Mets Lose to Braves 7-4 After Bullpen Blows Three Run Lead

 

Mets RHP Frankie Montas (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves 7-4 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive loss and 10th loss out of the last 11 games to drop their record to 46-34.

RHP Frankie Montas made his Met debut and had an impressive outing with five scoreless innings.

He gave up three hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

Montas had a lot of life on his fastball with 46 of them topping out at 94.8 mph.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next in the top of the sixth and completely unraveled walking the based loaded and then gave up a sacrifice fly to 2B Ozzie Albies and was taken out.

LHP Jose Castillo came in next and gave up an infield hit to pinch-hitter Eli White, hit CF Michael Harris II and then gave up a RBI single to SS Nick Allen and was taken out.

RHP Reed Garrett followed and struck out RF Ronald Acuna Jr, but then gave up a two-run single to 1B Mattt Olson and came out after the inning.

LHP Richard Lovelady threw a scoreless top of the seventh and then came back out for the top of the eighth and after retiring the first two hitters, walked Acuna Jr, gave up a RBI double to Olson and walked DH Marcell Ozuna.

RHP Dedneil Nunez followed and gave up a RBI double to 3B Austin Riley and then stayed in for the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against RHP Spencer Strider until the bottom of the fourth after RF Juan Soto walked with one out and stole second, 1B Pete Alonso followed with a single and DH Starling Marte then walked to load the bases.

CF Jeff McNeil then drove in Soto with a sacrifice fly and catcher Luis Torrens followed with a walk to load the bases.

2B Brett Baty came up next and drove in Alonso and Marte with a two-run single.

The offense did not do much after that until the bottom of the ninth after McNeil doubled with one out and then pinch-hitter Jared Young followed with a single.

Baty followed by striking out looking and then 3B Ronny Mauricio drove in McNeil with a RBI double, but SS Francisco Lindor grounded out to second to end the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, June 25 at the Braves at 7:10 p.m.