The Mets’ revamped bullpen hiccupped loudly for the first time on Saturday.
just ahead of the trade deadline, was entrusted a seventh-inning lead against the Angels and started easily enough with two strikeouts.
J.D. Martinez’s grand slam in the seventh that gave the Mets their first runs should have been the knockout punch, but the Angels rallied against Brazoban in the bottom of the inning. Brazoban struck out Jo Adell and Matt Thaiss to begin the frame, but then it got messy: Michael Stefanic singled and Nolan Schanuel walked before Neto’s three-run blast put the Angels back in front at 5-4.
Pillar, who played for the Mets in 2021, went full extension in the top of the inning to rob Francisco Lindor of an extra-base hit leading off the game. Brandon Nimmo doubled with two outs in the third and Martinez reached on a catcher’s interference before Jose Soriano struck out Alonso to end the threat. McNeil tried to extend a single into a double leading off the fifth and got thrown out by Pillar.Neto’s RBI single in the fifth put the Mets in a 2-0 hole.
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