Mets Lose To Marlins 5-4 After Offense Is Unable To Come Though In Ninth

Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (Photo Credits to Jason Vinlove-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 5-4 in Miami tonight for their third consecutive loss and eight in last 10 games and dropped their record to 55-51. RHP Tijuan Walker had another difficult outing after he gave up a solo homer to catcher Alex Jackson in the bottom of the second and another solo homer to 2B Isan Diaz in the bottom of the third. Walker's struggles continued in the bottom of the third after he gave up a two-run single to RF Bryan De La Cruz. Walker was abe to settle down after that and retired nine of the last 10 batters he face and was taken out with two outs in the sixth. His final line was 5.2 innings, 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 walksa and 4 strikeouts. LHP Aaron Loup had to come in to get the last out in the bottom of the sixth. RHP Seth Lugo followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning and stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up hits to CF Lewis Brinson and LF Jorge Alfaro to bring in a much needed insurance run. The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fourth when 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch and two batters later, LF Dom Smith drove in McNeil with a sacrifice fly. After a scoreless top of the fifth inning, 1B Pete Alonso led off the top of the sixth with a walk and McNeil followed with a hit-by-pitch. SS Javier Baez lined out to center which moved Alonso to third, but then Smith drove in his second run of the game with another sacrifice fly. 3B J.D. Davis followd with a RBI double to the opposite field and narrowly missed a game-tying two-run homer. The bats didn't much do for the next innings, but in the top of the ninth inning, Smith led off with a single and Davis grounded into a fielder's choice which moved Smith to second. RF Michael Conforto then grounded out to third for the second out, but catcher James McCann kept the game alive with a RBI double to the opposite field. Pinch-hitter Brandon Drury was not able to come through and grounded out to end the game. The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Marlins at 7:10 p.m.