May 20th 2014 -- Dodgers 9, Mets 4

Tuesday night at Citi Field the Dodgers scored 4 runs in the top of the 5^th inning knocking Rafael Montero out of the box as the Dodgers beat the Mets 9-4.  The game was tied at 1 going to the top of the 5^th. Montero was not sharp on the night and it unraveled for him in the inning as Adrian Gonzalez hit a 2 run homer (11) and Carl Crawford and Jose Uribe added RBI singles to finish the inning and Montero. In the 6^th the Hanley Ramirez added an RBI single off Carlos Torres to make it 6-1, then the Mets staged the beginning of a comeback.  The Mets took Josh Beckett deep in the bottom of the 6^th on a solo homer by Curtis Granderson (6) and then Lucas Duda hit a 2 run homer (5) and it was a 6-4 game.  In the top of the 9^th the Dodgers put the nail in the coffin scoring three times off Jose Valverde and Josh Edgin to cap the blow out.  Montero falls to 0-2, he went 4 1/3 innings he allowed 7 hits, 5 runs (all earned) walking 4 and striking out 4.  The only effective pitcher out of the bullpen for the Mets was Diasuke Matsusaka who went 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Josh Beckett gave up 4 runs in 5 innings and gets the win he’s now 2-1. Offensively for the Mets Granderson led the 11 hit attack going 3 for 5 with the homer and double , three runs scored and the RBI. The Dodgers clubbed 13 hits. Yasiel Puig and Gonzalez each had 3 hits piece.  The Mets fall to 20-24 on the season and only 9 and 13 at Citi Field. Wednesday night it’s game two of the series; Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-2  3.00) goes for LA, Jacob deGrom (0-1  1.29) goes for the Mets