John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Mets lose 5th Straight, 5/15/2015

Sean Gilmartin, 2015 Topps Heritage Card

 

2015, the last year the Mets made the World Series.  This daily post will detail the game by game journey to the Fall Classic.  Click here for More Mets History and Calendar Classics.

Year: 2015; Game #36; Friday;  May 15, NYM 0  Vs. MIL 7; boxscore;  WP: Lohse; LP: Colon; Time: 02:18; NIGHT; Attendance: 27,554; Record: 20-16; Standings: 1; Games up/behind: up 0.5; L;

Curtis Granderson RF  0 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Juan Lagares CF  0 for 4; 2 Ks; Lucas Duda 1B  0 for 4; Michael Cuddyer LF  1 for 4; Daniel Murphy 3B  1 for 4; 2B; Wilmer Flores SS  1 for 3; Johnny Monell C  0 for 3; 2 Ks; Rubén Tejada 2B  0 for 3; 2 Ks; Bartolo Colón P  0 for 0; SH; John Mayberry PH  0 for 1; Kirk Nieuwenhuis PH  0 for 1; 1 K; Bartolo Colón, L (6-2)  5 innings; 6 runs; 5 ERs; 7 hits; 2 HRs; 2 Ks; Alex Torres  2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 Ks; Carlos Torres  1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 HR; 1 K; Sean Gilmartin  1 inning; no runs; 

NY Post: Mets beaten down by majors’ worst team for 5th straight loss. "The Mets fell to 7-13 since their 11-game winning streak in April, and their offensive woes were most magnified Friday, when they managed only three hits, with previously struggling Kyle Lohse throwing a two-hitter over eight innings. In 13 of their last 17 games, the Mets have scored three runs or fewer...Bartolo Colon (L,6-2) didn’t receive help defensively, but also surrendered two home runs on a night the Brewers hit three."

ESPN.com: "Flores made his ninth error in the third inning, beginning a four-run rally for Milwaukee. Mets RF Curtis Granderson misplayed Parra's run-scoring double that sailed over his head."

Despite still being in 1st place, the 5 game losing streak started making fans nervous:

Mets360: "We were lulled into a sense of confidence and promise that this year would be different. But here we are, with a “starting shortstop” who is unable to throw the baseball 120 feet to a target roughly the size of a barn door. A bench player, who despite having a slugging percentage lower than his on-base percentage, has still managed to play six out of the last seven games because the so-called manager likes what he sees. A lineup that has struck out 23 times over the past two days, while walking twice. Twice!!"

The Nationals beat the Padres 10-0 to move to just a half a game behind the Mets.

NL East Standings - 5/15/2015

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	W-L%
NYM	20	16	.556	--	130	120	.537
WSN	20	17	.541	0.5	180	163	.545
ATL	16	19	.457	3.5	148	159	.467
MIA	16	20	.444	4.0	148	148	.500
PHI	14	23	.378	6.5	107	169	.302

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/15/2015.