NEW YORK — The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 8-5 on Tuesday, powered by two homers and five RBIs from Isaac Paredes.
Jose Siri also hit a long ball and Harold Ramírez had two runaway singles among his three hits.
The Rays improved their record to 32-11, the best in the major leagues.
Yonny Chirinos (2-1) had 14 strikeouts in relief.
after starting pitcher Jalen Beeks pitched two scoreless innings.
The Mets led 6-0 before Brett Baty homered and Pete Alonso hit a two-run long ball. Eduardo Escobar also homered for two in the ninth inning against Jake Diekman.
Verlander (1-2) gave up two long runs to Paredes and had six runs on eight hits in five innings of work, in his third start for the Mets.
The three-time Cy Young winner was originally scheduled to start the home opener in early April, but started the season on the injured list with a pulled muscle in his upper back. He returned on May 4 and made his first two starts for the Mets on the road.
Having a record $355 million payroll, the Mets have gone 6-16 since April 21, when they were 14-7.
2023-05-17 07:14:43
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