Mets Lose To Yankees 4-2 After Offense Struggles

Mets RHP Max Scherzer (Photo Credits to Robert Sabo-NY Post)

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees tonight at Yankee Stadium and dropped their record to 79-45.

RHP Max Scherzer got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he hit lead-off hitter LF Andrew Beintendi and then two batters later gave up a single to 1B Anthony Rizzo.

Scherzer then gave up a sacrifice fly to the following hitter DH D.J. LeMahieu.

Scherzer settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, but then gave up a solo homer to CF Aaron Judge in the bottom of the fourth.

In the bottom of the fifth, Scherzer gave up a double to SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa and two batters later, gave up a RBI double to Beintendi.

After a scoreless bottom of the sixth, Scherzer gave up an infield hit to Kiner-Falefa who then advanced to second after SS Francisco Lindor made a throwing error.

Scherzer then gave up a RBI single to Beintendi two batters later for his second RBI of the night .

Scherzer then gave up a single to Judge and was taken out.

His final line was 6.2 innings, seven hits, four runs, one walk and three strikeouts.

RHP Trevor May followed and was able to get the last out of the inning to keep the game at 4-2.

RHP Mychal Givens came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The offense did not much in the first three innings, but came alive in the top of the fourth after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with an infield hit and then two batters later, Francisco Lindor singled.

1B Pete Alonso came up next with a chance to deliver a key hit, but grounded into a double play to end the inning.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth innings, Alonso reached first base on an error by 2B Oswaldo Cabrera and then DH Daniel Vogelbach followed with a two-run homer.

In the top of the eighth, 3B Brett Baty led off with a walk, but then pinch-hitter Tyler Naquin struck out and Nimmo and RF Startling Marte flew out to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, closer RHP Jonathan Loaisga had a 1-2-3 inning to close it out.

The bats did not much against RHP Domingo German and managed only four hits as well as leaving three runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday August 23th against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 p.m.