Mets Sign Wilson Ramos

Catcher Wilson Ramos

The New York Mets have signed catcher Wilson Ramos to a two-year, $19 million deal. Ramos has an option for 2021 that could increase his contract to $26 million. Last year he hit .306 with 15 homers and 70 RBI's in 382 at-bats combined with the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays.  He is not a great defender, but is known for his offense. Ramos won the Silver Slugger Award in 2016 and is a two-time All-Star.  This is a good signing for the Mets since they didn't have give top prospects or young players like Amed Rosario or Brandon Nimmo like they would have to do if they traded for Marlins catcher J.T. Realmunto. Ramos is a middle of the order power bat and helps give the Mets a legitimate starting catcher, which they haven't had in many years.

Mets Sign Jeurys Familia

RHP Jeurys Familia

The New York Mets have signed reliever RHP Jeurys Familia for three years, $30 million. Familia was traded by the Mets to the Oakland Athletics for prospects reliever Bobby Wahl, third baseman Will Toffey, and $1 million in international slot money. He had a 3.13 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 83 strikeouts and 18 saves in 72 innings between the Mets and A's. Familia might be the set-up man this year to new closer Edwin Diaz. He could also serve as a closer in certain situations to help give Diaz some rest.

Mets Acquire Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz from Seattle Mariners

2B Robinson Cano

The New York Mets and Seattle Mariners agreed to a trade tonight that sends Mariners second baseman Robinson and closer Edwin Diaz to the Mets and that the Mets are trading outfielder Jay Bruce, reliever Anthony Swarsak, minor leaguers Jarred Kelinic, Justin Dunn and Gerson Bautista to the Mariners and are also receiving $20 million in cash from the Mariners. Cano hit .303 in 348 at-bats this year and he missed 80 games due to a violation of MLB's performance-enhancing drug policy. Dunn had a dominant season this past year with a league-leading 57 saves, 1.96 ERA, 15.2 strikeouts per nine innings, and 2.1 walks per nine innings in 73.1 innings and was named to the American League All-Star team.  The Mets are unloading $34.5 million in payroll from their payroll between Bruce's 2 years $26 million and Swarsak's 1 year $8.5 million and are taking on Cano's 5 year $120 million contract.  Bruce struggled this year and hit only .223 with nine homers and 27 RBI's in 94 games. Swarsak had a difficult year with a 6.15 ERA in 26.1 innings. Kelinic and Dunn were first round picks for the Mets in 2018 and 2016.

Jacob deGrom Wins National League Cy Young Award

RHP Jacob deGrom

New York Mets RHP Jacob deGrom was awarded the National League Cy Young tonight in a landslide victory with 29-out-of 30 first place votes. deGrom became the fourth Mets pitcher to win Cy Young alongside Tom Seaver in 1969, 1973, and 1975, Dwight Gooden in 1985, and R.A. Dickey in 2012. He had a record of 10-9 in 32 starts with a major-leading leading ERA of 1.70, 269 strikeouts, 46 walks and allowed only 10 home runs.  His 0.91 WHIP was tied for the National League lead with Cy-Young finalist Nationals starter RHP Max Scherizer. He set all-time Major League records for 25 consecutive quality starts 29 consecutive starts with three runs or fewer. It was a joy watching deGrom pitch this year and one will be remembered for years to come.

Mets Hitting Coach Pat Roessler Will Not Return

Hitting Coach Pat Roessler

The New York Mets announced today that hitting coach Pat Roessler will not return. Roessler was hired as the assistant hitting coach in 2015. He was promoted to bead hitting coach in 2017 after Kevin Long left for the Washington Nationals last offseason. The Mets offense averaged only 4.17 runs per game last year and had a franchise-high 1,404 strikeouts.

Mets Name Brody Van Wagenen As GM

Brody Van Wageren

The New York Mets officially named Brody Van Wageren as their new General Manager today for four years and will run through the 2022 season. Van Wageren is their 13th GM in club history. He co-founded the baseball division of CAA Sports in 2006 and served as the co-head of CAA Baseball. In 2017, Van Wageren was one of three agents named on USA Today's 100 Most Influential People in MLB. He worked for IMG as an agent until 2001 when he joined CAA. Van Wagerem began his career with Athletic Direct, a tech startup company that provided online business sites for athletes. He attended Stanford University on a baseball scholarship from 1993-1994.

Mets vs. Marlins Game 162 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 1-0 this afternoon in the final game of the season and improved their record to 77-85. RHP Noah Syndergard had a dominating performance throwing a complete-game shutout. His final line was 9 innings, 5 hits, 0 walks and 6 strikeouts and threw slightly over 100 pitches. Syndergarrd ended up with a  13-4 record and a 3.03 ERA. He had a strong September and looked like his old self, which is a great confidence booster going into next year.

The offense didn't do much against Marlins starter RHP Sandy Alcantara. 3B Todd Frazier drove in 2B Jeff McNeil on an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth inning for the only run of the game

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-RF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Dominc Smith-LF
7. Austin Jackson-CF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (12-4, 3.22 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (2-2, 4.00 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 161 Recap

3B David Wright

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 1-0 tonight in 13 innings and improved their record to 76-85. 3B David Wright made his first start since May 27, 2016 alongside SS Jose Reyes. It was emotional seeing the two together again since they have made the most starts together for any two players in Met history at 878 starts. Wright made two appearances and walked in the bottom of the first inning and popped out in the bottom of the fourth inning.  He was taken out in the top of the fifth inning after coming out to third base and then made his way to the dugout and received a standing oviation from the sell-out crowd. After the game, Wright addressed the fans and thanked them for all their support.
LHP Steven Matz threw six scoreless innings with no earned runs. RHP Tyler Bashor threw a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Drew Smith threw a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Anthony Swarsak threw a scoreless top of the ninth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins threw a scoreless top of the tenth inning. RHP Jacob Rhyme threw two scoreless innings in the top of the eleventh and twelfth innings. LHP Daniel Zamora threw a scoreless top of the thirteenth inning and picked up his first win.

