Mets Lose To Astros 4-2 After Offense Struggeles

Mets RHP Justin Verlander (Photo Credits to Newsday.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 4-2 tonight at Minute Maid Park and dropped their record to 34-39.

RHP Justin Verlander started out well with two scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the third.

Verlander gave up a lead-off double to LF Corey Julks and two batters later, a RBI single to catcher Martin Maldonado. 

Verlander then gave up a sacrifice fly to 2B Jose Altuve and a two-run homer to the following hitter SS Alex Bregman.

Verlander settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth, fifth and sixth, but gave up a RBI single to Altuve in the bottom of the seventh and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was seven innings, eight hits, four runs, 0 walks and five strikeouts.

RHP Jeff Brigham followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense did not so much for the first seven innings against LHP Framber Valdez, but then came alive in the top of the eighth.

LF Tommy Pham led off with a single and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a double.

2B Jeff McNeil then lined out to right, but then DH Mark Canha drove in Pham with a sacrifice fly.

3B Eduardo Escobar then drove in Alvarez with an RBI single, but CF Brandon Nimmo popped out to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, 1B Pete Alonso walked with two outs, but then Pham struck out for the last out of the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, June 21 at the Astros at 2:10 p,m.