New York Mets were defeated by the Oakland Athletics

The New York Mets were defeated by the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Michael Conforto had two hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Montero pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out four and lost his seventh game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up a hit and Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Daniel Gossett pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Daniel Coulombe pitched an inning with a strikeout, Blake Treinen pitched an inning with a strikeout and Santiago Casilla pitched an inning giving up a hit and he saved his 16^th game of the season. 

Conforto had two hits and an RBI, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit.  T.J. Rivera had a hit, Jose Reyes had an RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Montero had a hit, T. Rivera hti a double and Conforto hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Bruce had an outfield assist and Rene Rivera had a pickoff. 

Marcus Semien had two hits and an RBI, Khris Davis had two hits and an RBI and Jedd Lowrie had a hit and drew two walks.  Matt Chapman had two hits and an RBI, Jaycob Brugman had a hit and Matt Olson had a hit.  Chapman hit a double, Semien, Davis and Chapman each hit a homerun and the Athletics were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Davis had a stolen base, Lowrie was caught stealing and Chapman was picked off. 

In the first Semien hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 1-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Davis hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Reyes hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Chapman hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score.