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Mets beat Red Sox 5-4 in completion of suspended game; Scherzer to face Paxton in nightcap
Friday night's game was suspended in the bottom of the fourth inning with the Mets leading 4-3. The teams traded runs on Saturday, with New York making it 5-3 when Pete Alonso doubled and scored on Brett Baty’s single. Boston cut the deficit to 5-4 when Tristan Casas tripled on a ball that got past right fielder Mark Canha, then scored on a sacrifice fly.
Mets manager Buck Showalter said his pitchers did a good job of getting out of trouble — a big deal on a day when the staff could need to get 44 outs. Hartwig picked Casas off first base to end the fourth, David Peterson struck out Verdugo with runners on first and third to end the sixth, and Brooks Raley fanned Casas with two on and two out in the eighth.
The Mets also failed to score after loading the bases with no outs in the eighth.
“It's frustrating, and I don't put it out of my mind,” Showalter said. “Pitching allows that not to be a momentum thing. They get out of that, and then Raley followed it and he came in and did the job.”
The day game was announced as a sellout, though about half the Friday night fans were still too drenched to come back and see the game to its conclusion. Those who did return on a mostly sunny and warm afternoon seemed to be predominately rooting for the visitors, as evidenced by the hearty “Let’s Go Mets!” chants, though the crowd did unite with a familiar chant razzing the Yankees.
Boston led 3-0 after two innings in Friday night’s scheduled game before Nimmo homered into the Mets bullpen in the third. Vogelbach’s went over the bullpen an inning later to give New York a 4-3 lead.
There was one out and a 1-2 count on Alex Verdugo when the umpires called for the tarp at 8:20 p.m. The downpour became torrential, with frequent lightning, before the game was suspended about two hours later.
The teams picked it up where they left off on Saturday afternoon, with the regularly scheduled 4:10 p.m. game pushed back to 7:10 p.m. Grant Hartwig (3-1) replaced Kodai Senga on the mound for New York and got Verdugo to ground out.
In all, Hartwig struck out one and allowed one hit in two innings. David Robertson pitched the ninth for his 14th save.
Joe Jacques came in to start the fifth for Boston, replacing Friday night starter Kutter Crawford (4-5), who gave up four runs on four hits while striking out two.
James Paxton (5-2) was scheduled to start the night game for Boston against Max Scherzer (8-3).
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets second baseman Luis Guillorme limped off the field and left the game after falling backwards while trying to field Rafael Devers' hard grounder in the sixth. He was placed on the injured list, and infielder Danny Mendick was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to replace him.
UP NEXT
Carlos Carrasco (3-3) was scheduled to start Sunday's finale for the Mets. The Red Sox did not announce a starter.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Hernández flied out to center. | |
9th Inning | Refsnyder popped out to second. | |
9th Inning | Wong struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Robertson relieved Raley | |
9th Inning | McNeil grounded out to second. | |
9th Inning | Lindor stole second. |
Statistics
NYM | BOS | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
18 | Ground Balls | 12 |
7 | Strikeouts | 9 |
5 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
13 | Hits | 8 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
0 | Walks | 3 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
5 | Runs | 4 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
38 | At Bats | 33 |
2 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
22 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
0 | Triples | 1 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
3 | Doubles | 1 |
14 | Fly Balls | 13 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
142 | Pitches | 162 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
22 | Total Bases | 11 |
39 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
5 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
7.0 | Runs Created | 3.8 |
.342 | Batting Average | .242 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.579 | Slugging Percentage | .333 |
.263 | Secondary Average | .212 |
.342 | On Base Percentage | .297 |
.921 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .631 |
1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
7.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.9 |
46.0 | Batter Rating | 29.5 |
19.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
3.64 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.38 |
.237 | Isolated Power | .091 |
0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
.000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .081 |
-.079 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.030 |
10.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
96.5 | MLB Rating | 78.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 37,035 | Capacity:
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | W1 |
New York | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | L1 |
Washington | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | L1 |
Miami | 62 | 100 | .383 | 33 | W4 |
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |