The New York Mets sweep the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. Chris Young started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen pitched very well. Jason Bay led the Mets offense. Mark Buehrle started for the Marlins and didn’t pitch so well, the bullpen pitched well. The Marlins offense was led by Justin Ruggiano. 
Young pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. Young earned his fourth win of the season, Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning striking out two. Frank Francisco pitched a perfect inning. Buehrle lost his 12^th game of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts. Ryan Webb pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and Carlos Zambrano pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Ronny Cedeno had a hit, Justin Turner had two hits and David Wright had an RBI. Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk, Bay had two hits and four RBI and Andres Torres had two hits. Cedeno, Torres and Turner each hit a double. Bay hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left three men on base.

Bryan Petersen had a hit and drew a walk, Ruggiano had two hits and an RBI and Jose Reyes had a hit. Donovan Solano had a hit, Rob Brantly had a hit and drew a walk and Ruggiano hit a double. The Marlins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Reyes had two stolen bases.

In the first Wright had an RBI groundout and Bay hit a grand slam making it 5-0 Mets. The Marlins scored their only run in the fifth inning. Ruggiano hit an RBI double to make it 5-1 and that would be the final score.

The Mets swept the three game series in Miami. The Mets record improved to 64-70 and the Marlins record dropped to 59-75. The Mets have now won seven of their last eight games. The Mets will begin a three game series in St. Louis on Monday afternoon.

The New York Mets break their six game losing streak with a win over the Houston Astros

The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. The game was played at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. R.A. Dickey started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well. Andres Torres led the Mets offense with a couple of hits. Abad started for the Astros and pitched pretty well and the bullpen was up and down. The Astros offense only managed five hits. 
Dickey won his 16^th game of the season and pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run. Dickey walked one and struck out two. Jon Rauch pitched 2/3 of an inning and retired both hitters, Josh Edgin retired the only batter that he faced and Frank Francisco saved his 21^st game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. Fernando Abad lost his first game of the season pitching four innings and giving up four hits and a run with four walks and two strikeouts. Mickey Storey pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Hector Ambriz pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Fernando Rodriguez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. Xavier Cedeno pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and striking out one.

Torres had two hits, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and David Wright drew a walk. Scott Hairston had a hit and drew a walk, Justin Turner had a hit and an RBI and Ronny Cedeno had a hit. Ike Davis had a hit, Jason Bay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Dickey had a hit and an RBI. Jordany Valdespin drew a walk, Turner hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base.

Fernando Martinez had a hit, Tyler Greene had a hit and Jason Castro had a hit. Brandon Barnes had a hit and drew a walk, Brian Bogusevic had a hit and the Astros were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Castro had a passed ball and Barnes had an outfield assist.

In the fourth Dickey hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the sixth Turner hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 Mets. In the seventh the Astros scored their only run on a Dickey wild pitch to make it 2-1. Bay hit an RBI single in the eighth and that would be the final run of the game as the Mets won 3-1.

The Mets evened the three game series at one with the rubber game on Sunday afternoon. The Mets ended their six game losing streak and their record improved to 58-69. The Astros record dropped to 40-87

The New York Mets continue their slide

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals by the score of 4-3 on Wednesday night. The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Chris Young started for the Mets and pitched pretty well but not good enough. Miguel Batista did not pitch well out of the bullpen, David Wright led the Mets offense. Jordan Zimmerman pitched well for the Nationals and Tyler Clippard struggled to close out the game but he did eventually close it out. Bryce Harper led the Nationals offense. 
Young pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out two. Young lost his fourth game of the season. Batista pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout, Josh Edgin faced one batter and retired him and Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Zimmerman improved his record to 7-6 on the season pitching six shutout innings. He gave up four hits and struck out four. Tom Gorzelanny pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Sean Burnett pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Clippard saved his 15^th game of the season. He gave up a couple of runs and two hits in one inning. He did strike out the side.

