The Mets introduced in Edwin Diaz for a scoreless seventh inning, a hopeful signal that the everyday shutdown nearer is OK.
However no matter has been fallacious with Diaz might need been infectious.
It’s the normally wonderful Reed Garrett who has come down with one thing and let up 5 eighth-inning runs — the biggest swing a grand slam from Giants catcher Patrick Bailey — that shifted the results of a shocking 8-7 Mets loss Friday night time to open a collection and homestand at Citi Discipline.
Even after Garrett’s tough body, the Mets mounted a ninth-inning rally and loaded the bases with one out.
All these base runners have been stranded.
The Mets (21-29) misplaced a fourth straight, a sixth of their previous seven and a ninth of their previous 11.
They’re free-falling, and this one ranks among the many most painful within the nosedive.
They entered the eighth inning cruising, up 4 runs and capable of flip the sport over to Garrett and Adam Ottavino.
However Ottavino by no means entered due to the disastrous eighth.
Whether it is any comfort, a lot of the contact was not notably laborious.
Garrett obtained into hassle as a result of Mike Yastrzemski reached on a swinging bunt that hit the third-base bag, and Marco Luciano blooped a single.
With two out, former Yankee Thairo Estrada doubled in a single run earlier than Garrett misplaced Matt Chapman on a seven-pitch stroll that loaded the bases.
Garrett’s twenty fifth pitch of the outing was a four-seamer that obtained an excessive amount of of the plate, with Bailey rocketing it to right-center for a grand slam.
As soon as the inning was over, Garrett — maybe the very best discover of this season — was booed all the way in which to the dugout by the 26,658 available.
The Giants added one other run within the ninth on a Yastrzemski homer off Jorge Lopez, a run that might matter.
Within the backside of the inning, the Mets scored as soon as on an RBI double from Francisco Lindor.
They then loaded the bases with one out, however fireballing nearer Camilo Doval struck out J.D. Martinez on three pitches.
Mark Vientos hit a gradual curler down the third-base line.
Gold glover Matt Chapman bare-handed and threw to first simply in time to lock up one of many crueler methods to lose a sport.
Garrett’s pitching erased each a lead and a lot goodwill that the Mets had constructed for the earlier seven innings.
Wasted was six robust, two-run innings from Christian Scott, who probably believed he would notch the primary win of his profession in his fourth begin.
Wasted have been three extra dwelling runs — the third-straight sport the Mets have launched a trio of homers, and the third straight sport these blasts haven’t mattered — together with back-to-back pictures from Martinez and Vientos, plus the twelfth of Pete Alonso’s season.
Wasted was extra hope from Vientos, who’s hitting .344 in 10 video games and persevering with to attempt to win a full-time job.
The Mets have caught with Brett Baty, who might get seems the following two days towards righty Giants starters however whose time is likely to be operating out.
Wasted was a strong seventh inning from the beforehand struggling Diaz, who had not pitched since Saturday and entered in a lower-leverage spot.
Ultimately, Diaz seemed like Diaz, solely permitting a single in a scoreless inning whereas hanging out two.
