Mets Swept By Cubs 4-3 in 10 Innings For Sixth Consecutive Loss

 

Mets DH Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 4-3 tonight in 10 innings for their sixth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-47.

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta started out well with five scoreless innings and then was let down by his defense in the top of the sixth.

SS Ronny Mauricio made a throwing error to allow SS Dansby Swanson to reach first leading off the inning and then two batters later, Peralta gave up a RBI single to RF Michael Conforto.

Peralta then gave a RBI double to 3B Alex Bregman and RF Carson Benge made an error.

Peralta gave up a RBI single to the following hitter LF Ian Happ and walked 2B Nico Hoerner and was then taken out.

Peralta's final line was 5.2 innings, five hits, three runs,  (0 earned runs), one walk and five strikeouts.

RHP Austin Weaver came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Luke Weaver followed in the top of the eighth and continued his dominant stretch striking out the side to extend his scoreless streak to 22 innings and lower his ERA to 2.12.

RHP Devin Williams appeared next and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

LHP Brooks Raley came on in the top of the tenth and gave up a RBI double to CF Pete-Crow Armstrong.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the bottom of the sixth after CF A.J. Ewing walked with one out and two batters later, pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman hit a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the seventh, 1B Jared Young led off with the game-tying homer.

The offense was unable to get any timely hits going 2-12 with runners in scoring position leaving 14 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, June 26 at home at Citi Field for the first of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m.