Mets Sweep Marlins 9-3 After Offense Breaks Out With 19 Hits

Mets RF Tyler Naquin (Photo Credits to Sam Navarro-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Miami 9-3 this afternoon at LoanDepot Part in Miami, Florida to sweep their three-game series and sixth consecutive win overall to improve their record to 64-37.

The bats got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor doubled with one out and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with an RBI double.

DH Daniel Vogelbach then singled and 2B Jeff McNeil followed with an RBI single.

Two batters later, LF Mark Canha hit a RBI single to bring in the third run of the inning.

After a scoreless top of the second, McNeil doubled with one out in the top of the third and RF Tyler Naquin followed with an RBI triple.

Canha then hit a RBI single for his second RBI of the game and then 3B Luis Guillorme hit a single.

Two batters later, CF Brandon Nimmo hit a RBI single to cap off another three-run inning.

In the top of the fifth, Guillorme led off with a double and catcher Patrick Mazieka followed with a single.

Nimmo then grounded into a fielder's choice which brought home a run.

After a scoreless top of the sixth, Canha singled to lead off the top of the seventh and then stole second.

Guillorme followed with a single and Mazieka hit a sacrifice bunt which moved Canha to third and Guillorme to second.

Nimmo then grounded into a fielder's choice which brought home a run and Lindor followed with an RBI single.

RHP Taijuan Walker cruised through the first four innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up a lead-off double to 3B Charles Leblanc and then a RBI single to catcher Jacob Stallings.

Walker struggled in the bottom of the sixth after he gave up two runs on a RBI ground-out to LF Jesus Sanchez and a solo homer to Leblanc and was taken out with two outs in the middle of the inning.

His final line was 5.2 innings, seven hits, three runs, two walks and four strikeouts.

He picked up his ninth win.

RHP Tommy Hunter followed and got the last out in the bottom of the sixth.

RHP Stephen Nogosek came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday August 1 at the Washington Nationals at 7:05 p.m.

Game 101: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Tyler Naquin-RF

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Luis Guillorme-3B

9. Patrick Mazieka-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (8-2, 2.67 ERA) vs. RHP Pablo Lopez (7-5, 3.03 ERA)

Mets Beat Marlins 4-0 Led By Dominating Start From Carrasco

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (Photo Credits to Jim Rassol-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 tonight at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida for their fifth consecutive win and improved their record to 63-37.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings against RHP Nick Neidert, but came alive in the top of the third after 2B Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer with one out and then catcher Tomas Nido and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with singles.

Two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor came through with an RBI single. 

The bats did not do much for the next four innings until the top of the eighth after Lindor delivered once again this time with a solo homer for his 69th RBI which is tied for seventh in the Majors.

Two batters later, pinch-hitter J.D. Davis broke out of a slump with a solo homer.

RHP Carlos Carrasco had a dominating performance in his one of his best starts of the year with 7.2 scoreless innings.

Carrasco gave up four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

He was in complete command all afternoon with outstanding movement on his fastball, change-up and slider.

Carrasco has not allowed a run in his three starts and finished the month of July with 0.90 ERA. 

He picked up his 11th win and lowered his ERA down to 3.79.

RHP Seth Lugo followed with 1.1 scoreless innings to close it out.

The Mets next game is at the Marlins tomorrow afternoon, Sunday July 31th at the Marlins at 1:40 p.m.

Game 100: 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. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Tyler Naquin-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (10-4, 4.07 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Neidert (season debut)

Mets Beat Marlins 6-4 Led By Nimmo and Marte

 

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Sam Navarro-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 tonight at LoneDepot Park in Miami, Florida for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 62-37.

After a scoreless top of the first, the offense rallied back from three runs down against star RHP Sandy Alcantara after RF Mark Canha doubled with one out and two batters later catcher Tomas Nido walked.

CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a two-run double and then the next hitter RF Starling Marte hit a RBI triple to tie the game.

In the top of the fourth, Marte continued his stellar night with a solo homer.

The bats did not much for the next few innings wasting scoring opportunities in the top of the fifth and seventh, but came alive once again in the top of the eighth.

Pinch-hitter Eduardo Escobar led off the eighth with an infield hit and then Nido hit a sacrifice bunt to move him over to second.

Nimmo came up next and crushed a game-winning two-run homer.

RHP Chris Bassitt got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he walked 1B Lewin Diaz and then gave up singles to RF Avisail Garcia and CF JJ Bleday to load the bases.

Bassitt then gave up a bases clearing double to SS Miguel Rojas,

Bassitt then gave up another run in the bottom of the second after 3B Joey Wendle grounded into a double play with runners on first and third which brought in a run.

Bassitt settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings which helped keep his team in the game and was taken out after the sixth.

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

RHP Adam Ottavino followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh and picked up his fifth win.

RHP Trevor Williams threw 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 on 10 pitches and came close to an immaculate inning of striking out the side on nine pitches to pick up his 23th save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday July 30th at the Marlins at 6:10 p.m.

Game 99: 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. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Luis Guillorme-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (7-7, 3.72 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (9-4, 1.81 ERA)

Mets Acquire Tyler Naquin and Phillip Diehl From Reds

Mets Outfielder Tyler Naquin (Photo Credits to Kate Straman-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets acquired outfielder Tyler Naquin and relief pitcher LHP Phillip Diehl from the Cincinnati Reds tonight for minor leaguers RHP Jose Acuna and SS Hector Rodriguez.

Naquin's strength is his ability to hit well against right-handed pitching and is hitting .266 with an .811 OPS in 158 plate-appearances against RHP this year.

He can also provide versatility as a corner outfielder and designated hitter. 

Diehl will provide another lefty option out of the bullpen most likely in Triple-A.

He has struggled in a brief stint in the Major Leagues with a 9.47 ERA in 21 appearances over three seasons.

 

Mets Place Drew Smith On IL With Arm Issue

Mets RHP Drew Smith (Photo Credits to The Athletic)

 The New York Mets announced today that RHP Drew Smith has been placed on the 15-day injured list with an undisclosed arm issue. 

