Mets vs. Pirates Game 63 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 to lose their third consecutive game and drop their record to 34-29. They remain 5 games out of first place in the National League East after the Washington Nationals lost to the Chicago Cubs. RHP Jacob deGrom gave up 2 runs in 6 innings and took the loss. He allowed 1 walk, but had 9 strikeouts. After deGrom was taken out, RHP Jim Henderson came in the seventh inning and gave up a 2 run homer to Starling Marte. The Mets offense struggled all night and had only 3 hits. They managed to have just 2 hits and 1 walk against Pirates rookie RHP Jammeson Tailon, who was making his second career start. The offense has really struggled lately and having 5 starters out of the lineup last night caused the lineup to appear to look lifeless. Hopefully, some of the injured starters such as Travis d'Arnaud and Michael Conforto are able to return to the lineup soon and help get the offense back on track.