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| Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Brad Mills-USA Today Sports) |
The New York Mets beat the Oakland Athletics 17-6 tonight at Oakland Coliseum for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 8-6.
After a scoreless top of the first, DH Daniel Vogelbach led off with a walk in the top of the second and two batters later 2B Luis Guillorme walked.
Catcher Tomas Nido followed with a walk to load the bases and then CF Brandon Nimmo drew a wal to bring in Vogelbach for the first run of the game.
RF Starling Marte followed with a walk of his own to score Guillorme and then SS Francisco Lindor came up next with the bases loaded and broke the game open with a grand slam.
The bats did not do much for the next two innings, but in the top of the fifth, 3B Eduardo Escobar walked with one out and then Guillorme and Nido followed with walks to load the bases.
Nimmo was then hit by a pitch which scored Escobar and then Marte drew another bases loaded walk which scored Guillorme.
Lindor came up next and capped off his stellar night at the plate with a three-run based clearing double for his fifth, sixth and seventh RBI of the game.
1B Pete Alonso followed with a walk and then LF Jeff McNeil was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
Vogelbach then grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in sixth run of the inning.
In the top of the sixth, Guillorme led off with a single and two batters later, Nimmo doubled.
Marte followed with a RBI double to score Nimmo.
After scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth, Lindor, Alonso and McNeil all walked with one out to load the bases.
Vogelbach then drew a walk which scored Lindor and then Escobar hit a two-run double.
Guillorme followed with a RBI single.
The Mets scored their 17 runs on 11 hits and a franchise-record 17 walks.
RHP Kodai Senga had a rough start allowing four runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Senga gave up four walks with seven strikeouts and was not able to earn a win and was taken out with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the fifth.
RHP Stephen Nogosek came in next and struck out 2B Tony Kemp to end the the inning.
Nogosek stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and gave up a solo homer to DH Brent Rooker and later in the inning, Nogosek had to leave the game after he was hit hard in the back by a comebacker.
RHP Dennis Santana followed and allowed one run on two hits in 2.1 innings. Santana gave up no walks with two strikeouts and picked up his first win.
RHP John Curtiss closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.
The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, April 15 at the Athletics at 4:07 p.m.
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