Mets Hire Dave Jaus For Bench Coach

Mets bench coach Dave Jaus (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets announced today that they are hiring Dave Jaus as their new bench coach. Jaus replaces Hensley Meulens who was only bench coach for one year last season. He has previously been the bench coach for four different teams including the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006-2007, Baltimore Orioles in 2008-2009, the Mets in 2010 under manager Jerry Manuel, and the Pirates bench coach in 2016 and continued to serve on the Pirates coaching staff until 2019. He spent this past season as a Yankees scout. Jaus also worked for the Mets in 2011 as coordinator of staff development.

Mets Hire Jared Porter As GM

Mets GM Jared Porter (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) Thw New York Mets announced today that they have hired Arizona Diamondbacks Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager Jared Porter as their new General Manager. Porter began his career in baseball as an intern in the Cape Cod League in 2002 and later went on to the Boston Red Sox and started out there in an intern type role in 2004 before working up his way up in the ranks. He worked with the Red Sox from 2004-2015 as a member of their front office and director of professional scouting from 2012-2015. Before that, his other roles with the Red Sox included Assistant Director of Professional Scouting from 2010-2011, Coordinator of Professional Scouting in 2008-2009, Player Development Assistant from 2006-2007, and an intern in 2004-2005,first at the team's Spring Training facility in Fort Myers FL in 2004 and then with the Red Sox in 2005. Porter was a part of three World Series teams while he was a member of the Red Sox Front Office in 2004, 2007, and 2013. He left the Red Sox following the 2014 season to work in the Chicago Cubs front office as director of professional scouting/special assistant. Porter won another championship with the Cubs in 2016 working under general manager Theo Epstein who he also worked with on the Red Sox. He left the Cubs for the Diamondbacks after the 2016 season and became their Senior VP and assistant GM.

Mets Sign Catcher James McCann

Mets catcher James McCann (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets signed free-agent catcher 30-year old James McCann today to a 4-year deal in the $40 million range according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. McCann is known for his defense behind the plate and calls a great game and throwing out base stealers. He struggled offensively for the first few years of his career on the Detriot Tigers, but since he joined the Chicago White Sox in 2019, he has improved as a hitter. McCann has hit .276 with 25 homers, 29 doubles in 149 games with 587 plate appearances since the beginning of the 2019 seaason. Now that the Mets have signed their catcher, it will be interesting to see what their next offseason move is going to be, since they need to address centefield, third base, starting pitcher and also add another reliever in the bullpen.

Mets Sign Reliever Trevor May

Mets Reliever RHP Trevor May (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets signed reliever RHP Trevor May today to a two-year deal pending a physical. May made his Major League debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2014 and came up as a starting pitcher and had a 7.88 ERA in nine starts. He later moved to the bullpen and then had Tommy John Surgery before the 2017 season. May came back to the bullpen in 2018. He has had a a 3.19 ERA with 153 strikeouts in 113 innings over the last three years. May's fastball has an average velocity of 96.3 mph and and had a career high of 14.7 K/9 this past season. He also struck out nearly 40% of the batters he faced this past year.

Robinson Cano Suspended for Entire 2021 Season after second positive PED test

Mets 2B Robinson Cano (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) New York Mets 2B Robinson Cano has been suspended for the entire 2021 season due to testing posiitve for performance enchancing drug Stanozolol. Cano was previously suspended in 2018 while on the Seattle Mariners for also testing posiitve for PEDs. He loses $24 million this year that he was owed by the Mets for the upcoming season. Neither the Mets or Mariners will have to Cano this year. Now with Cano gone for the season, it allows Jeff McNeil to go back to his natural position at second base or bring in somewhere else. It gives more depth and options on the field and helps give stronger defense and more athleticism up the middle.

New York Mets RHP Marcus Stroman Accepts Qualifying Offer from Mets

New York Mets RHP Marcus Stroman (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) New York Mets RHP Marcus Stroman has accepted the one-year qualifying offer for next season 2021 from the team and will return next year as a member of the starting rotation. The qualifying offer is valaued at $18.9 million. Stroman didn't pitch at all this past season after his season was delayed at the start due to an injury and then decided to opt out on August 10 due to COVID-19 concerns. He was traded over to the Mets from the Toronto Blue Jays in July 2019 for prospects LHP Anthony Kay and RHP Simeon Woods Richardson. Stroman went 4-2 with a 3.71 ERA, 4.15 ERA, and 9.1 K/9 in 59 innings for the Mets in 2019.

Mets GM Brodie Wageren, Special Assistant to the GM Omar Minaya and three others to leave Met organization

Mets GM Brodie Wagaren (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) New York Mets new team president Sandy Alderson announced today that GM Brodie Wagaren, special assistant to the GM Omar Minaya and front office personnel Adam Guttridge, Allard Baird and Jared Banner are all leaving the organization. This news comes right after the sale to new team owner Steve Cohen became official today.

Steve Cohen Ownership Deal is Complete

Mets Owner Steve Cohen (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) New York Mets owner Steve Cohen deal to buy the team has been finalized and completed today and it is now official. He is now the majority owner. A press conference is likely scheduled for Tuesday.

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio Approves Steve Cohen's Ownership

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio tweeted this afternoon that the New York City Law Department finished their legal review of the sale of the New York Mets to Steve Cohen and they found no objections. De Blasio said the team can now go forward with the sale of the team.

Major Baseball Owners Approve Steve Cohen's Ownership Bid

Mets vs. Nationals Game 60 Recap

Mets RHP Seth Lugo (Credits to Newsday.com) The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 15-5 this afternoon in the final game of their season and finished up with a record of 26-34. RHP Seth Lugo got the start and gave up a lead-off double to LF Andrew Stephenson and two batters later walked RF Juan Soto and gave up a sacrifice fly to DH Yadiel Hernandez. In the bottom of the second, Lugo gave up a single to 1B Brock Holt and a walk to 3B Josh Harrison. He then hit CF Victor Robles to load the bases and later in the inning gave up a two-run double to Stephenson. Lugo then gave up singles to SS Trea Turner and Soto which brought in another run and was then taken out. His finsl line was 1.1 innings, 5 hits, 6 runs, 2 walks and 1 strikeout. LHP Chasen Shrieve came in next and walked Hernandez to load the bases and gave up a sacrifice fly to catcher Yan Gomes but the run was charged to Lugo. RHP Brad Brach followed in the bottom of the third and walked Harrison, 2B Luis Garcia and CF Michael A. Taylor to load the bases and was then taken out. LHP Steven Matz followed and walked Stevenson to bring in a run and then gave up a grand slam to Turner. Matz later gave up a homer to Gomes later in the inning. He settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings. RHP Dellin Betances came on in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a lead-off double to Gomez, a double to Holt and walked Harrison to load the bases with one out. RHP Jared Hughes had to come in and walked Turner to bring in a run, but the run was charged to Betances and didn't give any more runs in the inning. RHP Jeurys Famailia followed and threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings. The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first inning after LF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer. CF Guillermo Heredia led off the top of the second inning with a solo homer.In the top of the fourth inning, 2B Luis Guilorme led off with a double and Heredia drove him in with a RBI single. 1B Pete Alonso hit his second homer of the game, a solo shot in the top of the seventh inning. This game marks the end of the Mets 2020 season, but it's the beginning of an exciting offseason with prospective owner Steve Cohen hopefully getting approved soon and a new front office headed by Sandy Alderson to help the team around. Better times are ahead and it will be fun to see it all unfold. Continue to read here at QueensFaithful in the offseason for all the latest news and updates.

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

Mets Starting Lineup 1. Brandon Nimmo-LF 2. Robinson Cano-DH 3. Pete Alonso-1B 4. Todd Frazier-3B 5. Wilson Ramos-C 6. Luis Guillorme-2B 7. Amed Rosario-SS 8. Guillermo Heredia-CF 9. Ryan Cordell-RF The pitching match-up is RHP Seth Lugo (3-3, 3.82 ERA) vs. RHP Austin Voth (1-5, 6.25 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 59 Recap (Game 2 of doubleheader)

Mets RHP Rick Porcello and First Baseman Pete Alonso (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals in the second game of their doubleheader and dropped their record to 26-33. RHP Rick Porcello started out well with two scoreless innings, but it all unraveled for him in the bottom of the third. Porcelllo gave up a solo homer to SS Trea Turner and a RBI single to DH Yadiel Hernandez and two-out RBI singles to catcher Kurt Suzuki, 3B Josh Harrison and CF Michael Taylor and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 3 innings, 8 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. RHP Erasmo Ramirez followed with a scoreless bottom of the fourth inning. RHP Dellin Betances came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the fifth inning. RHP Jared Hughes threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning. The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fourth inning after 1B Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer. In the top of the sixth inning, they loaded the based with one out and 3B Todd Frazier hit a RBI single, but 3B Luis Guillorme and SS Amed Rosario struck out to end the inning. In the top of the seventh inning, RF Brandon Nimmo grounded out into a force out and LF Jeff McNeil lined out to end the game with the tying runs on base. The Mets final game is tomorrow afternoon at the Nationals at 3:05 p.m.

Mets vs. Nationals Game 58 Recap (Game 1 of doubleheader)

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 4-3 this afternoon in the first game of their doubleheader and dropped their record 26-32 and were officially eliminated from playoff contention. RHP Jacob deGrom started out well with two scoreless innings including a fastball at 102.2 mph and got two quick outs in the bottom of the third, but gave up a solo homer to LF Andrew Stevenson in the bottom of the third. Degrom gave up singles to 1B Brock Holt and catcher Yan Gomes in the bottom of the fourthand then later in the inning threw a wild pitch which allowed Holt to score from third. He gave up an inside-the park homer to Stevenson which caused LF Dom Smith to crash into the left field wall in the bottom of the fifth inning. DeGrom walked RF Juan Soto and struck out DH Yadiel Hernandea and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 5 innings, 3 runs, 2 walks and 10 strikeouts. RHP Miguel Castro followed in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a lead-off walk to Holt and a single to Gomes. Castro was later taken out in the inning and RHP Edwin Diaz came in and gave up a RBI single to 3B Josh Harrison. The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third inning after 3B Luis Guillorme led off with a walk and catcher Wilson Ramos followed with a two-run homer. SS Amed Rosario hit a solo homer in the top of the fourth inning.

Game 58 (Game 1 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup 1. Brandon Nimmo-CF 2. Jeff McNeil-RF 3. J.D. Davis-DH 4. Dominic Smith-LF 5. Robinson Cano-2B 6. Pete Alonso-1B 7. Andres Gimenez-SS 8. Luis Guillorme-3B 9. Wilson Ramos-C The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (4-2, 2.14 ERA) vs. RHP Max Scherizer (4-4, 3.67 ERA)

Mets-National Game Postponed

Tonight's Mets-Nationals game has been postponed due to rain. The gane will be made up tomorrow as part of a doubleheader beginning at 3:05 p.m.

Game 58: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

<b>Mets Starting Lineup 1. Brandon Nimmo-CF 2. Jeff McNeil-RF 3. J.D. Davis-DH 4. Dominic Smith-LF 5. Robinson Cano-2B 6. Pete Alonso-1B 7. Andres Gimenez-SS 8. Luis Guillorme-3B 9. Wilson Ramos-C The pitching match-up is RHP Rick Porcello (1-6, 5.46 ERA) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (4-4, 3.67 ERA)

Mets vs. Nationals Game 57 Recap

Mets LHP David Peterson (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 tonight to snap their one-game losing steak and improved their record to 26-31.Catcher Robinson Chirinos was the start of the offense driving in all three runs. Chrinos hit a two-run homer in the top of the fifth and a RBI single in the top of the sixth. LHP David Peterson was outstanding in his last start of the season. Peterson allowed one run on four innings in seven innings. He gave up one walk and had four strikeouts. Peterson picked up his sixth win on the season. He is the first Mets rookie pitcher to lead the team in wins since RHP Dillion Gee in 2011. LHP Justin Wilson followed with a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth inning and gave up a RBI single to pinch-hitter Yadiel Hernandez, but was able to recover and pick up his sixth save on the season. The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Nationals at 6:05 p.m.

Game 57: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup 1. Jeff McNeil-RF 2. J.D. Davis-DH 3. Dominic Smith-LF 4. Pete Alonos-1B 5. Robinson Cano-2B 6. Todd Frazier-3B 7. Amed Rosario-SS 8. Guillermo Heredia-CF 9. Robinson Chirinos-C The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (5-2, 3.80 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (2-6, 4.76 ERA)

Mets Place Michael Conforto on Injured List and Recall Infielder Luis Guillorme

Mets Infielder Luis Guillorme

Mets Infielder Luis Guillorme (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets announced today that they have placed outfielder Michael Conforto on the injured list and recalled infielder Luis Guillorme. Conforto was having an outstanding year hitting .322 with 12 doubles, 9 home runs, and 31 RBI' before he start to deal with a tight hamstring. Guillorme returned to the team after he was optioned last week to the alternative training site. Ht hit .347 in 26 games while he played shortstop, second base and third base.

Sandy Alderson To be Named Mets Team President

Mets Team President Sandy Alderson (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets announced today that Steve Cohen will hire Sandy Alderson as Team President once Cohen is approved by the owners. Alderson will oversee both baseball and business operations in his new position according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. He was previously hired as Mets general manager from the end of 2010 season to July 2018 after he took a leave of absence due to a recurrence of cancer. Alderson helped draft many of the team's core players on the current roster including Brandon Nimmo, Michael Conforto,  Dom Smith, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso as well drafting LHP David Peterson. He was instrumental to the team's World Series appearance in 2015 after he traded for Yoenis Cespedes, signed Curtis Granderson as a free agent in 2013 offseason,  as well as trading RA Dickey for Noah Syndergarrd and Travis d'Arnaud.

