Mets Swept By Astros 2-0 And Waste Gem From Taijuan Walker

Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (Photo Credits to Jessica Alcheh-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 2-0 at Citi Field this afternoon to get swept in their two-game series and third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 47-29.

RHP Taijuan Walker cruised through the first three innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off walk to LF Yordan Alvarez and then a single to 3B Alex Bregman.

Walker was able to get out of the jam after he came back to strike out RF Kyle Tucker and then got 1B Yuli Gurriel to ground out into a double play to end the inning.

Walker had easy innings in the top of the fifth and sixth, but ran into trouble once again in the top of the seventh after he walked Tucker and gave up a single to 2B Aledmys Diaz, but then retired catcher Jason Castro on a soft liner to 2B Jeff McNeil to end the inning.

Walker retired CF Jake Myers for the first out in the top of the eighth and was then taken out.

His final line was 7.1 innings, four hits, no runs, two walks and three strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 2.72.

RHP Edwin Diaz came in next and hit 2B Jose Altuve and gave up a single to SS Jeremy Pena, but came back to strike out Alvarez and Bregman to end the inning.

RHP Drew Smith followed in the top of the ninth and gave up a lead-off single to Tucker and then retired the next two hitters, but was not able to get out of the inning after he gave up a two-run homer t Castro who came into this game hitting .095 with one RBI and two extra base hits with no homers.

The offense struggled all day against future Hall of Famer superstar RHP Justin Verlander and managed two hits all game.

They wasted a lead-off double by CF Brandon Nimmo in the bottom of the first and went 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, July 1st at home against the Texas Rangers at 7:10 p.m.

Game 76: Mets vs. Astros Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Starling Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-DH

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Luis Guillorme-3B

7. Dominic Smith-1B

8. Ender Inciarte-LF

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (6-2, 3.03 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (9-3, 2.22 ERA)

Mets Crushed By Astros 9-1 And Carlos Carrasco Struggles

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

 The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 9-1 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 47-28.

RHP Carlos Carrasco got off to another tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off walk to 2B Jose Altuve and two batters later a single to DH Yordan Alvarez.

Carrasco then gave up a single to 3B Alex Bregman and a three-run homer to RF Kyle Tucker.

Carrasco did not give any more runs in the inning and had scoreless innings in the top of the second and third but ran into more trouble in the top of the fourth.

He gave up a lead-off walk to Tucker and three batters later a RBI single to CF Jake Myers.

Carrasco gave up a one-out single with one out in the top of the fifth and was then taken out.

His final line was 4.1 innings, six hits, six runs, three walks and four strikeouts.

LHP Chasen Shreve came in next and gave up a three-run homer to Alvarez, his second of the night.

Later in the inning, Shreve gave up a two-run homer to 1B Yuli Gurriel and was taken out.

RHP Trevor Williams came in next and threw 2.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Adonis Medina threw two scoreless innings in the top of eighth and ninth.

The offense did not do much for the first eight innings and wasted two lead-off doubles by RF Starling Marte in the bottom of the first and fourth.

In the bottom of the ninth, catcher Tomas Nido led off with a walk and DH J.D. Davis followed with a single.

Three batters later, 2B Luis Guillorme singled to load the bases and then catcher James McCann followed with a walk to bring in a run.

Outfielder Ender Inciarte then grounded out to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday June 29th at home against the Astros at 1:10 p.m.

Game 75: Mets vs. Astros 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. J.D. Davis-DH

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (8-3, 4.42 ERA) vs. LHP Framber Valdez (7-3, 2.90 ERA)

Mets Lose to Marlins 3-2 After Offense Fails to Deliver Clutch Hit

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to Sam Navarro-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 3-2 this afternoon at LoanDepot Park in Miami Florida in the final game of the series to win two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 47-27.

LHP David Peterson got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to LF Jon Berti and two batters later a sacrifice fly by DH Garrett Cooper.

Peterson settled down after that with four consecutive strikeouts, but the gave up a solo homer to SS Miguel Rojas in the bottom of the third.

Peterson settled down after that and did not allow any more runs and got into a groove retiring the last seven hitters he faced.

He was in complete control and had stellar command with his slider in particular. 

His final line was seven innings, four hits, two runs, no walks and eight strikeouts.

Peterson ended up with a no-decision, but managed to get his ERA down to 3.10.

RHP Tommy Hunter followed with a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Adam Ottavino came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a walk-off homer to catcher Nick Fortes.

The offense wasted lead-off doubles in the first two innings, but in the top of the third, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a homer and RF Starling Marte followed with a double.

SS Francisco Lindor grounded out, but then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI double.

The bats did not much after that and wasted another scoring opportunity in the top of the ninth after DH J.D. Davis led off with a walk and then advanced to second on a wild pitch.

3B Eduardo Escobar followed with a strikeout and then 2B Luis Guillorme grounded out to second and then catcher James McCann struck out to end the threat.

The offense ended up a dismal 1-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action back home at Citi Field on Tuesday, June 28th against the Houston Astros at 7:10 p.m.

Game 74: Mets vs. Marlins 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. J.D. Davis-DH

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (4-1, 3.18 ERA) vs. LHP Daniel Castano (0-1, 2.57 ERA)

Mets Beat Marlins Led By Two Homers From Pete Alonso

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 this afternoon at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 47-26.

After a scoreless top of the first, 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer in the top of the second.

In the top of the fourth, RF Starling Marte led off with a single and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a double.

Alonso then flew out, but LF Mark Canha came up next and hit a RBI ground-out.

DH J.D. Davis followed with a walk and then 3B Eduardo Escobar hit a RBI single.

The bats did not do much for the next three innings until the top of the eighth after Alonso led off in the inning and delivered once again with a solo homer, his second of the day.

In the top of the ninth, catcher James McCann singled with one out and then CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a RBI double.

RHP Chris Bassitt started out well with three scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth after DH Jesus Aguilar singled with one out and then CF Jesus Sanchez followed with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the fifth, Bassitt's struggles with giving up homers continued after he gave up a solo homer to RF Bryan De La Cruz.

