The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres 9-3 tonight and improved their record to 19-23. The Mets offense got to a fast start in the bottom of the first inning with seven runs.. CF Michael Conforto lead off the bottom of the first inning with a homer, his twelfth on the season. SS Jose Reyes, LF Jay Bruce and 2B Neil Walker followed with singles. RF Curtis Granderson hit a sacrifice fly to bring home the second run of the inning. 3B Wilmer Flores hit a RBI single to increase the lead to 3-0. 1B Lucas Duda hit a 2 run double to make it a five-run inning. Conforto closed out the scoring barrage in the first inning with a 2 run double to bring the lead to 7-0. He followed up his first inning performance with a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth. Conforto ended up 3 for 4 with 2 homers and 4 RBI's. Duda added a RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning.
RHP Matt Harvey got the start and was only able to last five innings, due to struggles with his command. Harvey allowed two runs in five innings. He gave up four walks and had six strikeouts. He picked up his third win of the season. Harvey is showing signs that he is on the way back, but it will take time for him to return to the success that he had in the 2015 playoffs and World Series after coming off next surgery. After Harvey was taken out, LHP Josh Smoker allowed a solo homer to Ryan Schimpf in the top of the sixth. RHP Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and recorded the first two outs in the top of the eighth. RHP Fernando Salas closed it out and got the last four outs.
Injury News:
Jay Bruce had to leave the game in the bottom of the sixth with back tightness.
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