July 5th 2014 -- Rangers 5, Mets 3

Saturday night at Citi Field, the Rangers got to Bartolo Colon for 4 first inning runs, the Rangers go on to snap their 6 game road losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Mets.  In the top of the 1^st Alex Rios hit an RBI double scoring Shin-Soo Choo with the 1^st run, then with two runners on Robinson Chirinos hit a 3 run homer (8) and the Rangers had a 4-0 lead.  In the top of the 3^rd Adrian Beltre hit a solo homer (11), his second in two nights and Texas was off to a 5-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3^rd the Mets scored two runs off Colby Lewis with a RBI double by Curtis Granderson and a bases loaded single by  Bobby Abreu to make it 5-2.  Travis d’Arnaud hit a solo homer in the 4^th, his 5^th on the year to make it 5-3.  Colon recovered after the 1^st and lasted 7 innings allowing 8 hits, 5 runs (all earned) he walked 2 and struck out 3. Lewis went 6 allowing 8 hits 3 runs (2 earned) striking out 7.  Lewis gets the win improving to 6-5, Colon takes the loss and his record falls to 8-7. Joakim Soria pitched the 9^th and notched his 16^th save.  The Mets managed 9 hits on the night; Granderson led the way with 2 hits. d’Arnaud has now hit in 9 of 10 games since returning from Las Vegas. David Wright returned to the line up and went 1 for 4 with a double to center. The Mets are now 18-22 at home and 38-49 overall on the year.  Sunday the Mets look to take the rubber game of the series. Zach Wheeler (3-8  4.25) goes for the Mets, Nick Tepesch (3-3  3.65) goes for Texas.