New York Mets are shutout by the Los Angeles Dodgers

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-0.  Steven Matz started and he didn’t pitch very well.  The Mets offense only managed one hit. 

Matz pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Matz lost his fifth game of the season.  Erik Goeddel pitched to two batters and retired them both, one by a strikeout, Hansel Robles pitched an inning with a strikeout and Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs.  A.J. Ramos pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and three strikeouts. 

Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven innings giving up a hit and no runs.  He walked none and struck out eight.  Tony Cingrani pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Kenley Jansen pitched an inning walking one striking out three. 

Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and Brandon Nimmo drew a walk.  The Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.  Michael Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Chris Taylor had a hit and an RBI, Corey Seager had two hits and drew a walk and Justin Turner had two hits and two RBI.  Cody Bellinger had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Logan Forsythe had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Austin Barnes had a hit and an RBI.  Enrique Hernandez had a hit, Yasiel Puig drew a walk and Barnes and Turner each hit a double.  Taylor hit a triple, Turner and Bellinger each hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 3-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Turner had two stolen bases and Bellinger had a stolen base. 

In the first Forsythe hit a two-run single to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.  Barnes hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the third Turner hit a two-run homerun to push the lead to 5-0.  In the eighth Bellinger hit a two-run homerun to make it 7-0.  In the ninth Taylor hit an RBI triple to make it 8-0 and that would be the final score.   

New York Mets were defeated by the Seattle Mariners

The New York Mets were defeated by the Seattle Mariners on Saturday evening.  The game took place at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington and the final score was 3-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen was good again.  Yoenis Cespedes, Wilmer Flores and Travis d’Arnaud each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out ten and lost his fourth game of the season.  Fernando Salas pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one, Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. 

Yovani Gallardo pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Gallardo won his fifth game of the season.  Tony Zych pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and walking two, Marc Rzepczynski pitched an inning giving up a walk and striking out one and Nick Vincent pitched a perfect inning.  Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Diaz saved his 19^th game of the season. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and Neil Walker had a hit.  Curtis Granderson drew three walks, Flores had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and d’Arnaud had two hits.  Flores hit a double and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Walker committed an error and Conforto had an outfield assist. 

Jean Segura had a hit, Ben Gamel had a hit and Nelson Cruz had a hit and an RBI.  Kyle Seager had two hits and drew a walk, Danny Valencia had a hit and Guillermo Heredia had a hit.  Jarrod Dyson had two hits and two RBI, Seager hit a double and the Mariners were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Dyson had a stolen base and Seager was caught stealing. 

In the second Dyson hit a two-run single to give the Mariners a 2-0 lead.  In the third Cruz hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the sixth Flores drew an RBI walk and in the ninth Conforto hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 3-2 but that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.   

New York Mets rally back and win on a walk-off to defeat the Oakland Athletics

The New York Mets defeated the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch very well.  The Mets bullpen pitched well and Travis d’Arnaud had three hits to lead the offense. 

Wheeler pitched five innings giving up seven hits and five runs with four walks and six strikeouts.  Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up a hit, Josh Edgin pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout and Hansel Robles won his sixth game of the season pitching an inning with a walk. 

Sean Manaea pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up ten hits and four runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Blake Treinen pitched 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, Liam Hendriks pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run and Daniel Coulombe pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one.  Simon Castro lost his first game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had two hits and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and Wilmer Flores had two hits and an RBI.  Jay Bruce had a hit and two RBI, T.J. Rivera had a hit and Jose Reyes had two hits.  d’Arnaud had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI and Cabrera, Flores, Conforto and d’Arnaud each hit a double.  Reyes hit two triples and Bruce and Flores each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

Matt Joyce had a hit and an RBI, Marcus Semien had a hit and drew a walk and Yonder Alonso had a hit.  Khris Davis had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks, Jedd Lowrie had a hit and drew a walk and Bruce Maxwell had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Chapman had a hit and two RBI, Jaycob Brugman had two hits and Manaea drew a walk.  Ryan Healy had a hit, Maxwell hit a double and Joyce and Chapman each hit a homerun.  The Athletics were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Semien had a stolen base and Chpman committed an error. 

