Mets Sign Reliever Adam Ottavino

Mets RHP Adam Ottavino (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets signed RHP Adam Ottavino for a two-year deal worth $14.5 million with a player option for the second year.

Ottavino is coming off a fantastic year as the set-up man to star closer RHP Edwin Diaz with a 2.06 ERA in 65.2 innings.

He allowed only 15 earned runs all year and struck out 30% of the hitters he faced.

Ottavino strengthen the Mets bullpen which already includes Diaz and RHP David Robertson and could help to form one of the best bullpens in the National League.

Mets Sign Catcher Omar Narvaez

Mets catcher Omar Narvaez (Photo Credits to Jeff Hanisch-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets signed catcher Jeff Narvaez tonight for a one-year $8 million deal in 2023 and a $7 million player option in 2024.

Narvaez struggled last year for the Milwaukee Brewers hitting only .206 in 84 games.

He is now one of four catchers on the Met roster along with James McCann, Tomas Nido and Francisco Alavrez.

Mets Sign Japanese Starting Pitcher Kodai Senga

Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to MLB.com)

 The New York Mets signed Japanese starting pitcher RHP Kodai Senga tonight to a five-year deal worth $75 million.

Senga has played in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for the past 10 years on the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

He was a three-time NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) All-Star and five-time Japan Series champion with a record of 87-44, 2.59 ERA, 22 holds, one save and 1,252 in his 10 years with the Hawks.

Senga is coming off a career season with an 11-6 record in 22 games pitched with a 1.94 ERA as a starter and 1.56 ERA in 144 innings.

His pitching repertoire includes a fastball that averages at 95-96 mph topping out at 100 mph, as well as a forkball, cutter and slider.

His forkball has been called the "ghost fork" in Japan.

Now with the signing of Senga, this helps round out the Mets starting rotation with RHP Justin Verlander and RHP Max Scherzer at the top followed by Senga, LHP Jose Quintana, RHP Carlos Carrasco, LHP David Peterson and RHP Tylor Megill.

It's nice to have plenty of depth in the rotation in case of injuries.

It will be fun watching Senga to see what he can do in the big leagues after dominating in Japan for many years.

Mets Sign Reliever David Robertson

Mets Reliever David Robertson (Photo Credits to Getty Images)

 The New York Mets signed reliever RHP David Robertson a one-year $10 million deal.

Robertson has pitched for five teams over the course of his 14-year career including nine years with the Yankees.

Last season, he went 4-3 for the Cubs and Phillies with a 2.40 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings with 20 saves.

Robertson will serve as the perfect set up man in the eighth inning to star closer RHP Edwin Diaz and brings much needed experience and depth to the bullpen and has shown he can pitch in New York. 

Mets Re-Sign Brandon Nimmo

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to AP)

 The New York Mets re-signed CF Brandon Nimmo to an eight year $162 million deal tonight.

Nimmo has been a Met for the first seven years of his career since he was drafted by the franchise in 2011.

He has made a lot of strides defensively in centerfield over the course of his career.

Last season, Nimmo had the best offensive season of his career hitting .274 with 16 homers in 151 games.

He also features a terrific eye at the plate with 71 walks last year and and finished with an excellent on-base percentage of .385.

Nimmo brings a lot speed at the top of the order and is the perfect lead-off hitter.

His enthusiasm and energy is infectious and it's only fitting that he will remain a Met for years to come.

Mets Acquire Rays LHP Brooks Raley

Mets LHP Brooks Radley (Photo Credits to Nathan Ray Seeback-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets acquired LHP Brooks Raley from the Tampa Bay Rays for pitching prospect Keyshawn Radley.

Radley had a career-year last season with a 2.68 ERA, 61 strikeouts and 15 walks.

He was excellent against left handed hitters with a .155 average and 25 strikeouts in 71 at-bats.

Raley is under contract for 2023 for $4.5 million and a $6.5 million team option for 2024.

 

Mets Sign LHP Jose Quintana

Mets LHP Jose Quintana (Photo Credits to Jeff Curry-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets signed LHP Jose Quintana to a two-year, $26 million deal today. 

Quintana is coming off an excellent season with a 2.93 ERA in 32 starts with the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals.

He started his career with the Chicago White Sox where he had a 3.53 ERA from 2012-2017.

Quintana helps fill a key void to the starting rotation that has added RHP Justin Verlander. 

Now that Quintana and Verlander have signed, the Mets are trying to add another starting pitcher to the rotation such as Kodai Senga.

 

Mets Sign RHP Future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander

Mets RHP Justin Verlander (Photo Credits to Tony Taormimo-USA Today Sports_)

 The New York Mets signed RHP Justin Verlander to a two-year, $86 million deal this morning with a third-year vesting option.

Verlander is coming off another dominant season in 2022 after he returned from Tommy John Surgery and won his third Cy Young Award with a record of 18-4 and a 1.75 ERA in 175 innings.

He also had 185 strikeouts and only 29 walks.

Verlander will be reunited with his former Detroit Tigers teammate RHP Max Scherzer and it will be fun watching them at the top of the rotation.

Verlander is one of the best pitchers of his generation with three CY Young Awards, 9 All-Star game appearances, AL MVP, ALCS MVP and Rookie of the Year.

He is a first ballot Hall of Famer who has dominated for many years and will love pitching on the big stage and bright lights of New York City.

Buck Showalter Named NL Manager of Year

Mets manager Buck Showalter (Photo Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com(

New York Mets manager Buck Showalter was named National League Manager of the year tonight by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Showalter helped lead the Mets to 101 wins and second place in the NL East in his first year with the team.

This is the fourth time he has won manager of the year after he previously won it in 1994 with the New York Yankees, 2004 with the Texas Rangers, 2014 with the Baltimore Orioles and now once again in 2022.
 

Mets Pick Up 2023 Option For Carlos Carrasco

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

 New York Mets general manager announced today that the team has picked up RHP Carlos Carrasco $14 million team option for the 2023 season.

Carrasco went 15-7 with a 3.97 ERA and 152 strikeouts in 152 innings for the Mets this past season.

