Mets’ Inability to Score Leads to Sweep for Padres
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Adam Eaton threw seven sharp innings to win his seventh straight road start, and the San Diego Padres completed a four-game sweep of the Mets with a 10-3 victory yesterday.
It was the fifth straight loss for the Mets, who never held a lead during the series and were outscored 26-8. They managed just 22 hits in the four games.
Eaton (9-11) retired 19 of his last 21 batters for San Diego, which began the day two games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL wild-card race. He allowed just two hits over seven innings.
Steve Trachsel (10-11) retired his first 12 hitters before Phil Nevin opened the fifth inning with a double. Sean Burroughs singled to short right field, and Kahlil Greene hit a two-run double to left-center for a 2-0 lead. Eaton followed with a two-out double to score Greene.
In the seventh, Humberto Quintero hit an RBI single through a drawn-in infield, then scored on a double by Freddy Guzman. Mark Loretta followed with an RBI single for a 6-0 lead. San Diego scored four more in the eighth, two on a bases-loaded hit by Loretta.
Meanwhile, Eaton cruised through the Mets lineup, continuing a string of airtight Padre pitching. David Wells came within one out of a two-hit shutout Tuesday night, and Brian Lawrence pitched a six-hit shutout Wednesday night.
Wilson Delgado led off the third inning with a single and moved up on a sacrifice and an infield out. But Eaton stranded him, striking out Eric Valent to end the inning.
Danny Garcia tripled with one out in the sixth, but Eaton struck out Valent and retired David Wright on a pop fly.
The Mets scored three in the ninth off Marty McLeary on Valent’s leadoff homer off the right-field foul pole and Mike Cameron’s two-run drive, his 28th.