Mets Beat Marlins 9-4 Behind Three RBI Game From A.J. Ewing and seven strikeouts from Jonah Tong

 

Mets CF A.J. Ewing (Photo Credits to Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 this afternoon at loanDepot Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 66-78.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the second after DH Juan Soto singled with one out and then 3B Bo Bichette grounded into a fielder's choice, but Soto was able to come around and score after 2B Javier Saanoja made a throwing error into left field.

RF Carson Benge followed with a walk and later in the inning, Bichette scored on an error by catcher Joe Mack.

In the top of the second, 1B Brett Baty doubled with one out and then LF Nick Morabito drove in Baty with a RBI single.

In the top of the third, 2B Marcus Semien followed with a double and then CF A.J. Ewing followed by reaching on an infield hit to first. Ewing was then picked off, but catcher Francisco Alvarez came up next and drove in Semien with a RBI single.

In the top of the fourth, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and Soto followed with a single. RF Carson Benge then reached first on a fielder's choice.  Bichette then drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

Three batters later, Ewing drove in Benge and Soto with a two-run double to the opposite field.

In the top of the sixth, Benge singled with one out and Semien followed with a RBI double. Ewing then drove in Semien with a RBI single to score Semien for his third RBI of the game.

Mets RHP Jonah Tong made his first start of the season and had a dominating bottom of the first striking out the side.

Tong struck out the first hitter he faced in the bottom of the second and then gave up a single, RBI triple, walk and then a three-run homer to 3B Graham Pauley.

Tong was able to settle down after that retiring the next two hitters he faced to end the inning and then had a 1-2-3 bottom of the third.

He finished up strong with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth and was taken out after the bottom of the fifth.

Tong's final line was five innings, four hits, four runs, one walk and seven strikeouts. He picked up his second win of the season.

RHP Dedneil Nunez came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Chris Devenski followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Daniel Duarte threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Austin Warren closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 8 at the Miami Marlins at 6:40 p.m.

Game 144: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Marcus Semien-2B

6. A.J. Ewing-CF

7. Francisico Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-1B

9. Nick Morabito-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Jonah Tong (1-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Eury Perez (7-10, 3.72 ERA)

Mets Rally To Beat Giants 4-2 With Two Homers in Bottom of Eighth

 

Mets 3B Bo Bichette (Photo Credits to John Jones-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 this afternoon at Citi Field to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 65-78.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first seven innings and then came alive in the bottom of the eighth.

Pinch-hitter Brett Baty led off with a homer and then CF A.J. Ewing followed with a single. 

Catcher Luis Torrens then hit a sacrifice bunt to move Ewing to second and SS Francisco Lindor lined out to right field.

DH Juan Soto was then intentionally walked and 3B Bo Bichette came up next and delivered a game-winning three-run homer.

Mets RHP Chrisitian Scott dominated through the first 3.2 innings retiring his 11 hitters, but then with two outs in the top of the fourth, gave up thee straight singles which lead to two runs.

Scott was able to limit the damage in the top of the fourth and was taken out in the top of the fifth with two outs after picking up two strikeouts.

Scott's final line was 4.2 innings, four hits, two runs, 0 walks and seven strikeouts.

LHP Nate Lavender followed and picked up last out in the top of the fifth.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh.

RHP Tobias Myers followed and threw a scoreless top of the eighth. He picked up his first win of the season.

RHP Kodai Senga came on in the top of the ninth and closed it out with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth to pick up his sixth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Monday, September 7 at the Miami Marlins at 1:10 

Game 143: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Nick Morabito-LF

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chrisitian Scott (4-4, 3.80 ERA) vs. LHP Cesar Perdomo (0-0, 2.25 ERA)

Mets Lose To Giants 9-5 After Allowing Six Homers

 

Mets LHP Zac Thornton (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the San Francisco Giants 9-5 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their two-game winning streak and improved their record to 64-78.

Mets LHP Zac Thornton got off to a tough start in the top of the first after gave up a solo homer to 1B Rafael Devers.

Thornton was able to bounce back with a scoreless top of the second, but then ran into trouble again in the top of the third after he gave up a lead-off single to RF Gtant McCray and then a two-run homer to the following hitter SS Christian Kloss.

Thornton was able to settle down retiring the side in the inning and then struck out the side in the top of the fourth.

However it all unravled for Thornton in the top of the fifth after he retired the first two hitters he faced and then allowed a solo homer to Kloss, his second homer of the game and then gave up a single to CF Jonah Cox.

Thornton then gave up a two-run homer to Devers, his second homer of the game as well and then Thornton was taken out after the inning.

Thornton's final line was five innings, seven hits, six runs, one walk and six strikeouts.

RHP Chris Devinksi followed and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh.

LHP Jefry Yan came in next in the top of the eighth and gave up a two-run homer to 2B Osleivis Basabe.

RHP Justin Hagenman followed in the top of the ninth and gave up a solo homer to McCray.

The Met offense did not do much outside of a solo homer by CF A.J. Ewing in the bottom of the second.

They had a chance to score in the bottom of the seventh after loading the bases on two singles and a walk with one out, but then after catcher Francisco Alvarez struck out, 3B Brett Baty drew a walk to bring in a run and then SS Francisco Lindor grounded out to first to end the inning.

The offense had five hits for the entire game and went 1-5 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday September 6 at home against the Giants at 1:40 p.m.

Game 142: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-DH

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Jared Young-1B

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. A.J. Ewimg-CF

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Brett Baty-3B

The pitching match-up is LHP Zac Thornton (3-4, 2.93 ERA) vs. RHP Anthony Moliana (2-0, 3.77 ERA)

Mets Beat Giants 10-6 Powered By Five Homers

 

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 64-77.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and two batters later, 3B Bo Bichette walked. 1B Mark Vientos followed with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the second, catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a solo homer with one out and CF Nick Morabito followed with a walk and advanced to second on a balk. Lindor then reached on an error and LF Juan Soto grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in a run and then stole second.

Bichette came up next and hit a two-run homer.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the bottom of the sixth after 1B Jared Young led off with a walk and three batters later, Lindor hit a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the eighth, Alvarez led off with a homer for his second homer of the game.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean cruised through the first two innings and then ran into trouble in the top of the third.

McLean gave up a walk to SS Christian Koss and then gave up a single to hit to CF Drew Gilbert and a two-run double to the following hitter 1B Rafael Devers and was able to get out of the inning without any further damage.

McLean gave up back-to-back singles to start the top of the fourth and then retired the next three hitters he faced.

McLean got into trouble to start the top of the fifth with a lead-off double and then gave up a walk and single to load the bases.

He was able to get out of trouble with a strikeout and 4-6-3 double play.

McLean came back out for the top of the sixth and finished up strong with a 1-2-3 inning with a strike-out to end the inning.

His final line was six innings, six hits, two runs, four walks and seven strikeouts. He picked up his 11th win.

LHP Jefry Yan came in next in the top of the seventh and gave up a run in 0.2 innings and was then taken out.

RHP Austin Warren followed and picked up last out in the inning. Warren came back out for the top of the eighth and retired the first two hitters he faced and then gave up back-to-back singles and a three-run homer to Devers and was taken out after that.

RHP Robert Stock came in next and gave up a double before getting a lineout to end the inning.

RHP Kodai Senga came on in the top of the ninth and closed it out with a scoreless inning.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, September 5 at home against the Giants at 4:10 p.m.