It was a foregone conclusion that Carrasco would be back next year since there are a question marks with the starting rotation due to that RHP Jacob deGrom, RHP Chris Bassitt and RHP Taijuan Walker are all free agents.

Mets Resign Closer Edwin Diaz To Record Contract

Mets RHP Edwin Diaz (Photo Credits to Charles Wenzelberg-NY Post)

 The New York Mets resigned star closer RHP Edwin Diaz this afternoon to a five-year, $102 million contract.

The contract includes an opt-out after the third year, a full no-trade clause, and a sixth-year team option.

If Diaz comes back for a sixth year, his contract would total six-years and $122 million.

This makes Diaz the highest paid reliever in MLB reliever and he is making an annual average value of $20.4 million.

He is coming off a dominant season in 2022 with a 1.31 ERA and struck out 50.2% of the batters he faced.

Mets Shutout By Padres 6-0 And Eliminated From Postseason

Mets RHP Chris Bassitt (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the San Diego Padres 6-0 tonight at Citi Field in Game 3 of the NL Wild Series and are now eliminated from the postseason.

RHP Chris Bassitt started out well with a scoreless top of the first, but ran into trouble in the top of the second after he gave up a lead-off single to DH Josh Bell and after retiring the next two hitters, walked SS Ha-Seong Kim and CF Trent Grisham to load the bases.

Bassitt then gave up a two-run single to catcher Austin Nola.

Bassitt had a scoreless top of the third, but was let down by his command once again in the top of the fourth after he walked Kim with two outs who then stole second and then gave up a RBI single to Grisham and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was four innings, three hits, three runs, three walks and two strikeouts.

LHP David Peterson came in next in the top of the fifth and gave up a lead-off single to LF Jurickson Profar and two batters later, a RBI single to 3B Manny Machado.

RHP Drew Smith came in next and threw a scoreless top of the sixth.

RHP Seth Lugo followed and got the first two outs in the top of the seventh.

RHP Mychal Givens had to come in to get the last two out in the top of the seventh.

Givens stayed in for the top of the eighth and gave up a lead-off walk to Kim and then gave up a single to Grisham and was taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed and retired the next two hitters he faced, but then gave up a two-run single to RF Juan Soto.

RHP Trevor May came in next and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The offense did nothing all night against RHP Joe Musgrove who had a dominating performance with seven scoreless innings allowing one hit.

They had one hit for the entire game and and went 0-2 with RISP leaving two runners on base.

This is a tough and disappointing ending to a season that had so much promise with 101 wins for the second most wins in franchise history.

Now that the season has ended, there are a lot of question marks with the starting rotation and lineup due to all of the free agents on the roster.

It will be interesting to see how this roster takes shape for next year.

Thank you everyone for all your support this season. 

Stay tuned to QueensFaithful for all of the latest offseason news in regards to free agent signings and trades. 

NL Wild Card Game 3: Mets vs. Padres Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Uo

Mets Starting Lineup:

1.  Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Starling Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (15-9, 3.42 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (10-7, 2.93 ERA)

Mets Beat Padres 7-3 To Even Series and Force Game 3

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 tonight at Citi Field to tie the Wild Card series at 1-1 and force a deciding Game 3 tomorrow.

In the bottom of the first, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single, but then RF Starling Marte grounded into a double play.

SS Francisco Lindor came up next and delivered with a solo homer to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.

The bats did not do much in the next couple of the innings wasting scoring opportunities, but in the bottom of the fourth 3B Eduardo Escobar and DH Darin Ruf walked to start off the inning.

Two batters later, Nimmo came through with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fifth, 1B Pete Alonso led off and broke out of his slump with a solo homer.

After a scoreless bottom of the sixth, Lindor singled to lead off the bottom of the seventh and then advanced to second on a wild pitch by RHP Adrian Morejon.

Alonso and LF Mark Canha followed with walks to load the bases and then 2B Jeff McNeil came up next and broke the game open with a two-run double.

Escobar followed with a RBI single and then pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach hit a sacrifice fly to bring in a much needed insurance run.

RHP Jacob deGrom cruised through the first two innings, but in the top of the third, he gave up a solo homer to CF Trent Grisham.

deGrom had a scoreless top of the fourth, but ran into trouble in the top of the fifth after he gave up a lead-off walk to Grisham and two batters later, an infield hit to LF Jurickson Profar which tied the game.

deGrom was able to recover and struck out RF Juan Soto and 1B Josh Bell to keep the game tied.

deGrom came back out for the top of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, five hits, two runs, two walks and eight strikeouts.

He picked up the win.

RHP Edwin Diaz came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh. 

Diaz came back for the top of the eighth and got the first two outs and was then taken out.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed and got the last out in the top of the eighth.

Ottavino stayed in for the top of the ninth, but had a difficult loading the bases with two walks and a hit by pitch and then walked Bell to bring in a run.

RHP Seth Lugo had to come in with the based loaded and two outs and retired 3B Manny Machado on a ground-out to first to close out the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Sunday, October 9 in the deciding Game 3 of the NL Wild Card series against the Padres at 7:07 p.m.

 

NL Wild Card Game 2: Mets vs. Padres Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Starling Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Canha-LF

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Darin Ruf-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (5-4, 3.08 ERA) vs. LHP Blake Snell (8-10, 3.38 ERA)

Mets Lose To Padres 7-1 After Scherzer Struggles

Mets RHP Max Scherzer (Photo Credits to Corey Sipkin-NY Post)

 The New York Mets lost to the San Diego 7-1 tonight in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series at Citi Field.

RHP Max Scherzer got into immediate trouble in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off single to LF Jurickson Profar and after retiring, RF Juan Soto and 3B Manny Machado, Scherzer gave up a two-run homer to 1B Josh Bell.

Scherzer's struggles continued in the top of the second after he gave up a two-out solo homer to CF Trent Grisham.

Scherzer retired the next six hitters he faced, but then had another difficult inning in the top of the fifth.

Scherzer gave up a lead-off double to SS Ha-Seong Kim and two batters later, a ground-rule double to catcher Austin Nola.

Scherzer's night then unraveled after he gave up a three-run homer to the following hitter LF Jurickson Profar and then two batters a solo homer to 3B Manny Machado and was then taken out.

