Mets Lose To Marlins 5-1 After Kodai Senga's Struggles Continue

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 5-1 at Citi Field this afternoon to lose three out of four games in the series and dropped their record to 73-64.

RHP Kodai Senga gave off to a tough start in the top of the first and he gave up a one-out walk to CF Jakob Marsee and then gave up a single to catcher Agustin Ramirez and a sacrifice fly to SS Otto Lopez.

After a scoreless top of the second, Senga gave up a two-out double to Marsee in the top of the third and then a two-run homer to Ramirez.

In the top of the fourth, Senga gave up a lead-off double to 1B Liam Hicks and then a RBI single to the following hitter LF Heriberto Hernandez.

In the top of the fifth, Senga gave up a lead-off double to 3B Javier Sanoja and then Edwards reached on an infield hit and Sanjoja scored on an error by 3B Brett Baty and then Senga was taken out.

LHP Brandon Waddell followed and threw 4.1 scoreless innings to save the bullpen.

The Met offense did not do much against RHP Sandy Alcantara outside of the bottom of the seventh after 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a single, DH Mark Vientos followed with a walk and two batters later, CF Cedric Mullins grounded into a fielder's choice to bring home a run.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Monday, September 1 at the Detroit Tiges at 1:10 p.m.

Game 137: Mets vs. Marlins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Mark Vientos-DH

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. Cedric Mullins-CF

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (7-5, 2.73 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (7-11, 5.87 ERA)

Mets Lose To Marlins 11-8 After Peterson Allows Eight Runs

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 11-8 at Citi Field this afternoon and dropped their record to 73-63.

LHP David Peterson got off to a rocky start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off single to 2B Xavier Edwards and an infield hit to the following hitter to SS Otto Lopez. Two batters later, Peterson gave up a RBI double to LF Heriberto Hernandez.

Peterson then gave up a two-run double to the following hitter 1B Eric Wagaman.

Peterson walked the following hitter 3B Connor Norby and two batters later, gave up a two-run double to LF Joey Wiemer.

Peterson had a scoreless top of the second and then gave up three more runs in the top of the third on a RBI single by LF Jakob Marsee, and a RBI single to Wiemer  and was then taken out.

RHP Chris Devenski came in next and and gave up  RBI ground-out into a double play and picked up the last out of the inning.

Peterson's final line was 2.0 innings, eight hits, eight runs, three walks and one strikeout.

Devenski stayed in and did a fine job of saving the bullpen with three scoreless innings, one walk and three strikeouts.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the sixth.

RHP Trevor Rogers came in next and gave up the game-winning run in the top of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Norby.

LHP Gregory Soto threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz gave up a two-run double to Norby in the top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the first, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a homer.

In the bottom of the second, 2B Brett Baty singled with one out and later in the inning, scored on an error by catcher Augustin Ramirez.

In the bottom of the third, RF Juan Soto led off with a walk and stole second and two batters later, LF Brandon Nimmo doubled.

3B Mark Vientos followed with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, RF Juan Soto hit a solo homer with two outs.

In the bottom of the sixth, CF Cedric Mullins led off with a walk and two batters later, Soto hit a two-run homer. Two batters later, Nimmo doubled with two outs, but Vientos flew out to centerfield.

In the bottom of the seventh, McNeil led off with a triple, but was left stranded after Baty grounded out to second, pinch-hitter Starling Marte struck out and Mullins lined out to right to end the threat.

In the bottom of the eighth, Soto walked with one out, but then Alonso struck out and Nimmo grounded out to SS to end the inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, McNeil walked with one out and two batters later, catcher Hayden Senger singled, but Mullins struck out to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, August 31 at home against the Marlins at 1:40 p.m.

Game 136: Mets vs. Marlins 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. Brett Baty-3B

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (8-5, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (7-7, 3.32 ERA)

Mets Rout Marlins 19-9 in Jonah Tong's Solid Debut

 

Mets RHP Jonah Tong (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 19-9 at Citi Field and improved their record to 73-62.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and stole second and RF Juan Soto followed with a two-run homer.

1B Pete Alonso followed with a single and then 3B Mark Vientos walked. LF Brandon Nimmo came up next and delivered a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the second, Soto singled with two outs and Alonso followed with a two-run homer. Vientos then singled and Nimmo walked. DH Starling Marte followed with a RBI single and then 2B Brett Baty walked. CF Tyrone Taylor capped off the inning with a two-run double.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth and fifth, Nimmo homered to lead off the bottom of the sixth.

In the bottom of the eighth, Vientos led off with a homer and Nimmo followed with a single. Marte then walked and Baty reached on an infield hit to load the bases. Taylor followed with another two-run double and catcher Luis Torrens put the exclamation point on the offensive outburst with a three-run homer.

RHP Jonah Tong made his MLB debut and had a quick first inning with only six pitches needed.

Tong gave up a lead-off double in the top of the second and retired the next three hitters.

He had his first career strikeout in the top of the third.

In the top of the fourth, he worked his way out of a second and third one-out jam by picking up a strikeout and ground-out.

Tong was let down by his defense in the top of the fifth and had to overcome two fielders choices and two errors which led to three unearned runs and four total and was taken out after the inning.

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

Tong showed a lot of poise and composure and featured his fastball topping out at 95-96 mph with a knee-buckling curve ball and change-up.

He will only continue to get better as his career progresses.

RHP Ryan Helsley followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

LHP Jose Castillo threw a scoreless top of the seventh and gave up a run in the top of the eighth.

Torrens came in the top of the ninth and allowed four runs and picking up only out.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed and got the last two outs to close it out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, August 30 at home against the Marlins at 4:10 p.m.

Game 135: Mets vs. Marlins 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. Brett Baty-2B

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Jonah Tong (MLB Debut) vs. RHP Eury Perez (6-3, 3.44 ERA)

Mets Lose To Marlins 7-4 Due To Poor Defense And Bullpen

 

Mets LHP Gregory Soto (Photo Credits to John Jones-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 7-4 tonight at Citi Field to snap their three-game winning streak and dropped their record to 72-62

RHP Clay Holmes got into immediate trouble in the top of the first after he gave up back-to-back infield hits and then a sacrifice fly to catcher Agustin Ramirez.

After a scoreless top of the second, Holmes hit 2B Xavier Edwards to lead off the top of the third who then stole second and advanced to third on a grounder. 

2B Jeff McNeil then made a poor throw to home with the infield in instead of going to first which allowed Edwards to score. Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso made a poor throw to Holmes who dropped the ball which rolled into foul territory to score the tying run and LF Troy Johnston to advance to second. 