Wright had three hits and an RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and Jason Bay had two hits and an RBI. Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI, Young had a hit and Scott Hairston had a hit. Wright, Young, Duda and Hairston each had a double. Wright and Bay each hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Torres had an outfield assist.

Steve Lombardozzi had a hit and two RBI, Harper had two hits and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit. Adam LaRoche had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Michael Morse had a hit and Danny Espinosa had a hit. Jesus Flores and Roger Bernadina each had a hit. Zimmerman and Lombardozzi each had a double. LaRoche hit a homerun and the Nationals were 1-3 with five men left on base. Espinosa was caught stealing. Morse had an outfield assist.

LaRoche hit a two run homerun in the sixth to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead. Torres hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it a 2-1 game. Lombardozzi hit a two run double in the eighth to make it 4-1 Nationals. The Mets would try to fight back in the ninth inning. Wright and Bay each hit a solo homerun and the final would be 4-3.

The Mets have now lost six straight games. The Mets record dropped to 46-45 on the season. The Nationals improved their record to 53-36. The Mets will try to avoid the sweep on Thursday afternoon.

The New York Mets fall to 4-3 in ten innings to the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets lost to the San Francisco Giants by the score of 4-3 in ten innings. Jon Niese made the start for the Mets and pitched ok. The bullpen pitched pretty well once again although Frank Francisco suffered his first loss of the season. Barry Zito started for the Giants and pitched ok. The Giants bullpen used six pitchers who did a good job. The Mets offense was led by Jason Bay and the Giants had four players with two hits. 
Niese pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Ramon Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a hit, Jon Rauch pitched an inning giving up a hit and Tim Byrdak pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Francisco pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout. Zito pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and two strikeouts. The bullpen pitched five innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts.

Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and David Wright had a hit and drew two walks. Bay had two hits and an RBI, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit, RBI and drew a walk and Mike Nickeas had a hit. Josh Thole had a hit and an RBI, Bay and Nieuwenhuis each hit a homerun. The Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Nieuwenhuis committed an error.

Angel Pagan had a hit and an RBI in his first return to Citi Field. Melky Cabrera had two hits and drew two walks, Pablo Sandoval had two hits and Buster Posey had two hits and an RBI. Nate Schierholtz drew a walk, Hector Sanchez had two hits and an RBI and Emmanuel Burriss had a hit and drew a walk. Posey had a double and Pagan had a homerun. The Giants were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Cabrera had a stolen base.

In the third Pagan hit a solo homerun and Posey had an RBI double to make it 2-0 Giants. Niese threw a wild pitch and it was 3-0 Giants. Bay hit a solo homerun in the fourth to make it 3-1 Giants. Nieuwenhuis hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 3-2 Giants. In the bottom of the ninth the Mets tied it to force extra innings. Thole had an RBI single and in the tenth Sanchez hit an RBI single to give the Giants a 4-3 lead and they would hold on to it to win the game.

The Giants got the win in the first game of four on a weekend wrap around series. The Giants improved their record to 7-6 and the Mets record fell to 7-6. It was the third straight loss for the Mets. The two teams will play Saturday and Sunday afternoon and then on Monday night.

Mets end two game losing streak with a win in Philadelphia

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 5-2 tonight. R.A. Dickey started and pitched very well. Jason Bay hit a homerun for the Mets. They had six hits and not one player had more then one hit. Bobby Parnell and Frank Francisco each pitched a scoreless inning. 
Dickey won his second game pitching seven innings and giving up nine hits and one run. He walked one and struck out seven. Parnell gave up a hit in one inning and struck out one and Francisco gave up a hit and a unearned run. He struck out the sides. Cliff Lee started for the Phillies and took the loss. He pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs with no walks and seven strikeouts. The bullpen pitched two innings giving up a hit and an unearned run. They walked three and didn’t strike out a batter.

Ruben Tejada had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit, RBI and a walk and Ike Davis drew a walk. Bay had a hit and two RBI, Lucas Duda had an RBI and Scott Hairston had a hit and an RBI. Ronny Cedeno drew a walk, Josh Thole had a hit and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit. Tejada and Murphy each had a double, Bay and Hairston each had a homerun. The Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Murphy had an error and Thole a passed ball. Bay had an outfield assist.

Shane Victorino had a hit for the Phillies, Jimmy Rollins had three hits and Jim Thome had a hit and drew a walk. John Mayberry Jr. had a hit, Carlos Ruiz had a hit and Freddy Galvis had two hits and an RBI. Lee had two hits. Rollins and Ruiz each had a double and Galvis had a homerun. The Phillies were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Rollins committed an error.

In the first inning Murphy hit an RBI double and Bay hit a two run homerun to make it 3-0 Mets. In the third inning Galvis hit a solo homerun to make it a 3-1 game. In the fifth Hairston hit a solo homerun to make it 4-1 Mets. In the ninth Duda hit a sacrifice fly to make it 5-1 and in the bottom of the ninth Juan Pierre reached on a fielding error to let a run score.

The Mets ended their two game losing streak and are now 5-2 on the season. The Phillies are 3-4 on the young season. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday afternoon at 4:05PM. The Mets are off to a great start, probably better then they could of hoped for. They are getting the pitching. If you have good pitching you will always have a chance to win.

The New York Mets sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 7-5 win

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 7-5 on Sunday afternoon. It was a three game sweep for the Mets to open up the season. They may have needed this more then any other team or at least just as much as maybe a couple of other teams. The Mets haven’t been good in the last couple of years and they have also taken a beating in the public relations department. The only way they can win back the fans is by going out and winning games. Jon Niese started and pitched great until he ran out of gas in the seventh inning. Ruben Tejada had four hits and two RBI and Daniel Murphy had two hits and two RBI. 
Niese pitched six innings giving up two hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked four and struck out seven. Niese got the win, Manny Acosta pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Tim Byrdak got out the only hitter he faced and Frank Francisco earned his third save of the season in three chances. He pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Mike Minor started for the Braves and took the loss. He pitched five innings, giving up six hits and six runs with four walks and six strikeouts. Cristhian Martinez pitched one inning giving up two hits and one run with two strikeouts, Kris Medlen pitched one inning giving up two hits and a walk and Eric O’Flaherty pitched one inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Tejada had four hits and two RBI for the Mets. Murphy had two hits and two RBI, David Wright had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Ike Davis drew a walk. Jason Bay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk and Scott Hairston had a hit and an RBI. Niese had a hit, Tejada had two doubles and Murphy had a double. Hairston had a double and the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position. They left seven men on base, Duda had an error and Nickeas a passed ball.

Martin Prado drew a walk for the Braves, Brian McCann had a hit and an RBI and Dan Uggla drew two walks. Freddie Freeman had a hit, Matt Diaz drew a walk and Jayson Heyward had a hit and two RBI. Jack Wilson had an RBI, Heyward had a double and McCann had a homerun. The Braves were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Heyward had a stolen base and Diaz had an outfield assist.

The Mets got on the board first in the first inning. Tejada doubled and moved over to third on a Murphy ground out. Wright hit a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Bay hit a sacrifice fly which was a double play. He flied out to left field, the throw came in to third where Wright got caught in a rundown and was forced out at third. It was 2-0 Mets. In the fifth Murphy hit a two run double to make it 4-0 Mets. In the sixth Hairston hit an RBI double and Tejada hit a two run double and it was 7-0 Mets. The Braves got on the board in the seventh, they also got their first hit in the inning. Uggla walked and Freeman hit a single. Diaz reached on a fielding error by Duda and a run scored. Heyward doubled home two runs and it was 7-3 Mets. Wilson hit a sacrifice fly to make it 7-4 Mets. McCann hit a solo homerun in the eight to make it 7-5 and that would be the final score.

The Mets swept the three game series and will now take on the Washington Nationals in a three game set at home. They will play Monday and Tuesday night and then Wednesday afternoon. The Mets will have Thursday off and then go to Philadelphia for their first road series of the year.

