Mets vs. Cubs Game 54 Recap

CF Michael Conforto

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 5-1 tonight and dropped their record to 27-27. RHP Seth Lugo got the start and had a very good outing with four scoreless innings. Lugo's fastball had more velocity than last year as a starter and his curveball showed a sharp break. He gave up three hits with no walks and three strikeouts and had to get out out of one jam in the top of the third. Lugo made the case that he should stay in the rotation since there are question marks with LHP Steven Matz's and RHP Noah Syndergarrd's health. RHP Hansel Robles came in next  in and gave up a two-run homer to 2B Ben Zoborist. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and gave up an RBI double to LF Kyle Schwarber in the top of the sixth inning. LHP Buddy Baumann gave up an RBI ground-out to RF Jason Heyward in the top of the seventh inning and was taken out with two outs and the bases loaded. RHP Scott Copeland had to relieve him and gave up no runs in 1.1 innings. RHP Gerson Bautista came on in the top of the ninth inning and gave up a sac fly to catcher Wilson Contreras.

The offense struggled all night and had their best chance to score in the bottom of the third inning after loading the bases with one out, but LF Jose Bautista struck out and CF Michael Conforto grounded out. RF Brandon Nimmo drove in the only run with a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning. This was Nimmo's first homer off a lefty and his sixth overall this season, a career-high and is hitting .287 this season.

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

Game 54; Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Jose Bautista-LF
4. Michael Conforto-CF
5. Devin Mesoraco-C
6. Jay Bruce-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Luis Guillorme-3B
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (1-1, 2.48 ERA) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (5-4, 4.78 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 53 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-1 tonight to split their four game series and improved their record to 27-26. The offense struggled against Braves starter RHP Julio Tehran for the first three innings, but broke through in the top of the fourth inning. RF Jay Bruce doubled to lead off the inning, catcher Kevin Plawecki flew out and then 1B Adrian Gonzalez drove in the first run of the game with an RBI double. In the top of the seventh, SS Amed Rosario tripled and CF Brandon Nimmo drove him in with an RBI single. In the top of the eighth inning with one out, LF Jose Bautista doubled, Bruce drew an intentional walk and Plawecki walked to load the bases. Gonzalez came up and delivered again with an RBI single. In the top of the ninth inning, Rosario doubled and then Nimmo drove in another run with an RBI single.

:LHP Jason Vargas had his best start of the start and only had to get out of one jam in the bottom of the second inning after he gave up a double to LF Charlie Culverson and then intentionally walked SS Dwansby Swanson. He gave up no runs, two hits, one walk, and struck out two in five innings. Manager Mickey Callaway decided to take him out after five innings and 65 pitches. Vargas picked up his second win on the season. RHP Tim Peterson came in next in the bottom of the sixth in his ML debut and had a scoreless inning, but gave up a solo homer to 3B Johan Camargo in the bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia followed and pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning and was helped out by his defense after Rosario and 2B Asdrubal Cabrera turned a sharp double play to end the inning. RHP Robert Gsellman closed out with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth inning and picked up the second save of his career.

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

Game 53: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Jose Bautista-LF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Kevin Plawecki-C
6. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
7. Luis Guillorme-3B
8. Jason Vargas-LHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (1-3, 10.62 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (4-2, 4.20 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 52 Recap

LHP StevenMatz

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 7-6 last night and dropped their record to 26-26. The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first inning after RF Brandon led off with a hit by pitch and then stole second and third. LF Jose Bautista drove him in with a RBI double. In the top of the third inning, Nimmo hit a single and then 2B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer. In the top of the fourth inning, 1B Adrian Gonzalez led off with a solo homer. In the top of the sixth inning, Cabrera hit a solo homer, his second of the game. In the top of the sixth inning, Nimmo drove in SS Amed Rosario with an RBI double.

LHP Steven Matz started out well with three scoreless innings, but had to come out in the bottom of the fourth inning after his warmup pitches due to discomfort in his middle finger. RHP Paul Sewald came in next in relief and gave up a RBI single to LF Charlie Culverson, but was able to escape out of further trouble and leave the bases loaded. Sewald bounced back with a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning, but gave up an RBI single to RF Nick Markakis in the bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jacob Rhyme had to come to get the last out in the bottom of the seventh inning. Rhyme stayed in for the bottom of the eighth inning and gave up an RBI ground-out to pinch-hitter Preston Tucker. He then allowed a two-run game tying triple to CF Ender Inciarte. He was able to get out of the jam by striking out 2B Ozzie Albies, walked 1B Freddie Freeman and then got Markakis to fly out with the based loaded to end the inning. RHP Gerson Bautista gave up a walk-off homer to 3B Johan Camargo with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The Mets next game is tonight against the Braves at 7:35 P.M.

Game 52: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Jose Bautista-LF
4. Michael Conforto-CF
5. Devin Mesoraco-C
6. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
7. Jose Reyes-3B
8. Steven Matz-LHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (2-3, 3.80 ERA) vs. RHP Annibal Sanchez (1-0, 1.29 ERA)

Noah Syndergarrd To Go On 10 Day DL

Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets announced today that RHP Noah Syndergarrd has been placed on the 10-day disabled list after an MRI confirmed he has a strained ligament in his right index finger. It is unknown how long Syndergarrd will be out. He is 4-1 with a 3.06 ERA in 64.2 innings pitched with 76 strikeouts and 13 walks.

Mets vs. Braves Game 51 Recap

CF Michael Conforto

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-5 last night in the second game of a doubleheader and improved their record to 26-25. After a three-hour rain delay, the offense got off to a quick start in the top of the first inning after CF Michael Conforto singled with one out, RF Jay Bruce hit a double and then 1B Adrian Gonzalez hit a RBI single. Catcher Kevin Plawecki followed with an RBI ground-out. After a scoreless top of the second inning, LF Brandon Nimmo led off with a homer in the top of the third and then Conforto followed with a single. Bruce flew out and then Gonzalez struck out. Plawecki singled, but then 3B Jose Reyes grounded out with two outs and two men on base. The offense then went quiet in the top of the fourth and fifth innings, but in the top of the sixth inning, Plawecki singled with one out and then Reyes and 2B Luis Guillorme also singled to load the bases. SS Amed Rosario stepped up to the plate and hit a two-run single. Pinch-hitter Jose Bautista grounded out to end the inning. In the top of the seventh inning, Conforto led off with a single and then Bruce grounded into a fielder's choice. Gonzalez and Plawecki hit back-to-back singles and then Reyes struck out. Guillorme then hit a two-run single and then Rosario drove in his third run of the night with a RBI single. After that, the bats were quiet for the top of the eighth and ninth innings.