Holmes then gave up a RBI single to the following hitter 2B Otto Lopez.

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

His final line was five innings, five hits, four runs, two earned runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

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

LHP Gregory Soto came on in the top of the seventh and gave a lead-off single and was also let down by the defense and Alonso and LF Brandon Nimmo made errors.

After a passed ball, two batters later, Soto gave up an infield hit to Lopez to bring in a run and was then taken out.

RHP Kevin Herget came in next and gave up a sacrifice fly to DH Heiberto Hernandez.

Herget stayed in for the top of the eighth and ninth and threw two scoreless innings.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and two batters later, Alonso doubled. Nimmo followed with a two-run double.

The only other runs came in the bottom of the fifth after RF Juan Soto walked with one out and then Alonso followed with a two-run homer.

The offense struggled all night with men on base going 2-6 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, August 29 at home against the Marlins at 7:10 in star pitching prospect RHP Jonah Tong's MLB debut.

Game 134: Mets vs. Marlins 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. Brett Baty-3B

8. Cedric Mullins-C

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (11-6, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Adam Mazur (0-1, 6.35 ERA)

Mets Sweep Phillies 6-0 After Nolan McLean Dominates Once Again With Eight Scoreless Innings

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 at Citi Field tonight to complete the three-game sweep and improved their record to 72-61.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings and then came alive in the bottom of the third against RHP Taijuan Walker.

2B Brett Baty led off with a single and then catcher Hayden Senger followed with a bunt single.

SS Francisco Lindor then hit a RBI single and RF Juan Soto also hit a RBI single.

Soto then stole second and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI single.

After a scoreless bottom of the fourth, Alonso walked with two outs in the bottom of the fifth and then LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a single.

3B Mark Vientos then hit a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, Nimmo singled with two outs and then Vientos followed with a two-run homer.

RHP Nolan McLean made his third career start and was in complete command all night.

McLean had a 1-2-3 top of the first and faced the minimum through the first three innings.

He continued to cruise and still faced the minimum through five innings.

At one point, McLean retired 15 consecutive hitters in a row until he gave up a two-out  single to 1B Bryce Harper in the top of the seventh and then retired J.T. Realmuto on a pop-up to end the inning.

McLean came back out for the top of the eighth and got into his only jam of the night allowing back-to-back singles to 3B Alec Bohm and LF Max Kepler to start the inning.

McLean was able to settle down and he got shallow fly balls to Soto and Nimmo who made strong throws home to prevent the run from scoring and then retired CF Harrison Bader on a comebacker back to the mound to end the inning and was taken out.

McLean's final line was 8.0 innings, four hits,  0 runs, 0 walks and six strikeouts.

He had all of his pitches working and mixed them all in well especially his fastball. sweeper and curveball.

McLean picked up his third consecutive win to start his Met career and lowered his ERA to 0.89.

He is the first Mets starter to win his first three starts.

LHP Brooks Raley followed and closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, August 28 at home against the Miami Marlins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 133: 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. Jeff McNeil-CF

7. Starling Marte-DH

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (2-0, 1.46 ERA) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (4-6, 3.44 ERA)

Mets Rally To Beat Phillies 6-5 on Walk-off Single by Brandon Nimmo

 

Mets LF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to John Jones-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 71-61.

The Mets offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against LHP Jesus Luzardo and then came alive in the bottom of the fifth. 

Catcher Luis Torrens led off with a hit by pitch and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a single. 

RF Juan Soto followed with a RBI single and then Lindor and Soto advanced to second and third on a throwing error by CF Harrison Bader. 

DH Starling Marte followed with a walk and then 1B Pete Alonso drove in Lindor and Soto with a two-run double.

3B Mark Vientos followed with a RBI single.

LF Brandon Nimmo then drove in Alonso with a sacrifice fly.

The offense did not do much after that until the bottom of the ninth after Marte led off with a single and then Alonso and 3B Brett Baty followed with singles to load the bases with no outs.

Nimmo came up next and delivered the game-winning walk-off single.

LHP Sean Manaea dominated through the first four innings with seven strikeouts, but once again wore down in the top of the fifth.

Manaea gave up a lead-off single to Bader and three batters later, a single to SS Trea Turner and was then taken out.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and walked DH Kyle Schwarber and then gave up a two-run single to 1B Bryce Harper and struck out catcher J.T. Realmuto and was then taken out.

Manaea's final line was 4.2 innings, six hits, two runs, 0 walks and eight strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and gave up a run in the top of the sixth.

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Ryan Helsley's came on in the top of the eighth and his struggles continued after he walked RF Nick Castellanos with one out and then gave up a two-run game-tying homer to Bader and walked pinch-hitter Bryson Stott and then came out.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed and struck out LF Brandon Marsh and Turner to end the inning.

Diaz stayed in for the top of the ninth and continued his dominant performance striking out Schwarber and Harper and retired Realmuto on a ground-out to end the inning.

Diaz picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 1.60.

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

Mets Call Up Top Pitching Prospect Jonah Tong

 

Mets RHP Jonah Tong (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets are promoting their top pitching prospect RHP Jonah Tong.

Tong will make his ML debut on Friday night according to Mets manager Carlos Mendoza.

He was a seventh-round draft pitch in 2022 and has risen through the Mets minor league system quickly at every level. 

Tong began the season with Double-A Binghamton and dominated with a 1.59 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 202 starts.

He was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse earlier this month and had 11.2 scoreless innings and 17 strikeouts.

Tong's repertoire features a blazing fastball which is his main pitch as well as a 12-6 curveball and slider.

He is compared to Giants great Tin Lincecum who he modeled his mechanics after.

It will be exciting to see Tong make his debut on Friday and hopefully provide a boost to the starting rotation.

With the success of RHP Nolan McLean since he has been called up, it will be fun to see Tong and McLean continue to grow and develop in the major leagues and potentially become top of the rotation starters for years to come.

 

Game 132: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Starling Marte-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Brandon Nimmo-LF

7. Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 5.15 ERA) vs. LHP Jesus Luzardo (12-6, 4.10 ERA)

Mets Crush Phillies 13-3 After Offense Explodes With 13 Unanswered Runs

 

Mets 3B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13-3 tonight at Citi Field and improved their record to 70-61.

The Mets offense was held scoreless for the first three innings, but then came alive in the bottom of the fourth.

After a lead-off single by RF Juan Soto and then double play by DH Starling Marte, 1B Pete Alonso singled with two outs and then advanced to second on a balk and third on wild pitch.

3B Mark Vientos followed with a RBI double and LF Brandon Nimmo then hit a RBI single. CF Tyrone Taylor followed with a walk and then 2B Jeff McNeil hit a game-tying RBI single.

