Mets Beat Phillies 6-1 To Take Series Behind Francisco Lindor and Stellar Outing From Nolan McLean

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 at Citizens Bank Park this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series to improve their record to 42-58.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after 3B Bo Bichette walked with two outs and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the second, RF Brett Baty led off with a single and catcher Luis Torrens followed with a RBI double. Two batters later, DH Juan Soto walked and then Bichette hit an infield hit to load the bases. Lindor followed with a RBI single and RF Carson Benge then hit a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the sixth, Torrens led off with a single and CF A.J. Ewing followed with an infield hit. Soto then drove in Torrens with a RBI single. 

Lindor added a double in the top of the eighth and was a triple shy of the cycle.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean had a dominating outing throwing six scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts. He picked up his seventh win and lowered his ERA to 3.34.

LHP A.J. Minter came in next in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to 3B Alec Bohm.

RHP Huascar Brazoban threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

LHP Cionel Perez closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, July 20 at the Brewers at 7:40 p,m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. Brett Baty-RF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (6-6, 3.52 ERA) vs. RHP Alan Rangel (0-2, 4.19 ERA)

Mets Lose To Phillies 6-1 With Sloppy Defense and Lack of Offense

 

Mets LHP Sean Manaea (Photo Credits to Kyle Ross-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park to drop their record to 41-58.

Mets LHP Sean Manaea got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after SS Trea Turner led off with an infield hit and then DH Kyle Schwarber followed with a two-run homer.

Manaea was able to settle down for the next three innings throwing scoreless innings in the bottom of the second, third and fourth, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth.

Manaea gave up a lead-off homer to Turner and then walked Schwarber. Schwarber was able to advance to third after catcher Francisco Alvarez made a throwing error on a pick-off attempt. Two batters later, Manaea gave up a single to 3B Alec Bohm and was then taken out.

Manaea's final line was 4.2 innings, seven hits, four runs, two walks and seven strikeouts.

RHP Kodai Senga came in next and picked up last out in the bottom of the fifth. Senga came back for the bottom of the sixth and gave up a two-run single to 1B Bryce Harper and came back out after a 45-minute rain delay and finished bottom of the sixth.

RHP Xzavion Curry followed and threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

The Met offense did not do much all game managing only three hits. LF Tyrone Taylor drove in the lone run with a solo homer.

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, July 19 at the Phillies at 1:35 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Alvarez-C

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Tyrone Taylor-LF

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Eric Wagaman-1B

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (2-4, 4.56 ERA) vs. LHP Jesus Luzardo (8-4, 3.51 ERA)

Mets Beat Phillies 4-1 Powered By Two Homers From Francisco Alvarez And Strong Start From Christian Scott

 

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 tonight at Citizens Bank Park to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 41-57.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a solo homer.

The offense did not score any runs for the next four innings until the top of the seventh after 2B Brett Baty and Alvarez hit back-to-back homers.

In the top of the ninth, 1B Jared Young led off with a walk and three batters later, CF A.J. Ewing drove in Young with a RBI double.

Mets RHP Christian Scott had a terrific start with 5.2 scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and no walks with seven strikeouts on 79 pitches (56 strikes). Scott picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 2.87.

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

RHP Huascar Brazoban threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Luke Weaver came on in the bottom of the eighth and had his scoreless streak of 25 straight appearances end after he gave up a solo homer to SS Trea Turner.

RHP Devin Williams followed and closed it out with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth to pick up his 14th save.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Saturday, July 18 at the Phillies at 4:05 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Jorge Polanco-DH

7. Jared Young-1B

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (2-1, 3.17 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (3-6, 5.75 ERA)

Mets Lose To Red Sox 3-2 in 10 Innings Wasting Fine Start From Zach Thorton

 

Mets LHP Zach Thornton (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in 10 innings this afternoon and were swept in the three game series to drop their record to 40-57.

Mets rookie LHP Zach Thornton had a fine outing throwing seven scoreless innings allowing two hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

RHP Luke Weaver followed with a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a lead-off bloop single and two batters with one out, SS Francisco Lindor misplayed a routine ground ball on what should have been a game-ending 6-4-3 double play.

Willlims then gave up a walk to load the bases and another walk to bring a run.

Williams gave up a bloop single to score tying run, but was able to get a 4-6-3 double play on a line-out to keep the game tied.

LHP Brooks Raley came on in the top of the tenth and gave up a sacrifice bunt and sacrifice bunt to score the ghost runner from second base.

In the bottom of the first, CF A.J. Ewing led off with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Two batters later, Lindor drove in Ewing with a RBI double.

Lindor added a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth.

The Met offense's struggles with men on base continued after they went 1-8 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets are off for the next three days for the All-Star break and return back to action on Thursday, July 15 at the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Eric Wagaman-1B

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Tyrone Taylor-LF

7. Luis Torrens-C

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Zach Short-2B

The pitching match-up is LHP Zach Thorton (0-1,4.35 ERA) vs. LHP Payton Tolle (5-6, 3.14 ERA)

Mets Shutout by Red Sox 4-0 As Offense Continues to Struggle

 

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 4-0 this afternoon at Citi Field for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 40-56.

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta got off to a dominant start in the top of the first striking out the side and then worked out of a jam with runners on second and third with one out in the top of the second.

Peralta had a 1-2-3 top of the third, but in the top of the fourth gave up a lead-off walk to 3B Caleb Durbin and two batters later, gave up a two-run homer to Andruw Monasterio.

Peralta gave up a lead-off walk in the top of the fifth and two batters later, gave up a double and a walk and was then taken out.

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

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and got the last two outs in the top of the fifth.

LHP A.J. Minter followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

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

RHP Tobias Myers came on in the top of the eighth and gave up a two-run homer to DH Masataka Yoshida. Myers stayed in for the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning.

The Met offense was unable to come up with any clutch hits and went 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday July 12 at home against the Red Sox at 1:40 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Jorge Polanco-DH

6. Eric Wagaman-1B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Zach Short-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (5-7. 4.68 ERA) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez

Mets Lose To Red Sox 6-2 As Offense Struggles To Get Clutch Hits

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 6-2 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 40-55.

RHP Nolan McLean was let down by his defense in the top of the first after LF Juan Soto made an error on a fly ball by Red Sox lead-off hitter 2B Anthony Seigler and two batters later, walked RF Wilyer Abreau and two batters later, gave up a two-run double to Masataka Yoshiba.

