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Another quiet night for Mets offense dooms them to 2-1 loss
TL;DR
The Mets lost 2-1 to the Diamondbacks, struggling offensively throughout the game. Despite an early lead, they failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities and went silent in the later innings.
Key points
- Mets lost 2-1 to Diamondbacks
- Merrill Kelly pitched seven innings for the Diamondbacks
- Mets scored only one run in the second inning
- Clay Holmes allowed two runs in the third inning
- Mets retired 13 straight batters to end the game
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Thus far in May, the Mets have done a much better job putting some wins on the board than they did in April. Despite that, itâs not as though all the problems we saw last month have magically gone away. Most notably, the offense continues to be a struggle on a fairly regular basis. In last nightâs series opener against the Diamondbacks, the Mets struggled to score all evening (despite facing off against Ryne Nelson, a pitcher who had been previously been scuffling), but were able to finally get some clutch hits in extra innings to secure the win. Tonight, the offense was quiet once more, and this time those struggles doomed them to a 2-1 loss.
Like Nelson, Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly has struggled mightily in his four starts so far this season, as he entered tonightâs game with an unseemly 9.95 ERA. And the Mets did take a small early lead against him in the top of the second. After the first two batters of the frame were retired, Marcus Semien lined a single to left field, and he subsequently came home after Brett Baty smacked a double in the right field gap. Unfortunately, Francisco Alvarez grounded out to end the inning, and that proved to be the only offense the Mets would muster against Kelly all night. He hadnât made it through six innings in any of his other 2026 starts, but he went seven tonight and did so tonight with relative ease, surrendering just the one run. The only other hit he surrendered aside from the two in the second was on a two-out double from Tyrone Taylor in the top of the fifth, and Kelly subsequently intentionally walked Juan Soto, giving the Mets two runners on for . But he softly flew out on the first pitch he saw, and that was the extent of the danger that Kelly would face on the evening.
Q&A
What was the final score of the Mets vs. Diamondbacks game?
The Mets lost to the Diamondbacks with a final score of 2-1.
Who was the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks against the Mets?
Merrill Kelly was the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks in the game against the Mets.
How did the Mets score their only run in the game?
The Mets scored their only run in the second inning when Marcus Semien hit a single and later scored on Brett Baty's double.
What issues did the Mets' offense face during the game?
The Mets' offense struggled to generate runs, failing to score after the second inning and retiring the last seven batters without a hit.