Center fielder Mookie Betts then hit a blooper into shallow left, where Cuddyer got a late start on the ball.With Cuddyer, third baseman David Wright and shortstop Ruben Tejada all converging, the ball landed just fair. On deGrom’s wild pitch, Betts to second. Cuddyer walked on a full count, Cespedes to third, D.Wright to second. Pablo Sandoval drove him in with a double to right-center field.
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But the Boston bullpen yielded a run in the eighth when Robbie Ross Jr. issued a walk with one out, and after a fielder’s choice and a stolen base, Heath Hembree allowed a run-scoring single to Michael Cuddyer, giving the Mets the go-ahead run.
But by hanging on for a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox, the Mets exhibited their tendency to rebound, a valuable trait should they reach the playoffs for the first time since 2006.
Kelly has a 2.68 ERA in his last six starts and is 6-1 with a 3.74 ERA in eight starts since being promoted from Triple-A Pawtucket on July 22. On Saturday, he struck out 10 in six innings, yielding two runs and four hits.
NOTES: Dave Dombrowski, named Red Sox president of baseball operations on August 19, spent 25 minutes before batting practice speaking to reporters in the visitor’s dugout. To make room for Reed on the 40-man roster, the Mets recalled IF Wilfred Tovar from Triple-A Las Vegas and placed him on the 60-day disabled list….
Matt Harvey will take on Henry Owens as the Mets and Red Sox open up a three game series.
“He’s going to be one of the good ones”, catcher Blake Swihart told MLB’s official website. In his 16 starts prior to Monday, deGrom went 9-2 with a 1.44 ERA and a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 121-to-17 over 112 2/3 innings.
Through 5 innings of play, the Mets manufactured a 2-0 lead.
The Mets jumped ahead in the second inning as the Mets made some sharp contact against Miley.
The Mets haven’t been hitting almost as well as they were when they smashed their way through their nine-game trip to Baltimore, Colorado and Philadelphia.
But the Mets tied it in the seventh against right-hander Alexi Ogando, who allowed a hit and three walks, including a bases-loaded free pass to d’Arnaud. So he took the unusual measure of starting Uribe at second base.
As well as Kelly pitched, Mets manager Terry Collins felt there was another factor affecting his team. As the ricochet off the wall carried well beyond center fielder Juan Lagares, Swihart never hesitated on the bases.
The Mets have lost five straight games at home, their worst home losing streak of the season. Curtis Granderson leads New York with 125 hits and 56 RBI while Wilmer Flores and Daniel Murphy have combined for 110 RBI. Interim manager Torey Lovullo also said he wouldn’t use RHP Junichi Tazawa, who tweaked his right hip and groin while turning a double play in the 10th inning Friday.
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The Red Sox won the final game of their series against the White Sox on Wednesday, 3-0, behind a strong pitching performance from Rick Porcello. Two teams – the Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners – have yet to play at Citi Field. “Sometimes relievers will come in and the first one, they’ll just want to execute the pitch”. K.Johnson singled to left.