LF P.J. Conlon made his second career start and didn't make it out of the bottom of the third inning. Conlon gave up a solo homer to catcher Kurt Suzki in the bottom of the second inning and then a two-run single to 1B Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the third inning. He was taken out after RF Jay Bruce misplayed a line drive by RF Nick Markakis. His final line was: four runs, eight hits, 1 strikeouts in 2 + innings. RHP Hansel Robles came in next and gave up a sacrifice fly to Suzuki and hit 3B Johan Camargo, but got SS Dwansby Swanson to groundout. Robles pitched scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings and wound up throwing three scoreless innings with two hits and a walk and three strikeouts. RHP Robert Gsellman gave up a run in the bottom of the sixth inning, but managed to pick up his 5th win. RHP Jacob Rhyme followed and pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia closed it out with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings and picked up his 14th save.

The Mets next game is tonight at 7:35 against the Braves.

Game 51: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Michael Conforto-CF
3. Jay Bruce-RF
4. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
5. Kevin Plawecki-C
6. Jose Reyes-3B
7. Luis Guillorme-2B
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. P.J. Conlon-LHP

The pitching match-up is P.J. Conlon (0-0, 7.36 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon McCarthy (5-2, 4.67 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 50 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 4-3 today in the first game of their doubleheader for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 25-25. In the top of the first inning, LF Brandon Nimmo led off with a hit by pitch and then 2B Asdrubal Cabrera reached on an error by Braves SS Dwansby Swanson. CF Michael Conforto then struck out and LF Jose Bautista walked to load the bases. RF Jay Bruce struck out, but catcher Devin Mesoraco walked to bring in a run. In the top of the fourth inning, Mesoraco led off with a single and then 3B Luis Guillorme drove him with a double. In the top of the ninth inning, Mesoraco hit the go-ahead solo home run. This was his fifth home run in 46 at-bats with the Mets and second consecutive game with a homer in the top of the ninth inning.

RHP Jacob deGrom gave up a hit to CF Ender Inciarte in the bottom of the first inning and then a single to 2B Ozzie Albies and a walk to 1B Freddie Freeman to load the bases. deGrom got out of the jam after he got RF Nick Markakis to ground into a double play. In the bottom of the third inning, he had to deal with some rain, but the umpires decided to keep on playing. In the bottom of the fourth inning, he gave up a lead-off single to Freeman and then another single to Markakis which made it first and third with no out and then gave up a walk to load the bases with one out. deGrom was able to escape out of another jam after he struck out LF Preston Tucker and 3B Johan Camargo to end the inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning, he was able to come back into the game after a 30 minute rain delay and dominated with a 8 pitch inning. He gave up a solo homer to catcher Tyler Flowers to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning, and then after walked Tucker, 2B Asdrubal Cabrera misplaced a groundball by Camargo which made it first and third with no outs. He battled back again by striking outu SS Dwansby Swanson and then got pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki to pop up and Inciarte to groundout to end the inning and was then taken out. This was an outstanding performance for deGrom after he bucked down multiple times with men on base. His final line was 7 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 3 walks and 8 strikeouts. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and gave up a game-tying single to Markakis. Lugo came back out for the bottom of the ninth inning and gave up a two-run walk-off homer to Charlie Culberson.

The Mets have another game tonight at 7:10 P.M. against the Braves in second game of doubleheader.

Game 50: (Game 1 of Doubleheader) Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Michael Conforto-CF
4. Jose Bautista-LF
5. Jay Bruce-RF
6. Devin Mesoraco-C
7. Luis Guillorme-3B
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (4-0, 1.54 ERA) vs. LHP Max Fried (0-2, 6.00 ERA)

Mets vs. Brewers Game 49 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 today to drop three out of four games in the series and drop their record to 25-24. RHP Zack Wheeler had a rough beginning giving up back-to-back singles to CF Lorenzo Cain and LF Christian Yelich in the bottom of the first inning and then he allowed a RBI single to 1B Jesus Aguilar. After that, he retired the next 3 batters in the bottom of the first. In the bottom of the second inning, Wheeler bounced back with a 1-2-3 inning, but struggled again in the bottom of the third inning after he walked Cain and then gave up a single to Yelich and a game-tying three run homer to Aguilar.  He settled down after that and finished up strong with three scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. His final line was four runs on six hits, two walks, and six strikeouts in six innings. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next in the bottom of the seventh and got pinch-hitter Ryan Braun to fly out to RF to lead off the inning. Gsellman gave up a single to Cain and then a groundout to Yelich. He was taken out after he walked Aguilar. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and gave up an RBI single to 1B Travis Shaw, which was the only batter he faced. RHP Paul Sewald came in and gave up a two-run double to RF Domingo Santana in the bottom of the seventh inning. Sewald stayed in and pitched a scoreless inning in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The offense went scoreless in the top of the first inning, but catcher Tomas Nido drove in a run with an RBI single in the top of the second. Wheeler followed with a two-run single and then 2B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a RBI double. In the top of the fifth inning, In the top of the fifth inning, RF Jay Bruce hit a RBI single. In the top of the seventh inning, Cabrera hit a solo homer.

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

Game 49: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
2. Michael Conforto-CF
3. Wilmer Flores-3B
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
6. Jose Bautista-LF
7. Tomas Nido-C
8. Zack Wheeler-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-4, 5.32 ERA) vs. RHP Jhoulys Chacin (3-1, 3.32 ERA)

Mets vs. Brewers Game 48 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 17-6 today for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 25-23. The offense got off to a quick start after 3B Wilmer Flores drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single in the top of the first inning. Catcher Devin Mesoraco drove in a run with an RBI single in the top of the first inning. SS Jose Reyes walked with the based loaded to bring home another run in the top of the first. LF Brandon Nimmo hit a solo homer in the top of the second inning. CF Michael Conforto also hit a solo homer in the top of the third inning. Reyes drove in another with an RBI double in the top of the fifth inning.

