Mets pitchers surrender six homers in loss to Giants
Zac Thornton looked pretty stinky, as did most of the other pitchers for New York.
The New York Mets suffered a 9-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants on September 5, 2026, as the Giants' pitchers allowed six home runs to the visiting team. Rookie left-handed pitcher Zac Thornton entered the game with a 2.93 ERA in 11 starts, but his performance was far from impressive. The Giants took an early lead with a solo home run by Rafael Devers, who smashed Thornton's fourth pitch over the right field wall.
A.J. Ewing followed with a two-run homer, giving the Mets a 2-1 lead. However, Thornton gave back the advantage in the third inning, as Christian Koss doubled and later hit his second home run of the day. Devers then added two more home runs of his own, while Bryce Eldridge managed to get a pair of hits, including a double, before the Mets finally retired the Giants.
Despite a pair of innings from Chris Devenski, the Mets were unable to claw their way back into the game. The Giants' bats proved too much for the Mets, with a total of six home runs for the Giants and only one run for the Mets by the ninth inning.
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