Mets vs. Diamondbacks Game 58 Recap

New York Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 tonight in 11 innings in heartbreaking fashion once again to drop their record to 28-30. In the top of the first inning, LF Dominic Smith singled and 1B Pete Alonso drove him in with a RBI double. Alonso now hass 44 RBI's on the season and a six-game hitting streak. In the top of the fourth inning, RF Michael Conforto led off with a bunt single and 3B Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer. CF Carlos Gomez and SS Adeiny Hecchavaria followed with singles. Catcher Tomas Nido drove in Gomez with an RBI single. After that the bats were shut down until the top of the eighth when 1B Dominic Smith and Alonso singled who had the only multi-hit games in the lineup.

RHP Jacob deGrom cruised though the first three innings on 27 pitches.  deGrom wound up retiring 14 Dimondbacks in a row and didn't give up a walk through five innings. In the bottom of the sixth, his consecutive batters retired streak came to an end at 15, but he was able to get out of the inning. deGrom ran into trouble in the bottom of the seventh after he gave up a double to RF Adam Jones and then 2B Ildemarco Vargas reached on an error by Hecchavaria. He gave up an RBI double to SS Nick Ahmed and then had to come out of the game after he tweaked his right hip. deGrom's final line was 6.2 innings, 5 hits, one run and seven strikeouts. RHP Jeurys Familia had to come in and struck out catcher Alex Avila to end the inning. Familia stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up two runs. RHP Robert Gsellman gave up a two-run homer to Adam Jones. In the bottom of the ninth inning, RHP Drew Gagnon and closer Edwin Diaz combined to throw a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning. Diaz stayed in for the bottom of the tenth and threw a scoreless inning. RHP Tyler Bashlor gave up a double to pinch-hitter Kevin Cron and then a sacrifice bunt to Nick Ahmed. LF Tim Locastro hit a walk-off single to deep center field to end it.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at 4:10 p.m. against the Diamondbacks.