New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in extra innings

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in ten innings on Monday evening.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he was ok, the bullpen was good.  Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and two RBI to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and four walks with three strikeouts, Robert Gsellman pitched to two batters and retired them both, one was a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning.  Tim Peterson won his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Zach Eflin pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with four strikeouts.  Edubray Ramos pitched a perfect inning, Pat Neshek pitched an inning giving up a hit and Seranthony Dominguez pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout.  Victor Arano pitched giving up a hit and a run without recording an out and lost his first game of the season. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, Jose Bautista had a hit and Cabrera had two hits and two RBI.  Devin Mesoraco had a hit, Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Cabrera and Rosario each hit a double and Cabrera and Flores each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Cesar Hernandez had two hits and drew a walk, Rhys Hoskins had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Santana drew three walks.  Nick Williams had three hits and an RBI, Scott Kingery had a hit and drew a walk and Andrew Knapp had a hit and drew a walk.  Maikel Franco had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Franco hit a homerun and the Phillies were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Hernandez and Kingery each had a stolen base and Herrera committed an error. 

In the first Williams hit an RBI single to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Cabrera hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the second Hoskins hit an RBI single to give the Phillies a 2-1 lead.  In the third Bautista hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Cabrera hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the fourth Franco hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  In the tenth Flores hit a solo homerun to win the game 4-3 for the Mets. 

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. 

New York Mets fall in a slugfest

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 10-8.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and he was horrible.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Kevin Plawecki each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and seven runs with no walks or strikeouts and he lost his sixth game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with three walks and a strikeout, Chris Beck pitched two innings giving up four this and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Tim Peterson pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.

German Marquez won his fifth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Bryan Shaw pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned and he walked one and struck out one, Chris Rusin pitched to one batter and struck him out and Adam Ottavino pitched 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts.  Wade Davis pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned and he walked one and struck out one. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cabrera had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI.  Todd Frazier had an RBI, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Kevin Plawecki had two hits and an RBI.  Luis Guillorme drew a walk, Jose Bautista had a hit and an RBI and Jose Reyes drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Flores and Plawecki each hit a double.  The Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Rosario committed an error. 

DJ LeMahieu drew a walk, Charlie Blackmon had two hits and drew two walks and Nolan Arenado had three hits and three RBI.  Trevor Story had two hits and two RBI, Ian Desmond had two hits and two RBI and Carlos Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI.  Chris Iannetta had a hit and drew a walk, Noel Cuevas had two hits and an RBI and Marquez had two hits and an RBI.  Arenado hit a double and Cuevas hit two doubles.  Arenado, Story, Desmond and Gonzalez each hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 4-11 with nd runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Shaw and Arenado each committed an error and Iannetta had a passed ball. 

In the first Frazier hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Story hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Desmond hit an RBI single to give the Rockies a 2-1 lead.  In the second Plawecki hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the third Arenado hit a two-run homerun to give the Rockies a 4-2 lead.  Story hit a solo homerun and Desmond hit a solo homerun to make it 6-2.  Cuevas hit an RBI double and Marquez hit an RBI single and it was 8-2 Rockies.  In the fourth Gonzalez hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 9-2.  In the fifth Cabrera hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 9-3 and Conforto hit a sac fly making it 9-4.  In the bottom of the fifth Arenado hit an RBI single to push the lead to 10-4.  In the seventh Bautista hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 10-5 and a passed ball made it 10-6.  In the ninth Nimmo hit an RBI ground out and Cabrera hit an RBI ground out to make it 10-8 and that was the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two games and will play game three on Wednesday night. 

New York Mets lose a high scoring game in Milwaukee

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.  The game took place at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the final score was 8-7.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Asdrubal Cabrera, Jay Bruce and Jose Bautista each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk, Jerry Blevins pitched giving up a hit and a run and he took his first loss of the season and Paul Sewald pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Jhoulys Chacin pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and five runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Boone Logan won his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Jeremy Jeffress pitched a perfect inning and Corey Knebel saved his fourth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Cabrera had two hits and two RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk and Bruce had two hits and an RBI.  Bautista had two hits, Tomas Nido had a hit and an RBI and Devin Mesoraco had a hit and an RBI.  Wheeler had a hit and two RBI, Amed Rosario drew a walk and Conforto hit a double.  Cabrera and Mesoraco each hit a homerun and the Mets were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Flores and Rosario each committed an error. 