LHP Jason Vargas had a difficult outing and struggling after he was given a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and wasn't able to hold the lead. Vargas gave up five runs on six hits on three hits in three innings. He had five strikeouts and two walks. RHP Jacob Rhyme came in next and gave up two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos gave up three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on a solo homer to catcher Erik Kratz and a two-run double to RF Christian Yelich. RHP Chris Flexen gave up seven runs (three earned) and three walks in two innings. LHP Jerry Blevins had to come in to get the last out in the bottom of the seventh inning and then pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon against the Brewers at 2:10 P.M. in the final game of the series.

Game 48: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Wilmer Flores-3B
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Michael Conforto-CF
6. Devin Mesoraco-C
7. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
8. Jose Reyes-SS
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (1-3, 9.87 ERA) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (4-3, 3.86 ERA)

Mets vs. Brewers Game 47 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 tonight in 10 inning and dropped their record to 25-22. In the top of the second inning, SS Amed Rosario drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer. CF Michael Confoto also hit a solo homer in the top of the fourth inning. After that, the bats went quiet until the top of the ninth inning. Conforto and catcher Devin Mesoraco both walked with two outs and then pinch-hitter Jose Bautista hit an RBI single to tie the game.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd started out with a scoreless bottom of the first inning, but gave up a run in the bottom of the second inning on a solo homer to 1B Travis Shaw. Syndergarrd gave up two more runs in the bottom of the third inning on a RBI single to LF Christian Yelich and an RF to Shaw. He settled down after that and pitched three more scoreless innings. His final line was thee runs on six hits with eight strikeouts in six innings. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and pitched two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings. RHP Robert Gsellman followed and pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning, but struggled in the bottom of the tenth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins had to come in, but walked Yelich to load the bases, and then RHP A.J. Ramos walked Yernan Perez to end the game.

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

Game 47: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Wilmer Flores-3B
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Michael Conforto-CF
6. Devin Mesoraco-C
7. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
8. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (4-1, 2.91 ERA) vs. RHP Junior Guerra (3-3, 2.98 ERA)

Mets vs. Brewers Game 46 Recap

LHP Steven Matz

The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 tonight to snap their two-game losing streak and improve their record to 25-21. The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings against Brewers starter RHP Zack Davies, but broke through in the top of the third inning. LF Brandon Nimmo led off the inning with a triple and two batters later 3B Wilmer Flores drove him in with a sacrifice fly. In the top of the fifth inning, 2B Asdrubal Cabrera drove in SS Amed Rosario and Nimmo on a two-run double. Flores followed by driving in Cabrera with a sacrifice fly. In the top of the seventh inning, catcher Devin Mesoraco hit an RBI double.

LHP Steven Matz bounced back and had a great outing after he struggled in his last outing on May 19th. Matz gave up four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six shutout innings. He picked up his second win. RHP Paul Sewald came in next with a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning and then followed it up with a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Jacob Rhyme came on in the bottom of the ninth inning in a non-save situation and pitched a scoreless inning.

The Mets next game is at 8:10 P.M. tomorrow night against the Brewers.

Game 46: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Wilmer Flores-2B
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Michael Conforto-CF
6. Devin Mesoraco-C
7. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
8. Steven Matz-LHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (1-3, 4.42 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Davies (2-3, 4.24 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 45 Recap

RHP Jeurys Familia

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 2-1 tonight to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 24-21. RHP Jacob deGrom had another outstanding outing and had his sixth quality start of the season. deGrom gave  up four hits and two walks and eight strikeouts in seven shutout innings, but wound up with a no-decision. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia came on in the top of the ninth inning, but blew his fourth save after he gave up an RBI single to catcher J.T. Realmunto and a RBI single to 2B Starlin Castro.

The offense didn't do much against Marlins starter LHP Dan Straily and were held to only six hits, three walks and one run. LF Brandon Nimmo drove in the only run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth inning. Nimmo and 1B Adrian Gonzalez were the only hitters with multi-hit games and each of them went 2-for-3.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Milwaukee Brewers at 8:10 P.M.

Game 45: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Michael Conforto-CF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Devin Mesoraco-C
6. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
7. Luis Guillorme-3B
8. Jacob deGrom-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (4-0, 1.75 ERA) vs. RHP Dan Straily (2-0, 3.60 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 44 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 5-1 tonight and dropped their record to 25-19. RHP Zack Wheeler started out well with a scoreless top of the first inning, but struggled in the top of the second inning. In the top of the second, Wheeler gave up a leaoff double to RF Brian Anderson and back-to-back singles to LF Derek Dietrich and SS Miguel Rojas. 3B Jose Reyes made an error and catcher J.T. Realmunto hit a two-run single. He settled down after that and had 1-2-3 innings in the top of the third and fourth innings. In the top of the fifth inning, Wheeler worked his way out of trouble after he gave up a single to 1B Justin Bour and then 2B Starlin Castro reached on a throwing error by Reyes. He finished up his outing with a 1-2-3 top of the sixth inning. His final line was three runs (one earned) on seven hits with nine strikeouts in six innings. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP A.J. Ramos gave up a two-run homer to Dietrich in the top of the eighth inning. RHP Jacob Rhyme pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The offense struggled against Marlins starter LHP Caleb Smith and managed four hits for the entire game. Catcher Tomas Nido drove in the only run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second inning.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night in the final game of the series against the Marlins at 7:10 P.M.

Mets Sign Jose Bautista

Jose Bautista

The New York Mets have signed outfielder Jose Batista to a one-year deal. Infielder Phillip Evans has been sent to Triple-A Las Vegas as a corresponding roster move. Bautista hit .143 in 40 at-bats for the Atlanta Braves this year. Last year with the Toronto Blue Jays, he hit .203 in 157 games.  Bautista gives the Mets a veteran right-handed bat off the bench and a threat late in games. They are hoping that he can provide some power and pop in the outfield in the absence of Yoenis Cespedes.

Game 44: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Wilmer Flores-1B
4. Michael Conforto-CF
5. Jay Bruce-RF
6. Jose Reyes-2B
7. Tomas Nido-C
8. Zack Wheeler-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-3, 5.92 ERA) vs. LHP Caleb Smith (2-5, 4.22 ERA)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 43 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 2-0 tonight for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 24-19. The offense only had two hits, but managed to come through with runners in scoring position. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera drove home the first run of the game with an RBI double in the bottom of the third inning. Infielder Wilmer Flores hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning.

