New York Mets ride Nido career game for big win over the Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-2.  David Peterson started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen also pitched well and Tomas Nido led the offense with a pair of homeruns. 

Peterson won his third game of the season pitching five innings and giving up a hit and an unearned run.  He walked two and struck out three.  Jared Huges pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Brad Brach pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout. 

Austin Voth lost his second game of the season for the Nationals.  He pitched four innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Seth Romero pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and four runs with three walks and four strikeouts, Wander Suero pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Javy Guerra pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew two walks, Billy Hamilton had a hit and drew a walk and Michael Conforto had two hits and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso had two hits and an RBI, Dom Smith had two hits and an RBI and Andres Gimenez had a hit and drew a walk.  Nido had two hits and six RBI, Luis Guillorme had two hits, Nimmo and Smith each hit a double and Smith hit a homerun.  Nido hit two homeruns and the Mets were 3-16 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Gimenez had a stolen base, Nido and Davis each committed an error. 

Trea Turner drew two walks, Adam Eaton had two hits and Starlin Castro drew a walk.  Juan Soto had a hit and an RBI, Howie Kendrick had an RBI and Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk.  Yan Gomes had a hit, Michael Taylor had a hit and Soto hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base. 

In the first Kendrick hit an RBI ground out to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Smith hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fourth Nido hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 3-1 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Nido hit a grand slam to push the Mets lead to 7-1.  In the sixth Soto hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-2 and in the eighth Alonso hit an RBI single to make it 8-2 and that would be the final score.  The Mets will begin a three-game series with the Phillies in Philadelphia on Friday night. 

New York Mets outslug the Washington Nationals

 The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 11-6.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch great.  The bullpen pitched pretty well and Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched two innings giving up four hits and three runs with a strikeout.  Chasen Shreve pitched an inning giving up a hit, Jeurys Familia won his first game of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit and a walk with four strikeouts.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Drew Smith pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Brad Brach pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Anibal Sanchez pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  He took his third loss of the season.  Sam Freeman pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk, Kyle Finnegan pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two and Ryne Harper pitched an inning giving up four hits and five runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Erick Fedde pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Nimmo had three hits and an RBI, Michael Conforto had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Alonso had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Dom Smith had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Andres Gimenez had a hit and an RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI.  Luis Guillorme had a hit and drew two walks.  Alonso hit two doubles, Smith and Conforto each hit a double.  Nimmo, Alonso and Smith each hit a homerun and the Mets were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Gimenez and Guillorme each had a stolen base. 

Trea Turner had a hit, Adam Eaton had a hit and drew a walk and Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI.  Juan Soto had three hits and four RBI, Howie Kendrick had two hits and Kurt Suzuki had a hit and an RBI.  Turner hit a double, Soto hit a homerun and the Nationals were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Soto hit a three-run homerun to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Nimmo hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 3-1.  Alonso hit an RBI double and Smith hit an RBI double to tie the game at three.  Gimenez hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the third Ramos hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-3.  In the sixth Soto hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 5-4.  In the bottom of the sixth Conforto hit a two-run double and it was 7-4.  Alonso hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 9-4.  Smith hit a solo homerun and it was 10-4.  In the eighth Castro hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 10-5.  In the bottom of the eighth Smith hit an RBI ground out to make it 11-5 and in the ninth Suzuki hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 11-6 which would be the final score. 

New York Mets lose a close one to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Rick Porcello started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  J.D. Davis and Luis Guillorme led the offense with two hits each. 

Porcello lost his second game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out five.  Jared Hughes pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Max Scherzer won his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out seven.  Javy Guerra pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Tanner Rainey pitched 1 2/3 of an inning with two strikeouts and Daniel Hudson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Davis had two hits.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Dom Smith drew a walk and Andres Gimenez had a hit.  Guillorme had two hits and an RBI and he hit a double and a triple.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Trea Turner had two hits and an RBI, Howie Kendrick had three hits and Eric Thames had a hit.  Kurt Suzuki had a hit, Victor Robles had two hits and an RBI and Turner hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Turner hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Robles hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Guillorme hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 2-1 and that would be the final score.   

New York Yankees earn sweep over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched ok and the bullpen was very good.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with four hits and Clint Frazier added three hits. 

Tanaka pitched four innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jonathan Loaisiga won his second game of the season pitching two innings and giving up three hits and he struck out three, Chad Green pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Luis Avilan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Adam Ottavino pitched to one batter and struck him out, Jonathan Holder pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Zack Britton saved his seventh game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning with a walk. 

