SEATTLE — The Mets left the altitude and formidable Colorado pitching staff behind to head to a team with a hitter-unfriendly ballpark and quality pitchers.
As expected, the Mets didn’t score nine runs like they did the previous day.
However, being shut out was probably not realistic.
The Mets were completely unproductive on the offensive end, watching Jose Quintana and Adam Ottavino collapse late in the game as they lost 6-0 to the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
The Mets (61-55) lost for the fifth time in nine games, missing a chance to extend their lead over the Braves for the third wild card spot in the National League.
They went 4-4 on the road and reached their fourth and final city.
Pete Alonso hit two home runs in Thursday’s 9-1 win at Colorado before going hitless in four at-bats, including being called for three strikes with two runners on base in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Alonso expressed his dissatisfaction with the call made by umpire Manny Gonzalez and refused to back down until manager Carlos Mendoza intervened.
The Mets outshot the Mariners 7-6, but went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Overall, the Mets outshot the Mariners 7-6, but couldn’t capitalize.
Quintana was one strike away from finishing off a solid performance.
But with two outs in the seventh inning, No. 9 hitter Leo Rivas hit a two-run single to right field to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.
Quintana walked Mitch Garver, the leadoff hitter of the inning, and then struck out the next two batters after left-hander Dylan Moore singled.
Quintana got the count to 2-2, but then swung and missed on a fastball.
On the next pitch, Rivas hit a ball that rolled past second base, bringing in two runs.
Ottavino walked Victor Robles and Randy Arozarena to load the bases, then added to the disappointment by allowing Cal Lowry to hit a two-run single to extend the Mariners’ lead to 6-0.
Quintana threw 100 pitches in 6 2/3 innings, walking two, striking out eight and allowing four hits and five earned runs.
The loss was the veteran left-hander’s second on the road, having led the Mets to a 3-2 loss in Game 3 against the Angels last Sunday.
On this night, Ryan Bliss provided the first runs of the game in the second inning with a two-run homer over the left field fence.
Mitch Hanninger singled in the inning, then Bliss pounced on the first curveball for his second home run of the season.
Quintana allowed two runners on base in the first inning (a walk to Arozarena and a hit to Turner), but got Garber to strike out and get out of trouble.
The Mets got a two-out double from Mark Vientos in the second inning and a double from Brandon Nimmo in the third inning, but neither team could score.
Francisco Alvarez struck out to end the second inning, and Bryce Miller struck out Jesse Winker to end the third inning.
Miller pitched six innings, allowing no runs on three hits, one walk and six strikeouts before leaving the game.
The right-hander struck out the last seven batters he faced following a Jeff McNeil single in the fourth inning.
The Mets finally showed signs of fighting back when Collin Snyder took the mound in the seventh inning and McNeil singled after walking leadoff hitter J.D. Martinez.
But Vientos grounded out, setting up a 6-4-3 double play that got Alvarez out and left Martinez on third base.