LHP Jason Vargas dominated through the first four innings before running into some trouble in the top of the fifth. Vargas struck out 1B Justin Bour to lead off the inning, walked LF Cameron Maybin, and then a single to LF Miguel Rojas. He bucked down with the based loaded and one out and struck out CF Lewin Brinson and the opposing starter RHP Eilisier Hernandez to end the inning. This was the best start of his season in which he allowed no runs, two hits, one walk and seven strikeouts in five innings. He picked up his first win of the year. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and got two quick outs, but was unable to finish off the inning after he gave up a single to 2B Starlin Castro and a walk to RF Brian Anderson and was then taken out. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and walked Bour to load the bases. which was the only batter he faced. RHP A.J. Ramos had to come with the based loaded and struck out pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich to end the inning. Ramos came back out for the top of the seventh inning and walked the first batter he faced. He responded by striking out Brinson and then got pinch hitter J.B. Shuck to ground into a double play to end the inning. RHP Seth Lugo appeared next and pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia gave up a one out double to Dietrich, but managed to work around out it and picked a scoreless top of the ninth inning to pick up his 13th save on the season.

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

Game 43: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Jay Bruce-RF
4. Michael Conforto-CF
5. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
6. Devin Messoraco-C
7. Luis Guillorme-3B
8.  Jason Vargas-LHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (0-3, 13.86 ERA) vs. RHP Elieser Hernandez (0-0, 2.25 ERA)

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 42 Recap

SS Amed Rosario

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 this afternoon and completed a three-game sweep and improved their record to 23-19. This was the Mets first sweep since mid-April and their first at Citi Field since the 2016 season. The offense was held scoreless and shut down by the Diamondbacks starter RHP Clay Bucholtz for the first five innings and had one hit. In the bottom of the sixth inning, SS Amed Rosario drove home the first run with a solo homer , his first in 213 plate appearance which snapped his 0-12 slump. In the bottom of the seventh inning, catcher Tomas Nito singled with two out and then 2B Asdrubal Cabrera came to the plate as a pinch-hitter. Cabrera hit a two-run homer to left-center field. Rosario followed with another homer to deep center field. He is the youngest Met at 22 years and 181 days to have a multi-homer game since Lastings Miledge in 2007.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd worked out a walk and stolen base in the top of the first inning and had two strikeouts. In the second inning, Syndergarrd gave up singles to CF Jarrod Dyson and SS Nick Ahmed before giving up an RBI groundout to catcher Jeff Mathis. In the top of the third inning, he settled down and had 1-2-3 inning on 12 pitches. In the top of the fourth inning, Syndergarrd had to work a little harder throwing 18 pitches with two full counts and a bunt hit, but still managed to have a scoreless inning. In the top of the fifth inning, he had work out an error by 3B Wilmer Flores who botched a routine grounder by catcher Jeff Mathis to lead off the inning. He had some help from his defense in the fifth after RF Jay Bruce threw Mathis out trying to score. In the top of the sixth inning, he had a 12-pitch scoreless inning, which included a pickoff of 1B Paul Goldschmidt and a strikeout of 2B Daniel Descalso. In the top of the seventh inning, Syndegarrd gave up a leadoff single to Dyson, but then struck out Ahmed and got Maths to hit another ground-out. He retired pinch-hitter Ketel Marte to end the inning and was then taken out. His final line was: one run, six hits, one walk and seven strikeouts. He picked up his fourth win of the season. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next in his first relief appearance in over a week and retired the only batter he faced LF Daniel Peralta. RHP Robert Gsellman followed and got the last two outs in the top of the eighth inning. Gsellman stayed in for the top of the ninth and got the last three outs, for a five-out save, his first on the season.

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

Game 42: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Jay Bruce-RF
3. Wilmer Flores-3B
4. Michael Conforto-CF
5. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
6. Luis Guillorme-2B
7. Tomas Nido-C
8. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (3-1, 3.14 ERA) vs. RHP Clay Bucholtz (season debut)

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 41 Recap

Infielder Wilmer Flores

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 tonight for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 22-19. CF Michael Conforto drove home the first two runs of the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning. Catcher Devin Mesoraco tied the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning. 1B Wilmer Flores hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning.

LHP Steven Matz started out well with a scoreless inning in the top of the first. Matz gave up a run in the top of the second inning on a RBI single to John Ryan Murphy, but pitched a scoreless top of the third inning. He gave up a solo homer to 1B Paul Goldschmidt in the top of the fourth inning and then another homer to Murphy, this time a two-run shot and was taken out after the inning. His final line was four runs on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and pitched two scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth. Lugo extended his scoreless streak to 13 scoreless innings. RHP Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning and picked up his 2nd win.

The Mets final game against the Diamondbacks is tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 P.M.

Game 41: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimm-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Wilmer Flores-1B
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Devin Mesoraco-C
6. Michael Conforto-CF
7. Jose Reyes-3B
8. Steven Matz-LHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (1-3, 3.86 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (4-1, 2.53 ERA)

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 40 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 tonight and improved their record to 21-19. The offense got off to a quick start in the bottom of the first inning. LF Brandon Nimmo led off with a walk and then was able to go to 3B after 2B Asdrubal Cabrera reached on an error. 3B Wilmer Flores drove in the first run of the game with an RBI groundout. RF Jay Bruce struck out, but then LF Michael Conforto drove in a run with an RBI single the other way. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Flores doubled with two outs, Bruce drew a walk and Conforto hit an RBI single to right, his third hit of the game. Conforto hit an infield single in the bottom of eight, for his fourth hit. This was his second career four hit game.

RHP Jacob deGrom was dominant from the start with 1-2-3 top of the first inning and two strikeouts. In the top of the second inning, deGrom had another 1-2-3 inning, including a strikeout of 1B Paul Goldschmidt. In the top of the third inning, he gave up a leadoff single to catcher Alex Avila and a groundout to CF Jerrod Dyson, but escaped further starting pitcher RHP Zack Godley flew out and LF Daniel Peralta struck out to end the inning. In the top of the fourth inning, deGrom struck out the side after striking out LF Steven Souza Jr, 3B Jake Lamb and Goldschmidt. In the top of the fifth inning, he gave up a leadoff single to LF Daniel Peralta, but then struck out the next two batters. He gave up a two-out single to CF Jerome Dyson, but stuck out Godley to end the inning. In the top of the sixth inning, deGrom gave up a run on an RBI double to Lamb, but was thrown out trying to advance to third base. He struck out Goldschmidt to end the inning. deGrom came back out for the top of the seventh inning, and gave up a leadoff double to Descalso, and then advanced to third on a groundout by SS Ketel Marte. He buckled down and struck out Avila and got Dyson to pop out to end the inning. His final line was one run on six hits with no walks and a career-high 13 strikeouts in seven innings. He picked up his fourth win on the season. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and had to throw only 8 pitches for a 1-2-3 top of the eighth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia closed it out by striking out the side in the top of the ninth inning and picked up his 13th save on the season.

