Cespedes Injury Mars Mets Laugher

Because nothing can ever go easy for the Mets, we got to see Yoenis Cespedes leave the game after this awkward slide in the sixth inning:

Before that play, things could not be going better for the Mets. After yesterday’s 14-2 victory, the Mets quickly went up 8-0 in tonight’s game. 

After Tyler Chatwood issued back-to-back walks to Michael Conforto and Asdrubal Cabrera to begin the top of the first, Jay Bruce would drive them all home:

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The rally continued, and the Mets would score their fourth run when Travis d’Arnaud would single home T.J. Rivera. Rivera had reached via the walk. After he walked, Chsteood came out of the game due to injury. 

As if four first inning runs weren’t enough, the Mets would pile on three more in the second inning.  

The second inning runs were all unearned as Bruce reached on a two out error by DJ LeMahieu. The Mets did capitalize starting with a Rivera RBI single scoring Cespedes. Bruce and Rivera would score on a Lucas Duda RBI double. 

The Mets eighth run would be provided by Lugo himself:

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As you can surmise from Bruce, the Mets pulled that old shtick:

Lugo’s first career home run was certainly a high light, but it was not his only highlight of the evening. Lugo went out there, and he dominated the Rockies for five innings. 

The Rockies did get to him for two in the sixth with the help of Cespedes’ aforementioned divot. The double set up second and third with one out. After a Gerardo Parra sacrifice fly and a Raimel Tapia double, the Rockies pulled within 8-2. 

The Rockies tacked on another run in the seventh on a Charlie Blackmon two out RBI triple. At that point, Terry Collins wasn’t taking any chances. He brought in Paul Sewald, who struck out LeMahieu to get out of the inning. That strikeout closed the books on a terrific start for Lugo. 

Lugo’s final line was 6.2 innings, seven hits, three runs, three earned, two walks, and five strikeouts.

He would get the win as Sewald, Jerry Blevins, and Addison Reed would combine to pitch 3.1 scoreless.  

With the scoreless work out of the bullpen, and a Reyes’ eighth inning homer, the Mets would win 9-3. 

With the win, the Mets are now 8.5 games behind the Rockies for the second Wild Card, and the team is six games under .500. The team is beginning to make a run. The question right now if this is too little too late . . . especially with Cespedes having to leave the game. 

Game Notes: Curtis Granderson replaced Cespedes in the sixth. The Mets have now won 

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