Game 80: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

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

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (5-3, 1.69 ERA) vs. RHP Pablo Lopez (MLB debut)

Mets vs. Marlins Game 79 Recap

RHP Corey Osewalt

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 8-2 tonight and dropped their record to 32-47. RHP Corey Oswalt started out well with two scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the third inning. Oswalt started after RHP Jacob deGrom was scratched due to a family issue. Oswalt gave up a lead-off homer to CF Lewis Brinson and then walked LF Derek Dietrich and gave up a single to RF Brian Anderson. He gave up a RBI single to catcher J.T. Realmuto and another RBI single to 2B Starlin Castro. Oswalt gave up a three-run homer to SS J.T. Riddle and was then taken out. RHP Chris Beck came in next and got the last out in the bottom of the third. RHP Tyler Bashlor pitched a scoreless bottom of the fourth inning and then pitched a scoreless bottom of the fifth inning. He gave up a RBI single to LF Cameron Maybin in the bottom of the sixth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins had to come in and got the last out in the bottom of the sixth and pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Drew Smith gave up a sacrifice fly to 1B Miguel Rojas in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings. Catcher Devin Mesoraco drove in the first run of the game with an RBI double in the top of the fourth inning. 1B Wilmer Flores grounded into a double play with the based loaded to bring home a run in the top of the seventh inning.

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

Game 79: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

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

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (5-3, 1.69 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (season debut)

Mets vs. Pirates Game 78 Recap

RHP Jeuys Familia

The New York Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 tonight in the final game of their three game series and dropped their record to 32-46. RHP Zack Wheeler had an outstanding outing and was dominant from the start. His fastball was lively all night and he had great command of his slider. He looked comfortable on the mound and was attacking hitters up in the zone. His final line was 7 scoreless innings, 5 hits, one walk and 7 strikeouts. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and gave up two hits and a walk and a run on a sacrifice fly by CF Austin Meadows. RHP Tim Peterson came in to retire 2B Josh Harrison and 3B Craig Moran to end the inning. RHP Jeurys Familia came in the top of the ninth inning, but gave up four runs without recording an out and suffered his fourth loss on the season.

RF Jose Bautista drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the second inning. 3B Asdrubal Cabrera followed with an RBI single. 1B Wilmer Flores hit a solo homer inthe bottom of the sixth.

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

Game 78: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Jose Bautista-RF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Michael Conforto-LF
6. Todd Frazier-3B
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-6, 4.85 ERA) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (4-5, 3.98 ERA)

Mets vs. Pirates Game 77 Recap

1B Wilmer Flores and 3B Todd Frazier

The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 tonight in 10 innings to snap their seven game losing streak and improved their record to 32-45. LHP Steven Matz started out well with four scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fifth inning after he gave up back-to-back RBI singles to 1B Jose Osuna and RF Gregory Polanco. Matz settled down with a scoreless top of the sixth inning, but gave up a solo homer to Polanco in the top of the seventh. His final line was three runs in seven innings with seven strikeouts. RHP Anthony Swarsak gave up a walk to LF Austin Meadows and a bunt single to 2B Josh Harrison and was taken out. RHP Jeurys Familia had to come to get the last two outs in the eighth and pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning. RHP Tim Peterson pitched a scoreless top of the tenth inning and picked up his first win.

1B Wilmer Flores drove in the first two runs of the game with a two-run single in the bottom of the first inning. CF Michael Conforto hit the game-tying solo homer in the bottom of the sixth inning, Flores capped off his big night with a walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth,

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

Game 77: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jose Bautista-RF
2. Michael Conforto-CF
3. Todd Frazier-3B
4. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
5. Wilmer Flores-1B
6. Dominic Smith-LF
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Jose Reyes-SS
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (3-5, 3.68 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (5-5, 4.56 ERA)

Mets vs. Pirates Game 76 Recap

RHP Seth Lugo

The New York Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 tonight for their seventh consecutive loss and dropped their record to 31-45. RHP Seth Lugo gave up an unearned run in the top of the first inning after 3B Luis Guillorme made an error on a ground-ball by CF Starling Marte to lead off the game. He later gave up a sac fly to 2B Josh Harrison. In the top of the second inning, Lugo gave up a solo RF Gregory Polanco.  In the top of the third inning, Lugo gave up another unearned run after Guillorme made his second error and gave up an RBI single to catcher Elias Diaz. He settled down after that with two scoreless innings. His final line was 5 innings, 4 hits, three runs (one earned), three walks and four strikeouts. RHP Tyler Baslor came in next and made his ML debut in the top of the seventh inning and gave up a two-run homer to 1B Josh Bell. RHP Robert Gsellman followed and pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning, but gave up a run on a sacrifice fly by Diaz in the top of the ninth inning,

The offense was held scoreless for the first six innings until catcher Kevin Plawecki hit an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh. Pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to make it a one run game, but that was as close as they came to coming back. After Flores's homer, CF Michael Conforto walked, RF Jose Bautista struck out and 2B Asdrubal Cabrera grounded into a double play to end the inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Brandon Nimmo pinch-ran for catcher Devin Mesoraco after he walked, SS Jose Reyes singled, but Plawecki struck out and Guillorme struck out to end the inning.The bats went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning.

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

Game 76: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Jose Bautista-RF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Devin Mesoraco-C
6. Jose Reyes-SS
7. Kevin Plawecki-1B
8. Luis Guillorme-3B
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (2-2, 2.85 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (4-6, 4.03 ERA)

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 75 Recap

LHP Jerry Blevins

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 today in 11 innings for their sixth consecutive loss dropped their record to 31-44. LHP Jerry Blevins made a start start today and LHP Jason Vargas went on the DL and gave up back-to-back homer to start the game to SS Enrique Hernandez and 3B Max Muncy. Blevins settled down after that and retired the next six batters he faced. RHP Tim Peterson came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the third inning, but gave up a solo homer to 1B Clay Bellinger in the top of the fourth inning. RHP Chris Beck followed and pitched a scoreless top of the fifth inning, but gave up a homer to Hernandez in the top of the sixth inning, his second of the game. RHP Anthony Swarsak gave up a homer to CF Joc Peterson in the top of the seventh inning and gave up a two-run homer to Bellinger in the top of the eighth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless inning in the top of the ninth inning. RHP Drew Smith followed with a scoreless inning in the top of the tenth. RHP Chris Flexen gave up a homer to former Met 3B Justin Turner in the top of the eleventh inning.

Catcher Kevin Plawecki drove home the first run of the game with a RBI double in the bottom of the second inning. 1B Wilmer Flores drove in a run with an RBI double in the bottom of the third inning. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Plawecki hit a three-run homer to tie the game, his first of the season. After that the bats were shut down by the Dodgers bullpen for the last three innings.

Injury News
Outfielder Brandon Nimmo left the game in the bottom of the fifth inning after he was hit on the right hand by a pitch. It was the second time he was hit in today's game and 12th overall this season. X-rays were negative and he had some soreness on his pinkie.

Game 75: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Todd Frazier-3B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Jose Bautista-RF
6. Dominic Smith-LF
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Jose Reyes-SS
9. Jerry Blevins-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jerry Blevins (1-1, 4.86 ERA) vs. LHP Rich Hill (1-2, 4.99 ERA)

Jason Vargas To Go on 10-Day Disabled List

LHP Jason Vargas

New York Mets LHP Jason Vargas has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained calf. RHP Chris Flexen has been called up to replace him. Vargas was supposed to make the start tomorrow against the Dodgers. In nine starts this year, he has an 8.60 ERA. He injured himself  while doing conditioning drills the other day. Flexen has a 11.57 ERA in 2.1 innings for the Mets this year. He has a 5.43 ERA for Triple-A Las Vegas in 58 innings.

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 74 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 tonight for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 31-43.  RHP Jacob deGrom gave up three earned runs on five hits in six innings. He allowed five walks and had six strikeouts. deGrom's ERA went up to 1.69. It wasn't his best start, but he was still able to get his team in the game. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning, but gave up 5 runs in the top of the eighth inning on a sac fly to SS Enrique Hernandez and a grand slam to pinch-hitter Matt Kemp. RHP Drew Smith made his ML debut in the top of the ninth inning and pitched a scoreless inning.

RF Jose Bautista drove in the first run of the game with an RBI double in the bottom of the second inning. 1B Wilmer Flores hit a go-ahead RBI single in the next inning. Bautista hit a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning, his second consecutive game with a homer. The offense was 2-12 with runners in scoring position.

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

Game 74: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (5-2, 1.51 ERA) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-4, 2.76 ERA)

Mets vs. Dodgers Game 73 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 tonight for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 31-42. This was their fifteenth loss this month and 23th loss in their last 30 games. RHP Zack Wheeler started out well with four strikeouts in the first two innings. Wheeler was helped out by his defense in the top of the third inning after CF Michael Conforto made an incredible catch to rob Dodgers CF Joc Pederson of a double. He worked around a lead-off walk in the top of the fourth inning and retired the next three hitters in order. Wheeler had 1-2-3 top of the fifth inning, but struggled in the top of the sixth inning. He gave up back-to-back walks, a single to RF Matt Kemb and a grand slam to 1B Cody Bellinger. Wheeler came back out for the top of the seventh inning and had a 1-2-3 inning. His final line was four runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and three walks in seven innings. RHP Anthony Swarsak came in next and threw a 1-2-3 top of the eighth inning. RHP Chris Beck gave up a solo homer to RF Yasiel Puig in the top of the ninth inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first five innings, but broke through in the bottom of the sixth inning. Conforto singled with two outs and RF Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer, his first as a Met. Jose Reyes hit a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the seventh inning, but was left stranded at second base. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Conforto reached on an infield hit and 2B Asdrubal Cabrera reached third base on an error. Bautista grounded into a double-play to end the inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, catcher Devin Mesoraco, shortstop Amed Rosario, and 1B Dominic Smith went down in order against Dodgers closer Kenley Jensen,

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Dodgers at 7:15 P.M.

Mets DFA Hansel Robles and Move A.J. Ramos to 60 Day DL

RHP Hansel Robles

The New York Mets announced today that they have designated RHP Hansel Robles for assignment and moved reliever RHP A.J. Ramos to the 60-day disabled list to make room for outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski and reliever Drew Smith. Yesterday, Kaczmarki and Smith were called up to replace relievers RHP Paul Sewald and RHP Chris Flexen on the 25-man roster. Robles was 2-2 with a 5.03 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 19.2 innings this year. Last year, he had a 4.92 ERA with 10 homers in 56.2 innings. Ramos had a 6.41 ERA and 1.627 WHIP in 19.2 innings this year with 28 appearances with 22 strikeouts and 15 walks.

Game 73: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Todd Frazier-3B
3. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Michael Conforto-CF
6. Jose Bautista-RF
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-5, 4.82 ERA) vs. LHP Alex Wood (2-5, 4.22 ERA)

Mets vs. Rockies Game 72 Recap

LHP Steven Matz

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 6-4 today to lose three out of four games in the series and dropped their record to 31-41. LHP Steven Matz struggled in the bottom of the first inning and gave up a lead-off double to 2B D.J. Lemiex, hit CF Charlie Blackmon and gave up a three-run homer to 3B Nolan Arenado. In the bottom of the second inning, Matz gave up two-run double to Arenado. He settled down after that with three scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth, anf fifth innings. Matz got the first two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning and was then taken out in a double switch. His final line was 5.2 innings, 8 hits, 5 earned runs, 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. RHP Tim Peterson came in next and got the last out in the bottom of the sixth and also pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Paul Sewald came in the bottom of the eighth inning and gave up a walk to 1B Ian Desmond and a single to catcher Chris Iannetta. Sewald was taken out and then LHP Jerry Blevins was brought in and gave up a sac fly to Desmond.

The offense got off to a quick start after 3B Todd Frazier homered in the top of the first inning. RF Brandon Nimmo hit an RBI single in the top of the third inning. In the top of the eighth inning, 1B Wilmer Flores drove in a run with a sac fly. 2B Jose Reyes hit a RBI ground-out in the top of the ninth inning.

The Mets return home tomorrow night against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7:10 P.M.

Game 72: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Todd Frazier-3B
3. Michael Conforto-CF
4. Wilmer Flores-1B
5. Jose Bautista-LF
6. Kevin Plawecki-C
7. Jose Reyes-2B
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Steven Matz-LHP

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (3-4, 3.31 ERA) vs. LHP Kyle Freeland (6-6, 3.59 ERA)

Mets vs. Rockies Game 71 Recap

RHP Seth Lugo

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 10-8 last night for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 31-40. RHP Seth Lugo struggled in his first start at Coors Field. Lugo gave up six runs (three earned) in three innings. He also gave up seven baserunners. Lugo was hurt by the thin air in Colorado, but was also hurt his defense. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and pitched a scoreless inning in the bottom of the fourth. RHP Robert Gsellman gave up a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning. RHP Anthony Swarsak gave up a three-run homer to CF Charlie Blackmon, in the bottom of the sixth inning, but came back out for the bottom of the seventh inning and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless inning in the bottom of the eighth.

The offnese got off to a fast start in the top of the first inning and jumped on the board early with three runs. CF Michael Conforto drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single and catcher Devin Mesoraco hit a two-run double. 3B Todd Frazier hit a RBI single in the top of the second inning. In the top of the fifth inning, 1B Wilmer Flores drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. RF Brandon Nimmo drove in a run with a based loaded walk. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run single.

The Mets next game is at 3:10 P.M. tomorrow afternoon against the Rockies in the final game of the series.

Game 71: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-RF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Michael Conforto-CF
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Dominic Smith-LF
6. Wilmer Flores-2B
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Jose Reyes-SS
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (2-2, 2.49 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Bettis (5-1, 4.65 ERA)

Mets vs. Rockies Game 70 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 10-8 last night to snap their three-game losing streak and dropped their record to 31-39. LHP Jason Vargas gave up four straight hits in the bottom of the first after CF Charlie Blackson singled, 3B Nolan Arenado doubled, SS Trevor Story reached base after RF Brandon Nimmo lost the ball in the sun and 1B Ian Desmond hit an RBI single. He was able to get out of the inning after he induced a 3-6-3 double play. Vargas bounced with a scoreless bottom of the second inning, but gave up back-to-back-back homers to Story, Arenado, and Desmond. He was taken out with one out in the bottom of the third inning after he hit catcher Chris Ianetta with a pitch. His final line was seven runs on nine hits in 2.1 innings. RHP Hansel Robles came in next and gave up an RBI double to LF Noel Cuevas and an RBI single to opposing pitcher RHP German Marquez. Robles bounced back and struck out Arenado and got Story to ground-out to end the inning. Robles came out back in the bottom of the fifth inning and gave up a solo homer to RF Carlos Gonzalez. RHP Chris Beck came in next and gave up a leadoff single to Marquez and a walk to Blackmon and then gave up an RBI single to Arenado. Beck bounced back with a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Tim Peterson came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings.

