Mets Rout Nationals 8-0 After Offense Erupts for Seven-Run Fourth

 

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

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 tonight at Citi Field to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 10-19.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after 3B Bo Bichette led off with a homer.

The offense did not have a hit again until the bottom of the fourth after LF M.J. Melendez singled with one out. 1B Mark Vientos and RF Brett Baty followed with walks to load the bases and then 2B Marcus Semien hit a grounder until 3B Jorbit Vivas glove, which allowed two runs to score.

CF Carson Benge came up next and delivered a two-run single.

Bichette followed with a sacrifice fly.

DH Juan Soto came up next and broke the game open with a two-run homer to left-center field.

RHP Clay Holmes had another outstanding start with six scoreless innings. He gave up three hits and one walk with six strikeouts

Holmes picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 1.75.

RHP Tobias Myers followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth.

RHP Craig Kimbrel closed it out with a dominant top of the ninth striking out the side.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 29 at home against the Nationals at 7:10 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Bo Bichette-3B

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Francisco Alvarez-C

4. M.J. Melendez-LF

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Brett Baty-RF

7. Marcus Semien-2B

8. Carson Benge-CF

9. Ronny Mauricio-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (2-2, 2.10 ERA) vs. LHP Zack Littell (0-3, 7.56 ERA)

Kodai Senga Goes On IL

 

Mets  RHP Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images)

New York Mets RHP Kodai Senga has been placed on the injured list with lumbar spine inflammation. It is unknown how Senga will be out. He won't throw for 7-10 days.

After dominating for his first two starts, Senga has a tough time in his last three starts allowing 16 earned runs in 8.1 innings for a 17.28 ERA and 3.00 WHIP.

RHP Christian Scott is being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. Scott struggled in his first start back in the Big Leagues giving up five walks, but did well in two Triple-A starts with a 1.74 ERA and 0.58 WHIP in 10.1 innings.

Mets Swept By Rockies 3-0 In Doubleheader And Offense Shut Out Once Again

 

Mets SS Ronny Mauricio (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 3-0 at Citi Field this afternoon and were swept in the doubleheader and third consecutive loss overall to drop their record to 9-19.

RHP Kodai Senga started out well with a 1-2-3 top of the first, but then ran into trouble in the top of the second. Senga gave up a hit by pitch and walk and two batters later, gave up a RBI single to DH Tyler Johnston.

It fell apart for Senga in the top of the third after he gave up a lead-off single to 2B Edouard Julien and then a two-run homer to the following hitter to catcher Hunter Goodman.

Senga gave up a walk to the following hitter and after two outs, gave up another walk and was then taken out.

His final line was 2.2 innings, three hits, three runs, three walks and one strikeout.

RHP Carl Edwards Jr. followed and stabilized the bullpen with 3.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

LHP Brooks Raley followed and threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets offense had another difficult day and were unable to come any timely hits with men on base.

They went 0-6 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, April 28 at home against the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m. 

Game 28 (Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Rockes Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Bo Bichete-3B

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Luis Robert Jr-CF

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Marcus Semien-2B

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Tyrone Taylor-RF

8. Tommy Pham-LF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (0-3, 8.83 ERA) vs. RHP Chase Dolander 

Mets Lose To Rockies 3-1 in First Game of Doubleheader As Offensive Struggles Continue

 

Mets CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 3-1 this afternoon at Citi Field in the first game of a doubleheader and dropped their record to 9-18.

RHP Nolan McLean dominated the first three innings and then ran into trouble in the top of the fourth.

McLean gave up back-to-back singles to start the top of the fourth and then gave up a walk to load the bases.

McLean then gave up a RBI single to 1B Troy Johnston.

McLean had a scoreless top of the fifth and was taken out with the bases loaded in the top of the sixth.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and gave up an inherited run charged to McLean after he got Johnston to ground into a double play.

Brazoban gave up a RBI single to CF Jake McCarthy in the top of the seventh.

RHP Austin Warren followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth.

The Mets offense did not do much outside of a solo homer by RF Tyrone Taylor in the bottom of the fifth.

They went 1-5 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

Game 27 (Game 1 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Rockies Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Bo Bichette-SS

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Luis Robert Jr-CF

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Marcus Semien-2B

6. Brett Baty-3B

7. Tyrone Taylor-RF

8. Tommy Pham-LF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (1-1, 2.67 ERA) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (0-2, 6.23 ERA)

Saturday's Mets-Rockies Game Postponed due to rain and doubleheader on Sunday

 Saturday's Mets-Rockies game has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a single-admission double on Sunday, April 26 starting at 1:40 p.m,

Game 2 will begin about 30-45 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1. 

Mets Lose to Rockies 4-3 And Hit Into Four Double Plays

 

Mets 1B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 4-3 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 9-17.

The Met offense had a scoreless bottom of the first and then in the bottom of the second, RF Brett Baty led off with a double, 1B Mark Vientos followed with an infield hit and 2B Marcus Semien grounded into a double play which brought home a run.

The offense had 1-2-3 innings in the bottom of the third and fourth and had a scoring opportunity in the bottom of the fifth after CF Tyrone Taylor and SS Ronny Mauricio singled with one out, but then 3B Bo Bichette grounded into a double play.

In the bottom of the sixth, DH Juan Soto led off with a single and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a double play.

After a scoreless bottom of the seventh, they had their best scoring opportunity in the bottom of the eighth, after Mauricio led off with a single and then Bichette followed with a single. Two batters later, Alvarez singled to load the bases and then Baty came through with a two-run single.

However, Vientos came up next and lined into a double play to end the threat.

The Met offense went 3-8 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

RHP Freddy Peralta started out well with four scoreless innings and then gave up a run on a RBI ground-out in the top of the fifth.

Peralta had more troubles in the top of the sixth after he gave up a walk and single and then a RBI double to LF Jake McCarthy. Peralta struck out the following hitter and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.2 innings, seven hits, two runs, three walks and eight strikeouts.

LHP Sean Manaea came in next and picked up the last out in the top of the sixth.

Manaea remained in the game in the top of the seventh and did not have as much as luck allowing a two-run single to RF Troy Johnston.

