The New York Mets win third straight over the Philadelphia Philles

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 9-4.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched well.  Michael Cuddyer had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense. 

Colon pitched seven innings giving up no runs and five hits.  He walked two and struck out eight and won his 11th game of the season.  Eric O'Flaherty pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk, Carlos Torres gave up a hit and an unearned run and Tyler Clippard saved his 19th game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Jerad Eickhoff pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out six and lost his first game of the season.  Jeanmar Gomez pitched a perfect inning and Hector Neris pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk.  Elvis Araujo didn't record an out and he gave up a hit and two runs with one of them being earned, Luis Garcia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Justin De Fratus pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI and Daniel murphy had a hit and two RBI.  Cuddyer had three hits and three RBI, Wilmer Flores had two hits and Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI.  Juan Uribe had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Cuddyer, Conforto and Granderson each hit a double and Cespedes hit a triple.  Cuddyer hit a homerun and the Mets were 6-10 with runners in scoring positiona nd left six men on base.  Flores committed an error. 

Darnell Sweeney had a hit and drew a walk, Odubel Herrera had two hits and Ryan Howard had two hits.  Andres Blanco had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cody Asche drew a walk and Cameron Rupp had two hits and two RBI.  Jeff Francoeur had a hit and an RBI, Blanco hit a double and Rupp hit a double.  The Phillies were 2-9 with runners in scoring positiona nd left nine men on base.  Herrera committed an error and Galvis committed two errors.

IN the first Murphy hit an RBI ground out to make it 1-0 Mets.  Cuddyer hit an RBI double in the first to extend the lead to 2-0 Mets.  Conforto hit an RBI single making it 3-0 Mets all in the first inning.  In the sixth Uribe hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0 Mets.  In the eighth Cuddyer hit a two run homerun and it was 6-0 Mets.  Blanco hit an RBI ground out in the eighth to cut the lead to 6-1.  Rupp hit a two run double and suddenly it was 6-3 Mets.  Francoeur hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-4 and that was as close as it would get.  In the ninth Granderson hit an RBI double, Cespedes hit an RBI triple and Murphy hit a sac fly to make it 9-4 which would be the final score.  The Mets have taken the first three of the four game series.  The final game will be played on Thursday night. 

The New York Mets lose a tight one to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 2-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched well and Ruben Tejada, Kevin Plawecki and Michael Cuddyer each had two hits. 

deGrom pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and three strikeouts.  deGrom lost his fifth game of the season.  Sean Gilmartin gave up a hit and a walk and didn't record an out, Bobby Parnell pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Jeurys Familia struck out the only batter that he faced. 

Matt Wisler pitched eight innings giving up six hits and a run with two strikeouts.  Wisler won his first game of the season.  Jason Grilli saved his 19th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Tejada had two hits, Cuddyer had two hits and an RBI and Plawecki had two hits.  Tejada hit a double and the Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Granderson committed an error. 

Jace Peterson had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Cameron Maybin drew a walk and Nick Markakis had a hit.  Andrelton Simmons had two hits, Pedro Ciriaco had a hit.  Simmons and Peterson each hit a double.  The Braves were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Peterson was caught stealing, Uribe committed an error. 

In the sixth Cuddyer hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Peterson hit a two run double to give the Braves a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night.   

The New York Mets are swept in Pittsburgh as they are blown out

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the final score was 9-1.  Jon Niese started for the Mets and didn't pitch very well, the bullpen didn't fare too well either.  Wilmer Flores had two hits to lead the offense. 

Niese pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with four walks and six strikeouts.  Niese suffered his fifth loss of the season.  Erik Goeddel pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and Sean Gilmartin pitched two innings giving up three hits nad two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Francisco Liriano won his second game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and a run with two walks and 12 strikeouts.  Jared Hughes pitched a perfect inning, Tony Watson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Arquimedes Caminero pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one. 

Flores had two hits and an RBI, Michael Cuddyer had a hit and Daniel Murphy had a hit and drew a walk.  John Mayberry Jr. had a hit, Darrell Ceciliani had a hit and Ruben Tejada drew a walk.  Niese had a hit, Mayberry hit a double and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Josh Harrison had a hit and an RBI, Jose Tabata drew a walk and Corey Hart had a hit and an RBI.  Andrew McCutchen had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks, Starling Marte had a hit and three RBI and Jung Ho Kang had a hit and drew a walk.  Francisco Cervelli had three hits and an RBI, Jordy Mercer had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Gregor Polanco had two hits, Kang and Mercer each hit a double.  McCutchen and Marte each hit a homerun and the Pirates were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Mercer had a stolen base. 

In the fourth Mercer hit an RBI double to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Flores hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  McCutchen hit a two run homerun to give the Pirates a 3-1 lead.  Cervelli hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Marte hit a three run homerun and the lead was now 7-1 Pirates.  Harrison hit a sac fly to make it 8-1 in the seventh.  Hart hit an RBI single in the seventh and that was the end of the scoring. 

The Pirates swept the Mets and the Mets will remain at home to take on the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday afternoon.  Bartolo Colon will get the start coming off of two rough outings. 

The New York Mets squeak by the Philadelphia Phillies with a couple of late runs

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 3-2.  Jon Niese started and pitched well for the Mets.  Michael Cuddyer and Ruben Tejada each had a couple of hits and Juan Lagares had a couple RBI to lead the offense. 

Niese pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with none of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out six and earned his third win of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Alex Torres walked the only two guys he faced and Buddy Carlyle pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and he saved his 12th game of the season. 

Aaron Harang pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two and lost his third game of the season.  Jake Diekman pitched to one batter and struck him out, Luis Garcia pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Lagares had a hit and two RBI and Cuddyer had two hits.  Daniel Murphy had a hit, Kevin Plawecki drew a walk and Dilson Herrera had a hit.  Tejada had two hits and drew a walk and Niese had a hit.  Tejada hit a double and Lagares hit a homerun, the Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Herrera committed an error. 

Ben Revere drew a walk, Freddy Galvis had a hit and Darin Ruf had a hit.  Jeff Francoeur had an RBI, Grady Sizemore drew a walk and Cesar Hernandez had a hit and drew a walk.  Carlos Ruiz had a hit and an RBI, Andres Blanco had two hits and Chase Utley had a hit.  Ruiz and Galvis each hit a double and the Phillies were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the fifth Duda reached on an error and a run scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth the Phillies tied the game at one on a Francoeur sac fly.  Ruiz hit an RBI double and the Phillies had a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Lagares hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and that would be the final score. 

The New York Mets keep rolling with victory over 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 4-1.  It was the sixth straight victory for the Mets.  Bartolo Colon started and pitched very well and Jerry Blevins and Jeurys Familia shut the door.  Michael Cuddyer led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Colon pitched seven innings giving up six hits and a run with five strikeouts.  Blevins pitched a perfect inning and Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. 

David Phelps pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three walks and two strikeouts.  Brad Hand pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season.  Sam Dyson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Bryan Morris pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Lucas Duda had a hit and Cuddyer had two hits and an RBI.  Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI, Eric Campbell had an RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Anthony Recker drew two walks.  Colon had an RBI, Daniel Muno had a hit and Cuddyer and Murphy each hit a double.  The Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Muno had a stolen base. 

Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI, Martin Prado had two hits and Michael Morse had a hit.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, J.T. Realmuto had a hit, Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and Realmuto and hechavarria each hit a double and Stanton hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Stanton hit a solo homerun to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Colon hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  Cuddyer hit a sac fly in the sixth to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and Campbell hit a sac fly to make it a 3-1 game.  In the eighth Murphy hit an RBI double to push the lead to 4-1 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of their four game series on Saturday night.  Jacob deGrom will pitch against Mat Latos.   

The New York Mets win their fifth straight

The New  York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Dillon Gee started and didn't pitch that well, the bullpen was pretty good.  Lucas Duda had three hits and Michael Cuddyer had a couple of hits and RBI. 

Gee pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Rafael Montero pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with a walk and a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched to two batters and retired them both picking up a win and Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.  Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and picked up his fourth save of the season. 

Jarred Cosart pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  A.J. Ramos pitched to two batters and retired them both, Mike Dunn pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and took his first loss and Sam Dyson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up one hit and striking out one.   

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Duda had three hits and an RBI and Cuddyer had two hits and two RBI.  Daniel Murphy had a hit, Eric Campbell had a hit and an RBI and Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and three RBI, John Mayberry Jr. drew a walk and Duda hit two doubles.  Flores hit a homeruns and the Mets were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Mayberry had a stolen base and Murphy committed an error. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, Christian Yelich had a hit and Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and two RBI with a walk.  Martin Prado had two hits and an RBI, Michael Morse drew a walk and Marcell Ozuna had an RBI and drew a walk.  Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, Stanton hit a double and Suzuki hit a triple and Stanton and Prado each hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  yelich had a stolen base and Gordon was caught stealing. 

Stanton hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Prado hit a solo homerun to push the Marlins lead to 3-0.  Flores hit a three run homerun in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game at three.  Ozuna had an RBI walk in the sixth to give the Marlins a 4-3 lead and the Mets came right back in the bottom of the sixth.  Cuddyer hit an RBI single and Campbell hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 5-4 lead.  In the seventh the Marlins tied the game on a fielder's choice and an error.  Duda hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give the Mets a 6-5 lead and Cuddyer hit an RBI single to increase the lead to 7-5 which was the final score. 

The Mets will continue their series on Friday night against the Marlins.  Bartolo Colon will start looking for his third win of the season. 

The New York Mets win their home opener over the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-0 Mets.  It was their home opener and Jacob deGrom started and pitched well.  Michael Cuddyer led the offense with a couple of hits. 

deGrom pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out three and earned his first win of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched to two batters and retired them both, one on a strikeout, Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a walk and picking up his second save of the season. 

Aaron Harang pitched six innings giving up four hits and one run with two walks and a strikeout.  He lost his first game of the season.  Jeanmar Gomez pitched two innings giving up two hits and an unearned run with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson drew two walks, David Wright had a hit and drew a walk and Cuddyer had two hits.  Daniel Murphy had a hit, Travis d'Arnaud had an RBI and Juan Lagares had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Murphy hit a double, Cuddyer hit a triple and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base.

Odubel Herrera had a hit, Chase Utley drew a walk and Ryan Howard had a hit.  Carlos Ruiz drew a walk, Cody Asche had two hits, Freddy Galvis had three hits and the Phillies were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Ruiz and Utley each committed an error. 

In the fourth Lagares hit an RBI single and in the eighth d'Arnaud hit a sacrifice fly.  That was all the scoring in the game as the Mets won 2-0.  The two teams will play game two of their three game series on Tuesday night.  Matt Harvey will make his home debut of 2015.   

The New York Mets deal the Atlanta Braves their first loss of the season

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 4-3.  Bartolo Colon started and pitched well, he also had an RBI.  David Wright had a couple of hits and Lucas Duda had three hits. 

Colon pitched seven innings giving up six hits and three runs.  He walked none and struck out five and earned his second win of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and picking up his first save of the season. 

Alex Wood pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and three runs.  He walked three and struck out seven.  Cody Martin pitched to one batter and struck him out, Juan Jaime pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and three walks and he took his first loss of the season.  Andrew McKirahan 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit. 

Wright had two hits and drew a walk, Duda had three hits and Michael Cuddyer had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  John Mayberry Jr. had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Anthony Recker drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and Colon had a hit and an RBI.  Daniel Murphy had an RBI, Flores hit a double and Cuddyer hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Granderson had a stolen base. 

Jace Peterson had a hit, A.J. Pierzynski had a hit and Jonny Gomes had a hit and an RBI.  Alberto Callaspo had two hits, Andrelton Simmons had two hits and two RBI and Simmons hit a double.  Simmons also hit a triple and Gomes hit a homerun.  The Braves were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Peterson had a stolen base. 

In the first Cuddyer hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the second Simmons hit a two run triple to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Colon hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  Gomes hit a solo homerun in the seventh to tie the game at three.  Murphy hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to give the Mets a 4-3 lead and that was the final score.  The Mets will come home to New York to  have their home opener on Monday afternoon.  They will take on the Philadelphia Phillies. 

The New York Mets take the series in Washington behind a strong Matt Harvey

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 6-3 on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.  Harvey started and pitched great, the bullpen wasn't as good.  David Wright, Michael Cuddyer and Travis d'Arnaud led the offense with two hits each. 

