Flushing, NY-- Gordie Coleman's two-out single in the eighth inning scored Pete Rose with the go-ahead run, and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the Mets, 3-2, last night at Shea Stadium.
The Mets (2-17) stranded 10 runners in dropping their sixth straight.
The Mets' Charlie Smith hit his second home run in the seventh, a solo shot, to tie the game at 2-2, but reliever Galen Cisco couldn't keep the Reds off the board in the next inning.
The Mets had the bases loaded in the fourth with one out and a run in, but failed to cash in. They left two runners on base in both the sixth and eighth innings.
"It's so hard for us to score some gol-dang runs," Mets manager Casey Stengel said. "It's like pulling teeth---and I studied to be a dentist, so I know."
The loss went to Cisco, who fell to 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA.
"I let the boys down again today," Cisco said. "I made a bad pitch and he (Coleman) did what he was supposed to do."
Tim Harkness had three hits for the Mets, while Ron Hunt went hitless to continue his slump, which is now 5-for-29 to bring his BA from .346 to .288.
The Mets have now scored a paltry 52 runs in 19 games.
"Is it any wonder that we're 2-17?" Stengel asked.
Nope.
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Mets record: 2-17, .105 (Last 10: 1-9; streak: L-6); Actual: 3-16
Mets record: 2-17, .105 (Last 10: 1-9; streak: L-6); Actual: 3-16
Home: 0-5; Away: 2-12
Runs scored: 52
Runs against: 116
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