New York Mets lose a tough one to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Mets were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took

place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-5.  Jacob deGrom started for the

Mets and he pitched well.  The Mets bullpen blew the game and the offense was led by Pete Alonso

who had four hits. 

deGrom pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and four strikeouts. 

Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout, Justin Wilson took the loss

his first of the season.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with three

walks and a strikeout, Dellin Betances pitched to one batter and struck him out and Jeurys Familia

pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Nathan Eovaldi pitched five innings giving up eight hits and two runs with a walk and four

strikeouts.  Marcus Walden pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts, Josh

Osich pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Heath Hembree won his first

game of the season pitching to one batter and striking him out.  Matthew Barnes pitched an inning

giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Brandon Workman pitched an inning giving up two

hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts.  Workman earned his first save of the season. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jeff McNeil had a hit and drew two walks and

Alonso had four hits.  Michael Conforto had a hit, Dom Smith had a hit and an RBI and J.D. Davis

had a hit and an RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI, Robinson Cano had two hits and

Andres Gimenez had two hits and an RBI.  Gimenez hit a triple and Nimmo and Cespedes each hit a

homerun.  The Mets were 3-14 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Gimenez

was picked off. 

Andrew Benintendi had a hit and drew a walk, J.D. Martinez had a  hit and drew a walk and Rafael

Devers had a hit.  Mitch Moreland had two hits and two RBI, Christian Vasquez had two hits and

three RBI and Alex Verdugo drew a walk.  Kevin Pillar had a hit, Xander Bogaerts drew a walk and

Martinez, Devers, Moreland and Benintendi each hit a double.  Vasquez hit a homerun and the Red

Sox were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Benintendi was caught

stealing and Eovaldi had a pickoff. 

In the first Smith hit an RBI groundout to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the fourth Moreland hit an

RBI double to tie the score at one.  A wild pitch gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.  Nimmo hit a solo

homerun in the fifth to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Gimenez hit an RBI triple to give the Mets

back the lead at 3-2.  In the seventh Vasquez hit a solo homerun tying the game at three.  In the eighth

Moreland hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead.  Vasquez hit a two-run single and it was

6-3 Red Sox.  In the eighth Cespedes hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-4 and in the ninth

Davis hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-5 but that would be the final score. 

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

New York Mets win Opener over the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves on Friday.  The game took place at Citi Field

in Flushing, New York and the final score was 1-0.  Jacob DeGrom started for the Mets and pitched

great.  The Mets bullpen pitched well and Yoenis Cespedes hit a solo homerun for the only offense. 

deGrom started for the Mets and pitched five innings giving up a hit and a walk with eight strikeouts.

Seth Lugo picked up the win pitching two shutout innings and giving up a hit with three strikeouts,

Justin Wilson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two and Edwin Diaz picked up the

save pitching an inning with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Mike Soroka pitched six innings giving up four hits and no runs with three strikeouts.  Chris Martin

pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Shane Greene pitched an inning

giving up a hit. 

Brandon Nimmo had two hits, Jeff McNeil had a hit and Cespedes had a hit and an RBI. 

Robinson Cano had a hit, Amed Rosario had a hit, Jeff McNeil hit a double and Cespedes hit a

homerun.  The Mets were 0-1 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Ramos

had a passed ball. 

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit, Freddie Freeman drew two walks and Marcell Ozuna had a hit. 

Dansby Swanson had a hit, Ozuna hit a double and the Braves were 0-3 with runners in scoring

position and left five men on base. 

In the seventh Cespedes hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead and that would be the final

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

New York Yankees lose to the New York Mets

The New York Yankees were defeated by the New York Mets on Friday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Domingo German started for the Mets and didn’t pitch very well, Adam Warren wasn’t good in relief but rest of pen was.  The Yankees offense struggled with runners in scoring position. 

German pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits and four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  German lost his sixth game of the season.  Warren pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and two strikeouts, Chasen Shreve pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and he struck out one and Chad Green pitched an inning with a walk.  Jonathan Holder pitched an inning and struck out one and A.J. Cole pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout. 

Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched five innings giving up eight hits and a run with four strikeouts.  Syndergaard won his sixth game of the season.  Seth Lugo pitched two innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Robert Gsellman saved his fifth game of the season pitching two innings giving up two hits and two unearned runs with two walks and two strikeouts. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Judge had three hits and Didi Gregorius had three hits and an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk and Gary Sanchez had a hit.  Greg Bird had a hit and drew a walk, Miguel Andujar had two hits and Neil Walker had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Walker and Gregorius each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-13 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Stanton had an outfield assist. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit and drew a walk, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and an RBI.  Wilmer Flores drew a walk, Michael Conforto had two hits and three RBI and Jose Bautista had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Devin Mesoraco had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Matt den Dekker drew a walk, Cabrera, Conforto, Bautista, Mesoraco and Nimmo each hit a double.  Cespedes hit a homerun and the Mets were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rosario committed an error. 

In the first Cabrera hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead, Conforto hit an RBI double and Bautista hit an RBI double to push the lead to 3-0.  In the third Cespedes hit a solo homerun to make it 4-0.  In the bottom of the third Stanton hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the fifth Conforto hit an RBI single and Mesoraco hit an RBI single to increase their lead to 6-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Walker hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 6-3.  In the bottom of the eighth Gregorius hit an RBI double and Stanton an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 6-5.  In the ninth Conforto hit a sac fly to push the lead to 7-5 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Saturday afternoon.  Sonny Gray and Steven Matz make the start and German was optioned to AAA after the game with Luis Cessa taking his spot in the rotation. 

New York Mets fall to the Philadelphia Phillies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 4-2.  Jacob deGrom started but only pitched an inning, Robert Gsellman pitched well and Paul Sewald did not.  Brandon Nimmo, Asdrubal Cabrera and Yoenis Cespedes each had two hits.

deGrom pitched an inning with three walks and two strikeouts.  Gsellman pitched three innings giving up three hits and he walked two and struck out two, Sewald took his third loss of the season pitching two innings and giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and AJ Ramos pitched an inning with a strikeout.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Aaron Nola pitched six innings giving up nine hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts.  Nola won his sixth game of the season.  Tommy Hunter pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Luis Garcia pitched to one batter and retired him and Seranthony Dominguez pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Edubray Ramos pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and saved his first game of the season. 

Nimmo had two hits and drew two walks, Cabrera had two hits and an RBI and Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Luis Guillorme had a hit, Amed Rosario had a hit and Cabrera hit a double and Cespedes hit a homerun.  The Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Mesoraco had a passed ball and Rosario was caught stealing. 

Cesar Hernandez drew two walks, Aaron Altherr drew a walk and Odubel Herrera had a hit and drew a walk.  Rhys Hoskins had a hit, Carlos Santana had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Maikel Franco drew a walk.  Scott Kingery drew a walk, Jorge Alfaro had three hits and Nick Williams had a hit and three RBI.  Hoskins and Santana each hit a double and Williams and Santana each hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. 

In the sixth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Williams hit a three-run homerun to give the Phillies a 3-1 lead.  In the seventh Cabrera hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-2.  Santana hit a solo homerun in the eighth to extend the lead to 4-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams were rained out on Saturday and split the two-game series.  The Mets will be off on Monday and begin a two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at home on Tuesday night. 

New York Mets lose to the St. Louis Cardinals in 13 innings

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri and the final score was 4-3 in 13 innings.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Yoenis Cespedes and Jay Bruce each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Syndergaard pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked none and struck out seven.  Robert Gsellman pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Seth Lugo pitched an inning with a walk and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  AJ Ramos pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Paul Sewald lost his first game of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.   

Carlos Martinez pitched six innings giving up four hits and a run with three strikeouts, Dominic Leone pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Bud Norris pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Greg Holland pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Luke Gregerson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and Matt Bowman pitched 1/3 of an inning and retired the only batter that he faced.  John Gant pitched three perfect innings with a strikeout and he won his first game of the season. 

Brandon Nimmo had a hit, Cespedes had two hits and two RBI and Bruce had two hits.  Todd Frazier had a hit, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit and drew a walk and Michael Conforto had a hit.  Jose Lobaton had an RBI and drew a walk.  Amed Rosario had a hit, Cespedes hit a double and the Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Rosario committed an error. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit, Tommy Pham had four hits and an RBI and Jose Martinez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Marcell Ozuna had two hits and an RBI, Dexter Fowler had a hit and an RBI and Paul DeJong had two hits and drew a walk.  Pham, DeJong and Martinez each hit a double and the Cardinals were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Pham was caught stealing and DeJong committed an error. 

