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The Mets made two errors and gave up three home runs in an 8-3 loss to the Mariners in Seattle on Tuesday night.
They managed just five hits and have now dropped two straight games.
-- Huascar Brazoban worked around a leadoff walk and got through the first inning after 20 pitches thanks to some help from Mark Vientos' defense at first base. But instead of just a one-inning outing, Carlos Mendoza kept him in to pitch the second inning and the move backfired.
Brazoban let up a two-run home run to Patrick Wisdom with one out as Seattle took a 2-0 lead. He then allowed a two-out double to top prospect Colt Emerson, ending his night after 1.2 IP. Overall, the righty allowed two runs on three hits and a walk over 33 pitches.
-- In the top of the third inning, A.J. Ewing doubled to the right field wall for the team's first hit of the night (and his first career double) against Logan Gilbert.The Mets got the runs back as Carson Benge tied it up at 2-2 by blasting a cutter over the RF wall for a two-run home run. The ball had an exit velocity of 109.8 mph and traveled 394 feet.
-- New York's gloves caused them problems two plays in a row in the third inning. Marcus Semien nearly made a great leaping catch on Randy Arozarena's liner, but he dropped the ball and then rushed the throw past first base, allowing Arozarena to advance to second. A similar play then happened with Vientos at first, as Luke Raley's liner went off his glove and rolled beyond the base for the run to score, making it a 3-2 game.
Vientos had another rough play in the fifth inning on a hard grounder with one out, allowing a baserunner and eventual run.
-- Jonah Tong took over on the mound in the second inning and struck out J.P. Crawford to avoid further damage. He allowed an unearned run in the third after the two errors and ran into more trouble in the fourth inning, loading the bases with one out and letting up a sacrifice fly to Julio Rodriguez as the Mariners took a 4-2 lead. Tong needed nearly 30 pitches to get through the frame.
The young righty's pitch count caught up to him in the fifth inning. He gave up back-to-back singles and then surrendered a two-out, three-run home run to Jhonny Pereda on the ninth pitch of the at-bat. Benge helped Tong out by making a running catch in right to end the inning, keeping it a 7-2 game. Overall, Tong tossed 83 pitches over 3.1 IP, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks.
-- Benge blasted his second home run of the game in the top of the sixth inning, cutting the Seattle lead to 7-3. It's Benge's first career multi-homer game.
Juan Soto singled and Jared Young walked to keep the line moving, but Vientos spoiled the rally attempt by grounding into the inning-ending 5-4-3 double play.
-- The bullpen woes continued in the sixth inning as Cionel Pérez, making his Mets debut, allowed a solo home run to Rodriguez and Seattle went up 8-3. Pérez settled and retired six out of the next seven batters through the seventh inning, allowing two hits and a run over 2.0 innings pitched. A.J. Minter tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
Besides allowing two homers to Benge, Gilbert kept the Mets bats quiet with just four hits and eight strikeouts over 5.1 IP.
The Mets and Mariners wrap up the series on Wednesday at 3:40 p.m. on SNY.
Freddy Peralta (3-4, 3.55 ERA) faces RHP George Kirby (5-4, 3.77 ERA).
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They managed just five hits and have now dropped two straight games.
Here are the takeaways...
-- Huascar Brazoban worked around a leadoff walk and got through the first inning after 20 pitches thanks to some help from Mark Vientos' defense at first base. But instead of just a one-inning outing, Carlos Mendoza kept him in to pitch the second inning and the move backfired.
Brazoban let up a two-run home run to Patrick Wisdom with one out as Seattle took a 2-0 lead. He then allowed a two-out double to top prospect Colt Emerson, ending his night after 1.2 IP. Overall, the righty allowed two runs on three hits and a walk over 33 pitches.
-- In the top of the third inning, A.J. Ewing doubled to the right field wall for the team's first hit of the night (and his first career double) against Logan Gilbert.The Mets got the runs back as Carson Benge tied it up at 2-2 by blasting a cutter over the RF wall for a two-run home run. The ball had an exit velocity of 109.8 mph and traveled 394 feet.
-- New York's gloves caused them problems two plays in a row in the third inning. Marcus Semien nearly made a great leaping catch on Randy Arozarena's liner, but he dropped the ball and then rushed the throw past first base, allowing Arozarena to advance to second. A similar play then happened with Vientos at first, as Luke Raley's liner went off his glove and rolled beyond the base for the run to score, making it a 3-2 game.
Vientos had another rough play in the fifth inning on a hard grounder with one out, allowing a baserunner and eventual run.
-- Jonah Tong took over on the mound in the second inning and struck out J.P. Crawford to avoid further damage. He allowed an unearned run in the third after the two errors and ran into more trouble in the fourth inning, loading the bases with one out and letting up a sacrifice fly to Julio Rodriguez as the Mariners took a 4-2 lead. Tong needed nearly 30 pitches to get through the frame.
The young righty's pitch count caught up to him in the fifth inning. He gave up back-to-back singles and then surrendered a two-out, three-run home run to Jhonny Pereda on the ninth pitch of the at-bat. Benge helped Tong out by making a running catch in right to end the inning, keeping it a 7-2 game. Overall, Tong tossed 83 pitches over 3.1 IP, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks.
-- Benge blasted his second home run of the game in the top of the sixth inning, cutting the Seattle lead to 7-3. It's Benge's first career multi-homer game.
Juan Soto singled and Jared Young walked to keep the line moving, but Vientos spoiled the rally attempt by grounding into the inning-ending 5-4-3 double play.
-- The bullpen woes continued in the sixth inning as Cionel Pérez, making his Mets debut, allowed a solo home run to Rodriguez and Seattle went up 8-3. Pérez settled and retired six out of the next seven batters through the seventh inning, allowing two hits and a run over 2.0 innings pitched. A.J. Minter tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
Game MVP: Logan Gilbert
Besides allowing two homers to Benge, Gilbert kept the Mets bats quiet with just four hits and eight strikeouts over 5.1 IP.
Highlights
What's next
The Mets and Mariners wrap up the series on Wednesday at 3:40 p.m. on SNY.
Freddy Peralta (3-4, 3.55 ERA) faces RHP George Kirby (5-4, 3.77 ERA).
Continue reading...