CF Austin Jackson drove in the only run of the game with an RBI double in the bottom of the 13th inning.

The Mets final game is tomorrow afternoon against the Marlins at 3:10 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. David Wright-3B
4. Michael Conforto-LF
5. Jay Bruce-1B
6. Brandon Nimmo-RF
7. Austin Jackson-CF
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (5-11, 4.14 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Richards (4-9, 4.66 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 160 Recap

3B David Wright

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 8-1 tonight and dropped their record to 75-85. RHP Corey Oswalt gave up one run on three hits with three walks in four innings. RHP Paul Sewald came in next in the top of the fifth inning and gave up two runs on RBI doubles by 1B Peter O'Brien and CF Lewis Brinson. RHP Drew Gagnon gave up four unearned runs (one earned) in 1.2 innings on five hits, one walk and three strikeouts. RHP Jacob Rhyme gave up an unearned run in the top of the seventh. RHP Tim Peterson threw two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth innings.

SS Amed Rosario drove in the only run of the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning. 3B David Wright made his return tonight as a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the fifth inning and grounded out to third base. This was Wright's first at-bat in a Major League game since May 27, 2016. The offense went 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at 7:10 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1.  Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-RF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Amed Rosario-SS
6. Dominic Smith-LF
7. Todd Frazier-3B
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Corey Oswalt-RHP

The pitching match-up is Corey Oswalt (3-3, 6.08 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Urena (8-12, 4.07 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 159 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-1 tonight to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 75-84. LHP Jason Vargas finished off his 2018 season on a high note after he threw seven scoreless innings allowing three hits and striking out six. Vargas lowered his ERA from 6.25 to a season low 5.7. He also ended up with a 3.81 ERA in the second half after an 8.60 ERA in the first half. Vargas picked up his seventh win of the season. RHP Anthony Swarsak came in next in the top of the eighth inning and gave up a lead-off single and walk and was then taken out. LHP Daniel Zamora followed and struck out his only batter of the night. RHP Drew Smith appeared next and gave up an RBI single, but was able to finish out the top of the eighth inning. RHP Robert Gsellman closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth inning and picked up his seventh save.

The offense didn't do much against Braves starter RHP Julio Tehran, but broke through in the bottom of the third inning after catcher Kevin Plawecki hit a solo homer in the bottom of the third inning. Pinch-hitter Devin Mesoraco broke the game open with a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Florida Marlins at 7:10 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Amed Rosario-SS
3. Jeff McNeil-2B
4. Michael Conforto-LF
5. Jay Bruce-RF
6. Todd Frazier-3B
7. Dominic Smith-1B
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (6-9, 6.25 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (9-8, 4.03 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 158 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-0 tonight and improved their record to 74-84. RHP Jacob deGrom capped off his incredible season with a dominating performance. deGrom gave up a lead-off hit to LF Ronald Acuna Jr in the top of the first inning and a single in the top of the second inning, but settled down after that and cruised the rest of way. At one point, he retired 20 hitters in a row. His final line was 8 innings, 2 hits, 0 walks, and 10 k's. deGrom lowered his ERA after the top of the eighth inning. He deserves to win the Cy Young. He has been the best pitcher in the National League all season long. RHP Seth Lugo closed it out with a 1-2 -3 top of the ninth inning and picked his third save.

The offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until LF Michael Conforto doubled and scored on an RBI single by 1B Dominc Smith. Conforto and Smith hit back-to-back homers in the bottom of the eighth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Braves at 7:10 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Austin Jackson-CF
4. Michael Conforto-LF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Jacob deGrom-RHP
9. Brandon Nimmo-RF

The pitching match-up is Jacib deGrom (9-9, 1.77 ERA) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (12-9, 4.04 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 157 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

Last night, the New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 7-3 and dropped their record to 73-84. RHP Noah Syndergarrd bounced back from his previous start and threw six scoreless innings. Syndergarrd allowed three hits and two walks with five strikeouts. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next in the top of the seventh and gave a double to 3B Jorge Camargo and a base hit to catcher Kurt Suzuki which drove in the first run and was then taken out. Gsellman was responsible for runners on first, second and third when he was taken out with one out. RHP Drew Smith followed and gave up a two-run single to LF Ronald Acuna Jr and a walk pitch which brought in another run. Gsellman was charged with allowing four runs in the seventh. LHP Jerry Blevins came in the top of the eighth and gave up three runs on a RBI double by Kurt Suzuki and a two-run homer to 2B Ozzie Albies.

In the bottom of the third inning, 2B Jeff McNeil singled and scored on an RBI double by LF Michael Conforto. 1B  Jay Bruce followed and drove in Conforto with an RBI single. RF Brandon Nimmo walked to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning, CF Austin Jackson singled and catcher Tomas Nido drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

The Mets next game is at 7:10 P.M. tomorrow night against the Braves,

Game 157: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Brandon Nimmo-RF
7. Austin Jackson-CF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (12-4, 3.36 ERA) vs. RHP Touki Toussaint (2-1, 4.30 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 156 Recap

LF Michael Conforto

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 8-6 this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 73-86. SS Amed Rosario led off the top of the first inning and 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a single. Rosario later scored on a sac fly by RF Jay Bruce. In the top of the fourth inning, 3B Todd Frazier led off with a double and pinch-hitter Jose Reyes and SS Amed Rosario walked to load the bases. McNeil drove in Frazier with a RBI single and LF Michael Conforto broke the game open with a based loaded triple. 1B Dominc Smith doubled to begin the top of the fifth inning and catcher Kevin Plawecki drove him in with a RBI double. SS Amed Rosario drove in Plawecki with a RBI single. RF Jay Bruce doubled to lead off the top of the sixth inning and Frazier and CF Brandon Nimmo walked to load the bases. Bruce later scored on a fielder's choice by Kevin Plawecki.

LHP Steven Matz had two scoreless innings in the bottom of the first and second innings, but struggled in the bottom of the third inning after he gave up an, solo homer to LF Victor Robles, RBI double to RF Bryce Harper, and walked catcher Spencer Kieboom with the based loaded. Matz was taken out after the inning. His final line was 3 innings, 3 runs,  5 hits, 3 walks and 4 strikeouts. RHP Drew Gagnon came in  next and threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings. Gagnon picked up his first win of the season. RHP Paul Sewald loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. LHP Daniel Zamora had to come in to retire RF Bryce Harper with the last out in the last out of the bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Drew Smith threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning, but gave up 4 runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins followed in the inning and got Harper to fly out. RHP Anthony Swarsak appeared next and walked 2B Anthony Rendon, but struck out 1B Mark Reynolds and retired pinch-hitter Juan Soto to end the inning. Swarsak stayed in for the bottom of the ninth and retired the last three outs and picked up his fourth save on the season.

The Mets have an off day tomorrow and return to action at home on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 P.M.

Game 156: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Brandon Nimmo-CF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Todd Frazier-3B
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (5-11, 4.03 ERA) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (2-3, 5.02 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 155 Recap

RHP Corey Oswalt

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 6-0 today and dropped their record to 72-83. RHP Corey Oswalt had a solid start allowing two runs on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts in five innings. Oswalt gave up a two-run homer to SS Trea Turner in the bottom of the third inning, but didn't allow any more runs and settled down nicely after that. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a three-run homer to catcher Matt Wieters. RHP Tyler Bashlor followed and gave up a RBI double to RF Bryce Harper in the bottom of the seventh. RHP Tim Peterson threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

The offense was lifeless against Nationals starter RHP Austin Voth and had one hit in the top of the fourth inning on a single by LF Michael Conforto.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon against the Nationals at 1:35 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Brandon Nimmo-RF
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Austin Jackson-CF
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Jack Reinhemer-2B
9. Corey Oswalt-RHP

The pitching match-up is Corey Oswalt (3-2, 6.31 ERA) vs. RHP Austin Voth (0-1, 11.81 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 154 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 4-2 tonight and improved their record to 72-82. SS Amed Rosario led off the top of the first inning with a double and came around to score on an RBI single by RF Jay Bruce. In the top of the third inning, LF Michael Conforto doubled and scored on an RBI double by Bruce. Two batters later, 1B Dominic Smith hit an RBI single. 3B Todd Frazier then reached on an error and catcher Devin Mesoraco drove in Smith with an RBI double.

RHP Jacob deGrom had another dominating performance allowing one run on three hits with eight strikeouts and one walk in seven innings. deGrom picked up his ninth win and his record improved to 9-9 on the season. His ERA dropped to 1.77 and he stayed in fifth place on the Mets single-season strikeout record with 259. This was his 23th consecutive quality start, which sets a new MLB single-season record and 28th consecutive start allowing fewer than three runs, which he set earlier this year. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Robert Gsellman gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a RBI single by 2B Anthony Rendon, but still was able to close it out and pick up his 12th save on the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon against the Nationals at 4:05 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Brandon Nimmo-CF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Todd Frazier-3B
8. Devin Mesoraco-C
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (8-9, 1.78 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Ross (0-0, 3.60 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 153 Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 5-4 tonight in 12 innings and improved their record to 71-82. RF Michael Conforto and LF Jay Bruce hit back-to-back homers in the top of the third inning. Bruce drove in another run with an RBI single in the top of the eighth inning. Catcher Jose Lobaton hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the twelfth inning.

LHP Jason Vargas gave up two runs on three hits in 5.2 innings. He allowed two walks and had eight strikeouts. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings. LHP Daniel Zamora and RHP Robert Gsellman combined to throw a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Tyler Bashlor threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning. RHP Jacob Rhyme threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the tenth and eleventh innings and picked up his first win. RHP Paul Sewald closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the twelfth inning and picked up his second win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Nationals at 7:10 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-RF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Dominic Smith-LF
6. Brandon Nimmo-CF
7. Jose Reyes-3B
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (6-9, 6.47 ERA) vs. RHP Max Scherizer (17-7, 2.53 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 152 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 tonight in the series finale to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 70-82. RHP Noah Syndergarrd gave up a solo homer to solo homer to 1B Rhys Hoskins in the bottom of the first inning and threw scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third innings. Syndergarrd gave up a two-run homer to LF Odubel Herrera in the bottom of the fourth and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 4 innings, 3 hits, 3 earned runs, 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and gave up a run in the bottom of the fifth inning. RHP Paul Sewald followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Tim Peterson threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings with two strikeouts.

The offense was shut down and managed six hits, but had some solid individual performances from SS Amed Rosartio who went 3-4, 2B Jeff McNel who drew two walks and RF Brandon Nimmo who went 1-3. Nice day for the young hitters who will all play a key role in the starting lineup next year along with LF Michael Conforto.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Washington Nationals at 7:05 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Brandon Nimmo-RF
7. Austin Jackson-CF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (12-3, 3.26 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Efflin (10-7, 4.26 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 151 Recap

:LHP Steven Matz

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 tonight and dropped their record to 70-81/ LHP Steven Matz had a decent start with five scoreless innings allowing no earned runs with four strikeouts and five walks. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next in the bottom of the sixth and gave up two earned runs after he walked the lead-off hitter and hit the next batter. RHP Drew Smith followed and gave up three more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Anthony Swarsak had to come in to get the last two outs in the bottom of the sixth. RHP Tyler Bashlor threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jacob Rhyme threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

LHP Steven Matz drove in the first run of the game after he hit a solo homer in the top of the third inning for his second homer of the season. Matz is the third Met pitcher to homer in back-to-back starts and first since Ron Darling in 1989. 1B Dominic Smith hit an RBI double in the top of the sixth inning, which scored RF Brandon Nimmo.

The Mets next game is at 6:05 tomorrow night against the Phillies in the series finale.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Brandon Nimmo-CF
7. Dominic Smith-1B
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (5-11, 4.18 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (16-5, 2.42 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 150 Recap

LF Michael Conforto

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4 tonight and improved their record to 70-80. In the top of the second inning, RF Brandon Nimmo walked, 1B Dominic Smith singled and CF Austin Jackson drove in Nimmo with an RBI double. Catcher Tomas Nido hit a lead-off single in the top of the fifth inning and later scored on an sacrifice fly by SS Amed Rosario. LF Michael Conforto broke the game open in the fifth with a two-run single. In the top of the seventh inning, Rosario singled and stole second and scored on an RBI double by Conforto. In the top of the ninth inning, pinch-hitter Jay Bruce walked and Wilmer Flores singled. 2B Jeff McNeil drove in Bruce with an RBI single and Conforto capped off his big night with a three-run homer for a career-high 6 RBI's on the night. He now has 22 RBI's in his last 16 games.

RHP Zack Wheeler cruised through the first four innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth inning. Wheeler gave up a three-run homer to SS J.P Crawford and a sacrifice fly to 2B Cesar Hernandez. He bounced back after that and responded with scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings. His final line was 7 innings, 3 hits, 4 runs, three walks, and four strikeouts. He picked up his 12th win. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. LHP Daniel Zamora started the bottom of the ninth inning, but was taken out after he gave up a lead-off single to pinch-hitter Andrew Knapp. RHP Drew Smith had to come in to close it out and get the last three outs.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at 7:05 P.M. against the Phillies.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Brandon Nimmo-RF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Austin Jackson-CF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (11-7, 3.23 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (10-9, 3.66 ERA)

Mets vs. Red Sox Game 149 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 4-3 this afternoon to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 69-80. RHP Jacob deGrom dominated through the first two innings and struck out 6 out of the first 7 batters he faced, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the third inning. deGrom gave singles to 3B Rafael Dever and catcher Christian Vasquez and a two-run homer to SS Brock Holt. He settled down after that and worked around a lead-off walk in the bottom of the fourth inning. deGrom cruised in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings,. He gave up a single to CF Jackie Bradley Jr. with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but struck out Devers and got Vasquez to fly out to end the inning. His final line was 7 innings, 5 hits, 3 earned run, BB, and 12 strikeouts. deGrom reached the 250 strikeout mark for the second consecutive year and is the third Met pitcher to reach that milestone along with Tom Seaver and Dwight Gooden. His ERA went from 1.71 to 1.89. RHP Seth Lugo came in next in the bottom of the eighth and gave up the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by LF Andrew Benitendi.

The offense was shut down by Red Sox starter LHP Chris Sale and was held scoreless until the top of the sixth inning. CF Austin Jackson and SS Amed Rosario followed with a double. 1B Wilmer Floes drove in Jackson with a sacrifice fly and LF Michael Conforto drove in Rosario with an RBI double. In the top of the seventh inning, DH Jay Bruce walked to lead off the inning and RF Brandon Nimmo was hit by a pitch. SS Amed Rosario hit a RBI single with two outs to tie the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Phillies in Philadelphia at 7:10 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Wilmer Flores-1B
4. Michael Conforto-LF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Jay Bruce-DH
7. Brandon Nimmo-RF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Austin Jackson-CF

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (8-9, 1.71 ERA) vs. LHP Chris Sale (12-4, 1.96 ERA)

Mets vs. Red Sox Game 148 Recap

RHP Corey Oswalt

The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 5-3 this afternoon to snap their four-game losing streak and dropped their record to 69-79. RHP Corey Oswalt made a spot start and got into trouble in the bottom of the first inning after he hit CF Mookie Betts and later gave up an RBI single to SS Xander Bogaerts. Oswalt bounced back with a scoreless bottom of the second inning and gave up a single to 1B and 2B Ian Kinsler to pop out before being taken out. LHP Daniel Zamora came in next and stuck out CF Jackie Bradley Jr to end the inning. Zamoro stayed in for the bottom of the fourth inning and struck out the side. RHP Paul Sewald gave up a three-run double to Bradley Jr. in the bottom of the fifth and an RBI double to pinch-hitter Brock Holt. RHP Drew Smith had to come in to get the last out in the bottom of the fifth and stayed in for the bottom of the bottom of the sixth and threw a scoreless inning. RHP Drew Gagnon had a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning and got two outs in the bottom of the eighth. RHP Jacob Rhyme struck out DH J.D. Martinez to end the inning.

The offense was held scoreless until the top of the fourth inning after 2B Jeff McNeil led off the inning with a single, 3B Todd Frazier was hit by a pitch and RF Brandon Nimmo hit a three-run homer. They were shut down for the rest of the game and didn't have any more hits.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon against the Red Sox at 1:05 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-DH
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Brandon Nimmo-RF
7. Dominic Smith-1B
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Austin Jackson-CF

The pitching match-up is Corey Oswalt (3-2, 6.62 ERA) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (16-7, 4.27 ERA)

Mets vs. Red Sox Game 147 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-0 tonight for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 69-78. The offense jumped on the board early in the top of the first inning after LF Michael Conforto doubled and 1B Jay Bruce hit a RBI double. Bruce broke the game open with a three-run homer in the top of the third inning. 2B Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer in the top of the fourth inning. CF Austin Jackson and SS Amed Rosario hit back-to-back homers in the top of the eighth inning.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd bounced back after a rough start with a dominating performance. Syndergarrd threw seven scoreless innings and allowed three hits and three walks. He had six strikeouts. Syndergarrd picked up his 12th win on the season. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Tyler Bashlor closed it out with a scoreless botom of the ninth inning.

The Mets next game is against the Red Sox tomorrow afternoon at 4:05 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Brandon Nimmo-RF
7. Dominic Smith-DH
8. Austin Jackson-CF
9. Tomas Nido-C


The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (11-3, 3.44 ERA) vs. RHP William Cuevas (0-0, 3.68 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 146 Recap

LF Michael Conforto

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 5-2 tonight to sweep their day-night double-header and improved their record to 68-78. The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until the bottom of the fifth inning after catcher Tomas Nido hit a solo homer and LHP Jason Vargas and SS Amed Rosario followed with singles. 2B Jeff McNeil grounded into a force out and LF Michael Conforto drove in Vargas and McNeil with a two-run double. In the bottom of the seventh, Rosario and McNeil both singled and Conforto brought in Rosario with an RBI single 1B Dominic Smith drove in Conforto with a RBI ground-out.