In the first Cespedes hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Cespedes hit a sac fly to push the Mets lead to 2-0.  In the bottom of the seventh Ozuna hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the eighth Pham hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  In the tenth Lobaton drew an RBI walk to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and in the bottom of the tenth Martinez hit an RBI double to tie the game at three.  In the 13^th Folwer hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Cardinals a 4-3 lead. 

New York Mets avoid sweep and defeat the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 11-5.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok, the bullpen was also ok.  Yoenis Cespedes and Asdrubal Cabrera each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Matz pitched four innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched three innings giving up a hit and a run with five strikeouts, AJ Ramos won his first game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout and Seth Lugo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Tanner Roark pitched seven innings giving up two hits and two runs with three walks and six strikeouts.  Ryan Madson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and six runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season, Sammy Solis pitched and gave up two runs and two walks without recording an out and A.J. Cole pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and four RBI and Cabrera had two hits.  Todd Frazier had a hit, two RBI and drew two walks, Adrian Gonzalez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Jose Lobaton had an RBI and drew a walk.  Juan Lagares had a hit and two RBI, Amed Rosario drew a walk and Cabrera and Lagares each hit a double.  Cespedes hit a homerun and the Mets were 5-11 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Matz had a pickoff. 

Howie Kendrick had a hit, Bryce Harper drew a walk and Ryan Zimmerman had three hits and four RBI.  Moises Sierra had a hit and an RBI, Zimmerman hit a triple and two homeruns.  The Nationals were 1-1 with runners in scoring position.  Sierra was caught stealing and Zimmerman committed an error. 

In the first Zimmerman hit a three-run homerun to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-1.  Lobaton reached on a force attempt error and a run scored to cut it to 3-2.  In the seventh Sierra hit a sac fly to push the lead to 4-2.  In the eighth Frazier hit a two-run single to tie the game at four.  Lagares hit a two-run double, Conforto drew an RBI walk and Cespedes hit a grand-slam making it a 11-4 game.  In the ninth Zimmerman hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 11-5 but that would be the final score. 

The Mets salvaged the final game of the series and will now head to Atlanta to begin a four game series

The New York Mets are shutdown by the St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Mets were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok and the bullpen did ok.  Juan Lagares had three hits to lead the Mets offense.   

Matz took the loss pitching four innings giving up four hits and three runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  Paul Sewald pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Jacob Rhame pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two walks.  A.J. Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Luke Weaver pitched five innings giving up five hits and a run with three walks and three strikeouts and he won the game.  Matt Bowman pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Jordan Hicks pitched an inning and he struck out one and Dominic Leone pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Todd Frazier drew a walk, Kevin Plawecki drew a walk and Lagares had three hits.  Adrian Gonzalez drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI and Bruce hit a double.  The Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rosario was picked off. 

Dexter Fowler drew a walk, Tommy Pham had two hits and drew two walks and Matt Carpenter drew two walks.  Marcell Ozuna had three hits and two RBI, Jose Molina had a hit and an RBI and Paul DeJong had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Jedd Gyorko had a hit and drew a walk, Ozuna hit a double and DeJong hit two homeruns.  Molina also hit a homerun and the Cardinals were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Pham and Gyorko had a stolen base.  Weaver had a pickoff. 

In the second DeJong hit a solo homerun to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.  In the second Rosario hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the third Ozuna hit an RBI double to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth Molina hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 3-1.  In the fifth Ozuna hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 4-1.  In the eighth DeJong hit a solo homerun to make it 5-1 and that was the final score.  The Mets are scheduled to play on Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies at home. 

The New York Mets smash the St. Louis Cardinals to win on Opening Day

The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 9-4.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Yoenis Cespedes led the offense with two hits and three RBI. 

Syndergaard pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs with ten strikeouts.  He picked up the win, his first of the year.  Robert Gsellman pitched a perfect inning with three strikeouts, Anthony Swarzak pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Carlos Martinez took the loss pitching 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and five runs with four of them being earned.  He walked six and struck out five.  Matt Bowman pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and three runs with a walk, Brett Cecil pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Mike Mayers pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one.  Jordan Hicks pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Sam Tuivailala pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two walks and a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo had two hits and drew a walk, Cespedes had two hits and three RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks.  Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk, Todd Frazier had a hit and drew a walk and Adrian Gonzalez had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks.  Kevin Plawecki had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks, Amed Rosario had two hits and two RBI and Plawecki and Gonzalez each hit a double.  The Mets were 5-15 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Bruce had a stolen base. 

