Mets Beat Dodgers 2-1 Led By deGrom and Nimmo

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Photo Credits to Charles Wenzelberg-NY Post)

 The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 83-48.

The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings, but in the bottom of the third, CF Brandon Nimmo singled with two outs and then RF Starling Marte followed with a two-run homer.

RHP Jacob deGrom worked out a one-out walk to SS Trea Turner in the top of the first and then came back to strike out 1B Freddie Freeman and catcher Will Smith.

deGrom settled down after with that 1-2-3 innings in the top of the second, third and fourth innings and at point retired 11 hitters in a row and had a no-hitter through four innings.

deGrom lost his no-hit bid in the top of the fifth after he gave up a one-out single to 3B Justin Turner but did not allow any runs in the inning.

In the top of the sixth, deGrom gave up a solo homer to CF Mookie Betts on a hanging slider and then gave up a two-out single to Freeman who stole second, but retired Smith to end the inning.

deGrom was saved by his defense in the top of the seventh after Nimmo made an incredible leaping catch and went over the wall to bring the ball back and rob Turner of a game-tying homer.

deGrom then struck out 2B Gavin Lux to end the inning and was then taken out.

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

He had a lot of life on his fastball with a devastating slider which helped get key strikeouts and keep pitch count down.

It was the 100th time in 204 starts that deGrom has allowed one or no runs, the most of any pitcher through 204 starts in MLB history.

He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 1.98.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed with a 1-2-3 top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth to a live performance of "Narco" by Timmy Trumpet and had another dominating outing with a 1-2-3 inning of a strikeout of SS Trea Turner and ground-outs by Freeman and Smith to pick up his 29th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Thursday September 1 at home against the Dodgers at 4:10 p.m.

Mets 3B Brett Baty Goes On IL With Torn UCL In Thumb

Mets 3B Brett Baty (Photo Credits to Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)

 New York Mets 3B Brett Baty was placed on the injured list prior to tonight's against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a torn UCL in his thumb.

Baty will undergo surgery on Thursday and the Mets said the typical return-to play time for this injury is five weeks.

This will most likely  end his regular season, but there is a possibility Baty could return for the playoffs.

He got off to a fast start in the majors with a homer in his first at-bat, but has struggled since with 6 hits in his last 37 at-bats after that. 

Outfielder Terrence Gore was called up to replace Baty.

Game 131: 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. Darin Ruf-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (3-1, 2.15 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Anderson (13-2, 2.69 ERA)

Mets Lose to Dodgers 4-3 After Offense and Bullpen Struggle

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Charles Wenzelberg-N.Y. Post)

 The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 82-48.

RHP Taijuan Walker started out well with two scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the third after he gave up a lead-off single to catcher Austin Barnes and then a double to the following hitter RF Mookie Betts.

Walker then struck out SS Trea Turner and retired 1B Freddie Freeman on a pop-out, but then walked 3B Max Muncy to load the bases.

Walker then hit DH Joey Gallo to bring in the first run of the game and then gave up a two-run single to 2B Gavin Lux.

Walker was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth.

He gave up a one-out double to LF Trayce Thompson in the top of the sixth and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.1 innings, five hits, three runs, three walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Seth Lugo followed and got the last two outs in the top of the sixth.

LHP Joely Rodriguez came in next in the top of the seventh and gave up a lead-off double to Freeman and then two batters later walked pinch-hitter Will Smith intentionally.

Rodriguez then gave up an infield hit to Lux later in the inning which brought home the game-winning run.

RHP Tommy Hunter had to come in to get the last two outs in the top of the seventh.

In the bottom of the first, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and then RF Starling Marte followd with a bunt single and then LH Andrew Heaney made a poor throw to 1B which allowed Nimmo to advance to third and Marte to second.

SS Francisco Lindor was then hit by a pitch to load the bases, but then 1B Pete Alonso struck out and Lindor was thrown out trying to steal second.

DH Darrin Ruf struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the third, RF Starling Marte hit a solo homer.

In the following inning, LF Mark Canha continued his power surge with a solo homer which was his 100th career homer.

The bats did not much after that and were 0-4 with runners in scoring position (RISP) and left seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday August 31st at home against the Dodgers at 7:10 p.m.

Game 130: Mets vs. Dodgers 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. Darin Ruf-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (10-3, 3.38 ERA) vs. LHP Andrew Heaney (2-1, 1.94 ERA)

Mets Shutout By Rockies 1-0 After Offense Struggles

Mets 3B Brett Baty (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 1-0 this afternoon at Citi Field to win three out of four games in the series and dropped their record to 82-47.

RHP Max Scherzer dominated through the first six innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the seventh after he gave up singles to 1B CJ Cron, SS Jose Iglesias and RF Randall Grichuk to load the bases.

Scherzer got a strikeout, but then gave up a sacrifice fly to catcher Brian Serven and then struck out SS Garrett Hampson and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was seven innings, four hits, one run, one walk and 11 strikeouts.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed with a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Mychal Givens came in next and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The offense did nothing all game and had a total of three hits.

They went 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five runners on base,

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday, August 30th at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7:10 p.m.

 

Game 129: Mets vs. Rockies 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. Mark Canha-LF

7. Tyler Naquin-RF

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (9-3, 2.33 ERA) vs. RHP German Marquez (6-10, 5.22 ERA)

Mets Beat Rockies 3-0 Led By Nimmo and Peterson

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0 tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 82-46.

CF Brandon Nimmo got the offense off to a fast start in the bottom of the first with a lead-off homer for his 12th homer of the year and fourth against a left-handed pitcher.

It his Nimmo's sixth lead-off homer of his career and first since 2020.

In the bottom of the second, LF Mark Canha led off with a hit by pitch and then 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a walk.

3B Eduardo Escobar and catcher Tomas Nido then fouled out to first, but Nimmo came up and came through once again this time with a RBI double to right to score Canha.

The bats did not much for the next four innings until the bottom of the seventh after Nimmo walked with one out and then RF Startling Marte followed with a RBI double.

LHP David Peterson worked his way out of a difficult top of the first loading the bases, but was able to get out of the inning without allowing any runs.

Peterson was able to settle down after that and at one point retiring 10 consecutive hitters in a row.

He had excellent command of his fastball, slider and change-up which helped him pick up key strikeouts as well as playing a key role to get out of a tough first inning.

