To say that the Mets wasted a solid start by Marcus Stroman in San Francisco on Tuesday night would be a bit misleading. At this point, the Mets’ lineup and pitching staff are distinct entities, and the former tends to torpedo things, even when the latter performs well.
Stroman gave up a two-run home run in the first and a solo shot in the seventh, but nothing in between. Aaron Loup followed that outing with a scoreless inning of his own.
But the Mets’ lineup flopped once again, scoring zero runs through the first seven innings of the game against Logan Webb.