Mets Lose to Angels 5-3 After Carrasco's Struggles Continue

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 tonight at Citi Field for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 59-71.

RHP Carlos Carrasco got into immediate trouble in the top of the first after he gave up a double to DH Shoehei Ohtani and then a double to the following hitter 2B Brandon Drury.

It all fell apart for Carrasco in the top of the second after he gave up a lead-off homer to CF Mickey Moniak and then later in the inning with two outs, a single to SS Luis Rengifo and then a RBI triple by Ohtani and a RBI double by Drury and then Carrasco was taken out.

Carrasco's final line was 1.2 innings, seven hits, five runs, 0 walks and one strikeout.

RHP Sean Reid-Foley came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Phil Bickford followed and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth.

RHP Drew Smith threw a scoreless top of the sixth.

LHP Adam Kolorek threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the bottom of the fourth after SS Francisco Lindor and 2B Jeff McNeil hit back-to-back singles and then Lindor scored on a wild double steal-attempt on a throwing error by 1B Trey Cabbage after he hit Angels starting pitcher RHP Chase Silseth in the head and then Silseth had to leave the game.

Later in the inning, RF DJ Stewart continued his hot stretch with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the sixth, DH Daniel Vogelbach hit a solo homer.

The offense struggled all night with men on base going 1-10 with runners in scoring position leaving eight runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, August 27 at home against the Angels at 12:05 p.m. on Peacock.