New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves-Pregame Notes and Lineups

Here are the Mets pregame notes and lineups for this afternoons matchup with the Atlanta Braves.  The Mets will look to go 2-0 on the season.  The game is at 1:10PM. 

Kirk Nieuwenhuis is making his major league debut.  Here is the Mets Lineup:Ruben Tejada, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Ike Davis, Jason Bay, Lucas Duda, Josh Thole, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, R.A. Dickey. 

Atlanta Lineup:Michael Bourn, Martin Prado, Brian McCann, Dan Uggla, Freddie Freeman, Jason Heyward, Francisco, Tyler Pastornicky, Jair Jurrjens. 

Dickey set a career high last season with 208 2/3 innings pitched.  He had a 3.28 ERA which was his second lowest in nine big league seasons.  He is 1-4 with a 4.01 ERA in 49 1/3 innings in his career against the Braves. 

Jurrjens got off to a fast start last year.  He had a 1.87 ERA in the first half but only made seven starts in the second half due to a bone bruise in his knee.  He was 13-6 last season with a 2.96 ERA.  In 13 career starts against the Mets he is 8-4 with a 2.94 ERA in 82 2/3 innings. 

Frank Francisco earned his first save of the season on Thursday.  He had his knee drained in Port St. Lucie last week and had an MRI which came back negative.  He pitched a scoreless inning and struck out one in his first appearance of the season. 

The New York Mets rough up the Houston Astros

The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 9-1 tonight. The game was played in Port St. Lucie. The start was made by Mike Pelfrey and he pitched well. It was his best start of the spring and he really needed it. The bullpen pitched well, Daniel Murphy had two hits and David Wright hit a grand slam. 
Pelfrey pitched 6 1/3 innings getting the win. He gave up three hits and one run with three strikeouts. Daniel Herrera pitched to two batters and retired them both, Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Josh Edgin pitched one inning giving up one hit and striking out one.

Ruben Tejada had an RBI, Murphy had two hits and Ronny Cedeno had a hit and an RBI. Wright had a hit and four RBI, Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Jason Bay had a hit and drew two walks. Scott Hairston had a hit, Cory Vaughn had a hit and Josh Thole had two hits and two RBI. Pelfrey had an RBI, Thole had a double and Wright had a homerun. The Mets were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Thole made an error which was catchers interference.

The Mets record improved to 7-16 in the grapefruit league. They will open the season in one week at home against the Atlanta Braves. The Mets will play at the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow afternoon at 1:05PM.

The Mets lose both ends of a doubleheader to the Braves

The New York Mets lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday evening and Thursday night. They lost the first game by the score of 6-5 and the second game by the score of 5-1. Chris Schwinden made his major league debut in the first game and didn’t pitch very well picking up the loss. In the second game Dillon Gee pitched pretty well and the bullpen didn’t do it’s job. The offense in the second game was held down, Josh Thole was the only player with a multi-hit game. In the first game Jason Bay had a big evening as he looks to salvage at least some part of his season and have something positive to take into next year.
Schwinden pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and four strikeouts in the first game. He is 0-1 on the season and his career. Daniel Herrera pitched two innings giving up one hit and striking out two. Ryota Igarashi pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up one hit and one run with two walks, Tim Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning and recording a strikeout and Bobby Parnell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. In the second game Gee pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked two and struck out six. Herrera pitched one perfect inning and Pedro Beato pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. Gee picked up the loss and saw his record drop to 12-6 on the season.

In the first game Justin Turner and Lucas Duda each had two hits and David Wright had a hit and a walk. Angel Pagan had a hit and a walk, Bay had two hits and four RBI and Nick Evans had a hit and an RBI. Wright and Duda each had a double and Bay had a homerun. The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. In the second game Jose Reyes had a hit, Turner had a hit and Bay had a hit, RBI and a walk. Willie Harris had a hit and a walk, Valentino Pascucci had a hit and Thole had two hits. The Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Bay had a stolen base. Reyes and Tejada each had an error.