Bassitt settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh and was then taken out.

His final line was seven innings, six hits, three runs, no walks and five strikeouts.

He picked up his sixth win.

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

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth and had a dominating performance striking out the side and picked up his 16th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday June 26th at the Marlins at 12:05 p.m.

Game 73: Mets vs. Marlins 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. J.D. Davis-DH

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (5-5, 4.03 ERA) vs. LHP Trevor Rogers (3-6, 5.83 ERA)

Mets Beat Marlins 5-3 Powered By Francisco Lindor

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Jim Rassol-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 tonight at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Floria to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 46-26.

SS Francisco Lindor got off the offense going in the top of the first inning against ace RHP Sandy Alcantara with a solo homer.

The bats did not do much for the next three innings until LF Mark Canha hit a solo homer in the top of the fifth.

In the top of the sixth, catcher Tomas Nido led off with an infield single and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a bunt single.

RF Starling Marte then came up and hit a grounder to second, but 2B Willians Astudillo failed to tag Nimmo out at second with the ball in his glove and was unable to throw Nimms out at first.

Originally the second base umpire incorrectly ruled Nimmo out at second, but after the review, the call was overturned.

Lindor came up with the bases loaded and no out and broke the game open with a three-run double to clear the bases.

RHP Taijuan Walker got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off single to SS Jon Berti and after picking off Berti at first, he then gave up singles to 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr and LF Jorge Soler.

Walker then gave up a RBI single to DH Garrett Cooper, but escaped further trouble after he got 1B Jesus Aguilar to ground into a double play to end the inning.

Walker settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the second, third and fourth, but in the bottom of the fifth, he gave up singles to Berti and Chisholm Jr and then a RBI ground-out to Soler to tie the game.

Walker recovered after that with a scoreless bottom of the sixth,  and in the bottom of the seventh he gave up a lead-off single to catcher catcher Jacob Stallings and was then taken out.

His final line was six innings, eight hits, three runs, two walks and five strikeouts and he picked up his sixth win.

RHP Drew Smith came in next and walked 3B Luke Williams and Berti, but then came back to strike out Astudillo and Soler.

Smith then walked Cooper to load the bases with two outs and was taken out.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed and retired Aguilar on a fly-out to end the inning.

Ottavino stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless innings.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning to pick up his 15th save of the season. 

The Mets next game is at Marlins tomorrow afternoon, Saturday June 25th at 4:10 p.m.

Game 72: Mets vs. Marlins 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. Luis Guillorme-2B

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Dominic Smith-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (5-2, 2.88 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (7-2, 1.72 ERA)

Mets Swept By Astros 5-3 And Lose Carlos Carrasco To Injury

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco Leaves Game Due to Back Injury (Photo Credits to USA Today Sports)



 

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 5-3 this afternoon at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas to get swept in the two game series and dropped their record to 45-26.

RHP Carlos Carrasco got into immediate trouble in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off walk to 2B Jose Altuve and then a RBI double to DH Michael Brantley.

Carraso's struggles in the inning continued after he gave up a two-run homer to the following hitter 3B Alex Begman and a solo homer to the next hitter LF Yordan Alvarez.

Carrasco was able to recover and get out of the inning with four runs.

He left the game after 2 1/3 innings with back tightness allowing five runs on four hits, with two walks and two strikeouts and gave up three homers.

RHP Yoan Lopez followed and did a fine job keeping his team in the game with 2.2 scoreless innings

RHP Tommy Hunter came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

LHP Joely Rodriguez appeared next and also threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Edwin Diaz came in next to get the last out in the bottom of the eighth.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after DH Dom Smith doubled to lead of the inning and then advanced to third after catcher Tomas Nido grounded out to second.

CF Brandon Nimmo then drove in Smith with a sacrifice fly.

The bats did not much in the next two innings, but came alive in the top of the sixth after Nimmo led off with a walk and RF Starling Marte followed with a RBI double.

SS Francisco Lindor then singled and 1B Pete Alonso drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and 2B Luis Guillorme doubled to put the tying runs on base.

LF Mark Canha followed with a walk to load the bases, but then 3B Eduardo Escobar popped out and Smith struck out to end the threat.

After that, the offense did not do much for the rest of the game and were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, June 24th at the Miami Marlins at 6:40 p.m.

Carlos Carrasco Leaves Game With Back Tightness

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (Photo Credits to Jason Getz-USA Today Sports)

 New York Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco left today's start with lower back tightness after 2 1/3 innings.

Carrasco had a difficult outing allowing five runs on four hits, two walks a hit by pitch as well as three home runs.

His velocity decreased as his start progressed and he threw his last pitch at 89 mph.

Hopefully Carrasco will not have to go on the injured list (IL) since the starting rotation is already depleted without Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and Tylor Megill due to injury and they can't afford to lose another pitcher. 

Game 71: Mets vs. Astros Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Starling Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-DH

5. Luis Guillorme-2B

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Dominic Smith-1B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (8-2, 3.96 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Garcia (4-5, 3.55 ERA)

Mets Lose To Astros 8-2 Due To Pitching Struggles

Mets LHP Chasen Shreve (Photo Credits to Carmen Mandato-Getty Images)

 The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 8-2 tonight at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and dropped their record to 45-25.

RHP Trevor Williams started out well with two scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the third after he gave up a solo homer to 2B Jose Altuve and two batters walked 3B Alex Bregman and then a two-run homer to the following hitter DH Yordan Alvarez.

Williams recovered after that with a scoreless bottom of the fourth and was then taken out.

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

LHP Chasen Shreve came in next and got into immediate trouble after he walked Altuve with one out and then gave up a single to LF Michael Brantley and two batters later walked Alvarez to load the bases.

Shreve then gave up a three-run based clearing double to the following hitter RF Kyle Tucker which increased the lead to 6-0 and helped break the game open.

Later in the inning, Shreve walked 1B Yuri Gurriel and then gave up a RBI double to SS Mauricio Dubon before finally getting out of the inning and was then taken out.

