New York Yankees walk-off with a win on a wild pitch over the New York Mets

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Saturday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  The Yankees offense only managed five hits. 

Happ pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out five.  Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman earned his first win of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Robert Gsellman pitched four innings giving up four hits and a run with four strikeouts.  Steven Matz pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Jared Hughes pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Brad Brach pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three walks and he struck out one batter.  Jeurys Familia pitched to one batter and got him out, Justin Wilson pitched a perfect inning and Dellin Betances lost his first game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Luke Voit had a hit and an RBI and Aaron Hicks drew a walk.  Mike Tauchman had a hit, Clint Frazier drew two walks and Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk.  Jordy Mercer had a hit, Mike Ford drew a walk and Gardner hit a double.  LeMahieu hit a triple and Voit hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Pete Alonso had a hit, Wilson Ramos had two hits and an RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Ramos hit a homerun, Rosario was caught stealing and Gsellman committed an error.  Hamilton had an outfield assist. 

In the first Voit hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Ramos hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the ninth a wild pitch gave the Yankees a 2-1 walk-off win. 

The Mets won two games on Friday and the Yankees this one and now they have another doubleheader on Sunday. 

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 defeat the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie and the final score was 11-6.  Robert Gsellman started and pitched well for the Mets and Addison Reed and Jeurys Familia also pitched well.  Phillip Evans led the offense with a couple of hits and five RBI. 

Gsellman pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Reed pitched a perfect inning, Familia earned the win pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Tom Gorzelanny pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and David Roseboom pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs.  Hansel Robles pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out three. 

Evans had two hits and five RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI.  Curtis Granderson had a hit, Brandon Nimmo had three hits and Neil Walker had two hits and two RBI.  Gavin Cecchini had a hit, Jay Bruce drew a walk and Travis Taijeron had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Dominic Smith drew a walk and Travis d’Arnaud had two hits.  Tomas Nido had a hit, Matt Reynolds had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Reynolds hit a double.  Cespedes, Walker and Evans each hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Walker hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  A wild pitch made it a 4-0 game still in the fourth inning.  In the fifth Derek Dietrich hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Flores hit an RBI single to make it a 5-1 game and then Evans hit a grand slam to extend the lead to 9-1.  In the seventh Tomas Telis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 9-2.  Yefri Perez hit an RBI double to make it a 9-3 game.  In the seventh Reynolds hit an RBI double to make it 10-3 and then Evans  hit an RBI single to push it to 11-3.  In the eighth J.T. Riddle hit into a force out and it was 11-4 and then Isaac Galloway hit an RBI single to cut it to 11-5 and Telis hit an RBI single to make it 11-6 which would be the final score. 

The New York Mets lose to the Houston Astros

The New York Mets were defeated by the Houston Astros on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 5-2.  P.J. Conlon started for the Mets and pitched well, Rafael Montero also pitched well and Jeurys Familia struggled in his one inning of work.  The Mets offense only managed four hits. 

Conlon pitched two innings giving up a hit and no runs with a walk.  Familia pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run, Montero pitched two innings striking out four and Hansel Robles pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts.  Josh Edgin pitched an inning with two walks and Tom Gorzelanny pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with three walks and a strikeout. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and David Wright had a hit.  Jay Bruce drew

a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI and Cabrera hit a homerun and so did Flores.  The Mets were 0-1

with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Taijeron and Stuart each had an outfield assist

The New York Mets walk off in the 11th against the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen was ok although Jeurys Familia blew the save.  Wilmer Flores had three hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Familia blew his third save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Erik Goeddel pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Gabriel Ynoa won his first game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jarred Cosart pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Jose Dominguez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Brandon Morrow pitched an inning and Ryan Buchter pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Brad Hand pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Brandon Maurer pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and he lost his third game of the season. 

Jose Reyes drew a walk, Neil Walker had two hits and an RBI and James Loney had a hit.  Flores had three hits and an RBI, Alejandro De Aza drew a walk and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had an RBI and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Travis Jankowski drew a walk, Wil Myers had a hit and an RBI and Yangervis Solarte had a hit and an RBI.  Alex Dickerson had two hits, Ryan Schimpf had a hit and Solarte and Myers each hit a homerun.  The Padres left one man on base, Dickerson was caught stealing, Bethancourth, Myers and Noonan each committed an error. 

In the first Walker hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Solarte hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the seventh Johnson hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the ninth Myers hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the 11th the Mets walked off  when Flores reached on a fielder's choice.  The Mets won the game 3-2.   