Manaea still stayed in and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the eighth and ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, April 25 at home against the Rockies at 4:10 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Bo Bichette-3B

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Francisco Alvarez-C

4. Brett Baty-RF

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Marcus Semien-2B

7. Carson Benge-LF

8. Tyrone Taylor-CF

9. Ronny Mauricio-SS

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (1-2, 4.05 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Lorenzen (1-2, 7.48 ERA)

Mets Hang On To Beat Twins 10-8 Behind Bichette Bases Clearing Double In Eighth Inning

 

Mets SS Bo Bichette (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 9-16.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Bo Bichette lead off with a single, DH Juan Soto followed with a walk and three batters later, RF Brett Baty delivered with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the second, 2B Marcus Semien led off with a double and two batters later, LF Carson Benge doubled. Bichette then struck out, but Semian scored on a passed ball by catcher Ryan Jeffers and Bichette reached first.

Bichette then stole second and LF Juan Soto followed with a walk. Catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a sacrifice fly to score Benge and then CF Luis Robert Jr drove in Bichette with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the fourth, Benge led off with a homer.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the bottom of the eighth after Baty led off with a single and then pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor sacrificed Baty over to second base,

Semien followed with a single and after SS Ronny Mauricio flew out, pinch-hitter Tommy Pham walked to load the bases.

Baty came up next and delivered his first signature moment as a Met with a bases-clearing game winning double.

RHP Christian Scott made his first start since coming off 2024 elbow surgery and had a difficult top of the first with three straight walks which lead to a based loaded walk. 

Scott's struggles continued in the top of the second after he gave up a lead-off walk and then committed a balk and a hit by pitch and was then taken out.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next and picked up the last two outs in the top of the second and had a scoreless top of the third.

Myers gave up an unearned run in the top of the fourth after Mauricio made an error and then Myers came out after the inning.

LHP David Peterson followed in the top of the fifth and threw a scoreless inning and and stayed in for the top of the sixth giving up a solo homer to 3B Tristan Gray.

Peterson remained in the game in the top of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Craig Kimbrel came on in the top of the eighth and picked up two outs, but also gave up two singles and a walk to load the bases and was taken out.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and gave up a grand slam to catcher Ryan Jeffers.

In the top of the ninth, in a bizarre situation, closer Devin Williams started to come into the game out of the bullpen, but Brazoban came out of the dugout and headed toward the mound so he had to face at least one batter. Brazoban retired the first batter he faced and then came out.

Williams came on and had another shaky outing allowing three hits with one out, but then struck out LF Trevor Larnach on his "airbender' change-up to close out the game and picked up his first win of the year.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, April 24 at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:10 p.m.

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

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Bo Bichette-3B

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Francisco Alvarez-C

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. Brett Baty-RF

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Ronny Mauricio-SS

9. Carson Benge-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Christian Scott vs. RHP Joe Ryan (2-2, 3.29 ERA)

Francisco Lindor Placed On Injured List With Calf Strain

 

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

New York Mets SS Francisco Lindor has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Infielder Ronny Mauricio has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse.  It's a shame since Lindor was finally getting going hitting .262 in his last fifteen games.

Mauricio has hit in Triple-A with a .293 average, six homers and five stolen bases. He will play shortstop once Bo Bichette stays at third base.

Mets Beat Twins 3-2 to snap 12-game losing streak on game-winning single by Mark Vientos

 

Mets 1B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 tonight at Citi Field to snap their 12-game losing streak and improved their record to 8-16.

The Met offense got on the board right away in the bottom of the first after SS Bo Bichette lead off with a double and three batters later, SS Francisco Lindor drove in Bichette after reaching first on an infield single.

The offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the bottom of the fourth after Lindor reached on another infield hit with one out and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a RBI double. Lindor left the game after the bottom of the fourth with calf tightness.

In the bottom of the sixth, they had an opportunity after 1B Mark Vientos walked with two outs and then 2B Marcus Semien doubled, but Vientos was thrown out at the plate by a healthy margin and ignored the stop sign put up by third base coach Tim Lieper. Vientos made a poor choice considering how slowly he runs.

In the bottom of the eighth with two outs, 3B Brett Baty walked and Alvarez followed with a nine-pitch walk of his own. Vientos came up next and made up for his baserunner blunder with the game-winning bloop single to right field.

RHP Clay Holmes had another solid start allowing two runs on five hits in seven innings. He gave up one walk with three strikeouts. Holmes's ERA through five starts is 2.10.

LHP Brooks Raley followed in the top of the eighth and picked up two outs, but also gave up a single and walk and was taken out.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next and picked up last out of the inning.

Weaver stayed in for the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning and picked up his second win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, April 23 at home against the Twins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 24: Mets vs. Twins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Bo Bichette-3B

2. Juan Soto-DH

3. Luis Robert Jr-CF

4. Francisco Lindor-SS

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Tommy Pham-LF

9. Tyrone Taylor-RF

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (2-2, 1.96 ERA) vs. LHP Connor Prielipp

Mets Lose To Twins 5-3 For 12th straight loss after blowing three-run lead

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Minnesota Twins 5-3 tonight at Citi Field for their 12th consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-16.

RHP Nolan McLean dominated through the first five innings with five perfect innings with his fastball and sweeper, but then ran into trouble in the top of the sixth.

McLean gave up a lead-off single to RF Matt Wallner and after retiring the next two hitters, gave up a two-run homer to CF Bryon Buxton.

McLean came back out for the top of the seventh and had a strikeout to start the inning and then gave up a double to 1B Kody Clemens and then a RBI single to 2B Luke Keaschall and was then taken out.

McLean's final line was 6.2 innings, five hits, three runs, 0 walks and 10 strikeouts.

RHP Husacar Brazoban came in next and picked up the last out in the inning.

Brazoban stayed in for the top of the eighth and had a 1-2-3 innng.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the top of the ninth and got into immediate trouble with back-to-backs walks and then gave up an infield hit where 1B Mark Vientos threw to third to try to get the out instead of going to first.

Williams gave up a RBI single and a based loaded walk and was then taken out.

RHP Austin Warren came on and had a dominating performance striking out the side.

The Met offense did not do much outside of the bottom of the third when Vientos led off with a single and after CF Carson Benge grounded into a fielder's choice, Benge stole second and 2B Marcus Semian walked.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, RF Brett Baty singled and Vientos walked, but the Met offense was shut down after that and the last 14 hitters were retired.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 22 at home against the Twins at 7;10 p.m.

Game 23: Mets vs. Twins Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Marcus Semian-2B

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Luis Robert Jr.-CF

4. Bo Bichette-3B

5. M.J. Melendez-DH

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Brett Baty-RF

8. Mark Vientos-1B

9. Carson Benge-CF

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (1-1, 2.28 ERA) vs. RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson (0-3, 6.10 ERA)

Mets Lose To Cubs 2-1 In 10 Innings for 11th Consecutive Loss After Devin Williams blows save and offense continues to struggle

 

Mets 2B Marcus Semian (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 2-1 this afternoon at Wrigley Field for their eleventh consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-15.

The Met offense did not do much outside of a solo homer by D.H. M.J. Melendez in the top of the fifth.  They went 1-9 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

RHP Tobias Myers got the start as an "opener" and did a fine job with two scoreless innings. He gave up one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.

LHP David Peterson came in next in relief in the bottom of the third and got into immediate trouble after he gave up a lead-off triple to CF Pete Crow-Armstrong. He was able to escape out of trouble due to a line-drive double play at 2B Marcus Semian who threw behind Crow-Armstrong to double him off third base.

Perterson stayed in until the bottom of the sixth and left with a runners on third base. RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and walked the first two hitters he faced to load the bases and then struck out RF Seiya Suzuki to end the inning.

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.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a lead-off single to LF Ian Happ and after a strikeout, gave up a game-tying RBI double to former Met pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.

RHP Craig Kimbrel came on in the bottom of the tenth and gave up a wild pitch to advance ghost runner Crow-Armstrong to third and then gave up a walk-off sacrifice fly to 2B Nico Hoerner.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, April 21 back at home at Citi Field against the Minnesota Twins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 22: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-LF

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. M.J. Melendez-DH

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Brett Baty-RF

8. Marcus Semian-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Tobias Myers (0-1, 3.46 ERA) vs. RHP Javier Assad (1-1, 8.10 ERA)

Mets Lose to Cubs 4-2 For Tenth Consecutive Loss And Struggle With Men On Base

 

Mets CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to David Banks-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 4-2 at Wrigley Field this afternoon for their tenth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-14.

RHP Freddy Peralta had a scoreless bottom of the first and then gave up a solo homer to LF Ian Happ in the bottom of the second. Peralta pitched well after that and retired the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the sixth and then gave up back-to-back walks and was taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and gave up a three-homer to pinch-hitter Carson Kelly who was pinch hit for DH Moises Ballesteros.

RHP Luke Weaver had to come in to get the two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

RHP Craig Kimbrel followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

After a scoreless top of the first, 1B Mark Vientos drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer in the top of the second.

The Met offense did not do much for next six innings until they started to come alive in the top of the eighth after 3B Bo Bichette and SS Francisco Lindor reached first with infield singles. 

CF Luis Robert  Jr then reached first after a fielder's choice. D.H. M.J. Melendez followed with a struck out, but catcher Francisco Alvarez was able to reach first after 2B Nico Hoerner made a poor throw to pull first baseman Michael Busch off the bag to allow a run to score. However Vinetos grounded out to end the threat.

In the top of the ninth, pinch-hitter Tommy Pham and 2B Marcus Semian struck out and then pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor flew out to end the game.

The Mets offense inability to hit with men on base continued after they went 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, April 19 at the Cubs at 2:20 p.m.

Game 21: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-LF

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. M.J. Melendez-DH

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Mark Vientos-1B

8. Brett Baty-RF

9. Marcus Semian-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (1-1, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (0-1, 4.86 ERA)

Mets Lose to Cubs 12-4 After Kodai Senga Has Another Poor Outing

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 12-4 this afternoon at Wrigley Field for their ninth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-13.

RHP Kodai Senga got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a one-out walk to 1B Michael Busch and a single to the following hitter 3B Alex Bregman.

Two batters later, Senga gave up a RBI single to RF Seiya Suzuki and then a three-run homer to the following hitter DH Moises Ballesteros.

Senga's struggles continued in the bottom of the second after he gave up a one-out walk to SS Dansby Swanson and a two-run homer to the following hitter to 2B Nico Hoerner.

Senga had a scoreless bottom of the third and was taken out with one out in the bottom of the fourth.

His final line was 3.1 innings, seven runs (six earned runs), three walks and three strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and gave up infield hits to Hoerner and Busch and then was let down by his defense later in the inning after 1B Brett Baty booted a routine grounder to allow another run to score.

LHP Sean Manaea followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth and then gave up three runs in the bottom of the seventh and a two-run homer to LF Ian Happ in the bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense had a better performance today offensively and broke out for three runs in the top of the second on a RBI double by 2B Marcus Semian and a two-run single by LF Tyrone Taylor. Prior to that, they had scored three runs in their last 29 innings.

In the top of the eighth, SS Francisco Lindor led off with an infield hit and CF Luis Robert Jr followed with a RBI double.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez then drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, April 18 at the Cubs at 2:20 p.m.

Game 20: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. M.J. Melendez-DH

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Brett Baty-1B

9. Tyrone Taylor-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (0-2, 7.07 ERA) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (1-0, 1.62 ERA)

Mets Swept By Dodgers 8-2 For Eighth Consecutive Loss

 

Mets D.H. M.J. Melendez (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 tonight at Dodger Stadium for their eighth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-12.

RHP Clay Holmes had a scoreless bottom of the first and then gave up a two-run homer to SS Heysong Kim in the bottom of the second.

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

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

RHP Tobias Myers came in next in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a solo homer to LF Teoscar Hernandez.

Myers stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the bottom of the eighth and got into immediate trouble loading the bases with two hits and a walk and then gave up a grand slam to DH Dalton Rushing and was taken out.

RHP Adam Warren followed and gave up a solo homer to RF Kyle Tucker.

The Met offense did not do much against RHP Shohei Ohtani outside of a RBI double by D.H. M.J. Melendez in the top of the fifth.

In the top of the ninth, second basemen Marcus Semian added a RBI double.

The Met offense went 2-10 runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, April 17 at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs at 2:20 p.m.

Game 19: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Luis Robert Jr-CF

3. Brett Baty-1B

4. Bo Bichette-3B

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. Carson Benge-RF

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. M.J. Melendez-DH

9. Tommy Pham-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (2-1, 1.50 ERA) vs. RHP Shohei Ohtani (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

Mets Lose to Dodgers 2-1 And Waste Stellar Start from Nolan McLean

 

Mets 2B Marcus Semian (Photo Credits to Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 tonight at Dodger Stadium for their seventh consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-11.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he walked RF Kyle Tucker with one out and then gave up a bloop single to the following hitter catcher Will Smith to advance Tucker to third. McLean then allowed a RBI ground-out to the following hitter 1B Freddie Freeman.

