Saturday, April 8, 2017

Mets vs. Marlins Game 5 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 8-1 tonight for their second consecutive loss and drop their record to 2-3. RHP Robert Gsellman made his first start of the 2017 season and allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings. He had seven strikeouts. LHP Josh Smoker came in next and pitched a scoreless top of the sixth inning. RHP Hansel Robles allowed one run in the top of the seventh. RHP Paul Sewald made his MLB debut in the top of the eighth inning after being called up from Triple-A Las Vegas last year. Sewald allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and was only able to record one out. RHP Rafael Montero allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk in the top of the eighth inning. LHP Jerry Blevins and RHP Fernando Salas recorded the last 4 outs.

The Mets offense struggled once again with just 3 hits and 13 strikeouts. 1B Lucas Duda drove home the only run of the game with a solo homer.

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