Friday, August 4, 2017

New York Mets lose on a walk-off again in Colorado


The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 5-4.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and was just ok.  The Mets bullpen pitched well for the most part and the offense was led by Asdrubal Cabrera who had three hits. 

Montero pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.   Josh Smoker pitched to two batters and retired them both, one by strikeout.  Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Jerry Blevins retired the only batter that he faced and Hansel Robles lost his third game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a run and three walks with a strikeout. 

German Marquez pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Pat Neshek pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one and Mike Dunn pitched to one batter and retired him.  Greg Holland won his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Michael Conforto had ah it, Cabrera had three hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew two walks, Jose Reyes drew a walk and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Rene Rivera had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Montero had a hit and an RBI and Cabrera hit a double and Rosario hit a triple.  Cespedes hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Reyes was caught stealing and Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

Charlie Blackmon had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, D.J. LeMahieu had three hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Nolan Arenado had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Gerardo Parra had a hit and an RBI, Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI and Jonathan Lucroy had two hits.  Blackmon, LeMahieu and Arenado each hit a double and Blackmon and Reynolds each hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the third LeMahieu hit an RBI single, Parra hit an RBI single and it was 2-0 Rockies.  In the fourth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Montero hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Blackmon hit a solo homerun in the fifth to give the Rockies a 3-2 lead.  In the sixth Rivera hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  Reynolds hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth to give the Rockies back the lead at 4-3.  In the seventh Cabrera hit an RBI double to tie the game at four and in the ninth Arenado drew an RBI walk to walk-off the game and give the Rockies a 5-4 victory. 

The Mets will return home to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. 

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