New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Jeff McNeil, Wilmer Flores and Austin Jackson each had three hits to lead the offense.   

Syndergaard pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  3Syndergaard won his seventh game of the season.  Bobby Wahl pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout, Robert Gsellman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning. 

Homer Bailey pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits and five runs with two strikeouts.  Wandy Peralta pitched 2/3 of an inning, Keury Mella pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts and Jared Hughes pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Raisel Iglesias pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Amed Rosario had a hit, McNeil had three hits and an RBI and Flores had three hits and two RBI.  Michael Conforto had two hits, Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Jackson had three hits and an RBI.  Kevin Plawecki had a hit and an RBI, Syndergaard had a hit and Luis Guillorme had a hit.  Plawecki and McNeil each hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Jose Peraza had a hit and an RBI, Joey Votto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Scooter Gennett had a hit and drew a walk.  Eugenio Suarez had a hit and two RBI, Preston Tucker had a hit and Billy Hamilton had a hit.  The Reds were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Flores hit an RBI single, Frazier hit an RBI single and Jackson hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 Mets.  In the fourth Plawecki hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  Flores hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the sixth McNeil hit a solo homerun making it 6-0.  In the seventh Peraza hit an RBI single, a walk drove in a run and Suarez hit a two-run single to make it 6-4 which would be the final score. 

New York Mets lose to the Atlanta Braves in extra innings

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-4 in ten innings.  Corey Oswalt started for the Mets and he pitched well and Wilmer Flores had three hits to lead the offense. 

Oswalt pitched six innings giving up eight hits and three runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched to two batters and got them both out, Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Seth Lugo pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Tyler Bashlor pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season. 

Julio Teheran pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with four walks and six strikeouts.  Jonny Venters pitched to one batter and retired him, Brad Brach pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Dan Winkler pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three.  A.J. Minter pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and he won his fourth game of the season after blowing his first save of the season.  Jesse Biddle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he saved his first game of the season. 

Amed Rosario drew two walks, Jeff McNeil had a hit and an RBI and Flores had three hits and an RBI.  Michael Conforto had two hits, Austin Jackson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Reyes drew a walk.  Devin Mesoraco had a hit and an RBI.   Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk.  McNeil and Flores each hit a double and Jackson and Mesoraco each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rosario and Nimmo each had a stolen base and Reyes was caught stealing. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit and an RBI, Freddie Freeman had a hit and Nick Markakis had four hits and an RBI.  Johan Camargo had a hit, Ender Inciarte had three hits and two RBI and Dansby Swanson had a hit.  Teheran had a hit and an RBI including a homerun and Inciarte and Markakis each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Flores hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third McNeil hit an RBI double to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Jackson hit a solo homerun to increase the lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Teheran hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Inciarte hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at three.  In the ninth Acuna hit an RBI single to give the Braves a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Mesoraco hit a solo homerun after a replay review to tie the game at four.  In the tenth Markakis hit a solo homerun to give the Braves a 5-4 lead and that was the final score. 

New York Mets get crushed by the Toronto Blue Jays to split the brief series

The New York Mets were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 12-1.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well, the bullpen had some good and some bad.  Wilmer Flores had two hits to lead the offense which only had four total hits.  

Wheeler pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Wheeler lost his third game of the season.  Robert Gsellman pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and Jacob Rhame pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk.  Buddy Baumann pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with three strikeouts. 

J.A. Happ won his fifth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked none and struck out ten.  Aaron Loup pitched an inning with a strikeout and Danny Barnes pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he struck out one. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Flores had two hits and Luis Guillorme had a hit.  Flores hit a double and Nimmo hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Curtis Granderson had two hits and drew a walk, Dominic Smith had a hit and Josh Donaldson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Richard Urena had a hit and three RBI, Justin Smoak had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Teoscar Hernandez had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Kevin Pillar had two hits and an RBI and Luke Maile had two hits and drew a walk.  Happ had two hits and drew a walk, Granderson hit two doubles and Smoak and Smith each hit a double.  Smoak, Hernandez and Urena each hit a homerun.  The Blue Jays were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the first Smoak hit a solo homerun to give the Jays a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Hernandez hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 3-0.  In the fifth Donaldson hit an RBI single, Smoak hit a two-run double and it was 6-0 Jays.  In the sixth Donaldson hit a sac fly, Hernandez hit an RBI single and Pillar hit an RBI single to make it a 9-0 game.  In the ninth Urena hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 12-0 and in the bottom of the ninth Nimmo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 12-1 which would be the final score. 