In the first Joyce hit a solo homerun to give the Athletics a 1-0 lead, Davis hit an RBI single, Maxwell hit an RBI double and Chapman hit a sac fly to make it 4-0.  In the third Chapman hit a solo homerun and the lead was pushed to 5-0.  In the sixth Bruce hit a two-run homerun, d’Arnaud hit an RBI single and Conforto hit an RBI double.  It was 5-4 Athletics.  In the eighth Duda hit an RBI single to tie the game at five and in the ninth Flores hit a solo homerun which was also a walk-off to give the Mets a 6-5 victory. 

New York Mets lose a high scoring game to the Pirates

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 12-7.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Lucas Duda and Travis d’Arnaud each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched five innings giving up five hits and six runs with four walks and five strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up five hits and five runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his first game of the season, Neil Ramirez pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Josh Smoker pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Gerrit Cole started for the Pirates pitching five innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with two walks and six strikeouts.  Cole won his third game of the season.  Wade LeBlanc pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Juan Nicasio pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Daniel Hudson pitched an inning with two walks.  Felipe Rivero pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had a hit and two RBI, Jay Bruce had a hit and Neil Walker had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Duda had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk.  d’Arnaud had two hits and drew a walk, Walker hit a triple and Duda hit two homeruns and Conforto hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Adam Frazier had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Harrison had three hits and two RBI and Gregory Polanco had a hit and drew a walk.  David Freese had an RBI and drew a walk, Josh Bell had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Andrew McCutchen had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Jordy Mercer had two hits, Elias Diaz had two hits and six RBI and Jose Osuna had a hit.  Diaz and Harrison each hit a double and Bell, Diaz and Harrison each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the first Freese hit into a force out and a run scored to make it 1-0 Pittsburgh.  In the second Duda hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Diaz hit a three-run double to make it 4-2 Pirates.  In the fifth Conforto hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at four.  Walker hit an RBI triple to give the Mets a 5-4 lead.  A wild pitch made it 6-4 and Duda hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 7-4.  In the sixth Bell hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-5.  Diaz hit a three-run homerun and it was 8-7 Pirates.  Harrison hit an RBI double to extend the Pirates lead to 9-7.  Bell had an RBI walk to push it to 10-7.  In the sixth McCutchen hit a sac fly making it 11-7 Pirates and in the eighth Harrison hit a solo homerun to make it 12-7 and that would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals to end losing streak

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Friday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. and the final score was 7-5.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched pretty well.  Travis d’Arnaud led the offense with two hits and five RBI.  Three other players also had two hits. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and 12 strikeouts.  deGrom won his first game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Addison Reed pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and he struck out one.  Josh Edgin earned his first save of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and retiring both batters that he faced. 

Max Scherzer lost his second game of the season pitching six innings and giving up nine hits and five runs.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Oliver Perez pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Jacob Turner pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two batters and Enny Romero pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Neil Walker drew a walk, Jose Reyes had two hits and drew a walk and T.J. Rivera had two hits and drew a walk.  d’Arnaud had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk, deGrom had a hit and Kevin Plawecki had a hit and an RBI.  Bruce, T.J. Rivera and Reyes each hit a double, d’Arnaud hit two homeruns and the Mets were 2-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Cabrera had two stolen bases, T.J. Rivera and Reyes each had a stolen base. 

Adam Eaton had two hits, Trea Turner had two hits and Bryce Harper had a hit.  Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and three RBI, Daniel Murphy had two hits and Anthony Rendon had a hit and drew a walk.  Matt Wieters had two hits and two RBI, Adam Lind had a hit and Zimmerman hit two homeruns and Wieters hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Zimmerman committed two errors. 

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

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. 

The New York Mets get crushed by the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Monday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. and the final score was 8-1.  Rafael Montero started for the Mets and he didn't pitch well at all.  The Mets bullpen pitched pretty well and the offense was led by Jose Reyes and Travis d'Arnaud each having two hits. 

Montero pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and six runs with four walks and two strikeouts.  He took his first loss of the season.  Gabriel Ynoa pitched two innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout, Jim Henderson pitched to one batter and retired him and Sean Gilmartin pitched two innings with a strikeout.  Logan Verrett pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out three and Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Mat Latos pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and four strikeouts.  Trevor Gott pitched to two batters and retired them both, Sean Burnett pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Reynaldo Lopez pitched three scoreless innings walking two batters and he picked up his third win of the season. 

