New York Mets shutout the Washington Nationals

 

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Sunday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-0.  Taijuan Walker started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The bullpen also pitched well and J.D. Davis led the offense with three hits and two RBI. 

Walker pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out four and won his first game of the season.  Miguel Castro pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out three and Edwin Diaz pitched a perfect inning. 

Patrick Corbin started for the Nationals and he pitched four innings giving up seven hits and four runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Corbin lost his third game of the season.  Austin Voth pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out four and Tanner Rainey pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Pete Alonso had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Francisco Lindor had a hit and Davis had three hits and two RBI.  Michael Conforto had a hit, James McCann had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jonathan Villar had a hit.  Albert Almora Jr. drew a walk, Conforto hit a double and Davis and Alonso each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Villar and Nimmo were caught stealing and Villar was picked off.  Conforto had an outfield assist and Walker had a pickoff. 

Josh Harrison had a hit, Yadiel Hernandez had two hits and drew two walks and Victor Robles had a hit.  Corbin drew a walk, Andrew Stevenson had a hit and Robles hit a double.  The Nationals were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Harrison was picked off and Shwarber had an outfield assist.  Corbin had a pickoff. 

In the first Davis hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth McCann hit an RBI single and it was 3-0 Mets.  In the bottom of the fifth Alonso hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-0 and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets lose a close one to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Rick Porcello started for the Mets and pitched well and the bullpen was good.  J.D. Davis and Luis Guillorme led the offense with two hits each. 

Porcello lost his second game of the season pitching six innings and giving up eight hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out five.  Jared Hughes pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Max Scherzer won his first game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and a run.  He walked two and struck out seven.  Javy Guerra pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk, Tanner Rainey pitched 1 2/3 of an inning with two strikeouts and Daniel Hudson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Davis had two hits.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Dom Smith drew a walk and Andres Gimenez had a hit.  Guillorme had two hits and an RBI and he hit a double and a triple.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Trea Turner had two hits and an RBI, Howie Kendrick had three hits and Eric Thames had a hit.  Kurt Suzuki had a hit, Victor Robles had two hits and an RBI and Turner hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Turner hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Robles hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Guillorme hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 2-1 and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets double up the Miami Marlins

 The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in 

Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-4.  David Peterson started for the Mets and he pitched

well.  J.D. Davis led the offense with two hits and four RBI.  

Peterson pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  

Peterson won his second game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with three walks, Drew Smith pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and 

Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.  Seth Lugo pitched a perfect 

inning with a strikeout and Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two 

strikeouts.  

Daniel Castano pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up five hits and five runs with four being earned.  He 

walked one and struck out four.  James Hoyt pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, Brian Moran 

pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout and Josh Smith 

pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Pat Venditte pitched a perfect inning.  

Amed Rosario had a hit, Jeff McNeil had a hit and drew a walk and Davis  had two hits and four RBI.

Pete Alonso had a hit, two RBI and a walk, Michael Conforto had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and 

Dom Smith had a hit.  Smith hit a double, Conforto, Alonso and Davis each hit a homerun.  The Mets

were 1-3 with runners in scoring position  left four men on base.  

Jon Berti drew a walk, Jesus Aguilar had two hits and Corey Dickerson had two hits and drew a walk.

Brian Anderson had two hits and an RBI, Matt Joyce drew a walk and Logan Forsythe had a hit, an RBI

and drew two walks and Monte Harrison had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Forsythe hit a

homerun and the Marlins were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  

Anderson committed an error.  

In the first Anderson hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the second Conforto hit a 

two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  Alonso hit a two-run homerun in the third to extend 

the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Forsythe hit a solo  homerun cutting the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the 

fifth Davis hit a sac fly and the lead was 5-2.  In the sixth Harrison hit a two-run single to cut the lead

to one at 5-4.  In the seventh Davis hit a three-run homerun to make it 8-4 and that would be the final

