Mets Trade David Peterson to Cubs

 

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets traded LHP David Peterson to the Chicago Cubs last night for minor league infielder Cole Mathis.

Peterson has had a difficult season with a 6.09 ERA and 63 strikeouts and 30 walks in 68 innings. He has appeared in 16 games with 8 starts. The Cubs are in need of pitching after losing Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown to the injured list.

Mathis was a second round pick for the Cubs in 2024. He is hitting .272 with 10 homers and 12 doubles over 182 plate appearances between Single-A and High-A. He is ranked as the number 9 prospect in the system by Baseball America.

Mets Lose to Cubs 10-5 In Second Game of Doubleheader After Committing Six Errors

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-5 tonight at Citi Field in the second game of a doubleheader for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-46.

Mets LHP Sean Manaea had a scoreless top of the first, but in the top of the second, gave up back-to-back 2B Nico Hoerner and catcher Carson Kelly to bring in a run.

Manaea had a scoreless top of the third, but in the top of the fourth gave up a lead-off double to Hoerner and then second baseman Marcus Semien made a throwing error to allow Hoener to advance to third and Kelly reach base.

Manaea then gave up a RBI single to DH Pedro Ramirez and a RBI single to the following hitter SS Dansby Swanson.

Manaea then allowed CF Pete Crow-Armstrong to reach on an infield hit and was then taken out.

Manea's final line was 3 innings, six hits, four runs, (three earned runs), two walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Husacar Brazoban came in next and struck out the next three hitters he faced.

Brazoban stayed in for the top of the fifth and had a 1-2-3 inning.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next in the top of the sixth and gave up a lead-off double to Ramirez and a RBI triple to the following hitter Swanson.

Raley then walked Crow-Armstrong and gave up a RBI ground-out to LF Matt Shaw.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next in the top of the seventh and was able to overcome an error by 2B Marcus Semien by getting Kelly to ground into a double play.

LHP A.J. Minter came in next in the top of the eighth and once again the poor defense came back to haunt them after 3B Bo Bichette made an error on a grounder by Ramirez.

Later in the inning, 1B Mark Vientos made a throwing error which allowed Ramirez to score and Crow-Armstrong to advance to second.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the top of the ninth and retired the first two hitters he faced and then gave up a double to Hoerner and then Vientos made another fielding error to allow Kelly to reach first and Hoerner advance to third.

Williams then gave up RBI singles to Ramirez and Swanson.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, DH Francisco Alvarez hit a solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the second and DH Eric Wageman reached on an infield hit and CF A.J. Ewing followed with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, Vientos homered to lead off the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Bichette hit a solo homer with one out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, June 25 at home against the Cubs at 7:10 p.m.

Game 80 (Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Marcus Semien-2B

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Eric Wagaman-DH

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Brett Baty-RF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 4.64 ERA) vs. LHP Shoto Imanaga (4-6, 4.26 ERA) 

Mets Crushed by Cubs 10-3 After Nolan McLean Blows Three-Run Lead

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-3 this afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-45.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean started out well with four scoreless innings, working out of jams and retired the first two hitters he faced in the top of the fifth on strikeouts before it all fell apart.

McLean gave up a single to CF Pete Crow-Armstrong and then gave up a RBI double to the following hitter former Met RF Michael Conforto.

McLean then gave up a two-run homer to the next hitter 1B Michael Busch.

McLean had more problems in the top of the sixth after he gave up a three-run homer to SS Dansby Swason and was taken out after the inning.

McLean's final line was six innings, seven hits, six runs, two walks and nine strikeouts.

RHP Jonthan Pintaro came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh, but in the top of the eighth gave up back-to back walks and a hit by pitch to load the bases.

It all imploded for Pintaro after that after he gave up a grand slam to Swanson.

RHP Adam Warren threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense wasted a lead-off double by RF Carson Benge in the bottom of the first and then CF A.J. Ewing hit a deep fly ball to advance Benge to third with one out.

However, SS Bo Bichette and 1B Jared Young struck out to end the threat.

In the bottom of the second, they had another scoring chance after DH Francisco Alvarez and 3B Brett Baty walked to start the inning.

However, 2B Marcus Semien followed by grounded into a double play and LF M.J. Melendez struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the fourth, they finally broke through after SS Bo Bichette led off with a single and Young followed with a two-run homer. Alvarez followed with a homer of his own.

In the bottom of the sixth, they threatened to score again after pinch-hitter Mark Vientos and Alvarez walked to start the inning, but then pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman grounded into a double play and Semien flew out to right,

The Met offense was unable to come up with any clutch hits after they went 0-7 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tonight against the Cubs in the second game of a doubleheader beginning at 7:10 p.m.

Game 79 (Game 1 of Doubleheader:) Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. A.J. Ewing-CF

3. Bo Bichette-SS

4. Jared Young-1B

5. Francisco Alvarez-DH

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. M.J. Melendez-LF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (4-4, 3.67 ERA) vs. RHP Javier Assad (5-1, 3.89 ERA)

Mets Lose To Cubs 9-6 After Kodai Senga Has Another Difficult Outing

 

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 9-6 tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-44.

Mets RHP Kodai Senga dominated in the top of the first with two strikeouts with a blazing fastball as hard as 98.9 mph, however it all changed in the top of the second.

Senga went away from his fastball and it fell apart after he walked the first batter in the inning DH Seiya Suzuki, gave up a single to LF Ian Happ and then hit RF Matt Shaw to load the bases.

Two batters later, Sengs walked catcher Carson Kelly to bring in a run and then gave up a sacrifice fly to SS Dansby Swanson. It all fell apart for Senga after he gave up a three-run homer to the following hitter CF Pete-Crow Armstrong.

Senga had a scoreless top of the third and gave up a two-run homer to Swanson in the top of the fourth and was taken out a few batters later.

Senga's final line was 3.1 innings, three hits, seven runs, five walks and six strikeouts.

LHP Cionel Perez came in next and threw 2.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Tobias Myers followed and threw a scoreless top of the seventh and gave up two runs in the top of the eighth on RBI doubles by Kelly and Swanson.

LHP A.J. Minter threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the second, 2B Marcus Semien walked with two outs and then 3B Brett Baty singled and DH M.J. Melendez walked to load the bases.

Catcher Francisco Alvares came up next and drove in Semien and Baty with a two-run single.

In the bottom of the seventh, Alvarez came through once again with a solo homer.

In the bottom of the ninth, Baty led off with a walk and three batters later, RF Carson Benge drove in Baty with a RBI single.

SS Bo Bichette followed by driving in Benge with a two-run homer and then 1B Mark Vientos struck out for the last out of the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, June 24 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. The first game is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. and the second game is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

Game 78: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Juan Soto-LF

4. Jared Young-1B

5. A.J. Ewing-CF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. M.J. Melendez-DH

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (0-5, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (4-4, 5.21 ERA)