New York Yankees take down the San Francisco Giants behind Aaron Judge Power

 

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.  The game took place at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 6-2.  Marcus Stroman started for the Yankees, and he pitched well and Luke Weaver finished the game strong.  Aaron Judge led the offense with a couple of hits and four RBI and Anthony Rizzo added a couple of hits. 

Stroman pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Stroman earned his fifth win of the season and Weaver pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Jordan Hicks started for the Giants, and he took his second loss of the season.  He pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with four being earned.  He struck out four.  Taylor Rogers pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout, Luke Jackson pitched a perfect inning and Sean Hjelle pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout. 

Anthony Volpe had a hit, Juan Soto had a hit and Judge had two hits and four RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Rizzo had two hits and Austin Wells had a hit.  Wells and Rizzo each hit a double and Judge hit two homeruns.  The Yankees were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Grisham had an outfield assist. 

Mike Yastrzemski had a hit and an RBI, Thairo Estrada had two hits and Matt Chapman had a hit.  Patrick Bailey had two hits and drew a walk, Jorge Soler had an RBI and Trenton Brooks had a hit and drew a walk.  Yastrzemski hit a double and the Giants were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Estrada was caught stealing and Wisely committed an error.  Bailey had a passed ball. 

In the bottom of the second Soler hit a sac fly to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  In the top of the third Judge hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the sixth Judge hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-1.   A passed ball scored two runs and the Yankees lead was extended to 6-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Yastrzemski hit an RBI double cutting the lead to 6-2 but that was as close as they would get.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night. 

The New York Yankees power their way past the San Francisco Giants to take the series

 The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place

at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-0.  Jhony Brito made his major

league debut and pitched a gem for the Yankees.  Aaron Judge, Giancalo Stanton and Kyle Higashioka

each hit a homerun to power the offense.  

Brito pitched five shutout innings giving up two hits and a walk and he struck out six batters.  Brito picked

up his first win of the season and career.  Jimmy Cordero pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and 

he struck out two, Ron Marinaccio pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts and Colten Brewer

pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out one.  

Ross Stripling started for the Giants and he pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with two

walks and three strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season, Sean Hjelle pitched two innings giving up

two runs and three walks with three strikeouts and Scott Alexander pitched an inning giving up a hit.  

Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit, an 

RBI and drew a walk.  Stanton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Josh Donaldson drew a walk and 

Oswaldo Cabrera had two hits.  Higashioka had a hit and an RBI, Anthony Volpe drew a walk.  

Judge, Stanton and Higashioka each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 0-6 with runners in scoring

position and left six men on base.  Volpe and Torres each had a stolen base and Rizzo was caught 

stealing.  Rizzo committed an error.  

Michael Conforto drew a walk, J.D. Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Mike Yastrzemski had a hit.  

Thairo Estrada had a hit and the Giants were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the bottom of the third Judge hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Stanton hit a two-run

homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Higashioka hit a solo homerun 

extending the Yankees lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the seventh Rizzo hit a sacrifice fly making it 5-0.  

a wild pitch pushed the lead to 6-0 and that would be the final score.  

The Yankees took two out of three in the series and will remain home to begin a three-game series 

with the defending National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.  

New York Yankees fail to deliver in the clutch as they fall to the San Francisco Giants

 The New York Yankees lost to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at 

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Clarke Schmidt started for the 

Yankees and he didn't pitch well, the bullpen also had their struggles.  Aaron Judge led the offense with 

three hits.  

Schmidt started for the Yankees pitching 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk 

and five strikeouts.  Wandy Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Michael King

pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and he took his first

loss of the season.  Albert Abreu pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Clay 

Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Jimmy Cordero pitched to one 

batter and got him out.  

Alex Cobb started for the Giants and he pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with one

being earned, he walked one and struck out six.  Jakob Junis pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three 

hits and a run with two strikeouts and he won his first game of the season.  John Brebbia pitched 

a perfect inning, Taylor Rogers pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Camilo Doval pitched 

an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a stirkeout, he earned his first save of the

season.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had three hits and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit, 

an RBI and drew two walks.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and an 

RBI and Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit.  Anthony Volpe had two hits, the first two of his major league 

career.  LeMahieu and Rizzo each hit a double and Stanton and Donaldson each hit a homerun.  

