Mets Beat White 2-1 on Lindor Walk-off Sacrifice Fly With Late Inning Rally

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 this afternoon at Citi Field for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 33-21.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first seven innings with three innings, but then broke through in the bottom of the eighth.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a single and was then taken out for pinch-hitter Luisangel Acuna.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a strikeout, but then LF Brandon Nimmo singled to advance Acuna to third.

RF Juan Soto came up next and delivered game-tying sacrifice fly to score Acuna.

In the bottom of the ninth, CF Tyrone Taylor led off with a double and 2B Jeff McNeil followed with an infield hit.

Catcher Luis Torrens then singled to load the bases and Lindor came up and delivered walk-off sacrifice fly to right field to score Taylor.

RHP Clay Holmes cruised through the first three innings, but then ran into some trouble in the top of the fourth.

Holmes walked RF Mike Tauchman and then gave up a double to 1B Miguel Vargas.

Holmes gave up a sacrifice fly to the next hitter DH Andrew Benintendi.

Holmes was able to keep the game tied and had a scoreless top of the fifth.

He picked up the first two outs in the top of the sixth and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.2 innings, four hits, one run, three walks and three strikeouts.

RHP Jose Butto came in next and picked up the last out in the top of the sixth with the based loaded and came back out for the top of the seventh and was taken out after a one-out walk.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

LHP Jose Castillo came in next and picked up the last out in the top of the ninth.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed in the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning with three strikeouts to pick up his second win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 27 at home against the White Sox at 7:10 p.m.

Game 54: Mets vs. White Sox Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup;

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Brandon Nimmo-LF

3. Juan Soto-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jared Young-DH

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (5-3, 3.13 ERA) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

Mets Beat Dodgers 3-1 Powered By Alonso To Take Series

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 tonight at Citi Field to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 32-21.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after RF Juan Soto reached on an error by two outs and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run homer.

After a scoreless bottom of the second, SS Francisco Lindor led off the top of the third with a single and then 3B Mark Vientos reached on an infield single and Lindor reached third on an error.

RF Juan Soto followed with a RBI ground-out.

RHP Kodai Senga had a rocky start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to DH Shohei Ohtani and then SS Mookie Betts reached on an error by 3B Mark Vientos.

Senga then gave up a double to 1B Freddie Freeman, but was helped out by his defense after CF Tyrone Taylor made an remarkable throw on a fly-out by catcher Will Smith to throw Betts out at home.

Senga then struck out RF Teoscar Hernandez to end the inning.

Senga was able to settle down after that with 1-2-3 innings in the top of the second and third, and got a key double play in the top of the fourth and worked around a double and walk.

He worked out of a based loaded jam in the top of the fifth after catcher Will Smith grounded out to third with two outs.

Senga struck out Hernandez to start off the top of the sixth and walked 3B Max Muncy and was then taken out.

Senga's final line was 5.1 innings, five hits, one run, four walks and five strikeouts.

He picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 1.46.

RHP Ryne Stanek came in next and got CF Andy Pages to ground into a double play.

RHP Max Kranick followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth.

RHP Reed Garrett closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth to pick up his first save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Monday, May, 26 at home against the Chicago White Sox at 4:10 p.m.

Game 53: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup;

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Mark Vientos-3B

3. Juan Soto-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-LF

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Jarred Young-DH

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Brett Baty-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (4-3, 1.43 ERA) vs. RHP Landon Knack (2-1, 6.17 ERA)

Mets Beat Dodgers 5-2 Led By Soto, Baty and Peterson

 

Mets RF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 tonight at Citi Field and improved their record to 31-21.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, DH Jared Young was hit by a pitch with two outs in the bottom of the second and then catcher Luis Torrens followed with a single.

3B Brett Baty then came through with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, Torrens led off with a single and three batters later, Baty walked.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk to load the bases and then LF Starling Marte reached on an infield hit to bring home the tying run.

RF Juan Soto came up and delivered a much needed clutch hit with a two-run double.

In the bottom of the eighth, Torrens led off with another single and then DH Mark Vientos followed with a hit by pitch,

Two batters later, Baty capped off his stellar night at the plate with a RBI double for his third hit and second RBI.

LHP David Peterson had a scoreless top of the first and then gave up two runs in the top of the second on a RBI single by 3B Kiki Hernandez and a RBI groudd-out by catcher Dalton Rushing.

Peterson was able to settle down after that and had a stellar outing allowing two runs on five hits in 7.2 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.

He was able to escape out of several jobs by inducing four double play groundouts which helped him give some much needed length to a tired bullpen after a 13 inning game last night.

Peterson had sharp command of his slider and change-up.

He picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 2.79.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the eighth with two outs and struck out SS Mookie Betts to end the inning and then started out the top of the ninth striking out RF Tesoscar Hernandez and 1B Freddie Freeman and then retired LF Andy Pages on a ground-out to close out the game.

Diaz picked up his 11th save on the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Sunday, May 25 at home against the Dodgers on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball at 7:10 p.m.

Game 52: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Starling Marte-LF

3.  Juan Soto-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Jared Young-DH

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Brett Baty-3B

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (2-2, 2.86 ERA) vs. RHP Tony Gonsolin (2-0, 4.05 ERA)

Mets Lose to Dodgers 7-5 in 13 Innings After Late Inning Rally Comes Up Short

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 tonight in 13 innings at Citi Field and dropped their record to 30-21.

RHP Griffin Canning started out well with two scoreless innings, but had to come out of the game after a 98 minute rain delay in the top of the third.

RHP Max Kranick followed and gave up a RBI single to catcher Will Smith and a two-run single to RF Teosccar Hernandez.

Kranack stayed in for the top of the fourth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Jose Butto followed and gave up two runs in the top of the fifth and was then taken out.

LHP Jose Castillo, RHP Ryne Stanek and LHP Genesis Cabrera all followed and combined for 4.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the 10th.

RHP Reed Garrett threw two scoreless innings in the top of the 11th and 12th.

RHP Huascar Brazoban gave up two runs in the top of the third.

3B Brett Baty drove in the Mets first run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the third.

1B Pete Alonso drove in another run in the bottom of the fifth on a sacrifice fly.

The Met offense rallied in the bottom of the ninth after DH Starling Marte led off with a single and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso walked.

2B Jeff McNeil then drove in two runs with a two-run triple and CF Tyrone Taylor tied the game with a a RBI single.

