Mets in free fall after losing 10th straight game

Chicago – The New York Mets They’ll have to defy the odds if they plan to make the postseason this year after losing their 10th consecutive game on Saturday. 4-2 damage to chicago cubs.

Only three teams in the divisional era (since 1969) have made the postseason after double-digit losses – including last year’s team cleveland patron.

“Nobody will feel sorry for us,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said after the latest loss. “We’ve got to move on. We’re not playing good baseball. We’ve got five and a half months. We’ve got an opportunity to write our story.”

The Mets say they can’t point to any one thing that caused them to suffer the longest April losing streak in franchise history. They certainly haven’t been hitting enough, scoring only 18 runs during the streak, the lowest for them in 10 games since June 3-5, 2018.

He’s also making bad pitches like a reliever brooks raleigh Made for pinch hitters carson kelly In the sixth inning on Saturday. Kelly deposited Raleigh’s first pitch cutter into the left field bleachers for a three-run home run, tying the game at 1–1. From there the Cubs moved towards victory.

“We weren’t able to put a complete game together,” Mendoza said. “It’s either offense or starting pitching, like not making [that] Pitching, not making plays, not getting big hits. Having a hard time playing a full game right now.”

President of baseball operations David Stearns said Friday that while Mendoza’s job appears to be secure, he feels his third-year manager is doing a good job and putting players in positions to succeed. Of course, things could change if the losses continue to mount for the Mets, who missed the postseason last year after a disastrous second half.

The team is trying not to focus on the negatives this early in the season.

“This is a big league,” infielder marcus semien Said. “There’s no time to dwell on tonight. Tomorrow is a new day… It’s as simple as showing up tomorrow with a good attitude. Hopefully other people will see a smile on my face when I arrive.”

Despite All-Star nods, Semien and Mendoza offered few solutions to the team’s plight juan soto Should help with return from shin injury. But this will not happen for a few days. with dh George Polanco (Wrist) Even on the shelf, the Mets will need others to step up.

A late winter overhaul by Stearns led to positive sentiment about the team entering this season. But those extras, like Saturday’s start freddy peraltaHaven’t produced enough. third baseman mark vientos There was a long stretch of struggle on home runs after the loss, but New York’s offense remained almost silent the rest of the day.

Mendoza was asked how he thinks Mets fans are feeling right now.

“They have a right to be angry and disappointed,” he said. “They care. Just like we do. … I understand how they’re feeling. If I were a fan I’d be angry, too. I’m angry. They’re angry.”

The 10-game losing streak in April is the longest since the 2023 White Sox. The loss leaves the Mets six and a half games behind. atlanta braves In the NL East, an unusually large loss for this time of year.

“Losing baseball games is disappointing and when you lose that many games in a row, it’s even more so,” Semien said. “You don’t have any wins in the game. You have to go out and get it.”

The Mets rank in the bottom half of the league in most offensive and pitching categories, including home runs. He has only 15 hits this season, only further san francisco giants For lowest in the National League. His starting pitching isn’t much better, ranking 21st in ERA.

The team hopes that Sunday will bring different results for them.

“We have to do something to get in the W column,” Semien said. “Nobody is thinking about how this will happen again. We’re thinking about how we’ll win.”

Mendoza said: “Right now we’re putting ourselves in a hole. There’s only one way out [get out of] it. Come back tomorrow, ready to go.”

ESPN Research contributed to this report.