His final line 4.2 innings, seven hits, seven runs, 0 walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Trevor May followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

LHP David Peterson threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Mychael Givens threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against RHP Yu Darvish, but finally broke through in the bottom of the fifth after 3B Eduardo Escobar hit a solo homer.

The bats struggled all night with men on base and went 1-11 with RISP and left eight runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, October 8 at home against the Padres in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series beginning at 7:37 p.m.

NL Wild Card Game 1:: Mets vs. Padres Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-2B

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Starling Marte-RF

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (11-5. 2.29 ERA) vs. RHP Yu Darvish (16-8, 3.10 ERA)

Mets Announce Wild Card Roster

 The New York Mets announced their roster today for their best-of -three wild card series against the San Diego Padres that begins Friday night at Citi Field.

Here is a breakdown of roster:

Catchers (3):

Tomas Nido

Francisco Alvarez

James McCann

Infielders (6):

Jeff McNeil

Luis Guillorme

Eduardo Escobar

Francisco Lindor

Pete Alonso

Daniel Vogelbach

Outfielders (5):

Brandon Nimmo

Mark Canha

Terrance Gore

Starling Marte

Darin Ruf

Pitchers (12):

Max Scherzer

Chris Bassittt

Jacob deGrom

Edwin Diaz

Seth Lugo

Adam Ottavino

Joely Rodriguez

Trevor May

Tylor Megill

Drew Smith

Mychal Givens

David Peterson

Mets Sweep Nationals 9-2 Powered By McCann

Mets catcher James McCann (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets swept the Washington Nationals 9-2 at Citi Field this afternoon for their third consecutive win and closed out the regular season with a dominating record of 101-61.

The offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after catcher Francisco Alvarez walked with one out and two batters later, DH Daniel Vogelbach singled.

LF Mark Canha followed with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the second, 3B Mark Vientos led off with a single and catcher James McCann followed with a single.

CF Terrence Gore followed with a sacrifice bunt and two batters later, Alvarez walked again to load the bases.

SS Francisco Lindor came up next and broke the game open with a three-run double.

In the bottom of the third, Canha led off with a single and then 3B Luis Guillorme followed with a single.

Catcher James McCann came up next and capped off the scoring with a three-run homer.

RHP Mychal Givens made his return from the injured list today and made his first career start as an opener and threw a scoreless top of the first.

RHP Trevor Williams followed in the top of the second and retired the first 10 hitters he faced.

Williams ran into trouble in the top of the fifth with a two-run homer by CF Alex Call.

Williams was able to settle down with scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh and was taken out after the seventh.

His final line was six innings, six hits, two runs, 0 walks and six strikeouts.

He picked up his third win.

RHP Trevor Williams came in next and threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

LHP Joely Rodriguez closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game will be their first postseason game in six years on Friday, October 7th at home against the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the Wild Card series beginning at 8:07 p.m.

Jeff McNeil Wins NL Batting Title

Mets 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Rick Scuteri-USA Today Sports)

New York Mets 2B Jeff McNeil won the National League batting title with a  career-high .326 batting average narrowly ahead of Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman and also finished the season with the best average in MLB.

McNeil was able to return back to form after a difficult year last night where he hit  .251 after he hit .319 in his first three years in the Majors.

He hit .300 in April, May, and June but struggled in July with a .208 batting average.

McNeil rebounded with a .385 average in August and .357 average in September/October.

He is the second Met to win the NL Batting Title after SS Jose Reyes won it in 2011 with a .337 average.

McNeil also finished with the sixth- highest batting average in Mets history.

 

Game 162: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Tyler Naquin-RF

2. Francisco Alvarez-C

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

5. Mark Canha-LF

6. Luis Guillorme-2B

7. Mark Vientos-3B

8. James McCann-1B

9. Terrance Gore-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Trevor Williams (2-5, 3.23 ERA) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (6-12, 5.27 ERA)

Mets Rout Nationals 8-0 to Sweep Doubleheader For 100th Win

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 tonight at Citi Field to sweep their doubleheader and improved their record to 100-61.

The offense got off to a blazing start in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo, SS Francisco Lindor and RF Jeff McNeil all homered to start the game.

1B Pete Alonso then reached on an infield hit and DH Daniel Vogelbach and 3B Eduardo Escobar followed with walks to load the bases.

LF Mark Canha then hit a sacrifice fly and 2B Luis Guillorme followed with a RBI double.

Two batters later, Nimmo capped off the inning with a two-run single, his third RBI of the inning.

The bats did not do much do after that until the bottom of the sixth when catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a towering solo homer for his first career hit, RBI and run.

RHP Taijuan Walker threw 4.1 scoreless innings allowing four hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts.

RHP Stephen Nogosek followed with 2.2 scoreless innings and gave up three hits and no walks with six strikeouts.

RHP Tylor Megill closed it out with two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth.

The Mets have one more regular season tomorrow, Wednesday, October 6th at home against the Washington Nationals at 4:10 p.m.

Game 161 (Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (12-5, 3.59 ERA) vs. RHP Paolo Espino (0-8, 4.30 ERA)

Mets Beat Nationals 4-2 Led By Nimmo

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo and SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Frank Franklin II)

 The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 this afternoon at Citi Field in the first game of the doubleheader and improved their record to 99-61.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, LF Mark Canha was hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom of the second and then two batters later, catcher Tomas Nido singled.

RF Brandon Nimmo followed with a two-run double.

In the bottom of the third, 2B Jeff McNeil led off with an infield hit and then advanced to second on a wild pitch.

1B Pete Alonso and 3B Eduardo Escobar then walked to load the bases.

Two batters later, Canha came through with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the fourth, Nimmo came through once again with a solo homer.

RHP Carlos Carrasco did not have his best outing allowing two runs on five hits in four innings.

He gave up one walk with three strikeouts.

RHP Drew Smith followed with a scoreless top of the fifth.

LHP David Peterson threw a scoreless top of the sixth,

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and threw 1.2 scoreless innings and picked up his sixth win.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with 1.1 scoreless innings and picked up his 32th save.

