Kyle Hendricks performed about as expected in a losing effort against the Mets on Tuesday, allowing three runs on five hits over his 4 2/3 frames.
The 35-year-old right-hander struck out a pair of batters on the evening while allowing one base on balls. He kept the Mets off the board entirely through the first four innings, but they broke through in the fifth as Francisco Alvarez clubbed a game-tying two-out, two-run homer. Ronny Mauricio then singled, stole second and scored on an RBI knock by Brandon Nimmo. Hendricks got seven whiffs on 67 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 30 percent. He’ll carry an uninspiring 4.92 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and a 67/25 K/BB ratio (100 2/3 innings) into Sunday’s showdown against the Mariners.