August 13th - Dodgers 4, Mets 2

Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Nick Punto and AJ Ellis knocked in 2 runs apiece; the Dodgers beat the Mets 4-2. Matt Harvey started for the Mets and was staked to an early 1-0 lead, when the second batter of the game,  Juan Lagares,  connected for a solo home run (#4) off Hyun-Jin Ryu …the 2^nd Mets run came in the top of the 9^th on an rbi single by John Buck off Kenley Jansen, but  Jansen shatterd pinch hitter Ike Davis’ bat on a grounder to second  for the games last out as the Met rally fell short.  Harvey wasn’t on his game, going  6 innings allowing 8 hits 4 runs all earned he walked 2 and struck out 3. He takes the loss falling to 9-4.  Ryu  hung zeros up after the 1^st inning. He went 7 innings, allowing all 5 hits the 1 run he walked on and struck out 5. He gets the win and improves to 12-3.  The Mets lose their second straight and their 4^th out of 5 versus the Dodgers this year. They stand at 54-63 on the year and 29-31 on the road. Wednesday night, the Mets try to salvage the final game of the series.  Dillon Gee (8-8  3.82) goes for the Mets. Former Met  Chris Capuano (4-6  4.50) goes for the Dodgers. https://www.facebook.com/MetsForum