In the first game the Braves jumped right out in front. Freddie Freeman had a two run double and Martin Prado had an RBI single to make it 3-0 Braves. In the bottom of the first Bay hit a grand slam to give the Mets a 4-3 lead. Chipper Jones hit a solo homerun in the third inning to tie the game at four and Jason Heyward had an RBI single to give the Braves a 5-4 lead. In the eighth inning Michael Bourn was hit by a pitch and a run scored giving the Braves a 6-4 lead. Nick Evans hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 6-5 game. 6-5 is how the game ended up in favor of the Braves. In the second game the Braves jumped out in front again. Dan Uggla had an RBI single to give them a 1-0 lead. Bay hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first to tie the game at one. In the fifth inning David Ross had an RBI single to give the Braves a 2-1 lead. Jones hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to extend the Braves lead 3-1. Ross hit a solo homerun in the ninth to make it 4-1 and Jones had an RBI double to make it 5-1 and finish the scoring in the game.

The Mets lost both ends of the doubleheader and dropped back to three games under 500. Gee bounced back with a quality start in the second game after his last start was one of the worst of his season. The Mets offense was very silent in the second game scoring only once in the first inning. Reyes has an 11 game hitting streak. The Mets record is 70-73, they will play the Cubs in a three game series at home over the weekend. The Mets will try and get back on the winning track Friday night.

The Mets win the rubber game 1-0

The New York Mets defeated the Florida Marlins by the score of 1-0 on Wednesday evening. R.A. Dickey started for the Mets and pitched a gem. The offense was pretty much non existent. Jason Bay was the only player with multi hits and the Mets only managed five hits all together.
Dickey pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs. He walked three and struck out three. Dickey improved to 8-11 on the season with the win. Drew Stinson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Manny Acosta pitched an inning striking out two earning his first save.

Jose Reyes had a hit and two walks, Ruben Tejada had a walk and Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI. David Wright had a walk, Bay had two hits and Mike Nickeas had a hit and a walk. Duda and Bay each had a double. The Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and they left eight men on base. Wright and Tejada made errors and Nickeas had a passed ball.

The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and it stood up. Duda had an RBI double. The Mets played their 146th and final game at Sun Life Stadium which has been renamed so many times over the years. The Mets have not fared particularly well in the Marlins ballpark and will not be sad to see the place go. The Marlins are set to open up a retractable roof stadium next season. They finished 74-72 all-time at the multi purpose stadium. The Miami Dolphins the football team also plays there. The Marlins have won two world series since 1993 and the Mets are still looking for their first since 1986. The Mets improved their record to 70-71. They will head home to play a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday weather permitting as New York has been getting hammered again by rain. The Mets will then play the Cubs for three and the Nationals for four all at home. This will end up being a nine game homestand.

The Mets get clobbered in Philadelphia

Dillon Gee started and was horrible. Ryota Igarashi struggled and D.J. Carrasco pitched well out of the bullpen. Lucas Duda and Ruben Tejada each had a multi-hit game.

Gee pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and eight runs. He walked six and struck out three. Gee saw his record fall to 11-5 on the season. Igarashi pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout and Carrasco pitched two perfect innings striking out one.

David Wright had a hit, Jason Bay had a walk and Duda had two hits. Ronny Paulino had a walk, Tejada had two hits and Nick Evans had a walk. The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.

The Phillies jumped out in front in the second inning. Wilson Valdez had an RBI single and Shane Victorino had a two run triple. In the third inning John Mayberry hit a two run homerun to make it 5-0. In the fourth inning Mayberry had an RBI walk and Carlos Ruiz had a two run single making it 8-0. In the sixth inning Hunter Pence hit a two run homerun to make it 10-0. The ninth and tenth runs were the final runs of the game.