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

He picked up his seventh win and lowered his ERA to 3.21

RHP Seth Lugo followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Trevor May then threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Adam Ottavino came on to pitch the top of the ninth since RHP Edwin Diaz was unavailable and closed it out with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth and picked up his second save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday August 28th at home against the Rockies at 1:40 p.m.

Mets Announce Mays Number Retirement At Old Timers Day

Screenshot Via Mets YouTube

The New York Mets had their first Old Timers' Day since 1994 today at Citi Field and honored many former players from all generations.

At the end of the ceremony in a surprise team, they announced they would be retiring Hall of Famer CF Willie Mays' number 24.

Mets played for the Mets in the final two years of his career from 1972-1973 and helped them make it to the World Series in 1973.

Original Mets owner Joan Payson had made a promise that Mays' number would be retired after he career, but sadly she died in 1975 before she was able to make good on her promise.

He is one of the greatest baseball players of all time and made 24 All-Star games over the course of his career and also won 12 Gold Gloves.

Mays hit 660 homers in his career with a lifetime .301 batting average over 23 seasons.

He began his Major League career with the New York Giants and played there from 1951-1957 until the Giants moved to San Francisco in 1958.

 

Game 128: Mets vs. Rockies 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. Darin Ruf-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (6-3, 3.44 ERA) vs. LHP Kyle Freeland (7-8, 4.93 ERA)

Mets Beat Rockies 7-6 on a Walk-Off Single by Alonso

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

 The New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 81-46.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the first and second, 3B Brett Baty lead off the bottom of the third with a solo homer to right field for his second career homer and first homer at home.

In the bottom of the fifth, LF Mark Canha led off with a hit by pitch and two batters later, catcher James McCann singled.

Later in the inning, RF Starling Marte came through with a two-run triple.

In the bottom of the sixth, pinch-hitter Darrin Ruf walked with one out and then 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a single.

Canha came up next and hit a RBI double.

After a scoreless bottom of the seventh, SS Francisco Lindor and 1B Pete Alonso struck out to start off  the bottom of the eighth and then Ruf reached first on an error by 3B Ryan McMahon.

McNeil followed with a single and then Canha came through once again with a two-run double to tie the game.

In the bottom of the ninth, CF Brandon Nimmo walked with one out and then Marte was hit by a pitch.

Lindor lined out and then Alonso came up and hit a walk-off single to bring home Nimmo.

RHP Chris Bassitt cruised through the first five innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the sixth after he gave up a lead-off single to CF Wynton Bernard and then walked McMahon.

Bassitt then gave up a two-run double to 2B Brendan Rodgers and a RBI single to 1B C.J. Cron to tie the game.

Bassitt was able to get out of the inning with the game tied and had a 1-2-3 top of the seventh.

Bassitt came back out for the top of the eighth and gave up a one-out infield single to DH Charlie Blackmon and was then taken out.

RHP Mychael Givens came in next and gave up a single to Cron and then hit SS Jose Iglesias.

Two batters later, Givens gave up a three-run double to catcher Elias Diaz.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning and picked up his third win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday August 27th at home against the Rockies at 7:10 p.m.

Game 127: Mets vs. Rockies 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. Tyler Naquin-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (11-7, 3.26 ERA) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (6-7, 5.16 ERA)

Mets Beat Rockies 3-1 Led By Stellar Start From Jacob deGrom

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Photo Credits to Jason Szenes-NY Post)

 The New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 80-46.

The offense was held scoreless in the first two innings, but in the bottom of the third, catcher Tomas Nido led off with a single and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a single.

RF Startling Marte next grounded into a fielder's choice and then SS Francisco Lindor drove in the first run of the game with a RBI ground-out.

1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run homer, his 31st of the year. It was his first homer this year on a 3-0 count and the third of his career.

RHP Jacob deGrom dominated through his first four innings and retired 12 consecutive hitters to start the game.

deGrom got into a jam in the top of the fifth after he gave up an infield hit to SS Jose Iglesias and a double by RF Randall Grichuk with one out and then came back to strike out LF Sam Hillard and retire catcher Brian Serven on a flyout to end the inning.

deGrom gave up a solo homer to DH Charlie Blackmon in the top of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

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

DeGrom had pinpoint command of his blazing fastball and wicked slider once again which helped him get key strikeouts with men on base.

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

RHP Seth Lugo followed in the top of the seventh and worked out of a based loaded jam to throw a scoreless inning.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the eighth instead of his usual appearance in the top of the ninth and worked out around a hit and walk with one out to throw a scoreless inning.

RHP Adam Ottavino closed it out with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth and picked up his first save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday August 26th at home against the Rockies at 7:10 p.m.

Game 126: Mets vs. Rockies 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. Tyler Naquin-LF

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (2-1, 2.31 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Feltner (2-4, 5.88 ERA)

Mets Swept By Yankees 4-2 And Waste Scoring Opportunities

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 4-2 tonight at Yankee Stadium to get swept in the two-game Subway Series and dropped their record to 79-46.

RHP Taijuan Walked cruised through the first three innings retiring the first nine hitters he faced, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth.

Walker gave up a lead-off single to LF Andrew Benintendi and was able to get the next hitter 3B D.J. LeMahieu into a 5-4-3 double play.

Walker then fell into trouble after he gave up a solo homer to CF Aaron Judge and then gave up singles to 1B Anthony Rizzo and 2B Gleyber Torres.

Walker then walked DH Josh Donaldson to load the bases and walked the following hitter RF Oswaldo Cabrera to bring in the second run of the inning.

Walker responded with a scoreless bottom of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.

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

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

LHP Joely Rodriguez came in next in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off single to Cabrera and two batters later, a single to pinch-hitter Jose Trevino.

Rodriguez than gave a RBI single to LF Andrew Benintendi and two batters later a RBI single to Judge and was taken out.

RHP Adam Ottavino had to come in the bottom of the seventh and threw 1.2 scoreless innings.

In the top of the first, RF Starling Marte singled with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk.

1B Pete Alonso came up and fouled out and DH Daniel Vogelbach struck out to end the inning.

After scoreless innings in the top of the second, third and fourth, LF Mark Canha doubled to lead off the top of the fifth and 3B Brett Baty reached first on catchers interference by Kyle Hisgashioka.

