The Mets earn the sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-3.  Jon Niese started for the Mets and he  with no walks and three strikeouts.  Niese pitched pretty well.  The bullpen was very good and Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit three homeruns to lead the offense. 

Niese pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Niese won his fifth game of the season.  Jennry Mejia pitched to one batter and retired him, Bobby Parnell pitched an inning walking one and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning with a walk and he saved his 27th game of the season. 

Rubby De La Rosa pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Oliver Perez struck out the only batter that he faced, Randall Delgado pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Andrew Chafin pitched two innings striking out one.  Daniel Hudson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and drew two walks and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, Nieuwenhuis had three hits and four RBI and Johnny Monell had a hit.  Ruben Tejada had a hit, Niese had a hit and drew a walk and Danny Muno had a hit.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Granderson and Muno each hit a double and Murphy hit a homerun.  Nieuwenhuis hit three homeruns and the Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

Nick Ahmed had an RBI, A.J. Pollock drew a walk and Paul Goldschmidt had a hit and an RBI.  Yasmani Tomas had a hit, Welington Castillo had a hit and drew a walk and David Peralta had a hit and an RBI.  Chris Owings had a hit which was a double and Tomas hit a double.  Goldschmidt hit a homerun and the Diamondbacks were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the second Nieuwenhuis hit a solo homerun that was replay reviewed but the call stood.  The Mets had a 1-0 lead.  In the third Ahmed hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.  Murphy hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the third to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  Nieuwenhuis hit a two run homerun to push the lead to 4-1 in the third.  In teh fourth Goldschmidt hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-2.  Nieuwenhuis hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 5-2 Mets.  In the seventh Peralta hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-3 but that would be the final score. 

The Mets swept the three game series and will now head into the All Star Break with some momentum right in the mix for a playoff spot and even the division is in sights. 

New York Mets are defeated by the Boston Red Sox 6-3

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 and the final score was 6-3.  Jon Niese started the game and struggled a little bit, the offense was led by Juan Lagares who had a couple of hits and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had three hits. 

Niese pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Tyler Pill pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and Cory Mazzoni pitched an inning giving up a walk.  Akeel Morris pitched an inning giving up a run and three walks with a strikeout, Cody Satterwhite pitched an inning giving up two walks and a strikeout and Gabriel Ynoa pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one. 

Lagares had two hits and an RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and David Wright had a hit.  Daniel Muno had a hit, Nieuwenhuis had three hits and Travis d'Arnaud had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Johnny Monell had a hit and Wilfredo Tovar had a hit.  Nieuwenhuis and Granderson each hit a double.  The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the second Flores hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Xander Bogaerts hit an RBI single to tie the game at one and Bryce Brentz drew an RBI walk to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Flores grounded out and a run scored to tie the game at two.  In the fifth inning a Bogaerts three run homerun gave the Red Sox a 5-2 lead and then a wild pitch in the seventh made it 6-2 Red Sox.  In the bottom of the seventh the scoring was completed with a Lagares RBI single to make it 6-3 and that was the final score. 

The Mets will remain home on Monday afternoon and take on the Miami Marlins.  Zach Wheeler will make the start. 

The New York Mets fall to the Houston Astros 4-3

The New York Mets were defeated by the Houston Astros on Monday night by the score of 4-3. R.A. Dickey started for the Mets and pitched pretty well. Manny Acosta took the loss out of the bullpen. Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Ike Davis each had a couple of hits. 
Dickey pitched six innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Acosta dropped his record to 0-2 on the season. He pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and he struck out two. Tim Byrdak struck out the only batter he faced and Bobby Parnell retired the only batter that he faced. Bud Norris started for the Astros and pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with a walk and seven strikeouts. The Astros used six relievers to get the win. There were four of them that only pitched 1/3 of an inning. Rodriguez got his first win pitching to one batter and Brett Myers picked up his fifth save of the season pitching a perfect inning.

Nieuwenhuis had two hits and two RBI, David Wright had a hit and Davis had two hits. Mike Baxter had a hit, Andres Torres had a hit and an RBI and Josh Thole had a hit. Lucas Duda drew a walk. The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and they left six men on base. Nieuwenhuis was picked off, Thole and Murphy each committed an error.

Schafer had two hits, Brett Lowrie had two hits and an RBI and Travis Buck had an RBI and drew a walk. M. Downs had a hit and two RBI, C. Johnson drew a walk. Downs had a homerun and the Astros were 2-4 with runners in scoring position and they left four men on base. Schafer had a stolen base and Bogusevic was caught stealing.

The Astros took a 3-0 lead in the sixth inning. Buck grounded into a force out to score a run and Downs hit a two run homerun to make it 3-0. The Mets in the seventh scored three runs to tie the game. Torres hit an RBI single and Nieuwenhuis hit a two run single to tie the game at three. In the eighth Lowrie hit an RBI single to make it a 4-3 game in favor of the Astros. That would be the final score.

The Astros improved their record to 9-14 and the Mets dropped to 13-10 on the season. The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.

The Mets sweep the Miami Marlins with a matinee win

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 3-2. Jon Niese was very good and the bullpen held it. The Mets offense was able to score two runs in the ninth to pull out the victory. Kirk Nieuwenhuis had three hits to lead the Mets offense. The Marlins only had six hits and no player had more then one hit. Ricky Nolasco pitched seven strong innings for the Marlins. 
Niese pitched seven innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Ramon Ramirez picked up the win pitching two innings giving up two hits and he struck out two.

Nolasco pitched seven innings giving up five hits and one run with a walk and five strikeouts. Randy Choate pitched an inning, walking a batter and striking out two and Heath Bell recorded a blown save and a loss. He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, two runs and four walks.

Nieuwenhuis had three hits and an RBI, Ruben Tejada had an RBI and drew a walk and David Wright had a hit and drew a walk. Ike Davis had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Thole had a hit and drew a walk and Justin Turner had an RBI and drew a walk. Niese drew a walk, Wright had a double and Nieuwenhuis had a triple. The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.

Austin Kearns had a hit for the Marlins. Omar Infante had a hit, Mike Stanton had a hit and Gaby Sanchez had a hit and an RBI. Brett Hayes and Greg Dobbs each had a hit. Infante and Kearns each had a double and Sanchez had a homerun. The Marlins were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and they left two men on base. Hayes had a stolen base.

The Mets swept the three game series. It was a very good series for the Mets who were starting to fade a little bit from their strong start. The Mets record improved to 11-8 and the Marlins record dropped to 7-11. The Mets had a lineup in this game of all homegrown players. They will now head to Colorado to take on the Rockies in a three game series beginning on Friday night. They will then head to Houston from their.