The Mets have started to fade away as they are seven games under 500 now. The Mets record is 60-67, they will play game two of three on Tuesday night against Philadelphia. They will finish their series on Wednesday afternoon. The Mets injuries have finally caught up to them as they aren’t good enough anymore to stay in the race. The Mets continue to fight and aren’t mailing it in but they just aren’t good enough. The Phillies who are the best team in baseball right now just manhandled them. The Mets would like to win a series like this for if nothing else to just have some confidence going into next year.

The Mets defeat the Padres in dramatic fashion

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres by the score of 9-8 on Monday night. Mike Pelfrey made the start for the Mets and pitched ok. Pedro Beato and Ryota Igarashi didn’t pitch so well but Jason Isringhausen did to earn the win. Lucas Duda had a big game for the offense and Justin Turner and David Wright also had productive games.
Pelfrey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Beato pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two runs and a walk, Igarashi pitched one inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. Isringhausen earned his third win and pitched an inning giving up a hit.

Angel Pagan had a hit and an RBI, Turner had two hits and Wright had two hits and three RBI. Duda had three hits and two RBI, Jason Bay had a hit, RBI and a walk and Mike Baxter had a hit and an RBI. Ronny Paulino had an RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit, Pelfrey had a walk and Jason Pridie had a hit. Baxter had a double, Pagan, Bay and Wright each had a homerun. The Mets were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Pagan had an outfield assist.

The Mets won on a walk-off after getting down the inning before. The Mets had one of their most thrilling wins of the season in this game. The Mets lately have been hitting more homeruns and especially at Citi Field which is odd. I don’t know what they are eating for breakfast but it is working. Bay hit his 200th career homerun and became the third Canadian born player to accomplish the feat. Bay has hit seven homeruns in his last 39 games after hitting only eight over his first 142 games as a Met. Larry Walker and Matt Stairs are the other two Canadian born players to hit at least 200 homeruns. The Mets and Padres will play game two of four on Tuesday night. The Mets are still hanging around the playoff chase. They don’t really have a realistic shot but they will keep fighting and clawing until they can’t anymore. Chris Capuano is the scheduled starter for Tuesday night.

Mets vs. Astros-Battle of last place teams

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros last night by the score of 6-1 and with that loss have the worst record in baseball.  The Mets have not been playing well or getting any good news off the field either.  Here are some notes and the lineups.

Bobby Parnell was placed on the 15 day disbled list today.  He had numbness in his middle finger after the game last night.  Jason Bay will be activated tomorrow, Terry Collins wanted him back four days ago but had to follow organizational protocol. 

Jason Isringhausen has been annointed the eighth inning guy by the manager.  Chris Young will throw today and most likely he will pitch in a simulated game tomorrow.  The Mets will not replace Parnell until tomorrow when Bay comes back. 

Mets Lineup:Jose Reyes, Josh Thole, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Ike Davis, Angel Pagan, Willie Harris, Daniel Murphy, R.A. Dickey.  Dickey will try to regain what he had last year as he has had a couple of rough starts, the Mets need a good start out of their starters as their bullpen has been bad and overworked. 

Houston Lineup:Bourn, Sanchez, Pence, Lee, Wallace, Hahnson, Hal, Towles, Norris

The game is at 7:05 and will be on SNY, enjoy the game if you dare to watch.  The Mets aren't drawing much and with their poor play and the Knicks and Rangers both in the playoffs it seems they have lost some fans to those teams and sports for now.  If they want to bring the fans back they need to win some games. 

Mets end their seven game losing streak

The New York Mets won the last game of their four game series in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon.  The Mets got a good performance from Dillon Gee who was summoned from the minor leagues.  He pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up a run.  The Mets badly needed a win and someone to give them a representative pitching performance and he did just that.  Gee came up in September last year and pitched well and is now 3-2 with a 2.09 ERA in six career major league starts. 

Chris Young is on the disabled list which isn't a surprise I don't think but how long will he be out is the question.  It doesn't seem too serious right now but you never know with the Mets.  Gee will remain in the rotation until at least Young gets back. 

Jason Bay was in New York today to meet with team officials and it was decided he needs a couple of more rehab games down in Florida where the weather is better.  He will be activated on Thursday and rejoin the team then.  Ronny Paulino is progressing and expected to come off the DL on April 26th. 

The Mets are in the final stages of their sale with limited partners.  There is supposed to be three finalists.  There were reports over the weekend that a couple of the favorites dropped out and at least one wanted more then a minority and the Mets weren't happy with that.  I don't know if any of that is true, we will just have to wait to see what happens with the sale.  I still believe that they will end up selling the team but the Wilpons keep saying that they are not selling the team. 

Mets at Phillies Game One of Three Game Series

The Mets head to Philadelphia tonight to battle the Phillies their arch rival.  The Phillies are one of only three undefeated teams left in the majors.  They swept the Houston Astros to begin the year.  Here are the lineups for each team tonight.  Chris Young will make his first start of the season against Cole Hamels who is the Phillies fourth starter because their rotation is that good.  He would be the number one or two on almost every other team. 

Mets Lineup:Jose Reyes, Angel Pagan, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Scott Hairston, Ike Davis, Brad Emaus, Mike Nickeaus, Chris Young.

Phillies Lineup:Shane Victorino, Placido Polanco, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Raul Ibanez, Ben Francisco, Wilson Valdez, Cole Hamels. 

The Mets will try to gain a little confidence and send a message early on this season and the Phillies will try to show that they are the best team and continue to be undefeated.  The Mets said today that Jason Bay will not becoming off the DL which isn't good news for the Mets.  The Mets also are looking at maybe playing Daniel Murphy a little more at second base. 

The game will be at 7:05PM on SNY.  The Mets will try to win their third straight game after losing the first game of the season and then blowing a save in the second but coming back to win the game.  The Mets have showed a toughness early on that has been lacking in recent years.  That is most likely a byproduct of the new manager Terry Collins. 

Mets L"IKE" what they see

The Mets got the boost they were hoping for with Ike Davis making his debut this evening. They defeated the Chicago Cubs by the score of 6-1. Rookie Jon Niese got the start and pitched well going 5 2/3 innings giving up 8 hits and 1 unearned run. He did walk 3 batters but struck out 7. Fernando Nieve got the win pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up 1 hit. Jenrry Mejia pitched 2 hitless and scoreless innings giving up 2 walks, he did strike out 2 batters. Ike Davis had 2 hits including a rbi single. Angel Pagan had the big blow a 2 run homerun in the7th inning to break the tie and give the Mets the lead they wouldn't relinquish. Jason Bay had a couple of hits including a rbi double. David Wright had a hit and another walk to add to his major league lead in that category. The Mets will send Mike Pelfrey to the hill tomorrow against Carlos Zambrano in game 2 of the series. Ike Davis got a face full of shaving cream in the dugout. He said it is easier to blend in with the team since he knows them from spring training and that it is a good group of guys and they all welcome him.

Mets lose rubber game to Marlins

The New York Mets lost their rubber game of their 3 game series with the Marlins by the score of 3-1. The offense was just lifeless as the Mets pitching was good especially the bullpen. Jon Niese game them 6 pretty good innings. He gave up 3 runs on 8 hits with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Hisanori Takahashi and Ryota Igarashi each pitched scoreless innings giving up a walk. Fernando Nieve retired the only batter he faced and Pedro Feliciano pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up 1 hit. Angel Pagan and Jeff Francoeur each had 2 hits with Francoeur picking up a rbi. The only other guys to have hits were Luis Castillo, Jason Bay and Rod Barajas who each had 1 hit. The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position so they didn't even threaten to score too much. It was a very poor offensive game for the Mets and there was no energy at all at the ballpark. The attendance was only 25,000+ which is not good at all for a team trying to erase all the negativity from last season. The Mets will now take on the Washington Nationals in a 3 game weekend series before hitting the road. I guess the positive the Mets can take out of this game is that they got a good pitching performance from someone not named Santana. They did get good news after the game when Jerry Maneul announced that Jose Reyes will rejoin the team tomorrow and play on Saturday. Luis Castillo though has sore calves and will be replaced by Alex Cora for tomorrows game.

