Mets Beat Padres 5-0 Behind Excellent Start From Christian Scott

 

Mets 1B Jared Young and CF A.J. Ewing (Photo Credits to Denis Poroy-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 5-0 tonight at Petco Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 28-35. 

After a scoreless top of the first, 1B Jared Young homered to lead off the top of the second.

In the top of the third, catcher Luis Torrens doubled with one out and two batters later, SS Bo Bichette drove in Torrens with a RBI triple.

In the top of the fifth, 3B Brett Baty singled to lead off the top of the fifth and two batters later, Torrens came through again with a two-run homer.

In the top of the ninth, CF A.J. Ewing singled with one out in the inning and then stole second. Two batters later, Baty drove in Ewing with a RBI single.

RHP Christian Scott had a fine start throwing 5.2 scoreless innings allowing three singles and two walks with three strikeouts. He threw a season-high 98 pitches (67 strikes). Scott picked up his second consecutive win after he won his first career game in his previous start. He lowered his ERA to 2.50.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed and picked up last out in the bottom of the sixth and stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

LHP A.J. Minter closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, June 6 at the Padres at 10:10 p.m.

Game 63: Mets vs. Padres 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. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (1-0, 2.97 ERA) vs. RHP Michael King (4-4, 3.18 ERA)

Mets Beat Mariners 7-1 Behind Four-Hit Game From Bo Bichette

 

Mets SS Bo Bichette (Photo Credits to Steven Bisig-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Seattle Mariners 7-1 this afternoon at T-Mobile Park to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 27-35.

The Met offense got on the board immediately in the top of the first after SS Bo Bichette and DH Juan Soto singled with one out and then 1B Josh Naylor made an error which allowed Bichette to score.

The offense was held scoreless for the next two innings and then broke out for four runs in the top of the fourth.  LF M.J. Melendez walked with one out and then catcher Luis Torrens and RF Carson Benge to load the bases.

Bichette came up next and drove in Torrens and Benge with a two-run single. Soto followed by reaching first on a fielder's choice. Later in the inning, Soto and Benge perfectly executed a double steal after Soto stole second which drew a throw from catcher Jhonny Pereda and allowed Benge to steal home.

The following hitter, 1B Jared Young hit a grounder that went off the first base bag and passed Naylor's glove to bring in Soto with a RBI double.

In the top of the fifth, CF A.J. Ewing singled with one out and Melendez followed by driving in Ewing with a RBI double.

In the top of the eighth, Torrens led off with a double and then Benge grounded out second to advance Torrens to third. Bichette followed with a sacrifice fly to score Torrens for his third RBI of the game.

RHP Freddy Peralta got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to SS J.P Crawford but settled down after that. Peralta dealt with traffic on the basepaths all game but did not allow any more runs. He was able to induce two double play grounders after coming into the game with only one double play grounder all year. Peralta finished up strong with a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth and it was the fifth time this year he has gotten throw six innings.

His final line was six innings, one run, one earned run, two walks and six strikeouts. He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 3.38.

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

RHP Luke Weaver came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Joey Gerber who was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day came on in the bottom of the ninth and closed it out with a scoreless inning.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, June 5 at the San Diego Padres at 9:40 p.m.

Game 62: Mets vs. Mariners Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Juan Soto-DH

4. Jared Young-1B

5. Brett Baty-3B

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. A.J. Ewing-CF

8. M.J. Melendez-LF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (3-4, 3.55 ERA) vs. RHP George Kirby (5-4, 3.77 ERA)

Mets Lose to Mariners 8-3 With Poor Pitching And Sloppy Defense

 

Mets 2B Marcus Semien (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Seattle Mariners 8-3 tonight at T-Mobile Park for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 26-35.

Mets RHP Huascar Brazoban got the start as the "opener" and threw a scoreless bottom of the first and then gave back out for the bottom of the second and gave up a two-run homer to 1B Partrick Wisdom and was taken out.

RHP Jonah Tong came in next and picked up last out in the bottom of the second. 

Tong stayed in for the bottom of the third and was let down by his defense after 2B Marcus Semien tried to make a leaping catch, but dropped the ball and made a poor throw to first base which allowed 2B Randy Arozarena to advance to second. Later in the inning, RF Luke Raley hit a line drive off 1B Mark Vientos glove, which allowed another run to score.

In the bottom of the fourth, Tong gave up a lead-off walk to Wisdom and then a single to the following hitter catcher Jhonny Pereda.

Two batters later, Tong walked SS J.P. Crawford to load the bases and then gave up a sacrifice fly to CF Julio Rodriguez.

In the bottom of the fifth, Tong gave up an infield hit to 2B Cole Young with one out and and then a single to DH Dominic Canzone. Two batters later, Tong gave up a three-run homer to Pereda.

Tong's final line was 3.1 innings, five runs (four earned), on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks.

LHP Cionel Perez made his Met debut in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a lead-off homer to Rodriguez. Perez settled down after that retiring the next three hitters he faced and stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

LHP A.J. Minter threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after CF A.J. Ewing doubled with one out and two batters later, RF Carson Benge delivered with a two-run homer.

In the top of the sixth, Benge delivered once again with a solo homer.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, June 3 at the Mariners at 3:40 p.m.

Game 61: Mets vs. Mariners Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Juan Soto-LF

4. Jared Young-DH

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Huascar Brazoban (3-1, 1.86 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Gilbert (3-4, 3.69 ERA)

Mets Lose to Mariners 3-2 in 10 Innings With Only Two Solo Homers Despite Great Pitching from Sean Manaea

 

Mets LHP Sean Manaea (Photo Credits to Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Seattle Mariners 3-2 in 10 innings tonight at T-Mobile Park to snap their five-game winning streak and dropped their record to 26-34.

Mets RHP Austin Warren got the start as an "opener" and had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fist and gave up a lead-off hit by pitch in the bottom of the second and was then taken out. 

 LHP Sean Manaea came in next and threw a scoreless inning and then gave up a solo homer to 3B Cole Emerson in the bottom of the third.

Manaea was able to settle down after that retiring 11 hitters in a row. His final line was five innings, one hit, one run, one walk and four strikeouts.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next in the bottom of the seventh and gave up the game-tying solo homer to 1B Josh Naylor and gave up another hit and was taken out with two outs in the inning.

RHP Luke Weaver followed and picked up the last out in the bottom of the seventh and stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Devin Williams came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

LHP A.J. Minter came on in the bottom of the tenth and gave up a walk-off single to 2B Cole Young.

The Met offense was held scoreless against RHP Emerson Hancock for the first four innings until 1B Jared Young hit a solo homer in the top of the fifth.

In the top of the seventh, 2B Marcus Semien hit a solo homer.

The offense did not any have more hits after that and wasted their scoring opportunity in the top of the tenth after LF Juan Soto struck out to lead off the inning and then pinch-hitter Mark Vientos followed with a strikeout and CF A.J. Ewing popped out to end the inning.

The offense went 0-3 with runners in scoring position leaving one runner on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, June 2 at the Mariners at 9:40 p.m.