Making a spot start for the injured Steven Matz, newly-acquired Wilmer Font was solid in his Mets debut.
Font pitched four innings of two-run ball, allowing just three hits. The 28-year-old threw 39 of his 60 pitches for strikes and did not issue any free passes.
Despite Font’s stout effort, the New York Mets came up just short once again. Here are some key takeaways from Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres.
It appeared that Peter Alonso had hit his 12th home run of the year in the sixth inning.