Mets Crushed By Athletics 10-4 After DeGrom Struggles

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Photo Credits to Tony Avelar-AP)

 The New York Mets lost to the Oakland Athletics 10-4 this afternoon at RingCentral Coliseum and dropped their record to 96-57.

RHP Jacob deGrom got into immediate trouble in the bottom of the first after he gave up a one-out single to 3B Vimael Machin and then walked DH Sean Murphy and CF Seth Brown to load the bases.

deGrom then gave up a two-run double to 1B Dermis Garcia and a RBI groundout to the next hitter RF Connor Capel.

Degrom then allowed a RBI double to catcher Shea Langliers for the fourth run in the inning.

It was the first time in his career that deGrom has allowed four runs in the first inning.

He also lost his major league record streak of 40 consecutive starts allowing no more than three runs.

DeGrom was able to recover briefly with a scoreless bottom of the second inning, but in the bottom of the third he gave up a solo homer to Brown.

DeGrom had a scoreless bottom of the fourth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was four innings, six hits, five runs, four walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Trevor Williams came in next in the bottom of the fifth and gave up a solo homer to Capel.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed in the bottom of the sixth and gave a RBI single to Brown.

RHP Tylor Megill had to come in to get the last out of the bottom of the sixth.

RHP Adam Ottavino came on in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a RBI single to SS Nick Allen.

RHP Trevor May came on in the bottom of the eighth and gave up a two-run single to Capel.

The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a single and then LF Mark Canha followed with a single which allowed McNeil to advance to third.

SS Francisco Lindor then hit a sacrifice fly for his 100th RBI of the season. It is the first time in his career that he has achieved that milestone.

It is also the first time since 2008 that two different Mets have recorded 100 RBI.

1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run homer for his 38th homer of the year and 123 RBI which is one shy of the franchise record set by Mike Piazza and David Wright.

In the top of the second, DH Mark Vientos hit a solo homer for the first homer of his career after he picked up two hits on Friday night.

The offense did not do much after that for the rest of game and struggled with men on base,

They went 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, September 25 at the Athletics at 4:07 p.m.