Mets Shutout 4-0 to Marlins in last game of season and are Eliminated From Postseason

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso and SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 4-0 this afternoon at loanDepot Park in the final game of the regular season and ended up with a record of 83-79 and were eliminated from the National League Wild Card race.

LHP Sean Manaea got the start as an "opener" and had a scoreless bottom of the first and and picked up the first two outs in the bottom of the second and was then taken out.

RHP Husacar Brazoban came in next and picked up the last out in the bottom of the second and the first two outs in the bottom of the third and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley had to come in and picked up the last out in the bottom of the third and one out in the bottom of the fourth and a single and was then taken out.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed and gave up a RBI double by 1B Eric Wagaman and two batters later, a RBI double to catcher Brian Navarrerto and was then taken out.

RHP Tyler Rogers came in next and gave up a RBI triple to LF Javier Sanoja and a RBI single to CF Xavier Edwards.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth.

RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh,

LHP Gregory Soto threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense did nothing all game with five hits and went 0-8 with runners in scoring position.

They had their best scoring chance in the top of the fifth after 3B Ronny Mauricio, SS Francisco Lindor and RF Juan Soto all walked to load the bases, but 1B Pete hit a hard line-out to left-center fielder that went 115.9 mph off the bat, but was caught by Sanoja.

This will go down as one of the most disappointing seasons in Mets history after a hot start until June 13th, but played poorly for the last three months due to the depleted pitching staff/bullpen and inconsistent offense.

It will be interesting to see what moves are made to improve this roster.

Thank you everyone for supporting and reading my posts all season long and continue to look out for posts during the offseason.

Until next season, LGM!

Game 162: 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. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Ronny Mauricio-3B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (2-4, 5.80 ERA) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (7-7, 3.66 ERA)

Mets Beat Marlins 5-0 Behind Dominant Outing From Holmes To Stay Alive in Wild Card Race

 

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (Photo Credits to Jim Rassol-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-0 this afternoon at loanDepot Park and improved their record to 83-78.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso drove in Lindor with a RBI double.

After a scoreless top of the second, Alonso came through once again in the top of the third with a solo homer.

The offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the top of the sixth after Alonso led off with a walk and advanced to second on a balk.

Three batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil drove in Alonso with a RBI double for a much needed insurance run.

In the top of the ninth, catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a single and two batters later, CF Tyrone Taylor singled.

Lindor then drove in Alvarez with a RBI single and RF Juan Soto followed with a based loaded walk to bring in another run.

RHP Clay Holmes had an outstanding start in his final start of the season.

Holmes threw six scoreless innings allowing one hit and three walks with two strikeouts.

The only one hit he allowed was a single by 2B Xavier Edwards in the bottom of the fourth.

His sinker was his most dominant pitch as he was able to get 11 out of the 18 hitters he recorded.

It was the first time he has gone six innings since August 23th and the only the second time since June 7th.

Holmes finished up with 12 wins and an ERA of 3.53 which is the top 10 of the National League.

LHP Brooks Raley followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Trevor 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 final game of the regular season is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 28 at the Marlins at 3:05 p.m.

Game 161: 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. Starling Marte-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Ronny Mauricio-3B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching matcb-up is RHP Clay Holmes (11-8, 3.66 ERA) vs. RHP Eury Perez (7-5, 4.20 ERA)

Mets Lose To Marlins 6-2 With Lack of Hitting and Fifth-Inning Meltdown

 

Mets LHP Gregory Soto (Photo Credits to Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 6-2 tonight at loanDepot Park and dropped their record to 82-78.

RHP Brandon Sproat started out with three no-hit innings and then had another scoreless inning in the bottom of the fourth, before it all unraveled in the bottom of the fifth.

Sproat gave up a lead-off single to RF Griffin Conine and another single to the following hitter 1B Troy Johnston.

Sproat then gave up a two-run triple to LF Heriberto Hernandez and two batters later, a RBI ground-out to CF Jakob Marsee and a single to catcher Agustin Ramirez and was then taken out.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and allowed Ramirez to steal second and third. 

Soto then gave up a RBI single to 2B Xavier Edwards and a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Connor Norby.

RHP Huascar Brazoban threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Kevin Herget threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

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

RF Juan Soto followed with a single and stole second and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso drove in Soto with a RBI double.

In the top of the second, they had another chance to score after DH Francisco Alvarez led off with a single and two batters later, catcher Luis Torrens singled, but Lindor hit a hard lineout down the right field line, but 1B Troy Johnson caught the line drive and stepped on first for the double play.

The offense did not do much after that against RHP Sandy Alcantara until the top of the eighth after Lindor led off with a walk and two batters later, LF Brandon Nimmo grounded into a fielder's choice to second and then Soto reached second on an error by 2B Xavier Edwards.

Two batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil walked to load the bases with two outs, but then pinch-hitter Mark Vientos flew out to shortstop to end the inning. In the top of the ninth, they went down 1-2-3.

The Met offense struggled all game with men on base and went 1-10 with runners in scoring position.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, September 27 at the Marlins at 4:10 p.m.

Game 160: 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. Brett Baty-3B

7. Francisco Alvarez-DH

8. Cedric Mullins-CF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Brandon Sproat (0-1, 3.94 ERA) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (10-12, 5.48 ERA)

Mets Beat Cubs 8-5 Powered By Baty and Lindor and Strong Bullpen

 

Mets LF Brandon Nimmo and 3B Brett Baty (Photo Credits to David Banks-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 tonight at Wrigley Field to take two out of three games in the series and improve their record to 82-77.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso doubled.  DH Mark Vientos then hit a pop-up to SS Dansby Swanson, but Swanson caught it in foul territory and fell apart into the stands which allowed Lindor to automatically score.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a RBI single to score Alonso.

In the top of the third, Lindor hit a solo homer with one out.

In the top of the fourth, Nimmo and catcher Luis Torrens singled with one out and then 3B Brett Baty delivered a three-run homer.

After a scoreless top of the fifth, Nimmo singled with one out in the top of the sixth and two batters later, Baty reached on an infield hit.

