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After an inspiring win in Game 1 of the doubleheader this afternoon, the Mets came out quite flat in Game 2 and lost by a score of 5-0.
Robert Stock took the mound for the first time in the orange and blue, and fared much better than he did against the orange and blue last month. He tossed four solid innings, allowing 2 runs on four hits and two walks, with five strikeouts. His only real blemish was a two-run homer allowed to Manny Piña in the second inning.
Unfortunately, the Mets offense couldn’t back him up at all, getting shut down by Brett Anderson over four innings. They managed just three hits all game, all against Anderson. The Mets finally got something going in the fifth, when they loaded the bases with nobody out after three straight walks, but Brad Boxberger struck out 3 in a row to extricate the jam.
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After a stirring last inning comeback in the final inning of game one of the day/night double header in the Bronx gave the Mets a series victory in the first installment of the 2021 Subway Series, all of the momentum seemed to be on the Mets’ side heading into the series finale.
The opportunity to sweep the series and push the Yankees below .500 would slip through the Mets’ fingers, however. The offense that put up 18 runs over the first two games of the series started slowly against Nestor Cortes. Meanwhile, the Yankees struck quickly in the second inning, with Gio Urshela putting a three run home run into the short porch in right to stake the Yankees to a 3-0 lead.
Final Score: Nationals 8, Mets 4 Death by the long ball
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For the second straight game, the Mets had a lackluster showing and played some bad baseball. Jerad Eickhoff got the start for the Mets, and though he was able to give the team some length, pitching six innings, he struggled, allowing five runs in those six innings.
Kyle Schwarber once again powered the Nationals and continued his torrid hot streak, leading off the bottom of the first with a solo homer. The Nats then went back-to-back, as Trea Turner hit a solo shot of his own, putting the Mets in an early 2-0 deficit.
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