RHP Adonis Medina followed and threw scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh and then came back out for a third inning in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to CF Jose Siri.

The offense did not much for the first five innings against RHP Jose Urigudy, but in the top of the sixth 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer for his 20th homer of the year.

3B Eduardo Eduardo added a solo homer in the top of the seventh.

The bats wasted several scoring opportunities with runners on base and were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday June 22th at the Astros at 2:10 p.m.

Game 70: Mets vs. Astros 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. Luis Guillorme-2B

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. J.D. Davis-DH

9. Patrick Mazeika-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Trevor Williams (1-3, 3.53 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Urquidy (5-3, 4.99 ERA)

Mets Shutout Marlins 6-0 With Stellar Start from David Peterson

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to Charles Wenzelberg-New York Post)

 The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 6-0 this afternoon at Citi Field to take three out of four games in the series and improved their record to 45-24.

The offense got on the board early immediately in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a double, RF Starling Marte followed by reaching on an error and then SS Francisco Lindor walked to load the bases.

Two batters later, LF Mark Canha walked to bring in the first run of the game.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, DH J.D. Davis walked with one out in the bottom of the fourth and then 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a double.

3B Luis Guillorme came up next and hit a sacrifice fly to score McNeil and allow McNeil to advance to third.

McNeil then scored on a wild pitch by LHP Trevor Rogers.

In the bottom of the fifth, Nimmo and Marte led off with walks and two batters later 1B Pete Alonso hit a sacrifice fly which scored Nimmo,

In the bottom of the eighth, Davis was hut by a pitch with one out and then Guillorme followed with a single.

A wild pitch advanced Guillorme and Davis to second and third and then 3B Eduardo Escobar came up and broke the game open with a two-run infield single.

LHP David Peterson worked out of trouble in the first three innings overcoming two runners on base in each inning and did not allow any runs.

Peterson had a 1-2-3 top of the fourth and allowed two more runners in the top of the fifth, but got out of another jam after he got DH Jorge Soler to ground into a double play.

Peterson allowed two more baserunners in the top of the sixth and was taken out with one out in the top of the sixth.

His final line was 5.1 innings, six hits, 0 runs, two walks and seven strikeouts.

He had sharp command of his slider and change-up which helped him get key outs with men on base and escape several jams.

He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 3.18.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and was able to get out of further trouble after he retired RF Jerar Encarnacion on an inning-ending double play.

Ottavino stayed in for the top of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Drew Smith threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Yoan Lopez closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday June 21th at the Houston Astros at 8:10 p.m.

Jeff McNeil Leaves Game With Hamstring Tightness

Mets 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

 New York Mets 2B Jeff McNeil left today's game against the Miami Marlins after he circled the bases during the bottom of the fourth inning.

McNeil doubled with one out in the bottom of the fourth, advanced to third on a sacrifice fly and then scored on a wild pitch where he looked like he tweaked something.

The Mets announced later that McNeil left the game with hamstring tightness.

Game 69: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Startling Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Canha-LF

6. J.D. Davis-DH

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (3-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. LHP Trevor Rogers (3-4, 5.87 ERA)

Mets Lose To Marlins 5-2 After Bullpen Struggles In Seventh

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 6-2 afternoon at Citi Field to snap their three-game winning streak and dropped their record to 44-24.

RHP Chris Bassitt dominated through the first six innings and extended his scoreless inning streak to 14, but ran into trouble in the top of the seventh.

Bassitt gave up a lead-off single to SS Miguel Rojas and two batters later a single to catcher Jacob Stallings.

Bassitt then walked CF Bryan De La Cruz to load the bases with one out and was then taken out.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and gave up a grand slam to RF Jerar Encarncion for the first hit of his career in his first game.

Lugo's struggles in the inning continued after he walked 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr and then gave up a RBI double to Jon Berti before finally getting out of the inning.

RHP Tommy Hunter followed and threw 1.2 scoreless innings. 

LHP Joely Rodrigiez had to come in to get the last out in the top of the ninth.

The bats struggled against NL Cy Young frontrunner RHP Sandy Alcantara and did not do much until the bottom of the sixth after RF Starling Marte tripled with two outs and then SS Francisco Lindor hit a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, LF Jeff McNeil hit a lead-off double and two batters later 2B Luis Guillorme hit a RBI single.

The offense managed only two hits against Alcantara in eight innings and were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Monday June 20th at home against the Marlins at 1:10 p.m.

Game 68: Mets vs. Marlins 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. Jeff McNeil-LF

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Luis Guillorme-2B

8. Nick Plummer-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (5-4, 4.01 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (6-2, 1.68 ERA)

Mets Beat Marlins 3-2 With Stellar Outing From Taijuan Walker

Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (Photo Credits to Jessica Alcheh-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 at Citi Field this afternoon for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 44-23.

The offense got off to another quick start in the bottom of the second after LF Mark Canha singled with one out and then DH J.D. Davis followed with a walk.

3B Eduardo Escobar flew out, but then 2B Jeff McNeil came through with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the third, RF Starling Marte singled with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a two-run homer. It was his third homer of the season as a right-handed hitter and now has 51 RBI on the year, which is fourth in the Majors.

RHP Taijuan Walker gave up a lead-off single to 3B Jon Berti in the top of the first who then stole second and third, and then came back to strike out the next three hitters he faced to end the inning.

Walker settled down after that and retired the next 18 hitters he faced after the single which ties a career high.

Walker ran into trouble in the top of the seventh after he gave up a lead-off walk to 2b Jazz Chisholm Jr snapped his streak of retiring 18 consecutive hitters and then later in the inning, he gave up a two-out RBI double to RF Avisail Garcia to end his shutout and was then taken out.

His final line was 6.2 innings,  two hits, one run, one walk and nine strikeouts.

Walker was in complete command and had pinpoint control of his pitches including his slider and change-up. He has 19 strikeouts in his last two starts.

Walker picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 2.88.

RHP Drew Smith followed and struck out 1B Lewin Diaz to end the inning.

