
New York put the leadoff man on six times but went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. He tied a career high by striking out 11 and got his fourth career double-digit strikeout game and first since May 27, 2021, against the Angels. New York’s other three-game skid was June 26-29.īassitt allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings.
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They’ve managed only 10 runs in their last five games - two in dropping the first two games of the series to San Diego. The Mets have lost three straight for the second time this year and they were nearly shut out for the sixth time. Luis García finished the eighth by retiring Francisco Lindor. Adrian Morejon struck out the side in the seventh and fanned Brandon Nimmo for the first out of the eighth. Nabil Crismett ended the sixth by getting Mark Canha on a double play. That’s what we’re going to need in the second half.”

“You've got to remember he’s got really good stuff - really good stuff - and a lot of hitters don’t want to be stepping up there when they’re facing a Cy Young winner. “He was under control the whole time,” Machado said. The left-hander struck out five and walked two while throwing 57 of 85 pitches for strikes. Snell (2-5) dodged trouble and allowed four hits in five scoreless innings. “That swing won us the game, so thank you Manny for being Manny,” Padres starter Blake Snell said. 300 for the first time since April 13 following an 0-for-4 showing Friday. The star third baseman had been hitless in his previous 11 at-bats before connecting. Machado’s 16th homer helped San Diego win for the fourth time in five games. I've just got to make a much better pitch the pitch after that. While he was disappointed in not getting the call from plate umpire Jim Wolf, Bassitt acknowledged he needed to execute better on his slider to Machado. We've got to take advantage of those situations and we’re definitely doing that the last couple of days.” “That one mistake, we were able to take advantage of it, and that’s what good baseball is. “He was throwing the ball really well and we were able to get that one hit,” Machado said. The decisive swing came after Bassitt froze Machado with a two-strike pitch that appeared to be in the zone for an inning-ending strikeout, but the right-hander didn’t get the call. Two batters after Jurickson Profar singled in the sixth, Machado made it 2-0 when he drove a 79 mph slider over the left-field fence. San Diego was held without a hit for 4 1/3 innings by Bassitt (7-7) until Eric Hosmer had a clean single to right field. The Mets had a 10 1/2-game cushion on June 1.
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New York’s lead in the NL East is down to a half-game over the defending World Series champion Braves, its smallest since April 12. Davis in the ninth before retiring Tomás Nido on a popup with runners at the corners for his major league-leading 28th save in 33 opportunities.

Taylor Rogers allowed a bloop RBI single to J.D. NEW YORK - Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning off Chris Bassitt and the San Diego Padres hung on for a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
