Game 120: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Jared Young-1B

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Brett Baty-LF

8. Jorge Polanco-DH

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (3-3, 3.15 ERA) vs. RHP Bryce Elder (8-6, 3.69 ERA)

Devin Williams Placed on IL With Shoulder Strain

 

Mets RHP Devin Williams (Photo Credits to Brad Mills-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets announced that closer RHP Devin Williams has been placed on the 15-day IL with a right shoulder strain. It is retroactive to August 8.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move.

Williams has struggled lately and has a 4.66 ERA in 42 games this year.

Mets Rout Pirates 11-1 To Take Series Behind Stellar Effort From Sean Manaea and Offense

 

Mets LF A.J. Ewing and 1B Jared Young (Photo Credits to SNY,TV)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1 this afternoon at PNC Park to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 52-67.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after LF A.J. Ewing led off with a hit by pitch and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a hit by pitch. 3B Bo Bichette followed with a single to load the bases.

LF Carson Benge came up next and drove in Ewing with a RBI single and CF Luis Robert Jr followed with a sacrifice fly to score Lindor.

In the top of the third, Bichette reached on an infield hit with one out and two batters later, Robert Jr delivered with a two-run homer. 1B Jared Young followed with a triple and then 2B Marcus Semien delivered with a RBI single to score Young.

In the top of the fourth, catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a hit by pitch and Ewing and Lindor followed with walks to load the bases. Bichette came up next and broke the game open with a bases clearing double.

Benge followed with a walk and two batters later, Young drove in Bichette with a RBI single.

In the top of the fifth, Alvarez led off with a homer.

In the top of the seventh, Bichette doubled with one out and two batters later, Robert Jr drove in Bichette with a RBI single.

Mets LHP Sean Manaea had his best start of the season allowing one run on three hits in seven innings. He gave up no walks with 11 strikeouts. He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 4.13.

RHP Jack Weisenburger followed in his ML debut and closed it out with two scoreless innings allowing one hit with two strikeouts.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, August 10 at the Atlanta Braves at 7:15 p,m.

Game 119: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-LF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Luis Robert Jr-CF

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. Brett Baty-DH

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (3-5, 4.33 ERA) vs. RHP Jared Jones (2-3, 4.02 ERA)

Mets Shutout By Pirates 9-0 After Robert Stock and Offense Struggle

 

Mets 3B Bo Bichette (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 at PNC Park to snap their four-game winning streak and dropped their record to 51-67.

Mets RHP Robert Stock got into immiediate trouble in the bottom of the first after he gave up a double, infield hit and hit batsman to load the bases.  Stock then gave up a RBI ground-out to 3B Nick Gonzalez and a two-run double to RF Ronny Simon.

Stock had a scoreless bottom of the second and then gave up a RBI single to Gonzalez in the bottom of the third.

It all imploded for Stock in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up back-to-back hits to start the inning and then gave up a hit to bring in a run. He then gave up back-to-back walks to load the bases with no outs and then threw a wild pitch to score another run.

Stock then walked 1B Spencer Horwitz to load the bases and gave up a bases-clearing double to Gonzalez and was taken out.

Stock's final line was 3.0 innings, nine hits, eight runs, five walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Xzavion Curry came in next and threw three scoreless innings.

Catcher Luis Torrens followed in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to 2B Brandon Lowe to lead off the bottom of the seventh, but did not allow any more runs in the inning and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense did not all night managing only three singles by SS Francisco Lindor, CF Luis Robert Jr, and catcher Francisco Alvarez.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, August 9 at the Pirates at 1:35 p.m.

Game 118: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-LF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Jared Young-1B

5. Luis Robert Jr-CF

6. Brett Baty-RF

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. Jorge Polanco-DH

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Robert Stock (0-1, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Bubba Chandler (4-8. 4.49 ERA)

Mets Beat Pirates 6-4 For Fourth Consecutive Win

 

Mets 2B Marcus Semien and LF Carson Benge (Photo Credits to Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 tonight at PNC Park for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 51-66.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after CF A.J. Ewing led off with a double and two batters later, 3B Bo Bichette reached on an infield hit. RF Carson Benge followed with a RBI single.

After a scoreless top of the second, Ewing singled to lead off the top of the third and then SS Francisco Lindor followd with a single. Bichette then grounded into a double play and right after that, Lindor stole second.

Benge followed with another RBI single and 1B Jared Young followd with another RBI single. 2B Marcus Semien came up next and hit a three-run homer.

In the top of the fourth with two outs, Ewing was hit by a pitch and then stole second. Lindor followed with a RBI single.

Mets LHP Zach Thornton cruised through the first two innings and then had deal with a 35-minute rain delaybeginning in the top of the third and did not come back on the mound for more than an hour,

Thornton was helped out by his defense in the bottom of the third after Benge made an incredible catch after he had to sprint across the field toward the left field line and made a sliding call. Unfortunaly, Benge had to come out of game shortly after after he appeared to hurt his wrist.

Thornton's defense continued to boost him in the bottom of the fourth after he got a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning and then he finished up strong with a scoreless bottom of the fifth and was then taken out.

His final line was five innings, four hits, 0 runs, 2 walks and five strikeouts. He picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 2.42.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth and came back for the bottom of the seventh and gave up two runs.

RHP Daniel Duerte followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up two runs, but was able to pick up the last three outs and close it out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, August 8 at the Pirates at 6:40 p.m.