Mets Crushed By Giants 12-4 After Montas Gets Rocked

 

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

The New York Mets lost to the San Francisco Giants 12-4 this afternoon at Citi Field to lose two out of three games in the series and dropped their record to 63-49.

RHP Frankie Montas started out well with two scoreless innings, but then ran into trouble in the top of the third.

Montas gave up a lead-off single to CF Jung Hoo Lee who then stole second and advanced to third on an error by SS Francisco Lindor.

Montas then gave up a RBI single to catcher Patrick Bailey and after a strikeout and walk, allowed a three-run homer to DH Rafael Devers.

It only got worse for Montas in the top of the fourth after he gave up a RBI ground-out to Bailey, an infield hit to LF Heliot Ramos which brought home a run and a RBI single to Devers and was taken out after the inning.

Montas's final line was four innings, seven hits, seven runs, two walks and three strikeouts.

RHP Adam Warren followed with four scoreless innings in long relief with two hits and five strikeouts.

RHP Ryne Stanek came on in the top of the ninth and gave up five runs on a two-run single to 1B Dom Smith and a three-run homer to 2B Casey Schmitt.

Back-up catcher Luis Torrens had to come in to get the last out in the top of the ninth.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after Lindor hit a solo homer.

In bottom of the fifth, 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a single and three batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez drove in McNeil with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the ninth, 3B Mark Vientos doubled with two outs and CF Cedric Mullins walked and then Alvarez came through again with a two-run single.

CF Tyrone Taylor flew out for the last out of the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, August 4 at home against the Cleveland Guardians at 7:10 p.m.