Nolan McLean strikes out eight, but Mets end up on wrong side of pitcher's duel after 2-1 loss to Dodgers
The matchup between Nolan McLean and Yoshinobu Yamamoto lived up to the hype, but the Mets could not push across enough runs in their 2-1 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday night.
The matchup between Nolan McLean and Yoshinobu Yamamoto lived up to the hype, but the Mets could not push across enough runs in their 2-1 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday night. Both McLean and Yamamoto allowed just one run each and struck out a combined 15 batters across 14. 2 innings.
Including Tuesday night, they have scored 10 runs in their last seven games, and have now lost seven games in a row. Here are the takeaways... - Francisco Lindor had gone the first 17 games of the season with an RBI -- the longest of his career -- but got off the schneid in a hurry, taking a 95 mph fastball from Yamamoto deep to lead off the game with a home run.
The blast went 402 feet and snapped the Mets' 20-inning scoreless streak. But Yamamoto would settle in quickly, retiring the next 20 batters before Bo Bichette hit a two-out double in the seventh inning. Francisco Alvarez followed with a walk, setting up Brett Baty.
The left-hander struck out swinging to leave two runners on and get Yamamoto through seven innings. Yamamoto wound up starting the eighth, and after getting the first two outs -- Marcus Semien narrowly missing a solo shot (101. 9 mph off the bat) that died at the warning track -- Carson Benge hit an opposite-field single.