CF Tyrone Taylor then drove in Nimmo and Baty with a two-run double.

RHP Nolan McLean gave up a two-out double to LF Ian Happ in the bottom of the first and then struck out DH Moises Ballesteros.

McLean dominated through the first four innings with eight strikeouts outside of a solo homer by RF Seiya Suzuki. 

McLean gave up another solo homer this time to Swanson in the bottom of the fifth and picked up two more strikeouts.

McLean ran out of gas in the bottom of the sixth after he walked Happ with one out and then gave up a ground-rule double to Ballesteros and a three-run homer to Suzuki and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.1 innings, five hits, five runs, two walks and a career-high 11 strikeouts.

McLean had great life of his fastball as well as a nasty break on his sweeper and curveball.

He picked up his fifth win and his ERA went up to 2.06.

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

LHP Brooks Raley followed in the bottom of the seventh and had a dominating inning striking out the side.

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth and picked up his 28th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, September 26 at the Miami Marlins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 159: 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-DH

5. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Luis Torrens-C

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Luisangel Acuna-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (4-1, 1.27 ERA) vs. LHP Shota Imanaga (9-7. 3.37 ERA)

Mets Crushed By Cubs 10-3 After Tong Has Difficult Outing

 

Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (Photo Credits to Matt Marton-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-3 tonight at Wrigley Field and dropped their record to 81-77.

RHP Jonah Tong got off to a rocky beginning in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off double and walk and after picking up a strikeout was helped out by his defense after CF Tyrone Taylor threw out 1B Michael Busch at the plate.

Tong was then able to have a much better 1-2-3 bottom of the second, however it all unraveled in the bottom of the third.

Tong gave up a bloop single, walk and another single to load the bases with no outs. 

He then gave up a RBI double to DH Moises Ballesteroids and a RBI double to RF Seiya Suzuki and was then taken out.

LHP Richard Lovelady came in next gave up a sacrifice fly to CF Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Tong's final line was 2 innings, seven hits, five runs, two walks and one strikeout.

Lovelady stayed in for the bottom of the fourth and gave up a lead-off homer to 3B Matt Shaw and was taken out in the bottom of the fifth after he walked Ballesterois.

RHP Clay Holmes came in next and allowed an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth after 3B Mark Vientos made a throwing error which resulted in a run and then threw a wild pitch to score Crow-Armstrong.

LHP Sean Manaea followed in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a lead-off single to Shaw and a two-run homer to the following hitter Busch.

RHP Ryan Helsley then threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the four innings until the top of the fifth after Vientos led off with a single and two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run homer.

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

The offense did not do much all night with only four hits leaving three runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, September 25 at the Cubs at 7:40 p.m.

The Mets next game is 

Game 158: 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. Starling Marte-DH

5. Mark Vientos-3B

6. Brandon Nimmo-LF

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Jonah Tong (2-2, 5.94 ERA) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (13-8, 3.20 ERA)

Mets Rally To Beat Cubs 9-7 After Overcoming Five-Run Deficit Powered By Alvarez Two-Run Homer

 

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to David Banks-Imagn Jmages)

The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 9-7 tonight at Wrigley Field to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 81-76.

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

The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings and then erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth.

LF Starling Marte led off with a single and two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez reached second an error by SS Dansby Swanson.

Lindor then drove in Marte with a RBI ground-out and RF Juan Soto followed with a walk.

1B Pete Alonso then drove in Alvarez with a RBI single and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a game-tying three-run homer.

In the top of the sixth, 2B Jeff McNeil doubled with two outs and then Alvarez followed with a walk. Lindor came up next and delivered a RBI single.

In the top of the eighth, 3B Brett Baty led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Luisangel Acuna.

Three batters later, Alvarez delivered the game-winning two-run homer .

LHP David Peterson got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off single, stolen base, walk and then another stolen base. 

Peterson was then let down by his defense after 1B Carlos Santana hit a fly ball to Soto but Soto went back and was unable to catch it which lead to two runs.

It all unraveled for Peterson in the bottom of the second after he gave three runs on a RBI single to 2B Nico Hoerner and then a two-run double to LF Ian Happ and was then taken out.

Peterson's final line was 1.1 innings, five hits, five runs, two walks and one strikeout.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed and picked up last two outs in the bottom of the second and had a scoreless 1-2-3 bottom of the third.

Brazoban gave up an unearned run in the bottom of the fourth after McNeil made two errors.

RHP Ryne Stanek threw a scoreless bottom of the fifth.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next in the bottom of the sixth and retired the first two hitters he faced and then gave up a single to Hoerner and was then taken out.

RHP Trevor Rogers followed and walked Happ and gave up game-tying single to RF Seiya Suzuki. Rogers got the last out in the bottom of the sixth and retired the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the seventh and gave up an infield hit to 3B Justin Turner and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and struck out CF Pete Crow-Armstrong to end the inning.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the eighth and had a dominating performance striking out five out of the last six hitters he faced including striking out the side in the bottom of the ninth.

Diaz had pinpoint control of his command of his fastball and slider.

He picked up his 27th save and lowered his ERA to 1.73.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 24 at the Cubs at 8:05 p.m.

Game 157: 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-CF

5. Mark Vientos-DH

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Starling Marte-LF

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (9-6, 3.98 ERA) vs. RHP Cade Horton (11-4, 2.66 ERA)

Mets Lose to Nationals 3-2 As Manaea and Offense Struggle

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 3-2 this afternoon to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 80-76.

LHP Sean Manaea had a scoreless top of the first, but had a difficult top of the second after he gave up a RBI double to catcher Jorge Alfaro and two batters later, a two-run homer to SS Nasim Nunez.

Manaea had a scoreless top of the third and was then taken out. 

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

RHP Clay Holmes followed with 3.2 scoreless innings.

LHP Brooks Raley picked up the last out in the top of the seventh.

LHP Gregory Soto threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the bottom of the third after catcher Luis Torrens led off with a double and CF Cedric Mullins followed with a RBI single. SS Francisco Lindor then lined out into a double play and then RF Juan Soto doubled and advanced to third on a balk. LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a line-out to end the inning.

