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08/06 15:43 CDT Griffin struggles in first start for Guardians, who lose 13-6
to Mets and fall out of wild-card spot
Griffin struggles in first start for Guardians, who lose 13-6 to Mets and fall
out of wild-card spot
CLEVELAND (AP) --- All-Star Foster Griffin struggled in his first start for the
free-falling Cleveland Guardians, allowing five runs in four innings of a 13-6
loss to the Mets that gave last-place New York a three-game sweep.
Cleveland (57-59) has lost 11 of 14 and fell one-half game behind Texas in the
race for the final AL wild card.
Acquired from Washington at the trade deadline, Griffin (12-4) allowed homers
to Marcus Semien and Luis Torrens in the second inning, the latter a two-run
shot that put the Mets ahead 3-2.
The left-hander gave up two more runs in the third, including an RBI triple by
Carson Benge, and was lifted after working out of trouble in the fourth.
Francisco Lindor also homered for New York, a three-run shot in the seventh off
Craig Yoho. Benge, Semien and Luis Robert Jr. each had three hits, and Torrens
drove in three runs.
The Guardians got within 6-5 in the fifth on Nathaniel Lowe's three-run homer
off Nolan McLean (8-7), who stranded two runners to get out of the inning and
qualify for the win.
It was the third series sweep for the Mets this season and first on the road.
Guardians reliever Slade Cecconi faced five batters in the eighth and did not
record an out as New York added four more runs for a 13-5 advantage.
Up next
Mets: Begin a three-game series at Pittsburgh on Friday with LHP Zac Thornton
(2-2, 2.88 ERA) on the mound.
Guardians: Visit the Chicago White Sox starting Friday with a chance to make up
some ground on the AL Central leaders. LHP Parker Messick (8-6, 2.57) starts
for Cleveland against Chicago LHP Noah Schultz (3-8, 5.92).
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