Mets Lose to Angels 3-1 And Fall to Last Place

Mets RHP Kodia Senga (Photo Credits to Robert Sabo-NY Post)

The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive loss to drop their record to 59-70 and have now fallen to last place in the National League East.

RHP Kodai Senga started out well with two scoreless innings, but in the top of the third inning, gave up a lead-off hit by pitch to 1B Nolan Schanuel and then a double to the following hitter DH Shohei Ohtani.

Senga then gave up a RBI single to 2B Brandon Drury and a sacrifice fly to 3B Mike Moustakis.

Senga was able to settle in after that and did not allow any more runs.

His final line was 6.2 innings, four hits, two runs, three walks and 10 strikeouts.

LHP Adam Kolarek followed and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Trevor Gott had to come in to get the last out in the top of the eighth.

RHP Sam Coonrod ran into trouble in the top of the ninth after giving up two walks and was then taken out.

LHP Brooks Raley appeared next and gave up a RBI single to Schanuel, but then picked up the last out in the top of the ninth.

The Met offense did no much for the first six innings outside of a solo homer by SS Francisco Lindor in the bottom of the third.

In the bottom of the sixth, they had a scoring opportunity after 2B Danny Mendick led off with a double and then 3B Jonathan Arauz followed with a bunt single with no outs.

However, LF Tin Locastro struck out and then CF Brandon Nimmo hit a shallow fly ball to LF for the second out and Mendick was thrown out out at home trying to score to ruin the chance to score.

In the bottom of the ninth, pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach struck out with the tying run on first for the last out of the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday August 26 at home against the Angels at 7:10 p.m.