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

New York Mets are doubled up by 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 8-4.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  J.D. Davis had three hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up nine hits and six runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Matz lost his 10^th game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit, Walker Lockett pitched giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and Brad Brach pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk.  Luis Avilan pitched to one batter and got him out, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Caleb Smith pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts and he picked up his 10^th win of the season.  Tyler Kinley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Brian Moran pitched to one batter and struck him out and Jose Quijada pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one.  Ryne Stanek pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Amed Rosario had a hit and four RBI, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Pete Alonso had a hit.  Davis had three hits, Wilson Ramos had a hit and drew a walk and Todd Frazier had a hit and drew a walk.  Michael Conforto drew two walks, Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk and Brandon Nimmo drew a walk.  Davis hit a double, Rosario hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Jon Berti had four hits, Miguel Rojas had two hits and an RBI and Starlin Castro had a hit.  Jorge Alfaro had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk, Harold Ramirez had two hits and two RBI and Isan Diaz had a hit.  Austin Dean had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Berti hit a double.  Alfaro hit two homeruns and the Marlins were 4-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the second Alfaro hit a solo homerun to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the third Rojas hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Alfaro hit a grand slam to give the Marlins a 6-0 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Rosario hit a grand slam to cut the lead to 6-4.  In the seventh Ramirez hit a two-run single to push the lead to 8-4 and that would be the final score. 

New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals

 The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Monday.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.  Noah Syndergaard made the start for the Mets and he pitched great and J.D. Davis had three hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with ten strikeouts.  Syndergaard won his 10^th game of the season.  Tyler Bashlor pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and Edwin Diaz pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Joe Ross pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Ross lost his fourth game of the season.  Austin Voth pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out four, Erick Fedde pitched two innings giving up two walks and he struck out two and Tanner Rainey pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two.

Jeff McNeil had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Pete Alonso had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Davis had three hits and two RBI, Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Joe Panik had a hit and an RBI, Rene Rivera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Luis Guillorme drew a walk.  Panik, Davis and Nimmo each hit a homerun and McNeil hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Trea Turner had two hits, Anthony Rendon had a hit and drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and three RBI.  Andrew Stevenson had a hit, Rendon hti a double and Cabrera hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Turner had a stolen base and Soto committed an error. 

In the second Panik hit an RBI double, Rivera hit an RBI single and the Mets lead was 2-0.  In the fourth McNeil hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  Davis hit a two-run double and Nimmo hit an RBI double and the lead was 7-0.  In the bottom of the ninth Cabrera hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 7-3. 

New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched well.  J.D. Davis had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched six innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Matz lost his eighth game of the season.  Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with four strikeouts and Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Dallas Keuchel won his fifth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked three and struck out seven.  Sean Newcomb pitched an inning and Mark Melancon pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run and he saved his sixth game of the season. 

Amed Rosario had a hit, Pete Alonso had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Davis had two hits and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Juan Lagares drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos had a hit, Rene Rivera drew a walk and Alonso hti a double.  The Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Freddie Freeman drew a walk, Josh Donaldson had two hits and two RBI and Adam Duvall had a hit.  Tyler Flowers drew a walk, Duvall hit a double and Donaldson hit two homeruns.  The Braves were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Duvall committed an error. 

In the second Donaldson hit a solo homerun to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Donalson hit a solo homerun pushing the Braves lead to 2-0.  In the ninth Frazier hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 2-1 but that would be the final score. 

The Mets were swept in the three-game series and will be off on Monday before beginning a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs at home on Tuesday night.   

New York Mets win in dramatic fashion over the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-6.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Ahmed Rosario had three hits and Michael Conforto and J.D. Davis each had two to lead the offense. 

Stroman pitched six innings giving up nine hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out nine.  Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Robert Gsellman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Luis Avilan won his third game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and striking out two. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts.   Daniel Hudson pitched an inning and gave up a hit and he struck out one and Sean Doolittle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up six hits and four runs and he lost his fourth game of the season and blew his fifth save of the season. 

Jeff McNeil drew a walk, Rosario had three hits and Conforto had two hits and an RBI.  Pete Alonso had a hit and two RBI, Davis had two hits and an RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier had a hit and three RBI.  Joe Panik had a hit, Rosario and Davis each hit a double.  Alonso, Davis and Frazier each hit a homerun and the Nationals were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base. 

Trea Turner had two hits and drew two walks, Adam Eaton had three hits and Anthony Rendon had two hits and three RBI.  Juan Soto had three hits and two RBI, Matt Adams had two hits and Victor Robles had a hit and drew a walk.  Soto hit a double and Rendon hit a triple.  Soto and Rendon each hit a homerun and the Nationals were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left 8 men on base.  Turner, Soto and Eaton each had a stolen base and Robles was caught stealing. 

