Mets Lose to Astros 9-6 After Bullpen Blows Late Lead

 

Mets RHP Tylor Megill (Photo Credits to NYDailyNews.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros 9-6 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their four-game winning streak and dropped their record back to .500 at 40-40.

RHP Tylor Megill had a scoreless top of the first and then gave up a solo homer to CF Jake Meyers in the top of the second.

Megill had a scoreless top of the third and then had a tough top of the fourth after he gave up a two-run double to SS Jeremy Pena and later in the inning a RBI single to 1B Jon Singleton.

Megill had a scoreless top of the fifth and picked up one out in the top of the sixth and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.1 innings, five hits, four runs, three walks and six strikeouts.

RHP Ty Adcock followed with 1.2 scoreless innings.

LHP Jake Diekman came on in the top of the eighth and walked the first two hitters he faced and then retired the next two hitters he faced and was taken out.

RHP Reed Garrett had to come in and walked pinch-hitter Mike Cabbage and then gave up a run on a wild pitch.

Garrett then walked 2B Jose Altuve and gave up a two-run single to 3B Alex Bregman.

LHP Danny Young came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a two-run double to RF Mauricio Dubon.

The Met offense erupted in the bottom of the second for five runs after 2B Jose Iglesias reached on an infield hit which brought home a run and then CF Harrison Bader drove in a run with a RBI single.

LF Brandon Nimmo then drove in a run with a RBI double and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run single.

3B Mark Vientos drove in a run in the bottom of the third on a solo homer.

The offense was not able to score any more runs after the third and could not get any tack on runs which came back to haunt them later in the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, June 30 at home against the Astros at 1:40 p.m.