New York Yankees power their way to fourth straight win

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-3.  J.A. Happ started for the Yankees and he pitched well and the Yankees hit five homeruns including two by Neil Walker. 

Happ pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and nine strikeouts and earned his 12^th game of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched an inning with a strikeout and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Ariel Jurado pitched five innings giving up seven hits and six runs with three walks and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season.  Matt Moore pitched three innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had two hits, Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI and Didi Gregorius had a hit and drew a walk.  Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Greg Bird drew a walk and Miguel Andujar had two hits and two RBI.  Walker had two hits and two RBI and Hicks, Andujar and Stanton each hit a homerun.  Walker hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 1-1 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Shin-Soo Choo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Roughned Odor had a hit and Jurickson Profar had two hits and an RBI.  Robinson Chirinos drew two walks, Willie Calhoun had a hit and drew a walk and Choo and Odor each hit a double.  Profar hit a homerun and the Rangers were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Odor committed an error and Gallo had an outfield assist. 

In the first Hicks hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Profar hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Andujar hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 4-1.  Walker hit a solo homerun to make it 5-1 going back-to-back.  In the fifth Choo hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the bottom of the fifth Stanton hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 6-3.  In the sixth Walker hit his second homerun of the game to extend the lead to 7-3 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play their second game of four on Friday night. 

New York Yankees end five game losing streak with win in Chicago

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.  The game took place at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 7-0.  Lance Lynn started for the Yankees and pitched great and Didi Gregorius, Aaron Hicks, Gleyber Torres and Neil Walker each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lynn won his eighth game of the season pitching 7 1/3 innings giving up two hits and no runs.  He walked one and struck out nine.  A.J. Cole pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and drew a walk and struck out two. 

Dylan Covey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  Covey lost his eighth game of the season.  Luis Avilan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk, Thyago Vieira pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and Matt Davidson pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks and Gregorius had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Hicks had two hits and an RBI, Torres had two hits and two RBI and Miguel Andujar drew a walk.  Walker had two hits and two RBI and Kyle Higashioka had a hit.  Gregorius hit a double and Torres and Walker each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Yolmer Sanchez had a hit and drew a walk, Daniel Palka had a hit and Nicky Delmonico had a hit.  Kevan Smith drew a walk, Sanchez hit a double and the White Sox were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the fourth Hicks hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Torres hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fifth a wild pitch extended the Yankees lead to 3-0, Gregorius hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the eighth Torres hit a solo homerun making it 5-0 and Walker hit a two-run homerun to make it 7-0 which would be the final score. 

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

New York Yankees shutout the Tampa Bay Rays behind a dominant Masahiro Tanaka

The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 4-0.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched great.  Miguel Andujar, Greg Bird and Neil Walker each had two hits to pace the offense. 

Tanaka pitched a complete game shutout giving up three hits and a walk and he struck out nine.  Tanaka won his eighth game of the season. 

Yonny Chirinos pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Chih-Wei Hu pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run and he struck out four. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge had a hit and Didi Gregorius had an RBI.  Andujar had two hits, Bird had two hits and Walker had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Austin Romine had two RBI, Bird and Andujar each hit a double and the Yankees were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

C.J. Cron had two hits, Ji-Man Choi drew a walk and Jesus Sucre had a hit.  Cron hit a double and the Rays were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the first Gregorius hit an RBI ground out to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Romine hit an RBI ground out to push the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Romine hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 3-0 and in the ninth Walker hit an RBI single to make it 4-0 and that was the final score. 

The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Wednesday afternoon.  Each team has won one making this the rubber game of the series. 

New York Yankees defeat the Texas Rangers

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers on Monday night.  The game took place at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas and the final score was 10-5.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he didn’t pitch great but he also didn’t pitch terribly.  Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Neil Walker and Gleyber Torres each had two hits. 

Tanaka pitched five innings giving up three hits and four runs with four walks and three strikeouts.  Tanaka won his fifth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, David Robertson pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Jonathan Holder pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Bartolo Colon lost his second game of the season pitching 5 1/3 innings and he gave up eight hits and six runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  Matt Bush pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Jesse Chavez pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and drew two walks, Judge had two hits and an RBI and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and an RBI.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and an RBI, Sanchez had two hits and Aaron Hicks had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Walker had two hits and two RBI and Torres had two hits and three RBI.  Gardner, Walker, Judge, Gregorius and Sanchez each hit a double.  Torres hit two homeruns, Walker, Judge and Hicks each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Sanchez committed an error. 

