The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers by the score of 3-2 on Thursday night. The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Chris Young started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen did it’s job. Chris Capuano pitched pretty well for the Dodgers and their bullpen did it’s job. David Wright led the Mets offense and Ellian Herrera and Juan Rivera lead the Dodgers offense.
Young won his second game of the season pitching 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out six. Tim Byrdak pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Jon Rauch pitched an inning giving up a hit and Bobby Parnell saved his first game of the season. Parnell pitched one perfect inning. Capuano lost his third game of the season pitching seven innings giving up five hits and three runs. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out five. Josh Lindblom pitched 2/3 of an inning walking a batter and Scott Elbert pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk.
Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit and Wright had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk. Daniel Murphy had a hit, Mike Nickeas had a hit and drew a walk and Wright and Torres each had a double. Wright hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Torres had a stolen base and was also caught stealing. Nickeas had a passed ball.
Dee Gordon had a hit, Herrera had two hits and an RBI and Rivera had two hits and an RBI. Adam Kennedy had a hit, Tony Gwynn Jr. had a hit and Jerry Hairston Jr. drew a walk. Gordon had a double, Herrera had a triple and the Dodgers were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Loney committed an error.
Wright hit an RBI double in the first inning to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Wright hit a solo homerun to make it 2-0 in the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fourth Herrera hit an RBI triple and Rivera hit an RBI single to make it a 2-2 game. Torres hit an RBI double in the fifth to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.
The Mets record improved to 41-36 as they took the first game of four. The Dodgers record fell to 43-34 and they lost their fifth straight game. The Dodgers had a big lead in the NL West which has now vanished. The two teams will play game two on Friday night.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
The Yankees get crushed by the White Sox as Warren and Wade struggle
The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago White Sox on Friday night by the score of 14-7. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,NY. Adam Warren was making his major league debut and it showed as he got hit really hard. David Phelps ate up some innings in relief and will most likely now fill the spot of Warren going forward. Cory Wade got hit really hard and I would expect him to be sent down or released tonight or tomorrow. Andruw Jones and Nick Swisher led the Yankees offense.
Warren pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs. He walked two batters and struck out one. Phelps took the loss, his third of the season pitching 3 1/3 innings and giving up four hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out five. Clay Rapada retired the only batter that he faced, Wade pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts. DeWayne Wise faced two hitters and retired them both. Yes it isn’t a misprint Wise the outfielder did come in to pitch. Jose Quintana got the win, his third of the season. He pitched six innings giving up eight hits and six runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Matt Thornton pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Nate Jones pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Leyson Septimo made his major league debut pitching a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts.
Derek Jeter had a hit and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI and Swisher had two hits and drew a walk. Jones had two hits and two RBI, Nix had a hit and two RBI and Chris Stewart had a hit. Jeter, Nix and Teixeira each had a double and Jones had two doubles. Granderson hit a homerun. The Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Cano was caught stealing and Stewart committed an error.
De Aza had a hit and two RBI, Kevin Youkilis had an RBI and Adam Dunn had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks. Paul Konerko had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Alex Rios had two hits and an RBI and A.J. Pierzynski had three hits and three RBI. Viciedo had two hits and drew a walk, Alexi Ramirez had four hits and three RBI and Gordon Beckham had three hits and two RBI. Beckham had two doubles, Vicideo, Ramirez and De Aza each had a double. Pierzynski hit two homeruns, Konerko and Ramirez each hit a homerun. The White Sox were 7-17 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Rios had a stolen base and Ramirez committed an error.
Granderson hit a two run homerun in the first and Jones hit a two run double. The Yankees had a 4-0 lead in the first inning. The White Sox came right back in the second inning. Pierzynski hit a solo homerun, Beckham hit a two run double and Youkilis had an RBI groundout to make it a 4-4 game. In the third Konerko hit a solo homerun to make it 5-4 White Sox. Pierzynski hit an RBI single to make it 6-4 White Sox. Nix hit a two run double to tie the game at six in the fourth inning. In the fifth Pierzynski hit his second homerun of the game to make it 7-6 White Sox. Rios hit an RBI single in the sixth to push the lead to 8-6. Ramirez hit a two run homerun in the seventh and it was 10-6 White Sox. In the bottom of the seventh Cano hit an RBI groundout and it was 10-7 White Sox. In the ninth the White Sox would add four more runs and put the game away.
The Yankees have lost their second game in a row after winning five in a row prior. The Yankees will try and get a game in the four game series on Saturday afternoon. The Yankees record fell to 46-30. The White Sox improved their record to 42-35. The Yankees own a four game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East.
Warren pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs. He walked two batters and struck out one. Phelps took the loss, his third of the season pitching 3 1/3 innings and giving up four hits and two runs. He walked one and struck out five. Clay Rapada retired the only batter that he faced, Wade pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and six runs with a walk and three strikeouts. DeWayne Wise faced two hitters and retired them both. Yes it isn’t a misprint Wise the outfielder did come in to pitch. Jose Quintana got the win, his third of the season. He pitched six innings giving up eight hits and six runs with three walks and five strikeouts. Matt Thornton pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout, Nate Jones pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Leyson Septimo made his major league debut pitching a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts.
Derek Jeter had a hit and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Mark Teixeira had a hit. Alex Rodriguez had a hit and drew a walk, Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI and Swisher had two hits and drew a walk. Jones had two hits and two RBI, Nix had a hit and two RBI and Chris Stewart had a hit. Jeter, Nix and Teixeira each had a double and Jones had two doubles. Granderson hit a homerun. The Yankees were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and they left seven men on base. Cano was caught stealing and Stewart committed an error.
De Aza had a hit and two RBI, Kevin Youkilis had an RBI and Adam Dunn had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks. Paul Konerko had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Alex Rios had two hits and an RBI and A.J. Pierzynski had three hits and three RBI. Viciedo had two hits and drew a walk, Alexi Ramirez had four hits and three RBI and Gordon Beckham had three hits and two RBI. Beckham had two doubles, Vicideo, Ramirez and De Aza each had a double. Pierzynski hit two homeruns, Konerko and Ramirez each hit a homerun. The White Sox were 7-17 with runners in scoring position and they left nine men on base. Rios had a stolen base and Ramirez committed an error.
Granderson hit a two run homerun in the first and Jones hit a two run double. The Yankees had a 4-0 lead in the first inning. The White Sox came right back in the second inning. Pierzynski hit a solo homerun, Beckham hit a two run double and Youkilis had an RBI groundout to make it a 4-4 game. In the third Konerko hit a solo homerun to make it 5-4 White Sox. Pierzynski hit an RBI single to make it 6-4 White Sox. Nix hit a two run double to tie the game at six in the fourth inning. In the fifth Pierzynski hit his second homerun of the game to make it 7-6 White Sox. Rios hit an RBI single in the sixth to push the lead to 8-6. Ramirez hit a two run homerun in the seventh and it was 10-6 White Sox. In the bottom of the seventh Cano hit an RBI groundout and it was 10-7 White Sox. In the ninth the White Sox would add four more runs and put the game away.
The Yankees have lost their second game in a row after winning five in a row prior. The Yankees will try and get a game in the four game series on Saturday afternoon. The Yankees record fell to 46-30. The White Sox improved their record to 42-35. The Yankees own a four game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East.
Yankees Thursday night notes
Here are the postgame notes for the Yankees after a tough Thursday night loss to the White Sox. The Lohud Yankees blog does a great job and I also add in my two cents.
What could have been a win that gave the Yankees a huge confidence boost after losing both CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte to injury yesterday ended up being a devastating 4-3 loss that left the clubhouse feeling as somber as it has in quite some time.
David Robertson is usually one of the last Yankees to express any sort of displeasure, but it was written all over his face tonight. Clearly, Robertson was mad at himself for giving up the decisive home run to Dayan Viciedo in the ninth, but he also was a bit more open about his disappointment with how he was used than I would have expected. I was suprised by this also. He is never like this, maybe it was just the frustration but he made it clear he wasn't happy with the manager.