The offense did not do much for the next two innings until the bottom of the sixth after Lindor led off with a solo homer and then Soto followed with a walk. Nimmo then grounded into a fielder's choice and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a single.

However, 2B Jeff McNeil popped out and DH Mark Vientos struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the eighth, Alonso singled with two outs and advanced to second on a wild pitch, but McNeil grounded out to end the inning.

The Met offense was unable to deliver a clutch hit and went 1-5 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, September 23 at the Chicago Cubs at 7:40 p.m.

Game 156: 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 RHP Sean Manaea vs. RHP Jake Irwin

Mets Lose a Heartbreaker 5-3 to Nationals in 11 Innings With Lack of Clutch Hitting and Poor Defense

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 5-3 in 11 innings at Citi Field this afternoon and dropped their record to 80-75.

RHP Nolan McLean gave up a lead-off walk to LF James Wood in the top of the first and two batters later, gave up a single to 1B James Wood.

McLean then gave up a RBI ground-out to DH Daylen Lile.

In the top of the second, McLean gave up a lead-off single to RF Dylan Crews and then gave up bloop single to the following hitter catcher Riley Adams, but RF Juan Soto tried to play the single on a bounce and the ball went under his glove which allowed Adams to advance to third.

McLean then was let down by his defense once again after 1B Pete Alonso made a throwing error to him covering first which allowed the following hitter 3B Brady House to reach first.

McLean came back to strike out the next two hitters, but then threw a wild pitch to allow another run to score.

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

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

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with 1.2 scoreless innings.

LHP Richard Lovelady came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the tenth.

In the top of the eleventh, RHP Tyler Rogers came on and retired the first hitter he faced and then gave up a two-run inside the park homer to Lile.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first seven innings wasting scoring opportunities in the bottom of the third and fifth, but then came alive in the bottom of the eighth.

In the bottom of the eighth, 1B Pete Alonso was hit by a pitch with one out and two batters later, DH Starling Marte doubled.

Pinch-hitter Mark Vinetos then drove in Alonso and Marte with a two-run double, but catcher Francisco Alvarez struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, pinch-hitter Luis Torrens led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-hitter Jose Siri. CF Cedric Mullins followed with a sacrifice bunt to advance Siri to second and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a hit by pitch.

RF Juan Soto followed with a RBI single to tie the game and then Soto and Lindor pulled off a double steal to advance to second and third and Alonso was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out.

LF Brandon Nimmo came up next and had a chance to deliver the walk-off, but struck out and Marte struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the tenth, 2B Luisangel Acuana reached on a bunt single to lead off the inning, but then Alvarez grounded into a double play and 3B Ronny Mauricio lined out to left to end the inning.

In the bottom of the eleventh, Mullins led off with a foul out, Lindor lined out to left and Soto struck out for the final out.

The Met offense struggled all game with men on base and was unable to come up with a timely hit going 3-16 with runners in scoring position leaving 13 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 21 at home against the Nationals at 1:40 p.m.

Game 155: 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-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Starling Marte-LF

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Jose Siri-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (4-1, 1.19 ERA) vs. RHP Cade Cavalli (3-1, 4.76 ERA)

Mets Beat Nationals 12-6 Powered By Soto Three-Run homer and Six Run Fourth

 

Mets RF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 12-6 at Citi Field tonight for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 80-74.

The Met offense got on the board immediately in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso singled and then Lindor scored on an error by RF Dylan Crews.

After a scoreless bottom of the second, Lindor walked with two outs in the bottom of the third and then Soto followed with a single and Lindor advanced to third on another error by Crews. Alonso followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, Nimmo led off with a single and then DH Starling Marte followed with an infield hit. Catcher Francisco Alvarez then drove in Nimmo and Marte with a two-run double and 2B Brett Baty followed with a hit by pitch.

Lindor then drove in Alvarez with a RBI singe and Soto followed by delivering a three-run homer that went 419 feet to centerfield for his career-high 42th homer to break the game open.

In the bottom of the seventh, 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a single and then was replaced by pinch-runner Luisangel Acuna. Acuna then stole second and advanced to third on a grounder by Nimmo. Marte followed with a RBI ground-out.

In the bottom of the eighth, Lindor doubled with two outs and then Soto followed with an intentional walk and Alonso walked to load the bases.

Acuna followed with a based loaded walk to bring in a run and Nimmo followed with a two-run single.

RHP Brandon Sproat cruised through the first two innings, but then it fell apart in the top of the third due to poor defense.

Sproat gave up a lead-off walk to 3B Paul DeJung and then made a throwing error which led to a run.

 Sproat then gave up another walk to CF Jacob Young and was able to get LF James Wood to ground into a double play.

Sproat gave up a RBI double to the following hitter SS C.J. Abrams and a RBI double to 1B Josh Bell.

Sproat then gave up a RBI triple to DH Daylen Lile, bur was able to get the last out in the top of the fourth and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next in the top of the fifth and gave up a lead-off single and then a two-run homer to Abrams and was taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley followed and picked up the last two outs in the top of the fifth and the first out in the top of the sixth and then came out. Raley picked up his second win.

RHP Ryan Stanek came in next and picked up the last two outs in the top of the sixth and was then taken out.

RHP Ryan Helsley followed with a 1-2-3 top of the seventh.

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

RHP Chris Devenski closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, September 20 at home against the Nationals at 4:10 p.m.

Game 154: 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. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Starling Marte-DH

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Jose Siri-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Brandon Sproat (0-1, 2.25 ERA) vs. LHP Andrew Alvarez (1-0, 1.15 ERA)

Mets Beat Padres 6-1 To Take Series Powered By Nimmo and Stellar Start From Tong

 

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

The New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 at Citi Field this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 79-74.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer.

After a scoreless bottom of the second, CF Cedric Mullins singled to lead off the bottom of third and RF Francisco Lindor followed with a single to advance Mullins to third. RF Juan Soto then drove in Mullins with a RBI ground-out. 

Alonso then walked and LF Brandon Nimmo came up next and broke the game open with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the seventh, Lindor led off with a walk and then Soto followed with a single. 1B Pete Alonso then drove in Lindor with a sacrifice fly.

