Mets Lose To Marlins 7-4 Due To Poor Defense And Bullpen

 

Mets LHP Gregory Soto (Photo Credits to John Jones-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 7-4 tonight at Citi Field to snap their three-game winning streak and dropped their record to 72-62

RHP Clay Holmes got into immediate trouble in the top of the first after he gave up back-to-back infield hits and then a sacrifice fly to catcher Agustin Ramirez.

After a scoreless top of the second, Holmes hit 2B Xavier Edwards to lead off the top of the third who then stole second and advanced to third on a grounder. 

2B Jeff McNeil then made a poor throw to home with the infield in instead of going to first which allowed Edwards to score. Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso made a poor throw to Holmes who dropped the ball which rolled into foul territory to score the tying run and LF Troy Johnston to advance to second. 

Holmes then gave up a RBI single to the following hitter 2B Otto Lopez.

Holmes was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth and came out after the top of the fifth.

His final line was five innings, five hits, four runs, two earned runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

LHP Gregory Soto came on in the top of the seventh and gave a lead-off single and was also let down by the defense and Alonso and LF Brandon Nimmo made errors.

After a passed ball, two batters later, Soto gave up an infield hit to Lopez to bring in a run and was then taken out.

RHP Kevin Herget came in next and gave up a sacrifice fly to DH Heiberto Hernandez.

Herget stayed in for the top of the eighth and ninth and threw two scoreless innings.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a single and two batters later, Alonso doubled. Nimmo followed with a two-run double.

The only other runs came in the bottom of the fifth after RF Juan Soto walked with one out and then Alonso followed with a two-run homer.

The offense struggled all night with men on base going 2-6 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, August 29 at home against the Marlins at 7:10 in star pitching prospect RHP Jonah Tong's MLB debut.