Mets Lose To Cubs 2-1 In 10 Innings for 11th Consecutive Loss After Devin Williams blows save and offense continues to struggle

 

Mets 2B Marcus Semian (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 2-1 this afternoon at Wrigley Field for their eleventh consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-15.

The Met offense did not do much outside of a solo homer by D.H. M.J. Melendez in the top of the fifth.  They went 1-9 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

RHP Tobias Myers got the start as an "opener" and did a fine job with two scoreless innings. He gave up one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.

LHP David Peterson came in next in relief in the bottom of the third and got into immediate trouble after he gave up a lead-off triple to CF Pete Crow-Armstrong. He was able to escape out of trouble due to a line-drive double play at 2B Marcus Semian who threw behind Crow-Armstrong to double him off third base.

Perterson stayed in until the bottom of the sixth and left with a runners on third base. RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and walked the first two hitters he faced to load the bases and then struck out RF Seiya Suzuki to end the inning.

LHP Brooks Raley followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a lead-off single to LF Ian Happ and after a strikeout, gave up a game-tying RBI double to former Met pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.

RHP Craig Kimbrel came on in the bottom of the tenth and gave up a wild pitch to advance ghost runner Crow-Armstrong to third and then gave up a walk-off sacrifice fly to 2B Nico Hoerner.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, April 21 back at home at Citi Field against the Minnesota Twins at 7:10 p.m.

Game 22: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-LF

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. M.J. Melendez-DH

6. Mark Vientos-1B

7. Brett Baty-RF

8. Marcus Semian-2B

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Tobias Myers (0-1, 3.46 ERA) vs. RHP Javier Assad (1-1, 8.10 ERA)

Mets Lose to Cubs 4-2 For Tenth Consecutive Loss And Struggle With Men On Base

 

Mets CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to David Banks-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 4-2 at Wrigley Field this afternoon for their tenth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-14.

RHP Freddy Peralta had a scoreless bottom of the first and then gave up a solo homer to LF Ian Happ in the bottom of the second. Peralta pitched well after that and retired the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the sixth and then gave up back-to-back walks and was taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and gave up a three-homer to pinch-hitter Carson Kelly who was pinch hit for DH Moises Ballesteros.

RHP Luke Weaver had to come in to get the two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

RHP Craig Kimbrel followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

After a scoreless top of the first, 1B Mark Vientos drove in the first run of the game with a solo homer in the top of the second.

The Met offense did not do much for next six innings until they started to come alive in the top of the eighth after 3B Bo Bichette and SS Francisco Lindor reached first with infield singles. 

CF Luis Robert  Jr then reached first after a fielder's choice. D.H. M.J. Melendez followed with a struck out, but catcher Francisco Alvarez was able to reach first after 2B Nico Hoerner made a poor throw to pull first baseman Michael Busch off the bag to allow a run to score. However Vinetos grounded out to end the threat.

In the top of the ninth, pinch-hitter Tommy Pham and 2B Marcus Semian struck out and then pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor flew out to end the game.

The Mets offense inability to hit with men on base continued after they went 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, April 19 at the Cubs at 2:20 p.m.

Game 21: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-LF

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. M.J. Melendez-DH

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Mark Vientos-1B

8. Brett Baty-RF

9. Marcus Semian-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (1-1, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (0-1, 4.86 ERA)

Mets Lose to Cubs 12-4 After Kodai Senga Has Another Poor Outing

 

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo threCredits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 12-4 this afternoon at Wrigley Field for their ninth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-13.

RHP Kodai Senga got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a one-out walk to 1B Michael Busch and a single to the following hitter 3B Alex Bregman.

Two batters later, Senga gave up a RBI single to RF Seiya Suzuki and then a three-run homer to the following hitter DH Moises Ballesteros.

Senga's struggles continued in the bottom of the second after he gave up a one-out walk to SS Dansby Swanson and a two-run homer to the following hitter to 2B Nico Hoerner.

Senga had a scoreless bottom of the third and was taken out with one out in the bottom of the fourth.

His final line was 3.1 innings, seven runs (six earned runs), three walks and three strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and gave up infield hits to Hoerner and Busch and then was let down by his defense later in the inning after 1B Brett Baty booted a routine grounder to allow another run to score.

LHP Sean Manaea followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth and then gave up three runs in the bottom of the seventh and a two-run homer to LF Ian Happ in the bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense had a better performance today offensively and broke out for three runs in the top of the second on a RBI double by 2B Marcus Semian and a two-run single by LF Tyrone Taylor. Prior to that, they had scored three runs in their last 29 innings.

In the top of the eighth, SS Francisco Lindor led off with an infield hit and CF Luis Robert Jr followed with a RBI double.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez then drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, April 18 at the Cubs at 2:20 p.m.

Game 20: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Francisco Lindor-SS

4. Luis Robert Jr-CF

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. M.J. Melendez-DH

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Brett Baty-1B

9. Tyrone Taylor-LF

The pitching match-up is RHP Kodai Senga (0-2, 7.07 ERA) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (1-0, 1.62 ERA)

Mets Swept By Dodgers 8-2 For Eighth Consecutive Loss

 

Mets D.H. M.J. Melendez (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 tonight at Dodger Stadium for their eighth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-12.

RHP Clay Holmes had a scoreless bottom of the first and then gave up a two-run homer to SS Heysong Kim in the bottom of the second.

Holmes was able to settle down after that and had scoreless innings in the bottom of the third, fourth anf fifth and was then taken out.

His final line was five innings, four hits, two runs, one walk and four strikeouts.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next in the bottom of the sixth and gave up a solo homer to LF Teoscar Hernandez.

Myers stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the bottom of the eighth and got into immediate trouble loading the bases with two hits and a walk and then gave up a grand slam to DH Dalton Rushing and was taken out.

RHP Adam Warren followed and gave up a solo homer to RF Kyle Tucker.

The Met offense did not do much against RHP Shohei Ohtani outside of a RBI double by D.H. M.J. Melendez in the top of the fifth.

In the top of the ninth, second basemen Marcus Semian added a RBI double.

The Met offense went 2-10 runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, April 17 at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs at 2:20 p.m.