The Mets next game is tonight against the Nationals a half hour after the first game.

Game 160 (Game 1 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-2B

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Eduardo Escobar-3B

6. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Tyler Naquin-RF

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (15-7, 3.95 ERA) vs. RHP Cory Abbott (0-4, 5.11 ERA)

Mets-Nationals Game Postponed

 Tonight's Mets-Nationals game has been postponed has been postponed due to rain. 

It is going to made up as part of a straight doubleheader tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, October 4th beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Game 160: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-2B

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Eduardo Escobar-3B

6. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Tyler Naquin-RF

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (15-7, 3.95 ERA) vs. RHP Cory Abbott (0-4, 5.11 ERA)

Mets Swept By Braves 5-3 And Fall Two Games Out Of First

Mets RHP Trevor May (Photo Credits to Hakim Wright Sr-AP)

 The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 5-3 tonight at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia to get swept in their three-game series to fall two games out of first place in the NL East and dropped their record to 98-61.

RHP Chris Bassitt got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a solo homer to SS Dansby Swanson, but had a scoreless bottom of the second.

Bassitt had a scoreless bottom of the second, but ran into more trouble in the bottom of the third after he gave up a lead-off single to 2B Orlando Arcia and then walked the following hitter RF Ronald Acuna Jr.

Three batters later, Bassitt walked 1B Matt Olson to load the bases and then gave up a two-run single to the following hitter catcher Travis d'Arnaud and was taken out.

His final line was 2.2 innings, three hits, four runs, three walks and two strikeouts.

RHP Trevor May followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the fifth, and then stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and gave up a solo homer to Olson.

RHP Drew Smith followed and got only out in the bottom of the seventh.

LHP Joely Rodriguez had to come in to get the last two outs in the inning.

Rodriguez came back for the bottom of the eighth and struck out Olson to start the inning and was taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed and got the last two outs to end the inning.

In the top of the second, DH Daniel Vogelbach hit a solo homer and then LF Mark Canha and CF Brandon Nimmo singled later in the inning, but SS Francisco Lindor struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the third, RF Jeff McNeil homered to start the inning and then 1B Pete Alonso and Eduardo Escobar followed with singles.

Vogelbach then singled to load the bases, but Canha popped up and 2B Luis Gullorme struck out and catcher James McCann grounded out to end the inning.

The bats did not do much after and wasted several scoring opportunities.

They went 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, October 3rd at home against the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m.

Game 159: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Eduardo Escobar-3B

6. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (15-8, 3.27 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (9-6, 4.29 ERA)

Mets Lose To Braves 4-2 And Drop Out of First Place

Mets RHP Max Scherzer (Photo Credits to Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 4-2 tonight at SunTruist Park in Atlanta, Georgia for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 98-60 and have now dropped to second place in the National League East.

RHP Max Scherzer started out well with three scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off double to 3B Austin Riley and then a RBI single to the following hitter 1B Matt Olson.

Scherzer had a scoreless bottom of the fourth, but had another tough inning in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up a one-out single to RF Ronald Acuna Jr and a two-run homer to the following hitter SS Dansby Swanson.

Scherzer came back for the bottom of the sixth and gave up a lead-off homer to Olson, but then retired the next two hitters he faced and was taken out.

His final line was 5.2 innings, nine hits, four runs, 0 walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and got the last out in the bottom of the sixth.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

LHP David Peterson got the first two outs in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Drew Smith came on to get the last out in the bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the first, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a walk.

SS Francisco Lindor then struck out, but 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a single to load the bases.

3B Eduardo Escobar then grounded out to first to bring in a run and DH Daniel Vogelbach struck out to end the inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fifth after Alonso and Lindor singled with two outs and then McNeil came through with a RBI single.

The bats did not do much for the rest of the game and struggled with men on base going 2-6 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Sunday, October 2, at the Braves at 7:08 p.m. on ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball. 

Game 158: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Pete Alonso-1B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Jeff McNeil-2B

5. Eduardo Escobar-3B

6. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Tyler Naquin-RF

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (11-4, 2.13 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Wright (20-5, 3.18 ERA)

Mets Lose To Braves 5-2 After Offense Struggles

 

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Photo Credits to Erik S. Lesser-Shutersto)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 5-2 tonight at SunTruist Park in the first game of an important three game series and dropped their record to 98-59.

RHP Jacob deGrom started out well with a scoreless bottom of the first, but struggled in the bottom of the second after he gave up back-to-back homers to 3B Austin Riley and 1B Matt Olson.

deGrom was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth and fifth, but gave up another solo homer in the bottom of the sixth this time from SS Dansby Swanson and was taken out after the inning. 

His final line was six innings, five hits, three runs, 0 walks and 11 strikeouts.

deGrom has given up six homers in his last four starts and his ERA went up to 3.08.

RHP Tylor Megill came in next in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off single to Olson and a double to the following hitter catcher Travis d'Arnaud.

Later in the inning, Megill gave up a sacrifice fly to LF Eddie Rosario and then a RBI single to 2B Orlando Arcia.

LHP Joely Rodriguez threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the second, RB Jeff McNeil and 3B Eduardo Escobar singled to start the inning.

Two batters later, 2B Luis Guillorme hit a RBI single.

The bats did not do much after that until the top of the eighth when catcher Tomas Nido hit a solo homer.

In the top of the ninth, DH Francisco Alvarez came up against star closer RHP Kenley Jensen with the based loaded and one out, but struck out.

RF Tyler Naquin also struck out for the last out of the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, October 1 at the Braves at 7:20 p.m.

Game 157: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Pete Alonso-1B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Mark Canha-LF

5. Jeff McNeil-RF

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Francisco Alvarez-DH

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (5-3, 2.93 ERA) vs. LHP Max Fried (13-7, 2.50 ERA)

Mets Call Up Top Prospect Francisco Alvarez

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to Richard Nelson)

 The New York Mets announced last night that they are calling up top prospect catcher Francisco Alvarez for the biggest series of the year at the Atlanta Braves.

Alvarez is ranked as the #1 prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline.

He will be getting at-bats as a designated hitter against left handed pitching and the Mets are scheduled to face Braves LHP Max Fried on Friday night.

