The Mets’ late-season push took one other hit Monday night time in Philadelphia, as New York fell 1-0 to the first-place Phillies and slipped eight video games again within the NL East. With simply three video games left of their ultimate regular-season sequence towards Philadelphia, the Mets are clinging to the league’s third wild card spot.
“Look, we’ve been fairly inconsistent,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza mentioned after the sport. “We put ourselves on this place, which we’re nonetheless proper there. Clearly, the aim is to win the division… However we’ve bought to maintain going. We’ve bought to show the web page right here. We’ve bought to be prepared for one more sport tomorrow and proceed to get the job carried out. However total, the inconsistency and right here we’re on this place.”
The Mets managed simply 5 hits on the night time and went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring place, stranding a number of possibilities to tie the sport. Their greatest scoring alternative got here within the seventh, when Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso each reached base, however Phillies starter Ranger Suárez escaped the jam with back-to-back strikeouts.
Philadelphia’s lone run got here within the second inning on Nick Castellanos’ RBI single, a tough-luck blemish towards Mets rookie right-hander Nolan McLean, who pitched properly however acquired no run assist.
“I feel it’s simply having a tough time placing every part collectively for fairly a bit,” Mendoza mentioned of the Mets’ up-and-down 2025 marketing campaign. “We bought out of the gate and every part was working. After which, at occasions — whether or not it was the beginning pitching or runners in scoring place offensively, we haven’t been in a position to play good protection at occasions. So, I really feel like we haven’t carried out that constantly and right here we’re. However proceed to belief the fellows, I do know we’ve a number of expertise and we’re going to show the web page.”
New York (76-68) has 18 video games left on the schedule, with the sequence persevering with Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. on SNY. Mendoza insists the staff nonetheless has sufficient struggle to make a run.
“Very assured,” he mentioned. “This can be a staff that’s been by so much, and we’ll discover a means — we’ll discover a method to get the job carried out. We’ve bought to maintain combating. We’ve bought to proceed to work. However I belief these guys. There’s a number of expertise there, there’s a number of expertise and I’m fairly assured that we’ll get to the place we wish to get.”