In the bottom of the fifth, Soto led off with a walk and then advanced to second on an error by 2B Bryson Stott on a pick-off attempt. Marte followed with a walk and two batters later, Vientos drove in Soto on another RBI double.

In the the bottom of the sixth, Taylor led off with a double and two batters later, catcher Luis Torrens drove in Taylor with a RBI double. Later in the inning, Soto walked and Marte followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, Vientos led off with a hit by pitch and was taken out for pinch-runner Brett Baty. Nimmo followed with a walk and then Taylor singled to load the bases. 

McNeil followed with a sacrifice fly and then Torrens broke the game open with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the eighth, Marte led off with a hit by pitch and two batters later, Baty walked. Two batters later, Taylor drove in Marte with a RBI single. McNeil and Torrens followed with RBI singles of their own to score Baty and Taylor.

RHP Kodai Senga had another difficult outing allowing three runs on six hits and four walks in 4 plus innings and was taken out with no outs in the top of the fifth.

LHP Jose Castillo came in next and got 3B Alec Bohm to ground into a double play and then retired LF Brandon Marsh for the last out of the inning. Castillo picked up his first win.

RHP Trevor Rogers followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Ryne Stanek closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

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

Game 131: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Starling Marte-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5.  Mark Vientos-3B

6. Brandon Nimmo-LF

7. Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (7-5, 2.58 ERA) vs. LHP Cristopher Sanchez (11-4, 2.46 ERA)

Mets Lose to Braves 4-3 After Peterson blows Two run lead

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 4-3 at Truist Park this afternoon to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 69-61.

LHP David Peterson cruised through the first five innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the sixth.

Peterson gave up a one-out walk to DH Marcell Ozuna and then later in the inning, a single to CF Michael Harris II and another walk to 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr to load the bases.

Peterson then gave up a two-run single to catcher Sean Murphy and was taken out.

His final line was 5.2 innings, five hits, two runs, four walks and eight strikeouts.

LHP  Brooks Raley came in next and picked up the last out in the bottom of the sixth and the first two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

RHP Husacar Brazoban followed and got the last out in the bottom of the seventh.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a lead-off single to 2B Ozzie Albies and after retiring the next two hitters, walked Murphy.

Soto  walked hit SS Vijal Brujan to load the bases and then gave up a two-run single to LF Jurickson Profar.

After a scoreless top of the first, 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a walk in the top of the second and 1B Mark Vientos followed with a two-run homer.

The Met offense did not do much for the next few innings and wasted a golden scoring opportunity in the top of the seventh after 1B Pete Alonso grounded out with the based loaded and two outs and then in the top of the eighth,  3B Brett Baty nearly hit a two-run homer but Harris II made a fine catch.

In the top of the ninth, CF Cedric Mullins and SS Francisco Lindor singled with one out.

RF Juan Soto followed with a RBI single to score Mullins, but Alonso and McNeil popped out to end the game.

The Mets offense struggled all game with men on base going 1-9 with runners in scoring position leaving 10 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, August 25 back at home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m.

Game 130: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-DH

4. Jeff McNeil-LF

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Brett Baty-2B

7. Ronny Maurico-3B

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (8-5, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP Bryce Elder (5-9, 6.29 ERA)

Mets Rout Braves 9-2 Powered By Six Homers

 

Mets 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Dane Zanine-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 tonight at Truist Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 69-60.

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

SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and RF Juan Soto followed with a walk. Three batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil hit a towering three-run homer that stayed inside the right-field foul pole.

The offense was held in check for the first three innings until the top of the seventh after Soto led off a walk and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run homer.  DH Mark Vientos followed with a solo homer and two batters later, LF Starling Marte hit a solo homer. In addition to his homer, Marte had a fantastic all-around game going 3-3 with a homer, two stolen bases and also a key outfield assist.

In the top of the ninth, Vientos and McNeil hit back-to-back homers for their second homers of the game.

RHP Clay Holmes had a smooth first couple of innings and then in the bottom of the third was helped out by his defense after Marte made an outstanding throw from left field to throw out 3B Nacho Alvarez at home for the last out of the inning.

Holmes had a more difficult bottom of the fourth with back-to-back walks to start the inning and then CF Michael Harris II grounded into a fielder's choice to McNeil, but McNeil was unable to throw out RF Ronald Acuna Jr at second which loaded the bases with no outs.

Holmes then retired DH Marcell Ozuna on a sacrifice fly and gave another run on a RBI ground-out by catcher Drake Baldwin.

Holmes was able to retire 2B Ozzie Albies on a fly-out to end the inning.

Holmes was able to settle down after that retiring 10 straight batters before a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh and was then taken out.

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

LHP Gregory Soto followed and picked up the last two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

RHP Tyler Rogers came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, August 24 at the Braves at 1:35 p.m.

Game 129: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Pete Alonso-1B

4. Mark Vientos-DH

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Starling Marte-LF

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (10-6, 3.64 ERA) vs. RHP Cal Quantrill (4-10, 5.50 ERA)

Mets Beat Braves 12-7 Behind Stellar Offense And Another Outstanding Outing By Nolan McLean

 

Mets DH Starling Marte (Photo Credits to Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 12-7 tonight at Truist Park to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 68-60.

After a scoreless top of the first, 2B Brett Baty singled with one out in the top of the second and LF Tyrone Taylor followed with a single. Two batters later, catcher Hayden Senger drove in Baty with a RBI single.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk to load the bases and then RF Juan Soto walked to bring in a run.

In the top of the third, 1B Pete Alonso singled to lead-off the inning and two batters later, Baty doubled.

Two batters later, CF Cedric Mullins drove in Alonso and Baty with a two-run triple.

In the top of the fourth, Lindor led off with a single and stole second and then Soto followed with a single to advance Lindor to third.

DH Starling Marte then drove in Lindor with a sacrifice fly.

Two batters later, 3B Mark Vientos drove in Soto with a RBI double.

Baty then reached on an infield hit and Taylor drove in Vientos with a RBI double.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the top of the seventh after Lindor led off with a double and Soto followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the eighth, Baty led off with a single, his fourth hit of the game and two batters later, Mullins doubled.

Senger then drove in Baty and Mullins with a two-run single.

Later in the inning, Senger advanced to second on a wild pitch and Soto drove him in with a RBI single.

RHP Nolan McLean made his second ML start and cruised through the first two innings and then gave up a RBI single to LF Jurickson Profar in the bottom of the third.

McLean gave up another run in the bottom of the fourth on a solo homer by RF Ronald Acuna Jr and then cruised the rest of the way retiring the next 11 hitters he faced and had a scoreless bottom of the seventh and was then taken out.