RF Brandon Nimmo and 2B Asdrubal Cabrera led off the top of the first inning with back-to-back singles. CF Michael Conforto flew out and 3B Todd Frazier drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. In the top of the second inning, 1B Wilmer Flores led off the inning with a double and later scored on an RBI single by catcher Kevin Plawecki. In the top of the fifth inning, Cabrera hit an RBI single and Nimmo scored on a sacrifice fly by Conforto. Pinch-hitter Jose Bautista hit a RBI single in the top of the seventh inning and later scored on a wild pitch. In the top of the ninth inning, pinch-hitter Jose Reyes hit a RBI ground-out and Nimmo also hit an RBI ground-out.

The Mets next game is tonight against the Rockies at 8:40 P.M.

Game 70: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (2-5, 7.39 ERA) vs. RHP German Marquez (4-7, 5.13 ERA)

Mets vs. Rockies Game 69 Recap

LF Brandon Nimmo

Last night, the New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies 12-2 for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 31-38 on the season. LF Brandon Nimmo led off the game with an inside-the park homer. It was his second consecutive homer and eleventh on the season. In the top of the second inning, CF Michael Conforto started off the inning with a double and then stole third base and later scored on an RBI ground-out by RF Jose Bautista. In the top of the fourth inning, 1B Wilmer Flores led off the inning with a homer. In the top of the seventh inning, Nimmo hit his second homer of the night that was estimated at 449 feet, his longest of the season. Both of his homers came off lefty pitchers. Conforto led off the top of the eighth inning with a double and later scored on a wild pitch by Rockies lefty Jake McGee. Catcher Devin Mesoraco homered in the eighth to make it a 6-2 game. In the top of the ninth inning, the offense broke it ooen with six runs. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera and 3B Todd Frazier led off the inning with singles. Flores grounded out and Conforto was intentionally walked to load the bases. Mesoraco and Bautista both drove in runs with based loaded walks. They both later scored on a two-run double by SS Amed Rosario. Nimmo capped off his awesome night with a two-run single. He finished up 4-6 with two homers and four RBI's and also scored four runs. Nimmo has hit .323 with 10 home runs in the past 25 games.

RHP Jacob deGrom had a 1-2-3 bottom of the first inning, but gave up an RBI double to LF Geraldo Parra in the bottom of the second inning. degrom settled down after that and had another masterful performance. He gave up a one out double to 3B D.J. LeMahieu in the bottom of the third inning, but got CF Charlie Blackmon to fly out and 3B Nolan Arenado to struck out to end the inning. In the bottom of the seventh inning, he gave up a single to 1B Ian Desmond, which allowed Parra to score after Bautista made an error. deGrom stayed in for the bottom of the eighth inning and finished up strong with a 1-2-3 inning. His final line was 8 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 1 walk and seven strikeouts. He picked up his fifth win of the season and his ERA dropped to 1.51. RHP Paul Sewald closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning.

The Mets next game is tonight against the Rockies at 8:40 P.M.

Game 69: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (4-2, 1.55 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Anderson (4-1, 4.48 ERA)

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 68 Recap

LF Brandon Nimmo

The New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 this afternoon for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 30-38. In the top of the first inning, LF Brandon Nimmo led off with a double and later scored on a sacrifice fly by 3B Todd Frazier. In the top of the sixth inning, Nimmo and Cabrera both reached base, but RF Jay Bruce struck out for the last out of the inning. In the top of the seventh inning, SS Jose Reyes and pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores both walked, but Nimmo struck out to end the inning. In the top of the ninth inning, Reyes singled with two outs, pinch-hitter Jose Bautista hit an RBI double, Nimmo hit a go-ahead two run homer and then Cabrera followed with a solo homer. Nimmo had three hits and Cabrera had two hits.

RHP Zack Wheeler started out well with three scoreless innings, but gave up an RBI double to LF Daniel Peralta and wound up loading the bases. Wheeler gave up another run on an RBI ground-out, but was able to limit to damage to two runs. He settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings. His final line was three hits, two runs, two walks, and three strikeouts in six innings. RHP Hansel Robles came in next and pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Jeurys Familia gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth inning, but picked up his third win of the season. RHP Robert Gsellman closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning and picked up his third save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Colorado Rockies at 8:40 P.M.

Game 68: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-LF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
3. Michael Conforto-CF
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Jay Bruce-RF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Jose Reyes-SS
9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-5, 4.98 ERA) vs. RHP Clay Buchholz (1-1, 3.21 ERA(

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 67 Recap

LHP Steven Matz

Last night, the New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 and improved their record to 29-38. In the top of the second inning, CF Michael Conforto got the offense started with a three-run homer. In the next inning, SS Amed Rosario scored on a wild pitch. In the top of the sixth inning, Conforto came through again with an RBI double for his fourth RBI of the night. This was the first time in 11 games that the Mets have scored more than three runs and they also recorded 10 hits, which is the most hits that they had in a single game since May 29th against the Braves.