The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Volpe had a stolen

base.  

LaMonte Wade Jr. had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Thairo Estrada had a hit and an RBI and Joc 

Pederson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Yastrzemski had two hits and an RBI, David 

Villar had two hits and Brandon Crawford had three hits and three RBI.  Blake Sabol had a hit, 

Yastrzemski hit two doubles and Crawford hit a double.  Pederson and Crawford each hit a homerun.

The Giants were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Wade Jr. had a 

stolen base and Crawford had a stolen base.  Cobb committed an error.  

In the bottom of the first Stanton reached on a fielder's choice error and a run scored giving the Yankees

a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Stanton hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  

In the top of the fourth Pederson hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  Crawford hit a two-run

homerun giving the Giants a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Rizzo hit an RBI double to tie the game

at three.  In the sixth Wade Jr. hit an RBI single giving the Giants back the lead at 4-3.  Estrada hit 

an RBI single pushing the Giants lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Donaldson hit a solo homerun

cutting the lead to 5-4.  In the top of the ninth Yastrzemski hit an RBI double and Crawford hit an 

RBI single extending the Giants lead to 7-4.  In the bottom of the ninth Judge hit an RBI single cutting

the lead to 7-5 but that was as close as the Yankees would come as Stanton grounded into a double

play with the bases loaded to end the game.  

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series, the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.  

New York Mets fall to the San Francisco Giants

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Chris Bassitt started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well, the bullpen pitched well.  Pete Alonso led the offense with three hits and Brandon Nimmo and Eduardo Escobar each had two hits. 

Bassitt lost his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Sean Reid-Foley pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three. 

Carlos Rodon started for the Giants and he pitched five innings giving up three hits and no runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Rodon won his second game of the season.  John Brebbia pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Dominic Leone pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Tyler Rogers pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run.  Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and earned his second save of the season. 

Nimmo had two hits, Starling Marte had a hit and an RBI and Alonso had three hits.  Escobar had two hits and drew a walk, Mark Canha had a hit and an RBI and Luis Guillorme drew a walk.  James McCann drew a walk, Escobar hit a double and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Marte was caught stealing and he had an outfield assist. 

Mike Yastrzemski had two hits and an RBI, Brandon Belt had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Darin Ruf drew a walk.  Joc Pederson had two hits and an RBI, Brandon Crawford had a hit and an RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI.  Thairo Estrada drew a walk, Steven Duggar had a hit and Pederson hit a double.  Belt hit a homerun and the Giants were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Estrada had a stolen base. 

In the first Pederson hit an RBI double, Crawford hit an RBI single and Flores hit an RBI single giving the Giants a 3-0 lead.  In the second Belt hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  In the fourth Yastrzemski hit an RBI single extending the lead to 5-0.  In the bottom of the seventh Marte hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 5-1 and in the bottom of the eighth Canha hit an RBI single making it a 5-2 game but that would be the final score.  The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Thursday. 

New York Mets lose in extra innings to the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-3.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen wasn’t able to hold the lead.  Wilson Ramos had three hits and Pete Alonso and J.D. Davis each had two to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out one, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three and Robert Gsellman lost his first game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and five runs with two walks.  Hector Santiago pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Madison Bumgarner pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Sam Dyson pitched an inning with a strikeout, Tony Watson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Mark Melancon pitched an inning with a strikeout and he won his second game of the season.  Derek Holland pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Jeff McNeil had a hit, Alonso had two hits and an RBI and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Davis had two hits and drew a walk, Ramos had three hits and two RBI and Todd Frazier had a hit and drew a walk.  Ramos hit a homerun and Alonso hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Conforto and Alonso each committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Joe Panik had two hits, Mike Yastrzemski had a hit and an RBI, Evan Longoria had a hit and drew a walk.   Tyler Austin had a hit, Brandon Belt had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Stephen Vogt had two hits and two RBI.  Kevin Pillar had a hit and an RBI, Brandon Crawford drew two walks and Steven Duggar had two hits and two RBI.  Bumgarner drew a walk and Pablo Sandoval had two hits and two RBI.  Duggar, Belt, Sandoval and Vogt each hit a double.  the Giants were 7-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Panik had a stolen base and Vogt was caught stealing. 

In the fourth Pillar hit an RBI single and Duggar hit an RBI single to give the Giants a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Alonso hit a solo homerun and Ramos hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh Belt hit an RBI double to tie the game at three.  In the tenth Vogt hit a two-run double, Duggar hit an RBI double and Sandoval hit a two-run double.  Yastrzemski hit an RBI single and the lead was 9-3 which would be the final score of the game. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night. 

The New York Yankees sweep the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 11-5.  Domingo German started and pitched well.  The Yankees offense was led by Luke Voit who had three hits.   

German pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  German won his fifth game of the season.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Tommy Khanle pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Joe Harvey pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Dereck Rodriguez pitched three innings giving up seven his and six runs with four of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three and lost his third game of the season.  Nick Vincent pitched three innings giving up three hits and two runs with four strikeouts, Sam Dyson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Reyes Moronta pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Will Smith pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Thairo Estrada had two hits and Voit had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Brett Gardner drew a walk, Gary Sanchez had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Mike Tauchman had a hit, Gio Urshela had two hits and Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Wade had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Sanchez and Torres each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Estrada had a stolen base and Voit committed an error. 

Joe Panik had a hit and an RBI, Brandon Belt had a hit and drew a walk and Pablo Sandoval had a hit and an RBI.  Kevin Pillar had two hits and three RBI, Gerardo Parra drew a walk and Rodriguez had a hit.  Tyler Austin drew a walk, Sandoval hti a double and Pillar hit a homerun.  The Giants were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Kratz and Crawford each committed an error. 

In the first Sanchez reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored, Torres hit into a double play and a run scored to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the second Voit hit a two-run single making it a 4-0 game.  In the third Torres hit a two-run homerun pushing the Yankees lead to 6-0.  Sanchez hit a two-run homerun in the sixth extending the Yankees lead to 8-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Panik hit an RBI single to get the Giants on the board.  Sandoval hit an RBI double and it was 8-2 Yankees.  Pillar hit a two-run single and the lead was cut in half at 8-4.  In the ninth Maybin hit an RBI single, Wade hit a two-run single and the lead was up to 11-4.  In the bottom of the ninth Pillar hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 11-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three-game series and will be off on Monday.  They will begin a brief two-game series in Arizona on Tuesday night. 

New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants for second straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 6-4.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Gio Urshela led the Yankees offense with three hits and Gary Sanchez hit a grand slam. 

Happ pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out two and won his first game of the season.  Luis Cessa pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman saved his fifth game of the season pitching to one batter and striking him out. 

Derek Holland pitched five innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Holland lost his fourth game of the season.  Trevor Gott pitched two innings and he had a strikeout and Travis Bergen pitched two innings giving up two hits and he walked two and struck out one. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Luke Voit had an RBI and Sanchez had a hit and four RBI.  Gleyber Torres had a hit, Urshela had three hits and Brett Gardner drew a walk.  Cameron Maybin had a hit and drew two walks, Thairo Estrada had a hit and Urshela and Torres each hit a double.  Sanchez hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base. 

Tyler Austin had a hit, Brandon Belt had a hit and Buster Posey had two hits.  Yangervis Solarte had two hits and three RBI, Brandon Crawford had a hit and Gerardo Parra had a hit.  Erik Kratz had a hit and an RBI, Solarte and Kratz each hit a homerun.  The Giants were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Austin had an outfield assist. 

In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI single to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Voit was hit by a pitch and the Yankees grabbed a 2-0 lead.  Sanchez hit a grand slam and the lead was pushed to 6-0.  In the ninth Solarte hit a three-run homerun and Kratz hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-4.  That would be the final score. 

The Yankees will look for the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Yankees defeat the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.  The game took place at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 7-3.  James Paxton started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  The Yankees bullpen pitched very well and Luke Voit had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense. 

Paxton pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Paxton won his third game of the season.  Tommy Khanle pitched to one batter and struck him out, Zack Britton pitched 2/3 of an inning with three walks and a strikeout and Adam Ottavino pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Madison Bumgarner pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and five runs with five strikeouts and he took his fourth loss of the season.  Nick Vincent pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Sam Dyson pitched an inning with a strikeout and Mark Melancon pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs. 

