Craig Kimbrel allows eighth-inning grand slam, Mets fall to Rockies, 6-2
The Mets failed to complete the sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon, losing by a score of 6-2. Here are the takeaways... -- Making his 12th career start (third this season) and still searching for his first career win, Christian Scott looked primed to do that after needing just nine pitches to retire the side in order, with two strikeouts, in the first inning.
It was a reversal of fortune for Scott, who had to waste a lot of bullets in the first inning of his first two starts this season. 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.