Huascar Ynoa started for the Braves and he pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs with three walks.  Tyler Matzek lost his first game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Josh Tomlin pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts and Darren O’Day pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Will Smith pitched a perfect inning, A.J. Minter pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Shane Greene pitched an inning with a walk. 

LeMahieu had four hits and an RBI, Luke Voit had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Hicks had a hit and an RBI with two walks.  Gio Urshela drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Frazier had three hits and an RBI, Brett Gardner drew a walk and Voit, Hicks and Frazier each hit a double.  LeMahieu hit a triple and Sanchez and Frazier each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  LeMahieu had a stolen base. 

Dansby Swanson had three hits, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and an RBI and Freddie Freeman drew two walks.  Marcell Ozuna drew a walk, Adam Duvall had a hit and Nick Markakis had two hits.  Johan Camargo had two hits and two RBI, Austin Riley had a hit and Ender Inciarte had a hit.  Markakis and Swanson each hit a double and Camargo hit a homerun.  The Braves were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Inciarte committed an error and d’Arnaud had a passed ball. 

In the second Camargo hit a two-run homerun giving the Braves a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Sanchez and Frazier hit back-to-back homeruns to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Hicks hit an RBI double and Torres hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth LeMahieu hit an RBI single and Voit hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-2.  In the ninth d’Arnaud hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-3 but that would be the final score.  The Yankees swept the brief two-game series and will be off on Thursday.  They will begin a four-game series with their rival Boston Red Sox on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.   

New York Yankees power to victory over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-6.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Mike Ford led the offense with a couple of hits and three RBI. 

Montgomery pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Montgomery won his second game of the season.  David Hale pitched 1/3 of 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 Chad Green pitched to two batters getting them both out and he struck out one.  Zack Britton saved his sixth game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Touki Toussaint pitched four innings for the Braves and he gave up four hits and six runs with five being earned.  He walked one and struck out three.  Bryse Wilson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with four walks and two strikeouts, Luke Jackson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Josh Tomlin pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Mike Tauchman drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Luke Voit had a hit and three RBI and Gleyber Torres drew two walks.  Ford had two hits and three RBI, he had two doubles and Voit and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  LeMahieu and Torres each committed an error and Sanchez had a passed ball. 

Dansby Swanson had an RBI, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Freddie Freeman had a hit and drew a walk.  Marcell Ozuna had two hits and three RBI, Johan Camargo had a hit and an RBI and Austin Riley had a hit.  Tyler Flowers had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Ozuna, Camargo and Flowers each hit a double.  Ozuna hit a homerun and the Braves were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Toussaint and Riley each committed an error. 

In the first Voit hit a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the third Voit lined out and a run scored on an error to make it 4-0.  Ford hit a two-run double and the lead was pushed to 6-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 7-0.  Ford grounded into a double play and it was an 8-0 game.  In the sixth Ozuna hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 8-3.  In the seventh Swanson reached on a fielder’s choice and an error to make it 8-4.  In the seventh Ford hit an RBI double to make it 9-4 and in the eighth Camargo hit an RBI double to cut the deficit to 9-5.  Flowers hit an RBI double and it was 9-6.  That was as close as it got as the game ended with a 9-6 Yankees victory.  The two teams will play game two of two on Wednesday night. 

New York Mets double up the Miami Marlins

 The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at

Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and 

pitched ok and the bullpen was good. Andres Gimenez led the offense with three hits.  

deGrom pitched five innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and six strikeouts. 

deGrom won his second game of the season.  Jared Hughes pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts,

Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a walk and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up two hits and 

he struck out three.  Seth Lugo picked up his third save of the season pitching an inning with a walk 

and a strikeout.  

Pablo Lopez pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with two being earned.  He walked

four and struck out four and took his first loss of the season.  Stephen Tarpley pitched 1/3 of an inning

giving up two hits and a run.  Mike Morin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two

strikeouts and Brian Moran pitched an inning with a strikeout.  

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jeff McNeil had two RBI and Michael Conforto

had a hit and drew a walk.  J.D. Davis had a hit and drew two walks, Dom Smith had a hit and Gimenez

had three hits.  Tomas Nido had a hit and drew a walk, Gimenez and Smith each hit a double.  The Mets

were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Gimenez had a stolen base and 

Conforto was caught stealing.  Alonso committed an error and Nido had a passed ball.  

In the third McNeil hit an RBI ground out to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Conforto reached on an error

and the lead was pushed to 2-0.  In the fourth Nimmo hit an RBI single to make it 3-0.  In the fifth 

Aguilar hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth McNeil hit a sac fly and the lead was

4-2 and that was the final score.  

The Mets took two out of three in the series and will now face the Washington Nationals at home

beginning on Monday night.  