DJ LeMahieu had three hits, Voit had three hits and three RBI and drew a walk and Gleyber Torres had two hits and an RBI.  Gio Urshela had two hits and an RBI, Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI and Mike Ford had a hit.  Austin Romine had a hit, Mike Tauchman had a hit and Thairo Estrada had a hit and an RBI.  LeMahieu hit two doubles and Torres and Voit each hit a double and Voit hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 6-15 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Kevin Pillar drew a walk, Tyler Austin had a hit and drew two walks and Brandon Belt had a hit and drew a walk.  Buster Posey had a hit and two RBI, Evan Longoria drew a walk and Yangervis Solarte had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Brandon Crawford had a hit, Steven Duggar drew a walk and Posey and Belt each hit a double.  The Giants were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Crawford had a stolen base and Belt and Longoria each committed an error.  Duggar had an outfield assist. 

In the first Torres hit an RBI double, Maybin hit an RBI single and the Yankees had a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Posey hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Urshela hit an RBI single to push the Yankees lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Voit hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the sixth Estrada hit an RBI single and it was 5-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Posey hit an RBI double and Solarte hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the ninth Voit hit a two-run homerun and the Yankees had a 7-3 lead.  7-3 would be the final score. 

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

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 lose to the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Tommy Milone started for the Mets and he pitched pretty well.  The Mets bullpen was very good except for their closer.  Wilmer Flores led the offense with three hits and two RBI. 

Milone pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and retired him and Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Addison Reed pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him and Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and blew his first save and took his first loss of the season.  Rafael Montero pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one. 

Matt Cain pitched five innings giving up four hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three.  George Kontos pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he walked one and struck out three, Steven Okert pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and Bryan Morris pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit.  Morris picked up his first win of the season and Derek Law pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout and he saved his second game of the season. 

Jose Reyes drew a walk, T.J. Rivera had a hit and Jay Bruce had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Neil Walker had a hit, and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI and Flores had three hits and two RBI.  Kevin Plawecki drew a walk, Juan Lagares had a hit and Milone had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Granderson and Flores each hit a double and Bruce hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base and Flores committed an error. 

Joe Panik drew a walk, Eduardo Nunez had two hits and Hunter Pence had a hit and an RBI.  Buster Posey had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Christian Arroyo had two hits and three RBI and Nick Hundley had two hits and drew a walk.  Justin Ruggiano had two hits and an RBI, Gorkys Hernandez drew a walk and Arroyo hit a double and Posey hit a homerun.  The Giants were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Posey committed an error. 

In the first Granderson hit an RBI double giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Posey hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Bruce hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Milone hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  In the sixth Ruggiano hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the ninth Pence hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Arroyo hit a three-run double to give the Giants a 6-3 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Flores hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 6-5 but that was the final score.  The Mets won two out of three in the series and will head to Milwaukee after an off day on Thursday. 

New York Mets win second straight over the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-1.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen was good also.  T.J. Rivera led the offense with three hits. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run.  He walked four and struck out four and won his second game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched to two batters and retired them both and Addison Reed retired the only batter that he faced.  Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning. 

Jeff Samardzija pitched seven innings giving up ten hits and six runs.  He walked none and struck out nine and took his fifth loss of the season.  Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up three hits. 

Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI, T. Rivera had three hits and an RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Neil Walker had a hit and two RBI, Jose Reyes had a hit and an RBI, Rene Rivera had two hits and an RBI and Wilmer Flores had two hits.  Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Bruce, R. Rivera, Conforto and T. Rivera each hit a double and Walker hit a triple.  Conforto hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Brandon Belt drew a walk, Buster Posey had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Christian Arroyo drew two walks.  Samardzija had a hit, Posey hit a homerun and the Giants left five men on base. 

In the first Walker hit a two-run triple giving the Mets a 2-0 lead, Reyes hit an RBI single and R. Rivera hit an RBI double and it was 4-0 Mets.  In the second T. Rivera hit an RBI double to push the lead to 5-0.  In the fourth Posey hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Conforto hit a solo homerun to make it 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game on Wednesday afternoon.  The Mets will be looking for the sweep.   