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

He picked up his second career win and his 15 strikeouts in his first two starts are second most behind Matt Harvey's 18 strikeouts in 2012.

RHP Reed Garrrett followed and gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Ryan Helsley came on in the bottom of the ninth and had a difficult outing allowing three runs, but was able to close it out and get the last three outs.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, August 23 at the Braves at 7:15 p.m.

Game 128: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Starling Marte-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Brett Bay-2B

7. Tyrone Taylor-LF

8. Cedric Mullins-CF

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Joey Wentz (4-3, 4.72 ERA)

Mets Lose To Nationals 9-3 After Manaea and Bullpen's Struggles Continue

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 9-3 at Nationals Park this afternoon to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 67-60.

LHP Sean Manaea dominated through the first three innings, striking out seven of the first 10 hitters he faced allowing one hit, but it fell apart after that.

Manaea began the bottom of the fourth with a strike-out, but catcher Hayden Senger was unable to catch the sweeper, which allowed SS C.J. Abrams to reach first. Later in the inning, Manaea gave up a hit and pitch and single to load the bases and then gave up a RBI ground-out to 2B Dylan Crews.

Manaea was let down by his defense once again in the bottom of the fifth after a lead-off single, CF Jacob Young bunted to 1B Pete Alonso who tried to get to second to get the lead-out instead of the sure out at first, but was unable to make the play. 

Manaea then had another hit by pitch to load the bases and gave up a sacrifice fly to 2B Paul Dejong to tie the game.

Manaea walked the following hitter 1B Andres Chaparro and was taken out with the bases loaded.

RHP Tyler Rogers came in next and gave up a two-run single to catcher Riley Adams.

Manaea's final line was 4.2 innings, three hits, four runs, one walk and eight strikeouts.

Rogers gave up a RBI single to Young in the bottom of the sixth and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Ryne Stanek came on in the bottom of the eighth and had a rough outing allowing a RBI single to 3B Brady House and later a three-run homer to DH James Wood.

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

In the top of the third, DH Starling Marte hit a solo homer with two outs.

In the top of the fourth, 2B Brett Baty singled with one out and then LF Tyrone Taylor followed with a walk.

CF Cedric Mullins then walked to load the bases and Senger drove in Baty with a sacrifice fly.

The offense was unable to score any more runs after that and went 1-6 with runners in scoring position leaving eight runners on base. 

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, August 22 at the Atlanta Braves at 7:15 p.m.

Game 127: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Starling Marte-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Brett Baty-2B

7. Tyrone Taylor-LF

8. Cedric Mullins-CF

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-1, 4.78 ERA) vs. LHP Mackenzie Gore (5-12, 4.04 ERA)

Mets Lose to Nationals 5-4 After Senga Struggles And Late Inning Rally Comes Up Short

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 5-4 tonight at Nationals Park to snap their three-game winning and dropped their record to 67-59.

RHP Kodai Senga cruised through the first two innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the third.

Senga gave up a lead-off walk to RF Dylan Crews and then catcher Luis Torrens created a catcher's interference.

Two batters later, Senga walked LF James Wood to load the bases with one out and then gave up a infield hit to 2B C.J. Abrams to bring in a run and then another run on a sacrifice fly to 1B Josh Bell.

It got worse for Senga in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off double to 3B Paul DeJong and two batters later, a RBI double to Crews.

Senga then gave up a RBI triple to catcher Drew Millas.

Senga gave up a solo homer to Bell in the bottom of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

LHP Gregory Soto threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

\RHP Reed Garrett threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until 3B Brett Baty hit a solo homer with two outs in the top of the fifth.

In the top of the sixth, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and RF Juan Soto followed with a walk.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso drove in Lindor with a RBI double and 2B Jeff McNeil followed wit a two-run double to bring in Soto and Alonso.

3B Mark Vientos then reached on a throwing error by DeJong and Baty followed with a walk to load the bases with one out.

CF Cedric Mullins came up next and had a chance to deliver a key hit, but popped up to right field annd then catcher Luis Torrens grounded out to second to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Mullins reached on an infield hit with one out and then Torrens grounded into a double play for the last two outs.

The offense was unable to come up with a timely hit and went 2-7 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, August 21 at the Washington Nationals at 4:05 p.m.

Game 126: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Mark Vientos-DH

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. Cedric Mullins-CF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (7-4, 2.35 ERA) vs. Brad Lord (3-6, 3.26 ERA)

Mets Beat Nationals 8-1 Powered By Four Homers and Stellar Outing from Peterson

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 8-1 tonight at Nationals Park for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 67-58.

The Mets offense was held scoreless against RHP Jake Irwin for the first two innings until the top of the third after SS Francisco Lindor doubled with one out and then RF Juan Soto walked.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a RBI single and two batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil drove in Soto and Nimmo with a two-run double.

DH Mark Vientos followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the sixth,  3B Brett Baty led off with a towering homer in left-centerfield in the second deck.

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

In the top of the ninth, McNeil hit a solo homer with two outs.

LHP David Peterson had a spectacular start allowing one run on four hits in eight innings.

He gave up one walk with 10 strikeouts.

Peterson was in complete command and bounced back after blowing a six-run lead in his last start. 

He showed why he has the ace of the staff this season.

He picked up his eighth win and lowered his ERA to 3.18.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, August 20 at the Washington Nationals at 6:45 p.m.

Mets Catcher Francisco Alvarez Goes On IL With Thumb Strain

 

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets announced on Tuesday that catcher Francisco Alvarez has been placed on the 10-day IL with a right thumb UCL sprain after he jammed his thumb on a head-first slide into second base in the bottom of the seventh during Sunday night's game.

Alvarez will be re-evaluated in 10-14 days to return to action.

Catcher Hayden Senger has been called up from Triple-A in Alvarez's absence.

It's a big loss for the Mets lineup since Alvarez has been fantastic since being recalled from being demoted in late July hitting .323 with four homers, six doubles, one triple, 13 RBI, and 14 runs scored in 71 plate appearances over 21 games.

Game 125: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Mark Vientos-DH

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (7-5, 3.30 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Irwin (8-7, 5.14 ERA) 

Mets Beat Mariners 7-3 In Little League Classic Powered By Vientos Three-Run Homer

 

Mets 3B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 tonight at the 2025 Little League Classic in Williamsport, PA for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 66-58.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso singled to lead off the bottom of the second and 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a single.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez then drove in Alonso with a RBI double and 3B Brett Baty then drove in McNeil with a RBI single.