McLean settled down after the first inning and one point retired 13 consecutive hitters. His final line was one run on two hits in seven innings. He gave up two walks with eight strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 2.08.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next in the bottom of the eighth and got into immediate trouble after he walked the lead-off hitter pinch-hitter Miguel Rojas and after a sacrifice bunt, intentionally walked DH Shoehei Ohtani. Raley then gave up the game-winning RBI single to Tucker.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor, but they were not able to do much after that against RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto who retired the next 20 hitters he faced.

They had a scoring opportunity in the top of the seventh after 3B Bo Bichette doubled with two outs and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a walk. However, RF Brett Baty struck out to end the threat.

In the top of the eighth, they had another opportunity after LF Carson Benge singled with two outs and then Lindor followed with a single. Lindor then struck second and CF Luis Robert Jr came up next and worked the count full, but froze on a strike three call to end the threat.

In the top of the ninth, DH Jorge Polanco, Bichette and catcher Francisco Alvarez all went down in order with strikeouts against LHP Alex Vesla after Dodgers closer RHP Edwin Diaz has been dealing with velocity issues. The Mets offense went 0-2 with runners in scoring position leaving four runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 15 at the Dodgers at 10:10 p.m.

Game 18: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Luis Robert Jr-CF

3. Jorge Polanco-DH

4. Bo Bichette-3B

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. Brett Baty-RF

7. Mark Vientos-1B

8. Marcus Semian-2B

9. Carson Benge-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (1-1, 2.70 ERA) vs. RHP Yoshinonu Yamamato (2-1, 2.50 ERA)

Mets Shutout By Dodgers 4-0 For Sixth Consecutive Loss After Offense Has Only Three hits

 

Dodgers LHP Justin Wrobleski (Photo Credits to Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 tonight at Dodger Stadium for their sixth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-10.

LHP David Peterson got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first with two walks, hit by pitch and a RBI single, but then came back to strike out the next three hitters he faced.

Peterson had two more strikeouts in the bottom of the second, but it fell apart for him in the bottom of the third after he gave up two walks and a three-run homer to CF Andy Pages.

Peterson had scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth and was then taken out. His final line was 5.0 innings, five hits, four runs, four walks and seven strikeouts. Peterson's ERA is now up to 6.41.

RHP Craig Kimbel came in next in the bottom of the sixth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Joey Gerber and threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

The Met offense was lifeless once again managing only three singles by DH Jorge Polanco, 2B Marcus Semian and catcher Francisco Alvarez. All of those singles were immediately erased by double plays.

They have now gone 20 straight innings without scoring going back to Saturday's game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, April 14 at the Dodgers at 10:10 p.m.

Game 17: Mets vs. Dodgers Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Luis Robert Jr-CF

3. Mark Vientos-1B

4. Bo Bichette-3B

5. Jorge Polanco-DH

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Tommy Pham-LF

8. Marcus Semian-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-RF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (0-2, 6.14 ERA) vs. LHP Justin Wrobleski (1-0, 4.00 ERA)

Mets Swept By Athletics 1-0 As Offensive Struggles Continie

 

Mets catcher Luis Torrens (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Athletics 1-0 this afternoon at Citi Field to be swept in their three-game series and fifth consecutive loss overall to drop their record to 7-9.

RHP Freddy Peralta had two scoreless innings and then gave up a solo homer to 1B Nick Kurtz in the top of the third.

Peralta did not allow any more runs and had his best start of the season allowing one run on four hits in six innings. He gave up three walks with six strikeouts on 100 pitches (64 strikes). It was the first time he has completed six innings this season. Peralta lowered his ERA to 3.86.

LHP Sean Manaea followed  in relief in a piggyback situation and had three dominant scoreless innings in the top of the seventh, eighth and ninth innings retiring all nine hitters he faced with four strikeouts.

The Met offense did not much all game and wasted their best scoring opportunity in the bottom of the sixth after catcher Luis Torrens led off with a single and two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor singled. However, DH Jorge Polanco then grounded into a force out and pinch-hitter Mark Vientos flew out to end the innning.

They had only four hits all game and went 0-3 with runners in scoring position.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, April 13 at the Los Angeles Dodgers at 10:10 p.m.

Game 16: Mets vs. Athletics Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Jorge Polanco-DH

3. Jared Young-1B

4. Bo Bichette-3B

5. Brett Baty-RF

6. Marcus Semian-2B

7. Carson Benge-CF

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (1-0, 4.80 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (1-0, 2.70 ERA)

Mets Lose To Athletics 11-6 As Senga and Bullpen Struggle

 

Mets Reliver RHP Luke Weaver (Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Athletics 11-6 at Citi Field this afternoon for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-8.

RHP Kodai Senga had a scoreless top of the first and then gave up two runs in the top of the second on a based loaded walk to CF Desmond Clarke and a RBI ground-out to RF Lawrence Butler.

It got worse for Senga in the top of the third after he gave up a two-run homer to LF Tyler Soderstrom and later in the inning, a three-run homer to DH Carlos Cortes and was then taken out.

Senga's final line was 2.1 innings, eight hits, seven runs, two walks and three strikeouts. It was the first time in his career he has allowed a three-run homer and the first time he has allowed seven earned runs. He only threw first pitch strikes to 5 of the 17 hitters he faced.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and threw 2.2 scoreless innings.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the sixth.

New Met reliever RHP Craig Kimbrel came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Luke Weaver came on in the top of the eighth and had a rough outing of his own allowing a RBI single to catcher Shea Langeliers and a three-run homer to Soderstrom.

RHP Luis Garcia followed in the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning.

In the bottom of the first, CF Luis Robert Jr singled with one out and two batters later, 3B Bo Bichette drove in Robert Jr with a RBI single.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the bottom of the fifth after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and three batters later, Bichette came through once again with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the sixth, catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a homer and then LF Carson Benge followed with a walk. 2B Marcus Semien then singled to advance Benge to third and pinch-hitter Brett Baty followed by driving in Benge with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the seventh, DH Jorge Polanco led off with a homer and then Bichette followed with a walk and two batters later, Alvarez singled. However, Benge and Semian flew out to end the threat.

The offense was unable to generate any more threats after that and struggled with getting a timely hit going 1-6 with runners in scoring position leaving eight runners on base.

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

Game 15: Mets vs. Athletics Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Luis Robert Jr-CF

3. Jorge Polanco-DH

4. Bo Bichette-3B

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Carson Benge-LF

8. Marcus Semian-2B

9. Tyrone Taylor-RF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (0-1, 3.09 ERA) vs. LHP Jacob Lopez (0-1, 6.48 ERA)

Mets Shutout By Athletics 4-0 As Offense Struggles Continue

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Athletics 4-0 tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-7. 

