New York Mets lose to St. Louis Cardinals as offense is silent

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 4-1.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he pitched ok but didn’t get the win.  T.J. Rivera led the offense with three hits. 

Wheeler pitched six innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and five strikeouts.  He lost his sixth game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks, Erik Goeddel pitched to one batter and struck him out and Rafael Montero pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Josh Edgin walked the only batter he faced, Neil Ramirez struck out the only batter that he faced. 

Adam Wainwright pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with no walks and seven strikeouts.  Wainwright won his 10^th game of the season.  Matt Bowman pitched to one batter and retired him, Brett Cecil pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Seung Hwan Oh pitched an inning giving up two hits and he saved his 18^th game of the season. 

Jay Bruce had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, T. Rivera had three hits and Jose Reyes had two hits.  Bruce hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit and drew two walks, Stephen Piscotty had a hit and an RBI and Tommy Pham had a hit and drew a walk.  Jedd Gyorko drew a walk, Yadier Molina had two hits and an RBI and Luke Voit had two hits and drew a walk.  Paul DeJong had four hits and two RBI, Voit, Carpenter and Molina each hit a double.  DeJong hit three doubles and DeJong hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Pham had two stolen bases and Pham was caught stealing and so was Molina. 

In the third DeJong hit a solo homerun giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Molina hit an RBI double to push the lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Bruce hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Piscotty hit an RBI single to extend the Cardinals lead to 3-1 and in the eighth DeJong hit an RBI double to make it 4-1 and that would be the final scor

New York Mets get blown out by the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 11-4.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Brandon Nimmo had three hits and T.J. Rivera had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lugo lost his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up ten hits and six runs.  He walked two and struck out three.  Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two runs and two walks with a strikeout, Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Neil Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts.  Chasen Bradford pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Joe Ross pitched seven innings giving up eight hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Ross won his fifth game of the season.  Blake Treinen pitched an inning giving up a hit and a strikeout and Oliver Perez pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Reyes had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and two RBI.  T. Rivera had two hits, Lucas Duda had a hit and Wilmer Flores had a hit and drew a walk.  Rene Rivera had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Nimmo had three hits and Reyes, R. Rivera and Bruce each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Bruce committed an error and Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Michael Taylor had a hit and drew a walk, Wilmer Difo had two hits and drew a walk and Bryce Harper had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Daniel Murphy had four hits and five RBI, Adam Lind had a hit and an RBI and Ryan Raburn had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Stephen Drew had a hit, Jose Lobaton had a hit and drew a walk.  Drew, Raburn and Murphy each hit a double and the Nationals were 6-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Taylor had a stolen base. 

In the first Reyes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Harper hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Murphy hit an RBI single to give the Nats a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth R. Rivera hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Harper hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 3-2 lead, Murphy hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-2, Raburn hit a two-run double to push the lead to 6-2.  In the sixth Murphy hit a two-run single and Lind hit an RBI ground out to make it a 9-2 game.  In the eighth Harper hit an RBI single and Murphy an RBI double to make it 11-2.  Bruce hit a two-run homerun in the ninth to cut the lead to 11-4 which would be the final score. 

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals to salvage a game

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  T.J. Rivera had four hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched eight innings and gave up three hits and a run which was unearned.  He walked two and struck out six and won his sixth game of the season.  Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Joe Ross pitched six innings giving up nine hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out four and lost his third game of the season.  Matt Grace pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts and Jacob Turner pitched an inning with a walk. 

Michael Conforto had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Jay Bruce drew a walk and Lucas Duda had two hits and drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, T. Rivera had four hits and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and deGrom had a hit and an RBI.  T. Rivera hit a double and Duda hit a double.  deGrom hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Conforto had a stolen base and Flores committed an error.  d’Arnaud had a passed ball. 

Trea Turner had a hit and drew a walk, Bryce Harper had a hit and drew a walk and Ryan Zimmerman had an RBI.  Daniel Murphy had a hit, Stephen Drew had a hit and Murphy hit a double and the Nationals were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Turner had four stolen bases and Wieters commited an error and Taylor had an outfield assist. 