DH Mark Vientos followed by driving in Alvarez with a sacrifice fly.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the third and fourth, McNeil singled with one out in the bottom of the fifth and Alvarez followed with a single.

Two batters later, Vientos broke the game open with a three-run homer to the opposite field.

CF Cedric Mullins followed with a double and then Lindor followed with a RBI double.

RHP Clay Holmes worked around a lead-off hit by pitch in the top of the first and then came back to strike out catcher Cal Raleigh and then got an inning ending double play grounder.

Holmes also got out of a jam in the top of the second after a one-out infield hit and a lead-off hit in the top of the third.

He gave up a lead-off double to CF Julio Rodriguez in the top of the fourth and after a strikeout and pop-out and then gave up a RBI single to DH Jorge Polanco on a ball that Lindor should caught.

Holmes was able to respond well after that and finished up strong with a 11 pitch 1-2-3 top of the fifth and was then taken out.

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

He picked up his 10th win and lowered his ERA to 3.64.

LHP Brooks Raley followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and gave up a two-run homer to Raleigh in the top of the seventh.

RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Tyler Rogers closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, August 19 at the Washington Nationals at 6:45 p.m.

Game 124: Mets vs. Mariners Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-DH

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Brett Baty-2B

8. Mark Vientos-3B

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.71 ERA) vs. RHP George Kirby (8-5, 3.71 ERA)

Mets Beat Mariners 3-1 in Nolan McLean's Stellar Debut

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 65-58.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the bottom of the third after 3B Brett Baty led off with a single and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a RBI double.

The offense did not do much for the next three innings until the bottom of the seventh after Baty led off with another single and then stole second.

Lindor followed with a single of his own and then also stole second.

RF Juan Soto came up next and drove in Baty with a sacrifice fly.

LF Brandon Nimmo then singled to left field, but Lindor was thrown out at home 

1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI double to bring in a much needed insurance run for his 100th RBI of the season.

RHP Nolan McLean made his ML debut and started out well in the top of  the first with two strikeouts.

McLean had a 1-2-3 top of the second and then worked his way out of a based loaded one jam in the top of the third. He jammed star CF Julio Rodriguez and got him to hit a comebacker back to the mound where McLean reached behind his back to grab the grounder and then threw quickly to Baty to start the 1-4-3 double play to end the inning.

McLean had a 1-2-3 top of the fourth and then had two more strikeouts in the top of the fifth.

He walked catcher Cal Raleigh to lead-off the top of the sixth and then struck out Rodriguez and was taken out.

McLean had an outstanding debut with 5 1/3 scoreless innings allowing two hits and four walks with eight strikeouts.

He showed off his arsenal of six pitches with his breaking ball that kept hitters off balanced due to the spin and velocity.

Hie fastball topped out at 97 mph and his curve topped out between 78-81 mph.

McLean also featured his "sweeper" slider which helped him pick up swings and misses.

He showed a lot of poise and his mature beyond his years at 24.

It will be fun to see how he continues to grow and develop.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and got the last two outs in the top of the sixth.

Soto stayed in for the top of the seventh and had a 1-2-3 inning.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed in the top of the eighth and had a scoreless inning.

Diaz stayed in for the top of the ninth and gave up a one-out solo homer to 3B Eugenio Suarez, but was able to pick up the last two outs for his 24th save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Sunday, August 17 for the Little League Classic in Williamsport, PA on ESPN at 7:10 p.m.

Game 123: Mets vs. Mariners Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-DH

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Ronny Mauricio-3B

9. Brett Baty-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (MLB debut) vs. RHP Bryan Woo (10-6, 3.08 ERA)

Mets Lose To Mariners 11-9 As Bullpen Blows Another Lead

 

Mets RHP Ryan Helsley (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Seattle Mariners 11-9 tonight at Citi Field for their 14th loss of their last 16 games and dropped their record to 64-58.

LHP Sean Manaea got off a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off single to LF Randy Aronarena and two batters later, a RBI double to CF Julio Rodriguez.

In the top of the second, Manaea gave up a lead-off homer to DH Mitch Garver.

Manaea's struggles continued in the top of the third after he gave up a lead-off single to Aronarela and a two-run homer to the following hitter catcher Cal Raleigh.

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

His final line was five innings, six hits, four runs, one walk and seven strikeouts.

RHP Tyler Rogers came in next in the top of the sixth and gave up a one-out single to 1B Donovan Solano and two batters later, a RBI single to 2B Cole Young.

RHP Ryan Halsley came on in the top of the seventh and his struggled continued after gave up a lead-off double to Raleigh and later in the inning, a RBI double to 3B Eugenio Suarez and then came up.

LHP Brooks Raley followed and gave up the inherited run and allowed three more runs to score and a walk and came out after picking up only out.

RHP Ryne Stanek had to come in to get the last two outs in the seventh.

RHP Frankie Montas followed in the top of the eighth and gave up back-to-back doubles to Raleigh and Rodriguez to start the inning before getting the next three outs.

Montas stayed in for the top of the ninth and got out of a based loaded jam.

In the bottom of the first, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a homer.

In the bottom of the second, 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a double and three batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a single.

3B Ronny Mauricio followed with a single and then Lindor drove in Alvarez with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, Mauricio singled with two outs and stole second and then Lindor followed with a two-run homer.

RF Juan Soto followed with a solo homer.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth, sixth and seventh, McNeil singled to lead off the bottom of the eighth, two batters later, CF Cedric Mullins doubled and then Alvarez hit a three-run homer, but the Mets were unable to have any more hits after that and get any closer.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, August 16 at home against the Mariners at 4:10 p.m.

Game 122: Mets vs. Mariners Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Mark Vientos-DH

7. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Ronny Mauricio-3B

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-1, 4.33 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Castilo (8-6, 3.19 ERA)

Mets Lose To Braves 4-3 After Helsley Gives Up Two Runs in Eighth

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 4-3 tonight at Citi Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 64-57.

RHP Kodai Senga started out well with three scoreless innings and then gave up a solo homer to 2B Ozzie Albies in the top of the fourth.

Senga had a scoreless top of the fifth and then walked 1B Matt Olson to lead  off the top of the sixth and after retiring the next two hitters, gave up a single to CF Michael Harris II and was then taken out.

RHP Tyler Rogers came in next and gave up a RBI single to Albies.

Rogers stayed in for the top of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning and was then taken out.

RHP Ryan Helsley came on in the top of the eighth and after retiring catcher Drake Baldwin on a fly-out to start the inning, walked DH Marcell Ozuna and then gave up back-to-back doubles to Harris II and Albies.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the ninth,

In the bottom of the third, SS Francisco Lindor drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer.

In the bottom of the sixth, Lindor singled with one out and then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Baldwin.

