Drew Smith’s scoreless streak ends and Mets waste gem from Max Scherzer

The Mets lost a close game to the Mariners 2-1 in the first meeting of the two clubs in five years. The game ended up to be a pitchers’ duel, despite early indications that the Mets offense may have had a big night in them. But, after making Marco Gonzales work early, the offense was stymied, despite a couple of balls hit very hard that had Mets hitters staring into space with a mix of frustration and perplexity.

The Mets got to work right away in the bottom of the first inning. Brandon Nimmo led things off on an infield hit on which J.P. Crawford made a nice play to his right, but double clutched, which allowed Nimmo to beat it out at first. Starling Marte then smacked a double down the…