Mets Rout Tigers 10-2 Behind Stellar Debut By A.J. Ewing

 

Mets CF A.J. Ewing (Photo Credits to John Jones-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers 10-2 tonight at Citi Field and improved their record to 16-25.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, DH M.J. Melendez led off with a walk in the bottom of the second and then 3B Brett Baty followed with a single. 

Two batters later, CF A.J. Ewing walked in his first ML at-bat and then catcher Francisco Alvarez grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in a run and score Melendez.

In the bottom of the third, SS Bo Bichette led off with a single and then LF Juan Soto followed with a single. 1B Mark Vientos came up next and drove in Bichette with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, catcher Francisco Alvarez doubled with one out and then Carson Benge followed with a RBI single to the opposite field to score Alvarez. Alvarez came out in the bottom of the sixth after he twisted his knee while trying to swing.

In the bottom of the sixth, Ewing walked with one out and then stole second.  Catcher Luis Torrens followed with a walk and Benge reached on an infield hit to load the bases.

Bichette came up next and caught a break after he grounded to third and Tigers 3B Gage Workman made a poor throw to second which allowed Ewing and Torrens to score. Soto followed with a RBI ground-out to score Benge.

In the bottom of the seventh, 3B Brett Baty reached on an infield hit with one out and two batters later, Ewing drove in his first career RBI with a RBI triple.

Torrens followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the eighth, Soto singled with one out and Vientos followed with a single. Soto then scored on an error and three batters later, Ewing capped off his stellar night at the plate with a bases loaded walk.

Ewing had a spectacular debut with two runs, one hit, (triple), two RBIs, three walks and one stolen base. 

Ewing is the fourth player in the last 40 years to have a triple and stolen base in his ML debut.

RHP Freddy Peralta had a scoreless top of the first and then gave up two runs in the top of the second on a solo homer by catcher Dillion Dingler and a sacrifice fly by 1B Spencer Torkelson.

Peralta gave up a lead-off double in the top of the third and then settled down retiring the next eight hitters in a row. Peralta gave up back-to back single in the top of the fifth and then made a perfect throw home after backing up Benge's poor throw to end the top of the fifth.

Peralta finished up strong with a 1-2-3 top of the sixth and was then taken out.

His final line was six innings, seven hits, two runs, one walk and seven strikeouts.

He picked up his third win.

LHP Brooks Raley followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Austin Warren closed it out with two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 13 at home against the Tigers at 7:10 p.m.

Game 41: Mets vs. Tigers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Juan Soto-LF

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. M.J. Melendez-DH

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (2-3, 3.12 ERA) vs. RHP Jack Flaherty (0-3, 5.56 ERA)

Mets Call Up Top Prospect Centerfielder A.J. Ewing

 

Mets CF A.J. Ewing (Photo Credits to Ed Delany-MetsMerized

The New York Mets are calling up top prospect 21-year old CF A.J. Ewing for tomorrow's game against the Tigers. Ewing started the season in Double-A Binghamton and was in low St. Lucie-Single A at the beginning of last year.

Ewing has played 30 games between Double-A Binghamton (18 games) Triple-A Syracuse (12 games). He is hitting .339 with a .961 OPS. Ewing has nine doubles, two triples, and two homers with 11 RBIs and 25 runs scored. Ewing has 22 walks and 17 strikeouts.

Hopefully Ewing will be able to utilize his speed in the outfield and provide energy and bring a jolt to a starting lineup that desperately needs a spark.

Ewing is known for his defense and it will be fun to watch him and fellow rookie Carson Benge in the outfield for years to come with their defense and strong arms.

Mets Lose to Diamondbacks 5-1 To Lose Series Due to Poor Offense and Sloppy Defense

 

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Mets 3B Andy Ibanez delivering a tag against Diamondbacks (Photo Credits to AP)


  

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 this afternoon at Chase Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 15-25.

RHP Husacar Brazoban got the start as an "opener" and threw a scoreless inning.  Brazoban gave up a lead-off walk to 1B Ildemaro Vargas in the bottom of the second and then walked 3B Nolan Arenado and was taken out.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next and retired the first two hitters he faced, but then gave up a two-run double to LF Ryan Waldschmidt and was taken out after the inning.

LHP David Peterson came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the third and worked around an error by 3B Andy Ibanez in the bottom the fourth to throw another scoreless inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, Peterson made a throwing error, but once again was able to escape out of trouble and throw a scoreless inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Peterson got immediate trouble after Ibanez made an error to start the inning and then later in the inning, gave up a RBI single to LF Ryan Waldschimidt and a two-run triple to the following hitter 2B Ketel Marte.

Peterson stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

LHP Sean Manaea threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense did not do much outside of the top of the sixth after RF Carson Benge singled with one out and then catcher Luis Torrens followed with a RBI double.

They were unable to score any more runs after and did not capitalize with men on base. They went 0-3 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, May 12 back at home at Citi Field against the Detroit Tigers at 7:10 p.m.

Game 40: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Juan Soto-DH

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Austin Slater-LF

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Marcus Semien-2B

6. Austin Slater-3B

7. Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Carson Benge-RF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Huascar Brazoban (2-0, 1.53 ERA) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-0, 2.50 ERA)

Mets Lose To Diamondbacks 2-1 And Waste Fine Start By Clay Holmes Due to Poor Offense

 

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 this afternoon at Chase Field and dropped their record to 15-24.

Mets RHP Clay Holmes started out well with two scoreless innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the third.

Holmes retired the first two hitters he faced, but then gave up back-to-back singles and a walk to load the bases.

Holmes then gave up a two-run single to 1B Ildemaro Vargas.

Holmes was able to settle down after that retiring the next nine hitters in a row before giving up a single to 3B Nolan Arenado with two outs in the bottom of the sixth and was then taken out.

Holmes's final line was 5.2 innings, five hits, two runs, two walks and six strikeouts.

RHP Austin Warren followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Craig Kimbrel came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense did not do much outside of the top of the second after 2B Marcus Semien singled and then 3B Brett Baty followed with a RBI double.

In the top of the fifth, CF Tyrone Taylor doubled with two outs and then LF Juan Soto followed with an intentional walk, but SS Bo Bichette flew out to left field to end the threat.

The Met offense did not do much after that and struggled all game to get a timely hit.  They went 0-2 with runners in scoring position leaving four runners on base,

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, May 10 at the Diamondbacks at 4:10 p.m. 

Game 39: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Juan Soto-LF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. M.J. Melendez-DH

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (4-2, 1.69 ERA) vs. RHP Merrill Kelly (1-3, 9.95 ERA)