The Mets opened it up in the fifth inning. Having lost command of the strike zone, Rays starter Taj Bradley walked the first two batters of the inning before left fielder Brandon Nimmo got on to load the bases on an error by the first baseman.

New York Mets veteran Jesse Winker was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a right oblique strain that he suffered during a ga

The Mets looked like they were well on their way to a seventh straight victory as Clay Holmes left the mound. For the third time in his last four starts, the right-hander had allowed just one run. He exited the game after five innings of work with his team up 5-1. Then disaster ensued.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza discussed pulling Clay Holmes after just 79 pitches on Friday night, and then Paul Blackburn's rough outing that followed.

Alonso’s agent, Scott Boras, recently used his slugger’s stellar performance this season to issue a warning to clubs who have steered clear of negotiating with power-hitting first basemen in their 30s.

The Mets snapped their six-game winning streak with a series opening loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to spoil a solid outing from Clay Holmes and beat the New York Mets 7-5 at Citi Fie