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 2^nd on an RBI single by Brandon Crawford and an RBI grounder by Hunter Pence. In the 7^th 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 6^th with a single up the middle. The only run came in bottom of the 8^th when Duda continued his torrid hitting with an opposite field homer, his career high 20^th 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.