New York Yankees blow late lead and lose to the Tampa Bay Rays

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.  The game took 

place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-3.  James Paxton started for 

the Yankees and he pitched great until it fell apart in the last inning.  DJ LeMahieu led the offense with

two hits.  

Paxton pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and 11 strikeouts.  Jonathan 

Holder pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk and Zack Britton took his first loss of the 

season.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk.  

Charlie Morton pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout.  

Trevor Richards pitched four innings giving up four hits and wo unearned runs with two walks and Joh

four strikeouts.  John Curtiss pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts and Ryan Thompson

pitched a perfect inning.  

LeMahieu had two hits and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and Luke Voit

had a hit and drew a walk.  Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Mike Ford had an RBI and 

Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Brett Gardner had a hit, Hicks, Gardner and Torres each hit a double.  The 

Yankees were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  

Yandy Diaz had a hit, Austin Meadows had a hit and Jose Martinez had a hit and drew a walk.  

Mike Brosseau had two hits and two RBI, Brandon Lowe had a hit and an RBI and Manuel Margot

drew a walk.  Mike Zunino drew a walk, Ji-Man Choi had a hit and Michahael Perez had a hit and an

RBI.  Martinez, Meadows and Brosseau hit a double.  Brosseau and Lowe each hit a homerun.  

The Rays were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Margot committed an 

error.  

In the first Ford got hit by a pitch to drive in a run and give them a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Urshela reached

on a fielding error and two runs scored to push the lead to 3-0.  In the seventh Brosseau hit a two-run 

homerun followed by a solo homerun by Lowe to tie the game at three.  In the ninth Perez hit an RBI

single to win the game 4-3 for the Rays.  The Rays took three out of four and the Yankees will  now

have off on Monday before beginning a short two-game series with the Braves at home on Tuesday 

night.  

New York Yankees drop game 2 of the doubleheader

 The New York Yankees were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of a doubleheader on 

Saturday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was

5-3.  Michael King started for the Yankees and he pitched ok, the bullpen was pretty good.  Luke Voit led

the offense with two hits.  

King pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up a hit and three runs with five walks and four strikeouts.  King lost his

first game of the season.  Luis Avilan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked two, Albert 

Abreu made his major league debut pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up three hits and two runs with 

two walks and two strikeouts and Ben Heller pitched 2/3 of an inning.  

Ryan Thompson pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Diego Castillo pitched an 

inning with a walk and a strikeout, Pete Fairbanks pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with

a walk and a strikeout and Andrew Kittredge pitched a perfect inning.  Jalen Beeks pitched 1 2/3 innings

giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and Nick Anderson earned his second 

save of the season pitching to one batter and getting him out.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and two RBI, Aaron Judge had a hit and Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk.

Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Voit had two hits and an RBI.  Gio Urshela

had a hit and Eric Kratz had a hit and drew a walk.  Kratz hit a double and the Yankees were 3-6 with 

runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  

Austin Meadows had two hits and two RBI, Hunter Renfroe drew two walks and Jose Martinez had a

hit.  Ji-Man Choi had a hit and drew a walk, Joey Wendle drew a walk and Yoshi Tsutsugo had an RBI

and drew a walk.  Willy Adames drew a walk, Kevin Kiermaier drew two walks and Yandy Diaz 

drew a walk.  Kevan Smith had a hit and two RBI, Meadows hit a double and the Rays were 2-12 with

runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Kiermaier had an outfield assist.  

In the bottom of the first Tsutsugo had an RBI walk to give the Rays a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Voit 

hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fourth Meadows hit a two-run single 

to give the Rays a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Smith hit a two-run single to push their lead to 5-1.  In the 

seventh LeMahieu hit a two-run single to cut the lead to 5-3 but that would be the final score.  

The two teams will play the rubber game of the four-game series on Sunday afternoon.  

New York Yankees take Game 1 of doubleheader in Tampa Bay

 The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Saturday 

afternoon.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 8-4.

Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Aaron Judge led the offense with three hits and 

Giancarlo Stanton and Gio Urshela added a couple of hits each.  

Cole pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Chad Green

picked up his second win of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a run and two walks with 

two strikeouts and Adam Ottavino pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  

Tyler Glasnow pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with three walks and five 

strikeouts.  Glasnow took his first loss of the season.  Sean Gilmartin pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up 

five hits and three runs with a walk and four strikeouts and Oliver Drake pitched an inning giving up 

a hit and a run with a walk.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Judge had three hits and two RBI and Mike Ford had a hit and two RBI.  

Stanton had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk and Mike

Tauchman had a hit.  Urshela had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Gary Sanchez drew two walks

and Urshela and Tauchman each hit a double.  Ford, Stanton and Judge each hit a homerun and the 

Yankees were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Tauchman had a stolen

base and Sanchez had a passed ball.  

