The New York Mets shutout the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida and the final score was 11-0.  Matt Harvey started and pitched well and so did the bullpen using five relievers.  Ruben Tejada led the offense with a couple of hits and three RBI. 

Harvey pitched four innings giving up a hit and two walks and he struck out four.  Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Antonio Bastardo pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Jeff Walters pitched an inning with a walk and he struck out one and Buddy Carlyle pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Alejandro De Aza had a hit, Patrick Biondi had a hit and drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Kyle Johnson had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI and Danny Muno had a hit and drew a walk.  Travis d'Arnaud had a hit, Johnny Monell had a hit and two RBI and Dominic Smith had a hit.  Marc Krauss drew a walk, Travis Taijeron had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Eric Campbell had a hit and drew a walk.  T.J. Rivera had a hit and two RBI, Tejada had two hits and three RBI and Gavin Cecchini had a hit.  Tejada, De Aza, Johnson and Monell each hit a double and Lagares hit a triple.  The Mets were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the second Tejada hit a two run double to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  Reynolds reached on a fielding error and a run scored to make it 3-0 Mets.  In the fourth Tejada hit an RBI triple and it was 4-0 Mets.  In the fifth Cespedes hit an RBI single to make it a 5-0 game.  Monell hit a two run double in the seventh and it was 7-0 Mets.  Taijeron hit a two run double in the seventh to make it 9-0 Mets.  Rivera hit a two run single to push the lead to 11-0 still in the seventh and that was the final score. 

The Mets record improved to 5-5 on the spring with a couple tie games mixed in.  They will take on the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon in Lakeland, Florida.   

New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 7-2.  Noah Syndergaard pitched three effective innings in his spring debut.  Alejandro De Aza and Wilmer Flores each had a couple of hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched three scoreless innings giving up a hit.  He walked none and struck out two batters.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up two hits.  Buddy Carlyle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Roger Bernadina had a hit, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Ruben Tejada had a hit and two RBI.  Gavin Cecchini drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and De Aza had two hits.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Eric Campbell had a hit and drew a walk and Ty Kelly had two RBI.  Travis Taijeron had a hit and three RBI, Flores had two hits and Danny Muno had a hit.  Nevin Ashley had a hit, Raywilly Gomez had a hit and De Aza hit a double.  Tejada and Taijeron each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring  position and left 11 men on base.  Campbell had a stolen base and Muno committed an error. 

In the fourth Matt Adams hit a two run homerun to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Tejada hit a two run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Kelly hit an RBI groundout to make it 3-2 Mets.  Taijeron hit a three run homerun to make it a  6-2 game  and in the eighth Kelly hit a sac fly to push the Mets lead to 7-2 which would be the final score. 

The Mets are 4-3 with a couple of tie games in the spring.  The Mets will head to Viera on Friday afternoon to take on the Washington Nationals. 

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 the game and also their shortstop

The New York Mets were defeated in game two of the NLDS on Saturday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium and the final score was 5-2 Dodgers.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well and Curtis Granderson led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Syndergaard pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with four walks and nine strikeouts.  Bartolo Colon gave up a run without recording an out, Addison Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jon Niese pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Zack Greinke pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with no walks and eight strikeouts.  Greinke got the win.  Chris Hatcher pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Kenley Jansen saved the game pitching an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Granderson had two hits and drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI, Cespedes and Conforto each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left one men on base.  Murphy was caught stealing. 

Howie Kendrick had a hit and an RBI, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and two RBI and Justin Turner had two hits and an RBI.  Andre Ethier had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Enrique Hernandez had a hit and drew two walks, Chase Utley had a hit and Turner hit two doubles.  Ethier and Gonzlez each hit a double and the Dodgers were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Crawford and Hernandez each had a stolen base. 

In the second Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Conforto hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0 Mets.  In the fourth Ethier hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the seventh the Dodgers tied the game at two with a fielder's choice.  The play resulted in a violent collision at second base and the shortstop Tejada leaving with a broken leg.  Gonzalez hit an RBI double to give the Dodgers a 4-2 lead, Turner hit an RBI double to make it 5-2 and that would be the final score of the game. 

