New York Mets drop 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.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits to lead the offense. 

Montero pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out six and lost his 10^th game of the season.  Chasen Bradford pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Tommy Milone pitched to two batters and retired them both and Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Paul Sewald pitched a perfect inning. 

Sean Newcomb pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Newcomb won his third game of the season.  Dan Winkler pitched to two batters and retired them both, Jose Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and Sam Freeman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one.  Arodys Vizcaino pitched an inning with a walk and saved his 11^th game of the season. 

Jose Reyes had an RBI, Cabrera had three hits and drew a walk and Kevin Plawecki had two hits.  Dominic Smith had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Nori Aoki drew a walk and Gavin Cecchini had a hit.  Cecchini, Cabrera and Smith each hit a double and the Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Blevins had a pickoff. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit and an RBI, Ozzie Albies had a hit and drew a walk and Freddie Freeman had a hit and drew a walk.  Lane Adams had an RBI, Nick Markakis had two hits and Dansby Swanson had a hit.  Rio Ruiz had two hits, David Freitas had a hit and an RBI and Jace Peterson had a hit.  Albies and Freitas hit a double and the Braves were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Inciarte had a stolen base and Freeman was caught stealing. 

In the second Freitas hit an RBI ground out to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the third Reyes hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Smith hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  IN the fifth Inciarte hit an RBI single to tie the game at two and Adams hit a sac fly giving the Braves a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.   

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds behind Rafael Montero brilliance

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 2-0.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he pitched great.  The Mets offense only managed five hits but that was enough. 

Montero pitched 8 1/3 shutout innings giving up three hits and four walks and he struck out eight and won his third game of the season.  AJ Ramos pitched to two batters and struck them both out and left the bases loaded to save his 26^th game of the season. 

Homer Bailey lost his seventh game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Tim Adleman pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and an RBI and Reyes, Flores and Plawecki each hit a double.  The Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base and Reyes was caught stealing.  Montero had a pickoff. 

Phillip Ervin had a hit, Zack Cozart had a hit and drew a walk and Joey Votto had a hit and drew a walk.  Adam Duvall drew a walk, Eugenio Suarez drew a walk and Votto and Cozart each hit a double.  The Reds were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Suarez was picked off and Ervin committed an error. 

In the first Flores hit an RBI double and Plawecki hit an RBI double to make it 2-0 and that would be the final score.  The New York Mets will finish their series with the Reds on Thursday afternoon.   

New York Yankees double up the New York Mets

The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Luis Cessa started for the Yankees and he pitched ok and the bullpen was great.  Aaron Hicks and Gary Sanchez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cessa pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched 2 2/3 innings with a walk and four strikeouts, David Robertson earned his sixth win of the season pitching an inning and giving up a walk with three strikeouts and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and recorded his seventh save of the season. 

Rafael Montero pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Hansel Robles lost his fourth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts, Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him and Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Hicks had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius drew a walk, Sanchez had two hits and two RBI and Todd Frazier had a hit.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Judge, Hicks and Sanchez each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores drew a walk, Dominic Smith had a hit and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Granderson and Cespedes each hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Lagares was caught stealing. 

In the third Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Cespedes hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Sanchez hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the sixth Judge hit a homerun to tie the game at two.  In the eighth Hicks hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead and Sanchez hit a solo homerun to make it 4-2 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of two at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.  They will then shift to Citi Field for two more games there. 

New York Mets lose on a walk-off again in Colorado

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 5-4.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and was just ok.  The Mets bullpen pitched well for the most part and the offense was led by Asdrubal Cabrera who had three hits. 

Montero pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.   Josh Smoker pitched to two batters and retired them both, one by strikeout.  Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Jerry Blevins retired the only batter that he faced and Hansel Robles lost his third game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a run and three walks with a strikeout. 

