Mets Starting Lineup:
1. Starling Marte-DH
2. Francisco Lindor-SS
3. Juan Soto-RF
4. Pete Alonso-1B
5. Brandon Nimmo-LF
6. Mark Vientos-3B
7. Luis Torrens-C
8. Jeff McNeil-2B
9. Tyrone Taylor-CF
The pitching match-up is RHP Frankie Montas (0-1, 6.00 ERA) vs. LHP Carlos Rodon (9-5, 2.95 ERA)
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| Mets 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images) |
The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after LF Brandon Nimmo led off with a double and two batters later, RF Juan Soto hit a game-tying two-run homer to the opposite field.
After a scoreless bottom of the second, Soto double with one out in the bottom of the third and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI single.
In the bottom of the sixth, 3B Brett Baty hit a solo homer.
In the bottom of the seventh, 1B Pete Alonso walked with two outs and then 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a game-winning two-run homer.
RHP Justin Hageman made his first start for the Mets and got into immediate trouble in the top of the first after he gave up back-to-back homers to the first two hitters of the game LF Jason Dominguez and RF Aaron Judge.
Hageman settled down by retiring the next nine hitters in a row before allowing another solo homer this time to CF Cody Bellinger to lead off the top of the fourth.
Hageman was able to get out of the fourth with the game tied and gave up a one-out single in the top of the fifth and was then taken out.
RHP Adam Warren came in next and gave up a two-run homer to Dominguez.
Warren then worked around a single by Judge and a single by DH Giancarlo Stanton to keep it a two-run deficit.
Warren stayed in for the top of the sixth and threw a scoreless inning and got SS Anthony Volpe to ground into an inning ending double play.
RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with a scoreless top of the seventh with three strikeouts to pick up his fourth win.
RHP Reed Garett came on in the top of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning and came back out for the top of the ninth and closed it out with a 1-2-3 inning helped out by a stellar diving stop by McNeil to throw out 2B D.J. LeMahieu. Garrett picked up his third save.
The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, July 5 at home at Citi Field against the Yankees at 4:10 p.m.
Mets Starting Lineup:
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Francisco Lindor-SS
3. Juan Soto-RF
4. Pete Alonso-1B
5. Jeff McNeil-2B
6. Luis Torrens-C
7. Brett Baty-3B
8. Ronny Mauricio-DH
9. Tyrone Taylor-CF
The pitching match-up is RHP Justin Hagenman (0-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (1-1, 8.16 ERA)
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| Mets RHP Ryne Stanek (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images) |
After a scoreless bottom of the first, LF Brandon Nimmo drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the second.
The Met offense did not do much against former Met LHP Jose Quintana until the bottom of the sixth after DH Starling Marte reached on an infield hit with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a single.
RF Juan Soto then drove in Marte with a RBI single for the go-ahead run.
1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI double to score Lindor for a much needed insurance run.
LHP David Peterson cruised through the first three innings, but was let down by his defense in the top of the fourth.
2B Brett Baty dropped a line drive to put runners on first and second with one out and then 3B Mark Vientos drove in front of Lindor which caused Lindor to get one out instead of two.
Peterson gave up an infield hit to 3B Caleb Durbin which allowed the tying run to score.
In the top of the fifth, Peterson was able to work around a lead-off double after Alonso made a strong to throw out SS Junior Ortiz at home.
Peterson had a scoreless top of the sixth and retired the first two hitters he faced in the top of the seventh, but then gave up a solo homer to 2B Andrew Monasterio and an infield hit to RF Sal Frelick and was taken out,
Peterson's final line was 6.2 innings, five hits, two runs, (one earned run), three walks and four strikeouts.
He picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 3.18.
RHP Ryne Stanek followed and picked up the last out in the top of the seventh.
Stanek stayed in for the top of the eighth and had a dominating inning striking out the side.
RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and after a strikeout, gave up a one-out single to pinch-hitter Christian Yelich.
Yelich tried to steal second and was originally ruled safe, but replay showed that catcher Luis Torrens throw and Lindor's tag beat Yelich to the bag for the second out of the inning,
Diaz then struck out pinch-hitter Brice Tarang to close it out for his 18th save of the season.
The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Friday, July 4 for the first game of the second Subway Series of the series against the Yankees at Citi Field at 3:10 p.m.
Mets Starting Lineup:
1. Starling Marte-DH
2. Francisco Lindor-SS
3. Juan Soto-RF
4. Pete Alonso-1B
5. Brandon Nimmo-LF
6. Mark Vientos-3B
7. Luis Torrens-C
8. Brett Baty-2B
9. Tyrone Taylor-CF
The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (5-4, 3.30 ERA) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (6-2, 3.30 ERA)
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| Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images) |
After a scoreless bottom of the first, 3B Brett Baty and SS Ronny Mauricio walked with two outs in the bottom of the second.
Catcher Hayden Senger then hit a high chopper back to Brewers starter RHP Jacob Misiorowksi and then took a bad hop and never reached 2B Brice Torang to allow Senger to reach first for an infield hit and load the bases.
LF Brandon Nimmo came up next and delivered one of the biggest hits of the season with a grand slam to right field.
SS Francisco Lindor followed with a solo homer to give him and Nimmo back-to-back homers.
In the bottom of the second, Mauricio led off with another walk and Senger followed with a sacrifice fly.
Nimmo then grounded out to first which allowed Mauricio to advance to third and Lindor delivered once again with a RBI single.
In the bottom of the eighth, Senger walked with one out and was replaced by pinch-runner Travis Jankowski.
Two batters later, Lindor capped off his stellar night at the plate with a RBI double to score Jankowskis for his third RBI of the game.
RHP Huascar Brazoban got the start as an "opener" and threw a scoreless top of the first and then came out.
RHP Blaine Tidwell followed and did an outstanding job throwing scoreless innings in the top of the second, third, fourth and fifth.
Tidwell stayed in for the top of the sixth, but then gave up back-to-back homers to LF Christian Yelich and CF Jackson Chourio and two batters later, gave up a single to 1B Rhys Hoskins and was taken out.
RHP Dedniel Nunez came in next and allowed a single to 3B Anthony Seigler and a RBI groud-out to SS Junior Ortiz, but came back to strike out catcher Eric Haase to end the inning.
LHP Richard Lovelady followed with a scoreless top of the eighth.
RHP Ryne Stanek picked up the first two outs in the top of the eighth and was then taken out with two runners on and two outs after he gave up a single and walk.
RHP Edwin Diaz came on and picked up the biggest out of the game after he struck out pinch-hitter Jake Bauers to end the inning.
Diaz stayed in for the top of the ninth and picked up two more strikeouts as part of a 1-2-3 inning to close it out and picked up his 17th save of the season.
The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, July 3 at home against the Brewers at 7:10 p.m.
Mets Starting Lineup:
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Francisco Lindor-DH
3. Juan Soto-RF
4. Pete Alonso-1B
5. Jeff McNeil-2B
6. Tyrone Taylor-CF
7. Brett Baty-3B
8. Ronny Mauricio-SS
9. Hayden Senger-C
The pitching match-up is RHP Huascar Brazoban (3-2, 3.83 ERA) vs. RHP Jacob Misiorowski (3-0, 1.13 ERA)
