Mets Rout Rays 10-4 Behind 3 RBI From Brett Baty and Nick Morabito

 

Mets LF Brett Baty (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-4 tonight at Tropicana Field to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 63-77.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after DH Juan Soto singled with one out, but was then thrown out at second base after 3B Bo Bichette grounded into a fielder's choice.

RF Carson Benge followed with a walk and then 1B Jared Young hit a single, but catcher Liam Hicks was unable to hold onto the ball when tagging Bichette and the ball went away, which allowed Benge to score and Young to advanc to second. 2B Marcus Semien followed with a RBI double to score Young.

After a scoreless top of the second, Bichette singled to lead off the top of the third and later in the inning, Bichette stole second and three batters later, Semien walked. CF A.J. Ewing followed with an infield hit to load the bases.

LF Brett Baty then capped off the inning with a bases clearing double to score Bichette, Ewing and Semien.

The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the top of the seventh after Bichette led off with a double and then Benge followed with a single.

Two batters later, Semien walked to load the bases then pinch-hitter Nick Morabito came up who was just put in the game as a pinch-hitter and broke the game open with a bases clearing double for his firsr career hit.

In the top of the eighth, DH Juan Soto hit a solo homer.

RHP Justin Hagenman made his first appearance of the season and allowed one run on two hits in three innings. He gave up one walk with two strikeouts.

RHP Chris Devenski came in next in the bottom of the fourth and after retiring the first two hitters allowed three runs on three hits and was then taken out.

RHP Dedniel Nunez followed and picked up last out in the bottom of the fourth and stayed in for the bottom of the fifth and threw a scoreless inning and was then taken out. He picked up his first win of the season.

LHP Nate Lavender came in next and threw 1.2 scoreless innings.

RHP Daniel Duarte followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action back at home at Citi Field on Friday, September 4 against the San Francisco Giants at 7:10 p.m.

Game 140: Mets vs. Rays 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. Brett Baty-LF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Justin Hagenman vs. RHP Griffin Jax (6-9, 3.63 ERA)

Mets Lose to Rays 6-2 Due to Struggles By Manaea and Lack of Offense

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Tampa Bays Rays 6-2 tonight at Tropicana Field and dropped their record to 62-77.

Mets LHP Sean Manaea got into immidiate trouble in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to DH Yandy Diaz and two batters later, a RBI single to 3B Junior Caminero.

Manaea had a scoreles bottom of the second, but ran into trouble in the third after he gave up a lead-off single by RF Victor Mesa Jr, gave up a sacifice bunt and then walked Diaz and gave up a RBI single by 1B Ryan Vilade.

Manaea was able to settle down with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth and then it all imploded for him in the bottom of the sixth.

Manaea gave up a lead-off single by LF Chandler Simpson and then a RBI double to the following hitter catcher Nick Fortes.

After a ground-out, Manaea gave up a sacrifice fly to SS Taylor Walls and then a solo homer to Diaz and a triple to Vilade and was then taken out.

Manaea's final line was 5.2 innings, 11 hits, five runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

RHP Austin Warren came in next and picked up last out in the inning.

RHP Dylan Ross followed in the bottom of the seventh in his season debut and threw a scoreless inning.

LHP Jefty Yan came in next in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a single and double and two outs, was by a line drive on a comebacker and then tried to get the runner out at home but was unable to do so.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a homer and later in the inning, 3B Bo Bichette and RF Carson Benge singled. However, 1B Jared Young struck out and 2B Brett Baty flew out to left to end the inning.

The offense did not do much for the next few innings and then had a golden opportunity to score in the top of the seventh after Young led off with a walk and 2B Marcus Semien followed with a walk. Two batters later, CF A.J. Ewing walked to load the bases with one out.

Pinch-hittera Mark Vientos came up and fouled out to the catcher and then Lindor drew a based loaded walk. DH Juan Soto came up next with the based loaded and two outs, but popped out to third.

The Met offense struggled all night with men on base and were unable to come up with any clutch hits and went 0-5 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 2 at the Rays at 6:40 p.m.