Lorenzo Cain had two hits and drew a walk, Christian Yelich had three hits and Jesus Aguilar had two hits, four RBI and drew a walk.  Travis Shaw had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Domingo Santana had a hit and two RBI and Jonathan Villar had a hit and an RBI.   Ryan Braun had a hit, Santana and Villar each hit a double and Aguilar hit a homerun.  The Brewers were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Aguilar hit an RBI single to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.  In the second Nido hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Wheeler hit a two-run single to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  Cabrera hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Mets.  In the bottom of the third Aguilar hit a three-run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the fifth Bruce hit an RBI single to give the Mets back the lead at 5-4.  In the seventh Cabrera hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 6-4.  In the bottom of the seventh Shaw hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-5.  Santana hit a two-run double to give the Brewers a 7-6 lead and Villar hit an RBI double to push the lead to 8-6.  In the ninth Mesoraco hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 8-7 and that would be the final score. 

The New York Mets shutout the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-0.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen also pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Michael Conforto each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas won his first game of the season pitching five innings and giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and walked him and AJ Ramos pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and saved his 13^th game of the season. 

Elieser Hernandez pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with no walks and three strikeouts.  He lost his first game of the season.  Adam Conley pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Nick Wittgren pitched an inning giving up two hits and a unearned run and Tayron Guerrero pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Cabrera had two hits and an RBI, Jay Bruce had a hit and Conforto had two hits.  Adrian Gonzalez drew a walk, Devin Mesoraco had a hit and Phillip Evans had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Amed Rosario had a hit and Cabrera and Mesoraco each hit a double.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Conforto was caught stealing. 

Martin Prado had a hit, Starlin Castro had two hits and Brian Anderson drew a walk.  Justin Bour drew a walk, Cameron Maybin drew a walk and Derek Dietrich had a hit.  Miguel Rojas had a hit and drew a walk, Dietrich hit a double and Castro hit a triple.  The Marlins were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Castro had a stolen base and Prado committed an error. 

In the third Cabrera hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Flores hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets fall to the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 4-2.  Jacob deGrom started but only pitched an inning, Robert Gsellman pitched well and Paul Sewald did not.  Brandon Nimmo, Asdrubal Cabrera and Yoenis Cespedes each had two hits.

deGrom pitched an inning with three walks and two strikeouts.  Gsellman pitched three innings giving up three hits and he walked two and struck out two, Sewald took his third loss of the season pitching two innings and giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and AJ Ramos pitched an inning with a strikeout.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Aaron Nola pitched six innings giving up nine hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Nola won his sixth game of the season.  Tommy Hunter pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Luis Garcia pitched to one batter and retired him and Seranthony Dominguez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Edubray Ramos pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and saved his first game of the season. 

Nimmo had two hits and drew two walks, Cabrera had two hits and an RBI and Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Luis Guillorme had a hit, Amed Rosario had a hit and Cabrera hit a double and Cespedes hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Mesoraco had a passed ball and Rosario was caught stealing. 

Cesar Hernandez drew two walks, Aaron Altherr drew a walk and Odubel Herrera had a hit and drew a walk.  Rhys Hoskins had a hit, Carlos Santana had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Maikel Franco drew a walk.  Scott Kingery drew a walk, Jorge Alfaro had three hits and Nick Williams had a hit and three RBI.  Hoskins and Santana each hit a double and Williams and Santana each hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the sixth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Williams hit a three-run homerun to give the Phillies a 3-1 lead.  In the seventh Cabrera hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-2.  Santana hit a solo homerun in the eighth to extend the lead to 4-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams were rained out on Saturday and split the two-game series.  The Mets will be off on Monday and begin a two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at home on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets defeat the Philadelphia Phillies with ninth inning comeback

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 3-1.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen pitched great.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Michael Conforto each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with four walks and three strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out two and AJ Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and won his second game of the season.  Jeurys Familia saved his 11^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jake Arrieta pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs.  He walked two and struck out five.  Tommy Hunter pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Hector Neris pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs. 

