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Mets win series opener against Dodgers, 4-3, in 10 innings
The Mets won their fourth straight by taking the opener of their four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, in 10 innings. Here are the takeaways... -For the sixth time already this season, Francisco Lindor gave New York an instant 1-0 lead after leading off the game with a home run against Dustin May. The solo shot was Lindor's team-leading 14th of the season and his second in as many days as his hot stretch continues. Advertisement With that home run, the shortstop is just one leadoff bomb away from tying the Mets' franchise record for leadoff home runs in a season set by Curtis Granderson in 2015 and matched in 2016. At this pace, that record will be Lindor's at the end of the month. The most leadoff home runs he's hit in a season is nine in 2018 with the then-Cleveland Indians. Lindor is also now tied for fourth place in franchise history with eight leadoff home runs as a Met, matching Tommie Agee and Lenny Dykstra. -For a while, Lindor's home run was the only run in the game as May and Paul Blackburn were each pitching well. It wasn't until the fifth inning when New York scored again. After back-to-back singles with one out from Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez, Lindor popped out to bring up Brandon Nimmo who hit a ground-rule double to the right-center field gap that scored McNeil and doubled the Mets' lead. Unfortunately, because the ball bounced into the stands, Alvarez could only advance to third even though he would've scored easily had the ball stayed in play. Advertisement The Dodgers would intentionally walk Juan Soto to load the bases for Pete Alonso and get the right-on-right matchup which worked after Alonso ended the inning with a flyout. -As for Blackburn, the right-hander couldn't have asked for a better season debut. Tasked with the tough assignment of pitching against Los Angeles' potent lineup, Blackburn turned in five scoreless innings after allowing just three hits and a walk while striking out three on 77 pitches (49 strikes). The 31-year-old was never in a ton of danger, only allowing a runner beyond first base twice. With runners on first and second in his final inning, Blackburn retired Shohei Ohtani on a ground ball to keep the Mets in front. Blackburn bested Ohtani in all three plate appearances, striking out the DH in his other two at-bats. -Ohtani would get his revenge in the seventh inning, homering off Max Kranick to get the Dodgers on the board and cut New York's lead to 2-1. Advertisement -That score stood until the ninth inning with Ohtani once again up at the plate, this time with runners on first and third and one out against Edwin Diaz. Needing a strikeout, Diaz got Ohtani to fly out to left field which scored the tying run for the closer's first blown save of the season. Still not out of the inning, Diaz struck out Teoscar Hernandez for the final out of the inning and sent the game to extra innings. -In familiar territory after both teams went to extras in the series opener at Citi Field last week in a game that ended up going 13 innings, the Mets wasted no time re-taking the lead in the top of the 10th inning against Tanner Scott who they have had success against. Alvarez started things off with a double which scored the free-runner at second base and Lindor singled in another run to give New York a two-run lead. -Up 4-2 in the bottom half of the inning and four of his relievers already used, manager Carlos Mendoza turned to Jose Castillo to close things out. But the lefty created a mess by walking Freddie Freeman to start before allowing an RBI single to Andy Pages. Castillo struck out Max Muncy for the first out of the inning before getting pulled for Jose Buttó. Advertisement Buttó entered with the tying and winning runs on first and second and got Will Smith to flyout for the second out of the inning. Facing NLCS MVP Tommy Edman, Buttó got a hot shot back up the middle and snagged it before throwing to first base for the final out of the game. Game MVP: The Franciscos Lindor and Alvarez both deserve the shine tonight after combining for four hits and three RBI. Highlights What's next The Mets and Dodgers continue their four-game clash on Tuesday night with first pitch scheduled for 10:10 p.m. on SNY. RHP Tylor Megill (4-4, 3.52 ERA) will face off against LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 4.91 ERA).
