​The Mets were held scoreless once again by the Red Sox, losing 4-0 as they were shut out for the ninth time this season. The offense never found its rhythm, even though the pitching and defense did a solid job of stranding a number of Red Sox baserunners throughout the game.
Freddy Peralta opened the outing looking sharp, using his fastball to set down the Red Sox in order in the first inning. In the second, however, he ran into more trouble. Caleb Durbin lined a single between Francisco Lindor and Brett Baty, escaping the infield for a base hit. On the very next plate appearance, Peralta fell behind 3-1 and issued a four-pitch walk to Masataka Yoshida after a borderline call was confirmed. Andruw Monasterio then sacrificed to move the runners into scoring position at second and third with one out. Peralta worked around danger by walking Carlos Narváez to reload the bases, but he ultimately escaped further damage by striking out Tsung-Che Cheng. By the end of the second inning, Peralta’s pitch count had already reached 43, signaling the challenge ahead.
The Mets’ offense remained quiet after a relatively uneventful first inning. In the second, Carson Benge earned a free pass and swiped second base on the very next at-bat, but the next three Mets went down in order, failing to capitalize on the early speed. In the third, Brett Baty drew a walk, but Zack Short struck out, A.J. Ewing grounded into a force out, and Juan Soto popped out to end the frame.
Peralta showed some early command, walking Durbin to start the fourth. Durbin took second as Yoshida lofted a fly ball to Soto. An injury delay emerged when a ricochet off the face masks of Francisco Alvarez and home plate umpire Brock Ballou interrupted play, but the game continued. Monasterio then delivered a two-run homer to left field, giving the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. The Mets answered a little later with a different kind of break, as Jorge Polanco fouled a ball off the inside of his knee for an injury delay but remained in the game. He then delivered a line drive to center that just eluded Ceddanne Rafaela for a single, and the Red Sox quickly turned to Greg Weissert to finish the inning. Weissert struck out Wagaman to end the fourth, preserving the 2-0 cushion.
In the fifth, Peralta opened with a walk to Cheng. Seigler beat out a fielder’s choice to prevent a scoring threat by laying out to force Short at second, which helped Peralta limit the damage. Rafaela followed with a double, his ball landing just shy of Wagaman on a slow one-hop that allowed Seigler to advance to third. Peralta walked Abreu to load the bases, and his pitch count rose to 91, prompting a switch. Huascar Brazobán came on to face the next two hitters and close out the inning, keeping the score at 2-0 in favor of Boston. Durbin struck out on a pitch that Alvarez controversially argued to overturn a ball three call, nullifying a potential rally. Yoshida grounded out to first for the third out, leaving the bases loaded and the scoring threat nullified.
As the game moved toward its later stages, the Mets continued to wrestle with offense while the Red Sox added insurance runs. The story of the night remained the Mets’ inability to convert opportunities into runs, despite occasional moments of promising baserunning and a handful of tense at-bats. The pitching staff admirably limited the damage, but the lack of timely hits kept the Mets from mounting a comeback. In the end, the Mets were shut out again, cementing a 4-0 defeat at the hands of a determined Boston club.