Manaea Returns To Rotation As Mets Open Second Half

 

Sean Manaea throwing one by Elly De La Cruz in the first inning. Photo by Jason Schott.

The Mets opened the second half of the season on Friday night at Citi Field, and it also marked the long-awaited return to the starting rotation for Sean Manaea.

Red Bulls Roar Back To Take Down Revs

 

The Red Bulls celebrate one of their many late goals. Provided by the Red Bulls.

The Red Bulls beat the New England Revolution 5-3 - with all five goals coming in the second half - on Wednesday night at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

Books: Summer Reads From Jaclyn Westlake, Amy James, & Simon Toyne

 

Lucky Break

By Jaclyn Westlake

Avon; paperback, $18.99; Ebook, $12.99; Digital Audio, $27.99; available today, Tuesday, July 15th

Jaclyn Westlake is the author of the novel Dear Dotty and an alumna of the Stanford Continuing Studies novel writing program. A recruiter turned career advice columnist, her work has appeared in Forbes, Business Insider, and Inc. She lives in California with her husband and their dachshund mix, Indiana Jones, who can be called Indy.

St. John's & adidas Announce Partnership

 

The St. John's Athletic Department announced on Monday that adidas will become its new official footwear, uniform, apparel, and accessory partner.

NYCFC, Red Bulls Fall On Road

 

NYCFC's Hannes Wolf in action Saturday night in Charlotte. Photo by Jason Schott.

Saturday night was a tough one for the local MLS soccer teams, as New York City Football Club was shutout at Charlotte FC, 2-0, while the Red Bulls also fell, 2-0, to the Philadelphia Union. 

NYCFC Notches Historic Win Over Toronto At The Stadium

 

 The sky above Yankee Stadium during the game after rain moved through ahead of the match. Photo by Jason Schott.

New York City Football Club rolled to a 3-1 win over Toronto FC in front of a crowd of 19,395 at Yankee Stadium.

Mets Split Doubleheader With Brewers

 

Clay Holmes firing one in to Sal Frelick in the fifth inning of Game 1. Photo by Jason Schott.

After a rain out on Tuesday night, the Mets took the field on Wednesday afternoon to open a day-night doubleheader with the Milwaukee Brewers, their first action since their lost weekend in Pittsburgh.

GAME 1: BREWERS 7, METS 2

The Brewers wasted no time in this one, as Sal Frelick opened the game with a lead-off home run to right field off Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes.

William Contreras followed with a single, but Holmes then struck out Christian Yelich and he retired the following two to get out of the frame.

Freddy Peralta got the start for Milwaukee, and he retired the first six Mets before he hit Jeff McNeil with a pitch to open the third inning.

Luis Torrens then singled, and McNeil raced to third base.

That set him up to score on Brett Baty’s sacrifice fly to center field, and the game was tied at 1.

Milwaukee had a massive chance in the top of the fourth with Holmes walked the bases loaded with one out, but he then got Joey Ortiz to ground into a double play to end the threat.

Juan Soto drew a walk to open the bottom half of the fourth before he stole second base. 

Pete Alonso then laced a single to bring him in, and the Mets led 2-1.

Holmes then retired Milwaukee 1-2-3 in the fifth, and he walked Yelich to open the sixth before getting Jackson Chourio to fly out to right field.

Clay Holmes getting Jackson Chourio to fly out to right field to end his day. Photo by Jason Schott.

That would be all for Holmes, and in came Reid Garrett.

The right-hander was greeted rudely by Brice Turang, who hit a double to left field to bring in Yelich and tie the game at 2.

Isaac Collins then got a single, and Jake Bauers drew a walk to load the bases.

Up came Ortiz for the second time in a row he would have them loaded with one out - this time he took full advantage.

After drawing the count to 3-0 before he took a strike, Ortiz took the 3-1 offering and crushed it to left field, and the Brewers were suddenly up 6-2.

Joey Ortiz celebrates with his teammates after crushing his grand slam. Photo by Jason Schott.

Milwaukee tacked on another run in the eighth when Collins crushed a solo shot in the top of the eighth.

Peralta earned the win for the Brewers, after he went six innings, and allowed two runs (both earned) on two hits and a walk, while striking out six. He is now 9-4 with a 2.91 ERA on the season.

Garrett took the loss, after surrendering four runs in just 2/3 of an inning, and he is now 2-4. 

GAME 2: METS 7, BREWERS 3:

The Mets took the nightcap, as they jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning, backed by a grand slam from Brandon Nimmo and a solo home run from Francisco Lindor.

Francisco Lindor returning to the dugout after his home run. 

Huascar Brazoban started this one as an “opener,” and after he threw a scoreless first inning, Blake Tidwell threw four shutout innings.

Tidwell was lifted after he allowed three runs in the sixth, but he still earned the win, his first of the season.

Lindor gave the Mets some insurance when he got an RBI single in the sixth and an RBI double in the eighth that made it 7-3.

This was the Mets’ fourth win in their last 18 games, and they are now 49-38.