Two batters later, Baty singled and then 2B Lusisangel Acuna came up with the based loaded and two outs, but struck out to move the game to the 10th.

After a scoreless bottom of the tenth, Acuna came up with the based loaded and two outs again in the bottom of the 11th, but once again failed to come though after he grounded out to third.

In the bottom of the 12th, catcher Luis Torrens grounded into a double play to end the threat and in the bottom of the 13th, the Met offense went down 1-2-3.

The Met offense's struggles with men on base continued after they went 2-14 with runners in scoring position leaving 12 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, May 24 at home against the Dodgers at 7:15 p.m. on Fox.

Game 51: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Mark Vientos-3B

3. Juan Soto-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Starling Marte-DH

6. Brandon Nimmo-LF

7. Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Griffin Canning (5-1, 2.47 ERA) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 11.25 ERA)

Mets Beat Red Sox 5-1 Behind 3 RBI From Baty

 

Mets 3B Brett Baty (Photo Credits to Eric Canha-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1 tonight at Fenway Park to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 30-20.

After a scoreless top of the first, 3B Mark Vientos walked to lead off the top of the second and catcher Luis Torrens followed with a double.

Three batters later, 3B Brett Baty came through with a RBI single to Vientos, but Torrens was thrown out at home.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next four innings, but then came through in the top of the seventh.

Torrens led off with a single and CF Tyrone Taylor followed with a single.

2B Luisangel Acuna then reached on an infield hit to load the bases and Baty followed by delivering once again with a two-run single.

SS Francisco Lindor then grounded into a fielder's choice and stole second.

LF Starling Marte next drew a walk to load the bases and RF Juan Soto delivered with a sacrifice fly.

 In the top of the ninth, Lindor drove in a key insurance run with a solo homer.

RHP Tylor Megill dominated through the first four innings with nine strikeouts, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth.

Megill gave up two infield hits and a hit by pitch and then allowed a sacrifice fly to LF Jarren Duran.

Megill then walked DH Rafael Devers to load the bases and was then taken out.

Megill's final line was 4.2 innings, four hits, one run, one walk and 10 strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and picked up the biggest out of the game after he struck out 3B Alex Bregman.

Brazoban stayed in the game and had a dominating outing throwing 2.1 scoreless innings with one hit and no walks with four strikeouts.

Brazoban picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 0.90.

RHP Reed Garrett followed with a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a bottom of the ninth.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, May 23 at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7:10 p.m.

Game 50: Mets vs. Red Sox Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Starling Marte-LF

3. Juan Soto-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientios-DH

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Luisangel Acuna-2B

9. Brett Baty-3B

The pitching match-up is RHP Tylor Megill (3-4, 3.74 ERA) vs. LHP Garrett Crochet (4-3, 2.00 ERA)

Mets Shutout By Red Sox 2-0 As Offense Continues To Struggle

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 2-0 tonight at Fenway Park for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 29-20.

RHP Clay Holmes worked his way out of a jam in the bottom of the first after he gave up back-to-back walks and then had scoreless innings in the bottom of the second, third, and fourth.

However, in the bottom of the fifth, Holmes's shutout came to an inning after he gave up solo homers to catcher Carlos Narvaez and DH Rafael Devers.

Holmes had a scoreless bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Max Kranick followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

The Met offense did nothing all night managing only four hits.

They went 0-7 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 21 at the Red Sox at 6:45 p.m.

Game 49: Mets vs. Red Sox Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (5-2, 3.14 ERA) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (4-1, 4.28 ERA)

Mets Lose To Red Sox 3-1 After Struggles With Men On Base Continue

 

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 3-1 tonight at Fenway Park for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 29-19.

RHP Kodai Senga got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to LF Jarren Duran and then walked DH Rafael Devers.

Senga then threw a a wild pitch and gave up a RBI ground-out to 3B Alex Bregman.

Two batters later, Senga gave up an infield hit to SS Trevor Story.

Senga's troubles continued in the bottom of the second after he gave up a one-out to catcher Carlos Navaez and two batters later, a RBI triple to Duran.

Senga was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth and fifth and had a-1-2-3 bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

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

LHP Jose Castilo followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Jose Butto threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense drove in their only run of the game in the top of the third after catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a double, CF Jeff McNeil grounded out to 1B and then CF Tyrone Taylor drove in Alvarez with a RBI single.

The offense was unable to score any more runs after that wasting several scoring opportunities.

They grounded into three double plays, went 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left six runners left on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 20 at the Red Sox at 6:45 p.m.

Game 48: Mets vs. Red Sox Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-DH

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (4-2, 1.02 ERA) vs. RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.90 ERA)

Mets Lose To Yankees 8-2 With Sloppy Defense and Poor Hitting And Allow Six Runs in Eighth

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 8-2 tonight at Yankee Stadium to lose two out of three games in the first round of the Subway Series and dropped their record to 29-18.

LHP David Peterson was let down by his defense in the bottom of the first after 3B Mark Vientos made an error to allow 1B Paul Goldschmidt to reach base and then two batters later, gave up a double to RF Aaron Judge.

Peterson then gave up a two-run double to LF Cody Bellinger.

Peterson was able to settle down after the first and did not allow any more runs and was taken out after the sixth.

His final line was six innings, three hits, two runs (1 earned), four walks and four strikeouts.

Peterson lowered his ERA from 3.05 to 2.86.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed in the bottom of the seventh and was able to work his way out of a based loaded jam.

RHP Ryne Stanek came on in the bottom of the eighth and got into immediate trouble after he walked the lead-off hitter DH Jason Dominiguez,

Two batters later, Stanek gave up a double to catcher Austin Wells and was then let down by the Met defense as well after 1B Pete Alonso made a costly error while trying to throw out Dominguez at home.

Stanek then gave up a RBI single to Goldschmidt and was then taken out.

LHP Genesis Cabrera followed and walked CF Trent Grisham to load the bases and after striking out RF Aaron Judge, gave up a grand slam to Bellinger which put the game out of reach.

The Met offense got on the board in the top of the second after 3B Mark Vientos led off with an infield hit and LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a walk.

Three batters later, CF Jeff McNeil came through with a RBI single.

In the top of the fifth, McNeil led off with a walk and then 2B Luisangel Acuna followed with a sacrifice bunt.

SS Francisco Lindor then grounded out to second which allowed McNeil to advance to third and then McNeil scored on a wild pitch.

The Met offense was unable to score any more runs after that and struggled with men on base going 1-7 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, May 20 at the Boston Red Sox at 6:45 p.m.

Game 47: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Mark Vientos-3B

5. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Starling Marte-DH

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jeff McNeil-CF

9. Luisangel Acuna-2B

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (2-2, 3.05 ERA) vs. LHP Max Fried (6-0, 1.11 ERA)

Mets Beat Yankees 3-2 On Lindor Game-Winning Sacrifice Fly and Strong Bullpen

 

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

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 3-2 this afternoon at Yankee Stadium to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 29-17.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against RHP Clarke Schmidt, but then came alive in the top of the fourth.

SS Francisco Lindor led off a walk and RF Juan Soto followed with a single.

1B Pete Alonso then drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

LF Brandon Nimmo struck out next, but Soto was able to third.

3B Mark Vientos followed with a sacrifice fly to score Soto.

The Met offense was unable to score for the next four innings and wasting an opportunity in the top of the seventh after 3B Brett Baty was thrown out at home, but then broke through in the top of the ninth.

Catcher Luis Torrens walked with one out and was taken out for pinch-runner Luisangel Acuna.

Baty then reached on an infield hit and CF Tyrone Taylor was hit a pitch to load the bases.

Lindor came up next and drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly.

RHP Griffin Canning cruised through the first two innings and then gave up a solo homer to 3B D.J. LeMahieu in the bottom of the third.

Canning had scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth and was taken out in the bottom of the sixth with one out after allowing a solo homer to CF Cody Bellinger.

Canning's final line was 5.1 innings, seven hits, two runs, one walk and four strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed and did a fine job with 1.2 scoreless innings.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and worked out a difficult bottom of the eighth with three walks and a double after he got a double play and a hard lineout to Soto to end the inning and keep the game tied.

Garrett picked up his first win.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth and had a stellar 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts including striking out superstar RF Aaron Judge on a 99 mph blazing fastball upstairs in the zone for the final out to pick up his 10th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Sunday, May 18 at the Yankees at 7:10 p.m. on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.

Game 46: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Luis Torrens-C

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Griffin Canning (5-1, 2.36 ERA) vs. RHP Clark Schmidt (1-1, 4.73 ERA)

Mets Lose to Yankees 6-2 After Megilll, Defense And Offense Struggle

 

Mets RHP Tylor Megill (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 6-2 tonight at Yankee Stadium for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 28-17.

RHP Tylor Megill started out well with two scoreless innings, but then it all unraveled in the bottom of the third.

Megill gave up a lead-off single to 2B Jorbit Vivas and two batters later, walked RF Aaron Judge.

Megill then gave up an infield hit to LF Cody Bellinger to load the bases 

The next hitter 1B Paul Goldschmidt hit a grounder to SS Francisco Lindor that Lindor threw past 1B Pete Alonso which allowed Judge and Vivas to score.

Megill then walked DH Jason Dominguez and gave up a sacrifice fly to SS Anthony Volpe.

Megill then walked catcher Austin Wells and 3B Oswalt Peraza with the based loaded to bring in another run and was then taken out.

Megill's final line was 2.2 innings, four hits, four runs, five walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Max Kranick came on to get the last out in the bottom of third.

Kranick stayed in for the bottom of the fourth and gave up two runs on a RBI single by Goldschmidr and a RBI ground-out to Dominguez.

Kranick stayed in for the bottom of the fifth and threw a scoreless inning and then taken out.

RHP Jose Butto followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh.

RHP Dedniel Nunez threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense had their best scoring opportunity in the top of the fourth after RF Juan Soto led off with a walk and two batters later, 3B Mark Vientos singled.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a RBI single.

Two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez walked to load the bases, but then 2B Luisangel Acuna  flew out to right to end the threat.

The offense did not do much else until the top of the ninth after Alvarez walked with one out and two batters later, pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil walked.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a RBI double, but RF Juan Soto flew out to centerfield to end the game.

The Met offense struggled all night with men on base going 2-11 with runners in scoring position leaving nine runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, May 17 at the Yankees at 1:05 p.m.

Game 45: Mets vs. Yankees Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Mark Vientos-3B

5. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Starling Marte-DH

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Luisangel Acuna-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Tylor Megill (3-3, 3.10 ERA) vs. LHP Carlos Rodon (4-3, 3.29 ERA) 

Mets Lose to Pirates 4-0 After Holmes Allows Two Homers And Offense Shutdown

 

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 tonight at Citi Field to snap their three-game winning streak and dropped their record to 28-16.

RHP Clay Holmes started out well with a scoreless top of the first, but then gave up a two-run homer to two-run homer to 1B Matt Gorski in the top of the second.

Holmes had scoreless innings in the top of the third, fourth and fifth, but then gave up another two-run homer this time to 3B Jared Triolo in the top of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

Holmes' final line was six innings, seven hits, four runs, one run and four strikeouts.

LHP Genesis Cabrera followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came in next and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense did not do much all night with only six singles.

They wasted numerous scoring opportunities going 0-4 with runners in scoring position leaving eight runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, May 16 in their first Subway Series game of the season at the Yankees at 7:05 p.m.

Game 44: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Mark Vientos-3B

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5.  Starling Marte-DH

6. Luis Torrens-C

7.  Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Luisangel Acuna-2B

9. Jose Azocar-RF

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (5-1, 2.74 ERA) vs. LHP Bailey Falter (2-3, 4.36 ERA)

Mets Beat Pirates 2-1 Behind Strong Outing From Senga and Baty Homer

 

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 28-15.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after RF Juan Soto singled and stole second with one out and two batters later,  LF Brandon Nimmo drove in Soto with a RBI double.

The offense did not do much for the next five innings until the bottom of the seventh after 3B Brett Baty hit the game-winning homer to the opposite field.

RHP Kodai Senga had a 1-2-3 top of the first and worked around a one-one triple in the top of the second to escape with no runs.

Senga got into jam in the top of the third after he gave up a single and double with one out, but then came back with a strikeout and ground-out.

Senga worked out of another jam in the top of the fourth after he gave up a walk and single, but came back to strike out the next three hitters.

Senga escaped out of trouble once again in the top of the fifth after he worked around a one-out walk.

