Mets Lose To Twins 8-3 After Severino Struggles

 

Mets RHP Luis Severino (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Minnesota Twins 8-3 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 57-51.

RHP Luis Severino started out well with a scoreless top of the first, but then gave up a solo homer tp CF Bryon Buxton in the top of the second.

It came apart for Severino in the top of the third after he gave up five runs.

Severino gave up RBI singles to LF Trevor Larnich and then another RBI single to the following hitter RF Max Kepler.

He gave up a RBI double to the next hitter 3B Royce Lewis.

Severino then gave up a two-run homer to the following hitter DH Matt Wallner and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Tylor Megill came in next and had a scoreless top of the fourth and then gave up a RBI double to 1B Carlos Santana in the top of the fifth.

LHP Danny Young and threw a scoreless top of the sixth.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Phil Maton gave up a run in the top of the eighth on a RBI groud-out by catcher Ryan Jeffers.

RHP Huascar Brazoban threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 3B Mark Vientos hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the second.

The Met offense did not do much after that outside of a RBI ground-out by catcher Francisco Alvarez in the bottom of the ninth.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, August 2 at the Los Angeles Angels at 9:38 p.m.

Game 108: Mets vs. Twins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-RF

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jose Iglesias-2B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Luis Severino (7-3, 3.58 ERA) vs. RHP Pablo Lopez (9-7, 4.73 ERA)

Mets Beat Twins 2-0 Behind Outstanding Start from Manaea

 

Mets LHP Sean Manaea (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 57-50.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against RHP David Festa, but then broke through in the bottom of the fourth.

LF Brandon Nimmo walked with one out and then advanced to second on a balk and then third on a wild pitch.

D.H. J.D. Martinez followed with a RBI single.

3B Mark Vientos led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo homer.

LHP Sean Manaea had a fantastic start with seven scoreless innings.

Manaea allowed two hits and one walk with  a season-high 11 strikeouts.

He had outstanding command of his fastball with a nasty slider which helped him get key strikeouts.

Manaea picked up his seventh win and lowered his ERA to 3.50.

RHP Ryan Stanek came on in the top of the eighth and was let down by his defense after 1B Pete Alonso made an error to start the inning and Stanek was only able to record two outs and then was taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed and then closed out the game by picking up the last four outs to earn his 13h save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, July 31 at home against the Twins at 1:10 p.m.

Mets Trade For Reliever Huascar Brazoban

 

Mets RHP Huascar Brazaoban (Photo Credits to Amber Seals-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets traded for  Miami Marlins reliever RHP Huascar Brazoban for infield prospect Wilfredo Lara.

Brazoban has been stellar in July with 13.2 scoreless innings.

His repertoire includes a fastball, change-up, cutter and splitter.

Brazoban is the fourth addition to the Mets bullpen along with Phil Maton, Ryne Stanek and Tyler Zuber.

He has four more years of team control after this season. 

Mets Acquire Rays RHP Tyler Zuber

 

Mets RHP Tyler Zuber (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets are acquiring Tampa Bay Rays RHP Tyler Zuber for RHP Paul Gervase.

Zuber had a 2.70 ERA in 3 1/3 innings for the Rays.

Earlier in the season, Zuber was pitching for the Long Island Ducks and signed a minor league deal with the Rays,

His repertoire includes a fastball, sweeper and cutter.

Zuber is the third acquisition to the Mets bullpen along with Ryne Stanek and Phil Maton.

Mets Acquire A's RHP Paul Blackburn

 

Mets RHP Paul Blackburn (Photo Credits to Gary A. Vasquez-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets acquired Oakland Athletics RHP Paul Blackburn for pitching prospect #27 ranked Kade Morris.

Blackburn is 4-2 with a 4.41 ERA in 51 innings with 38 strikeouts in nine starts this year.

He started out well with 22 1/3 innings, but was then placed on the injured list on May 13th with a foot injury.

Blackburn returned last Friday and allowed four runs in five innings.

He is under team control through 2025 and will help fill a void in rotation without Kodai Senga and Christian Scott.

Game 107: Mets vs. Twins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jesse Winker-RF

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (6-4, 3.74 ERA) vs. RHP David Festa (1-1, 8.16 ERA)

Mets Rout Twins 15-2 Powered By Alonso and Offense

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 15-2 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 56-50.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson, but then came alive in the bottom of the fourth.

1B Pete Alonso led off with a homer and RF Jesse Winker followed with a walk.

3B Mark Vientos then doubled and 2B Jeff McNeil hit a RBI single.

Catcher Luis Torrens followed with a RBI single and then CF Harrison Bader walked to load the bases.

SS Francisco Lindor then drove in a run with a RBI single and then LF Brandon Nimmo hit a sacrifice fly.

DH J.D. Martinez then drove in the sixth run of the inning with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the sixth, Bader led off with a single and Lindor followed with a walk.

Nimmo then hit a RBI single and Martinez hit a RBI ground-out.

Alonso then walked and RF Tyrone Taylor reached on an infield hit to load the bases.

Vientos followed by drawing in a walk to bring in a run.

2B Jeff McNeil then hit a sacrifice fly and Torrens walked to load the bases.

Bader was then hit by a pitch to bring in another run.

In the bottom of the seventh, pinch-hitter Ben Gamel singled with one out and Alonso followed with a RBI double.

Taylor then singled and two batters later, McNeil hit a RBI double.

Torrens followed with a two-run double.

LHP Jose Quintana gave up a run in the top of the first, but then settled down after that and threw five scoreless innings.

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

He picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 3.89.

RHP Jose Butto followed and closed out the game allowing one run on five hits in three innings.

Butto gave up one walk with two strikeouts.

He picked up his second save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, July 30 at home against the Twins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 106: Mets vs. Twins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jesse Winker-RF

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Jose Quintana (5-6, 4.02 ERA) vs. RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (3-1, 3.27 ERA)

Mets Lose To Braves 9-2 To Split Series And Allow Four Homers

 

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to SNY.tv)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 9-2 at Citi Field this afternoon for their second consecutive loss to split their four-game series and dropped their record to 55-50.

