Mets Lose to Brewers 7-6 After Severino Struggles

 

Mets RHP Luis Severino (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6  this afternoon at Citi Field for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 0-2.

In the top of the first, RHP Luis Severino was hurt by his defense after 3B Zach Short botched a grounder which allowed catcher Wilson Contreras to reach first.

Severino then gave up a single to LF Christian Yelich and a RBI double to the following hitter SS Willy Adames.

Two batters later, Severino gave up a two-run double to DH Rhys Hoskins.

In the top of the third, Severino gave up a hit to Adames and then a two-run homer to Hoskins.

After a scoreless top of the fourth, Severino gave up another run in the top of the fifth on a balk and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was 5 innings, 12 hits, 6 runs, 0 walks and 6 strikeouts.

LHP Jake Diekman followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

RHP Yohan Ramirez and RHP Jorge Lopez combined to pitch a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Adam Ottavino gave up a RBI single to Yelich in the top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz made his season debut in the top of the ninth after missing the entire 2023 season and threw a scoreless inning.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, in the bottom of the second, catcher Francisco Alvarez drove in the first run of the game for the Mets with a solo homer.

In the bottom of the third, Alvarez drove in his second run of the game with a RBI single.

The offense did not do much for the first four innings until the bottom of the eighth after pinch-hitter Brett Baty hit a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the ninth, 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer, his first homer of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, March 31 at home against the Brewers at 1:40 p.m.