San Francisco 5, NY Mets 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, August 1, 2014
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
Temperature:
77°
Umpires:
Home -
Jeff Kellogg, 1B -
Brian O'Nora, 2B -
D.J. Reyburn, 3B -
Ben May
Attendance:
28905
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Giants 5, Mets 1: Ryan Vogelsong tossed a two-hitter and Brandon Crawford went 3-for-4 with an RBI as San Francisco began its 10-game road trip on a winning note.
Hunter Pence collected three RBIs and Matt Duffy drove in a run for the Giants, who climbed within 2 1/2 games of the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West while maintaining their lead in the wild-card standings. Vogelsong (6-8) walked one and struck out five as he snapped his five-game losing streak with his second career complete game.
Lucas Duda belted his sixth home run in nine contests for the Mets, who are six games out of a wild-card spot. Jon Niese (5-7) suffered his third straight loss since returning from the disabled list, allowing five runs - three earned - and nine hits over eight-plus frames.
San Francisco took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Crawford and Pence's run-scoring groundout. Pence struck again in the seventh, delivering a two-run triple before scoring on Duffy's single to make it a five-run advantage.
Vogelsong kept New York hitless until Juan Lagares led off the sixth with a single. The veteran right-hander faced the minimum over seven innings before Duda opened the eighth by depositing a 1-2 offering over the left-field wall for his career-high 20th blast.
GAME NOTEBOOK: San Francisco RHP Matt Cain has been advised to undergo surgery to remove bone chips and spurs from his elbow, a procedure that would end his season. Cain, however, has yet to decide when he will have the operation. ... Crawford is 8-for-13 against the Mets this season. ... Vogelsong also tossed a shutout in May 2011 against the Chicago Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
San Francisco |
|
NY Mets |
Ryan Vogelsong
|
Player |
Jon Niese
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
9.0 |
IP |
8.0 |
5 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
2 |
Hits |
9 |
1.00 |
ERA |
3.38 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
San Francisco
|
9 |
0 |
14 |
.265 |
11 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
NY Mets
|
2 |
1 |
5 |
.074 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |