New York Mets (34-27):

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. Matt Reynolds (R) SS
3. Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF
4. Kelly Johnson (L) 2B
5. James Loney (L) 1B
6. Wilmer Flores (R) 3B
7. Alejandro De Aza (L) LF
8. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
9. Steven Matz (R) P

Milwaukee Brewers (29-33):

1. Jonathan Villar (S) SS
2. Hernan Perez (R) RF
3. Ryan Braun (R) LF
4. Jonathan Lucroy (R) C
5. Chris Carter (R) 1B
6. Aaron Hill (R) 3B
7. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B
8. Keon Broxton (R) CF
9. Zach Davies (R) P

Today’s game can be seen on WPIX.

Game Notes:

New York Mets (34-26):

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. Michael Conforto (L) LF
3. Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF
4. Neil Walker (S) 2B
5. James Loney (L) 1B
6. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) SS
7. Wilmer Flores (R) 3B
8. Rene Rivera (R) C
9. Logan Verrett (R) P

SP: Logan Verrett RHP (3-3, 3.22 ERA)

Milwaukee Brewers (28-33):

1. Jonathan Villar (S) SS
2. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B
3. Ryan Braun (R) LF
4. Chris Carter (R) 1B
5. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (L) CF
6. Aaron Hill (R) 3B
7. Ramon Flores (L) RF
8. Martin Maldonado (R) C
9. Wily Peralta (R) P

SP: Wily Peralta RHP (3-7, 6.79 ERA)

Today’s game can be seen on WPIX.

Game Notes:

The New York Mets (33-26) defeated the Milwaukee Brewers (28-32) tonight by the final score of 5-2 at Miller Park. For a full postgame recap follow the link below…

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_06_09_nynmlb_milmlb_1#game=2016_06_09_nynmlb_milmlb_1,game_tab=box,game_state=Wrapup

Game Notes:

• Curtis Granderson was 2-4 with a leadoff HR in the top of the 1st inning. He is now tied with Jose Reyes for most all-time in Mets history with 16.
• Wilmer Flores was 3-4 with a double.
• Kevin Plawecki was 1-3 with a 2-run RBI single.
• Yoenis Cespedes was 2-5 with an RBI single.
• Matt Reynolds was 1-1 with a pinch-hit RBI single.
• Bartolo Colon was fantastic tonight going 7 innings while only allowing 1 run on 8 hits, with 2 strikeouts, and no walks.
• Jeurys Familia converted his 20th save of the season with a perfect inning.
• Addison Reed’s scoreless streak of 15.1 innings was snapped in the bottom of the 8th.

The Mets started the game off with a bang with Curtis Granderson going deep on the fourth pitch of the game to give the Mets an early 1-0 lead. While the Mets lead was never in true danger, they had only produced two runs through the first seven innings, before tacking on two more runs in the eighth, and one in the ninth. The offense responded when it needed to late in the game to give the Mets some insurance runs, to put the game out of reach for the Brewers. The offense seems to be showing signs of coming back to life over the last two games, and they will look to continue to build on those positive results through the weekend. It was also a nice to see Juan Lagares make an appearance tonight as a pinch-hitter and defensive replacement late in the game. Lagares had led off the ninth inning with a double that he was able to attain by hustling out of the box, and diving head first into second base. Lagares certainly put any worries to rest tonight about his availability going forward. 

Bartolo Colon was vintage big sexy tonight as he kept the Brewers off the board for much of the game tonight. Colon was actually working on a shutout through the seventh inning until a ball hit off the bat of Brewers third baseman Hernan Perez ended up taking a bounce, and hitting Neil Walker in the chest. The ball off Walker’s chest allowed Kirk Nieuwenhuis, who previously doubled, to score all the way from second base. Walker looked to be in some pain as trainer Ray Ramirez and manager Terry Collins came onto the field to check on him, but he ultimately stayed in the game before leaving in the ninth inning for a pinch-hitter. According to Collins after the game, he stated Walker had gotten dizzy and was not able to catch his breath after taking the ground ball to his chest, which resulted in his early departure. Hopefully Walker’s early departure and status going forward isn’t considered serious as the Mets can’t afford to lose another starting position player to injury.