New York Mets defeat the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  The Mets bullpen was good and Wilmer Flores, Neil Walker and Rene Rivera each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs.  He walked three and struck out 11.  Fernando Salas pitched to two batters retiring both and striking out one, Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Jeurys Familia earned his first win of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Matt Moore pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out five.  George Kontos pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Steven Okert pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two and Derek Law pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks.  Josh Osich pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk and he took his first loss of the season.  Hunter Strickland pitched giving up two hits without recording an out. 

Michael Conforto had a hit and drew two walks, T.J. Rivera had a hit and an RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Flores had two hits, Walker had two hits and two RBI and Jose Reyes drew a walk.  R. Rivera had two hits, Juan Lagares drew a walk and deGrom had a hit.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Walker, Flores, T. Rivera and Granderson each hit a double.  The Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Joe Panik had two hits, Brandon Belt drew a walk and Hunter Pence had a hit and two RBI.  Buster Posey had two hits and an RBI, Conor Gillaspie drew a walk and Gorkys Hernandez drew a walk.  Posey hit a double, Pence and Posey each hit a homerun.  The Giants were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Pence hit a two-run homerun to give the Giants a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Walker hit an RBI double to trim the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth T. Rivera hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Posey hit a solo homerun to give the Giants the lead at 3-2.  Granderson hit an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at three.  In the ninth Walker hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Mets a 4-3 victory. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.   

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New York Mets are shutout in NL Wild Card game

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets offense couldn't get much of anything going against Madison Bumgarner. 

Syndergaard pitched seven shutout innings giving up  two hits and three walks with ten strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked two with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Familia took the loss in the game. 

Madison Bumgarner pitched a complete game shutout giving up four hits and two walks.  He struck out six and earned the win. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk, TJ Rivera had a hit and Rene Rivera had a hit.  James Loney drew a walk, Ty Kelly had a hit and TJ Rivera hit a double.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Rene Rivera had a passed ball. 

Denard Span had a hit and drew a walk, Brandon Belt drew two walks and Buster Posey drew a walk.  Brandon Crawford had a hit and drew a walk, Angel Pagan had a hit and Joe Panik drew a walk.  Conor Gillaspie had two hits and three RBI, Crawford hit a double and Gillaspie hit a homerun.  The Giants were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Span had a stolen base and was caught stealing. 

In the ninth Gillaspie hit a three run homerun to give the Giants a 3-0 lead and that would be the final score of the game. 

New York Mets lose again out west

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 8-1.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets as Steven Matz start was skipped.  He pitched ok but the bullpen wasn't very good.  Jose Reyes led the offense with four hits. 

Lugo pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Josh Smoker pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned and Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two unearned runs.  Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Johnny Cueto pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and a run with two strikeouts.  He earned his 14th win of the season.  Hunter Strickland pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Javier Lopez pitched 2/3 of an inning and George Kontos pitched an inning giving up two hits. 

Reyes had four hits, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit.  James Loney had two hits, Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit.  Rene Rivera had a hit, Reyes hit a double and Granderson hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Loney and Cabrera each committed an error.  Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Denard Span had four hits and two RBI, Angel Pagan had two hits and Brandon Belt had two hits.  Brandon Crawford had a hit.  Hunter Pence had two hits, Eduardo Nunez had a hit and an RBI and Joe Panik had a hit and drew a walk.  Ehire Adrianza had a hit and an RBI, Conor Gillaspie had a hit and two RBI and Pence and Nunez hit a double.  Belt  hit a triple and Gillaspie hit a homerun.  The Giants were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Nunez had a stolen base, Pence had an outfield assist. 

Granderson hit a solo homerun in the second to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Span hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Adrianza hit an RBI single to give the Giants a 2-1 lead and Span hit an RBI single to make it 3-1.  In the eighth Nunez hit into an RBI force out and it was 4-1 Giants.  Panik reached on an error and two runs scored making it a 6-1 game.  In the eighth Gillaspie hit a two run homerun to push the lead to 8-1 and that would be the final score of the game. 

