The first inning was all you wanted to see.
The Mets’ (18-20) journey to all-time low reached one other stage throughout their 5-0 loss within the rubber match of a three-game set towards Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.
Kodai Senga dug the Amazins right into a gap from the get-go. The 30-year-old surrendered 4 runs within the high of the primary because the Reds strung collectively a sequence of hits and walks capped off by Kevin Newman’s two-RBI single.
The right-hander managed to offer Buck Showalter some size going 5 innings however surrendered a solo shot to Spencer Steer as a parting present within the backside of the fifth. That left his remaining line at 5 innings with 5 earned runs and 7 strikeouts.
Senga’s season ERA took a leap above 4 (4.14) together with his ugly efficiency.
The Amazin’s lineup, nevertheless, did nearly nothing to make it a contest. The membership mustered simply six hits on the afternoon and one with runners in scoring place off the bat of Francisco Lindor to proper discipline. But that resulted in Francisco Alvarez getting gunned down on the dish by Henry Ramos to finish the highest half of the seventh.
Alvarez’s efficiency on the plate was the lone brilliant spot of the afternoon. The rookie continued his sizzling stretch going 2-for-4 with a double, the workforce’s solely extra-base hit of the afternoon.
The backstop is 6-for-15 (.400) over his final 5 video games. The 21-year-old ranks within the 91st percentile in framing in accordance with baseball savant as he seems to be coming round throughout his second stint within the huge leagues.
Showalter’s squad has now gone six straight sequence with out popping out on high. The final time they gained two consecutive video games was April 20-21 towards the San Francisco Giants.
The membership will attempt to proper the ship starting Friday as they make a journey to our nation’s capital to sq. off towards the last-place Washington Nationals (16-21) at 7:05 p.m. Tylor Megill is scheduled to take the ball towards southpaw Mackenzie Gore.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com