RHP Jonah Tong got off to a rocky start in the top of the first after he gave up a one-out single to 2B Luis Arraez and then gave up a line drive to 3B Manny Machado over Nimmo's head, but fortunately Machado was thrown out at second. Tong then struck out CF Jackson Merrill to end the inning.

Tong had a scoreless top of the second and then gave up an unearned run in the top of the third.

Tong cruised after that and finished up strong with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth innings.

He struck out four consecutive hitters between the fourth and fifth innings and retired the last eight hitters he faced.

Tong had much better command of his fastball topping out at 96 mph and was able to throw it up in the zone which helped result in swings and misses.

He showed a lot more confidence than in his last start and relied on his best pitch his fastball rather than his off speed pitches with change-ups and curveballs.

Tong's final line was five innings, four hits, one unearned run, 0 walks and 8 eight strikeouts.

He picked up his second career win.

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

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

LHP Gregory Soto threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, September 19 at home against the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m.

Game 153: Mets vs. Padres 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 RHP Jonah Tong (1-2, 8.49 ERA) vs. RHP Randy Vasquez (5-6, 3.72 ERA)

Mets Lose To Padres 7-4 After Peterson Has Another Rough Outing

 

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the San Diego Padres 7-4 tonight at Citi Field and dropped their record to 78-74.

LHP David Peterson got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-of single to RF Fernando Tatis Jr and then walked the following hitter 1B Luis Arraez. Two batters later, Peterson gave up a sacrifice fly to DH Gavin Sheets.

In the top of the second, Peterson gave up a lead-off single to CF Jackson Merrill and two batters later, a RBI single to 2B Jake Croneworth.

Peterson was able to settle down temporarily with scoreless innings in the top of the third and fourth, however it all unraveled for him in the top of the fifth.

Peterson hit Croneworth to lead off the inning and two batters later, walked Tatis Jr.  

Peterson gave up a bunt single to Arraez to load the bases and then it came crashing down for him after he gave up a grand slam to the following hitter 3B Manny Machado.

Peterson was able to finish out the inning and then came out after the top of the fifth. His final line was five innings, six hits, six runs, three walks and one strikeout.

RHP Dom Hamel came in next in the top of the sixth in his ML debut and threw a scoreless inning helped out by some poor baserunning.

LHP Gregory Soto followed and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Ryan Stanek gave up a solo homer to LF Ryan Laureano in the top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso tied the game with a solo homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, DH Starling Marte also tied the game with a solo homer.

In the bottom of the fifth, RF Juan Soto hit a solo homer.

In the bottom of the seventh, catcher Francisco Lindor led off with a homer and then CF Cedric Mullins followed with a walk. Two batters later, Soto nearly hit a game-tying two-run homer off star reliever RHP Mason Miller, but the ball went inches foul. Soto later struck out and Alonso also struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, 3B Bret Baty led off with a single and three batters later, SS Francisco Lindor walked to bring up the tying run. Soto came up and hit a hard liner at closer Robert Suarez for the last out of the game.

The Met offense struggled with men on base all night going 0-5 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, September 18 at home against the Padres at 1:10 p.m.

Game 152: Mets vs. Padres 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. Brett Baty-3B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (9-5, 3.77 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (13-5, 2.73 ERA)

Mets Beat Padres 8-3 Behind Five-Run First Inning

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 78-73.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a homer and then RF Juan Soto and 1B Pete Alonso followed with singles to load the bases.

LF Brandon Nimmo then drove in Lindor with a RBI single. DH Mark Vientos followed by grounding into a double play, but then 2B Jeff McNeil hit a two-run double on the first pitch he saw and 3B Brett Baty followed with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the second, Lindor hit a solo homer and two batters later, Alonso hit a solo homer.

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

RHP Clay Holmes started out well with a 1-2-3 top of the first and then gave up a solo homer to CF Jackson Merrill in the top of the second. 

Holmes gave up another solo homer this time to SS Jake Croneworth in the top of the third and then threw a scoreless top of the fourth and was taken out after the inning.

Holmes's final line was 4.0 innings, three hits, two runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

LHP Sean Manaea followed in the top of the fifth piggybacking off Holmes and did a fine job throwing scoreless innings in the top of the fifth, sixth and seventh. 

Manaea gave up a solo homer to catcher Freddy Fermin in the top of the eighth and closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

Manaea's final line was five innings, four hits, one run, 0 walks and four strikeouts.

He picked up his second win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 17 at home against the Padres at 7:10 p.m.

Game 151: Mets vs. Padres 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. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (11-8, 3.75 ERA) vs. RHP Michael King (4-2, 2.87 ERA)

Mets Beat Rangers 5-2 in 10 Innings To Snap Eight-Game Losing Streak on Three-Run Walk-off Homer by Pete Alonso

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to John Jones-Imagn Images)

The New York beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 in 10 innings at Citi Field to snap their eight-game losing streak and improved their record to 77-73.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until the bottom of the fifth after catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a double and then SS Francisco Lindor advanced Alvarez over to third with a grounder to third and then RF Juan Soto drove in Alvarez with a RBI ground-out to first.

In the bottom of the sixth, LF Brandon Nimmo led off with homer.

The offense wasted another scoring opportunity in the bottom of the seventh and did not score in the bottom of the eighth and ninth.

However in the bottom of the tenth, RF Juan Soto led off with an intentional walk and then 1B Pete Alonso came up and delivered the game-winning three-run walk-off homer to the opposite field.

RHP Nolan McLean continued his dominance stretch in his rookie season with another outstanding start. 

McLean had six scoreless innings allowing five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. He worked his way out of trouble in the top of the sixth by inducing a double play grounder to end the inning.  McLean lowered his ERA to 1.19.

LHP Brooks Raley followed in the top of the seventh and gave up a single and HBP around two outs and was then taken out. RHP Reed Garrett came in next and gave up game-tying two-run double to DH Joc Pederson.

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

RHP Ryne Stanek threw a scoreless top of the tenth and picked up his fourth win.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, September 16 at home against the San Diego Padres at 7:10 p.m.