German Marquez pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Pat Neshek pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Mike Dunn pitched to one batter and retired him.  Greg Holland won his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Michael Conforto had ah it, Cabrera had three hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew two walks, Jose Reyes drew a walk and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Rene Rivera had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Montero had a hit and an RBI and Cabrera hit a double and Rosario hit a triple.  Cespedes hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Reyes was caught stealing and Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

Charlie Blackmon had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, D.J. LeMahieu had three hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Nolan Arenado had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gerardo Parra had a hit and an RBI, Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI and Jonathan Lucroy had two hits.  Blackmon, LeMahieu and Arenado each hit a double and Blackmon and Reynolds each hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI single, Parra hit an RBI single and it was 2-0 Rockies.  In the fourth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Montero hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Blackmon hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the Rockies a 3-2 lead.  In the sixth Rivera hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Reynolds hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to give the Rockies back the lead at 4-3.  In the seventh Cabrera hit an RBI double to tie the game at four and in the ninth Arenado drew an RBI walk to walk-off the game and give the Rockies a 5-4 victory. 

The Mets will return home to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. 

New York Mets defeat the Seattle Mariners

The New York Mets defeated the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.  The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 7-5.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The Mets bullpen did a good job and Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits to lead the offense. 

Montero pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up three hits and five runs with five walks and five strikeouts.  Josh Edgin pitched giving up a hit, Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Jerry Blevins won his fifth game of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Addison Reed saved his 19^th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit. 

Ariel Miranda pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out ten.  Nick Vincent pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Marc Rzepczynski pitched giving up a hit and a run and David Phelps lost his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up four hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Casey Lawrence pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had two hits and two RBI, Cabrera had three hits and Jay Bruce had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had an RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI and Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI.  Jose Reyes had a hit, Reyes hit a double and Bruce hit a homerun.  Conforto hit two homeruns and the Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Jean Segura had a hit and drew a walk, Ben Gamel had a hit and Robinson Cano had an RBI.  Nelson Cruz drew two walks, Kyle Seager had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Danny Valencia had a hit.  Mitch Haniger had a hit, Jarrod Dyson had a hit and Mike Zunino had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Haniger hit a double, Zunino hit a homerun and the Mariners were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Zunino and Valencia each committed an error. 

In the first Bruce hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  Flores hit a sac fly to push the lead to 4-0.  In the third Zunino hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth a wild pitch made it 4-2 and Cano hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-3.  Seager hit a two-run single and it was 5-4 Seattle still in the fifth inning.  In the eighth Conforto hit a solo homerun to tie the game at five.  Walker hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 6-5 lead and Granderson hit an RBI single to push that lead to 7-5 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday. 

New York Mets were defeated by the Oakland Athletics

The New York Mets were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Michael Conforto had two hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Montero pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out four and lost his seventh game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up a hit and Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Daniel Gossett pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Daniel Coulombe pitched an inning with a strikeout, Blake Treinen pitched an inning with a strikeout and Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up a hit and he saved his 16^th game of the season. 

Conforto had two hits and an RBI, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit.  T.J. Rivera had a hit, Jose Reyes had an RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Montero had a hit, T. Rivera hti a double and Conforto hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Bruce had an outfield assist and Rene Rivera had a pickoff. 

Marcus Semien had two hits and an RBI, Khris Davis had two hits and an RBI and Jedd Lowrie had a hit and drew two walks.  Matt Chapman had two hits and an RBI, Jaycob Brugman had a hit and Matt Olson had a hit.  Chapman hit a double, Semien, Davis and Chapman each hit a homerun and the Athletics were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Davis had a stolen base, Lowrie was caught stealing and Chapman was picked off. 

In the first Semien hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 1-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Davis hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Reyes hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Chapman hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

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. 

New York Mets defeat the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at AT+T Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 8-2.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen pitched well.  The Mets had seven hits who each had two hits. 

Montero pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts and won his first game of the season.  Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and struck him out, Paul Sewald pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Chasen Bradford pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out two. 

Matt Moore pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked three and struck out five and lost his eighth game of the season.  George Kontos pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout, Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out one and Josh Osich pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Hunter Strickland pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson had two hits and an RBI with three walks, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had two hits and three RBI.  Wilmer Flores had two hits and drew a walk, Lucas Duda had two hits and an RBI and T.J. Rivera had two hits.  Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Rene Rivera had two hits and three RBI and Flores and Duda each hit a double.  R. Rivera hit two homeruns, Bruce and Granderson each hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-16 with runners in scoring position and left 15 men on base. 