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

Juan Lagares Out for Season

CF Juan Lagares

The New York Mets announced today that CF Juan Lagares will be out for the season after an MRI revealed he has a complete tear of his big toe plantar plate. Lagares will have surgery next week and has been placed on the 10-day disabled list. He was hitting .339 with a double and triple in 30 games prior to his injury.

Game 40: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Wilmer Flores-3B
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Michael Conforto-CF
6. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Jacob deGrom-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (3-0, 1.83 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Godley (4-2, 4.08 ERA)

Mets vs. Blue Jays Game 39 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 12-1 today and dropped their record to 20-19. RHP Zack Wheeler got the start and had a mixed outing. Wheeler looked good through in the first three innings allowing one run with six strikeouts. In the top of the fourth inning, he started to struggled and gave up a two-run home to RF Teoscar Hernandez. In the top of the fifth inning, Wheeler gave up a two-run double to 1B Justin Smoak. His final line was: six runs on seven hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in four innings. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the fifth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos followed and gave up three runs in the top of the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly to 3B Josh Donaldson, RBI single to Hernandez and RBI single to CF Kevin Pillar. RHP Jacob Rhyme had to come in to get the last out in the top of the sixth inning and a scoreless top of the seventh inning. LHP Buddy Baumann gave up three runs in two innings on a three-run homer to SS Richard Urena in the top of the ninth inning.

The offense was lifeless all day and had four hits. LF Brandon Nimmo drove in the only run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning.

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

Game 39: Mets vs. Blue Jays Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Juan Lagares-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Wilmer Flores-1B
4. Michael Conforto-RF
5. Phillip Evans-LF
6. Luis Guillorme-3B
7. Jose Lobaton-C
8. Zack Wheeler-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-2, 5.03 ERA) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (4-3, 4.80 ERA)

Mets vs. Blue Jays Game 38 Recap

Juan Lagares

The New York Mets defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 last night and improved their record to 20-18.. In the bottom of second inning, RHP Noah Syndergarrd drove in the first run of the game with an RBI double. In the bottom of third inning, the offense broke the game with five runs. RF Jay Bruce led off the inning with a double and then catcher Devin Mesoraco drew a walk and then RF Noah Syndergarrd singled to load the bases. Syndergarrd drove in his second run of the game with an sac fly. SS Amed Rosario followed with an RBI double. Two batters later, CF Juan Lagares hit a two-run double. SS Asdrubal Cabrera hit a RBI double. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Rosario drove in his second run of the game with an RBI on an infield hit. LF Brandon Nimmo drove in his first run of the game with an RBI single. Lagares drove in his third run of the game on an infield hit. In the bottom of the eighth inning, 2B Luis Guillorme drove in his first career RBI with an single. Catcher Devin Mesoraco hit a two-run homer.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd started out well striking out the side in the top of the first inning. Syndergarrd pitched another scoreless inning in the top of the second, but gave up two runs in the top of the third inning on a two-run single to 2B Yangervis Solarte. He bounced back with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth innings. His final line was two runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts in five innings. He picked up his third win. RHP Seth Lugo followed with three scoreless innings in the top of the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. RHP Jacob Rhyme pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets next game is at 1:10 P.M. this afternoon against the Blue Jays.

Game 38: Mets vs. Blue Jays Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Juan Lagares-CF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Jay Bruce-RF
6. Devin Mesoraco-C
7. Jose Reyes-3B
8. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (2-1, 3.09 ERA) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (2-2, 5.40 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 37 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 today in the series finale of their rain shortened series and dropped their record to 19-18. RHP Jacob deGrom got into immediate trouble walking 2B Cesar Hernandez, RF Aaron Alther and CF Odubel Herrera. deGrom responded by striking out LF Rhys Hoskins, got 1B Carlos Santana to ground into a fielder's choice to and struck out 3B Maikel Franco to end the inning and gave up no runs. He wound up throwing 45 pitches in the bottom of the first inning and was then taken out because he threw so many pitches in the inning and is coming off an injury. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and threw three scoreless innings. RHP Paul Sewald followed and had a scoreless bottom of the fifth inning, but struggled in the bottom of the sixth inning. Sewald gave up a double to Santana to lead off the inning and then later walked 3B Scott Kingery. He gave up a three-run homer to pinch-hitter Nick Williams with two outs. RHP A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia gace up a homer to Santana in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The offense had several opportunities to score, but weren't able to capitalize with runners in scoring position. They left eight runners on base and couldn't get any consistency with timely hits. LF Yoenis Cespedes drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer in the top of the sixth inning. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera drove in CF Brandon Nimmo with an RBI double in the top of the seventh inning.

The Mets have an off day tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:10 P.M. 

Game 37: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
5. Wilmer Flores-3B
6. Michael Conforto-CF
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Jacob deGrom-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (3-0, 1.87 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (5-1, 2.05 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game Postponed

Tonight's Mets-Phillies game has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader on August 16th with the start of the first game at 4:05 P.M. RHP Jacob deGrom will start tomorrow in the last games of the series before the Mets come home for a two-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays starting on Tuesday. RHP Noah Syndergarrd was supposed to start tonight's game, but will now pitch on Tuesday and RHP Zack Wheeler will get the start on Wednesday.

Game 37: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
5. Wilmer Flores-3B
6. Michael Conforto-RF
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (2-1, 3.09 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Eflin (1-0, 1.71 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 36 Recap

Michael Conforto

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 tonight to snap their two-game losing streak and improve their record to 19-17. In the top of the first inning, 2B Asdrubal Cabrera doubled but wound up stranded at 2B after LF Yoenis Cespedes popped out to second and 1B Adrian Gonzalez flew out to left center field. In the top of the third inning, RF Michael Conforto doubled with one out, but catcher Devin Mesoroco popped out and LHP Steven Matz grounded out to end the inning. In the top of the third inning with two outs, Cabrera walked and Cespedes singled, but Gonzalez struck out to end the inning. Phillies starter RHP Jake Arrieta retired 9 hitters in a row until Gonzalez singled in the top of the sixth. In the top of the seventh inning, Conforto walked to lead off the inning, but was erased after Mesoraco grounded into a double play. Jose Reyes came in to pinch run for Mesoraco, but was picked off first base to end the inning. In the top of the eighth inning, Cabrera singled with two out, but then Cespedes grounded into a fielder choice. In the top of the inning, 3B Wilmer Flores singled with one out. Conforto hit a two-run homer to right field to give the Mets the lead. Mesoraco jumped on the next pitch with a solo homer which provided a much needed insurance run.

