Mets Shutout by Red Sox 4-0 As Offense Continues to Struggle

 

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Boston Red Sox 4-0 this afternoon at Citi Field for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 40-56.

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta got off to a dominant start in the top of the first striking out the side and then worked out of a jam with runners on second and third with one out in the top of the second.

Peralta had a 1-2-3 top of the third, but in the top of the fourth gave up a lead-off walk to 3B Caleb Durbin and two batters later, gave up a two-run homer to Andruw Monasterio.

Peralta gave up a lead-off walk in the top of the fifth and two batters later, gave up a double and a walk and was then taken out.

His final line was 4.1 innings, three hits, two runs, two earned runs, five walks and six strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and got the last two outs in the top of the fifth.

LHP A.J. Minter followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Tobias Myers came on in the top of the eighth and gave up a two-run homer to DH Masataka Yoshida. Myers stayed in for the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning.

The Met offense was unable to come up with any clutch hits and went 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday July 12 at home against the Red Sox at 1:40 p.m.