New York Mets lose a close one to the Miami Marlins

 The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi

field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Michael Wacha started for the Mets and he

pitched ok, the bullpen was good and Pete Alonso had two hits to lead the offense.  

Wacha pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Wacha 

lost his second game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking 

out five, Jared Hughes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Edwin Diaz pitched a 

perfect inning with two strikeouts.  

Humberto Mejia pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and six strikeouts.  

Justin Shafer pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Stephen Tarpley won his second

game of the season pitching two perfect innings with two strikeouts and James Hoyt pitched 2/3

of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Richard Bleier pitched 1/3 of an inning giving

up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and Nick Vincent picked up his first save of the season

pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Brian Dozier drew a walk and Alonso had two hits.  Michael Conforto

had a hit, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Dom Smith had a hit and an RBI.  Wilson Ramos drew a

walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and Alonso, Conforto and Rosario each hit a double.  Smith hit a

homerun and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Shreve

had a pickoff.  

Jonathan Villar had a hit and an RBI, Jesus Aguilar had two hits and drew a walk and Brian Anderson

drew a walk.  Matt Joyce had two hits, Francisco Cervelli had a hit and three RBI and Magneuris 

Sierra had a hit and drew two walks.  Villar hit a double and Aguilar hit two doubles.  Cervelli hit a 

homerun and the Marlins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  

Sierra had a stolen base and was caught stealing.  Anderson committed an error.  

In the second Cervelli hit a three-run homerun to give the Marlins a 3-0 lead.  Villar hit an RBI double

and the lead was pushed to 4-0.  In the second Smith hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  

In the eighth Conforto hit into a fielder's choice and the lead was 4-2.  Davis hit an RBI single to 

make it a 4-3 game but that would be the final score.  

New York Mets lose big to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.  The game took place

at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 7-1.  Michael Wacha started for the Mets

and he didn't pitch very well.  Michael Conforto and Robinson Cano led the offense with two hits

each. 

Wacha pitched four innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts. 

Wacha lost his first game of the season, Franklyn Kilome pitched four innings giving up two hits and

two runs with five strikeouts. 

Touki Toussaint pitched four innings giving up three hits and no runs with three walks and five

strikeouts.  Luke Jackson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a

strikeout, Josh Tomlin won his first game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings with three strikeouts.

A.J. Minter pitched an giving up a hit and he struck out two and Darren O'Day pitched an inning

giving up a walk. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Jeff McNeil had a hit and drew two walks and Pete Alonso had a

hit.  Conforto had two hits, Cano had two hits and an RBI and Dom Smith drew a walk.  Cano hit a

double and the Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the first Ozuna hit a two-run homerun to give the Braves a 2-0 lead.  In the second Tyler Flowers

hit an RBI double to push the lead to 3-0.  Acuna hit an RBI double and it was 4-0.  Ozzie Albies

hit an RBI single to make it 5-0.  In the fifth Cano hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the bottom

of the fifth Inciarte hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-1 and in the bottom of the sixth Acuna Jr.

hit a solo homerun making it 7-1 and that was the final score. 

New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox

The New York Mets defeate
d the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.  The game took place at Fenway

Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 7-4.  Michael Wacha started for the Mets and

he pitched well.  Amed Rosario, Jeff McNeil and Wilson Ramos each had two hits to lead the Mets

offense. 

Wacha pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts.  Wacha won

his first game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run, Jeurys

Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Seth Lugo earned

his first save of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings and he struck out one. 

Josh Osich started for the Red Sox and he pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a

walk and a strikeout.  Jeffrey Springs pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs with a

walk and two strikeouts, Heath Hembree pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Zack Godley

pitched four innings giving up four hits and he struck out seven.  Phillips Valdez pitched an inning

giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Rosario had two hits, Pete Alonso had a hit and two RBI and McNeill had two hits.  J.D. Davis had a

hit and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had a hit and two RBI and Wilson Ramos had two hits. 

Robinson Cano drew a walk, Dom Smith had a hit and three RBI and Brandon Nimmo had a hit. 

Ramos hit a double and Conforto, Alonso and Smith each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with

runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  McNeil was caught stealing and picked off. 

Andrew Benintendi had a hit, J.D. Martinez drew a walk and Rafael Devers had a hit. 

Xander Bogaerts had a hit and two RBI, Mitch Moreland had two hits and two RBI and Alex

Verdugo had a hit.  Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk.  Jose Peraza had a hit, Devers hit a

double and Moreland and Bogaerts each hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 1-8 with runners in

scoring position and left five men on base.  Benintendi had a stolen base, Peraza and Devers each

committed an error and Osich had a pickoff. 

In the second Conforto hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the third Alonso hit a

two-run homerun to push the Mets lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Smith hit a three-run homerun and the

Mets lead grew to 7-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Moreland hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to

7-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Bogaerts hit a solo homerun to make it 7-2 and in the eighth Bogaerts

hit an RBI ground out and Moreland hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-4 and that would be the

final score. 

