Mets Put Up A Dozen Runs And Even Series With Giants
- phillipsm331
- Aug 2
- 3 min read
Mets 12, Giants 6 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY)
Mets Record: 63-48
Mets Streak: W1
Mets Last 10: 6-4
WP: Reed Garrett (3-4)
LP: Kai-Wei Teng (0-1)
Seat On The Korner:
We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.
Today's seat on the Korner goes to Mets' shortstop Francisco Lindor, who broke out of a 9-for-59 slump in a big way. Lindor went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a run scored and four RBI to power the Mets' offense to a much-needed victory.
Need To Know:
Today's win allowed the Mets to secure a victory in the season series over the Giants as they improved to 4-1 in their first five meetings with San Francisco.
Reed Garrett was the first man out of the bullpen in relief of Kodai Senga and worked 1.1 scoreless innings to pick up his third win of the season.
Cedric Mullins collected his first hit as a Met by singling off Giants' starter Kai-Wei Teng in the fourth inning, coming around to score later in the frame on an RBI single from Brandon Nimmo.
Tyler Rogers made his Mets' debut in the seventh inning, allowing just one hit in a scoreless frame.
Mullins stole his 15th base of the season in the fourth inning, running the Mets' streak of consecutive stolen bases without being caught up to 30.
The Mets had a rare productive day with runners in scoring position, going 8-for-17 in RISP situations, with Lindor and Brandon Nimmo combining to go 6-for-6 in those spots.
The Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Detroit Tigers this afternoon, allowing the Mets to reclaim first place in the National League East.
Turning Point:
The early innings of this game were a see-saw affair, but the Mets finally caught a break in the fourth inning, when a tiring Teng put two men on with one out, allowing Brandon Nimmo to tie the game with Francisco Lindor coming up. Lindor caught the Giants napping with a bunt to first and Willy Adames didn't cover second, leaving Dom Smith in no-man's land and allowing the go-ahead run to come home. The Mets never relinquished the lead after that point, scoring another seven unanswered runs before the Giants got two back in the ninth.
Three Things:
Pete Alonso Closes In On Mets' History:
It feels like a matter of time before Alonso surpasses Darryl Strawberry in the Mets' record books for the most home runs in franchise history. Alonso homered for the second straight day, launching a three-run homer in the first inning to give the Mets an early lead. The homer means Alonso is two blasts away from tying Strawberry and three away from taking the crown, and with only a road series in Milwaukee on the calendar over the next two weeks there's a strong chance Alonso hits the history maker at Citi Field.
Senga's Struggles Continue:
The Mets are hoping to get more length from their starting pitchers but didn't get it from Kodai Senga, who has struggled with his command since returning from the injured list. Senga lasted only four innings today, giving up four runs on five hits while walking three to see his ERA raise nearly a full run (from 1.39 to 2.31) in his three starts after the All Star Break. Getting Senga on track is going to be key if the Mets can actualize their hopes of being a World Series champion this season.
Aggressive Bullpen Management:
The hope entering today was that the Mets could stretch Senga to nearly 90 pitches, but that did not happen due to his struggles, allowing Carlos Mendoza to push the envelope and get five innings out of his relievers to pick up a win. The only damage the Giants mustered against the bullpen was a two-run homer surrendered by Rico Garcia, who was working for a second straight game in mop up duty in the ninth, but the depth the Mets have assembled has allowed Mendoza the luxury of shortening games when his starter doesn't have it. This strategy could be successful in October, but the Mets still need more length from starters not named David Peterson to avoid overtaxing the unit prior to that point.
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