In the first Zimmerman hit a sac fly to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the third deGrom hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth d’Arnaud hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead, Conforto hit an RBI single to push the lead to 3-1.  In the sixth Conforto hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-1.  In the seventh Granderson hit an RBI single to make it a 5-1 game and that was the final score. 

New York Mets rally for a victory over the Atlanta Braves

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 8-7.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and was not good, the bullpen kept the Mets in the game.  T.J. Rivera led the offense with a couple of hits and three RBI and Wilmer Flores and Rene Rivera each had two hits as well. 

Montero pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts, Fernando Salas pitched to one batter and retired him and Hansel Robles pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Jerry Blevins won his second game of the season and he pitched an inning giving up a hit, Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning and earned his third save of the season. 

Tom Koehler pitched five innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Jarlin Garcia pitched a perfect inning, Brad Ziegler pitched giving up six hits and five runs without recording an out.  Ziegler lost his second game of the season and Kyle Barraclough pitched two innings walking two and striking out three. 

Michael Conforto had a hit and drew a walk, T. Rivera had two hits and three RBI and Jay Bruce drew a walk.  Curtis Granderson had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Reyes had a hit.  R. Rivera had two hits and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI, Reyes and T. Rivera each hit a double.  T. Rivera and Granderson each hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Bruce was caught stealing. 

Martin Prado had three hits and an RBI, Christian Yelich had a hit and drew a walk and Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Marcell Ozuna had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Justin Bour had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and J.T. Realmuto had a hit.  Miguel Rojas had three hits and two RBI, Stanton, Bour, Rojas and Ozuna each hit a double and the Marlins were 6-18 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Rojas and Gordon each had a stolen base. 

T. Rivera hit a solo homerun in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Ozuna hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Prado hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead.  Stanton hit an RBI double and Bour hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 5-1.  Rojas hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 7-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Granderson hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 7-3.  In the seventh R. Rivera hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-4.  Cabrera hit an RBI single and T. Rivera hit a two-run double to tie the game at seven.  Flores drew an RBI walk to give the Mets an 8-7 lead and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets pound the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Suntrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia and the final score was 16-5.  Jacob deGrom started the game for the Mets and he didn’t pitch that well.  Michael Conforto, Rene Rivera and T.J. Rivera each had three hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs with five walks and five strikeouts.  deGrom won his second game of the season.  Josh Edgin pitched a perfect inning with a  strikeout, Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning with two strikeouts. 

Bartolo Colon lost his third game of the season pitching four innings and giving up seven hits and five runs with two walks.  Josh Collmenter pitched an inning giving up five hits and four runs with a strikeout, Ian Krol pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jason Motte pitched an inning giving up a hit.  Eric O’Flaherty pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk and Matt Wisler pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and a strikeout. 

Conforto had three hits and two RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and drew two walks.  Neil Walker had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Curtis Granderson had two hits and an RBI and Jose Reyes had two hits and five RBI with a walk.  R. Rivera had three hits and three RBI, T. Rivera had three hits and deGrom had two hits and two RBI.  Juan Lagares had a hit and an RBI, Conforto hit two doubles and Cabrera, Walker and Reyes each hit a double.  Granderson and T. Rivera each hit two doubles.  The Mets were 12-20 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  T. Rivera committed an error. 

Ender Inciarte drew a walk, Adonis Garcia had a hit and Freddi Freeman had a hit and an RBI.  Matt Kemp had a hit, Nick Markakis had a hit and Tyler Flowers had two hits and drew a walk.  Jace Peterson had a hit and two RBI, Dansby Swanson drew three walks and Emilio Bonifacio had a hit and two RBI.  Kurt Suzuki had a hit and Peterson hit a double and Bonifacio hit a triple.  The Braves were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Garcia committed an error and Markakis had an outfield assist. 

