Mets Lose to Brewers 8-1 As Robert Stock Has Rough Outing

 

Mets RHP Robert Stock (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 tonight at Citi Field and dropped their record to 60-73.

Mets RHP Robert Stock started out well with a scoreless top of the first, but had a difficult top of the second.

Stock gave up six consecutive singles to start the inning which lead to a 4-0 deficit.

He had a scoreless top of the third, but had another difficult inning in the top of the fourth after he gave up two more singles and then a three-run homer to 2B Brice Turang and was taken out after the inning.

Stock's final line was 4.0 innings, 10 hits, seven runs, seven earned runs, two walks and two strikeouts.

RHP Chayce McDermott followed with a scoreless top of the fifth, but then gave up a RBI single to DH Christian Yelich in the top of the sixth.

LHP Jefry Yan came in next and threw two innings in the top of the seventh and eighth.

RHP Dedniel Nunez threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense did not do much outside of a RBI single by catcher Francisco Alvarez in the bottom of the fourth.

They went 1-7 with runners in scoring position leaving nine runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, August 27 at home against the Brewers at 7:10 p.m.

Mets Third Baseman Bo Bichette Leaves Game With Left Foot Contusion

 

Mets 3B Bo Bichette (Photo Credits to Imagn Images-via Reuters Connect

New York Mets third baseman Bo Bichette left Wednesday's game agaisnt the Milwaukee Brewers in the top of the fifth inning with a left foot contusion.

Bichette was replaced by Christopher Morel in the lineup.

Game 133: Mets vs. Brewers 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. Luis Robert Jr.-DH

7. Brett Baty-LF

8. Marcus Semien-2B

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Robert Stock (0-2, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Dustin May (6-8, 4.57 ERA)

Mets Beat Brewers 3-2 in 10 Innings on Walk-off Win

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 in 10 innings tonight at Citi Field and improved their record to 60-72.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings wasting five baserunners until the bottom of the fifth after SS Francisco Lindor hit a solo homer.

In the bottom of the sixth, CF Luis Robert Jr led off with a homer.

The offense did not do much for the next three innings until the bottom of the tenth after RF Carson Benge was intentionally walked with one out and then Robert Jr followed with a walk to load the bases.

Pinch-hitter Christopher Morel then hit a grounder to 3b David Hamilton who threw the ball wide home with the infield hit to allow Lindor to score who started out at second as the ghosr runner.

Mets LHP Zac Thornton cruised through the first three innings and then in the top of the fourth, gave up a lead-off double and later in the inning, a RBI single to RF Luis Lara.

Thornton was able to settle down with scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth and was then taken out. His final line was six innings, seven hits, one run, 0 walks and four strikeouts. He worked out of several jams and held the Brew Crew to 1-7 with RISP and was able to get two double plays. Thornton lowered his ERA to 2.88.

LHP Nate Lavender followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth. 

RHP Austin Warren came on in the top of the ninth and struggled giving up a lead-off double to catcher Wilson Contreras and then walked pinch-hitter Jake Bauers. Warren then gave up a RBI double to pinch-hitter Christian Yelich and then picked up a strikeout and then was taken out.

LHP Jefry Yan followed and struck out CF Garrett Mitchell and walked 3B Joey Ortiz to load the bases. Yan was then helped out by his defense after Lindor made an incredible diving backhanded grab to keep the game tied.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro came on in the top of the tenth with the ghost runner on second and struck out the first two hitters he faced and then got a flyout to right to end the inning and picked up his second win of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, August 26 at home against the Brewers at 7:10 p.m.

Game 132: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Carson Benge-RF

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. Eric Wagaman-DH

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. A.J. Ewing-LF

The pitching match-up is LHP Zac Thornton (3-4, 3.04 ERA) vs. LHP Kyle Harrison (10-3, 2.84 ERA) 

Mets Lose To White Sox 2-1 On Walk-Off Homer

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to Imagn Images via Reuters Connect

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago White Sox 2-1 this afternoon at Rate Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 59-72.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean cruised through the first two innings and then escaped out of a based loaded jam in the bottom of the third after he struck out DH Andrew Benintendi with two outs.

McLean then had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth and worked around a hit by pitch in the bottom of the fifth. He had a scoreless bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, one hit, 0 runs, four walks and six strikeouts.

RHP Dedniel Nunez followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Daniel Duarte gave up a RBI double to Benitendi in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Kodai Senga came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a walk-off homer to CF Tristan Peters.

The Met offense did not do much for the first six innings and had a chance to score in the top of the seventh after RF Carson Benge led off with a ground-rule double and then LF Luis Robert Jr followed with a walk. However, 1B Jared Young, pinch-hitter Francisco Alvarez and 2B Marcus Semien all struck out against rookie LHP Hagen Smith.

In the top of the ninth, Benge singled with one out and then Robert Jr followed with another walk. Young came up next and drove in Benge with a RBI single to tie the game. Alvarez then struck out and Semien followed with a walk to load the bases with two outs. CF A.J. Ewing came up who has been struggling mightly and then struck out to end the threat.

The Met offense struggled all game with men on base after they went 1-9 with runners in scoring positon leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to home to Citi Field on Tuesday, August 25 against the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:10 p.m.

Game 131: Mets vs. White Sox Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Carson Benge-RF

4. Luis Robert Jr-LF

5. Eric Wagaman-1B

6. Christopher Morel-DH

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (9-8, 3.34 ERA) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (1-3, 2.44 ERA)