MLB Scores: Giants 5, Mets 2 - Old friends contribute to loss
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After rattling off six straight wins in which they averaged 5.8 runs per game, the Mets took a powder yesterday against the Dodgers, getting shut out 10-0. The offense fared slightly better in San Francisco this evening, but just barely, falling 5-2 to the Giants at Oracle Park. José Quintana started the game for the Mets, and after a clean first inning, got into trouble in the second when Jorge Soler and old friend Michael Conforto singled and Thairo Estrada walked to load the bases with just...

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