RF Juan Soto followed with a walk and then LF Brandon Nimmo drove in Lindor with a sacrifice fly and Soto stole second.

1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI single.

The Met offense did not do much after that outside of an infield hit by Lindor in the bottom of the eighth.

They went 1-2 with runners in scoring position leaving three runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, August 15 at home against the Seattle Mariners at 7:10 p.m.

Game 121: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Cedric Mullins-CF

7. Ronny Mauricio-DH

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (7-4. 2.30 ERA) vs. RHP Bryce Elder (4-9, 6.12 ERA)

Mets Lose To Braves 11-6 After Blowing Six-Run Lead And Allowing Nine Runs in Fourth

 

Braves CF Michael Harris II-Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 11-6 tonight at Citi Field and dropped their record to 64-56.

LHP David Peterson started out well with three scoreless innings including escaping a based loaded jam in the top of the third, however it all imploded for him in the top of the fourth.

Peterson gave up a lead-off walk catcher Sean Murphy and then a single to CF Michael Harris II.

Two batters later, Peterson walked 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr to load the bases and then walked SS Nick Allen to bring in a run.

Peterson gave up a bases clearing double to the following hitter LF Jurickson Profar and walked 1B Matt Olson and was then taken out.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and gave up a RBI single to DH Marcell Ozuna and then later in the inning, a two-out grand slam to Harris and was taken out after the inning.

RHP Paul Blackburn followed in the top of the fifth and threw a scoreless innings and then came back for the top of the sixth.

Blackburn gave up a lead-off walk to Olson and a two-run homer to Ozuna.

Blackburn stayed in the game and threw three scoreless innings in the top of the seventh, eighth and ninth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a double and RF Juan Soto followed with a walk.

LF Brandon Nimmo then walked to load the bases and 1B Pete Alonso continued his hot stretch with a two-single.

Two batters later, DH Starling Marte walked to load the bases and then CF Cedric Mullins drove in Nimmo with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the second, Lindor singled with one out and Soto followed with a two-run homer.

Nimmo followed with a double and two batters later, Jeff McNeil drove in Nimmo with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the fourth, Alonso was thrown out at home trying to score with two outs on a single by Marte.

The offense did not score any more runs after the third and went 3-8 with runners in scoring position leaving 10 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, August 14 at the Braves at 7:10 p.m.

Game 120: Mets vs. Braves Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Starling Marte-DH

7. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Brett Baty-3B

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (7-5, 2.98 ERA) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (2-2, 6.18 ERA)

Mets Call Up Top Pitching Prospect Nolan McLean

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to Wikimedia Commons)

The New York Mets are calling up top pitching prospect RHP Nolan McLean for Saturday's start against the Seattle Mariners. McLean will replace RHP Frankie Montas spot in the rotation.

McLean is ranked as the Mets number 3 overall prospect and had dominant in Double-A and Triple-A,

In Double-A he had a record of 3-1 with a 1.37 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 26.1 innings and in Triple-A he had a 5-4 record with a 2.78 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 87.1 innings.

In his last four starts, he has a 1.96 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 23 innings.

McLean's pitching repertoire includes a four-seam fastball that is averaged in the mid 90's and can top out at 98 mph, but his best pitch is his nasty slider sweeper in the mid 80's. He also features a change-up in the high 80s as well as a curveball that he uses rarely.

Hopefully McLean will be able to create a buzz in the Mets rotation that has been struggling to go deep into games. LHP David Peterson is the only starter in the last 52 games to go six innings or more in a single outing.

Mets Crush Braves 13-5 After Alonso Breaks Darryl Strawberry's Record For Most Homers in Franchise History

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 13-5 at Citi Field to snap their seven-game losing streak and improved their record to 64-55.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso led off with a double and three batters later, CF Cedric Mullins drove in Alonso with a RBI single. Catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the third, LF Brandon Nimmo singled with two outs and then Alonso followed with a two-run homer for his 253th career homer to pass Darryl Strawberry for most homers in franchise history.

In the bottom of the fourth, Lindor reached on a bunt single with two outs and then RF Juan Soto followed with a walk. Nimmo came up next and delivered a game-winning three-run homer.

In the bottom of the fifth, Mullins doubled with two outs and then Alvarez followed with a RBI double. 3B Brett Baty came up next and delivered a RBI single.

In the bottom of the sixth, Alonso came through once again with a solo homer.

In the bottom of the seventh, Alvarez and Baty hit back-to-back homers.

RHP Clay Holmes gave up a run on the double play grounder in the top of the first and then had scoreless innings in the top of the second and third, however it all unraveled in the top of the fourth.

Holmes gave up a one-out infield single to CF Michael Harris II and then an infield hit to 2B Ozzie Albies and walked RF Vidal Brujan to load the bases.

Holmes then gave up a two-run double to 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr and walked SS Nick Allen to bring in a run.

Two batters later, Holmes gave up a two-run double to 1B Matt Olsen and was then taken out.

Holmes's final line was 3.2 innings, six hits, five runs, five walks and four strikeouts.

LHP Gregory Soto followed and picked up the last out in the top of the fourth and threw a scoreless top of the fifth and was taken out.

Soto's final line was 1.1 scoreless innings, two hits, 0 walks and 0 runs. He picked up his first win.

RHP Justin Hagenman closed it out with four scoreless no-hit innings in the top of the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth with one walk and five strikeouts.

He picked up his first save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, August 13 at home against the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Starling Marte-DH

7. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Brett Baty-3B

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.46 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Strider (5-9, 4.04 ERA)

Mets Swept By Brewers 7-6 After Blowing Five-Run Lead

 

Mets RHP Edwin Diaz (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 this afternoon at American Family Field for their seventh straight loss and dropped their record to 63-55.

LHP Sean Manaea cruised through the first three innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth.

Manaea gave up a lead-off homer to DH Wilson Contreras and a RBI single to the following hitter 1B Andrew Vaughn.

Manaea retired the next two hitters and then gave up a double to catcher Danny Jansen, walked RF Brandon Lockridge and then gave up a two-run single to SS Junior Ortiz before getting out of the inning.

Manaea gave up a lead-off single  in the bottom of the fifth to LF Isaac Collins and was then taken out.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and gave up a two-run homer to Contreras,

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Ryan Helsey came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up game-tying RBI singe to Ortiz and was taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz came in and got the last out of the inning.

Diaz came back out for the bottom of the ninth and gave up a walk-off homer to Collins.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a hit by pitch and stole second and then RF Juan Soto followed with a RBI single.

Soto then stole second and LF Brandon Nimmo walked.

