NEW YORK (AP) — Dinelson Lamet made a splash for the San Diego Padres on Thursday night at rain-soaked Citi Field.
For the New York Mets, the season is teetering dangerously close to becoming a wash.
Lamet overpowered the Mets in his major league debut, New York’s Rafael Montero labored on short notice and the Padres held on for a 4-3 win.
Scattered showers soaked Queens all day, and thunderstorms were forecast for midgame, although heavy rain never came. Mets manager Terry Collins pushed back scheduled starter Jacob deGrom to try avoiding an abbreviated outing, instead telling Montero around 3:45 p.