Mets Sign Anthony Swarzak

The New York Mets announced today that they have signed reliever RHP Anthony Swarzak to a two-year $14 mil deal. Last season, Swarzak posted a 2.33 ERA, 2.74 FIP, and 1.034 WHIP in 77.1 innings combined with the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. He began his career with the Minnesota Twins and then pitched for the New York Yankees before joining the White Sox and Brewers. Swarzak throws a fastball that tops out at 95 mph and has a sharp slider at 87 mph. He is joining a bullpen that already features RHP Jeurys Familia, RHP A.J. Ramos and LHP Jerry Blevins. It will be interesting to see how manager Mickey Callaway utilitizes Swarzak and what inning he will pitch since Callaway stated he will not have a set closer and will mix and match his relievers throughout each game.

Mets Hire Gary DiSarcina As New Bench Coach

The New York Mets announced today that they have hired Gary DiSarcina to be their new beach coach. DiSarcina was the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox last year and the third and first base coach for the Los Angeles Angels from 2014-2016.  He has had some experience managing in the minors leagues for the Red Sox from 2007-2009 and was their Triple-A manager in 2013. His record in the minor leagues was 205-162.

Mets Pick Up Asdrubal Cabrera's Option

The New York Mets announced today that they have picked up infielder Asdrubal Cabrera's option for next year. Cabrera will be paid $8.5 million instead of getting of a $2 million buyout. Last year, he hit. 280 with 14 homers and 59 RBI's. Cabrera finished up strong in September and October with a .371 average after requesting for a trade due to his unhappiness after being asked by the team to no longer serve as the every day shortstop. While playing third base, Cabrera fared better defensively making six errors while making eleven errors at shortstop.

Mets Pick Up Jerry Blevins's Option

The New York Mets announced today that they picked up LHP Jerry Blevins $7 million option for the 2018 season. Last year, Blevins ended up with a 2.94 ERA, 3.12 FIP, and a .228 BAA along with 69 strikeouts in 49.0 innings. Against left-handed hitters, he held them to a .195 average and .202 slugging percentage with 48 strikeouts in 34 innings. Blevins was acquired from the Washington Nationals in 2015 after he was traded for CF Matt den Decker.

Mets Hire Pat Roessler as New Hitting Coach

The New York Mets announced yesterday that assistant hitting coach Pat Roessler was hired as the team's hitting coach and will replace Kevin Long. Roessler was the assistant hitting coach from 2015-2017. Previously he was the director of player development with the New York Yankees from 2005-2014 as well as hitting coach with the Montreal Expos from 2000-2001.

Mets Hire Dave Eiland As Pitching Coach

The New York Mets announced yesterday that former Royals pitching coach Dave Eiland as been hired as the new pitching coach and Dan Warthen's replacement. Eiland worked for the Royals from 2011-2016. He was also the pitching coaching for the New York Yankees from 2008-2010. He has some prior experience with Manager Mickey Callaway after they both played for the Tampa Bays Rays.

Mets Hire Mickey Callaway As Manager

The New York Mets announced today that Mickey Callaway will be named the next manager. An official announcement is going to be coming later tonight or tomorrow night after a three-year deal is finalized. Calloway has been the Cleveland Indians pitching coach since 2013 and helped them have the best ERA in the American League this year. Prior to becoming pitching coach, Calloway has also served as a minor league pitching coach and minor league pitching coordinator in the Indians organization. He comes highly recommended by Indians manager Terry Francona. Calloway has only managed in 2008 for Texas A & M University with a 19-37 record. I think that this is excellent hire by Sandy Alderson. I like that Calloway is experienced with pitching and will be able to help our young pitching staff get back to the success that it had in 2015 and 2016. I also like that he is an outsider and comes in with a fresh mindset. I'm excited to see what Calloway can do next year and going forward.

Dan Warthen and Ray Ramirez Will Not Return Next Year

The New York Mets announced today that pitching coach Dan Warthen and head trainer Ray Ramirez will not be back next year. Warthen has been the pitching coach since 2008 and has offered another position in the organization. Ramirez was the head trainer since 2005 and has been in the organization since 1983. In other coaching moves, hitting coach Kevin Long, assistant heading coach Pat Roessler and third base coach Glen Sherlock will return next year. Bench coach Dick Scott will most likely not be coming back and has been granted permission to speak to teams that are looking for a new manager. First base coach Tom Goodwin is expected to not be back as well. The new manager hired will want to be able to choose his own coaching staff.

Mets vs. Phillies Game 162 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 11-0 today in the final game of their season and finished up with a record of 70-92. RHP Noah Syndergarrd got the start and ended his year on a high note. Syndergarrd threw two scoreless innings with 26 pitches.  He had two strikeouts and one walk. RHP Chris Flexen came in next and gave up six runs (five earned) in 1 1/3 innings. He had two walks and three strikeouts. RHP Kevin McGowan followed with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. RHP Rafael Montero gave up five runs in 2 2/3 innings.


The Mets offense struggled against Phillies starter RHP Nick Pavetta and had only two hits.

Terry Collins Will Not Return Next Year

The New York Mets announced today that manager Terry Collins will not be returning for the 2018 season. Collins will be staying in the organization and move to a role in the front office. He managed the Mets for seven seasons and helped make them make the playoffs in 2015 and 2016. Collins took the team to the World Series in 2015 and the wild-card game last season. I thought Terry did a great job the last two seasons keeping the team together and really helped get the most out of his players. I wish him the best of luck in his role in the front office.

Game 162: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Phillip Evans-3B
3. Brandon Nimmo-CF
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Tomas Nido-C
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Matt Reynolds-LF
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (1-2, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (7-10, 6.26 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 161 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 tonight in 11 innings and improved their record to 70-91. SS Amed Rosario drove home the first run of the game with an RBI single in the top of the fourth inning. LF Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run triple in the top of the fifth inning. 3B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a RBI double in the top of the seventh inning. Cabrera came through again in the top of the eleventh inning with the go-ahead three-run homer.

RHP Seth Lugo finished up his season on a good note allowing two runs on six hits in four innings.  He had four strikeouts and no walks. RHP Chasen Bradord followed with a scoreless bottom of the fifth inning. LHP Josh Smoker recorded the first two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Paul Sewald gave up two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jamie Callahan got the second out in the bottom of the seventh inning. LHP Jerry Blevins had to come in to get the last out in the bottom of the seventh inning. RHP A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. Rookie RHP Jacob Rhyme had two scoreless innings in the bottom of the ninth and tenth innings and picked up his first Major League win. RHP Jeurys Familia finished it off with a scoreless bottom of the eleventh inning and got his sixth save on the season.

Game 161: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Brandon Nimmo-LF
5. Kevin Plawecki-C
6. Dominc Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (7-5, 4.72 ERA) vs. RHP Henderson Alvarez (0-1, 3.60 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 160 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 tonight and dropped their record to 69-91. RHP Matt Harvey made his final start of the season and struggled in his last outing. Harvey allowed four runs on seven hits in four innings. He gave up three walks and had three strikeouts. RHP Hansel Robles followed and gave up two solo homers in the bottom of the fifth. Robles came back for the bottom of the sixth and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Kevin McGowan pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Kevin McGowan pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets offense got off to a quick start after 2B Jose Reyes led off with a homer in the top of the first inning. 1B Dominic Smith also hit a solo homer in the top of the fifth inning.

Game 160: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Nori Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Travis d'Arnaud-C
5. Brandon Nimmo-LF
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Dominic Smith-1B
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Matt Harvey-RHP

The pitching match-up is Matt Harvey (5-6, 6.60 ERA) vs. RHP Ben Lively (3-7, 4.35 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 159 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-1 tonight in their final home game of the season and improved their record to 69-90. The offense struggled for the first three innings against Braves starter LHP Sean Newcombe, but finally broke through in the fourth inning. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud drove in the first run of the game after grounding into a fielder's choice which brought home a run. The next inning d'Arnaud drove in two more runs after hitting an RBI single. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Mets broke the game open with four runs. 1B Dominic Smith hit a three-run homer. 2B Jose Reyes added a RBI double.

RHP Robert Gsellman made his final start of the 2017 season and finished up strong. Gsellman allowed one run on six hits in six innings. He gave up one walk and had four strikeouts. He picked up his eighth win of the season. RHP  Jamie Callahan came in next with a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Chasen Bradfor followed with a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Paul Sewald closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

Game 159: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Juan Lagares-CF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Travis d'Arnaud-C
5. Kevin Plawecki-C
6. Brandon Nimmo-LF
7. Travis Taijeron-RF
8. Matt Reynolds-SS
9. Robert Gsellman-RHP

The pitching match-up is Robert Gsellman (7-7, 5.38 ERA) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (4-8, 4.26 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 158 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 tonight and improved their record to 68-90. Rafael Montero got the start and wasn't as sharp as he's been in previous outings. Montero gave up three runs in six innings. He allowed two walks with three strikeouts and wound up with a no-decision.  LHP Josh Smoker came in next and recorded one out in the top of the seventh. RHP Hansel Robles followed and got the last two outs in the top of the seventh inning and came back out for the top of the eighth and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Jeurys Familia came in for the top of the ninth for a back-to back appearance and had a scoreless inning and picked up his second win.

The Mets offense was held scoreless by Braves starter former Met RHP R.A. Dickey for the first six innings. In the bottom of the seventh inning, The Mets broke through with two runs after CF Brandon Nimmo singled and catcher Kevin Plawecki followed with a two-run homer. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Plawecki led out with a single and 1B Dominc Smith walked, which put two runners on with no one out. Two batters later, RF Travis Taijeron drove home the winning run with a walk-off single.

Game 158: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-LF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Brandon Nimmo-CF
5. Kevin Plawecki-C
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Travis Taijeron-RF
9. Rafael Montero-RHP

The pitching match-up is Rafael Montero (5-11, 5.30 ERA) vs. R.A. Dickey (10-10, 4.32 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 157 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-2 tonight in the second game of their doubleheader and improved their record to 67-90. The Mets offense was held scoreless for the first two innings, but broke through with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. 3B Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the first run of the game with an RBI ground-out. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud followed with an RBI double. d'Arnaud drove in another run in the bottom of the eighth with a solo homer.

RHP Seth Lugo had his best outing since making his return off the of the disabled list. Lugo allowed no runs in six innings. He gave up two hits and no walks with no strikeouts. Lugo picked up his seventh win of the season. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and was taken out with two outs in the top of the seventh inning after giving up a hit and walk. RHP Chasen Bradford had to cone to get the lasy out in the top of the seventh and came back out for the top of the eighth and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Jeurys Familia came on in the top of the ninth inning to close it out, but struggled and gave up two runs. Famillia gave up an RBI single to 3B Jace Peterson and an RBI ground-out to pinch-hitter Matt Kemp. Despite not having his best stuff, he was able to buckle down and make pinch-hitter Tyler Flowers ground out to end it and was able to pick up his fifth save.

Game 157( Game 2 of Double Header): Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Juan Lagares-CF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Travis d'Arnaud-C
5. Kevin Plawecki-1B
6. Travis Taijeron-RF
7. Matt Reynolds-SS
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (6-5, 5.03 ERA) vs. LHP Max Fried (1-0, 4.41 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 156 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves today 9-2 in the first game of the doubleheader and dropped their record to 66-90. RHP Chris Flexen started out well with three scoreless innings, but gave up a solo homer to 2B Ozzie Albies. Flexen came back with a scoreless top of the fifth inning, but was taken out in the top of the sixth inning after loading the bases. LHP Josh Smoker followed and gave up three inherited runs. RHP Erik Goedell came in next and gave up a run in the top of the seventh inning. Rookie RHP Kevin McGowan gave up thee runs in the top of the eighth inning. Rookie RHP Jacob Rhyme gave up a run in the top of the ninth inning.

Catcher Tomas Nido drove in the only runs of the game with a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Game 156: ( Game 1 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Brandon Nimmo-LF
4. Phillip Evans-3B
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Juan Lagares-CF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Chris Flexen-RHP

The pitching match-up is Chris Flexen (3-4, 7.13 ERA) vs. RHP Lucas Sims (2-5, 5.14 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 155 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 3-2 today to lose two out of three games in the series and drop their record to 66-89. RHP Jacob deGrom got the start and was dominant in the first two innings with five strikeouts. In the third inning, deGrom allowed a two-run homer to SS Trea Turner. After a scoreless top of the fourth inning, he gave up a RBI single to catcher Jose Lobaton in the top of the fifth inning and then pitched a scoreless top of the sixth inning. Degrom gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits in six innings. He reached the 200-inning plateau for the first time and finished the year with a record of 15-10, 3.53 ERA, 239 strikeouts and 59 walks in 201.1 innings. RHP Hansel Robles came in next and pitched two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth innings. RHP Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense got on the board early with a solo homer by LF Brandon Nimmo in the bottom of the first inning but was shut down after that by Nationals starter RHP Max Scherizer. Scherizer was dominant allowing one run on three hits with 10 strikeouts. 2B Jose Reyes drove in the other run with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Game 155: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Brandon Nimmo-LF
4. Travis d'Arnaud-C
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Phillip Evans-3B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (15-9, 3.55 ERA) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (15-6, 2.59 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 154 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 4-3 in 10 innings tonight and dropped their record to 66-88. RHP Noah Syndergarrd made his return to the mound for the first time since April 30th after being out with a lat injury. Syndergarrd went one inning and threw five pitches. He topped out at 98 mph. RHP Matt Harvey came in next in relief for the first time in his career. Harvey struggled with command once again and gave up three runs on four hits in four innings. He gave up a two-run homer to 1B Adam Lind in the top of the fourth inning and a solo homer to catcher Matt Wieters in the top of the fifth inning. LHP Josh Smoker followed and pitched a scoreless top of the sixth inning. RHP Chasen Bradford pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. LHP Jerry Blevins came on in the top of the eighth inning and retired 2B Daniel Murphy to start the inning, but was taken out after walking 3B Anthony Rendon. Rookie RHP Jamie Callahan was able to finish the inning and get the last two outs. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning. Rookie RHP Jacob Rhyme gave up the game-winning homer to Murphy in the top of the tenth inning and was taken out with one out after a couple of walks. Rookie RHP Kevin McGowan had to come to record the last two outs in the inning.

The Mets offense scored all three of its runs in the bottom of the third inning. LF Brandon Nimmo hit a RBI double. Catcher Kevin Plawecki followed with a two-run single.

Game 154: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Brandon Nimmo-LF
5. Kevin Plawecki-C
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (1-2, 3.29 ERA) vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg (14-4, 2.60 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 153 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 7-6 tonight to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 66-87. RHP Robert Gsellman got the start in place of RHP Jacob deGrom who was pushed back to Sunday due to naseau and an upset stomach. Gsellman wasn't nearly as good as he was in his last start. He gave up six runs (five earned) on four hits in six innings. Gsellman allowed three walks and had four strikeouts. He wound up with a no-decision. RHP Chasen Bradford came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the sixth inning. He picked up his second win. RHP Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. Sewald came back out for the top of the eighth inning and got the first two outs and was then taken out. LHP Jerry Blevins had to come in to 2B Daniel Murphy for the last out of the inning. RHP A.J. Ramos came in for the ninth inning, but was unable to close it out. Ramos was taken out with one out and runners on first and second. LHP Josh Smoker appeared next and got the second out of the inning. RHP Jeurys Familia was able to get the last out of the game and pick up his fourth save of the season. This was Famila's first save since May 5th.

The Mets offense got an early run from catcher Travis d'Arnaud on a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, RF Nori Aoki got the rally started with an RBI single. Later on in the inning, 3B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a RBI single. D'Arnaud hit a three-run homer to tie the game. Aoki drove in another run on an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth to give the Mets the lead.

Game 153: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Nori Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Brandon Nimmo-LF
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Robert Gsellman-RHP

The pitching match-up is Robert Gsellman (7-7, 5.22 ERA) vs. RHP Edwin Jackson (5-6, 4.96 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 152 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 9-2 today to drop their record to 65-87. Rafael Montero got the start and got into immediate trouble in the bottom of the first inning after 2B Dee Gordon doubled to lead-off the inning and gave up an RBI single to LF Marcell Ozuna later in the inning. In the bottom of the third inning, Montero gave up another RBI single to Ozuana and then allowed a two-run homer to 1B Justin Bour. He gave up an RBI single to RF Giancarlo Stanton in the bottom of the fourth inning. Montero allowed five runs on seven hits in four innings. He had two walks and two strikeouts. After Montero was taken out, RHP Chris Flexen pitched two scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings. RHP Kevin McGowan pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Erik Goeddel came in the bottom of the eighth inning and gave up back-to back homers to catcher A.J. Ellis and SS Miguel Rojas. Goedell recorded one out, but then gave up a single to 2B Dee Gordon and a two-run homer to RF Giancarlo Stanton. After that Goedell was taken out and LHP Tommy Millone appeared next and got the last two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets offense was scoreless for the first four innings, but in the top of the fifth inning, catcher Kevin Plawecki led off with a single, and RF Taylor Taijeron later singled in the inning to make it first and third with one out. Pinch-hitter Travis d'Arnaud drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single. LF Brandon Nimmo drove in the other run with a solo homer in the top of the seventh inning.

Game 152: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-SS
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Kevin Plawecki-C
6. Brandon Nimmo-LF
7. Phillips Evans-2B
8. Travis Taijeron-RF
9. Rafael Montero-RHP

The pitching match-up is Rafael Montero (5-10, 5.08 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Urena (13-6, 3.62 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 151 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 5-4 tonight for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 65-86. SS Jose Reyes got the offense off to a fast start with a lead-off homer in the top of the first inning, but went scoreless for the next four innings. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth inning. Reyes drove in another run with an RBI single in the top of the ninth inning.

RHP Seth Lugo had a solid start allowing one run on three hits in five inning with one walk and three strikeouts. Lugo was taken out after five innings after only throwing 83 pitches. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and pitched a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. LHP Jerry Blevins pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos came on in the bottom of the ninth inning to close it out, but wound up allowing three runs and blowing the save. Ramos gave up a solo homer to 1B Justin Bour and RBI singles to pinch-hitter A.J. Ellis and LF Ichiro Suzuki. RHP Paul Sewald had to come in to get the last out of the ninth inning after striking out CF Christian Yelich and came back out for the bottom of the tenth inning and gave up a walk-off homer to catcher J.T. Realmunto.

Game 151: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-SS
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Brandon Nimmo-LF
7. Juan Lagares-CF
8. Phillip Evans-2B
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (6-5, 4.21 ERA) vs. RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (0-3, 4.35 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 150 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 13-1 tonight to snap their two-game winning steak and drop their record to 65-85. RHP Matt Harvey got into immediate trouble after he gave up a RBI single to 1B Justin Bour in the bottom of the first inning. In the bottom of the third inning, he threw a wild pitch which allowed RF Giancarlo Stanton to score. Harvey gave up a three-run homer to Stanton in the fourth inning and allowed two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on a RBI triple by 2B Dee Gordon and an RBI single to Stanton, his fourth RBI of the game. That would be it for Harvey after he gave up seven runs on twelve hits in four innings. He had two walks and two strikeouts. LHP Tommy Millone came in next and allowed two runs on one hit in 1/3 of an inning. RHP Hansel Robles followed and was even worse giving up three runs on four hits in 1/3 of an inning. RHP Chris Flexen appeared next and pitched a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. Rookie RHP Jacob Rhame and gave up a solo homer to LF Marcell Ozuna. Rookie RHP Jamie Callahan had a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets offense struggled night all against Marlins starter RHP Dan Strailly. 2B Gavin Cecchini drove in the only run of the game with a RBI single in the top of the fourth inning.