Alvarez started the year at Double-A Binghamton and dominated with 19 homers and an average of .277.

He has struggled since being promoted to Triple-A Syracuse with an average of .234, but in September he has started to heat up with an 1,079 OPS and reached base in his last 12 games.

Alvarez is the third Met top prospect to be called up this year along with Brett Baty and Mark Vientos.

He is not on the 40-man roster and there will need to be a corresponding roster move to active Alavrez on the roster.

Mets Rally To Beat Marlins 5-4 In Extras Powered By Escobar

Mets 3B Eduardo Escobar (Photo Credits to Robert Sabo-NY Post)

 The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 tonight in 10 innings at Citi Field to improve their record to 98-58 and now have a one game lead over the Atlanta Braves for first place in the National League East.

The offense did not do much for the first six innings against LHP Jesus Luzardo until the bottom of the seventh after 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a single and 3B Eduardo Escobar followed with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the eighth, CF Brandon Nimmo and 1B Pete Alonso walked to start the inning and after SS Francisco Lindor flew out, LF Mark Canha then walked to load the bases.

2B Jeff McNeil then popped out, but Escobar followed and came through once again with a two-run single to tie the game. 

In the bottom of the ninth, catcher Tomas Nido doubled and Nimmo walked with one out, but then Alonso struck out and Lindor popped out to second to end the inning.

In the bottom of the tenth with Lindor on second as the automatic runner, Canha lined out to right field to start the inning and then McNeil was intentionally walked.

Escobar came up next and capped off his spectacular night at the plate with a walk-off single to bring in Lindor for his fifth RBI of the game.

RHP Taijuan Walker started out well with three scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up a leadoff double to 2B Charles Leblanc and after retiring the next two hitters, he gave up a two-run homer to CF Bryan De La Cruz.

Walker worked his way out of a based loaded jam in the top of the fifth, but struggled once again in the top of the sixth after he gave up a lead-off walk to DH Nick Fortes and then gave up a double to De La Cruz and was taken out.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and gave up a sacrifice fly to LF JJ Bleday.

Lugo stayed in for the top of the seventh and retired the first two hitters he faced, but then walked LeBlac and gave up a two-out RBI double to RF Brian Anderson.

RHP  Adam Ottavino followed and threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and had a dominating performance striking out the side.

RHP Drew Smith came in next in the top of the tenth with SS Jon Berti on second as the automatic runner and had a fantastic performance retiring the next three hitters he faced with two outs.

Smith picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 3.45.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, September 30th at the Atlanta Braves in the first game of their biggest series of the year beginning at 7:20 p.m.

Game 156: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Pete Alonso-1B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Mark Canha-LF

5. Jeff McNeil-RF

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Mark Vientos-DH

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (12-5, 3.53 ERA) vs. LHP Jesus Luzardo (3-7, 3.57 ERA)

Mets Lose To Marlins 6-4 After Carlos Carrasco Struggles

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (Photo Credits to Frank Franklin II-AP)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 6-4 tonight at Citi Field and dropped their record to 97-58.

RHP Carlos Carrasco got into immediate trouble in the top of the first after he hit SS Miguel Rojas with one out and then gave up singles to RF Brian Anderson and DH Garrett Cooper to load the bases.

Carrasco then gave up a sacrifice fly to CF Bryan De La Cruz and later in the inning threw a wild pitch to bring in the second run of the inning.

Carrasco did not allow any more runs in the inning and worked out of a based loaded jam in the top of the second inning.

He ran into trouble once again in the top of the third after he gave up a one-out double to De La Cruz and a two-run homer to the following hitter to LF JJ Bleday and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was three innings, six hits, four runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

RHP Trevor Williams came in next and had a scoreless top of the fourth, but struggled in the top of the fifth.

Williams gave up a lead-off double to Anderson and then hit Cooper.

Two batters later Williams gave up a single to Bleday to load the bases and then allowed a two-run single to catcher Jacob Stallings and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was two innings, three hits, two runs and two strikeouts.

LHP David Peterson followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh.

RHP Tylor Megill came in next and threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and had another dominating outing striking out three.

The offense did not much for the first three innings against RHP Pablo Lopez, but came alive in the bottom of the fourth after CF Brandon Nimmo and SS Francisco Lindor singled and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso came through with a three-run homer for his 40th homer of the year and 131 RBI.

Alonso is the first Met to have multiple 40 homer seasons.

In the bottom of the eighth, 2B Jeff McNeil singled with two outs and then in a bizarre twist, reliever LHP Richard Bleier committed three balks which allowed McNeil to advance three bases and come around to score.

The bats did not do much all night and went 1-2 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 28th at home against the Marlins at 7:10 p.m.

 

Game 155: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-2B

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Tyler Naquin-RF

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (15-6, 3.79 ERA) vs. RHP Pablo Lopez (9-10, 3.88 ERA)

Mets Rout A's 13-4 After Alonso Sets Mets RBI Record

Mets DH Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Darren Yamashita- USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Oakland Athletics 13-4 this afternoon at RingCentral Coliseum to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 97-57.

After a scoreless top of the first, DH Pete Alonso led off the top of the second with an infield single and two batters later, 3B Eduardo Escobar singled to advance Alonso to third.

DH Darin Run then flew out, but then RF Tyler Naquin came through with a RBI single to bring in the first run of the game.

In the top of the third, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a walk and two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor singled.

Later in the inning, 2B Jeff McNeil walked to load the bases and then 3B Eduardo Escobar came up and delivered a two-run single.

In the top of the fourth, Nimmo singled with two outs and advanced to second on an error by LF Tony Kemp.

LF Mark Canha followed with an infield single and then Lindor crushed a two-run double.

Alonso came up next and broke the game open with a towering two-run homer to left field for his 124th and 125th RBI of the season,

 This helped set a new Met single season RBI record previously held by David Wright and Mike Piazza.

The bats did not do much for the next three innings until the top of the eighth after catcher Tomas Nido led off with a single and then Nimmo followed with a single.

LF Mark Canha followed with a single to load the bases and then Lindor reached on an infield hit to bring in Nido.

