Saturday night at Coors Field, the Mets bats were out in
full force again as they beat the Rockies by the score of 14-9 for the second straight night. The Mets scored 3 runs in the top of the 2
nd to take a 3-0
lead. The Rockies answered back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game.
The Mets then exploded for 8 runs in the fourth to take the lead for good. The
Mets lead eventually got to 11 runs as they led 14-3 going to the bottom of the
5
th, but the Rockies scored a run in the 5
th, 4 in the 6
th
and 1 in the 7
th to match the same score as Friday night. The Mets batted around without making an out
in the 4
th. The Long ball took
a back seat on this night as Juan Uribe provided the only big fly for the Mets
in 3
rd, his 5
th as a Mets and 13
th on the
year. The Mets amassed 21 hits on the
game. Juan Lagares went 3 for 5 with 2
RBI, Wilmer Flores went 3 for 5 with an RBI,
Curtis Granderson went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI. Yoenis Cespedes, Michael
Cuddyer, Travis d’Arnaud, Uribe and Ruben Tejada each had 2 hits. Uribe, d’Arnaud
and Jon Niese each had 2 RBI in the win. Niese lasted long enough to get the
win going 5 innings allowing 11 hits 7 runs (earned) walking 2 and striking out
3. He improves to 8-9. Rockies starter
Chris Rusin got shelled for 11 earned runs on 12 hits in 2 innings. He falls to
4-6. Eric O’Flaherty pitched a 1/3 of an inning and gave up a run; Carlos
Torres went an 1 1/3 and allowed a run as well. Tyler Clippard pitched a
scoreless 8
th. For the 2
nd
straight night Jeurys Familia retired the side in the 9
th in a
non-save situation. Jose Reyes had a
solo shot, Charlie Blackman had a 2 run
homer , Kyle Parker had 4 RBI for the Rockies. The Mets have now beat the
Rockies 10 straight times. They improve to 66-56 on the year and are now 24-35
on the road. The Nats won on Saturday so
the Mets maintain a 5 game lead in the NL East.
Sunday Afternoon is the series finale.
Logan Verrett (0-1 2.82) makes a spot start for the Mets, David Hale
(3-4 6.17) goes for the Rockies.
Saturday night at Coors Field, the Mets bats were out in
full force again as they beat the Rockies by the score of 14-9 for the second straight night. The Mets scored 3 runs in the top of the 2nd to take a 3-0
lead. The Rockies answered back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game.
The Mets then exploded for 8 runs in the fourth to take the lead for good. The
Mets lead eventually got to 11 runs as they led 14-3 going to the bottom of the
5th, but the Rockies scored a run in the 5th, 4 in the 6th
and 1 in the 7th to match the same score as Friday night. The Mets batted around without making an out
in the 4th. The Long ball took
a back seat on this night as Juan Uribe provided the only big fly for the Mets
in 3rd, his 5th as a Mets and 13th on the
year. The Mets amassed 21 hits on the
game. Juan Lagares went 3 for 5 with 2
RBI, Wilmer Flores went 3 for 5 with an RBI,
Curtis Granderson went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI. Yoenis Cespedes, Michael
Cuddyer, Travis d’Arnaud, Uribe and Ruben Tejada each had 2 hits. Uribe, d’Arnaud
and Jon Niese each had 2 RBI in the win. Niese lasted long enough to get the
win going 5 innings allowing 11 hits 7 runs (earned) walking 2 and striking out
3. He improves to 8-9. Rockies starter
Chris Rusin got shelled for 11 earned runs on 12 hits in 2 innings. He falls to
4-6. Eric O’Flaherty pitched a 1/3 of an inning and gave up a run; Carlos
Torres went an 1 1/3 and allowed a run as well. Tyler Clippard pitched a
scoreless 8th. For the 2nd
straight night Jeurys Familia retired the side in the 9th in a
non-save situation. Jose Reyes had a
solo shot, Charlie Blackman had a 2 run
homer , Kyle Parker had 4 RBI for the Rockies. The Mets have now beat the
Rockies 10 straight times. They improve to 66-56 on the year and are now 24-35
on the road. The Nats won on Saturday so
the Mets maintain a 5 game lead in the NL East.
Sunday Afternoon is the series finale.
Logan Verrett (0-1 2.82) makes a spot start for the Mets, David Hale
(3-4 6.17) goes for the Rockies. 
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