Smith stayed in for the top of the eighth and had an easy 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a lead-off single to Berti, but came back to strike out Chisholm Jr and LF Jorge Soler and then gave up a RBI single to DH Garrett Cooper.

Diaz was able to recover and struck out Garcia to close out the game and picked up his 14th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday June 19th at home against the Marlins at 1:40 p.m.

 

Game 67: Mets vs. Marlins 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. J.D. Davis-DH

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (4-2, 3.08 ERA) vs. LHP Braxton Garrett (1-1, 4.00 ERA)

Mets Rout Marlins 10-4 Powered By Lindor and Alonso

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-4 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 43-23.

The offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and then RF Starling Marte reached on an error by CF Bryan De La Cruz.

SS Francisco Lindor came up next and delivered a three-run homer.

The bats were held scoreless for the next four innings until the bottom of the sixth after 2B Jeff McNeil led off with an infield single and LF Mark Canha followed with a hit by pitch.

3B Luis Guillorme then singled to load the bases and DH J.D. Davis hit a RBI single.

Catcher Tomas Nido struck out and then Nimmo flew out, but then Marte drew a based loaded walk to bring in the second run of the inning.

Lindor followed with a hit by pitch to bring in the third run of the inning and then Alonso came up and broke the game open with a grand slam.

RHP Carlos Carrasco cruised through the first four innings, but in the top of the fifth he gave up a leaad-off homer to De La Cruz.

Carrasco had a scoreless top of the sixth and in the top of the seventh he walked 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr and then gave up a single to 1B Garrett Cooper and was then taken out.

His final line was 6 1/3 innings, three runs, eight hits, two walks and seven strikeouts.

He picked up his eighth win.

RHP Adonis Medina came in next and gave up two runs, and then finally got out in the inning.

Medina stayed in for the top of the eighth and gave up a double and two walks before allowing in another run on a balk and was taken out.

RHP Adam Ottavino had to come in and walked LF Jorge Soler to load the bases and then retired RF Avisail Garcia on a ground-out to third to end the inning.

Ottavino stayed in for the top of the ninth and closed it out with a 1-2-3 inning.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday June 18th at home against the Marlins at 4:10 p.m.

Mets Place Tylor Megill On 15-Day IL Due to Shoulder Strain

Mets RHP Tylor Megill (Photo Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

 The New York Mets announced prior to today's game against the Miami Marlins that they have placed RHP Tylor Megill on the 15-day injured list due to a shoulder strain.

RHP Adonis Medina and RHP Tommy Hunter were called up as corresponding roster moves.

RHP Jake Reed was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.

Game 66: Mets vs. Marlins 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. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Luis Guillorme-3B

8. J.D. Davis-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (7-2, 3.93 ERA) vs. TBD

Mets Rally To Beat Brewers 5-4 With Clutch Hitting From Nick Plummer

Mets RF Nick Plummer and LF Mark Canha (Photo Credits to Mike Stobe-Getty Images)

 The New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 tonight at Citi Field to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 42-23.

The offense got on the board early in the bottom of the first after LF Mark Canha led off with a walk and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a hit by pitch.

SS Francisco Lindor grounded out and 1B Pete Alonso then popped out, but then 2B Jeff McNeil continued his torrid hit with a RBI single.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, McNeil walked with one out in the bottom of the fourth and two batters later, 3B Luis Guillorme singled and then catcher Tomas Nido followed with a RBI single.

In the following inning, RF Nick Plummer led off with a walk and then Canha followed with a game-tying two run homer.

The bats did not do much in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings, but came alive in the bottom of the eighth.

DH J.D. Davis led off with a single and then Guillorme grounded into a fielder's choice to first which allowed Davis to reach second and then take third base on a throwing error by 1B Rowdy Tellez.

Nido followed with a strikeout for the second out of the inning, but then Plummer came up and grounded into a fielder's choice to score pinch-runner Starling Marte for the game winning run.

RHP Tylor Megill cruised through the first three innings, but gave up a solo homer to RF Christian Yelich leading off the the top of the fourth and but left the game later in the inning with right shoulder discomfort with the based loaded.

LHP Chasen Shreve came in next and gave up a two-run single to catcher Omar Narvaez and a RBI ground-out to RF Hunter Renfroe.

Schreve stayed in for the top of the fifth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Seth Lugo followed and threw two dominating scoring innings in the top of the sixth and seventh.

He gave up one hit and no walks with four strikeouts. 

Lugo looked as sharp as he did all year with a lot of life on his fastball and a sharp curveball. His curve curveball had a lot of break on it and it brought back memories to his dominant season of 2019. 

If Lugo can build off this game and regain the form that he had a few years ago, it bodes well for him and the rest of the bullpen.

RHP Drew Smith threw a scoreless top of the eighth and picked up his first win,

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a lead-off single to RF Hunter Renfroe and two batters later he gave up a bloop single to right field to pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor and then Plummer threw a perfectly executed relay throw to 1B Pete Alonso who then threw Renfroe out for the second out of the inning.

Diaz then struck out Yelich on a nasty slider to close it out and picked up his 13th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday June 17th at home against the Marlins at 7:10 p.m.

Tylor Megill Leaves Game With Right Shoulder Discomfort

Mets RHP Tylor Megill (Photo Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

 New York Mets RHP Tylor Megill left tonight's game against the Milwaukee Brewers with right shoulder discomfort and will have tests on Friday.

Megill had just missed a month with bicep tendinitis and has only one start since returning from the injured list.

Losing him would be another tough obstacle for this starting rotation since RHP Max Scherzer and RHP Jacob deGrom are already on the injured list but expected to return soon.

If Megill has to go on the injured list, the rotation would consist of RHP Chris Bassitt, RHP Carlos Carrasco, RHP Taijuan Walker, LHP David Peterson and RHP Trevor Williams.

Game 65: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Mark Canha-LF

2. Brandon Nimmo-CF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. J.D. Davis-DH

7. Luis Guillorme-3B

8. Tomas Nido-C

9. Nick Plummer-RF

The pitching match-up is RHP Tylor Megill (4-2, 4.50 ERA) vs. LHP Aaron Ashby (1-5, 3.91 ERA)

Mets Crushed By Brewers 10-2 Due To Poor Pitching Performance

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to Neville E. Guard-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 10-2 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 41-23.

LHP David Peterson got into immediate trouble in the top of the first after he gave up a one-out double to SS Willy Adames and then hit LF Andrew McCutchen and RF Hunter Renfroe to load the bases.

Peterson then gave up a two-run single to the following hitter 3B Luis Urias.

Peterson responded after that with scoreless innings in the top of the second and third, but ran into more trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up singles to catcher Victor Caratini and CF Lorenzo Cain to start the inning and then got 2B Mark Mathias to ground into a double play which brought home a run.

Peterson stayed in to start the top of the fifth and gave up a lead-off single to Adames and was then taken out.

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

RHP Jake Reed came in next and had a rough outing allowed five runs(one was charged to Peterson) in the fifth and recorded only two outs and was unable to get out of the inning.

RHP Trevor Williams appeared next and gave up three runs before finally getting the last out in the inning.

Williams stayed in for the top of the sixth and seventh and threw two scoreless innings.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

LHP Joely Rodriguez threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until 2B Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth.

In the bottom of the sixth, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a triple and RF Starling Marte followed by getting hit by pitch.

Three batters later, McNeil drove in his second run of the game with a RBI single.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday June 16th at home against the Brewers at 7:10 p.m.

 

Game 64: Mets vs. Brewers 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. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Eduardo Escobar-DH

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Luis Guillorme-3B

9. Patrick Mazeika-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (3-0, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP Corbin Burnes (3-4, 2.48 ERA)

Mets Beat Brewers Led By A Dominating Performance From Chris Bassitt

Mets RHP Chris Bassitt (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 tonight at Citi Field tonight for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 41-22.

The offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a double and then RF Starling Marte reached on an infield single.

SS Francisco Lindor grounded out, but then 1B Pete Alonso continued his torrid start with a RBI single and then advanced to second a wild pitch by RHP Adrian Houser.

LF Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI double and 3B Eduardo Escobar then hit a sacrifice fly.

The bats were held scoreless for the next three innings until the bottom of the fifth after Nimmo led off with a single and then Marte grounded into a fielder's choice and then SS Francisco Lindor grounded out for the second out of the inning.

Alonso came up next with Marte on second and hit another RBI for his second RBI of the night and 59th RBI this season.

RHP Chris Bassitt was in complete command all night and bounced back after a rough last four outings  allowing 18 earned runs in his last 19 2/3 innings pitched.

Bassitt threw a season-high eight innings allowing no runs on three hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. 

He picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 3.89.

Bassitt threw 18 first-pitch strikes out of the 25 batters he faced and also threw 77 out of his 109 total pitches for strikes.

He also mixed in all of his pitches well particularly his curveball which helped keep the Milwaukee hitters off-balanced.

It was his best performance in a while and he worked fast and looked confident on the mound and hopefully this means he has turned the corner from his rough stretch.

RHP Drew Smith came on in the top of the ninth and closed it out with a 1-2-3 inning.

The Mets next game is at home tomorrow night, Wednesday June 15th against the Brewers at 7:10 p.m.

 

 

Game 63: Mets vs. Brewers 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. Jeff McNeil-LF

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Luis Guillorme-2B

8. Nick Plummer-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (4-4, 4.35 ERA) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (3-6, 3.92 ERA)

Mets Beat Angels 4-1 Behind A Stellar Outing From Taijuan Walker

Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (Photo Credits to Jayne-Oncea-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 tonight at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA to take two out of three games series as well as a 5-5 West Coast road trip and improved their record to 40-22.

The offense did not much for the first two innings, but in the top of the third CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and RF Starling Marte followed with a RBI double to tie the game. 

In the following inning, DH J.D. Davis came through with a solo homer to give New York a 2-1 lead

After scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth, Nimmo led off the top of the seventh with a hit by pitch and Marte followed with a walk.

SS Francisco Lindor then lined out and then Alonso came up and hit an infield single to 2B Matt Duffy who made a poor throw at home which allowed Marte to score.

After a scoreless top of the eighth, Alonso capped off the scoring in the top of the ninth with a solo homer for his 18th homer of the year and second consecutive game with a homer to bring in a much needed insurance run.

RHP Taijaun Walker had a rough bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to LF Brandon Marsh and then a RBI single to superstar RF Mike Trout, but did not allow any more runs in the inning.

Walker settled down after that and got into a nice groove and retired the seven hitters he faced.

His final line was six innings, one run, one walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts as well as a season-high of 18 swings and misses.

Walker had command of all his pitches especially his splitter.

He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 3.08.

RHP Seth Lugo followed and had a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh.

Lugo came back out to start the bottom of the eighth and retired pinch-hitter Luis Rengifo on a ground-out to start the inning and then walked Marsh and was taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz came in next and blew away Trout and 1B Jared Walsh on 100+ mph fastballs working around a walk to 3B Anthony Rendon and struck out Walsh on a 102 mph fastball.

Diaz's dominance continued in the bottom of the ninth striking out the side and ended the game with four consecutive strikeouts. He struck out five of the six batters he faced and picked up his 12th save.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday, June 14th at home against the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:10 p.m.

 

Game 62: Mets vs. Angels 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. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. J.D. Davis-DH

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (3-2, 3.28 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Sandoval (3-1, 2.81 ERA)

Mets Lose To Angels 11-6 After Carlos Carrasco Struggles

Mets outfielder Khalil Lee (Photo Credits to Gary A. Vasquez-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Angels 11-6 tonight at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA and dropped their record to 39-22.

RHP Carlos Carrasco got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off walk to LF Brandon Walsh and two batters later a RBI double to DH Shohei Ohtani and then another RBI double to the following hitter 3B Anthony Rendon.

Carrasco had a scoreless bottom of the second, but then gave up a solo homer to CF Mike Trout in the bottom of the third.