Game 150: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Brandon Nimmo-LF
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Matt Harvey-RHP

The pitching match-up is Matt Harvey (5-5, 6.14 ERA) vs. RHP Dan Straily (9-9, 4.24 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 149 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-1 today for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 65-84. 2B Jose Reyes drove in the first run of the game with an RBI triple in the top of the first inning. SS Amed Rosario drove in the second run of the first inning after he grounded into a fielder's choice. The Mets offense was scoreless for the next eight innings, but broke the game open with three runs in the top of the ninth inning. Rookie 3B Phillip Evans hit a RBI double, which was the first RBI of his career. Pinch-hitter Asdrubal Cabrera followed with a two-run homer.

RHP Robert Gsellman had an outstanding start allowed one unearned run on three hits in seven innings. He had three strikeouts and no walks. Gsellman picked up his seventh win of the year. LHP Jerry Blevins followed with a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning.

Game 149: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Brandon Nimmo-LF
4. Kevin Plawecki-C
5. Dominc Smith-1B
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Juan Lagares-CF
8. Phillip Evans-3B
9. Robert Gsellman-RHP

The pitching match-up is Robert Gsellman (6-7, 5.58 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (11-11, 4.57 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 148 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-3 tonight to snap their five-game losing streak and improved their record to 64-84. CF Juan Lagares drove in the first run of the game with a RBI single in the top of the second inning. 2B Gavin Cecchini followed with an RBI double. LF Brandon Nimmo hit a RBI double in the top of the third inning. 3B Asdrubal Cabrera also followed with a RBI double. Cecchini drove in another run in the top of the fourth inning with an RBI double and had the best game of his career with three hits and two RBI's. 1B Dominic Smith hit a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning.

RHP Jacob deGrom had a stellar outing giving up one run on five hits in seven innings. DeGrom picked up his 15th win of the season. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Game 148: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Brandon Nimmo-LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Juan Lagares-CF
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (14-9, 3.63 ERA) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (9-9, 4.28 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 147 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 3-2 tonight for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 63-84. RHP Rafael Montero started out well with four scoreless innings, but struggled in the bottom of the fifth inning. Montero left with the based loaded and two outs. He gave up three runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Montero had six strikeouts and two walks. After he was taken out, RHP Chasen Bradford got the last out in the bottom of the fifth inning and the first out in the top of the sixth inning. LHP Tommy Milone recorded the last two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, LHP Jerry Blevins pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

SS Jose Reyes drove in the first run of the game with an RBI ground-out in the top of the third inning. 1B Dominic Smith hit a RBI double in the top of the fourth inning.

Game 147: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Brandon Nimmo-LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Kevin Plawecki-C
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Juan Lagares-CF
7. Taylor Taijeron-RF
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Rafael Montero-RHP

The pitching match-up is Rafael Montero (5-9, 5.05 ERA) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (2-8, 4.38 ERA)

Mets vs. Cubs Game 146 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 14-6 to get swept in the three-game series and dropped their record to 63-83. RHP Seth Lugo had a rough outing and was unable to go past three innings. Lugo gave up eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits in three innings. He gave up one walk and had four strikeouts. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and allowed one run and one inherited run  with three strikeouts in two innings. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and gave up two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and recorded two outs. RHP Paul Sewald had to appear next to get the last out in the bottom the sixth inning, but gave up three runs. RHP Chris Flexen pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

3B Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning. 2B Jose Reyes hit a RBI single in the top of the second inning. LF Brandon Nimmo hit a RBI double in the top of the second. 1B Dominic Smith hit a solo homer in the top of the third inning. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud followed with a solo homer. Catcher Tomas Nido hit a RBI single in the top of the ninth inning, his first major league hit and RBI.

Injury News:
Catcher Travis d'Arnaud left the game in the bottom of the sixth inning with a twisted knee.
Shortstop Amed Rosario also left the game in the bottom of the sixth inning with a tight hip flexor.

Game 146: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Brandon Nimmo-LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Nori Aoki-RF
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (6-4, 4.64 ERA) vs. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (ML debut)

Mets vs. Cubs Game 145 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 17-5 last night for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 63-82. RHP Matt Harvey made his third start since coming off the DL and had another difficult outing. Harvey gave up five runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. He allowed four walks and had two strikeouts. Harvey left with the based loaded and one out in the bottom of the fourth inning. RHP Hansel Robles came in next and gave up three inherited runs that were charged to Harvey in the bottom of the fourth inning. Robles came back for the bottom of the fifth inning and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Chasen Bradford followed and gave up four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Kevin McGowan gave up a run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Rookie RHP Jacob Rhyme gave up five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Rookie RHP RHP Jamie Callahan gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

2B Jose Reyes got the Mets offense off to a fast start with a lead-off homer in the top of the first inning. Harvey drove in a run in the top of the second inning with a sacrifice bunt. SS Amed Rosario scored on a passed ball in the top of the eighth inning. 1B Dominic Smith added a two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning.

Game 145: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Norichika Aoki-LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Kevin Plawecki-C
5. Juan Lagares-CF
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Taylor Taijeron-RF
8. Matt Reynolds-1B
9. Matt Harvey-RHP

The pitching match-up is Matt Harvey (5-4, 5. 82 ERA) vs. LHP Jon Lester (10-7, 4.35 ERA)

Mets vs. Cubs Game 144 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 8-3 tonight and dropped their record to 63-81. RHP Robert Gsellman had a difficult outing allowing four runs in four innings with 93 pitches. He gave up five hits with five walks and four strikeouts. LHP Tommy Millone came in next and gave up a solo homer to LF Kyle Scwarber. Rookie RHP Jacob Rhame gave up an RBI single to 2B Ben Zoborist in the bottom of the sixth inning. LHP Josh Smoker gave up a solo homer to CF Ian Happ in the bottom of the seventh inning. Rookie RHP Chris Flexen gave up a sacrifice fly to 3B Kris Bryant in the bottom of the eighth inning.

RF Taylor Taijeron drove in the first run of the game with a RBI ground-out in the top of the fourth inning. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth inning. LF Nori Aoki hit a RBI ground-out in the top of the ninth inning.

Game 144: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Norichika Aoki-LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Travis d'Arnaud-C
5. Juan Lagares-CF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Taylor Taijeron-RF
9. Robert Gsellman-RHP

The pitching match-up is Robert Gsellman (6-6, 5.44 ERA) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (9-11, 4.32 ERA)

Mets Call Up Tomas Nido

The New York Mets announced today that they are calling up catching prospect Tomas Nido from Double-A Binghamton. Nido struggled offensively this year hitting .232 with eight home runs and 60 RBI's. He did better defensively throwing out 45 % of possible base-stealers and giving up six passed balls in 102 games. Last year, Nido hit .320 with seven homers in 90 games for Single-A St. Lucie. It will be interesting to see how Nido fits into the Mets plans with catchers Travis d'Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki hitting well in September since he considered to be the catcher of the future.

Mets vs. Reds Game 143 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 today to snap their three-game winning streak and dropped their record to 63-80. RHP Jacob deGrom didn't have his best stuff, but was able to limit the damage to two runs on three hits in six innings and had 10 strikeouts and wound up with a no-decision. DeGrom is the third Mets pitcher along with Tom Seaver and Dwight Gooden to strike out 10 + batters ten times in a single season. After deGrom was taken out, RHP Paul Sewald came in next and gave up three-runs on a three-run homer by SS Zack Cosart and recorded only two outs. RHP Jerry Blevins followed and got the last out in the top of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia gave up go-ahead runs in the top of the eighth inning on a two-run homer by catcher Tucker Barnhart. LHP Josh Smoker was able to get  1B Joey Votto for the last out in the eighth inning. RHP Hansel Robles allowed three runs in the top of the ninth inning on a three-run homer by Barnhart.

The Mets offense got off to a quick start in the bottom of the first inning on a RBI ground-out by catcher Travis d'Arnaud. 1B Dominic Smith hit a RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning. Smith drove in another run in the bottom of the sixth inning on a solo homer and has hit five homers since being called up with five extra-base hits and eight RBI's in September. 2B Jose Reyes hit a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth.

Injury News:

Pinch-hitter infielder Asdrubal Cabrera left in the game in the bottom of the sixth inning after getting hit by a pitch on the ankle. He was diagnosed with a right ankle contusion and X-Rays were negative.

Game 143: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Norichika Aoki-RF
3. Brandon Nimmo-CF
4. Travis d'Arnaud-C
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Travis Taijeron-RF
8. Matt Reynolds-3B
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (14-9, 3.65 ERA) vs. RHP Sal Romano (4-6, 4.62 ERA)

Mets vs. Reds Game 142 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 tonight for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 63-79. Catcher Kevin Plawecki drove in the first two runs of the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning. 1B Dominic Smith hit a RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning. RF Nori Aoki hit a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning. 3B Asdrubal Cabrera followed with a RBI double.