LHP Steven Matz started out well with two strikeouts in the bottom of the first inning, but gave up a solo homer to CF Odubel Herrera and walked LF Rhys Hoskins before getting 1B Carlos Santana to ground out to end the inning. Matz gave up singles to 3B Maikel Franco and catcher Jorge Alfaro in the second, but escaped further trouble after he got Arrieta to ground into a 6-4-3 double play. He gave up a single and walk in the bottom of the third inning, but got out of trouble again after Hoskins and Santana both flew out. In the bottom of the fourth inning, SS Scott Kingery singled with one out, but a 6-4-3 double play helped Matz get out of the inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, he gave up a one out walk to LF Aaron Altheer and then got Herrera to ground into a fielder's choice. He then hit Hoskins with a pitch to load the bases, but escaped out of another jam after Santana flew out with the based loaded and was taken out after that. Matz's final line was: five innings, one run on five hits with three strikeouts and four walks and wound up with a no-decision. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and pitched a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Paul Sewald had two strikeouts in a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP A.J Ramos pitched 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth inning and picked up his second win. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth inning and picked up his 11th save on the season.

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

Game 36: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
5. Wilmer Flores-3B
6. Michael Conforto-RF
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Steven Matz-LHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (1-3, 4.23 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (3-1, 3.15 ERA)

Mets Call Up Dom Smith

Dom Smith

The New York Mets are called up 1B Dom Smith to fill the open roster spot left by the absence  of RF Jay Bruce who is going on paternity leave this weekend. Bruce will miss this weekend's series against the Philadelphia Phillies and will be his wife for the birth of his second child. Smith injured his quad running out a base hit in his first Grapefruit League at-bat this spring and did not make the team out of spring training. He is hitting .278 with two homers, twelve RBI's and eight doubles with Triple-A Las Vegas this year.

Mets Call Up Luis Guillorme

Luis Guillorme

The New York Mets are calling up infielder Luis Guillorme from Double-A Binghamton after the team acquired Devin Mesoraco from the Cincinnati Reds and third baseman Todd Frazier was placed on the disabled list. Guillorme has hit .441 with 1 homer and 10 RBI's in his last 10 games and on the season he has hit .300 with one homer, 15 RBI's and 14 walks. He is not known a power hitter, but has done well getting on base with .394 on base percentage this year. Catcher Tomas Nido was sent down as corresponding roster move.

Mets vs. Reds Game 35 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 in 10 innings to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 18-17. RHP Zack Wheeler bounced back after his last outing and looked great through the first five innings, at one point retiring 12 in a row. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Wheeler ran into trouble after he walked LF Jesse Winker to lead off the inning, SS Jose Peraza followed with a bunt single and 1B Joey Votto drove in Winker with an RBI single. He then struck out catcher Eugenio Suarez, got 2B Alex Blandino to pop out and struck out catcher Tony Cruz to end the inning. His final line was: six innings, 4 hits, one run, three walks and seven strikeouts. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning and followed with a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Seth Lugo pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos gave up a walk-off homer to CF Adam Duvall to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning.

The offense had a strange incident in the top of the first inning after 2B Asdrubal Cabrera was called out after a double since he was hitting third in the lineup and the lineup card had his second. In the top of the third inning, CF Brandon Nimmo lead off the inning with a triple and Cabrera drove him in with an RBI groundout. After that, the bats went quiet and weren't able to score again. It's frustrating how they weren't build off their performance on Monday night. Hopefully they start to wake up and hit in Philadelphia this weekend.

The Mets have an off day tomorrow and head to Philadelphia on Friday for a three game series against the Phillies.

Game 35: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Wilmer Flores-3B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
6. Devin Mesoroco-C
7. Michael Conforto-LF
8. Zack Wheeler-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-2, 5.79 ERA) vs. RHP Sal Romano (2-3, 4.21 ERA)

Mets vs. Reds Game 34 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 tonight and dropped their record to 18-16. LHP Jason Vargas struggled immediately in the bottom of the first inning after he gave up lead-off hits to SS Jose Peraza and LF Scott Schebler and then hit 1B Joey Votto to load the bases. Vargas gave up a two-run single to 3B Eugenio Suerez, but was able to escape further trouble after he got a fly out and a 5-4-3 double play to end the inning. He gave up a lead-off triple to catcher Tucker Barnhard in the bottom of the second inning, but then responded by striking out RHP Luis Castillo, CF Billy Hamilton and Peraza. In the bottom of the third inning, Vargas gave up two more runs after he gave up an RBI double to Suerez and an RBI single to Barnhardt. In the bottom of the fourth inning, he had his first  and 1-2-3 inning of the game and was then taken out. His final line was four runs in four innings on six hits with two walks and one strikeout. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and pitched a scoreless bottom of the fifth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. Ramos came back out in the bottom of the seventh inning and gave up a leadoff double to Schebler before being taken out. LHP Jerry Blevins appeared next and got 1B Joey Votto to fly out, which was the only batter he faced. RHP Hansel Robles was up next and gave up an RBI single to Suerez and a batter later, a two-run homer to 2B Scooter Gennett. Robles then allowed a walk and a single before being pulled after he twisted his ankle on an attempt to field a sacrifice bunt. RHP Paul Sewald had to come in and get the last out of the bottom of the seventh inning and pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first 4 2/3 inning until SS Amed Rosario picked up the first hit of the game on a single with two outs in the top of the fifth inning. 3B Wilmer Flores came into the game later in a double switch and drove in the first run with a solo homer in the top of the sixth. 1B Adrian Gonzalez drew a based loaded walk in the sixth, but then pinch hitter Brandon Nimmo struck out with the based loaded to end the inning. In the top of the eighth inning, 2B Asdrubal Cabrera single and LF Yoenis Cespedes walked, but RF Jay Bruce struck out and 1B Adrian Gonzalez grounded into a double play to end the inning. CF Juan Lagares singled to lead off the top of the ninth inning, but wouldn't advance any further.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at 12:35 against the Reds in the final game of the series.

