Mets Lose To Yankees 2-0 And Are Dominated By Yankee Pitching

 

Mets RHP Christian Scott (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 2-0 at Yankee Stadium this afternoon to lose two out of thee games in the series and dropped their record to 69-80.

Mets RHP Christian Scott got off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to DH Ben Rice.

Scott had a scoreless bottom of the second and then gave up another solo homer to catcher Austin Wells in the bottom of the third.

Scott did a fine job other than the two solo homers and finished up strong with scoreless innings in teh bottom of the fourth, fifth and sixth.

His final line was six innings, three hits, two runs, two walks and seven strikeouts.

LHP Nate Lavender followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

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

The Met offense was dominated by Yankees ace RHP Cam Schlittler who threw six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and gave up only one hit. They were unable to score against relievers RHP Brent Hendrick, Paul Blackburn and closer David Bednar.

They managed only three hits and were 0-2 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, September 14 back at home at Citi Field against the Baltimore Orioles at 7:10 p.m.

Game 149: Mets vs. Yankees 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. A.J. Ewing-CF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Nick Morabito-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (4-4, 3.81 ERA) vs. RHP Cam Schlittler (13-6, 2.01 ERA)

Mets Rout Yankees 12-2 Powered By Six Homers and Outstanding Start From Zac Thornton

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 12-2 this afternoon at Yankee Stadium and improved their record to 69-79.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a homer to right field for the 19th homer of the season and his fifth lead-off homer of the season.

In the top of the second, 1B Jared Young led off with a single and three batters later, catcher Luis Torrens hit a two-run homer.

In the top of the third, RF Carson Benge hit a solo homer. 

After a scoreless top of the fourth, DH Juan Soto doubled to lead off the top of the fifth and two batters later, Benge drove in Soto with a RBI single.

In the top of the seventh, Soto hit a solo homer for his 25th homer of the season.

In the top of the eighth, 2B Marcus Semien singled with two outs and then CF A.J. Ewing followed with a walk. Torrens then drove in Semien with a RBI double.

LF Nick Morabito followed with a walk to load the bases and then Lindor came up next and broke the game open with a grand slam to right center for his second homer.

In the top of the ninth, 1B Jared Young hit a solo homer.

Mets LHP Zac Thornton bounced back after the worst start of his young career and cruised through the first three innings retiring nine consecutive hitters to start his outing and then ran into some trouble in the bottom of the fourth. Thornton gave up a lead-off double to 1B Paul Goldscmidt and two batters later, a RBI single to LF Cody Bellinger.

Thornton came back to retire the next two hitters he faced and then threw a scoreless bottom of the fifth.

He gave up a solo homer to Bellinger in the bottom of the sixth and then got into a jam in the bottom of the seventh after he gave a one-out single to CF Spencer Jones and a walk to SS George Lombardi Jr. Manager Andy Green came out to talk to Thornton and then Thornton was able to get 2B Anthony Volpe to ground into a 5-4-3 double play and finish his outing on a high note.

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

He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 3.44.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next and closed it out with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 13 at the Yankees at 1:35 p.m.

Game 148: Mets vs. Yankees 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. Luis Torrens-C

9. Nick Morabito-LF

The pitching match-up is LHP Zac Thornton (3-5, 3.53 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (8-8, 3.41 ERA)

Mets Lose to Yankees 6-4 After Nolan McLean Struggles

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to Mark J Rebilas-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 6-4 tonight at Yankee Stadium to snap their four-game winning streak and dropped their record to 68-79.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean got into immediate trouble in the bottom of the first after he loaded the bases on two singles and a walk to the first three hitters he faced. McLean was able to get a line-out, but then gave up a RBI single to CF Spencer Jones. McLean got out of further trouble after the next hitter SS George Lombard Jr grounded into a double play.

McLean retired the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the second, but then gave up back-to back singles to 2B Anthony Volpe and DH Ben Rice and then gave up a three-run homer to LF Cody Bellinger on a hanging curveball.

McLean was able to settle down by getting a scoreless inning in the bottom of the third and a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fourth.

