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They went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left six on base, extending their losing streak to a season-high three games.
Jarren Duran had a double and a triple as the Boston Red Sox tagged Mets ace Kodai Senga for three runs and beat New York 3-1 on Monday night.
The Red Sox bullpen navigated the final 13 outs of the contest to claim a victory over the Mets on a wind-swept night at Fenway Park
The Red Sox ended last week as the first team to go up against a current Cy Young Award winner in back-to-back starts, facing Chris Sale and the Braves on Friday at Fenway after taking on the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal on Wednesday.
The Red Sox showed the tantalizing potential they possess when firing on all cylinders as they held down the Mets 3-1.
The New York Mets have dropped consecutive games and have slipped a half-game behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the top spot in the NL East. For Pete Alonso—a cornerstone of the Mets franchise and one of the game’s most feared sluggers—the last two nights have been a sobering reminder that even stars stumble.
The Red Sox 37-year-old reliever and Mets superstar Francisco Lindor faced each other Monday for the 14th time. It ended up being a 10-pitch battle won by Justin Wilson.