Mets vs. Rays Game 56 Recap

New York Mets RHP Michael Wacha (Credits to Newsday.com)

 The New York Mets lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5 tonight and dropped their record to 25-31. RHP Michael Wacha started out well striking out the side in the top of the first and got two quick outs in the top of the second inning, but then gave up a solo homer to 3B Joey Wendle. Wacha gave up a lead-off bunt single to CF Manuel Margot in the top of the third and then a double to catcher Mike Zunino and two batters later, 2B Brandon Lowe hit a grounder to 1B Pete Alonso and then Alonso threw wide at home plate, which allowed the run to score. He settled down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth inning, but ran into trouble in the top of the sixth after he gave up a one-out single to Lowe and a two-run homer to LF Randy Arozarena. Wacha was taken out after the inning. His final line was 6 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs, 0 walks and 4 strikeouts.  RHP Miguel Castro came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh inning. LHP Chasen Shrieve followed in the top of the eighth and gave up a lead-off walk to LF Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and then a two-run homer to Lowe. Shrieve next gave up a single to infield single to Areozarena and struck out 1B Nate Lowe and was taken out. RHP Jeurys Familia came in and retired RF Hunter Renfroe on a ground-out and then intentionally walked Wendle and gave up a RBI single to SS Willy Adames, but was able to get out of the inning with only one run. LHP Steven Matz came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a solo homer to Arozarena, his second on the night.

After a scoreless bottom of the first inning, in the bottom of the second inning, SS Andres Gimenez drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer. 1B Dom Smith hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game at 2. The bats went quiet after that for the next four innings until the bottom of the ninth after RF Jeff McNeil led off with a walk and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a double to move runners to second and third. Smith then struck out, but 2B Robinson Cano drove in a run with a RBI ground-out. 3B Todd Frazier then hit a two-run homer, but Gimenez struck out to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Washington Nationals at 6:05 p.m.

Game 56: Mets vs. Rays Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Michael Conforto-DH

3. Jeff McNeil-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Dominic Smith-LF

6. Robinson Cano-2B

7. Todd Frazier-3B

8. Andres Gimenez-SS

9. Wilson Ramos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Michael Wacha (1-3, 6.75 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Glasnow (4-1, 4.21 ERA)

Mets vs. Rays Game 55 Recap

Mets RHP Seth Lugo (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

 The New York Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 tonight and improved their record to 25-30. After a scoreless bottom of the first inning, in the bottom of the second inning, 2B Robinson Cano tied the game with a solo homer, his tenth on the season.  In the bottom of the fourth inning, 1B Pete Alonso broke out of his slump with a solo homer to the opposite field. LF Dom Smith led off the bottom of the sixth with a double and advanced to third base on a ground-out by Cano. Alonso then came up and drove in Smith with an RBI single.  Centerfielder Guillermo Heredia hit a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh, his first as a Met. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Smith led off with a hit-by pitch and 3B Todd Frazier and Cano followed with singles to load the bases. 1B Pete Alonso then came up and grounded into a force out, but brought Smith for his third RBI of the game.

RHP Seth Lugo had a 1-2-3 top of the first inning, but gave up a solo homer to SS Willy Adames in the top of the second. Lugo settled down after that and had scoreless innings in the top of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings. He was taken out with two outs in the top of the seventh. His final line was 6.2 innings, 2 runs (one earned) four hits, a walk and seven strikeouts. He picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 3.82. LHP Justin Wilson came on with the tying runs on and got CF Kevin Kiermaier to ground out to Frazier and threw out 3B Joey Wendle at home. Wilson threw a wild pitch which brought in a run, but came back to strike out pinch-hitter Hunter Renfroe to end the inning and maintain the one run lead. LHP Chasen Shrieve followed and struck out the side in the top of the eighth. RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out in the top of the ninth and worked around a hit and had a strikeout and picked up his fifth save on the season.

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

Game 55: Mets vs. Rays Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup

1. Jeff McNeil-RF

2. J.D. Davis-DH

3. Dominic Smith-LF

4. Todd Frazier-3B

5. Robinson Cano-2B

6. Pete Alonso-1B

7. Amed Rosario-SS

8. Guillermo Heredia-CF

9. Robinson Chirinos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Seth Lugo (2-3, 4.34 ERA) vs. LHP Blake Snell (4-1, 3.05 ERA)

Mets vs. Rays Game 54 Recap

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

 The New York Mets lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 tonight for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 24-30. RHP Jacob deGrom had a spectacular top of the first inning striking out the side on 10 pitches, but ran into trouble in the top of the second inning. DeGrom gave up a lead-off walk to SS Willy Adames and two batters later a double to 3B Joey Wendle. He then gave up a sacrifice fly to the next hitter LF Manuel Margot, but came back to strike out CF Kevin Kiermaier and later struck out catcher Mike Zunino with the based loaded to end the inning. DeGrom struck out the side again in the top of the third and then gave up a solo homer to 1B Nate Lowe in the top of the fourth. He settled down after that with 1-2-3 top of the fifth inning and worked out around a lead-off double by 2B Brandon Lowe in the top of the sixth and didn't allow any runs. deGrom had a scoreless top of the seventh and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 7 innings, 2 runs, 4 hits and 14 strikeouts. It was the second time this season he has had a start with 14 strikeouts and joins RHP Tom Seaver and Dwight Gooden as the only other Met pitches to have multiple 14 strikeout games in one season.  It was the third consecutive game that a Met starter has has double strikeout games after LHP David Peterson and RHP Rick Porcello both had 10 strikeouts. RHP Miguel Castro came in next and threw a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Edwin Diaz had a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until the bottom of the fifth inning after CF Guillermo Hernandez walked with two outs and catcher Wilson Ramos singled. RF Brandon Nimmo was hit by a pitch to load the bases and LF Jeff McNeil delivered with an infield single to bring home a run. 3B J.D. Davis then came to the plate, but lined out to end the inning. The bats went quiet after that for the next 4 innings and didn't produce any more runs.

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

Game 54: Mets vs. Rays Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup

1. Brandon Nimmo-RF

2. Jeff McNeil-LF

3. J.D. Davis-3B

4. Dominic Smith-1B

5. Robinson Cano-2B

6. Pete Alonso-DH

7. Amed Rosario-SS

8. Guillermo Heredia-CF

9. Wilson Ramos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (4-1, 2.09 ERA) vs. RHP Pete Fairbanks (5-3, 2.74 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 53 Recap

Mets RHP Rick Porcello (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 7-0 this afternoon to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 24-29. RHP Rick Porcello had his best outing of the season and threw five scoreless innings before allowing a solo homer to CF Ronald Acuna Jr in the top of the sixth. Porcello stayed in and threw a scoreless top of the seventh and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 7 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk and 10 strikeouts. RHP Jeurys Familia came in next in the top of the eighth and walked Acuna and 1B Freddie Freeman with one out. Familia got DH Marcell Ozuna to 3B J.D. Davis, but then gave up a two-run double to catcher Travis d'Arnaud. LHP Chasen Shrieve followed in the top of the ninth and loaded the bases and gave up a based-clearing double to Acuna. RHP Corey Oswalt came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a RBI double to Ozuna.

The offense wasn't able to do much against Braves starter RHP Kyle Wright and had only three hits all day including two by catcher Wilson Ramos and a single by CF Brandon Nimmo;

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at home against the Tampa Bays Rays at 7:10 p.m.

Game 53: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup

1. Brandon Nmmo-CF

2. Michael Conforto-RF

3. J.D. Davis-3B

4. Dominic Smith-1B

5. Robinson Cano-2B

6. Pete Alonso-DH

7. Jeff McNeil-LF

8. Andres Gimenez-SS

9. Wilson Ramos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Rick Porcello (1-5, 6.06 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Wright (1-4, 7.20 ERA)

Mets vs. Braves Game 52 Recap

Mets LHP David Peterson (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

 The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 7-2 tonight and improved their record to 24-28. The offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first inning after CF Brandon Nimmo, RF Michael Conforto and 3B J.D. Davis all walked to load the bases. 1B Dom Smith struck out, but 2B Robinson Cano came through with a two-run single. In the bottom of the fourth inning, SS Andres Gimenez singled and then catcher Robinson Chirinos followed with a RBI double to score Gimenez from first base.  The bats went quiet for the next few innings until the bottom of the eighth after Smith and Cano hit back-to-back home runs and two batters later, LF Jeff McNeil double, Gimenez was hit by a pitch and Chirinos singled to load the bases. CF Brandon Nimmo came up and broke the game open with a two-run single. 

