The New York Mets lose to the Houston Astros

The New York Mets were defeated by the Houston Astros on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 5-2.  P.J. Conlon started for the Mets and pitched well, Rafael Montero also pitched well and Jeurys Familia struggled in his one inning of work.  The Mets offense only managed four hits. 

Conlon pitched two innings giving up a hit and no runs with a walk.  Familia pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run, Montero pitched two innings striking out four and Hansel Robles pitched two perfect innings with a couple of strikeouts.  Josh Edgin pitched an inning with two walks and Tom Gorzelanny pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with three walks and a strikeout. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and David Wright had a hit.  Jay Bruce drew

a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI and Cabrera hit a homerun and so did Flores.  The Mets were 0-1

with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Taijeron and Stuart each had an outfield assist

New York Mets get back on the winning track

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-1.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched great and they were powered by three homeruns all in the first inning. 

Colon pitched eight shutout innings giving up seven hits and he struck out seven.  Colon picked up his second win of the season and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Mike Foltynewicz pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Bud Norris pitched 2 1/3 scoreless giving up two walks, Eric O'Flaherty pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings striking out one and Alexi Ogando pitched 2/3 of an inning walking one. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, David Wright had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and two RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Neil Walker drew a walk.  Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits, Kevin Plawecki drew two walks and Cabrera and Granderson each hit a double.  Wright, Cespedes and Duda each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Walker had a stolen base. 

Nick Markakis had a  hit, Daniel Castro had a hit and Freddie Freeman had a hit.  Adonis Garcia had two hits, A.J. Pierzynski had a hit, Eric Aybar had two hits and an RBI and Chase d'Arnaud had a hit.  Freeman, Pierzynski and Garcia each hit a double and the Braves were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Wright hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Cespedes and Duda went back-to-back still in the first to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.  In the ninth Aybar hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.  The Mets have won 9 out of their last 10 games. 

The New York Mets defeat the Philadelphia Phillies behind Noah Syndergaard

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 5-2.  Noah Syndergaard started and pitched very well again.  The offense was led by David Wright hitting two homeruns, Lucas Duda had two hits and Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits. 

Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and eight strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out three and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Jerad Eickhoff started for the Phillies and pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and nine strikeouts.  Eickhoff lost his second game of the season.  David Hernandez pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with three strikeouts and Elvis Araujo pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Wright had two hits and two RBI and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Duda had two hits and two RBI and Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI.  Cabrera had three hits, Syndergaard drwe a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Cabrera and Duda each hit a double and Cespedes hit a triple.  Wright hit two homeruns and Duda and Walker hit back-to-back homeruns.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Freddy Galvis had a hit, Odubel Herrera had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Maikel Franco had a hit.  Ryan Howard had a hit and drew a walk, Cameron Rupp had a hit and David Lough had a hit.  Cesar Hernandez had a hit and drew a walk, Andres Blanco had an RBI and Galvis and Lough each hit a double.  The Phillies were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Lough, Galvis and Herrera each had a stolen base. 

In the first Wright hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Herrera hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the sixth Duda hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and in the eighth Duda hit a solo homerun to make it 3-1.  One batter after Duda Walker hit a solo homerun to make it 4-1 Mets.  Wright hit his second homerun of the game in the ninth to make it 5-1 and in the bottom of the ninth Blanco hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 5-2 which would be the final score. 

The Mets record improved to 6-6 on the season and they will play game two on Tuesday night. 

The New York Mets losing streak hits three as they lose to the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 10-3.  Steven Matz started his first game of the year and didn't pitch very well at all.  David Wright and Yoenis Cespedes each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up six hits and seven runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Matz took  his first loss of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts, Antonio Bastardo pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Addison Reed pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings striking out four batters.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a walk and Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out a batter. 

Jarred Cosart pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Chris Narveson won his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and he struck out two, Dustin McGowan pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Craig Breslow pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Bryan Morris pitched a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Wright had two hits and drew a walk and Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit, Neil Walker had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk.  Asdrubal Cabrera had an RBI, Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk and Wright hit a double.  The Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Dee Gordon had two hits and an RBI, Marcell Ozuna had two hits and an RBI and Christian Yelich had two hits and two RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Martin Prado had two hits and drew two walks and Chris Johnson had two hits and drew two walks.  J.T. Realmuto had three hits and an RBI, Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and three RBI and Johnson and Ozuna each hit a double.  Stanton and Ozuna each hit a homerun and the Marlins were 8-14 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base and committed an error. 

