The Mets offense continued to struggle, recording just five hits in a 7-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.
It’s New York’s third straight loss as they fell to 3-4 on the season.
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Here are the key takeaways…
— Bo Bichette got the Mets going in the first inning against LHP Robbie Ray, driving in Juan Soto from first base with an RBI double to make it 1-0. It’s Bichette’s first extra-base hit with New York after having 63 last season with Toronto.
Although, the lead didn’t last long, as David Peterson had a first inning he’d like to forget. The lefty let up a one-out single to Rafael Devers, a two-out RBI triple to Luis Arraez, and a go-ahead, RBI double to Matt Chapman. Looking to get out of the inning, Peterson forced a grounder to first, but dropped the ball covering the base, allowing Chapman to score from second and push the Giants’ lead to 3-1.
— Mark Vientos, in the starting lineup for the third straight game, blasted his first home run of the season to lead off the second inning. The solo HR cut San Fran’s lead to 3-2 and traveled an estimated 406 feet (108.6 mph exit velocity).
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In the bottom of the second, Marcus Semien was unable to make a catch in shallow center field, calling off Luis Robert Jr., giving the Giants two on with no outs. Luckily, Peterson forced a 6-4-3 double play and struck out Devers to prevent further damage. Despite throwing just 24 pitches, Peterson had already faced 11 batters through two frames.
— Peterson found himself in a bases-loaded jam in the third inning after allowing three straight singles. The Giants capitalized, tacking on two more runs on two sacrifice flies to make it a 5-2 game. The left-hander escaped with runners on second and third base, striking out Willy Adames on his 47th pitch of the night.
He finally had a quick inning in the fourth, sending the Giants down in order with two strikeouts. Peterson got Chapman to groundout in the fifth inning and then walked Jung Hoo Lee, ending his day after 4.1 IP. The LHP allowed five earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and two walks over 68 pitches.
— Sean Manaea entered in the bottom of the fifth inning with Lee on first base and couldn’t keep the score intact. He let up a walk and RBI single to Casey Schmitt that put SF up 6-2 before striking out Adames to end the frame. Manaea then allowed a solo homer to Devers in the sixth as the Giants went up 7-2.
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Manaea got two quick outs to open the seventh inning before back-to-back singles and a walk loaded the bases. The lefty avoided trouble thanks to an inning-ending groundout. He stayed in to pitch a 1-2-3 eighth inning, ending the night after 74 pitches in 3.2 innings of relief.
— Ray held New York to just three hits through 5.1 IP. He retired the last five Mets hitters he faced after allowing a Francisco Alvarez single in the third inning.
Semien broke the team’s hitless streak in the seventh with a single, but Alvarez grounded into a double play and Tyrone Taylor grounded out to end any scoring chance. New York recorded just one more hit, a Soto single in the eighth, ending the night with five total. They went 0-for-3 with RISP and left four on base.
— Former Met Blade Tidwell made his Giants debut in the ninth, recording two strikeouts and getting the save.
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GAME MVP
Ray, who locked in after allowing two runs through two innings. He struck out seven with just three walks over 96 pitches.
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The Mets continue their series against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night at 10:15 p.m.
Nolan McLean will make his second start of the year and face RHP Tyler Mahle.