LHP Steven Matz had another solid outing allowing one run on six hits in 6.2 innings. He gave up one walk and had three strikeouts. He picked up his third win. RHP Robert Gsellman came in in relief in the bottom of the seventh inning with two men on base and two outs. Gsellman hit the first batter he faced to load the bases, but then was able to escape out of further trouble after he was to generate a ground-ball by SS Nick Ahmed to end the inning. RHP Anthony Swarsak closed it with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth inning in a non-save situation and struck out all three batters he faced.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at 4:10 P.M. against the Diamondbacks in the final game of the series.

Game 67: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (2-4, 3.53 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (6-2, 3.21 ERA)

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 66 Recap

RHP Seth Lugo

'Last night, the New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 and dropped their record to 28-38. RHP Seth Lugo gave up an solo homer to 1B Paul Goldschmidt in the bottom of the first inning, and then walked LF David Peralta and allowed a single to 2B Daniel Descalso, but struck out SS Nick Amed to end the inning. Lugo bounced back with a 1-2-3 bottom of the second inning, In the bottom of the third inning, he gave up singles to RF Jon Jay, Goldschmidt and 3B Jake Lamb and a sacrifice fly to Descalso. Lugo had a scoreless bottom of the fourth inning and in the bottom of the fifth inning, he gave up a two-out single to Peralta and then a two-run homer to Desclaso and was taken out after the inning. His final line was five runs on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts in five innings.  RHP Chris Beck made his MLB debut in the bottom of the sixth inning and gave up an RBI single to Jay. Beck came back for the bottom of the seventh inning and retired his first two hitters, but then gave up a single to Peralta and walked Desclaso and Amed to load the bases and was then taken out. LHP Jerry Blevins had to come in and stuck out catcher Alex Avila to end the the inning. RHP Anthony Swarsak gave up an RBI single to Goldschmidt in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until 3B Todd Frazier hit a RBI double in the top of the third inning. In the top of the fourth inning, 1B Dominic Smith hit a solo homer. In the top of the ninth inning, 1B Wilmer Flores hit an RBI double. They struggled all night with runners in scoring position and went 2-13 and stranded 21 base runners.

The Mets next game is tonight at 10:10 against the Diamondbacks.

Game 66: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Todd Frazier-3B
3. Brandon Nimmo-RF
4. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
5. Jose Bautista-LF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Kevin Plawecki-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Seth Lugo-RHP

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (2-1, 1.77 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Godley (6-5, 4.97 ERA)

Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 65 Recap

LHP Jason Vargas

Last night, the New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 and dropped their record to 28-37. LHP Jason Vargas got the start and wasn't as bad as some of his prior outings. Vargas gave up thee runs on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts in five innings. RHP Hansel Robles came in next and pitched a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning and came back out for the bottom of the seventh inning. Robles walked his first batter in the seventh and then recorded two outs before being pulled. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and wound up loading the bases. RHP Paul Sewald had to come in to try to get out of the inning, but instead gave up a walk with the bases loaded to bring home a run. RHP Jacob Rhyme gave up two solo homers in the bottom of the eighth inning.

LF Brandon Nimmo drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer in the top of the first inning. After that, the bats went quiet to a walk and two hits until CF Michael Conforto hit a solo homer in the top of the sixth inning. SS Amed Rosario also hit a solo homer in the top of the eighth inning. Overall, the offense only had four hits and two walks and left six men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at 9:40 P.M. against the Diamondbacks.

Game 65: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Todd Frazier-3B
3. Brandon Nimmo-RF
4. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
5. Jose Bautista-LF
6. Dominic Smith-1B
7. Devin Mesoraco-C
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Jason Vargas-LHP

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (2-4, 7.71 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Koch (4-3, 4.20 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 64 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 2-0 this afternoon for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 28-36. RHP Jacob deGrom got the start and had another incredible outing. deGrom dominated with three scoreless innings and gave up an RBI single to 1B Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the fourth inning. He settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. Degrom was taken out after the bottom of the seventh inning with 86 pitches. His final line was one run on seven hits with no walks and seven strikeouts in seven innings. His ERA is now 1.55. This has been a recurring theme for deGrom all season where he has an awesome outing wasted by poor run support. He should have a much better record than 4-2. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and gave up a solo homer to Freeman in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The offense struggled once again and was held hitless for the first six innings. CF Michael Conforto broke up the no-hitter with a single in the top of the seventh inning. In the top of the eighth inning, 1B Dominic Smith walked with one out, but wasn't able to advance any further. In the top of the ninth inning, Conforto walked with one out and LF Brandon Nimmo doubled with two outs, but RF Jay Bruce popped out to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at 9:40 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Game 64: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

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

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (4-1, 1.57 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Soroka (1-1, 3.68 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 63 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 8-2 tonight and dropped their record to 28-35. RHP Zack Wheeler started out well with three scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth inning. Wheeler gave up a lead-off walk to 1B Freddie Freeman and then singles to RF Nick Markakis and catcher Tyler Flowers to load the bases. He was able to get a 1-2-5 double play, but he then allowed a RBI single to CF Ender Inciarte. He bounced back with a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth inning, but gave up a lead-off homer to Freeman in the bottom of the sixth inning and later another RBI single to Inciarte. Wheeler was taken out after he walked LF Charlie Culberson and pinch-hitter Preston Tucker to load the bases. His final line was six runs, eight hits, four walks and two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  RHP Paul Sewald came in next and gave up a grand slam to 2B Ozzie Albies.  Sewald gave up another run in the bottom of the seventh inning on an RBI double by RF Nick Markakis. RHP Jacob Rhyme followed and pitched a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.