Game 150: Mets vs. Rangers 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-2B

7. Starling Marte-DH

8. Cedric Mullins-CF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (4-1, 1.42 ERA) vs. LHP Jacob Latz (2-0, 2.91 ERA)

Mets Lose to Rangers 3-2 And Waste Stellar Start From Brandon Sproat for Eighth Consecutive Loss

 

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Texas Rangers 3-2 this afternoon at Citi Field for their eighth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 76-73.

RHP Brandon Sproat made his second career start and had outstanding outing with six scoreless innings with six hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

He had excellent command of all his pitches and mixed in his two-seam fastball, and sweeper and change-up well.

Sproat has a 2.35 ERA through his first two career starts.

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

RHP Tyler Rogers came on in the top of the eighth and got into immediate trouble after catcher Francisco Alvarez committed catchers interference to lead off the inning and then gave up a double to the following hitter LF Wyatt Langford.

Rogers gave up a sacrifice fly to the next hitter DH Joc Pederson and then struck out Jake Burger and was taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on and threw a wild pitch and walked the first batter he faced 3B Josh Jung and gave up a ground-rule double to the following hitter pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez.

Diaz was able to keep it tied and came back out for the top of the ninth and gave up a lead-off single that SS Francisco Lindor should have caught and after a sacrifice bunt and strikeout, gave up the game-winning RBI single to Langford.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until the bottom of the fifth after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a perfectly executed drag bunt single and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso hit a bloop single that fell off 2B Cody Freeman. Lindor then made a hustle play after the throw deflected off 3B Josh Jung which allowed him to score and Alonso advanced to second.

3B Mark Vientos and LF Brandon Nimmo followed with strikeouts to end the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, pinch-hitter Brett Baty led off with a single and catcher Francisco Alvarez was hit by a pitch. Baty then made a careless baserunning error after he was picked off second base and did not slide and 2B Jeff McNeil flew out and CF Jose Siri struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the seventh, RF Juan Soto hit a solo homer with one out for his 40th homer of the season.

In the bottom of the eighth, Nimmo led off with an infield single and advanced to second on a throwing error by Jung. However, Nimmo was not able to score after Baty struck out, Alvarez grounded out to third, McNeil walked and then pinch-hitter Cedric Mullins struck out to end the threat.

In the bottom of the ninth, Soto singled with one out and two batters later, pinch-hitter Ronny Mauricio singled with two outs, but Nimmo struck out to end the game.

The offense wasted several scoring opportunities and went 1-10 with runners in scoring position leaving 12 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 14 at home against the Rangers at 1:40 p.m.

Game 149: Mets vs. Rangers 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-2B

9. Jose Siri-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Brandon Sproat (0-1, 4.50 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (7-9, 4.36 ERA)

Mets Lose To Rangers 8-3 As Jonah Tong Is Unable to Get out of First Inning For Seventh Consecutive Loss

 

Mets RHP Jonah Tong (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Texas Rangers 8-3 tonight at Citi Field for their seventh consecutive loss and dropped their record to 76-72.

RHP Jonah Tong walked two out of the first four hitters he faced in between two outs, but then it all fell apart.

Tong gave up a RBI single to 3B Josh Jung and than another RBI single to the following hitter RF Alejandro Osuna.

Tong then walked catcher Jonah Heim and gave up a two-run single to 2B Cody Freeman and then a two-run double to Michael Helman and was then taken out.

Tong's final line was 0.2 innings, four hits, six runs, three walks and one strikeout.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with 3.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Ryne Stanek came in next and threw 1.2 scoreless innings.

LHP Gregory Soto followed and gave up a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Dylan Moore in the top of the seventh.

RHP Reed Garrett threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Ryne Stanek threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings against former Met great RHP Jacob deGrom until the bottom of the third after catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a homer and then CF Cedric Mullins followed with a single. SS Francisco Lindor then hit a double and RF Juan Soto and 1B Pete Alonso followed with sacrifice flies.

The offense did not do much after that after deGrom settled down and retired the last 13 hitters he faced and had only out the rest of the way in the bottom of the eighth.

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

Game 148: Mets vs. Rangers 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. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Jonah Tong (1-1, 4.09 ERA) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (11-7, 2.78 ERA)

Mets Swept By Phillies 6-4 After Offense Shuts Down After 4 Run First Inning

 

Mets 2B Luisangel Acuna and Phillies RF Nick Castellanos (Photo Credits to Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 tonight at Citizens Bank Park to get swept in the four-game series and sixth consecutive loss overall to drop their record to 76-71.

LHP David Peterson started out well with three scoreless innings, but in the bottom of the fourth, walked RF Nick Castellanos with one out and then gave up a two-run home to the following hitter 3B Otto Kemp.

Peterson gave up a lead-off single to 2B Weston Wilson in the bottom of the fifth and after the retiring the next two hitters, gave up a RBI double to 1B Bryce Harper and then struck out catcher J.T. Realmuto and was taken out after the inning.

Peterson's final line was five innings, seven hits, three runs, one walk and eight strikeouts.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and gave up a lead-off double to Castellanos and then gave up a RBI double to Kemp that CF Jeff McNeil misplayed.

Two batters later, Garrett walked LF Brandon Marsh and two batters later, gave up a RBI single to CF Harrison Bader and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley followed and walked DH Kyle Schwarber and then gave up an infield hit to Harper which brought in another run and then picked up the last out of the inning.

RHP Tyler Rogers came in next and threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth.

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

1B Pete Alonso then struck out, but 3B Mark Vientos drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a RBI single.

DH Starling Marte then drove in Nimmo and Vientos with a two-run double.

McNeil then lined out into a double play and the offense was not able to generate any more baserunners after that and the Phillies retired the last 25 consecutive hittters.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, September 12 back at home against the Texas Rangers at 7:10 p.m.

Game 147: 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. Mark Vientos-3B

5. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Starling Marte-DH

7. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Luisangel Acuna-2B

9. Hayden Senger-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (9-5, 3.72 ERA) vs. LHP Jesus Luzardo (13-6, 4.01 ERA)

Mets Crushed By Phillies 11-3 As Holmes and Bullpen Struggle

 

Mets RHP Clay Holmes (Photo Credits to Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 tonight at Citizens Bank Park for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 86-60.

RHP Clay Holmes got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off single to CF Harrison Bader and then walked DH Kyle Schwarber.

Holmes hit the following hitter 1B Bryce Harper to load the bases and then gave up a RBI single to catcher J.T. Realmuto.

Two batters later, Holmes hit RF Max Kepler to bring in another run.

Holmes was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the second, third and fourth, but ran into more trouble in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up a lead-off infield hit to Realmuto and then gave up a RBI double to LF Brandon Marsh and was taken out after that.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and gave up a RBI single to Kepler.

Soto stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and hit Bader to lead off the inning and then gave up a single to Schwarber.

Later in the inning, Soto hit Realmuto and then gave up back-to-back RBI singles to Marsh and Kepler and was then taken out.

RHP Ryan Stanek followed and gave up a RBI single to sacrifice fly to 3B Otto Kemp.

Stanek stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to Harper.

RHP Ryan Helsley came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to Kepler and later in the inning, a RBI single to 2B Donovan Walton.

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 double and two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso singled to advance Soto to third.

DH Starling Marte followed with a RBI single, but LF Brandon Nimmo grounded into a double play to end the inning.

The offense did not do much much else outside of a solo homer by Soto in the top of the eighth and a RBI single by pinch-hitter Brett Baty in the top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, September 11 at the Phillies at 7:15 p.m.

Game 146: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-RF

3. Mark Vientos-3B

4. Pete Alonso-1B

5. Starling Marte-DH

6. Brandon Nimmo-LF

7. Francisco Alavarez-C

8. Jose Siri-CF

9. Luisangel Acuna-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (11-7, 3.61 ERA) vs. LHP Cristopher Sanchez (12-5, 2.60 ERA)

Mets Lose To Phillies 9-3 As Sean Manaea Has Another Rough Outing

 

Mets LHP Sean Manaea (Photo Credits to Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 tonight at Citizens Bank Park for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 76-69.

LHP Sean Manaea retired the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the first and then gave up a two-out single to 1B Bryce Harper. hit catcher J.T Realmuto and then gave up a two-run double to RF Nick Castellanos.

Manaea's struggles continued in the bottom of the second after he gave up back-to-back homers to 3B Otto Kemp and CF Harrison Bader.

Manaea was able to settle down after that and throw scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth and fifth innings and was then taken out.

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

RHP Justin Hagenman came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth, but then gave up  a three-run homer to DH Kyle Schwarber in the bottom of the seventh.

Hagenman came back out for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a RBI single to SS Bryson Stott and a RBI single to Bader.

The Met offense was shutout by LHP Ranger Suarez who had a dominating six innings with 12 strikeouts and one hit with three walks.

In the top of the seventh, 3B Mark Vientos led off with a homer.

In the top of the eighth, CF Jose Siri doubled with one out and two batters later, RF Juan Soto drove in Soto with a RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, DH Starling Marte singled with one out and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a double.

2B Jeff McNeil then drove in Marte with a RBI single, but Siri and SS Francisco Lindor followed by making the last two outs.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 10 at the Phillies at 6:45 p.m.

Game 145: 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.  Mark Vientos-3B

5. Brandon Nimmo-LF

6. Starling Marte-DH

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Jeff McNeil-2B

9. Jose Siri-CF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 5.60 ERA) vs. LHP Ranger Suarez (11-6, 2.89 ERA)

Mets Shutout By Phillies 1-0 After Offense Wastes Fine Effort By Nolan McLean and Bullpen

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 tonight at Citizens Bank Park for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 76-68.

RHP Nolan McLean started out well with a 1-2-3 bottom of the first and then ran into trouble in the bottom of the second.

McLean gave up three consecutive singles to LF Max Kepler, CF Harrison Bader and then a RBI single to RF Nick Castellanos to start the inning. 

McLean was able to settle down after that even though he did not have his best stuff. He was able to work his way out of several jams and taken out with one out in the bottom of the sixth.

His final line was 5.1 innings, seven hits, one run, three walks and five strikeouts.

He picked up the first loss of his ML career but his ERA is still an outstanding 1.42.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and picked up the last two outs in the bottom of the sixth.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Mets offense was shut down by RHP Aaron Nola who gave up three hits and two walks over six scoreless innings.

The offense tried to rally in the top of the ninth after 1B Pete Alonso hit a lead-off single on the first pitch and two batters later, DH Mark Vientos doubled with one out to advance pinch-runner Ronny Mauricio to third base and then Vientos was taken out for pinch-runner Jared Young.

2B Jeff McNeil came up next and nearly hit a double down the line that just went foul, but struck out for the second out.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez followed and had an awful at-bat regressing back to his old habits before going on IL swinging at three pitches way out of the strike zone and looked way too anxious making the last out of the game.

The Met offense was unable to generate any runs all night and went 0-4 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 9 at the Phillies at 6:45 p.m.

Game 144: 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-DH

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (4-0, 1.37 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (3-8, 6.78 ERA)

Mets Lose to Reds 3-2 In Brandon Sproat's Debut After Ninth-Inning Rally Comes up Short

 

Mets DH Starling Marte (Photo Credits to Isaish J. Downing-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 this afternoon at Great American Ball Park to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 76-67.

RHP Brandon Sproat made his MLB debut and started out well with three scoreless innings.

In the bottom of the fourth, Sproat walked RF Noelvi Marte who then stole second and advanced to third on a ground-out and then gave up a sacrifice fly to 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes.

Sproat had a scoreless bottom of the fith and took a no-hitter into the bottom of the sixth and then gave up a bloop single to Marte and then gave up a RBI double to SS Ella De La Cruz and a RBI single to DH Austin Hays,

Sproat finished up striking out the last two hitters he faced and was then taken out.

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

He had an impressive debut and showed off his arsenal of pitches with his fastball, slider, sweeper and curveball and fastball topped out at 97 mph.

