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Tampa Bay’s 17-6 record since May 20 is the best in baseball, and the Rays showed a lot of the reasons why Saturday.

There was a time where they might have made their debuts with the Mets. Instead, they're thriving for a different organization.

The Mets had not lost a series at Citi Field since the Arizona Diamondbacks won back-to-back games there on April 30 and May 1.

Because on Saturday, the struggles of the No. 5 starter continued in an 8-4 loss to the Rays in front of 41,662 rain-soaked fans at Citi Field, where the Mets dropped a series — snapping a streak of six series they either won or tied — before Sunday’s finale.

Mets’ Carlos Mendoza Makes Tylor Megill Admission After Loss to Rays originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Mets (45-26) couldn't have asked for a better start this season, as they have the top record in the NL. However, right-handed pitcher Tylor Megill has not pulled his weight recently.

Kodai Senga, who leads the majors with a 1.47 ERA, landed on the 15-day injured list with a low-grade hamstring strain, the team announced after the game. He’ll be shut down for about two weeks and reevaluated in what manager Carlos Mendoza classified as relatively good news.

The New York Mets had a brutal start to their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. On Friday night, the Mets blew a 5-1 lead in the top of the sixth in

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