McLean pitched well with five scoreless innings after that and escaped out of a jam with runners on second and third and one out in the top of the fifth and was taken out after the top of the sixth.

His final line was six innings, five hits, two runs, 0 earned runs, two walks and seven strikeouts.

LHP A.J. Minter came in next in the top of the seventh and gave up an infield hit to SS Tsung-Che Cheng and then a two-run homer to Seigler.

RHP Kodai Senga followed in the top of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

LHP Cionel Perez came in next in the top of the ninth and gave up a two-run homer to RF Abreau.

In the bottom of the third, 2B Brett Baty singled to lead off and stole second and later in the inning, Soto hit a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the ninth, Baty added a solo homer.

The Met offense wasted numerous scoring opportunities and was unable to come up with a clutch hit. They went 0-8 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, July 11 at home against the Red Sox at 4:10 p.m.

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

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Jorge Polanco-DH

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Zach Short-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (6-5, 3.73 ERA) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (10-1, 2.61 ERA)

Mets Beat Royals 7-3 Led By Five-Run Inning And Strong Pitching From Sean Manaea

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 this afternoon at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and took two out of three games in the series to improve their record to 40-54.

The Met offense was held scoreless in the bottom of the first, but in the bottom of the second, RF Carson Bedge led off with a walk and two batters later, 1B Jared Young drove in Benge with a RBI single.

The offense did not score any runs for the next two innings until the bottom of the fifth after CF Tyrone Taylor led off with a homer and then 2B Brett Baty followed with a single. Baty then stole second and two batters later, CF A.J. Ewing singled to advance Baty to third.

LF Juan Soto followed with a walk to load the bases and then SS Bo Bichette drove in Baty with a sacrifice fly.

RF Carson Benge came up next and drove in Ewing with a RBI single and Soto came around to score on an error by CF Lane Thomas.

DH Francisco Alvarez followed by driving in Benge with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, Soto led off with a 435 foot homer.

LHP Sean Manaea got off to a rocky start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off homer to Thomas.

Manaea was able to settle down after that retiring seven out of the next eight hitters he faced until he gave up another solo homer, this time to SS Bobby Witt Jr in the top of the fourth.

Manaea was able to keep the pitch count down and was a lot more efficient and had 63 pitches to start the top of the sixth.

He gave up a RBI double to RF Jac Caglianone in the top of the seventh and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was seven innings, six hits, three runs (two earned runs), one walk and six strikeouts.

He picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 4.56.

RHP Huascar Brazoaban came in next and threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

Injury News:

3B Mark Vientos left the game prior to the top of the third after being hit by a pitch on the hand.

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

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-SS

4. Carson Benge-RF

5. Francisco Alvarez-DH

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Mark Vientos-3B

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-4, 4.76 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (5-6, 3.45 ERA)

Mets Beat Royals 6-2 Behind Five-Run Eighth Inning

 

Mets CF A.J. Ewing (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 tonight at Citi Field and improved their record to 39-54.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after CF A.J. Ewing hit a lead-off homer.

The offense did not do much after that for the next six innings against Royals reliver RHP Randy Dobnak who was taken out with two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

In the bottom of the eighth with two outs, SS Francisco Lindor singled and then RF Carson Benge followed with a walk. DH Jorge Polanco then reached on an infield hit to load the bases.

1B Jared Young was then hit by a pitch to score the go-ahead run. 2B Brett Baty came up next and delivered a two-run single.

Young then scored on a wild pitch and catcher Francisco Alvarez capped off the inning with a RBI single.

Mets RHP Christian Scott had a tough first couple of scoreless innings and had to throw 49 pitches. Scott was able to settle down after that with more efficient innings in the top of the third and fourth needing only 25 pitches. He finished up strong with a 1-2-3 top of the fifth and was taken out with 90 pitches.

Scott's final line was 5.0 innings, three hits, 0 runs, one walk and five strikeouts.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next in the top of the sixth and gave up a one-out double to 1B Jac Caglianone and later in the inning, a RBI single to DH Salvador Perez.

Myers came back out for the top of the seventh and was able to escape out of a jam after he allowed a lead-off double.

LHP Brooks Raley with a scoreless top of the eighth. Raley picked up his fourth win of the season.

RHP Xzavion Curry came on in the top of the ninth inning in his Met debut and gave up a one on a double and walk. Curry was able to get the last three outs to close out the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, July 9 at home against the Royals at 1:10 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Jorge Polanco-DH

7. Jared Young-1B

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (2-1, 3.49 ERA) vs. RHP Steven Cruz (2-2, 5.08 ERA)

Mets Lose To Royals 16-12 After Bullpen Blows Five Run Lead

 

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Kansas City Royals 16-12 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 38-54.

Mets LHP Cionel Perez got the start as an "opener" and threw a scoreless top of the first inning.

RHP Kodai Senga came in next in the top of the second and retired the first two hitters he faced and then gave up a single to 2B Michael Massey and a two-run homer to the following hitter RF Tyler Tolbert.

Senga threw a scoreless top of the third, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he loaded the bases with two walks and a single and then gave up a two-run double to CF Lane Thomas and was taken out after the inning. Senga's final line was four runs on five hits in 3.0 innings with four strikeouts and four walks.

RHP Austin Warren came in next in the top of the fifth and was unable to record an out allowing five runs on four hits and one walk and was then taken out.

RHP Huascar Brazoban appeared next and allowed a run on a ground-out, gave up a walk and the game-tying RBI single to DH Salvador Perez.

Brazoban stayed in for the top of the sixth and was able to escape out of a based loaded jam. 

RHP Matt Seelinger came in next in the top of the seventh in his MLB debut and gave up the go-ahead RBI double to Salvador  Perez and then gave up six more runs in the inning.

Seelinger came back out for the top of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

LHP A.J. Minter threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the first, RF Carson Benge came up with runners on first and second and hit a comebacker back to RHP Seth Lugo who made a poor throw to first base to allow the run to score. Then 1B Jac Caglianone made a poor throw across the field. 3B Nick Loftin picked up Caglianone's throw and threw the ball home late to allow another run to score. The throw then got past catcher Carter Jenkins which allowed Benge to come around and score. In all, there were a total of three errors on the play.

