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| Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) |
RHP Taijuan Walked cruised through the first three innings retiring the first nine hitters he faced, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth.
Walker gave up a lead-off single to LF Andrew Benintendi and was able to get the next hitter 3B D.J. LeMahieu into a 5-4-3 double play.
Walker then fell into trouble after he gave up a solo homer to CF Aaron Judge and then gave up singles to 1B Anthony Rizzo and 2B Gleyber Torres.
Walker then walked DH Josh Donaldson to load the bases and walked the following hitter RF Oswaldo Cabrera to bring in the second run of the inning.
Walker responded with a scoreless bottom of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.
His final line was five innings, four hits, two runs, two walks and three strikeouts.
RHP Seth Lugo followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth.
LHP Joely Rodriguez came in next in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a lead-off single to Cabrera and two batters later, a single to pinch-hitter Jose Trevino.
Rodriguez than gave a RBI single to LF Andrew Benintendi and two batters later a RBI single to Judge and was taken out.
RHP Adam Ottavino had to come in the bottom of the seventh and threw 1.2 scoreless innings.
In the top of the first, RF Starling Marte singled with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk.
1B Pete Alonso came up and fouled out and DH Daniel Vogelbach struck out to end the inning.
After scoreless innings in the top of the second, third and fourth, LF Mark Canha doubled to lead off the top of the fifth and 3B Brett Baty reached first on catchers interference by Kyle Hisgashioka.
Catcher Tomas Nido then laid down a well executed sacrifice bunt to advance Baty and Canha to second and third.
Marte came up later in the inning and singled to right field scoring Canha, but Baty was thrown out at home by Cabrera on a perfect throw.
In the top of the sixth, Alonso singled with out and two batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil tied the game with a RBI double.
In the top of the seventh, Baty singled to lead off the inning, but was left stranded after that.
In the top of the eighth, Lindor walked and Alonso singled to lead off the inning, but then DH Daniel Vogelbach grounded into a double play and McNeil lined out to right to end the inning.
In the top of the ninth, pinch-hitter Tyler Naquin walked with two outs and then Nimmo reached on an infield hit and Marte walked to load the bases.
Lindor came up with a chance to tie or help take the team, but flew out to end the game,
The bats struggled all night with men on base and wasted several scoring opportunities.
They were 2-13 with RISP (runners in scoring position) and left 10 men on base.
The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Thursday, August 25th back at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:10 p.m.
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