Alonso came up next with the bases loaded and capped off his stellar day at the plate with a towering based clearing three-run double off the wall.

2B Jeff McNeil followed with an infield hit and then 3B Eduardo Escobar grounded into a double play to bring in the fifth run of the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Naquin led off with a double and then Nido followed with a double.

SS Luis Guillorme then hit a RBI ground-out.

RHP Max Scherzer cruised through the first three innings, and had a brief hiccup in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off homer to 1B Seth Brown.

Scherzer settled down after that and had another outstanding start allowing one run on four hits in seven innings.

He gave up one walk with seven strikeouts.

He picked up his 11th win and lowered his ERA to 2.13.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Drew Smith threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Seth Lugo came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a three-run homer to RF Conner Capel, but was able to get the last three outs and close out the game.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday, September 27th back at home at Citi Field against the Miami Marlins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 154: Mets vs. Athletics Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Mark Canha-LF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-DH

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Darin Ruf-1B

8. Tyler Naquin-RF

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (10-4, 2.15 ERA) vs. LHP JP Sears (6-2, 3.58 ERA)

Mets Crushed By Athletics 10-4 After DeGrom Struggles

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Photo Credits to Tony Avelar-AP)

 The New York Mets lost to the Oakland Athletics 10-4 this afternoon at RingCentral Coliseum and dropped their record to 96-57.

RHP Jacob deGrom got into immediate trouble in the bottom of the first after he gave up a one-out single to 3B Vimael Machin and then walked DH Sean Murphy and CF Seth Brown to load the bases.

deGrom then gave up a two-run double to 1B Dermis Garcia and a RBI groundout to the next hitter RF Connor Capel.

Degrom then allowed a RBI double to catcher Shea Langliers for the fourth run in the inning.

It was the first time in his career that deGrom has allowed four runs in the first inning.

He also lost his major league record streak of 40 consecutive starts allowing no more than three runs.

DeGrom was able to recover briefly with a scoreless bottom of the second inning, but in the bottom of the third he gave up a solo homer to Brown.

DeGrom had a scoreless bottom of the fourth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was four innings, six hits, five runs, four walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Trevor Williams came in next in the bottom of the fifth and gave up a solo homer to Capel.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed in the bottom of the sixth and gave a RBI single to Brown.

RHP Tylor Megill had to come in to get the last out of the bottom of the sixth.

RHP Adam Ottavino came on in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a RBI single to SS Nick Allen.

RHP Trevor May came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a two-run single to Capel.

The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a single and then LF Mark Canha followed with a single which allowed McNeil to advance to third.

SS Francisco Lindor then hit a sacrifice fly for his 100th RBI of the season. It is the first time in his career that he has achieved that milestone.

It is also the first time since 2008 that two different Mets have recorded 100 RBI.

1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run homer for his 38th homer of the year and 123 RBI which is one shy of the franchise record set by Mike Piazza and David Wright.

In the top of the second, DH Mark Vientos hit a solo homer for the first homer of his career after he picked up two hits on Friday night.

The offense did not do much after that for the rest of game and struggled with men on base,

They went 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 25 at the Athletics at 4:07 p.m.

Game 153: Mets vs. Athletics Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1.  Jeff McNeil-LF

2. Mark Canha-CF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Eduardo Escobar-3B

6. Darin Ruf-RF

7. Luis Guillorme-2B

8. Mark Vientos-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (5-2, 2.32 ERA) vs. LHP Ken Waldichuk (0-2, 7.13 ERA)

Mets Beat A's 9-2 Led By Bassitt and Escobar

Mets RHP Chris Bassitt (Photo Credits to Thearon W. Henderson-Getty Images)

 The New York Mets beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2 tonight at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, CA and improved their record to 96-66.

After a scoreless top of the first, 1B Pete Alonso and DH Darin Run singled to begin the top of the second inning.

Two batters, later, 2B Jeff McNeil singled to load the bases.

DH Mark Vientos followed with a RBI single.

Catcher James McCann struck out, but then CF Brandon Nimmo came up and capped off the inning with a two-run single.

The bats did not do much in the next two innings, but came alive once again in the top of the fifth.

CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and LF Mark Canha followed with a double.

SS Francisco Lindor flew out, and then Alonso was intentionally walked to load the bases.

Ruf followed with a fly out and then 3B Eduardo Escobar came up and broke the game open with his first career grand slam.

McNeil followed with a single and then Vientos hit a RBI double for his second RBI of the game.

In the top of the seventh, Ruf was hit by a pitch with one out and two batters later, McNeil hit a RBI double.

RHP Chris Bassitt cruised through the first six innings, but ran into some trouble in the bottom of the seventh after he gave up a lead-off double to catcher Sean Murphy and a RBI single to the following hitter CF Seth Brown.

Bassitt stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to 1B Dermis Garcia and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was eight innings, six hits, two runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

He picked up his 15th win.

RHP Drew Smith closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, September 24th at the Oakland Athletics at 4:07 p.m.

Game 152: Mets vs. Athletics Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Mark Canha-LF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Darin Ruf-RF

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Mark Vientos-DH

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (14-8, 3.32 ERA) vs. Cole Irvin (9-11, 3.79 ERA)

Mets Shutout By Brewers 6-0 And Lose Nimmo To Injury

Mets LF Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to AP)

 The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 this afternoon at American Family Field and dropped their record to 95-56.

RHP Taijuan Walker cruised through the first five innings, but in the bottom of the sixth, he gave up a solo homer to SS Willy Adames.

Walker did not allow any more runs in the sixth, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the seventh.

He gave up a lead-off walk to 3B Jace Peterson and gave up doubles to catcher Victor Caratini and a RBI double to LF Tyrone Taylor and was taken out.

LHP David Peterson came in next and retired the next two hitters he faced and then walked Adames to load the bases and was taken out.

RHP Drew Smith followed and gave up a grand slam to pinch-hitter Mike Brosseur on a hanging slider on a 0-2 pitch.

RHP Tylor Megill appeared next in the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

In the top of the first, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with an infield hit and stole second, but never advanced off second base.

In the top of the first, Nimmo left the game with quad tightness after running in for a fly ball.

