Game Report - May 14, 2026 - Mets 9, Tigers 4
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Steve Bielawski
May 20, 2026, 5:59:33 PM (21 hours ago) May 20
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> New York Mets 9, Detroit Tigers 4 - final
The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but by the end of the fourth, they were tied, and they gave up another three runs in the fifth. That's about how the Tigers are doing at this point.
In the top of the first, Colt Keith walked, Riley Greene singled, and Gage Workman homered to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Greene.
A.J. Ewing led off the bottom of the third inning with a home run.
In the bottom of the fourth, MJ Melendez walked, and Brett Baty homered. The game was tied, 3-3.
In the bottom of the fifth, Carson Benge singled and stole second base, Juan Soto singled to drive in Mr. Benge, and Mark Vientos homered to drive in Mr. Soto.
In the bottom of the sixth, Marcus Semien walked, went to third on a single by A.J. Ewing, and scored on a sacrifice bunt by Hayden Senger.
Juan Soto led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run.
In the top of the eighth, Dillon Dingler hit a solo home run.
Marcus Semien homered to lead off the bottom of the eighth.
After this game, the Tigers came home to face the Blue Jays. They lost two of the three games of that series.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 .400 .433
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> C. Keith 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .303 .346 .369
Walked in the first and scored.
He struck out in his other three plate appearances.
> R. Greene LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .331 .426 .490
Singled to right in the first and scored.
Singled to right in the third.
Walked in the sixth.
> D. Dingler DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .241 .307 .482
Homered to left-centre in the eighth.
> G. Workman 2B 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .364 .364 1.091
Homered to left-centre in the first
to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Greene.
Doubled to right in the fourth.
> Z. McKinstry RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273
Singled to left in the fourth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 .320 .380
Grounded into a double play to end the fourth.
Was hit by a pitch in the seventh.
In the KIITI club,
> W. Perez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .169 .221 .258
Singled to right in the fifth.
> J. Rogers C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 .209 .263
Walked in the fifth.
In the KIITI club.
> team 31 4 7 4 2 3 9
Four runs will win some games, but not this one.
> 2B: Workman (2, McLean)
> HR: Dingler (8, 8th inning off Myers 0 on, 2 Out);
> Workman (2, 1st inning off McLean 2 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Dingler (28), Workman 3 (5)
> 2-Out RBI: Dingler; Workman 3.
> GIDP: Torkelson
> Team LOB: 4
> Team RISP: 2-5 (McKinstry 1-1, Rogers 0-1, Dingler 0-1, Workman 1-1, McGonigle 0-1)
> Picked Off: Pérez (1st base, McLean)
> DP: 1 (Keith-Workman-Torkelson)
> E: Workman (2, throw)
> New York Mets AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Benge RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .237 .296 .344
> B. Bichette SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 .270 .282
Contained, which is pretty easy to do this season.
> J. Soto DH 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 .269 .358 .471
> M. Vientos 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .242 .287 .433
> M. Melendez LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .350 .462
> T. Taylor PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .203 .286
Cornered.
> B. Baty 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .220 .290 .333
> M. Semien 2B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .227 .286 .325
> A.J. Ewing CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .538 .889
> H. Senger C 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Caught.
> team 34 9 10 9 5 4 2
Nine runs is usually enough to win.
> HR: Semien (3, 8th inning off Vanasco 0 on, 0 Out); Soto (5, 7th inning off Hanifee 0 on, 0 Out);
> Vientos (6, 5th inning off Holton 1 on, 2 Out); Baty (2, 4th inning off Montero 1 on, 2 Out);
> Ewing (1, 3rd inning off Montero 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Semien (14), Soto 2 (13), Vientos 2 (19), Baty 2 (15), Senger (1), Ewing (3)
> 2Out RBI: Baty 2; Soto, J; Vientos 2.
