Tylor Megill took the mound in the fourth inning with the Mets up 2-1, but some poorly executed pitches and one fielding error allowed the Rays to put up five runs in New York's eventual loss on Saturday.

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays stymied the New York Mets for a second consecutive day at Citi Field on Saturday, overcoming a 51-minute pregame rain delay to win

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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.

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

Rays third. Kameron Misner strikes out swinging. Taylor Walls doubles to left field. Josh Lowe singles to left center field. Taylor Walls scores. Brandon Lowe singles to right field. Josh Lowe

The series loss is the first for New York since it dropped two of three against the Boston Red Sox from May 19-21.