In the second the Marlins scored seven runs to take a 7-0 lead.  Hechavarria hit a two run single, Gordon hit an RBI single, Yelich hit a two run single and Stanton hit a two run homerun.  In the third Hechavarria hit a sac fly to make it an 8-0 game.  The Mets got on the board in the fourth when Cespedes hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-1.  A wild pitch in the fourth made it 8-2 and Cabrera grounded into a force out to make it 8-3.  In the sixth Ozuna hit a solo homerun and Realmuto hit an RBI single to make it 10-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.  The Mets have lost three games in a row and are now 2-4 on the season.  They will have Noah Syndergaard on the mound against Jose Fernandez in a battle of two young guns.   

New York Mets lose to the Philadelphia Phillies and drop the series

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched ok.  David Wright and Yoenis Cespedes each had two hits and that was it for the Mets offense. 

Harvey started for the Mets and pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  He took his second loss of the season and for the first time in his career is 0-2.  Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning striking out the side, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and Logan Verrett pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Jeremy Hellickson started for the Phillies and pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He earned his first win of the season.  James Russell pitched to one batter retiring him, Hector Neris pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts and Jeanmar Gomez earned his second save of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Wright had two hits, Cespedes had two hits and two RBI and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Wright hit a double and Cespedes hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Freddy Galvis had a hit and an RBI, Cesar Hernandez had two hits and Odubel Herrera had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Maikel Franco had two hits, Ryan Howard had an RBI and drew two walks and Peter Bourjos had a hit and drew a walk.  Hellickson had a hit, Andres Blanco had a hit and an RBI and Blanco hit a double and Herrera hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Hernandez had a stolen base and Ruiz was caught stealing. 

In the third Galvis hit a sacrifice fly to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Herrera hit a two run homerun and the lead was pushed to 3-0.  Cespedes hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the eighth Howard hit a sac fly to make it a 4-2 game and in the ninth Blanco hit an RBI double making it 5-2 which would be the final score. 

The Mets lost two out of three in the series to the Phillies.  It was a disappointing start to the home schedule for the Mets.  The Mets will start a three game series on Monday night against the Miami Marlins.   

The New York Mets and Washington Nationals play to a tie

The New York Mets and Washington Nationals played to a tie on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 4-4.  I believe this was the third straight tie game for the Mets which is pretty funny.  Steven Matz started and pitched ok despite being wild.  David Wright had a couple of hits and RBI, Neil Walker had a couple of hits and Michael Conforto had a couple of RBI. 

Matz pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with four walks and five strikeouts.  Antonio Bastardo pitched to one batter and retired him, Logan Verrett pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jim Henderson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning walking a batter and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Wright had two hits and two RBI and Eric Campbell had a hit.  Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk, Walker had two hits and Conforto had a hit and two RBI.  Amed Rosario had two hits, Johnny Monell had a hit and Matz had a hit.  Travis d'Arnaud drew a walk, Granderson and Monell each hit a double and Walker hit a triple.  Wright and Conforto each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Blevins committed an error, Monell had a passed ball and Granderson had an outfield assist. 

In the first Wright hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Conforto hit a two run homerun to extend their lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Clint Robinson hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Wright hit an RBI single and it was 4-1 Mets.  Matt den Dekker hit an RBI single in the seventh to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the eighth Chris Heisey hit an RBI groundout to make it 4-3 and a throwing error led to another run to tie the game at four which would be the final score. 

The Mets spring record is now 7-13 with I think five tie games.  They will play the St. Louis Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida on Monday afternoon.   

The New York Mets tie the St. Louis Cardinals in grapefruit league action

The New York Mets played to a tie on Friday afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 5-5.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well.  Neil Walker, Wilmer Flores and Matt Reynolds each had two hits and Reynolds had three RBI. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up five hits nad two runs with no walks and nine strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and struck him out, Jim Henderson pitched to two batters retiring them both and Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and Zach Thornton pitched 2/3 of an inning retiring both batters that he faced. 

