Frankie Montas struggled mightily as the Mets drop the series to San Francisco.
Frankie Montas continued his recent struggles on the mound in the Mets 12-4 loss to the Giants. The Mets actually scored in the first inning but then Montas fell apart in the third and fourth innings to put the game out of reach.
Francisco Lindor hit his 21st home run of the year in the first inning to give the team an early 1-0 lead. However his error in the third on a stolen base opened the floodgates. Jung Hoo Lee took third on the error and scored the tying run on a single by Patrick Bailey. Then after a strikeout and walk, Rafael Devers blasted a three-run home run to give the Giants a 4-1 lead.
The next inning did not get much better for Montas. The Giants started a hit parade to score three runs. Four hits and some shaky defense turned this game into a blowout. Montas has not looked great ever since he came back from injury and his final line in this game was 4.0 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. His season ERA now sits at 6.68.
Austin Warren entered after Montas and was fantastic in saving the bullpen. He didn’t allow any runs in four innings and struck out five. Positives were hard to come by in this game but Warren was definitely one of them.
Ryne Stanek pitched the ninth and was awful. He gave up five runs in two-thirds of an inning. He was so bad that catcher Luis Torrens had to come in to finish off the inning which he did without giving up any hits or runs.
As for the offense there was no way they were ever going to come back from any of the deficits. Francisco Alvarez did have a nice day and drove in Jeff McNeil in the fifth with a double and then drove in another two runs in the ninth but that was pretty much it. They threatened in the eighth but with two on against old friend Joey Lucchesi Pete Alonso went up there flailing away and struck out on a ball in the dirt to end the inning.
This team’s issues before the deadline are now this team’s issues after the deadline. The the starting pitching is suspect and the offense is dead in the water with no help coming. This series is especially concerning since the Giants sold at the deadline and they dropped two out of three to them and the team’s schedule only gets more difficult from here. If they want to make the playoffs they need to figure it out and fast.
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Big Mets winner: None
Big Mets loser: Frankie Montas -43.5% WPA
Mets pitchers: -41.6% WPA
Mets hitters: -8.4% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Francisco RBI single in ninth
Teh sux0rest play: Rafael Devers home run in third