LHP David Peterson had a scoreless top of the first inning and worked out of a jam with runners on second and third and no out after he got 2B Ozzie Albies to pop out and then struck out SS Dansby Swanson and 3B Austin Riley to end the inning. Peterson was able to get out of trouble again with runners on first and second with two outs in the top of the third inning after he struck out DH Travis d'Arnaud to end the inning. He had a 1-2-3 top of the fourth inning, but got into trouble again in the top of the fifth inning after he gave up a lead-off double to Riley, but then came back to strike out catcher Tyler Flowers, CF Ronald Acuna Jr grounded and struck out 1B Freddie Freeman to end the inning. In the top of the sixth inning, LF Marcell Ozuna flew out to RF and d'Arnaud lined out to CF and RF Adam Duvall hit a solo homer with two outs, but Albies lined out to center to end the inning and then Peterson was taken out after an excellent performance.  He showed great life on his fastball and had a lot of command with his curveball and slider. He was unflappable with men on base and kept his composure even after getting into several jams with men on base. His final line was 6 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 4 walks and a career-high 10 strikeouts. He picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 3.80. RHP Miguel Castro came in next in the top of the seventh inning and proceeded to load the bases and was pulled, but LHP Justin Wilson was able to come in and get Freeman to ground into a double play to end the inning. RHP Jeurys Familia followed in the top of the eighth inning and gave up a solo homer to d'Arnaud, but was able to maintain the lead. RHP Erasmo Ramirez gave up a double and walk in the top of the ninth, but was able to work around those baserunners and throw a scoreless inning to close it out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at home against the Braves at 1:10 p.m.

Game 52: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup 

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Michael Conforto-RF

3. J.D. Davis-3B

4. Dominic Smith-1B

5. Robinson Cano-2B

6. Pete Alonso-DH

7. Jeff McNeil-LF

8. Andres Gimenez-SS

9. Robinson Chirinos-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (4-2, 4.17 ERA) vs. RHP Ian Anderson (3-0, 1.64 ERA)

Mets vs.Braves Game 51 Recap

Mets LHP Steven Matz (Credits to Newsday.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 15-2 tonight to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 23-28. LHP Steven Matz had a rough outing and got into immediate trouble in the top of the first inning after he loaded the based and gave up a RBI single to DH Marcel Ozuna. It all unraveled for Matz in the top of the second inning after he gave up a lead-off single to RF Nick Markakis and two batters later walked CF Ronald Acuna Jr. He then gave up a two-run double to 1B Freddie Freeman and next a two-run homer to Ozuna.  Matz gave up a lead-off homer to 3B Austin Riley in the top of the third inning and was taken out later in the inning. His final line was 2.2 innings, 8 hits, 6 runs, 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. RHP Franklyn Kilome had to come in to get the last out in the top of the third. Kilome stayed in for the top of the fourth and gave up six runs of his own after he walked Ozuna with one out and then gave up a two-run homer to former Mer catcher Travis d'Arnaud. He walked LF Adam Duvall and Riley and then gave up a two-run double to Markakis. Kilome then gave up a two-run homer to 2B Ozzie Albies and was taken out after the inning ended. His line was 6 runs on three hits and three walks in 1.1 innings. RHP Jared Hughes came in next and threw a scoreless top top of the fifth, but gave up homers to Albies and Acuna in the top of the sixth. Hughes had a scoreless top of the seventh, but gave up another run in the top of the eighth on a RBI single by CF Ender Inciarte. 3B Todd Frazier made his ML debut as  a starter in the top of the ninth and had a 1-2-3 inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until the bottom of the fifth after SS Amed Rosario singled and LF Jeff McNeil drove him in with a RBI double. In the bottom of the sixth, 1B Dom Smith and CF Jake Marisnick walked and Rosario hit a RBI double to bring in Smith,

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at home against the Braves at 7:07 p.m.

Game 51: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup

1. Jeff McNeil-LF

2. J.D. Davis-DH

3. Michael Conforto-RF

4. Todd Frazier-3B

5. Dominic Smith-1B

6. Robinson Cano-2B

7. Jake Marisnick-CF

8. Amed Rosario-SS

9. Wilson Ramos-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Steven Matz (0-4, 8.63 ERA) vs. LHP Max Fried (6-0, 1.98 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 50 Recap

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Credits to Newsday.com)

 The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-6 tonight for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 23-27. The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first inning after CF Brandon Nimmo lead off with a walk and RF Michael Conforto also walked. Two batters later, 1B Dom Smith drove in Nimmo with a RBI single. 2B Robinson Cano followed with a two-run double to bring Conforto and Smith. The bats went quiet after that for the new few innings until the top of the sixth when 1B Pete Alonso homered with one out and then LF Jeff McNeil and SS Andres Gimenez walked. Pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme lined out, but Nimmo came through with a two-out triple to tie the game. In the top of the ninth, Nimmo led off and delivered once again with the go-ahead homer. Conforto followed with a single and two batters later, Smith hit a RBI triple to bring in Conforto. Cano followed by hitting a two-run homer for his fourth RBI of the game,

RHP Seth Lugo had a difficult bottom of the first inning  due to poor command of his fastball after he gave up back-to-back-back homers to RF Bryce Harper, 3B Alec Bohm and SS Didi Gregorious and then later in the inning a RBI single to RF Adam Haseley. Lugo gave up another solo homer to Harper in the bottom of the second inning and an RBI single to 2B Jean Segura and was taken out in the middle of the second inning. His final line was 1.2 innings, 8 hits, 6 runs, 0 walks and 3 strikeouts. RHP Erasmo Ramirez came in next and threw 2.1 scoreless innings. LHP Chasen Shrieve followed and also threw 2.1 scoreless innings with no walks and three strikeouts. RHP Jeurys Familia threw 1.1 scoreless innings. LHP Justin Wilson worked out around two walks in the bottom of the eighth and was able to get Gregorious to fly out with the based loaded to end the inning. Wilson picked up his second win. RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning.

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

Game 50: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Michael Conforto-RF

3. J.D. Davis-3B

4. Dominic Smith-1B

5. Robinson Cano-2B

6. Pete Alonso-DH

7. Jeff McNeil-LF

8. Andres Gimenez-SS

9. Robinson Chirinos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Seth Lugo (2-3, 3.63 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (5-3, 2.40 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 49 Recap

Mets SS Andres Gimenez (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 tonight to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 22-27. The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fourth after DH J.D. Davis led off with a double and then moved over to third base after 1B Dom Smith hit a ground-out. 2B Robinson Cano drove in Davis with a RBI ground-out.  In the top of the sixth, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and two batters later, Davis delivered with a two-run homer to the opposite field. After a scoreless top of the seventh inning, RF Michael Conforto walked with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, and then Davis came through once again with an RBI double to tie the game. 2B Robinson Cano led off the top of the ninth with a single and then was pinch-run for by SS Amed Rosario. Rosario advanced to second base with one out after Phillies reliever RHP Hector Neris dropped the ball and committed a balk.  LF Jeff McNeil was then intentionally walked to set up a double play, but SS Andres Gimenez came through with a RBI single.

RHP Jacob deGrom had a scoreless bottom of the first inning, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the second inning. deGrom gave up doubles to 3B Jean Segura and catcher Andrew Knapp to bring in a run. He walked SS Scott Kingery and a sacrifice fly to RF Adam Haseley. He then gave up a single to CF Roman Quinn and an RBI ground-out to CF Andrew McCutchen. deGroom was taken out after the inning with a hamstring spasm. His final line was 2 innings,  4 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk and 1 strikeout. RHP Michael Wacha came in next and did a stellar job allowing one run in the bottom of the third on a solo homer by Segura, but settled down after that. Wacha allowed one run on five hits in four innings. He gave up no walks and had three strikeouts. LHP Justin Wilson followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Miguel Castro worked out baserunners in the bottom of the eighth with a scoreless inning. RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth inning and worked out around a single with two outs and had three strikeouts to pick up his fourth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Phillies at 7:05 p.m.

Game 49: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Michael Conforto-RF
3. J.D. Davis-DH
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Robinson Cano-2B
6. Todd Frazier-3B
7. Jeff McNeil-LF
8. Andres Gimenez-SS
9. Wilson Ramos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (4-1, 1.67 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (4-0, 2.47 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 48 Recap

Mets RHP Rick Porcello (Credits to Newsday.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 tonight for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 21-27.  RHP Rick Porcello started out well with three scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth after he retired the two hitters and then walked SS Jean Segura, a double to SS Scott Kingery and then walked catcher Andrew Knapp to load the bases. Porcello then gave up a two-run single to pinch-hitter Adam Paisley. He was able to get out of the inning without any further damage after RF Michael Conforto robbed the next hitter CF Roman Quinn with a diving catch which prevented more from scoring. In the bottom of the fifth, Porcello retired the first two hitters he faced once again, but then gave up a single to 3B Alec Bohm on a hot shot that 3B J.D. Davis was able to knock down, but not make the throw in time and then gave up a two-run homer to the following hitter SS Didi Gregarious. He stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and threw a scoreless inning and was then taken out. His final line was 6 innings,  6 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. LHP Justin Wilson came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Edwin Diaz followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning striking out the side.

The offense had several opportunities to score all night, but were unable to capitalize with men on base. They had 11 hits, but went  0-6 with runners in scoring position. They left 12 men on base and hit into double plays in the top of the sixth and seventh innings. It's been a recurring theme all season long. CF Brandon Nimmo drove in the only run with a solo homer in the top of the fifth inning.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night in Philadelphia against the Phillies at 7:05 p.m.

Game 48: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Michael Conforto-RF

3. J.D. Davis-3B

4. Dominic Smith-1B

5. Robinson Cano-2B

6. Pete Alonso-DH

7. Jeff McNeil-LF
8. Andres Giminez-SS

9. Wilson Ramos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Rick Porcello (1-4, 6.07 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (3-4, 5.54 ERA)

Mets vs. Blue Jays Game 47 Recap

Mets LHP David Peterson (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 this afternoon to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 21-26. LHP David Peterson started out well with a 1-2-3 bottom of the first inning, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the second. Peterson gave up a lead-off single to CF Randall Grichuck and then a two-run homer to LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. He then gave up a walk with one out, but didn't allow more runs. Peterson worked around a lead-off walk to 3B Cavan Biggio in the bottom of the third inning and threw a scoreless inning. He gave up a single in the bottom of the fourth inning, but had another scoreless inning. Peterson had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth , but for some reason was taken out after the inning with only 80 pitches. His final line was 5 innings, 3 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts. RHP Brad Brach came in next and got into an immediate jam walking the first three hitters he faced to load the bases with no out and was then taken out. RHP Jared Hughes followed and struck out pinch hitter Travis Shaw, but then gave up a three-run double to SS Santiago Espinal which cleared the bases to bring in all three runs and increase the lead to 6-1. Hughes then gave up another run  in the following at-bat on a RBI single by catcher Danny Jansen. He followed that by giving up a double to Biggio, but didn't allow any more runs in the inning. RHP Erasmo Ramirez came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings.

2B Jeff McNeil led off the top of the first inning with a single against Blue Jays starter LHP Hyu Jin Ryu, and DH J.D. Davis  came up next and was robbed by Gurriel Jr on a line drive who made an amazing diving catch to rob Davis of a hit. RF Michael Conforto struck out, but 3B Todd Frazier singled with two outs and LF Dom Smith hit a RBI single to bring in McNeil, but Frazier and Smith were caught in a rundown on the bases and Frazier was tagged out to end the inning. 1B Pete Alonso singled to lead off the top of the second inning, but SS Amed Rosario grounded into a double play. CF Brandon Nimmo doubled with two outs, but catcher Robinson Chirinos flew out to end the inning. McNeil and Davis grounded out to start the top of the third inning and Conforto singled with two outs, but Frazier struck out to end the inning. In between innings, McNeil was pulled from the game due to gastrointestinal discomfort and Luis Guillorme came in to play second base. Smith and Rosario singled in the top of the fourth inning, but Nimmo and Chirinos struck out to end the threat.   The bats went quiet in order 1-2-3 in the top of the fifth and sixth innings. They had another scoreless inning against Blue Jays reliever RHP Tom Hatch who came into the game in the top of the seventh. In the top of the eighth, Davis, Conforto and Frazier singled to start off the inning to bring in a run. Smith then grounded into a fielder's choice which brought home another run, but then Alonso lined out and pinch-hitter  2B Robinson Cano grounded out to end the threat. In the top of the ninth inning, Guillorme and Davis walked with two outs, but Conforto struck out to end the game.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday September 15th against the Phillies in Philadelphia at 7:05 pm.

Game 47: Mets vs. Blue Jays Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jeff McNeil-2B
2. J.D. Davis-DH
3. Michael Conforto-RF
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Dominic Smith-LF
6. Pete Alonso-1B
7. Amed Rosario-SS
8. Brandon Nimmo-CF
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (4-1, 4.26 ERA) vs. LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (3-1, 3.19 ERA)

Mets vs. Blue Jays Game 46 Recap

Mets RHP Seth Lugo (Credits to Newsday.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 tonight and dropped their record to 21-25. RHP Seth Lugo started out well with three scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth inning after he gave up a lead-off double to SS Bo Bichette and then a double to 3B Travis Shaw. Lugo gave up a infield single to CF Randall Grichuk which brought home a run. In the bottom of the fifth inning, he gave up a walk to catcher Aledandro Kirk and then a single to 2B Joe Panik followed by a single to RF Cavan Biggio to load the bases. Two batters later, Lugo gave up a sacrifice fly to Shaw. He gave up a lead-off double to 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr in the bottom of the sixth and two batters later an RBI single to DH Jonathan Villlar and was taken out with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. His final line was 5.1 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. LHP Chasen Shrieve came in next and retired only one batter. LHP Miguel Castro had to come in to get the last out in the bottom of the sixth. Castro stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and struck out the side. RHP Jeurys Familia worked around runners on second third base in the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fourth inning after RF Michael Conforto led off with a single and advanced to second on a throwing error by Biggio. DH Pete Alonso struck out and 1B Dom Smith grounded out, but 2B Robinson Cano walked and CF Jake Marisnick hit a RBI double.  In the top of the seventh, catcher Wilson Ramos and SS Amed Rosario singled and LF Jeff McNeil grounded into a fielder's choice to move Ramos to third base. 3B J.D. Davis followed by also grounding to a fielder's choice which brought home a run.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at the Blue Jays at 3:07 p.m.

