James Shields held the Mets in check, as the Padres won the game 7-3. The Mets offense struggled to put anything together all night, except for in the ninth inning, when the tying run came to the plate with the bases loaded. Lucas Duda had a chance to tie the game with a home run, but grounded out against Craig Kimbrel.
- Dillon Gee returned off the Disabled List and had his streak of completing at least five innings snapped, as he went four innings and allowed seven runs, although four were earned.
- The Mets defense was sloppy tonight, as Ruben Tejada made two errors at the hot corner. Dillon Gee made an error on a come backer to home plate that would have gotten Justin Upton out at the plate, however Anthony Recker did not catch the ball, and the run would score. Also, Recker made a nice throw to almost caught Upton stealing second, but the ball popped out of Daniel Murphy‘s glove as Upton slid into the base.
- The Mets bullpen pitched four scoreless innings, and although the game was out of hand, it is nice to see players like Sean Gilmartin, Erik Goeddel and Jack Leathersich making scoreless appearances.
- Kevin Plawecki hit an RBI pinch-hit double off of Kimbrel in the ninth inning, while Tejada continued his offensive hot streak by having three base hits, and Michael Cuddyer was not in tonight’s lineup.
The last two games have been frustrating as the Mets have had the opportunity to take first place in the NL East, but have not had solid pitching performances from their starters. The Mets will start a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tomorrow night, as Matt Harvey will face off against Jeremy Hellickson.
LOL, see what an 11-3 start does for you? You could be four games below .500 the next seven weeks and still be tied for first!
I think it’s time to DL Lagares and let the guy heal. Granny is fifth in the NL in walks; that’s a plus. Let Tejada stay at #2. Put Recker in the lineup everyday, send the kid down before his confidence totally goes; bring Monnell up. Bat Recker seventh to provide a little support. Put Ceciliani in CF and bat him ninth or eighth, or somewhere low. Pray; pray hard.
One more: the Mets demoted Daniel Muno to bring up Dillon Gee. So, there are six starters, eight relievers, and a three man bench of which one is the backup catcher, and we know Collins won’t use him unless there’s an ejection. Awesome. Why hadn’t any other GMs thought of this before?
And, this team really is trying to win? LOL!!
I think it’s time that someone connected the dots between a struggling offense, an inept bench, and a ridiculously overstaffed pitching roster.
Too many pitchers, not enough position players.
What is with the organization?
I’m glad the streak is over. People were trotting that out as if it was remarkable in some way. It was an oddity or a curiosity. It certainly wasn’t an indication of a good pitcher.
Since 2014, he had made 27 starts before last night and in 11 of them, he allowed 4 or more runs. That’s terrible.