8/1/14

August 1st 2014 -- Giants 5, Mets 1

Friday night at Citi Field Ryan Vogelsong went the distance on a 2 hitter….the Giants beat the Mets 5-1. Jon Niese started for the Mets and fell behind 2-0 in the 2nd on an RBI single by Brandon Crawford and an RBI grounder by Hunter Pence. In the 7th Pence added a 2 run triple and rookie Matthew Duffy singled home Pence to cap their scoring.  Niese went 8 innings allowing 9 hits 5 runs (only 3 earned) he stuck out 4.   Vogelsong had a no hitter through 5. Juan Lagares broke it up leading off the 6th with a single up the middle. The only run came in bottom of the 8th when Duda continued his torrid hitting with an opposite field homer, his career high 20th on the year. Niese takes the loss; he falls to 5-7.  Vogelsong improves to 6-8.  The Mets are now 52-57 on the year and 27-25 at Citi Field.  Saturday night is game two. Jacob deGrom (5-5 2.78) goes for the Mets, Jake Peavy (1-10  4.71) for the Giants.

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