For the second straight night, the Mets lost in extra innings by one run, this time a 2-1 setback to the Dodgers.
Seth Lugo was really good in the ninth inning but he did not come back for the 10th. Instead, it was Yennsy Diaz, who gave up an RBI double to Cody Bellinger for the winning run.
The best news of the night was the strong outing by Taijuan Walker, who threw 6.1 no-hit innings before surrendering a game-tying homer to Will Smith. Walker didn’t get a strike call and ended up being removed before the seventh was out. Aaron Loup got out of the seventh and Miguel Castro looked terrific in a dominating eighth.
The Mets’ only run came thanks to a homer by Michael Conforto. That was one of just four hits on the night for the Mets. It was understandable that they struggled against starter Walker Buehler, who will get some Cy Young consideration. But the fact that they weren’t able to get any offense whatsoever against a Dodger pen playing without its closer was a huge problem.
The first three hitters for the Mets went 0-12. You’re not going to win many when that happens.
i really hate the covid extra-inning rule of starting an extra inning with a runner on second base!
If they are considering tweaking the rule, perhaps they start with a runner on first base instead. That would entail needing an extra-base hit or play some small ball to score a run. As it stands now, it may be just a bit too easy to score, except of course, for the Mets…
Mets lack of timely hitting still killing the team. How many times have we seen them blow a chance at multiple runs because nobody hits a ball hard , in the gap, or hell, even a bloop? You just can’t hit under .230 as a team and hope to compete.
Team’s fortunes went down after Guillorme was hurt… not really suggesting anything, but the bench has been the Mets’ strength this year… really miss Luis and Peraza. That said, Villar continues to exceed expectations. He battles at the plate and shows remarkable discipline that I thought he didn’t have. Professional.
The saddest part of this year’s offensive disappearance is that aside from two months in 2015 when everything clicked, these are Alderson’s Mets. When Alderson was gone for two years, the Mets hit – albeit sporadically – but they hit. For the years Alderson was here and again this year, they really don’t. I like Alderson as a person, but the results are hard to ignore.