The offense was held hitless for the first four innings until catcher Devin Mesoraco and 1B Dominic Smith singled with one out in the top of the fifth but were left stranded and SS Amed Rosario and Wheeler popped out to end the inning. 3B Todd Frazier and LF Brandon Nimmo drew back-to-back walks in the top of the sixth inning and 2B Asdrubal Cabrera reached on an error with one out. RF Jay Bruce drove in the only runs of the game with a two-run double.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at 12:10 P.M. against the Braves in the final game of the series.

Game 63: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Michael Conforto-CF
2. Todd Frazier-3B
3. Brandon Nimmo-LF
4. Asdrubal Cabrera-2B
5. Jay Bruce-LF
6. Devin Mesoraco-C
7. Dominic Smith-1B
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Zack Wheeler-RHP

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-4, 4.57 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Foltynewicz (5-4, 2.31 ERA)

Mets Release Adrian Gonzalez

Adrian Gonzalez

The New York Mets announced last night after the game that they are giving first baseman  Adrian Gonzalez an unconditional release and plan to call up first baseman Dominic Smith. They also designated catcher Jose Lobaton for assignment and called up Ty Kelly from Triple-A Las Vegas. Gonzalez hit .237 with 6 homer and 26 RBI's in his brief time here. This is Smith's second stint with the Mets this year and had one previous at-bat. He hit .260 with 16 doubles and 25 RBI's for Triple-A Las Vegas. Gonzalez did an admirable job when he was here. Even though he wasn't the same hitter he used to be, he had some good moments such as a grand slam against the Padres. He still had a great glove and helped make some nice plays at 1B. I wish him the best in his future.

Mets vs. Yankees Game 62 Recap

RHP Seth Lugo

The New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees 2-0 tonight to snap their eight-game losing streak and improved their record to 28-34. The offense went scoreless in the first four innings against Yankees ace RHP Luis Severino, but broke through in the bottom of the fifth inning after 3B Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer. This was Frazier's second consecutive game with a homer. After Frazier's homer, they weren't able to score any more runs, but that was enough offense to hold on to the win. Frazier and LF Brandon Nimmo are the only two hitters that are contributing right now. Nimmo finished off a fine series going 1-3 with a walk.

RHP Seth Lugo had an outstanding start with six scoreless innings. Lugo gave up no walks and allowed two hits. He had 8 strikeouts. He picked up his second win of the season. Lugo has been outstanding in the rotation and bullpen. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth innings. RHP Anthony Swarsak came in the top of the ninth to close it out in Jeurys Familia's absense and pitched a scoreless inning and picked up his first save of the season.

The Mets have an off day tomorrow and return to action Tuesday night at the Atlanta Braves at 7:35 P.M.

Game 62: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Seth Lugo (1-1, 2.04 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Severino (9-1, 2.20 ERA)

Mets vs. Yankees Game 61 Recap

LHP Steven Matz

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 4-3 tonight for their eight consecutive loss and and dropped their run to 27-34. LHP Steven Matz had a decent outing and gave up a two-run homer to 3B Miguel Andujar and a solo homer to 2B Glyber Torres and wound up with a no-decision. His final line was three runs on five hits with four walks and six strikeouts in six innings. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Anthony Swarsak followed and gave up a solo homer to RF Aaron Judge in the top of the eighth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first inning after 3B Todd Frazier hit a solo homer, LF Brandon Nimmo tripled and 2B Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer. After that the bats were quiet for the rest of the night. In the bottom of the ninth inning, RF Jay Bruce and catcher Kevin Plawecki walked with two outs, but pinch hitter Jose Reyes popped out to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Yankees in the final game of the series at 8:05 P.M.

Game 61: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (2-4, 3.42 ERA) vs. RHP Domingo German (0-4, 5.44 ERA)

Mets vs. Yankees Game 60 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 4-1 tonight for their seventh consecutive loss and dropped their record to 27-33. RHP Jacob deGrom started out well in the top of the first inning getting 1B Greg Byrd to ground into a double play after he walked RF Aaron Judge. deGrom cruised through the next two innings and gave up his first hit to CF Brett Gardner in the top of the fourth inning then got Judge to ground into a double player and struck out Bird to end the inning. In the top of the fifth inning, he struck out LF Giancarlo Stanton, catcher Gary Sanchez and then SS Didi Gregarious grounded out to end the inning. deGrom struck out 3B Miguel Andujar to begin the top of the sixth, and then opposing pitcher Masohiro Tanaka reached on base after an error by 1B Adrian Gonzalez. 2B Gleybar Torres singled and then Gardner walked to load the bases. Judge drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. He struck out Bird to end the sixth and had 1-2-3 top of the seventh. In the top of the eighth inning, deGrom gave up a two-out single to Torres and then a two-run homer Gardner. His final line was three runs (two earned) on four hits with eight strikeouts and two walks for his first loss of the season.  RHP Paul Sewald came in the top of the ninth inning and gave up a solo homer to Stanton.