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

New York Mets open up series in San Francisco with another loss

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.  The game took place at AT+T Park in San Francisco, California and the final score was 10-7.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched very poorly.  Justin Ruggiano led the Mets offense with three hits and four RBI. 

deGrom pitched five innings giving up 13 hits and eight runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two, Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and Josh Edgin struck out the only batter that he faced.  Addison Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Madison Bumgarner pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  He won his 12th game of the season.  Cory Gearrin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs, Will Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Derek Law pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout.  Javier Lopez pitched to one batter and retired him, Sergio Romo pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out two and Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and earned his 28th save of the season. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, T.J. Rivera had two hits and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk, Travis d'Arnaud had two hits and drew a walk and Ruggiano had three hits and four RBI.  Kelly Johnson had a hit and drew a walk, Ty Kelly had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Rene Rivera had an RBI.  Kelly hit a triple, Ruggiano hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Kelly had an outfield assist. 

Denard Span had three hits, Angel Pagan had a hit and drew a walk and Buster Posey had two hits and two RBI.  Brandon Crawford had three hits and drew a walk, Hunter Pence had two hits and an RBI and Eduardo Nunez had four hits and three RBI.  Joe Panik had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Bumgarner had a hit and two RBI and Conor Gillaspie drew a walk.  Span, Panik and Posey each hit a double.  Nunez hit a triple and Bumgarner hit a homerun.  The Giants were 6-18 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Nunez had a stolen base. 

In the fourth Ruggiano hit a grand slam to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Pence hit an RBI single, Nunez hit a two run triple and Bumgarner hit a two run homerun to give the Giants a 5-4 lead.  In the fifth Nunez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-4.  Panik hit a two run triple and the lead was 8-4 still in the fifth.  In the sixth Kelly hit a two run triple and the Mets cut the lead to 8-6.  Rivera hit an RBI ground out in the sixth and the lead was cut to one at 8-7.  In the eighth Posey hit a two run double and the lead was 10-7 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of their series on Friday night.  They will then play Saturday afternoon and Sunday night. 

New York Yankees win the rubber game over the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Nathan Eovaldi started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen did a pretty good job.  Carlos Beltran had two hits to lead the offense. 

Eovaldi pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his ninth game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched to one batter and walked him and Chad Green pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out one. 

Jeff Samardzija pitched 5 2/3 innings and giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season and George Kontos pitched 2 1/3 perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Beltran had two hits and an RBI and Brian McCann had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI, Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI and Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Gregorius hit a double and Beltran and Teixeira each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-4 with runners in scoring positon and left two men on base. 

Angel Pagan had three hits, Brandon Belt drew two walks and Buster Posey had two hits and two RBI.  Brandon Crawford had a hit, Conor Gillaspie had a hit and drew a walk and Mac Williamson had two hits.  Ramiro Pena had a hit, Pagan hti a double and a triple.  The Giants were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

In the first Beltran hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Teixeira hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Ellsbury hit into a double play but a run scored to make it 3-0 Yankees.  In the sixth Castro hit an RBI single and Gregorius an RBI double to push the Yankees lead to 5-0.  In the seventh Posey hit a two run single to make it a 5-2 game and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees drop a tough one to the San Francisco Giants in extra innings

The New York Yankees were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 2-1 in 12 innings.  Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the bullpen also pitched well.  Didi Gregorius had two hits to lead the offense. 

Nova pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Andrew Miller pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Aroldis Chapman pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Anthony Swarzak pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and he took his first loss of the season.  Richard Bleier pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Johnny Cueto started for the Giants and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and an unearned run with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Derek Law pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Javier Lopez pitched an inning giving up a hit and Sergio Romo pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Josh Osich pitched an inning walking two, Santiago Casilla won his second game of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Hunter Strickland saved his second game of the season pitching an inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew a walk, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had a hit, Gregorius had two hits and Mark Teixeira had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and the Yankees were 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Denard Span had a hit, Angel Pagan had a hit and drew two walks and Brandon Belt had a hit and drew a walk.  Jarrett Parker had a hit, Trevor Brown had a hit and Grant Green had a hit.  Mac Williamson had two hits and two RBI.  Ramiro Pena had a hit which was a double.  Green and Brown each hit a double and Williamson hit a homerun.  The Giants were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Pagan had a stolen base and Williamson and Pagan each committed an error.  Posey had a passed ball and Pagan an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Teixeira hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Williamson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the 12th Williamson hit an RBI single to give the Giants a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.  The Yankees will also complete their ten game home stand and head to the road to take on the Houston Astros beginning Monday night.   

