Mets vs. Dodgers Game 139 Recap

RHP Zack Wheeler

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

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

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