New York put right-handed hurler Tylor Megill (5-5, 3.95 ERA) on the 15-day IL retroactive to Sunday with a right elbow strain. It also recalled fellow right-hander Justin Garza from Triple-A Syracuse. Megill allowed six runs (three earned) on seven hits in 3.2 innings against Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Tampa Bay’s 17-6 record since May 20 is the best in baseball, and the Rays showed a lot of the reasons why Saturday.

For the first time this season, the New York Mets were the victims of a series sweep. After entering their three-game series against the Tampa Rays on a six-game win streak and holding the best home record in all of baseball,

The Mets’ offense didn’t help their pitchers much either. Despite having traffic on the bases in all but one inning, they failed to score a run. In the end, they left 12 runners stranded and went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

After Sunday’s miserable 9-0 loss to the Rays marked their first time getting swept all year, the Mets are finally facing something resembling adversity.

The New York Mets head into 10 straight games against NL East rival Atlanta and Philadelphia after getting swept in a series for the first time this season.