Repeatedly at the plate and ultimately in the game, the Mets came up empty.
Framber Valdez mystified the Mets’ bats with a four-hit, eight-inning masterpiece in a 4-2 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday when Buck Showalter’s offense was overmatched.The Mets dropped their 12th game in their past 16 and will turn to Tylor Megill for Wednesday’s rubber game, trying to snap a skid of five straight without a series victory.
Tommy Pham singled before Francisco Alvarez’s double, and Canha’s sinking lineout to right field became a sacrifice fly. Verlander cruised until the third, when a Corey Julks double, a Martin Maldonado single and a Jose Altuve sacrifice fly created one run before Alex Bregman created two.
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