Mets Lose to Cubs 12-4 After Kodai Senga Has Another Poor Outing

 

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo threCredits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 12-4 this afternoon at Wrigley Field for their ninth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 7-13.

RHP Kodai Senga got off to a tough start in the bottom of the first after he gave up a one-out walk to 1B Michael Busch and a single to the following hitter 3B Alex Bregman.

Two batters later, Senga gave up a RBI single to RF Seiya Suzuki and then a three-run homer to the following hitter DH Moises Ballesteros.

Senga's struggles continued in the bottom of the second after he gave up a one-out walk to SS Dansby Swanson and a two-run homer to the following hitter to 2B Nico Hoerner.

Senga had a scoreless bottom of the third and was taken out with one out in the bottom of the fourth.

His final line was 3.1 innings, seven runs (six earned runs), three walks and three strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and gave up infield hits to Hoerner and Busch and then was let down by his defense later in the inning after 1B Brett Baty booted a routine grounder to allow another run to score.

LHP Sean Manaea followed with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth and then gave up three runs in the bottom of the seventh and a two-run homer to LF Ian Happ in the bottom of the eighth.

The Met offense had a better performance today offensively and broke out for three runs in the top of the second on a RBI double by 2B Marcus Semian and a two-run single by LF Tyrone Taylor. Prior to that, they had scored three runs in their last 29 innings.

In the top of the eighth, SS Francisco Lindor led off with an infield hit and CF Luis Robert Jr followed with a RBI double.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez then drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, April 18 at the Cubs at 2:20 p.m.