Cabrera had two hits and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Conforto had two hits and two RBI with a walk and Devin Mesoraco had a hit and an RBI.  Jose Reyes had a hit, Cabrera hit a double and Conforto and Mesoraco each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Reyes was picked off. 

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, Aaron Altherr drew a walk and Odubel Herrera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Rhys Hoskins drew a walk, Maikel Franco had a hit and Scott Kingery had two hits.  Jorge Alfaro had a hit, Arrieta drew a walk and Herrera hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Hernandez had a stolen base and Arrieta had a pickoff. 

In the first Herrera hit a solo homerun to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the ninth Conforto hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and that was extended to 3-1 on a Mesoraco solo homerun.  The final score was 3-1. 

New York Mets lose to the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets were defeated by the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio and the final score was 7-2.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and Wilmer Flores had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas pitched four innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Seth Lugo pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and got him out.  Hansel Robles pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and Paul Sewald pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Luis Castillo pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts and he won his second game of the season.  Amir Garrett pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two walks and a strikeout, David Hernandez pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Wandy Peralta pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Austin Brice pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Cabrera had two hits, Yoenis Cespedes drew two walks and Jay Bruce drew a walk.  Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI and drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Flores had two hits and an RBI, Flores hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cabrera committed an error. 

Jose Peraza had a hit, Scott Schebler had two hits and Joey Votto drew a walk.  Eugenio Suarez had three hits and four RBI, Scooter Gennett had a hit and two RBI and Adam Duvall had a hit and drew two walks.  Tucker Barnhart had three hits and an RBI, Billy Hamilton had a hit and Suarez and Schebler each hit a double.  Barnhart hit a triple and Gennett hit a homerun.  The Reds were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Suarez hit a two-run single to give the Reds a 2-0 lead.  In the third Suarez hit an RBI double, Barnhart hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0.  In the sixth Flores hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-1.  Gonzalez drew an RBI walk and the lead was cut to 4-2.  In the seventh Suarez hit an RBI single, Gennett hit a two-run homerun and it was 7-2 Reds which was the final score of the game. 

New York Mets get shutout by the Colorado Rockies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-0.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Jay Bruce each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz lost his third game of the season pitching six innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and five strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts. 

Chad Bettis pitched seven innings giving up six hits and no runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Bettis won his fourth game of the season.  Adam Ottavino pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Wade Davis saved his 13^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Brandon Nimmo drew a walk, Cabrera had two hits and Bruce had two hits.  Todd Frazier drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Bruce hit a double and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Cespedes had a stolen base and Nido had a passed ball.  Nimmo and Cespedes each had a outfield assist. 

Charlie Blackmon had a hit and drew a walk, Nolan Arenado had a hit and an RBI and Trevor Story drew a walk.  Chris Iannetta had a hit, Noel Cuevas had a hit and Carlos Gonzalez drew a walk.  Pat Valaika had a hit, David Dahl had a hit and an RBI and Arenado hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Story and Blackmon each had a stolen base. 

In the first Arenado hit a solo homerun to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead.  In the ninth Dahl hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0 and that was the final score. 

New York Mets rally falls short as they fall to the Colorado Rockies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-7.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he did not pitch well.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Todd Frazier led the offense with two hits and three RBI each. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up ten hits and eight runs.  He walked three and struck out three and lost his second game of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched three innings giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out three. 

German Marquez pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with no walks and eight strikeouts.  Marquez won his second game of the season.  Bryan Shaw pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Chris Rusin pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and Jake McGee didn’t record an out and gave up two hits and two runs.  Wade Davis picked up his 12^th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk, Cabrera had two hits and three RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk.  Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk, Frazier had two hits and three RBI and Jose Lobaton had a hit.  Wheeler had a hit, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Amed Rosario had two hits and an RBI.  Flores hit a double and Cabrera hit a triple and a homerun.  Frazier hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Frazier had a stolen base. 