Shin-Soo Choo had a hit and drew a walk, Nomar Mazara drew two walks and Jurickson Profar had a hit and drew a walk.  Joey Gallo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Roughned Odor had a hit and three RBI and Ronald Guzman had a hit and an RBI.  Profar hit a double and Gallo, Odor and Guzman each hit a homerun.  The Rangers were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Kiner-Falefa and Profar each had a stolen base and Guzman committed an error. 

In the second Walker hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Torres hit a two-run homerun and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the second Gallo hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the fourth Walker hit a solo homerun to extend the Yankees lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Odor hit a three-run homerun to tie the score at 4-4.  In the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees back the lead at 5-4.  In the sixth Torres hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 6-4.  Stanton hit a sac fly and Gregorius hit an RBI double to increase the lead to 8-4.  In the bottom of the seventh Guzman hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 8-5.  In the ninth Hicks hit a two-run homerun making it 10-5 and that would be the final score.   

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New York Mets defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen also pitched well and Neil Walker and Lucas Duda each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and two runs.  He walked two and struck out six and won his fourth game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Addison Reed pitched two innings giving up two hits and he walked one and earned his eighth save of the season. 

Tyler Glasnow pitched five innings giving up five hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out five and took his fifth loss of the season.  Johnny Barbato pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Wade LeBlanc pitched a perfect inning. 

Michael Conforto drew two walks, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI.  Walker had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Duda had two hits and Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI.  Gsellman had a hit, Duda hit a double and walker, Bruce and Flores each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Walker was caught stealing and Cabrera committed an error. 

Adam Frazier had a hit, Josh Harrison had two hits and Gregory Polanco had an RBI.  David Freese had a hit, Josh Bell had a hit and an RBI and Andrew McCutchen drew two walks.  Jordy Mercer had three hits, Elias Diaz had two hits and drew a walk and Mercer hit two doubles and Bell hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Diaz had a passed ball. 

In the first Walker hit a two-run homerun to make it 2-0 Mets.  In the second Bell hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the third Polanco hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at two.  Bruce hit a solo homerun in the third to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and in the fourth Flores hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 4-2 which would be the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two games and will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Mets are blown out by the Milwaukee Brewers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the final score was 11-4.  Robert Gsellman continued his horrible start to the season pitching bad and the bullpen wasn’t so great either.  Michael Conforto, Neil Walker and Kevin Plawecki each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched four innings giving up nine hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out three and suffered his third loss of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up four hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout, Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts and Rafael Montero pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Zach Davies started for the Brewers and he pitched five innings giving up seven hits and four runs.  He walked one and struck out two and earned his fourth win of the season.  Jared Hughes pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two, Jacob Barnes pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Rob Scahill pitched two innings giving up two hits and he walked one. 

Conforto had two hits, Jay Bruce had a hit and Walker had two hits and an RBI.  T.J. Rivera had a hit, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Lucas Duda drew two walks.  Plawecki had two hits and two RBI, Gsellman had an RBI and Juan Lagares had a hit.  Conforto, Plawecki and Lagares each hit a double and Walker hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Conforto was picked off and Cabrera committed an error and Plawecki had a passed ball. 

Jonathan Villar had two hits and two RBI, Eric Thames drew two walks and Nick Franklin had a hit.  Hernan Perez had a hit, Travis Shaw had three hits and four RBI and Domingo Santana had three hits and and drew a walk.  Jett Bandy had a hit, Keon Broxton had two hits and an RBI and Orlando Arcia had a hit and two RBI.  Davies drew a walk, Jesus Aguilar had two hits and two RBI and Perez and Aguilar each hit a double and Aguilar hit a triple.  Shaw hit a homerun and the Brewers were 8-18 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Villar and Broxton each had a stolen base and Santana was caught stealing.  Davies had a pickoff. 