Matt Carpenter had a hit, Jose Martinez had three hits and two RBI and Jose Molina had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Paul DeJong had a hit, Carpenter hit a double and Molina and Martinez each hit a homerun.  The Cardinals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.  Martinez committed an error. 

In the first Cabrera reached on an error to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Molina hit a two-run

New York Mets lose to the Colorado Rockies on a walk-off

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 5-4.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  The Mets offense was led by Yoenis Cespedes, Jay Bruce and Michael Conforto who each had two hits. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Josh Smoker pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout, Erik Goeddel pitched to one batter and struck him out and Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season. 

Jeff Hoffman pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Pat Neshek pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with two strikeouts, Chris Rusin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Scott Oberg pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Mike Dunn pitched an inning with a strikeout and earned his third win of the season. 

Conforto had two hits and drew two walks, Asdrubal Cabrera had an RBI and Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Bruce had two hits and two RBI, Wilmer Flores drew a walk and Amed Rosario had a hit, the first of his major league career.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit, Cespedes hit a double, d’Arnaud and Bruce also hit a double.  Bruce hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Charlie Blackmon had two hits and drew two walks, D.J. LeMahieu had two hits and Nolan Arenado had two hits and four RBI.  Mark Reynolds had two hits, Gerardo Parra had a hit and Trevor Story had a hit and drew a walk.  Carlos Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI, Ryan Hanigan had a hit and drew a walk and LeMahieu and Reynolds each hit a double and Arenado hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Story committed an error and Hanigan had a passed ball. 

In the first Cespedes hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Bruce hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Arenado hit a three-run homerun to give the Rockies a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh Cabrera hit a sac fly to tie the game at three.  In the eighth Bruce hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to tie the game at four and in the bottom of the ninth Arenado hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Rockies the 5-4 victory.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.   

New York Mets lose on a walk-off to the Colorado Rockies

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado and the final score was 5-4.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  The Mets offense was led by Yoenis Cespedes, Jay Bruce and Michael Conforto who each had two hits. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.  Josh Smoker pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout, Erik Goeddel pitched to one batter and struck him out and Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and Hansel Robles pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his second game of the season. 

Jeff Hoffman pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Pat Neshek pitched an inning giving up a hit and an unearned run with two strikeouts, Chris Rusin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Scott Oberg pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.  Mike Dunn pitched an inning with a strikeout and earned his third win of the season. 

Conforto had two hits and drew two walks, Asdrubal Cabrera had an RBI and Cespedes had two hits and an RBI.  Bruce had two hits and two RBI, Wilmer Flores drew a walk and Amed Rosario had a hit, the first of his major league career.  Travis d’Arnaud had a hit, Cespedes hit a double, d’Arnaud and Bruce also hit a double.  Bruce hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Charlie Blackmon had two hits and drew two walks, D.J. LeMahieu had two hits and Nolan Arenado had two hits and four RBI.  Mark Reynolds had two hits, Gerardo Parra had a hit and Trevor Story had a hit and drew a walk.  Carlos Gonzalez had a hit and an RBI, Ryan Hanigan had a hit and drew a walk and LeMahieu and Reynolds each hit a double and Arenado hit a homerun.  The Rockies were 3-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Story committed an error and Hanigan had a passed ball. 

In the first Cespedes hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth Bruce hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 2-0.  In the sixth Arenado hit a three-run homerun to give the Rockies a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh Cabrera hit a sac fly to tie the game at three.  In the eighth Bruce hit a solo homerun to give the Mets a 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Gonzalez hit an RBI single to tie the game at four and in the bottom of the ninth Arenado hit an RBI walk-off single to give the Rockies the 5-4 victory.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.   

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 defeat Oakland Athletics

The New York Mets defeated the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-5.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched ok and the offense was led by Michael Conforto having two hits and four RBI and Yoenis Cespedes three hits. 

Matz pitched five innings giving up nine hits and three runs.  He struck out five and didn’t walk a batter.  Hansel Robles won his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit with two strikeouts, Paul Sewald pitched an inning with two walks and Erik Goeddel pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.  Addison Reed pitched giving up a hit and a walk without recording an out and Jerry Blevins pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out two and he saved his first game of the season. 