Charlie Blackmon had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Gerardo Parra had two hits and drew a walk and Nolan Arenado had two hits and an RBI.  Carlos Gonzalez had an RBI and drew a walk, Trevor Story had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Ian Desmond had two hits and an RBI.  Daniel Castro had a hit and two RBI, Tony Wolters had a hit and an RBI and Story and Desmond each hit a double.  Blackmon and Wolters each hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Story had a stolen base and Desmond committed an error. 

In the first Arenado hit an RBI single, Gonzalez hit a sac fly, Story hit an RBI double and Castro hit a two-run single to give the Rockies a 5-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Cabrera hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-2.  In the second Blackmon hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 6-2.  In the sixth Wolters hit a solo homerun and it was 7-2.  In the seventh Desmond hit an RBI single to make it an 8-2 game.  In the eighth Frazier hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 8-4.  In the ninth Rosario hit an RBI single, Cabrera hit an RBI triple and Frazier hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-7 but that would be as close as it got and 8-7 was the final score. 

The two teams will play the second game of three on Saturday night.   

New York Mets defeat the San Diego Padres

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres on Friday night.  The game took place at Petco Park in San Diego, California and the final score was 5-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched great.  Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Lagares and Jose Lobaton all led the offense with two hits. 

deGrom pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and no runs with three walks and eight strikeouts.  deGrom won his third game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and got him out, AJ Ramos pitched to one batter and got him out and Matt Harvey pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk. 

Clayton Richard pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Richard lost his third game of the season, Craig Stammen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Kazuhisa Makita pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and he struck out one and Jordan Lyles pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Cabrera had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew two walks and Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Conforto drew a walk, Lagares had two hits and Lobaton had two hits and an RBI.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Cabrera and Lobaton each hit a double.  Cabrera hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Wil Myers had a hit, Eric Hosmer drew a walk and Christian Villanueva had a hit.  Franchy Cordero had two hits and an RBI, Jose Pirela drew two walks and Freddy Galvis had two hits.  Austin Hedges drew a walk, Cordero hit a homerun and the Padres were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cordero was caught stealing. 

In the first Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Cabrera hit a three-run homerun to push their lead to 4-0.  In the eighth Lobaton hit an RBI double to extend their lead to 5-0.  In the ninth Cordero hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night.   

New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves in extra innings

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Suntrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 5-3 in 12 innings.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera, Wilmer Flores and Amed Rosario each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched two innings with two walks and a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts and he won his second game of the season.  Jeurys Familia saved his eighth game of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Sean Newcomb pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Dan Winkler pitched an inning with a walk and three strikeouts, Shane Carle pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and A.J. Minter pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout.  Arodys Vizcaino pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Josh Ravin pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season. 

Michael Conforto had an RBI and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Cabrera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier drew a walk, Flores had two hits and an RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Tomas Nido had a hit and drew a walk, Brandon Nimmo drew a walk and Rosario had two hits and an RBI.  Rosario hit two doubles, Bruce hit a double and Cabrera hit two doubles.  The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Frazier had a stolen base. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Ozzie Albies had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Nick Markakis had a hit and drew a walk.  Kurt Suzuki had a hit and an RBI, Preston Tucker had a hit and Dansby Swanson had a hit. 

Ryan Flaherty had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Flaherty and Markakis each hit a double and Albies hit a homerun.  The Braves were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Flaherty and Inciarte each had a stolen base.  Flaherty and Albies each were caught stealing.  Inciarte and Freeman committed an error and Markakis had two outfield assists and Tucker had an outfield assist.   

In the first Albies hit a solo homerun to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the third Rosario hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  Conforto hit a sac fly to give them a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Flores hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Flaherty hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Suzuki hit a sac fly to tie the game at three.  In the 12^th Cespedes hit an RBI single and Cabrera hit an RBI double to make it 5-3 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday. 