Game 46: Mets vs. Blue Jays Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineuo
1. Jeff McNeil-LF
2. J.D. Davis-3B
3. Michael Conforto-RF
4. Pete Alonso-DH
5. Dominic Smith-1B
6. Robinson Cano-2B
7. Jake Marisnick-CF
8. Wilson Ramos-C
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Seth Lugo (2-2, 2.05 ERA) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (1-4, 7.51 ERA)

Mets vs. Blue Jays Game 45 Recap

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 18-1 tonight for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 21-24. The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings against RHP Chase Anderson until the top of the third inning after catcher Wilson Ramos lead off with a double and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a single. RF Michael Conforo then came up and delivered with a three-run homer. 3B J.D. Davis walked and 1B Dom Smith struck out and 2B Robinson Cano singled. 1B Pete Alonso struck out, but LF Jeff McNeil hit a bloop double that was lost in the lights which brought in another run. In the top of the fourth inning, Ramos and Conforto started it off with walks and Nimmo singled to load the bases. Davis then hit a ground-ball to SS Santiago Espanal who threw home, but catcher Danny Jansen dropped the ball which allowed Ramos to score. Smith then came up and broke the game open with a grand slam. Cano followed with a single and two batters later, McNeil singled and SS Andres Gimenez was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Catcher Wilson Ramos then hit a bases clearing double to increase the score 12-1. Conforto hit a RBI single later in the inning and Davis drove in Conforto with a RBI double for the tenth run in the top of the fourth.  After a scoreless top of the fifth and sixth innings, Conforo reached on an error by Espanal in the top of the seventh and Davis and Smith followed with singles. Cano then drew a based loaded walk and McNeil later hit a RBI ground-out. In the top of the eighth inning Ramos capped out his night at the plate with a solo homer for his 4th RBI. SS Andres Gimenez added a RBI double in the top of the ninth.

RHP Jacob deGrom gave up a single to CF Randall Grichuk and a RBI double to 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr in the bottom of the first inning, but settled down after that. DeGrom didn't allow more runs from the bottom of the second-sixth inning and wasn't affected after he had a long wait to come out in the bottom of the fifth due to all the run support. He had great life on his fastball at 100 mph along with a sharp slider and change-up even though he didn't have his best stuff at times. He was taken out after the bottom of the sixth with 102 pitches. His final line was 6 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 1.67. RHP Erasmo Ramirez came in next and threw scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to close it out and picked up his first save.

The Mets next game is at the Blue Jays tomorrow night at 6:37 p.m.

Game 45: Mets vs. Blue Jays Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimm-CF
2. Michael Conforto-RF
3. J.D. Davis-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Robinson Cano-2B
6. Pete Alonso-1B
7. Jeff McNeil-LF
8. Andres Giminez-SS
9. Wilson Ramos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (3-1, 1.69 ERA) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (0-0, 4.94 ERA)

Mets vs. Orioles Game 44 Recap

Mets RF Michael Conforto (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 tonight to snap their two game losing steak and improved their record to 20-24. In the bottom of the second inning, 1B Dom Smith led off with a double and then 2B Robinson Cano followed with a ground-out back to the pitcher. DH Pete Alonso singled then LF Jeff McNeil also singled to bring in Smith. Alonso singled with two outs in the bottom of the fourth and McNeil followed with a two-run homer, his fourth in the last four games. In the bottom of the fifth, Conforto homered with two outs and 3B J.D. Davis followed with a walk. Smith singled to move Davis to third base and Cano broke out of his 0-19 slump with a RBI single. SS Andres Giminez hit a solo homer to the opposite field in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game, the second homer of his young career. 1B Pete Alonso led off the bottom of the eighth inning and delivered with a solo homer for his 11th homer of the season and third hit of the game.

RHP Rick Porcello got into immediate trouble in the top of the first inning after he gave up a lead-off single to CF Cedric Mullins and an RBI single to DH Renato Nunez two batters later. 3B D.J. Stewart followed with a single to advance Nunez to third base and LF Ryan Mountcastle drove in Nunez with an RBI single of his own to bring in the second run. Porcello had a scoreless top of the second inning but struggled once again in the top of the third inning after he gave up singles to Stewart and Mountcastle and then 3B Rio Ruiz hit a two-run double. 2B Hanser Alberto hit an RBI single to bring in Ruiz, but Cano made a great play later in the inning to prevent more runs from being scored. Porcello had a 1-2-3 top of the fourth inning and was then taken out. His final line was 4 innings, 10 hits, 5 runs, 0 walks and 3 strikeouts. LHP Chasen Shrieve came on in the top of the fifth inning and gave up a solo homer to Stewart, but didn't allow any more runs in the inning. Shrieve came back out for the top of the sixth and retired Alberto and was then pulled. RHP Jared Hughes came on and got SS Jose Iglesias to fly out on a fantastic play by McNeil.  Hughes walked Nunez and hit Stewart and Mountcastle to load the bases and was then taken out. LHP Justin Wilson came in and was helped out by his defense after Conforto made an incredible game saving over the shoulder  snowcone catch to rob Ruiz of a bases clearing double which would have brought in 3 runs. Wilson stayed in for the top of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning. RHP Jeurys Familia came on in the top of the eighth and worked around a walk by Stewart and a single by Mountcastle to get out of the inning after he retired Ruiz on a comebacker back to the mound to keep the game tied. RHP Edwin Diaz gave up a lead-off single to Alberto in the top of the ninth, but retired the next three hitters he faced and picked up his third save.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, September 11th in Buffalo against the Toronto Blue Jays at 6:37 p.m.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Michael Comforto-RF
3. J.D. Davis-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Robinson Cano-2B
6. Pete Alonso-DH
7. Jeff McNeil-LF
8. Andres Gimenez-SS
9.  Robinson Chirinos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Rick Porcello (1-4, 5.54 ERA) vs. RHP Jorge Lopez (1-0, 5.59 ERA)

Robert Gsellman Goes on IL with Fractured Rib

Mets RHP Robert Gsellman (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

New York Mets RHP Robert Gsellman was placed on the 10-day injured list today with a fractured rib. RHP Drew Smith was recalled in corresponding roster move. Gsellman left the game last night against the Orioles. He has a 7.94 ERA this year in four starts and two relief appearances. Smith has been in the big leagues multiple times this year after he was the alternative training site in Brooklyn. He had allowed two runs in his previous six innings before allowing a grand slam to Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez.