RHP Clay Holmes started out well with two scoreless innings and then gave up a RBI single to catcher Shea Langeliers in the top of the  third.

Holmes was able to settle down with a scoreless top of the fourth and a scoreless top of the fifth. Holmes came out with one out in the top of the sixth with left hamstring tightness.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next and started out well retiring eight hitters in a row going into the top of the ninth before allowing a single to SS Jacob Wilson who advanced to second on an error by LF Carson Benge.

Myers gave up a RBI single to the following hitter former 2B Jeff McNeil. Myers then gave up a double to 3B Max Muncy and a two-run single to CF Denzel Clarke.

The Met offense was flat once again and have not scored in the last 17 innings. They went 0-3 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

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

Game 14: Mets vs. Athletics Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-DH

3. Jared Young-1B

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. Brett Baty-RF

6. Marcus Semian-2B

7. Ronny Mauricio-3B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Carson Benge-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (2-0, 1.42 ERA) vs. RHP J.T. Ginn (0-0, 5.14 ERA)

Mets Lose To Diamondbacks 7-1 After Bullpen And Defense Waste Stellar Outing from Nolan McLean

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 tonight at Citi Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 7-6.

RHP Nolan McLean started out well with a 1-2-3 top of the first and worked around a one-out double in the top of the second.

McLean had another 1-2-3 top of the third and was able to induce a double play grounder in the top of the fourth.

McLean's dominance continued with two more strikeouts in the top of the fifth and two more in the top of the sixth. 

However, in the top of the seventh, McLean gave up a lead-off walk and then a single to 3B Jose Fernandez and was then taken out.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next and gave up a RBI double that RF Brett Baty misplayed and could have caught. Weaver was then let down by his defense once again after 1B Mark Vientos made a poor throw home which allowed the go-ahead run to score.

Weaver gave up a sacrifice fly to the following hitter LF Tim Tawa and a RBI triple to RF Jorge Barrosa.

RHP Luis Garcia came on in the top of the eighth and gave up three runs on a RBI double by DH Adrian Del Castillo, a RBI ground-out to Fernandez and a RBI double to catcher Gabriel Moreno and was then taken out.

LHP Richard followed and picked up the last two outs in the top of the eighth and had a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense did not do much outside of a solo homer by CF Luis Robert Jr in the bottom of the first.

They had six hits went 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, April 10 opening up a three-games series at home against the Athletics at 7:10 p.m.

Game 13: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Luis Robert Jr-CF

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Marcus Semian-2B

6. Francisco Alvarez-DH

7. Brett Baty-RF

8. Luis Torrens-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (1-0, 2.61 ERA) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Mets Lose To Diamondbacks 7-2 After David Peterson Struggles

 

Mets CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to John Jones-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 this afternoon at Citi Field and dropped their record to 7-5.

LHP David Peterson got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a one-out double to RF Corbin Carroll, an infield hit by SS Geraldo Perdamo and then a sacrifice fly by catcher Gabriel Moreno.

However, in the top of the second, it all unraveled for Peterson after he gave up four run, the big blow coming on a bases clearing double by Carroll. Peterson was able to settle down after that and retired 11 out of the last 12 hitters he faced.

Peterson's final line was 5.0 innings, six hits, five runs, two walks and six strikeouts.

LHP Sean Manaea came in next and had scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh, but running into trouble in the top of the eighth.

Manaea gave up a one-out single to 2B Ildemaro Vegas and then gave up a single and walk to load the bases. Manaea then gave up a two-run double to CF Jorge Barraso that went off centerfielder Luis Robert's Jr glove.

Manaea still stayed in the game and had a scoreless top of the ninth to salvage the bullpen allowing two runs on five hits in four innings.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the bottom of the sixth after 3B Bo Bichette led off with a single and two batters later, Robert Jr singled. RF Brett Baty then drove in Bichette with a RBI single, but 1B Mark Vientos struck out and then 2B Marcus Semian flew out to left to end the threat.

In the bottom of the eighth, Robert Jr reached on an infield hit with one out and then Baty followed with a double and Vientos drove in Robert Jr with a sacrifice fly.

The offense struggled all game with men on base after they went 1-5 with runners in scoring position leaving eight runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, April 9 at home against the Diamondbacks at 7:10 p.m.

Game 12: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Jorge Polanco-DH

4. Luis Robert Jr.-CF

5. Brett Baty-RF

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-LF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (0-1, 4.66 ERA) vs. LHP Ryne Nelson (0-1, 5.79 ERA)

Mets Beat Diamondbacks 4-3 in 10 Innings on Walk-off hit by Ronny Mauricio

 

Mets Infielder Ronny Mauricio (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 in 10 innings this afternoon at Citi Field for their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 7-4.

The Mets offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and then 3B Bo Bichette followed with a single and then DH Jorge Polanco reached on an infield hit to load the bases.

CF Luis Robert Jr then struck out, but RF Brett Baty followed by driving in Lindor with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the second, catcher Francisco Alvarez walked with two outs and then Lindor followed by driving in Alvarez with a RBI double.

The offense did not do much for the next five innings until the bottom of the eighth after Polanco led off with a single and was replaced by Tyrone Taylor as pinch runner. Robert  then struck out, but Baty came through once again with a single to advance Taylor to third. Pinch-hitter Jared Young followed by driving in Taylor with a sacrifice fly to tie the game.

After a scoreless bottom of the ninth, third baseman Bo Bichette grounded out to second to lead off the bottom of the tenth which advanced ghost runner Francisco Lindor to third.

Pinch-hitter Ronny Mauricio came up next and drove in Lindor with a walk-off RBI single.

RHP Freddy Peralta had four scoreless innings and then retired the next first two hitters in the top of the fifth, gave up a single, walk and hit by pitch and was then taken out due to a high pitch count of 101 pitches.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and and originally it was ruled that he struck out DH Adrian Del Castillo on a 1-2 pitch, but the ABS challenge overturned the call and then Brazoban gave up a two-run tying single. Brazoban then gave up a RBI single to 3B Nolan Arenado.

Peralta's final line was 4.2 innings, three hits, three runs, three walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Luis Garcia followed and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

RHP Luke Weaver threw a scoreless top of the tenth and picked up his first win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, April 8 at home against the Diamondbacks at 4:10 p.m.

Game 11: Mets vs. Diamondbacks Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichete-3B

3. Jorge Polanco-DH

4. Luis Robert-CF

5. Brett Baty-RF

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-LF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Perelta (1-0, 4.35 ERA) vs. RHP Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.60 ERA)

Mets Place Juan Soto on Injured List

 

Mets LF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Thearon W. Henderson-Imagn Images)

New York Mets LF Juan Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain that he suffered while running the bases on Saturday. A typical return for this type of injury is 2-3 weeks the team posted on X.

Infielder Ronny Mauricio was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. Mauricio was hitting .273 with one home run in eight games at Triple-A.

Soto was off to a good start prior to the injury hitting 11-31 with a home run and 5 RBIs in eight games. 

Mets Rally To Giants 5-2 With Four-Run Eighth Inning To Take Series

 

Mets CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 at Oracle Park this afternoon to take three out of four games in the series and improved their record to 6-4.

After a scoreless top of the first, CF Luis Robert Jr singled to lead off the top of the second and then LF Jared Young followed with a single and then 1B Mark Vientos drove in Robert Jr with a RBI single.

The Mets offense did not much else after that for the next five innings against Giants RHP Logan Webb, but then came alive in the top of the eighth.

DH Jorge Polanco doubled with one out and was replaced by pinch-runner Tyrone Taylor. Robert Jr then singled to advance Taylor to third base and stole second.

Catcher Luis Torrens came up next after he pinch-hit for Jared Young and it paid off in a huge way after Torrens delivered the game-winning two-run double.

1B Mark Vientos followed by reaching an infield hit and Torrens came around to score on a throwing error by 3B Matt Chapman which allowed Vientos to advance to second.

2B Marcus Semian then followed by driving in Vientos with a RBI double.

RHP Kodai Senga dominated through the first five innings striking out two hitters in the bottom of first and striking out the side in the second and allowed only two singles through five, but then tired in the bottom of the sixth.

Senga gave up a lead-off infield hit to catcher Patrick Bailey and after retiring the next two hitters, gave up game-tying RBI double to Chapman. Senga then gave up a RBI single to 1B Rafael Devers and was taken out. Senga's final line was 5.2 innings, five hits, two runs, two walks and seven strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and picked up last out in the bottom of the sixth and then threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh. Brazoban picked up his first win of the season.

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

RHP Devin Williams closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth and picked up his second save.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back home on Tuesday, April 7 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field at 7:10 p.m. 

Game 10: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

 1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Jorge Polanco-DH

4. Luis Robert Jr.-DH

5. Jared Young-LF

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-RF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (0-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Webb (1-1, 7.36 ERA)

Mets Dominant Giants 9-0 With Outstanding Offense From Tyrone Taylor And Stellar Pitching By Clay Holmes

 

Mets OF Tyrone Taylor (Photo Credits to D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images)

 

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 9-0 at Oracle Park for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 5-4.

After a scoreless top of the first,  in the top of the second, 1B Mark Vientos singled with one out, LF Jared Young followed with a walk and then 2B Marcus Semian reached first on an infield single to load the bases.

CF Carson Benge came up next and hit a grounder to 3B Matt Chapman who fumbled the ball made a poor throwing error to 1B Jerar Encarcion was not able to handle and the ball went past him which allowed two runs to score.

Catcher Luis Torrens followed with a RBI ground-out to score Semian.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the top of the fifth after Torrens led off with a single and after a ground-out by SS Francisco Lindor, 3B Bo Bichette drove in Torrens with a RBI single.

DH Jorge Polanco then struck out, but RF Brett Baty followed with a single and then Vientos drove in Bichette with a RBI single.

Pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor came up next to replace Jared Young and then Taylor broke the game open with a three-run homer.

In the top of the seventh, Baty led off with a double and two batters later, Taylor capped off his terrific night at the plate with a RBI single to score Baty for his fourth RBI of the game.

RHP Clay Holmes had a fantastic start with seven scoreless innings allowing three hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Holmes was able to mow down the Giants hitters with his nasty sinker to keep the ball down which resulted in 11 groundouts. 

He picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 1.42.

RHP Tobias Myers followed and closed it out with two dominant innings of his own in the bottom of the eighth and ninth to maintain his excellent start out of the bullpen.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, April 5 at the Giants at 4:05 p.m.

Game 9: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Jorge Polanco-DH

4. Brett Baty-RF

5. Mark Vientos-1B

6. Jacob Young-LF

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-CF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes (1-0, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP Landen Roupp (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

Mets Crush Giants 10-3 Powered By Two Homers From Francisco Alvarez and 3 RBI from Marcus Semian

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor and CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 10-3 tonight at Oracle Park to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 4-4.

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 LF Juan Soto followed with a single. 3B Bo Bichette then drove in Lindor with a RBI single and then CF Luis Robert Jr followed with a walk 

1B Brett Baty followed by grounding into a double play and DH Mark Vientos walked. 2B Marcus Semian followed by driving in Bichette with a RBI single. After the top of the first, Soto was replaced by Tyrone Taylor after he suffered a tight right calf when running from first to third.

The offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the top of the fourth after Vientos led off with a single and Semian followed with a two-run homer. Two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a solo homer.

In the top of the seventh, Alvarez led off with a homer, his second of the night and Lindor followed with a walk. Two batters later, Bichette doubled to advance Lindor to third. Robert Jr followed with a RBI single. Two batters later, Vientos drove in Bichette with a RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, Robert Jr led off with a walk and Baty followed with a double. Two batters later, Semian singled to advance Baty to third and then RF Carson Benge grounded into a fielder's choice to score Baty.

RHP Nolan McLean dominated through the first five innings with five perfect innings until the bottom of the sixth after he walked CF Harrison Bader and catcher Patrick Bailey to start the inning. After a fly out, McLean gave up a RBI ground-rule double to SS Willy Adames and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and struck out DH Rafael Devers and then gave up a run after Alvarez committed a passed ball.

Raley then retired 2B Luis Arraez on a ground-out to end the inning.

McLean's final line was 5.1 innings, one hit, two runs (one earned), two walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

LHP Richard Lovelady came in next and gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Luis Garcia closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, April 4 at the Giants at 9:05 p.m.

Game 8: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

 1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Luis Robert Jr.-CF

5. Brett Baty-1B

6. Mark Vientos-DH

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-RF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean (0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Mahle (0-1, 4.50 ERA)

Mets Lose to Giants 7-2 After David Peterson and Offense Struggle

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the San Francisco Giants 7-2 tonight at Oracle Park for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 3-4.

