The Mets picked a good time to end a two game losing streak as they picked up a game with Friday’s huge win.
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“I’m sitting here looking at some guys who are outstanding writers”, Mets manager Terry Collins said afterward. Will Wilmer Flores ever be traded?
“We’ve got to make up some ground here so we can stay in the hunt”, Collins said before the game. During and after his at-bat, it was clear that Flores was beside himself and upset that he heard that news.
Mets: C Travis d’Arnaud came off the disabled list and returned to the lineup. But after Carlos Torres struck out the side in order in the twelfth, Flores hit a solo home run to left-center field to end the game. Cohen, watching an emotional Flores play, said it was odd for him to still be on the field despite the alleged trade going down. New York was in desperate need of offense, as it has ranked at the bottom of the NL in several offensive categories this year. Another reason why this is upsetting to Flores is because he has been with the Mets since he signed a contract at age 16, so the Mets are all he knows. LHP Jack Leathersich, who was at Triple-A Las Vegas, had Tommy John surgery Thursday. Flores had two of those hits.
ORIOLES 8, TIGERS 7: Adam Jones and Manny Machado homered and Baltimore overcame a six-run deficit to beat trade-ravaged Detroit. Fans jumped out of their seats and roared in a delighted frenzy as Flores pumped his arm and circled the bases, pointing to the word “Mets” across his chest when he came around third.
Fast forward to Friday night. Cespedes will continue to wear no. 52 for the Mets.
The New York Mets are a handful of games behind the Nationals in the National League East race so every game is important.
After a slow start, Gonzalez is back on track.
Harvey’s counterpart gave up just as many runs as he did, but in a much more roundabout way. The decision looked wise after Harvey retired the first two batters in the top of the eighth. He gave up a single and a double with two outs, and he was pulled as he reached 105 pitches.
Flores put the Mets ahead in the fourth against Gio Gonzalez with a two-out RBI single off the glove of diving shortstop Ian Desmond.
I hope you’re reading this recap because you didn’t watch this game.
Matt Harvey pitched 5.1 innings of ideal baseball on Friday night before a sellout crowd at Citi Field, as Gio Gonzalez struggled through 4.2. Harvey was dominant, and he had pinpoint accuracy the entire night, collecting eight strikeouts through seven innings. It forced the Nationals to use Dan Uggla at first base and Ryan Zimmerman in the outfield.
“One pitch would have gotten us out of here a little bit sooner”, Harvey said. He was ejected. Keep in mind that, due to Tyler Moore pinch-hitting in the 9th, and Clint Robinson pinch-hitting in the 8th, the Nationals were entirely out of outfielders on the bench.
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On a pitch that was well out of the strikezone, home plate umpire Jerry Meals rung up Bryce Harper for the 2nd out of the inning. On the fifth pitch, Harvey tried to go back upstairs against Escobar, but he did not get the pitch high enough.
