9/7/15

September 7th 2015 -- Mets 8, Nationals 5

Labor Day afternoon David Wright’s RBI single in the 7th inning broke a 5 all tie the Mets beat the Nationals 8-5. The Mets got out to an early 3 run lead against Max Scherzer.  In the 2nd inning, Michael Conforto started the scoring with an opposite field solo homer, his 6th on the year to make it 1-0. Two batters later Kelly Johnson added his own solo shot, his 4th as a Met and 13th on the year and it was 2-0. In the third, the scorching hot Yoenis Cespedes hit his 13th homer as a Met, his 31st on the year and 5th homer in 6 games to make it 3-0. In the 4th, Met starter Jon Niese yielded a 5 run inning for his 3rd straight outing.  With no out, the Nationals loaded the bases on back to back singles by Ryan Zimmerman and Yunel Escobar. Ian Desmond walked. Then Met killer Wilson Ramos hit a grand slam homer, his 13th homer on the year for a 4-3 Washington lead.  Michael Taylor then singled, was sacrificed to 2nd and scored on a long double by Jason Werth to cap the inning. In the 5t the Mets made it 5-4 on back to back doubles by Ruben Tejada and Curtis Granderson. In the 6th, Cespedes doubled, was balked to third and scored on a Travis d’Arnaud sac-fly to tie the game at 5.  In the 7th the Mets took the lead for good scoring three times. Flores singled, Tejada walked and David Wright came through with an RBI single to make it 6-5. Daniel Murphy followed with a sac-fly to make it 7-5. Cespedes got his third hit, a double to score Wright from first and it was 8-5. Niese left after 3 1/3. He allowed 5 runs (all earned) on 7 hits while walking 3 and striking out 1.  Carlos Torres came in to relieve Niese but had to leave with a calf strain. Dario Alvarez made his 1st appearance and struck out Bryce Harper to end the 6th. Hansel Robles pitched a scoreless 7th and 8th striking out 4. Jeurys Familia pitched the 9th notching his 37th save. Blake Treinen takes the loss falling to 2-3. For striking out Harper and retiring the side in the 6th, Alvarez gets the win he’s now 1-0. Cespedes has 11 home runs in his past 17 games and 24 extra base hits in 34 games with Mets. He went 3 for 5 on the day with 2 doubles, the homer and 2 RBI. Granderson went 2 for 3 with a pair of doubles.  With the win the Mets improve to 76-61 overall and 31-37 on the road. The Mets gain a full game on the Nats and now lead by 5 full games in the NL East. Tuesday night it’s game two of the series. Matt Harvey (12-7 2.60) goes for the Mets, Jordan Zimmermann (12-8 3.38) goes for Washington.

12 comments:

bgreg98180 said...

Great game.
Great win.
Great team win.

Michael S. said...

Jon Niese you are forgiven.

Michael S. said...

Get the Dude back in the lineup and oh boy watch out.

Anonymous said...

I don't know about the Jon Niese forgiven part. I know he is struggling and I will not be booing him or anything like that. Today he was fighting for a role in the playoffs and he failed. He doesn't get a pass here. I think Matz and Colon are now higher up the depth chart.
I don't want to see Niese or Parnell in a meaningful game down the stretch or a playoff game. Maybe Niese could be a guy who comes out of the pen to get a couple of lefties out.
Looking back at the 5 run inning. The first couple of guys to get on weren't totally his fault. Zimmerman is smoking hot and Niese made a good pitch. Then a slow roller to Wright for a hit. Then, like so many time before, Niese crumbles under the pressure. A walk and a blast. Niese is proving he is at his best in games that don't mean anything. The rest of the Mets games mean something.
Richard Jones

Mack Ade said...

Right now, I can't see how Colon could be denied a role in the playoffs.

Michael S. said...

I just meant the team pulled his ass out of the fire for today. If the Mets make the playoffs Jon needs to go to the pen. The team has the depth to put him there.

Stubby said...

Ha! Now Bryce Harper is bad-mouthing Nationals fans. That's never a good idea. The kid's a great talent, but somebody needs to teach him to filter better. You can't just say out loud every thought that pops into your head. Unless you're Donald Trump, I guess.

Tom Brennan said...

Dillon Gee 5 earned runs his last 4 AAA starts. Niese 18 earned runs his last 16 innings. Swap them in rotation?

Anonymous said...

I'm very surprised Gee hasn't been called up. The only reason I can think of is that they don't want him in the club house.
Richard Jones

bgreg98180 said...
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bgreg98180 said...

Richard....
Absolutely points to that.
It appears a good explanation. Is that the players and front office believe Gee quit on the team in the closing days of his major league days.

If correct, I believe the evidence points to the players not wanting Gee back.

Unknown said...

Good news about YC agents dropping the 5 day clause though it was expected so now the Wilpons HAVE to back up the truck. There's no way the way he's played we don't make a substantial offer. Look if SA made the Gomez deal which means we don't have YO and Flo (weren't they a 60's rock duo?) the Nats are running away with it and were resting all our pitches not named Colon till next year.