Mets vs. Orioles Game 118 Recap

RF Brandon Nimmo

The New York Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles 16-5 tonight and improved their record to 51-67. RF Brandon Nimmo and 2B Jeff McNeil singled to begin the game in the top of the first inning and Nimmo scored on a sacrifice fly by 1B Wilmer Flores and McNeil scored on a RBI single by 3B Todd Frazier. CF Austin Jackson tripled in the top of the fourth inning and scored on an RBI single by 3B Jose Bautista. SS Jose Reyes also tripled in the fourth and scored on an RBI double by Nimmo.  3B Todd Frazier hit a solo homer in the top of the fifth. In the top of the sixth inning, Nimmo hit a two-run triple and later scored on a wild pitch. Frazier hit a two-run homer in the sixth. Catcher Kevin Plaewecki broke the game open with a grand slam to cap off nine runs in the inning. In the ninth, Nimmo singled for his fifth hit of the game and 1B Wilmer Flores hit a two-run homer.

RHP Zack Wheeler gave up a run in the bottom of the first inning, but settled down after that with four scoreless innings. He pitched well and worked around a lot of traffic on the basepaths, despite not having his best stuff. His final line was 5 innings, 5 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks and three strikeouts. He picked up his eighth win. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Tim Peterson followed and gave up two runs in four innings. RHP Drew Smith closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning.

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