Mets Lose to Red Sox 2-1 after offense struggles once again

Mets LHP David Peterson (Credits to Wendall Cruz-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 2-1 tonight at Citi Field and dropped their record to 9-9. LHP Daid Peterson had a solid outing allowing two runs on four hits with two walks in six innings. Peterson gave up a solo homer to 1B Bobby Dalbec in the top of the third and in the top of the sixth, he gave up a double to CF Kike Hernandez and then a single to 3B Rafael Devers which brought in a run. RHP Jeurys Familia, RHP Trevor May and RHP Miguel Castro combined to throw threw scoreless innings in the top of the seventh, eighth and ninth. 2B Jeff McNeil drove in the only run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. The offense had seven hits and two of those hits were thrown out on the basepaths in the bottom of the fifth after catcher James McCann was thrown out at second base trying to stretch a single into a double and CF Kevin Pillar was thrown out on a caught stealing two batters later. They struck out 10 times against Red Sox starter RHP Garrett Richards and a total of 13 for the entire game. The Mets next game is tomorrow night at home against the Red Sox at 6:40 p.m.