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2 days ago
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Tommy Edman's solo home run (9)
Jeff McNeil on key hit in Mets ninth-inning rally, Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo update injuries that sidelined them Jeff McNeil thought the team took some really good at-bats and played hard but came up short in their 13-inning loss to the Dodgers. McNeil's two-run triple in the ninth inning helped the Mets tie the game and send it to extras. Mark Vientos felt some abdominal pain while in the hitting cage prior to the game and was kept out of the lineup. Brandon Nimmo aggravated a neck injury he originally sustained in 2019 and removed himself after one at-bat. 5:42 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Reuters
3 days ago
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Improving clutch hitting, Mets out to sweep lowly Rockies
June 1 - As May ended, the New York Mets saw signs they may be close to fixing their season-long struggles in clutch situations. But the Colorado Rockies seem no closer to solving their various maladies. The Mets will look to complete a sweep on Sunday afternoon, when New York hosts Colorado in the finale of a three-game series. Right-hander Clay Holmes (5-3, 2.98 ERA) is slated to start for the Mets against Rockies left-hander Carson Palmquist (0-3, 8.78). Brett Baty laced a three-run triple in the first inning Saturday, when the Mets rolled to an 8-2 win. Baty's triple erased a 1-0 Rockies lead and was the second of three key hits with runners on base in the series for the Mets. Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run homer with two outs in the fourth to extend New York's lead to 6-1. The Mets earned a 4-2 win Friday night, when Juan Soto delivered a two-out RBI double in the third inning. Despite being tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for first place in the National League East, the Mets are hitting just .228 with runners on base, the fourth-worst mark in the majors. "You don't fix these things overnight, you build on it step-by-step," Nimmo said. "So we're definitely looking to improve and we'll be trying to do that on a day-to-day basis." No team in baseball better understands that things can't be fixed overnight than the Rockies, who are 9-49 and almost halfway to their third straight 100-loss season. Colorado, whose 58-game start is the worst since at least 1901, is on pace to lose 137 games, which would break both the modern record of 121 losses set last season by the Chicago White Sox as well as the all-time mark of 134 set by the Cleveland Spiders in 1899. The Rockies have lost their last seven games to fall to 4-23 in May after posting a 4-22 mark in April. Twelve of Colorado's defeats in May were by three runs or fewer, including five straight before Saturday, when the first-inning lead lasted just one out in the bottom half. "Today was not our best game, admittedly," interim Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer said. "But we have been playing good baseball for the last 10 days. We just haven't had the 'W's' coming." Holmes didn't factor into the decision on May 26, when he allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings in the Mets' 2-1 home win over the Chicago White Sox. Palmquist took the defeat on May 26, surrendering two runs over five innings in the Rockies' 3-1 road loss to the Chicago Cubs. Holmes is 0-0 with a 1.17 ERA and two saves over 7 2/3 innings in six career relief appearances against the Rockies. Palmquist, who will be making his fourth big league start, has never opposed the Mets. --Field Level Media
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3 days ago
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Juan Soto snaps 17-game home run drought in Mets' win
NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto snapped a 17-game home run drought with a 404-foot homer to left-centerfield in the fourth inning of the New York Mets' 8-2 win Saturday over the Colorado Rockies. Soto's first homer since May 9 was clocked at 109.5 mph off the bat but hit into a 14 mph wind blowing out to right field. Advertisement 'He put a really good swing on it,' Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. 'For him to hit it out of the ballpark like that on a day that the conditions are not in his favor, that's pretty impressive.' Asked if he was confident the ball would leave the yard, Soto grinned. 'I mean, 110 (mph), you've got to be,' Soto said. 'I knew it was gone.' The home run drought was the fourth-longest of the outfielder's eight-year career. Soto, who signed a record $765 million, 15-year deal in December, entered Saturday hitting just .143 with two extra-base hits in his previous 17 games. But the reception at Citi Field has remained mostly warm for Soto, who raised his hands to the cheering crowd following his home run trot. He was serenaded with chants of 'JUAN SO-TO' from fans in the right field seats in the top of the fifth, when he turned and raised his arms in acknowledgment. Advertisement 'It's a great feeling when you feel the support like that,' Soto said. Soto homered one pitch after Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run shot to right. 'Francisco (Lindor) and I were doing our picture down there,' Nimmo said, referring to the Mets' post-home run tradition of posing in the dugout. 'Heard the sound of the bat and the crowd going wild. We looked out and were able to see him go the other way. That's when he's the best. 'I think weather's starting to heat up, we're flipping the script into June, this field will start to play a little more fair. I think it's just a sign of good things to come. Great to go back-to-back with him.' ___ AP MLB: Jerry Beach, The Associated Press
Reuters
3 days ago
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Mets grab early lead, hand Rockies 7th straight loss
May 31 - Brett Baty hit a bases-clearing triple in a four-run first inning, Kodai Senga pitched 6 1/3 strong innings and the host New York Mets cruised to an 8-2 victory over the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run homer and Juan Soto added a homer off Colorado's Antonio Senzatela (1-10) when the Mets hit back-to-back drives in the fourth. Tyrone Taylor added an RBI single in the first and Jeff McNeil homered in the eighth as the Mets won for the sixth time in seven games. Francisco Lindor reached base four times as the Mets finished with 11 hits and moved a season-high 14 games over .500. Senga (6-3) allowed two run-scoring hits in his second-longest outing this season. The right-hander struck out seven and walked two in an outing that began when Colorado leadoff hitter Jordan Beck struck out on a pitch clock violation. Ezequiel Tovar homered after Beck's game-opening strikeout and Thairo Estrada had an RBI single that chased Senga in the seventh. Senzatela allowed seven runs on eight hits in four innings. The right-hander struck out two, walked two and lost his seventh straight start. After Tovar homered to left on Senga's full-count forkball, the Mets took a 4-1 lead in the bottom half on shaky defense by center fielder Brenton Doyle. Baty lifted a fly ball to left-center field that carried over Doyle's head and resulted in a triple when the ball went off the fence. After Senzatela got the second out, Taylor hit a sinking liner to right-center and Doyle could not get there in time. In the fourth, Nimmo made it 6-1 by blasting a 1-1 sinker to right-center and Soto homered for the first time since May 9 by driving the next pitch, also a sinker, over the center field seats. Senga retired 17 straight before walking Tovar to start the seventh. After Estrada singled, the Rockies loaded the bases but Jose Butto struck out Kyle Farmer to keep the lead at 7-2. Held to three hits, the Rockies lost their seventh straight and fell to 2-16 under interim manager Warren Schaeffer. Colorado also extended a major league record with its 22nd straight series loss. --Field Level Media