In the top of the second, CF Mark Canha was hit by a pitch for the 23th time this year a new Met single season record, but did not advance off first.

In the top of the fifth, Canha was hit by a pitch again and Lindor followed with a double, but then LF Jeff McNeil grounded out and struggled running to first.

The offense did not do much for the rest of the game and went 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, September 23th at the Oakland Athletics at 9:40 p.m.

Game 151: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Tyler Naquin-RF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching matchup is RHP Taijuan Walker (12-4, 3.42 ERA) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (6-9, 4.85 ERA)

Mets Rally To Beat Brewers 7-5 Led By Lindor and Alonso

SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to AP)

 The New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 tonight at American Family Feud for their sixth consecutive win and improved their record to 95-55.

The offense did not do much for the first five innings, but finally came alive in the top of the sixth.

LF Mark Canha was hit by a pitch with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a single.

1B Pete Alonso then hit a three-run homer for his 37th homer of the year. 

Alonso has hit three-run homers in back-to-back games.

In the top of the seventh, pinch-hitter Darrin Ruf walked with one out and then catcher James McCann and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with walks to load the bases.

Canha then struck out, but then Lindor came up and delivered a grand slam that was crushed deep into the left field bleachers.

RHP Carlos Carrasco had a rough outing allowing three runs on five hits in four innings.

He gave up two walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Trevor Williams came in next and gave up a run in 1.1 innings. 

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed with a scoreless inning. He picked up his second win.

RHP Trevor May appeared next and picked up two keys outs to end the bottom of the seventh.

RHP Adam Ottavino gave a run in the bottom of the eighth and got the first two outs in the inning.

RHP Edwin Diaz came in next for a four-out save and had a dominating performance striking out three out of the four hitters he faced.

Diaz picked up his 31th save of the year.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, September 21, at the Brewers at 2:10 p.m.

Game 150: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Mark Canha-LF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Eduardo Escobar-3B

6. Jeff McNeil-RF

7. Mark Vientos-DH

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (15-6, 3.70 ERA) vs. LHP Aaron Ashby (2-10, 4.58 ERA)

Mets Beat Brewers 7-2 To Clinch Playoff Berth Led By Scherzer

Mets RHP Max Scherzer (Photo Credits to USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 tonight at American Family Field for their fifth consecutive win and improved their record to 94-55 and clinched their first trip to the playoffs since 2016.

The offense did not do much for the first three innings against RHP Corbin Burnes, but came alive in the top of the fourth after SS Francisco Lindor and 2B Jeff McNeil singled with out out. 

1B Pete Alonso came up next and crushed a three-run homer for his 36th homer of the year and 118 RBI.

In the top of the sixth, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a triple and Lindor followed with a RBI triple.

Three batters later, DH Daniel Vogelbach hit a RBI double to score Lindor.

After a scoreless top of the seventh, Alonso led off with a walk and then stole second.

Three batters later, RF Tyler Naquin drove in Alonso with a RBI single and reached second on a throwing error by CF Garrett Mitchell.

3B Eduardo Escobar followed with an intentional walk and then catcher Tomas Nido capped out the scoring in the run with a RBI single.

RHP Max Scherzer had a dominating performance with six perfect innings retiring all 18 hitters he faced with nine strikeouts on 68 pitches (47 strikes).

He was in complete command all night with his fastball, change-up, curveball and slider.

Scherzer showed one of he is one of the best pitchers in the game and why he was brought here in the offseason. 

He picked up his 10th win and lowered his ERA to 2.15.

Scherzer also achieved a personal milestone with his 200th career win.

RHP Tylor Megill came in next in the bottom of the seventh in his first appearance since coming off the 60-day injured list with a shoulder injury.

Megill was rusty in his first time out after a long layoff and he gave up a lead-off double to LF Christian Yelich and two batters later, a two-run homer to 1B Rowdy Tellez.

Megill was able to settle down after that and retired the next two hitters he faced to end the inning.

RHP Seth Lugo followed with a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Adam Ottavino closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 20 at the Brewers at 7:40 p.m.

Game 149: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-2B

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Tyler Naquin-RF

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (9-4, 2.26 ERA) vs. RHP Corbin Burnes (10-7, 2.97 ERA)

Mets Sweep Pirates 7-3 With Four Run Eighth Inning

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 this afternoon to sweep their four-game series and improved their record to 93-55.

The offense got on the board immediately in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with an infield hit and then advanced to second on a throwing error by 2B Rodolfo Castro.

Two batters later, RF Jeff McNeil came through with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the second, 2B Luis Guillorme led off with a single and then catcher Tomas Nido and Nimmo singled to load the bases.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a strikeout, but then McNeil drew a based loaded walk to bring in his second RBI of the game and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI ground-out to bring in second run of the inning.

The bats did not much for the next four innings, but came alive again in the bottom of the eighth.

Nido led off with a single and was taken out for pinch-runner Terrence Gore.

Gore took advantage of his electric speed right away stealing second and then took third on a throwing error.

Nimmo followed with a go-ahead RBI single.

Two batters later, McNeil walked and then Alonso also walked to load the bases.

DH Daniel Vogelbach came up next and broke the game open with a two-run single.

Later in the inning, 3B Eduardo Escobar drove in a run on a RBI ground-out.

RHP Jacob deGrom dominated through the first five innings with 13 strikeouts, but ran into trouble in the top of the sixth.

deGrom gave up singles to 1B Zack Collins and catcher Jason Delay and then a three-run homer to SS Oneil Cruz and was taken out.

His final line was five innings, four hits, three runs, 0 walks and 13 strikeouts.

deGrom set a Major League record for 40 consecutive starts allowing three runs or less.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and threw a scoreless top of the sixth.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed with two dominating innings in the top of the seventh and eighth with five strikeouts.

Rodriguez picked up his first win on the season.

RHP Trevor May closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, September 19 at the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:40 p.m.

 

Game 148: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (5-2, 2.01 ERA) vs. RHP Johan Oviedo (3-2, 3.34 ERA)

Mets Beat Pirates 5-1 Led By Escobar and Bassitt

Mets 3B Eduardo Escobar (Photo Credits to John Jones-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 92-55.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso doubled to lead off the bottom of the second and three batters later, DH Daniel Vogelbach walked.

