Needless to say, the Mets lost that night and fell to only a game above the.
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New York Mets’ Ruben Tejada hits a single against the Miami Marlins during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Tuesday August 4, 2015.
Solarte hit a solo home run in the first and connected for a three-run shot in the seventh. Catcher Travis d’Arnaud, the following player, doubled obtaining the ball within right fielder Ichiro Suzuki’s glove, establishing the boost of Conforto. 127 in that short stint with the Mets, but he’s the new career home run leader in the minor leagues after hitting No. 433 – a grand slam – on Monday night in the Toledo Mudhens’ 10-8 loss…
Yoenis Cespedes is the reason. He’s got deceptive speed, hustles, and time will tell if he can play center field at Citi; but the Mets have found themselves a flawless fit for these last 2 months of the season as they make a run at October. It’s a simple reason why the Mets brought him to New York.to hit the ball and drive in runs.
Strong performances at the plate were commonplace for the Mets Monday night.
The lefty struck out the first two batters he faced and set down four straight before Torii Hunter homered in the second.
The following inning, Cespedes drilled his 31st double of the season, driving in Granderson and Conforto to give New York a comfortable 9-0 lead.
San Francisco’s Norichika Aoki went 2-for-5, scored once and drove in a run.
Lefty Jon Niese (6-9) held the Marlins to just one run and four hits in seven innings before watching the Mets seize control in the eighth. His command and velocity seemed to improve throughout the game.
Right-hander Bartolo Colon (10-10) won for the first time since June 12 after dropping his previous six decisions. DeGrom’s numbers through his first 15 career starts are strikingly similar, as he also owned a 6-5 record combined with a 2.77 ERA and 90 strikeouts opposed to 32 walks in 92 innings. The Mets defeated Miami 5-1 on Tuesday and have now won eight of eleven.
With a count and two on, Marlins pitcher Tom Koehler didn’t wish to matter a stroll to fill the angles.
“The last two or three weeks of playing with him in Oakland, he looked like himself”, said Mets setup man Tyler Clippard, who was traded from the A’s last week.
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Cespedes doubled in the sixth and scored on two wild pitches by Andre Rienzo. Later in the inning, Milmer Flores hit a double that drove in Cespedes. Not only have the Mets surged past the Washington Nationals into first place in the NL East, but also they’ve come out of perhaps their toughest stretch of schedule all season in great position to add to their division lead.
