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Tampa Bay Downed 5-2 By New York - Blake Snell Takes Loss

New York got a 5-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday, with Seth Lugo earning the victory and helping Mets moneyline bettors cash out.

New York was an underdog by +130 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.

New York got 0.2 innings from Justin Wilson, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 1. Seth Lugo earned the victory, while the Mets got 3 RBIs from Pete Alonso in the win.

Tampa Bay's starting pitcher Blake Snell worked 5.2 innings, giving up 6 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 9 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Joey Wendle in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored New York as they had 10 hits, while Tampa Bay only had 5.

The game was closed out by Edwin Diaz who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.