Giants Can't Complete Comeback, Conforto Propels Mets to Eighth Straight

Behind the hot bat of Michael Conforto, the New York Mets continued to surge, just holding off the San Francisco Giants on route to winning their eighth game in a row, and handing San Francisco their third loss in a row.

Conforto continued to haunt the Giants during this series, one-upping himself by going three for four with three RBIs the day after going two for five with two RBIs. The sophomore out of Oregon State University brought his batting average up to .365 on the season, one of the best in the big leagues.

Meanwhile on the other side of the ball, Matt Cain had another start that he'd like to forget. Today's game was just another example of one where he pitched well but just ran into more than his fair share of unlucky breaks. The Horse finished the day allowing six runs over six innings of work while striking out five and walking one.

Jacob deGrom did not have his lights out stuff on the mound, but it was enough to get the job done against San Francisco. Although he did walk four batters after having come into the game allowing none, deGrom limited the Giants to just two hits. None of the three runs that he allowed were earned.

Hunter Pence led the offensive charge for the Giants, totaling three RBIs with a hit and a walk.

The Recap The Mets didn't waste any time putting runs on the scoreboard, striking for two runs in both the first and the second.

In the bottom of the first, Neil Walker kick-started the New York offense, singling home Curtis Granderson and Michael Conforto on a soft liner to right that just made it past the outstretched glove of the second baseman Kelby Tomlinson, putting the Mets up 2-0.

Conforto continued to be a cog in New York's offensive machine, when in the bottom of the second, the red-hot left fielder doubled off the top of the left field wall just above the 358, driving in Rene Rivera and Asdrubal Cabrera, extending the New York lead to 4-0.

The Mets had all the momentum, but in the top half of the third, the Giants got back into the game, and, mentally, got themselves back into the series.

With two outs in the inning, Brandon Belt drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home Angel Pagan, and Hunter Pence followed it up by singling home Matt Duffy and Buster Posey, cutting the deficit to 4-3. On the play, Belt was thrown out trying to advance to third, and while it ended the inning, the Giants were back in the game.

Cain and deGrom settled into a groove following the offense-themed first couple of innings, trading zeros as Cain held the Mets scoreless in the third and fourth and deGrom held the Giants scoreless in the fourth and fifth.

That offensive calm snapped when Conforto and Wilmer Flores hit solo shots in back-to-back innings, extending the New York lead to 6-3.

The Giants wouldn't go down quiet, when in the bottom of the eighth the offense staged a potential comeback. In the top of the eighth, Pence and Brandon Crawford hit a pair of booming back to back sacrifice flies that just missed being go-ahead home runs. Although they cut the lead to 6-5, there was a feeling that with the bad luck with Cain, the Giants weren't destined to win this game.

Denard Span reached on a single to start up the ninth, but Angel Pagan grounded into a double play, and Matt Duffy grounded out to end the game.

Madison Bumgarner looks to avoid the sweep as he goes head-to-head against New York ace Noah Syndergard. The forecast predicts rain, so whether or not this game gets played is uncertain at the moment.

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