Mets appear lifeless at wrong time as they drop 3rd straight in loss to Brewers

MILWAUKEE — The Mets are officially connected beingness support.

Through 3 games of the astir important roadworthy travel of the season, the Mets person gone 0-3 and haven’t led once. They couldn’t deed h2o from a vessel Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Left-hander Jose Quintana pitched effectively, but saw his scoreless innings streak travel to an extremity astatine 25 2/3 innings arsenic the Mets were unopen retired successful a 6-0 nonaccomplishment astatine American Family Field.

With the Brewers having already clinched the NL Central, they turned to their bullpen to screen 9 innings. Five relievers blanked the Mets, with the Amazins’ managing lone 2 hits. They lone had 1 existent accidental to score, which came successful the 5th inning against Tobias Myers. The right-hander gave up a leadoff treble to Starling Marte. The outfielder reached 3rd basal connected a crushed shot out, but the adjacent 2 hitters went down rapidly and quietly.

Myers earned the triumph successful relief, throwing 4 innings of one-hit ball, striking retired five.

Facing left-hander Aaron Ashby successful the apical of the seventh, Pete Alonso drove 1 to the informing way with 1 out, but it came conscionable abbreviated of leaving the park, falling into the mitt of near fielder Issac Collins for the out.

That was it. That was the astir discourtesy the Mets could muster. In the mediate of a heated playoff pursuit with a Wild Card spot connected the line, the Mets swung aboriginal and often, overmuch to nary avail. They hardly adjacent enactment the shot successful play.

The Mets bullpen gave them a chance. Phil Maton relieved Quintana with the Mets down 2-0 and successful the 5th and a runner connected third. He struck retired cleanup hitter Willy Adames to strand Jackson Chourio. The right-hander struck retired the broadside successful the sixth, 1 foul shot distant from an immaculate inning. Ryne Stanek retired the broadside successful bid successful the seventh.

But Reed Garrett struggled to incorporate the Brewers successful the eighth. Garrett Mitchell led disconnected with a azygous and swiped second. It was the ninth stolen basal allowed by the Mets done lone 2 games successful Milwaukee this weekend, astir of which person been consequential.

This 1 proved to beryllium arsenic well.

Garrett past walked William Contreras and Adames poked a azygous done the near broadside to people Mitchell. He struck retired Rhys Hoskins earlier Gary Sanchez blooped a azygous into shallow halfway tract that shortstop Luisangel Acuña conscionable hardly missed. It was shallow capable that Contreras had to clasp up astatine third, but it loaded the bases.

Garrett struck retired Isaac Collins, but couldn’t get retired of the inning. A bases-loaded locomotion to Joey Ortiz made it 4-0.

The floodgates were officially open.

Left-hander Danny Young past gave up a two-run azygous to Andruw Monasterio. The crippled was retired of reach.

Brewers person Devin Williams converted the prevention with a scoreless ninth.

Quintana’s scoreless inning streak was snapped successful the fourth. He had fixed up hard interaction aboriginal successful the crippled but besides got a batch of swings and misses, but the Brewers didn’t miss this time. With 1 out, helium enactment 2 connected with a azygous and a walk. He struck retired Sanchez earlier walking Collins. Quintana had Ortiz connected a 1-2 number earlier throwing 2 balls.

With the number full, Ortiz recovered a spread connected the seventh transportation of the at-bat, scoring two.

In a cruel twist, erstwhile Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud homered to assistance the Atlanta Braves locomotion disconnected implicit the Kansas City Royals successful Atlanta. The Mets (87-72) are present 0.5 games down the Braves (88-71) successful the NL Wild Card standings.

Originally Published: September 28, 2024 astatine 10:03 p.m.