Reyes had two hits and drew a walk, Matt Reynolds drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had an RBI.  Michael Conforto drew a walk, Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk and d'Arnaud had two hits.  Alejandro De Aza drew a walk, Reyes hit a double and the Mets were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

Trea Turner had two hits, Jayson Werth had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had three hits.  Bryce Harper had an RBI and drew three walks, Anthony Rendon had a hit and three RBI and Wilson Ramos had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks.  Ryan Zimmerman had a hit and an RBI, Latos had a hit and an RBI and Murphy hit two doubles.  Latos and Rendon each hit a homerun and the Nationals were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Turner and Werth each had a stolen base. 

In the first Cespedes hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Harper had an RBI walk to tie the game at one.  Ramos had an RBI walk to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  Latos hit a solo homerun in the second to extend the lead to 3-1.  Rendon hit a three run homerun and the score was 6-1 still in the second.  Ramos hit an RBI single in the fourth to push the lead to 7-1 and Zimmerman hit an RBI single to make it 8-1 which would be the final score. 

The Mets and Nationals will play game two of three on Tuesday night.   

New York Mets win an offensive game late

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Monday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-6.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and was hit around, the bullpen did a great job.  Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and six runs with five of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out four.  Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning with a strikeout, Logan Verrett pitched two innings giving up three hits and he struck out one and Hansel Robles pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Jerry Blevins won his third game of the season pitching to one batter and striking him out, Jeurys Familia saved his 29th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout. 

Tim Koehler pitched five innings giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk.  Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, David Phelps pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and a strikeout and Fernando Rodney lost his second game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and an RBI, Neil Walker drew three walks and Cespedes had three hits and two RBI.  James Loney had a hit and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and drew a walk and Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI.  Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk, d'Arnaud had three hits and two RBI and Harvey had a hit.  Cespedes hit two doubles and d'Arnaud and Granderson each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 3-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Cabrera had a stolen base and Nimmo and Harvey each committed an error.  Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

J.T. Realmuto had four hits and drew a walk, Christian Yelich had two hits and two RBI and Marcell Ozuna had a hit and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Derek Dietrich had two hits and Chris Johnson had three hits and an RBI.  Adeiny Hechavarria had two hits and an RBI, Koehler had a hit and an RBI and Ichiro Suzuki had a hit.  Hechavarria, Suzuki each hit a double and the Marlins were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Realmuto had a stolen base. 

In the second Johnson hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  Hechavarria hit an RBI double to push the lead to 2-0.  Koehler hit an RBI single making it a 3-0 game.  In the fourth Prado reached on a force attempt error and the score was 4-0 Marlins.  Yelich hit an RBI single and the Marlins lead was extended to 6-0.  In the bottom of the fourth d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  In the fifth Granderson hit a solo homerun to make it a 6-2 game.  In the sixth d'Arnaud  hit an RBI single and the lead was cut in half to 6-3.  Johnson grounded into a double play but a run scored to make it a 6-4 game and in the seventh Loney hit an RBI groundout and the score was now 6-5.  Flores hit a sac fly to tie the game in the seventh.  In the eighth Cespedes hit a two run double and the Mets had the lead at 8-6 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two on Tuesday night and end their series on Wednesday night. 

New York Mets win an exciting game over the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok and the bullpen was really good.  Travis d'Arnaud had two hits to lead the offense which only had six hits. 

Matz pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Erik Goeddel pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up no hits and no runs with a couple of strikeouts and also picked up  his first win of the season.  Addison Reed pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts, Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him and Jeurys Familia saved his 27th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and walking two with two strikeouts. 

John Lackey pitched 6 1/3 innings for the Cubs giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Joel Peralta gave up a hit and two runs with only one of them being earned and a walk.  He didn't record an out and he lost his first game of the season, Pedro Strop pitched 2/3 of an inning, striking out one and Trevor Cahill pitched an inning striking out one. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and an RBI, Neil Walker had a hit and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and an RBI.  James Loney had a hit, Kelly Johnson drew a walk and d'Arnaud had two hits and drew a walk and Alejandro De Aza drew a walk.  Loney hit a double, Cespedes hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Matz had a pickoff. 