> SH: Senger
> GIDP: Semien
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 1-5 (Soto 1-2, Bichette 0-2, Benge 0-1)
> SB: Benge (8, 2nd base off Montero/Rogers)
> DP: 1 (Baty-Semien-Vientos)
> Assists: Melendez, M (Workman at 3rd base).
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (19-25, 7-19 road) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 1
> New York Mets (18-25, 9-12 home) 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 x - 9 10 0
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
The game started well for the Tigers, but it went badly before long.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Montero (L, 2-3) 4.2 4 4 4 2 2 2 70-46 3.65
Not a quality start.
> T. Holton 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 7-5 4.74
> E. De Jesus 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 19-10 7.31
> B. Hanifee 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14-10 1.08
> R. Vanasco 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 32-22 14.54
None of the relievers left without giving up at least one run.
> team 8.0 10 9 9 4 2 5 142-93
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Montero 12/20;
> Holton 3/3; De Jesús 1/5; Hanifee 3/4; Vanasco 5/7
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Montero-15-1-14-16;
> Holton-1-0-1-3; De Jesús-3-1-2-4;
> Hanifee-3-1-2-4; Vanasco-7-0-9-6
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Montero 6-6;
> Holton 0-1; De Jesús 2-1; Hanifee 1-2; Vanasco 1-3
> Game Scores: K Montero 40
> New York Mets IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> N. McLean (W, 2-2) 7.0 6 3 3 3 7 1 93-62 2.92
A quality start, and the win.
> T. Myers 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10-8 3.51
One pitch travelled pretty far.
> C. Kimbrel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19-12 6.10
Did his job.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 3 9 2 122-82
> HBP: Torkelson (by McLean)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Kimbrel 1/3; Myers 5/4; McLean 21/28
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Kimbrel-2-3-5-2; Myers-1-1-3-3; McLean-18-8-19-17
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Kimbrel 1-1; Myers 1-1; McLean 3-8
> Game Scores: N McLean 57
> Venue: Citi Field, New York, New York
> Attendance: 34,642
> Weather: 62degrees, cloudy
> Wind: 2 m.p.h., in from left
> Time of Game: 2:32
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The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but by the end of the fourth, they were tied, and they gave up another three runs in the fifth. That's about how the Tigers are doing at this point.
In the top of the first, Colt Keith walked, Riley Greene singled, and Gage Workman homered to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Greene.
A.J. Ewing led off the bottom of the third inning with a home run.
In the bottom of the fourth, MJ Melendez walked, and Brett Baty homered. The game was tied, 3-3.
In the bottom of the fifth, Carson Benge singled and stole second base, Juan Soto singled to drive in Mr. Benge, and Mark Vientos homered to drive in Mr. Soto.
In the bottom of the sixth, Marcus Semien walked, went to third on a single by A.J. Ewing, and scored on a sacrifice bunt by Hayden Senger.
Juan Soto led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run.
In the top of the eighth, Dillon Dingler hit a solo home run.
Marcus Semien homered to lead off the bottom of the eighth.
After this game, the Tigers came home to face the Blue Jays. They lost two of the three games of that series.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 .400 .433
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> C. Keith 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .303 .346 .369
Walked in the first and scored.
He struck out in his other three plate appearances.
> R. Greene LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .331 .426 .490
Singled to right in the first and scored.
Singled to right in the third.
Walked in the sixth.
> D. Dingler DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .241 .307 .482
Homered to left-centre in the eighth.
> G. Workman 2B 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .364 .364 1.091
Homered to left-centre in the first
to drive in Mr. Keith and Mr. Greene.
Doubled to right in the fourth.
> Z. McKinstry RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273
Singled to left in the fourth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 .320 .380
Grounded into a double play to end the fourth.
Was hit by a pitch in the seventh.
In the KIITI club,
> W. Perez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .169 .221 .258
Singled to right in the fifth.
> J. Rogers C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 .209 .263
Walked in the fifth.
In the KIITI club.
> team 31 4 7 4 2 3 9
Four runs will win some games, but not this one.