Mets vs. Orioles Game 43 Recap

Mets RHP Michael Wacha (Credits to Sports.Yahoo.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 tonight for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 19-24. RHP Michael Wacha started out well with a 1-2-3 top of the first inning, but ran into trouble in the top of the second inning. Wacha gave up a lead-off single to catcher Pedro Severino and then two batters later a two-run homer to RF D.J. Stewart. In the top of the third inning, Wacha gave up a lead-off single to SS Jose Iglesias and later in the inning another two-run homer this time to LF Ryan Mountcastle. He gave up an unearned run in the top of the fifth inning after CF Jake Marisnick made a fielding error and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 4 innings, 7 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 0 walks and 3 strikeouts. RHP Robert Gsellman came in next and had a difficult outing allowing six runs in 3 2/3 innings. Gsellman gave up a three-run homer to catcher Rio Ruiz in the top of the sixth and then a solo homer to 1B Pat Valiaka and a RBI single to Islesias in the top of the eighth. RHP Brad Brach had to come in the top of the eighth inning to get the last out and stayed in for the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning.

Marisnick drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning. The bats went quiet after that until the bottom of the eighth when LF Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer.

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

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jeff McNeil-LF
2. J.D. Davis-DH
3. Michael Comforto-RF
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Pete Alonso-1B
6. Jake Marisnick-CF
7. Andres Gimenez-2B
8. Wilson Ramos-C
9. Amed Rosario-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Michael Wacha (1-2, 7.20 ERA) vs. LHP John Means (0-3, 8.10 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 42 Recap

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 in 10 innings this afternoon and dropped their record to 19-23. LHP David Peterson had the worst outing of his young career and got into immediate trouble in the top of the first inning after he gave up a lead-off hit-by pitch to CF Andrew McCutchen, a single to CF Bryce Harper and a walk to catcher J.T. Realmuto to load the bases. Peterson then gave up a bases-clearing double to 2B Jean Segura. Peterson gave up a walk to McCutchen in the top of the second and then gave up a two-run homer to 1B Rhys Hoskins and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 2 innings, 3 hits, 5 runs, 4 walks and 3 strikeouts. RHP Erasmo Ramirez came in next and had a stellar relief outing allowing one run on a solo homer by Realmuto in five innings. Ramirez gave up two hits and had one strikeout and kept the team in the game. RHP Jeurys Familia came on in the top of the eighth and gave up a single to Segura with one out and walked pinch-hitter Andrew Knapp with two outs and then a RBI single to 3B Alec Bohm to tie the game. RHP Edwin Diaz followed and threw a scoreless top of the ninth inning. RHP Miguel Castro came on in the top of the tenth inning and gave up a two-run homer to Segura.

The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against former Met RHP Zack Wheeeler, but finally broke through in the bottom of the fifth after SS Andres Gimenez led off with a double and three batters later, RF Michael Conforto drove in Giminez with an RBI double. 3B J.D. Davis and 1B Dominic Smith followed Conforto with RBI doubles of their own. In the bottom of the seventh, 2B Robinson Cano  grounded into a fielder's choice and caught a break after SS Didi Gregarious made a throwing error which allowed Conforto to score. LF Jeff McNeil followed with a three-run homer.  CF Brandon Nimmo hit a RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning.

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

Game 42: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Michael Conforto-RF
3. J.D. Davis-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Robinson Cano-2B
6. Pete Alonso-DH
7. Jeff McNeil-LF
8. Andres Gimenez-SS
9. Robinson Chirinos-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (4-1, 3.03 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (4-0, 2.20 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 41 Recap

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-1 this afternoon for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 19-22. In the bottom of the first inning, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and RF Michael Conforto followed with a double. Nimmo was thrown out at second base on a caught stealing, but 1B Dom Smith drove in Conforto with an RBI double.  1B Pete Alonso led off the bottom of the second inning and hit a towering home run to left field in the upper deck, his ninth of the year. Smith led the bottom of the fourth with a double and then 2B Robinson Cano came up and hit a ground ball back to Phillies ace RHP Aaron Nola who tried to get Smith in the run down, but the infielders wound up throwing the ball away which made both Cano and Smith safe. Alonso struck out, but LF Jeff McNeil was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out. Catcher Wilson Ramos struck out, but SS Andres Gimenez came through with a 2-run single. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Conforto led off with another double, and after two strikeouts, Cano ripped a hard grounder that bounced off Phillies 1B Rhys Hoskins which allowed Conforto to score.  McNeil hit a solo homer to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning. Ramos and Gimenez followed with strikeouts, but Nimmo homered against Phillies reliever RHP Heath Humbree.  After a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning, Nimmo led off the bottom of the eighth with a single and Conforto walked for pinch-hitter SS Amed Rosario. Rosario walked to load the bases and then Smith delivered with a two-run double. Pinch-hitter Luis Guilorme came up next and hit a two-run ground-rule double that originally  looked like it was going foul down the left field line, which scored Rosario and Smith. Alonso came up next and hit a two-run homer, his second of the day and tenth overall this year. Two batters later, catcher Wilson Ramos hit a solo homer.

RHP Jacob deGrom came out firing in the top of the first inning with two quick outs and then allowed a singe to RF Bryce Harper who proceeded to steal second and third base. SS Didi Gregarious came up and hit a deep fly to right field, but Conforto made an outstanding play with an over the head catch to save a run. deGrom gave up a solo homer to catcher Andrew Knapp in the top of the second inning to tie the game, but settled in a groove after that. He had a 1-2--3 top of the third inning with two strikeouts and worked around a leado-off walk to Harper in the top of the fourth with a grounder and back-to-back strikeouts. deGrom gave up a double to former Met DH Neil Walker in the top of the fifth, but was able to get out of it with his ninth strikeout and another scoreless inning. He had a 1-2-3 top of the sixth inning with his 10th strikeout. Degrom retired the first two hitters he faced in the top of the seventh and walked Knapp, but struck out Walker to end the inning and was then taken out after the inning. His final line was 7 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 2 walks and 12 strikeouts. He picked up his third win of the season and lowered his ERA to 1.69. It was the 44th double-digit strikeout game of deGrom's career, which puts him two behind Dwight Gooden and 16th behind the late Tom Seaver for the most in franchise history.  RHP Brad Brach followed with a scoreless top of the eighth inning. LHP Chasen Shrieve closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth inning.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at home against the Phillies at 1:10 p.m.

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

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Michael Conforto-RF
3. J.D. Davis-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Robinson Cano-2B
6. Pete Alonso-DH
7. Jeff McNeil-LF
8. Wilson Ramos-C
9. Andres Giminez-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (2-1, 1.76 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (4-2, 2.45 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 40 Recap

Mets RHP Seth Lugo (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets beat the Phillies 5-1 tonight and improved their record to 18-22.  The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the bottom of the third after LF Jeff McNeil led off with a ground-rule double and SS Andres Gimenez followed with a RBI single. Catcher Robinson Chirinos and CF Brandon Nimmo grounded out, but RF Michael Conforto continued his hot hitting with an RBI single.  In the bottom of the fourth inning, 3B Todd Frazier led off with a hit-by pitch and McNeil followed with another double. Gimenez then hit a sacrifice fly for his second RBI of the night.  In the bottom of the fifth, Nimmo walked to lead-off the inning and Conforto singled. 3B J.D. Davis walked to load the bases and 1B Dom Smith hit a RBI ground-out to bring in Nimmo. Gimenez drew a lead-off walk in the bottom of the sixth and came around to score on a RBI double by catcher Robinson Chirinos.