Yandy Diaz had a hit, Ji-Man Choi had two hits and an RBI and Jose Martinez had a hit and two RBI.

Yoshi Tsutsugo drew a walk, Hunter Renfroe drew a walk and Joey Wendle drew a walk.  Willy Adames

had a hit, Kevin Kiermaier had an RBI and Mike Zunino had a hit.  Adames and Zunino each hit a 

double and Choi hit two doubles.  Martinez hit a homerun and the Rays were 2-8 with runners in 

scoring position and left five men on base.  

In the third Ford hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Urshela hit a two-run doubleex

and the lead extended to 4-0.  In the fifth Stanton hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 5-0.  In the 

bottom of the fifth Choi hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-1.  Martinez hit a two-run homerun and 

it was cut to 5-3.  In the sixth Judge hit a two-run homerun to push the lead back to four at 7-3.  

In the bottom of the sixth Kiermaier hit an RBI groundout to make it 7-4 and that was as close as it

got.  Urshela added a sac fly in the seventh and the final score was 8-4.  

New York Mets double up the Miami Marlins

 The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in 

Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-4.  David Peterson started for the Mets and he pitched

well.  J.D. Davis led the offense with two hits and four RBI.  

Peterson pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  

Peterson won his second game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with three walks, Drew Smith pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and 

Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Seth Lugo pitched a perfect 

inning with a strikeout and Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two 

strikeouts.  

Daniel Castano pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with four being earned.  He 

walked one and struck out four.  James Hoyt pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, Brian Moran 

pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout and Josh Smith 

pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Pat Venditte pitched a perfect inning.  

Amed Rosario had a hit, Jeff McNeil had a hit and drew a walk and Davis  had two hits and four RBI.

Pete Alonso had a hit, two RBI and a walk, Michael Conforto had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and 

Dom Smith had a hit.  Smith hit a double, Conforto, Alonso and Davis each hit a homerun.  The Mets

were 1-3 with runners in scoring position  left four men on base.  

Jon Berti drew a walk, Jesus Aguilar had two hits and Corey Dickerson had two hits and drew a walk.

Brian Anderson had two hits and an RBI, Matt Joyce drew a walk and Logan Forsythe had a hit, an RBI

and drew two walks and Monte Harrison had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Forsythe hit a

homerun and the Marlins were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  

Anderson committed an error.  

In the first Anderson hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the second Conforto hit a 

two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  Alonso hit a two-run homerun in the third to extend 

the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Forsythe hit a solo  homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the 

fifth Davis hit a sac fly and the lead was 5-2.  In the sixth Harrison hit a two-run single to cut the lead

to one at 5-4.  In the seventh Davis hit a three-run homerun to make it 8-4 and that would be the final

score.  The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon.  

New York Mets lose a close one to the Miami Marlins

 The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi

field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Michael Wacha started for the Mets and he

pitched ok, the bullpen was good and Pete Alonso had two hits to lead the offense.  

Wacha pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Wacha 

lost his second game of the season.  Chasen Shreve pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking 

out five, Jared Hughes pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Edwin Diaz pitched a 

perfect inning with two strikeouts.  

Humberto Mejia pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and six strikeouts.  

Justin Shafer pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Stephen Tarpley won his second

game of the season pitching two perfect innings with two strikeouts and James Hoyt pitched 2/3

of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Richard Bleier pitched 1/3 of an inning giving

up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and Nick Vincent picked up his first save of the season

pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Brian Dozier drew a walk and Alonso had two hits.  Michael Conforto

had a hit, J.D. Davis had a hit and an RBI and Dom Smith had a hit and an RBI.  Wilson Ramos drew a

walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and Alonso, Conforto and Rosario each hit a double.  Smith hit a

homerun and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Shreve

had a pickoff.  

Jonathan Villar had a hit and an RBI, Jesus Aguilar had two hits and drew a walk and Brian Anderson

drew a walk.  Matt Joyce had two hits, Francisco Cervelli had a hit and three RBI and Magneuris 

Sierra had a hit and drew two walks.  Villar hit a double and Aguilar hit two doubles.  Cervelli hit a 

homerun and the Marlins were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  

Sierra had a stolen base and was caught stealing.  Anderson committed an error.  

In the second Cervelli hit a three-run homerun to give the Marlins a 3-0 lead.  Villar hit an RBI double

and the lead was pushed to 4-0.  In the second Smith hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  

In the eighth Conforto hit into a fielder's choice and the lead was 4-2.  Davis hit an RBI single to 

make it a 4-3 game but that would be the final score.