BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran had a double and a triple because the Boston Crimson Sox tagged Mets ace Kodai Senga for 3 runs — essentially the most he has given up all season — and beat New York 3-1 on Monday night time.
Senga (4-3) fell behind 3-0 after two innings earlier than settling down and retiring the final seven batters he confronted. He allowed 5 hits and three walks in all whereas hanging out 5.
Crimson Sox starter Hunter Dobbins held the Mets to 1 run on 5 hits, permitting back-to-back singles earlier than he struck Tyrone Taylor out on a referred to as third strike for the second out within the fifth. Justin Wilson (2-0) fanned Francisco Lindor to finish the risk.
Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his seventh save.
Duran led off the underside of the primary with a double, took third on a wild pitch and scored on Alex Bregman’s groundout. Trevor Story singled in one other run to make it 2-0. Boston made it 3-0 within the second on Duran’s RBI triple, his sixth of the season.
The Mets’ solely run got here on Taylor’s RBI single within the third.
Key Second
Pete Alonso hit a line drive excessive off the Inexperienced Monster and slid into second within the first inning for what was initially dominated a double however was overturned on video evaluation for the third out. That made substitute Crimson Sox supervisor Ramon Vazquez, who was in cost as a result of Alex Cora was attending his daughter’s commencement from Boston School, 1 for 1 on replay challenges.
Key Stat
Senga allowed greater than two earned runs for the primary time in 17 begins — surpassing Dwight Gooden’s franchise report of 15 straight begins in 1985-86. Senga’s streak dates to August 2023, although he pitched in just one regular-season sport final 12 months due to accidents.
Up Subsequent
Mets RHP Clay Holmes (5-2) begins the second sport of the collection on Tuesday night time. The Crimson Sox haven’t introduced a starter but however it’s expected to be RHP Walker Buehler (4-1).
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