In the first Shaw hit an RBI single to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.  In the second Plawecki hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  Gsellman hit an RBI ground out to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the second Villar hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the fifth Walker hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 4-2.  In the fifth Broxton hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 4-3.  Arcia hit a two-run single to give the Brewers a 5-4 lead.  Aguilar hit a two-run double and it was 7-4 Brewers.  Shaw hit a three-run homerun to make the score 10-4.  In the seventh Villar hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 11-4 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game three of three on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Mets defeat the San Francisco Giants

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  The Mets bullpen was good and Wilmer Flores, Neil Walker and Rene Rivera each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up four hits and three runs.  He walked three and struck out 11.  Fernando Salas pitched to two batters retiring both and striking out one, Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Jeurys Familia earned his first win of the season pitching a perfect inning. 

Matt Moore pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs.  He walked one and struck out five.  George Kontos pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Steven Okert pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two and Derek Law pitched an inning giving up a hit and two walks.  Josh Osich pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run and a walk and he took his first loss of the season.  Hunter Strickland pitched giving up two hits without recording an out. 

Michael Conforto had a hit and drew two walks, T.J. Rivera had a hit and an RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Flores had two hits, Walker had two hits and two RBI and Jose Reyes drew a walk.  R. Rivera had two hits, Juan Lagares drew a walk and deGrom had a hit.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Walker, Flores, T. Rivera and Granderson each hit a double.  The Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Joe Panik had two hits, Brandon Belt drew a walk and Hunter Pence had a hit and two RBI.  Buster Posey had two hits and an RBI, Conor Gillaspie drew a walk and Gorkys Hernandez drew a walk.  Posey hit a double, Pence and Posey each hit a homerun.  The Giants were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Pence hit a two-run homerun to give the Giants a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Walker hit an RBI double to trim the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth T. Rivera hit an RBI double to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Posey hit a solo homerun to give the Giants the lead at 3-2.  Granderson hit an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at three.  In the ninth Walker hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Mets a 4-3 victory. 

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

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New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves to win series

 The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-2.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched well.  Neil Walker had two hits and Travis d’Arnaud and Wilmer Flores each had two RBI to lead the Mets offense. 

Harvey pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  He earned his first victory of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and struck him out, Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up three hits and no runs and he struck out two and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jaime Garcia pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with two walks.  Garcia took his first loss of the season.  Chaz Roe pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned and he struck out one and Eric O’Flaherty pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk.  Flores had a hit and two RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Walker had two hits.  Jay Bruce drew a walk, d’Arnaud had a hit and two RBI and Cespedes, d’Arnaud and Walker each hit a double.  Flores hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Matt Kemp had two hits and two RBI and Nick Markakis had a hit.  Adonis Garcia had a hit, Tyler Flowers had a hit and Kemp hit two homeruns.  The Braves were 1-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Swanson committed an error. 

In the fifth Kemp hit a solo homerun to give the Braves a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth d’Arnaud hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the sixth Flores hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 4-1.  Kemp hit a solo homerun in the seventh to cut the lead to 4-2.  Cabrera hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh and Cespedes grounded into a force out and a run scored on an error to make it a 6-2 game.  6-2 would be the final score. 

The Mets took two out of three from the Braves and will host the Miami Marlins in a three game series beginning on Friday night. 

New York Mets played to a tie with the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 3-3.  Robert Gsellman pitched just ok for the Mets.  Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Gsellman pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up two hits and a walk, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Cespedes had two hits, Walker had two hits and Lucas Duda had a hit and three RBI.  Walker hit a double, Cespedes hit a triple and Duda hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the fourth Matt Adams hit a three-run homerun to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead and in the bottom of the fourth Duda hit a three-run homerun to tie the game and that was how it would end.   

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals on Monday afternoon in a split squad game.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 6-0.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch very well.  The Mets offense only managed three hits. 

Lugo lost his first game of the spring pitching 4 1/3 innings and giving up eight hits and four runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  Josh Edgin pitched to two batters and struck one out, Fernando Salas pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts.  David Roseboom pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, Neil Walker drew a walk and Lucas Duda drew a walk.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit, Travis Taijeron had a hit and drew two walks and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the third Trea Turner hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Bryce Harper hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 2-0.  IN the fourth Ryan Zimmerman hit an RBI double to push the lead to 3-0.  Turner hit his second homerun of the game in the fifth to make it a 4-0 game and in the eighth Harper hit his second homer of the game a two-run shot to make it a 6-0 game.  6-0 would be the final score.   