Carrasco then bounce back with a scoreless bottom of the fourth, but in the bottom of the fifth he gave up a one-out double to Trout and then a two-run homer to the following hitter Ohtani and then got Rendon to ground out and gave up a double to 1B Jared Walsh and was then taken out.

His final line was 4.2 innings, nine hits, five runs, one walk and seven strikeouts.

RHP Jake Reed came in next and retired RF Juan Lagares to end the inning.

Reed stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and gave up a solo homer to SS Andrew Velaquez with one out and then walked Walsh and gave up a two-run homer to Trout, his second of the game and was then taken out.

His final line was 0.2 innings, two hits, three runs, two walks and one strikeout.

LHP Chasen Shreve followed and struck out Ohtani and Rendon to end the inning.

Shreve stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to Walsh.

Shreve came back out for the bottom of the eighth and struck out LF Brandbon Marsh leading off the inning but then gave up a single to CF Tyler Wade and then walked Ohtani and was taken out.

RHP Trevor Williams came in next and gave up a two-run triple to Walsh.

The offense did not do much for the first six innings against RHP Michael Lorenzen until the top of the seventh after DH J.D. Davis and 2B Luis Guillorme singled to lead off the inning.

Three batters LF Mark Canha hit a RBI single. 

In the top of the eighth, 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer.

In top of the ninth, catcher Tomas Nido singled with one out and then two batters later Canha walked.

Lindor then reached on an error by Walsh to score Nido and then CF Khalil Lee hit a three-run homer.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Sunday June 12th at the Angels at 7:08 p.m. on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN.

Colin Holderman Placed On IL With Shoulder Impingement

Mets RHP Colin Holderman (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets announced prior to tonight's game at the Los Angeles Angels that RHP Colin Holderman was placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder impingement.

Holderman started out well in his rookie season not allowing a run in his first six appearances.

He struggled in his last outing with three runs in 1/3 of an inning.

RHP Jake Reed was called up as corresponding roster move.

Game 61: Mets vs. Angels 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. Jeff McNeil-RF

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. J.D. Davis-DH

8.  Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (7-1, 3.52 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Lorenzen (5-3, 3.69 ERA)

Mets Beat Angels 7-3 Led By Brandon Nimmo

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to AP)

 The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 tonight at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Los Angeles, CA  to snap a two-game losing streak and improved their record to 39-21.

After a scoreless top of the first, 3B Eduardo Escobar and RF Jeff McNeil singled to lead off the top of the second and three batters later, catcher Tomas Nido hit a RBI single and after CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a walk to load the bases, LF Mark Canha came up next and delivered a two-run single.

In the top of the fourth with two hits , Nimmo came through again this time with a solo homer.

After a scoreless top of the fifth, DH J.D. Davis singled to lead off the top of the sixth and 2B Luis Guillorme followed with a single.

Nido then hit a sacrifice bunt to move Davis and Guillorme to second and third and then Nimmo came up and capped off his terrific night at the plate with a two-run double for his second and third RBI of the game.

Canha followed with a RBI single for his third RBI as well.

RHP Tylor Megill started out well with a scoreless bottom of the first in his first start since going on the IL on May 15th with biceps tendonitis , but then gave up a two-run homer to LF Brandon Marsh in the bottom of the second.

Megill settled down after that with a scoreless inning in the bottom of the third and was taken out with one out in the bottom of the fourth.

His final line was 3.1 innings, five hits, two runs, one walk and four strikeouts. 

LHP David Peterson came in next with one out in the bottom of the fourth and got out of the inning after he was able to get 2B Tyler Wade to ground into a double play to end the inning.

Peterson stayed in for the bottom of the fifth and threw a scoreless inning, but then gave up a solo homer to Marsh in the bottom of the sixth, his second of the game, but did not allow more runs and was taken out after the inning.

Peterson's final line was 2.2 innings, three hits, one run one walk and three strikeouts.

He picked up his third win.

RHP Drew Smith came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed in the bottom of the eighth and allowed the first two runners to reach base, but came back to strike out Marsh for the first out and was then taken out,

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and and got LF Jo Adell to ground into a double play to end the inning.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday June 11th at the Angels at 10:07 p.m.

Game 60: Mets vs. Angels 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. J.D. Davis-DH

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Tylor Megill (4-2, 4.41 ERA) vs. LHP Jhonathan Diaz (1-0, 1.32 ERA)

Mets Crushed by Padres 13-2 After Chis Bassitt's's Rough Patch Continues

Mets RHP Chris Bassitt (Photo Credits to Orlando Ramirez-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the San Diego Padres 13-2 tonight at Petco Park in San Diego, California to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 38-21.

RHP Chris Bassitt had a tough bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off walk to LF Jurickson Porfar and then three batters later, a single to1B Luke Volt and a RBI single to the following hitter to RF Nomar Mazara.

Bassitt had a scoreless bottom of the second, and in the bottom of the third gave up a one-out single to 2B Jake Cronenworh and a RBI double to the following hitter DH Manny Machado.

In the bottom of the fourth, it all unraveled for Bassitt after he gave up a lead-off single to catcher Jorge Alfaro and then walked CF Trent Grisham.

Bassitt retired the next two hitters, but could not get out of the inning after he gave up a two-run single to Profar and then a two-run douhle to Croneenworth and was then taken out.

Bassitt's final line was 3.1 innings, 7 runs (6 earned), 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.

RHP Stephen Nogosek came in next and gave up a RBI double to Machado and was then able to finish out the bottom of the fourth.

Nogosek stayed in for the bottom of the fifth and retired the two hitters he faced and then walked SS Ha-Seong Kim and gave up a RBI single to the following hitter SS Sergio Alcantara and then two-run double to Profar and then a two-run homer to Croneworth before finally getting out of the inning.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and had a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed and gave up two runs in the bottom of the seventh on a RBI ground-out to Alcantara and then Kim scored on an error by Rodriguez which allowed another run to score.

