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| Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to Eric Hartline-Imagn Images) |
RHP Nolan McLean started out well with a 1-2-3 bottom of the first and then ran into trouble in the bottom of the second.
McLean gave up three consecutive singles to LF Max Kepler, CF Harrison Bader and then a RBI single to RF Nick Castellanos to start the inning.
McLean was able to settle down after that even though he did not have his best stuff. He was able to work his way out of several jams and taken out with one out in the bottom of the sixth.
His final line was 5.1 innings, seven hits, one run, three walks and five strikeouts.
He picked up the first loss of his ML career but his ERA is still an outstanding 1.42.
LHP Gregory Soto came in next and picked up the last two outs in the bottom of the sixth.
LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh.
RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.
The Mets offense was shut down by RHP Aaron Nola who gave up three hits and two walks over six scoreless innings.
The offense tried to rally in the top of the ninth after 1B Pete Alonso hit a lead-off single on the first pitch and two batters later, DH Mark Vientos doubled with one out to advance pinch-runner Ronny Mauricio to third base and then Vientos was taken out for pinch-runner Jared Young.
2B Jeff McNeil came up next and nearly hit a double down the line that just went foul, but struck out for the second out.
Catcher Francisco Alvarez followed and had an awful at-bat regressing back to his old habits before going on IL swinging at three pitches way out of the strike zone and looked way too anxious making the last out of the game.
The Met offense was unable to generate any runs all night and went 0-4 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.
The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 9 at the Phillies at 6:45 p.m.
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