METS POSTCAST: Mets BLOW 4-Run Lead; See Winning Streak Stopped At Six

Mets’ bullpen coughs up 4-run lead to Rays as winning streak halted at 6

NEW YORK — Danny Jansen hit a two-run homer to cap Tampa Bay’s six-run sixth inning and the Rays came back to beat the Mets 7-5 on Friday night and snap New York’s six-game winning streak. Mets starter Clay Holmes exited after five innings with a 5-1 lead, but Paul Blackburn was charged with four runs while giving up hits to four of the five batters he faced. Jake Mangum chased Blackburn with a two-run single and José Caballaro followed with a r…

Mets’ bullpen implodes, squanders series opener against Rays

NEW YORK — Mets starter Clay Holmes was getting the job done.

METS POSTCAST: Mets BLOW 4-Run Lead; See Winning Streak Stopped At Six

The New York Mets were on a path to their seventh straight win tonight, until a six run 6th inning changed the tune. The Mets fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-5.

A Streak Broken, a Series Tied, and the Universe Back in Balance

By Someone Who’s Been Hurt Before NEW YORK, NY - Well, the Mets did it. They had a flashback to who they were in the not-too-distant past. After a six-game winning streak that...

Bullpen Dooms Mets in Loss to Rays

The mood was festive at Citi Field on Friday night before a pitch was even thrown, thanks to Pride Night at the park and a six-game Mets winning streak. But in a rare instance, the club’s bullpen was not able to keep the good vibes going, blowing a four-run lead in a 7-5 loss to […]

Mets' Bullpen Blows Five-run Lead In Brutal Loss To Rays - Data Intelligence

Most of Carlos Mendoza’s pitching moves this season have been platinum, but Friday night the Mets manager got burned. Clay Holmes, at 79 pitches, was removed after five innings in which he had allowed only five base runners and, before long, a four-run lead against the Rays was flushed, along with a winning streak. Paul Blackburn and Max Kranick combined for an ugly sixth inning that yielded six runs in the Mets’ 7-5 loss at Citi Field that snap…