In the first Cabrera hit an RBI double and Walker hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the third Granderson hit an RBI double, Reyes an RBI single and R. Rivera an RBI single to make it 5-0.  In the bottom of the third Freeman hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the fourth Bonifacio hit a two-run triple to make it a 5-3 game.  In the fifth Reyes hit a sac fly and R. Rivera had an RBI single to make it 7-3 Mets.  deGrom hit a two-run single pushing the lead to 9-3.  In the bottom of the fifth Peterson hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 9-5.  In the eighth Reyes hit a three-run double, R. Rivera hit an RBI single and Lagares hit an RBI single to make it 14-5.  Conforto hit a two-run double making it a 16-5 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Thursday night. 

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Monday afternoon in a split squad game.  The game took place at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida and the final score was 5-0.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and pitched well.  T.J. Rivera and Rene Rivera each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched five innings giving up two hits and no runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Wheeler won his first game of the season.  Chasen Bradford pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two, Kevin McGowan pitched a perfect inning and Logan Taylor pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out a batter.  Cory Burns pitched a perfect inning. 

Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Luis Guillorme had a hit and Patrick Biondi had a hit and drew a walk.  Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk, Kevin Kaczmarski drew a walk and Jay Bruce had a hit and an RBI.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, L.J. Mazzilli drew a walk and T.J. Rivera had two hits and three RBI.  Rene Rivera had two hits, Flores, R. Rivera and Guillorme each hit a double.  T. Rivera hit a homerun and the Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the sixth Bruce hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Flores hit an RBI double still in the sixth to extend the lead to 2-0, T. Rivera hit a three-run homerun and the lead was pushed to 5-0.  All the runs were scored in the sixth and 5-0 was the final. 

New York Mets finally get a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and the final score was 7-5.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen did a pretty good job.  T.J. Rivera led the offense with four hits. 

Syndergaard pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out eight and won his 10th game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and struck him out, Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a walk and he struck out one and Addison Reed pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Jeurys Famila saved his 40th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Braden Shipley pitched five innings giving up ten hits and seven runs with six of them being earned.  He walked one and he lost his second game of the season.  Daniel Hudson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Patrick Corbin pitched two innings giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out two.  Edwin Escobar pitched an inning giving up a walk. 

Jose Reyes had two hits and an RBI with a walk, Curtis Granderson had an RBI and Jay Bruce had two hits and drew a walk.  Kelly Johnson had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Rivera had four hits and Alejandro De Aza had two hits and an RBI.  Rene Rivera had an RBI, Syndergaard had a hit and two RBI and De Aza hit two doubles and Bruce hit a double.  Reyes hit a triple and Syndergaard and Johnson each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Reyes was caught stealing and T.J. Rivera committed two errors. 

Jean Segura had three hits, Micheal Bourn had a hit and Paul Goldschmidt had a hit and drew a walk.  Jake Lamb drew a walk, Yasmany Tomas had a hit and an RBI and Welington Castrillo had a hit and drew a walk.  Mitch Haniger had two hits and three RBI, Bourn, Segura, Goldschmidt and Haniger each hit a double.  Haniger hit a triple and Tomas hit a homerun.  The Diamondbacks were 4-16 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Bourn, Lamb, Segura and Gosselin each had a stolen base.  Bourn and Tomas each committed an error. 

In the fourth Tomas hit a solo homerun to give the Diamondbacks to give them a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Rene Rivera hit a sac fly to tie the game at one.  Syndergaard hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.  Granderson hit a sac fly and it was 4-1 Mets still in the fifth.  Johnson hit a solo homerun in the sixth to make it 5-1.  De Aza hit an RBI double to make it 6-1 and Reyes hit an RBI single to push the lead to 7-1 still in the sixth.  In the bottom of the sixth Haniger hit a two run triple to cut the lead to 7-3 Mets.  Gosselin reached on a fielding error to make it 7-4 and Haniger hit an RBI double and it was 7-5 which would be the final score.  The two teams will play the final game of the series on Wednesday night.