The offense got off to a fast start after RF Brandon Nimmo led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo homer. The bats then went quiet and were retired in order in the bottom of the second, third, and fourth innings. In the bottom of the fifth inning, RF Jay Bruce walked to lead off the fifth inning, but catcher Devin Mesoraco grounded into a double play and Gonzalez struck out to end the inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning, they went 1-2-3 again this time against reliever Jonathan Holder after Tanaka was taken out after he had discomfort in both hamstrings. In the bottom of the seventh inning, 3B Todd Frazier had the first hit since Nimmo's homer with a two-out single and then Bruce singled as well, but Mesoraco struck out to end the inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, RHP Dellin Betances had a dominating inning and in the bottom of the ninth inning, Nimmo led off after he was hit a pitch and then 2B Asdrubal Cabrea reached base on a swinging bunt, but that was the end of the threat. CF Michael Conforto lined out to Gardner, Frazier was robbed on a line drive by Andujar and Bruce popped out to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Yankees at 7:15 P.M.

Game 60: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

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

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (4-0, 1.49 ERA) vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (7-2, 4.79 ERA)

Jeurys Familia To Go on 10-Day DL

RHP Jeurys Familia

The New York Mets announced this afternoon that they have placed RHP Jeurys Familia on the 10-day disabled list with a sore right shoulder. RHP Jacob Rhyme has called up from Triple-A Las Vegas as the corresponding roster move. Familia is 2-3 with 14 saves, a 2.48 ERA, and 33 strikeouts with 9 walks in 29 innings. Rhyme had a 6.35 ERA in 11.1 innings earlier this year. He has a 5.02 ERA in Triple-A this year with a 1.19 WHIP and 19 strikeouts in 14.1 innings.

Mets vs. Orioles Game 59 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets lost to the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 today for their sixth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 27-32. RHP Zack Wheeler had an outstanding outing. Wheeler worked around a single by CF Adam Jones in the top of the first inning and was able to get out of the inning after 3B Manny Machado grounded into a double play. In the top of the second inning, he gave up a one-out single to RF Mark Trumbo and then struck out 1B Chris Davis and retied 3B Danny Valencia to end the inning. In the top of the third inning, Wheeler struck out catcher Chris Sisco and opposing pitcher Dylan Bundy to begin the inning, hit LF Trey Mancini and then got Jones to ground out the end the inning. In the top of the fourth inning. Wheeler worked around a lead-off walk to Machado and a single by Davis for another scoreless inning. In the top of the fifth inning, he gave up a lead-off hit by pitch to Sisco, but then retired Bundy, Mancini and Jones in order to end the inning. Wheeler finished up strong after he threw 1-2-3 innings in the top of the sixth and seventh innings. His final line was three hits, no walks and five strikeouts in seven scoreless innings. He lowered his ERA to 4.57. RHP Jeurys Familia came in the top of the eighth inning and gave up a lead-off single to 1B Pedro Alvarez, one-out single to Jones and a sacrifice fly to Machado.  RHP Robert Gsellman followed and pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The offense continued to struggle today and managed only five hits. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera had the first hit, a double in the bottom of the fourth inning, but was stranded after CF Michael Conforto, 3B Todd Frazier and RF Jay Bruce retired in order. Zack Wheeler had a single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but SS Amed Rosario flew out for the last out of the inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the bats went down in order and loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but Rosario struck out for the last out. In the bottom of the eighth inning, LF Brandon Nimmo lead off with a single, but was quickly erased off the basepaths after 2B Asdrubal Cabrera grounded into a double play which trying to bunt back to Orioles reliever RHP Richard Blier and then doubled off Nimmo. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Frazier led off with a single, but then Bruce, Frazier and 1B Adrian Gonzalez all went down in order to end the game.

The Mets have an off day tomorrow and return to action on Friday against the New York Yankees at 7:10 at Citi Field in the first game of the Subway Series.

Game 59: Mets vs. Orioles Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-4, 5.14 ERA) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (3-7, 4.46 ERA)

Mets vs. Orioles Game 58 Recap

3B Todd Frazier

The New York Mets lost to the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 tonight for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 27-31. LHP Jason Vargas got off to a rocky start in the top of the first inning after he allowed an RBI single to SS Manny Machado and a sacrifice fly to 3B Danny Valencia. Vargas settled down after got out of the trouble in the top of the second inning. He had his 1-2-3 inning in the top of the third inning. He was able to work around a lead-off walk to 2B Jordan Schoop in the top of the fourth inning. Vargas finished up strong with a 1-2-3 top of the fifth inning. His final line was two runs on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts in five innings. LHP Seth Lugo came in next and had an outstanding performance with three scoreless innings in the top of the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. RHP Anthony Swarsak made his return in the top of the ninth and pitched a scoreless inning.

