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The Mets sent right-hander Tylor Megill to the hill against the Giants Tuesday night in Flushing. It was his second straight start against the team along the bay. Last Wednesday he went six innings, allowing one run as the Mets won 6-2 in extra innings.

This Wednesday’s start at home wouldn’t go as well.

LaMonte Wade Jr. flew out to begin the game, and Brandon Belt followed up with a solo home run to make it a 1-0 ballgame. Buster Posey grounded out for the second out of the first inning. Alex Dickerson ended the inning with the first strikeout for Megill’s night.

Brandon Crawford led off the second inning with a three-pitch strikeout, for Megill’s second of the night. Wilmer Flores followed up with a first-pitch double. Mike Yastrzemski hit his 20th home run of the season to make it a 3-0 Giants lead. Tommy La Stella followed suit with a fly-out for the second out of the inning, and Sammy Long reached on a single for his first hit in the majors. Wade Jr. ended the damage with a fly-out to end the inning.

The Giants continued to torture Megill as Belt led off the third inning with a bloop single. Posey grounded out as Belt was running to third, but the Mets managed to get Posey out at first. Dickerson reached on an infield single as Megill wasn’t able to get to first base to cover for Pete Alonso. Megill was able to get a crucial strikeout of Crawford for the second out of the inning. He was able to get out of trouble by striking out Flores to end the inning.

The third would be his only clean inning of the evening.

Yastrzemski began by flying out in the fourth inning. Megill surrendered an 0-2 single to  La Stella. Long wasn’t able to get a bunt down and struck out for Megill’s fifth of the night. With two outs he gave up a two-run home run to Wade Jr. to make it a 5-0 game. Belt then hit his second home run of the game, making it a 6-0 Giants lead. Posey answered with a two-out single, extending Megill’s horrid inning. Dickerson then singled. Megill was pulled.

Megill only went 3 2/3 innings, allowed 11 hits, six earned runs, no walks, and five strikeouts. After the game, Megill said, “I didn’t have command with my stuff, and then you get exposed for that, and they do what we do when you don’t have your stuff.”

The Mets are going to need Megill to bounce back strong if they want to have a chance of competing with the Braves for the NL East title.