Mets offense struggles once again, falling to Diamondbacks, 5-1, to end road trip
Mostly due to another forgettable day at the plate, the Mets lost 5-1 to the Diamondbacks on Sunday in Arizona, as a once-promising road trip ended with two straight losses. It was still a winning trip, at 5-4, but the Mets need a winning streak to begin digging out of the hole they’re in, with their 15-25 record. Their offense continues to be their biggest problem.
They scored a total of two runs in the two losses in Arizona, and their season total of 140 runs is the second-lowest in the majors, ahead of only the San Francisco Giants. The defense hurt them as well on Sunday, as the Mets made three errors. Here are the takeaways...
-- The Mets were dominated by lefty Eduardo Rodriguez for the second time this season. Rodriguez held the Mets to one run over seven innings at Citi Field in early April, and he was even better on Sunday, allowing one run over 8 1/3 innings. The Mets managed only four hits off the left-hander, two of them by backup catcher Luis Torrens .
-- Juan Soto had two chances to make a big impact on the game with runners on base, but flew out routinely against Rodriguez in both the sixth and eighth innings. Soto is slumping badly at a time when the Mets desperately need him to carry the offense. He went 4-for-33 (.
121) on the nine-game road trip, and 2-for-26 (. 077) over the last seven games. -- David Peterson had a second straight solid outing as the bulk reliever in the game, going five innings that may well have been scoreless if not for an Andy Ibanez error that led to three runs in the sixth inning.