Denard Span had two hits, Joe Panik had a hit and drew a walk and Hunter Pence had two hits and drew a walk.  Buster Posey had two RBI, Brandon Belt had a hit and Brandon Crawford had a hit.  Gorkys Hernandez had a hit, Conor Gillaspie had a hit and drew a walk and Gillaspie hit a double.  The Giants were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Pence was caught stealing and Jones committed an error. 

In the first Bruce hit an RBI ground out to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second R. Rivera hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the third Posey hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth R. Rivera hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Duda hit an RBI double pushing the lead to 5-1.  In the eighth Bruce hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 7-1.  In the eighth Posey hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the ninth Granderson hit a solo homerun to make it 8-2 and that was the final score.   

New York Mets rally for a victory over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-7.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and was not good, the bullpen kept the Mets in the game.  T.J. Rivera led the offense with a couple of hits and three RBI and Wilmer Flores and Rene Rivera each had two hits as well. 

Montero pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Fernando Salas pitched to one batter and retired him and Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Jerry Blevins won his second game of the season and he pitched an inning giving up a hit, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning and earned his third save of the season. 

Tom Koehler pitched five innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jarlin Garcia pitched a perfect inning, Brad Ziegler pitched giving up six hits and five runs without recording an out.  Ziegler lost his second game of the season and Kyle Barraclough pitched two innings walking two and striking out three. 

Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk, T. Rivera had two hits and three RBI and Jay Bruce drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Reyes had a hit.  R. Rivera had two hits and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI, Reyes and T. Rivera each hit a double.  T. Rivera and Granderson each hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Bruce was caught stealing. 

Martin Prado had three hits and an RBI, Christian Yelich had a hit and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Marcell Ozuna had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Justin Bour had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and J.T. Realmuto had a hit.  Miguel Rojas had three hits and two RBI, Stanton, Bour, Rojas and Ozuna each hit a double and the Marlins were 6-18 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Rojas and Gordon each had a stolen base. 

T. Rivera hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Ozuna hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Prado hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead.  Stanton hit an RBI double and Bour hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 5-1.  Rojas hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 7-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Granderson hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 7-3.  In the seventh R. Rivera hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-4.  Cabrera hit an RBI single and T. Rivera hit a two-run double to tie the game at seven.  Flores drew an RBI walk to give the Mets an 8-7 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets shutout the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Champion Stadium in Orlando, Florida and the final score was 3-0.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and pitched great.  Ty Kelly and Michael Conforto each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montero pitched five innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Montero picked up his first win of the spring.  Hansel Robles pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Josh Edgin pitched a perfect inning and Paul Sewald pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he saved his second game of the spring. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, John Mora Jr. had a hit and Kelly had two hits.  Conforto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Rene Rivera drew a walk.  Luis Guillorme drew a walk, Montero had a hit and L.J. Mazzilli had an RBI.  Lagares hit a triple and Conforto hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Guillorme was picked off. 

In the first a passed ball gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Conforto hit a solo homerun and the lead was extended to 2-0.  In the seventh Mazzilli hit a sac fly to make it a 3-0 game and that 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 get crushed by the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Monday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. and the final score was 8-1.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he didn't pitch well at all.  The Mets bullpen pitched pretty well and the offense was led by Jose Reyes and Travis d'Arnaud each having two hits. 

Montero pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and six runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Gabriel Ynoa pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Jim Henderson pitched to one batter and retired him and Sean Gilmartin pitched two innings with a strikeout.  Logan Verrett pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out three and Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Mat Latos pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Trevor Gott pitched to two batters and retired them both, Sean Burnett pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Reynaldo Lopez pitched three scoreless innings walking two batters and he picked up his third win of the season. 