Catcher Tomas Nido then laid down a well executed sacrifice bunt to advance Baty and Canha to second and third.

Marte came up later in the inning and singled to right field scoring Canha, but Baty was thrown out at home by Cabrera on a perfect throw.

In the top of the sixth, Alonso singled with out and two batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil tied the game with a RBI double.

In the top of the seventh, Baty singled to lead off the inning, but was left stranded after that.

In the top of the eighth, Lindor walked and Alonso singled to lead off the inning, but then DH Daniel Vogelbach grounded into a double play and McNeil lined out to right to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, pinch-hitter Tyler Naquin walked with two outs and then Nimmo reached on an infield hit and Marte walked to load the bases.

Lindor came up with a chance to tie or help take the team, but flew out to end the game,

The bats struggled all night with men on base and wasted several scoring opportunities.

They were 2-13 with RISP (runners in scoring position) and left 10 men on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Thursday, August  25th back at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:10 p.m.

Game 125: 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. Jeff McNeil-2B

7.  Mark Canha-LF

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (10-3, 3.36 ERA) vs. RHP Frankie Montas (4-10, 3.87 ERA)

Mets Lose To Yankees 4-2 After Offense Struggles

Mets RHP Max Scherzer (Photo Credits to Robert Sabo-NY Post)

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees tonight at Yankee Stadium and dropped their record to 79-45.

RHP Max Scherzer got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he hit lead-off hitter LF Andrew Beintendi and then two batters later gave up a single to 1B Anthony Rizzo.

Scherzer then gave up a sacrifice fly to the following hitter DH D.J. LeMahieu.

Scherzer settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, but then gave up a solo homer to CF Aaron Judge in the bottom of the fourth.

In the bottom of the fifth, Scherzer gave up a double to SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa and two batters later, gave up a RBI double to Beintendi.

After a scoreless bottom of the sixth, Scherzer gave up an infield hit to Kiner-Falefa who then advanced to second after SS Francisco Lindor made a throwing error.

Scherzer then gave up a RBI single to Beintendi two batters later for his second RBI of the night .

Scherzer then gave up a single to Judge and was taken out.

His final line was 6.2 innings, seven hits, four runs, one walk and three strikeouts.

RHP Trevor May followed and was able to get the last out of the inning to keep the game at 4-2.

RHP Mychal Givens came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The offense did not much in the first three innings, but came alive in the top of the fourth after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with an infield hit and then two batters later, Francisco Lindor singled.

1B Pete Alonso came up next with a chance to deliver a key hit, but grounded into a double play to end the inning.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth innings, Alonso reached first base on an error by 2B Oswaldo Cabrera and then DH Daniel Vogelbach followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the eighth, 3B Brett Baty led off with a walk, but then pinch-hitter Tyler Naquin struck out and Nimmo and RF Startling Marte flew out to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, closer RHP Jonathan Loaisga had a 1-2-3 inning to close it out.

The bats did not much against RHP Domingo German and managed only four hits as well as leaving three runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday August 23th against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 p.m.

 

Game 124: 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. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (9-2, 2.15 ERA) vs. RHP Domingo German (1-2, 4.45 ERA)

Mets Rally To Beat Phillies 10-9 In Incredible Comeback

Mets LF Mark Canha (Photo Credits to AP)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-9 this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA to win three out of four games in the series and improved their record to 79-44.

After a scoreless top of the first, DH Daniel Vogelbach walked to lead the top of the second and then two batters later, LF Mark Canha grounded into a fielder's choice and Vogelbach reached second on an error by 3B Alec Bohm.

Later in the inning, catcher Michael Perez came through with a two-run single.

In the top of the third, RF Starling Marte and SS Francisco Lindor started off the inning with singles and then two batters later, Vogelbach hit a RBI double to score Marte.

In the top of the fourth, Perez walked with one out and then CF Brandon Nimmo walked.

Marte then hit a RBI single to tie the game.

The bats did not much in the next two innings, but came alive in the top of the seventh. after a brief 45 minute rain delay.

1B Pete Alonso singled to lead off the inning and then Vogelbach followed with a single.

Two batters later, Canha came up and delivered a three-run homer to tie the game.

In the top of the ninth, 2B Jeff McNeil doubled to lead off the inning and then Canha followed and came through with a game-winning two-run homer for his fourth and fifth RBI of the game.

Three batters later, CF Brandon Nimmo capped off the inning with a solo homer to bring in a much needed insurance run.

RHP Jose Butto made his MLB debut and got off to a rough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a three-run homer to 3B Alec Bohm and later in the inning a RBI single to 2B Nick Maton.

Butto had scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, but ran into trouble again in the bottom of the fourth.

He gave up an infield hit and walk and then two batters later, he gave up another three-run homer to Bohm and was taken out after the inning.

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

LHP Nate Fisher followed in his MLB debut as well and had a spectacular performance with three scoreless innings allowing one hit and two walks with one strikeout.

Fisher helped save the bullpen and keep his team in the game.

RHP Trevor May came in next in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to pinch hitter Jean Segura.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth and was not his usual dominant self allowing two hits and gave up his first run since June, but was able to recover and struck out pinch-hitter Darick Hall for the last out of the game and picked up his 28th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday August 22th at the New York Yankees at 7:05 p.m.

 

Game 123: Mets vs. Phillies 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. Brett Baty-3B

9. Michael Perez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jose Butto (MLB debut) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (8-5, 4.30 ERA)

Mets Lose To Phillies 4-1 Due To Lack of Offense

Mets catcher James McCann (John James-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 tonight at Citizens Bank Park in the second game of a doubleheader and dropped their record to 78-44.

LHP David Peterson got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to DH Kyle Schwarber and three batters later a RBI single to catcher J.T. Realmuto.

Peterson ran into more trouble in the bottom of the third after he gave up a single to LF Nick Maton and then walked Schwarber.

Peterson struck out the next hitter 1B Rhys Hoskins, but then gave up a two-run double to 3B Alec Bohm.

Peterson responded after that with a scoreless bottom of the fourth, but had another difficult outing in the bottom of the fifth.

He gave up a lead-off double to Hoskins and three batters later an infield hit to RF Nick Castellanos.

Peterson then walked 2B Jean Segura to load the bases and was then taken out.

His final line was 4.2 innings, eight hits, three runs, two walks and six strikeouts.

RHP Stephen Nogosek came in next and worked out of the based loaded jam striking out CF Matt Vierling.

Nogosek got into another bases loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth, but was helped out by his defense after 2B Jeff McNeil made an incredible leaping catch to end the inning and prevent any runs from scoring.

LHP Rob Zastrynzny made his Met debut in the bottom of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

Zastryzny stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a lead-off hit to Schwarber who was able to advance to third after LF Mark Canha and was taken out.

RHP Mychel Givens came in next and gave up a RBI single to Hoskins.

In the top of the first, RF Starling Marte was hit by a pitch with one out, but was then thrown out trying to steal second.

SS Francisco Lindor singled with two outs and then DH Pete Alonso and 1B Darin Ruf walked to load the bases.

Lindor then scored on a wild pitch.

In the top of the fifth, Canha led off with a single and three batters later, CF Brandon Nimmo was hit by a pitch.

Marte then came up and struck out to end the threat.

In the top of the ninth, McNeil doubled with two outs and then Canha walked to bring the tying run to the plate.

3B Brett Baty came up next with a chance to tie the game, but grounded out to third for the last out of the game.

The offense did not much at night managing only three hits leaving seven runners on base and going 0-7 with runners in scoring positon,

The Mets game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday August 21 at the Phillies at 1:35 p.m.

Game 122 (Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Phillies 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. Darin Ruf-1B

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (6-2, 3.30 ERA) vs. LHP Bailey Falter (0-3, 4.85 ERA)

Mets Beat Phillies 8-2 Behind Four Run Ninth Inning

Mets RF Starling Marte (Photo Credits to John Jones-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2 this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park in the first game of a doubleheader for their second consecutive game and improved their record to 78-43.

The offense did not do much for the first four innings against former Met RHP Zack Wheeler until the top of the fifth after 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a single and then LF Tyler Naquin followed with a walk.

Two batters later, catcher Michael Perez came through with a RBI single.

In the top of the sixth, RF Starling Marte led off with a walk and then SS Francisco Linfor followed with a RBI triple.

Two batters later, DH Daniel Vogelbach walked and then McNeil followed with a RBI single.

After scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth innings, 3B Brett Baty was hit by a pitch leading off the top of the ninth and then Perez followed with a walk.

CF Brandon Nimmo then hit a RBI double and then Marte followed with a RBI single.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso walked and then pinch-hitter Darin Ruf hit a sacrifice fly.

McNeil followed with a RBI single to bring in the fourth run of the inning.

RHP Trevor Williams did a fine job in his first start since early July with 4.0 scoreless innings allowing four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Williams has now thrown 24 consecutive scoreless innings and lowered his ERA to 2.84.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next in the bottom of the fifth and threw a 1-2-3 inning.

Lugo stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and gave up a one-out single to RF Nick Castellanos and was then taken out.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed and gave up a double to SS Bryson Stott and then a sacrifice fly to 2B Jean Segura and the run was charged to Lugo since he gave up the single to Castellanos which came around to score.

Rodriguez threw 1.2 scoreless innings.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

LHP Sam Clay gave up an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth,

The Mets have another game tonight at the Phillies at 7:15 p.m.

Game 121 (Game 1 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Phillies 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. Tyler Naquin-LF

8.  Brett Baty-3B

9. Michael Perez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Trevor Williams (2-5, 3.02 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (11-6, 2.92 ERA)

Mets Beat Phillies 7-2 Powered by Alonso and Baty

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

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 tonight at Citizens Bank Park and improved their record to 77-43.

The offense got off into a fast start in the top of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with an infield single and two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor singled.

1B Pete Alonso followed and hit a grounder to 3B Alec Bohm that he threw away which allowed Nimmo to score and was Alonso's 100th RBI of the season.

In the top of the third, RF Starling Marte doubled with one out and two batters later, Alonso hit a two-run homer for his 30th homer of the season.

DH Daniel Vogelbach followed with a double and then 2B Jeff McNeil drove in the third run of the inning with a RBI single.

In the top of the fifth, Marte led off with a double and Lindor followed with a single.

Marte then scored on a well executed double steal with Lindor.

In the top of the seventh, Lindor led off with a single and then two batters later Vogelbach walked.

McNeil followed with a walk to load the bases and then LF Tyler Naquin struck out for the second out of the game.

3B Brett Baty came up next and continued his hot start to his young career with a two-run single to right field to help break the game open.

RHP Chris Bassitt started out with four scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up a two-run single to DH Kyle Schwarber.

Bassitt was able to get out of the jam in the bottom of the fifth and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth and was then taken out.

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

He picked up his 11th win.

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

LHP Joely Rodriguez threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday August 20th at the Phillies at 1:15 p.m. in the first game of a doubleheader and game two will be at 7:15 p.m.

 

Game 120: Mets vs. Phillies 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. Tyler Naquin-LF

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Michael Perez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (10-7, 3.27 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (8-9, 3.07 ERA)

Mets Lose to Braves 3-2 After Bullpen Blows It In Seventh

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Photo Credits to USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 3-2 tonight at Truist Park to lose three out of four games in the series and dropped their record to 76-43.

RHP Jacob deGrom started out well with two scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the seventh after he gave up a one-out single to LF Robbie Grossman and then two batters later a RBI double to SS Dansby Swanson and a RBI single to the following hitter 3B Austin Riley.

DeGrom settled down nicely after that and retired the last 12 hitters he faced before allowing an infield hit to 2B Vaughn Grissom and was then taken out.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next and gave up the game-winning RBI double to CF Michael Harris II.

RHP Mychel Givens threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The bats did not much in the first couple of the innings and wasted a golden scoring opportunity in the top of the second after LF Mark Canha led off with a double and 3B Brett Baty followed with a single with no outs.

Catcher James McCann and CF Brandon Nimmo then struck out and RF Starling Marte grounded out back to LHP Max Fried to end the threat.

In the top of the fifth, 2B Jeff McNeil off with a single and LF Mark Canha followed with a two-run home to tie the game.

In the top of the eighth, McCann doubled with one out, but then Nimmo struck out and Marte grounded out to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single, but was then called out at second after 1B Pete Alonso flew out and Lindor could not find where the ball was when he was running back to first base.

McNeil grounded out to end the game,

The offense struggled all night with men on base and went 1-7 with RISP leaving four runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday August 19th at the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:05 p.m.

Game 119: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-CF

2. Startling Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-DH

5. Darin Ruf-1B

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 1.62 ERA) vs. LHP Max Fried (10-4, 2.60 ERA)

Mets Beat Braves 9-7 After Brett Baty Homers in First ML At-Bat

Mets 3B Brett Baty (Photo Credits to Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 9-7 tonight at Truist Park to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 76-42.

The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after RF Starling Marte and SS Francisco Lindor hit back-to-back homers.

In the top of the second, LF Mark Canha hit a lead-off double and then 3B Brett Baty came up in his first Major League at-bat and hit a two-run homer over the right field wall.

The bats did not much for the next three innings until the top of the sixth after 2B Jeff McNeil led with a single and then Canha followed with a RBI double.

In the top of the seventh, Marte led off with a homer for his second of the game.

In the top of the ninth, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and two batters later, Lindor singled and then Nimmo advanced to third on an error by LF Robbie Grossman.

Lindor then stole second and 1B Pete Alonso came up next and delivered a RBI single to bring in a much needed insurance run.

DH Daniel Vogelbach followed and added a RBI double.

RHP Max Scherzer started out well with two scoreless innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the third following a 34-minute rain delay.

Scherzer gave up a lead-off single to 2B Vaughn Grissom and then walked Grossman.

Two batters later, Scherzer gave up a sacrifice fly to SS Dansby Swanson.

Scherzer settled down after that with 1-2-3 innings in the bottom of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the seventh.

Scherzer walked DH Eddie Rosario and then gave up an infield hit to catcher Wilson Contreras.

Scherzer then walked CF Michael Harris II and was taken out.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and and retired Grissom on a ground-out that was nearly a double play.

Ottavino then gave up a three-run homer to Grossman and walked RF Ronald Acuna, but then catcher James McCann threw out Acuna Jr trying to steal second base for a caught stealing to end the inning.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed and had a dominating 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth inning against the heart of the order,.

Diaz struck out Swanson, got 3B Austin Riley to fly out and then struck out 1B Matt Olson to end the inning on only 10 pitches.

RHP Trevor May came on in the bottom of the ninth and had a difficult outing allowing two runs on three runs, but was able to close it out.

May struck out Grossman and then retired Acuna Jr on a fly-out to close it out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday August 18th at the Braves at 7:20 p.m.

May was able 

Game 118: Mets vs. Braves 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. Brett Baty-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (8-2, 1.93 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Odorizzi (4-4, 3.80 ERA)

Mets Lose to Braves 5-0 And Are Shutout By Charlie Morton

Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (Photo Credits to Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 5-0 tonight at Truist Park for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 75-42.

RHP Taijaun Walker started out well with two scoreless innings, but had to come out after the bottom of the second with back spasms. 

RHP R.J. Alvarez had to come in next in the bottom of the third and gave up a solo homer to LF Robbie Grossman.

Alvarez stayed in for the bottom of the fourth and got into more trouble after he gave a lead-off walk to 3B Austin Riley and then a two-run homer to the following hitter 1B Matt Olson.

Alvarez's struggles in the inning continued after he gave up back-to-back singles to catcher Travis d'Arnaud and DH Wilson Contreras, but then came back to retire the next three hitters he faced.

Alvarez came back out for the bottom of the fifth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Stephen Nogosek followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth, but in the bottom of the seventh, he gave up two runs on a RBI single by SS Dansby Swanson and two batters later a RBI single for Olson.

RHP Seth Lugo had to come in to get the last two outs in the seventh and then stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

The offense struggled all night against RHP Charlie Morton and managed only three hits, two of which came from SS Francisco Lindor.

They went 0-1 with RISP and left three men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday August 17th at the Braves at 7:20 p.m.
 

Taijuan Walker Leaves Game With Back Spasms

Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

 New York Mets RHP Taijuan Walker left tonight's start against the Atlanta Braves with back spasms.

Walker lasted two innings allowing no runs with two walks and one hit. 

He threw 32 pitches with 17 strikes. 

Manager Buck Showalter said after the game that he is not sure yet if Walker will be able to make his next start.

Mets To Call Up Top Prospect 3B Brett Baty

Mets 3B Brett Baty (Photo Credits to Rick Nelson)

The New York Mets announced today that they are planning on calling up top prospect 3B Brett Baty due to the recent injuries of infielders Luis Guillorme and Eduardo Escobar.

Baty is the Mets second-ranked prospect behind catcher Francisco Alvarez and was just promoted to Triple A Syracuse two weeks ago.

Baty hit eight singles and three walks in 26 plate appearances in Triple-A  Syracuse..

 He hit .312 in over 400 plate appearances this year at Double-A Binghamton. 

Baty has always been known for his hitting, but his defense has been a question mark.

It will be exciting to see how he adjusts to the big leagues and hopefully provides a spark to the offense. 

Game 117: Mets vs. Braves 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. Tyler Naquin-LF

8. Deven Marrero-3B

9. Michael Perez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (10-3, 3.43 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (5-5, 4.26 ERA)

Carlos Carrasco To Miss 3-4 Weeks With Oblique Strain

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (Photo Credits to Kamil Krzacynzki-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets announced today that starting pitcher RHP Carlos Carrasco will be out three-to-four weeks with a low-grade oblique strain.

Carrasco left the field last night holding his left side after he finished the second inning before a 55-minute rain delay at the Atlanta Braves.

LHP David Peterson will most likely be called up to replace Carrasco as well as Trevor Williams possibly be moved to rotation. 

Hopefully Carrasco will be back in September in the last weeks of the regular season to get healthy for the postseason. 

Mets Crushed By Braves 13-1 Due to Pitching Struggles

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (Photo Credits to AP)

 The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 13-1 tonight at Truist Park to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 75-41.

RHP Carlos Carrasco got off to a tough start after he gave up three runs in the bottom of the second on back-to-back homers by catcher William Contreras and LF Eddie Rosario and then allowed a run later in the inning after LF Mark Canha lost a pop-up in the lights to allow a third run to score in the inning.

Carrasco came back out to the mound for the bottom of the third following a 55-minute rain delay and then had to come out of the game after he felt his left side tighten up. 

His final line was 2.0 innings, four hits, three runs, one walk and one strikeout.

LHP Joely Rodriguez came in next and had a scoreless bottom of the third.

Rodriguez stayed for the bottom of the fourth and retired two out of the three hitters he faced and was then taken out.

RHP Adonis Medina followed and gave up two runs in the inning on a RBI double by RF Ronald Acuna Jr and a RBI single to SS Danbsy Swanson.

Medina stayed in and had a scoreless bottom of the fifth, but it all unraveled for him in the bottom of the sixth after he gave up a RBI single to Michael Harris II, a RBI double to Acuna Jr and then a two-run single to Swanson and was then taken out.

RHP Mychal Givens had to come in and struggled allowing a single to 3B Austin Riley and a RBI single to the following hitter 1B Matt Olson.

Givens struck out the next two hitters, but then gave up a three-run homer to former Met catcher Travis d'Arnaud.

DH Darin Ruf had to come in the bottom of the seventh and threw two scoreless innings in seventh and eighth.

The offense did not do much outside of the top of the fifth inning when 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a double and advanced to third on an error by Acuna.

3B Eduardo Escobar followed with a RBI ground-out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday August 16th at the Braves at 7:20 p.m.

Luis Guillorme To Miss 4-6 Weeks With Groin Injury

Mets infielder Luis Guillorme (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

 New York Mets infielder Luis Guillorme has been placed on the injured list and will miss 4-6 weeks with a moderate left groin strain.

Guillorme was hitting .283 prior to his injury in yesterday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Catcher Tomas Nido will be out this coming series at the Atlanta Braves with a non-injury related illness. 

Game 116: Mets vs. Braves 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. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Mark Canha-LF

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (13-4, 3.76 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Strider (6-4, 3.11 ERA)

Mets Beat Phillies 6-0 Behind Bassitt and Timely Hitting

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

 The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 this afternoon at Citi Field to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 75-40.

The offense got on the board immediately in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a double and two batters later SS Francisco Lindor hit a RBI single for his 82th RBI which broke Jose Reyes record of 81 RBI in 2006 for most RBI by a Mets SS in a season.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, 1B Pete Alonso doubled with one out in the bottom of the fourth and two batters later LF Mark Canha hit a RBI single.

3B Luis Guillorme followed with a RBI single and then 2B Jeff McNeil walked.

Catcher James McCann came up next and hit a RBI single to CF Brandon Marsh which scored Guillorme and then McNeil also came around to score after Marsh made a weak throw to second base.

Guillorme had to come out of the game after he pulled up lame rounding third base. He was replaced by 3B Eduardo Escobar after the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, DH Daniel Vogelbach continued his torrid hitting with a lead-off homer.

RHP Chris Bassitt started out well with three scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up singles to 1B Rhys Hoskins and 3B Alec Bohm, but then retired the next three hitters he faced to end the inning.

In the top of the fifth, Bassitt got into another jam after SS Jean Segura led off and reached first base on an error by 1B Pete Alonso and then Marsh doubled.

Bassitt struck out the next two hitters he faced and then walked Hoskins which loaded the bases.

Bassitt was able to settle down and retired Bohm on a line-out to second to end the inning and was taken out after the inning due to a high pitch count of 97 pitches because of the high-stress fourth and fifth innings.

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

Bassitt did a fine job of keeping his composure with men on base stranding six baserunners and has now gone 24 straight innings without allowing an earned run.

He picked up his 10th win and lowered his ERA to 3.27.

RHP Trevor Williams followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh.

RHP Mychel Givens threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

LHP Joely Rodriguez came in the top of the ninth and recorded two outs, but also struggled allowing two hits and one walk to load the bases.

RHP Adam Ottavino had to come in and struck out Bohm to close it out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday August 15th at the Atlanta Braves at 7:20 p.m.

Game 115: Mets vs. Phillies 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. Luis Guillorme-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (9-7, 3.39 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (11-5, 2.63 ERA)

Mets Shutout Phillies 1-0 And DeGrom Continues To Dominate

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 tonight at Citi Field and improved their record to 74-40.

The offense got on the board early in the bottom of the first after RF Starling Marte singled with one out and then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher J.T. Realmuto.

1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI single. 

In the bottom of the second, 3B Luis Guillorme and 2B Jeff McNeil singled with one out, but then catcher Tomas Nido struck out and CF Brandon Nimmo grounded out to end the threat.

The bats did not much after that against ace RHP Aaron Nola who settled into a fine groove retiring 17 hitters in a row at one point and threw a complete game allowing one run on four hits in eight innings.

RHP Jacob deGrom started out well with two strikeouts in the top of the first and later had five consecutive strikeouts and got into a groove of his own retiring 16 consecutive hitters.

DeGrom did not give up his first hit until the top of the sixth on a single by SS Bryson Stott and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, two hits, 0 runs, 0 walks and 10 strikeouts on 76 pitches (57 strikes).

deGrom was dominant once again with a blazing fastball at 100-102 mph with a nasty slider. 

It was his 55th career double-digit strikeout game and he also set a new major league record by allowing two runs or fewer in 22 consecutive home starts.

He picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 1.62.

RHP Seth Lugo followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Trevor May then had a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and had his shakiest outing in a long time with two walks due to lack of command on his slider.

However, Diaz still managed to find a way to get out of the jam striking out RF Nick Castellanos to close out the game and pick up his 27th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday August 14th at home against the Phillies at 1:40 p.m.

 

Game 114: Mets vs. Phillies 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. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Tyler Naquin-LF

7. Luis Guillorme-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (1-0, 2.53 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (8-8, 3.17 ERA)

Mets Lost to Phillies 2-1 in Extras and Struggle With RISP

Mets RF Starling Marte (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 tonight at Citi Field to snap their six-game winning streak and improved their record to 73-40.

RHP Max Scherzer got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to 2B Bryson Stott and two batters later a RBI single to 3B Alec Bohm.

Scherzer struggled once again in the top of the second loading the bases, but was able to get out of trouble without allowing any runs.

He settled down after that with a 1-2-3 top of the third and worked around two singles in the top of the fourth.

Scherzer had scoreless innings in the top of the fifth, sixth and seventh innings and was then taken out.

His final line was seven innings, nine hits, one run, 0 walks and 9 strikeouts.

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

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and had another dominating performance striking out the first two hitters he faced and then recording the last out on a fly-out to LF on a total of eight pitches in the inning.

RHP Mychel Givens followed in the top of the tenth and gave up a sacrifice to Bohm on a fly-out and RF Starling Marte almost threw out the ghost runner Stott at home.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso led off the bottom of the second with a walk and then DH Darin Ruff followed with a double.

LF Mark Canha then hit a sacrifice fly.

The bats did not much after that and had a chance to win in the bottom of the ninth after Marte led off with a double and then advanced to third on a fly-out by SS Francisco Lindor,

PH Daniel Vogelbach came up next and hit a fly-out to RF Nick Castellanos and then threw Marte out at home on a perfect throw to end the inning and keep the game tied.

In the bottom of the tenth, Vogelbach started out at second as the ghost runner and then advanced to third on a fly-out by Canha.

LF Tyler Naquin then struck out and pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme grounded out to first for the last out of the game.

The offense struggled all night wasting several scoring opportunities going 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday August 13th  against the Phillies at 7:10 p.m.

Jeff McNeil and Eduardo Escobar Leave Game With Injuries

Mets 3B Eduardo Escobar and 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

 New York Mets 2B Jeff McNeil and 3B Eduardo Escobar left tonight's game early on against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Escobar left the game after a hard-hit ball hit his hand and mid-section. 

McNeil left the game after he slid into 1B Rhys Hoskins on a ground-out in the second inning. 

Mets manager Buck Showalter said on the Apple TV broadcast that Escobar left the game with a side injury and McNeil cut a finger on his throwing hand.

Game 113: Mets vs. Phillies 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. Darin Ruf-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 (8-2, 1.98 ERA) vs. LHP Ranger Suarez (8-5, 3.68 ERA)

Mets Sweep Reds 10-2 After Lindor Makes History

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 this afternoon at Citi Field to sweep their three-game series and sixth consecutive win overall to improve their record to 73-39.

The offense got on the board immediately in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a hit-by-pitch and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk.

1B Pete Alonso then hit a RBI single and two batters later 2B Jeff McNeil hit a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the second, LF Mark Canha led off with a walk and two batters catcher James McCann singled.

Two batters later, Lindor came through with a two-run single for his 80th and 81th RBI of the seasons which ties Jose Reyes for most RBI in a season by a Mets SS.

Alonso then singled and DH Daniel Vogelbach came up next and continued his hot start with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the third, LF Tyler Naquin led off with a solo homer.

After a scoreless bottom of the fourth, Naquin doubled with two outs in the bottom of the fifth and then Canha was intentionally walked.

3B Luis Guillorme followed with an infield single and then Naquin scored on a throwing error by SS Jose Barrero.

In the bottom of the sixth, Nimmo led off with a walk and then Lindor and Alonso followed with singles to load the bases.

Vogelbach came up next and broke the game open with a two-run double.

McNeil followed with a RBI single.

RHP Taijuan Walker cruised through the first three innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up two runs, but then struck out Barrero to end the inning.

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

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

He picked up his 10th win.

RHP Seth Lugo followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Trevor Williams then threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Adonis Medina closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, August 12th at home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 

 

Game 112: Mets vs. Reds 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. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Taijuan Walker (9-3, 3.45 ERA) vs. RHP T.J. Zeuch

Mets Beat Reds 6-2 Powered By Lindor and McNeil

Mets 3B Eduardo Escobar and LF Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Frank Franklin II-AP)

The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 tonight at Citi Field for their fifth consecutive win and improved their record to 72-39.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the first and second, CF Mark Canha walked to lead off the bottom of the third and two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer for his 20th homer of the season 

This broke Jose Reyes's previous record of 19 homers in 2006 for the most homers by a Met SS in a single year.

In the bottom of the fourth, LF Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer.

In the bottom of the sixth, DH Darin Ruf doubled with one out and then McNeil followed with a RBI single for his second RBI of the game.

In the bottom of the seventh, catcher Tomas Nido led off with a single and then Canha followed with a hit-by-pitch.

Three batters later, 1B Pete Alonso was intentionally walked to load the bases and then Ruf came up and broke the game open with a two-run single.

RHP Carlos Carrasco cruised through the first six innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the seventh after he gave up a lead-off single to DH Donovan Solano and then two batters later a two-run homer to RF Jake Fraley.

Carrasco tired out in the seventh and was taken out with two outs in the inning.

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

He had excellent command once again and mixed in his fastball, curveball and change-up well.

Carrasco picked up his 13th win.

RHP Mychel Givens followed and got a huge out striking out CF Nick Senzel to end the inning.

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

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday August 10th at home against the Reds in the final game of the series at 1:10 p.m.

Game 111: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Mark Canha-CF

2. Starling Marte-RF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Pete Alonso-DH

5. Darin Ruf-1B

6. Jeff McNeil-LF

7. Eduardo Escobar-3B

8. Luis Guillorme-2B

9.  Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (12-4, 3.82 ERA) vs. LHP Mike Minor (1-8, 6.19 ERA)

Mets Beat Reds 5-1 Behind Stellar Start From Bassitt

Mets RHP Chris Bassitt (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 tonight at Citi Field for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 71-39.

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

In the bottom of the third, SS Francisco Lindor walked with one out and then stole second.

Two batters later, DH Daniel Vogelbach continued his torrid start as a Met with a RBI single.

The bats did not much for the next four innings until the bottom of the eighth after Vogelbach doubled with two outs and then 2B Jeff McNeil was hit by a pitch.

LF Tyler Naquin came up next and broke the game open with a two-run triple.

RHP Chris Bassitt cruised through the first three innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after 2B Jonathan India led off and reached on an error by 1B Pete Alonso and then two batters later, 3B Mike Moustakis hit a RBI single.

1B Joey Votto then hit a RBI ground-out.

Bassitt worked his way out of trouble in the top of the fifth after he was able to get CF Albert Almora  Jr to ground into a double play to end the inning.

Bassitt got himself into another jam in the top of the sixth, but was able to work himself out of it once again after he retired RF Aristides Aquino on a pop-up with the bases loaded to end the inning.

Bassitt worked out of another jam in the top of the seventh after allowing a hit and catchers interference, but then retired former met 2B Matt Reynolds on a fly-out to RF to end the inning.

Bassitt gave up a hit in the top of the eighth with two strikeouts and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was eight innings, eight hits, one run (zero earned), 0 walks and 8 strikeouts on a season-high 114 pitches.

Bassitt was impressive tonight despite not having his best stuff. 

He buckled down with men on base and was able to escape out of multiple jams using his fastball, change-up and slider.

Bassitt picked up his ninth win and lowered his ERA to 3.39.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday August 9th at home against the Reds at 7:10 p.m.

Game 110: 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. Daniel Vogelbach-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Tyler Naquin-LF

8. Eduardo Escobar-3B

9. James McCann-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Chris Bassitt (8-7, 3.61 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Dunn

Mets Beat Braves 5-2 Led By DeGrom's Dominating Start

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 this afternoon at Citi Field to take four out of five games in the series to increase their lead over the Braves to 6.5 games in the NL East improved their record to 70-39.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the first and second, CF Brandon Nimmo led off in the bottom of the third with an infield single and two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor singled.

1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run double and then DH Daniel Vogelbach walked.

The next hitter 2B Jeff McNeil flew out, but then LF Mark Canha came up next and broke the game open with a two-run double.

In the bottom of the fifth, McNeil led off with a double and Canna flew out to right which allowed McNeil to advance to third.

McNeil then was able to score on a wild pitch by RHP Colin McHugh.

RHP Jacob deGrom got off to a incredible start retiring the first 17 hitters he faced until he walked 2B Elhire Adrianza with two outs in the top of the sixth and then gave up a two-run homer to SS Dansby Swanson and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.2 innings, one hit, two runs, one walk and 12 strikeouts.

DeGrom had pinpoint control on his fastball as well as a wipeout slider and was to generate 18 swings-and-misses on his slider. 

He was amazing from the beginning with unhittable stuff and had one of the best starts a Met pitcher has had this year.

If DeGrom can pitch like this going forward for the remainder of the season along with Max Scherzer it helps form arguably the best 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation in baseball which would be tough to beat in the playoffs.

DeGrom picked up his first win of the season.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed with 2.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and continued his incredible season with another spectacular performance striking out the side on 14 pitches with fastball and slider and picked up his 26th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday August 8th at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m.

 

Game 109: Mets vs. Braves 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-2B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jacob deGrom (0-0, 1.80 ERA)) vs. RHP Spencer Strider (6-3, 2.79 ERA)

Mets Beat Braves 6-2 To Sweep Doubleheader Led By Scherzer

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

 The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 tonight at Citi Field to sweep doubleheader and improved their record to 69-39.

The offense got on the board in the bottom of the third after catcher Tomas Nido led off with a double and two batters later RF Starling Marte walked.

SS Francisco Lindor then singled and DH Pete Alonso followed with a RBI single.

DH Darin Ruff came up next and grounded into a fielder's choice at 1B, but then SS Dansby Swanson made a throwing error back to 1B which allowed Marte and Lindor to score.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth, Alonso led off the bottom of the sixth with an infield hit and then Ruf followed with a single and both Alonso and Ruff were able to advance to second and third after 3B Austin Riley made a throwing error.

Two batters later, LF Mark Canha grounded into a fielder's choice which brought home a run.

In the bottom of the eighth, 3B Eduardo Escobar led off with a double and then LF Tyler Naquin pinch-hit for Canha and hit a RBI single.

Naquin stole second and then 2B Luis Guillorme lined out which allowed Naquin to advance to third.

Catcher Tomas Nido came up next and hit a beautiful bunt on a well-executed suicide squeeze to score Naquin.

RHP Max Scherzer had a spectacular performance with seven scoreless innings allowing four hits and no walks with 11 strikeouts.

He was in complete command all night with a blazing fastball and devastating slider. 

Scherzer showed why he is one of the best pitchers in baseball and also made history tonight with his 109th career double digit strikeout game surpassing Pedro Martinez and moves within one game of Roger Clemens with 110.

He picked up his eighth win and lowered his ERA to a remarkable 1.98.

RHP Mychel Givens followed and got into trouble once again allowing a RBI double to RF Ronald Acuna Jr but came back to retire the next two hitters he face to escape further trouble in the inning.

RHP Trevor May gave up a solo homer to catcher Williams Contreras in the top of the ninth, but managed to get the last three outs to close it out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday August 7th at home against the Braves at 4:10 p.m.

Game 108 (Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Braves 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. Darin Ruf-1B

6. Eduardo Escobar-3B

7. Mark Canha-LF

8. Luis Guillorme-3B

9. Tomas Nido-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer (7-2, 2.13 ERA) vs. LHP Max Fried (10-3, 2.58 ERA)

Mets Beat Braves 8-5 Powered By Lindor

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-5 this afternoon at Citi Field in the first game of a doubleheader and improved their record to 68-39.

In the bottom of the first, RF Starling Marte was hit by a pitch with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with an infield single.

1B Pete Alonso and DH Daniel Vogelbach then hit RBI singles to bring in the first two runs of the game.

After a scoreless bottom of the second, Lindor led off the bottom of the third with a single and then advanced to second on a pickoff error by RHP Jake Odorizzi.

Three batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil hit a RBI single.

The bats were quiet in the bottom of the fourth and fifth, but in the bottom of the sixth CF Brandon Nimmo and Marte walked with two outs and then Lindor followed and broke the game open with a two-run double.

In the bottom of the seventh, LF Mark Canha was hit by a pitch with one out and then 3B Luis Guillorme singled with two outs. C

Catcher James McCann followed with a RBI single. 

Nimmo then reached on an infield single and Marte followed with a RBI single.

Lindor came up next and capped off his stellar day at the plate with a deep sacrifice fly to centerfield for his third RBI of the game.

LHP David Peterson had a stellar outing with 5.1 scoreless innings allowing three hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

Peterson had sharp command of his slider and fastball which helped him pick up several key strikeouts with men on base.

He picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 3.30.

RHP Seth Lugo followed and gave up two runs in 1.1 innings.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Yoan Lopez gave up three runs in the top of the ninth and recorded only out.

RHP Edwin Diaz had to come in to get the last two outs in the top of the ninth and picked up his 25th save.

The Mets have another game tonight against the Braves in the second game of a doubleheader beginning at 7:10 p.m.