Mets Trade Matt Harvey to Reds for Devin Mesoraco

Devin Mesoraco

The New York Mets have traded RHP Matt Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for catcher Devin Mesoraco. 3B Todd Frazier has been placed on the 10-day DL with a left hamstring strain and reliever RHP Anthony Swarsak has been moved to the 60-day DL as corresponding roster moves. Mesoraco is in the last year of his contract and is owed $13.125 million this season. The Reds will be playing the remainder of his contract and the Mets will be playing the remainder of Harvey's $5.625 million. Mesoraco was an All-Star in 2014 and has never played more than 114 games in a season and played in 95 games in the last three seasons from 2015-2017. He lost his starting catching job last year due to injuries and poor performance. In 18 games this year, he has hit .220 with one home run, two doubles and three RBI's. Defensively, Mesoraco is ranked 58th out of 73 catchers according to Baseball Prospectus. He has thrown out 22 % out of potential base-stealers this season and has thrown out 25 % for his career.

Game 34: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
6. Amed Rosario-SS
7. Tomas Nido-C
8. Jose Reyes-3B
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (0-2, 16.20 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Castillo (1-4, 7.01 ERA)

Mets vs. Reds Game 33 Recap

1B Adrian Gonzalez

The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-6. tonight to snap their six-game losing streak and improved their record to 18-15. CF Michael Conforto helped the offense get off to a fast start with his second career leadoff homer in the top of the first inning. SS Amed Rosario drove in a run in the second inning with a sacrifice fly. RF Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer in the top of the third inning. 1B Adrian Gonzalez hit a solo homer in the top of the third. LF Yoenis Cespedes hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning. Gonzalez hit another solo homer in the top of the fifth inning, his second on the night and went 3-4 which raised his average to .256.

LHP P.J. Conlon made his ML debut in place of RHP Jacob deGrom. Conlon started out well with two scoreless innings, but gave up a solo homer to CF Billy Hamilton in the bottom of the third inning. In the bottom of the fourth inning, he ran into trouble after he gave doubles to 3B Eugenio Suarez and SS Scooter Gennett and another RBI later in the inning to catcher Tucker Barnhart. He was taken out in the bottom of the fourth inning after he walked pinch hitter Alex Blandino. His final line was: 3.2 innings, 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 2 walks and 1 strikeout. Paul Sewald came in next and retired Hamilton to end the bottom of the fourth inning and pitched a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Sewald gave up a homer to Suarez and later gave up back-to-back singles to LF Adam Duvall and Barnhardt and was taken out with only out. RHP Robert Gsellman followed and gave up a sacrifice fly to pinch-hitter Scott Schebler. Gsellman came back out for the bottom of the seventh and pitched a scoreless inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, he gave up a solo homer to Gennett with one out. Gsellman was able to settle down and retired Duvall and Barnhardt to end the inning. His final line was: 2.2 innings, 1 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks and 0 walks and picked his fourth win on the season. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth inning with two strikeouts and recorded his 10th save on the season.

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

Game 33: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
3. Jay Bruce-RF
4. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
7. Jose Lobaton-C
8. P.J. Conlon-LHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching matchup is PJ Conlon (ML debut) vs. RHP Homer Bailey (0-4, 4.81 ERA)

Mets vs. Rockies Game 32 Recap

RHP Noah Syndergarrd

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 3-2 today for their sixth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 17-15. RHP Noah Syndergarrd started out well with a scoreless top of the first inning, but ran into trouble in the top of the second and third innings. Syndergarrd gave up a solo homer to 1B Ian Desmond in the top of the second inning and walked in a run with the based loaded in the top of the third inning. After that, he settled down and didn't give up any more runs. Even though Syndergarrd didn't have his best stuff, he battled through it and kept his team in the game. His final line was two earned runs, six hits, four walks and five strikeouts in six innings. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and retired the two lefty batters that he faced. RHP A.J. Ramos followed and stuck out 3B Nolan Arenado to end the top of the seventh inning. RHP Hansel Robles got the first two outs in the top of the eighth inning, but gave up the go-ahead homer to 1B Ian Desmond, his second on the day. Ramos came back out for the top of the ninth inning and pitched a scoreless inning.

The offense started out well in the bottom of the first inning after CF Juan Lagares and LF Yoenis Cespedes singled to lead off the inning. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera drove in Lagares with an RBI single and 3B Todd Frazier followed with a sacrifice fly. After that, The Mets only had three baserunners from the second inning to the eighth inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, 1B Wilmer Flores walked and pinch hitter Adrian Gonzalez walked, but catcher Tomas Nido stuck out against Rockies closer Adam Ottavino to end the game.

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

PJ Conlon To Make MLB Debut Tomorrow

PJ Conlon

The New York Mets announced today that LHP P.J. Conlon will start in place of RHP Jacob deGrom in his Major League debut. Conlon has started five games in Triple-A Las Vegas with a 1-2 record and a 6.75 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched. He has a lifetime 21-14 record in the minor leagues with a 2.68 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and 266 strikeouts in 319 innings. Conlon was named the 2016 Organizational Pitcher he went 12-2 with a 1.65 ERA in 24 games with the Columbus Fireflies and the St. Lucie Mets.

Mets Place Jacob deGrom on 10-Day DL

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The New York Mets announced today that they have placed RHP Jacob deGrom on 10-Day disabled list and will not make his start tomorrow night against the Cincinnati Reds. Manager Mickey Callaway said that the team wants to be overly cautious with him. deGrom will make his next start against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Game 32: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Juan Lagares-CF
2. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Wilmer Flores-1B
6. Jay Bruce-RF
7. Jose Lobaton-C
8. Noah Syndergarrd-RHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Noah Syndergarrd (2-1, 3.10 ERA) vs. LHP Kyle Freeland (1-4, 4.24 ERA)

Mets vs. Rockies Game 31 Recap

LHP Steven Matz

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 2-0 tonight for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 17-14. LHP Steven Matz bounced after several rough starts and had his best outing of the season. Matz gave up one run in six innings on a solo homer by 3B Nolan Arenado with five strikeouts. He needed to have a performance like this to give him some confidence. Hopefully he can take the momentum from this start and build off it going forward and emerge as the number 3 starter behind RHP Jacob deGrom and RHP Noah Syndergarrd. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Robert Gsellman followed with a scoreless top of the eighth inning, but gave up a run in the top of the ninth single on an RBI single by pinch hitter David Dahl.