In the bottom of the second, 2B Brett Baty doubled with one out and two batters later, CF A.J. Ewing hit a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, 1B Jared Young led off with a single and two batters later, catcher Luis Torrens reached first on an infield hit. Ewing followed with a RBI single and LF Juan Soto followed with a three-run homer.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the bottom of the seventh after Benge walked with one out and DH Jorge Polanco followed with a double who came back from the injured list today. Young then singled and Baty drove in Polanco with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the eighth, Ewing led off with an infield hit and later in the inning, advanced to second on a wild pitch. Three batters later, SS Francisco Lindor walked and Benge followed with a RBI single.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 8 at home against the Royals at 7:10 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Jorge Polanco-DH

7. Jared Young-1B

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Cionel Perez (3-3, 5.50 ERA) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (3-6, 4.20 ERA)

Mets Rally To Beat Braves 7-6 in 10 innings Led By Clutch Hitting From Torrens And Soto

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 in 10 innings tonight at Truist Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 38-53.

The Met offense was held scoreless in the top of the first, but in the top of the second, RF Carson Benge homered to lead off the top of the second.

The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the top of the sixth after 3B Bo Bichette lead off and two batters later, Benge doubled, but Bichette was thrown out at home. 1B Jared Young then reached on an infield hit and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, Alvarez led off with a single and was taken out for pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor. Two batters later, SS Ronny Mauricio singled and two batters later, LF Juan Soto delivered a three-run homer.

In the top of the tenth with two outs, Young was hit by a pitch and then catcher Luis Torrens came through and delivered with the game-winning two-run double.

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta had a scoreless bottom of the first, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the second after he gave up singles to DH Dominic Smith, SS Jim Jarvis and CF Michael Harris II and then Young made a fielding error which allowed two runs to score.

Peralta gave up a lead-off homer to 1B Matt Olson in the bottom of the third.

Peralta had a scoreless bottom of the fourth and then gave up a double and hit by pitch as well as picking up two outs in the bottom of the fifth and was then taken out.

His final line was 4.2 innings, six hits, three runs, one earned run, one walk and six strikeouts.

LHP Cionel Perez came in next and threw 1.2 scoreless innings.

LHP A.J. Minter followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Guillo Zinga followed in the bottom of the eighth in his Met debut and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a lead-off double to 2B Ozzie Albies and then a two-run homer to the following hitter Olson.

Williams was taken out later in the inning with runners on second and third and two outs. LHP Brooks Raley came in and struck out RF Mike Yastremzki to send the game into the tenth inning.

RHP Luke Weaver came on in the bottom of the tenth and gave up a one-out RBI double to Harris II. Weaver came back to strike out Albies, intentionally walked Olson and then walked LF Jorge Mateo to load the bases.

Williams was able to retire LF Mauricio Dubon on a ground-out to shortstop to close out the game and picked up his first save of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, July 7 back at home at Citi Field against the Kansas City Royals at 7:10 p.m. 

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Ronny Mauricio-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (5-7, 4.81 ERA) vs. RHP Reynaldo Lopez (4-1, 3.31 ERA)

Mets Hang Out To Beat Braves 10-9 Led By Bo Bichette

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Dane Zanine-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 10-9 this afternoon at Truist Park to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 37-53.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off and reached first on an error by 3B Austin Riley and then DH Juan Soto followed with a single, but was thrown out at second trying to stretch it to a double. 3B Bo Bichette followed with a RBI single to score Lindor.

In the top of the second, CF A.J. Ewing led off with a homer and then catcher Luis Torrens followed with a walk. 2B Brett Baty then doubled and Lindor followed with a RBI single to score Torrens. Soto followed with a two-run single to score Baty and Lindor.

The offense was held scoreless for the next six innings and then came alive in the top of the ninth.

LF Tyrone Taylor led off with a a homer and then three batters later, Baty singled and then Lindor followed with a walk. 

Soto then walked to load the bases and Bichette followed with a two-run double. 1B Jared Young came up next and delivered a much needed two-run single that would come in handy in the bottom of the ninth.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean got off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first allowing three runs on a two run single by CF Michael Harris II and a RBI single by LF Mauricio Dubon.

McLean was able to settle down and did not allow any more runs after that and had scoreless innings innings in the bottom of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

His final line was six innings, five hits, three runs, (two earned), one walk and five strikeouts. He picked up his sixth win.

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

RHP Luke Weaver came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth to extend his scoreless inning streak to 25 innings and lowered his ERA to 1.96.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came on in the bottom of the ninth and had a difficult outing allowing five runs on four hits recording only one out.

RHP Devin Williams had to come in and gave up a RBI single to Dubon, but came back to strike out former Met Dominic Smith to close out the game and pick up his 13th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, July 6 at the Braves at 7:15 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Tyrone Taylor-LF

7. A.J. Ewing-CF

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Brett Baty-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (5-5, 3.78 ERA) vs. LHP Martin Perez (6-5, 3.27 ERA)

Mets Crushed By Braves 14-3 After Sean Manea Has A Difficult Outing

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 14-3 tonight at SunTruist Park for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 36-53.

LHP Sean Manaea started out with a scoreless bottom of the first, but then in the bottom of the second gave up a solo homer to RF Eli White.

In the bottom of the third, it all fell apart for Manaea after he gave up a RBI single to CF Michael Harris II and then after loading the bases, White hit a fly ball to shallow center field and there was a miscommunication between CF Tyrone Taylor and SS Francisco Lindor which caused the ball to drop and allow all three runs to score to clear the bases.

Manaea gave up a solo homer to LF Mauricio Dubon in the bottom of the fourth and then a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Austin Warren came in next in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a RBI double to catcher Joey Bart and a RBI ground-out to Dubon,

Warren stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Mike Yastrzemski.

RHP Joey Gerber came in next in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a three-run homer to 3B Austin Riley and was taken out.

Catcher Luis Torrens had to come in and gave up a solo homer to Harris II.

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

In the top of the sixth, 1B Mark Vientos hit a two-run homer.

The offense's struggles to get a clutch hit continued after they went 1-9 with runners in scoring position leaving 11 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, July 5 at the Braves at 12:30 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Eric Wagaman-DH

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Carson Benge-RF

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Brett Baty-2B

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-3, 4.71 ERA) vs. LHP Chris Sale (8-6, 2.10 ERA)

Mets Lose To Braves 5-3 Despite Two-Run Homer From Juan Soto

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 5-3 tonight at SunTruist Park for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 36-52.

Mets RHP Christian Scott started out well with a 1-2-3 bottom of the first with two strikeouts, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the second.