New York Yankees win a close one over the San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched very well, the bullpen sprung a leak but hung in there.  Starlin Castro lead the offense with three hits. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a run and a walk with two strikeouts, Andrew Miller pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman saved his 20th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Madison Bumgarner pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Josh Osich pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Sergio Romo pitched to two batters and retired  them both. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Castro had three hits and an RBI and Carlos Beltran had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Chase Headley had a hit, Rob Refsnyder drew a walk and Mark Teixeira drew a walk.  Ronald Torreyes had a hit, Castro hit a double and the Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Refsnyder committed an error and Beltran had an outfield assist. 

Denard Span had two hits, Buster Posey had a hit and drew a walk and Trevor Brown had a hit.  Brandon Crawford had a hit, Conor Gillaspie had a hit and Grant Green had a hit.  Jarrett Parker drew two walks, Mac Williamson had a hit and an RBI and Gregor Blanco had a hit. 

In the first Castro hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the second Beltran hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh a wild pitch cut the lead to 2-1 and in the eighth Williamson hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  In the bottom of the eighth Romine grounded into a force out and an error happened also.  The Yankees scored a run and made it 3-2 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets eight game winning streak ends in loss to the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-1.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he didn't pitch very well.  Juan Lagares, David Wright and Neil Walker each had two hits. 

Syndergaard pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Logan Verrett pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Madison Bumgarner won his third game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out seven.  Derek Law didn't record an out and he gave up two hits and a run, Javier Lopez pitched to one batter retiring him and Cory Gearrin pitched an inning giving up two hits.  Josh Osich pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Santiago Casilla pitched an inning walking one and striking out a batter. 

Lagares had two hits and drew a walk, Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk.  Walker had two hits, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Kevin Plawecki had a hit.  Eric Campbell had a hit and drew a walk, Cespedes hit a double and Lagares hit a double.  The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

Angel Pagan had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Matt Duffy had two hits and Buster Posey had two hits and an RBI.  Brandon Belt had an RBI and drew a walk, Hunter Pence had two hits and three RBI and Brandon Crawford had a hit.  Kelby Tomlinson drew a walk, Pence and Posey each hit a homerun and the Giants were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Crawford and Tomlinson each had a stolen base and Duffy had two stolen base. 

In the fourth Belt hit an RBI groundout to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Pence hit a two run homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Pence hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0 Giants.  Pagan hit an RBI single in the seventh and it was 5-0.  Wright hit an RBI single to get the Mets on the board in the bottom of the seventh and cut the lead to 5-1.  Posey hit a solo homerun in the eighth and it was 6-1 Giants which would be the final score.  The Mets had won eight in a row prior to this loss and ended up winning two out of three in the series. 

The Mets will begin a three game series at home with the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. 

New York Mets win their eighth game in a row

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Jacob deGrom  pitched well and the bullpen  was ok.  Michael Conforto had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense. 

deGrom started for the Mets and pitched six innings giving up two hits and three runs with none of them being earned.  He walked four guys and struck out five.  Jim Henderson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Addison Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Jerry Blevins faced one batter and retired him and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he saved his eighth game of the season. 

Matt Cain lost his third game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Josh Osich pitched a perfect inning and Hunter Strickland pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit,Conforto had three hits and three RBI and Lucas Duda had two hits and drew a walk.  Neil Walker had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI and Conforto hit a double and a homerun.  Flores also hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Flores committed an error and Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Denard Span had a hit and drew a walk, Angel Pagan had a hit and Matt Duffy drew a walk.  Buster Posey had a hit and drew a walk, Brandon Belt had an RBI and drew three walks and Hunter Pence had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Brandon Crawford had an RBI, Kelby Tomlinson had a hit and Conor Gillaspie had a hit.  Gillaspie hit a double and the Giants were 1-5 with seven runners left on base. 

In the first Walker hit a two run single to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  IN the second Conforto hit a two run double to make it 4-0 Mets.  In the third Belt had an RBI walk to cut the lead to 4-1.  Pence hit a two run single and it was 4-3 still in the third.  In the fifth Conforto hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 5-3.  In the sixth Flores hit a solo homerun making it 6-3 Mets.  In the eighth Pence hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 6-4 and Crawford hit a sac fly to cut it to 6-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Mets have taken the first two of this series and won eight in a row.  They will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon.