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)