Scott gave up a lead-off walk to LF Mauricio Dubon and then allowed a two-run homer to the following hitter CF Michael Harris II.

Scott was hurt again by the home run in the bottom of the third after he gave up a solo homer to 2B Ozzie Albies.

Scott was able to settle down and finish up strong by striking out the side in the bottom of the fourth and was taken out after the inning.

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

LHP A.J. Minter came in next in the bottom of the fifth and gave up a solo homer to 1B Matt Olson.

RHP Kodai Senga came in next and had 1-2-3 innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh, however he stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a two-run homer to Olson.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after CF A.J. Ewing reached first on an error by Olson and then LF Juan Soto followed with a two-run homer.

The offense did not do much for the next five innings until the top of the ninth after catcher Luis Torrens singled with one out and two batters later, Soto singled and 3B Bo Bichette folowed by driving in Torrens with a RBI single.

However, SS Francisco Lindor came up next and grounded out to second for the last out of the game.

The Met offense was unable to come up with a timely hit and went 2-5 with runners in scoring position leaving 10 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, July 4 at the Braves at 8:08 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. A.J. Ewing-CF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Carson Benge-RF

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Francisco Alvarez-DH

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (2-0, 3.20 ERA) vs. RHP Grant Holmes (4-4, 3.96 ERA)

Mets Lose to Blue Jays 9-3 Afte Freddy Peralta Has Another Rough Start

 

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 9-3 this afternoon at the Rogers Centre to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 36-51.

RHP Freddy Peralta got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off infield hit to RF Nathan Lukes and a double to the following hitter 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Peralta then gave up another infield hit to the following hitter 3B Kazuma Okamoto to bring in a run.

Peralta was able to escape out of a based loaded jam to prevent further trouble and had a scoreless bottom of the second with two strikeouts.

However, it all apart for Peralta in the bottom of the third after he gave up a lead off walk to Okamoto and two batters later, a single to catcher Aledandro Kirk.

Two batters later, Peralta gave up a RBI double to 2B Ernie Clement and then a three-run homer to DH Sean Keys.

Peralta had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Joey Gerber followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

LHP Cionel Perez came in next and had back-to-back strikeouts to end the bottom of the sixth.

Perez stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off walk to Guerrero Jr and then back-to-back singles leading to a run.

Perez gave up another single to Kirk and then a three-run homer to punch-hitter Myles Straw and was taken out.

LHP A.J. Minter followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first seven innings until the top of the eighth after 2B Brett Baty singled with one out and two batters later, RF Carson Benge hit a two-run homer.

In the top of the ninth, SS Francisco Lindor added a solo homer.

The Mets are off tomorrow night and return back to action for the start of a four-game series beginning on Friday, July 3 at the Atlanta Braves at 7:15 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. A.J. Ewing-CF

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Jared Young-1B

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (5-6, 4.53 ERA) vs. Braydon Fisher (3-3, 3.48 ERA)

Mets Beat Blue Jays 3-0 Powered By Soto Homers From Alvarez and Torrens and Outstanding Pitching

 

Mets DH Francisco Alvarez homering against Blue Jays (Photo Credits to Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 tonight at the Rogers Centre to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 36-50.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings wasting a scoring opportunity in the top of the fourth after LF Juan Soto led off with a walk and then 3B Bo Bichette led off with a single. SS Francisco Lindor then hit a ground-out to first base to advance Soto and Bichette to second and third with one out. However, 1B Jared Young and CF A.J. Ewing struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the fifth, DH Francisco Alvarez led off with a solo homer.

In the top of the seventh, catcher Luis Torrens also hit a solo homer.

In the top of the ninth, Ewing led off with a single and then Alvarez hit a ground-out which advanced Ewing to third. 2B Bret Baty followed with a sacrifice fly to score Ewing for a much needed insurance run.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean worked out a two-out single in the bottom of the first and back-to-back singles in the bottom of the second.

McLean had a 1-2-3 bottom of the third and worked around a two-out double and walk in the bottom of the fourth.

McLean worked around an infield hit in the bottom of the fifth and a one-out walk in the bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

He had an outstanding outing with six scoreless innings on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

McLean picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 3.78.

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

RHP Luke Weaver came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth to extend his scoreless streak to 24 consecutive innings.

RHP Devin Williams followed by closing it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth to pick up his 12th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, July 1 at the Blue Jays at 3:07 p.m.

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

Mets Starting Lineup:

 1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Jared Young-1B

6. A.J. Ewing-CF

7. Francisco Alvarez-DH

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (4-5, 4.03 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (4-6, 4.36 ERA)

Mets Lose to Blue Jays 2-1 Due to Poor Defense and Lack of Timely Hitting

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 tonight at the Rogers Centre for second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 35-50.

LHP Sean Manaea got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after DH George Springer hit a fly ball to LF Juan Soto and Soto misread the bounce on the artificial turf and the ball went over his glove all the way to the left field wall. 

CF A.J. Ewing ran over to recover the ball but the ball went out of his glove which allowed Springer to keep running and score a run. The play was ruled a triple and an error charged to Ewing even though Soto misplayed the fly ball. 

Manaea was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the second, third and fourth. Manaea gave up a lead-off double to 2B Luis Urias in the bottom of the fifth and two batters later, a sacrifice fly to CF Myles Straw.

Manea came back out for the bottom of the sixth and retired the first two hitters he faced and then SS Francisco Lindor made an error and Manaea gave up a walk and was taken out.

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

RHP Austin Warren followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Joey Gerber threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first six innings until Lindor homered to lead off the top of the seventh and two batters later, CF A.J. Ewing was hit by a pitch, but later in the inning, was thrown out trying to steal second for the last out in the inning.

In the top of the eighth, catcher Francisco Alvarez doubled with one out and two batters later, Soto was intentionally walked. However, 2B Bo Bichette came up next in his first game back in Toronto and grounded back to the pitcher.

In the top of the ninth, 1B Jared Young singled with one out and Ewing followed with a walk. Just like yesterday they had another chance to win, but DH Mark Vientos and pinch-hitter second baseman Ronny Mauricio struck out to end the game.

The offense once again was unable to come up with any timely hits going 0-9 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, June 30 at the Blue Jays at 7:07 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Jared Young-1B

6. A.J. Ewing-CF

7. Mark Vientos-DH

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 4.87 ERA) vs. LHP Trey Yesavage (3-3, 3.56 ERA)

Mets Lose to Phillies 5-4 After Offense Wastes Multiple Scoring Opportunities

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 this afternoon at Citi Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 35-49.

