New York Mets defeat the Miami Marlins to sweep the doubleheader

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Walker Lockett started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  The Mets bullpen did pitch well and Michael Conforto and Pete Alonso each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lockett pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman piltched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Jeurys Familia won his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a walk and he struck out one and Seth Lugo earned his second save of the season pitching two perfect innings with two strikeouts. 

Sandy Alcantara pitched five innings giving up three hits and two runs.  He walked three and struck out four.  Jeff Brigham pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout and Jarlin Garcia pitched 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. 

Jeff McNeil drew two walks, Ahmed Rosario had a hit and Conforto had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk.  Alonso had two hits and an RBI, Wilson Ramos had a hit and J.D. Davis had two hits and an RBI.  Davis hit a double and a homerun and Conforto and Alonso also hit homeruns.  The Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base. 

Miguel Rojas had a hit and drew a walk, Isan Diaz drew a walk and Brian Anderson had three hits.  Curtis Granderson had two hits and two RBI, Harold Ramirez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Bryan Holaday had two hits and an RBI.  Anderson hit two doubles, Holaday and Granderson each hit a double and Holaday hit a homerun.  The Marlins were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Diaz was caught stealing. 

In the first Conforto hit a two-run single to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Ramirez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Holaday hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  Granderson hit a two-run double and the Marlins had a 4-2 lead.  In the seventh Davis hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 4-3 and Conforto hit a solo homerun to tie the game at four.  Alonso hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 5-4 lead and that was the final score. 

The Mets swept the doubleheader and will play two more games

New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs

The New York Mets were defeated by the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.  The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois and the final score was 7-4.  Walker Lockett started for the Mets and he didn’t pitch well.  Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lockett pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up five hits and six runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Lockett lost his first game of the season.  Brooks Pounders pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out two, Wilmer Font pitched three innings giving up a hit and three walks and he struck out five and Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout.  Stephen Nogosek pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Tyler Chatwood pitched four innings giving up six hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out one.  Adbert Alzolay pitched four innings giving up a hit and a run with two walks and five strikeouts and he won his first game of the season.  Steve Cishek pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and he saved his seventh game of the season. 

McNeil had two hits, Alonso had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk and Todd Frazier had a hit and an RBI.  Wilson Ramos drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Gomez had a hit.  Alonso and Frazier each hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Ramos had a passed ball. 

Kyle Schwarber drew a walk, Kris Bryant had a hit and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Javier Baez had two hits and two RBI, Wilson Contreras had a hit and Jason Heyward drew a walk.  Carlos Gonzalez had a hit and drew a walk, Chatwood drew a walk and Daniel Descalso had a hit and an RBI.  Rizzo and Contreras each hit a double and Baez hit a triple and a homerun.  The Cubs were 4-10 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Chatwood committed an error. 

In the second Gomez grounded into a double play and a run scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the third Alonso hit a two-run homerun to push their lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the third Descalso hit an RBI single, Bryant hit an RBI single and Rizzo hit a two-run double and the Cubs had a 4-3 lead.  Baez hit an RBI triple and a wild pitch made the score 6-3 Cubs.  In the seventh Baez hit a solo homerun to make it 7-3 and then in the ninth Frazier hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 7-4 but that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of four on Friday.