Harvey pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out nine.  Harvey earned his first win of the season.  Alex Torres pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two runs and two walks with a strikeout, Buddy Carlyle pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Carlos Torres pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Jeurys Famila pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs with three of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five and took his first loss of the season.  Xavier Cedeno pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out both guys, Tanner Roark pitched two innings giving up a hit and Aaron Barrett pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew two walks, Wright had two hits and two RBI and Lucas Duda drew a walk.  Cuddyer had two hits and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Juan Lagares had a hit.  d'Arnaud had two hits and two RBI, Wilmer Flores had a hit and the Mets were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Flores committed an error. 

Michael Taylor had two hits and two RBI, Yunel Escobar had a hit and drew a walk and Ian Desmond had two hits and drew a walk.  Dan Uggla had a hit, Lobaton drew a walk and Reed Johnson had a hit and an RBI.  Taylor hit a double and Desmond hit two doubles and the Nationals were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Escobar was caught stealing and Desmond committed an error. 

In the third Cuddyer hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Murphy hit an RBI single and d'Arnaud hit a two run single to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.  In the sixth Wright hit a two run single to make it a 6-0 game.  In the bottom of the seventh Taylor hit a two run double to cut the lead to 6-2.  In the ninth Johnson hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-3 and that was the final score. 

The Mets won two out of three to take the opening series and will now head to Atlanta to take on the Braves in a three game weekend series before returning to New York for the home opener on Monday.   

New York Mets at Washington Nationals series preview

The New York Mets will open their 2015 season on Monday afternoon in Washington D.C. against the Washington Nationals.  Bartolo Colon the veteran starter will get it started against Max Scherzer.  The Nationals are arguably the best team in baseball and have the majors best rotation.  The Mets have their own very good rotation with a lot of youth and a lot of guys on their way up.  They are hoping their hitting will add some help to a good rotation and that their bullpen has gotten better with some youth in it and some lefty relievers that were added late in spring training. 

The Mets finalized their 25 man roster on Saturday.  They demoted Eric Campbell and will carry just four bench players and eight relievers.  Buddy Carlyle is on the team and Vic Black is going to the disabled list.  Daniel Murphy will not go on the DL and Danny Muno and Matt Reynolds were both sent to AAA.  The Mets rotation lost Zach Wheeler to Tommy John surgery but will get Matt Harvey their ace back.  They will also have Jon Niese, Dillon Gee and Jacob deGrom.  The lineup will have David Wright, Lucas Duda and Curtis Granderson returning along with Daniel Murphy and Juan Lagares who they are hoping will continue to improve offensively.  Michael Cuddyer is the big free agent addition to help the lineup. 

The Nationals have an unbelievable rotation consisting of Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Scherzer, Doug Fister and Jordan Zimmerman.  They have some pop in their lineup and their one weakness will be their bullpen.  Ryan Zimmerman will move to first base, Denard Span, Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth are their big players. 

The Mets will be off on Tuesday and then continue their series Wednesday and Thursday nights.  Here are the pitching matchups.

Monday-Scherzer vs. Colon

Wednesday-Zimmerman vs. deGrom

Thursday-Strasburg vs. Harvey

The New York Mets fall just short to the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched ok.  Matt Reynolds had two hits to lead the offense. 
Colon lost his third game of the spring pitching five innings and giving up six hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out two.  Jerry Blevins pitched to a batter and gave up a hit, Buddy Carlyle pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He struck out a batter, Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Alex Torres pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Daniel Muno had a hit.  Lucas Duda had a hit, Michael Cuddyer had a hit and Anthony Recker drew two walks.  Kyle Johnson had a hit, Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Reynolds had two hits and three RBI.  Reynolds hit a double and the MEts were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Reynolds had a stolen base and Goeddel committed an error. 

In the first Jhonny Peralta hit an RBI double to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Peralta hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 2-0 and Matt Adams hit an RBI single to make it a 3-0 game.  In the seventh Danny Diekroeger hit an RBI double to make it 4-0 and Kolten Wong hit an RBI single and the score was 5-0 Cardinals.  In the seventh Reynolds hit a two run double to cut the lead to 5-2 and in the ninth Rosario hit an RBI single to make it a 5-3 game.  Reynolds hit an RBI single in the ninth to cut the lead to 5-4 but that was the final score. 

The Mets will take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida on Thursday afternoon.   

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

The New York Mets were defeated by the Houston Astros by the score of 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  Dillon Gee started and pitched well, Carlos Torres didn't pitch well out of the bullpen and the Mets offense only managed two hits. 

Gee pitched four innings giving up four hits and no runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Buddy Carlyle pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run, Dario Alvarez pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Zach Thornton pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts.  Torres pitched an inning giving up four hits nad two runs with a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, David Wright had a hit and two RBI and Michael Cuddyer had a hit.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a walk, Daniel Muno drew a walk and Cuddyer hit a double and Wright hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the second Monell reached on a fielding error and a run scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third WRight hit a two run homerun and the Mets took a 3-0 lead.  In the fifth Luis Valbuena hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Jake Marisnick hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-2 Mets.  Gregorio Petit hit an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game at three and L.J. Hoes hit an RBI single to give the Astros a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will take on the Yankees on Wednesday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. 

The New York Mets roll over the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by the score of 12-3 on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.  Jacod deGrom started for the Mets and pitched pretty well.  The bullpen pitched well and Curtis Granderson, Michael Cuddyer and Daniel Muno led the offense. 

deGrom pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He won his second game of the spring.  Carlos Torres pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Buddy Carlyle pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Cody Satterwhite pitched to two batters and retired them both.  Jack Leathersich pitched to one batter and struck him out, Chase Huchingson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Erik Goeddel pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Juan Lagares had an RBI, John Mayberry Jr. drew a walk and Granderson had three hits and an RBI.  Alex Castellanos had a hit, Cuddyer had two hits and an RBI and Muno had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Eric Campbell had a hit and drew two walks.  Anthony Recker had three hits and two RBI, Ruben Tejada had a hit and two RBI and deGrom had a hit.  Recker hit three doubles and Tejada hit a double.  Muno and Campbell each hit a triple and Cuddyer and Muno each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-14 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Michael Morse hit a two run homerun to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.  In the second Muno hit an RBI triple to cut the lead to 2-1 and Recker hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  Tejada hit a two run double in the second and it was 4-2 Mets.  Lagares reached on a fielder's choice and a run scored to make it a 5-2 game.  Granderson hit an RBI single and Wright grounded into a double play scoring another run and making the score 7-2 Mets.  Cuddyer hit a solo homerun to finish the scoring in the second, 8-2 Mets.  In the third REcker hit an RBI double to push the lead to 9-2 and in the fifth a wild pitch scored another run making it a 10-2 game.  In the sixth Muno hita two run homerun to extend the lead to 12-2 and Morse hit his second homerun in the sixth to make it 12-3 which was the final score. 

The Mets will play at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie on Tuesday afternoon.  They will take on the Houston Astros. 

The New York Mets win a pair of split squad games

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon.  The final scores were 7-3 and 3-1 and the games took place at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.  Jon Niese started the away game and pitched well and Dillon Gee pitched well in the home game.  Curtis Granderson, Michael Cuddyer and Travis d'Arnaud each had a hit and an RBI in the home game.  Wilmer Flores had a couple of RBI and David Wright a couple of hits in the home game. 

Niese pitched four innings giving up three hits and a run with no walks and six strikeouts.  He picked up his second win of the spring.  Dario Alvarez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk, Zach Thornton pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with a strikeout and Scott Rice pitched to one batter and retired him.  Jon Velasquez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run and Chase Bradford pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  In the home game Gee pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and picked up his first win of the spring.  Jack Leathersich pitched to one batter and struck him out, Rafael Montero pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts and Sean Gilmartin pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Carlos Torres picked up the save pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Wilmer Flores had a hit and two RBI, T.J. Rivera had a hit and two RBI and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Phillip Evans had a hit, David Wright had two hits and an RBI and Dustin Lawley had a hit.  Lucas Duda drew a walk, John Mayberry Jr. had an RBI and Travis Taijeron had a hit.  Eric Campbell had a hit, Kyle Johnson drew a walk and Anthony Recker drew a walk.  Johnny Monell drew a walk, Alex Castellanos had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Campbell and Lawley each hit a double.  Castellanos hit a triple and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Evans was caught stealing. 

In the home game Curtis Granderson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cesar Puello drew a walk and Cuddyer had a hit and an RBI.  d'Arnaud had a hit and an RBI, Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a hit and Cory Vaughn drew a walk.  Brandon Allen had a hit, Matt Reynolds had a hit and d'Arnaud hit a double.  Cuddyer and Granderson each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Puello, Muno and Vaughn each had a stolen base.  Muno committed an error. 

Cuddyer hit a solo homerun in the first and Granderson in the second to give the Mets a 2-0 lead and in the sixth d'Arnaud hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 3-0 lead in the sixth.  In the seventh Jonathan Villar hit an RBI double to make it a 3-1 game.  The final score was 3-1. 

In the road game against the Cardinals Mayberry Jr. hit a sacrifice fly in the first and Flores hit a solo homerun in the third to make it 2-0 Mets.  In the bottom of the third Matt Carpenter hit a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Wright hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 Mets adn in the seventh Castellanos hit an RBI triple to extend the lead to 4-1 Mets.  Flores hit a sacrifice fly and it was 5-1 Mets and then Rivera hit a two run single in the eighth to make it 7-1.  In the eighth Peter Bourjos hit a solo homerun and it was a 7-2 game which was the final score. 

The Mets will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in Port St. Lucie on Friday afternoon. 

The New York Mets beat up on the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 13-4 on Saturday afternoon.  The Mets pitched a lot of guys and the pitching was pretty good overall.  David Wright had three RBI and Michael Cuddyer, John Mayberry Jr. and Juan Lagares all had a couple of hits. 

Tyler Pill pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Jeurys Familia pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and he picked up the win and Jennry Mejia pitched a perfect inning.  Akeel Morris pitched an inning walking one and striking out a batter, Scott Rice pitched an inning giving up a hit and Dillon Gee pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a couple of strikeouts.  Cody Satterwhite pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Erik Goeddel pitched  an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Daniel Muno had a hit and Wright had a hit and three RBI.  Alex Castellanos had a hit, Daniel Murphy had a hit and Dilson Herrera had an RBI and drew a walk.  Lucas Duda had a hit, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and three RBI and Cuddyer had two hits and an RBI.  Mayberry Jr. had two hits and two RBI, Brandon Allen drew a walk, Lagares had two hits and Johnny Monell had a hit.  Anthony Recker had a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and two RBI and Matt Reynolds had a hit.  Lagares, Cuddyer, Castellanos, Murphy and Plawecki each hit a double and Lagares hit a triple.  Wright, Cuddyer and Mayberry each hit a homerun adn the Mets were 7-16 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the third Tejada hit a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Wright hit a three run homerun and it was 4-0 Mets.  In the sixth Cuddyer hit a solo homerun to extend the Mets lead to 5-0.  Tejada hit an RBI single in the sixth and it was 6-0 Mets.  In the seventh Sandy Leon hit a two run single to make it 6-2 Mets.  Mayberry Jr. hit a two run homerun in the seventh and it was 8-2 Mets.  In the eighth Herrera had an RBI walk to make it 9-2 Mets.  Plawecki hit a three run double to push the lead to 12-2 and Mayberry hit an RBI single to make it 13-2.  Ian Stewart hit a two run homerun in the ninth to make it 13-4 and that was the final score. 

New York Mets camp was pretty quiet on Monday

Here are some notes about the Mets on a Monday a couple of days before the full squad reports and it gets louder and more active with games beginning next week.  These notes are courtesy of Matthew Cerrone and Metsblog.com. 

Terry Collins the manager met with the media and here is some of what he had to say.  Matt Reynolds will get a lot of playing time at short this spring as will Ruben Tejada and Wilmer Flores. 

Juan Lagares will most likely bat leadoff. 

Lucas Duda will play first base against lefties, but there will be days where Michael Cuddyer or John Mayberry Jr. play first base. 

Collins will use rule five pick LHP Sean Gilmartin early and often to get a good look at what they have with him. 

LHP Scott Rice, LHP Jack Leathersich,  and RHP Erik Goeddel also have a shot at the last bullpen spot. 

Eric Campbell the utility infielder is working hard to also be a catcher.  He is taking some ribbing from his teammates but he is serious about it.  It isn't just fooling around during spring training. 

Cuddyer met with the media also on Monday and here is some of what he had to say. 

The biggest thing was him talking about Troy Tulowitzki and how he would be a great fit on the Mets.  I understand the risk with him, he has to be healthy and his splits are pretty start home and away but he is a talent that a team like the Mets should go for.  He could put them over the top, of course he has to be healthy and stay healthy which is an issue with him. 

Cuddyer said he liked what he saw from the Mets last season and said he liked the potential that he saw in them. 

Quite a few teams expressed interest in him, and he was close to accepting the qualifying offer from Colorado until the Mets sent a deal to him. 

He's not worried about moving away from Coors Field, as long as he keeps the same approach that works for him.  "I don't see it being a problem at all," he said. 

New York Mets spring training preview

The New York Mets open camp on Thursday in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  There is a bunch of optimism after si x straight losing seasons.  I think they and their fans should have some and I believe they will be a winning team but I wouldn't jump to playoffs just yet.  They have a very good group of young pitchers that will lead their team.  They have the NL rookie of the year in Jacob deGrom and Zach Wheeler who continues to get better and of course the return of their outspoken ace Matt Harvey.  Jon Niese and Bartolo Colon figure to round out the rotation but they also still have Dillon Gee on the team.  They also have guys in the minors waiting for their turn in Stephen Matz and Noah Syndergaard.  Their bullpen was rebuilt on the fly last year and consists of some young power arms as well and they get their closer Bobby Parnell back as well.  The Mets pitching is something to watch as it is one of the best staffs in baseball for sure. 

The other question is shortstop, right now it looks like Wilmer Flores will be the starter and they also still have Ruben Tejada on the team.  The Mets were linked to Troy Tulowitski and Ian Desmond in the off-season but nothing materialized.  I wonder how long they will stick with Flores if he isn't cutting it at shortstop, will they revisit trades in May or will they be able to wait until July and then see if they can pull off a big trade??

The Mets offense wasn't very good last year, they have some good bats and signing Michael Cuddyer should help but they need bounce back seasons from David Wright their captain and Curtis Granderson.  If these two veterans produce it will make their lineup a lot better.  Lucas Duda showed a lot last year and they need him to continue it and Travis d'Arnaud started showing the promise he has to go with a good hitter in Daniel Murphy.  The Mets offense will depend on the two veterans though and if they can get back to what they used to be. 

The Mets should have some optimism and their fans as well as camp opens.  I would expect them to be a winning team and fighting for at least a wild card right to the end of the season.  I think if things break right maybe they could even contend for a division title but that is a bit of a jump at this point.  I would expect a better season and something to build off of for the future. 

The New York Mets signing of Michael Cuddyer

The Mets signed outfielder Michael Cuddyer to a two year and 21 million dollar deal.  They were the first ones to make a big splash.  Cuddyer is a sign that the Mets are ready to compete and done with their rebuilding mode.  He turned down the one year/15.3 million dollar qualifying offer from the Colorado Rockies.  The Rockies will get a compensation pick from the Mets which will be the number 15 pick in the draft. 

Cuddyer is 35 and a two time all-star.  He was the 2013 National League batting champion.  He is a veteran of 14 seasons with the Minnesota Twins and Colorado Rockies.  He owns a career 279 average and has played in 1,419 games.  He hits and throws right handed.  He played 49 games last season with the Rockies batting 332 with 10 homeruns and 31 RBI.  He made three trips to the disabled list with a left shoulder strain and a left hamstring strain. 

"We talk a lot about not giving up picks.  In this case, we looked at it, did the analysis and decided this player was worth it.  We had a pretty good sense of what was out there.  We're pretty happy that we addressed one of our biggest needs and, although we sacrificed a draft pick, didn't give up any of our current talent," Ricco said.  "We're still in a great position to have a productive meeting at the GM meetings and see how else we can improve the team.  "Certainly we value our draft picks and would like to hold onto them.  But, at the same time, we're looking to win.  So in this case, we decided that the value of Michael Cuddyer was worth it." 

They said that they looked at the injuries and there was nothing too concerning.  They feel he will be a good player for them.  They said the age is the age and their is risk with any signing but this is one they were willing to take.  I think this is a good move for the Mets as long as they add at least a shortstop with it.  I believe they are going to do that and then they are on their way.  They are too close to contending now to not take some risk and spend some money.  He will be a good veteran bat in the middle of their lineup.  It also signals to the fans and the rest of the baseball world that they aren't fooling around anymore and that the Mets are for real now.