However, in the bottom of the fifth, McLean gave up a lead-off homer to Rice and then McLean was taken out after the inning.

McLean's final line was five innings, 10 hits, five runs, one walk and five strikeouts.

RHP Jack Weisenburger came in next and threw scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh and then gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth on a RBI single by 3B Ryan McMahon.

The Met offense was held scoreless in the top of the first, but in the top of the second, DH Mark Vientos led off with a walk and two batters later, 2B Marcus Semien singled and reached second on an error by Jones. DH Chirstopher Morel followed with a RBI ground-out.

The offense was held scoreless for the next four innings until the top of the seventh after RF Carson Benge singled with one out and then Semien followed with a walk. 

Two batters later, CF A.J. Ewing drove in Benge with a RBI single and catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a walk to load the bases with two outs. However, SS Francisco Lindor hit a hard liner back at new reliever RHP Brent Hendrick to end the threat.

In the top of the of the eighth, 3B Bo Bichette singled with one out and then Vientos and Benge walked to load the bases. Semien then drove in Bichette with a sacrifice fly, but 1B Jared Young flew out to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Ewing led off with a homer and two batters later, Lindor singled. LF Juan Soto came up next as the tying run, but grounded into a double play to end the game.

The Met offense was unble to come up with a timely hit and they went 1-6 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, September 12 at the Yankees at 1:35 p.m.

Game 147: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Mark Vientos-DH

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Christopher Morel-1B

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (11-8, 3.06 ERA) vs. LHP Carlos Rodon (5-3, 3.09 ERA)

Mets Hang On To Beat Marlins 15-14 After Blowing Eight-Run Lead

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 15-14 tonight at loanDepot Park to sweep their three-game series and fourth consecutive win overall to improve their record to 68-78.

After a scoreless top of the first, 1B Jared Young singled to lead off the top of the second and 2B Marcus Semien followed with a single.

 CF A.J. Ewing then drove in Ewing with a RBI single and 1B Brett Baty followed by driving in Semien with a RBI single. Baty then left the game with a leg injury after his single after he was limping after rounding first base and was replaced by Christopher Morel.

Catcher Luis Torrens came up next and drove in Ewing and Morel with a two-run double. Lindor followd with a hit by pitch and two batters later, 3B Bo Bichette drove in Torrens with a RBI single. RF Carson Benge followed with a RBI ground-out to score Lindor.

In the top of the third, Ewing singled and stole second with one out and then Morel hit a two-run homer.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next four nnings until the top of the seventh after Benge led off with a hit by pitch and then Young and Semien followed with walks to load the bases.

Ewing then drove in Benge with a sacrfice fly and Morel followed by driving in Young with a RBI single. 

Torrens followed by driving in Semien with a RBI single and then Lindor came up next and hit a three-run homer.

In the top of the eighth, Young led off with a single and two batters later, Ewing singled. Later in the inning, Young and Ewing advanced to second and third on a wild pitch and then Torrens reached on an infield hit which brought home a run.

Mets RHP Robert Stock started out well with three scoreless innings and then ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth. Stock gave up a lead-off hit by pitch and then gave up a single and walk to load the bases. He then gave up a RBI single to 3B Graham Pauley and a two-run single to catcher Joe Mack and was taken out after the inning.

Stock's final line was four innings, five hits, three runs, two walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Austin Warren followed in the bottom of the fifth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP  Chris Devenski came in next in the bottom of the sixth and gave up three runs and was taken out with one out in the inning. RHP Daniel Duarte followed and gave up two more runs, but was able to get last two outs to end the inning. All five runs were charged to Devenski.

Duarte stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to Mack. Duarte picked up his second save of the season.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro followed in the bottom of the eighth and gave up back-to-back RBI singles to RF Owen Caissie and Paueley.

LHP Nate Lavender came on in the bottom of the ninth and had his worst outing of the season allowing three runs over 0.1 innings and was taken out. RHP Tobias Myers followed and was able to get the last two outs to pickc up his second save of the season.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, September 11 for the first game of a three-game Subway Series at the Yankees at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 p.m.