Mets Lose to Phillies 7-2 in Final Home Game of the season

 

Mets RHP Jonah Tong (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Phildelphia Phillies 7-2 this afternoon at Citi Field to split their four game series in the final home game of the season and dropped their record to 71-85.

Mets RHP Jonah Tong had a tough top of the first and gave up two runs.

Tong had a 1-2-3 top of the second and then gave up two more runs in the top of the third.

He had a scoreless top of the fourth and was taken out with two outs in the top of the fifth.

Tong's final line was 4.2 innings, five hits, four runs, four walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Jonathan Weisenberger came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

LHP Jefry Yan followed and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Kodai Senga came in next and gave up three runs in the top of the eighth on a bases clearing triple by CF Justin Crawford and was then taken out.

RHP Austin Warren had to come in and threw 1.2 scoreless innings.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until 3B Bo Bichette hit a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth.

In the bottom of the seventh, pinch hitter Brett Baty hit a RBI single.

The Met offense was unable to come up with timely hits and they went 1-9 with runners in scoring position leaving nine runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, September 22 at the Texas Rangers at 8:05 p.m, in their second-to-last series of the year.

Game 156: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Nick Morabito-CF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jonah Tong (2-1, 3.43 ERA) vs. LHP Cristopher Sanchez (17-6, 2.93 ERA)

Mets Rout Phillies 10-3 Powered By Alvarez Three-Run Homer

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-3 this afternoon at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 71-84.

After a scorless bottom of the first, RF Carson Benge homered to lead off the bottom of the second.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the bottom of the fifth, after 2B Marcus Semien led off with a walk and then 1B Brett Baty followed with a single and then catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the sixth, Benge walked with one out and then CF A.J. Ewing followed with a single and Semien then walked to load the bases.

Baty then drove in Benge with a RBI single and two batters later, DH Ronny Maurico drew a based loaded walk to bring in Ewing.

After a scoreless bottom of the seventh, Semien singled to lead off the bottom of the eighth and then Baty followed with a walk and advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.

Two batters later, Mauricio was hit by a pitch to load the bases and then Lindor drew a based loaded walk to bring in a run. LF Juan Soto followed with a RBI single to score Baty.  3B Bo Bichette then hit a RBI single to score pinch-runner Nick Morabito.

Benge followed with an infield hit to score Lindor.

Mets RHP Christian Scott dominated through the first three innings with five strikeouts, but then ran into trouble in the top of the fourth.

Scott gave up a lead-off ground-rule double to RF Bryce Harper and two batters later, a RBI single to 1B Alec Bohm.

In the top of the fifth, Scott gave up a one-out double to DH Kyle Schwarber and then a single to SS Trea Turner who then stole second. Scott gave up a sacrifice fly to Harper and was then taken out.

LHP Jeffry Yan came in next and gave up a single to 2B Luis Arraez and walked Bohm and then retired 3B Bryson Stott on a ground-out to end the inning.

Yan came back out for the top of the sixth and had a 1-2-3 inning. He picked up his second win.

LHP Cionel Perez followed and picked up first two outs in the top of the seventh. 

RHP Jonathan Pintaro came in next and picked up last out in the seventh.

RHP Dedniel Nunez followed and threw scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Tobias Myers closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 21 at home against the Phillies 1:10 p.m in the final home game of the season.

Game 155: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. A.J. Ewing-CF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Brett Baty-1B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Ronny Maurico-DH

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (4-5, 3.76 ERA) vs. RHP Andrew Painter (3-9, 5.54 ERA)

Mets Beat Phillies 6-3 Powered By Juan Soto Three-Run Homer And Strong Outing From Zac Thornton

 

Mets LF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 tonight at Citi Field to snap their five-game losing streak and improved their record to 70-84.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a double and two batters later, 3B Bo Bichette singled to advance Lindor to third.

RF Carson Benge followed with a RBI single to score Lindor and then DH Mark Vientos followed with a walk to load the bases.

CF A.J. Ewing came up next and drove in Benge and Bichette with a two-run single.

The offense was held scoreless for the next five innings until the bottom of the sixth after 2B Marcus Semien led off with an infield single and two batters later, catcher Luis Torrens singled. Two batters later, LF Juan Soto came up next and broke the game open with a three-run homer.

Mets LHP Zac Thornton had a scoreless top of the first and then gave up a RBI double to 3B Bryson Stott in the top of the second.

Thornton settled down after that and threw scoreless innings in the top of the third, fourh and fith innings and then gave up a solo homer to LF Edmundo Sosa in the top of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

Thornton's final line was six innings, five hits, two runs, one walk and four strikeouts. He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 3.40.

LHP Nate Lavender came in next in the top of the seventh and gave up a one-out solo homer to CF Derek Hill and then came back to retire the next four hitters he faced before being taken out with two outs in the top of the eighth.

RHP Dedniel Nunez followed and picked up the last out in the eighth and then closed it out with a 1-2-3 1-2-3 top of the ninth to pick up his first save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, September 19 at home against the Phillies at 4:10 p.m.

Game 154: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Mark Vientos-DH

6. A.J. Ewing-CF

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. Brett Baty-1B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Zac Thornton (4-5, 3.44 ERA) vs. LHP Tim Mayza (3-3, 3.06 ERA)

Mets Shutout By Phillies 3-0 And Waste Stellar Effort By Nolan McLean

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to Jason Szenes-NY Post)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 tonight at Citi Field for their fifth consecuitve loss and dropped their record to 69-84.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean cruised through the first four innings, but then ran into trouble in the top of the fifth. 

McLean gave up a a lead-off single to LF Brandon Marsh and later in the inning, gave up back-to-back walks to load the bases. McLean then gave up an infield hit to RF Bryce Harper where SS Francisco Lindor made a throw to second base that was too late which allowed Marsh to score. McLean was able to espcape out of the inning without further trouble after he retired 2B Luis Arraez to line out to left field.

In the top of the sixth, McLean and 1B Jared Young dealt with a scary situation after Young was kneed in the head by McLean. Young was down on the field for several minutes and was taken off the field by a stretcher and removed from the field on a cart. Fortunately, Young had feelings in his extremities and was taken to the hospital for further evaluation. 

McLean was taken out after the top of the sixth. His final line was six innings, seven hits, one run, three walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next in the top of the seventh and gave up a one-out walk to SS Trea Turner and was then let down by his defense after catcher Francisco Alvarez made an error on a pick-off throw to first which allowed Turner to advance to third. Myers then walked Harper and gave up a sacrifice fly to 2B Luis Arraez.

Myers stayed in for the top of the eighth and gave up a lead-off double to 3B Bryson Stott and later in the inning, a sacrifice fly to CF Jusin Crawford.

In the top of the ninth, Austin Warren threw a scoreless inning.

The Met offense was shutdown by RHP Aaron Nola and was held hitless for the first five innings and in the bottom of the sixth, LF Nick Morabito singled with one out for the first hit of the game to make runners on first and second, but then Lindor grounded into a double play to end the inning.

In the bottom of the seventh, RF Carson Benge and 1B Mark Vientos singled with two outs, but then CF A.J. Ewing grounded out to second to end the inning.

In the bottom of the eighth, 2B Brett Baty and Lindor walked, but DH Juan Soto groundd out to first to end the inning.

The offense was unable to come up with any timely hits and they went 0-4 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, September 18 at home against the Phillies at 7:15 p.m.