Alejandro De Aza had a hit, David Wright drew a walk and Eric Campbell had a hit.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Kevin Kaczmarski had a hit and an RBI and Walker had two hits.  Flores had two hits, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and drew a walk and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Reynolds had two hits and three RBI, Travis d'Arnaud had an RBI and Plawecki and Flores each hit a double.  The Mets were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Campbell had a stolen base and Granderson was caught stealing.  Granderson had an outfield assist. 

In the second Reynolds hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Matt Adams hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the fourth Reynolds hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Matt Carpenter hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Reynolds hit a sac fly to make it 3-2 Mets.  d'Arnaud hit a sac fly to make it 4-2 Mets in the sixth.  In the ninth Randal Grichuk hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 and Jedd Gyorko hit an RBI double to tie the game at four.  Greg Garcia drew an RBI walk to give the Cardinals a 5-4 lead.  In the bottom of the ninth Kevin Kaczmarski hit an RBI single to tie the game at five and that is how it would end.  The Mets spring record is 7-13 and they have three tie games.  They will play the Atlanta Braves at Champion Stadium in Orlando, Florida on Saturday afternoon. 

The New York Mets lose to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Mets were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 9-4.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched pretty well.  The Mets had six hits and no one had more than a hit. 

Syndergaard pitched five innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out five.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk, Buddy Carlyle pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned and he walked two with a strikeout.  Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Alejandro De Aza drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and an RBI and T.J. Rivera had an RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Neil Walker drew two walks.  Ty Kelly had a hit, Wilmer Flores drew a walk and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and drew a walk.  Johnny Monell had a hit, Juan Lagares drew two walks and Matt Reynolds had a hit and drew a walk.  Reynolds and Kelly each hit a double and the Mets were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Lagares, Reynolds and Walker each had a stolen base.  Lagares and De Aza each committed an error and Granderson had an outfield assist. 

In the fourth Travis Shaw hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Reynolds had an RBI walk, Lagares stole home and Wright had an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.  In the fifth Brock Holt hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-2 and in the sixth Chris Young hit a three run homerun to give the Red Sox a 5-3 lead.  In the eighth Sandy Leon hit a two run single to push the lead to 7-3 Red Sox.  Rivera hit an RBI groundout in the eight to cut the lead to 7-4.  In the ninth Aneury Tavarez hit an RBI double to make it a 9-4 game and that is how the game would end. 

The Mets record fell to 7-8 with a couple of ties and they will take on the Miami Marlins in Port St. Lucie on Monday afternoon.   

The New York Mets lose an offensive game against the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 12-7 Mets.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched poorly.  David Wright and Michael Conforto each had a couple of hits to lead the offense but Conforto also had four RBI. 

Colon pitched five innings giving up nine hits and eight runs with five strikeouts.  Buddy Carlyle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with two of them being earned and he walked one, Zach Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning striking out two. 

Alejandro De Aza had a hit, Wright had two hits and Eric Campbell had a hit and drew a walk.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk and Marc Krauss drew a walk.  T.J. Rivera had a hit and an RBI, Conforto had two hits and four RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Kevin Plawecki drew a walk, Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI and Cespedes and Campbell each hit a double.  Lagares, Rivera and Conforto each hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Cespedes was picked off and Rivera committed an error. 

In the first Daniel Murphy hit an RBI double to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  Stephen Drew hit an RBI double to make it 2-0 and Danny Espinosa hit a three run homerun to push the lead to 5-0 all in the first inning.  In the second Michael Taylor hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 6-0 Nationals.  In the third Lagares hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  Cespedes hit an RBI double making it a 6-2 game.  In the fourth Jose Lobaton hit an RBI double giving the Nationals a 7-2 lead.  In the fifth Chris Heisey hit a solo homerun making it 8-2 and in the sixth Matt den Dekker hit an RBI single to push the lead to 9-2.  Drew reached on a fielding error and two runs scored to make it 11-2 and then Heisey hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 12-2 in the sixth.  Rivera hit a solo homerun in the sixth and in the ninth Conforto hit a grand slam to cut the lead to 12-7 but that would be the final score.  The Mets record fell to 7-7 in the spring with a couple of ties.   

