Mets Lost to Phillies 2-1 in Extras and Struggle With RISP

Mets RF Starling Marte (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 tonight at Citi Field to snap their six-game winning streak and improved their record to 73-40.

RHP Max Scherzer got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a lead-off double to 2B Bryson Stott and two batters later a RBI single to 3B Alec Bohm.

Scherzer struggled once again in the top of the second loading the bases, but was able to get out of trouble without allowing any runs.

He settled down after that with a 1-2-3 top of the third and worked around two singles in the top of the fourth.

Scherzer had scoreless innings in the top of the fifth, sixth and seventh innings and was then taken out.

His final line was seven innings, nine hits, one run, 0 walks and 9 strikeouts.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed with a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and had another dominating performance striking out the first two hitters he faced and then recording the last out on a fly-out to LF on a total of eight pitches in the inning.

RHP Mychel Givens followed in the top of the tenth and gave up a sacrifice to Bohm on a fly-out and RF Starling Marte almost threw out the ghost runner Stott at home.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso led off the bottom of the second with a walk and then DH Darin Ruff followed with a double.

LF Mark Canha then hit a sacrifice fly.

The bats did not much after that and had a chance to win in the bottom of the ninth after Marte led off with a double and then advanced to third on a fly-out by SS Francisco Lindor,

PH Daniel Vogelbach came up next and hit a fly-out to RF Nick Castellanos and then threw Marte out at home on a perfect throw to end the inning and keep the game tied.

In the bottom of the tenth, Vogelbach started out at second as the ghost runner and then advanced to third on a fly-out by Canha.

LF Tyler Naquin then struck out and pinch-hitter Luis Guillorme grounded out to first for the last out of the game.

The offense struggled all night wasting several scoring opportunities going 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday August 13th  against the Phillies at 7:10 p.m.