LHP Jason Vargas had a solid start allowing two runs on three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings. Vargas picked up his seventh win. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and had a dominating performance. Lugo struck out the side in the top of the seventh and struck out first two batters in the top of the eighth and then 1B Peter O'Brien to fly out to end the inning. RHP Robert Gsellman closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth inning and picked up his 11th save on the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Boston Red Sox at 7:10 P.M.

Game 146: (Game 2 of doubleheader) Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Uo

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Brandon Nimmo-RF
6. Austin Jackson-CF
7. Jose Reyes-3B
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (5-9, 6.75 ERA) vs. RHP Jeff Brigham (0-1, 9.00 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 145 Recap

Steven Matz

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 4-3 this afternoon in the first game of a double-header and improved their record to 67-78. LHP Steven Matz gave up a two-run homer to RF Issac Galloway and another run in the top of the seventh, His final line was three runs on three hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 6.1 innings. RHP Drew Smith came in next and got the last two outs in the top  of the seventh. RHP Anthony Swarsak followed and threw a scoreless top of the eighth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins threw a scoreless top of the ninth inning and picked up his third win.

LHP Steven Matz helped out his own cause with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning. The offense was held scoreless until the bottom of the ninth inning after LF Michael Conforto homered to tie the game with two outs and 3B Todd Frazier followed with a walk-off homer.

The Mets will be having another game shortly.

Game 145 ( Game 1 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Jay Bruce-1B
3. Wilmer Flores-2B
4. Michael Conforto-LF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Austin Jackson-CF
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Steven Matz-LHP
9. Jack Reinhemer-SS

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (5-11, 4.17 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (2-0, 0.75 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 144 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

Tonight. the New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 13-0 and improved their record to 66-78. The offense got on the board in the bottom of the second inning after 3B Jose Reyes hit a RBI double and catcher Tomas Nido reached on an error which brought home a run. 2B Jeff McNeil later hit an RBI triple in the bottom of the second. SS Amed Rosario hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth. 2B Jeff McNeil hit a RBI single in the bottom of the sixth. RF Jay Bruce hit a grand slam in the bottom in the sixth/ 1B Dominic Smith added a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth.

RHP Zack Wheeler had another outstanding start of 8 innings, 0 runs, 4 hits, 0 walks and 7 strikeouts. Wheeler's curveball was as good as ever, in addition to his fastball, change-up and slider. He improved his record to 11-7 with 3.20 ERA.  RHP Paul Sewald closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets have a double-header tomorrow after a 5-hour 45 minute rain delay tonight and the first game begins at 3:10 and Game 2 starts 20 minutes after the end of the first game.

Game 144 (Game 1 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Brandon Nimmo-RF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Jose Reyes-3B
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (10-7, 3.39 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Richards (3-8, 4.73 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 143 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 5-3 tonight and dropped their record to 65-78. RHP Jacob deGrom pitched well and had another strong outing allowing two runs on three hits in seven innings. deGrom gave up two walks and had nine strikeouts. His record fell to under .500 at 8-9, even though he has the best ERA in the National League at 1.71. degrom has the Major League record for giving up three runs on less in 26 starts. RHP Anthony Swarsak came in next in the top of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to SS J.T. Riddle. RHP Robert Gsellman gave up two runs in the top of the ninth inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until LF Michael Conforto hit a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth inning. Catcher Kevin Plawecki hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets have a single-admission double-header tomorrow against the Marlins beginning at 4:10 P.M..

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Brandon Nimmo-RF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Austin Jackson-CF
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (8-8, 1.68 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Urena (5-12, 4.41 ERA)

Mets-Marlins Game Postponed

The New York Mets announced that tonight's game against the Marlins has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Wednesday, September 12th starting at 4:10 P.M. RHP Jacob deGrom will now have his start pushed back another day to tomorrow night.

Mets vs. Phillies Game 142 Recap

LF Michael Conforto

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 65-77. SS Amed Rosario led off the bottom of the first with a triple and later scored on an infield hit by LF Michael Conforto. The bats were held quiet until the bottom of the fifth inning after 2B Jeff McNeil drove home pinch-hitter Dominic Smith on an RBI single. Conforto followed with a three-run homer. In the bottom of the seventh inning, RF Brandon Nimmo walked and scored on an RBI double by CF Austin Jackson.

RHP Corey Oswalt made the start in place of RHP Jacob deGrom, who was scratched due to rain. deGrom will start tomorrow's game instead. Oswalt gave up a two-run homer to LF Rhys Hoskins in the top of the first inning. Oswalt settled down with scoreless innings in the top of the second and third innings. His final line was two runs on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts in three innings. RHP Drew Gagnon came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth innings. Gagnon picked up his fifth win. RHP Eric Hanhold followed and was taken out after one batter in the top of the sixth inning. RHP Drew Smith threw two scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh innings. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw a 1-2-3 top of the eighth inning and retired the first two hitters in the top of the ninth inning, but gave up a solo homer to 1B Carlos Santana with two outs, but still picked up his second save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Miami Marlins at 7:10 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Brandon Nimmo-RF
7. Austin Jackson-CF
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (8-8, 1.68 ERA) vs. RHP Vince Velazquez (9-10, 4.10 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 141 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5 tonight and improved their record to 64-77. Catcher Tomas Nido drove in the first three runs of the game with a three-run double in the bottom of the second inning. 3B Todd Frazier hit a solo homer in the bottom of the third inning. 1B Jay Bruce hit a RBI single in the bottom of the fourth. Frazier drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth inning. RF Brandon Nimmo also drove in a run in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single. LF Michael Conforto hit a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd didn't have his best stuff and struggled throughout the night. He gave up base-runners in every inning and had to deal with a lot of traffic on the bases. He had five scoreless innings, but gave up two runs in the top of the sixth on a solo homer by LF Rhys Hoskins and an infield hit to 2B Cesar Hernandez and was then taken out. His final line was four runs on 12 hits and five walks and four strikeouts. He picked up his eleventh win. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and stuck out pinch-hitter Jose Bautista with the based loaded to end the inning. Blevins stayed in for the top of the eighth and recorded two outs and was taken out for RHP Robert Gsellman. Gsellman retired catcher Wilson Ramos for the last out in the eighth inning and gave up a run in the top of the ninth on an sacrifice fly by 2B Cesar Hernandez, but was able to close it out.

The Mets next game is at 1:10 P.M. tomorrow afternoon against the Phillies.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-RF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Brandon Nimmo-CF
7. Dominic Smith-LF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (10-3, 3.33 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Efflin (9-6, 4.05 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 140 Recap

LHP Steven Matz

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 tonight and dropped their record to 63-77. LHP Steven Matz had scoreless innings in the top of the first and second innings, but gave 2 runs in the top of the third inning on a two-run homer by 1B Carlos Santana. Matz settled down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth innings. His final line was five innings, three hits, two runs, two walks and eight strikeouts. RHP Eric Hanhold came in next and gave up a RBI double to 3B Asdrubal Cabrera.  RHP Tyler Bashlor gave up a solo homer to LF Rhys Hoskins in the top of the eighth inning.

RF Jay Bruce drove home the first run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. 2B Jeff McNeil hit a RBI double in the bottom of the second inning. 1B Dom Smith added a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Mets next game is at 7:10 P.M. tomorrow night against the Phillies.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Jose Reyes-SS
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (5-11, 4.20 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (15-4, 2.23 ERA)

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 139 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 tonight to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 63-76. The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings, but broke out in the top of the fourth inning with three runs. SS Amed Rosario singled and 2B Jeff McNeil doubled and then 1B Wilmer Flores drove in Rosario on an infield hit and LF Michael Conforto drove in McNeil on a fly out to left field. CF Austin Jackson later drove in Flores on an RBI single. In the top of the fifth inning, catcher Kevin Plawecki doubled and RF Brandon Nimmo singled. Plawecki scored on a RBI single from Rosario and Nimmo came around to score on a RBI single by Flores. In the top of the seventh inning, Rosario and McNeil singled to start the inning and then Conforto drove home Rosario and McNeil scored on a wild pitch.

RHP Zack Wheeler had another fine outing and got off to a dominating start retiring the first 11 hitters he faced before allowing a single to 3B Justin Turner and a two-run homer to 1B Max Muncy. Wheeler settled down after that and cruised through the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings. He gave up a solo homer to 1B Cody Bellinger in the bottom of the seventh. His final line was 7 innings, 3 hits, 3 earned runs, 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. He picked up his 10th win. Wheeler has been outstanding in the second half and has looked like an ace. He has come a long way after he started the season in Triple-A. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and closed it out with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings.

The Mets have an off day tomorrow and return to action on Friday night against the Phillies at Citi Field at 7:10 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup

1. Amed Rosario-SS

2. Jeff McNeil-2B

3. Wilmer Flores-1B

4. Todd Frazier-3B

5. Michael Conforto-LF

6. Austin Jackson-CF

7. Kevin Plawecki-C

8. Brandon Nimmo-RF

9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (9-7, 3.37 ERA) vs. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-1, 2.24 ERA)

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 138 Recap

RF Brandon Nimmo

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 tonight and dropped their record to 62-78. LHP Jason Vargas started out well with two scoreless innings, but gave up two runs in the bottom of the third and three in the bottom of the fourth inning. His final line was 5 runs (4 earned), on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts. RHP Corey Oswalt gave up 5 runs in the bottom of the seventh. RHP Jacob Rhyme gave up a run in the seventh.

3B Todd Frazier singled in the top of the second inning and 1B Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer. In the top of the third inning, 2B Wilmer Flores singled and LF Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer.

The Mets next game is at 7:35 P.M. against the Dodgers tomorrow night.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Austin Jacskon-CF
3. Wilmer Flores-2B
4. Michael Conforto-LF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Jay Bruce-1B
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Brandon Nimmo-RF
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (5-8, 6.56 ERA) vs. LHP Rich Hill (6-5, 3.59 ERA)

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 137 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 tonight and improved their record to 62-75. The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until the top of the fifth inning after RF Jay Bruce singled, catcher Devin Mesoraco walked and RHP Jacob deGrom drove in Bruce with an RBI single. The bats were silent for the next three innings, but woke up in the top of the ninth. RF Jay Bruce led off with a double, catcher Kevin Plawecki hit a sacrifice bunt, 2B Jeff McNeil was hit a pitch, and pinch-hitter Brandon Nimmo hit a three-run homer.

RHP Jacob deGrom gave up a solo homer to 3B Justin Turner in the bottom of the first inning, but settled down after that. deGrom had 1-2-3 bottom of the second inning, and worked around a lead-off walk to RF Yasiel Puig in the bottom of the third inning. He had another 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fourth and left Puig on base in the bottom of the fifth after he reached on an error. deGrom finished up strong with 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth inning with two strikeouts. His final line was one run on two hits with six strikeouts and a walk in six innings. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Drew Smith followed and had a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Robert Gsellman ran into some trouble in the bottom of the ninth after he gave up a lead-off single to RF Alex Verdugo, double to RF Cody Bellinger and a sacrifice fly to catcher Yasmani Grandal, but was able to close it out and picked up his 10th save.

The Mets game is at 10:10 tomorrow night against the Dodgers.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Austin Jackson-CF
3. Wilmer Flores-1B
4. Michael Conforto-LF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Jay Bruce-RF
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Jeff McNeil-2B
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (8-8, 1.68 ERA) vs. LHP Alex Wood (8-6, 3.42 ERA)

Mets vs. Giants Game 136 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-1 this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 61-75. In the top of the second inning, 3B Todd Frazier doubled and LF Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer. The offense was held scoreless until the top of the eighth inning after catcher Tomas Nido and SS Amed Rosario singled and 2B Jeff McNeil hit a two-run single.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd had a dominating performance throwing a complete game. Syndergarrd gave up a run in the bottom of the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Giants starter RHP Chris Stratton, but other than that shut down the Giants down. He didn't allow a baserunner after the bottom of the fourth inning. His final line was 9 innings, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk and 11 strikeouts.  He picked up his tenth win.