He retired the first two hitters he faced in the top of the sixth, but then gave up a single to LF Alexander Canario and a double to 1B Jared Triolo and was taken out after that.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and got into immediate trouble after he walked CF Ji Hwan Bae and then walked catcher Henry Davis to bring in a run.

Senga's final line was 5.2 innings, six hits, one run, two walks and seven strikeouts.

Garrett came back to get out of an inning, but inducing a weak grounder.

RHP Max Kranick followed with a scoreless top of the seventh. Kranick picked up his third win.

RHP Ryne Stanek came in next and threw a scoreless top of the eighth with two strikeouts.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth to pick up his ninth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 14 at home against the Pirates at 7:10 p.m.

Game 43: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jeff McNeil-DH

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (4-2, 1.16 ERA) vs. RHP Max Keller (1-4, 4.40 ERA)

Mets Beat Pirates 4-3 on Pete Alonso walk-off sacrifice fly

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 27-15.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against last year's NL Rookie of the Year RHP Paul Skenes until the bottom of the fourth after LF Brandon Nimmo led off with a double and two batters later, CF Jeff McNeil drove in Nimmo with a RBI double.

The offense did not do much for the next three innings until the bottom of the seventh after pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor led off by a hit by pitch and stole second and then 2B Luisangel Acuna reached on an infield single.

Two batters later, RF Juan Soto hit a RBI ground-out to score Taylor and then 1B Pete Alonso reached on an infield hit which brought home a run.

In the bottom of the ninth, SS Francisco Lindoe reached on an error by SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa with one out and then Soto followed with a single.

Alonso came up next and drove in winning run with walk-off sacrifice fly.

LHP David Peterson had a scoreless top of the second and then gave up a solo homer to Kiner-Falefa in the top of the second.

Peterson settled down after that and one point retiring the next 10 hitters he faced and went into the top of the seventh and was taken out.

RHP Jose Butto came in next and gave up a RBI ground-out to RF Bryan Reynolds.

RHP Dedniel Nunez followed with a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came on in the top of the ninth and got into immediate trouble after he gave up a lead-off single and then was let down by his defense after Lindor botched a routine double play, but was able to settle down after that. Brazoban got an inning ending double play to keep the game tied and he picked up his second win of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 13 at home against the Pirates at 7:10 p.m.

Game 42: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-CF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Luisangel Acuna-2B

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (2-2, 3.05 ERA) vs. RHP Paul Skenes (3-4, 2.77 ERA)

Mets Beat Cubs 6-2 Behind Four Run Eighth Inning

 

Mets 3B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchieta-Imagn Images(

The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 at Citi Field this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 26-15.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, DH Starling Marte was hit by a pitch with two outs in the bottom of the second and then catcher Luis Torrens followed with a RBI triple.

The Met offense did not do much for the next three innings until 3B Mark Vientos hit a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth.

After a scoreless bottom of the seventh, SS Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the eighth with a go-ahead homer and then two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso doubled.

Vientos followed with a RBI single and then LF Brandon Nimmo broke the game open with a two-run homer.

RHP Griffin Cannig cruised through the first five innings, but then gave up a solo homer to CF Pete-Crow Armstrong in the top of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

Canning's final line was six innings, two hits, one run, one walk and five strikeouts.

He lowered his ERA to 2.36.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next in the top of the seventh and was hurt by a lead-off walk and later in the inning, gave up a RBI double to 2B Nico Hoerner, but was able to keep the game tied.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed and threw a scoreless top of the eighth to pick up his first win.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, May 12 at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:10 p.m.

Game 41: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Mark Vientos-3B

5. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Starling Marte-DH

7. Luis Torrens-C

8. Luisangel Acuna-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Griffin Canning (5-1, 2.50 ERA) vs. RHP Matthew Boyd (3-2, 2.75 ERA)

Mets Lose to Cubs 6-5 Wasting Opportunities With Men on Base

 

Mets 3B Brett Baty (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 6-5 tonight at Citi Field and dropped their record to 25-15.

RHP Tylor Megill got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off single to CF Pete Crow-Armstrong who then stole second and reached third on a throwing error by catcher Francisco Alvarez.

Megill then walked RF Kyle Tucker and gave up a RBI single to LF Seiya Suzuki.

Later in the inning, Megill gave up an infield hit to SS Dansby Swanson which brought home a run.

Megill had a scoreless top of the second and then gave up a RBI single to 1B Michael Busch in the top of the third.

Megill's struggles continued in the top of the fourth after he gave up a solo homer to Swanson and was taken out with two outs in the top of the fifth.

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

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with 1.2 scoreless innings.

LHP Genesis Cabrera got the last two outs in the top of the seventh.

RHP Max Kranick had a rough top of the eighth after he gave up a two-run single to catcher Miguel Amaya.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the bottom of the fourth after 1B Pete Alonso led off with a single, two batters later, DH Mark Vientos singled and two batters later, 3B Brett Baty came through with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the eighth, Vientos singled with one out and then Baty came through again this time with a two-run homer for his fourth and fifth RBI of the game.

The Met offense struggled with men on base all night wasting numerous scoring opportunities to go 1-10 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, May 11 at home against the Cubs at 12:05 p.m.

Game 40: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-DH

6. Luisangel Acuna-2B

7.  Brett Baty-3B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Tylor Megill (3-2, 2.50 ERA) vs. RHP Brad Keller (0-0, 3.78 ERA)

Mets Beat the Cubs 7-2 Powered By Four Homers

 

Mets RF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 25-14.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a homer.

In the bottom of the second, the offense outburst continued after 3B Brett Baty led off with a solo homer and two batters later, DH Jeff McNeil homered.

In the bottom of the third, LF Brandon Nimmo walked with one out and then catcher Francisco Alvarez and Baty reached on infield hits to load the bases.

2B Luisangel Acuna then grounded out to SS Dwansby Swanson, but Swanson botched a routine double play and made a poor throw over first base, which allowed Nimmo and Alvarez to score.

In the bottom of the fourth, RF Juan Soto hit a solo homer for his eighth homer of the season and third this week.

The offense did not do much for the next three innings until the bottom of the eighth after Lindor reached on an infield single with two outs and then stole second and Soto followed with a RBI single for his second RBI of the game.

RHP Clay Holmes had a terrific start outside of a solo homer by RF Kyle Tucker in the top of the fourth.

