Mets vs. Giants Game 62 Recap

Mets CF Juan Lagares (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-3 this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 30-32. RHP Zack Wheeler cruised through the first three innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth inning after he gave up a lead-off single to LF Mike Yastremzki and allowed a two-run home to 1B Brandon Belt later in the inning. Wheeler threw a scoreless top of the fifth inning, but gave up a solo homer to 3B Pablo Sandoval in the top of the sixth. He finished up strong with a scoreless top of the seventh inning. It was the eighth time this year  that Wheeler has thrown seven innings or more, which is tied for the Major League lead. He has thrown at least seven innings in 14 out of his last 16 starts at Citi Field. His final line was three runs on three hits with one walk and six strikeouts in seven innings. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw a 1-2-3 top of the eighth inning and picked up his third win. RHP Jeurys Familia closed it out with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth inning.

The offense started out fast in the bottom of the first after SS Amed Rosario led off with a solo homer and LF Dominic Smith followed with a solo homer of his own. Smith's homer raised his OPS to 1.083. It was the third time in team history that they have led off a game with back-to-back homers. The bats wen quiet after that until the bottom of the seventh after CF Juan Lagares walked to lead off the inning. Catcher Tomas Nido hit an infield single and then pinch hitter Carlos Gomez bunted Lagares and Nido over to second and third base. Pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil hit a bloop single over SS Brandon Crawford to tie the game, but J.D. Davis grounded into a double play to end the inning. In the bottom of the eighth, 1B Pete Alonso led off with a single and then RF Michael Conforto grounded into a force out and stole second. 3B Todd Frazier drove in Conforto with a two-run homer. 2B Adeiny Hechavarria singled and CF Juan Lagares drove him on an RBI double. McNeil followed with another RBI single.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at home against the Colorado Rockiest at 7:10 p.m.