With Each Disheartening Loss, It's Tougher to See Mets in Playoffs

Mets Cling To Final NL Playoff Spot As August Malaise Continues

What once seemed inevitable, the New York Mets reaching the National League playoffs, now seems wholly uncertain. The Mets’ August malaise continued with trade-deadline acquisition Ryan Helsley blowing an eighth-inning lead in New York’s inexplicable series loss to the lowly Atlanta Braves, 4-3, on Thursday in Flushing. The Mets, who led the National League East as recently as Aug. 2 and were seven games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds on July 8, n…

With each disheartening loss, it's tougher to see Mets in playoffs

The Mets' loss to Atlanta on Thursday night was the kind of demoralizing loss that stirs doubt in the minds of a team on the playoff bubble.

Ryan Helsley, Mets waste solid Kodai Senga start in yet another disastrous loss

At long last, the Mets received a solid start. The offense gave the supposed lockdown bullpen a lead. It didn’t matter. Whatever can go wrong for this team will go wrong.

Ryan Helsley's Struggles With Mets Continue

On Thursday, the Mets found another way to lose in heartbreaking fashion. Déjà vu all over again, as Yogi Berra would say. Kodai Senga didn’t quite complete six innings, but his 5 2/3 frames of two-run ball gave the Mets a real chance. For a rotation that’s been slowly deteriorating, it was good enough. This […]

The Mets have become a bad baseball team

Getty ImagesWhat’s up with the Mets? ⚾️The Mets could’ve beaten the Braves but they decided to lose 4-3 instead in another demoralizing loss (box)This was their third consecutive home series loss and the Mets are now just seven games over .500, their lowest mark since April 19RHP Kodai Senga was much better on the mound giving up two runs in 5.2 innings pitched. He struck out seven and walked one. Senga has allowed three or fewer runs in 43 of h…