The move will likely be retroactive to Monday and Smith will be eligible to return on August 9th.

Smith started out the season strong with 12 consecutive scoreless outings, but has struggled in the last couple of months with  an ERA over 5 since middle of May and given up eight homers in last 27 2/3 innings.

Mets Sweep Yankees 3-2 On Walk-Off Single By Starling Marte

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

 The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 3-2 tonight at Citi Field to sweep their two-game series and third consecutive win to improve their record to 61-37.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso continued his torrid stretch with a solo homer in the bottom of the second.

In the bottom of the third, catcher Tomas Nido led off with a double and three batters later, SS Francisco Lindor hit a RBI single to score Nido.

The bats did do much after that until the bottom of the ninth after 3B Eduardo Escobar led off with a double and then Nido followed with a sacrifice bunt.

CF Brandon Nimmo then reached on an error and RF Starling Marte came up next and delivered a walk-off single.

RHP Max Scherzer had another outstanding start with seven scoreless innings.

Scherzer worked out of several jams with pinpoint control using a wipeout slider, blazing fastball and sharp change-up.

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

LHP David Peterson followed and got into immediate trouble after he walked DH Anthony Rizzo and then gave up a two-run homer to 2B Gleyber Torres and was then taken out.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and had a dominant 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

Lugo had his beautiful curveball working and it looked as sharp as it has all year along with his fastball. and picked up his second win of the year.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, July 29th at the Miami Marlins at 6:40 p.m.

Game 98: Mets vs. Yankees 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. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (6-2, 2.28 ERA) vs. RHP Domingo German (0-1, 15.00 ERA)

Mets Beat Yankees 6-3 Behind First Inning Barrage

Mets closer Edwin Diaz (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 6-3 tonight at Citi Field in the first game of the Subway Series for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 60-37.

The offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after RF Starling Marte homered with one out and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a double.

1B Pete Alonso then hit a RBI double to tie the game.

Two batters later, 3B Eduardo Escobar delivered a go-ahead two-run homer. 

After a scoreless bottom of the second, Marte led off the bottom of the third with a double and then scored on a ground-ball by Lindor to 3B Josh Donaldson.

The bats were quiet for the next four innings until the bottom of the eighth after Lindor led off with an infield hit and Alonso followed with a single.

Later in the inning, Alonso and Lindor advanced to second and third on a wild pitch and 2B Jeff McNeil came through with a RBI single.

RHP Taijuan Walker got off to a tough start in the top of the first inning after he gave up back-to-back homers to CF Aaron Judge and 1B Anthony Rizzo.

Walker settled down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the second and third, 

He ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up one-out singles to LF Aaron Hicks and SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa which loaded the bases. 

Walker gave up a RBI ground-out to 2B D.J. LeMathieu later in the inning, but was able to get out of the inning after he retired Rizzo on a deep fly out to CF to end the inning.

Walker cruised after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, seven hits, three runs, one walk and three strikeouts and he battled through not having his best stuff against a tough lineup.

He picked up his eighth win.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed and threw 1.2 scoreless innings. 

RHP Edwin Diaz came on with two outs in the top of the eighth and struck out pinch-hitter Joey Gallo to end the inning.

Diaz had three more strikeouts in the top of the ninth in another dominating performance to pick up his 22th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday July 27th at home against the Yankees at 7:10 p.m.

 

Game 97: Mets vs. Yankees 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. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. J.D. Davis-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (7-2, 2.55 ERA) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (3-2, 3.24 ERA)

Mets Beat Padres 8-5 Powered By Pete Alonso

Mets DH Daniel Vogelbach (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the San Padres 8-5 tonight at Citi Field to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 59-37.

The offense was held scoreless for the first five innings wasted another scoring opportunity this time with runners on second and third no outs in the bottom of the fifth. 

In the bottom of the sixth, the bats finally broke through after RF Starling Marte led off with a single and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a double.

1B Pete Alonso came up next and delivered a much needed three-run homer.

Two batters later, newly acquired DH Daniel Vogelbach walked and after LF Mark Canha grounded out, 3B Luis Guillorme drove in Vogelbach with an RBI single.

Catcher Tomas Nido followed with a RBI double.

In the following inning, Marte led off with a walk and Lindor followed with a single.

Alonso then hit a RBI double for his fourth RBI of the night and three batters later Canha reached on an infield single which allowed Lindor and Alonso to second and then advanced to second after 3B Manny Machado made a throwing errror,

RHP Carlos Carrasco worked out his way out of numerous jams including a based loaded scoring opportunity in the top of the first.

Carrasco stranded five runners in the first four innings and allowed at least one hit in the first four innings, but did not allow any runs.

He was helped out by inducing two double play grounders.

His final line was five innings, six hits, no runs, two walks and one strikeout.

RHP Drew Smith came in next in the top of the sixth and gave up a RBI double to 1B Eric Hosmer, but was helped out by his defense after CF Brandon Nimmo made an outstanding catcher to rob catcher Austin Nola to end the inning.

Smith picked up his first win.

RHP Seth Lugo threw a scoreless top of the seventh,

LHP David Peterson came in the top of the eighth and gave up a RBI single to Nola, but was able to get out of the inning allowing one run.

LHP Joely Rodriguez came on in the top of the ninth and had a difficult outing allowing three runs.

RHP Edwin Diaz had to come in to get the last three outs and picked up his 21th save.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, July 26 at Citi Field against the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the Subway Series at 7:10 p.m.

 

Game 96: 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-2B

6. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Luis Guillorme-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (10-4, 4.27 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (8-2, 2.42 ERA)

Mets Lose To Padres 2-1 Due to Continued Offensive Struggles

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

The New York Mets lost to the San Diego Padres 2-1 tonight at Citi Field tonight for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 58-37.

RHP Chris Bassitt dominated through the first four innings retiring 12 consecutive hitters and then had a scoreless top of the fifth.

Bassitt ran into trouble in the top of the sixth after he gave up a one-out single to LF Jurickson Profar and then two batters later a two-run homer to 3B Manny Machado.

