez had a stolen base. 

In the fourth Ruggiano hit a grand slam to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Pence hit an RBI single, Nunez hit a two run triple and Bumgarner hit a two run homerun to give the Giants a 5-4 lead.  In the fifth Nunez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-4.  Panik hit a two run triple and the lead was 8-4 still in the fifth.  In the sixth Kelly hit a two run triple and the Mets cut the lead to 8-6.  Rivera hit an RBI ground out in the sixth and the lead was cut to one at 8-7.  In the eighth Posey hit a two run double and the lead was 10-7 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of their series on Friday night.  They will then play Saturday afternoon and Sunday night. 

The New York Mets lose to the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.  The game took place at AT+T Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 4-2.  Jon Niese started and pitched well and Ruben Tejada had a couple of hits.  The Mets offense only managed four hits. 

Niese pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Carlos Torres took the loss, his third of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Matt Cain pitched seven innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Jeremy Affeldt pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and he picked up his first win of the season.  Sergio Romo saved his 19th game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Matt den Dekker had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and two RBI and Curtis Granderson drew a walk.  Tejada had two hits, den Dekker hit a double and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-1 with runners in scoring position. 

Angel Pagan drew a walk, Buster Posey had three hits and two RBI and Michael Morse had a hit.  Juan Perez had a hit, Brandon Hicks had two hits and drew a walk and Brandon Crawford had a hit and two RBI.  Hicks and Perez each hit a double, Hicks hit a triple and Posey hit a homerun.  The Giants were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the fifth inning Crawford hit a sacrifice fly to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  Murphy hit a two run homerun in the seventh to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  The Giants came right back with an RBI single by Crawford to tie the game at two.  Posey hit a two run homerun in the eighth to give the Giants a 4-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of their series on Saturday night. 

The New York Mets outlast the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets outlast the San Francisco Giants


The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants on Monday night/Tuesday morning. The game started on Monday night but was over in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday on the east coast. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at AT+T Park in San Francisco, California. Matt Harvey started and labored but kept his team in it. The Mets bullpen was really good and Marlon Byrd and Eric Young Jr. led the offense with two hits each.

Harvey pitched seven innings and gave up six hits and and three runs. He walked one and struck out six. Carlos Torres pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out two, David Aardsma pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and struck out three and Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning retiring the only batter that he faced. Greg Burke pitched two innings giving up four hits and a walk with two strikeouts, Josh Edgin won his first game of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit and two walks and Bobby Parnell saved his 16th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.

Young Jr. had two hits, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and drew three walks. Ike Davis had a hit, Byrd had two hits and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit. John Buck had a hit and an RBI, Omar Quintanilla drew a walk and Buck hit a double. Young Jr. hit a triple and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Davis and Young each had a stolen base and Wright was picked off.

Tim Lincecum pitched seven innings giving up six hits and three runs. He walked a batter and struck out 11. Jeremy Affeldt pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Sergio Romo pitched an inning striking out one and Jose Mijares pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one. Sandy Rosario pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Jake Dunning pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out three and George Kontos picked up his second loss of the season pitching 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and an unearned run with two strikeouts. Javier Lopez pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one.

Gregory Blanco had a hit, Marco Scutaro had three hits and drew a walk and Buster Posey had five hits and two RBI. Pablo Sandoval had a hit and drew a walk, Hunter Pence had a hit and Crawford had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Andres Torres drew two walks, Gillespie drew a walk and Posey hit two doubles. Crawford hit a double, Pence hit a triple and Posey hit a homerun. The Giants were 1-15 with runners in scoring position and left 18 men on base. That is hard to believe, they left a small army on the bases. Scutaro and Crawford each committed an error and Affeldt had a pickoff.

Posey hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. Buck hit an RBI double in the fifth to make it 2-1 Giants. In the sixth Murphy hit an RBI single to tie the game at two and Davis grounded into a double play scoring a run and giving the Mets a 3-2 lead. Crawford hit an RBI single to tie the game at three in the seventh. The game stayed that way until the 16th when Anthony Recker reached on an error and a run scored to make it 4-3. The Giants failed to score in the bottom half of the 16th and that is how the game ended.

The Mets improved their record to 38-48 and the Giants fell to 40-48. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.