The New York Mets season begins Sunday night

The New York Mets will begin their season tonight against the defending champion Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Missouri.  The game will be at 835PM on ESPN and it will be the same two teams that ended the season last season as they were in the World Series but it ended in New York.  Matt Harvey will get the start for the Mets. 

I am expecting the Mets to do big things again this year.  I do think that the Washington Nationals will probably be better and are a dangerous team but the Mets just have too much pitching.  They have an embarrassment of riches with the pitching.  Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz and Bartolo Colon and then Zach Wheeler will be back in June or July.  That is impressive, best rotation in baseball in my mind without a doubt and they are all young too other then Colon who will move to the pen once Wheeler returns.  The Mets offense should be better this year as well with Yoenis Cespedes there for a whole year, I think Neil Walker and Asdrubal Cabrera were nice pickups and Wilmer Flores should be a good backup. 

I don't think the Mets offense has to be that good for them to win since the pitching is so good but they should be good enough to win most games.  The bullpen is probably the one weakness but Antonio Bastardo and Jerry Blevins should help.  They have a budding star in closer Jeurys Familia and I don't expect him to regress this season. 

I would expect the Mets to win their division and at least get back to the NLCS if not further.  I am predicting the division and wild cards at this point though and then at the end of the season I will make my postseason picks.  I am taking the Mets in the NL East, Chicago Cubs in the NL Central and San Francisco Giants in the NL West.  My wild card picks are the Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks. 

New York Mets lose both games of a split squad

The New York Mets were defeated by the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon.  The Mets played the Red Sox at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida and the final score was 4-1 and they played the Houston Astros at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie and lost 8-5.  Matt Harvey started in the game against the Astros and didn't pitch well at all and Logan Verrett started the game against the Red Sox and pitched very well.  The Mets offense only managed five hits in the game against Boston and Curtis Granderson and Alejandra De Aza each had two hits in the game against the Astros. 

Harvey pitched three innings giving up seven hits and six runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  Beck Wheeler pitched an inning giving up a run and three walks with a strikeout, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and Antonio Bastardo pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk.  Jim Henderson pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Jerry Blevins pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Granderson had two hits, Ty Kelly drew two walks and David Wright drew a walk.  Jeff McNeil had two hits and an RBI, John Mora had two hits and an RBI and Dominic Smith had a hit and an RBI.  Phillip Evans had a hit and two RBI, De Aza had two hits and Derrik Gibson had a hit.  McNeil and Evans each hit a double and Granderson hit a triple and the Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gomez had a passed ball. 

In the second A.J. Reed hit an inside-the-park homerun to give the Astros a 1-0 lead.  George Springer had an RBI walk to make it 2-0, Marwin Gonzalez hit a sac fly and it was 3-0 Astros still in the second inning.  In the third Reed hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-0 and Derek Fisher hit a two run triple to make it 6-0.  In the fourth a wild pitch pushed the lead to 7-0 and in the seventh Roberto Pena hit a sac fly to make it 8-0 Astros.  In the bottom of the eighth McNeill hit an RBI double to get the Mets on the board and Mora hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-2.  Smith hit an RBI single and Evans hit a two run double to cut the lead to 8-5 but that was as close as it got.  The final score would be 8-5 Astros. 

In the game against the Red Sox Verrett started and pitched four innings giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and a strikeout.  Sean Gilmartin pitched three innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts and Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs. 

Eric Campbell had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and Travis Taijeron had a hit.  Matt Reynolds had a hit and an RBI and Patrick Biondi had a hit.  Taijeron hit a double and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Campbell had a stolen base. 

In the fifth Reynolds hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Xander Bogaerts hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  David Ortiz hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Bogaerts hit a solo homerun to push the Red Sox lead to 3-1 and they finished the scoring on an RBI single by Deven Marrero in the eighth.  The Red Sox won the game 4-1. 

The New York Mets defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Five and advance to the NLCS

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 3-2 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he battled all night long and the Mets bullpen was lights out.  The offense was led by Daniel Murphy who did it all. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up two runs on six hits.  He walked three and struck out seven and picked up his second win of the series.  Noah Syndergaard pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Jeurys Familia saved his second game of the series pitching two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts. 

