The New York Mets are swept in Colorado

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 4-3.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched ok and the bullpen was pretty good.  Eric Campbell had two hits as the only Mets player with a multi-hit game. 

deGrom pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Jim Henderson took his second loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Jeurys Familia pitched to one batter and retired him. 

Tyler Chatwood pitched seven innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season.  Boone Logan pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up a hit and earning his 12th save of the season. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Walker drew a walk and Kevin Plawecki had a hit.  Campbell had two hits and drew a walk, deGrom had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Campbell and Lagares each hit a double.  Cespedes hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Charlie Blackmon drew a walk, Trevor Story had a hit and Carlos Gonzalez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Chatwood had a hit and Ryan Raburn had a hit and two RBI.  Gonzalez hit a double, Story hit a triple and Gonzalez and Raburn each hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the second Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second LeMahieu hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the third deGrom hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the third Conforto hit an RBI single and it was 3-1 Mets.  In the sixth Gonzalez hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2 Mets and in the seventh Raburn hit a two run homerun and it was 4-3 Rockies.  The final score was 4-3. 

The Mets were swept in the three game series by the Rockies.  They will have an off day on Monday and then return home on Tuesday night for a big three game series with the Washington Nationals.   

The New York Mets lose game one of a doubleheader to the Colorado Rockies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies by the score of 8-4 on Tuesday night. The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Dillon Gee started the game for the Mets and was not very good. David Wright hit two homeruns to lead the Mets offense. 
Gee pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Gee took his third loss of the season and has yet to win a game. Brandon Lyon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run, Scott Rice pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two walks and LaTroy Hawkins struck out the only batter that he faced. Burke pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs.

Daniel Murphy drew a walk, Wright had three hits and three RBI and John Buck had two hits. Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, Ruben Tejada had a hit and an RBI and Gee had a hit. Wright hit two homeruns and the Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Juan Nicasio got his second win of the season. He pitched five innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Edgmer Escalona pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout, Wilton Lopez pitched an inning giving up two hits and Rafael Betancourt pitched a perfect inning.

Eric Young had three hits and two RBI, Jonathan Herrera had a hit and an RBI and Carlos Gonzalez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk. Michael Cuddyer had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Todd Helton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Wilin Rosario had a hit and an RBI. Chris Nelson had two hits, Jordan Pacheco had a hit and Cuddyer and Nelson each hit a double. Gonzalez and Young each hit a triple and Gonzalez hit a homerun. The Rockies were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Young had a stolen base.

Wright hit a two run homerun in the first inning to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. In the second Rosario hit an RBI single to make it 2-1 Mets. Gonzalez hit a solo homerun in the third to tie the game at two. Tejada hit an RBI groundout in the fourth to make it 3-2 Mets. Wright hit a solo homerun in the fifth making it 4-2 Mets, Cuddyer walked to make it a 4-3 game and Helton hit a two run single making it 5-4 Rockies in the fifth inning. Young hit an RBI single in the sixth inning to make it 6-4 Rockies. In the eighth Young hit an RBI triple and Herrera hit an RBI single making it 8-4 and that was the final score.

The Mets improved their record to 7-4 and the Rockies record dropped to 8-4. The two teams will play a second game on Tuesday night and then try and close out the series on Wednesday weather permitting.

The Mets bounce back after and ugly night and pick up a win in Colorado

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies by the score of 7-5 on Saturday night. Dillon Gee picked up the win pitching well. The bullpen was able to hold the lead for the Mets. Ruben Tejada, Daniel Murphy and David Wright all had good nights offensively. 
Gee pitched seven innings giving up four runs, three of them earned on seven hits. He walked two and struck out seven. Gee picked up his second win of the season. Tim Byrdak pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Frank Francisco earned his fifth save of the season. Francisco pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and struck out a batter. Guillermo Moscoso pitched five innings giving up six runs on nine hits with a walk and five strikeouts. They used four relievers to complete the other four innings. The relievers held the Mets to one run and four hits over the four innings. They didn’t walk a batter and struck out one.

Tejada, Murphy and Wright each had three hits. Wright had a couple of RBI. Lucas Duda had two hits and four RBI, Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk and Mike Baxter had a hit. Wright and Baxter each had a double. Duda hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Wright had a stolen base and Thole committed an error.

Marco Scutaro had a hit, Carlos Gonzalez had a hit and drew a walk and Troy Tulowitzki had two hits and an RBI. Todd Helton had a hit, RBI and drew a walk, Michael Cuddyer had a hit and an RBI and Dexter Fowler had a hit and an RBI. Moscoso had a hit and an RBI and Tyler Colvin had a hit. Helton had a double, Colvin had a triple and Fowler hit a homerun. The Rockies were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Scutaro had a stolen base and Tulowitzki was caught stealing.

The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the first when Tulowitzki grounded into a force out and a run scored. Duda hit a two run homerun in the second to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. Wright hit an RBI double in the third and it was 3-1 Mets. In the fourth Helton hit an RBI double, Cuddyer hit an RBI single and Moscoso hit an RBI single to make it 4-3 Rockies. Wright hit an RBI single in the fifth and Duda hit a two run single to make it 6-4 Mets. In the ninth the Mets would score the final run of the game on a wild pitch.

The two teams have split the first two games of this three game series. The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday afternoon.

The Mets get routed by the Colorado Rockies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies 18-9 on Friday night in Colorado. The Mets called up Chris Schwinden to take the spot of starter Mike Pelfrey. Schwinden did not have a good debut at all. Pelfrey is 99 percent sure he will undergo season ending Tommy John surgery. Miguel Batista and Tim Byrdak were the only Mets pitchers to come away unscathed. It wasn’t a good night for the Mets pitching staff. Ruben Tejada and Scott Hairston had big nights with four hits each. Hairston hit for the cycle. 
Schwinden pitched four innings giving up seven hits and six runs with five of them being earned. He walked one and didn’t strike out a batter. Manny Acosta took the loss pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up five hits and seven runs with two walks, Miguel Batista pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters that he faced and Ramon Ramirez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and four unearned runs. He walked one and struck out two. Bobby Parnell pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and one run and Byrdak pitched to two batters and retired them both. Drew Pomeranz started for the Rockies and pitched four innings giving up five hits and two runs, one of them earned. He walked three and struck out four. The Rockies used five pitchers out of the bullpen. Rogers struggled pitching an inning and giving up six hits and four runs with three strikeouts. Matt Reynolds picked up the win pitching an inning and giving up two hits and striking out one. He won his third game of the season without a loss.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and drew a walk, Tejada had four hits and David Wright had a hit and drew two walks. Hairston had four hits and four RBI and hit for the cycle. Lucas Duda had two hits and two RBI, Lutz had a hit and Mike Nickeas had two hits, an RBI and a walk. Josh Thole had a hit, Schwinden had a hit and an RBI. Hairston had a double, triple and a homerun. The Mets were 5-14 with 11 men left on base. Wright was caught stealing. Shwinden, Nickeas, Tejada, Lutz, Thole and Murphy each had an error. The Mets did not have a good game at all with the bat pitching and six errors on the night.

The Rockies had four players with at least three hits on the night. Carlos Gonzalez had three hits and six RBI. Ramon Hernandez had five RBI, Dexter Fowler had three hits and three RBI and Marco Scutaro had four hits and drew a walk.

The Mets got a run in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Wright was picked off and caught stealing but a run scored on the play. The Rockies scored two runs in the bottom of the first. Gonzalez had an RBI groundout and Troy Tulowitzki hit a solo homerun. Hairston hit a solo homerun in the fourth inning to tie the game at two. The fifth inning is when things got out of hand. Hairston hit an RBI triple, Duda hit an RBI single, Nickeas had an RBI single and Schwinden had an RBI single to make it a 6-2 game in favor of the Mets. The Rockies came back in the bottom of the inning with 11 runs. The score at the end of five was 13-6 in favor of the Rockies. In the sixth Hairston hit a two run double and Duda had an RBI single to make it 13-9. In the seventh Todd Helton hit an RBI single and Hernandez hit a grand slam to make it 18-9 and that was it for the scoring.

The Mets record dropped to 11-9 and the Rockies improved to 10-9. The two teams will meet in game two of the three game series on Saturday night.