There was a paltry crowd at Citi Field on Monday night, thanks due to bad weather and a bad Mets team. And then they got to see what the Mets have done so often this year: lose.
There was a paltry crowd at Citi Field on Monday night, thanks due to bad weather and a bad Mets team.The Mets took a one-run lead into the eighth inning, but Trevor Gott allowed a game-tying homer to ex-Met Tommy Pham before Drew Smith gave up a go-ahead double to Ketel Marte with one out in the top of the ninth in a 4-3 loss.The slumping Brett Baty bunted Mauricio to second.Vogelbach — hitting for Jonathan Arauz, who had earlier replaced Mark Vientos at third base — struck out looking.
It was the Mets’ fourth loss in five games, as they close out a miserable season against a series of teams competing for playoff spots. Those dreams died long ago in Queens, as the Mets turned their focus to the future at the trade deadline and while many of their rookies continue to struggle, Ronny Mauricio again displayed some tantalizing power in a lineup that hasn’t produced much.Corey Sipkin for the NY POSTArizona entered having won four of its last five, but after the start of the game was delayed by over an hour due to inclement weather, Jose Quintana held them down for most of his five innings.
Pete Alonso and DJ Stewart followed with walks and Mauricio drove both of them in with a double to the gap in right-center.Mauricio got to third on a throwing error by Pham in right on the play, but was stranded there. Jeff McNeil celebrates a home run with Pete Alonso in the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Quintana was replaced by Sean Reid-Foley, who tossed a scoreless sixth and Brooks Raley did the same in the seventh.
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