Francisco Lindor – SS
Brandon Nimmo – LF
J.D. Martinez – DH
Pete Alonso – 1B
DJ Stewart – RF
Francisco Alvarez – C
Jose Iglesias – 3B
Jeff McNeil – 2B
Harrison Bader – RF
Joshua Palacios – RF
Bryan Reynolds – DH
Oneil Cruz – SS
Rowdy Tellez – 1B
Nick Gonzales – 2B
Jack Suwinski – LF
Ke’Bryan Hayes – 3B
Yasmani Grandal – C
Michael A. Taylor – CF
The Mets loss 3 out of the last 5 and really need to get it back on track.
Severino on the hill will help although, yesterday, it was the bats that were dead.
Here is the Mets lineup.
Francisco Lindor – SS
Brandon Nimmo – LF
J.D. Martinez – DH
Pete Alonso – 1B
DJ Stewart – RF
Francisco Alvarez – C
Jose Iglesias – 3B
Jeff McNeil – 2B
Harrison Bader – RF
Not happy to see DJ Stewart in there.
Here is the Pirates lineup.
Joshua Palacios – RF
Bryan Reynolds – DH
Oneil Cruz – SS
Rowdy Tellez – 1B
Nick Gonzales – 2B
Jack Suwinski – LF
Ke’Bryan Hayes – 3B
Yasmani Grandal – C
Michael A. Taylor – CF
About 20 minutes to game time. Have to make something to eat quickly.
Bats need to wake up tonight.
And we are off and running.
Lindor hit it hard but one out.
Nimmo grounds out weakly.
Martinez called out on strikes. Rather unimpressive start to the game for the Mets.
One out. Weak fly ball induced by Severino to start the game.
Cruz singles for the first hit of the game. One out.
Two out.
Fly out to LF 3 out.
Pete Alonso with a lead off single.
Stewart walks. First and second nobody out.
Alvarez strikes out. First and second 1 out.
Iglesias grounds into double play. End of inning.
The bats sucking again early.
Gonzales HBP. Man on first, no out.
Line out. One out. Man still on first.
Hayes struck out. Two out.
Ground out to retire the side.
Bats need to get something going. The bottom of the lineup is up.
Can McNeil get going?
He is slumping badly.
McNeil homers to RF.
1-0 Mets.
Bader strikes out on 3 pitches. 1 out.
Lindor reaches on error by 2B. Man on first 1 out.
Lindor steals second.
1 out.
Nimmo walked. First and second, 1 out.
JD Martinez up with a change to drive in a run (or two).
JD Martinez lined into a double play. 3 out. Mets up 1-0.
Mets getting men on but not cashing in. Low pitch count too.
Taylor with a single to lead off the bottom of 3rd.
Need a shut down inning.
Double play. 2 out.
Reynolds with a two out hit. Man on first.
Flyout to Nimmo in LF. Side retired. Now the Mets are coming up in the top of the 4th.
Alonso doubles to right field. On second with no out.
Stewart flies out to RF, Alonso moves to 3rd. 1 out.
Alvarez up.
Need to get the run in.
Alvarez HBP. First and third, 1 out.
Iglesias grounds into a force out. Run in 2-0 Mets.
McNeil grounds out. Side retired.
Up to Severino to put up another shut down inning.
Tellez with a leadoff HR.
2-1 NY Mets.
Not how you want to start after getting another run.
Gave it right back.
Gonzales grounds out. 1 out.
There went the lead another HR.
2-2 game.