The two teams will play game two of a four game home and  home series on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets are shutout by the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-0.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen was good.  Michael Conforto had two hits and the offense only managed three.   

Montero pitched six innings and gave up seven hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out five and lost his sixth game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and an unearned run, Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Neil Ramirez retired the only two batters that he faced.  Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Michael Wacha pitched a complete game three hit shutout.  He walked one and struck out eight and won his seventh game of the season. 

Conforto had two hits, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit.  Conforto hit a double and the Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  T. Rivera committed two errors and Duda committed an error and Montero had a pickoff. 

Matt Carpenter had four hits and an RBI, Tommy Pham had a hit and Dexter Fowler had a hit.  Jedd Gyorko had a hit and an RBI, Yadier Molina had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Paul DeJong had a hit, Kolten Wong had a hit and Magneuris Sierra had a hit.  Wacha had a hit and an RBI, Carpenter hit two doubles and DeJong hit a double.  The Cardinals were 4-16 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Pham, Gyorko each had a stolen base and Pham was picked off. 

In the first Gyorko hit a sac fly giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the second Wacha grounded into a force out and a run scored to push the lead to 2-0.  Carpenter hit an RBI double and Pham reached on an error to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the seventh Molina hit an RBI single to make it 5-0 and that would be the final score. 

The New York Yankees win in extra innings against the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday evening.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 6-4.  Chase Whitley started and pitched well and then lost it in the sixth inning.  The Yankees bullpen pitched great and Brian Roberts led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Whitley pitched 5+ innings giving up eight hits and three runs.  He struck out two batters  and got a no decision.  Preston Claiborne pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings, Matt Thornton faced two batters and retired them both and Dellin Betances pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.  Alfredo Aceves picked up his first win of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit, David Robertson picked up his 11th save pitching an inning and giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He struck out two batters. 

Michael Wacha pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out two, Carlos Martinez pitched two innings giving up a hit with two strikeouts and Trevor Rosenthal pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Pat Neshek pitched a perfect inning, Randy Choate lost his second game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and three runs with two walks.  Jason Motte pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ichiro Suzuki drew two walks, Roberts had two hits and an RBI and Kelly Johnson had a hit and an RBI.  Alfonso Soriano had an RBI, Brendan Ryan had a hit and an RBI and the Yankees were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Ellsbury had a stolen base and Gardner was caught stealing.  Jeter committed an error. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit, Kolten Wong had two hits and an RBI and Matt Holliday had a hit.  Matt Adams had two hits, Allen Craig had a hit and an RBI and Jhonny Peralta had a hit and an RBI.  John Jay had two hits and an RBI, Wong, Holliday and Jay each hit a double.  Carpenter hit a triple and the Cardinals were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Wong was caught stealing. 

In the first Ellsbury hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first the Cardinals tied it on a Wong RBI double.  In the fifth Johnson hit an RBI single and Gardner hit a sacrifice fly to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  Craig grounded into a force out in the sixth and Peralta hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at three.  In the 12th the Yankees broke the tie with three runs.  Roberts hit an RBI single, Soriano hit a sacrifice fly and Ryan hit an RBI single.  In the bottom of the 12th Jay hit an RBI double to make it 6-4 but that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Tuesday night.   

The New York Mets win a close one over the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2 Mets.  Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  The Mets offense only managed four hits but they made them count. 

Niese pitched 6 2/3 giving up six hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Niese won his first game of the season, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 1/3 of an inning and struck out the only batter that he faced.  Carlos Torres pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits  and Scott Rice retired the only batter that he faced.  Kyle Farnsworth earned his second save of the season.  Farnsworth pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Michael Wacha lost his second game of the season pitching four innings and giving up three hits and two runs with five walks and ten strikeouts.  Maness pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Randy Choate pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a batter and Pat Neshek pitched an inning striking out one.  Fornataro pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Kirk Nieuwenhuis  had an RBI and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and drew a walk and Ruben Tejada had an RBI and drew a walk.  Niese drew a walk, Duda hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Nieuwenhuis had an outfield assist. 

Matt Carpenter had four hits, Descalso had a hit and an RBI and Matt Holliday drew a walk.  Allen Craig had a hit, Yadier Molina had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Shane Robinson had a hit.  John Jay had a hit, Molina hit two doubles and Carpenter and Daniel Descalso each hit a double.  The Cardinals were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Peralta committed an error. 

Molina hit an RBI double in the first to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Tejada had an RBI walk and Nieuwenhuis had an RBI walk to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Duda hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.  The Cardinals would score a run in the ninth but the game would end 3-2 Mets.  Descalso hit an RBI double.   The two teams will play the rubber game of their three game series on Thursday afternoon.