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| Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (Photo Credits to AP) |
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.
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