LHP Cionel Perez got the start as the "opener" and threw a scoreless top of the first. RHP Tobias Myers came in next and threw a scoreless top of the second, but then gave up three runs in the top of the third. Myers stayed in for the top of the fourth and threw a 1-2-3 inning.

RHP Kodai Senga came in next in the top of the fifth and had a 1-2-3 inning and worked out of a jam in the top of the sixth after he gave up a lead-off walk to 3B Alec Bohm and a double to the following hitter LF Brandon Marsh. Senga came back to retire the next three hitters he faced.

However, in the top of the seventh, Senga was not as fortunate after he gave up a lead-off single to CF Justin Crawford and two batters later, a two-run homer to DH Kyle Scwarber on a hittable fastball with two strikeouts.

Senga was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth.

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

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings wasting a scoring opportunity in the bottom of the third before finally breaking through in the bottom of the fifth.

CF Tyrone Taylor led off with a single and 3B Brett Baty followed with a walk. Two batters later, RF Carson Benge drove in Taylor with a RBI single.

LF Juan Soto followed with a walk to load the bases with one out, but then 3B Bo Bichette struck out and DH Eric Wagaman lined out to centerfield. 

In the bottom of the sixth, catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a double and two batters later, pinch-hitter A.J. Ewing tied the game with a two-run homer.

Baty followed with a walk and then catcher Luis Torrens singled to advance Baty to third. Benge followed by driving in Baty on a ground-out fielder's choice.

In the bottom of the seventh, 1B Jared Young was hit by a pitch with two outs and then Ewing then reached base on an infield hit and Young advanced to third on a throwing error by LHP Jose Alvarado. However, Baty grounded back to the pitcher to end the threat.

In the bottom of the eighth, they threatened to score again after Torrens led off with a walk and two batters later, Soto walked. Bichette then walked to load the bases with one out, however pinch-hitter Ronny Mauricio popped out to second and Alvarez struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the ninth, Baty walked with two outs, but Torrens lined out for the last out.

The Met offense was unable to come up with any timely hits wasting numerous scoring opportunities. They went 2-16 with runners in scoring position leaving 14 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, June 29 at the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:07 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-SS

4. Eric Wagaman-1B

5. Francisco Alvarez-DH

6. Mark Vientos-3B

7. Tyrone Taylor-CF

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Cionel Perez (3-3, 4.99 ERA) vs. LHP Jesus Luzardo (6-4, 4.00 ERA)

Mets Beat Phillies 6-2 To Snap Seven-Game Losing Streak

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 tonight at Citi Field to snap their seven-game losing streak and improved their record to 35-48 for interim manager Andy Green's first win as manager.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings and then came alive in the bottom of the sixth.

LF Juan Soto and 3B Bo Bichette with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor delivered a game-tying two-run triple.

1B Jared Young followed with a walk and DH Mark Vientos also walked to load the bases.

CF A.J. Ewing followed and came through with the game-winning two-run single through the drawn-in infield.

In the bottom of the seventh, RF Carson Benge led off with a single and Soto followed with a RBI triple of his own. Bichette then drove in Soto with a sacrifice fly.

Mets RHP Christian Scott had scoreless innings in the top of the first and second and then gave up a two-run homer to 1B Bryce Harper in the top of the third.

Scott was able to settle down after that and made it into the top of the fifth and was taken out after a one-out walk with 82 pitches.

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

LHP A.J. Minter followed with 1.2 scoreless innings and picked up his first win.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Luke Weaver followed and continued his dominant stretch with a scoreless top of the eighth with two strikeouts. Weaver has now extended his scoreless inning streak to 23 straight innings.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the top of the ninth and closed it out with a scoreless inning.

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

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Jared Young-1B

6. Mark Vientos-DH

7. A.J. Ewing-CF

8. Brett Baty-2B

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott (2-0, 3.10 ERA) vs. LHP Tim Mayza (2-2, 3.06 ERA)

Mets Lose To Phillies 2-1 As Offense Struggles Against Zack Wheeler

 

Mets CF A.J. Ewing tagged by Phillies SS Trea Turner after being thrown out in a rundown (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 tonight at Citi Field for their seventh consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-48. 

Mets LHP Zach Thornton got off to a rocky start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to SS Trea Turner and then a single to DH Kyle Schwarber and a RBI single to 1B Bryce Harper.

Thornton was able to respond by striking out 3B Alec Bohm and was then helped out by his defense after 1B Jared Young robbed RF Brandon Marsh of a double down the line and then struck out CF Derrick Hill to end the inning.

Thornton had a scoreless top of the second and worked out of a jam in the top of the third allowing first two runners on and then retired Harper on a deep fly ball and then caught a break after Bohm lined out to Young who caught the line drive and then touched first base to double off Schwarber.

Thornton settled down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth, fifth and sixth and was then taken out.

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

RHP Huascar Brazoban came on in the top of the seventh and gave up the game-winning RBI single to Turner.

LHP Cionel Perez followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth.

In the bottom of the first, CF Carson Benge led off with a single and LF Juan Soto nearly followed with a two-run homer, but CF Derek Hill made a tremendous leaping catch to rob him.

In the bottom of the second, CF A.J. Ewing singled with one out, but was then almost picked off until Turner made an error so Ewing advanced to second. 2B Ronny Mauricio then grounded out and 3B Brett Baty flew out to left.

In the bottom of the fourth, DH Bo Bichette led off with a double and two batters later, Young drove in Bichette with a RBI single. Ewing then advanced to first after grounding into a fielder's choice, but was once again picked off second.

The Met offense was unable to do much after that and went 1-4 with runners in scoring position leaving four runners on base.

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

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-DH

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Jared Young-1B

6. A.J. Ewing-CF

7. Ronny Mauricio-2B

8. Brett Baty-3B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Zach Thorton vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (7-1, 2.11 ERA)

Mets Fire Manager Carlos Mendoza

 

Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza (Photo Credits to Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets announced today that they have let go manager Carlos Mendoza according to Jon Heyman of the NY Post.

Andy Green is taking over as the interim manager. He had worked for the Mets as the senior vice president of player development and previously was the manager for the San Diego Padres.

This year was a difficult year for Mendoza and the Mets due to poor performances from the offense as well as starting rotation and a lot of injuries which all resulted in a 34-47 record.

Mendoza was hired by the Mets in November 2023 after working as the Yankees bench coach and helped the Mets advance to the NLCS in his first year in 2024.

Last year, he and his team got off to a 45-24 start on June 12, but it all took a downturn when Kodai Senga strained his right hamstring covering first base after 1B Pete Alonso made a high throw. The season was never the same again after Senga's injury and the Mets went 38-55 the rest of the way and were eliminated from the playoffs after the last day of the season. 

It will be interesting to see where owner Steve Cohen and President of Baseball Operations go from here as they try to rebuild this franchise going forward.

Mets Swept By Cubs 4-3 in 10 Innings For Sixth Consecutive Loss

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 4-3 tonight in 10 innings for their sixth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-47.

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta started out well with five scoreless innings and then was let down by his defense in the top of the sixth.

SS Ronny Mauricio made a throwing error to allow SS Dansby Swanson to reach first leading off the inning and then two batters later, Peralta gave up a RBI single to RF Michael Conforto.

Peralta then gave a RBI double to 3B Alex Bregman and RF Carson Benge made an error.

Peralta gave up a RBI single to the following hitter LF Ian Happ and walked 2B Nico Hoerner and was then taken out.

Peralta's final line was 5.2 innings, five hits, three runs,  (0 earned runs), one walk and five strikeouts.

RHP Austin Weaver came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Luke Weaver followed in the top of the eighth and continued his dominant stretch striking out the side to extend his scoreless streak to 22 innings and lower his ERA to 2.12.

RHP Devin Williams appeared next and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

LHP Brooks Raley came on in the top of the tenth and gave up a RBI double to CF Pete-Crow Armstrong.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the bottom of the sixth after CF A.J. Ewing walked with one out and two batters later, pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman hit a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the seventh, 1B Jared Young led off with the game-tying homer.

The offense was unable to get any timely hits going 2-12 with runners in scoring position leaving 14 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, June 26 at home at Citi Field for the first of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m.

Game 81: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Juan Soto-DH

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. A.J. Ewing-CF

7. Ronny Mauricio-SS

8. M.J. Melendez-LF

9. Brett Baty-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (5-6, 4.83 ERA) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (2-1, 6.00 ERA)

Mets Trade David Peterson to Cubs

 

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

The New York Mets traded LHP David Peterson to the Chicago Cubs last night for minor league infielder Cole Mathis.

Peterson has had a difficult season with a 6.09 ERA and 63 strikeouts and 30 walks in 68 innings. He has appeared in 16 games with 8 starts. The Cubs are in need of pitching after losing Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown to the injured list.

Mathis was a second round pick for the Cubs in 2024. He is hitting .272 with 10 homers and 12 doubles over 182 plate appearances between Single-A and High-A. He is ranked as the number 9 prospect in the system by Baseball America.

Mets Lose to Cubs 10-5 In Second Game of Doubleheader After Committing Six Errors

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-5 tonight at Citi Field in the second game of a doubleheader for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-46.

Mets LHP Sean Manaea had a scoreless top of the first, but in the top of the second, gave up back-to-back 2B Nico Hoerner and catcher Carson Kelly to bring in a run.

Manaea had a scoreless top of the third, but in the top of the fourth gave up a lead-off double to Hoerner and then second baseman Marcus Semien made a throwing error to allow Hoener to advance to third and Kelly reach base.

Manaea then gave up a RBI single to DH Pedro Ramirez and a RBI single to the following hitter SS Dansby Swanson.

Manaea then allowed CF Pete Crow-Armstrong to reach on an infield hit and was then taken out.

Manea's final line was 3 innings, six hits, four runs, (three earned runs), two walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Husacar Brazoban came in next and struck out the next three hitters he faced.

Brazoban stayed in for the top of the fifth and had a 1-2-3 inning.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next in the top of the sixth and gave up a lead-off double to Ramirez and a RBI triple to the following hitter Swanson.

Raley then walked Crow-Armstrong and gave up a RBI ground-out to LF Matt Shaw.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next in the top of the seventh and was able to overcome an error by 2B Marcus Semien by getting Kelly to ground into a double play.

LHP A.J. Minter came in next in the top of the eighth and once again the poor defense came back to haunt them after 3B Bo Bichette made an error on a grounder by Ramirez.

Later in the inning, 1B Mark Vientos made a throwing error which allowed Ramirez to score and Crow-Armstrong to advance to second.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the top of the ninth and retired the first two hitters he faced and then gave up a double to Hoerner and then Vientos made another fielding error to allow Kelly to reach first and Hoerner advance to third.

Williams then gave up RBI singles to Ramirez and Swanson.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, DH Francisco Alvarez hit a solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the second and DH Eric Wageman reached on an infield hit and CF A.J. Ewing followed with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, Vientos homered to lead off the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Bichette hit a solo homer with one out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, June 25 at home against the Cubs at 7:10 p.m.

Game 80 (Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Marcus Semien-2B

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Eric Wagaman-DH

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Brett Baty-RF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 4.64 ERA) vs. LHP Shoto Imanaga (4-6, 4.26 ERA) 

Mets Crushed by Cubs 10-3 After Nolan McLean Blows Three-Run Lead

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-3 this afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-45.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean started out well with four scoreless innings, working out of jams and retired the first two hitters he faced in the top of the fifth on strikeouts before it all fell apart.

McLean gave up a single to CF Pete Crow-Armstrong and then gave up a RBI double to the following hitter former Met RF Michael Conforto.

McLean then gave up a two-run homer to the next hitter 1B Michael Busch.

McLean had more problems in the top of the sixth after he gave up a three-run homer to SS Dansby Swason and was taken out after the inning.

McLean's final line was six innings, seven hits, six runs, two walks and nine strikeouts.

RHP Jonthan Pintaro came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh, but in the top of the eighth gave up back-to back walks and a hit by pitch to load the bases.

It all imploded for Pintaro after that after he gave up a grand slam to Swanson.

RHP Adam Warren threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense wasted a lead-off double by RF Carson Benge in the bottom of the first and then CF A.J. Ewing hit a deep fly ball to advance Benge to third with one out.

However, SS Bo Bichette and 1B Jared Young struck out to end the threat.

In the bottom of the second, they had another scoring chance after DH Francisco Alvarez and 3B Brett Baty walked to start the inning.

However, 2B Marcus Semien followed by grounded into a double play and LF M.J. Melendez struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the fourth, they finally broke through after SS Bo Bichette led off with a single and Young followed with a two-run homer. Alvarez followed with a homer of his own.