RHP Rafael Montero had a solid start and was able to get out of several jams despite having a lot of traffic on the basepaths. Montero allowed one run on five hits in five innings. He gave up five walks and had five strikeouts. Montero picked up his fifth win of the season. RHP Chasen Bradford came in next and pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings. LHP Josh Smoker retired the only batter he faced to end the top of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning. Rookie RHP Jamie Callahan pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

Game 142: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Nori Aoki-RF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Brandon Nimmo-LF
5. Juan Lagares-CF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Matt Reynolds-3B
9. Rafael Montero-RHP

The pitching match-up is Rafael Montero (4-9, 5.21 ERA) vs. RHP Homer Bailey (4-7, 7.24 ERA)

Mets vs. Reds Game 141 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 tonight for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 62-79. Rookie Travis Taijeron drove home the first run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning, the first of his career. SS Jose Reyes also hit a solo homer in the bottom of the third inning. Reyes added another homer a two-run shot in the bottom of the fifth inning. He has now 101 career homers with the Mets and is the thirteenth player in franchise history with at least 100 homers. 3B Matt Reynolds grounded into a fielder's choice and reached on an error in the bottom of the sixth inning, which brought home a run.

RHP Seth Lugo bounced back after losing it in the sixth inning in his last outing. Lugo pitched six scoreless innings and gave up four hits. He had one walk and four strikeouts. Lugo recorded his sixth win on the season. LHP Tommy Millone followed and pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and got the first two outs in the top of the eighth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins appeared next and got the last out in the top of the eighth. Blevins came back out for the top of the ninth and was taken out after he loaded the bases with one out. RHP AJ Ramos had to come in and get the last two outs and pick up his 27th save.

Game 141: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Brandon Nimmo-LF
3. Juan Lagares-CF
4. Travis d'Arnaud-C
5. Travis Taijeron-RF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Gavin Cecchini-2B
8. Matt Reynolds-3B
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (5-4, 5.00 ERA) vs. LHP Amir Garrett (3-6, 7.41 ERA)

Mets Call Up Phillip Evans

The New York Mets announced today that prospect utility man Phillip Evans will be called up from Triple-A Las Vegas. Evans hit .279 with 11 home runs, 26 doubles, a career-high 56 RBI's and 42 walks in Triple-A Las Vegas. He can play several positions and has played left field, shortstop, second base and third base in Triple-A this year. Evans won the batting title last year in Double-A Binghamton hitting .335.

Mets vs. Reds Game 140 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 tonight for their second consecutive win and third in last four games to improve their record to 61-79. RHP Matt Harvey got the start on normal rest and had a better outing after his last start in Houston. Harvey allowed two runs on five hits in five innings. He gave up one walk and had one strike. Harvey showed more life on his fastball and threw as hard as 95 mph, but threw mostly 92-94 mph. It was a good step forward for him and hopefully he can build off this start. Harvey picked up his fifth win of the season. LHP Josh Smoker followed and pitched a scoreless top of the sixth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth innings. RHP A.J. Ramos closed it out in a non-save situation with a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

1B Dominc Smith drove home the first run of the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the second inning. SS Jose Reyes hit a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth inning. LF Brandon Nimmo hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth inning. CF Juan Lagares followed with a solo homer. Nimmo hit another homer in the bottom of the sixth inning, a two-run shot and also had a double and a walk.

Game 140: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Nori Aoki-RF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Brandon Nimmo-LF
5. Juan Lagares-CF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Matt Reynolds-2B
9. Matt Harvey-RHP

The pitching match-up is Matt Harvey (4-4, 5.97 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Mahle (0-1, 2.45 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 139 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 tonight in a rain-shortened six inning game and improved their record to 60-79. The Mets offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first inning and scored three runs. 3B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a RBI single and catcher Travis d'Arnaud followed with a two-run homer. In the bottom of the second inning, RHP Robert Gsellman hit a RBI single for his fifth hit and fourth RBI on the season. LF Brandon Nimmo added a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third inning. Nimmo added another sacrifice in the bottom of the fifth inning.

RHP Robert Gsellman had a solid start allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits in six innings. He gave up four walks and had one strikeout. He picked up his sixth win.

Game 139: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Norichika Aoki-RF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Travis d'Arnaud-C
5. Brandon Nimmo-LF
6. Juan Lagares-CF
7. Dominic Smith-1B
8. Matt Reynolds-2B
9. Robert Gsellman-RHP

The pitching match-up is Robert Gsellman (5-6, 5.60 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (5-9, 6.28 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 138 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 tonight and dropped their record to 59-79. RHP Jacob deGrom had a difficult outing and one of his worst starts this year, despite throwing hard early in the game . Degrom allowed nine runs (six earned) on ten hits in 3 2/3 innings. He gave up two walks and had five strikeouts. After deGrom was taken out, LHP Josh Smoker pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Rookie RHP Jacob deGrom pitched a scoreless top of the sixth inning. RHP Kevin McGowan pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Erik Goedell pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning. Rookie RHP Jamie Callahan pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense got off to a fast start on a RBI double by catcher Travis d'Arnaud in the bottom of the first inning. After that, they went quietly against Phillies starter RHP Ben Lively, who gave up only four hits.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Norichika Aoki-RF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Travis d'Arnaud-C
5. Brandon Nimmo-LF
6. Juan Lagares-CF
7. Dominic Smith-1B
8. Gavin Checcini-2B
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (14-8, 3.43 ERA) vs. RHP Ben Lively (2-5, 4.22 ERA)

Mets Recall Kevin McGowan

The New York Mets announced today that they have recalled RHP Kevin McGowan from Triple-A Las Vegas. McGowan appeared in one game for the Mets in August and gave up one run on two hits in 1.1 innings. He is a former 13th round pick and appeared in 47 games with a 6-5 record and a 4.15 ERA for the Las Vegas 51s this year.

Mets vs. Phillies Game 137 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 11-7 this afternoon and improved their record to 59-78. CF Juan Lagares drove home the first run of the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the second inning. SS Jose Reyes hit a solo homer in the bottom of third inning. 3B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer two batters later.  In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Mets offense broke the game open with six runs. 2B Gavin Cecchini hit a two-run single. Jose Reyes hit a RBI single.  RF Nori Aoki followed with a RBI ground-out. Reyes came around to score on a wild pitch. LF Brandon Nimmo capped off the inning with an RBI single. Nimmo hit another RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning.

RHP Rafael Montero started out well allowing one run in the first four innings, but faded in the top of the fifth and sixth innings. He was unable to finish the top of the sixth inning and recorded one out. Montero allowed four runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He gave up five walks and had three strikeouts. Montero managed to pick up his fourth win of the season.  RHP Paul Sewald came in next and allowed a run before getting the last two outs in the top of the sixth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Hansel Robles had a difficult outing allowing two runs in 1 2/3 innings pitched. RHP A.J. Ramos had to come in the top of the ninth inning and got the last out of the game.

Game 137: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Nori Aoki-RF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Kevin Plawecki-C
6. Brandon Nimmo-LF
7. Juan Lagares-CF
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Rafael Montero-RHP

The pitching match-up is Rafael Montero (3-9, 5.12 ERA) vs. LHP Mark Leiter Jr. (2-4, 3.88 ERA)

Mets vs. Astros Game 136 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 8-6 today and were swept in the three-game series and dropped their record to 58-78. Rookie RHP Chris Flexen had a rough start allowing seven runs on nine hits in four innings. He gave up two walks and had one strikeout. Flexen had some showed promise, but needs to get sent back down to the minors for more seasoning and to work on his command and off-speed pitches.  RHP Chasen Bradford came in next and pitched two scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings. RHP Jeurys Familia allowed a run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly by RF Josh Reddick. LHP Josh Smoker followed and recorded the first two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos got the last out in the inning.

The Mets offense got off to a quick start in the top of the first inning with two runs. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud hit a RBI ground-out and first baseman Dominic Smith hit a RBI single. In the top of the second innings, the Mets scored two more runs. CF Juan Lagares hit a RBI single and RF Norichika Aoki also hit a RBI single. In the top of the fifth, Aoki hit another RBI single. Later on in the top of the fifth, LF Brandon Nimmo drew a walk with the based loaded which brought in a run.

Game 136: Mets vs. Astros Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Norichika Aoki-RF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Travis d'Arnaud-DH
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Brandon Nimmo-LF
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Juan Lagares-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Flexen (3-3, 6.89 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Fiers (8-9, 4.55 ERA)

Mets vs. Astros Game 135 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 4-1  last night in the second game of their doubleheader and dropped their record to 58-77. RHP Seth Lugo started out well with five scoreless innings and giving up five walks and one walk. It all fell apart for Lugo in the bottom of the sixth inning after he gave up two runs on three hits and a walk. Lugo gave up four runs on eight hits in five innings and gave up two walks with six strikeouts.  He was unable to get an out in the inning and left with runners on first and third. RHP Hansel Robles came in next and gave an RBI ground-out and a sacrifice fly, but both runs were charged to Lugo. Robles came back out for the bottom of the seventh inning and pitched a scoreless inning. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and was able to record the first two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Chasen Bradford got the last out in the inning.

The Mets offense struggled all night against Astros pitching and managed just six hits and one walk and one run. 1B Dominc Smith drove home the only run of the game with a RBI double in the top of the sixth inning.

Injury News:

Wilmer Flores left the game in the top of the fourth inning after taking a foul ball off his nose. X- rays later revealed he had a broken nose.