New York Mets avoid sweep and defeat 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 11-5.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen was also ok.  Yoenis Cespedes and Asdrubal Cabrera each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched four innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched three innings giving up a hit and a run with five strikeouts, AJ Ramos won his first game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Tanner Roark pitched seven innings giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Ryan Madson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and six runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season, Sammy Solis pitched and gave up two runs and two walks without recording an out and A.J. Cole pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and four RBI and Cabrera had two hits.  Todd Frazier had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Lobaton had an RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Lagares had a hit and two RBI, Amed Rosario drew a walk and Cabrera and Lagares each hit a double.  Cespedes hit a homerun and the Mets were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Matz had a pickoff. 

Howie Kendrick had a hit, Bryce Harper drew a walk and Ryan Zimmerman had three hits and four RBI.  Moises Sierra had a hit and an RBI, Zimmerman hit a triple and two homeruns.  The Nationals were 1-1 with runners in scoring position.  Sierra was caught stealing and Zimmerman committed an error. 

In the first Zimmerman hit a three-run homerun to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1.  Lobaton reached on a force attempt error and a run scored to cut it to 3-2.  In the seventh Sierra hit a sac fly to push the lead to 4-2.  In the eighth Frazier hit a two-run single to tie the game at four.  Lagares hit a two-run double, Conforto drew an RBI walk and Cespedes hit a grand-slam making it a 11-4 game.  In the ninth Zimmerman hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 11-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Mets salvaged the final game of the series and will now head to Atlanta to begin a four game series

New York Mets blow a big lead late and lose to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-6.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen did not.  Asdrubal Cabrera led the offense with four hits. 

deGrom pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and 12 strikeouts.  Seth Lugo gave up a run and a walk, Jerry Blevins gave up a hit and a run and AJ Ramos pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and he took his first loss of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Jeremy Hellickson pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Shawn Kelley pitched to one batter and struck him out, Matt Grace pitched an inning giving up two runs with one of them being earned and two walks and A.J. Cole pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Brandon Kintzler pitched a perfect inning and Ryan Madson earned his second save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, Cabrera had four hits and two RBI and Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier had two hits and two RBI, Adrian Gonzalez drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk.  Jose Lobaton drew a walk, deGrom had a hit and an RBI and Amed Rosario had an RBI.  Conforto, Frazier and Cabrera each hit a double, Nimmo hit a triple and Cabrera hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Lagares had two stolen bases and Rosario was caught stealing. 

Trea Turner had two hits, Howie Kendrick had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Bryce Harper had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Adams had a hit, Pedro Severino had a hit and Matt Reynolds had an RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Difo had two hits and two RBI, Moises Sierra had a hit and Michael -Taylor had an RBI and drew a walk.  Harper and Kendrick each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Difo and Turner each had a stolen base.  Kendrick and Grace each committed an error and Adams had an outfield assist. 

In the first Harper hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Frazier hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the third Frazier hit an RBI double and it was 2-1 Mets.  In the sixth deGron hit a sac bunt and an error allowed a run to score to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  Rosario hit an RBI ground out and it was 4-1 Mets.  In the seventh Cabrera hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 6-1.  In the eighth Harper hit a two-run single, Reynolds drew an RBI walk and Difo hit a two-run single to tie the game at six.  Taylor drew an RBI walk and it was 7-6 Nationals.  In the ninth Kendrick hit a solo homerun to push the Nationals lead to 8-6 and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets rally to beat the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 8-6.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he was just ok.  The Mets bullpen was good and Michael Conforto, Wilmer Flores and Asdrubal Cabrera each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Jacob Rhame pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs, Paul Sewald pitched to one batter and retired him and Hansel Robles earned his second win of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia recorded his sixth save of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Caleb Smith pitched five innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Odrisamer Despaigne pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk, Drew Steckenrider pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts and Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Brad Ziegler pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one being earned and he walked one and took his second loss of the season. 

Conforto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and two RBI and Flores had two hits and two RBI.  Todd Frazier had a hit and drew a walk, Cabrera had two hits and two RBI and Kevin Plaweciki drew a walk.  Juan Lagares had an RBI, Amed Rosario had a hit and Flores, Rosario, Frazier and Cespedes each hit a double.  Cabrera hit two homeruns and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Derek Dietrich had two hits and drew a walk, Miguel Rojas had a hit and an RBI and Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI.  Justin Bour had two hits and four RBI, Brian Anderson had two hits and drew a walk and Bryan Holaday had a hit.  Yadiel Rivera had a hit which was a double, Bour hit two homeruns and the Marlins were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Anderson committed an error. 

