Mets Beat Diamondbacks 3-1 in 10 Innings With Clutch Hitting By Vientos and Benge

 

Mets 1B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 tonight in 10 innings at Chase Field and improved their record to 15-23.

After a scoreless top of the first, 1B Mark Vientos drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer in the top of the second.

The Met offense did not do much for the next seven innings  managing only three hits, but woke up in the top of the tenth.

Vientos led off and came through once again with the game-winning RBI double on the first pitch he saw.

CF Carson Benge followed with a RBI ground-rule double to score Vientos for a much needed insurance run.

RHP Nolan McLean had a solid outing outside of allowing a solo homer to 3B Nolan Arenado in the bottom of the second and shut down the Diamondbacks offense after that. McLean finished up strong with two strikeouts in the bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, three hits, one run, one walk and strikeouts.

RHP Luke Weaver followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth with a 1-2-3 inning on 8 pitches to pick up second win of the season.

RHP Tobias Myers came on in the bottom of the tenth and closed out the game with a 1-2-3 inning on 10 pitches with two strikeouts to pick up his first save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, May 9 at the Diamondbacks at 7:15 p.m.

Game 38: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Juan Soto-LF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Brett Baty-3B

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Carson Benge-CF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. M.J. Melendez-RF

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (1-2, 2.97 ERA) vs. RHP Ryne Nelson (1-3, 6.61 ERA)

Mets Lose To Rockies 6-2 After Craig Kimbrel gives up game-winning grand slam in bottom of eighth

 

Mets RHP Craig Kimbrel (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 6-2 this afternoon at Coors Field to snap their three-game winning streak and dropped their record to 15-22.

Mets RHP Christian Scott cruised through the first three innings and then gave up a RBI single to SS Willi Castro in the bottom of the fourth.

Scott was unable to make out of the bottom of the fourth due to a high pitch count and was taken out with two outs in the inning.

His final line was 4.2 innings, three hits, one run, two walks and six strikeouts.

RHP Huscar Brazoban came in next and picked up last out in the bottom of the fifth and came back out for the bottom of the sixth, but was not as successful.

Brazoban gave up a one-out walk and then a wild pitch. Brazoban then had a strikeout and walk, but then gave up game-tying RBI single to CF Jake McCarthy and was taken out.

RHP Austin Warren followed and gave up a walk, before getting a strikeout to end the inning. Warren stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and had a scoreless inning.

RHP Craig Kimbrel came on in the bottom of the eighth and got into immediate trouble and gave back-to back singles to start the inning and a walk to load the bases.

It all imploded for Kimbrel after he gave up the game-winning grand slam to McCarthy.

The Met offense did all of their damage in the top of the second after RF Austin Slater led off with a single and then 2B Marcus Semien followed with a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch.

LF Andy Ibanez drove in Slater with a sacrifice fly. Catcher Francisco Alvarez then struck out, but CF Tyrone Taylor followed with a RBI single.

The Met offense did not do much after that and were unable to score any more runs. They went 1-9 with RISP and had a chance to score in the top of the seventh, but DH Juan Soto popped out with runners on first and second with two outs.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, May 8 at the Arizona Diamondbacks at 9:40 p.m.

Game 37: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Juan Soto-DH

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Mark Vientos-1B

4. Austin Slater-RF

5. Marcus Semien-2B

6. Andy Ibanez-LF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Vidal Brujan-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 4.26 ERA) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (1-2, 4.07 ERA)

Mets Beat Rockies 10-5 Behind 15 Hits And Strong Outing by Freddy Peralta

 

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta (Photo Credits to Ron Cheroy-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 tonight at Coors Field for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 14-22.

The Met offense got off a fast start in the top of the first after LF Juan Soto led off with a homer.

The offense was held scoreless for the next two innings and then came alive again in the top of the fourth.

3B Brett Baty led off with a walk and then 2B Marcus Semien followed with a double. RF Carson Benge then delivered a two-run single to score Baty and Semien. DH Francisco Alvarez followed with a single to advance Benge to third and catcher Luis Torrens then drove in Benge with a RBI ground-out.

In the top of the fifth, Semien led off with a single and Benge followed with a double. Alvarez then drove in Semien with a RBI single and Torrens followed with a hit by pitch.

Soto followed with a sacrifice fly to score Benge and SS Bo Bichette followed with a RBI single to score Alvarez.

CF Tyrone Taylor then grounded into a fielder's choice and Torrens scored on an error by 2B Eduardo Julien.

In the top of the night, Semien capped off his stellar night at the plate with a two-run homer.

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta had an excellent start throwing five scoreless innings allowing four hits and two walks with one strikeout.

Peralta picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 3.12.

RHP Tobias Myers followed in the bottom of the sixth and had a difficult outing allowing four runs on five hits with two homers. Myers had to come out after retiring only two batters.

LHP Brooks Raley had to come in and picked up the last out in the bottom of the sixth and came back out for the bottom of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Luke Weaver threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

LHP Sean Manaea came on in the bottom of the ninth and had a difficult time allowing one run on a hit by pitch after he gave up three consecutive singles to load the bases with a strikeout before coming out with one out in the inning.

RHP Devin Williams appeared next and closed it out with back-to-back strikeouts to pick up his fifth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, May 7 at the Rockies at 3:10 p.m.

Game 36: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Juan Soto-LF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. M.J. Melendez-RF

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Brett Baty-3B

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Carson Benge-CF

8. Francisco Alvarez-DH

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (1-3, 3.52 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-3, 6.09 ERA)

Tuesday's Mets-Rockies Game Postponed

 Today's Mets-Rockies game at Coors Field has been postponed due to weather.

The game will be made up on Thursday at 3:10 p.m., which was an original off day for both teams.

Wednesday's game will now start at 9:20 p.m. instead of the original 3:10 p.m. start time.

The weather report in Denver has rain turning into 1-3 inches of snow on Tuesday night.