Mets Lose to Yankees 6-4 After Nolan McLean Struggles

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to Mark J Rebilas-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the New York Yankees 6-4 tonight at Yankee Stadium to snap their four-game winning streak and dropped their record to 68-79.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean got into immediate trouble in the bottom of the first after he loaded the bases on two singles and a walk to the first three hitters he faced. McLean was able to get a line-out, but then gave up a RBI single to CF Spencer Jones. McLean got out of further trouble after the next hitter SS George Lombard Jr grounded into a double play.

McLean retired the first two hitters he faced in the bottom of the second, but then gave up back-to back singles to 2B Anthony Volpe and DH Ben Rice and then gave up a three-run homer to LF Cody Bellinger on a hanging curveball.

McLean was able to settle down by getting a scoreless inning in the bottom of the third and a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fourth.

However, in the bottom of the fifth, McLean gave up a lead-off homer to Rice and then McLean was taken out after the inning.

McLean's final line was five innings, 10 hits, five runs, one walk and five strikeouts.

RHP Jack Weisenburger came in next and threw scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh and then gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth on a RBI single by 3B Ryan McMahon.

The Met offense was held scoreless in the top of the first, but in the top of the second, DH Mark Vientos led off with a walk and two batters later, 2B Marcus Semien singled and reached second on an error by Jones. DH Chirstopher Morel followed with a RBI ground-out.

The offense was held scoreless for the next four innings until the top of the seventh after RF Carson Benge singled with one out and then Semien followed with a walk. 

Two batters later, CF A.J. Ewing drove in Benge with a RBI single and catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a walk to load the bases with two outs. However, SS Francisco Lindor hit a hard liner back at new reliever RHP Brent Hendrick to end the threat.

In the top of the of the eighth, 3B Bo Bichette singled with one out and then Vientos and Benge walked to load the bases. Semien then drove in Bichette with a sacrifice fly, but 1B Jared Young flew out to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Ewing led off with a homer and two batters later, Lindor singled. LF Juan Soto came up next as the tying run, but grounded into a double play to end the game.

The Met offense was unble to come up with a timely hit and they went 1-6 with runners in scoring position leaving seven runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, September 12 at the Yankees at 1:35 p.m.