Jon Gray: Gray hit hard Friday against Mets

“All I had in my mind is go to third”, Cespedes said.

New York Mets’ Juan Uribe follows the flight of his solo home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chris Rusin in the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, August 22, 2015, in Denver. Niese comes off of a 5-3 defeat to Pittsburgh where he gave up three runs on five hits including a pair of homers in six frames. Sean Gilmartin picked up the win in his 2.1 innings of relief. But Hundley was erased at the plate trying to tag up on Kyle Parker’s flyout to Curtis Granderson, and momentum swung back to the Mets.

Yoenis Cespedes hit three home runs, including a grand slam, and had a career-high seven RBIs and the New York Mets overpowered the Colorado Rockies 14-9 on Friday night.

Bumgarner crushed a Jeff Locke (6-8) fastball 418-feet over the wall in left field in the second inning, a two-run shot that gave the Giants an early four-run lead and all the cushion Bumgarner would need on the mound.

Indeed, Jon Gray turned in a superb outing that night, exiting the game with the 2-1 lead and a chance for his first major league win in dominant fashion against a team as hot as any in the National League. Cespedes’ 5-for-6 game also included five runs scored, seven RBIs and a stolen base.

Joining Vinny: Third base hadn’t been a power position for the Rockies since the days of Vinny Castilla (1993-99, 2004) – until Arenado’s arrival.

But to their credit, the Rockies never quit, scoring three more runs in the bottom of the fourth thanks to a home run from Nolan Arenado, that made the game 8-7 and chased Colon from the game for New York.

Eric O’Flaherty came on, and shortstop Jose Reyes greeted him with his second homer with the Rockies and sixth overall this season to cut the Mets’ lead to 14-8.

“But, it’s great to hit 30”. The lefty lasted 5 ¹/₃ innings and allowed seven earned runs on 11 hits with two walks and three strikeouts. “This was the best night I have ever had”.

Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Yoenis Cespedes is congratulated by Daniel Murphy. Then he couldn’t stop the negative spin in the second.

“I wasn’t too precise with the pitch and he took advantage of it”, Gray said.

Just call them the Mile High club. Gray faced two more batters, retiring one, before being pulled by Rockies manager Walt Weiss.

“I knew they’d have a better idea coming in and seeing me a second time in so short of time”. No one likes to lose. “There’s a lot of times where it’s like the game we had”. Hopefully, we can find a change, and hopefully it’s soon. His only other career grand slam came April 19 as a Tiger against the White Sox.

This being said, the Mets have now won 9 in a row against Colorado, dating back to May 4th, 2014.

The Mets will roll out west for a three game set with the Rockies, the second series in a road-trip that finishes next week.

A walk, a pop single down the right-field line and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for Eddie Rosario, who delivered a fly to right.