Bassitt was able to get out of the inning without allowing any more run striking out three and then threw a scoreless top of the seventh and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was seven innings, four hits, two runs, 0 walks and 11 strikeouts.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed with a dominating top of the eighth striking out the side.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The offense did not much for the first eight innings until finally coming alive in the bottom of the ninth.

1B Pete Alonso led off with a single and three batters later 2B Luis Guillorme walked.

DH J.D. Davis followed with a RBI single, but catcher Tomas Nido popped out to second to end the game.

The bats continued to struggle once again wasting several scoring opportunities. They had the leadoff batter reach base in six out of the nine innings and were only able to score once in any of those innings.

They went 1-9 with runners in scoring position (RISP) and left eight men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Sunday July 24th at home against the Padres at 7:08 p.m. on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. 

Game 95: 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. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Luis Guillorme-2B

8. J.D. Davis-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (7-6, 3.79 ERA) vs. LHP  Blake Snell (1-5, 5.22 ERA)

Mets Acquire Pirates Catcher Michael Perez

Mets catcher Michael Perez (Photo Credits to Charles LeClaire-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets acquired catcher Michael Perez from the Pittsburgh Pirates for case considerations today.

Perez was DFA'd by the Pirates on Friday and could play a key role in the second half with catcher James McCann on the IL with a left oblique injury and catcher Tomas Nido left last night's game with a bruised left hand although X-Rays were negative. 

Perez is hitting .150 with six homers and 11 RBI this year with a .526 OPS.

He is known more for his defense with a .996 fielding percentage and 264 putouts this year.

Outfielder Travis Blakenhorn was designated for assignment as corresponding roster move.

Mets Lose To Padres 4-1 And Struggle against Yu Darvish

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Corey Sipkin-NY Post)

 The New York Mets lost to the San Diego Padres tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 58-36.

RHP Max Scherzer started out well with three scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off single to DH Luke Voit and then allowed a two-run homer to the following hitter 1B Eric Hosmer.

Scherzer settled down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth and was then taken out.

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

LHP Joely Rodriguez came in next in the top of the seventh and gave up a lead-off homer to CF Trent Grisham.

Rodriguez was later out in the inning and then RHP Seth Lugo followed and allowed an unearned run on a throwing error by catcher Patrick Mazeika.

The offense did not much for the first six innings, but in the bottom of the seventh, LF Jeff McNeil walked with one out and two batters later, 2B Luis Guillorme hit a RBI double.

The bats struggled all night against Yu Darvish and went 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday July 23th at home against the Padres at 7:10 p.m.

Mets Acquire Daniel Vogelbach From Pirates

Mets DH Daniel Vogelbach (Photo Credits to Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets acquired DH/1B Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates today in exchange for reliever RHP Colin Holderman.

Vogelbach is hitting .228 with 12 homers and 34 RBI with a .769 OPS in 237 at-bats.

He has hit well against right-handed pitching this year with 12 homers, 10 doubles, a .365 on-base percentage and a .869 OPS.

Vogelbach also has a .817 OPS against RHP in his career and 55 of his 61 career homers have come against right-handed pitching.

He fills an important need for the team since they have been desperately lacking power from the DH spot due to the struggles of Dom Smith and J.D. Davis.

Vogelbach also hits well against RHP which is another where the Mets have struggled this year.

He is under team control through 2024 which means that he will not be on the roster this year, but in the next two years as well.

 

Game 94: 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. Travis Blakenhorn-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (6-1, 2.22 ERA) vs. RHP Yu Darvish (8-4, 3.41 ERA)

Mets Draft SS Jett Williams With 14th Overall Pick

Mets SS Jett Williams 

 The New York Mets drafted SS Jett Williams out of Rockland-Heath High School in Rockland, Texas with the 14th overall pick in the first round of the MLB Draft.

Williams is ranked as the #15 draft prospect by Baseball America.

He is 5'8 and a plus runner and one of the best high school hitters in Texas and across the nation.

Mets Draft Catcher Kevin Parada With 11th Overall Pick

Mets catcher Kevin Parada (Photo Credits to Christopher Hanewickel-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets drafted catcher Kevin Parada out of Georgia Tech with the 11th pick in the first round of the MLB Draft.

Parada is an offensive-first catcher and has questions marks about his defense.

He hit .361 with 26 homers and 88 RBI in his sophomore season with only 32 strikeouts in 258 at-bats.

Parada won the Johnny Bench Award last year as college baseball's top catcher.

 

Mets Lose To Cubs 3-2 And Struggle With RISP

Mets SS Francisco Lindor getting tagged out at home (Photo Credit to Getty Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 3-2 this afternoon at Wrigley Field and took three out of four games in the series and dropped their record to 58-35.

LHP David Peterson cruised through the first three innings, but ran into the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off infield hit to DH Ian Happ and two batters later, a single to SS Nico Hoerner.

Peterson then was induce a ground-ball by the following hitter 1B Frank Schwindel, but 3B Eduardo Escobar was unable to field the ball cleanly which allowed Schwindel to reach first which loaded the bases.

Peterson walked the next hitter 3B Patrick Wisdom to tie the game, but then came back to strike out 2B David Bote and RF Nelson Velaquez to keep the game tied.

Peterson had a scoreless bottom of the fifth and was taken out after the inning. 

His final line was five innings, three hits, one run (zero earned), three walks and eight strikeouts.

RHP Tommy Hunter followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings.

RHP Drew Smith came in next in the bottom of the eighth and got into immediate trouble after he gave up singles to CF Christopher Morel and catcher Wilson Contreras to start the inning.

Smith then gave up a RBI ground-out to Happ to tie the game and two batters a go-ahead single to Hoerner.

The offense got off to a quick start in the top of the first after RF Starling Marte and SS Francisco Lindor singled with one out and later in the inning, Lindor was almost picked off at second base, but was able to get himself out of a rundown which allowed Marte to score.

After scoreless innings in the top of the second, third, and fourth, in the top of the fifth CF Brandon Nimmo walked and SS Francisco Lindor singled with one out and two batter later, 1B Pete Alonso hit a RBI single for his 78th RBI of the season.

In the top of the eighth, Lindor led off with an infield single and three batters later, Escobar singled, but Lindor was thrown out at home.

The bats struggled all game with men on base and could not get a timely hit with runners in scoring position. 

They went 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven runners on base.

The Mets are off for the next four games due to the All-Star break except for 1B Pete Alonso, 2B Jeff McNeil, closer Edwin and RF Startling Marte who will all be going to the All-Star game on Tuesday, July 19th at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.

They return to action on Friday July 22 back at home against the San Diego Padres at 7:10 p.m.

 

Game 93: Mets vs. Cubs 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-DH

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Patrick Mazeika-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (5-2, 3.48 ERA) vs. RHP Adrian Sampson (0-1 3.33 ERA)

Mets Sweep Doubleheader Against Cubs With 4-3 Win In Extras

Mets 3B Eduardo Escobar (Photo Credits to David Banks-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 tonight at Wrigley Field in the second game of a doubleheader for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 58-34.

The offense was held scoreless for the two innings against LHP Drew Smly, but in the top of the third, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and RF Starling Marte reached on an error after CF Rafael Ortega dropped a routine fly ball which allowed Nimmo to advance to third.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a RBI ground-out to score Nimmo,

In the top of the fourth, 3B Eduardo Escobar hit a solo homer.

The bats did not much for the next five innings until the top of the tenth with Nimmo on second to start the inning as the "ghost runner". 

Marte led off by reaching on an infield single and then stole second.

Lindor followed with an intentional walk to load the bases and then 1B Pete Alonso was hit by a pitch which brought in a run.

LF Mark Canha then grounded into a double play and then pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme walked to load the bases.

Lindor then scored a much needed insurance run after RHP Daniel Norris made a poor throw to second base on a pick-off attempt to try to throw out Alonso.

RHP Max Scherzer had an excellent outing, despite not having his best stuff. 

Scherzer battled through it with a tight slider and change-up with his fastball.

His final line was 6.1 innings, eight hits, two runs, one walk and as season-high 11 strikeouts.

RHP Colin Holderman followed with 1.2 scoreless innings.

RHP Yoan Lopez came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

Lopez stayed in for the bottom of the tenth and gave up a RBI single to CF Christopher Morel and then gave up a single to RF Seiya Suzuki and walked SS Nico Hoerner to load the bases.

Lopez was able to settle down and get DH Frank Schwindel to ground into a beautiful 5-5-3 double play started by Escobar to close out the victory.

Lopez picked up his first win of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday July 17th at the Cubs at 2:20 p.m for their final game before the All-Star break.

Game 92 (Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Cubs 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. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (6-1, 2.15 ERA) vs. LHP Drew Smyly (2-5, 4.43 ERA)

Mets Beat Cubs 2-1 in 11 Innings Led By Pete Alonso

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

 The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in 11 innings this afternoon at Wrigley Field for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 57-34.

The bats were scoreless for the first three innings against former Met RHP Marcus Stroman, but broke through in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI double.

This was Alonso's 75th RBI of the season which broke a tie for the Met club record with 3B David Wright for most RBI prior to the All-Star break.

The offense did not much after that for the next several inning wasting a scoring opportunity in the top of the eighth, but finally broke through in the top of the eleventh.

Lindor led off with a single which moved 2B Luis Guillorme to third after he started out the inning on 2B as the automatic runner since he made the last out in the top of the tenth.

Alonso followed with a sacrifice fly to score Guillorme for his second RBI of the game and 76th overall.

RHP Taijuan Walker started out well with three scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a one-out infield single to RF Seiya Suzuki and then two batters later a RBI single to 1B Frank Schwindel.

Walker settled down after that with scoreless inning in the bottom of the fifth and sixth and was taken out after the inning.

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

He lowered his ERA to 2.55 and has now completed six innings in his last eight consecutive starts.

RHP Seth Lugo followed in the bottom of the seventh and got into a jam, but was able to escape out of trouble with an inning ending double play.

RHP Drew Smith threw a stellar scoreless bottom of the eighth with two strikeouts.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth and stayed in for the bottom of the tenth with the runner on second and no out.

Ottavino came back to strike out the next two hitters he faced and then was helped out by his defense after 3B Eduardo Escobaer and 1B J.D. Davis made an incredible play to save the game for the last out of the inning and send the game to the eleventh.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the eleventh and continued his dominant season with a 1-2-3 inning for his 20th save of the season.

The Mets next game is tonight at the Cubs in the second game of the doubleheader beginning at 8:05 p.m.

Game 91 (Game 1 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Luis Guillorme-2B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-DH

5. Jeff McNeil-LF

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Dominic Smith-1B

8. Travis Jankowski-RF

9. Patrick Mazeika-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (7-2, 2.63 ERA) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (2-5, 4.91 ERA)

Mets-Cubs Game Postponed

 Today's Mets-Cubs game at Wrigley Field has been postponed due to inclement weather. 

The game will be made up tomorrow night, Saturday July 16th  at 8:05 p.m. eastern standard time in the second  game as part of a day-night doubleheader.

The first game will start in the afternoon at 2:20 p.m.

Mets Rout Cubs 8-0 Led By Nimmo and Alonso

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Kevin Krzaczynski-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0 tonight at Wrigley Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 56-34.

The offense got on the board early in the top of the first after RF Startling Marte singled with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a RBI double.

In the top of the second, 3B Eduardo Escobar singled with one out and DH Dom Smith walked.

Catcher Patrick Mazieka then hit a two-run double and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a single.

Marte then hit a RBI single to bring in the third run of the inning.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth, 1B Pete Alonso was hit by a pitch with one out and then LF Jeff McNeil walked and then both advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.

2B Luis Guillorme followed with a walk to load the bases and then Escobar came with a RBI single.

In the top of the sixth, Nimmo hit a solo homer.

In the top of the eighth, Nimmo drew a lead-off walk and three batters later 1B Pete Alonso capped off the night with a two-run homer for his 74th RBI of the season which ties David Wright for the most RBI before the All-Star break with three gamed to go.

RHP Carlos Carrasco had a stellar outing with six scoreless innings allowing five hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

Carrasco had excellent command of his slider and change-up which him escape out of two jams in the bottom of the bottom of the second and fifth with two double plays.

He picked up his 10th win and lowered his ERA to 4.27.

RHP Trevor Williams followed and picked up a rare three-inning save with three scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.

Williams gave up three hits with four strikeouts and picked up his first save of the year and lowered his ERA to 3.56.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Friday July 15th at the Cubs at 2:20 p.m.

Game 90: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Starting Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-LF

6. Luis Guillorme-2B

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Dominic Smith-DH

9. Patrick Mazeika-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (9-4, 4.55 ERA) vs. RHP Keegan Thompson (7-3, 3.04 ERA)

Mets Beats Braves 8-3 To Take Series Powered By Four Homers

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Getty Images)

 The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-3 this afternoon at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 55-34.

After a scoreless top of the first, 3B Eduardo Escobar hit a solo homer in the top of the second.

In the top of the third, catcher Tomas Nido led off with a single and then CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a walk.

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

After scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth, LF Mark Canha delivered in the top of the sixth with a solo homer.

In the top of the seventh, Nimmo led off with a walk and then Lindor reached on an error by 1B Matt Olsen.

1B Pete Alonso struck out, and then 2B Luis Gullorme came through with an RBI double.

Canha followed and struck out looking and then Lindor scored on a balk by reliever RHP Jesse Chavez.

RHP Chris Bassitt cruised through the first five innings, but in the bottom of the sixth he gave up a solo homer to Olsen and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, five hits, one run, two walks and six strikeouts.

Bassitt had good command of his fastball and curveball and attacked the zone.

He picked up his seventh win and lowered his ERA to 3.79.

RHP Drew Smith followed and had a scoreless bottom of the seventh, but gave up a solo homer to 3B Austin Riley in the bottom of the eighth.

Smith gave up one run on two hits with  five strikeouts in two innings of work.

RHP Tommy Hunter came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a lead-off homer to DH Eddie Rosario and then came back to retire the next three hitters he faced to close out the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday July 14th at the Chicago Cubs at 8:05 p.m.

Game 89: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Luis Guillorme-2B

5. Mark Canha-LF

6. Dom Smith-DH

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Travis Jankowski-RF

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (6-6, 3.94 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (5-3, 4.21 ERA)

Mets Lose To Braves 4-1 Due to Struggling Offense

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

 The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 4-1 tonight at Truist Park in Atlanta, GA and dropped their record to 54-34.

LHP David Peterson cruised through the first five innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the sixth after he walked SS Dansby Swason with one out and then gave up a two-run homer to 1B Matt Olson and was taken out after that.

His final line was 5 1/3 innings, two hits, two runs, three walks and nine strikeouts.

Peterson did well and gave his team a chance to win. He had a sharp slider and great life on fastball and it is a shame he did not any run support. He deserved a chance to win the game.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and struck out the next two hitters he faced to end the inning.

Lugo stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off single to catcher Travis d'Arnaud and a two-run hitter to the following hitter LF Adam Duvall and was taken out later in the inning.

RHP Colin Holderman followed and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

The offense did not much for the first four innings against star rookie RHP Spencer Strider, but in the top of the fifth CF Brandon Nimmo walked with one out and then advanced to second on a wild pitch.

Two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor drove in Nimmo with an RBI triple.

The bats did not much after that and had five hits all night. They were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.

The offense is struggling without RF Starling Marte, 2B Jeff McNeil and catcher James McCann.  They need to get their starters back healthy and also bats at the trading deadline in order to jumpstart this offense.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday July 13th at the Braves at 12:20 p.m.

Game 88: Mets vs. Braves 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. Luis Guillorme-2B

6. Dominic Smith-1B

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Travis Jankowski-RF

9. Patrick Mazeika-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (5-1, 3.48 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Strider (4-2, 2.60 ERA)

Mets Beat Braves 4-1 Led By Domination From Scherzer

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

 The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 tonight at Truist Park in Atlanta to take the first game of a key three-game series and improved their record to 54-33.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings against LHP Max Fried, but broke through in the top of the third after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a double and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso drove in Nimmo with a RBI double.

LF Mark Canha followed with a walk and 3B Eduardo Escobar singled to load the bases. 

2B Luis Guillorme came up next grounded into a force out at second to score Alonso for the second run of the innning.

The bats did not do much for the next four innings, but in the top of the eighth Guillorme came through once again with a lead-off homer to bring in a much needed insurance run for his second RBI of the game.

In the top of the ninth, Nimmo led off with a walk and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a single on a well executed hit and run.

Alonso then grounded out into a fielder's choice which scored Nimmo for his second RBI of the game.

RHP Max Scherzer came out firing in the bottom of the first with a 1-2-3 inning and two strikeouts and also had a 1-2-3 bottom of the second.

Scherzer gave up his first hit a two-out single to 2B Robinson Cano in the bottom of the third, but came back to strike out RF Ronald Acuna Jr to end the inning.

Scherzer continued to roll with a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth with two strikeouts and then also had 1-2-3 innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth.

He ran into his first sign of trouble in the bottom of the seventh after he gave up a solo homer to 3B Austin Riley and then a double to DH Marcell Ozuna, but was able to recover after he struck out RF Eddie Rosario to end the inning and was then taken out.

His final line was seven innings, three hits, one run, 0 walks and nine strikeouts.

Scherzer was in complete command once again and showed off his repertoire of fastball, change-up, slider and cutter.

His slider and cutter were particular effective especially against the left handed hitters.

He is a lot of fun to watch and shows how to dominate without throwing with maximum effort.

He picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 2.15.

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

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth and closed it out in dominating fashion striking out the side with an electric fastball and sharp slider.

Diaz picked up his 19th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday July 12th at the Braves at 7:20 p.m.

Game 87: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Mark Canha-LF

5. Eduardo Escobar-3B

6. Luis Guillorme-2B

7. J.D. Davis-DH

8. Travis Jankowski-RF

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (5-1, 2.26 ERA) vs. LHP Max Fried (9-2, 2.52 ERA)

Alonso, Diaz, Marte and McNeil Make NL All-Star Team

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

 New York Mets 1B Pete Alonso, 2B Jeff McNeil, RF Starling Marte and closer RHP Edwin Diaz were all announced to the National League All Star Team today.

Alonso leads the National League in RBI with 70 and is second-most homers in the NL. This is his second All Star appearance.

McNeil is hitting .311 and is having a fine season at the plate and in the field. This is his second All Star appearance as well.

Marte is hitting .291 with nine homers and 40 RBI with 10 stolen bases as well as stellar defense in the outfield.

This is his second All-Star appearance.

Diaz has had a spectacular season with 18 saves and a 1.78 ERA. He has 70 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings which leads the majors.

This is his second All-Star appearance as well.

Mets Lose to Marlins 2-0 And Shut Down by Alcantara

Mets 2B Luis Guillorme (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 2-0 this afternoon at Citi Field to split their four game series and dropped their record to 53-33.

RHP Taijuan Walker cruised through the first three innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up a hit-by-pitch, but he was able to get out of the inning after he got 1B Garrett Cooper to ground into a double play.

Walker had scoreless innings innings in the top of the fifth and sixth and got into another jam in the top of the seventh after he allowed the first two hitters to reach due to a hit and walk, but then came back to retire the next three hitters he faced with a fly out, pop up and strikeout and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was seven innings, three hits, one walk and seven strikeouts. Walker lowered his ERA to 2.63 with another outstanding outing and had excellent command of his splitter which helped him pick up key strikeouts and ground balls with men on base to get out of jams.

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

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the ninth with two strikeouts.

In the top of the tenth, RHP Tommy Hunter came in next and pinch-hitter Billy Hamilton came around to score after starting out the inning on second after catcher Tomas Nido trying to Hamilton out stealing third. 

Hunter gave up a RBI single to LF Luke Williams later in the inning.

The offense did not much against Marlins ace RHP Sandy Alcantara and had a rally in the bottom of the sixth until SS Francisco Lindor grounded into a double play and 1B Pete Alonso popped out to first to end the threat.

In the bottom of the seventh, 3B Eduardo Escobar and 2B Luis Guillorme singled with two outs, but Nido grounded out to second to end the inning.

In the bottom of the tenth, CF Brandon Nimmo hit a fly ball to the warning track which nearly resulted in a game-tying two run homer.

The offense went 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left 10 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday July 11th at the Atlanta Braves in a key series beginning at 7:20 p.m.

James McCann Placed On Injured List

Mets catcher James McCann (Photo Credits to Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

 New York Mets manager Buck Showalter announced prior to today's game against the Marlins that catcher James McCann has been placed on the injured list with an apparent side injuy.

Catcher Patrick Mazieka is with the team today.

Game 86: Mets vs. Marlins 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-RF

6. Dominic Smith-1B

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (7-2, 2.86 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (9-3, 1.82 ERA)

Mets Beat Marlins 5-4 in 10 Innings Due to Sloppy Defense

Mets catcher Tomas Nido (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 in 10 innings this afternoon at Citi Field and improved their record to 53-32.

The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the bottom of the fourth after 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth, catcher Tomas Nido led off and reached on an infield single and three batters later, SS Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer.

The bats did not much for the next two innings until the bottom of the tenth after catcher Tomas Nido hit a RBI double with two outs to tie the game and bring home LF Mark Canha who started out at second base as the ghost runner.

CF Brandon Nimmo came up next and reached on base on a throwing error by LHP Tanner Scott which allowed Nido to come in and score the winning run.

RHP Carlos Carrasco started out well with five scoreless innings working his way out of jam, but ran into trouble in the top of the sixth.

Carrassco gave up a one-out single to 1B Jesus Aguilar and then walked CF Jesus Sanchez and then gave up a single to RF Avisail Garcia to load the bases.

Carrasco then gave up a RBI double to 3B Brian Anderson, but 2B Luis Guillorme made a perfect relay throw to retire Sanchez out at home and Carrasco was then taken out.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and got into immediate trouble after he threw a wild pitch which helped bring in another run in the inning.

Lugo was able to get the last out in the top of the sixth and got the first two outs in the top of the seventh and then gave up a single to 2B Jon Berti and was taken out.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and retired DH Garrett Cooper on a ground-out to end the inning.

Ottavino stayed in for the top of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to 1B Jesus Aguilar to tie the game and then retired the next three batters he faced to keep the game tied.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed in the top of the ninth and had a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts.

RHP Colin Holderman came on in the top of the tenth and gave up an infield hit to Berti but then SS Francisco Lindor made a throwing error and 3B Eduardo Escobar was unable to cover bag in time which allowed the run to score.

Holderman gave up a run in the top of the tenth and picked up his fourth win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday July 10th at home against the Marlins at 1:40 p.m.

Mets Honor Keith Hernandez With Number Retirement Ceremony

Mets 1B Keith Hernandez (Photo Credits to AP)

The New York Mets retired 1B Keith Hernandez's number 17 prior to today's game against the Miami Marlins.

The ceremony began with a video tribute and then Mets radio announcer Howie Rose introduced and welcome guests including former teammates Ron Darling and Mookie Wilson, current Mets manager Buck Showalter, Mets owner Steve Cohen and Mets announcer Gary Cohen.

Showalter and Cohen then gave Hernandez a mosaic portrait of his face.

Piazza next spoke for a few minutes about being traded to the Mets prior to Hernandez's speech.

Hernandez gave an emotional and heartfelt speech about his career and life and the 1986 championship team and thanked his family and teammates as well as coaches from the minor leagues.

After the ceremony, he took a victory lap around the ballpark waving to all the fans.

Hernandez is the fourth Met player to have his number retired and joins Mike Piazza (31), Jerry Koosman (36) and Tom Seaver (41).

 

Starling Marte Leaves Games With Groin Tightness and James McCann Leaves Game With Discomfort

Mets RF Starling Marte (Photo Credits to Ron Chenoy-USA Today Sports)

New York Mets RF Starling Marte and catcher James McCann left today's game against the Miami Marlins with injuries.

Marte left the game in the bottom of the fourth with groin tightness.

McCann left the game after the top of the six inning due to discomfort in his left side after a play at the plate.
 

Game 85: 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. J.D. Davis-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (9-4, 4.64 ERA) vs. LHP Braxton Garrett (1-3, 4.25 ERA)

Mets Lose To Marlins 5-2 After Offense Struggles

 

Mets RHP Chris Bassitt (Photo Credits to Robert-Sabo-NY Post)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 5-2 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game losing streak and dropped their record to 52-32.

RHP Chris Bassitt had a scoreless top of the first, but in the top of the second, he gave up a lead-off infield single to DH Jesus Aguilar and two batters later a single to RF Avasail Garcia and then a RBI single to the following hitter to LF Bryan De La Cruz.

Bassitt then threw scoreless innings in the top of the third and fourth, but in the top of the fifth he gave up a lead-off double to De La Cruz and then a single to SS Miguel Rojas.

Two batters later Bassitt gave up a sacrifice fly to 3B Joey Wendle.

Bassitt had a 1-2-3 top of the sixth and gave up a one-out double to De La Cruz in the top of the seventh and was taken out.

His final line was 6.1 innings, six hits, 2 runs, 0 walks and three strikeouts.

RHP Drew Smith came in next and retired the next two hitters he faced to end the inning.

Smith stayed in the for the top of the eighth and gave up a one-out double to 2B Jon Berti and then a two-run homer to the following hitter 1B Garrett Cooper.

LHP Joely Rodriguez came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a lead-off infield hit to Garcia and then walked De La Cruz.

Two batters later Rodriguez gave up a sacrifice fly to catcher Jacob Stallings.

The offense was held scoreless for the two innings, but in the bottom of the third CF Brandon Nimmo hit a solo homer.

RF Starling Marte followed with a double, but was stranded at second.

In the bottom of the fourth, they wasted a scoring opportunity with runners on the corner and one out.

The bats did not do much for the next few innings, but came alive in the bottom of the eighth after SS Francisco Lindor hit a solo homer with one out and then two batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil was hit by a pitch and then LF Mark Canha and D.H. J.D. Davis walked to load the bases with two outs.

3B Eduardo Escobar came up next with a chance to tie the game or take the lead, but popped out to end the inning.

The offense struggled all to get a timely hit with men on base and left a total of 10 runners on base and were 0-7 with runners in scoring position (RISP).

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday July 9th at home against the Marlins at 4:10 p.m.

Game 84: 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. Dominic Smith-DH

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (6-5, 4.01 ERA) vs. RHP Pablo Lopez (5-4, 2.97 ERA)

Mets Rout Marlins 10-0 Led By J.D. Davis And Trevor Williams

Mets RHP Trevor Williams (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-0 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 52-31.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings, but came through in the bottom of the third after DH J.D. Davis led off with a double and two batters later CF Brandon Nimmo drove in Davis with a RBI double.

RF Starling Marte then grounded out, but SS Francisco Lindor reached on an infield single and SS Miguel Rojas made a throw error which allowed Nimmo to score and Lindor to advance to second.

In the following inning, LF Mark Canha reached on an infield hit with one out and then 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a single.

Davis then hit a RBI single and catcher James McCann came up next and finally delivered after a long slump with a towering three-run homer to help break the game open.

In the bottom of the fifth, 3B Eduardo Escobar reached first with one out after 2B Joey Wendle made a throwing error and then Canha singled and McNeil walked to load bases.

Davis came up next and capped off his night with his first career grand slam and had five RBIs for the game. He needed to have this type of performance due to all of the struggles he has had to this point at the plate and hopefully that will get him going on a hot streak and earn him more playing time.

RHP Trevor Williams had an outstanding start with seven scoreless innings allowing two hits with no walks and seven strikeouts.

Williams had excellent command of his fastball and slider and mixed in all his pitches well. 

He was efficient and worked quickly which helped him go seven innings and give the bullpen a much needed rest.

Williams picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 3.76.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday July 8th at home against the Marlins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 83: 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. Eduardo Escobar-3B

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. J.D. Davis-DH

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Trevor Williams (1-5, 4.34 ERA) vs. LHP Daniel Castano (1-1, 2.42 ERA)

Mets Rally To Beat Reds 8-3 With Five Runs in 10th

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo and 1B Pete Alomso (Photo Credits to Eric Hartline-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 tonight at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 51-31.

The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a walk and three batters later, 1B Pete Alonso singled and then LF Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI single.

After scoreless innings in the top of the second and third, DH Dom Smith doubled to lead off the top of the fourth and three batters later, catcher Tomas Nido hit a RBI single.

The bats did not do much for the next four innings and wasted scoring opportunities with men on base, but finally came alive in the top of the ninth.

Nimmo doubled with one out and then RF Starling Marte followed with a game-tying RBI double.

In the top of the tenth with pinch-hitter Inciarte on second at the ghost runner, Smith hit a RBI double to bring in the go-ahead run and after 3B Eduardo Escobar flew out to RF and 2B Luis Guillorme was intentionally walked, catcher James McCann delivered a RBI single.

Nimmo came up next and broke the game open with a three-run homer.

LHP David Peterson had a rough outing and struggled with his command allowing three runs on four hits with five walks and seven strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

RHP Adonis Medina came in next and had a superb performance in long relief with three scoreless innings allowing one hit and one walk with four strikeouts and kept his time in the game.

Medina retired the first two hitters he faced in the seventh and then walked 1B Brandon Drury and was taken out.

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

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth and picked up his third win.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a dominating performance in the bottom of the tenth striking out teh side.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday July 7th back at home at Citi Field against the Miami Marlins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 82: Mets vs. Reds 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. Dominic Smith-DH

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (5-1, 3.24 ERA) vs. RHP Graham Ashcraft (4-2, 4.53 ERA)

Mets Lose To Reds 1-0 And Waste Stellar Outing From Scherzer

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

 The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 tonight at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 50-31.

RHP Max Scherzer made his return after being on the injured list (IL) for the last 49 days due to an oblique injury and was spectacular.

Scherzer threw six scoreless innings allowing two hits and no walks with 11 strikeouts. He was in complete control and had pinpoint control of all his pitches. Scherzer showed off his whole repertoire with a blazing fastball, knee buckling curve and sharp slider. 

Now that's healthy he brings a winning presence to the top of the rotation and showed tonight why he is one of the best pitchers in baseball. It's a shame he was not able to get any run support since he deserved to get a win for his performance.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Tommy Hunter then threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Seth Lugo came on in the bottom of the ninth and got into immediate trouble after he gave up a lead-off double to LF Tommy Pham and then intentionally walked RF Tyler Naquin.

Lugo then walked DH Donovan Solano to load the bases and then gave up a walk-off sacrifice fly to 1B Mike Moustakis.

The offense struggled all night especially with runners in scoring position and wasn't able to get timely hits.

They had six hits and went 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday July 6th at the Reds in the final game of the series at 6:40 p.m.

Game 81: Mets vs. Reds 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. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. J.D. Davis-DH

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (5-1, 2.54 ERA) vs. LHP Nick Lodolo (1-2, 5.52 ERA)

Mets Beat Reds 7-4 Behind Taijuan Walker and Stellar Offense

Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (Photo Credits to AP)

The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 tonight at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 50-30.

After a scoreless top of the first, LF Mark Canha led off the top of the second with a hit by pitch and two batters later, catcher Tomas Nido singled.

CF Brandon Nimmo then came up and delivered a three-run homer.

The bats were held scoreless in the top of the third and fourth, but in the top of the fifth SS Francisco Lindor hit a solo homer.

In the top of the sixth, LF Jeff McNeil led off with a single and two batters later, Canha doubled.

DH Dom Smith came up next and broke out of his long slump with a two-run double.

In the top of the seventh, Lindor led off with a single and three batters later, 3B Eduardo Escobar hit a RBI single to score Lindor and was then thrown out at second trying to stretch his single into a double.

RHP Taijuan Walker started out well with two scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the third after he hit former Met SS Matt Reynolds to lead off the inning and then gave up a single to catcher Aramis Garcia.

Two batters later, Walker gave up a three-run homer to 3B Brandon Drury.

Walker settled down after that and cruised through the bottom of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings and was then taken out.

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

He had excellent command and was able to locate his pitches well and keep the ball down after a powerful lineup in a hitter friendly park.

He picked up his seventh win and lowered his ERA to 2.86.

RHP Drew Smith came in next and gave up a one-out solo homer to CF Nick Senzel and a double to Reynolds. but was able to recover and retire the next two hitters he faced.

RHP Colin Holderman followed with a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Seth Lugo came on in the bottom of the ninth and closed it out with a scoreless inning and picked up his third save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday July 5th at the Reds at 6:40 p.m.

 

Game 80: Mets vs. Reds 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. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Dominic Smith-DH

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (6-2, 2.72 ERA) vs. RHP Hunter Greene (3-9, 5.72 ERA)

Mets Beat Rangers 4-1 Powered By Escobar and Marte

Mets 3B Eduardo Escobar (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 this afternoon at Citi Field to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 49-30.

The offense got on the board early once again in the bottom of the first after RF Starling Marte hit a solo homer, his second consecutive game with a solo homer in the bottom of the first.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, 1B Pete Alonso led off the bottom of the fourth and struck out, but reached second on a throwing error by catcher Jonah Heim and then LF Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI double.

3B Eduardo Escobar followed with a two-run homer and continued his stellar series with a homer in three consecutive games and now has nine homers.

RHP Carlos Carrasco started out well with two scoreless innings, but gave up a solo homer to Heim in the top of the third.

Carrasco settled down after that with a strong start allowing one run on six hits in 5.2 innings. Carrasco gave up one walk with eight strikeouts to pick up his ninth win and lowered his ERA to 4.64.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth and picked up his 18th save.

 The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday July 4th at the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 p.m.

Game 79: Mets vs. Rangers 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-LF

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Dominic Smith-1B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (8-4, 4.85 ERA) vs. RHP Jon Gray (4-3, 3.89 ERA)

Mets Lose To Rangers 7-3 After Trevor Williams Struggles

Mets RHP Trevor Williams (Photo Credits to Robert Sabo-NY Post)

 The New York Mets lost to the Texas Rangers 7-3 this afternoon at Citi Field and dropped their record to 48-30.

RHP Trevor Williams 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 walk to CF Adolis Garcia and then two batters later gave up a double to DH Mitch Gardner.

Williams then gave up back-to-back homers on a three-run homer by RF Kyle Calhoun and a solo homer to the following hitter to catcher Jonah Heim.

Williams did not allow any more runs in the inning and had a scoreless top of the third, but in the top of the fourth he gave up a solo homer to Calhoun, his second of the day and was taken out in the middle of the inning.

His final line was 3.2 innings, five hits, five runs, one walk and three strikeouts with three homers allowed.

LHP Chasen Shreve came in next and got the last out in the top of the fourth.

RHP Adonis Medina followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth.

LHP Joely Rodriguez threw a scoreless top of the seventh and came back for the top of the eighth, but gave up a lead-off walk to 3B Josh Smith and was then taken out.

RHP Tommy Hunter came in next and after retiring 2B Marcus Semien on a fly-out, he gave up a RBI single to SS Corey Seager.

Hunter stayed in for the top of the ninth and gave up a solo homer to CF Leody Tavaras.

The offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with an infield single and then RF Starling Marte followed with a two-run homer.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, 3B Eduardo Escobar led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer and has homered in consecutive games for the first time all year and now has eight homers.

The bats did not do much after that and wasted several opportunities with runners in scoring position.

They were 0-8 with runners in scoring position (RISP) and left seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday July 3rd at home against the Rangers at 1:40 p.m.