New York Mets Pitchers and Catchers Report

The crowd on Friday was the largest in Tradition Field history for the Mets.  I guess it would be expected as they were in the World Series last year and everyone wants to get a glimpse of that great starting pitching staff.  David Wright spoke with reporters and said he doesn't have a specific goal for games played but wants to be out there if he is productive.  He said his mindset hasn't changed due to his spinal stenosis but his preperation has changed.   He said the Mets should follow the Royals lead this year about getting back to the World Series and winning it.  He said the Mets have a great team on paper but that doesn't mean anything, it is how the team comes together and that teams will be gunning for them now since they are the NL Champs. 

He said winning in the NL is more important than beating the Yankees and their focus is on winning the NL East.  He said it is incredible to see how many players are showing up early to camp.  I guess winning will do that for you.  He said as for goals for this season confidence is good but cockiness is dangerous.  He said that he will miss Daniel Murphy this season. 

Terry Collins had this to say on Friday.  He said Jenrry Mejia used extremely bad judgement and his permanent suspension was very disappointing.  He will sit down next week with captain Wright and speak about their plan for the season.  He said they will slow down Wright in Spring Training so fatigue doesn't set in.  He said the players were told to take it easy early in spring training to avoid injuries.  The Mets don't know yet how the starting pitching depth will shake out after the five known starters. 

Travis d'Arnaud will mostly play three days in a row before getting a rest.  That will be the case most times he said.  Kevin Plawecki has to work well with the pitchers, that is the biggest thing for him.  On Saturday Michael Cuddyer was talking about Michael Conforto being an impact hitter.  There are definitely high expectations with the kid.  The big story on Sunday was Yoenis Cespedes showing up to camp.  He got his work in, took some batting practice and spoke with the media. 

Why did he come back to the Mets?  He said it was a little of everything.  He said he feels at home and relaxed.  He said he isn't worried about all the attention he will be getting. He said that he works hard and isn't too concerned with the salary.  He said one of the reasons for reporting early was to reestablish the bond with his teammates.  He said it was natural last season after the trade to the Mets in July.  The fans, team, coaches, everything is why he came back.  He said such a positive atmosphere.  Is this the Mets he was talking about, what a change in a few months.  Before the run to the World Series last year, you couldn't say anything close to that for many  years.  It really does feel different now, everyone is confident including the fans who are notorius for waiting for the other shoe to drop. 

The New York Mets get back into series with a blowout win in Game Three

The New York Mets defeated the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-3 Mets.  Noah Syndergaard started and pitched well after a rough start and Curtis Granderson, David Wright and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  He picked up the win, Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning.  Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Yordano Ventura pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with no walks and a strikeout, he took the loss.  Danny Duffy pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Luke Hochevar pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Franklin Morales pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs.  Kelvin Herrera pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Ryan Madson pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Kris Medlen pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Granderson had two hits and two RBI, Wright had two hits and four RBI and Daniel Murphy drew a walk.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda had a hit and d'Arnaud had two hits.  Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit and Syndergaard had a hit.  Juan Uribe had a hit and an RBI, d'Arnaud hit a double and Wright and Granderson each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  d'Arnaud had a passed ball and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit, Ben Zobrist had a hit and Lorenzo Cain had a hit.  Eric Hosmer had an RBI, Mike Moustakas had a hit and Salvador Perez had a hit and drew a walk.  Alex Gordon had a hit and drew a walk, Alex Rios had a hit and an RBI and Zobrist hit a double.  The Royals were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Escobar had a stolen base. 

Hosmer hit an RBI groundout in the first inning to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  Wright hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the second the Royals tied the game at two on an RBI single.  A passed ball scored a run and gave the Royals a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the third Granderson hit  a two run homerun to give the Mets a 4-3 lead.  In the fourth Conforto hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-3 Mets.  Uribe hit an RBI single in the sixth and it was 6-3 Mets.  Wright hit a two run single to push the lead to 8-3 also in the sixth.  Cespedes hit a sac fly to make it 9-3 and that was the final score of the game.  The two teams will play game four on Saturday night.   