RHP Seth Lugo got off to a rocky start in the top of the first inning after he gave up a solo homer to 1B Rhys Hoskins. Lugo settled down after that with a 1-2-3 top of the second inning and worked around walks to CF Adam Haseley and RF Bryce Harper in the top of the third inning. He also was able to escape out of trouble in the top of the fourth inning after he gave up singles to SS Jean Segura and 3B Alec Bohm. Lugo had a 1-2-3 top of the fifth and was taken out of the game with 81 pitches. His final line was 5 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. He picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 2.05.  RHP Jeurys Familia came in next and threw a scoreless top of the sixth inning. LHP Justin Wilson followed with a scoreless top of the seventh inning. RHP Miguel Castro threw a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth inning and retired the first two hitters he faced and then walked the next two innings before striking out Hoskins to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at home against the Phillies at 1:10 p.m.

Game 40: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Michael Conforto-RF
3. J.D. Davis-DH
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Robinson Cano-2B
6. Todd Frazier-3B
7. Jeff McNeil-LF
8. Andres Giminez-SS
9. Robinson Chirinos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Seth Lugo (1-2, 2.12 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Howard (1-1, 5.40 ERA)

Mets vs. Phillies Game 39 Recap

Mets RHP Rick Porcello (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 tonight and dropped their record to 17-22. RHP Rick Porcello had a scoreless top of the first inning, but ran into trouble in the top of the second inning. Porcello gave up a single to 2B Jean Segura with one out and then Segura stole second. Former Met RF Jay Bruce followed with a RBI single, but Porcello didn't allow any more runs in the inning. In the top of the third inning, CF Andrew McCutchen and 1B Rhys Hoskins singled and then SS Didi Gregorious singled to bring in another run, but Porcello settled down after that. He had 1-2-3 innings in the top of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings and was taken out after the top of the sixth. His final line was 6 innings,  two runs, three hits, two walks and six strikeouts. RHP Jared Hughes came in next and retired the two hitters he faced, but then walked RF Phil Gosselin and then gave up a single to CF  Roman Quinn which bounced off SS Andres Gimenez's hand which brought home a run.  Hughes stayed in the for the top of the eighth and walked Hoskins and gave up a single to Gregarious and two batters later, Segura hit a ground ball to 3B J.D. Davis, but Davis threw the ball wide to 1B Dom Smith, which allowed the run to score. RHP Brad Brach had to come in and was able to finish out the top of the eighth inning and Brach stayed in for the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against Phillies starter RHP Jake Arrieta until the bottom of the fifth after Giminez singled with one out and two batters later RF Michael Conforto tied the game with a two-run homer. In the bottom of the eighth, CF Brandon Nimmo walked and Conforto stuck out, but Davis singled to right field. 1B Dom Smith then followed with a single to bring in Nimmo. 2B Robinson Cano was up next and hit a scorching line drive to Hoskins for the second out. 1B Pete Alonso popped out to end the inning.  The bats went down 1--2-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning.

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

Mets Select RHP Erasmo Ramirez

Mets RHP Erasmo Ramirez (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets selected RHP Erasmo Ramirez today. Ramirez pitched four games for the Mets in spring training allowing one run in eight innings with 10 strikeouts. He has been a starter and reliever in his career with a ERA of 4.00. Centerfielder Billy Hamilton was designated for assignment  as corresponding roster move. Hamilton went 1-22 for the Mets along with two blunders on the basepaths.

Game 39: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Brandon Nimmo-CF
2. Michael Conforto-RF
3. J.D. Davis-3B
4. Dominic Smith-1B
5. Robinson Cano-2B
6. Pete Alonso-DH
7. Jeff McNeil-LF
8. Wilson Ramos-C
9. Andres Giminez-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Rick Porcello (1-4, 6.00 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (2-4, 6.49 ERA)

Mets vs. Yankees Game 38 Recap

Mets first baseman Pete Alomso (Credits to Newsday.com)

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 9-7 in 10 innings this afternoon for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 17-21. RHP Robert Gsellman had another rough outing allowing four runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings. Gsellman gave up four walks and had no strikeouts. LHP Chasen Shrieve had to come in with the based loaded and 2 outs in the top of the second inning and retired 1B Mike Ford to end the inning. Schrieve stayed in and thew scoreless innings in the top of the third and fourth innings. RHP Jeurys Familia followed and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth innings. RHP Miguel Castro came in the top of the seventh inning and gave up two walks and an RBI single to 3B Gio Ursela and a RBI double to LF Brett Gardner. LF Justin Wilson gave up a RBI single to CF Aaron Hicks in the top of the eighth inning. RHP Edwin Diaz followed and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the ninth and tenth innings with four strikeouts. Diaz worked around a baserunner in the top of the ninth inning  He got 3B D.J. LeMahieru to line out to RF Michael Conforto in the top of the 10th and Conforto was able to throw out pinch-runner Tyler Wade who went too far off second base and couldn't get back to second in time. Diaz struck out DH Luke Voit to end the inning.

The offense was scoreless in the bottom of the first inning, but 3B Todd Frazier hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. Frazier doubled to lead off the bottom of the fourth and two batters later, CF Jake Marisnick hit a RBI double. SS Amed Rosario then reached on an infield hit which brought in a run and 2B Jeff McNeil hit a RBI single to tie the game at 4. In the bottom of the eighth with two outs, Rosario hit a two-run single with the based loaded. McNeil led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk against Yankees closer LHP Aroldis Chapman and was taken out for pinch-runner Billy Hamilton. Hamilton stole second, but was thrown out trying to steal third base. 3B J.D. Davis was up next and made for Hamilton's base running error by hitting a solo homer to tie the game. In the bottom of the tenth with LF Dom Smith on second base as the pinch runner after he made the last out in the bottom of the ninth inning, 1B Pete Alonso then came to the plate and hit a two-run walk-off homer, the first of his career.

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

Game 38: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup
1. Jeff McNeil-2B
2. J.D. Davis-DH
3. Michael Conforto-RF
4. Todd Frazier-3B
5. Dominic Smith-LF
6. Pete Alonso-1B
7. Jake Marisnick-CF
8. Amed Rosario-SS
9. Robinson Chirinos-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Robert Gsellman (0-0, 5.19 ERA) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (1-1, 4.05 ERA)

Tom Seaver Greatest Met of All Time and "The Franchise" Passes Away at 75

Mets RHP Tom Seaver (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

New York Mets legend RHP Tom Seaver passed away tonight at 75 years from complications of dementia and COVID-19 according to a family spokesman. Seaver won 311 games, had 3,640 strikeouts, three Cy Young awards in 1969,1973, and 1975 and a career ERA of 2.86.  He is one of two pitchers in MLB history with 300+wins, 3,000+strikeouts and an ERA under 3 in their  lifetime careers.  He won Rookie of the Year in 1967 and was a 12x All-Star, 3xNL win leader, 3X NL ERA leader, and 5x NL strikeout leader. Seaver was an integral piece of the 1969 "Miracle Mets" World Series Championship team after he won 25 games which is still a team record.

He helped turn the franchise around from lovable losers to a Word Series Championship team.  He made them believe they could win with his talent, passion and leadership.   They would have never won that World Series without him.

Seaver was the first Mets player to have his number retired in 1988.  He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 and received the highest percentage of votes at the time with 98.84%.

His legacy will live on and  he will always be loved and remembered by Met fans forever. RIP Tom.