New York Mets get doubled up by the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Jay Bruce, Lucas Duda and Jose Reyes each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with four walks and five strikeouts and lost his seventh game of the season.  Josh Edgin pitched giving up a run and a walk without recording an out, Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Paul Sewald pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched an inning with a strikeout and Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two. 

Adam Wainwright pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out three and won his 11^th game of the season.  Tyler Lyons pitched to one batter and retired him, Matt Bowman pitched an inning giving up a hit and Kevin Siegrist pitched an inning giving up a walk and struck out three.  Brett Cecil pitched an inning giving up a hit and he saved his first game of the season. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and Bruce had two hits.  Duda had two hits and an RBI, Reyes had two hits and Travis d’Arnaud drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Duda hit a double and Reyes hit two doubles.  Conforto and Duda each hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit and drew two walks, Tommy Pham had two hits, three RBI and drew two walks and Dexter Fowler had a hit and drew a walk.  Jedd Gyorko had a hit, Yadier Molina had two hits and Paul DeJong had a hit and two RBI.  Kolten Wong had a hit, Wainwright had a hit and an RBI and Wainwright hit a double.  DeJong and Pham each hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Sierra committed two errors and Fowler committed an error. 

In the fifth Conforto hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth DeJong hit a two-run homerun to give the Cardinals the 2-1 lead.  Wainwright hit an RBI double and the lead was pushed to 3-1.  Pham hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 6-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Duda hit a solo homerun and Reyes hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 6-3 which would be the final score. 

   

New York Mets lose to St. Louis Cardinals as offense is silent

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 4-1.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched ok but didn’t get the win.  T.J. Rivera led the offense with three hits. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks, Erik Goeddel pitched to one batter and struck him out and Rafael Montero pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Josh Edgin walked the only batter he faced, Neil Ramirez struck out the only batter that he faced. 

Adam Wainwright pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  Wainwright won his 10^th game of the season.  Matt Bowman pitched to one batter and retired him, Brett Cecil pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Seung Hwan Oh pitched an inning giving up two hits and he saved his 18^th game of the season. 

Jay Bruce had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, T. Rivera had three hits and Jose Reyes had two hits.  Bruce hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit and drew two walks, Stephen Piscotty had a hit and an RBI and Tommy Pham had a hit and drew a walk.  Jedd Gyorko drew a walk, Yadier Molina had two hits and an RBI and Luke Voit had two hits and drew a walk.  Paul DeJong had four hits and two RBI, Voit, Carpenter and Molina each hit a double.  DeJong hit three doubles and DeJong hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Pham had two stolen bases and Pham was caught stealing and so was Molina. 

In the third DeJong hit a solo homerun giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Molina hit an RBI double to push the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Bruce hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Piscotty hit an RBI single to extend the Cardinals lead to 3-1 and in the eighth DeJong hit an RBI double to make it 4-1 and that would be the final scor

New York Yankees defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to sweep the series

The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-3.  Michael Pineda started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Greg Bird led the offense with three hits. 

Pineda pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Pineda won his second game of the season.  Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Bryan Mitchell pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Adam Wainright started for the Cardinals and pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out four and lost his third game of the season.  Matt Bowman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one, Kevin Siegrist pitched an inning walking two and Miguel Socolovich pitched giving up three hits and five runs with two walks.  Brett Cecil pitched a perfect inning. 

Aaron Hicks had two hits, two RBI and a walk, Starlin Castro had two hits and Jacoby Ellsbury drew a walk.  Chase Headley had two hits and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Bird had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Romine had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and two RBI and Bird, Romine and Torreyes each hit a double and Judge hit a triple.  Bird and Hicks each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Hicks and Ellsbury were caught stealing and Ellsbury was picked off.  Torreyes committed an error. 

Dexter Fowler had a hit, Matt Carpenter had a hit and drew a walk and Stephen Piscotty had a hit and drew a walk.  Yadier Molina had a hit and an RBI, Eric Fryer had a hit and Jedd Gyorko had a hit and drew a walk.  Randal Grichuk had a hit and drew a walk, Greg Garcia had two hits and an RBI and Fryer hit a double and Molina hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Molina had a passed ball.  Siegrist had a pickoff. 

In the second Garcia hit an RBI single to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Judge hit an RBI triple to tie the game at one.  Bird hit a two-run homerun in the second to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Hicks hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 4-1.  In the seventh Molina hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the eighth Romine hit a two-run double to make it 6-2.  Torryeyes hit a two-run double and Hicks hit a sac fly and it was 9-2 Yankees.  In the ninth Grichuk reached on a force attempt and an error to cut the lead to 9-3 and that was the final score. 