The New York Mets go down in a 14 inning epic game one of the World Series

The New York Mets were defeated by the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the final score was 5-4 Royals in 14 innings.  Matt Harvey started and he pitched ok but he did blow a 3-1 lead.  David Wright, Daniel Murphy, Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares each had two hits. 

Harvey pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning, Tyler Clippard pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Jeurys Familia blew a save but pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run and Jon Niese pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out three.  Bartolo Colon took the loss pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and an unearned run with three walks. 

Edinson Volquez pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  Danny Duffy pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Kelvin Herrera pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and an unearned run with two strikeouts and Luke Hochevar pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Wade Davis pitched a perfect inning striking out the side, Ryan Madson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Chris Young earned the win pitching three scoreless and hitless innings giving up a walk and striking out four batters. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks, Wright had two hits and Murphy had two hits.  Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Duda had two hits and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and an RBI.  Michael Conforto had an RBI, Lagares had two hits and Wilmer Flores drew a walk.  Granderson hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base and Wright was caught stealing and Wright committed an error. 

Alcides Escobar had a hit and an RBI, Ben Zobrist had three hits and drew a walk and Lorenzo Cain had a hit and drew a walk.  Eric Hosmer had two RBI and drew two walks, Kendrys Morales drew a walk and Mike Moustakas had two hits and an RBI.  Salvador Perez had two hits, Alex Gordon had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Paulo Orlando had a hit, Zobrist hit two doubles and Escobar hit an inside-the-park homerun and Gordon hit a homerun.  The Royals were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base.  Cain had a stolen base and Hosmer committed an error. 

In the first Escobar hit an inside-the-park homerun to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth d'Arnaud hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and in the sixth Conforto hit a sac fly to make it 3-1 Mets.  In the bottom of the sixth Hosmer hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 3-2.  Moustakas hit an RBI single to tie the game at three and in the eighth Flores reached on an error and a run scored giving them the 4-3 lead.  In the ninth Gordon hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  In the 14th inning Hosmer hit a walk-off sac fly to give the Royals the 5-4 victory and 1-0 series lead.  The two teams will play game two on Wednesday night in Kansas City before heading to New York for the next three games. 

The New York Mets keep rolling with a game three victory and are one win away from the pennant

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 5-2 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started and once again didn't have his best stuff but pitched well enough to win which he did.  Daniel Murphy hit a homerun for the fifth straight game and David Wright and Yoenis Cespedes each had three hits. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  He earned the win.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jeurys Familia saved the game pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Kyle Hendricks started for the Cubs and pitched four innings giving up five hit and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Clayton Richard pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Trevor Cahill lost the game pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Travis Wood pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Justin Grimm pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Pedro Strop pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Hector Rondon pitched one inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Wright had three hits and drew a walk and Murphy had two hits and an RBI.  Cespedes had three hits and two RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Cespedes, Flores and Wright each hit a double.  Murphy hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Cespedes had a stolen base and Granderson was caught stealing. 

Dexter Fowler had a hit, Kyle Schwarber had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Jorge Soler had a hit and an RBI and Fowler hit a double and Schwarber and Soler each hit a homerun.  The Cubs were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Cespedes hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Schwarber hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the third Murphy hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 2-1 lead.  Soler hit a solo homerun in the fourth to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Conforto struck out but reached on a wild pitch and a run scored to make it 3-2 Mets.  In the seventh Cespedes hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-2 and Duda hit an RBI groundout to make it 5-2 which was the final score. 

The Mets are up in the series 3-0 and can close it out and win the NL pennant on Wednesday night in Chicago.  The Mets will be looking for the sweep and the first World Series Appearance in 15 years and their first world title in 29 years.   

The New York Mets take game one of the NLCS

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2 Mets.  Matt Harvey started the game and pitched very well, Travis d'Arnaud and Juan Lagares each had two hits. 

Harvey pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and nine strikeouts.  Harvey won his first game of the postseason.  Jeurys Familia earned the save pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Jon Lester lost the game pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Justin Grimm pitched to one batter and retired him, Clayton Richard to one batter and retired him and Trevor Cahill pitched 2/3 of an inning including a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and two RBI, David Wright drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, Michael Cuddyer had a hit and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Lagares had two hits, Murphy and d'Arnaud each hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Wright and Lagares each had a stolen base and d'Arnaud committed an error.  Yoenis Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

Kyle Schwarber had a hit and an RBI, Kris Bryant drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI, Jorge Soler had a hit and Javier Baez had a hit.  Miguel Montero had a hit, David Ross drew a walk and Castro hit a double and Schwarber hit a homerun.  The Cubs were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Baez had a stolen base. 

