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-LF
7. Brett Baty-2B
8. Jorge Polanco-DH
9. Luis Torrens-C
The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (3-3, 3.45 ERA) vs RHP Jake Irwin (2-6, 5.79 ERA)
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| Mets LHP Sean Manaea (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images) |
The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after CF A.J. Ewing led off with a walk and stole second and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk.
Two batters later, RF Carson Benge walked to load the bases and then 1B Jared Young drove in Ewing and Lindor with a two-run double.
The offense was held scoreless for the next four innings until the bottom of the sixth after Benge led off with a homer.
In the bottom of the eighth, Lindor led off with a single and was thrown out on a fielder's choice. 3B No Bo Bichette then singled and Benge followed with a single. Bichette and Benge advanced on a wild pitch, but then Young struck out and 2B Marcus Semien grounded out to second to end the threat.
In the bottom of the ninth, LF Brett Baty led off with a walk and then 1B Jorge Polanco followed with a single. Catcher Francisco Alvarez then hit the game-tying double to score Baty.
CF A.J. Ewing followed with a strikeout, and then Lindor delivered the walk-off single.
Mets LHP Sean Maanea started out well allowing one run in five innings on a solo homer by 1B Andres Chapparo in the top of the fourth, and then it all unraveled in the top of the sixth.
Manaea hit LF Andrew Pinckey, walked Chappraro and then gave up a three-run homer to 3B Brady House. Manaea was able to respond by getting a strikeout and a double play to get out of the inning.
Manaea came back out for the top of the seventh and gave up a lead-off single to 2B Nasim Nunez who was then picked out and then gave up a triple to Pickney and was then taken out. Manaea's final line was 6.1 innings, six hits, four runs, two walks and seven strikeouts.
RHP Dedniel Nunez followed and got RF Dylan Crews to fly out to Benge who made a perfect throw to Alvarez at home to throw out Pickney to end the inning.
Nunez came back out for the top of the eighth and gave up a single and got a strikeout and was taken out.
RHP Jefry Yan came in next and retired the next two hitters. Yan stayed in for the top of the ninth and had a 1-2-3 inning and picked up his first win.
The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, August 16 at home against the Nationals at 1:40 p.m.
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. Marcus Semien-2B
7. Brett Baty-LF
8. Jorge Polanco-DH
9. Francisco Alvarez-C
The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (4-5, 4.13 ERA) vs. RHP Brad Lord (5-2, 3.79 ERA)
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| Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to SNY.TV) |
The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings against LHP Andrew Alvarez and then came alive in the bottom of the sixth.
SS Francisco Lindor hit a solo homer with two outs and then 3B Bo Bichette struck out, but reached first on a wild pitch by Alvarez.
CF Luis Robert Jr followed with a single and then RF Carson Benge drove in the go-ahead run with a RBI single.
In the bottom of the seventh, 1B Jared Young hit a solo homer with one out and then catcher Luis Torrens followed with a walk and later advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Two batters later, Lindor walked and then Bichette followed with a RBI single.
Mets RHP Robert Stock started out well with two scoreless innings and then gave up an unearned run in the top of the third after Lindor made an eror which later resulted in a run.
Stock had a scoreless top of the fourth and then in the top of the fifth, gave up a lead-off walk, had a strikeout and then a hit by pitch and was taken out.
His final line was 4.1 innings, three hits, one run, (0 earned runs), three walks and five strikeouts.
LHP Nate Lavender followed and picked up last two outs in the top of the fifth.
RHP Jonathan Pintato came in next and threw a scoreless top of the sixth and also threw a scoreless top of the seventh. Pintaro picked up his first win of the season.
RHP Daniel Duerte followed with a scoreless top of the eighth.
RHP Kodai Senga came in the top of the ninth and closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth to pick up his second career save.
The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, August 15 at home against the Nationals at 4:10 p.m.
Mets Starting Lineup:
1. A.J. Ewing-LF
2. Francisco Lindor-SS
3. Bo Bichette-3B
4. Luis Robert Jr-CF
5. Carson Benge-RF
6. Francisco Alvarez-DH
7. Marcus Semien-2B
8. Jared Young-1B
9. Luis Torrrens-C
The pitching match-up is RHP Robert Stock (0-2, 10.13 ERA) vs. LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-3, 3.76 ERA)
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| Mets LF A.J. Ewing (Photo Credits to SNY.TV) |
Mets LHP Zac Thornton had a scoreless bottom of the first and then gave up a solo homer to LF Lane Thomas in the bottom of the second.
In the bottom of the third, Thornton gave up a lead-off walk to RF Ronald Acuna Jr and then a single to DH Drake Baldwin. Thornton then got 1B Matt Olson to ground into a double play, but still brought home a run.
Thornton had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth, and then in the bottom of the fifth, gave up a lead-off double to 3B Austin Riley and a single to catcher Sean Murphy. Thorton then gave up a RBI single to Acuna Jr.
Thornton was able to settle down retiring the next two hitters he faced and then had a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.
His final line was six innings, seven hits, three runs, one walk and two strikeouts.
RHP Dedniel Nunez came in next in the bottom of the seventh and gave up back-to-back homers to LF Mike Yastrzemski and Riley. Nunez then gave up a double to Acuna and was taken out.
LHP Jefry Yan followed and gave up a RBI single to Baldwin and then picked up last two outs in the inning.
RHP Jack Weisenburger came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.
The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until catcher Luis Torrens hit a solo homer in the top of the sixth.
CF Luis Robert Jr hit a solo homer in the top of the seventh.
3B Bo Bichette added a solo homer in the top of the ninth.
The offense was unable to get clutch hits and went 0-3 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.
The Mets are off tomorrow and their next game is on Friday, August 14 back at home at Citi Field against the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m.
Mets Starting Lineup:
1. A.J. Ewing-LF
2. Francisco Lindor-SS
3. Bo Bichette-3B
4. Carson Benge-RF
5. Luis Robert Jr-CF
6. Jared Young-1B
7. Francisco Alvarez-DH
8. Brett Baty-2B
9. Luis Torrens-C
The pitching match-up is LHP Zac Thornton (3-2, 2.52 ERA) vs. RHP Ty;er Mahle (3-9, 4.83 ERA)
