It was a rough day in Queens on Saturday for the New York Mets. The bad day started before their 4-0 loss against the Atlanta Braves. It was confirmed that Kodai Senga suffered a high calf strain on Friday, and he is out for the regular season. Just a day after Senga returned from the injured list and was dominant, New York lost him once again.
Tylor Megill took the mound in game three of the series against Atlanta. While he wasn’t terrible, he was hurt by the long ball. The Mets offense was shut out for the eighth time this season and couldn’t muster anything off Braves starter Spencer Schwellenbach.
Jul 27, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) reacts after striking out to end the game against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
On the surface, you would probably take outings like these from a No. 5 starter like Megill. On the day, he went 6 innings with 4 strikeouts and allowed 4 earned runs. Megill held the Braves through the first three innings. He also wasn’t helped by a lack of offense on this day. However, the home runs hurt him once again. In the top of the 4th in a scoreless game, he gave up back-to-back home runs to Marcell Ozuna and Matt Olson. That gave Atlanta a 2-0 lead.
In the 5th, Megill walked Sean Murphy, and Orlando Arcia drove him in on a single down the left field line. In the 7th, Megill allowed his third home run of the day to Eddie Rosario who made it 4-0 Braves. A second walk to Murphy after that would end Megill’s outing, increasing his ERA to 5.20. The outing was an improvement for Megill, who struggled a lot before being sent down, but some of his pitches didn’t break, which resulted in the home runs. Megill has an opportunity now with the injuries to Senga and Christian Scott, but the Mets do need another starter.
As good as the Mets offense has been lately, their form from earlier this season reared its head on Saturday. New York’s offense was shut out again and had no answers for Schwellenbach, who struck out 11 Mets batters. New York only notched four hits (Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Luis Torrens, and Brandon Nimmo). However, they also struck out 14 times as a team to Braves pitching. J.D. Martinez was responsible for four the 14 strikeouts, cooling off after his big game on Friday. Mark Vientos also struck out three times. Alonso struck out twice.
It was a solid day for Danny Young as he went two innings in relief of Megill and had five strikeouts. Young’s ERA is now 3.50.
On Sunday, the Mets will try again to take this four-game series from the Braves as they send David Peterson to the mound. He will match up against Braves 2024 All-Star right-hander Reynaldo López. The game will be telecast live on WPIX at 1:40 p.m. EDT and broadcast on WCBS 880 radio.
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