Reyes had two hits and drew a walk, Matt Reynolds drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had an RBI.  Michael Conforto drew a walk, Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk and d'Arnaud had two hits.  Alejandro De Aza drew a walk, Reyes hit a double and the Mets were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Trea Turner had two hits, Jayson Werth had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had three hits.  Bryce Harper had an RBI and drew three walks, Anthony Rendon had a hit and three RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Ryan Zimmerman had a hit and an RBI, Latos had a hit and an RBI and Murphy hit two doubles.  Latos and Rendon each hit a homerun and the Nationals were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Turner and Werth each had a stolen base. 

In the first Cespedes hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Harper had an RBI walk to tie the game at one.  Ramos had an RBI walk to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  Latos hit a solo homerun in the second to extend the lead to 3-1.  Rendon hit a three run homerun and the score was 6-1 still in the second.  Ramos hit an RBI single in the fourth to push the lead to 7-1 and Zimmerman hit an RBI single to make it 8-1 which would be the final score. 

The Mets and Nationals will play game two of three on Tuesday night.   

New York Mets Training Camp News and Notes

It has been pretty uneventful overall as Yoenis Cespedes daily car choice is the big story around the Mets.  The Mets will begin their grapefruit league schedule on Thursday.  Hall Of Famer Mike Piazza arrived in Mets camp on Sunday and will stick around a few days.  Zach Wheeler threw off a mound for the first time since his Tommy John surgery over the weekend. 

The Mets have announced their pitchers for the first couple of spring training games.  They will be Rafael Montero on Thursday and Logan Verrett on Friday.  The Mets will also play an intrasquad game tomorrow and Sean Gilmartin and Robert Gsellman will start in that game. 

Terry Collins said Eric Campbell has a legit change to make the club because of his versatility and Wilmer Flores will be getting exposure at both first and third base as it looks like he can be a super utility player for the Mets.  To go along with that, there is a chance that Ruben Tejada may not make the 25 man roster coming out of spring. 

Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen said that pitcher Matt Harvey has the potential to be the best pitcher in baseball.  I am not sure if that is exactly breaking news as I think most feel very highly about him as long as he is healthy. 

Curtis Granderson left the ballpark on Monday due to an eye issue the Daily News was reporting.  He was wearing glasses in the morning and went to the doctors for a diagnosis.  The Mets manager said he could be dealing with pinkeye but the team isn't sure yet.  Stay tuned for more news on this on Tuesday. 

Matt Harvey is looking good early in camp and poised for a big season it appears. 

The New York Mets lose a close one in Washington

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals by the score of 2-1 on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well.  The Mets offense only managed six hits and no one had more than one hit. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Rafael Montero pitched two innings giving up one hit and one walk with a couple of strikeouts. 

Jordan Zimmerman picked up his first win of the season pitching six innings and giving up five hits and one run with four strikeouts.  Craig Stammen pitched an inning giving up a walk, Blake Treinen pitched an inning giving up a hit and Drew Storen pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts to pick up his first save of the season.   

David Wright had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and an RBI and Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and the Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Nieuwenhuis had a stolen base. 

Michael Taylor had a hit, Yunel Escobar had a hit and drew a walk and Bryce Harper had two hits and drew a walk.  Ryan Zimmerman had a hit and two RBI, Wilson Ramos had a hit and Dan Uggla had a hit.  Tyler Moore drew a walk, Uggla, Ramos and Taylor each hit a double and Zimmerman hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Zimmerman hit a two run homerun to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead.  In the second d'Arnaud hit an RBI single to cut the Nats lead to 2-1.  The final score of the game was 2-1.  The teams will play the rubber game of the three game series on Thursday afternoon. 

The New York Mets roll to victory over the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 7-1 on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  Rafael Montero started and pitched well.  Lucas Duda led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Montero pitched six innings giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  Montero won his second game of the spring.  Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters and Scott Rice pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Jennry Mejia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Cesar Puello had a hit.  David Wright had a hit, Duda had two hits and five RBI and Michael Cuddyer had a hit and two RBI.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Duda and Flores each hit a double.  Duda and Cuddyer each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the fourth Duda hit a two run homerun to take a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Duda hit a three run double to make it a 5-0 lead.  Cuddyer hit a two run homerun in the sixth to make it 7-0.  In the ninth Don Kelly hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-1 which was the final score. 