“If it’s up to me – if it’s my choice – yeah, I would prefer (to start the inning),” Robertson said. “But I’ve been in situations before just like that, and I’ve gotten out of them. Tonight just wasn’t my night.”
With regular closer Rafael Soriano understandably unavailable after pitching in four of the last five games, Joe Girardi defended his decision not to start the inning with Robertson.
“His velocity has been not as consistent as before he got hurt, so I’m watching him,” Girardi said. “I’m going to be cautious.”
Basically, Girardi said that he decided to mix and match in the ninth inning rather than use Robertson for the second consecutive day. Robertson said that he felt fine to pitch a full inning, even noting that he felt better in his second consecutive day of work against the Mets over the weekend than he did in his first. When asked if he thought he was going to have the opportunity to start and finish the ninth inning, Robertson responded, “I thought I was.”
Of course, the inning would have never come down to Viciedo’s homer if Clay Rapada had been able to turn what looked to be a routine double play. After Cody Eppley gave up a single to lead off the inning, Girardi went to Rapada to face the lefty A.J. Pierzynski. Rapada induced a weak ground ball right back to the pitcher, but his throw to second sailed into center field. “I thought I fielded it very cleanly, I just didn’t get my feet going, and pushed the ball right into center field,” Rapada said. “It’s really tough because I executed the pitch that I wanted, I just didn’t do my job as a fielder… Throwing to the chest is throwing to the chest, and I didn’t do it.” If he would of just gotten at least the one out the Yankees most likely win the game. That was the turning point and a very frustrating play.
Girardi was asked if he regretted his decision to not allow Robertson to pitch the entire inning. “No, not at all,” he said. “We give up a hit, and we get a double play ball. I should have been bringing him in with two outs… We’ve done a lot of mixing and matching, and we’re going to continue to do it.”
Lost in all of the ninth inning madness was a strong outing from Ivan Nova. He was hit hard at times, but gave the Yankees 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball. “I have to say my fastball and slider (were working), because my curveball wasn’t there today,” he said. “But I battled to the end.”
Girardi talked about White Sox starter Dylan Axelrod, who did a pretty good job against this Yankees lineup other than the fifth inning. “I thought he threw a lot of sliders that were effective against us,” Girardi said. “Whether they were behind in the count or ahead in the count, he stayed down and nibbled.” The Yankees have more trouble with those guys especially when they haven't seen him before.
The Yankees did most of their damage in the fifth with two outs. Curtis Granderson singled, which was followed by an RBI double from A-Rod. I’ve been saying for quite some time that opposing pitchers seem to always give him these hittable first-pitch strikes because they know he usually takes them. Tonight, he jumped on two first-pitch strikes, and it resulted in two doubles. Robby Cano also had an RBI double in the inning, giving him 19 RBI in the month of June. Cano is just completely on fire.
With a man on and two outs in the ninth, Derek Jeter hit one to the wall in right field that could have provided the Yankees with a walkoff win. “I didn’t know,” Jeter said when asked if he thought it was a home run. “They were playing no doubles (defense), so it either goes out or he catches it.”
Here’s a typical Derek Jeter response on what it means to tie Cal Ripken, Jr. for 13th on the all-time hits list: “Right now, it’s kind of hard to sit around and think about it. Obviously what Cal represents, being a shortstop, he’s someone that I’ve always admired.”
My opinion on Girardi’s decision not to use Robertson to start the ninth: He got too cute. I understand that Robertson is coming off of an injury, but he was obviously available. He’s their set-up man, and when the closer isn’t ready to go, the set-up man gets to close. You have to show more confidence in a guy that’s been as good as D-Rob. Girardi has done a great job managing the bullpen all year. But not tonight. That is Chads take and I would tend to agree with that. I mean bottom line is if the players execute especially Rapada with the easy double play we aren't talking about it but Robertson should of had the clean inning to close it out.
