Brandon Williamson pitched four innings and took the loss as the Cincinnati Reds lost 8-4 to the New York Mets before an announced crowd of 38,044 at Citi Field Sunday.
Williamson allowed three runs on six hits and a walk, striking out two. He threw 79 pitches, 53 for strikes.
Williamson (4-5) yielded three runs on six hits and a walk over four innings Sunday, striking out two.
The Martin County West graduate started the game with a pair of scoreless innings before allowing three runs in the third.
In two starts since returning from the COVID-19 injured list, he's allowed eight runs in eight innings.
For the season, the left-hander has a 4-5 record with a 4.56 earned run average.
In 106 2/3 innings he has allowed 59 runs (54 earned) on 102 hits, walked 36, hit one and struck out 93. Cincinnati is 11-10 in games Williamson starts.
The Reds won two of three games in the series, but slid a half-game out of a Wild Card berth in the National League.
Philadelphia leads the Wild Card standings with a 81-68 record, Arizona is 79-72, the Chicago Cubs and Miami are both 78-72 and Cincinnati is 78-73.
The Reds host the Twins for three games Monday-Wednesday and then have an off-day Thursday before opening a three-game series vs. the Pirates Friday. Williamson's next start is projected to be in the opening game of the Pittsburgh series.