The added “level of competitiveness” that manager Buck Showalter implored his players to find during a recent closed-door meeting was absent.
PITTSBURGH — The good vibes of snapping the franchise’s longest losing streak in four years lasted all of about 21 hours for the Mets.for the first time in the almost five complete games they had played without him.during a recent closed-door meetingThe Mets managed only three hits and have lost eight of nine games as they await the Subway Series beginning Tuesday at Citi Field.
Jeff McNeil throws his bat after popping out in the eighth inning of the Mets’ loss to the Pirates on Sunday.The absence of MLB’s home-run leader has left the lineup vulnerable to performances like Sunday’s. Carrasco pitched strong through five innings in his previous start before the Braves scored three in the sixth against him.
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