In the first Murphy  hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Castro hit an RBI double to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Granderson hit an RBI single to make it 2-1 Mets.  d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun in the sixth to extend the lead to 3-1 Mets.  In the seventh Granderson hit a sac fly to push the lead to 4-1 Mets.  In the eighth Schwarber hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two on Sunday night in New York before heading to Chicago for the middle three games of the series. 

The New York Mets take game one of NLDS

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 3-1 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched great and the bullpen did their job.  Curtis Granderson led the offense with two of the teams five hits. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs with a walk and 13 strikeouts.  deGrom earned the win for the game.  Tyler Clippard pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jeurys Familia pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings. 

Clayton Kershaw pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with four walks and 11 strikeouts.  Kershaw suffered the loss despite pitching pretty well.  Pedro Baez pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Joel Peralta pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Chris Hatcher pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Granderson had two hits and drew a walk, David Wright had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and Murphy hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Howie Kendrick had two hits, Cory Seager had a hit and Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI.  Justin Turner had two hits, A.J. Ellis had a hit and Joc Pederson drew a walk.  Turner, Seager and Kendrick each hit a double.  The Dodgers were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the fourth Murphy hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Wright hit a two run single to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the eighth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 but that would be the final score.  The Mets take a 1-0 series lead in the best of five NLDS.   

The New York Mets lose second straight home series this time to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-3 Braves.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and he pitched pretty well, Jeurys Familia didn't pitch so well out of the bullpen.  Travis d'Arnaud had two hits and Ruben Tejada had three hits. 

Colon pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hit snad three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning and Familia took his second loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Williams Perez pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Matt Marksberry pitched without recording an out.  He gave up a hit and a run, Brandon Cunniff pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and struck out two and Edwin Jackson won his fourth game of the season.  Jackson struck out the only batter that he faced and Arodys Vizcaino saved his seventh game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit. 

David Wright had a hit and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit.  Lucas Duda had a hit and drew two walks, d'Arnaud had two hits and Tejada had three hits and an RBI.  Juan Uribe had a hit, Duda hit a double and Cespedes hit a triple.  Murphy hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base. 

Nick Markakis had a hit and drew a walk, A.J. Pierzynski had a hit and Andrelton Simmons had a hit.  Jace Peterson had a hit, Cameron Maybin had two hits and Michael Bourn had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Freddie Freeman had two hits and five RBI, Freeman hit a double and a homerun.  The Braves were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Murphy hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Tejada hit an RBI single to extend their lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Bourn hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  Fremman hit a two run double and it was 3-2 Braves.  Wright hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at three.  In the ninth Freeman hit a three run homerun to make it 6-3 Braves and that would be the final score.  The Mets lost two out of three and had a 3-6 homestand.  They will head to Cincinnati to play a four game series beginning on Thursday night. 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New  York and the final score was 6-2.  Logan Verrett started for the Mets and didn't pitch great and Tyler Clippard didn't pitch great either.  David Wright and Daniel Murphy each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Verrett pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out three and lost his second game of the season.  Sean Gilmartin pitched two innings giving up two hits and struck out three, Hansel Robles pitched an inning and struck out one and Clippard pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs and drew a walk. 

Matt Wisler won his sixth game of the season pitching seven innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked one and struck out eight.  Peter Moylan gave up a hit to the only batter that he faced, Matt Marksberry pitched 1/3 of an inning walking one and Edwin Jackson pitched 2/3 of an inning.  Arodys Vizcaino pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Wright had two hits and an RBI and Murphy had two hits.  Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk, Michael Cuddyer had an RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Murphy hit two doubles.  Wright hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Nick Markakis had a hit and drew a walk, Hector Olivera had a hit and three RBI and A.J. Pierzynski had a hit.  Nick Swisher had a hit, Jace Peterson had a hit and an RBI and Andrelton Simmons had a hit.  Michael Bourn had a hit and an RBI, Wisler had a hit and Adonis Garcia had a hit and two RBI.  Simmons, Swisher and Garcia hit a double and Peterson and Olivera each hit a homerun.  The Braves were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Olivera committed an error. 

