Sunday, May 28, 2023

Mets Lose To Rockies 11-10 After Megill and Bullpen Struggle

Mets LF Tommy Pham (Photo Credits to Darren Vamashita-USA Today Sports)



 The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 11-10 this afternoon at Coors Field to lose two out of three games in the series and back their record back to .500 at 27-27.

RHP Tylor Megill started out well with two scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of teh third after he gave up RBI singles to CF Randall Grichuk and 2B Harold Castro.

Megill's troubles continued in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a based clearing double to 3B Ryan McMahon and a RBI double to Grichuk and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was four innings, 10 hits, six runs, two walks and three strikeouts.

RHP Stephen Nogosek came in next in the bottom of the fifth and had an awful inning allowing five runs on four runs.

RHP Dominic Leone followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Jeff Brigham came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Tommy Hunter got the first two outs in the bottom of the eighth and LHP Brooks Raley got the last out in the bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings, but in the top of the fourth 1B Pete Alonso led off with a double and two batters later CF Starling Marte walked.

LF Tommy Pham then hit a two-run double and RF Mark Canha walked.

3B Eduardo Escobar then hit a RBI single and two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez continued his torrid start with a three-run homer.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a solo homer.

In the top of the ninth, pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil singled with one out and then Marte walked.

Pham followed with a two-run triple, but then pinch-hitter Brett Baty grounded to bring in the third run of the inning.

Eduardo Eduardo then grounded out for the final out of the game.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday, May 30 back at home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m.


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