MLB Announces Francisco Lindor News After Mets’ Third Straight Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For the first time this season, the New York Mets were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays during their three-game weekend series. Before their series against the Rays, New York had won six consecutive games.

Start spreading the news. The Tampa Bay Rays are on fire, and they made some more history on Sunday after pounding the New York Mets 9-0 at Citi Fiel

The Rays and Orioles entered play tonight as two of the hotter teams in baseball. The Florida heat only added to their rising temperatures. Tampa had won 18 of their last 25 and were on the heels of a three-game sweep of the New York Mets.

Shane Baz combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat New York 9-0 to complete the first three-game series sweep of the Mets this season.

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

After Sunday’s miserable 9-0 loss to the Rays marked their first time getting swept all year, the Mets are finally facing something resembling adversity.

Danny Jansen hit a two-run homer to cap Tampa Bay’s six-run sixth inning and the Rays came back to beat the Mets 7-5 and snap New York’s six-game winning streak.