José Quintana could not make it out of the third inning and exited after only getting eight outs in the Mets 10-7 loss to the Rays to open the series.
The Mets had actually jumped out to an early lead on Brett Baty’s three-run shot that nobody could find but it all went downhill from there. Quintana gave the three right back in the second and then the Rays put up a five-spot in the fourth. You wouldn’t know it by watching the game but the Tampa offense had been struggling heading into this game. Especially Randy Arozarena who received standing ovations from the crowd in an attempt to get him going.