Mets Beat Rockies 4-2 Behind Four-Run Six Inning

 

Mets RHP Huascar Brazoban (Photo Credits to Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 this afternoon at Coors Field for their third win in their last four games to improve their record to 13-22.

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

CF Carson Benge led off with a homer and then DH Francisco Alvarez followed with a double.

Catcher Luis Torrens followed with a double of his own to score Alvarez.

LF Juan Soto then walked and SS Bo Bichette grounded out.

RF M.J. Melendez followed with a strikeout and then 1B Mark Vientos came up and broke the game open with a two-run single.

RHP Huascar Brazoban got the start as an "opener" and threw a scoreless inning in the bottom of the first.

RHP Austin Warren followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third.

LHP David Peterson came in next in the bottom of the fourth and had a dominating inning striking out the side.

Peterson stayed in and threw a scoreless bottom of the fifth and had another scoreless inning in the bottom of the sixth.

Peterson came back for a fourth inning ran into trouble in the bottom of the seventh after two quick outs allowing a single and  a RBI triple to RF Jordan Beck.

Peterson gave up another run on a RBI single by 3B Kyle Karros, and was taken out after the inning.

Peterson's final line was four innings, three hits, two runs, no walks and six strikeouts. 

He picked up his first win.

RHP Craig Kimbrel followed with a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams closed it out with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth and picked up his fourth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 5 at the Rockies at 8:40 p.m.