Ben Zobrist had two hits, Kris Bryant had a hit and two RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and drew a walk.  Willson Contreras had a hit and drew a walk, Javier Baez had two hits and an RBI and Matt Szczur had a hit.  Addison Russell drew three walks, Albert Almora Jr. had a hit and Miguel Montero drew a walk.  Almora Jr., Rizzo and Zobrist, Bryant, Baez hit a homerun.  The Cubs were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Szczur was caught stealing and Baez committed an error. 

Bryant hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead.  In the sixth Baez hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the sixth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 3-1.  In the seventh Nimmo hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  Walker reached on a fielders choice and two runs scored as an error also occurred on the play.  The Mets had a 4-3 lead and they held on for the 4-3 win. 

The two teams have split the first two games of four and will play game three on Friday night. 

Jacob deGrom, Curtis Granderson and Travis d'Arnaud lead New York Mets to victory

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida and the final score was 6-5 Mets.  deGrom pitched very well for the Mets and Curtis Granderson and Travis d'Arnaud led the offense. 

deGrom pitched three scoreless innings giving up a hit with no walks and three strikeouts.  Steven Matz pitched four innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts, Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Sean Gilmartin pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Granderson had two hits and three RBI, T.J. Rivera had a hit and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit.  Johnny Monell had a hit and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores drew a walk and Alejandro De Aza had a hit and drew two walks.  d'Arnaud had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk, Eric Campbell drew a walk and Danny Muno had a hit.  d'Arnaud  hit a double and the Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

In the third d'Arnaud hit an RBI double giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Granderson hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 Mets.  In the fourth d'Arnaud hit a two run single to push the lead to 4-0 Mets.  Granderson hit a two run single making it 6-0 Mets.  In the sixth Marcell Ozuna hit an RBI single making it 6-1 and in the seventh Jeff Mathis hit an RBI single and Austin Nola hit an RBI triple to cut the lead to 6-3.  In the bottom of the ninth Francisco Arcia hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-4 and Nola made it 6-5 on an RBI double.  The New York Mets are now 7-6 on the spring with a couple of ties and they will play at Tradition Field on Friday night against the Washington Nationals. 

The New York Mets lose second straight home series this time to the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-3 Braves.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and he pitched pretty well, Jeurys Familia didn't pitch so well out of the bullpen.  Travis d'Arnaud had two hits and Ruben Tejada had three hits. 

Colon pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hit snad three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a walk, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning and Familia took his second loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Williams Perez pitched six innings giving up seven hits and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Matt Marksberry pitched without recording an out.  He gave up a hit and a run, Brandon Cunniff pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk and struck out two and Edwin Jackson won his fourth game of the season.  Jackson struck out the only batter that he faced and Arodys Vizcaino saved his seventh game of the season pitching an inning giving up a hit. 

David Wright had a hit and an RBI, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit.  Lucas Duda had a hit and drew two walks, d'Arnaud had two hits and Tejada had three hits and an RBI.  Juan Uribe had a hit, Duda hit a double and Cespedes hit a triple.  Murphy hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base. 

Nick Markakis had a hit and drew a walk, A.J. Pierzynski had a hit and Andrelton Simmons had a hit.  Jace Peterson had a hit, Cameron Maybin had two hits and Michael Bourn had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Freddie Freeman had two hits and five RBI, Freeman hit a double and a homerun.  The Braves were 5-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Murphy hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Tejada hit an RBI single to extend their lead to 2-0.  In the seventh Bourn hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  Fremman hit a two run double and it was 3-2 Braves.  Wright hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at three.  In the ninth Freeman hit a three run homerun to make it 6-3 Braves and that would be the final score.  The Mets lost two out of three and had a 3-6 homestand.  They will head to Cincinnati to play a four game series beginning on Thursday night. 

The New York Mets keep on rolling in win over the Miami Marlins

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field and the final score was 4-3 Mets.  Logan Verrett started for the Mets and pitched well and Sean Gilmartin did not.  David Wright and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits. 

Verrett pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.  Gilmartin pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a walk, Hansel Robles pitched an inning with a strikeout and won his fourth game of the season and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his 41st save of the season. 

