The New York Mets were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. The game took place at
Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and the final score was 7-1. Marcus Stroman started for the
Mets and he didn't pitch well. The Mets offense only managed two hits.
Stroman pitched six innings giving up six hits and five runs. He walked one and struck out one and
lost his fourth game of the season. Robert Gsellman pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out
two and Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs with a strikeout.
Josh Fleming pitched five innings giving up a hit and he struck out five. He picked up his third win of
the season. Diego Castillo pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run, Ryan Thompson pitched a
perfect inning with a strikeout and Colin McHugh pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts.
Cody Reed pitched a perfect inning.
Jeff McNeil had a hit, Patrick Mazeika had a hit and an RBI and Kevin Pillar drew a walk. Mazeika
hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base.
Hager had an outfield assist and Gsellman had a pickoff.
Randy Arozarena drew a walk, Austin Meadows had a hit and Ji-Man Choi had three hits and an RBI.
Brandon Lowe had a hit and an RBI, Manuel Margot had two hits and three RBI and Willy Adames
two hits and two RBI. Brett Phillips had a hit, Choi hit a double and Margot, Adames and Lowe each
hit a homerun. The Rays were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. Phillips
had a stolen base and Adames was caught stealing and Adames was picked off. Wendle committed an
error.
In the bottom of the fourth Margot hit a two-run homerun to give the Rays a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of
the fifth Adames hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 4-0. In the sixth Mazeika hit a solo
homerun to cut the lead to 4-1. In the sixth Lowe hit a solo homerun making it 5-1 and in the eighth
Choi hit an RBI double and Choi hit an RBI single to make it 7-1 and that was the final score.
The Mets were swept in the three-game series and will begin a series in Atlanta on Monday night.
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