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.