Mets Lose to Yankees 5-2 And Shut Down by Cam Schlitter

 

Mets SS Bo Bichette tagging Yankees 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr.(Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 5-2 tonight at Citi Field in the first game of the Subway Series to snap their three-game winning streak and dropped their record to 18-26.

Mets RHP Clay Holmes started out well with two scoreless innings, and it all fell apart in the top of the third.

Holmes retired the first two hitters he faced and then gave up back-to-back singles to 1B Ben Rice and RF Aaron Judge. Hodges gave up a RBI double to the following hitter LF Cody Bellinger and then a two-run double to the next hitter 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. 

In the top of the fourth, Holmes was hit on the foot on a line drive by DH Spencer Jones, but stayed in the game. Holmes was able to escape out of trouble after he retired RF Aaron Judge on a flyout to end the inning.

Holmes stayed in for the beginning of the top of the fifth and was taken out with one out in the inning.

His final line was 4.1 innings, seven hits, four runs, two walks and eight strikeouts.

RHP Adam Warren came in next and gave up a RBI single to DH Spencer Jones.

Warren stayed in for the top of the sixth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Tobias Myers followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth.

RHP Craig Kimbrel came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a solo homer to 1B Ben Rice.

The Met offense was dominated by RHP Cam Schlitter and had their best scoring opportunity in the bottom of sixth after LF Juan Soto lead off with a homer and three batters later, 3B Brett Baty walked and 2B Marcus Semien reached on an infield hit.

CF A.J. Ewing came up next and had a chance to tie the game, but flew out to right field.

In the bottom of the ninth, Soto lead off with a walk, and then 1B Mark Vientos grounded into a double play. DH M.J. Melendez followed with a single and advanced to second on defensive indifference. 3B Brett Baty followed with a RBI single, but Semien lined out to third to end the game.

The offense was unable to do much all night and went 1-2 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Saturday, May 16 at home against the Yankees at 7:15 p,m.