In 2 games at Fenway Park this week, the Mets lineup looked more than powerful. Before and after, its been a various story.
Yoenis Cespedes strolls to the dugout after starting out throughout the Mets 4-2 loss to the Red Sox on Thursday night.Getty ImagesOnly contributing to Thursdays misery, Edwin Diaz enabled a run in the ninth on 2 walks, a single and a hit batter, departing with the bases filled and one out. It was the current flop by Diaz, who blew the conserve in Saturdays loss to the Braves by permitting a house run to Marcell Ozuna with two outs in the ninth. Paul Sewald helped include Thursdays mess by entering to get the last 2 outs without another run scoring.
For a second straight night the video game was there for the taking in the late innings and the Mets could not provide. This time they left the bases filled in the eighth in losing 4-2 to the Red Sox at Citi Field.
Matz slogged through his initial four innings, throwing 80 pitches, and fell into a 3-2 hole on Christian Vazquezs 2nd homer of the video game, a towering two-run shot to left field that kept bring over Davis head. The blast was Vazquezs third in 2 days– he went deep against Seth Lugo a night previously to connect the game in the seventh inning.
The Mets (3-4) lost their 2nd straight and will play 6 successive video games on the road beginning Friday in Atlanta. They split four video games against the Red Sox, winning the two played in Boston.
McNeils two-run single in the third inning offered the Mets their scoring against Perez. In the inning, Wilson Ramos and Alonso each walked and Brandon Nimmo was struck by a pitch. McNeil delivered with an opposite field single to left that provided the Mets a 2-1 lead.
Yoenis Cespedes strolls to the dugout after striking out during the Mets 4-2 loss to the Red Sox on Thursday night.Getty ImagesOnly including to Thursdays anguish, Edwin Diaz permitted a run in the ninth on two walks, a single and a hit batter, leaving with the bases filled and one out. It was the most current flop by Diaz, who blew the conserve in Saturdays loss to the Braves by enabling a home run to Marcell Ozuna with two outs in the ninth. Paul Sewald assisted include Thursdays mess by entering to get the final two outs without another run scoring.
Matz tossed a 2-1 changeup down the middle in the second inning that Vazquez hammered for a solo homer. Matz also permitted an infield hit and walk in the inning before escaping.
In an average performance, Steven Matz lasted 5 ¹/ ₃ innings and allowed three made work on eight hits with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts, departing after 104 pitches.
McNeils two-run single in the third inning provided the Mets their scoring against Perez. McNeil provided with an opposite field single to left that provided the Mets a 2-1 lead.
After pushing reliever Matthew Barnes to his 37th pitch of the inning, Andres Gimenez struck a bouncer to first base for the last out in the eighth, losing the Mets return possibility. Yoenis Cespedes had walked on the 8th pitch of his at-bat from Barnes to pack the bases in an inning Pete Alonso was drilled by a pitch and J.D. Davis singled.
Veteran lefty Martin Perez, who pitched to a 5.12 ERA in 2015 and was off to a similarly lethargic start this year, annoyed the Mets by restricting them to two runs on two hits and four walks over 5 ²/ ₃ innings. Jeff McNeils two songs (one of which didnt leave the infield) were the Mets only hits against Perez.
For a 2nd straight night Michael Conforto stopped working to deliver in a big spot. Conforto set out against Barnes with two runners on base after the right-hander had fallen behind 3-1 in the count. Conforto set out against Brandon Workman with the bases packed in the ninth on Wednesday, adding to the Mets 6-5 loss.
Vazquezs second homer Thursday came on an 0-2 sinker. Xander Bogaerts had actually reached on an infield single leading off the inning.
Thursday night, the majority of the Mets hitters could have traded places with the cardboard cutouts in the stands and few would have acknowledged the distinction.
