The Mets lost a tough one to the Rays by a score of 3-2 tonight, snapping their 7-game winning streak. The Mets held a 2-0 lead going into the 8th inning, but a cruising David Peterson ran into trouble to start the 8th by giving up a leadoff homer, and Luis Rojas didn’t seem very inclined to pull his young starter until it was almost too late. Peterson allowed a double to the next batter and was allowed to face one more hitter before finally being pulled for Trevor May.
May came in with one out and nearly escaped the jam, but gave up a two-out, game-tying double to Met killer Manuel Margot.