The two teams split the brief two-game series.  The Mets will be off on Thursday before hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks for a weekend series.   

New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves in extra innings

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Suntrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 5-3 in 12 innings.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera, Wilmer Flores and Amed Rosario each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched two innings with two walks and a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and he won his second game of the season.  Jeurys Familia saved his eighth game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Sean Newcomb pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Dan Winkler pitched an inning with a walk and three strikeouts, Shane Carle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and A.J. Minter pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Arodys Vizcaino pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Josh Ravin pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season. 

Michael Conforto had an RBI and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Cabrera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier drew a walk, Flores had two hits and an RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Tomas Nido had a hit and drew a walk, Brandon Nimmo drew a walk and Rosario had two hits and an RBI.  Rosario hit two doubles, Bruce hit a double and Cabrera hit two doubles.  The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Frazier had a stolen base. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Ozzie Albies had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Nick Markakis had a hit and drew a walk.  Kurt Suzuki had a hit and an RBI, Preston Tucker had a hit and Dansby Swanson had a hit. 

Ryan Flaherty had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Flaherty and Markakis each hit a double and Albies hit a homerun.  The Braves were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Flaherty and Inciarte each had a stolen base.  Flaherty and Albies each were caught stealing.  Inciarte and Freeman committed an error and Markakis had two outfield assists and Tucker had an outfield assist.   

In the first Albies hit a solo homerun to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the third Rosario hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Conforto hit a sac fly to give them a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Flores hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Flaherty hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Suzuki hit a sac fly to tie the game at three.  In the 12^th Cespedes hit an RBI single and Cabrera hit an RBI double to make it 5-3 and that was the final score. 

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

New York Mets rally to beat the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 8-6.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he was just ok.  The Mets bullpen was good and Michael Conforto, Wilmer Flores and Asdrubal Cabrera each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Jacob Rhame pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs, Paul Sewald pitched to one batter and retired him and Hansel Robles earned his second win of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia recorded his sixth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Caleb Smith pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Odrisamer Despaigne pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Drew Steckenrider pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Brad Ziegler pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one being earned and he walked one and took his second loss of the season. 

Conforto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and two RBI and Flores had two hits and two RBI.  Todd Frazier had a hit and drew a walk, Cabrera had two hits and two RBI and Kevin Plaweciki drew a walk.  Juan Lagares had an RBI, Amed Rosario had a hit and Flores, Rosario, Frazier and Cespedes each hit a double.  Cabrera hit two homeruns and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Derek Dietrich had two hits and drew a walk, Miguel Rojas had a hit and an RBI and Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI.  Justin Bour had two hits and four RBI, Brian Anderson had two hits and drew a walk and Bryan Holaday had a hit.  Yadiel Rivera had a hit which was a double, Bour hit two homeruns and the Marlins were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Anderson committed an error. 

In the first Flores hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Cabrera hit a solo homerun to extend the Mets lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Conforto hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 Mets.  In the fifth Rojas hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 and Castro hit a sac fly to make it 3-2.  Bour hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-3 Marlins.  In the sixth Lagares hit a sac fly to tie the score at four.  In the seventh Bour hit a two-run homerun to give the Marlins a 6-4 lead.  In the eighth Flores hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to one and Cabrera hit a solo homerun to tie the game at six.  In the ninth Cespedes hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 8-6 lead which would be the final score. 

New York Mets were defeated by the Seattle Mariners

The New York Mets were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 3-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen was good again.  Yoenis Cespedes, Wilmer Flores and Travis d’Arnaud each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out ten and lost his fourth game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Yovani Gallardo pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Gallardo won his fifth game of the season.  Tony Zych pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking two, Marc Rzepczynski pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Nick Vincent pitched a perfect inning.  Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Diaz saved his 19^th game of the season. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and Neil Walker had a hit.  Curtis Granderson drew three walks, Flores had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and d’Arnaud had two hits.  Flores hit a double and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Walker committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Jean Segura had a hit, Ben Gamel had a hit and Nelson Cruz had a hit and an RBI.  Kyle Seager had two hits and drew a walk, Danny Valencia had a hit and Guillermo Heredia had a hit.  Jarrod Dyson had two hits and two RBI, Seager hit a double and the Mariners were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Dyson had a stolen base and Seager was caught stealing. 