In the first Wright hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Peterson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  Olivera hit a three run homerun to make it 4-1 Braves in the fifth.  In the eighth Cuddyer hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-2.  In the ninth Garcia hit a two run homerun to make it a 6-2 game.  The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Wednesday night. 

The New York Mets get shutout by the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-0 Mets.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen wasn't great and David Wright had two of the teams three hits. 

Colon pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and he lost his 12th game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two, Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Erik Goeddel pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk.  Sean Gilmartin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits. 

Adam Conley pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with no walks and six strikeouts.  He won his fourth game of the season.  Mike Dunn pitched 2/3 of an inning and he walked two batters, Bryan Morris pitched to one batter and retired him and Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning striking out one. 

Juan Lagares drew a walk, Wright had two hits and Michael Cuddyer had a hit.  Dilson Herrera drew a walk, Wright hit a double and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Lagares had an outfield assist. 

Dee Gordon had two hits and an RBI, Christian Yelich had a hit and an RBI and Martin Prado had two hits and an RBI.  Justin Bour had a hit and two RBI, Marcell Ozuna had a hit and drew a walk and J.T. Realmuto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Donovan Solano had a hit, Miguel Rojas had a hit and Conley had a hit.  Derek Dietrich drew a walk, Solano and Gordon each hit a double and Prado, Realmuto and Bour each hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Ozuna was caught stealing.

In the fourth Prado hit a solo homerun giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Realmuto hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Bour hit a sac fly and it was 3-0 Marlins.  Bour hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it 4-0 and in the ninth Gordon hit an RBI single and Yelich hit an RBI single to make it 6-0 which was the final score.  The Mets lost two out of three in the series and will have the day off on Thursday before beginning a three game series with their crosstown rivals the New York Yankees at home on Friday night.   

The New York Mets keep on rolling in win over the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field and the final score was 4-3 Mets.  Logan Verrett started for the Mets and pitched well and Sean Gilmartin did not.  David Wright and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits. 

Verrett pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Gilmartin pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Hansel Robles pitched an inning with a strikeout and won his fourth game of the season and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 41st save of the season. 

Justin Nicolino pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks and two strikeouts and lost his first game of the season and Brian Ellington pitched a perfect inning. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Wright had two hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Uribe had a hit, d'Arnaud had two hits and two RBI and Wilmer Flores drew two walks.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Wright hit two doubles and Uribe hit a double.  Cespedes and d'Arnaud each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Dee Gordon had two hits, Martin Prado drew a walk and Derek Dietrich had two hits and an RBI.  J.T. Realmuto had two hits and an RBI, Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk and Miguel Rojas had an RBI.  The Marlins were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base and Yelich had an outfield assist. 

In the third Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Rojas hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.  In the sixth Dietrich hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead.  Realmuto hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 also in the sixth and then in the bottom of the sixth d'Arnaud hit a two run homerun to tie the game at three.  In the seventh Wright hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score in the game.  The two teams will play game two on Tuesday night.   

The New York Mets complete the sweep of the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 5-3 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started and pitched well for the Mets and Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and nine strikeouts and won his 13th game of the season.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and 13 strikeouts.  Strasburg lost his seventh game of the season.  Drew Storen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.   

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit.  d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI and Duda hit a double and d'Arnaud, Kelly Johnson and Cespedes each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Jayson Werth drew a walk, Bryce Harper had three hits and two RBI and Anthony Rendon had a hit.  Clint Robinson had a hit and an RBI, Ian Desmond had a hit and Matt den Dekker had a hit.  Harper hit a double and den Dekker hit a double.  Harper hit two homeruns and the Nationals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Harper hit a solo homerun giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the second d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Robinson hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Johnson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two and Cespedes hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Harper hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 Nationals.  In the ninth Conforto hit an RBI single and it was 5-3 Mets and that would be the final score.  The Mets swept the three game series and now hold a seven game lead in the NL East.