New York Yankees roar back to beat the Mets in extra innings

 The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Sunday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-7 in extra innings in game one of the doubleheader.  Mike King started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Luke Voit led the offense with two hits and two RBI. 

King pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Brooks Kriske pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts, Ben Heller pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with four strikeouts and Chad Green picked up his third win of the season pitching an inning with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Rick Porcello pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Jared Hughes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and four unearned runs with a walk and Edwin Diaz lost his first game of the season and blew his fourth save of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one being earned.  He walked one and struck out none. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Voit had two hits and two RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Tauchman had an RBI and drew a walk, Mike Ford had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Gio Urshela had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Wade had a hit and drew a walk, Voit and Ford each hit a double and Hicks hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Michael Conforto had two hits and two RBI and J.D. Davis had a hit.  Dom Smith had a hit and drew a walk, Robinson Cano had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Pete Alonso had a hit and two RBI.  Jeff McNeil had a hit, Wilson Ramos had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Andres Gimenez drew two walks.  Smith and Conforto each hit a double and Cano hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Gimenez committed an error. 

In the first Tauchman hit an RBI ground out to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Alonso hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Ramos hit an RBI single and it was 2-1 Mets.  In the fourth Ford hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Cano hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the sixth Conforto hit a two-run double to extend the Mets lead to 6-2.  Alonso was hit by a pitch and it was 7-2 Mets.  In the bottom of the seventh Voit hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 7-4.  A wild pitch made it 7-5 and Hicks hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at seven.  In the eighth Urshela hit a walk-off single to give the Yankees a 8-7 victory.

New York Mets get shutout in Game Two of Doubleheader to Miami

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins in Game two of their doubleheader on Tuesday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Seth Lugo made the start for the Mets and pitched great.  The bullpen did not do so well and the offense managed four hits. 

Lugo pitched three perfect innings with five strikeouts.  Jared Huges took his first loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with a walk, Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a run and a walk. 

Trevor Rogers pitched four innings giving up a hit and five walks with six strikeouts.  Josh A. Smith pitched two innings giving up three hits and he struck out one and won his first game of the season and Nick Vincent pitched an inning and earned his second save of the season. 

J.D. Davis had a hit and drew a walk, Dom Smith had a hit and drew two walks and Jeff McNeil drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Robinson Cano had a hit and Luis Guillorme drew a walk.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Jon Berti drew two walks, Corey Dickerson had a hit and Brian Anderson had a hit and two RBI.  Anderson hit a double and the Marlins were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Berti had three stolen bases. 

In the fourth Anderson hit a two-run double to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Berti stole home to make it 3-0 and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets ride Nido career game for big win over the Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-2.  David Peterson started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen also pitched well and Tomas Nido led the offense with a pair of homeruns. 

Peterson won his third game of the season pitching five innings and giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He walked two and struck out three.  Jared Huges pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Brad Brach pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Austin Voth lost his second game of the season for the Nationals.  He pitched four innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Seth Romero pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts, Wander Suero pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Javy Guerra pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew two walks, Billy Hamilton had a hit and drew a walk and Michael Conforto had two hits and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso had two hits and an RBI, Dom Smith had two hits and an RBI and Andres Gimenez had a hit and drew a walk.  Nido had two hits and six RBI, Luis Guillorme had two hits, Nimmo and Smith each hit a double and Smith hit a homerun.  Nido hit two homeruns and the Mets were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Gimenez had a stolen base, Nido and Davis each committed an error. 

Trea Turner drew two walks, Adam Eaton had two hits and Starlin Castro drew a walk.  Juan Soto had a hit and an RBI, Howie Kendrick had an RBI and Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk.  Yan Gomes had a hit, Michael Taylor had a hit and Soto hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

In the first Kendrick hit an RBI ground out to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Smith hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fourth Nido hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 3-1 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Nido hit a grand slam to push the Mets lead to 7-1.  In the sixth Soto hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-2 and in the eighth Alonso hit an RBI single to make it 8-2 and that would be the final score.  The Mets will begin a three-game series with the Phillies in Philadelphia on Friday night. 

New York Mets lose a high scoring game in Milwaukee

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.  The game took place at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the final score was 8-7.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Asdrubal Cabrera, Jay Bruce and Jose Bautista each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Jerry Blevins pitched giving up a hit and a run and he took his first loss of the season and Paul Sewald pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Jhoulys Chacin pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Boone Logan won his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Jeremy Jeffress pitched a perfect inning and Corey Knebel saved his fourth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Cabrera had two hits and two RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk and Bruce had two hits and an RBI.  Bautista had two hits, Tomas Nido had a hit and an RBI and Devin Mesoraco had a hit and an RBI.  Wheeler had a hit and two RBI, Amed Rosario drew a walk and Conforto hit a double.  Cabrera and Mesoraco each hit a homerun and the Mets were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Flores and Rosario each committed an error. 

Lorenzo Cain had two hits and drew a walk, Christian Yelich had three hits and Jesus Aguilar had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk.  Travis Shaw had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Domingo Santana had a hit and two RBI and Jonathan Villar had a hit and an RBI.   Ryan Braun had a hit, Santana and Villar each hit a double and Aguilar hit a homerun.  The Brewers were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Aguilar hit an RBI single to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nido hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Wheeler hit a two-run single to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  Cabrera hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Mets.  In the bottom of the third Aguilar hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the fifth Bruce hit an RBI single to give the Mets back the lead at 5-4.  In the seventh Cabrera hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 6-4.  In the bottom of the seventh Shaw hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-5.  Santana hit a two-run double to give the Brewers a 7-6 lead and Villar hit an RBI double to push the lead to 8-6.  In the ninth Mesoraco hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 8-7 and that would be the final score. 

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals to salvage a game

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  T.J. Rivera had four hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched eight innings and gave up three hits and a run which was unearned.  He walked two and struck out six and won his sixth game of the season.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Joe Ross pitched six innings giving up nine hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out four and lost his third game of the season.  Matt Grace pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Jacob Turner pitched an inning with a walk. 

Michael Conforto had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Jay Bruce drew a walk and Lucas Duda had two hits and drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, T. Rivera had four hits and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and deGrom had a hit and an RBI.  T. Rivera hit a double and Duda hit a double.  deGrom hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base and Flores committed an error.  d’Arnaud had a passed ball. 

Trea Turner had a hit and drew a walk, Bryce Harper had a hit and drew a walk and Ryan Zimmerman had an RBI.  Daniel Murphy had a hit, Stephen Drew had a hit and Murphy hit a double and the Nationals were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Turner had four stolen bases and Wieters commited an error and Taylor had an outfield assist. 

In the first Zimmerman hit a sac fly to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the third deGrom hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth d’Arnaud hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead, Conforto hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1.  In the sixth Conforto hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the seventh Granderson hit an RBI single to make it a 5-1 game and that was the final score. 

New York Mets are blown out by the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the final score was 11-4.  Robert Gsellman continued his horrible start to the season pitching bad and the bullpen wasn’t so great either.  Michael Conforto, Neil Walker and Kevin Plawecki each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched four innings giving up nine hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out three and suffered his third loss of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout, Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts and Rafael Montero pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Zach Davies started for the Brewers and he pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out two and earned his fourth win of the season.  Jared Hughes pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two, Jacob Barnes pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Rob Scahill pitched two innings giving up two hits and he walked one. 

Conforto had two hits, Jay Bruce had a hit and Walker had two hits and an RBI.  T.J. Rivera had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Lucas Duda drew two walks.  Plawecki had two hits and two RBI, Gsellman had an RBI and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Conforto, Plawecki and Lagares each hit a double and Walker hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Conforto was picked off and Cabrera committed an error and Plawecki had a passed ball. 

