Chavez Ravine, CA-- It took the Mets seven innings to wake up. Their alarm should have been set sooner.
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a 4-0 lead after two innings, then held on to beat the Mets, 4-3 Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. The Mets didn't get their first base hit until the fifth inning, and were scoreless until scoring twice in the seventh and one in the ninth. But their rally fell short.
Frank Howard clubbed a two-run homer in the first inning off Mets starter Ron Locke and light-hitting Dick Tracewski added a solo shot in the second. The Mets had runners on first and second in the ninth, had scored a run to get within 4-3, but Ron Perranoski got pinch-hitter Rod Kanehl to fly out to left field to end the game.
Howard got the Dodgers rolling with a two-run homer in the first inning
The Mets (6-28) still haven't won two games in a row this season.
"Someone should have reminded our guys that the game started at 7:30," Mets manager Casey Stengel said. "We weren't even in the game until it was too late."
Joe Christopher had two hits for the Mets, who will try to win their second series of the year tomorrow. They took two of three from the Braves last week.
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Mets record: 6-28, .176 (Last 10: 4-6; streak: L-1); Actual: 10-24
Home: 2-11; Away: 4-17
Runs scored: 90
Runs against: 186
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