New York Mets win game two of doubleheader in Atlanta

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in game two of their double header.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 8-5.  P.J. Conlon started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well but the bullpen did pitch well.  Michael Conforto and Kevin Plawecki each had three hits to lead the offense.  Conlon pitched two innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a strikeout.  Hansel Robles pitched three innings giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and three strikeouts, Robert Gsellman won his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jacob Rhame pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia saved his 14^th game of the season pitching two perfect innings with three strikeouts. 

Brandon McCarthy pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and five runs with no walks and two strikeouts.  Peter Moylan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, A.J. Minter pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs and he struck out one and lost his first game of the season and Lucas Sims pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Conforto had three hits and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Adrian Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI, Plawecki had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Reyes had a hit.  Luis Guillorme had two hits and two RBI, Amed Rosario had two hits and three RBI and Bruce hit a double.  Nimmo hit a homerun and the Mets were 6-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Ender Inciarte had two hits, Ozzie Albies had two hits and Freddie Freeman had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Nick Markakis had two hits and an RBI, Kurt Suzuki had two hits and two RBI and Johan Camargo had a hit and drew a walk.  McCarthy had a hit, Ryan Flaherty had a hit and Camargo, Markakis, Suzuki and Inciarte each hit a double and Suzuki hit a homerun.  The Braves were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  McCarthy committed an error. 

In the first Gonzalez hit an RBI single, Plawecki reached on an error and a run scored and it was 2-0 Mets.  In the second Suzuki hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Nimmo hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the third Freeman hit a two-run single to tie the game at three.  Suzuki hit a sac fly and it gave the Braves a 4-3 lead.  In the sixth Rosario hit a two-run single to give the Mets back the lead at 5-4.  In the bottom of the sixth Markakis hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the seventh Guillorme hit a two-run single to give the Mets a 7-5 lead and Rosario hit an RBI single to push it to 8-5 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets lose a close one on a walk-off to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 4-3.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched very well.  Devin Mesoraco and Luis Guillorme each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Seth Lugo lost his first game of the season and blew his first save pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Max Fried pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out six.  Jesse Biddle pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Sam Freeman pitched an inning with three strikeouts and Shane Carle won his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Michael Conforto drew a walk and Jose Bautista had a hit and drew two walks.  Mesoraco had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Guillorme had two hits and an RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit.  deGrom drew a walk, Guillorme hit a double and Mesoraco hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Bautista was caught stealilng and Conforto was picked off. 

Ozzie Albies had two hits, Freddie Freeman had two hits and drew a walk and Nick Markakis had a hit and an RBI.  Tyler Flowers had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Preston Tucker drew a walk and Johan Camargo had a hit and drew a walk.  Charlie Culberson had a hit and two RBI.  Flowers and Culberson each hit a homerun and the Braves were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Dansby Swanson committed an error and Flowers had a passed ball.  Fried had two pickoffs. 

In the first Mesoraco drew an RBI walk to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Guillorme hit an RBI double to push the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Flowers hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth Markakis hit a sac fly to tie the game at two.  In the ninth Mesoraco hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Culberson hit a solo walk-off homerun to give the Braves a 4-3 victory. 

The two teams will play game two of the day at night and then another game on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets lose a high scoring game in Milwaukee

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Yankees get shutdown by the Houston Astros

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Domingo German started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch great but he did battle and the pen was good.  Greg Bird and Didi Gregorius each had two hits to lead the offense. 

German lost his third game of the season pitching 5 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out seven.  A.J. Cole pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and Tommy Khanle pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Justin Verlander won his seventh game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and a run with five strikeouts.  Will Harris pitched to one batter and struck him out, Chris Devenski pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Ken Giles pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Bird had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Gregorius had two hits.  Miguel Andujar had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and Bird hit a homerun.   The Yankees were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Gregorius had a stolen base and Torres was picked off.  Torres committed an error and Gardner had an outfield assist. 

Jose Altuve had a hit and an RBI, Yuri Gurriel had two hits and Marwin Gonzalez had two hits.  Evan Gattis had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, J.D. Davis had a hit and three RBI and Gonzalez hit a double and Davis and Altuve each hit a homerun.  The Astros were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Verlander had a pickoff. 

In the second Davis hit a three-run homerun to give the Astros a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Gattis hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  In the seventh Bird hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the eighth Altuve hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees win and take series from the Anaheim Angels

The New York Yankees defeated the Anaheim Angels on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  Brett Gardner led the offense with three hits. 

Tanaka pitched six innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Tanaka won his sixth game of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and Aroldis Chapman saved his 11^th game of the season pitching an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Garrett Richards pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with five walks and three strikeouts and took his fourth loss of the season.  Jose Alvarez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out three, Ian Krol pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Jim Johnson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Blake Parker pitched a perfect inning. 

Gardner had three hits, Aaron Judge had a hit and drew two walks and Gary Sanchez drew a walk.  Didi Gregorius drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had an RBI and drew a walk and Greg Bird had an RBI and drew a walk.  Miguel Andujar had an RBI and drew a walk, the Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Zack Cozart had a hit and drew two walks, Andrelton Simmons had two hits and an RBI and Shohei Ohtani drew two walks.  Martin Maldonado had a hit, Chris Young drew a walk and Simmons hit a homerun.  The Angels were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the third Hicks drew an RBI walk, Bird got hit-by-a pitch and Andujar hit an RBI ground out.  It was 3-0 Yankees and then in the sixth Simmons hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-1 and that was the final score.