What could have been a win that gave the Yankees a huge confidence boost after losing both CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte to injury yesterday ended up being a devastating 4-3 loss that left the clubhouse feeling as somber as it has in quite some time.
David Robertson is usually one of the last Yankees to express any sort of displeasure, but it was written all over his face tonight. Clearly, Robertson was mad at himself for giving up the decisive home run to Dayan Viciedo in the ninth, but he also was a bit more open about his disappointment with how he was used than I would have expected. I was suprised by this also. He is never like this, maybe it was just the frustration but he made it clear he wasn't happy with the manager.
“If it’s up to me – if it’s my choice – yeah, I would prefer (to start the inning),” Robertson said. “But I’ve been in situations before just like that, and I’ve gotten out of them. Tonight just wasn’t my night.”
With regular closer Rafael Soriano understandably unavailable after pitching in four of the last five games, Joe Girardi defended his decision not to start the inning with Robertson.
“His velocity has been not as consistent as before he got hurt, so I’m watching him,” Girardi said. “I’m going to be cautious.”
Basically, Girardi said that he decided to mix and match in the ninth inning rather than use Robertson for the second consecutive day. Robertson said that he felt fine to pitch a full inning, even noting that he felt better in his second consecutive day of work against the Mets over the weekend than he did in his first. When asked if he thought he was going to have the opportunity to start and finish the ninth inning, Robertson responded, “I thought I was.”
Of course, the inning would have never come down to Viciedo’s homer if Clay Rapada had been able to turn what looked to be a routine double play. After Cody Eppley gave up a single to lead off the inning, Girardi went to Rapada to face the lefty A.J. Pierzynski. Rapada induced a weak ground ball right back to the pitcher, but his throw to second sailed into center field. “I thought I fielded it very cleanly, I just didn’t get my feet going, and pushed the ball right into center field,” Rapada said. “It’s really tough because I executed the pitch that I wanted, I just didn’t do my job as a fielder… Throwing to the chest is throwing to the chest, and I didn’t do it.” If he would of just gotten at least the one out the Yankees most likely win the game. That was the turning point and a very frustrating play.
Girardi was asked if he regretted his decision to not allow Robertson to pitch the entire inning. “No, not at all,” he said. “We give up a hit, and we get a double play ball. I should have been bringing him in with two outs… We’ve done a lot of mixing and matching, and we’re going to continue to do it.”
Lost in all of the ninth inning madness was a strong outing from Ivan Nova. He was hit hard at times, but gave the Yankees 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball. “I have to say my fastball and slider (were working), because my curveball wasn’t there today,” he said. “But I battled to the end.”
Girardi talked about White Sox starter Dylan Axelrod, who did a pretty good job against this Yankees lineup other than the fifth inning. “I thought he threw a lot of sliders that were effective against us,” Girardi said. “Whether they were behind in the count or ahead in the count, he stayed down and nibbled.” The Yankees have more trouble with those guys especially when they haven't seen him before.
The Yankees did most of their damage in the fifth with two outs. Curtis Granderson singled, which was followed by an RBI double from A-Rod. I’ve been saying for quite some time that opposing pitchers seem to always give him these hittable first-pitch strikes because they know he usually takes them. Tonight, he jumped on two first-pitch strikes, and it resulted in two doubles. Robby Cano also had an RBI double in the inning, giving him 19 RBI in the month of June. Cano is just completely on fire.
With a man on and two outs in the ninth, Derek Jeter hit one to the wall in right field that could have provided the Yankees with a walkoff win. “I didn’t know,” Jeter said when asked if he thought it was a home run. “They were playing no doubles (defense), so it either goes out or he catches it.”
Here’s a typical Derek Jeter response on what it means to tie Cal Ripken, Jr. for 13th on the all-time hits list: “Right now, it’s kind of hard to sit around and think about it. Obviously what Cal represents, being a shortstop, he’s someone that I’ve always admired.”