• The Mets will play the second game of their four game series against the Brewers tomorrow night with first pitch scheduled for 8:10 pm et. Tomorrow’s game can be seen on SNY.

• Matt Harvey (4-8, 4.95 ERA) will look to continue to build off his previous two spectacular starts as he opposes Brewers right-hander Junior Guerra (3-1, 3.61 ERA)

New York Mets (32-26):

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. Michael Conforto (L) LF
3. Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF
4. Neil Walker (S) 2B
5. James Loney (L) 1B
6. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) SS
7. Wilmer Flores (R) 3B
8. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
9. Bartolo Colon (R) P

SP: Bartolo Colon RHP (4-3, 3.27 ERA)

Milwaukee Brewers (28-31):

1. Jonathan Villar (S) SS
2. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B
3. Ryan Braun (R) LF
4. Jonathan Lucroy (R) C
5. Chris Carter (R) 1B
6. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (L) CF
7. Hernan Perez (R) 3B
8. Ramon Flores (L) RF
9. Jimmy Nelson (R) P

SP: Jimmy Nelson RHP (5-4, 3.43 ERA)

Tonight’s game can be seen on SNY.

New York Mets catcher Rene Rivera (44) congratulates New York Mets relief pitcher Jeurys Familia (27) after Familia closed out a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, May 22, 2016, in New York. Familia earned the save as Mets defeated the Brewers 3-1. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The New York Mets (25-18) completed the three game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers (18-26) this afternoon by the final score of 3-1. For a full boxscore recap follow the link below…

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_05_22_milmlb_nynmlb_1#game=2016_05_22_milmlb_nynmlb_1,game_tab=box,game_state=Wrapup

Game Notes:

• Noah Syndergaard was electric pitching 7 innings allowing 1 run (0 ER) on 6 hits, while striking out 11. He walked none.
• Michael Conforto was 1-3 with a solo HR.
• Asdrubal Cabrera was 1-4 with a 2-run single.
• Yoenis Cespedes was 1-3 with a double.
• Jeurys Familia received his 15th save of the season with a scoreless 9th. He is now 15-15 in save opportunities this season.

How sweep it is for the Mets to take all three ball games from the Brewers, after a brutal final two games played against the Nationals earlier in the week. This was the Mets first sweep of the Brewers in New York since April 26-28, 2002.  The Brewers came into the series playing some of the best baseball they have played all season after taking two of the three from the Chicago Cubs. The Mets met every challenge they faced in this series including battling back from a three run deficit yesterday afternoon. It was pertinent that the Mets bounced back in this series and carry some momentum into Washington tomorrow, as they are scheduled for another three round heavyweight fight against the Nationals. The Mets wrapped up their home stand with a 4-2 record, and while you would’ve liked to see them take two of three from Washington this past week, they have a chance to make up for it in the next three games on the road. 

As far as today’s game goes Michael Conforto showed off his strength with his solo home run in the bottom of the first inning. Conforto hit the longest home run recorded at Citi Field this season with a 448 foot blast to right-center field. Conforto is considered the future All-Star of the Mets lineup and it’s nice to see him work out of his recent struggles in this series against the Brewers. Noah Syndergaard simply overmatched the Brewers lineup for the better part of the afternoon. Syndergaard side-stepped out of trouble in the top of the seventh with runners on 1st and 3rd base and no outs. A throw from Rene Rivera to catch a stealing Alex Presley at second base, a Ramon Flores strikeout, and a groundout from Aaron Hill got Syndergaard out of the jam, which concluded his successful afternoon. Syndergaard’s ERA sits at 1.94 and with the way he has pitched so far, you can expect that number to possibly keep dropping as he makes his case for Cy Young Award consideration. 

The Mets are in for another big series heading into Washington tomorrow with a few questions surrounding the team. Lucas Duda’s MRI on his back will be reviewed by Dr. Altcheck tomorrow and a further course of action surrounding Duda will be known. I can only expect at this point for Duda to hit the disabled list with the way team officials have spoke about his injury. Also will we see a different Matt Harvey against the Nationals less than a week after he was lit up against the very same team? And will the Mets bats wake up this time around against Washington and help ease some pressure off of the pitching staff? My eyes will be glued to the TV this upcoming series and I hope we can make up some ground that we lost last week against the Nats. 