In the bottom of the sixth, they threatened to score again after pinch-hitter Mark Vientos and Alvarez walked to start the inning, but then pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman grounded into a double play and Semien flew out to right,

The Met offense was unable to come up with any clutch hits after they went 0-7 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tonight against the Cubs in the second game of a doubleheader beginning at 7:10 p.m.

Game 79 (Game 1 of Doubleheader:) Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. A.J. Ewing-CF

3. Bo Bichette-SS

4. Jared Young-1B

5. Francisco Alvarez-DH

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. M.J. Melendez-LF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (4-4, 3.67 ERA) vs. RHP Javier Assad (5-1, 3.89 ERA)

Mets Lose To Cubs 9-6 After Kodai Senga Has Another Difficult Outing

 

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 9-6 tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-44.

Mets RHP Kodai Senga dominated in the top of the first with two strikeouts with a blazing fastball as hard as 98.9 mph, however it all changed in the top of the second.

Senga went away from his fastball and it fell apart after he walked the first batter in the inning DH Seiya Suzuki, gave up a single to LF Ian Happ and then hit RF Matt Shaw to load the bases.

Two batters later, Sengs walked catcher Carson Kelly to bring in a run and then gave up a sacrifice fly to SS Dansby Swanson. It all fell apart for Senga after he gave up a three-run homer to the following hitter CF Pete-Crow Armstrong.

Senga had a scoreless top of the third and gave up a two-run homer to Swanson in the top of the fourth and was taken out a few batters later.

Senga's final line was 3.1 innings, three hits, seven runs, five walks and six strikeouts.

LHP Cionel Perez came in next and threw 2.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Tobias Myers followed and threw a scoreless top of the seventh and gave up two runs in the top of the eighth on RBI doubles by Kelly and Swanson.

LHP A.J. Minter threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the second, 2B Marcus Semien walked with two outs and then 3B Brett Baty singled and DH M.J. Melendez walked to load the bases.

Catcher Francisco Alvares came up next and drove in Semien and Baty with a two-run single.

In the bottom of the seventh, Alvarez came through once again with a solo homer.

In the bottom of the ninth, Baty led off with a walk and three batters later, RF Carson Benge drove in Baty with a RBI single.

SS Bo Bichette followed by driving in Benge with a two-run homer and then 1B Mark Vientos struck out for the last out of the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, June 24 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. The first game is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. and the second game is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

Game 78: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Juan Soto-LF

4. Jared Young-1B

5. A.J. Ewing-CF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. M.J. Melendez-DH

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (0-5, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (4-4, 5.21 ERA)

Mets-Cubs Game Postponed

Tonight's Mets-Cubs game has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a single-admission as part of a split-admission doubleheader on Wednesday beginning at 1:10 p.m.

Game 78: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Juan Soto-LF

4. Marcus Semien-2B

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Eric Wagaman-DH

7. Francisco Alvarez-C

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Zack Short-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (0-5, 9.00 ERA) vs. LHP Shota Imanaga (4-6, 4.26 ERA)

Mets Lose to Phillies 6-2 After David Peterson Has Another Rough Outing

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 tonight at Citizens Bank Park to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 34-43.

Mets LHP David Peterson got into immediate trouble in the bottom of the first after he walked the first two hitters SS Trea Turner and DH Kyle Schwarber.

Peterson then struck out 1B Bryce Harper, but gave up an infield hit to the following hitter to 3B Alec Bohm and Turner scored on an error by 3B Brett Baty and Schwarber advanced to third.

Peterson gave up another infield hit to the following hitter LF Edmundo Sosa which brought home the second run in the inning.

It only got worse for Peterson in the bottom of the second after he gave up back-to back singles to 2B Bryson Stott and Turner with one out and then a three-run homer to Schwarber.

Peterson was able to settle down after that and did not allow any more runs and had 1-2-3 innings in the bottom of the third and fourth and was then taken out.

Peterson's final line was four innings, six hits, five runs, (four earned runs), two walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Austin Warren came in next and gave up a lead-off homer to Harper in the bottom of the fifth, but then recovered and retired the side in the inning and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

LHP A.J. Minter threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until RF Carson Benge hit a solo homer in the top of the third.

In the top of the sixth, Benge, LF Juan Soto and 1B Jared Young walked to load the bases with one out, but then CF A.J. Ewing grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in a run and 2B Marcus Semien struck out to end the inning.

The offense was unable to come up with any timely hits and went 0-7 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, June 22 back at home at Citi Field against the Chicago Cubs at 7:10 p.m.

Game 77: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Juan Soto-LF

4. Jared Young-1B

5. A.J. Ewing-CF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. Francisco Alvarez-DH

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (3-5, 5.91 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (6-1, 2.01 ERA)

Mets Crushed By Phillies 15-3 After Freddy Peralta Allows 10 Runs

 

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 15-3 tonight at Citizens Bank Park to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 34-42.

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta got into immediate trouble in the bottom of the first after he gave up a solo homer to 1B Bryce Harper.

Peralta's struggles continued in the bottom of the second after he gave up a lead-off single to 3B Alec Bohm and two batters later, a RBI double to catcher J.T. Realmuto and two batters later, a RBI double to CF Justin Crawford.

It all fell apart for Realmuto in the bottom of the third after he gave up a lead-off homer to DH Kyle Schwarber and then a double to Harper.

Peralta was then let down by his defense after 2B Marcus Semian made a throwing error which lead to another run.

Two batters later, Peralta gave up a RBI double to 2B Bryson Stott and then another RBI double to the following hitter Realmuto.

Later in the inning, Peralta walked Crawford and gave up a RBI single to Turner and was then taken out.

LHP Cionel Perez came in next and gave up a three-run homer to Schwarber, his second homer of the inning.

Peralta's final line was 2.2 innings, 10 hits, 10 runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

Perez stayed in for the bottom of the fourth and and threw a scoreless inning and was taken out after the inning.

Perez came back out for the bottom of the fifth and struck out the first two hitters he faced and then gave up back-to-back singles to Turner and Schwarber and was then taken out.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next and gave up a two-run triple to Harper which gave him the cycle after hitting a single, double and homer earlier in the game.

Myers stayed in and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth, but in the bottom of the seventh gave up a two-run homer to Schwarber, his third homer of the game.

SS Zach Short came in the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fourth after 1B Mark Vientos hit a solo homer.