My opinion on Girardi’s decision not to use Robertson to start the ninth: He got too cute. I understand that Robertson is coming off of an injury, but he was obviously available. He’s their set-up man, and when the closer isn’t ready to go, the set-up man gets to close. You have to show more confidence in a guy that’s been as good as D-Rob. Girardi has done a great job managing the bullpen all year. But not tonight. That is Chads take and I would tend to agree with that. I mean bottom line is if the players execute especially Rapada with the easy double play we aren't talking about it but Robertson should of had the clean inning to close it out.
The New York Yankees five game winning streak is snapped by the White Sox
The New York Yankees were defeated by the Chicago White Sox by the score of 4-3 on Thursday night. The game took place at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx,NY. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and pitched very well. It got away from them in the ninth with a big error by Clay Rapada and Dave Robertson giving up a homerun. Derek Jeter almost hit a two run walkoff homerun in the bottom of the ninth but he fell just short. Alex Rodriguez led the Yankees offense.
Nova pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and one run with three walks and five strikeouts. Boone Logan faced one batter and retired him, Cody Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout and Rapada gave up a run without getting an out. Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. Robertson took his second blown save and fell to 0-2 on the season. The big play of the game though was an easy double play grounded to Rapada and he threw it very wide into center field and set up the White Sox winning the game. Dylan Axelrod started for the White Sox and pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Hector Santiago picked up his second win of the season pitching one inning and giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. Addison Reed picked up his 11th save pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI. Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and Nick Swisher drew a walk. Raul Ibanez drew a walk, DeWayne Wise had a hit and Chris Stewart had a hit. Rodriguez and Cano each had a double and Teixeira hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Rapada committed an error, Granderson had a stolen base and Jeter was caught stealing.
Alejandro De Aza had four hits and an RBI, Adam Dunn drew two walks and Paul Konerko had a hit. Alex Rios had two hits, Dayan Viciedo had a hit and three RBI and drew a walk. Konerko had a double, De Aza and Viciedo each hit a homerun. The White Sox were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. De Aza was caught stealing.
De Aza hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the fifth Rodriguez and Cano each had an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. In the eighth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1. In the ninth Viciedo hit a three run homerun to give the White Sox a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.
The Yankees had their five game winning streak snapped. The Yankees record dropped to 46-29 and the White Sox improved their record to 41-35. They are both in first place in their respective divisions. The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Friday night.
Nova pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and one run with three walks and five strikeouts. Boone Logan faced one batter and retired him, Cody Eppley pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a strikeout and Rapada gave up a run without getting an out. Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. Robertson took his second blown save and fell to 0-2 on the season. The big play of the game though was an easy double play grounded to Rapada and he threw it very wide into center field and set up the White Sox winning the game. Dylan Axelrod started for the White Sox and pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts. Hector Santiago picked up his second win of the season pitching one inning and giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. Addison Reed picked up his 11th save pitching an inning and giving up a hit and striking out one.
Derek Jeter had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI. Robinson Cano had a hit and an RBI, Mark Teixeira had a hit and an RBI and Nick Swisher drew a walk. Raul Ibanez drew a walk, DeWayne Wise had a hit and Chris Stewart had a hit. Rodriguez and Cano each had a double and Teixeira hit a homerun. The Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Rapada committed an error, Granderson had a stolen base and Jeter was caught stealing.
Alejandro De Aza had four hits and an RBI, Adam Dunn drew two walks and Paul Konerko had a hit. Alex Rios had two hits, Dayan Viciedo had a hit and three RBI and drew a walk. Konerko had a double, De Aza and Viciedo each hit a homerun. The White Sox were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. De Aza was caught stealing.
De Aza hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the fifth Rodriguez and Cano each had an RBI double to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. In the eighth Teixeira hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1. In the ninth Viciedo hit a three run homerun to give the White Sox a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score.
