The Boston Red Sox owe a massive thank you to their bullpen with 11 scoreless innings over the last two games to take the series from the New York Mets.

Boston’s relievers met the tall task Tuesday when Walker Buehler got ejected with one out in the third inning. The bullpen took it from there to post zeroes while Carlos Narvaez and Rafael Devers provided all the offense for the Red Sox in a 2-0 win.

For the first time all season, the Mets lost three consecutive games and fell out of first place in the National League East. They earned a 1-4 record in their last five games against the American League East following a weekend set against the New York Yankees.

With team decline and some drama surrounding star Juan Soto, Mets owner Steve Cohen took to X to reassure the fan base after the series loss to the Red Sox.

“Welcome to the ups and downs of a baseball season,” Cohen posted Tuesday night. “This too will pass. LGM.”

The Mets don’t get any break this weekend either when they host the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field in a rematch of the 2024 National League Championship Series.

The Red Sox and Mets play the series finale Wednesday night at Fenway Park. Garrett Crochet takes the mound for Boston against New York’s Tylor Megill. First pitch is set for 6:45 p.m. ET. You can catch the game, plus an hour of pregame coverage, on NESN.