1B Pete Alonso followed by grounding into a double play, and then DH Jeff McNeil drove in Soto with a RBI single.

In the top of the second, 2B Brett Baty led off with a homer.

In the top of the third, Alonso doubled with one out and two batters later, 3B Ronny Mauricio drove in Alonso with a RBI single.

In the top of the fourth, CF Cedric Mullins led off with a homer.

In the top of the fifth, Soto led off with a single and two batters later, Alonso drove in Soto with a RBI double.

The offense did not do much after that and went hitless over the last 4.2 innings.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday, August 12 back at home against the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m.

Game 118: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Brandon Nimmo-LF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Jeff McNeil-DH

6. Ronny Mauricio-3B

7. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-1, 3.52 ERA) vs. RHP Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.15 ERA)

Mets Lose To Brewers 7-4 After Defense and Bullpen Fall Apart In Seventh

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 at American Family Field tonight for their sixth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 63-54.

RHP Reed Garrett got the start as an "opener" and had a scoreless bottom of the first.

RHP Frankie Montas came in next in the bottom of the second and loaded the bases with two singles and a walk and with two outs, Montas got the ground ball he needed off SS Junior Ortiz, but SS Francisco Lindor missed the grounder which allowed two runs to score.

Montas had a scoreless bottom of the third and then gave up a solo homer to 2B Brice Turang and was taken out after the inning.

Montas's final line was three innings, three hits, three runs (one earned run), two walks and three strikeouts.

LHP Gregory Soto followed with a scoreless bottom of the fifth.

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Ryne Stanek came on in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off single and ground-rule double and gave up a RBI ground-out to RF Sal Frelick and was taken out.

RHP Ryan Helsley came in next and gave an infield hit to LF Issacc Collins that 3B Ronny Maurico missed which allowed go-ahead run to score.

Helsley was then involved in a strange play after it appeared catcher Wilson Contreras flew out to end the inning, but Helsey was called for a pitch-clock violation.

Helsley then gave up a two-run homer to Contreras and was taken out.

RHP Justin Hagenman came in next and threw a scoreless inning.

In the top of the second, 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer for his 26th homer and 252th career homer to tie Darryl Strawberry for most homers in Met history.

In the top of the third, DH Starling Marte hit a solo homer.

In the top of the fourth, 2B Jeff McNeil doubled with one out and catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a walk.

McNeil and Alvarez then advanced on a wild pitch and CF Cedric Mullins drove in McNeil with a RBI single.

In the top of the fifth, RF Juan Soto lead off with a homer.

The Met offense did not do much after that went 1-4 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, August 10 at the Brewers at 2:10 p.m.

Game 117: Mets vs. Brewers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Starling Marte-DH

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Jeff McNeil-2B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Reed Garrett (3-4, 2.51 ERA) vs. RHP Tobias Myers (1-1, 4.30 ERA)

Mets Lose To Brewers 3-2 As Offense Continues To Struggle

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 tonight at American Family Field for their fifth consecutive loss and ninth out of their last 10 games and dropped their record to 63-53.

RHP Kodai Senga dominated through the first four innings allowing one hit, but then it all fell apart in the bottom of the fifth.

Senga made a fielding error to lead off the inning and then gave up a two-run homer to 2B Brice Turang.

Later in the inning, Senga gave up a walk and had a catcher interference and walked catcher Wilson Contreas to load the bases and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and hit LF Isaac Collin on the foot to bring in a run, but was able to limit the damage and keep it a one-run game.

Senga's final line was 4.1 innings, two hits, three runs, three walks and two strikeouts.

Raley had 1.0 scoreless innings.

RHP Ryne Stanek picked up the last two outs in the bottom of the sixth.

LHP Gregory Soto threw a scoreless bottom of seventh.

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the first, RF Juan Soto hit a solo homer.

In the top of the second, DH Starling Marte also hit a solo homer.

After a single by 2B Jeff McNeil in the top of the third, the Met offense did not do much until the top of the ninth after Marte doubled with two outs and then McNeil singled, but Marte was thrown out at the plate by CF Blake Perkins who filled in for Jackson Churio.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, August 9 at the Brewers at 7:10 p.m.

Game 116: Mets vs. Brewers 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. Starling Marte-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Ronny Mauricio-3B

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (7-3, 2.31 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Woodruff (3-0, 2.22 ERA)

Mets Swept By Guardians 4-1 And Are Nearly No-Hit By Gavin Williams

 

Guardians RHP Gavin Williams (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 this afternoon at Citi Field to get swept in the three-game series and fourth consecutive loss overall to drop their record to 63-52.

LHP David Peterson had a scoreless top of the first and then gave up a solo homer to DH David Fry in the top of the second.

Peterson's struggles continued in the top of the third after he gave up a two-run homer to CF Angel Martinez.

Peterson had scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth and then gave up a RBI triple to SS Gabriel Arias in the top of the sixth and then Peterson was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Reed Garrett followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Justin Hagenman threw two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth.

The Met offense was shutdown by Guardians RHP Gavin Williams who had a no-hitter through 8.1 innings.

RF Juan Soto broke up the no-hitter on a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth with one out and then after an out and walk, Williams was taken out with 126 pitches.

RHP Hunter Gaddis came in to get the last out of the game.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, August 8 at the Milwaukee Brewers at 8:10 p.m.

Game 115: Mets vs. Guardians 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. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Brett Baty-3B

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (7-4, 2.83 ERA) vs. RHP Gavin Williams (6-4, 3.33 ERA)

Mets Lose to Guardians 3-2 After Offense Goes Cold Late in Game

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 63-51.

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

Holmes gave up a lead-off single to LF Steven Kwan and then walked RF Daniel Schneemann.

Two batters later, Holmes gave up a RBI single to DH Kyle Manzardo and two batters later, Holmes gave up another RBI single to SS Gabriel Arias.

Holmes had a scoreless top of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.

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

LHP Gregory Soto followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

RHP Tyler Rogers came in next in the top of the seventh and retired the first two hitters he faced and then gave up back-to-back singles to 1B CJ Kayfus and 2B Brayan Rocchio and then a RBI single to Kwan.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Ryan Halsey threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the first, SS Francisco Lindor walked and then advanced to second on a walk.

RF Juan Soto followed with a walk and then Lindor advanced to third on a wild pitch.

1B Pete Alonso followed with a sacrifice fly to bring in Lindor.

In the bottom of the second, 3B Mark Vientos led off with a double and then 2B Jeff McNeil sacrificed Vientos over to third.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez walked and then CF Tyrone Taylor drove in Vientos with a RBI single.

Two batters later, Lindor grounded into a double play to end the inning.

