The New York Mets win second straight over the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched just ok and the bullpen was good.  Yoenis Cespedes and Eric Campbell each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom started for the Mets and pitched five innings giving up five hit snad four runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Hansel Robles pitched two innings giving up a walk and he struck out three, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one with two strikeouts and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and won his first game of the season. 

Zach Davies started for the Brewers and pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Blaine Boyer pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up two walks and he struck out one and Tyler Thornburg pitched an inning striking out one.  Michael Blazek pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and he took his first loss of the season. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, David Wright had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Michael Conforto had a  hit and drew a walk.  Cespedes had two hits and two RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI.  Campbell had two hits, Kevin Plawecki drew a walk and Alejandro De Aza drew a walk.  Conforto hit a double, Granderson and Cespedes each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Granderson was caught stealing. 

Jonathan Villar had three hits and an RBI, Scooter Gennett drew a walk and Chris Carter had a hit.  Aaron Hill had a hit and drew three walks, Alex Presley had a hit and drew a walk and Ramon Flores had a hit and three RBI.  Villar hit two doubles and Flores hit a homerun and the Brewers were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Hill had a stolen base. 

In the first Granderson hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the secodn Flores hit a two run homerun to give the Brewers a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Flores hit a sac fly to make it 3-1 Brewers and in the fourth Villar hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Cabrera hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-2 Brewers.  In the sixth Cespedes hit a two run homerun to tie the game at four.  In the bottom of the ninth Wright hit an RBI single to win the game 5-4. 

The Mets have taken the first two of the three game series and will go for the sweep on Sunday.   

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.   

New York Mets Training Camp News and Notes

It has been pretty uneventful overall as Yoenis Cespedes daily car choice is the big story around the Mets.  The Mets will begin their grapefruit league schedule on Thursday.  Hall Of Famer Mike Piazza arrived in Mets camp on Sunday and will stick around a few days.  Zach Wheeler threw off a mound for the first time since his Tommy John surgery over the weekend. 

The Mets have announced their pitchers for the first couple of spring training games.  They will be Rafael Montero on Thursday and Logan Verrett on Friday.  The Mets will also play an intrasquad game tomorrow and Sean Gilmartin and Robert Gsellman will start in that game. 

Terry Collins said Eric Campbell has a legit change to make the club because of his versatility and Wilmer Flores will be getting exposure at both first and third base as it looks like he can be a super utility player for the Mets.  To go along with that, there is a chance that Ruben Tejada may not make the 25 man roster coming out of spring. 

Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen said that pitcher Matt Harvey has the potential to be the best pitcher in baseball.  I am not sure if that is exactly breaking news as I think most feel very highly about him as long as he is healthy. 

Curtis Granderson left the ballpark on Monday due to an eye issue the Daily News was reporting.  He was wearing glasses in the morning and went to the doctors for a diagnosis.  The Mets manager said he could be dealing with pinkeye but the team isn't sure yet.  Stay tuned for more news on this on Tuesday. 

Matt Harvey is looking good early in camp and poised for a big season it appears. 

The New York Mets take last game of road trip and take series from the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at AT+T Park in San Francisco, California.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched great and Eric Campbell had two hits and two RBI to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched eight innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out ten and won his ninth game of the season.  Bobby Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jeurys Familia saved his 24th game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Jake Peavy lost his fourth game of the season pitching seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out five.  Josh Osich pitched a perfect inning and Jean Machi pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs. 

Ruben Tejada had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and Campbell had two hits and two RBI.  deGrom had a hit, Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI and Campbell hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Murphy committed an error and Campbell also had an outfield assist. 

Gregor Blanco drew a walk, Joe Panik had a hit and Hunter Pence had two hits and an RBI.  Brandon Belt had two hits, Pence hit a double and the Giants were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Crawford committed an error. 

In the sixth Murphy hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Lagares hit an RBI force out to make it 2-0.  In the ninth Campbell hit a two run homerun to increase the lead to 4-0.  Pence hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to make it 4-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will have the day off on Thursday and begin a three game series at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.   

The New York Mets win a close one over the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Zach Wheeler started and pitched well and Eric Campbell hit a three run homerun. 

Wheeler pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs.  He walked four and struck out ten and earned his eighth win of the season.  Vic Black pitched to one batter and struck him out, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two and Jennry Mejia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and he earned his 18th save of the season. 

Travis Wood lost his 10th game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs.  He walked four and struck out five.  Justin Grimm pitched 2/3 of an inning, Wesley Wright pitched an inning with two walks and Pedro Strop pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out two.

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and David Wright drew a walk.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and drew a walk and Campbell had a hit, three RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Wilmer Flores drew a walk and Ruben Tejada drew a walk.  Campbell hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Chris Coughlan drew a walk, Javier Baez had a hit and Anthony Rizzo had an RBI and drew a walk.  Starlin Castro had two hits and an RBI, Welington Castillo had a hit and drew a walk and Ryan Sweeney drew a walk.  Wood drew a walk and the Cubs were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Sweeney and Coughlan each had an outfield assist. 

In the third Rizzo hit an RBI groundout and Castro hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Cubs.  In the fourth Campbell hit a three run homerun to make it 3-2 Mets and that would be all the scoring.  The Mets took the first game of three, 3-2.  The two teams will play on Saturday night. 

The New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 5-3 Mets.  Jon Niese started and pitched well, the bullpen was really good and Eric Campbell led the offense with three hits. 

Niese pitched six innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked three and struck out five and earned his fifth win of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Jennry Mejia pitched a perfect inning to earn his eighth save of the season. 

Gerrit Cole pitched four innings giving up seven hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Cole lost his fourth game of the season.  Stolmy Pimentel pitched four innings giving up two hits and a walk.  He struck out seven, Ernesto Frieri pitched a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit and two RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit, Campbell had three hits and an RBI and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Anthony Recker had a hit, Eric Young Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Campbell hit two doubles and Recker hit a double.  The Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Young Jr. had three stolen bases, Granderson and Campbell had one each.  Niese committed an error.

Jordy Mercer had a hit, Andrew McCutchen had a hit and Gaby Sanchez had a hit.  Josh Harrison had two hits, Neil Walker had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Pedro Alvarez had an RBI and drew a walk.  Chris Stewart had an RBI and drew a walk, Cole had a hit and McCutchen and Sanchez each hit a double.  The Pirates were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Campbell hit an RBI double, a wild pitch scored a run and Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the second they took a 5-0 lead on a Murphy two run single.  The Pirates would crawl back into the game.  In the fourth Alvarez and Stewart each had an RBI walk.  In the fifth Walker hit an RBI single to make it 5-3 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play one more game of their four game series on Sunday afternoon.