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Jim Henderson dissects decisive pitch to Ryan Raburn

DENVER -- The first home run surrendered by Jim Henderson with the New York Mets proved costly.

Inheriting the tying run at second base from Jacob deGrom with one out in the seventh, Henderson surrendered a two-run homer to pinch hitter Ryan Raburn. That proved the difference in the Mets' 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Coors Field.

"It definitely caught too much plate," Henderson said. "Down 2-0, I definitely wasn't thinking about grooving one and getting back in the count. I was thinking about down on the corner and in to him.