The two teams have split the first two games in the best of five series.  The third game will be at Citi Field in New York on Monday night with game four to follow on Tuesday night and then if game five is needed it will be back in Los Angeles on Thursday night.  The big play of this game was the takeout slide by Utley and the resulting broken leg by Tejada the shortstop of the Mets.  This will continue to draw a lot of discussion and debate and maybe even result in a rule change so stay tuned.  Utley was suspended two games but is appealing and awaiting on the appeal to be heard so he can continue to play.   

The New York Mets win their sixth straight game

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 8-6 Mets.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched great but the bullpen was bad.  Daniel Murphy and Ruben Tejada each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up two hits and no runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  He earned his tenth win of the season.  Bobby Parnell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Eric O'Flaherty the newest Mets pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Jeurys Familia picked up his 29th save of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits. 

David Phelps lost his eighth game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Chris Narveson pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out four and A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Curtis Granderson had two hits, Murphy had three hits and drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks, Juan Uribe had a hit and three RBI and Michael Conforto had an RBI.  Tejada had three hits including two doubles, Duda and Murphy also each hit a double.  Uribe hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Dee Gordon had two hits and an RBI, Derek Dietrich had three hits and Justin Bour had a hit and an RBI.  Martin Prado had a hit, Ichiro Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and Adeiny Hechavarria  had a hit.  Jeff Mathis drew two walks, Miguel Rojas had a hit and three RBI and Dietrich, Bour and Rojas each hit a double.  The Marlins were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the third Cespedes hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Duda hit a two run double to extend the Mets lead to 3-0.  Conforto hit a sac fly to make it 4-0 in the third and in the fifth Uribe hit a three run homerun to push the lead to 7-0 Mets.  In the ninth Duda hit a sac fly to make it 8-0 and seem out of reach but the Marlins stormed back in the bottom of the ninth.  Bour hit an RBI double, Suzuki hit an RBI single and Rojas hit a three run double to make it an 8-5 game.  Gordon hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-6 but that would be the final score.  The Mets swept the series and will be off on Thursday.   

The New York Mets lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers as Jon Niese wife goes into child labor

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-2 Dodgers.  Jon Niese started but didn't pitch very well, he was a little distracted as his wife went into labor and had a baby before he could get to the hospital.  Ruben Tejada had two hits to lead the offense. 

Niese pitched three innings giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and a strikeout.  NIese lost his ninth game of the season, Carlos Torres pitched three innings giving up three hits and he struck out two, Hansel Robles pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Alex Torres pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Ian Thomas pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with five strikeouts.  Thomas won his first game of the season, Joel Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run, Juan Nicasio pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one and Pedro Baez pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout.  Josh Ravin pitched a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Tejada had two hits and Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Michael Conforto had an RBI, Duda hit a double and the Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Joc Pederson had a hit and an RBI, Howie Kendrick ahd a hit and Justin Turner had three hits and two RBI.  Scott Van Slyke had a hit, Yasiel Puig had a hit and two RBI and Enrique Hernandez had two hits.  Jimmy Rollins had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Austin Barnes had a hit and Turner hit two doubles.  Pederson and Barnes each hit a double and Turner, Puig and Rollins each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Turner hit an RBI double to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the second Thomas hit a groundout that scored a run and made it 2-0 Dodgers.  Pederson hit an RBI double to make it 3-0.  Turner hit a solo homerun in the third to push the lead to 4-0 Dodgers.  Puig hit a two run homerun making it 6-0.  In the fifth Conforto hit an RBI groundout to make it 6-1 and it was Conforto first MLB RBI.  In the sixth Murphy hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the eighth Rollins hit a solo homerun to make it 7-2 Dodgers and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday night. 