In the second Dyson hit a two-run single to give the Mariners a 2-0 lead.  In the third Cruz hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Flores drew an RBI walk and in the ninth Conforto hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 3-2 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Mets sweep a doubleheader from the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets swept a doubleheader from the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.  The games took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score were 6-1 and 8-1.  In the first game Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and pitched very well and in the second game it was Steven Matz making his season debut and he pitched very well also.  In the first game Yoenis Cespedes led the offense with a couple of hits and four RBI and in the second game Wilmer Flores had four hits. 

Gsellman pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Gsellman won his fifth game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and struck him out, Fernando Salas pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Josh Edgin pitched to one batter giving up a hit.  Addison Reed pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and recorded his 10^th save of the season. 

Sean Newcomb pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and an unearned run.  He walked two and struck out seven and lost his first game of the season.  Jason Motte pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and Luke Jackson pitched two innings giving up three hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Michael Conforto drew two walks and Cespedes had two hits and four RBI.  Flores had two hits and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and T.J. Rivera had an RBI.  Rene Rivera had a hit and drew a walk, Gsellman drew a walk and Lagares hit a double and Cespedes hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Cabrera committed two errors and Reyes committed an error. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Brandon Phillips had two hits and an RBI and Matt Adams had a hit and drew a walk.  Danny Santana had a hit, Rio Ruiz drew a walk and Dansby Swanson had a hit.  Phillips hit a double and he hit a homerun.  The Braves were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Newcomb and Adams each committed an error. 

In the second T. Rivera hit a sac fly giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Flores hit a sac fly to make it 2-0 and Phillips hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the ninth Cespedes hit a grand slam to extend the lead to 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

In the second game Matz pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Matz won his first game of the season.  Neil Ramirez pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Tyler Pill pitched a perfect inning. 

Matt Wisler started for the Braves and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out seven and lost his first game of the season.  Sam Freeman pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout, Eric O’Flaherty pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with two strikeouts and Jason Motte pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Michael Conforto drew two walks, Jose Reyes had a hit and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had two hits and three RBI.  Neil Walker had two hits and drew two walks, Flores had four hits and Curtis Granderson had a hit.  Juan Lagares had a hit and two RBI, d’Arnaud had an RBI and T. Rivera had a hit and two RBI.  Granderson and Lagares each hit a double and Flores hit two doubles.  Flores hit a triple and Bruce and T. Rivera each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base. 

Brandon Phillips had a hit, Nick Markakis drew two walks and Dansby Swanson had a hit.  Johan Camargo had two hits and an RBI, Lane Adams had a hit and Swanson hit a double.  The Braves were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Santana and Adams each committed an error. 

In the fifth Bruce hit a three-run homerun to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth d’Arnaud hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the seventh Camargo hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  T. Rivera hit a two-run homerun in the eighth to make it 6-1 and Lagares hit a two-run double in the ninth to push the lead to 8-1 which would be the final score. 

The Mets will finish their series with the Braves on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Mets lose an offensive game to the Texas Rangers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas and the final score was 10-8.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and didn’t pitch well.  Juan Lagares had four hits and Asdrubal Cabrera and Wilmer Flores each had three hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched four innings giving up ten hits and eight runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  deGrom lost his third game of the season.  Josh Smoker pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts, Neil Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up two hits and he walked one and struck out two. 

Dillon Gee started for the Rangers and he pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs.  He walked four and struck out two.  Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits, Alex Claudio pitched three innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Matt Bush pitched an inning giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had a hit and drew two walks, Cabrera had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI.  Neil Walker had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Lucas Duda had two hits and an RBI and Flores had three hits.  Curtis Granderson had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and an RBI, Lagares had four hits and an RBI and Conforto hit a double and Lagares, Cabrera, Walker, Granderson and d’Arnaud each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base. 

Shin-Soo Choo had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Elvis Andrus had a hit and Nomar Mazara had four hits and two RBI.  Adrian Beltre had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Joey Gallo had a hit and two RBI and Jonathan Lucroy had a hit.  Roughned Odor had a hit, Jared Hoying had three hits and an RBI and Delino Deshields had two hits and an RBI.  Odor and Hoying each hit a double and Gallo and Mazara each hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Deshields had a stolen base. 