Jonathan Villar had two hits and two RBI, Eric Thames drew two walks and Nick Franklin had a hit.  Hernan Perez had a hit, Travis Shaw had three hits and four RBI and Domingo Santana had three hits and and drew a walk.  Jett Bandy had a hit, Keon Broxton had two hits and an RBI and Orlando Arcia had a hit and two RBI.  Davies drew a walk, Jesus Aguilar had two hits and two RBI and Perez and Aguilar each hit a double and Aguilar hit a triple.  Shaw hit a homerun and the Brewers were 8-18 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Villar and Broxton each had a stolen base and Santana was caught stealing.  Davies had a pickoff. 

In the first Shaw hit an RBI single to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.  In the second Plawecki hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  Gsellman hit an RBI ground out to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the second Villar hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the fifth Walker hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 4-2.  In the fifth Broxton hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 4-3.  Arcia hit a two-run single to give the Brewers a 5-4 lead.  Aguilar hit a two-run double and it was 7-4 Brewers.  Shaw hit a three-run homerun to make the score 10-4.  In the seventh Villar hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 11-4 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of three on Sunday afternoon.   

The Mets get blown out at home by the Phillies as they are swept

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 16-1 on Thursday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and was awful, he couldn’t even get an out. The Mets bullpen was good and bad and they only had three hits. Cloyd pitched well for the Phillies and their offense was led by Juan Pierre and Chase Utley. 
Hefner lost his seventh game of the season and gave up six hits and seven runs with a walk and he didn’t record an out. Collin McHugh pitched three innings giving up three hits and with a run, Justin Hampson pitched a perfect inning and Mejia pitched an inning giving up three hits. Robert Carson pitched an inning giving up two hits, Manny Acosta pitched an inning giving up a hit and Elvin Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and five runs with two walks and a strikeout, Josh Edgin gave up a hit and two runs and Ramon Ramirez pitched to one batter and retired him. Cloyd won his second game of the season pitching eight innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and six strikeouts. Rosenberg pitched an inning giving up a walk.

Fred Lewis had a hit and drew two walks, David Wright had a hit and Mike Baxter had a hit and an RBI. Lucas Duda drew a walk, Baxter hit a homerun and the team left two men on base. Duda had an outfield assist.

Jimmy Rollins had two hits and three RBI with a walk, Pierre had five hits and an RBI. Utley had four hits and four RBI, Ryan Howard had two hits and five RBI and John Mayberry had two hits. Dominick Brown had three hits and an RBI, Frandsen had a hit and an RBI and Kratz had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Cloyd drew a walk, Utley hit a double and Howard hit a homerun. The Phillies were 11-16 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.

The Mets were swept in three straight games by the Phillies. The Mets record fell to 66-83 and the Phillies improved their record to 76-74.

Mets get pounded

The New York Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon by the score of 10-5. Mike Pelfrey got the start for the mets and continued to have a terrible spring. He pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up 12 hits and 6 runs with 0 walks and 3 strikeouts. He allowed 3 homeruns, he has a 7.97 era this spring. Sean Green faced one batter and got him out but it looks like he will start the year in AAA according to Adam Rubin formerly of the NY Daily News who will be working for ESPN NY now. Ryota Igarashi didn't pitch too well going 1 inning and giving up 3 hits and 3 runs with a walk. Pat Misch pitched an inning giving up 3 hits and 1 run with 1 walk. Elmer Dessens pitched a scoreless inning giving up a hit. Angel Pagan had a big day with 2 hits and 3 rbi. Luis Castillo had a hit and Fernando Tatis had a couple of hits. Jason Bay had a walk and Frank Catalanotto had a hit and 2 rbi. Fernando Martinez, Ruben Tejada, Mike Pelfrey and Chris Carter all had a hit each. The Mets will play a split squad tomorrow. They will be at Washington and home against the Marlins.