Mets Lose To Dodgers 6-1 Due To Offensive Woes

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Jayne-Kamin-Oncea-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 tonight at Dodger Stadium for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 35-19.

RHP Chris Bassitt started out well with a scoreless bottom of the first, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the second after he gave up a lead-off single to 3B Justin Turner and then a two-run homer to the following hitter to CF Cody Bellinger.

Bassitt then had a scoreless bottom of the third, but struggled once again in the bottom of fourth after Bellinger led off and reached on an error by 3B Eduardo Escobar, and two batter later, Bassitt gave up a two-run homer to DH Zach McKinstry. 

Bassitt had scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, five hits, four runs ( three earned runs), two walks and eight strikeouts. 

LHP Joely Rodriguez and struck out SS Gavin Lux and 1B Freddie Freeman and gave up a single to CF Mookie Betts in between and was then taken out.

RHP Stephen Nogosek came in next and threw a wild pitch which allowed Betts to advanced to third and then gave up an infield single to SS Trea Turner which allowed a run to score.

Nogosek stayed in for the bottom of the eighth and gave up a solo homer to LF Chris Taylor.

The offense did not do much for the first six innings against LHP Tyler Anderson until the top of the seventh when 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer.

They had five hits all night and left six runners on base and were 0-2 with runner in scoring postion.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday June 4th at the Dodgers at 10:10 p.m.