Justin Nicolino pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Kyle Barraclough pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks and two strikeouts and lost his first game of the season and Brian Ellington pitched a perfect inning. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Wright had two hits and an RBI and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Uribe had a hit, d'Arnaud had two hits and two RBI and Wilmer Flores drew two walks.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Wright hit two doubles and Uribe hit a double.  Cespedes and d'Arnaud each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

Dee Gordon had two hits, Martin Prado drew a walk and Derek Dietrich had two hits and an RBI.  J.T. Realmuto had two hits and an RBI, Ichiro Suzuki drew a walk and Miguel Rojas had an RBI.  The Marlins were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Gordon had a stolen base and Yelich had an outfield assist. 

In the third Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth Rojas hit an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.  In the sixth Dietrich hit an RBI single to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead.  Realmuto hit an RBI single to make it 3-1 also in the sixth and then in the bottom of the sixth d'Arnaud hit a two run homerun to tie the game at three.  In the seventh Wright hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score in the game.  The two teams will play game two on Tuesday night.   

The New York Mets complete the sweep of the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 5-3 Mets.  Jacob deGrom started and pitched well for the Mets and Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits to lead the offense. 

deGrom pitched seven innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and nine strikeouts and won his 13th game of the season.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and Jeurys Familia pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and 13 strikeouts.  Strasburg lost his seventh game of the season.  Drew Storen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Jonathan Papelbon pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run.   

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit.  d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and an RBI and Duda hit a double and d'Arnaud, Kelly Johnson and Cespedes each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Granderson had an outfield assist. 

Jayson Werth drew a walk, Bryce Harper had three hits and two RBI and Anthony Rendon had a hit.  Clint Robinson had a hit and an RBI, Ian Desmond had a hit and Matt den Dekker had a hit.  Harper hit a double and den Dekker hit a double.  Harper hit two homeruns and the Nationals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Harper hit a solo homerun giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the second d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the fourth Robinson hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  In the eighth Johnson hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two and Cespedes hit a two run homerun to give the Mets a 4-2 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Harper hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 Nationals.  In the ninth Conforto hit an RBI single and it was 5-3 Mets and that would be the final score.  The Mets swept the three game series and now hold a seven game lead in the NL East. 

The Mets shutout the Miami Marlins as Bartolo Colon goes the distance

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Saturday night.  The game took place at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida and the final score was 7-0 Mets.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched great, the offense had two hits from Juan Lagares, David Wright and Travis d'Arnaud. 

Colon pitched a complete game shutout giving up nine hits and he struck out two.  Colon won his 13th game of the season. 

Brad Hand lost his fifth game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up six hits and seven runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Andre Rienzo pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a walk, Erik Cordier pitched two innings giving up a hit and walking one, Raudel Lazo pitched an inning striking out one and Jose urena pitched a perfect inning.

Lagares had two hits and two RBI, Wright had two hits and drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and drew a walk.  Juan Uribe drew two walks, Travis d'Arnaud had two hits and four RBI and Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI.  Eric Campbell had a hit, d'Arnaud, Flores and Lagares each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Campbell was caught stealing. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, Christian Yelich had a hit and Martin Prado had a hit.  Justin Bour had two hits, Derek Dietrich had a hit and J.T. Realmuto had two hits.  Miguel Rojas had a hit, Realmuto hit a double and the Marlins were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Suzuki had an outfield assist. 

In the first d'Arnaud hit a three run homerun and Flores hit a solo homerun to give them a 4-0 lead.  In the second inning Lagares hit a two run homerun and d'Arnaud hit an RBI single to make it 7-0 Mets which would be the final score.  The two teams have split the first two games of three.  The rubber game will be tomorrow afternoon. 

The New York Mets return to their winning ways against the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-4 Mets.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched ok, the bullpen was good.  Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud each had three hits to lead the offensive attack. 

Harvey pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and four runs with a walk and nine strikeouts.  Harvey won his 12th game of the season.  Sean Gilmartin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning and Addison Reed pitched a perfect inning. 

Aaron Nola pitched four innings giving up nine hits and six runs with no walks and four strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Dalier Hinojosa pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks, Adam Loewen pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Colton Murray pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Cespedes had three hits and an RBI and Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI.  David Wright had two hits and an RBI, Michael Conforto had two hits and two RBI and d'Arnaud had three hits.  Kelly Johnson had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had two hits and four RBI, Johnson hit a double, Murphy hit a double and d'Arnaud hit two doubles.  Tejada, Conforto and Cespedes each hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Johnson had a stolen base and Young Jr. had a caught stealing.  Cespedes committed an error. 

Darnell Sweeney had a hit and an RBI, Cesar Hernandez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Odubel Herrera had two hits.  Andres Blanco had two hits, Cody Asche had a hit and Cameron Rupp had a hit.  Freddy Galvis had a hit, Erik Kratz had a hit and two RBI and Kratz hit a double and Sweeney hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Sweeney had an outfield assist. 

In the second Johnson hit an RBI double giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Tejada hit a two run inside-the-park homerun to make it 3-0 Mets.  In the third Murphy hit an RBI double to push the lead to 4-0 Mets.  Conforto hit a two run homerun in the third to push the lead to 6-0.  In the fifth Kratz hit a two run double to trim the lead to 6-2.  Hernandez hit an RBI single to make it 6-3 Mets.  In the bottom of the fifth Tejada hit an RBI ground out and it was 7-3 Mets.  In the seventh the Phillies cut it to 7-4 on a Sweeney solo homerun.  Tejada hit an RBI single in the seventh to make it an 8-4 game and in the eighth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to make it 9-4 Mets and that would be the final score.  The Mets took two out of three in the series  and will be off on Thursday.  They will begin a three game series in Miami against the Marlins on Friday night and then head to Washington to take on the Nationals next week.   

The New York Mets are swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 8-1 Pirates.  Matt Harvey started and pitched ok for the Mets.  The Mets bullpen was not good at all and the offense didn't do too much. 

Harvey pitched six innings giving up seven hits and a run with a walk and six strikeouts.  Bobby Parnell took his third loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and four runs with two of the runs being earned.  He walked two, Eric O'Flaherty pitched an inning giving up three hits and a run and Carlos Torres pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts. 

Jeff Locke pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts.  Arquimedes Caminero won his fourth game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and struck out one, Antonio Bastardo pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts and Joakim Soria pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Travis d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, Ruben Tejada drew a walk and d'Arnaud hit a double.  d'Arnaud hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Parnell committed an error and d'Arnaud had a passed ball. 

Gregory Polanco had two hits and an RBI, Starling Marte had two hits and an RBI and Neil Walker had a hit and drew two walks.  Aramis Ramirez had four hits and three RBI, Pedro Alvarez had two hits and two RBI, and Andrew McCutchen drew a walk.  Travis Ishikawa had two hits, Chris Stewart had a hit and Pedro Florimon drew two walks.  Sean Rodriguez had a hit, Walker, Rodriguez and Ramirez each hit a double and Marte and Polanco each hit a triple.  Alvarez hit a homerun and the Pirates were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

In the second Alvarez hit a solo homerun to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the second d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  In the seventh Polanco hit an RBI single to make it 2-1 Pirates.  A passed ball made it 3-1, Ramirez hit an RBI single to make it 4-1 and Alvarez hit an RBI single to push the Pirates lead to 5-1.  In the eighth Marte hit an RBI single and it was 6-1 Pirates.  Ramirez hit a two run double to make it 8-1 and that would be the final score.  The Mets were swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the three game series.  The Mets will be off on Monday and play a brief two game series in Baltimore starting on Tuesday night.   

The New York Mets get back on track with a comeback win over the Colorado Rockies

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2 Mets.  Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well, the bullpen did their job.  Travis d'Arnaud had two hits to lead the offense and Daniel Murphy had a big two run single. 

Niese pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  He won his seventh game of the season.  Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning and Jeurys Familia saved his 31st game of the season pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Jon Gray started for the Rockies and he pitched six innings giving up one hit and one run with two walks and five strikeouts.  Justin Miller pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and three runs with two walks, Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Scott Oberg pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Curtis Granderson had an RBI, Murphy had a hit and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit.  d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, Michael Conforto drew a walk and Niese drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada drew two walks, d'Arnaud hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Niese had a pickoff. 

Jose Reyes had a hit, D.J. LeMahieu had a hit and Carlos Gonzalez had a hit and two RBI.  Nick Arenado had a hit, Nick Hundley had two hits and Gonzalez hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Reyes was picked off by Niese. 

