Game 43 of 162
Rays 8 - Mets 5 (Citi Field, New York)
Mets record: 20-23
Mets streak: Lost 2
WP - Yonny Chirinos (2-1)
LP - Justin Verlander (1-2)
Seat on the Korner: Isaac Paredes
We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.
Isaac Paredes tortured New York Mets pitching Tuesday evening, sending two balls far into the Queens night. The two homers gave Paredes 5 RBIs, adding to his already impressive total of 28 on the season. Paredes is having a true breakout season, registering career highs in almost all statistical categories.
Need to Know
Justin Verlander did not fare well in his Citi Field debut, allowing 6 earned runs across 5 innings.
Mets reliever Josh Walker made his MLB debut, pitching a scoreless 7th inning.
All of the Mets' offense came via the long ball, as Pete Alonso, Brett Baty, and Eduardo Escobar all reached the seats.
The Mets will look to get off the mat in the penultimate game of this series, as Kodai Senga takes the mound tomorrow at 7:10 PM ET.
Turning Point
After two innings of scoreless baseball, Rays' third baseman Isaac Paredes was ready to get the party started. Paredes took a hanging curveball over the orange line in left field, giving the road team a quick 3-0 lead. With the Mets struggling to score over this extended slump, a three-run deficit almost felt insurmountable to overcome.
3 Keys
A slump of slumps
After tonight’s thumping, the Mets have now lost 9 of 13 and 15 of their last 22.
Inefficient starting pitching
With Verlander unable to reach the 6th inning, New York Mets’ starting pitchers have failed to record more than 15 outs 31 times this season. That is a 72% clip.
Anemic hitting
Only three Mets hitters are batting above .253, with only one (Nimmo), eclipsing the .300 mark.
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