The offense was lifeless again and managed six hits and struggled with men on base after they went 0-4 with runners in scoring position (RISP. This was the third time in the last four games that they have been shut out. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera and RF Jay Bruce were the only bright spots in the lineup with two hits.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 P.M. against the Rockies in the final game of the series.

Game 31: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Jay Bruce-RF
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
7. Tomas Nido-C
8. Steven Matz-LHP
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (1-2, 4.98 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Bettis (3-1, 2.43 ERA)

Mets vs. Rockies Game 30 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets lost to the Colarado Rockies 8-7 tonight for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 17-13. RHP Zack Wheeler struggled immediately in the top of the first inning and gave up hits to six of the first seven batters. and allowed thee runs. Wheeler gave up a RBI single to 3B Nolan Arenado, sac fly to RF Carlos Gonzalez, and an RBI double to SS Trevor Story. In the top of the second inning, he gave up another run on a solo homer by CF Charlie Blackmon. In the top of the third inning, he had his first scoreless inning. In the top of the fifth inning, Wheeler worked his way out of a jam after Blackmon walked and LF Gerardo Parra singled. In the top of the fifth inning, he had his first 1-2-3 inning of the night throwing only seven pitches. In the top of the sixth inning, Wheeler gave up a solo homer to catcher Tony Wolters. In the top of the seventh inning, he gave up a leadoff single to Arenando and a walk to Gonzalez before being taken out. His final line was: 6 innings pitched, 10 hits, 8 runs, 8 earned runs, 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and gave up an RBI single to 1B Ian Desmond. Lugo was able to get out of the inning and pitched scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth innings.

The offense responded immediately in the bottom of the first inning after 2B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer, which snapped their scoreless streak at 18 innings. After wasting scoring opportunities in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings,  3B Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to cut the lead to 8-4. Pinch hitter Wilmer Flores led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a double. SS Amed Rosario followed with an RBI single. RF Brandon Nimmo hit a pop up, but Cabrera hit a RBI triple to bring tying run to the plate. LF Yoenis Cespedes struck out and 1B Jay Bruce walked to bring winning runs to the plate. Frazier hit a RBI single, which made it a one run game. CF Michael Conforto struck out to end the game with winning run on second base. Conforto went 0-5 with four strikeouts on the night and is now 5-for-his-last-38.

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

Matt Harvey Refuses Minor League Assignment and Will be Desiginated for Assignment

RHP Matt Harvey

New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson announced today that the team asked RHP Matt Harvey to accept a minor league deal, but he refused. Alderson also announced that Harvey will be designated for assignment tomorrow. Harvey was 0-2 this year with a 7.00 ERA in 27 innings. He was sent to the bullpen after four starts and struggled in his four relief outings, including giving up five runs  in two innings in his last relief appearance on Thursday.

Game 30: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Jay Bruce-1B
5. Todd Frazier-3B
6. Michael Conforto-CF
7. Jose Lobaton-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-1, 4.09 ERA) vs. RHP German Marquez (1-3, 5.14 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 29 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 11-0 today and were swept in the three-game series and dropped their record to 17-12. LHP Jason Vargas got into immediate trouble in the top of the first inning after a RBI double to RF Nick Markakis and a two-run homer to the next batter catcher Kurt Suzuki. He settled down for the next three innings and gave up no runs. In the top of the fifth inning, Vargas ran into trouble again after he gave up a leadoff homer to LF Ronald Acuna Jr and a two-run homer to Markakis before recording an out. He was taken out with two outs in the top of the fifth inning. His final line was: 4 2/3 innings, 11 hits, six earned runs, two walks and three strikeouts. RHP Matt Harvey came in next and got the last out in the top of the fifth inning and pitched a scoreless top of the sixth inning. Harvey came back out for the top of the seventh inning and had a tough time after he gave up a solo homer to 3B Charlie Culberson, a sac fly to Braves starter RHP Julio Tehran and a three-run homer to 2B Ozzie Albies. LHP Jerry Blevins had to come in and struck out 1B Freddie Freeman to end the innings. Blevins stayed in for the top of the eighth inning and pitched a scoreless innings. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense struggled against Braves starter RHP Julio Tehran and were no-hit for the first 6 2/3 innings. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera broke up the no-hitter with a double in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Mets had their best chance to score in the bottom of the seventh inning after loading the bases, but weren't able to do so. In the bottom of the ninth inning, RF Brandon Nimmo lead off with  a walk and CF Juan Lagares singled, but the next three hitters were retired.

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

Game 29: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Reyes-3B
2. Jay Bruce-RF
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
5. Michael Conforto-CF
6. Adrian Gonzalez-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Tomas Nido-C
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (0-1, 22.09 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (1-1, 4.50 ERA)

Jacob deGrom has no ligament damage in right elbow

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets announced today that MRI showed that RHP Jacob deGrom had no ligament damage in his right elbow. Degrom is going to play catch tomorrow, throw a bullpen session on Sunday and is scheduled to make his next start on Monday.

Mets vs. Braves Game 28 Recap

RHP Jacob Degrom

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 7-0 tonight for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 17-11 and lost sole possession of first place in the National League East for the first time this season. RHP Jacob deGrom got off a blazing start and was dominant for his first four innings. deGrom gave up two hits and had six strikeouts over four innings. He had to come out in the bottom of the fourth innings due to a hyperextended right elbow. RHP Paul Sewald had to come in next and pitched a scoreless top of the fifth inning, but gave up an RBI single to 1B Freddie Freeman in the top of the sixth inning. Sewald came back in the top of the seventh inning for his third inning and had a difficult time after he gave up a RBI double to Braves starter LHP Sean Newcombe and then allowed a solo homer to CF Ender Inciarte, He ended up allowing three runs in three innings. RHP Robert Gsellman followed and gave up four runs in the top of the eighth inning, including two homers. RHP A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets offense was lifeless all night and managed only four total baserunners and thee hits. LF Yoenis Cespedes had the only extra base hit, a double in the second inning.

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

Game 28: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
2. Wilmer Flores-1B
3. Yoenis Cespedes-LF
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Jay Bruce-RF
6. Juan Lagares-CF
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Jose Lobaton-C
9. Jacob deGrom-RHP

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (3-0, 2.06 ERA) vs. LHP Sean Nowcomb (1-1, 4.23 ERA)