Mets Lose To Rockies 5-2 After Offensive Struggles Continue

Mets RHP Tylor Megill (Photo Credits to Getty Images)

 The New York Mets lost to the Colorado Rockies 5-2 this afternoon at Citi Field and dropped their record back to .500 at 17-17.

RHP Tylor Megill got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he walked lead-off hitter RF Charlie Blackmon and two batters later hit DH Kris Bryant.

Two batters later, Megill gave up a RBI single to catcher Elias Diaz.

Megill had more troubles in the top of the second after he gave up singles to SS Ezequiel Tovar and the following hitter CF Brenton Doyle.

Megill then gave up a sacrifice fly to Blackmon.

Megill had scoreless innings in the top of the third and fourth, but had another tough inning in the top of the fifth.

He gave up back-to-back walks and then another RBI single to Diaz and was then taken out.

His final line was 4.2 innings, six hits, three runs, three walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Stephen Nogosek came in next and got the last out in the top of the fifth.

Nogosek stayed in for the top of the sixth and walked 2 Harold Castro and then gave up a two-run homer to the following hitter Castro.

Nososek remained in the game in the top of the seventh and had three straight strikeouts.

RHP Dominic Leone followed in the top of the eighth and had a scoreless inning.

RHP Jeff Brigham had a scoreless top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the first, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and two batters later SS Francisco Lindor doubled.

1B Pete Alonso followed with a sacrifice fly to score Nimmo.

In the bottom of the third, catcher Francisco Alvarez and Nimmo singled and then RF Starling Marte hit a sacrifice bunt.

Lindor followed with a RBI ground-out.

The offense did not do much after and their struggles to hit with men on base continued. They went 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday May 7 at home against the Rockies at 1:40 p.m.