Zack Greinke lost his first game of the series pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up six hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out nine.  Luis Avilan pitched to one batter and retired him, Chris Hatcher pitched a perfect inning including a strikeout and Kenley Jansen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Murphy had three hits and two RBI and Lucas Duda drew a walk.  Travis d'Arnaud had an RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had a hit, Murphy and Lagares each hit a double and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Murphy had a stolen base and Flores committed an error. 

Cory Seager had a hit, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and drew a walk and Justin Turner had three hits and an RBI.  Andre Ethier had a hit and an RBI, Yasmani Grandal drew a walk and Joc Pederson drew two walks.  Turner hit two doubles and the Dodgers were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Turner had a stolen base  and Enrique Hernandez committed an error. 

In the first Murphy hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Turner hit an RBI single to tie the game and Ethier hit an RBI single to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth d'Arnaud hit a sac fly after heads up baserunning by Murphy to get to third after a walk to Duda and seeing the shift being played.  The Mets took the lead in the sixth on a Murphy solo homerun at 3-2 and they were able to hold that lead and move on to the NLCS.  It was a very good series and a tight one and the next one against the Cubs should be just as good if not better.  Game one will be on Saturday night in New York at Citi Field. 

The New York Mets complete the sweep of the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 5-3 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started and pitched well for the Mets and Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and nine strikeouts and won his 13th game of the season.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and 13 strikeouts.  Strasburg lost his seventh game of the season.  Drew Storen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.   

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit.  d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI and Duda hit a double and d'Arnaud, Kelly Johnson and Cespedes each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Jayson Werth drew a walk, Bryce Harper had three hits and two RBI and Anthony Rendon had a hit.  Clint Robinson had a hit and an RBI, Ian Desmond had a hit and Matt den Dekker had a hit.  Harper hit a double and den Dekker hit a double.  Harper hit two homeruns and the Nationals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Harper hit a solo homerun giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the second d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Robinson hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Johnson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two and Cespedes hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Harper hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 Nationals.  In the ninth Conforto hit an RBI single and it was 5-3 Mets and that would be the final score.  The Mets swept the three game series and now hold a seven game lead in the NL East. 

The New York Mets win their second straight over the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started and battled through the game.  The Mets bullpen was good and Lucas Duda led the offense with two homeruns and three RBI. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up a hit, Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he picked up his third win of the season and Jeurys Familia picked up his 28th save of the season.  Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Joe Ross pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Casey Janssen pitched 2/3 of an inning walking one, Matt Thornton lost his first game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Aaron Barrett pitched to two batters and retired them both including a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk and it was intentional and Duda had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had two hits, Juan Uribe drew a walk and Johnson, Granderson and Duda each hit a double.  Duda hit two homeruns and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Yunel Escobar had two hits, Bryce Harper had two hits and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit.  Jayson Werth drew a walk, Ian Desmond had a hit and two RBI and Ross had a hit.  The Nationals were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Desmond hit a two run single giving the Nationals a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Duda hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 Nationals.  In the seventh Duda tied the game at two with a solo homerun.  In the eighth Duda hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The Mets have won the first two of the three game series and are one game out in the NL East with a chance to tie the Nationals tomorrow with a victory.   

The New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 8-3 on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  Matt Bowman started and pitched well, the bullpen was good except Jeurys Familia who had a rough outing.  Matt den Dekker and Matt Reynolds had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

Bowman pitched five innings giving up  two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out four.  Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout, Buddy Carlyle pitched to one batter and struck him out and Jennry Mejia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Mejia picked up his first win of the spring, Dario Alvarez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Erik Goeddel pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI, den Dekker had two hits and two RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Dominic Smith drew a walk.  John Mayberry Jr. had a hit, Cory Vaughn drew a walk and Eric Campbell had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk, Anthony Recker had an RBI and Johnny Monell had a hit.  Cesar Puello had a hit, Bowman had a hit and Reynolds had two hits and three RBI.  Campbell, Reynolds and Monell each hit a double, Reynolds, Lagares and den Dekker each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

In the sixth Campbell hit an RBI double giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  The Nationals came right back in the bottom of the sixth.  Michael Taylor hit an RBI double to tie the game and Clint Robinson hit an RBI double to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  Ryan Zimmerman hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Reynolds hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2 and Lagares hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  In the eighth Recker hit a sacrifice fly, Reynolds hit an RBI double and den Dekker hit a two run homerun to make it 7-3 Mets.  In the ninth Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to make it 8-3 and that was the final score. 

The Mets will take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida on Friday afternoon.