3B Eduardo Escobar came up next and continued his torrid September with a three-run homer.

Escobar has hit six homers in his last 15 games and hitting nearly .400 in September.

The bats did not do much for the next three innings, but in the bottom of the sixth, RF Tyler Naquin led off with a single and then two batters later, DH Mark Vientos walked.

Escobar followed with a walk to load the bases and then CF Brandon Nimmo came up next and drew a walk to bring in another run.

In the bottom of the eighth, Escobar led off with a single and two batters later, Nimmo drew another walk 

Later in the inning, catcher James McCann was hit by a pitch to load the bases and then 1B Pete Alonso drew a based loaded walk of his own to bring in another run.

RHP Chris Bassitt had another stellar start with six scoreless innings. 

He gave up three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts to set a career-high in strikeouts with 163,

Bassitt has completed six innings or more in 22 out of 28 starts.

He picked up his 14th win and lowered his ERA to 3.32.

LHP David Peterson followed and dominated in the top of the seventh and eighth innings retiring the first six hitters he faced with three strikeouts.

Peterson came back out for the top of the ninth and gave up a lead-off homer to 2B Rodolfo Castro.

Peterson retired the next hitter he faced and was then taken out.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and retired the next two hitters he faced to close it out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 18 at home against the Pirates at 1:40 p.m.

Game 147: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-2B

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Tyler Naquin-RF

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (13-8, 3.44 ERA) vs. RHP Bryse Wilson (3-8, 6.03 ERA)

Mets Beat Pirates 4-3 Led By Stellar Outing From Walker

Mets RF Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 91-55.

The offense started off slow in the first two innings, but in the bottom of the third 3B Eduardo Escobar walked with one out and then catcher Tomas Nido followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, DH Daniel Vogelbach hit a solo homer.

After a scoreless bottom of the fifth, CF Brandon Nimmo led off the bottom of the sixth with an infield hit and then stole second.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a single and then also second to advance Nimmo to third.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Nimmo.

In the bottom of the seventh, Escobar led off with a double and then Nido reached on an error by SS Oneil Cruz.

Nimmo followed with a RBI single.

RHP Taijuan Walker started out well with four scoreless innings, but in the top of the fifth 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes reached on an error by Escobar and then gave up back-to-back singles to DH Cal Michell and 1B Mitchell Chavis which brought home a run.

Walker was able to settle down with scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh, but ran into trouble in the top of the eighth after he gave up a single to catcher Tyler Heineman and then gave up a two-run homer to Cruz and was taken out.

His final line was 7.1 innings, five hits, three runs, 0 walks and five strikeouts.

He picked up his 12th win and lowered his ERA to 3.42.

RHP Edwin Diaz came in next and closed it out with a five out save and two strikeouts to pick up his 30th save and lowered his ERA to 1.43.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, September 17 at home against the Pirates at 7:10 p.m.

Game 146: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Luis Guillorme-2B

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (11-4, 3.48 ERA) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (5-10, 4.01 ERA)

Mets Beat Pirates 7-1 Led By Carrasco and Offense

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 tonight at Citi Field to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 90-55.

The offense got on the board early in the bottom of the first after 2B Jeff McNeil and 1B Pete Alonso and then DH Daniel Vogelbach followed with a two-run double.

In the bottom of the third, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a walk and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a two-run homer. 

It was Lindor's 24th homer of the year which set a Met record for most homers in a season by a shortstop and was also his 93th and 94th RBI of the season which is his career high.

McNeil then doubled and Alonso followed with a single.

Vogelbach came up next and drove in McNeil with a RBI single for his third RBI of the game.

In the bottom of the fourth, Nimmo led off with another walk and then advanced to second on a wild pitch.

Two batters later, Alonso was intentionally walked and then DH Mark Vientos followed with a RBI single for his first Major League hit and RBI of his career.

In the bottom of the eighth, RF Tyler Naquin led off with a walk and then catcher James McCann and Nimmo walked to load the bases.

Three batters later, Alonso was hit by a pitch which brought home a run.

RHP Carlos Carraso had a terrific outing allowing one run on four hits in six innings.

He gave up two walks with a season-high 11 strikeouts.

Carrasco has allowed three runs or fewer in a career-high 11 straight games.

He picked up his 15th win.

RHP Seth Lugo followed with a dominating top of the seventh striking out the side.

LHP Joely Rodriguez closed it out with two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, September 16 at home against the Pirates at 7:10 p.m.

 

Game 145: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Jeff McNeil-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Luis Guillorme-2B

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Tyler Naquin-LF

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (14-6, 3.80 ERA) vs. RHP JT Brubaker (3-11, 4.36 ERA)

Mets Swept By Cubs 6-3 After David Peterson Implodes In First

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to Adam Hunger-AP)

 The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 6-3 tonight at Citi Field to get swept in their three-game series and dropped their record to 89-55.

LHP David Peterson got into immediate trouble in the top of the first after he walked the first three hitters faced.

Two batters later, Peterson gave up a two-run double to catcher Yan Gomes and another two-run double to the following hitter 1B P.J. Higgins and was then taken out.

RHP Trevor Williams came in next and gave up a RBI single to CF Michael Hermosillo and another RBI single to the following hitter LF Nelson Valazquez.

Peterson's final line was 0.1 innings, two hits, five runs, three walks and one strikeouts.

Williams allowed one run on four hits in 4.1 innings. He gave up one walk with eight strikeouts.

He did a fine job of preserving the bullpen and eating up some innings.

RHP Tommy Hunter followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Trevor May threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

LHP Alex Claudio came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Mychal Givens had to come in to get the last two outs in the top of the ninth.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until catcher Tomas Nido hit a scoreless homer in the bottom of the third.

In the bottom of the fifth, 3B Eduardo Escobar and RF Darin Ruf singled to start the inning and two batters later, CF Brandon Nimmo reached on an error which allowed Escobar to score.

The bats did not do much the rest of the game outside of a solo homer by 1B Pete Alonso in the bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, September 15 at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:20 p.m.