Mets' rotation has been particularly bad since Clay Holmes' injury

The Mets lost 7-2 to the Reds at Citi Field, extending a five-game losing streak and dropping to 22-33, 11 games under .500. The offense ranked last in on-base percentage and slugging percentage, second-to-last in wRC+ and 26th in batting average and runs per game. Starting pitching has also failed to meet expectations, worsening after Clay Holmes fractured his right fibula on May 15. David Peterson allowed six runs and a career-high 11 hits in five innings. Since May 15, Mets starters rank 27th in MLB with a 6.32 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, and 5.14 FIP, and they issued the most walks per nine innings. Christian Scott emphasized a next-man-up approach to replace innings and prevent further losses.

"A 7-2 loss to the Reds on Tuesday night at Citi Field pushed their losing streak to five games and placed them 11 games under .500 (22-33). Most of the blame has gone to the offense, which entered Tuesday ranked last in MLB in on-base percentage (.293) and slugging percentage (.350), second-to-last in wRC+ (86) and 26th in batting average (.227) and runs per game (3.85)."

"Entering Tuesday and since May 15, Mets starting pitchers ranked 27th in MLB with a 6.32 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 5.14 FIP - fielding independent pitching, a stat that estimates a pitcher's run prevention independent of their defense's performance - according to FanGraphs. They also issued the most walks per nine innings (4.79) in MLB during that 11-game span, which included Holmes' most recent start in which he threw 95 pitches and faced seven batters after Spencer Jones' line drive in the fourth caused the injury."

"David Peterson's recent upward trajectory took a hit Tuesday, as the lefty allowed six runs and a career-high 11 hits in five innings. Entering Tuesday and since May 15, Mets starting pitchers ranked 27th in MLB with a 6.32 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 5.14 FIP - fielding independent pitching, a stat that estimates a pitcher's run prevention independent of their defense's performance - according to FanGraphs."

""It's really just a next-man-up mentality," Christian Scott told Newsday on Tuesday. "Obviously with Clay going down, he was a huge part of the rotation early on in the season, so it's a lot of innings to pick up and a lot of zeros that we got to start getting up in order to kind of replace that.""

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