The Yankees swept the three game series for the second straight series.  They have won seven straight games and the first six home games of the season. 

The New York Mets are shutout by Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0 Cardinals.  Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched well.  The Mets only managed four hits. 

Gee pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Gee lost his first game of the season.  Gonzalez Germen pitched two innings giving up three hits and a walk with a strikeout and Jose Valverde pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Wainwright pitched seven innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He struck out three and didn't walk a batter.  Siegrist pitched a perfect inning and Trevor Rosenthal pitched an inning walking two batters and striking out one.  Rosenthal earned his sixth save of the season. 

Eric Young Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Chris Young had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Young was caught stealing, Quintanilla committed an error and Young Jr. and Granderson each had an outfield assist. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit, Matt Holliday had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Mike Adams had two hits.  Yadier Molina had a hit, John Jay had two hits and two RBI and Jhonny Peralta drew two walks.  Wainwright had a hit, Descalso drew a walk and the Cardinals were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the fourth Jay hit a two run single giving the Cardinals the lead.  In the ninth they would add another run on a Holliday RBI single.  The final score was 3-0 Cardinals.  The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Wednesday night and then complete the series on Thursday afternoon. 

The New York Mets lose a close one as Harvey continues to get no run support

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon. The final score of the game was 2-1 and it took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Matt Harvey was on the mound and pitched well. David Wright led the Mets offense with three hits.

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run. Harvey walked one and struck out seven and lost his first game of the season. Scott Rice pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, LaTroy Hawkins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Wright had three hits, Daniel Murphy drew a walk and Marlon Byrd had two hits and an RBI. John Buck had two hits, Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk and Buck hit a double. Byrd hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Rice had a pickoff.

Adam Wainwright won his 10th game of the season pitching seven shutout innings. He gave up four hits and two walks with strikeouts. Trevor Rosenthal pitched an inning giving up a hit and a strikeout and Edward Mujica saved his 19th game of the season. He pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.

Carpenter had two hits and an RBI, Carlos Beltran had two hits and Matt Holliday had a hit. Allen Craig had two hits and an RBI, Yadier Molina drew a walk and Kozma had three hits. Kozma hit a double and Carpenter hit a triple. The Cardinals were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Carpenter was picked off.

In the third Carpenter hit an RBI triple giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. In the eighth Craig hit an RBI single to make it 2-0. Byrd hit a solo homerun in the ninth to cut the lead to 2-1 but that would be the final score.

The Mets record fell to 24-37 and the Cardinals record improved to 43-23. The Mets will host the Chicago Cubs for a three game series beginning on Friday night

The New York Mets salvage the final game of the series in St. Louis

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. R.A. Dickey started for the Mets and pitched well. Mike Baxter and Ike Davis led the Mets offense. Adam Wainwright started for the Cardinals and didn’t pitch that well. Jon Jay and Descalso led the Cardinals offense.
Dickey pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts. Dickey picked up his 18^th win of the season, Josh Edgin struck out the only batter he faced and Jon Rauch pitched a perfect inning. Frank Francisco pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one. Wainwright pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts. He lost his 12^th game of the season, Shelby Miller pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out four and Victor Marte didn’t record an out giving up three hits and a run. Marc Rzepczynski pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Sam Freeman pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out the side.

Baxter had two hits, Daniel Murphy had three hits and Davis had a hit, three RBI and drew two walks. Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Justin Turner had two hits and Josh Thole had two hits and an RBI. Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI, Turner hit two doubles and Duda hit a double. Davis hit a homerun, the Mets were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Tejada committed an error and Baxter had an outfield assist.

Jay had two hits, Lance Berkman had a hit and Matt Carpenter drew a walk. Shane Chambers had a hit, Daniel Descalso had two hits and Tony Cruz had a hit. Wainwright had a hit and an RBI, Jackson had a hit and Wainwright hit a homerun. The Cardinals were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

In the second Thole hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. Duda had an RBI walk in the third to give the Mets a 2-0 lead and Wainwright hit a solo homerun to make it a one run game in the third. Davis hit a three run homerun in the fifth to pad the Mets lead to 5-1. In the seventh Allen Craig hit into a double play scoring a run and making it a 5-2 game. Torres hit an RBI single in the eighth to push the lead to 6-2 and that was the final score.

The Mets lost two out of three in the series. The Mets record improved to 65-72 and the Cardinals record fell to 74-63. The Mets will have the day off on Thursday and then begin a three game series against the Atlanta Braves on Friday.