In the bottom of  the third and fourth, Alonso and McNeil singled but were unable to advance and score.

The Met offense went to sleep after that and 14 straight hitters were retired to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, August 5 at home against the Guardians at 1:10 p.m.

Game 114: Mets vs. Guardians Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Starling Marte-DH

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Juan Soto-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

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 RHP Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.45 ERA) vs. LHP Logan Allen (7-9, 4.06 ERA)

Mets Lose To Guardians 7-6 In 10 Innings After Nearly Rallying From Five Runs

 

Mets LHP Sean Manaea (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 at Citi Field tonight in 10 innings for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 63-50.

LHP Sean Manaea dominated through the first five innings, but then it all fell apart in the top of the sixth.

Manaea gave up a lead-off single to LF Steven Kwan and then hit CF Angel Martinez.

Manaea got 3B Jose Ramirez to fly out which allowed Kwan to reach third and then threw a wild pitch to advance Martinez to advance to third.

Manaea then gave up a RBI single to DH David Fry and a RBI single to the following hitter 1B Carlos Santana.

It came crashing down for Manaea after allowed a three-run homer to the next hitter SS Gabriel Arias and was taken out after that.

Manaea's final line was 5.2 innings, seven hits, five runs, 0 walks and 3 strikeouts.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and got the last out in the top of the sixth.

RHP Tyler Rogers followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Reed Garrett threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

RHP Ryan Halsey came on in the top of the tenth and gave up an unearned run after 3B Brett Baty made a throwing error and gave up another run on a sacrifice fly by Arias.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the bottom of the sixth after SS Francisco Lindor led off and reached on a wild pitch on a strike three and then RF Juan Soto reached base on an error by 2B Brayan Rocchio.

1B Pete Alonso came up next and delivered a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the seventh, Lindor led off with a single and Soto followed with a single.

Alonso came through once again with a RBI single and then 2B Jeff McNeil singled to load the bases.

1B Mark Vientos came up next and delivered a sacrifice fly to tie the game.

CF Cedric Mullins and 3B Brett Baty followed with grounders to second to end the threat.

In the bottom of the ninth, catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor. After LF Brandon Nimmo struck out, Lindor came through with a double to advance Taylor to third.

RF Juan Soto was then intentionally walked to load the bases with one out, but Alonso struck out and 2B Jeff McNeil lined out to shortstop end the inning.

In the bottom of the tenth, Vientos grounded out to short and Mullins lined out to right, but Baty delivered a RBI single.

Pinch-hitter Luis Torrens had a chance to be the hero, but flew out to right field for the final out.

The Met offense's struggles with men on base continued after they went 4-15 with runners in scoring position leaving 10 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, August 5 at home against the Guardians at 7:10 p.m.

Game 113: Mets vs. Guardians Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-LF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Juan Soto-RF

4. Pete Alonso-DH

5. Jeff McNeil-2B

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Ronny Mauricio-3B

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-1, 2.08 ERA) vs. RHP Slade Cecconi (5-4, 3.77 ERA)

Mets Crushed By Giants 12-4 After Montas Gets Rocked

 

Mets RHP Frankie Montas (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the San Francisco Giants 12-4 this afternoon at Citi Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 63-49.

RHP Frankie Montas started out well with two scoreless innings, but then ran into trouble in the top of the third.

Montas gave up a lead-off single to CF Jung Hoo Lee who then stole second and advanced to third on an error by SS Francisco Lindor.

Montas then gave up a RBI single to catcher Patrick Bailey and after a strikeout and walk, allowed a three-run homer to DH Rafael Devers.

It only got worse for Montas in the top of the fourth after he gave up a RBI ground-out to Bailey, an infield hit to LF Heliot Ramos which brought home a run and a RBI single to Devers and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Adam Warren followed with four scoreless innings in long relief with two hits and five strikeouts.

RHP Ryne Stanek came on in the top of the ninth and gave up five runs on a two-run single to 1B Dom Smith and a three-run homer to 2B Casey Schmitt.

Back-up catcher Luis Torrens had to come in to get the last out in the top of the ninth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after Lindor hit a solo homer.

In bottom of the fifth, 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a single and three batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez drove in McNeil with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the ninth, 3B Mark Vientos doubled with two outs and CF Cedric Mullins walked and then Alvarez came through again with a two-run single.

CF Tyrone Taylor flew out for the last out of the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, August 4 at home against the Cleveland Guardians at 7:10 p.m.

Game 112: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Brandon Nimmo-LF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Juan Soto-RF

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Starling Marte-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Mark Vientos-3B

8. Cedric Mullins-CF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Frankie Montas (3-1, 5.46  ERA) vs. LHP Carson Whisenhunt (0-0, 7.20 ERA)

Mets Rout Giants 12-6 Behind Stellar Top of the Order and Bullpen

 

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

 

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 12-6 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their four-game losing streak and improved their record to 63-48.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after LF Brandon Nimmo led off with a hit by pitch and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso came through with a three-run homer after hitting a solo homer last night.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, newly acquired CF Cedric Mullins singled to lead off the bottom of the fourth and stole second.

Two batters later, 2B Brett Baty walked and Nimmo came delivered a RBI single to tie the game.

Lindor followed with a bunt single to score the go-ahead run.

In the bottom of the sixth, catcher Francisco Alvarez singled with one out and Baty followed with a walk.

Nimmo came up next and hit another RBI single and Lindor followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, 3B Ronny Mauricio walked with one out and Mullins was hit by a pitch.

Two batters later, Baty singled to load the bases and Nimmo hit another RBI single.

Lindor followed with a two-run double to break the open and Nimmo later scored on a wild pitch.

In the bottom of the eighth, Alonso lead off with a double and advanced to third on an error.

DH Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI ground-out.

RHP Kodai Senga had a scoreless inning in the top of the first and gave up a run in the top of the second off a double play grounder.

Senga started out the top of the third with back-to-back strikeouts, but then walked 3B Matt Chapman and gave up a two-run homer to 1B Dom Smith.

Senga's struggles continued in the top of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off double to CF Jung Hoo Lee and two batters later, a RBI single to RF Grant McCray and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Reed Garrett followed with a 1-2-3 top of the fifth and retired the first batter he faced in the top of the sixth and was then taken out.

Garrett picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 2.62.

LHP Gregory Soto followed by getting back-to-back strikeouts to end the top of the sixth.

RHP Tylor Rogers came in next in the top of the seventh in his Met debut and threw a scoreless inning.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Rico Garcia came on in the top of the ninth and gave up two runs, but was able to pick up the last three outs to close out the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, August 3 at home against the Giants at 1:40 p.m.