In the first Flores hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Cabrera hit a solo homerun to extend the Mets lead to 2-0.  In the fifth Conforto hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 Mets.  In the fifth Rojas hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1 and Castro hit a sac fly to make it 3-2.  Bour hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-3 Marlins.  In the sixth Lagares hit a sac fly to tie the score at four.  In the seventh Bour hit a two-run homerun to give the Marlins a 6-4 lead.  In the eighth Flores hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to one and Cabrera hit a solo homerun to tie the game at six.  In the ninth Cespedes hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 8-6 lead which would be the final score. 

New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals to complete the sweep

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Sunday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 6-5 in 12 innings.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen was good.  Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and Adrian Gonzalez had four RBI to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched five innings giving up nine hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him.  Seth Lugo won his first game of the season pitching three innings giving up a hit and three walks and three strikeouts.  Jacob Rhame pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and earned his first save of the season. 

Tanner Roark pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with four walks and nine strikeouts.  Shawn Kelley pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Matt Grace pitched an inning with a strikeout and Ryan Madson pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Sean Doolittle pitched an inning with two strikeouts, Sammy Solis pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out five and Brandon Kintzler pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and he took his second loss of the season.  

Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier had a hit and drew two walks, Cabrera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Gonzalez had a hit and four RBI.  Harvey had a hit, Juan Lagares had a hit and Bruce and Conforto each hit a double.  Gonzalez and Cabrera each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Frazier had a stolen base and Harvey, d’Arnaud and Lugo each committed an error.  Blevins had a pickoff. 

Anthony Rendon had two hits and drew a walk, Bryce Harper had three hits, two RBI and drew two walks and Matt Adams had a hit and drew a walk.  Howie Kendrick had two hits and drew a walk, Trea Turner had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Michael Taylor had two hits and an RBI.  Pedro Severino had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Difo had a hit and Adams, Severino and Difo each hit a double.  Harper hit a homerun and the Nationals were 4-17 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Turner, Goodwin each had a stolen base and Rendon was caught stealing and picked off. 

In the first Harper hit a two-run homerun to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead.  In the third Gonzalez hit a grand slam to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Severino hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the fifth Cabrera hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the fifth Turner hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh Taylor hit an RBI single to tie the game at five.  In the 12^th Cespedes hit an RBI single to make it 6-5 Mets and that would be the final score. 

The Mets swept the three game series and will now head to Miami on Monday night to begin a series there.   

The New York Mets are shutdown by the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok and the bullpen did ok.  Juan Lagares had three hits to lead the Mets offense.   

Matz took the loss pitching four innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Jacob Rhame pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two walks.  A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Luke Weaver pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and three strikeouts and he won the game.  Matt Bowman pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Jordan Hicks pitched an inning and he struck out one and Dominic Leone pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Todd Frazier drew a walk, Kevin Plawecki drew a walk and Lagares had three hits.  Adrian Gonzalez drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Bruce hit a double.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rosario was picked off. 

Dexter Fowler drew a walk, Tommy Pham had two hits and drew two walks and Matt Carpenter drew two walks.  Marcell Ozuna had three hits and two RBI, Jose Molina had a hit and an RBI and Paul DeJong had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Jedd Gyorko had a hit and drew a walk, Ozuna hit a double and DeJong hit two homeruns.  Molina also hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Pham and Gyorko had a stolen base.  Weaver had a pickoff. 

In the second DeJong hit a solo homerun to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosario hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the third Ozuna hit an RBI double to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Molina hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Ozuna hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 4-1.  In the eighth DeJong hit a solo homerun to make it 5-1 and that was the final score.  The Mets are scheduled to play on Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies at home. 

The New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.  The game was played at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen also did their job.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Todd Frazier led the offense. 

deGrom pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and seven strikeouts.  deGrom picked up his first win of the season.  Robert Gsellman pitched to two batters and struck out one and he gave up two hits, Anthony Swarzak pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Jeurys Familia pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Michael Wacha pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Wacha took the loss, Bud Norris pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out two, Ryan Sherriff pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and Sam Tuivailala pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Tyler Lyons pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk. 