In the first Duda hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Beltre grounded into a force out to tie the game at one.  In the second Lagares hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the second Hoying hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at two.  DeShields hit a sac fly to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead.  In the third Cabrera hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  Walker hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the third Gallo hit a two-run homerun giving the Rangers the lead at 5-4.  Choo drew an RBI walk in the fourth to push the lead to 6-4, Andrus grounded into a double play and the score was 7-4 Rangers.  Mazara hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 8-4.  In the bottom of the sixth Choo hit an RBI ground out and it was 9-4 Rangers.  Mazara hit an RBI single to make it 10-4.  In the eighth Bruce hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 10-5 and in the ninth Granderson hit a two-run homerun making it 10-7 and d’Arnaud hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 10-8 but that was the final score. 

The two teams will finish their brief series on Wednesday night.   

New York Mets are blown out by the PIttsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 11-1.  Tyler Pill started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The Mets bullpen didn’t pitch well either and Michael Conforto, Jay Bruce and Wilmer Flores each had two hits. 

Pill took his second loss of the season pitching five innings and giving up eight hits and five runs with three of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out four.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Neil Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Trevor Williams started for the Pirates and he pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out three and earned his third win of the season.  Jhan Marinez pitched an inning with a walk and Tony Watson pitched a perfect inning. 

Conforto had two hits and drew a walk, Bruce had two hits and Neil Walker drew a walk.  Flores had two hits, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Conforto and Flores each hit a double.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Conforto committed two errors. 

Adam Frazier had two hits and two RBI, Josh Harrison had a hit and John Jaso had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  David Freese had three hits and three RBI, Josh Bell had an RBI and Andrew McCutchen had three hits and three RBI.  Jordy Mercer had a hit, Francisco Cervelli had three hits and drew a walk and Phil Gosselin had an RBI.  Frazier, Jaso and Cervelli each hit a double and McCutchen hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 6-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Freese hit an RBI single, Bell hit an RBI ground out and it was 2-0 Pirates.  In the second d’Arnaud grounded into a double play and a run scored cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the third Jaso hit an RBI double, Freese hit a sac fly and it was 4-1 Pirates.  In the fourth Frazier hit an RBI single extending the lead to 5-1.  In the seventh Freese hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 6-1 and in the eighth Gosselin hit into a force out and a run scored to make it 7-1.  Fraizer hit a sac fly extending the lead to 8-1.  In the ninth McCutchen hit a three-run homerun to make it 11-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will be off on Monday before heading to Texas to take on the Rangers in a two game set.   

New York Mets lose a close one to the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he gave up a lot of hits but was able to limit the damage.  Lucas Duda had two of the teams four hits. 

Wheeler pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up ten hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Wheeler lost his third game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Fernando Salas pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out five. 

Chase Anderson pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out seven and won his fourth game of the season.  Jacob Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Corey Knebel pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and saved his fourth game of the season. 

Neil Walker drew a walk, Duda had two hits and Curtis Granderson drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Duda committed an error. 

Eric Sogard had two hits, Hernan Perez had three hits and an RBI and Travis Shaw drew a walk.  Domingo Santana had two hits.  Jonathan Villar had a hit and drew a walk.  Nick Franklin had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Anderson had a hit and Perez hit a double.  The Brewers were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Franklin had an outfield assist. 

In the third Perez hit an RBI double to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Franklin had an RBI single to make it 2-0.  In the eighth Flores hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will kick off a three game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at Citi Field.  

New York Mets defeat the Milwaukee Brewers behind a strong start by Robert Gsellman

The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he pitched well and Wilmer Flores had three hits to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched seven innings giving up three hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and won his third game of the season.  Paul Sewald pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Addison Reed saved his seventh game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits with two strikeouts. 

Matt Garza lost his second game of the season pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out four.  Rob Scahill pitched 1/3 of an inning and walked a batter, Oliver Drake pitched an inning with a strikeout and Neftali Feliz pitched a perfect inning. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, Jay Bruce drew a walk and Lucas Duda had a hit.  Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk, Flores had three hits and Rene Rivera had a hit and an RBI, Gsellman had two RBI and R. Rivera and Conforto each hit a double.  The Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cabrera committed an error. 