The offense struggled all night and managed only three hits. Catcher Kevin Plawecki was the first baserunner in the game after he drew a two-out walk in the bottom of the second inning. RF Jay Bruce lead off the bottom of the fifth inning with a double, which was the first hit of the game. 1B Adrian Gonzalez popped out, but pinch-hitter Jose Bautista drove in the only run of the game with  a sacrifice fly. SS Amed Rosario struck out to end the inning. In the bottom of the seventh, Bruce singled with one out and later advanced to second on a wild pitch. Gonzalez struck out to end the inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Rosario walked with one out and then LF Brandon Nimmo reached on an error after he bunted down the third base line. 2B Asdrubal Cabrera grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Bruce walked with two outs, but Plawecki popped out to end the game.

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

Game 58: Mets vs. Orioles Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Jason Vargas (2-3, 8.53 ERA) vs. LHP Alex Cobb (1-7, 6.80 ERA)

Mets Draft Jarred Kelinic in First Round of 2018 MLB Draft

OF Jarred Kelinic

The New York Mets have drafted OF Jarred Kelinic from Waukesha High School (Wisconsin) with th sixth pick in the 2018 MLB Draft. Kelinic was the only high school outfielder in his class to make the first-team in Baseball America preseason All-America Vote. He is regarded as the best bat in the 2018 draft. He was the leading hitter on the U.S. national 18-and-under team as a junior in 2016 and was the first player from Wisconsin drafted in the top 10. MLB.com ranked Kelinic as their # 10 ranked prospect in the draft in the draft. Baseball America ranked him 12th and ESPN.com draft expert Keith Law ranked him his 6th best prospect in the draft.

Mets vs. Cubs Game 57 Recap

SS Amed Rosario

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 2-0 today and were swept in the four game series and dropped their record to 27-30. LHP Steven Matz had one of his best outings of the season and got out of a based loaded jam in the top of the third inning after he threw out a runner homer on a safety squeeze. Matz was let down his defense in the top of the seventh inning, which helped 2B Javier Baez steal home and catcher Wilson Contreras to score on a sacrifice fly by 2B Ben Zoborist. His final line was two runs on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. This was the first time Matz has pitched into the seventh inning all season and has looked better over his last few starts. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth innings.

The offense struggled against Cubs starter LHP Jon Lester and were held hitless for the first 5.2 innings. They left seven runners on base and were hitless with RISP (runners in scoring position). CF Michael Conforto, catcher Kevin Plawecki, and SS Amed Rosario had the only three hits of the game. Conforto and LF Brandon Nimmo both reached base twice and 3B Jose Bautista, Plawecki and Rosario reached base once.

The Mets have an off day tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday, June 5th against the Baltimore Orioles at 7:10 P.M.

Game 57: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Steven Matz (2-3, 3.55 ERA) vs. LHP Jon Lester (5-2, 2.71 ERA)

Mets vs. Cubs Game 56 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 7-1 tonight in 14 innings and dropped their record to 27-29. RHP Jacob deGrom had another incredible outing allowing one run in seven great innings with a career-high 13 strikeouts. Degrom wound up with another no-decision due to lack of run support. This has been a recurring theme for him all season. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins pitched a scoreless top of the tenth inning. RHP Hansel Robles pitched a scoreless top of the eleventh inning. RHP Tim Peterson threw two scoreless innings in the top of the twelfth and thirteenth innings. LHP Buddy Baumann came on in the top of the 14th inning and gave up four runs. RHP Gerson Bautista came in to relief Baumann and gave up another two runs.

The offense was lifeless all night and had just six hits.  They wasted several opportunities with runners in scoring position. CF Michael Conforto drove in the only run with a solo homer in the  bottom of the sixth inning.

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

Game 56: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Jacob deGrom (4-0, 1.52 ERA) vs. LHP Mike Montgomery (1-1, 4.35 ERA)

Mets vs. Cubs Game 55 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 7-4 tonight and dropped their record under 500 at 27-28. RHP Zack Wheeler started out well and was rolling along with six scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the seventh. Wheeler gave up back-to-back hits to SS Addison Russel and pinch-hitter Tommy La Stella before being taken out. His final line was two runs on seven runs with four strikeouts and two walks in 7 innings. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and gave up a sacrifice fly to LF Kyle Schwarber and then an RBI double to 2B Ben Zoborist. Sewald then gave up an RBI single to 3B Kris Bryant. Sewald came back out for the top of the eighth and gave up a three-run homer to Schwarber. He gave up four runs on five hits in 1.2 innings. RHP Tim Peterson came to get the last out in the top of the eighth inning. RHP Jeurys Familia gave up a run on a RBI single by pinch-hitter Ian Happ in the top of the ninth inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings. but broke through in the bottom of the third inning after LF Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run homer. This was Nimmo's seventh homer and fifth in his last 11 games. In the bottom of the eighth inning, 1B Adrian Gonzalez hit a two run single.

Injury News
RF Jay Brue left the game in the top of the fifth with lower back discomfort.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Cubs at 7:15 P.M on FOX.

Game 55: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Matchup

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

The pitching match-up is Zack Wheeler (2-4, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Chatwood (3-4, 4.10 ERA)