New York Mets lose in extra innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-7 in 11 innings.  Jerry Blevins started for the Mets and was ok but it was a bullpen game as no one pitched more then 2 2/3 innings.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Kevin Plawecki each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Blevins pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with three strikeouts.  Tim Peterson pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Chris Beck pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Anthony Swarzak pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Drew Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Chris Flexen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and lost his first game of the season. 

Rich Hill pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Scott Alexander pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Edward Paredes pitched to one batter and retired him and Josh Fields pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a  walk and a strikeout, Kenley Jansen pitched an inning giving up a hit and Daniel Hudson won his second game of the season pitching two innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, Todd Frazier had a hit and Cabrera had two hits and two RBI.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Jose Bautista had a hit and drew three walks and Dominic Smith had a hit.  Plawecki had two hits and four RBI, Plawecki, Flores and Bautista each hit a double and Cabrera and Plawecki each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Plawecki committed an error. 

Enrique Hernandez had three hits and two RBI, Max Muncy had two hits and an RBI and Chase Utley had a hit.  Cody Bellinger had two hits and two RBI, Yasiel Puig had two hits and drew a walk and Joc Pederson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Barnes had a hit, Justin Turner had a hit and an RBI and Hernandez and Belllinger each hit two homeruns.  Muncy, Pederson and Turner each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Puig had a stolen base and was caught stealing. 

In the first Hernandez hit a solo homerun and Muncy hit a solo homerun giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.  In the second Plawecki hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Flores hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Bellinger hit a solo homerun to give the Dodgers back the lead at 3-2.  In the fifth Cabrera hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 4-3 lead.  In the sixth Hernandez hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the seventh Pederson hit a solo homerun giving the Dodgers a 5-4 lead.  In the eighth Matt Kemp hit into a double play but a run scored to push the lead to 6-4.  Bellinger hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 7-4.  In the eighth Plawecki hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at seven.  In the 11^th Turner hit a solo homerun to give the Dodgers the 8-7 lead and that would be the final score.