As miserable as the first half of the season was for the Mets, the second half is shaping up to be even worse.
They lost Saturday night for a second straight game since the All-Star break, and fourth straight overall, a putrid 5-1 defeat to the Dodgers that featured another no-show from the lineup, some shaky work out of the bullpen and comically bad fielding.
It’s hard to say what was more emblematic of the Mets’ horrific season, their failure to score while down by a run with runners on the corners and no out in the eighth inning orBut all that really matters is the loss dropped the Mets back to eight games under .500. Pete Alonso’s poor throw to second base prevented what could have been an inning-ending double play by David Peralta, which instead turned into a go-ahead forceout.
But pinch-hitter Mark Canha popped out on the first pitch he saw from lefty Caleb Ferguson and an overmatched Baty struck out before Luis Guillorme — with Starling Marte apparently unavailable off the bench due to illness — did the same. Not surprisingly, the inability to at least tie the score drew the ire of the Citi Field crowd, as the Mets’ season slipped further into oblivion.
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