Mets allow six home runs to Giants in 9-5 loss
The Mets lost Saturday's game to the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field by a score of 9-5.
On Saturday, the New York Mets suffered a 9-5 defeat at Citi Field against the San Francisco Giants. Starting pitcher Zac Thornton had his first loss in the rotation, surrendering six earned runs over seven hits in five innings. Four of those hits were home runs, marking the first pitcher since Jose Quintana in 2024 to allow four in an outing. The first homer came in the first inning, courtesy of Rafael Devers. Thornton then struck out the next two batters.
In the third inning, Christian Koss, batting at No. 9, delivered a two-run shot, putting the Giants ahead. Thornton limited damage by striking out the side in order after that. He even struck out seven on the day. However, the youngster's day ended when he returned for the fifth.
After retiring the first two batters, Koss hit a solo home run off Thornton in the fifth, extending the Giants' lead to 6-2. Devers, who had hit four home runs in his last five games, including one on Friday night, connected again in the same inning, this time a two-run shot for a 6-3 deficit.
The Giants added two more home runs against New York's bullpen. Osleivis Basabe hit a two-run homer in the eighth, and Grant McCray added a solo shot off Justin Hagenman in the ninth. The Mets managed only five hits during the game, with Jared Young connecting for two. Game MVP honors went to Koss for his impressive, albeit unlikely, performance. The Mets and Giants are set to meet again on Sunday afternoon with the first pitch scheduled for 1:40 p.m.
Written by urgent.news from Yahoo Sports's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
