Mets Shutout By Red Sox 2-0 As Offense Continues To Struggle

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 2-0 tonight at Fenway Park for their third consecutive loss and dropped their record to 29-20.

RHP Clay Holmes worked his way out of a jam in the bottom of the first after he gave up back-to-back walks and then had scoreless innings in the bottom of the second, third, and fourth.

However, in the bottom of the fifth, Holmes's shutout came to an inning after he gave up solo homers to catcher Carlos Narvaez and DH Rafael Devers.

Holmes had a scoreless bottom of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Max Kranick followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

The Met offense did nothing all night managing only four hits.

They went 0-7 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 21 at the Red Sox at 6:45 p.m.