Holmes allowed one run on three hits in six innings with three walks and five strikeouts.

He had outstanding command of his sinker which helped him pick up a lot of groundouts.

Holmes picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 2.74.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came in next in the top of the eighth and had two strikeouts, but also gave up two walks and was then taken out.

RHP Reed Garrett came on and retired DH Seiya Suzuki on a fly-out to end the inning.

RHP Jose Butto followed in the top of the ninth and gave up a lead-off homer to 1B Michael Bush, but then recovered to strike out the next three hitters to close out the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, May 10 at the Cubs at 7:15 p.m.

Game 39: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Luisangel Acuna-2B

8. Jeff McNeil-DH

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (4-1, 2.95 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (2-1, 3.86 ERA)

Mets Beat Diamondbacks 7-1 Powered By Two Solo Homers To Take Series

 

Mets RF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 this afternoon at Chase Field to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 24-14.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the five innings against RHP Merrill Kelly until the top of the sixth after RF Juan Soto hit a solo homer.

In the top of the seventh, catcher Luis Torrens led off with a double and then 3B Brett Baty grounded back to the pitcher and Torrens advanced to third.

2B Luis Acuna followed with a RBI single and then stole second.

LF Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI triple.

In the top of the eighth, Soto led off with another homer for his second homer of the game.

In the top of the ninth, pinch-hitter Jose Azocar walked with one out and stole second and then CF Tyrone Taylor followed with a walk.

SS Franscisco Lindor came up next and broke the game open with a two-run double and advanced to third on fielder's indifference.

Soto followed with a sacrifice fly for his third RBI of the game.

RHP Kodai Senga did not his best stuff and struggled with his command walking five out of the first 10 hitters he faced. However, his defense bailed him out after Torrens threw out RF Corbin Carroll trying to steal second in the bottom of the first and Taylor and Lindor threw out CF Alex Thomas at home on a perfectly executed relay throw in the bottom of the second.

Senga walked the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the third, but was helped out after a poor bunt attempt and double play.

He settled down after that with a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth and fifth and had a scoreless bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

Senga's final line was six innings, two hits, 0 runs, five walks and four strikeouts.

He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 1.16.

RHP Max Kranick followed and had a scoreless bottom of the seventh and came back out for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to Carroll and was then taken out.

RHP Huascar had to come in and picked up the last two outs in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Ryne Stanek closed it out with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back home on Friday, May 9 against the Chicago Cubs at 7:10 p.m.

Game 38: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-DH

5. Luis Torrens-C

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Luisangel Acuna-2B

8. Jeff McNeil-LF

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (3-2, 1.38 ERA) vs. RHP Merrill Kelly (3-1, 4.06 ERA)

Mets Lose To Diamondbacks 5-1 And Struggle Against Zac Gallen

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 tonight at Chase Field and dropped their record to 23-14.

LHP David Peterson started out well with three scoreless innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth after 3B Mark Vientos made an error and after a walk and passed ball, gave up a RBI ground-out to 1B Josh Naylor.

Later in the inning, Peterson gave up a RBI ground-out to SS Geraldo Perdamo.

Peterson had a scoreless bottom of the fifth, but his trouble continued in the bottom of the sixth after he gave up a two-run homer to LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr and was taken out after the inning.

Peterson's final line was six innings, five hits, four runs, four walks and eight strikeouts.

RHP Jose Butto came on in the bottom of the seventh and gave up an unearned run after CF Tyrone Taylor made an error.

Butto stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and had a scoreless inning.

The Met offense did not do much outside of the top of the third after SS Francisco Alvarez singled with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor and RF Juan Soto walked to load the bases.

1B Pete Alonso came up next and also walked to bring in the run.

The offense did not do much after that and was stymied by RHP Zac Gallen who allowed one run on two hits.

They went 0-3 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, May 7 at the Diamondbacks at 3:40 p.m.

Game 37: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Starling Marte-DH

5. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (2-1, 3.06 ERA) vs. RHP Zac Gallen (2-4, 4.93 ERA)

Mets Hang On To Beat Diamondbacks 5-4 Powered By Alonso and Lindor

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Michael Chow-The Republic-USA Today Network

The New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 tonight at Chase Field to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 23-13.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fourth after RF Juan Soto led off with a walk and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run homer.

The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the top of the seventh after catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with an infield hit and two batters later, CF Tyrone Taylor doubled.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a three-run homer.

RHP Griffin Canning got off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to RF Corbin Carroll, but settled down after that.

Canning worked around trouble in the first and second and then had a 1-2-3 third.

He gave up a single in the bottom of the fourth and then back-to-back singles in the bottom of the fifth, but did not allow any runs.

Canning gave up a lead-off walk to DH Pavin Smith to lead off the bottom of the sixth and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.0 innings, six hits, one run, one walk and eight strikeouts.

Canning is the first Met pitcher since Zack Wheeler in 2018 to win five consecutive starts and lowered his ERA to 2.50.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh.

RHP Dedniel Nunez came on in the bottom of the eighth in his season debut and had a difficult time walking all three batters he faced before being taken out.

RHP Reed Garrett followed and gave up three runs, but was able to keep the lead.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning to pick up his eighth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 6 at the Arizona Diamondbacks at 9:40 p.m.

Game 36: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Starling Marte-DH

5. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Griffin Canning (4-1, 2.61 ERA) vs. RHP Ryne Nelson (1-0, 5.82 ERA)

Mets Lose to Cardinals 5-4 To Get Swept In Doubleheader and Megill and Offense Struggle

 

Mets RHP Tylor Megill (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 tonight at Busch Stadium to get swept in the day-night doubleheader and lose two out of three games in the series to drop their record to 22-13.

RHP Tylor Megill had a scoreless bottom of the first, but then gave up a two-run homer to 1B Alec Burleson in the bottom of the second.

Megill's struggles continued in the bottom of the third after he walked LF Lars Nootbar and SS Masyn Wynn. Later in the inning, Megill gave up an infield hit to 3B Nolan Arenado that 3B Mark Vientos was not able to field cleanly which brought home a run and then 1B Wilson Contreras hit a RBI single to tie the game.

Megill finished up strongly with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth and was taken out after the bottom of the fifth.

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

RHP Max Kranick came on in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a one-out single to catcher Yohel Pozo and two batters later, a RBI double to CF Victor Scott II.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings, but then came alive in the top of the third.

