Mets Shutout 4-0 to Marlins in last game of season and are Eliminated From Postseason

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso and SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 4-0 this afternoon at loanDepot Park in the final game of the regular season and ended up with a record of 83-79 and were eliminated from the National League Wild Card race.

LHP Sean Manaea got the start as an "opener" and had a scoreless bottom of the first and and picked up the first two outs in the bottom of the second and was then taken out.

RHP Husacar Brazoban came in next and picked up the last out in the bottom of the second and the first two outs in the bottom of the third and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley had to come in and picked up the last out in the bottom of the third and one out in the bottom of the fourth and a single and was then taken out.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed and gave up a RBI double by 1B Eric Wagaman and two batters later, a RBI double to catcher Brian Navarrerto and was then taken out.

RHP Tyler Rogers came in next and gave up a RBI triple to LF Javier Sanoja and a RBI single to CF Xavier Edwards.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth.

RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh,

LHP Gregory Soto threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense did nothing all game with five hits and went 0-8 with runners in scoring position.

They had their best scoring chance in the top of the fifth after 3B Ronny Mauricio, SS Francisco Lindor and RF Juan Soto all walked to load the bases, but 1B Pete hit a hard line-out to left-center fielder that went 115.9 mph off the bat, but was caught by Sanoja.

This will go down as one of the most disappointing seasons in Mets history after a hot start until June 13th, but played poorly for the last three months due to the depleted pitching staff/bullpen and inconsistent offense.

It will be interesting to see what moves are made to improve this roster.

Thank you everyone for supporting and reading my posts all season long and continue to look out for posts during the offseason.

Until next season, LGM!

Game 162: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Ronny Mauricio-3B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (2-4, 5.80 ERA) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (7-7, 3.66 ERA)

Mets Beat Marlins 5-0 Behind Dominant Outing From Holmes To Stay Alive in Wild Card Race

 

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (Photo Credits to Jim Rassol-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-0 this afternoon at loanDepot Park and improved their record to 83-78.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso drove in Lindor with a RBI double.

After a scoreless top of the second, Alonso came through once again in the top of the third with a solo homer.

The offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the top of the sixth after Alonso led off with a walk and advanced to second on a balk.

Three batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil drove in Alonso with a RBI double for a much needed insurance run.

In the top of the ninth, catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a single and two batters later, CF Tyrone Taylor singled.

Lindor then drove in Alvarez with a RBI single and RF Juan Soto followed with a based loaded walk to bring in another run.

RHP Clay Holmes had an outstanding start in his final start of the season.

Holmes threw six scoreless innings allowing one hit and three walks with two strikeouts.

The only one hit he allowed was a single by 2B Xavier Edwards in the bottom of the fourth.

His sinker was his most dominant pitch as he was able to get 11 out of the 18 hitters he recorded.

It was the first time he has gone six innings since August 23th and the only the second time since June 7th.

Holmes finished up with 12 wins and an ERA of 3.53 which is the top 10 of the National League.

LHP Brooks Raley followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Trevor Rogers came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets final game of the regular season is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 28 at the Marlins at 3:05 p.m.

Game 161: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Starling Marte-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Ronny Mauricio-3B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching matcb-up is RHP Clay Holmes (11-8, 3.66 ERA) vs. RHP Eury Perez (7-5, 4.20 ERA)

Mets Lose To Marlins 6-2 With Lack of Hitting and Fifth-Inning Meltdown

 

Mets LHP Gregory Soto (Photo Credits to Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 6-2 tonight at loanDepot Park and dropped their record to 82-78.

RHP Brandon Sproat started out with three no-hit innings and then had another scoreless inning in the bottom of the fourth, before it all unraveled in the bottom of the fifth.

Sproat gave up a lead-off single to RF Griffin Conine and another single to the following hitter 1B Troy Johnston.

Sproat then gave up a two-run triple to LF Heriberto Hernandez and two batters later, a RBI ground-out to CF Jakob Marsee and a single to catcher Agustin Ramirez and was then taken out.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and allowed Ramirez to steal second and third. 

Soto then gave up a RBI single to 2B Xavier Edwards and a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Connor Norby.

RHP Huascar Brazoban threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Kevin Herget threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a homer.

RF Juan Soto followed with a single and stole second and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso drove in Soto with a RBI double.

In the top of the second, they had another chance to score after DH Francisco Alvarez led off with a single and two batters later, catcher Luis Torrens singled, but Lindor hit a hard lineout down the right field line, but 1B Troy Johnson caught the line drive and stepped on first for the double play.

The offense did not do much after that against RHP Sandy Alcantara until the top of the eighth after Lindor led off with a walk and two batters later, LF Brandon Nimmo grounded into a fielder's choice to second and then Soto reached second on an error by 2B Xavier Edwards.

Two batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil walked to load the bases with two outs, but then pinch-hitter Mark Vientos flew out to shortstop to end the inning. In the top of the ninth, they went down 1-2-3.

The Met offense struggled all game with men on base and went 1-10 with runners in scoring position.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, September 27 at the Marlins at 4:10 p.m.

Game 160: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Francisco Alvarez-DH

8. Cedric Mullins-CF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Brandon Sproat (0-1, 3.94 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (10-12, 5.48 ERA)

Mets Beat Cubs 8-5 Powered By Baty and Lindor and Strong Bullpen

 

Mets LF Brandon Nimmo and 3B Brett Baty (Photo Credits to David Banks-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 tonight at Wrigley Field to take two out of three games in the series and improve their record to 82-77.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso doubled.  DH Mark Vientos then hit a pop-up to SS Dansby Swanson, but Swanson caught it in foul territory and fell apart into the stands which allowed Lindor to automatically score.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a RBI single to score Alonso.

In the top of the third, Lindor hit a solo homer with one out.

In the top of the fourth, Nimmo and catcher Luis Torrens singled with one out and then 3B Brett Baty delivered a three-run homer.

After a scoreless top of the fifth, Nimmo singled with one out in the top of the sixth and two batters later, Baty reached on an infield hit.

CF Tyrone Taylor then drove in Nimmo and Baty with a two-run double.

RHP Nolan McLean gave up a two-out double to LF Ian Happ in the bottom of the first and then struck out DH Moises Ballesteros.

McLean dominated through the first four innings with eight strikeouts outside of a solo homer by RF Seiya Suzuki. 

McLean gave up another solo homer this time to Swanson in the bottom of the fifth and picked up two more strikeouts.

McLean ran out of gas in the bottom of the sixth after he walked Happ with one out and then gave up a ground-rule double to Ballesteros and a three-run homer to Suzuki and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.1 innings, five hits, five runs, two walks and a career-high 11 strikeouts.

McLean had great life of his fastball as well as a nasty break on his sweeper and curveball.

He picked up his fifth win and his ERA went up to 2.06.

RHP Ryne Stanek came in next and picked up last two outs in the bottom of the sixth.

LHP Brooks Raley followed in the bottom of the seventh and had a dominating inning striking out the side.

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth and picked up his 28th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, September 26 at the Miami Marlins at 7:10 p.m.