New York Mets lose a close one in Atlanta

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 3-2.  Matt Harvey started and he pitched very well and the bullpen wasn’t very good.  Jay Bruce led the offense with two hits. 

Harvey pitched five shutout innings giving up four hits and he walked two and struck out three.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning and Fernando Salas lost his second game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and gave up a hit. 

Julio Teheran pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and three strikeouts.  Eric O’Flaherty pitched to one batter and struck him out, Jason Motte pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Ian Krol pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Jose Ramirez pitched to one batter and retired him.  Jim Johnson won his fourth game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Bruce had two hits, Wilmer Flores drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and an RBI and Harvey had a hit.  Bruce hit a double and Granderson and d’Arnaud each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Granderson had a stolen base. 

Nick Markakis had a hit, Matt Kemp had three hits and Matt Adams drew a walk.  Danny Santana had two hits and drew a walk, Dansby Swanson had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Rio Ruiz had a hit and an RBI.  Kemp hit a double and Swanson hit two doubles and the Braves were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kemp was caught stealing. 

In the third Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Swanson hit a two-run double to give the Braves a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh d’Arnaud hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the ninth Ruiz hit an RBI single to give the Braves a 3-2 lead. 

The Mets and Braves will play a double header on Saturday afternoon.   

New York Mets shutout the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-0.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and Lucas Duda had three RBI to lead the Mets offense. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out seven.  Hansel Robles picked up the win pitching a perfect inning and striking out one, Fernando Salas pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Julio Teheran started for the Braves and he pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out six.  Ian Krol pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and he took the loss, Chaz Roe pitched not recording an out and giving up a run and a walk and Eric O’Flaherty pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with three walks.  Jose Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Jose Reyes drew a walk, Cabrera had three hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Neil Walker drew a walk and Jay Bruce had an RBI and drew three walks.  Duda had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk, Rene Rivera had a hit and Travis d’Arnaud drew a walk.  Syndergaard had a hit, Duda hit a double and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Cabrera and Flores each had a stolen base. 

Dansby Swanson had a hit, Freddie Freeman had three hits and Matt Kemp had a hit.  Brandon Phillips had a hit, Tyler Flowers had a hit and Kemp hit a double and Freeman hit a triple.  The Braves were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Flowers had a passed ball. 

In the seventh Cabrera hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Granderson hit a sac fly, Bruce drew an RBI walk and Duda hit a three-run double to make it 6-0 and that was the final score. 

The Mets and Braves will resume their three game opening series on Tuesday night.  Jacob deGrom will take on Bartolo Colon on Tuesday night.   

The New York Mets are shutout by the Atlanta Braves as Matt Harvey is out dueled

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 1-0.  Matt Harvey started and pitched well and the Mets only managed four hits and no one had more than a hit. 

Harvey pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Harvey lost his fifth game of the season.  Alex Torres pitched 1/3 of an inning walking two batters and Carlos Torres pitched an inning striking out two. 

Julio Teheran pitched seven innings giving up a hit and no runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Teheran won his fifth game of the season.  Nick Masset pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Dana Eveland pitched to one batter and struck him out and Jim Johnson saved his fourth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew two walks, Juan Lagares had a hit and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Eric Campbell had a hit which was a double and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Jace Peterson had a hit and drew a walk, Cameron Maybin drew two walks and Kelly Johnson had a hit.  Andrelton Simmons had a hit, Eury Perez had a hit and Ryan Lavarnway had a hit.  Pedro Ciriaco had a hit and an RBI, Peterson hit a double and Lavarnway hit a double.  The Braves were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Maybin had a stolen base. 

The only run of the game was scored in the seventh on a Ciriaco RBI single.  The Mets were swept in the three game series and will be off on Monday.  The Mets will begin a three game series with the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Tuesday night.   

The New York Mets lose a tight one in Atlanta

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place in Atlanta and the final score was 5-3.  Dillon Gee started and did not pitch well.  Lucas Duda had two hits and the team only had three. 

Gee pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with no walks and two strikeouts.  Gee lost his first game of the season.  Alex Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit, Sean Gilmartin pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts and Erik Goeddel pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Julio Teheran pitched six innings giving up two hits and three runs with one of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out five and won his second game of the season.  Brandon Cunniff pitched to two batters and retired them both, Luis Avilan pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings and Jim Johnson pitched one innings giving up a hit and picking up his first save of the season. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Duda had two hits and Michael Cuddyer drew a walk.  Daniel Murphy drew a walk, Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI and Travis d'Arnaud had an RBI.  Wilmer Flores drew a walk, Duda hit a double and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Nick Markakis had two hits and an RBI and Freddie Freeman had a hit and an RBI.  Kelly Johnson had two hits, Alberto Callespo had a hit and Christian Bethancourt had a hit and an RBI.  Andrelton Simmons had a hit and an RBI, Callespo, Bethancourt and Simmons each hit a double.  Young Jr. hit a triple and Freeman hit a homerun.  The Braves 4-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Callespo committed an error. 

In the second Freeman hit a solo homerun to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth the Braves scored four runs to take a 5-0 lead.  Bethancourt hit an RBI double, Simmons hit an RBI double and Young Jr. hit an RBI triple.  Markakis hit an RBI single.  In the seventh the Mets got on the board.  Lagares reached on a fielding error and a run scored.  d'Arnaud was hit by a pitch to score a run and Flores grounded into a double play and a run scored.  The Mets cut the lead to 5-3 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon.  The Mets will then come home to New York and have their home opener on Monday afternoon with Jacob deGrom on the mound. 

The New York Mets lose to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 3-1.  Jake deGrom started for the Mets and pitched ok and the bullpen was good.  Eric Young Jr. and Juan Lagares each had two hits and that was the Mets offense. 

deGrom pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He suffered his fifth loss of the season.  Vic Black pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a strikeout and Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout.  Jennry Mejia pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Julio Teheran pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with three walks and five strikeouts.  He won his eighth game of the season.  Anthony Varvaro pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Jordan Walden saved his third game of the season.  Walden pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Young Jr. and Lagares each had two hits and Curtis Granderson had an RBI and drew a walk.  Daniel Murphy drew a walk, Eric Campbell had a hit and Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base and was caught stealing. 

B.J. Upton had a hit, Andrelton Simmons had two hits and drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had a hit and drew a walk.  Jason Heyward had a hit, Chris Johnson had two hits and three RBI and La Stella drew a walk.  Teheran had a hit, Johnson hit a double and the Braves were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Simmons had a stolen base and Teheran had a pickoff. 

In the first Johnson hit a three run double to give the Braves a 3-0 lead.  The Mets would score their only run in the fourth inning.  Granderson hit a sacrifice fly and that would be all the scoring in the game as the Braves won 3-1.  The Mets will have the day off on Thursday and then begin a homestand on Friday night against the Texas Rangers.