New York Mets lose a high scoring nail biter to the Seattle Mariners

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-7.  Carlos Carrasco started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Brandon Nimmo led the offense with a couple of hits and three RBI. 

Carrasco pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts.   Chasen Shreve took his first loss of the season pitching an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout, Drew Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Joely Rodriguez pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts.  Colin Holderman pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Robbie Ray won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings giving up five hits and five runs with three walks and nine strikeouts.  Sergio Romo pitched a perfect inning, Paul Sewald pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Drew Steckenrider pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and two runs.  Diego Castillo pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and earned his second save of the season. 

Nimmo had two hits and three RBI, Starling Marte had a hit and Francisco Lindor had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso had a hit, Mark Canha drew a walk and J.D. Davis had a hit and two RBI.  Eduardo Escobar had a hit and drew a walk, Jeff McNeil had a hit and an RBI and Tomas Nido drew a walk.  Mazeika had a hit, Marte and Nimmo each hit a double and Davis, Nimmo and Escobar each hit a triple.  Lindor hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Canha was caught stealing and Marte had an outfield assist. 

Adam Frazier had two hits, Ty France had two hits and J.P. Crawford had a hit.  Jesse Winker had two hits, Julio Rodriguez had four hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Mike Ford had a hit and two RBI.  Abraham Toro had two hits and an RBI, Steven Souza Jr. had a hit and Cal Raleigh had a hit and two RBI.  Toro, Frazier, France and Winker each hit a double and Rodriguez and Raleigh each hit a homerun.  The Mariners were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Lindor hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Raleigh hit into a double play but a run scored tying the score at one.  In the fourth Ford hit a two-run single to give the Mariners a 3-1 lead.  Toro hit a sac fly and the lead was pushed to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Davis hit a two-run triple to cut the lead to 4-3 and Nimmo hit a two-run triple to give the Mets a 5-4 lead.  In the sixth Rodriguez hit a solo homerun tying the game at five.  Raleigh hit a two-run homerun and the Mariners grabbed a 7-5 lead.  In the seventh Rodriguez hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 8-5 and in the bottom of the ninth McNeil hit an RBI single and Nimmo an RBI double cutting the lead to 8-7.  8-7 would be the final score. 

New York Mets double up the Washington Nationals

 

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 4-2.  Carlos Carrasco started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen was good.  Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Carrasco pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  Carrasco won his third game of the season.  Drew Smith pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Joely Rodriguez pitched to one batter and got him out and Edwin Diaz saved his seventh game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Patrick Corbin pitched five innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked four and struck out five.  Carl Edwards Jr. lost his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Steve Cishek pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Erasmo Ramirez pitched two innings giving up two hits and a unearned run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk, Lindor had two hits and Pete Alonso had a hit and drew three walks.  J.D. Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Eduardo Escobar drew a walk and McNeil had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  James McCann had a hit and an RBI, McNeil hit a double and the Mets were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Lindor had a stolen base and Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Juan Soto had a hit, Josh Bell had two hits and Nelson Cruz had two hits.  Maikel Franco had a hit and an RBI, Dee Strange-Gordon had a hit and Riley Adams had a hit and an RBI.  Victor Robles drew a walk, Franco hit a double and Adams hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Strange-Gordon was caught stealing. 

In the bottom of the fourth Franco hit an RBI double giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Adams hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 2-0.  In the top of the sixth McNeil hit a two-run double to tie the game at two.  McCann hit a sac fly and the Mets grabbed a 3-2 lead.  In the ninth Davis hit a sac fly pushing their lead to 4-2 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of there on Wednesday. 

New York Mets sweep doubleheader from the Atlanta Braves

 

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves in game two of a doubleheader on Tuesday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Carlos Carrasco started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso and James McCann each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Carrasco won his second game of the season pitching eight innings and giving up six hits and no runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Seth Lugo picked up his second save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Kyle Wright started for the Braves and he pitched seven innings giving up nine hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Wright lost his first game of the season and Will Smith pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, McNeil had two hits and Alonso had two hits and an RBI.  Dom Smith had a hit and two RBI, Mark Canha had a hit and J.D. Davis drew a walk.  McCann had two hits, Smith hit a double and Alonso hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Matt Olson had two hits and Ozzie Albies had two hits.  Adam Duvall had a hit, Travis Demeritte drew a walk and William Contreras had a hit.  Acuna Jr. hit a double and Olson hit two doubles.  The Braves were 0-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the bottom of the first Smith hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Alonso hit a solo homerun extending the lead to 3-0 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Wednesday night.   

The New York Yankees remain on fire as they blowout the Cleveland Indians 14-1

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by the score of 14-1 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Andy Pettitte made the start and was great, Robinson Cano led an amazing offensive attack with five RBI. The Yankees hit five homeruns and now lead the majors with 15 homeruns. The Yankees have also scored 7+runs for the third straight game which they didn’t do at all last year. 
Pettitte pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts, he picked up his second win of the season. Adam Warren pitched two innings giving up two hits and striking out one.

Brett Gardner had four hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Cano had four hits and five RBI and Kevin Youkilis had a hit and two RBI. Brennan Boesch who pinch hit had a hit and two RBI, Vernon Wells had a hit and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI. Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Lyle Overbay had three hits and an RBI and Francisco Cervelli had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Gardner hit two doubles, Cano hit two doubles, Wells and Overbay each hit a double. Suzuki, Cano, Youkilis, Overbay and Boesch each hit a homerun. The Yankees were 7-17 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

Carlos Carrasco started for the Indians and pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs with two walks and two strikeouts and picked up his first loss of the season. Brett Myers pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits and seven runs with four strikeouts. Myers was scheduled to pitch on Wednesday but saved the bullpen for the Indians in this game.

Drew Stubbs had two hits, Kipnis drew a walk and Asdrubel Cabrera had a hit and an RBI. Lonnie Chisenhall had a hit, Nick Swisher had two hits and Michael Brantley drew a walk. Ryan Raburn drew a walk, Mike Aviles had a hit and Stubbs hit two doubles. Cabrera hit a homerun. The Indians were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Carrasco and Aviles each committed an error.

In the second Gardner hit a two run single and Cano a two run double to make it 4-0 Yankees. Suzuki hit a solo homerun in the third to make it 5-0 Yankees. Cano hit a two run homerun in the fourth followed by Youkilis getting hit and Carrasco getting ejected from the game. Youkilis hit a two run homerun in the sixth to extend the Yankees lead to 9-0. Cabrera hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to make it 9-1 Yankees. In the eighth Overbay hit a solo homerun, Cano an RBI double and Boesch a two run homerun to make it 13-1 Yankees. The Yankees added a run in the ninth on a Cervelli RBI single to complete the scoring at 14-1 Yankees. The Yankees are now 4-4 and have won three straight games. The Indians record dropped to 3-5. The two teams will play game three of their four game series on Wednesday night with the Yankees trying to take the series and their fourth straight victory. The Indians are trying to win a game in this series and then try and split the series with the final game on Thursday.