New York Mets blow out the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 14-2.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen was great.  Adrian Gonzalez led the offense with three hits and five RBI. 

Wheeler won his second game of the season and pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out nine.  Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up two hits and he struck out three, Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and Matt Harvey pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Bryan Mitchell pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his third game of the season.  Jordan Lyles pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk, Phil Maton pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Kazuhisa Makita pitched an inning giving up six hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Kirby Yates pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had two hits.  Brandon Nimmo had two hits and an RBI, Jay Bruce had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Todd Frazier had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Gonzalez had three hits and five RBI, Jose Reyes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Tomas Nido had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores drew a walk, Cespedes and Gonzalez each hit a double and Gonzalez, Frazier and Reyes each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 7-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Reyes and Bruce each had a stolen base and Cespedes had two stolen bases.  Nido committed two errors. 

Manuel Margot had two hits, Eric Hosmer had three hits and Christian Villanueva drew a walk.  Franchy Cordero had a hit, Jose Pirela had a hit and drew a walk and Freddy Galvis had a hit and two RBI.  A.J. Ellis had two hits, Travis Jankowski had a hit and Margot and Hosmer each hit a double.  The Padres were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Margot had a stolen base. 

In the first Bruce hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nido hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Gonzalez hit a two-run double and it was 4-0 Mets.  In the third Galvis hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the seventh Gonzalez hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 7-2.  Cabrera hit a two-run single and it was 9-2.  In the eighth Frazier hit a two-run homerun to extend the Yankees lead to 11-2.  Reyes hit a solo homerun and Conforto hit an RBI single to make it 13-2.  Nimmo hit an RBI single to push the lead to 14-2 and that was the final score. 

The Mets will have off on Monday and start a three game series with the Braves on home on Tuesday night.