Paul Blackburn pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Blackburn lost his first game of the season.  Daniel Coulombe pitched to one batter and gave up a hit, Blake Treinen pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a unearned run and Frankie Montas pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  John Axford pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Conforto had two hits and four RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk and Cespedes had three hits.  Lucas Duda had a hit, T.J. Rivera had two hits and two RBI and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit.  Matz had a hit, Matt Reynolds drew a walk and Conforto hit two homeruns and the Mets were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

Rajai Davis had two hits and drew two walks, Marcus Semien had four hits and two RBI and Ryan Healy had two hits and an RBI.  Yonder Alonso had an RBI, Khris Davis had an RBI and Matt Joyce had two hits.  Adam Rosales had a hit, Josh Phegley had two hits and Jedd Lowrie had a hit and an RBI.  Phegley hit a double and the Athletics were 5-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Davis and Semien each had a stolen base and Chapman committed an error.  Phegley had a passed ball and Davis had an outfield assist. 

In the first Healy hit an RBI single to give the A’s a 1-0 lead.  In the third Conforto hit a two-run homerun to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  In the fifth Semien hit an RBI single to tie the game at two.  Davis hit a sac fly to give the A’s a 3-2 lead.  In the sixth T. Rivera hit a single and three runs scored including an error on the play to give the Mets a 5-3 lead.  In the seventh Conforto hit a two-run homerun and it was 7-3.  In the eighth Lowrie hit an RBI single and Semien hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-5 but that would be the final score. 

New York Mets slaughter the Colorado Rockies at home

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 14-2.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Yoenis Cespedes led the offense with four hits and Jose Reyes had three hits. 

deGrom pitched eight innings giving up four hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out 11.  deGrom won his 10^th game of the season and Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up two hits and no runs with a walk and two strikeouts.   

Jon Gray pitched two innings giving up nine hits and eight runs with three walks and a strikeout.  Gray lost his first game of the season.  Zac Rosscup pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with three strikeouts, Mike Dunn pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts and Jordan Lyles pitched two innings giving up five hits and three runs with two strikeouts.  Scott Oberg pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with three walks. 

Michael Conforto had two hits and four RBI with two walks, Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Cespedes had four hits and an RBI.  Jay Bruce had a hit and drew a walk, T.J. Rivera had two hits and three RBI and Lucas Duda had two hits and drew a walk.  Reyes had three hits and an RBI, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and deGrom had two hits and an RBI.  Curtis Granderson drew a walk, Reyes, Cespedes and T. Rivera each hit a double.  T. Rivera and Conforto each hit a homerun and the Mets were 7-16 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  deGrom committed an error and Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

Charlie Blackmon had two hits, D.J. LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk and Nolan Arenado had a hit.  Gerardo Parra had two hits and an RBI, Carlos Gonzalez drew a walk and Blackmon hit a double.  The Rockies were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the first Parra hit an RBI single giving the Rockies a 1-0 lead.  In the second d’Arnaud hit an RBI ground out to tie the game at one.  deGrom hit an RBI single and it was 2-1 Mets.  In the third T. Rivera hit a two-run double to push the lead to 4-1.  Reyes hit an RBI single, Conforto hit an RBI ground out and Cabrera hit a two-run single to make it 8-1 Mets.  In the fourth T. Rivera hit a solo homerun and the lead was 9-1.  In the sixth a wild pitch cut the lead to 9-2.  In the seventh Conforto hit a three-run homerun and the lead was extended to 12-2.  In the eighth Cabrera drew an RBI walk, Cespedes hit an RBI single and it was 14-2.  14-2 would be the final score as the Mets look to have a better second half of the season. 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a high scoring game

The New York Mets were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.  The game took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California and the final score was 10-6.  Zach Wheeler started and he didn’t pitch well.  Jose Reyes led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Wheeler pitched two innings giving up eight hits and seven runs.  He walked none and struck out two and lost his fifth game of the season.  Rafael Montero pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with two walks and five strikeouts, Josh Edgin pitched to one batter and retired him and Fernando Salas pitched an inning giving up four hits and two runs with three strikeouts.  Neil Ramirez pitched an inning giving up two hits and he walked one with two strikeouts. 

Clayton Kershaw won his tenth game of the season and pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with a walk and ten strikeouts.  Grant Dayton pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and Chris Hatcher pitched two innings giving up two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. 

