DeGrom, Slumping Mets Fall To Red Sox
The Mets couldn't muster anything at the plate in their latest offensive flop with the two-time Cy Young Award winner on the mound.
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The Mets couldn't muster anything at the plate in their latest offensive flop with the two-time Cy Young Award winner on the mound.
Richards stranded two in the fourth, James McCann and Kevin Pillar were thrown out on the bases in the fifth and Richards stranded two more in the sixth.
Taijuan Walker pitched three-hit ball over seven innings in his first win for the Mets, J.D. Davis hit a two-run homer in the first and New York beat Washington 4-0 on Sunday.
Michael Conforto homered for the Mets in the fourth.
Perennially plagued by a lack of run support, just like Mets star Tom Seaver decades earlier, deGrom lowered his career ERA to 2.55 and overtook Seaver's 2.57 for New York's franchise lead.
Chicago beat the Mets for the seventh straight time dating to June 2019.
Members of the MTA Mask Force were also out giving away free masks.
The Mets committed three errors to match their highest total in an inning since April 16, 2019, at Philadelphia.
J.D. Davis homered for New York, but also committed two throwing errors at third base — including one that brought home Chicago's first run. The Mets had won five of six.
Marcus Stroman pitched eight innings of one-run ball and made a dazzling defensive play, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Sunday.
Bruce was hitting .118 with one homer and three RBIs in 39 plate appearances this season. The 34-year-old is a three-time All-Star outfielder who also played for the Mets.
By winning the opener of a doubleheader of seven-inning games under coronavirus protocols, the Mets extended a winning streak to four for the first time since 2019.
DeGrom became just the ninth pitcher to strike out as many as nine in a row.
The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Saturday, with the first game to start at 3:10 p.m. local time. Both games are set for seven innings.
New York's finale of the four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies was postponed because of rain Thursday.