In the fourth Rendon hit an RBI triple and Soto hit a two-run homerun to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Alonso hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 3-2.  Davis hit a solo homerun and the game was tied at three.  In the seventh Rendon hit a two-run homerun to give the Nationals a 5-3 lead.  In the ninth a wild pitch made it 6-3 Nationals.  In the bottom of the ninth Frazier hit a three-run homerun to tie the game and Conforto hit an RBI single to win the game and give the Mets a 7-6 victory. 

New York Mets defeat the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-0.  Zack Wheeler started for the Mets and pitched great.  Jeff McNeil and J.D. Davis each had two hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Wheeler pitched eight innings giving up eight hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out five.  Wheeler won his ninth game of the season and Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Hector Noesi pitched five innings giving up five hits and five runs with three walks and three strikeouts and he lost his first game of the season.  Adam Conley pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts, Jose Quijada pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two and Ryne Stanek pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

McNeil had two hits and drew a walk, Davis had two hits and drew a walk and Pete Alonso had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and three RBI, Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Luis Guillorme had a hit.  Frazier, Davis and Guillorme each hit a double and Ramos and Alonso each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Guillorme committed an error. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Jon Berti had two hits and Garrett Cooper had two hits.  Starlin Castro had a hit, Lewis Brinson had two hits and Noesi had a hit.  Martin Prado had a hit, Berti hit two doubles and the Marlins were 0-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Frazier hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Ramos hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Alonso hit a solo homerun and it was 5-0 which would be the final score. 

New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates and sweep three-game series

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-7.   Jason Vargas started for the Mets and pitched well.  J.D. Davis had two hits to lead the offense. 

Vargas won his sixth game of the season pitching 5 2/3 innings givAaing up six hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Tyler Bashlor pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk.  Edwin Diaz pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and he saved his 23^rd game of the season. 

Chris Archer pitched five innings giving up five hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out four and lost his eighth game of the season.  Francisco Liriano pitched an inning giving up two hits and two unearned runs, Michael Feliz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Keone Kela pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two. 

Aaron Altherr had a hit and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Pete Alonso had an RBI and drew two walks.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI and Davis had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit.  Hechavarria hit a double, Conforto hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Davis had a stolen base.  Conforto committed an error. 

Kevin Newman drew a walk, Bryan Reynolds had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Starling Marte had two hits.  Jose Osuna had a hit and two RBI, Melky Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Adam Frazier had a hit and drew a walk.  Jacob Stallings had two hits and an RBI, Archer had a hit and drew a walk and Colin Moran drew a walk.  Cabrera hti a double and Stallings, Reynolds and Osuna each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Marte had a stolen base and Kang, Osuna and Marte each committed an error. 

In the first Conforto hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  Frazier hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-0.  Davis hit an RBI single and it was 4-0, Rosario hit an RBI single and the lead was 5-0.  Altherr hit a sac fly and the lead was 6-0.  In the third Stallings hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  In the fourth Stallings hit an RBI single and the lead was 6-2.  In the fifth Cabrera hit an RBI double to make it 6-3.  Conforto reached on a error and the lead was up to 7-3.  Alonso hit into a force out and the lead was 8-3.  In the ninth Reynolds hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 8-5.  Osuna hit a two-run homerun and the lead was 8-7 but that was the final score. 

The Mets swept the three-game series and will head to Chicago to take on the White Sox on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets shutout the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched great.  J.D. Davis had two hits and two RBI to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched a complete game shutout giving up five hits and he struck out seven with no walks.  Matz won his sixth game of the season. 

Trevor Williams pitched seven innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Williams lost his fourth game of the season.  Kyle Crick pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and Davis had two hits and two RBI.  Amed Rosario drew a walk and Davis hit a double.  Conforto and Davis each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Frazier committed an error and Ramos had a passed ball. 

Kevin Newman had two hits, Melky Cabrera had a hit and Bryan Reynolds had a hit.  Jacob Stallings had a hit, Cabrera and Stallings each hit a double and the Pirates were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the sixth Conforto hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Davis hit a two-run homerun to push the Mets lead to 3-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will go for the three-game sweep on Sunday. 

