Mets Lose to Astros 6-3 To Drop Series And Manage Only Five Hits

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 6-3 this afternoon at Citi Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 61-76.

Mets LHP Zac Thornton got off to a rocky start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to SS Jeremy Pena. Thornton was able to recover after that with back-to-back strikeouts and then after a single, got a ground-out to end the inning.

Thornton gave up a hit by pitch with one out in the top of the second and with two outs, allowed a bunt single and then a RBI single to Pena.

Thornton settled down after that with a scoreless top of the third and worked around a two-out double in the top of the fourth.

Thornton finished up strong with a 1-2-3 top of the fifth and struck out the last two hitters he faced and was then taken out.

His final line was five innings, six hits, two runs, 0 walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro came in next in the top of the sixth and gave up a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Lamonte Wade Jr.

LHP Jefry Yan followed in the top of the seventh and got into a based loaded jam after he gave up a walk, infield hit and hit by pitch. Yan was then let down by his defense after CF Daulton Varsho hit a groundball to 1B Jared Young who stepped on the bag for the second out, but then Young made a poor throw home over the head of catcher Luis Torrens which allowed two runs to score.

RHP Austin Warren came in next and threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Chris Devenski followed and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the inning after SS Francisco Lindor and DH Soto began the inning with back-to-back homers.

The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the bottom of the fifth after CF A.J. Ewing led off with a walk and then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Yainer Diaz.

2B Marcus Semien followed with a walk, but then catcher Luis Torrens grounded into a double play.

The Met offense did not score after that and had a chance to score in the bottom of the eighth after Soto and 3B Bo Bichette walked with two outs, but then RF Carson Benge flew out to second to end the threat.

The offense was unable to come up with timely hits and they went 0-7 with runners in scoring position.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, August 31st at the Tampa Bay Rays at 6:40 p.m.

Game 137: Mets vs. Astros 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. Jared Young-1B

6. Luis Robert Jr-LF

7. A.J. Ewing-CF

8. Marcus Semien-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Zac Thornton (3-4, 2.88 ERA) vs. RHP Etahn Pecko (0-0, 7.88 ERA)

Mets Beat Astros 6-2 Behind Outstanding Start From Nolan McLean and Three RBI from Jared Young

 

Mets 1B Jared Young (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 6-2 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 61-75.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor and then later in the inning, advanced to second on a balk. Two batters later, RF Carson Benge walked and then 1B Jared Young drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the bottom of the fifth after Lindor doubled with one out and then two batters later, DH Juan Soto in his first game coming off the IL drove in Lindor with a RBI single. 

Two batters later, Benge singled and then Young drove in Soto and Benge with a two-run triple.

In the bottom of the eighth, Young led off with a single and then 2B Marcus Semien followed with a single. CF A.J. Ewing then advanced Young and Semien over to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez broke the game open with a two-run double.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean had an outstanding start allowing an unearned run on two hits in seven innings. He gave up three walks with four strikeouts. He picked up his 10th win and lowered his ERA to 3.06. It was the fourth time he has gone seven innings and also the fourth straight outing he has allowed one run or fewer.

RHP Daniel Duarte followed in the top of the eighth and gave up a run on a solo homer to DH Yordan Alvarez.

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, Sunday, August 30 at home against the Astros at 3:10 p.m.

Game 136: Mets vs. Astros 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. Jared Young-1B

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. A.J. Ewing-CF

8. Brett Baty-LF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (9-8, 3.21 ERA) vs. LHP Bennett Sousa (1-3, 6.27 ERA)

Mets Lose To Astros 3-1 As Christian Scott falls apart in Top of the Sixth

 

Mets 2B Marcus Semien (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 3-1 tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 60-75.

Mets RHP Christian Scott started out well with five scoreless innings allowing one hit, however it all imploded for him in the top of the sixth.

Scott struck out SS Jeremy Pena to start the inning and then gave up three consecutive walks to load the bases and was then taken out.

LHP Nate Lavender came in next and gave up two-run single to CF Daulton Varsho and two batters later, a RBI single to catcher Yainer Diaz.

Scott's final line was 5.1 innings, one hit, three runs, five walks and two strikeouts.

Lavender was able to get the last two outs to finish the inning.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro followed and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Dedniel Nunez threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Kodai Senga threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the bottom of the fourth after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and two batters later, RF Carson Benge drove in Lindor with a  RBI single.

The offense did not do much after that against RHP Hunter Brown. They had only five hits and went 0-4 with runners in scoring positon leaving four runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, August 29 at home against the Astros at 4:10 p.m.

Game 135: Mets vs. Astros 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. Luis Robert Jr-LF

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. Brett Baty-DH

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (4-3, 3.73 ERA) vs. RHP Hunter Brown (3-3, 3.51 ERA)

Mets Lose To Brewers 8-2 After Sean Manaea Struggles

 

Mets LHP Sean Manaea (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 60-74.

Mets LHP Sean Manaea got into immediate trouble in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to LF Jackson Churio on the first pitch of the game and then walked the following hitter CF Luis Lara.

Two batters later, Manaea gave up a RBI single to 1B Andrew Vaughn and then a RBI single by catcher Gary Sanchez.

Manaea retired the first two hitters he faced in the top of the second, but then made an error on a routine grounder back to him and then gave up a two-run homer to Churio.

Manaea was able to bounce back with scoreless innings in the top of the third and fourth, bur in the top of the fifth, gave up a lead-off single to Churio who stole second and then Laea followed with a single. DH Wilson Contreras followed with a RBI ground-out.

In the top of the sixth, Manaea gave up a lead-off triple to 3B Junior Ortiz and two batters later, a sacrifice fly by SS Copper Pratt and was taken out after he gave up a double to the following hitter 2B David Hamilton.

RHP Xzavion Curry followed and picked up last out in the inning. Manaea's final line was 5.2 innings, eight hits, six runs, one walk and three strikeouts.

Curry stayed in for the top of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning and came back out for the top of the eighth and gave up a two-run homer to Churio.

RHP Austin Warren followed and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against superstar RHP Jacob Misiorowski and then came alive for their only two runs in the bottom of the fifth.

CF Luis Robert Jr led off with a walk and then 1B Jared Young followed with a RBI double. Three batters later, DH Christopher Morel drove in Young with a RBI single. 

The offense did not do much after that and went 1-5 with runners in scoring position leaving four runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, August 28 at home against the Houston Astros at 7:10 p.m.