Amazin' Avenue · Aug 17, 2019
Final Score: Royals 4, Mets 1—Royal Pains
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty ImagesThe Mets failed to take advantage of scoring opportunities early and could not give Noah Syndergaard the run support he needed in tonight’s loss to the Royals. The Mets had a runner in scoring position with less than two outs in both the first and second innings, but did not score in either frame. The second inning ended with the Mets running themselves into a double play on the base paths when J.D. Davis misread a fly ball off the bat of Ruben Tejada and was doubled off second base.
The Mets struck first in the third thanks to an error and two singles. However, another double play—this time off the bat of Todd Frazier—killed the Mets’ chances for a big inning.