The Mets next game is at the Los Angeles Dodgers tomorrow night at 8:10 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Jay Bruce-1B
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Michael Conforto-LF
6. Brandon Nimmo-RF
7. Austin Jackson-CF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (9-3, 3.51 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Stratton (9-7, 4.99 ERA)

Mets vs. Giants Game 135 Recap

LHP Steven Matz

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in 11 innings this afternoon and improved their record to 60-75. The offense  started off slow and was held scoreless for the first four innings. In the top of the fifth inning, RF Brandon Nimmo walked and catcher Tomas Nido hit an RBI double. They didn't score again until the top of the eleventh inning after 2B Wilmer Flores doubled, 1B Jay Bruce grounded out which moved Flores to third base and 3B Todd Frazier drove him in with a sacrifice fly.

LHP Steven Matz cruised through the first three innings, but gave up a solo homer to 3B Evan Longaria in the bottom of the fourth inning. Matz finished up strong with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. His final line was one run on three hits with eleven strikeouts and one walk in seven innings. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the tenth inning. RHP Robert Gsellman closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the eleventh inning and picked up his ninth save.

Game 135: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Wilmer Flores-2B
3. Jay Bruce-1B
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Michael Conforto-LF
6. Austin Jackson-CF
7. Brandon Nimmo-RF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (5-11, 4.36 ERA) vs. LHP Derek Holland (7-8, 3.65 ERA)

Mets vs. Giants Game 134 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

Tonight, the New York Mets lost to the San Francisco Giants 7-0 and dropped their record to 59-75. RHP Zack Wheeler had another terrific start allowing one run on four hits with nine strikeouts in seven innings. Wheeler gave up no walks and lowered his ERA to 3.37 and had his first no-walk start since May 22th. The only run he was gave up was a sacrifice fly by LF Chris Shaw in the bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a lead-off homer to rookie catcher Aramis Garcia and then allowed a double to LF Gregor Blanco before being taken out. LHP Daniel Zamora followed and struck out his first two batters, walked 3B Evan Longaria intentionally and then gave up a two-run triple to 1B Brandon Belt. RHP Drew Smith appeared next and gave up RBI singles to RF Austin Slater, CF Gorkys Hernandez, and Aramis Garcia.

The offense struggled against Giants starter LHP Andrew Suarez and had  three hits.They allowed Suarez to retire 17 hitters in a row at one point. They went 0-6 with runners in scoring position in their fourth shutout in last seven games.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon against the Giants at 4:05 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Todd Frazier-3B
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Austin Jackson-CF
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Jay Bruce-RF
6. Devin Mesoraco-C
7. Brandon Nimmo-LF
8. Jose Reyes-SS
9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (9-6, 3.46 ERA) vs. LHP Andrew Suarez (5-9, 4.42 ERA)

Mets vs. Cubs Game 133 Recap

CF Austin Jackson

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs 10-3 this afternoon and improved their record to 59-74. SS Amed Rosario and CF Austin Jackson singled in the top of the first inning and then LF Michael Conforto walked to load the bases. 3B Todd Frazier followed with a grand slam. The offense was held scoreless for the next six innings, but woke up in the top of the seventh inning. Rosario drove in a run with an RBI single and Jackson also drove in a run. Pinch-hitter Jose Reyes broke the game open with a two-run triple. Pinch-hitter Tomas Nido followed by reaching on an error and then Conforto hit an RBI single. Frazier hit an RBI single in the top of the ninth and RF Brandon Nimmo also hit an RBI single.

LHP Jason Vargas had a scoreless bottom of the first innings, but gave up a run in the in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single by RF Ian Happ. He settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third and fourth innings and got 2B Ben Zoborist to ground into a double play to end the bottom of the fifth inning. Vargas retired 1B Anthony Rizzo to begin the bottom of th sixth inning and was then taken out. His final line was 5.1 innings, 4 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks and six strikeouts. He picked up his fifth win. RHP Corey Oswalt came in next and got the last two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Tyler Bashlot followed and threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh inning with two strikeouts. RHP Drew Smith appeared next and had a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Jacob Rhyme gave up a two-run homer to 3B Victor Caratini in the bottom of the ninth.

The Mets have an off day tomorrow and return to action on Friday night against the San Francisco Giants at 10:15 P..M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Austin Jackson-CF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Michael Conforto-LF
6. Todd Frazier-3B
7. Brandon Nimmo-RF
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (4-8, 6.96 ERA) vs. RHP Alec Mills (0-0, 1.17 ERA)

Mets-Cubs Game Suspended

Tonight's Mets-Cubs- game has been suspended due to rain after a 1-1 tie in the top of the tenth inning. RHP Jacob deGrom had another brilliant outing allowing one run in eight innings with 10 strikeouts. deGrom lowered his ERA to 1.68. RHP Seth Lugo threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning.

Degrom drove in the only run with an RBI double in the top of the sixth inning. The offense was 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base.

The game will resume at 1:00 P.M. today in the top of the tenth and the series finale will begin 45 minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game.

Game 132: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Austin Jackson-CF
4. Michael Conforto-LF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Jay Bruce-1B
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Brandon Nimmo-RF
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (8-8, 1.71 ERA) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (9-9, 3.82 ERA)

Mets Trade Jose Bautista

Outfielder Jose Bautista

The New York Mets have traded outfielder Jose Bautista to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to named later or cash considerations. Bautista was signed in May after was cut by the Atlanta Braves. He hit .204 with nine homers and 37 RBI's in 83 games with the Mets.

