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)