Mets Rally To Giants 5-2 With Four-Run Eighth Inning To Take Series

 

Mets CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 at Oracle Park this afternoon to take three out of four games in the series and improved their record to 6-4.

After a scoreless top of the first, CF Luis Robert Jr singled to lead off the top of the second and then LF Jared Young followed with a single and then 1B Mark Vientos drove in Robert Jr with a RBI single.

The Mets offense did not much else after that for the next five innings against Giants RHP Logan Webb, but then came alive in the top of the eighth.

DH Jorge Polanco doubled with one out and was replaced by pinch-runner Tyrone Taylor. Robert Jr then singled to advance Taylor to third base and stole second.

Catcher Luis Torrens came up next after he pinch-hit for Jared Young and it paid off in a huge way after Torrens delivered the game-winning two-run double.

1B Mark Vientos followed by reaching an infield hit and Torrens came around to score on a throwing error by 3B Matt Chapman which allowed Vientos to advance to second.

2B Marcus Semian then followed by driving in Vientos with a RBI double.

RHP Kodai Senga dominated through the first five innings striking out two hitters in the bottom of first and striking out the side in the second and allowed only two singles through five, but then tired in the bottom of the sixth.

Senga gave up a lead-off infield hit to catcher Patrick Bailey and after retiring the next two hitters, gave up game-tying RBI double to Chapman. Senga then gave up a RBI single to 1B Rafael Devers and was taken out. Senga's final line was 5.2 innings, five hits, two runs, two walks and seven strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and picked up last out in the bottom of the sixth and then threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh. Brazoban picked up his first win of the season.

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

RHP Devin Williams closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth and picked up his second save.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back home on Tuesday, April 7 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field at 7:10 p.m. 

Game 10: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

 1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Jorge Polanco-DH

4. Luis Robert Jr.-DH

5. Jared Young-LF

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-RF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (0-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Webb (1-1, 7.36 ERA)

Mets Dominant Giants 9-0 With Outstanding Offense From Tyrone Taylor And Stellar Pitching By Clay Holmes

 

Mets OF Tyrone Taylor (Photo Credits to D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images)

 

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 9-0 at Oracle Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 5-4.

After a scoreless top of the first,  in the top of the second, 1B Mark Vientos singled with one out, LF Jared Young followed with a walk and then 2B Marcus Semian reached first on an infield single to load the bases.

CF Carson Benge came up next and hit a grounder to 3B Matt Chapman who fumbled the ball made a poor throwing error to 1B Jerar Encarcion was not able to handle and the ball went past him which allowed two runs to score.

Catcher Luis Torrens followed with a RBI ground-out to score Semian.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the top of the fifth after Torrens led off with a single and after a ground-out by SS Francisco Lindor, 3B Bo Bichette drove in Torrens with a RBI single.

DH Jorge Polanco then struck out, but RF Brett Baty followed with a single and then Vientos drove in Bichette with a RBI single.

Pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor came up next to replace Jared Young and then Taylor broke the game open with a three-run homer.

In the top of the seventh, Baty led off with a double and two batters later, Taylor capped off his terrific night at the plate with a RBI single to score Baty for his fourth RBI of the game.

RHP Clay Holmes had a fantastic start with seven scoreless innings allowing three hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Holmes was able to mow down the Giants hitters with his nasty sinker to keep the ball down which resulted in 11 groundouts. 

He picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 1.42.

RHP Tobias Myers followed and closed it out with two dominant innings of his own in the bottom of the eighth and ninth to maintain his excellent start out of the bullpen.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, April 5 at the Giants at 4:05 p.m.

Game 9: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Jorge Polanco-DH

4. Brett Baty-RF

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Jacob Young-LF

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-CF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (1-0, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP Landen Roupp (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

Mets Crush Giants 10-3 Powered By Two Homers From Francisco Alvarez and 3 RBI from Marcus Semian

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor and CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 10-3 tonight at Oracle Park to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 4-4.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and then LF Juan Soto followed with a single. 3B Bo Bichette then drove in Lindor with a RBI single and then CF Luis Robert Jr followed with a walk 

1B Brett Baty followed by grounding into a double play and DH Mark Vientos walked. 2B Marcus Semian followed by driving in Bichette with a RBI single. After the top of the first, Soto was replaced by Tyrone Taylor after he suffered a tight right calf when running from first to third.

The offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the top of the fourth after Vientos led off with a single and Semian followed with a two-run homer. Two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a solo homer.

In the top of the seventh, Alvarez led off with a homer, his second of the night and Lindor followed with a walk. Two batters later, Bichette doubled to advance Lindor to third. Robert Jr followed with a RBI single. Two batters later, Vientos drove in Bichette with a RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, Robert Jr led off with a walk and Baty followed with a double. Two batters later, Semian singled to advance Baty to third and then RF Carson Benge grounded into a fielder's choice to score Baty.

RHP Nolan McLean dominated through the first five innings with five perfect innings until the bottom of the sixth after he walked CF Harrison Bader and catcher Patrick Bailey to start the inning. After a fly out, McLean gave up a RBI ground-rule double to SS Willy Adames and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and struck out DH Rafael Devers and then gave up a run after Alvarez committed a passed ball.

Raley then retired 2B Luis Arraez on a ground-out to end the inning.

McLean's final line was 5.1 innings, one hit, two runs (one earned), two walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

LHP Richard Lovelady came in next and gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Luis Garcia closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, April 4 at the Giants at 9:05 p.m.

Game 8: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

 1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Luis Robert Jr.-CF

5. Brett Baty-1B

6. Mark Vientos-DH

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-RF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Mahle (0-1, 4.50 ERA)

Mets Lose to Giants 7-2 After David Peterson and Offense Struggle

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the San Francisco Giants 7-2 tonight at Oracle Park for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 3-4.

LHP David Peterson got off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a one-out single to DH Rafael Devers and two batters later, a RBI triple to 2B Luis Arraez. Peterson then gave up a RBI double to 3B Matt Chapman and then dropped the ball covering first on a grounder which allowed Chapman to score from second.

Peterson had a scoreless bottom of the second and then gave up two more runs in the bottom of the third on two sacrifice flies. 

He had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth and then had a ground-out and walk in the bottom of the fifth and was then taken out.

Peterson's final line was 4.1 innings, nine hits, six runs, five earned runs, two walks and five strikeouts.

LHP Sean Manaea came in next and gave up a walk and RBI single to 1B Casey Schmitt. 

Manaea gave up a solo homer to Devers in the bottom of the sixth and then threw scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single, LF Juan Soto then grounded into a fielder's choice and 3B Bo Bichette drove in Soto with a RBI double.

In the top of the second, 1B Mark Vientos led off with a homer.

The offense did not do much after that with only five hits for the entire game going 0-3 with runners in scoring position leaving four runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, April 3 at the Giants at 10:15 p.m.