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

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

The Met offense was stymied by Reds ace RHP Hunter Greene who had a dominating outing with 12 strikeouts allowing one hit and one run on a solo homer by 3B Brett Baty.

The offense came alive in the top of  the ninth after RF Juan Soto hit a solo homer with one out and then Alonso reached on an error by De La Cruz.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a single, but then DH Starling Marte grounded out into a double play to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, September 8 at the Philadelphia Phillies at 6:45 p.m.

Game 143: Mets vs. Reds 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. Starling Marte-RF

6. Jeff McNeil-2B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Cedric Mullins-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Brandon Sproat (MLB Debut) vs. RHP Hunter Greene (5-4, 2.70 ERA)

Mets Lose To Reds 6-3 After Jonah Tong Allows Three Homers

 

Mets RHP Jonah Tong (Photo Credits to Frank Bowen IV-USA Today Network)

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 tonight at Great American Ball Park and dropped their record to 76-66.

RHP Jonah Tong made his second career start and started well with a 1-2-3 bottom of the first on six pitches. After retiring the first two hitters in the bottom of the second, Tong walked 1B Spencer Steel and then gave up a two-run homer to the following hitter rookie 3B Sal Stewart.

Tong gave up a lead-off homer to 2B Matt McClain in the bottom of the third and another lead-off homer to LF Austin Hays in the bottom of the fourth.

Tong was able to recover and settle down after that no allowing any more hits but also gave up two more walks and finished up with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth.

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

RHP Ryne Stanek came on in the bottom of the seventh and had a rough outing allowing two runs on three hits and recorded only one out.

RHP Kevin Herget had to come in to get the last two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

Herget stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and had a 1-2-3 inning.

In the top of the first, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single, but was thrown out at second on a caught stealing.

After a scoreless top of the second, CF Cedric Mullins walked with one out and then stole second and Lindor followed with a walk.

RF Juan Soto then reached on an infield hit to load the bases and LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a sacrifice fly to score Mullins. 1B Pete Alonso was then hit by a pitch to load the bases with two outs, but 2B Jeff McNeil grounded out to second to end the inning.

After a 1-2-3 top of the fourth, Lindor made another costly baserunner blunder in the top of the fifth after he doubled with one out and then made a poor decision to try to steal third base with Soto up and was thrown out.

In the top of the sixth, Alonso doubled with one out, but then McNeil grounded out, DH Mark Vientos walked and then 3B Brett Baty struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the seventh, pinch-hitter Jared Young led off with a homer and three batters later, Soto walked and stole second, but Nimmo struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the eighth, McNeil singled with one out and two batters later, Baty doubled, but catcher Francisco Alvarez struck out to end the threat.

In the top of the ninth, Lindor doubled with one out and Soto followed with a RBI single. Lindor then scored on a wild pitch, but Nimmo and Alonso struck out.

The Met offense struggled all game with men on base going 2-9 with runners in scoring position leaving nine runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 7 at the Reds at 1:40 p.m.

Game 142: Mets vs. Reds 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 RHP Jonah Tong (1-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Brady Singer (12-9, 4.08 ERA)

Mets Hang On To Beat Reds 5-4 After Edwin Diaz Escapes From Based Loaded Jam

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 tonight at Great American Ball Park and improved their record to 76-65.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and RF Juan Soto followed with a single. 1B Pete Alonso followed with a strikeout, and then 3B Mark Vientos reached first on an infield hit which scored Lindor.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed and was robbed of a three-run homer by CF T.J. Friedl, but still drove in Soto with a sacrifice fly and Vientos made a heads up baserunning play and advanced to second.

DH Starling Marte followed with a RBI single to score Vientos.

In the top of the third, Vientos led off with a solo homer.

In the top of the fourth, Lindor doubled with two outs and then Soto followed with a RBI double.

LHP David Peterson cruised through the first two innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the  third.

Peterson gave up a one-out single to 2B Matt McClain and a double to the following hitter Friedl and then a sacrifice fly to RF Noelvi Marte.

Peterson's outing began to unravel in the bottom of the fourth after he gave three consecutive hits (two singles and a double) and a two-run double to catcher Tyler Stephenson and a sacrifice fly by 3B KeBryan Hayes.

Peterson was able to respond with a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth and then ran into more trouble in the bottom of the sixth.

Peterson gave up a lead-off single to DH Miguel Andujar and then struck out LF Austin Hays and walked 1B Spencer Steer and was then taken out.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed and struck out Stephenson and walked Hayes to load the bases with two outs, but came back to strike out McLain to end the inning.

Peterson's final line was 5.1 innings, seven hits, four runs, one walk and four strikeouts. He picked up his ninth win.

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

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a lead-off single to Hayes and then walked McLain and Friedl to load the bases with no outs.

Diaz came back to strike out Marte and after a cleat malfunction, struck out SS Ella De La Cruz for the second out of the ninth. He then retired DH Gavin Lux on a ground-out to second base after 2B Luisangel Acuna made a fine play to throw out Lux and Diaz covered the bag to pick up his 26th save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, September 6 at the Reds at 6:40 p.m.

Game 141: Mets vs. Reds 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. Jeff McNeil-CF

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Luisnagel Acuna-2B

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (8-5, 3.61 ERA) vs. LHP Andrew Abbott (8-5, 2.65 ERA)

Mets Call Up Top Pitching Prospect Brandon Sproat

 

Mets RHO Brandon Sproat (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets are calling up RHP prospect Brandon Sproat for this weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds. Sproat is projected to make his ML debut on Sunday.

He pitched well in his last start in Triple-A with shutout innings allowing  three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.

Sproat has been pitching a lot better since June 28 and has a 2.59 ERA since then in 44 innings and has had eight or more strikeouts on five starts since then after not achieving that during his first 15 games of the season.

His best pitch is his four-seam fastball that goes into the mid 90s and can thrown as hard as 100 mph and also has a sinker, sweeper, slider and change-up.

Sproat will be asked to bring some stability to the Met rotation after Kodai Senga's struggles and waiting to see if Senga will accept a temporary assignment to the minors.

