The New York Mets were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 2-0. Miguel Batista started for the Mets and left the game with an injury. The Mets bullpen did a good job after the injury. Brandon Morrow started for the Blue Jays and was great in pitching a complete game shutout. The Mets only managed three hits, the Jays only managed six hits.
Batista pitched two innings giving up one hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Jeremy Hefner took the loss pitching five innings and giving up four hits and two runs with five strikeouts, Tim Byrdak pitched to one batter and retired him and Jon Rauch pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. Morrow pitched nine innings giving up no runs on three hits with a walk and eight strikeouts. Morrow earned his fifth win of the season.
Mike Baxter, Lucas Duda and Ronny Cedeno each had a hit. Scott Hairston drew a walk and that was it for the Mets offense. Duda had a double and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Andres Torres committed an error.
Kelly Johnson had two hits and an RBI for the Blue Jays. Yunel Escobar had two hits and an RBI, Edwin Encarnacion had a hit and drew a walk and Eric Thames drew a walk. Jeff Mathis had a hit. Encarnacion, Johnson and Escobar each had a double. The Jays were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Bautista had an outfield assist.
The only two runs of the game came in the fifth inning. Johnson hit an RBI double and Escobar an RBI single.
The Mets record dropped to 21-19 and the Blue Jays improved their record to 23-18. The Mets have lost the first two games of this three game series. They will try to avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. The Mets will then head to Pittsburgh for three before returning home on Thursday against the San Diego Padres.
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Mets secure a win in the rain against the Milwaukee Brewers
The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers by the score of 3-1 on Monday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. The starting pitcher for the Mets was Miguel Batista who pitched very well. The bullpen shut the door even though Frank Francisco made it interesting getting the save. Daniel Murphy led the offense for the Mets. Yovani Gallardo started for the Brewers and took the loss. He pitched ok but was wild and walked too many guys. The Brewers didn’t have a player who had more then one hit in the game.
Batista pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Tim Byrdak faced one batter and got him out, Bobby Parnell faced two batters and got them both out and Francisco picked up his ninth save of the season. He pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Gallardo pitched six innings giving up two hits and two runs with six walks and six strikeouts. Jose Veras pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Francisco Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run. He struck out a batter.
Andres Torres drew a walk, Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk and David Wright had a hit and drew a walk. Lucas Duda drew two walks, Murphy had two hits and an RBI and Ronny Cedeno had an RBI. Mike Nickeas drew a walk, Murphy and Wright each had a double. The Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Nieuwenhuis had a stolen base and Duda committed an error.
Matthew LuCroy had a hit for the Brewers. Ryan Braun had a hit, Aramis Ramirez had a hit and drew a walk and Corey Hart had a hit and an RBI. Green had a hit and drew a walk, Izturis had a hit and Ramirez had a double. The Brewers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Braun had a stolen base and Ramirez committed an error.
Murphy had an RBI single in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead which they wouldn’t relinquish. Cedeno in the sixth had a sac bunt that scored a run and made it 2-0 Mets. In the eighth Murphy reached on a fielders choice and a run scored making it 3-0. Hart had an RBI single in the ninth to make it 3-1.
The Mets improved their record to 20-15 on the season and the Brewers record dropped to 15-20. The Mets will go for the brief two game sweep on Tuesday night.
Batista pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Tim Byrdak faced one batter and got him out, Bobby Parnell faced two batters and got them both out and Francisco picked up his ninth save of the season. He pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Gallardo pitched six innings giving up two hits and two runs with six walks and six strikeouts. Jose Veras pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Francisco Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run. He struck out a batter.
Andres Torres drew a walk, Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk and David Wright had a hit and drew a walk. Lucas Duda drew two walks, Murphy had two hits and an RBI and Ronny Cedeno had an RBI. Mike Nickeas drew a walk, Murphy and Wright each had a double. The Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Nieuwenhuis had a stolen base and Duda committed an error.
Matthew LuCroy had a hit for the Brewers. Ryan Braun had a hit, Aramis Ramirez had a hit and drew a walk and Corey Hart had a hit and an RBI. Green had a hit and drew a walk, Izturis had a hit and Ramirez had a double. The Brewers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Braun had a stolen base and Ramirez committed an error.
Murphy had an RBI single in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead which they wouldn’t relinquish. Cedeno in the sixth had a sac bunt that scored a run and made it 2-0 Mets. In the eighth Murphy reached on a fielders choice and a run scored making it 3-0. Hart had an RBI single in the ninth to make it 3-1.
The Mets improved their record to 20-15 on the season and the Brewers record dropped to 15-20. The Mets will go for the brief two game sweep on Tuesday night.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The New York Mets lose both ends of a doubleheader to the San Francisco Giants
The New York Mets lost both ends of a doubleheader to the San Francisco Giants on Monday evening and night. They lost the first game by the score of 6-1 and the second game 7-2. Miguel Batista started game one and didn’t pitch well, Dillon Gee started game two and didn’t pitch well. The bullpen did pitch well in both games. In game one the offense saw Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Daniel Murphy get two hits. In the second game no player had more then a hit. Tim Lincecum was wild in game one, walking five batters and only lasting five innings. The Mets couldn’t take advantage of it though. In the second game Madison Bumgarner pitched well.
