Mets Lose to Diamondbacks 10-5 on Darryl Strawberry Retirement Number Ceremony

 

Mets LHP Sean Manaea (Photo Credits to Corey Sipkin-NY Post)

The New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 24-34.

LHP Sean Manaea started out well with two scoreless innings, but then gave up a grand slam to 1B Christian Walker in the top of the third.

Manaea had scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth and in the top of the sixth, he gave up a RBI single to 2B Blaze Alexander who then came around to score on a wild pitch.

Manaea was taken out with two out ins the top of the sixth and his final line was 5.2 innings, six hits, six runs, two walks and 10 strikeouts.

LHP Josh Walker followed and gave up two runs in the top of the seventh on a RBI single by RF Randall Grichuk and later in the inning, a sacrifice fly by 3B Eugenio Suarez.

Walker gave up two more runs in the top of the eighth on a two-run single by CF Corbin Carroll.

LHP Danny Young came on in the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until 3B Mark Vientos hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth.

In the bottom of the ninth, catcher Tomas Nido drove in a run with a RBI ground-out and then 2B Jose Iglesias reached on an infield hit which brought home a run.

1B Pete Alonso then hit a two-run homer with two outs, but DH J.D. Martinez flew out to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, June 2 at home against the Diamondbacks at 1:40 p.m.