Craig Kimbrel allows eighth-inning grand slam, Mets fall to Rockies, 6-2

Scott set down the next four batters he faced before Kyle Karros doubled for the Rockies’ first hit of the game. Scott retired the next two after a couple of long at-bats to leave the inning unscathed.

-- Prior to that, the Mets gave the right-hander the lead by scoring two in the second against former Met Jose Quintana thanks to an Andy Ibañez sacrifice fly and Tyrone Taylor’s RBI single. Austin Slater began the inning with a single as he and Ibañez, as well as Vidal Brujan, were all in the lineup against the left-hander. Slater was the only one of the three to get a hit, finishing 2-for-3.

-- New York had another chance to get to Quintana in the third after Juan Soto tripled high off the right-field wall with one out. But after Bo Bichette walked, Mark Vientos grounded into an inning-ending double play to thwart the threat.

-- From there, the Mets’ bats went quiet as Quintana, who pitched 5.1 innings of one-run ball against New York at Citi Field two starts ago, managed to do it again against them. This time, Quintana lasted 5.2 innings and allowed two earned runs on five hits.

-- Still, Quintana left the game with his team down 2-1 because of the job Scott was able to do. The rookie allowed a run on three hits and two walks in 4.2 innings while striking out six, but was pulled after a season-high 82 pitches (53 strikes).

Scott pitched well enough to get that elusive first win, but he’ll have to wait until his next outing to try again. Nevertheless, he lowered his season ERA to 3.27.

-- Huascar Brazoban was the first man out of the bullpen and after finishing off the fifth inning, he went back out for the sixth. With New York still clinging to a one-run lead inside Coors Field, Brazoban issued a one-out walk and then unleashed a wild pitch to put the tying run at second base. After a strikeout and another walk, Brazoban gave up a double to Jake McCarthy that tied the game and knocked him out.

-- Austin Warren then entered and loaded the bases with a walk before getting a strikeout to end the frame. Warren faced the minimum in the seventh and gave way to Craig Kimbrel in the eighth.

-- A day after scoring 10 runs on 15 hits, the Mets offense went back to old habits, mustering just six hits and going scoreless after the second inning. They went 1-for-9 with RISP and bypassed a great chance to take the lead in the seventh when Soto came up with runners on first and second. Soto was precisely who New York wanted up in that spot, but he popped out to shortstop to end the inning. Soto finished 1-for-4 atop the lineup.

-- The Mets' inability to tack on runs cost them when Kimbrel loaded the bases to start the eighth on two singles and a walk. McCarthy, who tied the game in the sixth, untied the game two innings later with a grand slam to put Colorado ahead for the first time all game, 6-2. Kimbrel's ERA is now 7.56.

Game MVP: Jake McCarthy

McCarthy tied it, then untied it with one big swing in the eighth inning.

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What's next

The Mets continue their road trip with a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks starting on Friday night. First pitch is set for 9:40 p.m.

RHP Nolan McLean (1-2, 2.97 ERA) will face off against RHP Ryne Nelson (1-3, 6.61 ERA).