LHP David Peterson got off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a one-out single to DH Rafael Devers and two batters later, a RBI triple to 2B Luis Arraez. Peterson then gave up a RBI double to 3B Matt Chapman and then dropped the ball covering first on a grounder which allowed Chapman to score from second.

Peterson had a scoreless bottom of the second and then gave up two more runs in the bottom of the third on two sacrifice flies. 

He had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth and then had a ground-out and walk in the bottom of the fifth and was then taken out.

Peterson's final line was 4.1 innings, nine hits, six runs, five earned runs, two walks and five strikeouts.

LHP Sean Manaea came in next and gave up a walk and RBI single to 1B Casey Schmitt. 

Manaea gave up a solo homer to Devers in the bottom of the sixth and then threw scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and 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, LF Juan Soto then grounded into a fielder's choice and 3B Bo Bichette drove in Soto with a RBI double.

In the top of the second, 1B Mark Vientos led off with a homer.

The offense did not do much after that with only five hits for the entire game going 0-3 with runners in scoring position leaving four runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, April 3 at the Giants at 10:15 p.m.

Game 7: Mets vs. Giants Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Jorge Polanco-DH

5. Luis Robert Jr-CF

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7.  Marcus Semian-2B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-RF

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (0-1, 3.38 ERA)

Mets Lose to Cardinals 2-1 in 11 Innings After Met Offense Struggles With Runners in Scoring Position

 

Mets LF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Jeff Curry-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in 11 innings this afternoon at Busch Stadium for their second consecutive loss to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 3-3.

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta cruised through the first three innings with one hit and five strikeouts and then had a scoreless bottom of the fourth and worked out of a second and third one-out jam in the bottom of the fifth.

Perelta gave up a couple of baserunners in the bottom of the sixth and was then taken out.

RHP Husacar Brazoban came in next and gave up a inherited RBI single to 3B Nolan Gorman. Brazoban was then able to get the last two outs in the inning.

Peralta's final line was 5.1 innings, three hits, one run, two walks and seven strikeouts.

LHP Brooks Raley followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Luke Weaver then threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the tenth and then came back for the bottom of the eleventh and gave up a walk-off bloop single to SS Mason Winn that RF Carson Benge was not able to catch.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the top of the sixth after LF Juan Soto hit a solo homer.

The offense was not able to do much outside of that and struggled all game with men on base and were not able to get a timely hit.

They went 0-11 with runners in scoring position leaving 11 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, April 2 at the San Francisco Giants at 9:45 p.m.

Game 6: Mets vs. Cardinals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Jorge Polanco-DH

5. Luis Robert Jr-CF

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Francisco Alvarez-C

9. Tyrone Taylor-RF

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (1-0, 7.20 ERA) vs. LHP Matthew Liberatore (0-0, 1.80 ERA)

Mets Shutout By Cardinals 3-0 And Waste Solid Outing By Kodai Senga With Poor Offense

 

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to Jeff Curry-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 tonight at Busch Stadium and dropped their record to 3-2.

RHP Kodai Senga started out well with two scoreless inning, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the third.

Senga was let down by his defense after CF Luis Robert Jr let him down after misplaying a line drive  over his head and then made a poor throw home on the following hitter which allowed runners to advance to second and third.

Senga then gave up a two-run double to catcher Ivan Herrera.

Senga was able to settle down after that retiring the next six hitters he faced and then worked around two walks in the bottom of the fifth to throw a scoreless inning.

Senga closed out his outing in dominating fashion striking out the side in the bottom of the sixth.

His final line was six innings, two runs, four hits, three walks and nine strikeouts on 92 pitches with 56 strikeouts. Senga averaged 97.4 mph on his 36 fastballs and his last pitch was a 98 mph fastball.

LHP Richard Lovelady followed in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to 3B Ramon Urias to start the inning and then gave up a single and intentional walk, but did not allow any more runs.

Lovelady stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

The Met offense did nothing all night with only three hits and drawing four walks. They went 0-4 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base,

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, April 1 at the Cardinals at 1:15 p.m.

Game 5: Mets vs. Cardinals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. Jared Young-1B

6. Mark Vientos-DH

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-RF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching matcb-up is RHP Kodai Senga vs. RHP Andre Pallante 

Mets Beat Cardinals 4-2 Behind Bo Bichette and Strong Pitching

 

Mets 3B Bo Bichette (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 tonight at Busch Stadium and improved their record to 3-1.

The Mets offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a triple and two batters later, 3B Bo Bichette drove in Lindor with a RBI ground-out.

The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the top of the fifth after CF Carson Benge led off with a single and two batters later, Lindor walked. LF Juan Soto then grounded into a fielder's choice, and Bichette came up next and delivered once again with a RBI single.

In the top of the sixth, RF Brett Baty led off with a single and 1B Jared Young followed with a RBI double.

2B Marcus Semien followed with a strikeout and then Benge grounded out, but catcher Francisco Alvarez walked and Lindor was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Soto followed with a based loaded walk to bring in another run.

RHP Clay Holmes gave up a lead-off walk to 2B JJ Wetherholt and then was able to induce a ground-out and committed a balk to advance Wetherholt to third. Holmes gave up a RBI single to 1B Alec Burleson.

Holmes was able to settle down after that with back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning and retired seven hitters in a row before allowing a two-out solo homer to 3B Nolan Gorman.

Holmes's final line was two runs on four hits in 5.2 innings. He had five strikeouts with three walks. He was able to induce eight ground-outs including a double play grounder and two flyouts. Holmes picked up his first win.

RHP Tobias Myers followed and picked up the last out in the bottom of the sixth. Myers stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and had a dominating inning striking out the side on 12 pitches.

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

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

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 31 at the Cardinals at 7:45 p.m.

Game 4: Mets vs. Cardinals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Jorge Polanco-DH

5. Brett Baty-RF

6. Jared Young-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-CF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Clay Holmes vs. RHP Kyle Leahy

Mets Lose to Pirates 4-3 in 10 Innings As Offense Struggles To Get Clutch Hit

 

Mets LF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Inagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 this afternoon at Citi Field to lose their first game of the season and dropped their record to 2-1.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean got off to a rocky start in the top of the inning after he gave up back-to-back walks to the first two hitters and later in the inning a RBI single to RF Ryan O'Hearn.

McLean had a scoreless top of the second and then gave up a solo homer to 2B Brandon Lowe in the top of the third.  

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

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with 1.2 scoreless innings.