The New York Mets rough up the New York Yankees once again

The New York Yankees were defeated by the New York Mets by the score of 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.  Masahiro Tanaka made the start and pitched pretty well, the bullpen was bad.  Chase Headley led the Yankees offense with a couple of hits.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and pitched well and Travis d'Arnaud and John Mayberry Jr. each had a couple of hits. 

Tanaka pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out seven and took his first loss of the spring.  Dellin Betances pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Andrew Miller pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Justin Wilson retired the only two batters that he faced.  Andrew Bailey gave up a walk in his one inning and he struck out two, Chase Whitley pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and David Carpenter pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Montero pitched four innings giving up three hits and a run with four strikeouts.  Sean Gilmartin pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts, Chase Bradford pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and Zach Thornton pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Chase Huchingson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jon Velasquez pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Headley had two hits and an RBI, Ramon Flores drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Alex Rodriguez had a hit, Nick Noonan had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit.  Gregorius and Headley each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Murphy and E. Rodriguez each committed an error. 

Juan Lagares had two hits and two RBI for the Mets.  Matt den Dekker had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Mayberry Jr. had two hits and an RBI.  Cesar Puello had a hit, D'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Recker had a hit and an RBI.  Dustin Lawley had a hit, Matt Reynolds had a hit and drew a walk and Lagares, Reynolds, Recker, Lawley and den Dekker each hit a double.  Mayberry and Lagares each hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Lagares and Reynolds each stole a base and Campbell committed an error. 

In the first Lagares stole third and a throwing error allowed him to score to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Headley hit an RBI double to tie the game at one in the third inning.  In the fourth Mayberry Jr. hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Lagares hit a two run homerun giving the Mets a 4-1 lead.  d'Arnaud hit an RBI single in the sixth and the Mets lead increased to 5-1.  Recker hit an RBI double in the eighth and den Dekker hit an RBI double in the ninth to increase the Mets lead to 7-1.  The Yankees scored a run in the ninth on a Noonan RBI single and the final score was 7-2. 

The Yankees will play the Tampa Bay Rays away on Thursday afternoon and the Mets will play the Washington Nationals in Viera, Florida on Thursday evening. 

The New York Mets lose a close one to the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1 Cubs.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and pitched well and Ruben Tejada had two of the teams four hits. 

Montero pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out six.  Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and struck him out, Carlos Torres pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Jennry Mejia lost his sixth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Jake Arrieta pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out nine .  Pedro Strop pitched an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with a strikeout and Hector Rendon picked up his 17th save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk and Matt den Dekker drew a walk.  Tejada had two hits and the Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  den Dekker had a stolen base.

Chris Coughlan had a hit, Javier Baez drew two walks and Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI.  Luis Valbuena had a hit and an RBI, Arismendy Alcantara had a hit and Ryan Sweeney had two hits.  Ruggiano drew a walk, Castro hit a homerun and the Cubs were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Coughlan was caught stealing, Rizzo committed an error and Baker had a passed ball. 

In the fourth Valbuena hit an RBI single to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead.  Granderson hit an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game at one.  The Cubs would take a 2-1 lead in the ninth on a Castro Solo homerun.  The final score was 2-1 Cubs.  The Mets took two out of the first three in the series and will play the final game on Monday afternoon. 

The New York Mets split a doubleheader with the Arizona Diamondbacks

The New York Mets were defeated in game one by the Arizona Diamondbacks.  They defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in game two.  The games took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final scores were 2-1 and 4-2.  Rafael Montero pitched well in the first game and Daniel Murphy, David Wright and Juan Centeno each had two hits.  In the second game Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched well and so did the bullpen.  Anthony Recker had four hits and Murphy had three hits. 

In the first game Montero pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and ten strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Josh Edgin faced one batter and retired him and Jose Valverde pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking two.  Jennry Mejia lost his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run.  It was unearned and he walked and struck out a batter. 

Bronson Arroyo pitched six innings giving up six hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Oliver Perez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Marshall won his second game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and walking one and Addison Reed picked up his 14th save of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up two hits and struck out two. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Murphy had two hits and Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Bobby Abreu drew a walk and Ruben Tejada had a hit.  Centeno had two hits, Wilmer Flores had a hit, the Mets were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Murphy committed an error. 

Gerardo Parra drew two walks, Chris Owings had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Paul Goldschmidt had two hits.  Miguel Montero drew a walk, Aaron Hill drew two walks and Eric Chavez had a hit.  A.J. Pollock had a hit, Chavez, Goldschmidt and Pollock each hit a double.  Owings hit a homerun and the Diamondbacks were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Owings committed an error.  In the first Owings hit a homerun to give the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead.  The Mets answered right back with a Wright RBI single.  The game remained tied until the ninth inning when Owings reached on a force attempt and error which allowed a run to score.  The final score was 2-1. 

In game two Matsuzaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season, Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit, Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and retired him and Familia faced two batters and retired them.  Mejia picked up his third save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Zeke Spruill pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season, Trevor Cahill pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and Joe Thatcher pitched to two batters retiring them both and one was a strikeout. 

Murphy had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Wright had a hit and drew a walk and Granderson drew two walks.  Abreu had two hits and an RBI, Eric Campbell had a hit and Recker had four hits.  Matsuzaka had a hit and an RBI, Tejada had a hit and an RBI and C. Young drew a walk.  Abreu and Recker each hit a double.  The Mets were 4-13 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Recker was caught stealing and Wright committed an error. 

Parra had a hit and drew a walk, Hill had a hit and Martin Prado had a hit and an RBI.  Cody Ross had an RBI, Owings had a hit and Tuffy Gosewisch had a hit.  Gosewisch hit a double, Prado hit a triple and the Diamondbacks were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Parra had a stolen base and Inciarte had an outfield assist. 

In the second Prado hit an RBI triple and Ross had an RBI groundout to give the Diamondbacks a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Matsuzaka had an RBI single to make it a 2-1 game.  Abreu hit an RBI double in the fifth to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Tejada hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  Murphy hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 4-2 and that was the final score.  The Mets will begin a series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at home on Monday afternoon. 

The New York Mets are blown out by the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-4.  Rafael Montero started and wasn't very good, the bullpen was pretty good and Curtis Granderson had three hits. 

Montero pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked four and struck out four and lost his second game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts and Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk.  Scott Rice walked the only guy that he faced, Jose Valverde pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Josh Beckett won his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out six, J.P. Howell pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and striking out three, Chris Withrow pitched 2/3 of an inning and Brian Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Kenley Jansen pitched an inning striking out two. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and Granderson had three hits and an RBI.  Chris Young had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Centeno had a hit, Eric Campbell had a hit and Bobby Abreu had a hit.  Granderson and C. Young each hit a double.  Granderson and Duda each hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base, Centeno committed an error and Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Yasiel Puig had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Hanley Ramirez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Adrian Gonzalez had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Kemp had two hits, Carl Crawford had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Juan Uribe had two hits and an RBI.  A.J. Ellis drew a walk, Beckett had a hit and an RBI and Andre Ethier had an RBI.  Gonzalez, Kemp, Puig and Uribe each hit a double.  Gonzalez hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 7-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Crawford had two stolen bases. 

In the second Beckett hit an RBI single giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  The Mets tied the game in the bottom of the second on a Flores RBI single.  In the fifth Gonzalez hit a two run homerun, Crawford hit an RBI single and Uribe hit an RBI single to give the Dodgers a 5-1 lead.  Ramirez hit an RBI single in the sixth to increase the lead to 6-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Granderson hit a solo homerun and Duda hit a two run homerun to cut the lead to 6-4.  In the ninth Ethier reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored, Gordon hit an RBI single and Puig hit an RBI single to give the Dodgers a 9-4 lead.  The final score of the game was 9-4.  The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Wednesday night.