The New York Mets win a wild 18 inning game in St. Louis

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon/evening.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 3-1 Mets.  Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  Wilmer Flores and Ruben Tejada each had three hits and a few guys had two hits to lead the offense. 

Niese pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Bobby Parnell pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one, Jennry Mejia pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a walk.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts, Sean Gilmartin pitched three innings giving up a hit and two walks with four strikeouts and Carlos Torres won his third game of the season.  he pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three. 

Tim Cooney pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs with four walks and seven strikeouts.  Seth Maness pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Randy Choate pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out his only batter and Sam Tuivailala pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Kevin Siegrist pitched an inning giving up a walk, Miguel Socolovich pitched an inning giving up a hit and Carlos Villanueva pitched four innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and three strikeouts.  Carlos Martinez took the loss and he pitched four innings giving up five hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out two and it was his fourth loss of the season. 

Juan Lagares had two hits, Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew two walks and Michael Cuddyer had a hit and drew a walk.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit, Sean Gilmartin had a hit and Jacob deGrom drew a walk.  Lucas Duda drew two walks, Wilmer Flores had three hits and John Mayberry Jr. drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had two hits and drew two walks, Kevin Plawecki had two hits and an RBI, Tejada had three hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Eric Campbell had an RBI and drew two walks.  Flores, Tejada, Nieuwenhuis and Granderson each hit a double adn the Mets were 1-26 with runners in scoring position and left 25 men on base.  Granderson had two stolen bases and Campbell was caught stealing. 

Kolten Wong had a hit and an RBI, Randal Grichuk had a hit and Jhonny Peralta had two hits and drew a walk.  Mark Reynolds had three hits, Yadier Molina had two hits and Tommy Pham had a hit and drew a walk.  Peter Bourjos had a hit and drew three walks, Cooney had two hits and Grichuk hit a double.  Wong hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Peralta was caught stealing, Martinez committed an error and Siegrist had a pickoff. 

In the thirteenth Plawecki hit an RBI single to break a scoreless tie and give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the 13th Wong hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the 18th Tejada hit a sac fly giving the Mets a 2-1 lead and Campbell hit a sac bunt for an RBI to make it 3-1.  The play was challenged and went to a replay but the call stood and the Mets 3-1 lead was the final score of the game.  The Mets were able to salvage the final game in the three game series and will head to Washington to take on the Nationals in a big three game series beginning on Monday night. 

The New York Mets defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2 Mets.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched pretty well, the Mets offense only managed four hits. 

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with four walks and nine strikeouts.  He won his eighth game of the season.  Bobby Parnell pitched an inning with a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up his 26th save of the season. 

Patrick Corbin pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Corbin lost his first game of the season.  Randall Delgado pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two, Oliver Perez pitched to one batter and struck him out and Enrique Burgos pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Ruben Tejada had a hit and an RBI, Michael Cuddyer had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Eric Campbell drew a walk, Harvey had a hit and two RBI and Duda and Harvey each hit a homerun.  Harvey hit his first major league homerun.  Tejada also hit a homerun and the Mets left two men on base. 

A.J. Pollock drew two walks, David Peralta had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks and Yasmani Thomas had a hit.  Welington Castillo had a hit, Cliff Pennington had two hits and Corbin drew a walk.  Peralta hit a homerun and the Diamondbacks were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Owings had a stolen base and Pollock was caught stealing. 

In the first Peralta hit a two run homerun to give them a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth Duda hit a solo homerun to make it 2-1 Diamondbacks.  Harvey hit a two run homerun which was reviewed but the call stood and Harvey got his first major league homerun.  The Mets had a 3-2 lead and would add one more on a Tejada solo homerun in the sixth to make it 4-2 which was the final score.  The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon with the Mets looking for the sweep.   

The New York Mets lose a tight one to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 2-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well and Ruben Tejada, Kevin Plawecki and Michael Cuddyer each had two hits. 

deGrom pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  deGrom lost his fifth game of the season.  Sean Gilmartin gave up a hit and a walk and didn't record an out, Bobby Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia struck out the only batter that he faced. 

