New York Mets defeat the Colorado Rockies to even up series

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen did a good job and Wilson Ramos, Todd Frazier and Carlos Gomez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz won his fifth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out ten.  Seth Lugo pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts and Edwin Diaz picked up his 14^th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Jon Gray pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three walks and eight strikeouts.  He lost his fifth game of the season.  Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Carlos Estevez pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jeff McNeil had a hit, Pete Alonso had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Michael Conforto drew two walks.  Ramos had two hits, Frazier had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Gomez had two hits and two RBI.  J.D. Davis had a hit, Ramos and Davis each hit a double.  Alonso and Gomez each hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Frazier committed an error. 

Charlie Blackmon had a hit and an RBI, Trevor Story had a hit and Nolan Arenado  had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ian Desmond had a hit, Brendan Rodgers had a hit and Tony Wolters had two hits and drew a walk.  The Rockies were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Arenado and Desmond each had a stolen base. 

In the second Gomez hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the third Blackmon hit an RBI single and Arenado hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the third Frazier hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the fourth Wolters hit an RBI single to tie the game at three.  In the sixth Rosario hit into a double play but a run scored giving the Mets a 4-3 lead.  In the seventh Alonso hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 5-3 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to even series

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 7-3.  Steven Matz started and pitched well and Carlos Gomez led the offense with three hits.

Matz won his fourth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Rich Hill pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Yimi Garcia pitched giving up a run and a walk and he lost his second game of the season, Dylan Floro pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two runs with one earned and he walked one and struck out one and Scott Alexander pitched giving up a hit and a run.  Ross Stripling pitched giving up 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.  Joe Kelly pitched an inning walking two and struck out one. 

Amed Rosario had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Michael Conforto had a hit, five RBI and drew a walk and Pete Alonso had a hit.  Wilson Ramos drew a walk, Todd Frazier had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Gomez had three hits.  Adeiny Hechavarria drew a walk, Matz had a hit and Aaron Altherr drew a walk.  Frazier, Alonso and Gomez each hit a double and Rosario hit a triple.  Frazier and Conforto each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-20 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base and Gomez was caught stealing.  Ramos had a passed ball. 

David Freese had a hit and drew a walk, Matt Beaty had a hit and an RBI and Cody Bellingern had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Taylor had a hit, Max Muncy drew two walks and Corey Seager had a hit.  Will Smith had two hits, Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew a walk and Smith and Verdugo each hit a double.  Belllinger hit a homerun and the Dodgers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Floro committed an error. 

In the third Conforto reached on a fielder’s choice and a run scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Bellinger hit a two-run homerun to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Frazier hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the seventh Conforto hit a grand slam to give the Mets a 6-2 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh Beaty hit an RBI single to make it a 6-3 game.  In the eighth Rosario hit an RBI triple to make it 7-3 and that would be the final score. 

The New York Yankees season ends quietly with a shutout loss in the Wild Card game

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 3-0 Houston.  Masahiro Tanaka started and he pitched ok but gave up two homeruns.  The Yankees bullpen was good but the offense only managed three singles. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up two runs on four hits.  He walked three and struck out three.  Justin Wilson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk, Dellin Betances pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and four strikeouts and Andrew Miller pitched an inning striking out two batters. 

Dallas Keuchel pitched six innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Tony Sipp pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout, Will Harris pitched a perfect inning and Luke Gregerson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Chris Young drew a walk, Carlos Beltran had a hit and Chase Headley drew a walk.  Greg Bird had a hit, Didi Gregorius had a hit and the Yankees were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Jose Altuve had a hit and an RBI, George Springer had a hit and Colby Rasmus had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Carlos Gomez had a hit and an RBI, Luis Valbuena had a hit and Chris Carter drew three walks.  Jason Castro drew a walk, Springer hit a double and Rasmus and Gomez each hit a homerun.  The Astros were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Villar and Altuve each had a stolen base. 

In the second Rasmus hit a solo homerun to give the Astros a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gomez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0 Astros.  The Astros completed the scoring in the seventh on an RBI single from Altuve.  The final score was 3-0 and the Astros will head to Kansas City to face the Royals in the ALDS beginning on Thursday night.  The Yankees season comes to an end as they lick their wounds and try to find out what went wrong in a season that was so good for so long but ended bad and culminated with this loss.