Keon Broxton had an RBI, Eric Thames drew a walk and Jesus Aguilar had a hit.  Travis Shaw had a hit and drew a walk, Domingo Santana had two hits and an RBI.  Orlando Arcia had a hit, Santana hit a homerun and the Brewers were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the fifth Broxton hit an RBI ground out to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth R. Rivera hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Gsellman hit a sac fly to make it a 2-1 game and Conforto hit an RBI double to push the lead to 3-1.  In the sixth Santana hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Gsellman drew an RBI walk to make it 4-2 and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets blow lead and lose to the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Michael Conforto, Wilmer Flores and Neil Walker each had two hits to lead the offense.   

Gsellman pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Neil Ramirez pitched to one batter and gave up a hit and Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and retired him.  Josh Smoker took his second loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run and Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Jarred Cosart pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with four walks and a strikeout, Jose Torres pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Kevin Quackenbush pitched two innings giving up three walks and a strikeout.  Ryan Buchter pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout and he won his third game of the season, Brandon Maurer pitched an inning with a strikeout and Brad Hand pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Hand also got his first save of the season. 

Conforto had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Jose Reyes drew two walks and Walker had two hits.  Lucas Duda drew three walks, Flores had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Curtis Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Flores and Lagares each hit a double and the Mets were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. 

Matt Szczur had a hit and drew two walks, Yangervis Solarte had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Wil Myers had two hits and two RBI.  Hunter Renfroe had a hit and an RBI, Allen Cordoba had two hits and Luis Torrens had two hits.  Chase d’Arnaud had a hit, Myers, Torrens and Solarte each hit a double and Renfroe hit a homerun.  The Padres were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  d’Arnaud had a stolen base and Myers was caught stealing.  Renfroe committed an error. 

In the third Solarte hit an RBI single to give the Padres a 1-0 lead.  In the third Flores hit a three-run double to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.  Granderson hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Mets.  In the fourth Conforto hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-1.  Solarte hit a two-run double in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the seventh Myers hit a two-run single to tie the game at five.  In the eighth Renfroe hit a solo homerun to give the Padres a 6-5 lead and that would be the final score. 

They will play the rubber game on Thursday night. 

The New York Mets fail to sweep the Anaheim Angels

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 12-5.  Tommy Milone started for the Mets and he pitched poorly.  Curtis Granderson and Wilmer Flores each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Milone pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and eight runs with seven of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three.  Milone lost his second game of the season, Rafael Montero pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with three walks and three strikeouts, Neil Ramirez pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout and Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Paul Sewald pitched an inning with a walk. 

Jesse Chavez started for the Angels and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  Chavez won his fourth game of the season.  Blake Parker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Deolis Guerra pitched an inning with a walk and Bud Norris pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, Flores had two hits and Jay Bruce had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Granderson had two hits and an RBI, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Matt Reynolds had a hit and an RBI.  Conforto and Granderson each hit a double and Reynolds, Granderson and Bruce each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Flores committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Cameron Maybin had two hits and drew a walk, Andrelton Simmons had two hits and three RBI and Mike Trout had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks.  Jefry Marte had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, C.J. Cron had a hit and four RBI and Ben Revere had a hit.  Kole Calhoun drew a walk, Danny Espinosa had a hit and drew two walks and Martin Maldonado had two hits.  Luis Valbuena drew two walks, Simmons, Trout and Maybing each hit a double and Cron, Trout, Marte and Simmons each hit a homerun.  The Angels were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Espinosa and Trout each had a stolen base and Espinosa was caught stealing. 

In the first Mate drew an RBI walk and Cron hit a grand slam to give the Angels a 5-0 lead.  In the second Trout hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 7-0.  Marte hit a solo homerun making it 8-0.  In the third Trout hit an RBI double extending the lead to 9-0.  Reynolds hit a solo homerun in the third to cut the lead to 9-1.  In the fifth Granderson hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 9-2.  In the sixth Bruce hit a three-run homerun and it was 9-5.  In the seventh Simmons hit a three-run homerun to make it 12-5 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets took two out of three in the series and will have the day off on Monday

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 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.   

New York

New York Mets rally for a victory over the Atlanta Braves

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

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

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

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

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

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