Matt Wisler pitched eight innings giving up six hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Wisler won his first game of the season.  Jason Grilli saved his 19th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Tejada had two hits, Cuddyer had two hits and an RBI and Plawecki had two hits.  Tejada hit a double and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Granderson committed an error. 

Jace Peterson had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Cameron Maybin drew a walk and Nick Markakis had a hit.  Andrelton Simmons had two hits, Pedro Ciriaco had a hit.  Simmons and Peterson each hit a double.  The Braves were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Peterson was caught stealing, Uribe committed an error. 

In the sixth Cuddyer hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Peterson hit a two run double to give the Braves a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night.   

New York Mets fall to the Detroit Tigers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 6-4 on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and pitched well.  Juan Lagares, Ruben Tejada and John Mayberry Jr. each had two hits. 

Matz pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and one run with a walk and a strikeout.  Zach Thornton pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks, Jack Leathersich retired the only batter that he faced and Chase Bradford pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two batters.  Jeurys Familia took the loss, his first of the spring.  He pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned, he walked one and struck out two and Dario Alvarez struck out the only batter that he faced. 

Lagares had two hits and drew a walk, Tejada had two hits and an RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk.  Mayberry Jr. had two hits and an RBI, Cory Vaughn had a hit and Eric Campbell had an RBI and drew a walk.  Alex Castellanos had two hits, Daniel Muno had two hits and an RBI and Tejada and Mayberry each hit a double.  Lagares hit two doubles and Castellanos hit a triple.  The Mets were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Campbell had a stolen base, Rosario and Lawley each committed an error. 

In the first J.D. Martinez hit a solo homerun to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  Tejada hit an RBI single in the third to tie the game.  Campbell hit an RBI groundout in the third to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Muno hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1 and the Tigers came right back in the bottom of the sixth.  Nick Castellanos hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2 and then Bryan Holaday reached on an error and a run scored to tie the game at three.  Hernan Perez hit a sacrifice fly and it was 4-3 Tigers.  In the seventh Mayberry Jr. hit an RBI double to tie the game at four.  In the eighth the Tigers would score the last two runs of the game.  A wild pitch made it 5-4 and then another wild pitch made it 6-4 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will take on the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon with Matt Harvey taking the mound.  They will remain at home for that game.   

The New York Mets close out their season with a win

The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-3.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched pretty well and the bullpen was good.  Matt den Dekker, Lucas Duda, Wilmer Flores and Ruben Tejada each had two hits. 

Colon won his 15th game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out four.  Carlos Torres pitched a perfect inning, Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jennry Mejia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Nick Tropeano pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out one and lost his third game of the season.  Michael Foltynewicz pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs and Jorge De Leon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

den Dekker had two hits and an RBI, Bobby Abreu had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Duda had two hits and four RBI, Flores had two hits and Tejada had two hits and two RBI.  Centeno drew a walk, den Dekker, Duda, Murphy and Flores each hit a double.  Duda and Tejada each hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  den Dekker had a stolen base and Tejada was caught stealing. 

Robbie Grossman had a hit, Jose Altuve had two hits and an RBI and Jon Singleton had a hit.  Jake Marisnick had a hit, Max Stassi had two hits and two RBI and Gregorio Petit had a hit.  Jonathan Villar drew a walk, Tropeano drew a walk and Singleton, Stassi, Altuve, Petit and Marisnick each hit a double.  The Astros were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Murphy hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Stassi hit an RBI double in the second to tie the game at one.  In the third den Dekker hit an RBI single and in the fifth Altuve hit an RBI single.  The two teams were tied at 2-2.  In the fifth Duda hit a two run double and it was 4-2 Mets.  Stassi hit an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 4-3 game.  Duda hit a two run homerun and Tejada hit a two run homerun in the eighth and it was 8-3 Mets.  8-3 was the final score and the season ended for both teams.  The Mets won two out of three in the series and ended the season at 79-83.  The Astros finished 70-92. 