It will be fun to see Sproat come up following the successes of rookie pitchers RHP Nolan McLean and RHP Jonah Tong as they make a push for the playoffs.

Mets Lose To Tigers 6-2 After Clay Holmes and Ryan Helsley's Implode

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Detroit Tigers 6-2 this afternoon at Comerica Park to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 75-65.

RHP Clay Holmes had a scoreless bottom of the first and after picking up two outs in the bottom of the second, gave up a single and following catcher Hayden Senger committed a costly catcher's interference, gave up a RBI single to catcher Jake Rogers.

Holmes had scoreless innings in the bottom of the third and fourth and then ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth. He gave up two walks worked out two outs and was then taken out.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and got into immediate trouble with a wild pitch and then gave up a two-run single to LF Riley Greene.

Soto stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Ryan Helsley followed in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off single to 3B Colt Keith and then a walk to the next hitter 2B Glyber Torres.

Helsley's struggles continued after he gave up a three-run homer to the following hitter DH Kerry Carpentar and was then taken out.

RHP Justin Hagenman had to come in and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after SS Francisco Lindor doubled with one out and then two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso drove in Lindor with a RBI double.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth, RF Juan Soto walked to lead off the top of the sixth and then Alonso followed with an infield hit. Two batters later, 3B Mark Vientos drove in Soto with a RBI single and then CF Jeff McNeil followed with a walk to load the bases with one out.

DH Starling Marte came up next and had a chance to deliver to a key hit, but grounded into a double play to end the threat. 

The offense struggled all game with men on base going 2-9 with runners in scoring position leaving nine runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, September 5 at the Cincinnati Reds at 6:40 p.m.

Game 140: Mets vs. Tigers 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 Clay Holmes (11-6, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Casey Mize (12-5, 3.95 ERA)

Mets Beat Tigers 12-5 Behind Two Homers From Pete Alonso And One From Juan Soto

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers 12-5 tonight at Comerica Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 75-64.

In the top of the first, 1B Pete Alonso drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first next two innings and then came alive in the top of the fourth.

RF Juan Soto led off with a walk and then stole second. Two batters later, LF Brandon Nimmo singled and then 3B Mark Vientos walked. 

DH Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI single to score Soto and then CF Cedric Mullins followed with a sacrifice fly.

Catcher Luis Torrens came up next and broke the game open with a three-run homer.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth, Soto homered to lead the top of the seventh and Alonso followed with his second homer of the game.

Nimmo then singled and Vientos followed with a double. 

McNeil then drove in Nimmo and pinch-runner Luisangel Acuna with a two-run single and centerfielder Cedric Mullins grounded into a fielder's choice.

Two batters later, Torrens singled and then 2B Brett Baty drove in Mullins with a RBI single.

SS Francisco Lindor followed by driving in Torrens with a sacrifice fly.

RHP Nolan McLean retired the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the first and then had back-to back walks followed by back-to-back RBI singles before getting out of the inning.

McLean gave a lead-off walk in the bottom of the second helped out by a caught stealing and after giving up a single to the next hitter, settled down after that.

He cruised the rest of the way retiring the last 14 hitters he faced.

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

McLean picked up his fourth straight win to start his career.

RHP Kevin Herget followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

Herget came back out for the bottom of the ninth and after retiring the first hitter he faced, gave up a walk and three hits which resulted in three runs and was then taken out.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, September 3 at the Tigers at 1:10 p.m.

Game 139: Mets vs. Tigers 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. Cedric Mullins-CF

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Brett Baty-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (3-0, 0.89 ERA) vs. RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-1, 4.32 ERA)

Mets Beat Tigers 10-8 Powered By Soto Grand Slam and two-run triple

 

Mets RF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers 10-8 this afternoon at Comerica Park and improved their record to 74-64.

After a scoreless top of the first, DH Mark Vientos was hit by pitch to lead off the top of the second, 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a single and then CF Cedric Mullins hit a sacrifice bunt to advance Vientos and McNeil to second and third.

Catcher Luis Torrens followed with a two-run double to score McNeuk and Vientos.

In the top of the fourth, McNeil led off with a double, Mullins walked and then Torrens reached on an infield hit to load the bases.

2B Brett Baty and Lindor then struck out, and then RF Juan Soto came up and delivered a grand slam to right center.

After a scoreless top of the fifth, Torrens singled to lead off the top of the sixth and two batters later, Lindor was hit by a pitch.

Soto followed and delivered once again with a game-winning two-run triple.

Two batters later, LF Brandon Nimmo drove in a much needed insurance run with a RBI single.

In the top of the seventh, McNeil led off and got on base after 2B Gleyber Torres made an error and was taken out for pinch-runner Luisangel Acuna.

Acuna stole second and Mullin followed with a walk.

Torrens then hit a sacrifice bunt to advance Acuna to third and Baty drove in Acuna with a RBI ground-out.

LHP Sean Manaea got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to DH Jahmai Jones.

Manaea had a scoreless bottom of the second and then gave up a two-run homer to RF Wenceel Perez in the bottom of the third.

Maneaa's struggles continued in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a RBI triple to SS Zach McKinstry and a RBI single to Jones and was then taken out.

Manaea's final line was 3.2 innings, eight hits, five runs, one walk and six strikeouts.

LHP Gregory Soto followed and picked up the last out in the bottom of the fourth.

Soto came back for the bottom of the fifth and left with runners on first and third and one out.

RHP Ryne Stanek came in next and immediately gave up a wild-pitch to score tying run, but was able to keep the game tied and pick up two outs in the inning.

RHP Trevor Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Ryan Helsley came on in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off double to LF Riley Greeene and later in the inning, a RBI single to SS Zach McKinstry and was taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley followed and picked up the last out in the seventh.

Raley stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a lead-off double and retired the next two hitters and was then taken out.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on and closed it out with a four-out save with a fly out to end the bottom of the eighth and a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth.

Diaz picked up his 25th save and lowered his ERA to 1.87.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 2 at the Tigers at 6:40 p.m.

Game 138: Mets vs. Tigers 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 Sean Manaea (1-2, 5.01 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (9-10, 5.25 ERA)