In the top of the seventh, RF Carson Benge hit a two-run homer.

The offense was unable to get any timely hits going 0-3 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Sunday, June 21, on Sunday Night Baseball at 7:20 p.m.

Game 76: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-CF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Juan Soto-LF

4. Marcus Semian-2B

5. Eric Wagaman-RF

6. Francisco Alvarez-DH

7. Mark Vientos-1B

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Zack Short-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (5-5, 3.90 ERA) vs. LHP Cristopher Sanchez (8-3, 1.82 ERA)

Mets Beat Phillies 6-4 Powered By Two Homers From Juan Soto

 

Mets 2B Marcus Semien (Photo Credits to Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 tonight at Citizens Bank Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 34-41.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after LF Juan Soto hit a solo homer with two outs and then 1B Jared Young reached on an error by RHP Aaron Nolan and CF A.J. Ewing followed with a RBI double.

After a scoreless top of the second, Soto led off the top of the third with his second solo homer of the game.

The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings, but then came alive again in the top of the second.

CF Carson Benge led off with a single and later in the inning, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Three batters later, pinch-hitter Mark Vientos walked and then pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman came up next and drove in Benge with the go-ahead RBI single.

2B Marcus Semien came up next and broke the game open with a two-run triple.

LHP Sean Manaea got off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first after he gave up one run on two hits and a hit by pitch. Manaea was able to escape out of further trouble after catcher Francisco Alvarez threw out 1B Bryce Harper trying to steal first base on a strike-em-out-throw-em out double play.

Manaea had a scoreless bottom of the second working around a lead-off triple and then retired 2B Bryson Scott on a ground-out, a pop-out by catcher J.T. Realmuto and a ground-out by CF Derek Hill.

Manaea's defense cost him in the bottom of the third after Alvarez committed a passed ball and throwing error which allowed DH Kyle Schwarber to reach second after he struck out. Later in the inning, after Soto made an outstanding catch, RF Carson Benge dropped a fly-ball by 3B Alec Bohm as he tried to go toward the foul line  which allowed Schwarber to score.

Manaea gave up a RBI single to Hill in the bottom of the fourth, but did not allow any more runs after that.

He had a scoreless bottom of the fifth and was taken out with one out in the bottom of the sixth.

His final line was 5.1 innings, six hits, three runs, (two earned runs), one walk and five strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and recorded last two outs in the bottom of the sixth and the first out in the bottom of the seventh. Brazoban picked up his fourth win of the season.

LHP A.J. Minter followed and picked up last two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next in bottom of the eighth and had a dominating inning striking out the side.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the bottom of the ninth and retired two out of the first three hitters he faced, but then SS Bo Bichette made a poor throw on a chopper by pinch-hitter Gabriel Rincones Jr which prolonged the inning.

Williams then gave up a RBI single to CF Justin Crawford, but fortunately caught a break after Schwarber hit a bullet on a line drive that RF Brett Baty was able to catch for the last out. Williams picked up his 11th save of the season.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Saturday, June 20 at the Phillies at 7:15 p.m.

Game 75: Mets vs. Phillies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Juan Soto-LF

4. Jared Young-1B

5. A.J. Ewing-CF

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Brett Baty-3B

8. M.J. Melendez-DH

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 4.78 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (3-4, 5.86 ERA)

Mets Beat Reds 9-1 Behind Outstanding Start from Nolan McLean and Offensive Outburst

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 at Great American Ball Park this afternoon to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 33-41.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after catcher Luis Torrens led off with an infield hit and then SS Zach Short followed with a sacrifice bunt. RF Carson Benge then grounded out and then 3B Bo Bichette walked.

LF Juan Soto followed with a RBI single to score Torrens and then 2B Marcus Semien followed with a RBI single to score Semien. 1B Mark Vientos followed with a RBI sungle of his own to score Soto.

In the top of the fifth, Bichette singled with one out and Soto followed with a single. Semien then singled to load the bases and Vientos followed with a sacrifice fly to score Bichette.

DH Francisco Alvarez followed with a RBI single to score Soto and then CF A.J. Ewing followed by breaking the game open with a two-run double.

In the top of the eighth, CF Carson Benge tripled with one out and then Bichette followed with a RBI single. 

Soto followed with a RBI single to score Bichette.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean had a dominating outing allowed one unearned run on three hits in seven innings. He gave up one walk with nine strikeouts. He picked up his fourth win and lowered his 
ERA to 3.67.

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

RHP Adam Warren came in next and closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, June 18 at the Philadelphia Phillies at 6:40 p.m.

Game 74: Mets vs. Reds Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-SS

3. Juan Soto-LF

4. Marcus Semien-2B

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. A.J. Ewing-CF

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Zack Short-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (3-4, 4.01 ERA) vs. LHP Nick Lodolo (2-1, 5.21 ERA)

Mets Lose to Reds 5-3 And Fail To Get Clutch Hit

 

Mets 2B Marcus Semien (Photo Credits to Aaron Doster-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 tonight at Great American Ball Park for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 32-41.

Mets RHP Kodai Senga got off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first after he gave up back-to-back walks to start the inning and then gave up a three-run homer to 1B Sal Stewart. Three batters later, Senga gave up a solo homer to RF Spencer Steer.

Senge was able to settle down after that and threw three scoreless innings in the bottom of the second, third and fourth and was taken out after the inning.

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

LHP Cionel Perez came in next in the bottom of the fifth and gave up a RBI single to Stewart.

RHP Adam Warren followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Luke Weaver threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth striking out the side.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after 3B Brett Baty led off with a hit by pitch and two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez singled.

Two batters later, SS Bo Bichette drove in Baty with a RBI single. DH Juan Soto followed with a walk to load the bases with two outs, but then 1B Jared Young flew out to the shortstop to end the threat.

In the top of the fourth, they loaded the bases once again with two outs, but RF Carson Benge flew out to right.

In the top of the sixth, 2B Marcus Semien singled with one out and advanced to second on an error by Steer.

Two batters later, pinch-hitter Mark Vientos came through with a two-run homer,

In the top of the eighth, they had another scoring opportunity after Semien and Baty walked to start off the inning, but then Vientos and catcher Francisco Alvarez struck out and Benge grounded out to end the inning.

Once again, the Mets inability to hit with men on base continued after that went 2-11 with runners in scoring position leaving 11 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, June 17 at the Reds at 12:40 p.m.