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.