Another day, another game where the New York Mets failed to support a strong outing from their starting pitcher. The Boston Red Sox were not much better but pushed across enough runs to support a terrific outing from Garrett Richards. They only needed five hits to support themselves in the 2-1 victory in game one of their two-game set.
Notable Mets slumps:
Francisco Lindor 6-for-33 (.182)
Dominic Smith: 5-for-31 (.161)
James McCann: 3-for-20 (.150)
Kevin Pillar: 2-for-23 (.087)Darryl Strawberry called into the SNY telecast, and the Mets desperately needed his bat against Richards.