RHP Seth Lugo threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The bats did not much against LHP Sean Manaea until the top of the seventh after 1B J.D. Davis led off with a walk and 3B Eduardo Escobar followed with a single.

LF Jeff McNeil the reached on an infield single which brought home a run and then 2B Luis Guillorme grounded into a double play to bring home another run in the inning.

The offense had five hits all night and were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left five runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, June 11th at the Los Angeles Angeles at 9:40 p.m.

 

Game 59: Mets vs. Padres Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Mark Canha-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. J.D. Davis-1B

5. Eduardo Escobar-3B

6. Jeff McNeil-LF

7. Luis Guillorme-2B

8. Tomas Nido-C

9. Nick Plummer-DH

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (4-3, 3.74 ERA) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (2-3, 3.77 ERA)

Mets Lose To Padres 7-0 And Are Nearly No-Hit By Yu Darvish

Mets LF Mark Canha (Photo Credits to Orlando Ramirez-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the San Diego Padres 7-0 tonight at Petco Park to snap their three-game winning streak and dropped their record to 38-20.

RHP Taijuan Walker got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to LF Jurickson Profar.

Walker's struggles continued in the bottom of the second after he gave up back-to-back singles to 1B Eric Hosmer and RF Nomar Mazara and two batters later a RBI single by CF Trent Grisham.

Walker walked Profar later in the inning and then gave up a two-run single to the following hitter 2B Jake Croneworth.

Walker settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

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

RHP Colin Holderman came in next in the bottom of the seventh and got into immediate trouble loading the bases and then gave up a two-run double to 3B Manny Machado.

Holderman then gave up a sacrifice fly to DH Luke Volt and was then taken out.

LHP Chasen Shreve came in next and got the last out in the inning.

Shreve stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

The offense did not much against RHP Yu Darvish who had a no-hitting going until the top of the sixth after LF Mark Canha singled.

They managed two hits and Darvish and never got anything going.

In addition to their offensive struggles, 1B Pete Alonso left the game in the top of the second after getting hit by a pitch on the hand and RF Starling Marte left the game with quad tightness.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday June 8th at the Padres at 9:40 p.m.

Pete Alonso and Starling Marte Leave Game With Injuries

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Bill Strecher-USA Today Sports)

New York Mets 1B Pete Alonso left tonight's game at the San Diego Padres after he was hit on the hand by RHP Yu Darvish.

Fortunately Alonso was able to avoid broken bones in his hands and X-Rays were negative.

New York Mets RF Starling Marte left the game after he over slid trying to steal second base in the top of the first and came up limping.

Marte was diagnosed with left quad tightness.

Game 58: 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. Jeff McNeil-LF

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Luis Guillorme-2B

8. Nick Plummer-DH

9. Patrick Mazeika-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (3-1, 2.88 ERA) vs. RHP Yu Darvish (4-3, 4.03 ERA)

Mets Beat Padres 11-5 And Eduardo Escobar Leads Offense With Cycle

Mets 3B Eduardo Escobar (Photo Credits to Getty Images)

The New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 11-5 tonight at Petco Park in San Diego, CA for their their second consecutive win and improved their record to 38-19.

In the top of the first inning, RF Starling Marte singled with one out and then DH Pete Alonso and LF Mark Canha walked to load the bases.

1B J.D. Davis came up next and also walked to bring in the first run of the game and then 3B Eduardo Escobar followed with a two-run single.

After scoreless innings in the top of the top of the second and third, Escobar doubled to lead off the fourth and then three batters later, Nimmo reached on an infield hit to score Escobar.

In the top of the fifth, Alonso led off and reached on an error by 3B Manny Machado and the Canha followed with a double.

Davis then hit a sacrifice fly to score Alonso.

The offense was held scoreless in the top of the sixth and seventh and in the top of the eighth, Davis led off with a single and Escobar followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the ninth, Alonso and Canha singled with one out and two batters later Escobar hit a two-run triple to complete the cycle. He is the first Met to hit for the cycle since Scott Hairston in 2012 and 11th player to do so in franchise history.

RHP Carlos Carrasco had another stellar performance allowing two runs on five hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts in seven innings.

Carrasco picked up his seventh win and lowered his ERA to 3.52.

LHP Joely Rodriguez gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Drew Smith gave up a run in 1.2 innings.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday June 7th at 9:40 p.m.

Game 57: 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-DH

5. Mark Canha-LF

6. J.D. Davis-1B

7.  Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (6-1, 3.63 ERA) vs. LHP Blake Snell (0-2, 4.80 ERA)

Mets Beat Dodgers 5-4 In 10 Exciting Innings With An Excellent Performance From Bullpen

Mets DH J.D. Davis (Photo Credits to AP)

 The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 in 10 innings this afternoon at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles to split their four-game series and improved their record to 37-19.

After scoreless innings in the first two innings, RF Starling Marte hit a solo homer leaving off the top of the third.

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

SS Francisco Lindor led off with a ground-rule double and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI double to tie the game.

DH J.D. Davis then grounded to second which allowed Alonso to advance to third and LF Mark Canha was hit by a pitch.

3B Eduardo Escobar and delivered a sacrifice fly which brought in Alonso and gave the Mets a 3-2 lead.

2B Luis Guillorme followed with a walk and then catcher Tomas Nido came up next and delivered a RBI single.

RHP Trevor Williams got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a one-out double to 1B Freddie Freeman and then a two-run homer to SS Trea Turner.

Williams settled down after that and settled into a nice groove and threw four scoreless innings after the first.

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

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

RHP Stephen Nogosek threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Seth Lugo came in the bottom of the ninth and had a difficult outing allowing a lead-off homer to catcher Will Smith and after retiring the next two hitters, Lugo gave up a double to LF Chris Taylor and then a RBI single to SS Eddy Alvarez to tie the game. Lugo was able to keep the game tied and picked up his 

RHP Adonis Medina followed in the bottom of the tenth with the automatic runner on second to start the inning and was able to close it out after he retired CF Mookie Betts on a fly-out, and retired 1B Freddie Freeman on a ground-out. SS Trea Turner then reached first on a catcher interference by Nido, but Medina was able to recover and strike out Smith to close it out and picked up his first save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday June 6th at the San Diego Padres at 9;40 p.m. 

Game 56: Mets vs. Dodgers 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. J.D. Davis-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Trevor Williams (1-3, 3.58 ERA) vs. LHP Julio Urias (3-5, 2.89 ERA)

Mets Beat Dodgers 9-4 Powered By Two Homers From Pete Alonso

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Kirby Lee-USA Today)

 The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 tonight at Dodger Stadium to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 36-19.

The offense got on the board early in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor homered with two outs.

After a scoreless top of the second, catcher Patrick Mazeika walked to lead off the top of the third and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a walk.

RF Starling Marte then hit a RBI double to cut the lead to 4-2 and then Lindor hit a RBI ground-out to cut the lead to 4-3.

1B Pete Alonso came up next and delivered a two-run homer.

In the top of the fourth, 3B Eduardo Escobar led off with a homer.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth, Nimmo singled to lead off the top of the seventh and Marte followed with a single.

Lindor fouled out, and then Alonso came up and broke the game open with a three-run homer, his second of the night and 16th overall.

LHP David Peterson had a rough outing allowing four runs (one earned) in 3.2 innings. Peterson gave up four walks with two hits and six strikeouts.

RHP Colin Holderman had to come in with two outs in the bottom of the fourth and struck out CF Mookie Betts to end the inning and picked up his third win of the season.

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

LHP Chasen Shreve threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Drew Smith threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

LHP Joely Rodriguez got the last two outs in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Seth Lugo closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday June 5th at the Dodgers at 4:10 p.m.

Game 55: Mets vs. Dodgers 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. Jeff McNeil-LF

6. Luis Guillorme-2B

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Nick Plummer-DH

9. Patrick Mazeika-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (2-0, 3.03 ERA) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (6-1, 3.22 ERA)

Mets Lose To Dodgers 6-1 Due To Offensive Woes

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Jayne-Kamin-Oncea-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 tonight at Dodger Stadium for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 35-19.

RHP Chris Bassitt started out well with a scoreless bottom of the first, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the second after he gave up a lead-off single to 3B Justin Turner and then a two-run homer to the following hitter to CF Cody Bellinger.

Bassitt then had a scoreless bottom of the third, but struggled once again in the bottom of fourth after Bellinger led off and reached on an error by 3B Eduardo Escobar, and two batter later, Bassitt gave up a two-run homer to DH Zach McKinstry. 

Bassitt had scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, five hits, four runs ( three earned runs), two walks and eight strikeouts. 

LHP Joely Rodriguez and struck out SS Gavin Lux and 1B Freddie Freeman and gave up a single to CF Mookie Betts in between and was then taken out.

RHP Stephen Nogosek came in next and threw a wild pitch which allowed Betts to advanced to third and then gave up an infield single to SS Trea Turner which allowed a run to score.

Nogosek stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to LF Chris Taylor.

The offense did not do much for the first six innings against LHP Tyler Anderson until the top of the seventh when 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer.

They had five hits all night and left six runners on base and were 0-2 with runner in scoring postion.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday June 4th at the Dodgers at 10:10 p.m.

Game 54: Mets vs. Dodgers 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. J.D. Davis-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (4-2. 3.66 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Anderson (6-0, 2.90 ERA)

Mets Shut Out By Dodgers 2-0 And Offense Struggles

Mets RF Starling Marte (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 tonight at Dodger Stadium to snap their six-game winning streak and dropped their record to 35-18.

RHP Taijuan Walker started out well with four scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up one-out singles to LF Chris Taylor and 2B Gavin Lux and then a RBI single to CF Mookie Betts.

Walker's struggles continued in the bottom of the sixth after he gave up a lead-off double to SS Trea Turner and three batters later, a RBI double to 3B Justin Turner and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.2 innings, 7 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.

RHP Colin Holdermn came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

LHP Chasen Shreve threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The offense was not able to get much going against RHP Tony Gonsolin and the bullpen. 

They managed only three hits and were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday June 3rd at the Dodgers at 10:10 p.m.

Game 53: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup And Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Starling Marte-RF

3. Luis Guillorme-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. J.D. Davis-DH

9. Patrick Mazeika-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (3-0, 2.83 ERA) vs. RHP Tony Gonsolin (5-0, 1.80 ERA)

Mets Sweep Nationals 5-0 Led By Tomas Nido

Mets catcher Tomas Nido (Photo Credits to John Michillo-AP Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 this afternoon at Citi Field to sweep their three-game series and sixth consecutive win to improved their record to 35-17.

The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against LHP Evan Lee, but woke up in the bottom of the fourth after DH J.D. Davis led off with a single and two batters later 2B Luis Guillorme walked.

Catcher Tomas Nido followed and broke the scoreless tie with a two-run double.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth, Nido led off the bottom of the seventh with an infield single and then advanced to second pitch on a wild pitch.

Two batters later, RF Starling Marte singled and then SS Francisco Lindor hit a sacrifice fly to extend his RBI streak to 10 consecutive games.

In the bottom of the eighth, Davis singled with one out and two batters later Guillorme walked and then Nido broke the game open with a two-run double for his fourth hit and third RBI of the game.

RHP Carlos Carrasco started out well with two scoreless innings and then ran into trouble in the top of the third after he walked three consecutive hitters to load the bases, but then came back to strike out LF Yadiel Hernandez to end the inning.

Carrasco got into another jam in the fourth, but was able to escape once again after he got CF Dee-Strange Gordon to ground into a double play to end the inning.

Carrasco had a scoreless top of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was 5 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 5 walks, and 5 strikeouts. 

He picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 3.38

RHP Seth Lugo followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh innings.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday June 2th at the  Los Angeles Dodgers at 10:10 p.m.

Game 52: Mets vs. Nationals 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. J.D. Davis-DH

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (5-1, 3.98 ERA) vs. LHP Evan Lee (0-0, 0.00 ERA)