> 2B: Workman (2, McLean)
> HR: Dingler (8, 8th inning off Myers 0 on, 2 Out);
> Workman (2, 1st inning off McLean 2 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Dingler (28), Workman 3 (5)
> 2-Out RBI: Dingler; Workman 3.
> GIDP: Torkelson
> Team LOB: 4
> Team RISP: 2-5 (McKinstry 1-1, Rogers 0-1, Dingler 0-1, Workman 1-1, McGonigle 0-1)
> Picked Off: Pérez (1st base, McLean)
> DP: 1 (Keith-Workman-Torkelson)
> E: Workman (2, throw)
> New York Mets AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Benge RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .237 .296 .344
> B. Bichette SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 .270 .282
Contained, which is pretty easy to do this season.
> J. Soto DH 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 .269 .358 .471
> M. Vientos 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .242 .287 .433
> M. Melendez LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .350 .462
> T. Taylor PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .203 .286
Cornered.
> B. Baty 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .220 .290 .333
> M. Semien 2B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .227 .286 .325
> A.J. Ewing CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .538 .889
> H. Senger C 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Caught.
> team 34 9 10 9 5 4 2
Nine runs is usually enough to win.
> HR: Semien (3, 8th inning off Vanasco 0 on, 0 Out); Soto (5, 7th inning off Hanifee 0 on, 0 Out);
> Vientos (6, 5th inning off Holton 1 on, 2 Out); Baty (2, 4th inning off Montero 1 on, 2 Out);
> Ewing (1, 3rd inning off Montero 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Semien (14), Soto 2 (13), Vientos 2 (19), Baty 2 (15), Senger (1), Ewing (3)
> 2Out RBI: Baty 2; Soto, J; Vientos 2.
> SH: Senger
> GIDP: Semien
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 1-5 (Soto 1-2, Bichette 0-2, Benge 0-1)
> SB: Benge (8, 2nd base off Montero/Rogers)
> DP: 1 (Baty-Semien-Vientos)
> Assists: Melendez, M (Workman at 3rd base).
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (19-25, 7-19 road) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 1
> New York Mets (18-25, 9-12 home) 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 x - 9 10 0
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
The game started well for the Tigers, but it went badly before long.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Montero (L, 2-3) 4.2 4 4 4 2 2 2 70-46 3.65
Not a quality start.
> T. Holton 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 7-5 4.74
> E. De Jesus 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 19-10 7.31
> B. Hanifee 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14-10 1.08
> R. Vanasco 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 32-22 14.54
None of the relievers left without giving up at least one run.
> team 8.0 10 9 9 4 2 5 142-93
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Montero 12/20;
> Holton 3/3; De Jesús 1/5; Hanifee 3/4; Vanasco 5/7
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Montero-15-1-14-16;
> Holton-1-0-1-3; De Jesús-3-1-2-4;
> Hanifee-3-1-2-4; Vanasco-7-0-9-6
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Montero 6-6;
> Holton 0-1; De Jesús 2-1; Hanifee 1-2; Vanasco 1-3
> Game Scores: K Montero 40
> New York Mets IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> N. McLean (W, 2-2) 7.0 6 3 3 3 7 1 93-62 2.92
A quality start, and the win.
> T. Myers 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10-8 3.51
One pitch travelled pretty far.
> C. Kimbrel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19-12 6.10
Did his job.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 3 9 2 122-82
> HBP: Torkelson (by McLean)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Kimbrel 1/3; Myers 5/4; McLean 21/28
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Kimbrel-2-3-5-2; Myers-1-1-3-3; McLean-18-8-19-17
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Kimbrel 1-1; Myers 1-1; McLean 3-8
> Game Scores: N McLean 57
> Venue: Citi Field, New York, New York
> Attendance: 34,642
> Weather: 62degrees, cloudy
> Wind: 2 m.p.h., in from left
> Time of Game: 2:32
This game report is brought to you by the 21 Club.
It bngan as a speakeasy during prohibition,
and closed in 2020, during the COVID shut-down.
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