Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 6:10PM CST
Facing an early challenge when Bartolo Colon left with an injury, the New York Mets were forced to rely heavily on their relief pitchers. This set the stage for a tense bullpen battle against the Kansas City Royals' acclaimed relief corps. Despite the difficult circumstances, the Mets' relievers delivered, guiding the team to a hard-fought 2-1 victory on Tuesday night.
Date: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Citi Field
Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 40,122
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYM |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Granderson (12, Kennedy)
Home Runs: Cabrera (7, 1st inning off Kennedy 0 on, 1 Out); Céspedes (18, 4th inning off Kennedy 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cabrera (22), Céspedes (44)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (d'Arnaud 0-1, Cabrera 0-1, Walker 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: d'Arnaud 1; Cabrera 1; Walker 1

Pitcher Notes: Robles pitched to 3 batters in the 5th
Hit By Pitch: Johnson (By Hochevar)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Colón 0-1; Robles 10-16; Goeddel 4-8; Blevins 1-3; Reed 1-3; Familia 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Colón 2-0-0-1; Robles 10-9-19-8; Goeddel 4-7-5-7; Blevins 0-2-5-2; Reed 2-2-1-2; Familia 4-4-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Colón 1-0; Robles 1-3; Goeddel 3-2; Blevins 0-2; Reed 1-1; Familia 1-0
Game Scores: B Colon 51

Double Plays: 1 (d'Arnaud-Cabrera)
Errors: Goeddel (1, throw)

Doubles: Escobar (11, Robles)
Runs Batted In: Eibner (7)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (Merrifield 0-1, Hosmer 0-1, Orlando 0-1, Eibner 1-1, Escobar 0-1, Cuthbert 0-2, Pérez 0-1, Cain 0-1, Morales 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Escobar 1; Cuthbert 2; Pérez 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 11-17; Gee 4-8; Hochevar 1-4; Herrera 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 15-4-11-13; Gee 4-4-3-7; Hochevar 2-2-1-2; Herrera 3-5-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 1-9; Gee 0-6; Hochevar 1-1; Herrera 0-0
Game Scores: I Kennedy 47

Caught Stealing: Escobar (4, 2nd base by Robles/d'Arnaud)
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