![]() ![]() Jeff McNeil had an opportunity in the seventh as a pinch hitter with runners on first and second and two outs, but he struck out against Mark Leiter Jr. But Jeremiah Estrada recorded three straight outs and allowed just one run to score. Nimmo and Escobar singled in succession to begin the rally and Lindor walked, knocking out Smyly. ![]() ![]() In the sixth, the Mets loaded the bases with nobody out, but managed just one run, on Alonso’s RBI fielder’s choice. Eduardo Escobar has his right ankle checked during the first inning. Smyly retired Eduardo Escobar and Francisco Lindor and walked Alonso with two outs before Mark Vientos struck out. The Mets had few early opportunities against lefty Drew Smyly, who escaped trouble in the first inning after he allowed a leadoff double to Brandon Nimmo. “I just wish we played a little crisper behind him.” “I didn’t think numbers were indicative of how he pitched,” manager Buck Showalter said. Dominic Leone entered and walked Ian Happ to load the bases before getting the third out. Mervis and Dansby Swanson each delivered a two-out RBI single, ending Megill’s night. Both runs were unearned after Tommy Pham dropped Mike Tauchman’s fly ball to left for a two-base error to start the inning. Megill was removed with two outs in the fourth inning, after the Cubs had added two runs to place the Mets in a 6-1 hole. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) singles against the Cubs during the seventh inning. “I feel like I am doing a really good job of capitalizing on stuff in my zone and if it’s not there, not swinging or just having a good at-bat,” Alonso said. Alonso’s 18 homers overall this season lead MLB. The homer was Alonso’s seventh in 12 career games at Wrigley Field and continued his recent barrage: He homered in four straight games last week to tie a career-best streak. “A lot of pitches.”Īlonso’s home run in the fourth narrowed the gap to 4-1. “I was falling behind in counts and then a few big fly balls,” Megill said. Matt Mervis then blasted a two-run homer to extend the Cubs’ lead. ![]() Morel had advanced to second on a groundout and went to third on Gary Sanchez’s passed ball. Selya Suzuki homered leading off the inning before Christopher Morel walked and Yan Gomes stroked a two-out, RBI single. The Cubs battered Megill in the second inning, when they smashed two homers in taking a 4-0 lead. Megill had been flip-flopped in the rotation with Kodai Senga, ensuring the Japanese right-hander will receive extra rest following his scheduled Wednesday start. “My command was a little spotty, but I feel my stuff was playing well today,” said Megill, who averaged 94.4 mph - a shade above normal - with his four-seam fastball. The outing was the shortest of the season for the right-hander, who had surrendered three earned runs combined in his previous two starts, spanning 11 innings, against the Nationals and Rays. Megill lasted just 3 ²/₃ innings and allowed six runs, two of which were unearned, on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts. The Mets have lost 10 of their last 13 road games and haven’t won a series away from Citi Field in over a month. It was hardly the start the Mets (25-24) wanted to a six-game road trip that will also take them to face Colorado this weekend. Offensively, the Mets went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, on a night when Pete Alonso accounted for all their scoring, with a home run and an RBI fielder’s choice. Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander had ace-like performances Sunday in helping the Mets sweep a doubleheader against the Guardians, but the momentum stopped with Tylor Megill’s first career start in the Friendly Confines. Neither element was there for the Mets on Tuesday, when they got jumped early and wasted comeback chances later in a 7-2 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field that snapped their five-game winning streak. Mets’ ‘for sale’ sign needs to go up outside Citi Field ASAPĬHICAGO - The bulk of the Mets’ resurgence over the last week was built on starting pitching and late-inning scoring. What will keep Justin Verlander ‘up tonight’ after Mets’ loss Can the Mets turn their season around after the All-Star break? ![]()
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