The Yankees had their five game winning streak snapped. The Yankees record dropped to 46-29 and the White Sox improved their record to 41-35. They are both in first place in their respective divisions. The two teams will play game two of the three game series on Friday night.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The Mets clobber the Cubs to salvage the final game of the series
The Mets clobber the Cubs to salvage the final game of the series
By Gary W. Marchese Jr.
Chicago,IL(June 27, 2012)-The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs by the score of 17-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The Mets got a lot of hitting and some good pitching from Jon Niese. Jeff Samardzija had a rough day starting for the Cubs and Barney led their offense.
Niese pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts. Niese is now 6-3 on the season. Ramon Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and struck out two. Samardzija lost his seventh game of the season and pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and nine runs. He walked four and struck out one. Coleman pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up six hits and seven runs with a couple of walks and a strikeout. The Cubs used three other relievers who pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run. They walked one and struck out two.
Andres Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Ruben Tejada had three hits and David Wright had two hits and five RBI. Justin Turner had a hit, Lucas Duda drew three walks and Ike Davis had three hits and four RBI. Scott Hairston had two hits and four RBI, Daniel Murphy had three hits and four RBI and Josh Thole had a hit. Niese drew two walks and Mike Nickeas drew a walk. Murphy, Davis, Tejada, Wright and Thole each had a double. Murphy had two homeruns, Davis and Hairston each hit a homerun. The Mets were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Torres had a stolen base, Thole had a passed ball. Niese had a pickoff.
The Mets scored three runs in the fourth and six each in the fifth and sixth innings. Wright had a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead in the first inning. In the second Valbuena had an RBI double to tie the game at one. In the fourth Davis had an RBI double and Murphy had a two run homerun and it was 4-1 Mets. Wright hit a two run double in the fifth, Davis hit a three run homerun and Murphy hit a solo homerun making it 10-1 Mets. In the sixth Wright hit a two run single and Hairston hit a grand slam and it was 16-1 Mets. In the eighth Murphy grounded out to make it 17-1.
The Mets salvaged the final game of the three game series. The Mets improved their record to 40-36 and the Cubs record fell to 26-49. The Mets will head to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers in a four game series beginning on Thursday night.
By Gary W. Marchese Jr.
Chicago,IL(June 27, 2012)-The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs by the score of 17-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The Mets got a lot of hitting and some good pitching from Jon Niese. Jeff Samardzija had a rough day starting for the Cubs and Barney led their offense.
Niese pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts. Niese is now 6-3 on the season. Ramon Ramirez pitched two innings giving up a hit and struck out two. Samardzija lost his seventh game of the season and pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and nine runs. He walked four and struck out one. Coleman pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up six hits and seven runs with a couple of walks and a strikeout. The Cubs used three other relievers who pitched three innings giving up four hits and a run. They walked one and struck out two.
Andres Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Ruben Tejada had three hits and David Wright had two hits and five RBI. Justin Turner had a hit, Lucas Duda drew three walks and Ike Davis had three hits and four RBI. Scott Hairston had two hits and four RBI, Daniel Murphy had three hits and four RBI and Josh Thole had a hit. Niese drew two walks and Mike Nickeas drew a walk. Murphy, Davis, Tejada, Wright and Thole each had a double. Murphy had two homeruns, Davis and Hairston each hit a homerun. The Mets were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Torres had a stolen base, Thole had a passed ball. Niese had a pickoff.
The Mets scored three runs in the fourth and six each in the fifth and sixth innings. Wright had a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead in the first inning. In the second Valbuena had an RBI double to tie the game at one. In the fourth Davis had an RBI double and Murphy had a two run homerun and it was 4-1 Mets. Wright hit a two run double in the fifth, Davis hit a three run homerun and Murphy hit a solo homerun making it 10-1 Mets. In the sixth Wright hit a two run single and Hairston hit a grand slam and it was 16-1 Mets. In the eighth Murphy grounded out to make it 17-1.
The Mets salvaged the final game of the three game series. The Mets improved their record to 40-36 and the Cubs record fell to 26-49. The Mets will head to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers in a four game series beginning on Thursday night.
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