CF Tyrone Taylor led off with a single and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a single.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso came through with a RBI single and Vientos followed with a walk to load the bases.

Two batters later, RF Starling Marte came through with a two-run single and catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a RBI single.

The offense was unable to score any more runs after the fourth wasting several scoring opportunities.

They went 3-11 with runners in scoring position leaving 10 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, May 5 at the Arizona Diamondbacks at 9:40 p.m.

Game 35 (Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Cardinals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Starling Marte-RF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Luisangel Acuna-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Tylor Megill (3-2, 1.74 ERA) vs. RHP Andre Pallante (2-2, 4.13 ERA)

Mets Lose To Cardinals 6-5 After Late Inning Rally Comes Up Short

 

Mets RHP Blade Tidwell (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 this afternoon at Busch Stadium in the first game of a doubleheader and dropped their record to 22-12.

RHP Blade Tidwell made his ML debut and started out well with a scoreless bottom of the first, but then struggled after that.

Tidwell gave up a solo homer to 1B Wilson Contreras in the bottom of the second and a RBI ground-out in the bottom of the third.

Tidwell allowed four more runs in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run single to LF Brendan Donovan and later in the inning a two-run single to Contreras and was taken out with two outs in the bottom of the fourth.

His final line was 3.2 innings, six runs, nine hits, two walks, three strikeouts and a hit by pitch.

Tidwell showed off his 98 mph fastball and sharp breaking ball, but struggled with command.

LHP Genesis Cabrera followed with 2 scoreless innings.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and got the last out in the bottom of the sixth.

RHP Austin Warren threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Reed Garrett threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after LF Brandon Nimmo doubled with one out and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI double.

In the top of the third, RF Juan Soto led off with a single and Alonso followed with another double.

Two batters later, DH Jesse Winker drove in Soto with a sacrifice fly. Winker left in the game in the fourth inning with right side discomfort.

In the top of the sixth, 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a walk and 3B Luisangel Acuna followed with a single.

Two batters later, SS Francisco grounded into a fielder's choice which brought home a run, but then Soto struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the eighth, catcher Luis Torrens led off with a walk and two batters later, Acuna singled.

Pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor then singled and Lindor delivered with a two-run single,

Soto followed with a walk to load the bases with one out, but then Alonso struck out on a close pitch and Nimmo popped out to end the threat.

The offense struggled all game with men on base going 3-15 with runners in scoring position leaving 12 runners on base.

The Mets have another game coming up later tonight in Game 2 of the doubleheader at the Cardinals at 6:15 p.m.

Game 34 (Game 1 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Cardinals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-DH

5. Jesse Winker-LF

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Luisangel Acuna-3B

9. Jose Azocar-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Blade Tidwell (MLB Debut) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (1-3, 4.68 ERA)

Mets Cardinals Game Postponed

 Today's Mets-Cardinals game has been postponed.  It will be made up as a part of a single-admission doubleheader tomorrow, Sunday May 4.

The first game is at 1:15 p.m. ET and the second game will begin at 6:15 p.m. ET.

Game 34: Mets vs. Cardinals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4.  Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Jesse Winker-DH

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Luisangel Acuna-2B

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Tylor Megill (3-2, 1.74 ER) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (1-3, 4.68 ERA)

Mets Beat Cardinals 9-3 Powered By Alonso and Nimmo

 

Mets LF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 tonight at Busch Stadium to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 22-11.

After a scoreless top of the first, LF Brandon Nimmo walked to lead off the top of the second and DH Jesse Winker and 3B Mark Vientos followed with singles to load the bases.

CF Jeff McNeil and catcher Francisco Alvarez then both grounded into fielder's choices to bring home two runs.

After scoreless innings in the top of the third and fourth, RF Juan Soto doubled with one out in the top of the fifth and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a go-ahead two-run homer. 

Nimmo and Winker followed with singles and then Vientos grounded out, but 1B Wilson Contreras dropped a routine double play grounder which allowed Nimmo to score.

McNeil followed with a single and Alvarez followed with a RBI single to score Vientos.

In the top of the seventh, Nimmo led off with a homer.

Three batters later, CF Tyrone Taylor doubled and Alvarez followed with another RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, Taylor was hit by a pitch with one out, Alvarez followed with a single and then 2B Luisangel Acuna drove in Taylor with a sacrifice fly.

RHP Clay Holmes got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to RF Lars Nootbarr who then stole third and scored on an infield hit by SS Masyn Winn.

Holmes had a scoreless bottom of the second and then in the bottom of the third, gave up a leadoff single to CF Victor Scott II who then advanced to second on a ground-out, stole third and scored on a throwing error by Alvarez.

Later in the inning, Holmes gave up a RBI single to 1B Wilson Contreras.

Holmes was able to settle down after that with consecutive 1-2-3 innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth and retired eight straight hitters going into the sixth.

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

He picked up his fourth win.

RHP Jose Butto followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

RHP Ryne Stanek closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth,

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, May 3 at the Cardinals at 2:15 p.m.

Game 33: Mets vs. Cardinals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Jesse Winker-DH

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jeff McNeil-CF

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Luisangel Acuna-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (3-1, 2.64 ERA) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (3-0, 3.60 ERA)

Mets Lose to Diamondbacks 4-2 wasting two homers from Juan Soto

 

Mets RF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 this afternoon at Citi Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 21-11.

RHP Kodai Senga started out well with three scoreless innings working out of a based loaded jam in the top of the third and then ran into trouble in the top of the fourth.

Senga gave up a lead-off walk and then a single and two batters later, a RBI single to CF Alex Thomas.

Senga was taken out after the fourth due to a high pitch count of 87 pitches.

RHP Genesis Cabrera came in next in the top of the fifth and gave up a sacrifice fly to 3B Eugenio Suarez.

RHP Max Kranick came in next and had a scoreless top of the sixth and then gave up a solo homer to SS Gerarldo Perdamo in the top of the seventh.

RHP Reed Garrett followed and had a scoreless top of the eighth, but then came back for the top of the ninth and gave up a solo homer to 2B Tim Tawa.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the bottom of the sixth after RF Juan Soto hit a solo homer for his first homer at home.

In the bottom of the eighth, Soto came through once again with his second solo homer and then had a chance to tie or take the lead after that, but then 3B Mark Vientos and LF Brandon Nimmo struck out with runners on first and second with one out.

