NEW YORK — The Mets had their chances to bury the Rangers, but the offense never clicked in a sleepy 7-3 loss at Citi Field.
Mets hitters went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base, leading to the team’s sixth loss in its last nine games. Despite Eduardo Escobar homering for the second time in as many days and Starling Marte going 2 for 4 with a two-run dinger of his own, the game was over before the Mets lineup could string a rally together or find any consistency.
Trevor Williams was not as sharp against the Rangers as he has been of late for the Mets. One day after Max Scherzer credited Williams as being one of the pitchers who stepped up in his absence, Williams threw batting practice to the bottom half of the Texas lineup.