Mets vs. Cubs Game 131 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 7-4 tonight and dropped their record to 58-73. RHP Noah Syndergarrd got off to a difficult start in the bottom of the first inning after he gave up an RBI double to 2B Daniel Murphy, single to SS Javier Baez and later an RBI single to 1B Anthony Rizzo. Syndergarrd rebounded with a 1-2-3 bottom of the second inning, but gave up three more runs in the bottom of the third on a wild pitch and a two-run single by Cubs starter LHP Jon Lester. He settled down and finished up strong with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. His final line was 6 innings, 9 hits, 4 earned runs, 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and gave up three straight hits and was unable to record an out. RHP Drew Smith came in next and gave up 2 runs.  LHP Daniel Zamora gave up a solo homer to Rizzo in the bottom of the eighth.

SS Amed Rosario led off the top of the first inning with a single, stole second and scored on an RBI single by CF Austin Jackson. LF Michael Conforto hit a solo homer in the top of the second inning. Rosario drove in a run in the top of the third inning on an RBI single. Catcher Kevin Plawecki hit a solo homer in the top of the seventh.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Cubs at 8:05 P.M.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Austin Jackson-CF
3. Wilmer Flores-1B
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Michael Conforto-LF
6. Jose Bautista-RF
7. Jose Reyes-2B
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (9-3, 3.88 ERA) vs. LHP Jon Lester (14-5, 3.64 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 130 Recap

2B Jeff McNeil

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 15-0 today to drop their record to 58-72, but still managed to take two out of three games in the series. LHP Steven Matz cruised through the first five innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the sixth inning after SS Trea Turner doubled to lead off the inning, 2B Anthony Rendon singled. Matz struck out 1B Ryan Zimmerman, but gave up an RBI ground-out to LF Juan Soto. He finished up strong with a 1-2-3 top of the seventh inning. His final line was 7 innings, 5 hits, 1 earned run, 1 run, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and gave up a hit to RF Adam Eaton who then stole second base and gave up a walk to Turner. He gave up a single to Rendon to load the bases and struck out Zimmerman for the first out.. Sewald walked Soto to bring in a run and then allowed a three-run double to RF Bryce Harper and was then pulled. RHP Tyler Bashlor followed and gave up a two-run homer to 2B Wilmer Difo and a two-run homer to Eaton. RHP Corey Oswalt gave up 6 runs in the top of the ninth on a RBI single by Rendon, a based loaded walk and a grand-slam to pinch-hitter Mark Reynolds.

The offense didn't do much all day and had only three hits.

Injury News
2B Jeff McNeil left the game in the bottom of the sixth injury due to a leg injury.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at 8:05 P.M. against the Chicago Cubs.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-LF
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Jay Bruce-1B
6. Austin Jackson-CF
7. Jose Bautista-RF
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (5-10, 4.55 ERA) vs. RHP Jefry Rodriguez (1-1, 5.46 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 129 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 3-0 today for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 58-71. The offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until SS Amed Rosario hit a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth inning. 3B Todd Frazier also hit a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, catcher Kevin Plawecki led off with a single and then 2B Jeff McNeil singled with two outs and LF Michael Conforto hit an RBI single.

RHP Zack Wheeler continued his dominant stretch with seven scoreless innings. Wheeler gave up four walks and three strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 3.46 and has an ERA of 1.17 with 44 strikeouts and 10 walks in his last 7 starts. Wheeler has emerged as an ace and developed into the number two starter behind RHP Jacob deGrom. He picked up his ninth win. LHP Daniel Zamora came in next and retired CF Bryce Harper to start the top of the eighth inning and then RHP Drew Smith followed and got 2B Anthony Rendon and LF Juan Soto to end the inning. Smith came back out for the top of the ninth and retired 1B Ryan Zimmerman for the first out and LHP Jerry Blevins struck out catcher Matt Wieters and 2B Wilmer Difo for the final out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 P.M. against the Nationals.

Game 129: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Michael Conforto-CF
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Jay Bruce-LF
7. Jose Bautista-RF
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (8-6, 3.63 ERA) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (8-12, 4.05 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 128 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 3-0 tonight and improved their record to 57-71. SS Amed Rosario led off the bottom of the single, stole second and advanced to third base on a ground-out by 2B Jeff McNeil. 1B Wilmer Flores drove in Rosario with an RBI single. McNeil extended his hitting streak to nine games, drew his first walk since August 15th and had a stolen base. RF Jay Bruce added a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning.

LHP Jason Vargas had his best outing of the season and held the Nationals to three hits in six innings/ Vargas had eight strikeouts and no walks. His curveball and change-up were effective and helped keep hitters off balanced. He has had a 2.07 ERA in his last three starts. Vargas picked up his fourth win on the season. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw two scoreless in the top of the seventh and eighth innings with three strikeouts. RHP Robert Gsellman closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth inning and picked up his eighth save.

The Mets next game is at 4:10 P.M. tomorrow afternoon against the Nationals.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Amed Rosario-SS
2. Jeff McNeil-2B
3. Wilmer Flores-1B
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Jay Bruce-RF
6. Austin Jackson-CF
7. Jose Bautista-LF
8. Kevin Plawecki-C
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (3-8, 7.67 ERA) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (7-10, 4.51 ERA)

Mets vs. Giants 127 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets lost to the San Francisco Giants 3-1 this afternoon and dropped their record to 56-71. RHP Jacob deGrom threw two scoreless innings in the top of the first and second inning, but gave up a run in the top of the third inning on a passed ball by catcher Devin Mesoraco. deGrom gave up a run in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI double by Giants starter LHP Madison Bumgarter. He finished up strong with scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth inning. His final line was 6 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs ( 1 earned), 4 walks and 10 strikeouts. RHP Tyler Bashlor came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning, but gave up a run in the top of the eighth inning on a solo homer by 3B Evan Longaria. RHP Drew Smith threw a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The offense was shut down by Giants ace LHP Madison Bumgarter for the first six innings, but broke through in the bottom of the seventh inning on a solo homer by 3B Todd Frazier. RF Jose Bautista followed with a hit by pitch and 2B Jeff McNeil singled, but catcher Kevin Plawecki grounded into a double play and LF Michael Conforto struck out to end the inning. After a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth inning, Bautista walked with two outs to bring up the tying run, but McNeil struck out on a questionable check swing call to end the game.

The Mets next game is at 7:10 P.M. tomorrow night at home against the Washington Nationals.