Johan Santana and Mets roll to Victory

The New York Mets got off to a great start with a convincing 7-1 victory today at Citi Field. Johan Santana was his usual self pitching 6 innings and allowing a run on 4 hits. He walked 2 and struck out 5. He was in a tight battle until the Mets opened up the game in the 6th inning with 4 runs, helped out by 3 Marlins errors. The Mets bullpen pitched 3 scoreless innings in support of Santana. Fernando Nieve pitched 2 innings giving up 2 hits and Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect 9th inning. Jason Bay, Rod Barajas and Gary Matthews Jr. each had 2 hits a piece. The newcomers really got into the action right away and had a big impact. It was a beautiful day and the Mets really made some improvements on the stadium incorportating their past. Darryl Strawberry threw out the first pitch which was a great thing by the Mets. I was a good day all the way around. The link to my article is below, the Mets and Marlins will continue their series on Wednesday. http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/04/santana-and-mets-roll-on-opening-day/

Mets lose in more then one way

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon by the score of 9-4. Oliver Perez got the start and was dreadful again. He pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up 6 hits and 7 runs with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. He allowed 3 homeruns in the game. Elmer Dessens pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings giving up 2 hits. Sean Green pitched 2 scoreless innings giving up a hit and he had a strikeout. Kiko Calero pitched 1 inning giving up 2 hits and a run, he did have 2 strikeouts. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a scoreless inning giving up a hit and he had a strikeout. Daniel Murphy was 2-2 with a walk. He left the game with a knee injury suffered during a rundown. Jason Bay hit his 3rd homerun of the spring although he played bad in the field. Rod Barajas, Omir Santos and Frank Catalanotto each had a hit. Alex Cora left the game after getting hit by a pitch. I don't have any injury updates yet. According to SNY the Mets have told Pat Misch that he will not be on the roster. Mike Jacobs will play in Murphys spot tomorrow against the Marlins. The Mets have claimed Manny Acosta from the Braves this afternoon. He is 5-7 in his career with a 3.55 era. I am guessing they will be looking at him for the 8th inning. Carlos Beltran took indoor batting today in Port St. Lucie. The Mets are still hopeful he will be back by mid may but there hasn't bee a definitive timetable yet.

New York Mets Recap and some Notes

The New York Mets lost to the Minnesota Twins today by the score of 7-3. Johan Santana started for the Mets and he wasn't good over 3 1/3 innings. He gave up 5 runs and 9 hits. He was pitching so well before this so I wouldn't get too crazy over it. Sean Green pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing 2 hits and 1 run. Bobby Parnell pitched 2 innings giving up a hit but 0 runs. He did have a strikeout. Pat Misch pitched 2 scoreless, hitless innings. He did give up a walk but also had 2 strikeouts. Jenrry Mejia gave up a hit and run in 1 inning, he did work out of a jam though. I think it is good for him to struggle a little and then see how he bounces back from it. Jason Bay was 2-2 raising his spring average to 357, Ruben Tejada was 2-5 with 2 doubles. Daniel Murphy and Jeff Francoeur were 0-7 combined though and left 11 men on base. Fernando Martinez had a hit, Russ Adams had a hit and rbi. Omir Santos had a hit, rbi and walk and Sean Riggans had a hit. Pat Misch has a 9 inning scoreless streak going. The Mets play the Cardinals in Jupiter tomorrow at 1:05PM. Kevin Burkhardt of SNY said today during the telecast according to Matthew Cerrone that Kelvim Escobar won't start throwing until April after the Mets break camp. You can check out Matthews blog at http://metsblog.com It is a great Mets blog, he does a great job, there is lots of audio and video and everything you need to know about the Mets.