The New York Mets defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Five and advance to the NLCS

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 3-2 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he battled all night long and the Mets bullpen was lights out.  The offense was led by Daniel Murphy who did it all. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up two runs on six hits.  He walked three and struck out seven and picked up his second win of the series.  Noah Syndergaard pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two and Jeurys Familia saved his second game of the series pitching two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts. 

Zack Greinke lost his first game of the series pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up six hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out nine.  Luis Avilan pitched to one batter and retired him, Chris Hatcher pitched a perfect inning including a strikeout and Kenley Jansen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Murphy had three hits and two RBI and Lucas Duda drew a walk.  Travis d'Arnaud had an RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had a hit, Murphy and Lagares each hit a double and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Murphy had a stolen base and Flores committed an error. 

Cory Seager had a hit, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and drew a walk and Justin Turner had three hits and an RBI.  Andre Ethier had a hit and an RBI, Yasmani Grandal drew a walk and Joc Pederson drew two walks.  Turner hit two doubles and the Dodgers were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Turner had a stolen base  and Enrique Hernandez committed an error. 

In the first Murphy hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Turner hit an RBI single to tie the game and Ethier hit an RBI single to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth d'Arnaud hit a sac fly after heads up baserunning by Murphy to get to third after a walk to Duda and seeing the shift being played.  The Mets took the lead in the sixth on a Murphy solo homerun at 3-2 and they were able to hold that lead and move on to the NLCS.  It was a very good series and a tight one and the next one against the Cubs should be just as good if not better.  Game one will be on Saturday night in New York at Citi Field. 

The New York Mets lose game four and the series is even headed for a game five in Los Angeles

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-1 Mets.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and pitched ok, the bullpen was good and the offense only managed three hits. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up three runs on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts.  Matz took the loss, Bartolo Colon pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning. 

Clayton Kershaw pitched seven innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Kershaw got the win as he got the monkey off of his back for now.  Chris Hatcher pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout and Kenley Jansen pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two and earned his second save of the postseason. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, David Wright drew two walks and Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Juan Lagares had a hit and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Granderson had a stolen base. 

Enrique Hernandez had two hits, Howie Kendrick had a hit and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI.  Justin Turner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Cory Seager drew a walk and A.J. Ellis had a hit.  Kershaw had a hit, Turner hit a double and the Dodgers were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the third Gonzalez hit an RBI single giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  In the third Turner hit a two run double to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Murphy hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will head back to L.A. for game five winner take all on Thursday night.  The winner will advance to the NLCS to take on the Chicago Cubs.   

The Mets win big in pivotal game three of the NLDS

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 13-7 Mets.  It was the first postseason game in the history of Citi Field and the Mets didn't disappoint their fans.  The offense was at the top of their game, Matt Harvey started and he didn't have his best stuff but gutted it out and the bullpen did a pretty good job other then Erik Goeddel. 

Harvey pitched five innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out seven and earned the win.  Bartolo Colon pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts, Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Goeddel gave up four hits and three runs without recording an out.  Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Anderson took the loss pitching three innings and giving up seven hits and six runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Alex Wood pitched two innings giving up four hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts, Yimi Garcia pitched an inning walking one and striking out three and Pedro Baez gave up a hit, three runs and two walks.  J.P. Howell pitched an inning giving up a hit and Luis Avilan pitched a perfect inning striking out two. 

Curtis Granderson had two hits and five RBI, David Wright drew two walks and Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes had three hits and three RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and Travis d'Arnaud had three hits and three RBI.  Wilmer Flores had two hits and drew a walk, Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk and Michael Cuddyer drew a walk.  Michael Conforto had an RBI, Granderson hit two doubles, Lagares and Flores each hit a double.  d'Arnaud and Cespedes each hit a homerun and the Mets were6-15 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Granderson committed an error. 

Howie Kendrick had two hits and three RBI, Jimmy Rollins had a hit and Adrian Gonzalez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Justin Turner had two hits, Andre Ethier had two hits and Carl Crawford had a hit.  Yasmani Grandal had a hit and two RBI, Enrique Hernandez had a hit and Joc Pederson drew a walk.  Cory Seager had a hit, Gonzalez and Kendrick each hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the second Grandal hit a two run single and a throwing error allowed another run to score to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead.  In the second d'Arnaud hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1.  Granderson hit a three run double and it was 4-3 Mets.  In the third d'Arnaud hit a two run homerun to extend the Mets lead to 6-3.  In the fourth Murphy hit an RBI single to make it 7-3 Mets.  Cespedes hit a three run homerun in the fourth to make it 10-3 and basically put the game out of reach.  In the seventh Gonzalez hit a solo homerun to make it 10-4.  In the seventh Conforto hit a sac fly to push the lead to 11-4.  Granderson hit a two run double and it was 13-4 Mets.  In the ninth Kendrick hit a three run homerun to make it a 13-7 game and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game four on Tuesday night in New York, the Mets have a chance to close out the series or if not there will be a game five on Thursday night in Los Angeles. 

The New York Mets lose the game and also their shortstop

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The New York Mets take game one of NLDS

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 3-1 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched great and the bullpen did their job.  Curtis Granderson led the offense with two of the teams five hits. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs with a walk and 13 strikeouts.  deGrom earned the win for the game.  Tyler Clippard pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jeurys Familia pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Clayton Kershaw pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with four walks and 11 strikeouts.  Kershaw suffered the loss despite pitching pretty well.  Pedro Baez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Joel Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Chris Hatcher pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Granderson had two hits and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Howie Kendrick had two hits, Cory Seager had a hit and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI.  Justin Turner had two hits, A.J. Ellis had a hit and Joc Pederson drew a walk.  Turner, Seager and Kendrick each hit a double.  The Dodgers were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the fourth Murphy hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Wright hit a two run single to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the eighth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 but that would be the final score.  The Mets take a 1-0 series lead in the best of five NLDS.