LHP Sean Manaea came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Luke Weaver threw a scoreless top of the ninth,

LHP Richard Lovelady came on in the top of the tenth and gave a RBI single to O'Hearn and after getting a double play grounder, walked the next two hitters he faced and then gave up a RBI single to catcher Henry Davis.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, CF Luis Robert Jr singled with one out in the bottom of the second and then 1B Brett Baty followed with a single.

2B Marcus Semian then drove in Robert Jr with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the fifth, SS Francisco Lindor tripled with one out and then LF Juan Soto followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, catcher Luis Torrens and Lindor singled with one out and then advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.

However, Soto and 3B Bo Bichette struck out to end the threat.

In the bottom of the tenth, Lindor led off with a walk and Soto followed with a RBI double, but Lindor was thrown out trying to score the tying run.

Bichette then grounded out and 1B Jorge Polanco flew out for the last out.

The Mets offense struggled all game with men on base and went 2-10 with runners in scoring position leaving eight runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, March 30 at the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:45 p.m.

Game 3: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Jorge Polanco-DH

5. Luis Robert Jr-CF

6. Brett Baty-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-RF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean vs. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski 

Mets Beat Pirates 4-2 in 11 Innings on Luis Robert Jr Walk-Off Homer

 

Mets CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to Gregroy Fisher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 in 11 innings today at Citi Field and improved their record to 2-0.

The Mets offense was held scoreless for the first nine innings wasting numerous scoring chances, but then finally broke through in the bottom of the tenth.

2B Marcus Semian led off with a hit by pitch and then pinch-hitter Mark Vientos followed with a single.

Catcher Luis Torrens then drove in Brett Baty with the tying run who started out on second base as the ghost runner.

In the bottom of the eleventh, 1B Jorge Polanco led off with a walk and then CF Luis Robert Jr came through with a three-run walk-off homer.

LHP David Peterson had a solid first debut with 5.1 scoreless innings. Peterson gave up six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with and picked up the last two outs in the top of the sixth.

RHP Luke Weaver threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

RHP Luis Garcia gave up a run in the top of the tenth.

LHP Richard Lovelady gave up a run in the top of the 11th, but still managed to pick up his first win of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, March 29 at home against the Pirates at 1:40 p.m.

Game 2: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Jorge Polanco-1B

5. Luis Robert Jr-CF

6. Brett Baty-DH

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-RF

9.  Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson vs. RHP Mitch Keller 

Mets Beat Pirates 11-7 on Opening Day Powered By Benge and Alvarez Homers and Knock Paul Skenes Out of First

 

Mets DH Brett Baty (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 this afternoon at Citi Field on Opening Day and improved their record to 1-0.

The Mets offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first against Pirates ace RHP Paul Skenes after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and and then LF Juan Soto followed with a single to advance Lindor to third.

3B Bo Bichette then drove in Lindor with a sacrifice fly and 1B Jorge Polanco followed with an infield hit.

CF Luis Robert Jr followed with a walk to load the bases and then DH Brett Baty delivered with a bases clearing triple. 2B Marcus Semian followed with a RBI double.

The offense was held scoreless for the first next two innings until the bottom of the fourth after Lindor led off with a walk and Soto followed with a walk. Three batters later, CF Luis Robert Jr drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fifth, LF Carson Benge walked with one out and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a single. Lindor followed with a single to load the bases and Soto drove in Benge with a RBI single.

Two batters later, Polanco drove in Alvarez with a based loaded walk and then Robert Jr reached on an infield hit to score Lindor.

In the bottom of the sixth, Benge hit a solo homer for his first career homer and then Alvarez followed with a homer for back-to-back homers.

RHP Freddy Peralta got off to a tough start in his Met debut in the top of the first after he gave up a two-run homer to  2B Brandon Lowe. 

Perelta had a scoreless top of the second and then gave up a solo homer to Lowe in the top of the third.  Peralta had a scoreless top of the fourth and gave up a RBI double to catcher Henry Davis in the top of the fifth and then Peralta was taken out after the inning.

Peralta's final line was 5 innings,  six hits, four runs, 0 walks and seven strikeouts. He picked up his first win.

RHP Tobias Myers made his Met debut in the top of the sixth and gave up a RF Ryan O'Hearn.

Myers stayed in the game and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth.

Myers's final line was three innings, one hit, one run, 0 walks and one strikeout.

RHP Rico Garcia came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a two-run double to 3B Nick Gonzales, but was able to pick up the last three outs to close out the game.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Saturday, March 28 at home against the Pirates at 4:10 p.m.

Game 1: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Jorge Polanco-1B

5. Luis Robert Jr-CF

6. Brett Baty-DH

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-CF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta vs. RHP Paul Skenes 

Mets Finalize 2026 Opening Day Roster

 The New York Mets have finalized their 2026 Opening Day Roster:

Catchers:

1. Francisco Alvarez

2. Luis Torrens

Infielders:

1. Jorge Polanco

2. Marcus Semien

3. Francisco Lindor

4. Bo Bichette

5. Brett Baty

6. Mark Vientos

Outfielders:

1.  Juan Soto

2. Luis Robert Jr.

3. Carson Benge

4. Tyrone Taylor

5. Jared Young

Starting Pitching:

1. Freddy Peralta

2. Nolan McLean

3. Kodai Senga

4. Clay Holmes

5. David Peterson 

6. Sean Manaea

Bullpen:

1. Devin Williams

2. Luke Weaver

3. Tobias Myers

4. Huascar Brazoban

5. Luis Garcia

6. Brooks Raley

7. Richard Lovelady

Mets Acquire Brewers Starting Pitcher Freddy Peralta and RHP Tobias Myers

 

Brewers (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets acquired RHP Freddy Peralta and RHP Tobias Myers for prospects Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams.

Peralta is coming off an All-Star season in 2025 with a 2.70 ERA in 33 starts and led the National League in wins with 17.

He was also named to the NL All-Star team in 2021. 

Peralta has a lifetime record of 70-42 with a 3.59 ERA. He is in the last year of his contract before he becomes a free agent.

His repertoire includes a fastball in the mid 90's, change-up, curveball and one of the game's best sliders.

Myers is a starter and reliever "swingman" He has 31 career starts and 18 relief appearances and a career ERA of 3.15. Myers has five years of team control and will serve out of both the bullpen and rotation.

With the acquisition of Peralta, the Mets now have a legitimate ace at the top of the starting rotation that they have desperately needed along with Nolan McLean. 

Their rotation now features more depth with Peralta and McLean as well as LHP Sean Manaea, RHP Kodai Senga, LHP David Peterson, RHP Clay Holmes as well as prospects RHP Jonah Tong and RHP Christian Scott.