Game 135 ( Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Astros Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki-RF
2. Juan Lagares-CF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-DH
4. Wilmer Flores-3B
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Kevin Plawecki-C
7. Brandon Nimmo-LF
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (5-3, 4.85 ERA) vs. RHP Brad Peacock (10-2, 3.12 ERA)

Mets vs. Astros Game 134 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 12-8 in the first game of a doubleheader and dropped their record to 58-76. RHP Matt Harvey made his first start since July 14th and had a terrible outing. Harvey allowed seven runs on eight hits in two innings. This was the shortest start of his career. He had three strikeouts and no outs. Harvey hasn't been right all season and it might be best for him if he was shut down for the rest of the year. After he was taken out, LHP Tommy Millone came in and pitched a scoreless bottom of the third inning, but gave up three runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings. RHP Jacob Rhyme who was acquired in the Curtis Granderson trade made his MLB debut in the bottom of the fifth inning and was able to get the last out in the inning and then pitched a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Jamie Callahan who came over in the Addison Reed trade also made his MLB debut in the bottom of the seventh inning  LHP Josh Smoker followed and was able to end the bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Erik Goedell pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets offense was scoreless for the first three innings until 1B Dominc Smith hit a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning. 3B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a RBI single in the top of the seventh inning. DH Wilmer Flores followed a grand slam.  Cabrera also hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth inning.

Mets Sign Nori Aoki

The New York Mets announced today that they have signed outfielder Nori Aoki and will be eligible to play in the second game of a doubleheader tonight. Aoki previously played for the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays before being released on August 28. He has hit .274 with five homers and 27 RBI in 83 games this year. Aoki is a lifetime .285 hitter.  He will help the Mets a lot since they have been needing to sign to an outfielder after trading Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce and have forced infielders Jose Reyes and Matt Reynolds to play out of position.  Aoki will be able to play left and right field.

Game 134: Mets vs. Astros Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Brandon Nimmo-LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Wilmer Flores-DH
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Dominic Smith-1B
8. Travis Taijeron-RF
9. Juan Lagares-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Matt Harvey (4-3, 5.25 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (10-6, 3.88 ERA)

Mets Call Up Jamie Callahan and Jacob Rhyme

The New York Mets are calling relievers RHP Jamie Callahan and RHP Jacob Rhyme for this weekend series against the Houston Astros.  Callahan was acquired from the Boston Red Sox as part of the Addison Reed trade and has allowed two runs on 12 hits, four walks and 10 strikeouts in 12 innings since pitching in Triple-A for the Las Vegas 51s. This year he has an overall ERA of 2.94, 1.25 WHIP, seven saves, and 66 strikeouts to 17 walks in 52 innings this year. Callahan was a former second round pick and features three pitches with a 94-98 mph fastball, splitter and slider. He is ranked as the 23th best Mets prospect.

Rhyme was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of the Curtis Granderson trade. He has allowed one run in six innings with two hits, zero walks and 11 strikeouts in Triple-A Las Vegas.  In Triple A, Rhyme has a 4.00 ERA 1.19 WHIP, 66 strikeouts and 10 walks in 54 innings. Rhyme has a powerful  two-seam fastball from 94-100 mph, hard slider and mixes in a splitter. He is ranked as the 30th best Mets prospect.

Mets vs. Reds Game 133 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 today and dropped their record to 58-75. RHP Jacobd deGrom had a rough start and allowed four runs (three earned) in six innings. deGrom gave up three walks and had five strikeouts. RHP Jeurys Famila came in next in the bottom of the seventh inning and gave up a solo homer to 1B Joey Votto. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and allowed a run in the bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Erik Goedell gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets offense scored an early run in the top of the first inning after 3B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly. LF Brandon Nimmo reached on an infield hit in the top of the third inning which brought home a run.

Game 133: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Amed Rosario-SS
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Brandon Nimmo-LF
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Juan Lagares-CF
8. Travis Taijeron-RF
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (14-7, 3.39 ERA) vs. RHP Robert Stephenson (2-4, 5.81 ERA)

Mets vs. Reds Game 132 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 tonight and improved their record to 58-74. The Mets offense got on the board early in the top of the first inning and scored two runs. 3B Wilmer Flores hit a RBI double and catcher Kevin Plawecki followed with another RBI double. After the first inning, The Mets managed just two hits for the remaining eight innings.

RHP Rafael Montero got the the start and had the best outing of his career. Montero gave up three runs and four walks in 8 1/3 shutout innings and was able to get his third win..  He had eight strikeouts. Montero was able to pitch into the bottom of the ninth inning and recorded an out before allowing two consecutive hits and an intentional walk.  This was the longest start of his career and second most amount of strikeouts.In his last four starts, he has gone 2-2 with a 2.10 ERA. Montero has been pitching with more confidence and has been throwing strikes and attacking the strike zone. Hopefully he can keep this up and develop into the kind of the pitcher that he was expected to be when he came up in 2014.  RHP AJ Ramos came in next to close it out and picked up the last two outs and picked up his 26th save on the season.

Game 132: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Brandon Nimmo-LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Wilmer Flores-3B
5. Kevin Plawecki-C
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Juan Lagares-CF
8. Matt Reynolds-RF
9. Rafael Montero-RHP

The pitching match-up is Rafael Montero (2-9, 5.64 ERA) vs. RHP Homer Bailey (4-6, 7.99 ERA)

Mets vs. Reds Game 131 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 14-4 tonight and dropped their record to 57-74. RHP Chris Flexen got the start and had a difficult outing. Flexen allowed seven runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. RHP Jeurys Familia came in next and pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings. RHP Chasen Bradford came on in the bottom of the eighth inning and had his worst appearance of the season. Bradford allowed seven runs  ( four earned) on six hits. He also gave up a walk. Bradford was unable to get an out in the inning. Catcher Kevin Plawecki appeared next and was able to get out of a based loaded jam with a double play.

SS Asdrubal Cabrera led the Mets offense with two RBI's. Cabrera hit a RBI double in the top of the first inning and a RBI double in the top of the ninth inning. 1B Dominic Smith added a two-run single in the top of the sixth inning.

Game 131: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-LF
2. Brandon Nimmo-RF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Wilmer Flores-3B
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Chris Flexen-RHP

The pitching match-up is Chris Flexen (3-2, 5.79 ERA) vs. RHP Sal Romano (3-5, 4.96 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 130 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 5-4 last night in the second game of the doubleheader and dropped their record to 57-73. RHP Seth Lugo made his return off of the DL and allowed two runs on four hits in 3 2/3 innings. He had five strikeouts and no walks.  LHP Josh Smoker came in next and pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. RHP Hansel Robles followed in the bottom of the sixth and had a difficult inning. Robles allowed a lead-off hit to 2B Daniel Murphy and after an out, gave up three walks which brought home a run.  RHP Chasen Bradford appeared next and also allowed a based loaded walk, but was able to get out of the inning after forcing PH Howie Kendrick to ground into a double play. Bradford came back out for the bottom of the seventh and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Erik Goedell gave up a solo homer to 1B Adam Lind in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets  offense scoreless was scoreless for the first five inning against Nationals starter RHP Tanner Roark, but broke through with three runs in the top of the sixth inning.  CF Juan Lagares hit a RBI double following SS Jose Reyes single. LF Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run homer, his first of the season to give the Mets the lead. In the top of the ninth inning, Reyes hit a RBI single, but Lagares lined out to left field with the tying run on third base.

Game 130: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Juan Lagares-CF
3. Brandon Nimmo-LF
4. Wilmer Flores-3B
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Travis Taijeron-RF
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (5-3, 4.85 ERA) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (10-8, 4.64 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 129 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 6-5 today in the first game of the day-night doubleheader and improved their record to 57-72. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera helped get on the board early with a three-run homer in the top of the first inning. 3B Wilmer Flores hit a two-run homer in the top of the third inning. The Mets offense went scoreless for the next five innings until SS Amed Rosario hit the game-winning solo homer in the top of the eighth inning.

LHP Tommy Millone got the start and allowed one run on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. He gave up one walk and had five strikeouts. RHP Hansel Robles came in next and got the last two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning after striking out 3B Anthony Rendon and 1B Ryan Zimmerman. RHP Rafael Montero followed and recorded one out and allowed two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. LHP Josh Smoker faced one batter and gave up a walk. RHP Paul Sewald appeared next and allowed a run after 2B Howie Kendrick hit  a sacrifice fly and was able to get out of the inning after SS Wilmer Dilfo popped out. Sewald came back out for the bottom of the seventh inning and allowed singles to Ryan Zimmerman and catcher Matt Wierters and was taken out after CF Michael Taylor hit a RBI double. LHP Jerry Blevins allowed a sacrifice fly to LF Aledandro De Aza to tie the game and then ended the inning RF Rafael Bautista flew out. He came out for the bottom of the eighth and was taken out after hitting 2B Daniel Murphy. RHP A.J. Ramos allowed three runs and a walk, but managed to pitch two scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings and picked up his 25th save of the season.

Game 129: (Game 1 of Doubleheader) Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Juan Lagares-CF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Travis d'Arnaud-C
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Matt Reynolds-LF
9. Tommy Millone-LHP

The pitching match-up is Tommy Millone (1-3, 8.12 ERA) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (0-1, 10.61 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 128 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 9-4 today and dropped their record to 56-72. RHP Robert Gsellman allowed six runs (two earned) on nine hits in four innings. He gave up two walks and had one strikeout. Gsellman was hurt by own defense after making an error and a wild pitch in the bottom of the first inning. RHP Chasen Bradford came in next and pitched two scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings. LHP Josh Smoker pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia allowed three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning in his return off of the disabled list.

CF Juan Lagares hit a RBI single in the top of the fourth inning. 1B Wilmer Flores hit a solo homer in the top of the sixth inning. Flores followed with a two-run double in the top of the eighth inning.

Mets Activate Jose Reyes Off DL

The New York Mets announced today that they have activated infielder Jose Reyes from the disabled list and called up outfielder Travis Taijeron from Triple-A Las Vegas. Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has been placed on the disabled list and sent pitcher Kevin McGowan down to Triple-A as corresponding roster moves. Taijeron has hit .272 with 25 homers and 78 RBI's in 533 at-bats this year.