Yoenis Cespedes had a hit, Jay Bruce had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and drew two walks.  Reyes had two hits and three RBI, Gavin Cecchini had a hit and two RBI and Brandon Nimmo had a hit.  Matt Reynolds had a hit, Curtis Granderson drew a walk and Reyes hit two homeruns.  Bruce and Cecchini hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Chase Utley had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Corey Seager had two hits and Justin Turner had four hits, four RBI and drew a walk.  Cody Bellinger had three hits and four RBI, Chris Taylor had two hits and an RBI and Joc Pederson had a hit and drew a walk.  Yasmani Grandal had a hit, Kershaw had a hit and Franklin Gutierrez had a hit.  Utley hit a double, Bellinger hit two homeruns and Turner and Taylor also hit a homerun.  The Dodgers were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.  Taylor had a stolen base. 

In the first Turner hit an RBI single to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.  Bellinger hit a three-run homerun to push the lead to 4-0.  In the second Turner hit a two-run homerun to make it 6-0.  Bellinger hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 7-0.  In the third Reyes hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 7-1.  In the fourth Bruce hit a solo homerun to make it 7-2 Dodgers.  In the fifth Cecchini hit a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 7-4.  In the sixth Turner hit an RBI single to make it 8-4.  In the seventh Reyes hit a two-run homerun cutting the lead to 8-6.  Taylor hit a solo homerun in the seventh to make it 9-6 and Utley hit an RBI single to push the lead to 10-6 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of th

New York Mets lose to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 7-4.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he pitched ok.  Yoenis Cespedes had four hits and Jay Bruce had three hits to lead the offense. 

Lugo pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with three of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out five and lost his first game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run, Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts and Addison Reed pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a walk. 

Stephen Strasburg pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts and he won his eighth game of the season.  Blake Treinen pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, Matt Grace pitched to one batter and retired him and Joe Blanton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs.  Enny Romero pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out one and earned his second save of the season. 

Michael Conforto had a hit, Cespedes had four hits and an RBI and Bruce had three hits.  Wilmer Flores had a hit and an RBI, Lucas Duda drew a walk and Travis d’Arnaud had a hit.  Jose Reyes had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Cespedes hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Flores committed an error. 

Trea Turner had two hits and an RBI, Anthony Rendon had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Bryce Harper had a hit.  Daniel Murphy had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Adam Lind had a hit and two RBI and Jose Lobaton had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk.  Strasburg had a hit, Murphy and Rendon hit a double.  Turner, Lobaton and Lind each hit a homerun and the Nationals were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Turner was caught stealing and Treinen committed an error. 

In the first Turner hit a solo homerun to give the Nats a 1-0 lead.  In the second Lobaton hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  Murphy hit an RBI double in the third to extend the lead to 3-0.  Turner reached on a throwing error and a run scored to make it 4-0 in the fourth.  Flores hit into a double play and a run scored in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the sixth Flores hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-2.  Lind hit a two-run homerun in the eighth to extend the lead to 6-2 and in the bottom of the eighth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-3.  Reyes hit an RBI single and it was 6-4.  In the ninth Rendon hit an RBI double to make it 7-4 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday with the Mets trying to even the series. 

New York Mets sweep a doubleheader from the Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets swept a doubleheader from the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.  The games took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score were 6-1 and 8-1.  In the first game Robert Gsellman started for the Mets and pitched very well and in the second game it was Steven Matz making his season debut and he pitched very well also.  In the first game Yoenis Cespedes led the offense with a couple of hits and four RBI and in the second game Wilmer Flores had four hits. 

Gsellman pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up three hits and no runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Gsellman won his fifth game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and struck him out, Fernando Salas pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run and Josh Edgin pitched to one batter giving up a hit.  Addison Reed pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out two and recorded his 10^th save of the season. 

Sean Newcomb pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and an unearned run.  He walked two and struck out seven and lost his first game of the season.  Jason Motte pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and Luke Jackson pitched two innings giving up three hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts 

Juan Lagares had a hit, Michael Conforto drew two walks and Cespedes had two hits and four RBI.  Flores had two hits and an RBI, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and T.J. Rivera had an RBI.  Rene Rivera had a hit and drew a walk, Gsellman drew a walk and Lagares hit a double and Cespedes hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Cabrera committed two errors and Reyes committed an error. 

Ender Inciarte had a hit, Brandon Phillips had two hits and an RBI and Matt Adams had a hit and drew a walk.  Danny Santana had a hit, Rio Ruiz drew a walk and Dansby Swanson had a hit.  Phillips hit a double and he hit a homerun.  The Braves were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Newcomb and Adams each committed an error. 

In the second T. Rivera hit a sac fly giving the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the eighth Flores hit a sac fly to make it 2-0 and Phillips hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the ninth Cespedes hit a grand slam to extend the lead to 6-1 and that would be the final score. 

In the second game Matz pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Matz won his first game of the season.  Neil Ramirez pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Tyler Pill pitched a perfect inning. 

Matt Wisler started for the Braves and he pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked three and struck out seven and lost his first game of the season.  Sam Freeman pitched an inning with two walks and a strikeout, Eric O’Flaherty pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs with two strikeouts and Jason Motte pitched to one batter and struck him out. 

Michael Conforto drew two walks, Jose Reyes had a hit and drew a walk and Jay Bruce had two hits and three RBI.  Neil Walker had two hits and drew two walks, Flores had four hits and Curtis Granderson had a hit.  Juan Lagares had a hit and two RBI, d’Arnaud had an RBI and T. Rivera had a hit and two RBI.  Granderson and Lagares each hit a double and Flores hit two doubles.  Flores hit a triple and Bruce and T. Rivera each hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-15 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Reyes had a stolen base. 

Brandon Phillips had a hit, Nick Markakis drew two walks and Dansby Swanson had a hit.  Johan Camargo had two hits and an RBI, Lane Adams had a hit and Swanson hit a double.  The Braves were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Santana and Adams each committed an error. 

In the fifth Bruce hit a three-run homerun to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the sixth d’Arnaud hit a sac fly to extend the lead to 4-0.  In the seventh Camargo hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-1.  T. Rivera hit a two-run homerun in the eighth to make it 6-1 and Lagares hit a two-run double in the ninth to push the lead to 8-1 which would be the final score. 

The Mets will finish their series with the Braves on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Mets storm the Philadelphia Phillies behind Cespedes three homer game

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 14-4.  Matt Harvey started for the Mets and he pitched well.  He left early with a strained hamstring but said he will be fine for his next start.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Yoenis Cespedes each had four hits.  Cespedes hit three homeruns to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with a walk and six strikeouts.  Harvey won his second game of the season.  Hansel Robles pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two, Josh Edgin pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs and Paul Sewald pitched an inning giving up a hit and he walked one. 

Clay Buchholz lost his first game of the season pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs with a walk and two strikeouts.  Adam Morgan pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts, Joely Rodriguez pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts and Jeanmar Gomez pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit and drew two walks, Cabrera had four hits and two RBI and Cespedes had four hits and five RBI.  Jay Bruce had a hit and two RBI, Neil Walker had two hits and Lucas Duda had four hits and two RBI.  Jose Reyes had a hit, Travis d’Arnaud had three hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Ty Rivera drew a walk.  Cabrera, Granderson, Reyes, Duda, d’Arnaud and Cespedes each hit a double.  Cespedes hit three homeruns and the Mets were 6-16 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Cesar Hernandez had two hits, Howie Kendrick had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Nava had a hit and an RBI.  Odubel Herrera had a hit, Maikel Franco had a hit and two RBI and Michael Saunders had an RBI.  Cameron Rupp drew a walk, Morgan had a hit and Andrew Knapp had a hit.  Hernandez and Nava hit a double and Franco hit a homerun and the Phillies were 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. 

In the first Cespedes hit a three-run homerun giving the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the second Bruce hit a two-run single and the lead was extended to 5-0.  In the second Franco hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 5-1.  In the third d’Arnaud hit an RBI single and the lead was pushed to 6-1.  Cabrera hit a solo homerun in the fourth and Cespedes also hit a solo homerun and the lead was 8-1  In the fourth Saunders hit into an RBI force out to cut the lead to 8-2.  In the fifth Cespedes hit his third homer a solo shot to make it a 9-2 game.  In the sixth Duda hit a solo homerun and the lead was 10-2.  d’Arnaud hit a two-run homerun in the eighth and Cabrera hit an RBI single to make it 13-2.  Nava hit an RBI double and Franco hit an RBI ground out in the bottom of the eighth to cut the lead to 13-4.  Duda hit his second homerun of the game in the ninth a solo shot to make it 14-4 and that was the final score. 

The Mets have taken the first two games of the series and will play game three on Wednesday night.  They will be looking to sweep the series.   

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.