In game one Batista pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with three of them being earned. He walked three and struck out two. Batista picked up his first loss of the season, Manny Acosta faced one batter and retired him and Jeremy Hefner making his major league debut pitched three innings giving up three hits. He walked a batter, Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one and Ramon Ramirez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Lincecum got the win, his first of the year after two losses. Lincecum pitched five innings giving up four hits and one run with five walks and eight strikeouts. Guillermo Mota pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two, Jeremy Affeldt pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up one hit and a walk and striking out two and Dan Otero pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. In game two Gee suffered his second loss of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up 12 hits and seven runs. He walked one and struck out five. Acosta and Parnell pitched 2 1/3 innings in relief giving up one hit and no runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Bumgarner picked up his third win of the season pitching seven innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts. They used three pitchers out of the bullpen who gave up three hits and a run. They walked two and struck out one.
In game one Nieuwenhuis and Murphy each had two hits. Nieuwenhuis also drew a walk, David Wright drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew three walks. Josh Thole had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk and Mike Baxter had a hit and an RBI. Justin Turner had a hit. Baxter and Nieuwenhuis each had a double and the Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position leaving 12 men on base. Tejada had a stolen base, Davis had an error and Duda had an outfield assist.
In game two Tejada had a hit, Murphy had an RBI and drew a walk and Wright drew a walk. Bay had a hit and drew a walk, Baxter drew a walk and Turner had a hit and an RBI. Nieuwenhuis had a hit and Duda had two hits. Duda had a double, The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
In the first game San Francisco scored two runs in the first and three in the third and they added their final run in the fourth inning. The Mets scored their only run in the second inning. Pablo Sandoval had an RBI single and Buster Posey hit a solo homerun. In the second Baxter hit an RBI double for the Mets. In the third Nate Schierholtz hit a three run homerun and it was 5-1 Giants. In the fourth the Giants would add another run to finish the scoring. Brandon Crawford hit an RBI double.
In the second game the Giants jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Sandoval hit a three run homerun. They added two more runs in the fourth to make it 5-0 before the Mets got a run back in the bottom of the fourth. Gregor Blanco hit a two run double for the Giants and Turner had an RBI single for the Mets. In the seventh Hector Sanchez hit a two run homerun to make it 7-1 Giants. The Mets scored the last run of the game in the eighth on a Murphy sacrifice fly.
The Mets are now 8-8 on the season and have won one of their last six games. The Giants are 9-7 on the season. The Mets welcome the Miami Marlins into town for the next three games. They will play Tuesday and Wednesday nights and Thursday afternoon. It will mark the return of Jose Reyes to New York. The Mets are planning on a little video tribute to him, I am sure the crowd will cheer him but we will see how it goes in Flushing Tuesday night.
In game one Batista pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with three of them being earned. He walked three and struck out two. Batista picked up his first loss of the season, Manny Acosta faced one batter and retired him and Jeremy Hefner making his major league debut pitched three innings giving up three hits. He walked a batter, Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one and Ramon Ramirez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Lincecum got the win, his first of the year after two losses. Lincecum pitched five innings giving up four hits and one run with five walks and eight strikeouts. Guillermo Mota pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two, Jeremy Affeldt pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up one hit and a walk and striking out two and Dan Otero pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. In game two Gee suffered his second loss of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up 12 hits and seven runs. He walked one and struck out five. Acosta and Parnell pitched 2 1/3 innings in relief giving up one hit and no runs with a walk and four strikeouts. Bumgarner picked up his third win of the season pitching seven innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts. They used three pitchers out of the bullpen who gave up three hits and a run. They walked two and struck out one.
In game one Nieuwenhuis and Murphy each had two hits. Nieuwenhuis also drew a walk, David Wright drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew three walks. Josh Thole had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk and Mike Baxter had a hit and an RBI. Justin Turner had a hit. Baxter and Nieuwenhuis each had a double and the Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position leaving 12 men on base. Tejada had a stolen base, Davis had an error and Duda had an outfield assist.
In game two Tejada had a hit, Murphy had an RBI and drew a walk and Wright drew a walk. Bay had a hit and drew a walk, Baxter drew a walk and Turner had a hit and an RBI. Nieuwenhuis had a hit and Duda had two hits. Duda had a double, The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
In the first game San Francisco scored two runs in the first and three in the third and they added their final run in the fourth inning. The Mets scored their only run in the second inning. Pablo Sandoval had an RBI single and Buster Posey hit a solo homerun. In the second Baxter hit an RBI double for the Mets. In the third Nate Schierholtz hit a three run homerun and it was 5-1 Giants. In the fourth the Giants would add another run to finish the scoring. Brandon Crawford hit an RBI double.
In the second game the Giants jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Sandoval hit a three run homerun. They added two more runs in the fourth to make it 5-0 before the Mets got a run back in the bottom of the fourth. Gregor Blanco hit a two run double for the Giants and Turner had an RBI single for the Mets. In the seventh Hector Sanchez hit a two run homerun to make it 7-1 Giants. The Mets scored the last run of the game in the eighth on a Murphy sacrifice fly.
The Mets are now 8-8 on the season and have won one of their last six games. The Giants are 9-7 on the season. The Mets welcome the Miami Marlins into town for the next three games. They will play Tuesday and Wednesday nights and Thursday afternoon. It will mark the return of Jose Reyes to New York. The Mets are planning on a little video tribute to him, I am sure the crowd will cheer him but we will see how it goes in Flushing Tuesday night.
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