Game 128: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Juan Lagares-CF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
4. Wilmer Flores-3B
5. Amed Rosario-SS
6. Kevin Plawecki-C
7. Travis Traijeron-RF
8. Brandon Nimmo-LF
9. Robert Gsellman-RHP

The pitching match-up is Robert Gsellman (5-5, 5.65 ERA) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (12-5, 2.39 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 127 Recap

The New Yokr Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 4-2 tonight and improved their record to 56-71. The Mets offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first inning after SS Asdrubal Cabrera hit a RBI single, but then went scoreless until the top of the eighth inning and scored three runs. . LF Matt Reynolds hit a RBI single. 1B Dominic Smith hit a sacrifice fly. CF Juan Lagares added a RBI single.

RHP Jacob deGrom had an outstanding start after going 1-5 in his last five starts. deGrom allowed one run on five in 7 2/3 innings. He gave up one walk with ten strikeouts. deGrom recorded his 14th win of the season. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and was able to end the bottom of the eighth inning after striking out 2B Daniel Murphy. RHP AJ Ramos came on in the bottom of the ninth inning to close it out and had a difficult outing with two hits, two walks and a run, but still managed to covert his 24th save and fourth as a Met.

Game 127: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Juan Lagares-CF
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Travis d'Arnaud-C
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (13-7, 3.49 ERA) vs. RHP A.J. Cole (1-3, 5.32 ERA)

Mets Activate Jeurys Familia from 60-Day Disabled List

The New York Mets have activated RHP Jeurys Familia off of the 60-day disabled list and placed OF Michael Conforto on the DL. Familia has been out since May 10th after tests showed he had a blood clot in his right shoulder. He has 10 strikeouts, eight walks, and a 3.86 ERA in 10 innings this year. Conforto suffered a dislocated shoulder yesterday and a MRI revealed a tear in the posterior capsule of his left shoulder and is out for the remainder of the season.

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 126 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 today to lose three out of four games in the series and drop their record to 55-71. RHP Rafael Montero got off to a strong start, but faded in the top of the fifth and sixth innings. Montero gave up two runs in the top of the fifth and one in the top of the sixth. He allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 1 /3 innings. Montero gave up two walks and had five strikeouts. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Chasen Bradford recorded the last two outs in the top of the seventh inning. RHP Erik Goedell pitched two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth innings.

The Mets offense struggled all day with runners in scoring position going for 0-13 and leaving 11 runners on base. LF Yoenis Cespedes hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth inning. RF Brandon Nimmo hit a RBI ground-out in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Injury News:

RF Michael Conforto left the game in the bottom of the fifth inning after he dislocated his shoulder while he was at the plate.

Game 126: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Juan Lagares-CF
2. Michael Conforto-RF
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Amed Rosario-SS
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Rafael Montero-RHP

The pitching match-up is Rafael Montero (2-8, 5.47 ERA) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (9-5, 3.11 ERA)

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 125 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 tonight to snap their three-game losing streak and improve their record to 55-70. RHP Chris Flexen made his seventh career Major League start and had the longest outing of his young career and first quality start. Flexen allowed two runs on six hits in six innings. He gave up four walk as well as  having a career-high five strikeouts. Flexen picked up his third Major win. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next in the top of the seventh inning and and got one out. RHP Paul Sewald followed and was able to finish off the seventh after getting the last two outs and then pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning and recorded his 23th save and third as a Met.

The Mets offense got off to a fast start after RF Michael Conforto hit a RBI single in the top of the first inning. SS Amed Rosario hit a RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning. Conforto hit another RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning for his second RBI of the game. 1B Dominic Smith hit a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Game 125: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Michael Conforto-RF
4. Wilmer Flores-3B
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Travis d'Arnaud-C
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Chris Flexen-RHP

The pitching match-up is Chris Flexen (2-2, 6.55 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Godley (5-6, 3.13 ERA)

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 124 Recao

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 tonight for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 54-70. LHP Tommy Millone got the start and had a rough outing allowing six runs (five earned) in 4 2/3 innings. He gave up one walk and had five strikeouts. RHP Kevin McGowan came in next for his Major League debut with two outs in the top of the fifth inning. McGowan got the last out in the fifth and came back out in the top of the sixth inning and allowed one run and had three strikeouts in 1 1/3 scoreless innings. RHP Hansel Robles followed with three scoreless innings in the top of the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.

SS Amed Rosario led the Mets with two RBI's. Rosario hit a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning and a RBI triple in the bottom of the ninth inning. 1B Dominic Smith hit a RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning. RF Matt Reynolds hit a RBI ground-out in the ninth inning.

Game 124: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Juan Lagares-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Matt Reynolds -RF
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Tommy Milone-LHP

The pitching match-up is Tommy Milone (1-2, 7.91 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (10-11, 4.25 ERA)

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 123 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 tonight in 10 innings for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 54-69. RHP Robert Gsellman made his second start after coming off of the disabled list and looked a lot better. Gsellman started out well with five scoreless innings, but allowed a RBI single to RF J.D. Martinez in the top of the sixth inning. He ended up allowing one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He gave up one walk and had three strikeouts. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and got the last two outs in the top of the seventh inning on two strikeouts. Blevins came back out for the top of the eighth inning, but was taken out after giving up a lead-off walk to 3B Jake Lamb. RHP Paul Sewald followed and was able to get out of the inning after inducing a double-play by 1B Paul Goldschmidt and a fly-out by J.D. Martinez. RHP A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning with two strikeouts. RHP Erik Goedell appeared next in the top of the tenth inning and gave up a two-run homer to CF A.J. Pollack.

The Mets offense was scoreless for the first six innings and struggled with runners in scoring position all night going 2-12. LF Yoenis Cespedes hit a RBI single in the bottom of the seventh. RF Michael Conforto drove in the other run with a solo homer in the bottom of the tenth inning.

Steven Matz Headed To Disabled List

New York Mets LHP Steven Matz has been placed on the disabled list with an ulnar nerve which is a similar injury to RHP Jacob deGrom last year and has been pitching in pain all year. Matz may need surgey. LHP Tommy Millone will start tomorrow in place of Matz.

Game 123: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Michael Conforto-RF
4. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
5. Wilmer Flores-3B
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Robert Gsellman-RHP

The pitching match-up is Robert Gsellman (5-5, 5.98 ERA) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (6-7, 3.83 ERA)

Mets Acquire Jacob Rhame Fom Dodgers

The New York Mets announced that they have received RHP Jacob Rhame from the Dodgers as the player to be named later in the Curtis Granderson trade. Rhame has pitched in 41 games for the Dodgers Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City with a 0-2 record and a 4.31 ERA.  He is ranked as the Dodgers 28th best prospect. Rhame's best pitch is his fastball which he can throw from 94-98 mph and can dial it up to 100 mph. His fastball not only has a lot of velocity, but also has a life to it which helps create deception. Other than his fastball, Rhame doesn't have a strong secondary pitch. His slider is considered flat and has had trouble developing a splitter. He will need to rely on his fastball to his success in the Major Leagues.

Hopefully Rhame will be able to help out in the Mets bullpen in the years to come. All of these trades that GM Sandy Alderson have a similar theme in hopes of rebuilding the bullpen for next year.

Mets vs. Marlins Game 122 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 6-4 today to lose two out of three games in the series and drop their record to 54-68. RHP Jacob deGrom got the start and allowed five runs on ten hits in 6 1/3 innings. deGrom allowed a RBI single to CF Christian Yelich in the top of the first inning and gave up another RBI single to Yelich in the top of the third inning. In the top of the seventh inning, he was let down by some miscues in the field and then gave up a three-run homer to RF Giancarco Stanton. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and was also hurt by his outfield defense after LF Yoenis Cespedes dropped an easy fly by Yelich. Later on in the inning, he gave up an RBI single to LF Marcel Ozuana.  RHP Erik Goedell pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

Cespedes got the Mets offense going early with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning. He drove in another run in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI double. 3B Wilmer Flores hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud added a RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Game 122: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Juan Lagares-CF
2. Michael Conforto-RF
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Wilmer Flores-3B
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Dominic Smith-1B
8. Gavin Cecchini-2B
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (13-6, 3.35 ERA) vs. LHP Adam Conley (5-5, 5.32 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 121 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 8-1 tonight to snap their five-game losing streak record and improve their record to 54-67. RHP Rafael Montero had another strong start and allowing two runs in his last start against the Yankees. He gave up one run on six hits in six innings. Montero allowed three walks and had five strikeouts. He has showed more confidence in his last two starts. Montero is attacking hitters with his change-up and fastball. Hopefully he can build off this and become a part of the rotation next year. Montero picked up his second win of the season.  RHP Hansel Robles followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth innings.  RHP Chasen Bradford pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense was scoreless for the first five innings, but exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly. LH Michael Conforto reached on an error which brought home two runs. 3B Wilmer Flores hit a two-run homer. Catcher Kevin Plawecki also hit a two-run homer, his first on the season. 1B Dominic Smith added a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Game 121: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Michael Conforto-RF
5. Wilmer Flores-3B
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Rafael Montero-RHP

The pitching match-up is Rafael Montero (1-8, 5.80 ERA) vs. RHP Vance Worley (2-2, 4.97 ERA)

Mets Recall Kevin Plawecki from Triple-A And Activate Tommy Millone Off Of The Disabled List

The New York Mets have recalled catcher Kevin Plawecki from Triple-A Las Vegas and activated LHP Tommy Millone off of the disabled list after catcher Rene Rivera was claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and OF Curtis Granderson was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Plawecki hit .125 in the Majors this year and .328 with nine homers and 45 RBI in 247 at-bats in 174 at-bats in the minor leagues. Millone pitched in nine games (six starts) for the Mets this year with a 1-2 record and a 7.91 ERA.

