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| Mets 1B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to William Liang-Imagn Images) |
The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings and then came alive in the top of the fourth after RF Carson Benge walked with one out and then 1B Mark Vientos followed with a two-run homer.
The offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the top of the eighth after 3B Brett Baty led off with a hit by pitch and then 2B Marcus Semien followed with a ground-out to the catcher which allowed Baty to advance to second.
RF Carson Benge came up next and delivered a RBI double to score Baty for a much needed insurance run. Vientos came up next and capped off his stellar day at the plate with a two-run homer, his second of the game.
RHP Clay Holmes got off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first allowing back-to-back walks to start the inning and then gave up a RBI single to RF Jorge Soler. Holmes was able to escape further trouble in the inning by getting DH Joe Adell to ground into a double play to end the threat and had a high pitch count of 27 pitches after the bottom of the first.
Holmes was able to settle down after that and retired 12 out of the last 15 hitters he faced. Holmes had help defensively after LF M.J. Melendez made a diving catch in the bottom of the sixth and Benge made a leaping catch in the bottom of the seventh.
Holmes was taken out with two outs in the bottom of the seventh after SS Bo Bichette made a throwing error.
Holmes's final line was 6.2 innings, four hits, one run, three walks and six strikeouts. He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 1.69.
RHP Luke Weaver came in next and struck out pinch-hitter Yoan Moncada to end the inning.
Weaver stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.
LHP Brooks Raley closed it out in the bottom of the ninth with a scoreless inning.
The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, May 4 at the Colorado Rockies at 8:40 p.m.
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