ATLANTA — Stink, stank, stunk.
There you might have the anatomy of the Mets’ three video games at Truist Park that adopted their equally compelling collection final weekend in opposition to the Rays.
The Mets had been sputtering earlier than Thursday’s first pitch was thrown, and following a 7-1 loss to the Braves for a sixth straight defeat, the specter of a lingering stench appeared possible.
It’s a staff headed into Philadelphia to face Zack Wheeler on Friday with solo possession of first place within the NL East a reminiscence.
The Phillies have received 5 of six video games and ended the day tied with the Mets atop the division.
That the Mets are slumping offensively isn’t sounding alarms as a lot because the latest pitching doldrums.
On this evening it was Clay Holmes who turned in a clunker, following an uninspiring Paul Blackburn begin, and Huascar Brazoban didn’t present any reduction.
It left supervisor Carlos Mendoza to make use of Justin Hagenman for two ²/₃ innings, eradicating him from obligation on Friday, when he possible would have adopted an opener in opposition to the Phillies.
However there isn’t any excusing a lineup that produced just one run over the ultimate 22 innings in opposition to the Braves, barely emitting a squeak in opposition to Chris Sale and Spencer Strider.
The Braves are nonetheless 5 video games under .500, however should imagine their season is alive, particularly with a four-game collection looming subsequent week at Citi Discipline.
Holmes couldn’t escape the fifth, extending Drake Baldwin’s at-bat to eight pitches earlier than strolling him with the bases loaded to present the Braves a 2-1 lead.
Holmes departed at 104 pitches, and Huascar Brazoban issued a four-pitch stroll to Ozzie Albies that additional prolonged Atlanta’s lead earlier than Brazoban recorded the ultimate out.
Holmes was charged for 3 earned runs on 4 hits and 6 walks over 4²/₃ innings in a uncommon sloppy efficiency that pushed his ERA to three.04.
It was a second straight begin by which Holmes failed to achieve the sixth inning.
Ronny Mauricio stroked an RBI single in opposition to Strider within the second for the sport’s first run.
Tyrone Taylor singled and stole second earlier than Mauricio delivered with two outs.
It was a wanted contribution from the rookie Mauricio, who entered in a 3-for-22 (.136) rut over his earlier seven video games.
The RBI snapped a 15-inning scoreless streak for the Mets, who had been dominated by Sale an evening earlier.