The New York Mets lose to the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.  The game took place at AT+T Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 4-2.  Jon Niese started and pitched well and Ruben Tejada had a couple of hits.  The Mets offense only managed four hits. 

Niese pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Carlos Torres took the loss, his third of the season.  He pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Matt Cain pitched seven innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Jeremy Affeldt pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and he picked up his first win of the season.  Sergio Romo saved his 19th game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Matt den Dekker had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and two RBI and Curtis Granderson drew a walk.  Tejada had two hits, den Dekker hit a double and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-1 with runners in scoring position. 

Angel Pagan drew a walk, Buster Posey had three hits and two RBI and Michael Morse had a hit.  Juan Perez had a hit, Brandon Hicks had two hits and drew a walk and Brandon Crawford had a hit and two RBI.  Hicks and Perez each hit a double, Hicks hit a triple and Posey hit a homerun.  The Giants were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the fifth inning Crawford hit a sacrifice fly to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  Murphy hit a two run homerun in the seventh to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  The Giants came right back with an RBI single by Crawford to tie the game at two.  Posey hit a two run homerun in the eighth to give the Giants a 4-2 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of their series on Saturday night. 

The New York Mets rally in the ninth and win in extra innings

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Jon Niese started and pitched pretty well and the bullpen was pretty good also.  Eric Young Jr. and Daniel Murphy each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Niese pitched six innings giving up eight hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out six.  Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched two innings giving up two walks and striking out two, Jose Valverde pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one.  Scott Rice picked up his first win facing one batter and retiring him. 

Cole Hamels pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and one run with three walks and ten strikeouts.  Mario Hollands pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Antonio Bastardo pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a strikeout and Roberto Hernandez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.  Jeff Manship lost his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up four hits and a run with two walks. 

Young Jr. had three hits, Daniel Murphy had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks and David Wright had a hit and an RBI.  Chris Young had two hits, Eric Campbell had a hit and drew a walk and Bobby Abreu had a hit.  Juan Lagares had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Recker had two hits and Ruben Tejada had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Murphy hit two doubles, Tejada, Young Jr. and Young each hit a double.  Murphy hit a homerun and the Mets were 5-20 with runners in scoring position and left 17 men on base.  Young Jr. had two stolen bases. 

Jimmy Rollins had a hit and drew three walks, Chase Utley had a hit and an RBI and Ryan Howard had a hit and drew a walk.  Marlon Byrd had two hits and drew a walk, Dominic Brown had an RBI and Wil Nieves had two hits and an RBI. Cody Asche had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Rollins, Nieves, Asche and Byrd each hit a double.  Utley hit a triple and the Phillies were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Nieves had a stolen base and committed an error. 

In the first Wright hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second the Phillies tied the game at one on a Asche RBI double.  In the fourth Brown reached on a fielder's choice scoring a run and Nieves had an RBI groundout.  The Phillies took a 3-1 lead and then added to that in the ninth on a Utley RBI triple.  The Phillies were going for the sweep and the 4-1 lead but the Mets scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at four.  Murphy hit a two run homerun and Lagares had an RBI groundout.  In the 11th Tejada hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 5-4 walk-off win.  The Mets were able to salvage the final game of the series and end their five game losing streak.  The Mets will open up a two game series with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Monday night. 

 

 

The New York Mets continue winning with victory over the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 6-1.  Jon Niese started and pitched very well.  The bullpen held the lead and the offense was led by Daniel Murphy and Ruben Tejada. 

Niese pitched seven innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Niese won his second game of the season.  Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched an inning walking one and striking out one and Jose Valverde pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Cole Hamels lost his second game of the season pitching 4 2/3 innings and giving up eight hits and six runs.  He walked five and struck out three.  Roberto Hernandez pitched to one batter and struck him out, Mario Hollands pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts and Jeff Manship pitched a perfect inning.  Shawn Camp pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit, Daniel Murphy had three hits and an RBI and Chris Young had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Satin had a hit and an RBI and Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk.  Tejada had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Niese had an RBI and drew a walk and Tejada and Young each hit a double.  The Mets were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Murphy had a stolen base and Young Jr. committed an error. 

