Chicago–the deficit is increasing New York MetsAnd francisco lindor He believes that the criticism around the team is going to be very loud.
New York lost its 11th consecutive game after coming close. devin williams took the lead in the ninth inning lost 2-1 till chicago cubs In 10 innings on Sunday. This is the longest losing streak for the Mets since 11 consecutive losing seasons from August 28 to September 8 in 2004.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said, “Eleven losses, that’s a lot, whether it’s in April or any time of the season.” “But no one will feel sorry for us. We have to find a way.”
has Monday off before starting a nine-game homestand with a series against the Mets minnesota twins.
“It’s going to be fast. It’s going to be very fast,” Lindor said. “Everyone here knows it. We have to stick together. And fight. Fight.”
This is the longest losing streak in April in Mets franchise history, and the fastest to reach 15 losses in New York since 1983.
“This feeling sucks,” Lindor said. “We’re professionals, and we have to find a way to do whatever it takes to come out on top after 27 outs and sometimes 30 outs. It’s not a good feeling, but nobody is keeping their heads down here. Everybody’s got their heads held high, fighting for each other.”
pinch hitter Michael Conforto The tie for Chicago came with an RBI double in the ninth off Williams, who signed a three-year, $51 million contract with the Mets in free agency.
“I’m really disappointed,” Williams said. “They gave me the lead. It’s my job to keep it and I made a mistake. It cost us the game today.”
nico horner then hit a sacrifice fly craig kimbrell The Cubs won their fifth consecutive win in the 10th inning.
Led by Lindor and juan sotoThe Mets began the season with World Series aspirations. They had an opening day payroll of $352.2 million, tops among the majors.
Soto, who is expected to return sometime during the upcoming homestand, strained his right calf during a 10–3 win at San Francisco on April 3 – the start of a four-game winning streak that lifted New York to a 7–4 record.
Seems like a long time ago.
The Mets have fallen to 62-19 in their losing streak. They are batting .145 with runners in scoring position during the skid after going 0-9 in those situations in the series finale against the Cubs.
“We didn’t play that many balls today,” Mendoza said. “So yes, we definitely have to bat better.”
The Mets become the first team since 2022 to lose 11 or more consecutive games in April cincinnati reds. The last 12-game slide for New York was in August 2002.
Only four teams have reached the postseason after suffering double-digit losing streaks, including cleveland patron last year and los angeles dodgers In 2017.
“I think as you keep losing, it gets complicated, but it’s our job to stop it and get ourselves on the right track,” the Mets pitcher said. david peterson Said.
Much of the noise mentioned by Lindor is likely to be focused on Mendoza, who was hired in November 2023. But the president of baseball operations David Stearns endorses Mendoza on Friday, and Lindor offered a staunch defense of his manager after Sunday’s loss.
“Mendy is our guy. He’s our leader,” the All-Star shortstop said. “He’s in control, and he’s done a great job. We just haven’t executed. It would be unfair to put everything on him because at the end of the day, he’s got the ship headed in the right direction. The guys who are steering the oars, we’ve got to pull the oars and execute.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