LHP David Peterson started out well with three scoreless innings and then gave up a three-run homer to 1B Matt Olsen in the top of the fourth.

Later in the inning, Peterson gave up another run on a wild pitch. 

Peterson was able to respond with a scoreless top of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.

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

LHP Alex Young came in next and threw a scoreless top of the sixth.

RHP Ryne Stanek made his Met debut in the top of the seventh and had a rough outing allowing a solo homer to SS Orlando Arcia and later the inning, a two-run homer to 3B Austin Riley.

LHP Jake Diekman came on in the top of the eighth and gave up a two-run homer to CF Ramon Laureano.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense wasted several scoring opportunities in the first five innings and had four doubles, but were unable to capitalize with any runs.

The only runs they were able to score was on a two-run homer by 1B Pete Alonso in the bottom of the eighth.

They were 1-9 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, July 29 at home against the Minnesota Twins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 105: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Jose Iglesias-2B

3. Brandon Nimmo-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jeff McNeil-RF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Ben Gamel-LF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (5-0, 3.14 ERA) vs. RHP Reynaldo Lopez (7-4, 2.12 ERA)

Mets Trade For Outfielder Jesse Winker

 

Mets Outfielder Jesse Winker (Photo Credits to Daniel Kuchin Jr-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets are finalizing a deal to trade for Washington Nationals outfielder Jesse Winker.

Winker is a having a bounce-back season with a .257 batting average and 11 homers and 45 RBI's and a .793 OPS.

He has done particularly well against left-handed pitching with a .840 OPS.

Winker will help fill a key role as a left-handed bat and bring some much needed help to a struggling outfield that needed a power boost.

Mets Lose to Braves 4-0 After Offense Struggles

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 4-0 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their five-game winning streak and dropped their record to 55-49.

RHP Tylor Megill cruised through the first three innings, but then ran into trouble in the top of the fourth.

Megill gave up back-to-back homers to DH Marcell Ozuna and 1B Matt Olson.

In the top of the fifth, Megill gave up a lead-off walk to catcher Sean Murphy and later in the inning, a RBI single to SS Orlando Arcia.

Megill had a scoreless top of the sixth and then came back out for the top of the seventh and gave up a lead-off homer to LF Eddie Rosario and was then taken out.

His final line was 6.0 innings, five hits, four runs, two walks and four strikeouts.

LHP Danny Young followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth.

LHP Alex Young threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense was shut down by Braves RHP Spencer Schwellenbach who had 11 strikeouts.

They had only four hits and struck out a total of 14 times.

They went 0-5 with runners in scoring position leaving four runners on base.

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

Game 104: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-CF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-LF

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jose Iglesias-2B

8. D.J. Stewart-RF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Tylor Megill (2-4, 5.08 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (3-5, 4.62 ERA)

Mets Beat Braves 8-4 Behind Seven-Run Third

 

Mets DH D.H. J.D. Martinez (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4 tonight at Citi Field for their fifth consecutive win and improved their record to 55-48. 

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings against RHP Charlie Morton, but then came alive in the bottom of the third.

CF Tyrone Taylor led off by reaching on an error and then SS Francisco Lindor was hit by a pitch.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a walk and DH J.D. Martinez came up next and hit a grand slam.

Two batters later, RF Jeff McNeil doubled and 3B Mark Vientos followed with a two-run homer.

Two batters catchers, catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a solo homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, Nimmo walked with one out and Martinez followed with a single.

Alonso then walked to the bases and two batters later Vientos drove in his third RBI of the game with a walk.

RHP Kodai Senga made his 2024 debut and had a scoreless top of the first and then gave up a two-run homer to RF Adam Duvall in the top of the second.

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

In the top of the sixth with one out, Senga came off the mound and then fell down and grabbed his left calf and winced in paint moving out of the way for Alonso to catch a pop-up.

Fortunately, Senga was able to walk off of his own and after the game, it was revealed that he has a left calf strain.

His final line was 5.1 innings, two hits, two runs, one walk and nine strikeouts.

He picked up his first win.

RHP Eric Orze came in next and gave up a solo homer to DH Marcell Ozuna in the top of the sixth.

Orze came back out for the top of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless top of the eighth. 

LHP Jake Diekman gave up a solo homer to Duvall in the top of the ninth, but was able to get the last three outs.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, July 27 at home against the Braves at 4:10 p.m.

Mets Acquire Reliever Ryan Stanek From Mariners

 

Mets Reliever RHP Ryan Stanek (Photo Credits to Stephen Brashear-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets acquired reliever RHP Ryan Stanek from the Seattle Mariners for outfield prospect Rhylan Thomas.

Stanek has a record of 6-3 with a 4.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 46 strikeouts in 44 appearances for the Mariners.

He has a career 3.54 ERA and 10.5 K/9 and 4.5 BB/9.

Stanek has pitched well in the postseason with a 3-0 record, 2.70 ERA with six walks and 21 strikeouts in 23 career playoff games.

He will bring a lot of experience and success in October as the Mets make a push for the postseason.

Game 103: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-RF

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jose Iglesias-2B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga vs. RHP Charlie Morton (5-5, 3.83 ERA)

Mets Reliever Dedniel Nunez Goes on IL

 

Mets RHP Dedniel Nunez (Photo Credits to Reuters)

The New York Mets announced today they have placed reliever RHP Dedniel Nunez on the injured list with a right pronator strain.

Reliever RHP Adrian Houser has been designated for assignment. 

RHP Eric Orze has been called up to replace Nunez in the bullpen.

Mets Beat Braves 3-2 On Walk-Off Hit By Jeff McNeil

 

Mets 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to SNY Twitter)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in 10 innings tonight at Citi Field for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 54-48.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the bottom of the third after CF Tyrone Taylor walked with one out and then two batters later SS Francisco Lindor continued his torrid stretch with a two-run homer.

