Another listless loss for the Mets as the offense remains a no-show
The Mets have scored just 10 runs in their last 7 games
What’s up with the Mets? ⚾
The Mets lost again on Tuesday as the Red Sox shut them out 2-0 for their second series loss in a row (box | highlights)
Clay Holmes started for the Mets and pitched well over six innings although he allowed two solo home runs and lost his second straight start
The Mets managed just seven base runners on the night, and they went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position
Max Kranick gave the Mets two scoreless innings of relief
The Mets have lost three games in a row for the first time this season - they were the last team to avoid a three-game losing streak in 2025
Injury Updates 🏥
Frankie Montas (lat strain) threw two innings of live batting practice on Tuesday
Sean Manaea (oblique strain) was expected to throw off a mound
Paul Blackburn (knee inflammation) will make his final rehab appearance today - he is expected to throw 80 pitches
"It happens, man. They’re humans. I think the frustrations got the best out of him in this particular case here, probably the past couple of days. He’s been through a lot. He’s human. He’s 26, man. He’s gonna be fine. He’s Juan Soto."
~ Carlos Mendoza
Play of the Game 🌟
With the game scoreless in the bottom of the fifth, Carlos Narváez broke the ice with a solo home run over the green monster, putting the Red Sox in the lead for good as the Mets had no answer for what turned out to be a bullpen game for Boston:
Stats of the Day 📊
The Mets have lost five of their last six games - they’re hitting .177/.288/.221 and have been shutout twice during that span
They are 5-for-44 with runners in scoring position over the last 6 games with 43 runners left on-base
Over their last seven games (2-5), the Mets have scored ten runs while the pitching staff has allowed 26 (19 earned, 2.90 ERA during that span)
Down on the Farm 🌾
INF Ronny Mauricio (No. 9 Prospect, Triple-A): 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
RHP Jack Wenninger (no. 28 prospect, Double-A): 5 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 5 K
OF Carson Benge (no. 3 prospect, High-A): 1-for-3, 3B, R, 2 BB
OF Yonatan Henriquez (Low-A): 2-for-4, 2 RBI
BOX SCORES
Single-A STL | High-A BRK | Double-A BNG | Triple-A SYR
Today’s Game 🗓️
Match-up: Mets (29-20) at Red Sox (25-25)
Where: Fenway Park — Boston, MA
Starters: RHP Tylor Megill (3-4, 3.74 ERA) vs. LHP Garrett Crochet (4-3, 2.00 ERA
When: 6:45 PM EDT
Where to Watch: SNY
The Mets are in there, somewhere! ✍️
The stats of the day today pretty much tell the story for the Mets right now, and it’s not too difficult to understand why they’re losing and are now 1.5 games behind the Phillies for first place in the National League East.
It would seem the Mets’ inability to gel offensively is finally coming back to haunt them. From day one in 2025, this club simply has not hit with runners in scoring position, and it somehow seems to get worse as the season evolves. The Mets are now in a collective deep free fall offensively, a problem that is spanning well beyond their inability to hit with runners in scoring position.
They’ve scored 10 runs in their last seven games. I mean, here you go - this is what they’re doing during that span:
I know - offense goes in ebbs and flows, and this is definitely not a flow. But the fact that the Mets have not hit with RISP at all this season is the biggest alarm bell to me. After all, they’ve only hit .214/.312/.370 with RISP and .200/.306/.305 the entire year with runners in scoring position, so it’s not as if their performance during the last week in those situations isn’t typical, although it is quite a bit worse than their terrible season norm.
Each at-bat last night seemed so predictable. The approach was just as poor as most of the outcomes, as they appear to be trying to force results rather than create the opportunities to score runs. They pounded 13 balls into the ground last night, and it seemed like they were all on early counts, especially in innings 7-9 when they were disposed of quickly and efficiently by the Red Sox.
After last night’s listless loss, Carlos Mendoza was asked if he thought changing the lineup around might help get the team going. He danced around that question a bit, but it told me they’re at least thinking about moving some parts around during this malaise. I, for one, am not a believer that the lineup matters a whole lot outside of ensuring their most productive hitters have adequate protection.
But right now, the Mets simply need to get baserunners so we can merely complain about their problems with RISP, and right now, they’re not even getting a lot of traffic out there.
I am not sure what the answer is. Juan Soto has drawn the most walks, but I don’t think it’s a great idea to make a wholesale change with him right now, especially with all of the noise circulating around his own performance so far this season. But in the end, the Mets need to get some traffic and force pressure on the opposing pitching staff, and whatever it is they’re doing right now isn’t working, so something has to give in order to restart this offense, doesn’t it?
Collective slumps are always so maddening, and it seems like we are always dealing with a few of these week-long blackouts at the plate with the Mets. Every team deals with this in the end - it’s just frustrating when we see it with our team, especially when the pitching staff continues to do its part at a high level. Clay Holmes wasn’t superb last night, but he pitched more than well enough to win - when a starter gives up two runs over six innings, that’s a winnable game no matter how it’s sliced, and for the most part, the Mets have been able to win those games until recently.
It doesn’t get any easier tonight or for the next few days for that matter. They’re going to have to deal with Garrett Crochet and then come home and face the Dodgers over the weekend.
In the end, it’s on them to resolve. Sure, they can switch hitting coaches, they can try some subjective solutions to try and light a fire under them too. But no matter what they do, whether it’s improve some of the processes or preparation or switch this player for that or this coach for that, the hitters have to hit, and they’re the only ones who can create the change.
This is when managers are put to the test too. There’s a negative vibe around the team, and the task at hand for Mendoza right now is to keep the room positive and productive and shield the team from the negativity so they can break out of this funk and live up to the expectations again.
The tide can change at any time, and there’s no reason to think it won’t. We have seen how great this team can be over the last year, and there’s no reason to think they’ve lost their edge because of a bad stretch of seven games.
Perhaps tonight is the night. They could sure use an ice breaker of some kind. We can see it on all of their faces right now.
Around the League 🚩
The Nationals won their fourth straight game with a 5-3 win over the Braves
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Anthony Santander homered in the Blue Jays 3-0 win over the Padres
Joshua Palacios’ RBI single was all the White Sox needed in their 1-0 win over the Mariners
Sal Frelick’s two-run home run highlighted the Brewers 5-2 win over the reeling Orioles
Mets should become more aggressive....bunt runners over, hit and run, put pressure on opposition. Alvarez is swinging, like Vientos & Alonzo, at the outside slider. He looks pathetic. Send him down to get his sh*t together. Torrenz can handle it.
Well said. Really painful. Mendoza is good man to have in charge for tough times.