FINAL: Mets 7, Red Sox 2 - Boston's Offense Continues to Slump in Fourth-Straight Loss

The Red Sox fell to the New York Mets 7-2 Tuesday night at Citi Field. Boston has now lost their fourth-straight game and has scored only five runs in the past 36 innings. Boston also struck out 15 times versus New York tonight. 

Kutter Crawford pitched well tonight going six innings striking out six, walking one and allowing only two hits. The only run Crawford gave up was a two-run shot to Fransisco Lindor that gave the Mets a 2-0 lead. Once again, the starting pitching was great but the hitting did not deliver. 

For the second straight night, the Red Sox ran into elite Mets pitching. David Peterson pitched six innings of one-run baseball, striking out 11 and walking only one. 

The Red Sox got on the board in the fifth inning when Nick Sogard hit a bloop single into centerfield scoring Masataka Yoshida making it 2-1. 

The Mets got their first insurance run of the game when Mark Vientos hit a two-run homer off Justin Slaten, making it 3-1 New York. 

The biggest problem came in the eighth inning where outside of a sac fly by Enmanuel Valdez scoring Jarren Duran, Boston failed to get anything else. The Red Sox had the bases loaded but Yoshida hit into a double play to end the top half of the eighth inning. The Mets added four runs in the bottom half of the eighth off of Chris Martin who did not have it tonight. Lindor hit an RBI double that scored Jeff McNeil which made it 4-2.

 Brandon Nimmo hit a sac fly that scored Fransico Alvarez and Pete Alonso hit a big two-run home run that made it 7-2 Mets.

Alex Cora told reporters after the game that he will move Rafael Devers to the two-hole tomorrow night to try to bring a spark to the lineup. Boston will look to salvage the series tomorrow night when Tanner Houck takes the mound at 7:10 p.m. 

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WHO: Red Sox (70-68) at New York Mets (74-64)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Citi Field, Queens. 
SERIES TO DATE: 0-1 (0-0/0-1)
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kutter Crawford (8-12, 4.12 ERA) vs. LHP David Peterson (8-1, 2.83 ERA)
TV/RADIO: NESN, TBS, WEEI-FM 93.7
LIVE BOX
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Refsnyder LF
Duran CF
O'Neill RF
Devers 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Yoshida DH
Jansen C
Rafaela SS
Sogard 2B

SP Kutter Crawford 

METS
Lindor SS
Nimmo CF
Vientos 3B
Alonso 1B
Winker DH
Marte RF
Iglesias 2B
McNeil LF
Alvarez C

SP David Peterson 

WHAT'S UP

The Red Sox have lost 3 straight games after winning 3 of their previous 4...They're 3-7 in their last 10 games, 8-12 in their last 20, and 13-17 in their last 30.

Boston is 16-26 in 42 games since the All-Star break.

The Sox have lost 3 straight road games after winning each of their previous 3...They're 9-8 in their last 17 road games, beginning 8/2.                                    

Roman Anthony was named the No. 2-ranked prospect in baseball by Baseball America in their final mid-season update to their Top-100 Prospect Rankings.        

 6 Red Sox prospects in total are featured in the top 100, including 4 of the top 30

The Sox tonight will face a left-handed starting pitcher for just the 2nd time in their last 14 games, and 4th time in their last 25 games, beginning 8/9...They're 15-23 vs. lefty starters, compared to 55-45 vs. righties.

These are Kutter Crawford's stats in his career versus the Mets: 1 G/1 GS, 0-1, 9.00 ERA (4 ER/4.0 IP), 4 H, 0 BB, 2 SO...Is 3-7 with a 4.28 ERA (33 ER/69.1 IP) in 12 starts vs. NL teams this season.

Since the All-Star break, Crawford 2-5 with a 7.24 ERA (33 ER/41.0 IP)...In his previous 6 starts (6/16-7/13), went 4-1 with a 1.87 ERA (7 ER/33.2 IP).                    Has allowed 22 HR in his last 15 starts (6 HR in first 13 starts; 0 HR in first 6).

Alex Cora told reporters that Trevor Story does not need to play nine innings before being activated from the IL. Story will play shortstop Wednesday and Thursday this week at Triple-A Worcester. He will be off on Friday and they will see whre he is at on Saturday. Story played five innings at shortstop yesterday after Dh'ing in his first rehab game on Sunday.