Mets Trade Curtis Granderson to Dodgers

The New York Mets have traded OF Curtis Granderson to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In addition to trading Granderson to the Dodgers, the Mets will be giving the Dodgers cash and will be receiving cash or a player to be named later in return. He played 573 games for the Mets he hit .239 with 95 home runs, 106 doubles, 12 triples, and 27 stolen bases. Granderson has played in 150 or more games in each of the last three years. He has become a very popular player here in New York for his exceptional play on the field and his positive attitude and work in the community off the field and won the Roberto Clemente Award last year. I wish Granderson all the best with Dodgers and I would love to see earn a World Series ring. He was a wonderful Met for the last four year who gave everything he had each and every day. I loved his attitude and how he was always engaging with the fans and media. I will miss Grandy, but he sure gave me so many amazing memories to look back on and remember fondly.

Mets vs. Marlins Game 120 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 53-67. RHP Chris Flexen got the start and had an average performance. Flexen allowed a two-run homer to catcher J.T. Realmunto in the top of the second inning. He gave up another in the top of the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly by LF Marcel Ozuna. Flexen allowed three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He gave up four walks and had one strikeout. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and got the last two outs in the top of the sixth inning and also pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Paul Sewald followed with a scoreless top of the eighth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense struggled against Marlins starter LHP Justin Nicolino and had six hits and one run in five innings. 1B Wilmer Flores drove home the only run on an RBI single in the bottom of the third inning.

Game 120: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

Mets Starting Lineup

1. Juan Lagares-CF

2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B

3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF

4. Wilmer Flores-1B

5. Travis d'Arnaud-C

6. Amed Rosario-SS

7. Matt Reynolds-3B

8. Brandon Nimmo-RF

9. Chris Flexen-RHP

The pitching match-up is Chris Flexen (2-1, 7.02 ERA) vs. LHP Justin Nicolino (1-1, 4.56 ERA)

Mets vs. Yankees Game 119 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 7-5 tonight for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 53-66. LHP Steven Matz had another rough start and got into immediate trouble in the top of the first inning after giving up a three-run homer to catcher Gary Sanchez in the top of the first inning. Matz allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. He gave up two walks and had four strikeouts. RHP Chasen Bradford came in next and pitched 2.2 scoreless innings. RHP Hansel Robles pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.
The Mets offense struggled against Yankees starter RHP Luis Severino and scored only one unearned run after RF Aaron Judge made an error in the bottom of the seventh inning. RF Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Game 119: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Curtis Granderson-RF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Michael Conforto-CF
4. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Travis d'Arnaud-C
8. Matt Reynolds-3B
9. Steven Matz-LHP
The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (2-6, 5.54 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Severino (9-5, 3.32 ERA)

Gavin Cecchini and Matt Reynolds Added To Mets Roster

The New York Mets announced that infielders Matt Reynolds and Gavin Cecchini have been added to the 25-man roster. Infielder Jose Reyes has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with an oblique strain. Cecchini has hit .300 in nine games for the Mets this year. He hit .267 for Triple-A Las Vegas. Cecchini has played 80 games at second base and 30 games at third base in the minor leagues. Reynolds has played left field, centerfield, shortstop, second base and third base in minor leagues. He has hit .217 in majors.

Mets vs. Yankees Game 118 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 5-3 tonight for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 53-65. RHP Robert Gsellman got the start after returning off the DL from a hamstring injury and had a solid outing. Gsellman allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits in 5 1/3 innings. He gave up two walks and had three strikeouts. Gsellman was taken out in the top of the sixth inning after he loaded the bases with one out. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and allowed a sacrifice fly to 3B Chase Headley, but was able to get out of the inning after 1B Garrett Cooper lined out to SS Amed Rosario. Sewald stayed in and got into trouble in the top of the seventh inning after he loaded the bases. He was able to get RF Aaron Judge to pop-out but  then allowed a two-run double to SS Didi Gregorious and then was able to end the inning on a ground-out by catcher Gary Sanchez. RHP Chasen Bradford followed and gave up a base hit to Headley, struck out Cooper and a base hit to 2B Ronald Torreyes before being pulled. LHP Josh Smoker was able to finish off the top of the eighth inning after striking out pinch-hitter Brett Gardner and a ground-out by CF Jacoby Ellsbury.  RHP Erik Goedell pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense got off to a fast start on a sacrifice fly by LF Yoenis Cespedes in the bottom of the first inning. The offense was scoreless for the next three innings until catcher Rene Rivera tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning with a solo homer. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud hit a sacrifice hit in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game at three.

Game 118: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-2B
2. Michael Conforto-RF
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Wilmer Flores-3B
5. Travis d'Arnaud-C
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Juan Lagares-CF
9. Robert Gsellman-RHP

The pitching match-up is Robert Gsellman (5-5, 6.16 ERA) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (5-8, 4.50 ERA)

Mets vs. Yankees Game 117 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 5-4 tonight for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 53-64. RHP Jacob deGrom had a strong start, but struggled in the later innings. deGrom allowed two homers to catcher Gary Sanchez and CF Jacoby Ellsbury and has now allowed 23 home runs on the season. He allowed five runs on nine hits in 7 1/3 innings. degrom gave up two walks and had four strikeouts. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and got the second out in the bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Chasen Bradford followed and recorded the last out in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets offense was scoreless for the first six innings, but broke through in the top of the seventh inning on a two-run homer by rookie 1B Dominic Smith. It was Smith's first home run in the Major League. Rookie SS Amed Rosario also hit a two-run homer off Yankees closer LHP Aroldis Chapman in the top of the ninth inning. It was a great sign to see the Mets two young rookies hit homers on a big stage. Hopefully it will be a sign of things to come as they both grow and develop in their careers.

Seth Lugo Put On 10-Day DL

New York Mets RHP Seth Lugo has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder impingement. RHP Robert Gsellman will now start tomorrow after rehabbing from a hamstring injury. Lugo has had an inconsistent season and has gone on the DL twice this year. In 12 games this year, he has a record of 5-3 with a 4.85 ERA, 4.47 FIP, and 1.413 WHIP. Lugo had 68 strikeouts and 20 walks in 68.2 innings.

Gsellman has gone 5-5 in 17 games (14 starts) with a 6.16 ERA, 5.08 FIP and 1.618 WHIP. He has 57 strikeouts and 26 walks in 76.0 innings.

In another roster move, the Mets will be releasing RHP Fernando Salas. Salas went 1-2 with a 6.00 ERA, 4.40 FIP and 1.778 WHIP in 48 appearances.

Game 117: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Curtis Granderson-RF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Michael Conforto-DH
4. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
5. Wilmer Flores-3B
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Travis d'Arnaud-C
9. Juan Lagares-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (13-5, 3.21 ERA) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (6-7, 3.39 ERA)

Mets vs. Yankees Game 116 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 4-2 tonight and dropped their record to 53-63. RHP Rafael Montero had his best outing of the season and was able to get out of a based loaded jam in the bottom of the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, he allowed a game-tying homer to RF Aaron Judge. Montero allowed two runs on five hits in six innings. He gave up two walks and had six strikeouts and wound up with a no-decision. RHP Hansel Robles came in next and pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning, but came back out for the bottom of the eighth and allowed a solo homer to CF Aaron Hicks. RHP Erik Goeddel appeared next and gave up a solo homer to catcher Gary Sanchez.

The Mets offense was quiet all night against Yankees starter RHP Luis Cessa and the Yankees bullpen. DH Curtis Granderson and LF Yoenis Cespedes drove home the only runs of the game with solo homers in the top of the third inning. After that, the Mets had only four hits the rest of the way.

Game 116: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup
1. Curtis Granderson-DH
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Michael Conforto-RF
5. Wilmer Flores-3B
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Rene Rivera-C
9. Juan Lagares-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Rafael Montero (1-8, 6.06 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Cessa (0-3, 4.83 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 115 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 today to take three out of four game in the series and improve their record to 53-62. The Mets offense got off to a fast start on a two-run homer by CF Michael Conforto in the top of the first inning. The offense was scoreless for the next three innings until SS Jose Reyes hit a RBI double in the top of the fifth inning. Later on the inning, RF Curtis Graderson hit a two-run homer. In the top of the seventh inning, Granderson drove in another run with an RBI single and 3B Wilmer Flores hit a RBI single.

RHP Chris Flexen made his fourth major league start after picking up his first Major League win in his last start. Flexen allowed two runs on six hits in five innings. He gave up four walks and had five strikeouts. Flexen picked up his second MLB win. RHP Chasen Bradford followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning.

Mets Call Up Kevin McGowan

The New York Mets have promoted RHP Kevin McGowan from Triple-A Las Vegas after 2B Neil Walker was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers before Saturday's game in Philadelphia. McGowan had a record of 5-4 with a 4.06 ERA in 44 games in Triple-A this year. He was drafted by the Mets in the 13th round of the 2013 draft and was a starter from 2014-2015 before being converted to the bullpen.

Game 115: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Curtis Granderson-RF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Michael Conforto-CF
4. Wilmer Flores-3B
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Travis d'Arnaud-C
7. Brandon Nimmo-LF
8. Jose Reyes-SS
9. Chris Flexen-RHP

The pitching match-up is Chris Flexen (1-1, 8.49 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Eflin (1-3, 5.67 ERA)

Mets Trade Neil Walker To Brewers

The New York Mets have traded 2B Neil Walker and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later in return. Walker hit .264 with 10 homers and 36 RBI's in 73 games this year, despite playing with a hamstring injury. Last year, he hit .282 with 23 homers and 55 RBI's. This trade along with trading 1B Lucas Duda and RF Jay Bruce show that GM Sandy Alderson is trying to emphasize giving the younger players a shot, which is the right move to do in a lost season. Now that Walker is gone, hopefully infielder Gavin Cecchini will be called up from Triple-A Las Vegas and be given an opportunity to see what he can do.

