Mets Lose To Angels 11-6 After Carlos Carrasco Struggles

Mets outfielder Khalil Lee (Photo Credits to Gary A. Vasquez-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Angels 11-6 tonight at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA and dropped their record to 39-22.

RHP Carlos Carrasco got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off walk to LF Brandon Walsh and two batters later a RBI double to DH Shohei Ohtani and then another RBI double to the following hitter 3B Anthony Rendon.

Carrasco had a scoreless bottom of the second, but then gave up a solo homer to CF Mike Trout in the bottom of the third.

Carrasco then bounce back with a scoreless bottom of the fourth, but in the bottom of the fifth he gave up a one-out double to Trout and then a two-run homer to the following hitter Ohtani and then got Rendon to ground out and gave up a double to 1B Jared Walsh and was then taken out.

His final line was 4.2 innings, nine hits, five runs, one walk and seven strikeouts.

RHP Jake Reed came in next and retired RF Juan Lagares to end the inning.

Reed stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and gave up a solo homer to SS Andrew Velaquez with one out and then walked Walsh and gave up a two-run homer to Trout, his second of the game and was then taken out.

His final line was 0.2 innings, two hits, three runs, two walks and one strikeout.

LHP Chasen Shreve followed and struck out Ohtani and Rendon to end the inning.

Shreve stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to Walsh.

Shreve came back out for the bottom of the eighth and struck out LF Brandbon Marsh leading off the inning but then gave up a single to CF Tyler Wade and then walked Ohtani and was taken out.

RHP Trevor Williams came in next and gave up a two-run triple to Walsh.

The offense did not do much for the first six innings against RHP Michael Lorenzen until the top of the seventh after DH J.D. Davis and 2B Luis Guillorme singled to lead off the inning.

Three batters LF Mark Canha hit a RBI single. 

In the top of the eighth, 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer.

In top of the ninth, catcher Tomas Nido singled with one out and then two batters later Canha walked.

Lindor then reached on an error by Walsh to score Nido and then CF Khalil Lee hit a three-run homer.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Sunday June 12th at the Angels at 7:08 p.m. on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN.