Final Score: Rays 3, Mets 2 Sting Rays
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The Mets lost a tough one to the Rays by a score of 3-2 tonight, snapping their 7-game winning streak. The Mets held a 2-0 lead going into the 8th inning, but a cruising David Peterson ran into trouble to start the 8th by giving up a leadoff homer, and Luis Rojas didn’t seem very inclined to pull his young starter until it was almost too late. Peterson allowed a double to the next batter and was allowed to face one more hitter before finally being pulled for Trevor May.
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The Mets turned to an opener Saturday afternoon in Tampa Bay, hoping to pull out a bullpen game against the masters of the craft. Drew Smith pitched well in the opener role, but the rest of the bullpen was not able to follow suit as New York fell 12-5 to the Rays.
Smith did allow an unearned run in the first when, with runners on first and third, Tomas Nido’s throwing error on a steal of second allowed Yandy Diaz to score. While the Rays’ traditional starter, Shane McClanahan, looked dominant in the first in striking out the side, the Mets got to him in the second when Jose Peraza launched a hanging slider for a three-run home run in the top of the second the team’s first three-run home run of the season.
Final Score: Mets 5, Diamondbacks 4 Signature Moment
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The Mets beat the Diamondbacks 5-4 in walk-off fashion in extra innings in the series opener at Citi Field. It was an absolutely wild ride; the Mets were in an early hole as David Peterson walked the opposing pitcher Zac Gallen to load the bases in the second inning and then subsequently hit a batter and walked two batters to force in three runs before he was pulled in favor of Robert Gsellman, who retired the final batter in the inning.
At that point, things were looking grim for the Mets. Gallen was dealing and the bullpen was again forced to do some heavy lifting in relief. Gsellman gave up an additional run in the third inning to make the score 4-0 Diamondbacks, but the bullpen held firm after that. Gsellman pitched a scoreless fourth, the newly recalled Tommy Hunter tossed two scoreless innings, and Jacob Barnes, Miguel Castro, Edwin Díaz, and Aaron Loup each contributed
Final score: Red Sox 1, Mets 0 The bats are still asleep
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For a second straight night, the Mets were stymied offensively by the Boston Red Sox’ pitching staff.
Jacob deGrom, despite not having his best stuff, muscled his way to a quality start. He pitched six innings, gave up three hits, a walk, and an earned run, but he still struck out nine, finishing the night with a 0.51 ERA on the season. The bullpen held up their end of the deal, pitching three innings, with only one hit and six strikeouts combined, keeping one of the best offenses in baseball from piling on and giving the Mets a chance to win the game.