• Tomorrow night the Mets open up their quick three game road trip in Washington at 7:05 pm et. You can watch tomorrow night’s game on SNY.

• Bartolo Colon (3-3, 3.75 ERA) will face the same opponent and same pitcher he faced less than a week ago as he goes head to head again, with southpaw Gio Gonzalez (3-1, 1.86 ERA).

Milwaukee Brewers (18-25):

1. Jonathan Villar (S) SS
2. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B
3. Ryan Braun (R) LF
4. Jonathan Lucroy (R) C
5. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (L) CF
6. Hernan Perez (R) 3B
7. Alex Presley (L) RF
8. Ramon Flores (L) 1B
9. Chase Anderson (R) P

SP: Chase Anderson RHP (2-5, 5.32 ERA)

New York Mets (24-18):

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. David Wright (R) 3B
3. Michael Conforto (L) LF
4. Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF
5. Neil Walker (S) 2B
6. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) SS
7. Eric Campbell (R) 1B
8. Rene Rivera (R) C
9. Noah Syndergaard (L) P

SP: Noah Syndergaard RHP (4-2, 2.19 ERA)

Today’s game can be seen on WPIX.

Game Notes:

The New York Mets (24-18) had their first walk-off victory of the season by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers (18-25) this afternoon by the final score of 5-4. For a full boxscore recap follow the link below…

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_05_21_milmlb_nynmlb_1#game=2016_05_21_milmlb_nynmlb_1,game_tab=box,game_state=Wrapup

Game Notes:

• David Wright played hero knocking in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning with an RBI single. He finished the day 1-5.
• Yoenis Cespedes was 2-4 with a 2-run home run.
• Eric Campbell was 2-4 and scored the game-winning run.
• Curtis Granderson was 1-3 with a leadoff home run.
• Jacob deGrom didn’t have his best stuff going 5 innings while allowing 4 runs on 5 hits while walking 3. He also struck out 7 batters.
• The Mets bullpen accounted for 4 scoreless innings only allowing 2 hits and striking out 6.

Cue the heroics for the Captain! David Wright played hero as he hit an RBI single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th. It was Wright’s eight career walk-off hit in a Mets uniform which now sits as the franchise record. Surprisingly Wright swung on a 3-0 pitch from a wild Michael Blazek but it ultimately paid off. This was a great comeback for the Mets as they were down 4-1 at one point in the game but chipped away and came out with a well-deservred victory.  Maybe this is the hit that gets Wright’s season going back in the right direction as he has been in a bit of a tailspin lately and striking out at an alarming rate. As for today you can’t help but feel good for him as he has had a rough go of it lately and watching him get swarmed by his teammates with the wide smile on his face was one of the best moments this season so far. 

Yoenis Cespedes is simply on another planet and he continues to feast on opposing pitchers at a rapid rate. I don’t like to imagine where the Mets would be without him in the lineup, and I’m glad I don’t have to live that nightmare, as Cespedes is a clear front-runner for NL MVP at this point in the season. I’ll take Cespedes over many of the top hitters in baseball today, as he has been a clutch player for the Mets since coming over in the trade last season. He always gives them a chance to win every night he is in the lineup with both his hitting prowess and his presence sometimes alone. In 95 games since joining the Mets, Cespedes has hit 31 home runs with 88 RBI’s. What a great investment the front office made with this “amazin” player.

Jacob deGrom had a rough go of it on the mound today as he labored and threw 100 pitches in five innings. He couldn’t seem to get into any kind of groove today, and he allowed a  2-run home run to the Brewers 8th hitter Ramon Flores who came into the game hitting .190. His fastball velocity seemed to be inconsistent and he put too many Brewers on base today. But hey these things happen in baseball, and it was great to see the Mets back up their ace and not hang him with a loss today. 

• The Mets will look to go for the series sweep tomorrow afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1:10 pm et. You can watch tomorrow’s game on WPIX.

• Noah Syndergaard (4-2, 2.19 ERA) will look to continue his dominance for the Mets and oppose Brewers right-hander Chase Anderson (2-5, 5.32 ERA) who carried a no-hitter against the Cubs into the 7th inning in his last start.