Cabrera had three hits and an RBI, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, an RBI and drew three walks and Frazier had a hit and three RBI.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and Juan Lagares had two hits.  deGrom had a hit, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Amed Rosario drew a walk.  Cabrera had two doubles and Frazier hit a double.  d’Arnaud and Cespedes each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Frazier committed an error. 

Tommy Pham had a hit and drew a walk, Matt Carpenter had a hit and an RBI and Jose Martinez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jose Molina had two hits, Paul DeJong had a hit and Kolten Wong drew a walk.  Carpenter hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Pham had an outfield assist. 

In the first Frazier hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Martinez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fourth d’Arnaud hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Cespedes hit a solo homerun and the Mets lead was extended to 4-1.  In the seventh Frazier hit a sac fly and the score was 5-1 and in the eighth Carpenter hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-2.  In the bottom of the eighth Cabrera hit an RBI double and the final score was 6-2. 

New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in extra innings

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 7-4 in 11 innings.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera led the offense with four hits and four RBI. 

Lugo pitched four innings giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out four.  Chasen Bradford pitched a perfect inning, Josh Smoker pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Paul Sewald pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Jamie Callahan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him and AJ Ramos pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Jacob Rhame pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts and won his first game of the season and Jeurys Familia earned his sixth save pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Henderson Alvarez pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with six walks.  Zac Curtis pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Hoby Milner pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and Victor Arano pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Hector Neris pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Edubray Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Adam Morgan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his third game of the season.  Yacksel Rios pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out one. 

Nori Aoki drew three walks, Jose Reyes had a hit and drew a walk and Cabrera had four hits and four RBI.  Brandon Nimmo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Kevin Plawecki had two hits and drew three walks and Dominic Smith drew two walks.  Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit and Phillip Evans had a hit.  Rosario, Lagares and Cabrera each hit a double.  Nimmo hit a triple and Cabrera hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-16 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, J.P. Crawford had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Altherr had a hit and an RBI.  Rhys Hoskins had a hit and an RBI, Nick Williams had a hit and Maikel Franco had a hit and an RBI.  Jorge Alfaro had a hit, Freddy Galvis drew a walk and Alfaro hit a double and Franco hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Alfaro had a passed ball and Williams had an outfield assist. 

In the second Franc hit a solo homerun to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  Hernandez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Rosario hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Nimmo hit a two-run triple to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh Cabrera hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Altherr hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-3.  Hoskins hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  In the 11^th Cabrera hit a three-run homerun to give the Mets a 7-4 lead and that would be the final score.   

The Mets drop one to the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 6-2.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Nori Aoki, Asdrubal Cabrera and Juan Lagares each had two hits to lead the offensive attack. 

Harvey lost his seventh game of the season pitching four innings and giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out three.  Hansel Robles pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs, Kevin McGowan pitched a perfect inning and Jacob Rhame pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Ben Lively pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with a strikeout and he won his fourth game of the season.  Adam Morgan pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two, Luis Garcia pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Edubray Ramos pitched an inning giving up two hits. 

Aoki had two hits, Jose Reyes had a hit and an RBI and Cabrera had two hits.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit, Dominic Smith had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Lagares had two hits.  Phillip Evans had a hit, Reyes and Smith each hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Cabrera committed an error and Lagares had an outfield assist. 

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Freddy Galvis had a hit and drew a walk and Nick Williams had two hits.  Rhys Hoskins had a hit, Odubel Herrera had two hits and an RBI and Maikel Franco had a hit and two RBI.  Jorge Alfaro had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Alfaro hit a double and Franco, Alfaro and Hernandez each hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Reyes hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Franco hit a two-run homerun to give the Phillies a 2-1 lead.  In the third Herrera hit a sac fly to extend the Phillies lead to 3-1.  A balk made the score 4-1.  In the fifth Smith hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the sixth Alfaro hit a solo homerun and Hernandez hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 6-2 and that would be the final score.