Mets Lose to Nationals 5-4 After Senga Struggles And Late Inning Rally Comes Up Short

 

Mets RF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 5-4 tonight at Nationals Park to snap their three-game winning and dropped their record to 67-59.

RHP Kodai Senga cruised through the first two innings, but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the third.

Senga gave up a lead-off walk to RF Dylan Crews and then catcher Luis Torrens created a catcher's interference.

Two batters later, Senga walked LF James Wood to load the bases with one out and then gave up a infield hit to 2B C.J. Abrams to bring in a run and then another run on a sacrifice fly to 1B Josh Bell.

It got worse for Senga in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off double to 3B Paul DeJong and two batters later, a RBI double to Crews.

Senga then gave up a RBI triple to catcher Drew Millas.

Senga gave up a solo homer to Bell in the bottom of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.

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

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

LHP Gregory Soto threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

\RHP Reed Garrett threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until 3B Brett Baty hit a solo homer with two outs in the top of the fifth.

In the top of the sixth, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and RF Juan Soto followed with a walk.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso drove in Lindor with a RBI double and 2B Jeff McNeil followed wit a two-run double to bring in Soto and Alonso.

3B Mark Vientos then reached on a throwing error by DeJong and Baty followed with a walk to load the bases with one out.

CF Cedric Mullins came up next and had a chance to deliver a key hit, but popped up to right field annd then catcher Luis Torrens grounded out to second to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Mullins reached on an infield hit with one out and then Torrens grounded into a double play for the last two outs.

The offense was unable to come up with a timely hit and went 2-7 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, August 21 at the Washington Nationals at 4:05 p.m.