Mets Lose To Red Sox 6-1 And Carrasco Struggles

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (Photo Credits to Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 6-1 tonight at Fenway Park to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 46-53.

RHP Carlos Carrasco got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a lead-off single to CF Jarren Duran and later in the inning walked DH Justin Turner and 3B Rafael Devers to load the bases.

Carrasco then gave up a RBI single to RF Adam Duvall.

After a scoreless bottom of the second, Carrasco's struggles continued in the bottom of the third after he gave up six straight hits which lead to four hits and was then taken out.

His final line was 2.1 innins, 10 hits, five runs, two walks and two strikeouts.

RHP Drew Smith came in next and gave up a two-run single to catcher Yu Chang and gave up another run on a wild pitch.

RHP Trevor Gott followed and threw a scoreless bottom of the fifth.

LHP David Peterson threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Dominic Leone gave up a solo homer to Devers in the bottom of the seventh.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Mets offense did not do much outside of a RBI single by SS Francisco Lindor in the top of the sixth.

They went 1-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, July 25 in the Bronx at the New York Yankees in the Subway Series at 7:05 p.m.