Chase Utley had a hit, Marlon Byrd had a hit and an RBI and Ryan Howard had two hits.  Carlos Ruiz had a hit and drew a walk, Asche drew a walk and Howard hit a double.  Byrd hit a homerun and the Phillies were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Revere had a stolen base. 

In the third Murphy hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Satin hit an RBI single in the fourth and Niese had an RBI walk to extend the lead to 3-0.  Byrd hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Young hit an RBI double and Tejada hit a two run single to make it a 6-1 game and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play on Wednesday after a rainout on Tuesday.   

The New York Mets are shutout by the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves by the score of 6-0 on Saturday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Dillon Gee started and didn’t pitch very well and the bullpen wasn’t great either. Ruben Tejada lead the Mets offense with half of their hits. 
Gee lost his sixth game of the season pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and five runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four. Robert Carson pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Sean Burke pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out three.

Tejada had three hits, Justin Turner had a hit and Lucas Duda had a hit. Recker drew a walk, Mike Baxter had a hit and Gee drew a walk. The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

Mike Minor won his sixth game of the season pitching 7 1/3 innings giving up thee hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts. David Carpenter pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two strikeouts.

Andrelton Simmons had two hits, Jason Heyward had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Justin Upton had two hits and an RBI. Freddie Freeman had two hits and two RBI, Chris Johnson had two hits and Minor had two hits and two RBI. Simmons and Justin Upton each hit a double and Minor hit a homerun. The Braves were 4-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the fifth Minor hit a two run homerun, Heyward hit an RBI single, J. Upton hit an RBI double and Freeman hit an RBI single. In the seventh Freeman hit an RBI single to make it 6-0 and that was the final score.

The Mets record fell to 17-29 and the Braves record improved to 30-18. The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday night.

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves by the score of 7-5 in extra innings

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 7-5 on Saturday night. The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Sean Marcum started for the Mets and pitched ok, their bullpen wasn’t bad. Ruben Tejada led the Mets offense with two hits. 
Marcum pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs. He walked three and struck out four. LaTroy Hawkins pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two strikeouts, Scott Atchison pitched an inning giving up a run and two walks and Scott Rice pitched to one batter and retired him. Brandon Lyon pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run, Bobby Parnell won his second game pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up his first save of the season.

Tejada had two hits and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and David Wright had a hit and an RBI. John Buck had a hit and two RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI and Marlon Byrd had a hit and an RBI. Jordany Valdespin drew a walk, Tejada hit a double, Buck, Duda, Byrd and Wright each hit a homerun. The Mets were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Valdespin had a stolen base and Buck had a pickoff.

Mike Minor pitched seven innings giving up three hits and three runs with no walks and four strikeouts. Eric O’Flaherty pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Craig Kimbrel pitched an inning and blew a save. He gave up a hit and a run with three strikeouts, Jordan Walden pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and took the loss, Luis Avilan didn’t record an out and gave up a hit. Cory Gearrin faced one batter and retired him.

Jordan Schafer drew four walks, Andrelton Simmons had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Justin Upton had an RBI. Freddie Freeman had a hit, Evan Gattis had a hit and an RBI and Dan Uggla had two hits. B.J. Upton had two hits, Juan Francisco had a hit and an RBI and Ramiro Pena had two hits and drew a walk. Upton and Pena each hit a double, Gattis hit a homerun and the Braves were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Francisco was picked off.

Buck hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Duda hit a solo homerun in the second and the Mets took a 3-0 lead. In the third Francisco hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 Mets. Simmons hit an RBI single in the fifth to make it a 3-2 game. J. Upton hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the fifth. Simmons grounded into a force out to give the Braves a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning. Byrd hit a solo homerun in the eighth to tie the game at four. Gattis hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 5-4 Braves. The Mets would tie the game in the ninth on a Wright solo homerun and send it to extra innings. In the tenth the Mets would score two runs to take a 7-5 lead. Tejada hit an RBI single and Murphy hit an RBI single and the Mets would hold on for the 7-5 victory.

The Mets record improved to 12-15 and the Braves record fell to 17-12. The two teams were scheduled to play on Saturday afternoon and have no makeup date as of now. The two teams will play on Sunday afternoon to conclude their series.

The New York Mets sweep the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Chris Young started for the Mets and pitched well and their bullpen was good. David Wright and Ruben Tejada were the offensive stars for the Mets. Solano was the Marlins offensive star and Ricky Nolasco started for the Marlins and pitched well and their bullpen was pretty good. 
Young pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with one earned. He walked two and struck out five. Ramon Ramirez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Manny Acosta pitched an inning with a walk and Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and won his fifth game. Nolasco pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Michael Dunn pitched to one batter and struck him out, Heath Bell pitched to two batters and retired them both and Ryan Webb lost his third game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout.

Tejada had a hit and an RBI which were both the game winning, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Wright had a hit and two RBI. Scott Hairston had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk and Andres Torres had a hit and drew a walk. Young had a hit, Mike Baxter drew a walk and Fred Lewis drew a walk. Murphy, Young and Torres each hit a double and Wright hit a homerun. The Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Shoppach and Tejada each committed an error and Shoppach had a passed ball.

Bryan Petersen had an RBI, Gorkys Hernandez drew a walk and Jose Reyes drew a walk. Greg Dobbs had a hit and drew a walk, Donovan Solano had two hits and Rob Brantly had a hit. Gil Velazquez had a hit, Dobbs hit a double and the Marlins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Reyes and Hernandez each had a stolen base. Brantly had a passed ball.

The Mets scored two runs in the first inning on a Wright two run homerun. In the fifth Petersen hit a sacrifice fly and Reyes had a stolen base and Shoppach had a throwing error which scored a run and tied the game at two. In the ninth Tejada hit an RBI single which was a walk-off hit and won the game 3-2 for the Mets.

The Mets swept the three game series from the Marlins. The Mets record improved to 69-83 and the Marlins record fell to 66-87. The Mets will begin a four game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at home on Monday night. They will then finish the season on the road.

The Mets continue to flounder as they fall to a season high nine games below 500

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night by the score of 6-2. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Chris Young started for the Mets and pitched pretty well. Ruben Tejada led the Mets offense, Jhoulys Chacin started for the Rockies and pitched very well. The Rockies bullpen pitched well and Dexter Fowler led their offense.  Young pitched seven innings giving up five hits and four runs but only two of them were earned. He walked one and struck out nine and took his seventh loss of the season. Robert Carson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Bobby Parnell pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and Josh Edgin retired the only batter that he faced. Chacin won his first game of the season pitching six innings giving up four hits and a run with two strikeouts, Matt Reynolds pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Josh Roenicke pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters. Matt Belisle pitched an inning giving up a hit and Rex Brothers pitched a perfect inning striking out a batter.
Tejada had two hits, Ike Davis had a hit and David Wright had a hit. Daniel Murphy had an RBI, Jordany Valdespin had a hit and Andres Torres had an RBI. Scott Hairston had a hit, Valdespin hit a double and the Rockies were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Torres was caught stealing, Young committed an error.
Charlie Blackmon had two hits and an RBI, Fowler had two hits and two RBI and Ramon Hernandez had a hit and an RBI. Tyler Colvin had a hit, Andrew Brown had a hit and DJ LeMahieu had a hit. Jonathan Herrera had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Blackmon and Brown each hit a double, the Rockies were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Blackmon had a stolen base and Colvin had two. Fowler was caught stealing, Brown and Colvin each committed an error. Brown had an outfield assist.
In the fourth the Mets took a 1-0 lead on a Murphy sacrifice fly. In the sixth Chacin had a sac bunt scoring a run, Blackmon had an RBI single, Fowler had an RBI single and Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly. It was 4-1 Rockies. Torres hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to make it a 4-2 game. Fowler hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 5-2 and Herrera reached on a fielders choice scoring a run in the ninth. It was 6-2 Rockies and that would be the final score.
The Mets have lost two straight to the Rockies and are a season worst nine games under 500. The Mets record dropped to 57-66 and the Rockies record improved to 48-73. The two teams will play the third game of a four game series on Wednesday night.