In the second d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Gonzalez hit a two run homerun to give the Rockies a 2-1 lead.  The Mets took back the lead for good in the seventh.  Granderson got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game at two and Murphy hit a two run single to give them a 4-2 lead which would be the final score.  The Mets ended their two game losing streak and took the first of this four game series.   

The New York Mets win streak hits eight but it was a costly win

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-6.  Matt Harvey started and pitched ok, the bullpen pitched well.  Travis d'Arnaud and Juan Lagares each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched six innings giving up eight hits nad four runs with no walks and seven strikeouts.  Harvey picked up his third win of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched to two batters and retired them both but left after taking a line drive to the arm and he has a fractured arm.  Alex Torres pitched to one batter and struck him out, Buddy Carlyle pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a walk and picking up his sixth save of the season. 

Tom Koehler pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and seven runs with two walks and a strikeout.  Koehler lost his second game of the season.  Sam Dyson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout, Brad Hand pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and A.J. Ramos pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew a walk, d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI and Lucas Duda drew a walk.  Eric Campbell drew a walk, Daniel Murphy had a hit and an RBI and Lagares had two hits and an RBI.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis had an RBI and drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had a hit and three RBI and Harvey had a hit.  Tejada and Lagares each hit a double and the Mets were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Dee Gordon had a hit, Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and an RBI and Martin Prado had two hits.  Michael Morse had a hit, Marcell Ozuna had two hits and an RBI and J.T. Realmuto had a hit and two RBI.  Adeiny Hechavarria had a hit and an RBI and Koehler had a hit.  Reid Brignac drew a walk, Stanton hit a double and the Marlins were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the second Realmuto hit an RBI groundout giving the Marlins a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Murphy hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  Lagares hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 2-1 lead, Nieuwenhuis had an RBI walk and Tejada hit a three run double to extend the Mets lead to 6-1.  d'Arnaud hit an RBI single to make it a 7-1 game.  In the sixth Stanton hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-2 and then in the seventh Hechavarria hit an RBI single to make it a 7-3 game.  A wild pitch made it a little closer at 7-4 and then in the eighth Ozuna hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 7-5.  Realmuto hit a sac fly to make it 7-6 in the eighth and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will have a day off on Monday and host the Atlanta Braves beginning on Tuesday night.   

The New York Mets take the Philadelphia Phillies as they are off to a hot start

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-1.  Jon Niese started for the Mets and pitched well.  Curtis Granderson, Lucas Duda, Juan Lagares and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits. 

Niese pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Niese earned his first win of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched 2/3 of an inning and Alex Torres pitched two innings giving up two walks and a strikeout. 

Jerome Williams pitched five innings giving up ten hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out one and took his first loss of the season.  Justin De Fratus pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout and Dustin McGowan pitched two innings giving up a hit and walked two. 

Granderson had two hits, d'Arnaud had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Duda had two hits and two RBI.  Michael Cuddyer had a hit and drew a walk.  Daniel Murphy drew a walk, Eric Campbell had a hit and Lagares had two hits and an RBI.  Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew two walks, Niese had a hit and an RBI and Cuddyer and Duda each hit a double.  d'Arnaud and Duda each hit a homerun and the Mets were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.  Tejada committed an error. 

Odubel Herrera had three hits, Cesar Hernandez had a hit and drew a walk and Chase Utley had an RBI.  Jeff Francoeur drew a walk, Darin Ruf drew a walk and Cody Asche had three hits and drew a walk.  Cameron Rupp had two hits, Asche hit a double and Herrera hit two doubles.  Herrera hit a triple and the Phillies were 2-16 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Asche committed an error. 

IN the first Utley had an RBI groundout to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  In the second Lagares hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun in the third to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and in the fourth Niese hit an RBI single to make it a 3-1 game.  In the fifth Duda hit a solo homerun to increase the Mets lead to 4-1.  Campbell reached on a  fielder's choice and a run scored to make it 5-1.  Duda hit an RBI double in the sixth to push the lead to 6-1 and that was the final score. 

The Mets will begin a four game series with the Miami Marlins on Thursday night at Citi Field.   

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.