New York Mets defeat the Houston Astros

The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros on Friday afternoon.  The game took place at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie and the final score was 11-3.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched well.  Yoenis Cespedes, Neil Walker, Brandon Nimmo and Rene Rivera all led the offense with two hits each. 

Syndergaard pitched two innings giving up a hit and no runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Jerry Blevins earned the win pitching an inning and giving up a up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Kevin McGowan pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Josh Smoker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Dominic Smith had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI and Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI.  Cespedes had two hits, Patrick Biondi had a hit and Walker had two hits and two RBI.  Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI, Nimmo had two hits and Lucas Duda had a hit and two RBI.  T.J. Rivera had a hit and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk and Wuilmer Becerra drew a walk.  Champ Stuart had a hit and an RBI, Rivera had two hits and Duda, Rivera, Rosario and Stuart each hit a double.  Walker hit a homerun and the Mets were 7-15 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Lagares had an outfield assist. 

In the third Cabrera hit an RBI single giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Bruce hit an RBI single and the lead was extended to 2-0.  Duda hit a two-run double to push the lead to 4-0.  In the fifth Walker hit a two-run homerun and the lead grew to 6-0.  A passed ball allowed another run to score and make it a 7-0 game still in the fifth.  Smith hit an RBI single and the lead was 8-0.  Rosario  hit an RBI double and it was 9-0.  In the sixth Teoscar Hernandez hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 9-1.  In the seventh Jake Marisnick hit a solo homerun to make it a 9-2 game.  Carlos Correa hit a sac fly to cut into the lead further and make it a 9-3 game.  IN the seventh Stuart hit an RBI double and it became a 10-3 game.  In the eighth Rivera hit a sac fly and it was 11-3 Mets which would be the final score. 

The New York Mets avoid a sweep by beating the Detroit Tigers

The New York Mets defeated the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan and the final score was 3-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well as did the bullpen.  The Mets offense had homeruns from Michael Conforto and Neil Walker and that was enough. 

deGrom pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins pitched to a batter and gave up a hit, Addison Reed pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out the side. 

Anibel Sanchez pitched eight innings giving up four hits and a run with no walks and ten strikeouts.  Francisco Rodriguez took his second loss of the season pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs and Bruce Rondon pitched 2/3 of an inning. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Walker had a hit and two RBI and James Loney had a hit.  Conforto had a hit and an RBI, Kelly Johnson had a hit and Conforto and Walker each hit a homerun.  Johnson and deGrom each committed an error and Granderson had an outfield assist.  The Mets left three men on base. 

Tyler Collins had a hit, Ian Kinsler had two hits and an RBI and Jose Iglesias had a hit.  Victor Martinez had two hits, J.D. Martinez had two hits and Justin Upton had a hit and drew two walks.  Casey McGehee had a hit, James McCann drew a walk and Andrew Romine had a hit.  J.D. Martinez hit a double and the Tigers were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

Conforto hit a solo homerun in the seventh and Kinsler hit an RBI single in the seventh so the game was tied at one.  In the ninth Walker hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 3-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The Mets lost two out of three but salvaged the final game.  They will have the day off on Monday and return home on Tuesday to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.   

New York Mets drop a close one in Detroit

The New York Mets were defeated by the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.  The game took place at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.  Noah Syndergaard started and he pitched ok but not great and Neil Walker led the offense with two hits. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season and Erik Goeddel pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Justin Verlander started for the Tigers and pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Verlander won his 12th game of the season.  Shane Greene pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Justin Wilson pitched an inning with a strikeout and Francisco Rodriguez saved his 31st game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run. 

Walker had two hits, Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk and James Loney had a hit and an RBI.  Kelly Johnson had a hit and two RBI, Johnson hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Ian Kinsler had two hits, Miguel Cabrera had two hits and an RBI and Victor Martinez had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  J.D. Martinez had two hits, Nick Castellanos drew a walk and James McCann had a hit and an RBI.  Martinez, J hit a double and Martinez, V hit a homerun.  The Tigers were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Kinsler had two stolen bases and McCann had a passed ball. 

In the first Cabrera hit an RBI ground out to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Johnson hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the fourth Martinez, V hit a two run homerun to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead.  McCann hit an RBI single and it was 4-2 Tigers.  In the ninth Loney hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 4-3 and that would be the final score. 

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

The New York Mets lose their third straight game

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field and the final score was 6-1.  Steven Matz started and he pitched ok and the bullpen didn't pitch very well.  James Loney and Neil Walker led the offense with two hits each. 

Matz pitched six innings giving up ten hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts and he took his seventh loss of the season.  Erik Goeddel pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Tyler Chatwood won his tenth game of the season pitching seven innings and giving up three hits and a run with four walks and four strikeouts.  Jake McGee pitched giving up two hits and not recording an out, Scott Oberg pitched a perfect inning and Adam Ottavino pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Loney had two hits and an RBI and Walker had two hits.  Michael Conforto drew two walks, Matz drew a walk and Alejandro De Aza had a hit.  Loney hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Charlie Blackmon had four hits, D.J. LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk and Nolan Arenado drew a walk.  Carlos Gonzalez had two hits and four RBI, Trevor Story had a hit and Mark Reynolds had two hits and an RBI.  David Dahl had two hits, Nick Hundley had a hit and an RBI and Gonzalez and Reynolds each hit a double.  Blackmon hit two doubles and Reynolds and Gonzalez each hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 3-13 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  LeMahieu and Blackmon each had a stolen base. 

In the first Gonzalez hit an RBI double to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead.  In the second Loney hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the sixth Hundley hit an RBI single to give the Rockies back the lead at 2-1.  In the eighth Reynolds hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-1.  Gonzalez hit a three run homerun in the ninth to push the lead to 6-1 Rockies and that would be the final score. 

The Mets have lost three straight games and are out of the playoff picture at the moment and heading the wrong way.  The two teams will play game three on Saturday night. 

New York Mets blow lead for second straight day as they fall to the Colorado Rockies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and was great and Jeurys Familia blew his second straight save.  Neil Walker and Rene Rivera each had three hits. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and no runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Jerry Blevins struck out the only batter that he faced and Familia blew his second save of the season and lost his third game of the season.  He pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Hansel Robles pitched to two batters and struck out one. 

Tyler Anderson pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with no walks and five strikeouts.  Jake McGee gave up two hits and a walk and didn't record an out, Scott Oberg pitched an inning striking out one and Jordan Lyles pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out one and he won his third game of the season.  Carlos Estevez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  

Wilmer Flores had a hit, Walker had three hits and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit.  James Loney had a hit, Rivera had three hits and an RBI and Alejandro De Aza had a hit.  Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk, Rivera hit two doubles and Walker and De Aza each hit a double.  The Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Loney committed an error. 

Charlie Blackmon drew a walk, D.J. LeMahieu had a hit and Carlos Gonzalez had a hit.  Trevor Story had two hits, David Dahl had two hits and drew a walk and Daniel Descalso had a hit.  Tony Wolters had a hit, Anderson drew a walk and Cristhian Adames had an RBI.  The Rockies were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Story had a stolen base, Arenado committed an error and Gonzalez had an outfield assist. 

In the second Rivera hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the ninth Adames reached on an error and the game was tied at one.  A wild pitch made it 2-1 and that was the final score.  The teams will play game two on Friday night.   

New York Mets hold on for victory over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.  The game took place at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 8-6 Mets.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and did not pitch well, the bullpen was very good.  Neil Walker had three hits and James Loney had three RBI to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and six runs.  Hansel Robles won his second game of the season pitching 2 2/3 innings giving up no hits or runs and he struck out two, Antonio Bastardo pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Jeurys Familia picked up his 25th save of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Aaron Blair lost his fifth game of the season and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and eight runs.  He walked three and struck out two.  Alexi Ogando pitched to two batters and he struck out one, Ian Krol pitched an inning walking one and striking out one and Chris Withrow pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Hunter Cervenka pitched two innings walking two batters and striking out two batters. 

Curtis Granderson drew two walks, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit.  Walker had three hits, Loney had two hits and three RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Michael Conforto drew a walk, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and three RBI, Matz had an RBI and Flores and Loney each hit a double.  Loney hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Cespedes had a pickoff. 

Jace Peterson had a hit, Ender Inciarte had two hits and Freddie Freeman had a hit and an RBI.  Jeff Francoeur had a hit, Nick Markakis had two hits and Adonis Garcia had a hit and two RBI.  Tyler Flowers had two hits, Brandon Snyder had a hit and three RBI and Francoeur, Markakis and Garcia each hit a double.  Snyder hit a homerun and the Braves were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Withrow had a pickoff. 

In the second Flores hit an RBI double, d'Arnaud hit an RBI ground out and it was 2-0 Mets.  In the fourth d'Arnaud hit a two run single to push the score to 4-0.  Matz hit a sac fly and it was 5-0 still in the fourth.  Loney hit a three run homerun in the fifth to extend the Mets lead to 8-0.  In the bottom of the fifth Garcia hit a two run double and the lead was cut to 8-2.  Snyder hit a three run homerun to further cut the lead to 8-5.  Freeman hit and RBI single and it was 8-6 which would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday night.  The series will conclude on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Mets drop a series to the Chicago White Sox in 2-1 loss

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 2-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and pitched very well and the bullpen was very good as well.  Neil Walker and Rene Rivera each had two hits. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and ten strikeouts.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning and Antonio Bastardo pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.  Jim Henderson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out one, Hansel Robles pitched to one batter and retired him and Logan Verrett pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run and he lost his third game of the season. 

Miguel Gonzalez pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with five walks and four strikeouts.  Dan Jennings pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked two and struck out one, Zach Putnam pitched 1/3 of an inning striking out one and Zach Duke pitched an inning walking one and striking out the side.  Nate Jones pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, David Robertson pitched two innings giving up a hit and two walks with a strikeout and Matt Albers pitched two innings giving up a hit and he walked two with a strikeout.  Albers won his second game of the season. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew two walks and Walker had two hits and drew two walks.  James Loney had a hit and drew a walk, Juan Lagares had a hit and drew two walks.  Ty Kelly drew a walk, Rivera had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and deGrom drew two walks.  Wilmer Flores drew a walk and the Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base. 

Adam Eaton drew a walk, Albers had a hit and Jose Abreu had an RBI and drew a walk.  Todd Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Brett Lawrie had two hits and J.B. Shuck had a hit and drew a walk.  Alex Avila had two hits, Avisail Garcia drew a walk and Lawrie and Albers each hit a double.  Frazier hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Abreu and Frazier were each caught stealing. 

In the second Rivera hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Frazier hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the 13th Abreu hit a sac fly to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score. 

The White Sox took two out of three from the Mets and the Mets will be off on Thursday. 

The New York Mets give up late lead and fall to the Chicago White Sox

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Steven Matz pitched ok and Hansel Robles was bad out of the bullpen.  Curtis Granderson and Neil Walker each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jim Henderson pitched to one batter and retired him, Noah Syndergaard pitched a perfect inning and struck out two batters and Robles lost his third game of the season.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Jerry Blevins walked a batter and Logan Verrett pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and struck out one. 

Mat Latos pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out five.  Zach Putnam pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two, Dan Jennings pitched an inning giving up a hit and he won his second game of the season.  Nate Jones pitched an inning giving up a hit and David Robertson pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he saved his 13th game of the season. 

Granderson had two hits and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Yoenis Cespedes had an RBI, Walker had two hits and two RBI and Kevin Plawecki had a hit and drew a walk.  Matz had a hit, Alejandro De Aza had a hit and Ty Kelly had a hit.  Walker hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base and Loney and Cabrera each committed an error. 

Adam Eaton drew a walk, Brett Lawrie had two hits and an RBI and Jose Abreu had a hit.  Todd Frazier had a hit and two RBI, Melky Cabrera had two hits and drew a walk and Tyler Saladino had two hits, two RBI and drew two walks.  Dioner Navarro had a hit and an RBI, Jimmy Rollins drew a walk and Frazier and Saladino hit a homerun.  The White Sox were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Saladino had two stolen bases, Lawrie and Rollins each had a stolen base and Fraizer committed two errors. 

