Mets Lose To Rangers 7-3 After Trevor Williams Struggles

Mets RHP Trevor Williams (Photo Credits to Robert Sabo-NY Post)

 The New York Mets lost to the Texas Rangers 7-3 this afternoon at Citi Field and dropped their record to 48-30.

RHP Trevor Williams started out well with a scoreless top of the first, but ran into trouble in the top of the second after he gave up a lead-off walk to CF Adolis Garcia and then two batters later gave up a double to DH Mitch Gardner.

Williams then gave up back-to-back homers on a three-run homer by RF Kyle Calhoun and a solo homer to the following hitter to catcher Jonah Heim.

Williams did not allow any more runs in the inning and had a scoreless top of the third, but in the top of the fourth he gave up a solo homer to Calhoun, his second of the day and was taken out in the middle of the inning.

His final line was 3.2 innings, five hits, five runs, one walk and three strikeouts with three homers allowed.

LHP Chasen Shreve came in next and got the last out in the top of the fourth.

RHP Adonis Medina followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth.

LHP Joely Rodriguez threw a scoreless top of the seventh and came back for the top of the eighth, but gave up a lead-off walk to 3B Josh Smith and was then taken out.

RHP Tommy Hunter came in next and after retiring 2B Marcus Semien on a fly-out, he gave up a RBI single to SS Corey Seager.

Hunter stayed in for the top of the ninth and gave up a solo homer to CF Leody Tavaras.

The offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with an infield single and then RF Starling Marte followed with a two-run homer.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, 3B Eduardo Escobar led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer and has homered in consecutive games for the first time all year and now has eight homers.

The bats did not do much after that and wasted several opportunities with runners in scoring position.

They were 0-8 with runners in scoring position (RISP) and left seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday July 3rd at home against the Rangers at 1:40 p.m.