New York Mets hold on for win over the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-7.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he was shaky.  J.D. Davis had four hits to lead the Mets offense. 

Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and he won his fifth game of the season.  Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts and Edwin Diaz picked up his 15^th save of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout.   

Michael Wacha lost his third game of the season pitching four innings and giving up seven hits and six runs with five being earned.  He walked one and struck out four.  Genesis Cabrera pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts, Giovanny Gallegos pitched 1 1/3 innings and Tyler Webb pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  John Brebbia pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout. 

Jeff McNeil had a hit, Davis had four hits and an RBI and Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso had two hits and three RBI, Todd Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI.  Carlos Gomez had an RBI and drew a walk, Ramos and Davis each hit a double and Alonso and Davis each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base and Ramos committed an error. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit and an RBI, Dexter Fowler had two hits and three RBI and Paul DeJong had three hits and an RBI.  Marcell Ozuna had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Yadier Molina had a hit and an RBI and Kolten Wong had two hits.  Paul Goldschmidt drew a walk, Yairo Munoz had a hit and Wacha had a hit.  Jose Martinez drew two walks, Carpenter and Wong each hit a double.  Fowler hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  DeJong, Edman, Ozuna and Munoz each had a stolen base.  Wong had two stolen bases.  Wong committed an error. 

Fowler hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Alonso hit a three-run homerun, Ramos hit an RBI double and Gomez hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 5-1 lead.  In the second Davis hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 6-1.  In the third Ozuna hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the fifth Fowler hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 6-3.  In the sixth Conforto hit an RBI single and Frazier drew an RBI walk to make it an 8-3 game.  In the seventh Carpenter hit an RBI double, Fowler hit an RBI single and DeJong hit a sac fly making it an 8-6 game.  In the ninth Molina hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-7 but that was the final score. 

New York Mets lose in extra innings to the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets were defeated by the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-3.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well, the bullpen wasn’t able to hold the lead.  Wilson Ramos had three hits and Pete Alonso and J.D. Davis each had two to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Seth Lugo pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out one, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out three and Robert Gsellman lost his first game of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and five runs with two walks.  Hector Santiago pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Madison Bumgarner pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Sam Dyson pitched an inning with a strikeout, Tony Watson pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Mark Melancon pitched an inning with a strikeout and he won his second game of the season.  Derek Holland pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Jeff McNeil had a hit, Alonso had two hits and an RBI and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Davis had two hits and drew a walk, Ramos had three hits and two RBI and Todd Frazier had a hit and drew a walk.  Ramos hit a homerun and Alonso hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Conforto and Alonso each committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Joe Panik had two hits, Mike Yastrzemski had a hit and an RBI, Evan Longoria had a hit and drew a walk.   Tyler Austin had a hit, Brandon Belt had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Stephen Vogt had two hits and two RBI.  Kevin Pillar had a hit and an RBI, Brandon Crawford drew two walks and Steven Duggar had two hits and two RBI.  Bumgarner drew a walk and Pablo Sandoval had two hits and two RBI.  Duggar, Belt, Sandoval and Vogt each hit a double.  the Giants were 7-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Panik had a stolen base and Vogt was caught stealing. 

In the fourth Pillar hit an RBI single and Duggar hit an RBI single to give the Giants a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Alonso hit a solo homerun and Ramos hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh Belt hit an RBI double to tie the game at three.  In the tenth Vogt hit a two-run double, Duggar hit an RBI double and Sandoval hit a two-run double.  Yastrzemski hit an RBI single and the lead was 9-3 which would be the final score of the game. 

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

New York Mets are shutout once again in Miami

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 3-0.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well.  J.D. Davis had two hits and that was all the offense produced. 

Syndergaard pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  He lost his fourth game of the season and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

Sandy Alcantara pitched a complete game.  He gave up two hits and no runs with a walk and eight strikeouts and earned his second win of the season. 

Davis had two hits, Pete Alonso drew a walk and that was it for the Mets offense.  They were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Neil Walker had two hits and Miguel Rojas had an RBI and drew a walk.  Chad Wallach had a hit, Rosell Herrera had a hit and Alcantara had a hit.  Herrera and Walker each hit a double and Granderson hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Alcantara committed an error. 

In the sixth Granderson hit into a double play but a run scored to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Rojas hit a sac fly to push the Marlins lead to 2-0 and in the eighth Granderson hit a solo homerun to make it 3-0 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets were swept in the three game series and will now head home to take on the Washington Nationals on Monday night in the start of a four-game series.   

New York Mets beat up on the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 11-2.  Zack Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched well and J.D. Davis and Michael Conforto each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched seven innings giving up nine hits and two runs with a walk and 11 strikeouts.  Wheeler picked up his third win of the season.  Tyler Bashlor pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Daniel Zamora pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Pablo Lopez pitched three innings giving up ten hits and ten runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Lopez lost his fifth game of the season.  Austin Brice pitched two innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts and Jose Quijada pitched three innings giving up a hit and four walks with a strikeout. 

Jeff McNeil had two hits and an RBI and drew a walk, Davis had three hits and Robinson Cano had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Pete Alonso drew two walks, Conforto had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Wilson Ramos had two hits and an RBI.  Brandon Nimmo had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Amed Rosario had a hit, four RBI and drew a walk, Wheeler had a hit and Conforto, Rosario and McNeil each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Alonso committed an error. 

Curtis Granderson had two hits, Martin Prado had a hit and Starlin Castro had a hit and drew a walk.  Neil Walker had two hits and an RBI, Brian Anderson had a hit and an RBI and Miguel Rojas had a hit and drew a walk.  Rosell Herrera had a hit and drew a walk, Isaac Galloway had a hit and the Marlins were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Anderson had an outfield assist. 

In the first a wild pitch, Ramos hit an RBI single, Nimmo drew an RBI walk and Rosario hit a grand slam to give the Mets a 7-0 lead.  Cano hit an RBI single and the lead pushed to 8-0.  In the second Conforto hit a solo homerun and it was 9-0.  In the third Walker hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 9-1 and Anderson hit a sac fly to make it a 9-2 game.  In the bottom of the third McNeil hit a solo homerun and in the fourth Nimmo hit an RBI single to make the score 11-2 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets hold off the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 5-4.  Jason Vargas started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Robinson Cano led the offense with three hits and Pete Alonso, J.D. Davis and Juan Lagares each had two hits. 

Vargas pitched four innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and three strikeouts.  Seth Lugo won his first game of the season pitching two innings giving up four hits and two runs and three strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and an unearned run, Justin Wilson pitched giving up a hit and a walk and Robert Gsellman pitched 2/3 of an inning.  Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and saved his seventh game of the season. 

Adam Wainwright pitched three innings giving up eight hits and four runs with three being earned.  He walked three and struck out three and lost his second game of the season.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts, Ryan Helsley pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Dominic Leone pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Tyler Webb pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, John Brebbia pitched to one batter and got him out and John Gant pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Alonso had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Cano had three hits and an RBI and Michael Conforto drew three walks.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and two RBI, Davis had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Lagares had two hits, Cano hit two doubles and hit a double.  Alonso hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Rosario and Davis each committed an error. 

Matt Carpenter had two hits, Paul Goldschmidt had a hit and PaulMarcell Ozuna drew a walk, Jose Martinez had three hits and an RBI and Jose Molina had a hit.  Dustin Fowler had two hits and drew two walks, Kolten Wong drew a walk and Lane Thomas had a hit and two RBI.  Carpenter, Molina and Fowler each hit a double and Thomas and Martinez each hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 m3n on base.  DeJong had a stolen base and Martinez and DeJong each committed an error. 

In the first Ramos hit an RBI single, Davis hit an RBI double and the Mets had a 2-0 lead.  In the second Cano hit an RBI single to push the Mets lead to 3-0.  In the fourth Ramos hit an RBI ground out to extend the Mets lead to 4-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Martinez hit a solo homerun and the lead was cut to 4-1.  In the sixth Alonso hit a solo homerun to make it a 5-1 game.  In the bottom of the sixth Thomas hit a two-run homerun after an umpire review and the lead was cut to 5-3.  In the eighth Fowler hit an RBI single to make it a 5-4 game.  That would be the final score of the game. 

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