Mets vs. Phillies Game 114 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 tonight to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 52-62. RHP Steven Matz didn't have his best stuff, but had his longest outing since July 3. Matz allowed two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He gave up two walks and had one strikeout. RHP Chasen Bradford came in next and was able to get the last out in the bottom of the sixth inning and pitch a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Erik Goedell followed and allowed a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets offense struggled against Phillies starter RHP Aaron Nola and had only three hits. LF Yoenis Cespedes drove home the only run of the game with a solo homer in the top of the fourth inning. SS Amed Rosario and 3B Asdrubal Cabrera had the other two hits.

Game 114: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Neil Walker-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Michael Conforto-CF
5. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Travis d'Arnaud-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (2-5, 5.77 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (8-7, 3.12 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 113 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 tonight for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 52-61. RHP Seth Lugo got the start and had a difficult outing allowing five runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He gave up four walks and had eight strikeouts. He wound up with a no-decision. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and got one out in the bottom of the sixth. RHP Paul Sewald followed and recorded the last out in the bottom of the sixth inning and also pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. LHP Jerry Blevins allowed the tying run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a solo homer by 2B Cesar Hernandez. RHP Hansel Robles was able to get the last two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning and picked up his seventh win. RHP A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning and picked up his 22th save of the save and second as a Met.

CF Michael Conforto got the Mets offense started with a solo homer in the top of the second inning. LF Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run homer in the top of the third inning. 2B Neil Walker and Cespedes hit RBI singles in the top of the fifth inning. SS Amed Rosario hit a go-ahead homer in the top of the ninth inning, the first of his career.

Game 113: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Curtis Granderson-RF
2. Neil Walker-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Michael Conforto-CF
5. Wilmer Flores-3B
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Rene Rivera-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (5-3, 4.55 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (4-7, 5.89 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 112 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 tonight and improved their record to 51-61. RHP Jacob degrom had another outstanding start with 6 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up four hits, no walks and had nine strikeouts. Degrom had to come out in the bottom of the sixth inning after getting hit by a line drive on left tricep, but X-rays came back negative. RHP Erik Goedell came in next and pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings. RHP Paul Seward pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning.
The Mets offense continued its dominance in Citizens Bank Park with four homers. 1B Wilmer Flores hit a three run homer in the top of the first inning. CF Michael Conforto also hit a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning. RF Curtis Granderson hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning. 2B Neil Waller hit a solo homer. LF Yoenis Cespedes added a RBI single in the top of the ninth inning.

Mets Promote Dominic Smith

New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson announced today that 1B Dominic Smith will be promoted from Triple A-Las Vegas and will start tomorrow's games in Philadelphia. Smith was named the Pacific Coast Player of the Month after hitting .385 with 13 doubles, eight homers and 26 RBI's. This is an exciting moment for the Mets and are hoping Smith can help form a nice young core along with SS Amed Rosario.

Game 112: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Curtis Granderson-RF
2. Neil Walker-3B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Michael Conforto-CF
5. Wilmer Flores-2B
6. Jose Reyes-3B
7. Travis d'Rnaud-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP
The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (12-5, 3.36 ERA) vs.RHP Vince Velasquez (2-6, 4.82 ERA)

Mets Trade Jay Bruce To Indians

The New York Mets have traded RF Jay Bruce to the Cleveland Indians for minor league relief pitcher Ryder Ryan. In addition to acquiring Bruce, the Indians will be taking on all of Bruce's remaining salary of $3.7 million. Ryan was a 30th round pick out of the University of North Carolina for the Tribe in last year's draft. He has thrown 41.1 innings for the Indians Single-A Affiliate and had a 4.79 ERA, a strikeout rate of 10.7 K/9 and a walk rate of 3.7 BB/9.

I'm not surprised Bruce was traded, but I was hoping for a better return. I still hope he is brought back in the off season. I'm not sure why teams are reluctant to trade for him when he has almost thirty homers. I do understand where Sandy Alderson is coming from and that he is trying to rebuild the bullpen with young arms. Hopefully Ryan will become a key part of the Mets bullpen in a few years.

Mets vs. Rangers Game 111 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Texas Rangers 5-1 today to snap their one-game losing streak and drop their record to 50-61. RHP Rafael Montero got the start and had another rough outing. Montero allowed four runs on five hits in three innings after throwing 87 pitches. He gave up three walks and had five strikeouts. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and allowed a run on five hits in two innings before loading the bases. RHP Hansel Robles followed and gave up a based-loaded walk to the first batter he faced. Robles settled down and pitched three scoreless innings. He gave two walks and had five strikeouts. RHP Chasen Bradford pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense was lethargic all day and managed only one run and three runs against Rangers starter LHP Martin Perez and reliever RHP Alex Claudio. 1B Wilmer Flores drove in the only run on a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Game 111: Mets vs. Rangers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Jose Reyes-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Wilmer Flores-1B
6. Neil Walker-3B
7. Rene Rivera-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Rafael Montero-RHP

The pitching match-up is Rafael Montero (1-7, 5.78 ERA) vs. LHP Martin Perez (5-10, 5.46 ERA)

Mets vs. Rangers Game 110 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Texas Rangers 5-4 tonight to snap their four-game losing streak and improved their record to 50-60. CF Michael Conforto got the offense off to a quick start with a lead-off homer in the bottom of the first inning. Three batters later, LF Yoenis Cespedes also hit a solo homer. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning. SS Asdrubal Cabrera added a RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning.

RHP Chris Flexen made his third start of his career and had his best outing. Flexen allowed three runs on four hits in 5 2./3 innings. He had four strikeouts and three walks. Flexen picked up his first win and also had his first hit on a double in the bottom of the fourth inning. RHP Erik Goedell came in next after Flexen was taken out and allowed a RBI double to 1B Joey Gallo, but was able to get out of the top of the sixth inning. Goedell got the first out in the top of the seventh inning and LHP Jerry Blevins was able to get the last two outs in the seventh. Blevins stayed in for the top of the eighth and pitched a scoreless innings. RHP A.J. Ramos allowed a run in the top of the ninth inning, but still managed to pick up his first save as a Met.

Game 110: Mets vs. Rangers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
3. Jay Bruce-RF
4. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
5. Neil Walker-1B
6. Jose Reyes-SS
7. Travis d'Arnaud-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Chris Flexen-RHP

The pitching match-up is Chris Flexen (0-1, 12.00 ERA) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (7-8, 3.36 ERA)

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 109 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 tonight for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 49-60. LHP Steven Matz had another rough start and was unable to make it out of the top of the fifth inning. Matz gave up three runs in the top of the first after allowing a two-run double to second baseman Logan Forsythe and a RBI single to catcher Austin Barnes. He allowed a two-run homer to 3B Justin Turner in the top of the third inning. Matz wound up allowing five runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He had seven strikeouts and two walks. Matz has given up five runs or more in four out of his last six starts. RHP Erik Goedell came in next and was able to get the last two outs in the top of the sixth inning. RHP Hansel Robles pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. LHP Josh Smoker allowed a two-run homer to 1B Cody Bellinger in the top of the eighth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos gave up a RBI triple to LF Chris Taylor in the top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense struggled all night against Dodgers starter LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu and had only one hit on a single by catcher Travis d'Arnaud.

Game 109: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Curtis Granderson-RF
6. Jose Reyes-2B
7. Travis d'Arnaud-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (2-4, 5.50 ERA) vs. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-6, 3.83 ERA)

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 108 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 today for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 49-59. The Mets offense got to a fast start with three solo homers in the bottom of the first inning. CF Michael Conforto led off with a homer. Later on in the inning, 1B Wilmer Flores and RF Curtis Granderson hit back-to-back homers. After the first inning, the offense struggled the rest of the way and managed three hits for the last eight innings. Catcher Rene Rivera added a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning.

RHP Seth Lugo started out well with 4 2/3 no-hit innings, but lost his no-hit bid in the top of the fifth inning after Catcher Yasmani Grandal doubled. In the top of the sixth inning, Lugo struggled and was unable to get out of the inning. He allowed a solo homer to LF Chris Peterson and a two-run homer to 1B Cody Bellinger. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and got the last out in the top of the sixth inning but had a difficult time in the top of the seventh inning. Sewald allowed a solo homer to RF Yasiel Puig and a solo homer to 1B Cody Bellinger. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and got the first two outs in the top of the eighth inning.  RHP Fernando Salas appeared next and gave up a two-run homer to SS Cory Seager.

Game 108: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-3B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Curtis Granderson-RF
6. Neil Walker-2B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Rene Rivera-C
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (5-3, 4.53 ERA) vs. LHP Rich Hill (8-4, 3.35 ERA)

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 107 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0 tonight for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 49-58. RHP Jacob deGrom struggled all night with his control after suffered his second straight loss after winning his last eight starts. deGrom gave up three runs on five hits in five innings.He had eight strikeouts and three walks. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and gave up a two-run homer to 2B Chase Utley. RHP Chasen Bradford followed and got the last two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Bradford came back out for the top of the seventh inning and gave up a sacrifice fly to 3B Justin Turner. Bradford stayed in for the top of the eighth and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Erik Goedell pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense struggled against Dodgers starter RHP Yu Darvish and the Dodgers bullpen. The Mets had three hits against Darvish in seven innings and one hit in two innings against the bullpen. It was the fifth time the Mets were shutout this year