In the first Cespedes hit a sac fly giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Granderson  hit a sac fly to make it 2-0 Mets.  In the third Walker hit a two run homerun and double the lead to 4-0.  In the sixth Frazier hit a two run homerun to cut the lead in half to 4-2.  Navarro hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3.  In the eighth Saladino hit a two run homerun to give the White Sox a 5-4 lead.  Lawrie hit an RBI single to push the lead to 6-4 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams have split the first two games of the series and will play the rubber game on Wednesday afternoon.   

The New York Mets fall to the Colorado Rockies and lose their third straight game

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 7-4.  Logan Verrett started for the Mets and he was roughed up and out of the game pretty quickly.  The Mets bullpen did a good job and Neil Walker had three hits to lead the offense. 

Verrett pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and seven runs with three walks.  He took his first loss of the season, Hansel Robles pitched to one batter and retired him, Sean Gilmartin pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched an inning with a strikeout and Antonio Bastardo pitched an inning giving up a hit. 

Eddie Butler pitched five innings giving up nine hits and four runs with no walks and three strikeouts.  He won his second game of the season.  Gonzalez Germen pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he walked one, Boone Logan pitched to one batter and struck him out and Carlos Estevez pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Jake McGee pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and he earned his 11th save of the season. 

David Wright had two hits, Michael Conforto had a hit and Yoenies Cespedes had two hits.  Lucas Duda had two hits and an RBI, Walker had three hits and an RBI and Kevin Plawecki had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Lagares had a hit, Rene Rivera had a hit and Duda, Cespedes and Wright each hit a double.  Walker hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Verrett committed an error. 

Charlie Blackmon had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Trevor Story had two hits and Nolan Arenado had a hit and an RBI.  Gerardo Parra had two hits, Mark Reynolds had a hit and drew a walk and DJ LeMahieu had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Tony Wolters had two hits and two RBI, Ryan Raburn had a hit and Story, Reynolds and Wolters each hit a double.  The Rockies were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  LeMahieu was caught stealing and Blackmon committed an error. 

In the first Arenado hit an RBI groundout to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead.  In the second Plawecki hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  LeMahieu hit an RBI single in the second to give the Rockies a 2-1 lead.  LeMahieu had an RBI walk in the third and the lead was pushed to 3-1, Wolters hit a two run double still in the third and it was 5-1 Rockies.  Blackmon hit a two run single in the third and the Rockies lead grew to 7-1.  In the fourth Walker hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 7-2.  In the sixth Duda hit an RBI  single and the lead was cut to 7-3 and then Cabrera grounded into a double play and a run scored to make it a 7-4 game.  7-4 would be the final score. 

The Mets have lost three games in a row and will try and salvage the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. 

The New York Mets sweep the Cincinnati Reds

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he pitched well and the bullpen was very good.   Neil Walker had two hits and two RBI to lead the offense. 

Harvey won his second game of the season pitching six innings and giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk and seven strikeouts.  Jim Henderson pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts, Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his first save of the season. 

Jon Moscot took his second loss of the season for the Reds.  He pitched five innings and gave up four hits and three runs with only one of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out two.  Blake Wood pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two runs and two walks, Drew Hayes pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and Ross Ohlendorf pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Alejandro De Aza had a hit and drew two walks, David Wright drew a walk and Michael Conforto had a hit and two RBI.  Walker had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Juan Lagares had a hit and Kevin Plawecki drew a walk.  Eric Campbell drew a walk, Conforto hit a double and Walker hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  De Aza had a stolen base, Duda and Walker each committed an error. 

Zack Cozart had two hits and an RBI, Ivan De Jesus Jr. had a hit and Joey Votto had two hits.  Eugenio Suarez had a hit and an RBI, Scott Schebler drew a walk and Billy Hamilton had a hit.  Cozart hit a homerun and the Reds were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  De Jesus Jr. was caught stealing and Schebler, Cozart and Mesoraco each committed an error. 

In the first Cozart hit a solo homerun giving the Reds a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Duda reached on a fielding error and a run scored to tie the game at one.  Walker hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the third Walker hit a solo homerun to push the Mets lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Suarez hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 3-2.  In the sixth Conforto hit a two run double and it was 5-2 Mets which would be the final score. 

The Mets swept the three game series from the Reds and have won six games in a row.  They will have the day off on Thursday before welcoming in the San Francisco Giants for a three game weekend series.