The Mets lose to the Padres to finish a long trip on a sour note

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Diego Padres by the score of 7-3 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and had his first rough outing in this third pro game. Ramon Ramirez also struggled out of the bullpen and Ruben Tejada led the Mets offense. Jason Marquis started for the Padres and pitched well and their bullpen pitched really well. Chase Headley, Carlos Quentin and Yonder Alonso lead the Padres offense. 
Harvey lost his second game of the season pitching five innings giving up eight hits and five runs. He walked one and struck out five. Manny Acosta pitched an inning walking one, Ramirez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Elvin Ramirez pitched to one batter and got him out. Marquis pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Marquis won his seventh game of the season. Dale Thayer pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Luke Gregerson pitched an inning giving up a hit and Huston Street pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Tejada had two hits, Jordany Valdespin had a hit and Ike Davis had a hit. Jason Bay had an RBI, Mike Baxter drew a walk and Ronny Cedeno had a hit and two RBI. Davis and Tejada hit a double and Cedeno hit a homerun. The Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Acosta committed an error and Johnson had a passed ball.

Alexi Amarista drew a walk, Everth Cabrera had a hit and Headley had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk. Quentin had two hits and two RBI, Alonso had two hits and two RBI and Will Venable had a hit. Cameron Maybin had a hit and drew a walk, John Baker had two hits and Mark Kotsay had a hit and an RBI. Cabrera, Quentin, Maybin, Alonso and Kotsay each hit a double. Venable hit a triple and Headley, Quentin and Alonso each hit a homerun. The Padres were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base.

In the first Headley hit a two run homerun to give the Padres a 2-0 lead. Quentin hit an RBI double and Alonso hit a two run homerun in the third inning. It was 5-0 Padres and in the sixth the Mets got a two run homerun from Cedeno. Bay hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh and Quentin hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it a 6-3 game in favor of the Padres. Kotsay hit an RBI double in the eighth for the last run of the game to make it 7-2.

The Mets lost two out of three in this series and finished their 11 game road trip with a 6-5 record. That wasn’t bad but they were hoping they could of at least taken this series from the Padres. The Mets record dropped to 53-56 and the Padres record improved to 46-64. The Mets will be off on Monday and then begin a series with the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night.

The Mets lose a close one in San Diego 3-1 to the Padres

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Diego Padres on Friday night by the score of 3-1. The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California. R.A. Dickey started for the Mets and pitched well and Richard started for San Diego and pitched well. Ronny Cedeno and Ruben Tejada led the Mets offense and Yonder Alonso led the Padres offense. 
Dickey pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned. He walked three and struck out nine. Dickey is now 14-3 on the season. Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning. Clayton Richard won his eighth game of the season pitching seven innings giving up eight hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts. Luke Gregerson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Huston Street saved his 18^th game of the season pitching 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout.

Tejada had two hits, Andres Torres had a hit and David Wright drew a walk. Scott Hairston had a hit, Ike Davis had a hit and Jason Bay drew a walk. Cedeno had two hits and an RBI, Dickey had a hit and Justin Turner had a hit. The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Thole committed an error and Torres had an outfield assist. Dickey also had a pickoff.

Chris Denorfia had an RBI, Carolos Quentin had a hit and drew a walk and Alonso had two hits. John Baker had a hit and an RBI, Cabrera drew two walks and Alonso hit a double. The Padres were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and they left two men on base. Cabrera had a stolen base and was picked off.

The Mets record dropped to 52-55 and the Padres record improved to 45-63. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Saturday night.