Tylor Megill cant shake his May struggles in Subway Series opener

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.Tylor Megill, with apologies to Frank Sinatra, was riding high in April, shot down in May. The Mets right-hander had struggled in his two starts before Friday and then proceeded to turn in his shortest and sloppiest outing of the season. Megill’s biggest sin wasn’t the contact he allowed — he sustained bad luck in that regard — but it was difficult to excuse his lack of control in the Mets’ 6-2 loss to the Yankees in the Bronx. Overall, he surrendered four earned runs on four hits and five walks over 2 ²/₃ innings.

Megill was knocked out in the third after the Yankees sent nine batters to the plate in the inning and placed the Mets in a 4-0 hole. “He didn’t throw enough strikes,” manager Carlos Mendoza said.“And when you are doing that against an offense like these guys, they are going to make you pay.” Megill pitched to a 1.74 ERA in his six starts in March/April.

In each of his three starts since, he’s allowed four earned runs, pitching five innings or fewer, for an 8.76 ERA over that stretch. “I’m just putting myself in bad situations and falling behind,” Megill said. Jorbit Vivas began Megill’s downfall on this night with a solid single to right field leading off the third inning.After Aaron Judge drew a one-out walk, Megill received a healthy dose of tough luck: Cody Bellinger hit a slow grounder to third and beat Mark Vientos’ throw, loading the bases.

Paul Goldschmidt followed with a broken-bat grounder that Francisco Lindor gloved behind second base.Lindor’s throw to first bounced off Pete Alonso’s glove, allowing a second run to score on the play. But Megill was about to start creating his own problems.

Jason Domínguez walked before Anthony Volpe’s sacrifice fly extended the deficit to 3-0.Austin Wells and Oswald Peraza drew walks in succession — forcing in another ...