Lindor has a 10-game hitting streak and has hit five homers with 10 RBI over his last four games.

The offense did not do much for the next six innings until the bottom of the tenth after 1B Pete Alonso was intentionally walked with one out and then two batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil hit a flyball down the right field line, but RF Ramon Laureano overran it and it fell it in for a single.

RHP Luis Severino had a scoreless top of the first and then gave up a RBI single to SS Orlando Arcia in the top of the second.

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

Severino came back out for the top of the sixth and got into immediate trouble after he walked DH Marcell Ozuna and then gave up a single to catcher Travis d'Arnaud and a RBI single to 1B Matt Olsen to tie the game and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.0 innings, seven hits, two runs, two walks and six strikeouts.

RHP Jose Butto came in next and retired the next three hitters he faced with two strikeouts and a flyout. 

Butto stayed in and retired the next six hitters he faced with a dominating performance of three perfect innings with four strikeouts.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and was helped out by his defense after catcher Francisco Alvarez threw out pinch-hitter Whitt Merrifeld trying to steal third.

RHP Phil Maton came on in the top of the tenth and was aided by a botched suicide squeeze attempt to threw a scoreless inning and pick up his second win.

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

Game 102: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Jose Iglesias-2B

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jeff McNeil-LF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. D.J. Stewart-RF

The pitching match-up is RHP Luis Severino (7-3, 3.58 ERA) vs. LHP Chris Sale (13-3, 2.70 ERA)

Mets Rout Yankees 12-3 To Sweep Subway Series Powered By Five Homers

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 12-3 tonight at Yankee Stadium for their third consecutive win and swept all four games of the Subway Series to improve their record to 53-48.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings against RHP Gerrit Cole until CF Tyrone Taylor hit a solo homer in the top of the third.

In the top of the fourth, D.H. J.D. Martinez led off with a single and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the fifth, Taylor led off with a single and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the sixth, RF Jeff McNeil doubled with out and then two batters later catcher Francisco Alvarez walked.

Taylor followed by coming through once again with a RBI single.

In the top of the eighth, 3B Mark Vientos led off the inning with a homer and then McNeil followed with a double.

Two batters later, Taylor grounded into a fielder's choice and 3B Oswaldo Cabrera made a throwing error which allowed McNeil to score.

Lindor came up next and broke the game with a three-run homer for his second homer of the night.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a walk and then Martinez doubled.

Alonso followed with a walk to load the bases and then Vientos drove in another run with a sacrifice fly.

LHP Sean Manaea gave up a lead-off homer to 2B Gleyber Torres in the bottom of the first and after a scoreless bottom of the second, allowed another solo homer this time to RF Juan Soto in the bottom of the third.

Manaea had a scoreless bottom of the fourth and after retiring the first two hitters in the fifth, walked Soto, hit CF Aaron Judge and then walked 1B Ben Rice to load the bases and was then taken out.

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

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and picked up a huge out retiring SS Anthony Volpe on a ground-out to Lindor to end the inning.

Ottavino picked up his second win of the win.

LHP Danny Young followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

LHP Alex Young threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

RHP Adrian Houser gave up a RBI single to catcher Austin Wells in the bottom of the ninth, but was able to get the last three outs.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, July 25 back at home at Citi Field against the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jeff McNeil-RF

7. Jose Iglesias-2B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (6-4, 3.73 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (3-1, 4.60 ERA)

Mets Beat Yankees 3-2 Behind McNeil and Strong Bullpen

 

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

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 3-2 tonight at Yankee Stadium for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 52-48.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against RHP Luis Gill, but then came alive in the top of the fifth.

2B Jeff McNeil led off with an infield hit and then catcher Luis Torrens and RF Tyrone Taylor followed with singles to load the bases.

Two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor was hit by a pitch to bring in a run, but then LF Brandon Nimmo and DH J.D. Martinez struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the sixth, 1B Pete Alonso led off with a double and two batters later, McNeil hit a two-run homer for his fourth homer since the All-Star break.

LHP Jose Quintana started out with a scoreles bottom of the first and then gave up a solo homer to 2B Gleyber Torres in the bottom of the second.

Quintana was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth and fifth and was taken out after the inning.

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

He picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 4.02.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next in the bottom of the sixth and gave up two hits and a walk with a RBI double to LF Alex Verdugo and was taken out with one out in the inning.

LHP Alex Young followed and was able to get the last two outs in the inning.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came in next and continued his success with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Phil Maton threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

LHP Jake Diekman came on in the bottom of the ninth and walked RF Juan Soto with one out, but then came back to strike out CF Aaron Judge and retire 1B Ben Rice on a ground-out to close out the victory and pick up his fourth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 24 at the Yankees at 7:05 p.m.

Christian Scott Goes on IL With Right UCL Injury

 

Mets RHP Christian Scott (Photo Credits to Getty Images)

The New York Mets announce today that RHP Christian Scott is heading to the injured list with a right UCL Sprain retroactivive to Monday.

LHP Alex Young has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse as corresponding roster move.

It remains to be seen whether Scott will need Tommy John Surgery and hopefully the Mets caught it in time to avoid it.

He has made  nine starts with an 0-3 record, 4.56 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 39 strikeouts in 47 1/3 innings.

Game 100: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Luis Torrens-C

8. Tyrone Taylor-RF

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Jose Quintana (4-6, 4.13 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Gil (10-5, 3.17 ERA)

Mets Beat Marlins 6-4 Powered By Lindor and McNeil

 

Mets 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 tonight at LoanDepot Park to split their four-game series and improved their record to 51-48.

The Met offense was held scoreless in the top of the first and then broke through in the top of the second.

RF D.J. Stewart led off with a walk and three batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil hit a two-run homer.

In the top of the fourth, 3B Jose Iglesias led off with a triple and then McNeil followed with a sacrifice fly to bring in Iglesias for his third RBI of the game.

CF Harrison Bader then singled but was thrown out caught stealing second.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a solo homer.

In the top of the fifth, D.H. J.D. Martinez led off with a walk and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a single.

RF D.J. Stewart followed with a walk to load the bases and two batters later, Iglesias was hit by a pitch to bring in a run.

In the top of the ninth, Lindor led off with another solo homer.

LHP David Peterson had a decent start allowing two runs on six hits in five innings, but also struggled with his command.

He gave up four walks with four strikeouts.

He picked up his fifth win.

RHP Jose Butto followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth and came back out for the bottom of the seventh and then came back out for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to LF Bryan De La Cruz.

RHP Phil Maton came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz had a rocky start in the bottom of the ninth allowing two hits and a walk, but was able to settle down after that.

Diaz came back to retire DH Josh Bell after he grounded into a fielder's choice and then 1B Jake Burger popped out to close out the game and Diaz picked up his 12th save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, July 24 at the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the first of the final two games of the Subway Series at 7:05 p.m.

Game 99: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. D.J. Stewart-RF

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Jose Iglesias-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (4-0, 3.09 ERA) vs. RHP Yonny Chirinos (0-1, 5.76 ERA)

Mets Lose to Marlins 4-2 After Scott Struggles

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 4-2 this afternoon at LoanDepot Park and dropped their record to 50-48.

RHP Christian Scott started out well with three scoreless innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth.

Scott gave up a lead-off infield hit to 2B Xavier Edwards and then a single to the following hitter to SS Vidal Brujan.

Two batters later, Scott gave up a three-run homer to DH Jazz Chisholm Jr and was taken out after the inning.

Scott's final line was 4.0 innings, seven hits, three runs, two walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Adrian Houser came in next and threw scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth, but then gave up a solo homer to 1B Jake Burger in the bottom of the seventh and was taken out with two outs in the inning.

LHP Jake Dieman followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fourth after 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos singled with one out and then catcher Luis Torrens drove in Alonso with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the fifth, JD Martinez drove in CF Harrison Bader with a RBI single.

In the top of the seventh, 1B Pete Alonso came up with SS Francisco Lindor on third as the tying run with two outs but then grounded out to first.

The Met offense struggled with men on base going 1-8 with runners in scoring position leaving nine runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, July 22 at the Marlins at 6:40 p.m.

Game 98: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Jose Iglesias-2B

8. Tyrone Taylor-RF

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (0-2, 4.36 ERA) vs. LHP Trevor Rodgers (1-9, 4.72 ERA)

Mets Beat Marlins 1-0 Behind Stellar Outing From Severino and Bullpen

 

Mets RHP Luis Severino (Photo Credits to Jim Rassol-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 this afternoon at LoanDePot Park and improved their record to 50-47.

The Met offense did not do much outside of the top of the fourth after 1B Pete Alonso doubled with one out and 3B Mark Vientos followed with a hit by pitch.

RF D.J. Stewart then walked to load the based and catcher Francisco Alvarez grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in a run.

RHP Luis Severino had an outstanding start with six scoreless innings.

Severino allowed two hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.

He had great life on his fastball averaging 96.8 mph and topped out at 98 mph four times.

He picked up his seventh win and lowered his ERA to 3.58.

RHP Jose Butto followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh and had two strikeouts.

RHP Dedneil Nunez came on in the bottom of the eighth and worked around two hits with three strikeouts to throw a scoreless inning.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth and picked his 11th save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, July 21 at the Marlins at 1:40 p.m.

Game 97: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-CF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. D.J. Stewart-RF

7.  Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jeff McNeil-RF

9. Jose Iglesias-2B

 The pitching match-up is RHP Luis Severino vs. RHP Rodrey Munoz 

Mets Lose To Marlins 6-4 After Manaea Struggles

 

Mets RF Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Sam Navarro-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 6-4 tonight at LoanDepot Park for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 49-47.

LHP Sean Manaea had a scoreless bottom of the first, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the second.

Manaea gave up a RBI single to SS Xavier Edwards and a sacrifice fly to SS Xavier Edwards.

Manaea had more troubles in the bottom of the third after he gave up a RBI double to 1B Jake Burger and later in the inning a RBI single to 1B Josh Bell.

Manaea had a scoreless bottom of the fourth and then gave up a solo homer to Burger in the bottom of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was five innings, eight hits, five runs, one walk and one strikeout.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Phil Maton followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a RBI single to catcher Nick Fortes,

LHP Danny Young had to come in to get the last out in the bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the four innings until the top of the fifth after RF Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer.

Later in the inning, DH J.D. Martinez hit a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the sixth, McNeil came through once again with a two-run homer.

The Met offense was unable to score any more runs after that and wasted a golden scoring opportunity in the top of the eighth with runners on second and third and one out.

The offense struggled all night with runners on base going 1-7 with runners in scoring position leaving nine runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, July 20 at the Miami Marlins at 4:10 p.m.

Game 96: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jose Iglesias-2B

8. Jeff McNeil-RF

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Jose Quintana (4-6, 4.13 ERA) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (1-3, 8.26 ERA)

Mets Lose To Rockies 8-5 After Quintana and Bullpen allow Six Homers

 

Mets LHP Jose Quintana (Photo Credits to SNYtv)

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 8-5 this afternoon to snap their four-game winning streak and end their first half of the season with a record of 49-46.

LHP Jose Quintana got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off walk to DH Charlie Blackmon and then gave up a two-run homer to SS Ezqueil Tovar.

Quintana had scoreless innings in the top of the second, third and fourth innings and then was hurt by the long ball again in the top of the fifth after he gave up a solo homer to 1B Michael Toglia.

Quintana's struggles continued in the top of the sixth after he gave up a solo homer to CF Brenton Doyle.

Quintana gave up another solo homer to Toglia in the top of the sixth and was taken out with two outs in the inning.

His final line was 5.2 innings, six hits, five runs, one walk and eight strikeouts.

RHP Phil Maton came in next and got the last out in the inning.

RHP Adrian Houser followed in the top of the seventh and gave up a two-run homer to Tovar.

Houser stayed in for the top of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to Togia.

LHP Danny Young came on in the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the bottom of the fourth after catcher Francisco Lindor led off by reaching on an infield single and then 1B Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer.

Two batters later, 3B Jose Iglesias walked and then RF Tyrone Taylor singled and 2B Jeff McNeil walked to load the bases.

Two batters later, Lindor walked to bring in another run.

In the bottom of the eighth, Iglesias led off with a single and then Taylor walked.

McNeil followed with a RBI double and two batters later Lindor walked.

LF Brandon Nimmo then grounded into a fielder's choice and catcher Francisco Alvarez lined out to center to end the inning.

The Met offense struggled all game with men on base going 1-13 with runners in scoring position leaving 12 runners on base.

The Mets are next off for the next four games for the All Star Break and return back to action on Friday, July 19 at the Miami Marlins at 7:10 p.m. 

Game 95: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Lindor-LF

3. Francisco Alvarez-C

4. Pete Alonso-DH

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Jose Iglesias-3B

7. Tyrone Taylor-RF

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Jose Quintana (4-5, 3.91 ERA) vs. RHP German Marquez

Mets Beat Rockies 7-3 Behind Strong Bullpen and Lindor

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 at Citi Field this afternoon for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 49-45.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso singled to lead off the bottom of the second and RF D.J. Stewart walked.

Two batters later, LF Ben Gamel walked and then catcher Luis Torrens hit a grounder to 2B Brendan Rodgers that Rodgers bobbled and then threw wide off the first base bag which allowed two runs to score.

2B Jeff McNeil followed with a two-run double.

The offense did not do much for the next five innings and then came through with much needed insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth.

Gamel drew another walk with one out and Torrens followed with a hit by pitch.

Gamel and Torrens then advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.

Two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor broke the game open with a three-run homer.

RHP Christian Scott started out well with two scoreless innings and then gave up a solo homer to RF Jack Cave in the top of the third.

Scott had a scoreless top of the fourth and then gave up a two-run homer to DH Charlie Blackmon.

Scott then gave up a double to SS Ezqueil Tover and walked 3B Ryan McMahon and was taken out.

His final line was 4.1 innings, seven hits, three runs, one walk and five strikeouts.

RHP Jose Butto came in next and was able to escape out of trouble by getting catcher Elias Diaz to ground into a double play.

Butto stayed in for the top of the sixth and had a dominating inning striking out the side.

Butto came back out for the top of the seventh and had a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts.

Butto stayed in for the beginning of the top of the eighth and was taken out after he allowed a bloop single and walk.

His final line was 2.2 innings, one hit, 0 runs, 1 walk and five strikeouts.

He picked up his fourth win.

RHP Dedneil Nunez came on and was able to get out of the jam with a double play and pop-up.

Nunez stayed in for the top of the ninth and closed it out by striking out the side to pick up his first save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, July 14 at home against the Rockies in their final game of the first half of the regular season at 1:40 p.m.

Game 94: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-CF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. D.J. Stewart-RF

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7.  Ben Gamel-LF

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Jeff McNeil-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (0-2, 4.15 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Feltner (1-8, 5.29 ERA)

Mets Hang On To Beat Rockies 7-6 Powered By Bader and Iglesias

 

Mets CF Harrison Bader (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 tonight at Citi Field for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 48-45.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 3B Mark Vientos and 2B Jose Iglesias began the inning with back-to-back homers and two batters later, CF Harrison Bader hit a solo homer.

In the bottom of the third, catcher Francisco Alvarez doubled with one out and then Vientos followed with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the fourth, RF Jeff McNeil led off with a single and Bader followed with a two-run homer his second of the game.

In the bottom of the fifth, Iglesias led off with a solo homer which was also his second of the game.

LHP Sean Manaea had a scoreless top of the first and then gave up a two-run homer to 1B Michael Toglia in the top of the second.

Manaea had scoreless innings in the top of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth and then gave up a solo homer to 2B Brendan Rodgers and was taken out after the inning.

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

He picked up his sixth win.

LHP Jake Diekman came on in the top of the eighth and had a difficult outing allowing a lead-off homer to DH Charlie Blackmon and then a double to SS Ezequiel Tovar and was taken out with one out in the inning.

RHP Phil Maton followed and gave up a two-run homer to CF Brenton Doyle, but was able to get out of the inning maintaining the lead.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and worked around two two-out walks by striking out Tovar to close out the game and picked up his 10th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, July 13 at home against the Rockies at 4:10 p.m.

Game 93: Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jose Iglesias-2B

8. Jeff McNeil-RF

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (5-3, 3.43 ERA) vs. RHP Tanner Gordon (0-1, 7.11 ERA)

Mets Beat Nationals 7-0 To Complete Sweep Led By Nimmo and Peterson

 

LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-0 at Citi Field this afternoon to sweep their three-game series and improved their record to 47-45.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against LHP MacKenzie Gore, but then came alive in the bottom of fifth.

Catcher Luis Torrens led off with a double and three batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil walked.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk and then LF Brandon Nimmo continued his torrid stretch with a three-run double.

DH J.D. Martinez then hit a RBI single and then 1B Pete Alonso hit a RBI single.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh, Martinez singled with one out in the bottom of the eighth and Alonso followed with a single,

3B Mark Vientos then hit a RBI single.

Two batters later, CF Harrison Bader capped off the scoring with a RBI single.

LHP David Peterson had a strong outing with six scoreless innings.

Peterson was able to work his way out of trouble in the first couple of innings and then settled down after that retiring seven hitters in a row after that.

Peterson overcame more traffic in the top of the fifth and was able to escape out of another inning.

He had a scoreless top of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

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

He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 3.09.

RHP Phil Maton made his Met debut in the top of the seventh and had an impressive outing with a 1-2-3 inning and two strikeouts showing off his nasty curveball.

LHP Danny Young came on in the top of the eighth and gave up a hit by pitch and single to the first two hitters he faced and then retired the next two hitters he faced.

Young then gave up a walk to load the based and was taken out.

RHP Dedneil Nunez came on and retired 2B Luis Garcia Jr on a grounder to end the inning.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in the top of the ninth and had a rough beginning loading the bases due to a single, walk and hit by pitch with one out.

Ottavino came back to strike out LF James Wood and DH Jesse Winker to close out the victory.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, July 12 at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:10 p.m. 

Game 92: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Harrison Bader-CF

8. Tyrone Taylor-RF

9. Jeff McNeil-2B

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (3-0, 3.58 ERA) vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore (6-7, 3.83 ERA)

Mets Beat Nationals 6-2 Behind 4-Run Sixth Inning

 

Mets outfielders Harrison Bader, Brandon Nimmo and Tyrone Taylor (Photo Credits to Pamela Smith-AP)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to over .500 at 46-45.

The Mets offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after LF Brandon Nimmo hit a solo homer.

The offense did not do much for the next four innings including wasting a based loaded opportunity in the bottom of the fourth, but then came alive in the bottom of the sixth.

D.H. J.D Martinez led off with a single and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a single which advanced Martinez to third.

3B Mark Vientos came up next and drove in tying run with a RBI double and catcher Francisco Alvarez walked to load the bases.

2B Jose Iglesias then drove in a two-run single to score Alonso and Vientos.

RF Tyrone Taylor followed with a single and then CF Harrison Bader grounded into a fielder's choice and Iglesias scored on a throwing error by 2B Luis Garcia Jr.

In the bottom of the eighth, Vientos led off with a walk and two batters later, Iglesias doubled.

Taylor then broke the game open with a RBI triple.

RHP Luis Severino started out well with three scoreless innings and in the top of the fourth, gave up a two-run single to 1B Juan Yepez that was helped out by an error from Taylor and Severino also failed to cover home which led to two runs.

Severino was able to settle down with scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth and got one out in the top of the seventh and was then taken out.

His final line was 6.1 innings, four hits, two runs, three walks and four strikeouts.

He picked up his sixth win. 

LHP Jake Diekman followed and struck out SS C.J. Abrams and LF James Wood to end the inning.

LHP Danny Young came in next in the top of the eighth and got the first two outs in the inning.

RHP Jose Butto came on and picked up the last four outs of the game with two strikeouts to earn his first save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, July 11 at 1:10 p.m.

Game 91: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Jose Iglesias-2B

8. Tyrone Taylor-RF

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Luis Severino (5-3, 3.83 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (1-8, 5.49 ERA)

Mets Hang On To Beat Nationals 7-5 Powered by Lindor and Nimmo

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor and LF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-5 tonight at Citi Field to improve their record back to .500 at 45-45.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 2B Jeff McNeil drew a two-out walk in the bottom of the sixth and then CF Harrison Bader followed with a single.

SS Francisco Lindor then hit a RBI single and LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a three-run homer to the opposite field.

In the bottom of the sixth, Bader hit another two-out single and then Lindor followed with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the eighth, pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor led off with a triple and two batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil drove in a much needed insurance run with a RBI double.

LHP Jose Quintana had another outstanding start with seven scoreless innings.

Quintana allowed one hit and one walk with five strikeouts and retired the last 13 hitters he faced.

He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 3.91.

RHP Adam Ottavino came on in the top of the eighth and gave up a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Ildemaro Vargas and recorded only one out.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came in next and picked up the last two outs in the eighth.

RHP Reed Garrett followed in the top of the ninth and got into trouble after allowing a lead-off double and then a two-run homer to catcher Keibert Ruiz.

Garrett came back to retire the next two hitters he faced and then walked CF Jacob Young and was taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz had to come in and gave up a wild pitch to allow any run to score, but then struck out SS C.J. Abrams for the last out of the game and picked up his ninth save.

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

Mets Acquire Reliever Phil Maton from Rays

 

Mets Reliever Phil Maton (Photo Credits to Getty Images)

The New York Mets acquired reliever RHP Phil Maton from the Tampa Bay Rays today.

LHP Joey Lucchesi was designated for assignment as corresponding roster.

The Mets are taking on the remainder of his $6.25 million contract for this year.

Maton has a 4.58 ERA for the Rays in 40 appearances this season.

He has 30 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings.

Maton has pitched much better lately with a 0.75 in his last 12 appearances.

He helps fill a much needed void in the bullpen due to all of the struggles in the pen with the injuries to LHP Brooks Raley and RHP Sean Reid-Foley as well as the problems with Edwin Diaz, Adam Ottavino Jake Diekman and Reed Garrett among the relievers on the roster.

Hopefully Maton will bring some stability late in games to a bullpen that needs a boost after all of the problems all season long.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. D.J. Stewart-RF

7. Mark Vientos-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Jose Quintana (3-5, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Irwin (7-6, 2.80 ERA)

Mets Lose To Pirates 8-2 After Bullpen Blows Another Lead

 

Mets RHP Christian Scott (Photo Credits to AP)

The New York Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 this afternoon at PNC Park to split their four-game series and dropped their record to under .500 at 44-45.

RHP Christian Scott cruised through the first three innings and then ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth.

Scott gave up a lead-off walk to DH Andrew McCutchen and two batters later, a two-run homer to SS Oneil Cruz.

Scott was able to rebound with a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth and then retired the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the sixth and was taken out with 77 pitches.

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

RHP Eric Orze came in next in his MLB debut and got into immediate trouble walking LF Bryan Reynolds and then gave up a single to Cruz.

Orze then gave up infield single to 1B Rowdy Tellez which allowed the go-ahead run to score and was then taken out.

RHP Adrian Houser followed and gave up a two-run double to 2B Nick Gonzalez and then RF Jeff McNeil made an error on the field which allowed Gonzalez to reach third.

Houser then threw a wild pitch which allowed Gonzalez to score and later in the inning gave up a solo homer to RF Joshua Pallacios.

Houser had a scoreless bottom of the seventh and gave up a RBI ground-out to Pallacios in the bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense did not do much outside of a two-run homer by LF Brandon Nimmo in the top of the sixth.

They went 1-4 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, July 9 back at home against the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. Francisco Alvarez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Jose Iglesias-2B

8. Jeff McNeil-RF

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (0-2, 4.32 ERA) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (9-5, 3.48 ERA)

Mets Come Back to Beat Pirates 3-2 In Ninth inning Rally

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Getty Images)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 this afternoon at PNC Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record back to .500 at 44-44.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first seven innings and then broke through in the top of the eighth.

2B Jose Iglesias singled with one out and was then thrown out caught stealing.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk and then CF Brandon Nimmo delivered a RBI double.

In the top of the ninth, catcher Francisco Alvarez drew a lead-off walk against closer LHP Aroldis Chapman and CF Harrison Bader followed with a single.

3B Mark Vientos and pinch-hitter Luis Torrens struck out, but then Iglesias drew a walk to load the bases.

Lindor came up next and delivered a two-run double.

LHP Sean Manaea had another outstanding start with six scoreless innings.

He allowed two hits and three walks with six strikeouts.

Manaea lowered his ERA to 3.43.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up singles to two out of the first three batters he faced before striking out LF Bryan Reynolds for the second out and was then taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz then followed and walked pinch-hitter Joshua Palacios and then gave up a two-run single to 2B Nick Gonzales.

Diaz came back out in the bottom inning and had a 1-2-3 inning and picked up his third win and blowing his fifth save in the bottom of the eighth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Monday, July 8 at the Pirates at 12:35 p.m.

Game 88: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-CF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. D.J. Stewart-RF

7. Mark Vientos-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-LF

9. Jose Iglesias-2B

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (5-3, 3.67 ERA) vs. RHP Luis L. Ortiz (4-2, 3.27 ERA)

Mets Beat Pirates 5-2 With Strong Bullpen

 

Mets Outfielders Tyrone Taylor, Harrison Bader and Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Phillip G. Pavely-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 at PNC Park this afternoon to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 43-44.

The Met offense wasted scoring opportunities in the top of the first and second, but then broke through in the top of the third.

SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a double.

DH J.D. Martinez walked to load the bases and 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos struck out.

Catcher Luis Torrens came up next and delivered with a bases clearing double to score Lindor, Nimmo and Martinez.

In the top of the sixth, Vientos led off with a single and then Torrens followed with a single.

Two batters later, 3B Jose Iglesias drove in Vientos with a RBI double and CF Harrison Bader drove in Torrens with a sacrifice fly.

LHP David Peterson started out well with three scoreless innings and then gave up a two-run homer to SS Onell Cruz in the bottom of the fourth and was taken out in the middle of the inning.

His final line was 4.1 innings, five hits, two runs, two walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Jose Butto followed with 1.2 scoreless innings.

He gave up no hits and walks with one strikeout.

Butto picked up his third win.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next in the bottom of the seventh and was able to escape out of a bases loaded jam by getting a lineout and then striking out pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski on a close pitch.

RHP Dedniel Nunez then threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom after a 10-game suspension and had a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout to pick up his eighth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, July 7 at the Pirates at 1:35 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Tyrone Taylor-RF

8. Jose Iglesias-2B

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (3-0, 3.51 ERA) vs. LHP Bailey Falter (4-6, 3.87 ERA)

Mets Crushed By Pirates 14-2 After Allowing Seven Homers

 

Mets RHP Luis Severino (Photo Credits to Charles LeClaire-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-2 tonight at PNC Park for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 42-44.

RHP Luis Severino started out well with three scoreless innings, but then it began to unravel in the bottom of the fourth.

Severino gave up solo homers to 1B Rowdy Tellez and LF Jack Suwinski and it got worse for him in the bottom of the fifth.

Severino gave up a two-run homer to DH Bryan Reynolds and then had a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

He had a rough bottom of the seventh and loaded the bases and was then out.

His final line was 6.0 innings, nine hits, seven runs, two walks and three strikeouts.

LHP Jake Diekman followed and gave up a grand slam to Reynolds and was taken out after the inning.

RHP Ty Adcock came on in the bottom of the eighth and had a brutal inning allowing solo homers to catcher Yasmany Grandal and CF Michael Taylor and later in the inning a grand slam to Tellez.

2B Jeff McNeil drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer in the top of the third.

3B Jose Iglesias drove in the other run for the Mets in the top of the fourth after he grounded into a fielder's choice.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, July 6 at the Pirates at 4:05 p.m.

Game 86: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. D.J. Stewart-RF

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Jose Iglesias-3B

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Harrison Bader-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Luis Severino (5-2, 3.42 ERA) vs. RHP Paul Skenes (4-0, 2.06 ERA) 

Mets Lose to Nationals 1-0 And Waste Stellar Quintana Start

 

Mets LHP Jose Quintana (Photo Credits to USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 1-0 this morning at Nationals Park to split their four-game series and dropped their record to under .500 at 42-43.

LHP Jose Quintana had a terrific outing throwing seven scoreless innings.

Quintana allowed four hits and three walks with one strikeout.

He lowered his ERA to 4.22.

RHP Adrian Houser came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to pinch-hitter Jesse Winker in the bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense did nothing all game and managed only hit in the top of the third on a single by 2B Jeff McNeil.

The other baserunner came in the top of the second on a walk by D.H. D.J. Stewart.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, July 5 at the Pittsburgh Pirates at 6:40 p.m.

Game 85: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. Francisco Alvarez-C

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. D.J. Stewart-DH

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Ben Gamel-RF

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Jeff McNeil-2B

The pitching match-up is LHP Jose Quintana (3-5, 4.57 ERA) vs. LHP Jake Irwin (6-6, 3.03 ERA)

Mets Lose To Nationals 7-5 After Bullpen Blows Another Lead

 

Mets LHP Jake Diekman (Photo Credits to Rafael Suanez-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 7-5 tonight at Nationals and snapped their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 42-42.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after RF Tyrone Taylor hit a solo homer.

In the top of the fourth, D.H. J.D. Martinez doubled with one out and two batters later, 3B Mark Vientos hit a two-run homer.

In the top of the fifth, LF Ben Gamel doubled with two outs and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a two-run homer.

RHP Christian Scott started out well with four scoreless innings and then in the bottom of the fifth,  gave up a RBI single to 2B Ildemaro Vargas.

In the bottom of the sixth, Scott gave up one-out singles to LF James Wood and DH Jesse Winter and two batters later, a three-run homer to 2B Luis Garcia Jr and was then taken out with two outs in the inning.

Scott's final line was 5.2 innings, six hits, four runs, two walks and two strikeouts.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and got the last out in the bottom of the sixth.

Ottavino came back out for the bottom of the seventh and retired the first two hitters he faced and was then pulled.

LHP Jake Diekman came on and got into immediate trouble walking SS C.J. Abrams and then gave up a game-tying RBI double to RF Lane Thomas and a RBI single to Wood.

RHP Ty Adcock came in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to Garcia, his second homer of the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow morning, Thursday, July 4 at the Nationals at 11:05 a.m.

Game 84: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Jose Iglesias-2B

9. Ben Gamel-RF

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (0-2, 3.90 ERA) vs. LHP Mitchell Parker (5-4, 3.32 ERA)

Mets Beat The Nationals 7-2 in 10 Innings Behind Another Late Inning Rally

 

Mets LHP Sean Manaea (Photo Credits to Rafael Suanies-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 in 10 innings tonight at Nationals Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record back to over .500 at 42-41.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the top of the sixth after SS Francisco Lindor hit a solo homer.

In the top of the eighth, Lindor doubled with one out and then LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a RBI double to tie the game.

In the top of the tenth, 2B Jose Iglesias led off with a RBI double to score RF Tyrone Taylor who started out at second as the automatic runner.

Three batters later, Nimmo drove in his second run of the game with another RBI double and then 3B Mark Vientos followed with a RBI single.

1B Pete Alonso came up next and broke the game open with a two-run homer.

LHP Sean Manaea had a solid outing allowing two runs on five hits in seven innings.

He gave up two walks with five strikeouts.

Manaea lowered his ERA to 3.67.

RHP Jose Butto came in next and threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth.

Butto allowed one hit and one walk with one strikeout.

He picked up his second win of the season.

RHP Dedniel Nunez followed and closed it out in the tenth with a 1-2-3 inning which included a strikeout.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 3 at the Nationals at 6:45 p.m.

Game 83: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Harrison Bader-CF

3. Luis Torrens-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Tyrone Taylor-RF

8. Jose Iglesias-2B

9. Jeff McNeil-LF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (5-3, 3.89 ERA) vs. LHP DJ Herz (1-2, 5.48 ERA)

Mets Hang On To Beat Nationals 9-7 in 10 Innings Powered By Martinez and Iglesias

 

Mets D.H. J.D. Martinez (Photo Credits to Alex Brandon-AP)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 9-7 in 10 innings tonight at Nationals Park and improved their record back to .500 at 41-41.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings against LHP MacKenzie Gore, but then came alive in the top of the sixth.

CF Harrison Bader led off with a single and then stole second and three batters later, 3B Mark Vientos drove in Bader with a RBI single.

RF Tyrone Taylor then reached on an error by SS C.J. Abrams and catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a two-run double.

The offense did not do much for the next three innings and then erupted in the top of the tenth for six runs.

Bader led off with a hit by pitch and then D.H. J.D. Martinez delivered a three-run homer to bring in Bader and Lindor who started the inning at second as the ghost runner.

Three batters later, Taylor doubled and Alvarez followed with a RBI triple.

2B Jose Iglesias followed with a two-run homer.

LHP David Peterson started out well with two scoreless innings and then gave up two RBI singles to DH Harold Ramirez and 1B Joey Meneses.

Peterson was able to settle down after that retiring the next 11 hitters he faced before allowing a one-out infield hit to catcher Keibert Ruiz and was then taken out.

His final line was 6.1 innings, seven hits, two runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

RHP Dedniel Nunez followed and got the last two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

Nunez stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and retired the first two hitters he faced and then walked pinch-hitter Jesse Winker and then gave up a RBI double to Meneses that was misplayed by Taylor.

LHP Jake Diekmann came on in the bottom of the ninth and got into trouble after he had a throwing error to allow the lead-off hitter LF James Wood to reach second.

Diekmann then came back to retire the next three hitters he faced and was helped out by his defense after Taylor redeemed himself and made a remarkable catch to rob CF Jacob Young to end the inning.

Diekmann picked up his second win of the season.

RHP Ty Jay came on in the bottom of the tenth and had a difficult outing allowing four runs on a RBI double hy Winker, two-run double by 2B Ildemaro Vargas and a RBI single by Ruiz and was taken out with two outs in the inning.

RHP Reed Garrett had to come in and gave up a RBI single to Ruiz and then came back to strike out 2B Luis Garcia Jr to close out the game and pick up his fourth save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, July 2 at the Nationals at 6:45 p.m.

Game 82: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Harrison Bader-CF

3. J.D. Martinez-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Tyrone Taylor-RF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jose Iglesias-2B

9. Jeff McNeil-LF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (3-0, 3.67 ERA) vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore (6-7, 3.60 ERA)