The Met offense's struggles with men on base continued after they went 0-2 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, May 2 at the St. Louis Cardinals at 8:15 p.m.

Game 32: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Jesse Winker-DH

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Brandon Nimmo-LF

7. Luis Torrenx-C

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (3-1, 1.26 ERA) vs. RHP Zac Gallen (1-4, 5.57 ERA)

Mets Lose To Diamondbacks 4-3 And Fail To Deliver Key Hit

 

Mets RHP Ryne Stanek (Photo Credits to Robert Sabo- NY Post)

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 21-10.

RHP Huascar Brazoban made the start as an "opener" and did a nice job with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts and one walk.

RHP Brandon Waddell who was just re-called from Triple-A Syracuse and his first stint in the Majors since 2021 came in next and did a fantastic job with 4.1 scoreless innings. 

Waddell had four strikeouts and retired the last eight hitters he faced.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed in the top of the seventh and had rough outing allowing two runs on three hits.

RHP Chris Devenski came in next in the top of the eighth and had a scoreless inning, but then ran into trouble in the top of the ninth.

Devanski gave up a lead-off walk, a double and a pair of sacrifice flies.

3B Mark Vientos drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the third.

The Met offense did not do much for the next five innings, but then almost made a late inning rally in the bottom of the ninth.

CF Tyrone Taylor led off with a homer and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk.

RF Juan Soto then followed with a walk and 1B Pete Alonso was then hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Vientos struck out and then pinch-hitter Jesse Winker grounded out to first to bring in a run.

LF Jeff McNeil was then intentionally walked to load the bases with out, but then catcher Francisco Alvarez grounded out to third to end the game.

The Met offense struggled all night with men on base and were unable to come up with a timely hit going 0-10 with runners in scoring position.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, May 1 at home against the Diamondbacks at 1:10 p.m.

Game 31: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Mark Vientos-3B

5. Starling Marte-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-LF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Luisangel Acuna-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Huascar Brazoban (1-0, 1.56 ERA) vs. RHP Corbin Burnes (0-1, 4.05 ERA)

Mets Beat Diamondbacks 8-3 Behind Three Homers

 

Mets DH Starling Marte and 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 21-9.

The Met offense had a scoreless bottom of the first, but then came alive with four runs in the bottom of the second.

2B Luisangel Acuna singled with one out and then two batter later, CF Tyrone Taylor drove in Acuna with a RBI double.

CF Jose Azocar followed with a RBI single and then SS Francisco Lindor came through with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the third, 1B Pete Alonso led off with a walk and then DH Starling Marte followd with a two-run homer.

Two batters later, Acuna singled and stole second and then Taylor drove in Acuna once again this time a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, Alonso hit a solo homer with two outs.

LHP David Peterson had a solid start allowing one run on five hits in five innings.

He gave up no walks with two strikeouts.

Peterson picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 3.06.

RHP Jose Butto followed with two shutout innings with one walk and four strikeouts.

RHP Kevin Herget closed it out with two runs in the top of the eighth and ninth innings.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 30 at home against the Diamondbacks at 7:10 p.m.

Game 30: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Starling Marte-DH

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Luisangel Acuna-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Jose Azocart-LF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (1-1, 3.29 ERA) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-2, 4.40 ERA)

Mets Rout Nationals 19-5 Behind 9 RBI from Nimmo

 

Mets LF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Geoff Burge-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 19-5 this afternoon at Nationals Park to split their four-game series and improved their record to 20-9.

After a scoreless top of the first, 3B Mark Vientos singled with one out in the top of the second and then LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a single.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez then drove in Vientos with a RBI double and CF Jeff McNeil followed with a sacrifice fly to Nimmo.

After scoreless innings in the top of the third and fourth, McNeil led off the top of the fifth with a homer.

In the top of the sixth, DH Jesse Winker walked with one out and then Vientos followed with a walk.

Nimmo came up next and broke the game open with a three-run homer.

In the top of the seventh, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a hit by pitch and then RF Juan Soto followed with a double.

1B Pete Alonso then drove in Lindor with a RBI single and Winker followed with a walk.

Two batters later, Nimmo came up and delivered once with a grand slam.

In the top of the eighth, Alonso led off with an infield hit and Winker singled and Vientos walked to load the bases.

Nimmo came up next and capped off his stellar day with the plate with a two-run double for his eighth and ninth RBI.

Two batters later, McNeil drove in Vienos with a RBI ground-out and then 2B Luisangel Acuna drove in Nimmo with a RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, pinch-hitter Jose Azocar led off with an infield hit and Alonso followed with a walk.

Winker then drove in Azocar with a RBI single and Vientos then put the exclamation point on all of the scoring with a three-run homer.

RHP Griffin Canning had an outstanding outing with five scoreless innings.

Canning gave up four hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 2.61.

RHP Max Kranick came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Jose Urena followed and had a rough outing allowing five runs on seven hits in three innings. 

Urena gave up one walk with three strikeouts.

He still managed to pick up the save, since he pitched the last three innings of the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, April 29 back at home at Citi Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 7:10 p.m.

Game 29: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Jesse Winker-DH

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Brandon Nimmo-LF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jeff McNeil-CF

9. Luisangel Acuna-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Griffin Canning (3-1, 3.12 ERA) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (1-2, 5.11 ERA)

Mets Lost To Nationals 8-7 After Blowing Six-Run Lead

 

Mets DH Starling Marte (Photo Credits to Brad Mills-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 8-7 this afternoon at Nationals Park to drop their record to 19-9.

RHP Tylor Megill had a scoreless bottom of the first and then gave up a solo homer to CF Dylan Crews in the bottom of the second.

Megill was able to settle down after that and retired 13 of the next 14 hitters he faced.

He came back out for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off double to 2B Luis Garcia and two batters later, a RBI single to 1B Josh Bell and was then taken out.

RHP Jose Butto came in next and striking out Crews, but then gave up back-to-back singles to 3B Jose Tena and RF Alex Calli and later in the inning a three-run homer to catcher Riley Adams.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came on in the bottom of the eighth and worked out of a based loaded jam.

RHP Ryen Stanek came on in the bottom of the ninth and got into immediate trouble giving up a lead-of double to Calli and two batters later, a RBI single to Abrams.

Abrams then walked 1B James Woods and then 1B Pete Alonso made a throwing error over Stanek's head which allowed the winning run to score.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with an infield hit and then RF Juan Soto walked.

Alonso then walked to load the bases and 3B Mark Vientos drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

DH Starling Marte followed with a walk and LF Brandon Nimmo then drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

Catcher Luis Torrens came up next and drove in Alonso with a RBI single and Marte scored on an error by Crews.

2B Luisangel Acuan followed with a RBI single.

In the top of the second, Soto led off with a double and Alonso reached on an infield hit.

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

In the top of the fifth, Vientos led off with a single and three batters later, Torrens drove in another run with a RBI double.

The offense did not score any more runs after that and failed to capitalize with men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Monday, April 28 at the Nationals at 4:05 p.m.

Game 28: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Mark Vientos-3B

5. Starling Marte-DH

6. Brandon Nimmo-LF

7. Luis Torrens-C

8. Luisangel Acuna-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Tylor Megill (3-2, 1.09 ERA) vs. LHP Mitchell Parker (3-1, 1.39 ERA)

Mets Beat Nationals 2-0 Behind Alvarez Homer and Strong Pitching

 

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 this afternoon at Nationals Park to improve their record to 19-8.

The Met offense provided all of the scoring it needed in the top of the second after DH Jesse Winkler singled with two outs and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a two-run homer.

RHP Clay Holmes had an outstanding start despite two rain delays with five scoreless innings allowing four hits and no walks with two strikeouts,

Holmes had an excellent sinker which helped him induce 10 groundouts. 

He was in total command and could have gone deeper if not for the rain delays.

Holmes picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 2.64.

LHP Danny Young followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth allowing one hit with three strikeouts.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next in the bottom of the seventh and continued his dominant start to the season with another scoreless inning.

LHP A.J. Minter came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a walk and strikeout, but then had to leave the game due to triceps soreness.

RHP Max Kranick had to come in a huge spot and picked up the two biggest outs of the game with the tying run at the plate after he struck out 1B Nathaniel Lowe and then retired DH Josh Bell on a fly out.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a one-out walk, but struck out three hitters in the inning to pick up his seventh win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, April 27 at the Nationals at 1:35 p,m.

Game 27: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jesse Winker-DH

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jeff McNeil-CF

9. Luisangel Acuna-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (2-1, 3.16 ERA) vs. RHP Brad Lord (0-2, 4.73 ERA)

Mets Lost to Nationals 5-4 To Snap Seven Game Winning Streak

 

Mets Manager Carlos Mendona (Photo Credits to Geoff Burge-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 4-3 tonight at Nationals Park to snap their seven-game winning streak and dropped their record to 18-8.

RHP Kodai Senga had a scoreless bottom of the first, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the second after he gave up a lead-off single to 2B Luis Garcia. Two batters later, he gave up a double to RF Dylan Crews after LF Brandon Nimmo made a mental mistake and then a RBI single to the following hitter 3B Jose Tena.

Senga struggles's continued in the bottom of the bottom of the third after he gave up a lead-off single to CF Jacob Young and then a RBI triple to the following hitter SS C.J. Abrams.

Senga was able to settle down after that and retired the next 11 hitters he faced and came out after a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

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

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a run on a RBI single by Abrams.

RHP Reed Garrett came on in the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Ryne Stanek appeared in the bottom of the ninth and got into immediate trouble after he gave up a lead-off triple to Crews and then a RBI single to Tena.

Stanek then retired Young after he grounded into a fielder's choice and was taken out.

LHP A.J. Minter came on and retired Abrams on a grounder for the second out, but then 1B James Wood hit a single that 2B Jeff McNeil was unable to knock game, and then the ball went into centerfield which allowed Abrams to score from first.

The Met offense did not do much for the first seven innings including DH Jesse Winker grounding into a triple play to end the fourth, but then came alive in the top of the eighth.

McNeil led off with a single and three batters later, RF Juan Soto singled,

1B Pete Alonso then walked to load the bases and Nimmo reached on an infield hit to bring in a run.

DH Mark Vientos followed with a based clearing triple.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, April 26 at the Nationals at 4:05 p.m.

Game 26: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jesse Winker-DH

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (3-1, 0.79 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Irwin (2-0, 3.68 ERA)

Mets Beat Phillies 4-3 in 10 Innings To Complete Sweep On Walk-off Hit By Marte

Mets DH Starling Marte (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 this afternoon at Citi Field to complete four-game sweep and seventh consecutive win overall to improve their record to 18-7.

After a scoreless bottom of the first,  3B Mark Vientos singled to lead off the bottom of the second and three batters later, 2B Brett Baty delivered with a two-run homer.

The Met offense did not do much after that and was stymied by former Met RHP Zack Wheeler, but then came alive again in the bottom of the tenth.

1B Pete Alonso came through with a one-out game tying RBI double to score RF Juan Soto who started off the inning off at second base as the ghost runner.

LF Brandon Nimmo was then intentionally walked and two batters later, pinch-hitter Starling Marte came up and delivered a walk-off single.

LHP David Peterson started out well with three scoreless innings including working out of a based loaded jam in the top of the second, but then ran into trouble in the top of the fourth,.

Peterson gave up RBI singles to RBI singles to CF Johan Rojas and SS Trea Turner, but was able to keep the game tied.

Peterson had a scoreless top of the fifth and was taken out with one out in the top of the sixth.

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

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with by getting the final two outs in the top of the sifth and the first out in the top of the seventh and was taken out.

LHP Danny Young came in next and had a fantastic appearance striking out 1B Bryce Harper and DH Kyle Schwarber to close out the seventh.

RHP Jose Butto came on in the top of the eighth and had a tough outing allowing two walks and a single by pinch hitter Max Kepler, but was helped out by his defense after Soto threw out RF Nick Castellanos and catcher Hayden Senger applied a perfect tag.

RHP Edwin Diaz came in next in the top of the ninth and had a scoreless inning, but then struggled after coming back out in the top of the tenth.

Diaz gave up a RBI single to Castellanos and had to come out due to an injury.

RHP Max Kranick had to come in and did an outstanding job getting out of a based loaded one out jam to keep it a 3-2 game.

Kranick picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 2.81.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, April 25 at the Washington Nationals at 6:45 p.m.

Game 25: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

 1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Brandon Nimmo-LF

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Jesse Winker-DH

7. Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (2-1, 3.73 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (1-1, 3.27 ERA)