No lead is ever safe at Coors Field, especially not a slim three-run lead, and Steven Matz sure proved that and quickly. A nightmarish fourth inning ended the lead, Matz’s night, and perhaps the Mets’ playoff hopes in one fell swoop.
Matz seemed to be working quickly and looked to be going well through the first three innings, but the bottom of the lineup suddenly became too much for him to handle. A Garrett Hampson single and Drew Butera walk were bad enough, but the hapless-at-the-plate Antonio Senzatela, stuck in an 0-for-44 slump, tied the game with his first hit of the year, a two-run single.