The Rockies could not get back to their winning ways as they were downed by the Mets tonight by a final score of 3-2. Chad Bettis was far more solid in his second outing, going five innings, but didn’t factor into the Rockies’ loss.
Wilton Lopez took the loss on the night and is now 1-4 on the year with a 4.53 ERA. Scott Atchison got the victory for the Mets and is now 2-0 on the year. It was a relatively well pitched game from both sides, but the Mets were able to come up with the crucial hit at the end of the game which was the difference maker and allowed them to get the victory.
Both the Mets and the Rockies each had six hits a piece on the night and were unable to get much going on the offensive side of things. Charlie Blackmon had the big hit for the Rockies on the night as he hit a pinch hit home run which tied the game in the sixth inning of the game. The other run came across on Nolan Arenado’s sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. No player on the Rockies had more than one hit in the game and the Rockies two top hitters, Troy Tulowitzki and Michael Cuddyer, both were held hit less on the night. The Mets were led offensively by Juan Lagares. He went 2 for 4 on the night and had all three RBI for the Mets on the night. Former Rockies fan favorite Eric Young Jr, scored the game winning run as he scored from second base on an infield single from Lagares.
Once again Wilton Lopez cripples the Rockies as he is not able to keep the opponent off of the scoreboard. He pitched as good as he has all year tonight which is sad to say but he lasted two innings allowing two hits and the one run. Surprisingly, the Rockies and Walt Weiss are continuing to throw him out there to pitch for them in the late innings of the game in close situations. When are they going to learn from their mistakes and wise up.
The Rockies will be back in action tomorrow night in New York as they are taking on the Mets in game two of their series with first pitch coming at 5:10 PM Mountain time. Jhoulys Chacin (10-5, 3.40 ERA) will be taking on pitching sensation Matt Harvey (8-3, 2.21 ERA) of the Mets.
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Dave Land
Dave is a Sports Administration Major at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He interned for the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche Group Ticket Sales departments. He's worked as an Event Manager for the Gold Crown Foundation. He has worked in sports through all facets of the game, and with Youth, High School, College, Minor Leagues, and Major Leagues at all different capacities.
