Mets Lose To Twins 8-3 After Severino Struggles

 

Mets RHP Luis Severino (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets lost to the Minnesota Twins 8-3 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their two-game winning streak and dropped their record to 57-51.

RHP Luis Severino started out well with a scoreless top of the first, but then gave up a solo homer tp CF Bryon Buxton in the top of the second.

It came apart for Severino in the top of the third after he gave up five runs.

Severino gave up RBI singles to LF Trevor Larnich and then another RBI single to the following hitter RF Max Kepler.

He gave up a RBI double to the next hitter 3B Royce Lewis.

Severino then gave up a two-run homer to the following hitter DH Matt Wallner and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was three innings, six hits, six runs, two walks and two strikeouts.

RHP Tylor Megill came in next and had a scoreless top of the fourth and then gave up a RBI double to 1B Carlos Santana in the top of the fifth.

LHP Danny Young and threw a scoreless top of the sixth.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Phil Maton gave up a run in the top of the eighth on a RBI groud-out by catcher Ryan Jeffers.

RHP Huascar Brazoban threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 3B Mark Vientos hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the second.

The Met offense did not do much after that outside of a RBI ground-out by catcher Francisco Alvarez in the bottom of the ninth.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, August 2 at the Los Angeles Angels at 9:38 p.m.