Mets Lose To Marlins 5-2 As Kodai Senga Struggles In Fifth Inning

 

Mets RHP Kodai Senga (Photo Credits to SNY.tv)

The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins 5-2 tonight at Citi Field and dropped their record to 47-64.

Mets RHP Kodai Senga started out well with four scoreless innings, but then ran into trouble in the top of the fifth.

Senga gave up a lead-off walk to RF Griffin Conine and after a wild pitch, walked LF Heirberto Hernandez and then gave up a RBI single to CF Jakob Marsee and was then taken out.

RHP Xzavion Curry came in next and gave up a two-run single to catcher Joe Mack and a RBI single to 2B Xavier Edwards.

Curry stayed in for the top of the sixth and gave up a solo homer to 1B Kyle Stowers.

Curry remained in the game and threw three scoreless innings in the top of the seventh, eighth and ninth.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until the bottom of the fifth after DH Jorge Polanco reached on an error with two outs and then catcher Francisco Alvarez walked and then LF A.J. Ewing drove in Polanco with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, SS Francisco Lindor hit a solo homer.

The offense was unable to come up with timely hits and they went 2-6 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, August 1 at home against the Marlins at 4:10 p.m.