Game 139: Mets vs. Rays 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. Brett Baty-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Nick Morabito-LF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (4-6, 4.55 ERA) vs. RHP Freddy Peralta (6-11, 5.11 ERA)

Mets Beat Rays 3-2 Behind Mark Vientos and Stellar Pitching

 

Mets RHP Robert Stock (Photo Credits to Pablo Robles-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 tonight at Tropicana Field to improve their record to 62-76.

The Met offense was held scoreles for the first three innings and then broke through in the top of the fourth.

3B Bo Bichette led off with a double and then RF Carson Benge followed with a single. DH Mark Vientos then hit into a double play to score Bichette.

In the top of the seventh, Vientos hit a solo homer. Two batters later, LF Christopher Morel reached on an infield hit and then 2B Marcus Semien followed with an infield hit.

Two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez drove in Morel with an RBI single to bring in a much needed insurance run.

Mets RHP Robert Stock cruised through the first four innings and then ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up a lead-off single and back-to-back infield hits to load the bases with no outs.

Stock was able to settle down by getting a strikeout and popout and was then helped out by his defense after Morel robbed 1B Jonathan Aranda on a line drive to left field after he made a leaping catch to save three runs.

Stock came out for the beginning of the bottom of the sixth and struck out 3B Junior Caminero and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.1 innings, five hits, 0 runs, 0 walks and four strikeouts. Stock picked up his first win since 2019.

LHP Nate Lavender came in next and picked up last two outs in the bottom of the sixth.

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

RHP Daniel Duarte came in next in the bottom of the eighth and gave up two runs and was then taken out.

RHP Chris Devenski appeared next and got the last out in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Kodai Senga came on in the bottom of the ninth and closed it out with a scoreless inning to pick up his 5th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 1 at the Rays at 6:40 p.m.

Game 138: Mets vs. Rays Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Carson Benge-RF

4. Mark Vientos-DH

5. Jared Young-1B

6. Christopher Morel-LF

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Robert Stock (0-3, 7.40 ERA) vs. LHP Ian Seymour (9-5, 4.21 ERA)

Mets Lose to Astros 6-3 To Drop Series And Manage Only Five Hits

 

Mets LHP Zac Thornton (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 6-3 this afternoon at Citi Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 61-76.

Mets LHP Zac Thornton got off to a rocky start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to SS Jeremy Pena. Thornton was able to recover after that with back-to-back strikeouts and then after a single, got a ground-out to end the inning.

Thornton gave up a hit by pitch with one out in the top of the second and with two outs, allowed a bunt single and then a RBI single to Pena.

Thornton settled down after that with a scoreless top of the third and worked around a two-out double in the top of the fourth.

Thornton finished up strong with a 1-2-3 top of the fifth and struck out the last two hitters he faced and was then taken out.

His final line was five innings, six hits, two runs, 0 walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Jonathan Pintaro came in next in the top of the sixth and gave up a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Lamonte Wade Jr.

LHP Jefry Yan followed in the top of the seventh and got into a based loaded jam after he gave up a walk, infield hit and hit by pitch. Yan was then let down by his defense after CF Daulton Varsho hit a groundball to 1B Jared Young who stepped on the bag for the second out, but then Young made a poor throw home over the head of catcher Luis Torrens which allowed two runs to score.

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

RHP Chris Devenski followed and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the inning after SS Francisco Lindor and DH Soto began the inning with back-to-back homers.

The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the bottom of the fifth after CF A.J. Ewing led off with a walk and then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Yainer Diaz.

2B Marcus Semien followed with a walk, but then catcher Luis Torrens grounded into a double play.

The Met offense did not score after that and had a chance to score in the bottom of the eighth after Soto and 3B Bo Bichette walked with two outs, but then RF Carson Benge flew out to second to end the threat.

The offense was unable to come up with timely hits and they went 0-7 with runners in scoring position.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, August 31st at the Tampa Bay Rays at 6:40 p.m.